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[Galaxy Note II Accessories] alphasports:
I'm in "case testing" mode and have not yet tried a Commuter on the Note II though I do have one on my GNex and love it.

What I HAVE tested are the Seidio Active, the Samsung OEM protector "skin", the Samsung Flip Cover, and an anonymous gel cover.

- Seidio Active: very nice, quite similar to the Commuter though quite a bit less polycarbonate so more exposed rubber, plus it has the occasionally (very) useful kickstand, especially on a phone this big where propping it to watch a video is more likely than with a smaller phone. Buttons nice and easy to press, no covered hatches like the Commuter, all ports are exposed.

- Samsung OEM skin case: just got it today, love it for its simplicity. Makes buttons easy to find and press. Not crazy about the gray/blue color of the bumper (rim) section, but the back is a nice high gloss black with Samsung and Galaxy Note II screened on.

- Samsung Flip Cover: just got it today as well. Only got it to test the screen cover concept, but I'm not crazy about it. The front flip cover is attached to a replacement rear backplate identical to the stock one so it will scratch and doesn't offer any secondary protection. Pain to have to fold back the cover just to take a phone call, and it has no "auto wakeup" feature like a smart cover. This one only protects the screen, but might be useful when travelling and you throw it in a briefcase or whatever.

- Generic gel case: surprisingly good for $15. Has rifle-stock-type grips on each side so it's the only one of all the cases that actually enhances grip! Plastic "gel" is a bit stiff though so if you can find the buttons, you need to push pretty hard to actuate them.

Verdict? Can't keep 'em all so for now I plan to return the gel case because of the stiff buttons, and probably the flip cover since it's more or less useless. The Seidio is also packed to go but I think it is right up there with the Commuter plus it has the kickstand so it may stick around awhile.

Kudos to the Crackberry store where I bought all these, they give 60-day money back return policy so I have lots of time to test!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mexiking713:
Ill try to post the pics today guys. I've been sick so havent really felt like doing anything.

Overall its worth the money. Its feels sturdy and fits the phone like a glove. One thing I want to point out is if you have a screen protector like the one from extremeguard it will raise the edges. The screen protector included is not very good.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] EdKeys:
Back in Stock and On Sale for $34.99. I ordered one last night and it shipped today.

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=31845
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mastergrim8:
Can someone compare this commuter case to the Ballistic SG?

I love my ballistic SG in terms of protection and medium bulkiness. But the bottom and top of the phone is very vulnerable to drops and the silicon is not as tight as I would like it to be. I'm thinking about ordering the black one from smartphonepedia, since it's in stock at the moment.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] artofwar:
Yup... I am also waiting to see if someone has tried both the Commuter and the Ballistic SG can make a comparison/review
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] flez1966:
anyone seen the amzer hybrid, looks very much like a rhino...very much so....

about $15 I can see how they differ from an otter in design, rubber and a hard shell.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] CLTnik:
http://www.nfm.com/DetailsPage.aspx?productid=36982510

Wonder if this store is legit. With ups shipping commuter is 30 not sure if there is tax.

Still not available though but if someone is willing to wait till 25th

Sent from My Note 2
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] 00mred00:
some pics I promised of the commuter, best buy and defender. ...more if I can get them converted

sorry still learning how to use our new dslr

oh...in the end I chose the defender as an all in one solution
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] golf1410:
Not so sure. The case left speaker hole naked. I have Trident Agis and the speaker hole is covered by a filter. Does commuter have the same feature?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sioban:
Hi,

I'm new here, so forgive me if I've not followed the right process before asking something...

I would like to identify what kind of process is talking with the network.

Actually there's plenty of programs which can help identify how many network data each app use.

Recently I was facing a strange problem, the system reported that I used 150 Mbits on one day but if I sum all the network data usage of the app showed the sum was like 20 Mbits...

I've tested this with three differents Apps :

- the information located under settings > Data Usage (not sure about the translation, as it's in french on my phone)

- Avast Network Counter

- ZDBox network counter

All three apps said that I used more data that what was showed...

So I wonder if there's a kind of low level app that can report these network usage (I'm rooted) ?

My phone is a Galaxy SIII under stock Android 4.1.1 (rooted/flashed)

thanks !
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Geeve:
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1wXAgBOeWw&feature=g-u

It seems Xperia E was launched. No news from Xperia Blog yet.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] UchihaDareNial:
And new music player icon :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
You mean the blue? Actually, it's the old one (from what I can see on the video thumbnail)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Akhil:
I guess the E is for economy, coz by the looks it doesn't look much expensive..

Sent from my iphone 6 using android 5.0
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DdcCabuslay:
So a breakdown of some stats:

MSM7227 Snapdragon processor (I assume 1 gHz max)

3.5 inch screen

3.2 MP camera

1500 mAh battery

Launching on JB (E dual will launch on ICS with JB update coming after. Thank you Felimenta97)

But there are no standout features except for possibly the dual SIM which was featured on another Xperia phone this year (Xperia tipo I think). If anyone wants to add on to the list feel free to do so.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shahkam:
I loved their phones until ericsson got bought by sony they launch 200 crappy phones a year all same design same specs literally...

Even the ion feels slow and needs better hardware to run their timescape ui..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
E comes with JB, E dual will get JB shortly after.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DdcCabuslay:
Oh. Guess I didn't read the fine print well enough. Will fix that.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Actually, it is written in Font sized 4 on the video lol
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DdcCabuslay:
:| ya ya :P
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Psilocybin:
does anyone here have the stock wallpaper for xperia e?..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
They are the same as the Z ones. And your title doesn't say anything. You should change it to something different.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 0000alex0000:
exactly. every single 2011 SE phones with gingerbread software run faster than 2012 sony phones (maybe excluding xperia t and v)..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] reyfista11:
thi phone doesn't have hd recording because the chipset is really slow. i dont know why sone relase such a phone
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
For emerging markets? Or people who doesn't have much money to buy a 800 USD phone?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fareeed:
Exactly Felipe :D You can't expect an oem to release nothing but flagships, Sony is a company that provides phones for everyone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Well, not anymore (in terms of specs, at least). E and J were the last very low end phone of their line. Now is just medium to high end. They want to be a premium company. Even their "low end" phones are gonna be medium ones. Wait for a event soon... (Not sure when, as looks like they won't be at MWC).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Orkeren:
and still they decide to release FF OS for this particular device!

http://developer.sonymobile.com/201...re-for-xperia-e-available-for-developers-rom/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Syed.Zeshan:
I have the Sony Xperia e.. tell me how to extract the wallpapers??

---------- Post added at 07:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:43 PM ----------

request to developers to develop a method to root Sony Xperia e (single sim)..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Clark Joseph Kent:
Sir you realize this is the Xperia S, Acro S, Ion forums....
[General Questions and Answers] hotfrog.knt:
Hi, I don't know if this is the right spot for this but I have been looking for days and have not found anything. So, pleas, if the information is here and I missed it let me know. Thanks

I have had my Acer A100 for over a year now. I have a lot of stuff on it that I don't want to loose.I bought it from Best buy on black Friday for $189. About a week ago I picked up my tablet and entered the screen lock and it did not work. I did this until it took me to a new screen where I am suppose to log in to my Google account to get back into my tablet. I know both my screen lock and my Google account log in info and none of it is working. To check I even logged into my Google account on my computer and everything worked just fine. I even logged into my Lockout Security app and did the GPS locator and the siren test and it all worked (this is my tablet and it is not stolen).

So my fist issue is I can't even get back to the screen lock to try and enter my screen lock code. I know that I tried five times already but I don't know what else to do because my Google account isn't working.

The only thing that I can think of is when I first setup my Google account on the tablet I was using a password that I have since change about three times. So maybe my tablet wants me to use my Old password. The problem with that is I have a lot of them and I can't be certain which one I used at the time. I have a good idea but I have already tried them too and they are not working.

I just don't know what to do, does anyone know if I am doing something wrong? Or is there a way I can get my tablet back.
[General Questions and Answers] hotfrog.knt:
Update

I have now talked with both google and acer reps multiple times and after the countless times I have been on hold I have come to the conclusion that I am getting the runaround. So, I gave up on trying to get help fixing this problem from acer or google, so now I will have to do exactly what I was afraid of, a factory rest :(...

After trying to do a factory reset I get the android on his back with the ! in a red triangle over it.

Does any one know what I can do from this point? Sorry, I'm sure that it is here in one of the XDA forums, if I don't find it before some one responds can some one give me the link to it? Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] digitalxpIT:
Hi friends, I have and old flytouch II and I would make it like smart TV/android box.

This PAD has an hdmi output but only show movie on TV (when I launch movieplayer I've to press home button and the PAD's screen become black and appear on TV)...

Is possible to make hdmi output the default view or I've to modify hardware inside?

thansk a lot:D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blave:
Can I apply "http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=724778" to my HTC J (android 4)?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmadka:
Hi guys ... I recently reformatted the recovery of my Desire Z to ext4, and also flashed the engineering hboot and the .19 radio ... Before I did this though, I created a Nandroid backup, which I have now as well ... Basically, I need the WiFi passwords and the custom user dictionary from this Nandroid backup ... I cannot simply restore the backup because I think this will undo the flashes I did ..

So can someone please tell me where inside the zip files of a Nandroid backup are the following two things stored: Wifi Passwords, and custom user dictionary words ?

If I can just recover these two things from my Nandroid backup, and I just plug them into my current ROM installation ..

The Nandroid backup was done when Mimicry 1.5 ROM was installed .. The same ROM is again installed now, just with different recovery, radio, hboot, etc ...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmadka:
Well since nobody replied, I decided to do an exhaustive grep search, and found the locations for both:

For WiFi password: /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf

For custom user dictionary: /data/data/com.android.providers.userdictionary/databases/user_dict.db

I hope this information can be useful to somebody else (thank me!) :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidNewbie1:
quick question guys - is there a way to install custom fonts onto my android without rooting?

I just got into customizing my android and realised additional fonts would be nice but cant seem to find a way to install fonts without rooting my fone.

thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funziebear:
Install this http://db.tt/3yqu9z7G then go into system settings , display, font settings
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swan3609:
My Note 2 is great.. I installed Nova and everything was great until I tried to pull up the recent apps via the home button long press and the list never came up.. I delt with it for a day and now I cant figure out have to make it work again.. I deleted Nova, reset all application defaults, and I can not seem to make the recent Apps pop up anymore..

What am I doing wrong?

EDIT: After rebooting and un installing everything, I started to get my recent apps again. It's weird that if you have a phone on for days in a row without turning it off, things start to act funny.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirduddy:
it happens to my friends and my phone as well, and we didn't install any other launcher. please help
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdf3:
Happens to mine too. A reboot usually fix it, but it always seem to come back from time to time.

Wish I could find a way to get it working without having to reboot my phone each time.
[TouchPad Development] menthe:
Hello,

I don't know if you noticed but JCSullins made a new cwm6 based recovery.

If you want to give it a try I've made a cwm flashable update archive,

**Removed - wait for JCSullins official release**
[TouchPad Development] lotherius:
For those not in the know, it is recommended to update your recovery and essential if you plan to update to cm10. This fixes s file system corruption bug that shows up when expanding the partition in preparation for cm10.
[TouchPad Development] chadster1976:
Thanks for your installable zip! I had been trying to get things updated and couldn't get the uImage written to the /boot dir on my TP.

Went through adb (reinstalling drivers, connecting,etc.) then tried renaming and copying to /boot through ES File explorer with SU permissions, but it still wouldn't let me write to the /boot folder. I'm not quite sure why - I thought SU permissions allowed me to write to the /boot folder, but I guess not... I'll have to further investigate. I'm still noobish on quite a lot here.

Needless to say, your zip file helped and was finally able to get CWM6 updated on my TP. Thanks button pressed! :good:
[TouchPad Development] aicjofs:
Open terminal

type

su

umount -o remount,rw /boot

then use es file explorer.
[TouchPad Development] sstar:
Rom Toolbox lite will allow you to .
[TouchPad Development] jcsullins:
*sigh*

"... At this point I'm just putting out a uImage to allow those who are

comfortable swapping out the uImage to test." (less than 24 hrs ago on rootzwiki)

I was hoping to get some feedback from the "more advanced" users testing this before creating an

installable zip and unleashing it on everyone. So far, virtually no feedback.
[TouchPad Development] copene:
I flashed it and now I'm soft bricked. Can't boot into sk8's CWR6, CM10 or anything.
[TouchPad Development] lomar24:
Lesson learned, ask developers before posting there work
[TouchPad Development] aicjofs:
It likely not the CWM6 that did it but the boot partition full. If you have an extra webos kernel, some moboot themes, TWRP, and then this new larger uImage for CWM you will likely run out of space.

Probably should put that warning here it's pretty important people realize it and/or add a script to remove TWRP, to prevent issues with this zip.

@jcsullins +1 Feedback. Installed your CWM uImage manually. Mounted as mass storage in CWM, copied files, Installed latest CM10 12/05(over older CM10 installed with Acme3), Installed Gapps, Installed Camera Preview 3 patch, Installed WEBCM10, cleared both caches in CWM and noticed no issues during all the processes.
[TouchPad Development] copene:
I ACMEU wiped and ACME3'd the whole deal back on w/new recovery. It needed the clean up anyways and I had a NAND from yesterday.

Nice, thanks JC.
[TouchPad Development] RolandDeschain79:
Roland Makes oopsy

Thank you for taking the time to create this great new CWM6. I have been really enjoying the new looks and graphics. I have tested flashing different zips and Roms. I have made and restored Nandroid backups and even restored older CWM5 backups with CWM6. I do this to try and help but sometimes I really step in $#@# trying to help, like with the 4.2gapps:o.

Sorry about being so anxious to get this out to the public. I have had a lot of complaints about Bricked TouchPads and would like to get the word out about the problem and how to fix/prevent it.

I feel very responsible for the people affected due to me making an install video without knowledge of the corruption issue beforehand.

I wanted to make a video explaining that there was an issue but to fix it they can, Backup, uninstall, reinstall and restore. To prevent future issues I want to included this in my install instructions. They would of course need your New CWM6 to do this and I have been eagerly awaiting this fix.

Sorry about all my stupid mistakes, I get a bit over excited about Tech stuff at times. Please accept my sincerest apologies.
[TouchPad Development] chicle_11:
I'm sorry, but I didn't see your post in Rootzwiki or I would have posted there.

This cwm has worked flawlessly. I haven't had a chance to try all the new features, but the ones I did try worked fine.

Thanks so much for this. The old 5.0.2.6 was starting to show its age. I hope this cwm does away with the sporadic partitioning problems I'd been seeing.
[TouchPad Development] webdroidmt:
In my limited testing to this point, I've not uncovered any issues. I flashed a couple of different roms, gapps and misc zipfiles and all were fine. I also made a nandroid and a subsequent restore which also worked fine.

I like the idea that that the default backup method was tar as opposed to dup, as I am more comfortable with that. Also, was pleasantly surprised to find that USB storage mount was working, I thought that this was "broken" in CWM 6.x. I transferred files back & forth on my PC with no problem.

The only oddity I came across was when trying to view the files in my nandroid backup folder in ES File Explorer, or the stock CM File Manager, the 2 android_secure.vfat.tar files were not visible. Yet they were visible in Root Explorer and of course, when I transferred it over to my PC for safekeeping, they were there.

That's about it for now. Great job as always, JC. Thanks.

Mike T
[TouchPad Development] RolandDeschain79:
New Backup Options

I am just trying some of the new backup options. It seems that we have a choice in the backup we make now, the Default is Tar and the 2nd option is Dup. There is also a "free unused backup data" option, since the backups appears to be in several files. I wanted to backup my backups but I am in over my head here and don't know much about the new backup options. Has anyone else had a chance to take a look? I like the spinning ball animation in the Androids stomach while I make and restore my backups:good: I can use my old CWM5 backups but now I don't know what to do about the new ones. Could anyone more experienced help me out please:fingers-crossed:

I was having the same issues trying to view the files from ES File Explorer, and from the PC. I feel like such a noob:)
[TouchPad Development] webdroidmt:
Hi Roland, hope all is well with you. :) I am not having a problem viewing my nandroid files on my PC, just from the apps I mentioned within Android.

Anyway, just a quick blurb on the 2 backup methods of .tar & .dup. Tar is what we are used to with the older CWM version, .dup is something new to CWM and fairly similar to the way a windows PC does backups. I'm no expert but in a nutshell, .tar backs up everthing each time you do a nandroid, .dup does incremental backups each time and stores the data in "blob" files which become very large. With the .dup method, because it's only doing incremental, backup time is faster than .tar but with the large "blob" folders of data, it's a PITA to move to your PC for safekeeping.

With all the flashing I do, I'm constantly moving nandroids back & forth, so I prefer .tar at this time. But as usual, YMMV. Take care.

Mike T
[TouchPad Development] RolandDeschain79:
.dup & .tar enlightenment

Thank you very much for the detailed response. I’m feeling good now that I am starting to understand the new recovery. I also really liked having those individual .tar backups:good:, I made one for each version of CM. I wonder how .dup backups will affect the free space on my device. I also backup a lot but I did find that i was able to restore the older CWM5 backups without a problem. I will probably just keep the older CWM5 .tars for CM7, CM9 and do my CM10 backing up with the newer .dup. Time to transfer some backups:victory:
[TouchPad Development] havikx:
Can we maybe get rid of the link in op? Jc has stated this was only for testing, you shouldn't host a devs work without permission, and maybe for the fact of it will soft brick a TP? Just saying....
[TouchPad Development] dplane:
Sorry for possibly misunderstanding but is it recommended to use this yet due to possible corruption issues with older versions of CWM or only intended for testing atm? I've been meaning to ACME uninstall the TP and reinstall CM10 clean again and if this newer version of recovery is recommended for flashing I'll throw it on there while I'm at it ;)

Thx JCSullins! :fingers-crossed:
[TouchPad Development] menthe:
Hello,

Sorry for that :/

I haven't seen your rootzwiki post and so far I was just willing to help users to install it

easily (seems that was my mistake :x) because after I gave it a try it solved the issues

I was having with the previous CWM one. There is just one thing that disturb me, in

Backup and Restore menu, 'choose backup format' should be rename in something like

"choose default backup format".

That's just my 2cents and besides this all functions work well, thanks for your hard work.

I'll remove the link from the OP post and wait for your public release :)

Sincerely, menthe.
[TouchPad Development] -SGA-:
Has anyone tried the adb sideload yet?

When attempting to sideload I get: * failed to write data 'protocol fault (no status)' *

Any other adb commands I issue are met with "error:closed"

I am stuck here because I don't have a power button to do a hard reset... please someone tell me this function is working and I am just doing something wrong. My TP has a full charge and I don't feel like waiting 8hrs for it to die so it can be reset. :eek:

Edit: just took the whole thing apart and pulled the battery
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arief347:
can anyone explain me why i cannot update gmail from 4.2 to 4.2.1?

or anyone has same issue?

i used paranoid android ROM and dorimanx kernel
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arief347:
bump
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] king_below_my_lord:
If the Gmail your using is a modded one it won't update normally because of signature difference, uninstall via es explorer and do a fresh install from play store.

Or you can delete the Gmail.apk file from system/app folder and install it from market.

Using GT - I9100

I thank those who give helpful comments

I expect the same from others.