yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smelenchuk:
I'll point out that if you're using the phone for something processor-intensive like gaming, you're going to lose battery life even faster than just having the screen on - e.g. with my stock battery, I can easily drop 15% battery watching a half hour video in a format that requires software decoding; with just the screen on and not doing anything else I'd probably average ~5 hours screen time, not the 3-and-a-bit that the above implies.

So, I guess by that estimate, you're doing better than twice as good as I am, which would be explained by the extended battery.

(Also? People in the battery life threads aren't necessarily remembering to point out that they have an extended battery or not, so...)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tasteslikechicken:
A lot of those extended batteries are not nearly as great as the specifications make them out to be. They are often of very poor quality.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jgaf:
Dude think about it this way, if you played the game from 100% until 0% you would have played it for about 7.6hrs. That's a lot of gaming time, not even my TF300T can do that. At best I can get about 4-5hrs of gaming on my tablet. If I try the same with stock battery on my S3, probably would get about 2.5-3 hrs of playing time.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ViciousLSD:
So I assume its normal? I don't get how some people get 10+ hours of screen time.. thought my battery was defective....

Sent From My Swagged Out AOKP Build 5 Galaxy S3!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] wujiku:
if indeed you think it's defective then get it returned and see if it gets better.. only way to know for sure after reading those comments. you could also try using ktoonsez kernel with the same settings you had before on serenity
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jgaf:
People that get 10+ hrs with the same battery you got probably don't play games, don't have data and wifi all time, and several tweaks to save battery life. I'm pretty sure you won't be playing 8hrs a day on your phone. Try testing your battery by not playing games for a while, just web browsing email text msgs etc. see how much screen time you get.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] speghead:
Don't know much about the Hyperion, but 10+ hours sounds pretty cool lol. But I doubt those people were gaming much. I would also try and see what your on screen time is without the games. Also what are your KT settings?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gowansta:
I used to use this method a lot to push files to my phone ( HTC Evo ). Then i switched to the darkside (iPhone) for 2 years. I have not used it in a VERY VERY long time. Can someone tell me how to enter abd on the note 2?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nunyazz:
Bootloader/Download mode?

poweroff / hold volumedown-home-power at the same time

when screen loads press volume up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gowansta:
IDK

I was watching the video for bootloader unlock and he mentioned abd being different from download mode... IDK...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nunyazz:
Bootloader mode is what I use to odin anything... IDK :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gowansta:
either of you guys unlock?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
Download mode is what you use for flashing. I'm not sure what ABD is, but I'm guessing you mean ADB, which stands for Android Debug Bridge, and you turn this on/off pretty much the same way you always have, though it moved from Settings > Applications > Development Settings to just Settings > Development. There should be a check box to enable it.

EDIT: Also, bootloader and download are not the same, though they do look similar. The Galaxy Nexus has both bootloader and download, the Note 2 only allows access to download as far as I'm aware. Bootloader mode is used for fastboot. Download is for Odin/Heimdall.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cl8rs:
Hey guys, I know this is random, but I need to know. You see my brother has Kaspersky Parental Controls on his Nexus 7 and he has to use the stock browser so the internet filter works. He found out if he uses the incognito tab, he can get around it. Is there a way to disable incognito mode on the stock browser(NOT Chrome)? Or is there an older version of the stock browser without incognito?

He cant use any other 3rd party browser either(such as Chrome, Firefox, Dolphin, etc), otherwise the internet filter doesn't work.

Thanks :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DallasJones:
This might not be the answer you're after, but it's 2012. Let the poor kid watch his porn.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 90awdsm:
I was thinking the same thing lol
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FragJuice:
Maybe you want to try a service like OpenDNS so you can block websites that you don't want your brother to visit and you can also know what websites he visited and its free
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billchen0014:
Tap the three dots on the top right corner and press open a incognito tab
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GinoAMelone:
Methinks you misread something.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cl8rs:
If it was up to me, I wouldn't care, but Mom is fed up with it and is about ready to sell the nexus. So please does anyone know?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhemi4x4:
am I missing something? Chrome is the only browser I have on my N7. Is there another I dont know of?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DallasJones:
I hardly think that's an appropriate punishment. Wouldn't she be better off banning him from using it?

An option could be some sort of parental lock requiring a password to open apps, and locking the browser down. That way he'll only have access to other non internet apps. And if the parental controls you're probably paying money for have such a big flaw, then you should be asking for your money back and finding another.

Another option (albeit quite extreme) would be decompliling the browser apk, finding some part of the code that has to do with enabling incognito and having a tinker. This might not work, but it's probably the only way

EDIT: And it's your responsibility as the older sibling to have a chat with him about either hiding what he's doing a lot better, or finding another source. If his mother has caught him then he's doing it wrong ;)
[HTC One S] Itamar2:
Hey, I'm coming from SE X10 and I have a few questions.

First, in my x10 I had root and an unlocked bootloader and custom Rome and etc. - and cuz of that I had wonderful battery life. (cleaned up my rom ...)

My question is if rooting and cleaning the rom would improve the battery life by much?

Second, The last custom rom I've used was CM9 on my x10, what are the best roms for one s? And what's new in CM10 (ecxept JB...)

And last, can i replace the case to the one of the 64gb white version? I have the black one, and although it's better looking it's easily scratched near the front camara...

Thanx, Itamar.
[HTC One S] Schlengge:
Welcome :)

First, I don't think it is necessary to flash a custom rom ONLY because of battery life. The Update to Android 4.0.4 already did a good job on this.

But of course, rooting and custom rom have a lot of other advantages ;)

For the second question, you have to check if you have the S4 or S3 version.

If you have a S3 (like me) your choices are very small. Just check that out first before we can give recommendations :)

Sent from my HTC One S running TrickDroid 4.0
[HTC One S] Itamar2:
thanx for repling, i hve the S4.
[HTC Incredible S] sholzner:
Hello,

can someone please help me? I need the correct RUU for my IS.

C:\adb\tools>fastboot getvar all

< waiting for device >

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.13.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 3805.06.03.03_M

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main: 4.14.405.2

(bootloader) serialno: HT133TD09977

(bootloader) imei: 355301041403976

(bootloader) product: vivo

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-7630

(bootloader) modelid: PG3213000

(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__102

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3669mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-8a731c6e

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 12

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.031s

Thanks :o
[HTC Incredible S] nlooooo:
Your CID says that your phone is for German market, but anyway the latest ICS RUU provided on htcdev.com is made for all versions.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ouldsmobile:
Hey everyone,

I just signed up for a free trial of Netflix a couple days ago and found the content on the Canadian site was somewhat lacking, it's getting there but the US site still has lots more content currently. I know there was some ways to get the US site up here so I did some research and ended up trying to choose between http://www.unotelly.com and one of their competitors, called unblock-us. Being the typical cheapskate I looked over the features and costs for both services. Unotelly came in ahead with some extra features and a slightly lower cost. For the same slightly higher cost as the competitor's service they will throw in VPN access as well. I am currently on their free 8-day trial and it has been working flawlessly thus far, I set it up on my router so all my devices are able to access region locked content, including my beloved Xoom which I must say has a great interface for Netflix.

Check it out if you are want US Netflix in Canada(or I guess any non US country for that matter).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellydroid13:
Now that we are fully unlocked has anyone tried flashing an att or international rom? Do you get service?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] HarEllis:
i was going to flash a tmobile variant i have here but i see most roms have a kernal in them
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellydroid13:
Does it matter if it has a kernal? Aren't they interchangeable? they were on the s3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DaRkL3AD3R:
I would strongly advise against it for now. Let the dust settle a bit before doing something like that. In a week tops you'll have some good information out there on what your options are when it comes to ROMs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] HarEllis:
i agree with DaRkL3AD3R modules need to be switched to make sure we have no issues, at the most i say wait till monday and we might even have parinoid android
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
You need a lot more than just modules and libs changed most likely. I know it is a world phone, but odds are, you are going to need framework changes as well to get them to work. If you don't know how to test, then don't flash it. Wait until someone that knows how to at least debug things tries it before testing yourself and turning your phone into a paperweight.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellydroid13:
My bad I meant it to be more of a discussion but I guess it didnt turn out that way lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] droid75:
Greetings folks. I am looking for an older version of TWRP recovery flashable zip. The latest version 2.3.1.1 I believe, is not working correctly for me. The wipe cache, wipe davik, and fix permissions finish immediately and I've been having all kinds of weird issues with roms which makes me suspect it's TWRP not working right. Older versions of TWRP worked fine and I didn't have these weird issues. I did a forum search for TWRP but every bloody thread has TWRP in it at some point it seems.

Thank you for your help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
While I disagree with 2.3.1.1 being problematic, I have 2.2.2.0. Also they improved the way fix permissions works. It actually got fixed. It use to take way long.

TWRP 2.2.2.0
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] droid75:
Thank you very much sir! Much appreciated!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] style154:
I ise 2.3.1.1 for anything jelly bean and flash back to 2.2.2.0 to flash ics roms :)

Sent from my Galaxy S2 eating buttery toast with Jedi Jelly :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Darkmind82:
after flashing a custom rom the touchscreens out of order.... i dont know what the hell happend i flashed back stock rom and kernl but still no effect...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
Here are several threads on this topic, search for them and try them :good:

// Im Forum hier gibt es viele Threads zu dem Thema, damit sollte dir eigentlich gut geholfen sein ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beauenheim:
My Samsung Epic 4g took a turn for the worst as I dropped it, the screen shattered among other things, so I'm moving on to the Epic 4G touch.

I have a set list of what I plan to buy for the phone, as of reviews and such.

Case:

TPU-Case

Screen Protector:

SPG Stenheil Ultra Crystal

I can't seem to find anywhere where to buy this screen protector, I know Steinheil ultra crystal was the way to go back for my original epic, unless anyone has other suggestions, know where I can buy it?

I'm planning on using a thin and durable case for it, I was thinking of a slim extended battery (To not add bulk to the phone) but I'm not sure how much that'd be worth it.

Also, what is everyone else using? How are they working out?

I plan on eventually developing with this phone but this time I'm getting protection instead of using a bare naked Epic 4g to begin with
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cmags:
I've got the Trident Aegis case for this phone as it's one of the slimmer silicon / hard case hybrids and the blue one was on sale for $15 on Amazon (the black, green and red ones were $20 ish, and the camo ones were over $30 for some reason). It adds a bit of bulk but the way the silicon sticks out the middle of the back actually helps give better grip on the phone so even though its bigger, its easier to use one handed than the bare phone (I have small hands and it was hard to reach the upper left corner with my thumb while holding the phone in my right hand). The plastic portion has a nice texture (not glossy) and overall is a nice case. All four corners have exposed silicon for shock absorption.

I wasn't a big fan of the cheap clear screen protector that came with it, so I ordered some anti-glare protectors (also cheap). Many people don't like them as they detract from the sharpness of the display, but I think the protection, smooth feel (no sticking as you try to swipe, etc), anti-glare, and anti-fingerprint properties are well worth it.

Edit: I'll be able to review the fitment of a basic TPU case as well next week as my wife just ordered one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wm388:
I think these are what you're looking for:

http://www.amazon.com/SGP-Samsung-G...59197&sr=8-1&keywords=epic+4g+touch+steinheil

http://www.amazon.com/SGP-Samsung-Protector-Steinheil-Oleophobic/dp/B005O4W3PM/ref=pd_sim_cps_4

I'm using the USA-Gear Impact case on Amazon with the kickstand. Kickstand is awesome, case is not too sturdy but it's strong enough for light drops, etc.

I'm not using the Steinheil (13 bucks for a screen protector?) because even though it's probably amazing it's too overpriced imo... I got this one: http://www.amazon.com/GreatShield-S...r=8-2&keywords=epic+4g+touch+screen+protector and it's been fine for me so far

As for anti-glare ones (matte), I liked them at first, but after a while I did notice the quality of the display to be hindered by the anti-glare. It's a matter of preference; matte protectors do offer some decent anti-fingerprint tech
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] someguyatx:
I have 2 tpu cases, a Trident Aegis and a Casemate tough. The Casemate is by far my favorite case. It offers good protection while being compact and lightweight. Also has a nice texture. And yes Steinheil is the best screen protector. I have tried multiple dry and wet application and was never happy. I got mine on ebay same with case.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beauenheim:
I have a friend with one of the clear tpu cases for his att Galaxy S2, it seemed somewhat of a good quality case especially for the price.

I plan on getting the white epic 4g touch and the Ultra Clear by SGP as I feel as if it'll keep the originality of the phone the most.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bykim5:
I have the ultra crystal.. it attracts a lot of fingerprints.. looks phenomenal once you wipe off the fingerprints though ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bmoreboy02:
I gave my son my old e4gt. I bought him a trident kracken. Its a really nice case and comes with a nice screen protector
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cell128:
Those PDF files don't mention anything about jellybean k3. They are for the HE version. And I don't think jellybean will only be a 62mb update
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droideris1:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/12/verizon-approves-jelly-bean-update-for-galaxy-s3/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Elite49:
I take it this one and the leak that are the same exact numbers are 100% identical with no changes whatsoever?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
Droid life just tweeted this, not sure what it means.

Verizon just changed the Galaxy S3 JB support doc back to some old minor update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] roadbikefool:
I'm sure it's just vzw's "oops" moment. I'm still sure we'll see it this week. Fingers crossed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidOnRoids:
Absolute failure by Verizon. Verizon's list of features has typos and they don't have a damn clue what Google Now is! C'mon man!

'Verizon Wireless is pleased to announce a new software updrade.' Really?

And why is the Google Now screenshot labled as Google Plus?

Furthermore, why do all the screenshots contain on screen soft keys? WTF Verizon!?

Obviously, Verizon has no clue about software and the Android OS. Makes me wonder why the updates take so long!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
maybe we are getting vanilla android too:p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salas2324:
Lol no. 2 of the screenshots have touchwiz UI
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droid2drummer:
Indeed I've been posting since DroidLife emailed the news. I believe I even told my mailman ...:)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dudenell:
Wait, they approved the latest leak? The one with the broken help?...

Does this mean it will not be fixed in this ota?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
I know. Poking fun at their photoshop fail on the onsvreen keys.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Broken help was actually a bug in my previous prep method for the leaks. I have fixed that on the last leak as of 12/10. Refer to the new K3 No-Wipe Fixed image in my thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Elite49:
Wonder if this would fix the home button going back to home screen when screen itself is off. That or if its already been fixed by a dev I'll take it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] putney1477:
IF, IF , IF this really happens..... I am rooted and unlocked, thats it. Will I still be able to get the OTA update? If no, what do I need to do to get the OTA when it is rolled out?

Thanks in advance

Heather
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
It will only show you OTA if you have the official build (last OTA version was VRALHE). If you flashed any of my earlier leaks you won't get the OTA and will have to flash VRBLK3 manually from my thread. Otherwise you will get the OTA and it will just remove root and relock your bootloader.

The ironic thing is that in order to reroot and unlock your bootloader after the OTA you have to reflash VRBLK3 manually from my guide anyways so if you're looking to keep root, custom recovery, or unlocked bootloader after the OTA, just don't bother with the OTA and follow the guide from my thread to get on the OTA early.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kidhudi:
actually i think it will only show the ota if you have the stock recovery. if you flashed CWR or TWR then you will have to wait until one of the devs here root it for us. or odin back to stock and upgrade from there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Div033:
So those of us who have been on the K3 leak have been on the OTA? Or is there a chance they'll make additional changes to the OTA...?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ilprobu2:
There will b no changes they have decided after testing. . I hope... they don't get all jumpy and add things at the last minute that would b 6 months from now if they wanted anything changed.. unless it was critical.

s3 driving an S4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] putney1477:
Can you point me in the direction of your guide? Nevermind, it was right under my nose :)

Please and thanks :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hypersonicx:
This is also what im wondering... If we are on any of the current custom roms built off of K3, then there is no need for the Verizon OTA. Is this correct?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Elite49:
If it is the same exact build then yea theirs no need. Just annoyed that some of the glitches people are having are from this build and seem like easy fixes for the Verizon Devs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skeeterpro:
Well, we shall see what we shall see! Rooted only here so am hoping OTA Root Keeper saves root when/if release shows up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Joey22688:
never even know an app like that existed,

if the update does come out give us an update that it will protect root since right now there is no easy way to root
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skeeterpro:
Pretty cool app. Have saved root several times on other devices in the past. Free and available here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SotYPL:
Just hint. It didn't save root on my other Motorola Razr M when doing ota from ICS to JB so it could be the same for S3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Porkshanker:
OTA Rootkeeper works great through all the ICS OTA updates from VZW thus far for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TreoFred:
The other great news is that Verizon will enable Global Roaming on this device with this upgrade as well. It had been rumored but I'm very happy to see it enabled. Yes, I know that we could have swapped the SIM and use other (local) SIM while travelling but if you're on a company account that pays your bill and you want to keep using the same number wherever you go, having Global Roaming is HUUUUUGE!

I would say 'Thank You Verizon'... except that they announced Global Roaming in June and it took 6 month to deliver, so... meh, whatever, I'm happy nonetheless :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tekhna:
Is there a stock rooted OTA somewhere?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/12/verizon-approves-jelly-bean-update-for-galaxy-s3/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jamesd1085:
Weak...looks 100% exactly like ever single touchwiz that has ever graced the s3...could have spruced things up a bit...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sti3:
Running CWM recovery and still got the ota. Tried to install, Clockwork asked if I wanted to keep it and root and I said yes to both. However this caused the OTA to fail.

Does OTA rootkeeper use a different / better method?

If not I guess I will wait for rooted version.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
So...this Friday:

http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/12/samsung-galaxy-s-III-android-jelly-bean.html
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
Being new to this phone but not rooting, I assume we will have to wait and see if it can be rooted? Or do you guys think the current method will work? Already running the newest leak but having official is kinda cool.

On my old droid x, the last update broke root and caused bricks when trying to revert back to an older version. I learned to never take an OTA.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ECrispy:
I would suggest rooted users wait for a rooted rom to appear soon (or just use the VRBLK3 roms already out) instead of trying to use OTA rootkeeper and taking the OTA.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Definitely, there's nothing changed between the OTA which is VRBLK3 from our leaked versions.

Side note, Verizon still is terrible at editing official documents.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Joey22688:
Thats what im afraid of, im sure someone will try it tomorrow and find out though, hoping it does