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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Haloman800:
No offense but you will either regret getting the DNA or you wont know what you're missing. The GNote2 trumps the DNA in nearly every respect, besides the obvious larger screen on the Note, it has a MASSIVE battery, compared to the tiny NON removable one in the DNA, it only has 10GB of storage (other 6gb are taken by Android and Sense), on the Note it's expandable all the way to 80GB! the S-pen is great for precision and doodling.. the only real advantage the DNA has is screen size, and its worthless because you can't load any 1080p movies on it without taking every inch of the tiny space you're allowed, and even if you could the tiny battery would die so fast it's not even worth it.

I've read several people saying they've taken back the DNA for the Note 2, I've never heard the opposite. Don't be intimidated by the Note's size, it only took me a couple hours before it seemed normal and natural and all other phones seemed tiny.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Equalizir:
I think if you already have a note 2 you won't like the DNA. I played with one at my local vzw and I didn't like it. Yeah the resolution is a little better but the icons are so tiny compared to the N2. It's not even close really.

Sent from my VZW Gnote 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xXJay_RXx:
-removable battery

-expandable memory

Enough said
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pcsperson:
I played with both in store for about 1.5 hours, starting with the Note 2. After coming from another HTC phone and hearing about problems with Samsung phones (such as radio and GPS, in the past). I still went with the Note and haven't experienced any of those issues. The removable battery is nice along with the 50% off accessories. And every review of the Note 2 I have read, show the bigger battery last longer, than the DNA. Which for me was the biggest selling point. Where I work lots of people use iOS devices and the one that transitions from android, battery life was their biggest complaint. There are quite a few innovation on the Note 2, like the motion feature and multi view feature are so unique.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bongbillawong:
I forgot to factor in non removable battery and no expandable memory. Going with the Marble White Note 2 then. Now how does everyone like Verizon overall?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] neckbonest:
i like verizon, im upset bout them trying take everones unlimited data.

i know with the verivon note2 it can be flashed to work on other carriers. if you already have one look and see if it will work on verizon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jiwengang:
I love Verizon. They are the best among 4. I was on att for 2 years and then Verizon for 3 years.

I had dna for 10 days and notes for a month now. Note 2 is best

Sent from Verizon Galaxy Note II using Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
It's only been out for 2 weeks, how have you had it for a month :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
This...I think its close to 3 though isn't it. Either way it isn't a month. Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleevasteve:
I came from T-Mobile(was probably with them for 15 years), and had the S3. I absolutely love Verizon and love my Note 2...you couldn't pay me to trade in my Note for a DNA! My only initial hesitation was development, but as you can see that's no longer an issue! :D

Sent from my unlocked & underclocked Galaxy Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nrfitchett4:
hate much?

Some people are going to want a clear more accurate screen. Some people are not going to be able to handle the note 2 one handed. Some don't install 2gb games on their phones. Each person has their own use case.

Personally, going to try the Note 2. I can live with the non-removable battery, but really want the sd card slot. Amazing how Verizon continues to neuter HTC phones, yet Samsung does whatever they want...

And most people are getting really good battery life on the DNA, even better than some of y'all on the Note 2. HTC did a good job with power mgmt and turned down max brightness (disappointing).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ashgiles85:
Note 2 all the way ive watched DNA Videos and allthough 1080p is woah crazy for a phone nothing is optimized for that yet same as apples retina it took nearly a year for apps to take advantage of that it will be good for Video playback but thats it.

Everything else i believe the note 2 does better it looks professional not like a toy like the DNA. It has the S Pen which at first i was like well yah i wont use that but i find my self using it quite alot for Drawing apps or jotting down quick notes like Get milk or an address it does indeed come in handy but not a deal breaker imo plus Samsung has its AllCast to match samsung devices tvs etc project everything wireless's to your tv or even if you dont have a samsung tv £50 on a Samsung allcast dongle and blam slap that bad boy in a hdmi slot on your tv wireless connect to your phone and project what you want anywhere anytime i use it alot to take around family's houses esspecially with xmas coming up and show photos or video on the tv instead of everyone crowding around me holding the phone, i could go on and on about my love for the note 2 but end of the day everyone gets what they want and everyone likes different things. I hope your decision is the right one for you :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kejar31:
Had the DNA for about a week before returning it for the Note2... here is my opinion... DNA had a better screen and Sence is nicer looking.. The DNA is also much easer to handle one handed... The Note2 is faster has better battery like and takes better pictures.. other pluses for the note2 include removable battery and expandable storage.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ashgiles85:
Try downloading Go Launcher EX and pick themes i use the Glass theme for like £1 the launcher its self is free and loads of free themes. looks way better than sense and touchwiz imo i dont like either stock layouts.

i agree the note 2 is for sure not a 1 handed phone but look at it this way .... who said a phone has to be one handed ? and which phone is the best 2 handed phone on the market ? if you play any thing in land scape your naturally use one to hold one to operate.. the only reason my phone is ever in portrait mode is for phone calls which i can hold the note 2 in one hand to my ear just fine ..

I think we are getting to a place in phones where 2 hands are more comfortable anyways they are able to do more and more every year and if your texting or taping out a email for a long haul message i bet 90% of people put it in landscape and use 2 thumbs regardless of size .. so personally i think after 1 week of this big phone i felt comfortable using it coming from 4 years on a iphone now when i pick my iphone up (yep still cant bring my self to sell it lol) it feels way to small to do anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chefdave12118:
I would say its preference. I'm burnt out with sense even though I know its not as cumbersome as it used to be. I'm also not a huge fan of touch wiz but we'll have a stable cm10 soon. I've had the Note 2 for a little over a week and have played with the DNA quite a few times and its a beautiful phone but the Note 2 is just that much better "for me". I would suggest going to a Verizon store and asking a rep if you can play around with the DNA for a while and see what ya think (camera, sense 4.5, how it feels in your pocket etc). Whichever phone you choose its pure win! :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] BennyJr:
This. My brother has a DNA I see it every day and while the screen is so beautiful I don't want to go to sense and I love the pen on the note. And I have a bigger battery and an sd card slot which is more useful then I thought. I feel like the note 2 is a phone you can have for longer then a year or more but the dna I don't see that...Its a nice phone though. Either one are awesome devices.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eazy401:
I achieved s-off with dirty racun but I have not been able to get into recovery or flash a ROM. I am wondering if my bootloader didn't get unlocked.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] flex360:
i guess you didnt realize why there are only roms posted in this section
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Siya Nová:
1. You should know for a fact when you unlock your bootloader as is says TAMPERED big as hell after you do it. 2. You need to flash a recovery via adb "fastboot flash recovery.img" because your phone does not come stock with a recovery so it will not appear if you haven't flashed one. 3. You clearly posted in the wrong section and if you don't take time to read (rules and guides step by step) around here you most likely won't be helped and you may even get made fun of.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Have you rooted your phone, or have you only run Dirty Racun? Gaining S-off and root are not the same, and Dirty Racun won't root your phone. You have to unlock your bootloader, flash a custom recovery and the proper su binary to attain root, at which time you can flash ROM's, etc.

Sent using my HTC EVO LTE and a magic wand
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] NORCALkID:
Nvm...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] timberwolf671:
Need help with flash a recovery. Re-locked by phone and flash 2.13 RUU so I could get the OTA. After getting the OTA I unlocked again and trying to get root and nothing is working. When I use the command "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.1.8-jewel.img or fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-jewel.img" it keepingsaying "sending 'recovery' (7220 KB)..." and never happens. It just sits there. The OTA installed hboot 2.09. Anyone have any ideas what is going on and does anyone else have the same problem after taking the OTA.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Lavaflow2:
Did you try flashing recovery through bootloader at all?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] timberwolf671:
Thanks for the reply. I have it working now. In fastboot mode the drivers provided no longer work. I had to download and install HTC Sync with the latest driver. The I was able to install a recovery (TWRP) system. With the posted drivers would not work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silcharde:
After I re-flashed my FW I some how got stuck with "android market" and it wont update to Google Play, is there a way to manually update or trigger the update? THANK YOU
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krankdroid:
http://www.mediafire.com/?o3hexmg5kcz1ej4
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silcharde:
thank you :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrkhigh:
My wife is after me about a picture password lockscreen like on the windows 8 devices.

has anyone tried the google play "Picture password lockscreen" ?

(I'm too new to link the link, I apologize , but it is in google play)

I am guessing I have to place it into the system folder and give it proper permissions

but im a bit leary of doing this, since if it doesn't work just right, I'll have a hard time getting past a potentially furbar'd lock screen...

was hoping to hear a success story before making the attempt.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scampy:
Hi guys

I just have a little question regarding my nexus 4. I seem to be having the battery drain issue. It seems to drain the battery when I use any app or the browser through 3G (Wifi it doesnt drain so bad) also when using 3G i get a warm phone at the back. The heat thing doesnt bother me yet as I live in a very cold country.

I am not in a position to RMA or return the device to the shop as I bought the device in the UK and then returned to Russia.

I read on a previous post that google may update the phones to stop this battery drain issue should I wait for this update or should I try a custom ROM to solve the problem. If a ROM would work can any person give me a hint to which is good one to try first I have a nexus 7 and sometimes I use Paranoid Android. I have been reading the thread in the DEV section about that ROM but I cant seem to find a list of whats working or not.

As for the phone I have no other trouble with it it works great even outside when its -42.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
its not the ROM, its the kernel that has a battery drain, more particularly towards on how it works. i wont get too complicated because i dont want to write two paragraphs on why its the stock kernel. basically, all you need to know is that the phone ramps up to 1028 frequency when you touch the screen, so there is a possibility of the phone running at 1028 as the minimum freq. etc etc etc etc (like i said, theres a lot of reasons why)

flash a custom rom of your choice + kernel. i recommend franco for kernel.

and you're right for RMA. RMA is for hardware defects etc, RMAing wont get anyone a better battery. so even if you could RMA, i wouldn't. its fixed by software.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scampy:
Thanks for that i will give it a try

I hit the thanks button
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidmakespwn:
Can we get to the real question at hand... It's -42 degrees where you live... Holy shhh
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scampy:
we have had a few cold weeks its going to warm up after new year allegedly about -20 ish ill be breaking out the swimming costume.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jordanyme:
Russia ... Thats why they adore Vodka
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scampy:
when its this cold if you drink beer you get a sore throat and lose your voice, also vodka does work but it actually cools your body down at the same time as giving you a false feeling of warmth which is dangerous.

the irony is they sell ice cream on the street and you eat it and its warm crazy but nice in a strange way.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wreckone:
I'm running rooted stock with Franco Kernel :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmorand:
I recommend the franco Kernel, and modding to CyanogenMod. I have been running these and am loving the performance much better now. I also changed my cpu settings (via setCPU) to lower my CPU frequency to 384-1242. The lower frequency helps save some battery life.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RealiZms:
Can somebody confirm that the battery drain issue is due to improper cpu scaling?

Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jess813:
Where can I get this stock ROM from? I'm rooted and am looking for the most stock ROM
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fresh_TD:
There are so many things that can cause battery drain issue... Improper CPU scaling, maybe... one can have battery drain issue by simply not having good signal and your phone constantly searching for better signal and this can happen on stock everything.. This is one example of battery drain issue.. So to pin it to CPU scaling would not be accurate;);)

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If you never flashed a custom rom then you're stock son;);) being rooted means simply that, you're rooted.. Stock rooted;);)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vchithavong:
how is stock rom with franco kernel running? im all stock + root but might flash a kernel if its worth it
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
If you're going to flash a kernel but still use stock Rom. There is absolutely no reason to do this because when a new ota comes out and you accept the ota. It will not apply because you are using a custom kernel any system tweaks done as well will affect it.

So just flash a custom Rom and do yourself a favor. If you're going to flash, don't halfa** it, go the full way :) there are roms out there that are very stockish such as rascarlo and modaco but for me I prefer a more feature rich rom. Same speed if not faster, no reason to not have them IMO
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fresh_TD:
Not True.. The reason for failure of an OTA it's not having "stock" recovery.. Custom kernels have nothing to do with it, although you need a custom recovery to flash kernels/Roms... One could be stock rooted w/stock kernel and have custom recovery and the OTA will fail because recovery is not stock;);)

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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
True. But as most people in this thread are new, they wouldn't know this and most likely their ota will fail. Worst case scenario they'll be in a non boot able state and would need to fast boot stock or do a recovery maneuver to fix it. Chances of someone with a modified recovery with both stock as an combination are pretty slim, realistically speaking. On a better note, they can wait for the OTA URL link and manually flash the zip by Google which needs a custom recovery ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fresh_TD:
Non able boot state?? For trying to flash OTA with custom recovery?? I doubt it... It will fail because recovery is not stock.. Then you would just reboot system after the fail and continue with business as usual... In most cases the result is that and you wont get the OTA prompt update anymore after the fail;);)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hophamson:
So then my question is:

Can I still root my phone and receive ota from Google?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fresh_TD:
Yes, As long as you keep recovery stock;);)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tengen:
For whatever reason, I was able to receive and install the last OTA from Google while rooted and on CWR. Not sure how or why it worked, but it did. I believe several others were able to as well.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mgriffin13:
I've been trying out some of the custom roms available for my EVO and there I've been generally happy so far. One issue I'm having, though, is my Sense widgets withdrawl.

I typically only used the Clock/Weather widget and the Calendar widget. I found a couple replacements for the Clock/Weather in either HD Widgets or Beautiful Widgets (my current choice), but I have yet to find anything that resembles the Sense Calendar widget. I'm looking for something that can go 4x4 or 4x5 full screen calendar that shows the days, rather than a closeup on the agenda for a particular day.

Does anyone have a good suggestion for a replacement widget?

Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Jorte and Touch Calendar are nice calendar app/widgets that I've used for years.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
Plus 1 for jorte..used it a lot in the past
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mgriffin13:
Thanks. Jorte is working well for me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Chewieez:
Pure Grid Calendar is my widget of choice for calendars. It gives more info per day than the Sense one since it shows details and not just a tick on everyday that has an event.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ThrowingKs:
+1 for Jorte. But, I use its Agenda Widget and Tasks Widget to display tasks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] schmeggy929:
What's wrong with the Sense Calendar widget? Works fine on JellyBean.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Chewieez:
Nothing wrong with it, but it can't give you this detailed view that Pure Calendar Widget can....

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Cy_n_ic:
Its sense and only works with sense...sorry had to go there. Trololol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mbdigi:
Sense Calendar

I miss that calendar too.
[Member-Found Deals] DesignGrits:
"In case you still haven’t purchased a Galaxy S3, the best-sold Android handset to date and one of Samsung’s 2012 flagship products, you may want to do so tomorrow, as Best Buy is ready to offer you the device for just $49.99.

This isn’t the first time Best Buy is discounting the Galaxy S3, and just like before, the deal will be available for a limited time – in this case just this Sunday.

Naturally, in order to take advantage of the deal, you’ll still have to sign a new two-year agreement with the carrier of your choice – in this case either Verizon, AT&T, Sprint or T-Mobile. What’s worth noticing is that this time around, Best Buy’s Galaxy S3 deal is available with any of the four main U.S. mobile operators.

While Android fans are already talking about the Galaxy S4, the Galaxy S3 is still a great handset and definitely a great Christmas present, despite being just six months old, which is a lot in Android time

Are you buying the Galaxy S3 from Best Buy tomorrow, or are you looking for a different Android Christmas deal?"

Quote: Android Authority

Source: http://www.androidauthority.com/49-99-galaxy-s3-available-best-buy-december-16-140461/
[Member-Found Deals] Censura_Umbra:
Also, Amazon Wireless is also giving upgrade and Add-a-line's the GS3 for $50. BUT they are giving new lines it for a penny
[Member-Found Deals] DesignGrits:
Wish they carried tmo, I'm at bestbuy right now waiting for them to open.

Update: T-Mobile White S3 for $49.99 purchase successful :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] typhoonikan:
Which do you prefer? Why?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] flex360:
jb is better by far

no brainer
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] raclimja:
Jb

Stock browser is faster and more responsive.(scores on sunspider about 1.07k compared to 1.27k on ics)

Improvements on UI smoothness(it now renders at most 60fps compared to ics 34-52fps)

Stock camera improvements(particularly in low light and there is less noise due to improve compression algorithms)

keyboard takes up less on screen space and is a lot more responsive.

Under the hood improvements like vsync and triple buffering

Fixed the lag on messaging

Multitasking(remembering apps state) has been improved

Camera loads faster

Instant phone responsive when wake up from sleep (cpu cores are automatically fire at 100% state)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wolfclan68:
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Yeah! What he said!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] adis452:
Have to agree with the above. Noticeable difference all around with smoothness. I've had two side by side, one ICS and one JB - hands down JB wins.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wethead4:
When I login to my vzw account, my galaxy nexus is marked as an unknown device in my account. does that mean my imei or esn went bad? is there a way to restore it? I am on aokp jb build 1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
I need someone to test a PA build I have built. I posted a build for the Sprint GNote 2 already and just need someone to test this before I post. Please lmk if you can help.

Once I get confirmation it boots and everything seems to be working I can post http://d-h.st/TcW and flash these gapps with it http://d-h.st/X4a
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] leyvatron:
Downloading now.

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flashing fails with TWRP recovery. Gapps flash and rom doesn't

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flashing fails with TWRP.

Gapps flash okay.

Rom fails.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
What does it say exactly? Can you check md5?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] leyvatron:
Just shows failed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
Its gotta say a bit more. I appreciate all the feedback youve given me this far though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] leyvatron:
I tried with and without the forcing of md5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
Just to be clear, you do have a VZW GNote 2 running a VZW rom right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] leyvatron:
Yes. Verizon gnote 2 running beans v2 with twrp recovery.

Wiped system, data, cache. Tried flashing PA a few times and gave me errors... then tried gapps for the heck of it and flashed fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
Hmm ok then. I dont see why its not flashing. Ill have another build to try in the morning. Thanks for helping so far!

EDIT: If you can or whoever else, try this one http://d-h.st/TcW md5sum didnt match with first one when it got uploaded. Hoping thats why it wouldnt flash. LMK!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
just throwing this out there but i bet it needs to be flashed with cwm recovery just like sbrissens cm10 build...ill give it a go!

flashed fine with CWM recovery and booted up...