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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
Awesome thread, loving the fact that although it was intended for member to blow off some steam it has instead turned into a social place to express ideas and thoughts. Maybe my next thread will be to gather a few IT persons with android software knowledge together that can offer their free time to help other members trouble shot any bugs they might encounter. Not saying to do the research for them but as another member stated, instead of quickly chewing on someones arse, helping them out. That is what this community was intended to be. At the same time this could itself be a thread once created, that could be used for reference for new members to look and do their research on whatever issue they may come into. So whos game, can we make this happen? I know for a fact I would benefit from it......Thoughts?:victory:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kentfor:
In the next thread, can you serve beer?

T989 AOKP JB MS1 (KK nightly) V6'd & Pimped
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
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Rounds on me if that's the case... anyone can beat me to it if they like. My reasoning for it would be that instead of looking specifics on that well hated mobile xda search (from the lack of use) we could bring in all sorts of issues and fixes to them all in one thread. Would take some time but within flashing new updated and anticipating 4.2 arrival could be of some use to others to come. Also being that I have no clue on how to cook a ROM maybe offering the little bit I've learned back into the community would be my small contribution
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] playya:
I will admit I hate to see the same question thread after thread. I will admit that some prefer to just give out the answer because we are in a forum to help others. But as many have pointed out the rules of this forum is to search first. There are so many tools at our exposure to help ourselves and too me before I post I at least try to exhaust all of them.

People say xda search is bad, ok then go to Google put in your search "how to extract blah blah blah xda" I put the xda at the end of it and it will search xda as well. Last thing on this I believe hiding behind the word noob is a cop out as well. Day 1 of having an android for first time noob Day 2 its time to start reading up especially if you intend on rooting and changing software on your lovely new toy.

Read some good stuff in here... had one of these in Epic Touch forum it was great but mods shut us down... LOL
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cufd440:
I wish people would confine the discussion to the the forum. I use the T989 and want information on it. If I want to know about the S3, nexus, note, etc I will go to that forum
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
Totally agree with you, but back in them days it was like a revolution. Like planning a form of attack. The rush of it and all that good stuff.

Now its a completely diff breed of users. I didn't start on G1 days. I started with the amaze and felt overwhelmed to even open an account on xda . So for the longest time I sat back and read from the glass sort of speak. Until I felt comfortable enough to jump on here and learn even more
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] playya:
Love that part I bolded... I came from ppcgeeks where I learned alot about my HTC windows phones and like you I did about a week or reading prior to flashing anything. Even to this day I still take time before I just jump into messing with my phone or someone elses... I also learned to theme my stuff the way I wanted when I could not find it done by others. All this from just a vigorous search method and determination to find it on the web. My motto is simply, I am not the first person to ask... Unfortunately the new breeds motto is hey just tell me the answer screw looking - At least thats how I feel...

It's ok though it is what it is...Just want others to know that there is a lot of good stuff out there and take a stroll over to Android General and see all the great things going on over there...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] how_weird:
I started on a moguel years ago. Had a buddy and we spent days reading about it is XDA before we even did anything with it. Moved to an HD2 and spent about a month reading post after post, reading every comment, just so I would know what to expect.

I guess I still hold on to that type of mentality.

I spend days reading about something new before I touch it and if I see a word I don't recognize, I Google the hell out of it. I read more posts then decide if I to try it. There are a few posters that I know I can trust. Meaning I can trust it has been tested and will boot, other than that I expect nothing and am thankful for their work. I wish more would slow down and take the time to read, but I understand the thrill of that new ROM feel.

I have seen this forum change to an angry place, I myself have lost it a few times. But I try to remember that this is a place for freedom of ideas and knowledge. What i do is; if you see a dumb question and can't be nice with an answer, just click the back button and let someone who can answer it without being a huge prick. Saves you time, energy and anger.

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] garth719:
All us smart people on here know the right thing to do. We search we read.

From what I understand when android began it was a smaller community and the only people rooting were smart people like us and developers. Now since the new day and age... The growth of Google and android this is becoming a more populated public place. With that comes a LOT of idiots. Its inevitable. Welcome to the general public. It's only getting bigger.

The only thing we can do is be selective with our advice giving. If someone posts something stupid and obvious. Skip it! Don't even waste your time. No need for negativity.That forces the lazy bastard with no other option but to search. If you don't wanna ignore it then just point him in the right direction. Make him do the work. The only reason I'd say reprimand someone is if he asks for an eta or something stupid and offensive to a developer

Edit

I might add. I've been rooting my phones for 2-3 years but just made an account like 2 months ago
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] playya:
I approve the above statement my thing is hopefully others will follow suit. Great place xda if you use it wisely and not expect to be spoon fed. I wish we had some more kernel developers but oh well still love what I got and the fruit alternative is a no go!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] garth719:
Yeah I mean even though I say this... I myself have made the mistake of spoon feeding others. I guess after interacting with this site for a few months I finally got it figured out
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] playya:
It's ok it happens... Just dont let it happen anymore! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
I agree with the both of you, except with the helping to fellow members. I rather help out even if I don't know the response just for the fact that I can learn something new while searching for a solution. But different strokes for diff folks as they say.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] cynomodX:
hey i want to restore my rooted galaxy mini to factory setting, as i want to sell it. please help!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] DudaBoom:
Ok, so you must unroot first. See the attachement. Then flash the zip in recovery mode. But I recommend you to flash an official firmware with Odin because your phone will be fully clean after this.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ayung8392:
Where i must download link for root galaxy mini 2.3.6 ?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] F4uzan:
Hey, what are you talking about ?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] AprieBN:
you can flash stock rom with ur original rom, check in about phone to get version stock rom. and download stockrom in sammobile. flash via odin,.
[General Questions and Answers] FUXAS:
Hello,

Is it a bug that gtalk makes sound when someone writes even if it is already opened? For example three messages in a row from the same person, and even If I am starring and gtalk it keeps beeping three times. On 4.0.4 gtalk I got only one beep, and if the program were opened I did not get sound at all.

How to change this?

Experienced on Sensation and Galaxy S3.

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] lmali92:
Ok I'm experiencing this problem with Ace Plus, but I'm sure many others maybe experiencing this too.

Device Ace Plus; Gingerbread, not rooted

A lot of pics from my friend's Ace Plus have got lost and the sad part is they were on internal SD and there is no USB Utilities option for me to connect it to pc and scan it with some recovery software.

Need suggestions if some recovery software can recover from this phone or if there's a way to connect Ace Plus in Mass Storage mode (without root preferred).
[General Questions and Answers] lmali92:
My apologies for asking without trying.

Ace plus connects in usb mass storage mode directly when connected.

No need for USB utilities option.

Anyone looking to get solution to such a problem, I'm about to use Stellar Phoenix data recovery software to recover my pics.

Good luck :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siucute:
how is it work ?

is the activate key change?

i cant operate it, please help
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zaidsir:
Same as 4.1

Vol down+ power at the same time for a second.

check this link i have 4.2 now and it worked same as 4.1

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57474203-285/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-the-nexus-7/
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siucute:
oh my god :eek: what's happening :eek: it doesn't work for my device:eek:

i have unlock and rooted by Nexus Root Toolkit v1.5.5 developed by WugFresh and flash a Clean Rom with stock launcher
[Nook Touch General] quantlego:
I purchased a Nook Simple Touch during Black Friday for $40 from Sears. The first step for me is to learn from XDA Nook forum on how to root the device. There are lots of posts and confusion is inevitable for a newbie like me. Finally I figured out what's the best approach and rooted the device quite successfully.

To save time and effort for those newbies like me, I think I shall share what I learned and what I tested here. Therefore, I wrote a post on my personal blog and the link is below:

Step-by-step guide for turning NST to a fully fledged Android e-reader

The tutorial covers:

COmplete backup and restore of your NST

Root

Multi-touch and NoRefresh improvements

The main XDA posts from which I learned a lot are:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1346748

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22800284&postcount=10

The authors of these posts are greatly appreciated!

Enjoy your rooted NST!!!:)
[Nook Touch General] yellowxboy:
hi, thanks for the easy guide! one correction though, on step #2 of the actual rooting process, you mention "sdcard,XUFullTouch-PART-1-START.zip" twice instead of using the END zip.
[Nook Touch General] jjinkou2:
thanks for your blog it will help since the information in this forum can be harsh to gather.

But it is necessary to add a step: Check the backup before the step #3

a lot of noobs (included me) fall into the trap of a wrong backup (76Mg instead of ~2G).

The purpose of the backup is to come back to something safe. There is already another blog that details everything to root, but omits to check the backup.

You need to add a section to check if the backup is correct:

- size (must be more than 1,8G,

- must contains 8 partitions

- must have the rom partition with the serial

some people here in this forum gives the procedure for all of this. What we need now is an updated procedure and your blog could be the beginning and then the wiki of xda should be also modified.
[Nook Touch General] bentwand:
I get an acess denied when I try to use the link you give
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tpinkfloyd:
Since I can't post in the thread because I haven't made 10 post yet I will ask in General and Admins if you fell it needs to be elsewhere feel free to move it.

I am using [ROM] [AOSP] MMuzzy's Jelly Bean 4.2 - JOP40C on my Gnex and I am having a problem. I, 3 or 4 times during the day, have to pull my battery because my screen goes to time out and won't come back. I can feel the phones vibrations like when I hold the power to power off but all sounds are null and the screen is blank and I can go nowhere. If anyone else is having this problem I would like to know and if anyone else can fix it same applies. Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dipole:
Yes, thank god I'm not the only one. Same exact problem. I wonder if it's an auto brightness issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Judge584:
Same here, happened one time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tpinkfloyd:
I was questionable where I should put it because it wasn't going to be a question more of a comment to see if anyone else had the problem. Not having it as bad now since the latest update but it has still happened. I have tried to mess with settings and everything but still same issue. Anyone figure it out?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] motopig:
It happened to me twice today with no way out except pulling battery or rebooting via adb shell. I just turned off auto brightness to see if it helps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] khuzema9:
wy dont you try to reflash the rom again and see if it happens again , as if it was not happening on stock , i might be a bug , try to reflash your rom
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tpinkfloyd:
I have kept the ROM updated and it is still doing it to me every now and then. Not sure if it is just the way it was set up or maybe it is something I am doing. Maybe we should post what we were doing the last time it froze for me I was playing music with play and went to change the song and when I pressed my power button to unlock it wouldn't do it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tpinkfloyd:
It happened to me again today at the worst moment. I was trying to get a pic of my newborn niece and the phone wouldn't come back. Pulled the battery and it did it again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tpinkfloyd:
Again while playing a game on my phone. Screen went blank and wouldn't come back could still hear the game playing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thedudejdog:
This is a 4.2 thing. People have been seeing this on the stock Rom also. Don't worry it'll all be figured out soon
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Deleted member 4580957:
Yep, its called a SOD. (Sleep of Death)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tpinkfloyd:
I have read a few peoples posts elsewhere that say turning off auto bright fixes this
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thedudejdog:
Well, sleep of death is when the phone doesn't wake. We're talking about the screen just turning itself off and not coming back on.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GuestK0080:
I had to re flash the 4.2.1 stock yakju google image to my phone because my bluetooth refused to turn on ever since the 4.2 and then 4.2.1 ota. But I also had this screen problem before and after the re flash. Happens a lot less if I turn off auto brightness which is how I usually had it before with 4.1.2 because auto brightness in jelly bean is generally awful. At best it would randomly change even when there was no change in room light or proximity. Then the other day I was just changing the setting manually from the quick setting and the screen went bright then completely dark. But I followed a suggestion to enable the accessibility service hotkey which helped me power it off without needing a battery pull or adb. I wish google would step up and admit these annoyingly bad 4.2 problems. I never had issues with ICS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tpinkfloyd:
I didn't either. I had no issues with 4.1 but 4.2 and 4.2.1 I have had issues with. Maybe CyanogenMod will be able to fix the problems I always had good luck with it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] erkv:
Finally! I dont think im alone here!

Sleep of death, thats it! It happens to me everyday.

I'm trying the auto brightness.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tpinkfloyd:
I haven't had a problem since I turned it off so keep me posted and I will do the same
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
Had this happen twice today, was late to school because of the sleep if death. Honestly its pissing me off.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] erkv:
No luck,

First day ok, only a four seconds s o d. Then, second day a real one, using maps navigation,

Sorry, keep trying...keep posting
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tpinkfloyd:
I have been ok so far but I also haven't been using my phone a lot I still have an issue of my screen dimming for no reason even though the auto bright is off
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] runderekrun:
If you're having this problem I would go back to OFW. If your on OFW I wipe are reinstall.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] erkv:
Its interesting because if you are really in a dark environment you can see that the screen actually light up a little, and there is something written on the screen, but I'm not able to read it.

Just curious!

---------- Post added at 11:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:39 PM ----------

Btw, what is ofw?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tpinkfloyd:
I haven't been on OFW since I got the phone and have never had the OFW for 4.2 but I have seen plenty of people say they are getting the same thing from the OTA version too
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] klobkelosh:
Does everyone with sod problems have animations turned off in developer settings?

I did. Turned them back on to .5x and no more sod.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tpinkfloyd:
Didn't think of that. I actually do have them off. Something to look into.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Yeah, people have been saying this is like the universal "fix" for SODS. it seems to be working out for most people.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
After uninstalling Tiny Flash Light, my SOD's stopped.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Yeh some people said it had do with certain apps.
[HTC Droid DNA] schott12521:
I love my new DNA, my only gripe is some light leakage problems.

When I'm viewing a dark or black image or anything, the three capacitive buttons leak light onto the screen. Is this a big issue and should I consider exchanging the device?
[HTC Droid DNA] juelzfire23:
Same here
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
Pretty sure all lcd's that have capacitive buttons will have that. All the devices I have seen or used have it to some extent.
[HTC Droid DNA] .torrented:
No light leakage here... I went into a pitch balck room turned the brightness all the way down and I see no light from the buttons... On an all black screen that is... I did the opposite turned the brightness all the way up and still no light from the buttons
[HTC Droid DNA] schott12521:
Hmmm, so it appears to be an issue affecting some other users also, so now I decide if its worth it to try and tell the VZW guys... Thank you!
[HTC Droid DNA] nixta_72:
I am in the same boat. Although I am impressed with HTC's response to many of their trademark issues with the release of this device, there is still some light leak at the bottom left corner of the screen on my DNA. I did notice though, the light leak I am seeing on mine is still present when the capacitive back lighting is off. I believe mine is from the actual screens back lighting. These little issues do bug the sh*t out of me, but it is much improved from their previous models. Contemplating trading up to see if I can luck out and get a better model...
[HD2 General] arthur_1:
until android version is available

which is stable
[HD2 General] Nigeldg:
:rolleyes: Please search before posting
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] h3ck:
So I have been looking for new and cool apps that really compliment the Note II and I think that it's worth having a thread to have a list of the top apps to help with productivity, maximize use of the larger screen and overall get the most out of the Note II.

One that I've recently found and that is perfect for the Note II is 'Relaunch'. Screen shot below:

This app is super cool and allows for quick app changing in a new intuitive way. With the S Pen and big screen it's super useful.

Another good app is Floating Browser! Allows you to do something similar to Samsung's Pop up Browser, with full flash and content (more robust)

Root Not Required >>>

1. Download: Relaunch DEMO Video >>> Click HERE

2. Download: Floating Browser DEMO Video >>> Click HERE

3. Download: Super Video (Floating Video Player)

4. Download: Draw Something

5. Download: Lilypad Chat (Floating Chat) DEMO Video >>> Click HERE

6. Download: Sketch-a-bit

7. Download: Intellicover (Flip Cover Users)

8. Download: Pop-Up Browser Invoker (Pop-Up Browser as actual listed app)

9. Download: Light Manager (LED Customization)

10. Download: Light Flow Lite (LED Customization)

11. Download: Ultimate Rotate Control (Screen Orientation Customization) DEMO Video >>> Click HERE

12. Download:

13. Download:

14. Download:

ROOT REQUIRED >>>

1. Download: Directory Bind (Use MicroSD for apps)

2. Download: GL to SD (Gameloft games to SD)

3. Download: GMD S Pen Control (Custom S Pen Gestures)

Let's get a good running list.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] h3ck:
Just saving second post in case the list gets long.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] techn0crat:
There is also a floating terminal app. It costs a few dollars, but if you're a terminal junkie, that's probably worth it.

I think there's also a floating calculator.

What else do we want to see in floating windows? There's demo code available for that-- so hopefully we'll see more applications like that.

I recently discovered that the Pulse widgets, with the right homescreen app-- (with resizeable grid and the option to overlay widgets)

Make for a slick looking homescreen page devoted to news.

And of course, with an S-Pen, drawing apps like MagicMarker and Sketcher are invaluable.

Some people may find this split/floating keyboard useful :

There's also the WOW split browser, but since we have MultiWindow, its obsolete.

I thought I might have a few more suggestions, but that's really all I have for now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] darkierawr:
GpcSOFT kicks so much ass.

Super Manager and Super Video are both really great apps.

And you can do much much more with Super Video.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nmw407:
If you use a wallet case or a flip cover, I found Intellicover - it allows you to turn off and on the screen just by opening and closing your screen. It can even disable the lockscreen on opening the screen.

Taskarou is another one that I've been using frequently.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] P-Men:
I like LilyPad HD (Pop Up Floating Chat) on my Note.

[YOUTUBE]z3PxNzKxyag[/YOUTUBE]

It's a floating messenger client, which lets you chat with your Facebook, Google Talk or Windows Live Messenger contacts from anywhere in your phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] stretchwookie:
been using swipepad on my previous phones, but i like the looks of relaunch. ill be trying that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dre89:
Wave Launcher is my pick for launching apps, plus you can put widgets and have access to them no matter what you have on screen

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobilemerit.wavelauncher

Overscreen is my favorite floating browser, although I had to sideload it since the market doesn't want to play nice

Sketch-a-bit has been on every device I've owned that runs android, if you like drawing then just go download it, it's like it was made for the Note, even though it's from 2010

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.superfiretruck.sketchabit
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] q426669:
I posted a couple really nice apps in another thread you should check out. One invokes the pop up browser, another let's you set up commands for the spen, and light manager to adjust stock led notifications. Links are in that thread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] lawalty:
I've found Ultimate Rotation Control which. Shows me what stock TouchWiz looks like and behaves in landscape mode. I'm not even rooted.