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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phositadc:
I agree. With the exception of hard core fan boys, I think most of us are willing to admit that our fears about LG manufacturing a nexus have come true. Pure android is freaking awesome, as always, but the lg hardware is just cheap and crappy compared top what it should have been IMO. I'll nevertheless be keeping the phone because I hate touch wiz, sense, etc.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deepstate:
Wow I thought it will be an update to the sgs camera but it seems it will not :/
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhi2889:
I don't know but I clicked some pics on my nexus 4 today and they turned out equally well like my previous phone s2. I even used flash to take some pictures and they are good too. I haven't tried 1080p video recording. S2 was very good in this area I hope this also perform well.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] big samm:
The thing i hate with the camera is the auto focus... That's have to be the worse camera software in the game right now...

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FatalityBoyZahy:
You guys complain too much... or you just don't know how to take pictures
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spoonboy:
Coming from an S3, yes the camera is *really* bad.

Here's two similar shots today, indoors under incandescent lights:

N4:

S3:

The camera seems to get metering and AWB spectacularly wrong. I have to dial -2 exposure for any shot with a flash to get something usable. For example in the shot above it's using ISO1500 .... seeing as the whole image is overexposed it should have used less and a small f/ number. The S3 did both of those and the image is miles better. I'm not sure why the N4 washes out the images either.

I really hope it's something that can be improved with software updates...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calyxim:
If you look at the blackberry in the picture you will understand the problem we have here.

N4 has much better detail capturing abilities. But the software just lets it down. I'm sure we will see sunny days fellas.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spoonboy:
Don't agree at all..... The blackberry text is visible in the N4 picture because it chose the aperture wrong - The S3 got it right... it knew I wanted to focus on the cat, so did that, used a lower f number resulting in less of the scene in focus but also a lower ISO and less noisy picture. It also had a slightly more forgiving shutter speed.

and look at the colour rendition between the two.... it's not even funny.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
This phone isn't meant to be the best on the market. Look at the price ...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calyxim:
I put the first attached picture on google plus, clicked on "auto fix".

Second one is auto fix + sharpen and some cool colours.

I also did this for the S3 but it almost didn't change anything to be honest. Which means the colour rendering is right.

Yes the n4's focus is off. It looks like the focus is 4 inches behind the cat's head. But I think you see where I am coming from.

edit: 3rd one is the S3 auto fixed.

edit2: So the answer to the question is: No the camera itself doesn't suck. It is the crappy software.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyleds:
I'm getting weird spot in middle of shots. Happens for while. Then it'll go away, then come back again.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miztwo:
Well, camera software in the Nexus 4 isn't the best you can find. Heck you can't even do Macro shots with it.

But, you can use another camera apps that do way better the job the stock camera does. I use Camera FV-5 to do most shots and only use stock camera for some HDR photos and a few photosphere photos.

Same happened with the S2. Photo quality with Stock camera app sucked compared to Samsung camera app.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxys:
Also going with FV-5 until the stock software is updated.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peachpuff:
Clearly its the cats fault, get a new kitty ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tengen:
Personally I've found the N4 to be quite well built. No creaks, no cracks. The volume rocker could be a tad tighter, but nothing that really bothers me on a regular basis. Glass is fragile, it's true, but I'm pretty careful with my devices and I do prefer the way it feels in hand when compared to Samsung's plastic. Battery has been great for me, especially after UVing. Can easily get close to 2 days between charges with light use and well over a full day with heavier use.

Perhaps I'm not enough of a photography buff, but I haven't found much to complain about with the camera. The only thing that bothers me is the dodgy focus when taking panoramas. I imagine I could find some third party software (or fixes on these forums) that would improve things, but it's not high on my priority list.

On the other hand, I can definitely see how someone with different preferences would be rather disappointed by the N4 ... so to each his own :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcbboy:
Disagree completely. The phone is heavy? It's 139 grams which is pretty damn light. 9 mm is not thick. Granted there are other slimmer smartphones on the market but 9 mm enough to feel slim without feeling overly thin or bulky. I've gotten pretty good battery life and I'm running stock kernel. If I can get 2 hrs of screen time and hit 15 hours I'm perfectly fine with that. And lastly I've had no issues with build quality. This phone feels very well built and I came from the GS2 and previously a Vibrant. Why complain about the lack of SD card and removable battery now when you knew that before the purchase?

as far as the camera is concerned I never expect much from smartphone cameras nor do I pay close enough attention to see if it's better or worse than my previous phone. As long as they come out decent enough to post to social networks I am really ok with it and the Nexus 4 does the job just fine.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phositadc:
Well you, brotato, are probably about the only person on earth perfectly fine with that. 2 hours screen on + 15 hours off charger? SRSLY? That would be absolutely horrible battery life, and no reasonable person would disagree.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
Some people have low standards. :p
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xandermpls:
Calm down meow
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
Wow great suggestion, buying the paid version right now. Solid app
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solutions Etcetera:
What you're seeing is not what you think you're seeing. Neither of these cams have adjustable apertures.

It seems clear that the Nexus 4 is pretty laid back with its post image processing. For me, that's not a bad thing as it is much easier to add more contrast and sharpening than it is to remove it from a lossy jpeg. If one shot Olympus all their life, they would have the same complaint about a Nikon.

Good photos look good from this camera. It is the lousy ones that look bad, and they clearly need more post. I have not seen any focusing issues in good light. Poor light and low contrast areas will affect most auto-focus algorithms as contrast is what is used to determine it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FatalityBoyZahy:
As long as I have Brazzers mobile, I'm happy.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcbboy:
When I say 2 hrs screen on I'm talking maximum brightness. Obviously you can easily pull double that on dim brightness the entire day but I don't run my phone like that. I'm a maximum brightness all the time type of guy unless I'm layiing in bed at night or in a movie theater.

Seriously though these are computers in our hands. You can't expect it to have days of battery life like flip phones of yesteryears if that's what you're looking for. I think most people just want their phone to make it through the day and I think the phone does that just fine.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twain28:
Hello there!

I'm having a somewhat curious issue with my Samsung Galaxy SII phone: almost each time I turn the screen on from sleep, I get the "Feint requires an internet connection running to work...etc. etc. etc.".

I removed all games I knew brought OpenFeint with them, and scavenged around the phone to avoid it coming back to me....yet it constantly does, and I'm actually beginning to fear this OpenFeint "daemon" (or such) is actually draining my battery more and more (to the point I'm actually forced to charge it back twice per day....).

I'm on 4.0.3 stock rom, not modded since I haven't finished paying the phone yet, so rooting is out of the question....I was thinking about taking a backup and a hard reset, but I'm more than scared of loosing something, so I was hoping for a way to trash the darn OpenFeint out of the phone without having to re-initialize the phone itself....

Any word of advice, there? (Can provide additional details on the way, if needed.... ;) )

Cheerio!

Tw@in 28
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
Save your contacts using kies or google sync and back up any files you want using app like titatium back up.

then do a factory reset, that will remove any user data including any problem files.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twain28:
Thanks, Cosmic Blue, but, as I said, I'd like to think of this solution as a "last resort" (I'll keep in mind the suggested steps, though, :) )....anything else I could/should try before this, to nail the issue down?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
Sorry no other way since Openfeint has installed itself in several needed files.

Short of factory reset, there is a very slim chance of deleting it without rooting the phone, as any app that can get rid of it requires root access.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdanoober:
OpenFeint faced has been accused of computer fraud, invasion of privacy, breach of contract, etc. so I am not surprise of the annoying stuff you're receiving. I managed to get rid of it when I upgrade to JB, for your case you may want to try this (sorry, can't post link yet):

1. Ensure you have a data connection, like 3G or Wi-Fi.

2. Start up a game with Openfeint support and hit the score or Openfeint tab.

3. You should now be in the Openfeint webpage.

4. Hit the menu button on your phone and select the settings tab.

5. Scroll down and hit the REMOVE ACCOUNT tab.

6. A second screen will pop up and you have to confirm your decision to remove your account.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bi11ie:
Openfeint will be a thing of the past soon (they're gonna shut their servers down) but meanwhile you can use a file explorer app and delete the openfeint folder in your internal sd.

Hope that helps :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twain28:
Thanks xdanoober and bi11ie,

I had already tried deleting any openfeint account I might have unavertedly subscribed, but, of course, I could not connect to the darn server itself....:cyclops:

Yesterday, after writing my answer to this topic, I also tried deleting the OpenFeint folder itself as suggested. I actually zipped a copy before, to see if the contents matched any auto-respawn of the same...so far so good....the phone has been sitting quietly since this morning, and I'm still around 50% battery....let's see how this goes...will report back in a pinch.... :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twain28:
A small update, 24 hours later: battery life slightly improved, I still see the Feint message,now and then, soI guess I'll pack my things and go for the harsh treatment.

Btw, does anyone know some kind of savegame backup app?I'd hate having to play again all my videogames...:D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twain28:
Yet another update:I uninstalled "Elemental" and Feint messages seem to be gone for good: apparently, the game had an "exclude Feint" option....which did not work at all!! :rolleyes:

Will monitor the situation for more developments....unfortunately,now that Feint has shut down, this issue will plague almost all Feint-supported games: they will try to log in to Feint servers at least once...and fail miserably, thus starting a battery-costing loop....:banghead:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twain28:
Ok,we can flag this as SOLVED.

No Feint messages in more than 24 hours.Battery working slightly longer. Yay!! :)

Summing up the results, it was all Elemental's fault. A pity, since the game was funny to play....

Thanks you all for your suggestions. :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bi11ie:
The best backup app there is is Titanium Backup. You can find it in the Play Store (there's a free and a paid version) and your phone has to be rooted. You won't lose your data if you root your phone, so you can root your phone and then back everything up :) All the progress you've made in your games will be saved and you'll be able to restore it. Go for the Pro version because the guy who made Titanium Backup is amazing!! We should all buy him a :beer: !
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gringocol:
I peoples i have just got a galaxy note 2 . . it is unreal!!! :) looking to root . . . i did have a galaxy s2 which i did root . . but still abit of noob when it comes to first time root lol . .

anyway i'm on O2 network, baseband version is : N7100XXALJ2

i see alot of tutorials just say that its for n7100 so if if follow those instructions using odin, i should in theory be ok?

i got a tutorial and in it downloaded a zip file with this file name :CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.

in the zip it includes a .tar.md5 with the same name, odin3.ini and odin3-v1.85.exe.

it would be much appreciated for advice thankyou x :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumbo78:
Tar file to PDA in ODIN - don't change anything, close all KIES processes on PC, phone to download mode, connect, wait for yellow field and then START

Look here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chayangkul99:
Hi, just follow my guide, click the link below, if you would like cwm recovery to be installed please used the alternative method :)

"If i have helped you, just hit the "thanks" button pls"-sent from my GT-N7100...some guides here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2055827 .... drop some question here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2055736
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretty pixel:
Hi

Can someone kindly help me here please. I'm fairly new to flashing custom ROMs and was eager to try out the Ultimate 4.1.2 Jelly Bean ROM I found here on XDA. I installed and setup the ROM no problem. However, was unable to format the Internal SD for Settings - Storage. I really wanted to start with a new, clean system so I (stupidly) connected the Note to my Mac via USB Mass Storage Mode, and formatted the Internal SD Card using Disk Utility.

Now I am unable to use the Note. However, I am able to boot into CWM 6xxxxxx. Under Mounts/StorageI have managed to mount the Internal SD, I can copy files onto it from my Mac and format using Disk Utility. But I am unable to get the device up and running again. As I get messages in CWM saying can't mount SD, and similar.

I do have some Nandroid backups on my Mac and copied these across to the SD Card using CWM Mounts and Storage. However, as I get the message can't mount SD card, I am unable to restore the system.

Please help someone. I love my Note and want her back.

Thank you in anticipation.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
What format did / does your mac format in ? It needs to be FAT32, try reformatting it in recovery

Also, the error mounting sd card, is this internal or external ? I get this error a lot but i can still flash from both cards.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretty pixel:
Hi - thank you for the reply. I formatted it FAT32. I've tried formatting it in CWM under Mounts and Storage - format /sdcard, but get the message: "skipping format...Done."

Can I try anything else?

Thank you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretty pixel:
I should add that in desperation I have probably done some things I shouldn't have done in CWM including formatting system, wipe data and wipe cache etc. Therefore, am I correct in thinking have no ROM installed to boot from?

Please help, I really need to get this sorted and I'm really struggling, thank you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
This seems to be a fix by samsung which is causing this.. on all JB, cannot format the Internal SD. but what exactly is happening when you boot the phone ?

---------- Post added at 01:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 AM ----------

format/system will remove the rom from your phone. as you still have cwm, flash the ROM again
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretty pixel:
When I boot the phone I am not getting beyond the Samsung Galaxy Note GTN7000 screen (white text). I am unable to flash the ROM in CWM. I get a message that says something like unable to mount sdcard.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
go to samfirmware.com and download the XXLSA firmware from there. put the phone in download mode and flash it. Do you have windows ? Use Odin, else try

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755265
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretty pixel:
I will download the XXLSA firmware and try to flash using Heimdall. Does the firmware have to be for any specific country? I am in the UK.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
This is a leak and there is only one file so there is no choice
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretty pixel:
I'm on the samfirmware.com GTN7000 UK ROMs page now, but i can't see that ROM?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
Dont use UK, just select top 10
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretty pixel:
Got it, thank you. I will try and flash using Heimdall and let you know as soon as I've tried it :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretty pixel:
I downloaded the ROM and installed Heimdall. I really don't understand how to use Heimdall. Is there anything else I can try? Or is my best bet to install Odin on a PC and flash the ROM from there? Do I need to flash this ROM? I really just want to go back to UK Stock ICS 4.0.4 and then root. Can you advise me please, thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
the procedure is the same. for that download the rom ICS or JB you want. and flash using PCodin / Heimdall.

best is Odin for me
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretty pixel:
Thanks I will download Odin to my son's PC and come back in a little while :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TgyaUbjcm4
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretty pixel:
Hi - I've installed Odin on a PC. Can you explain how I use it please - sorry to be a pain. I have got my stock firmware too. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
run odin. put the phone in download mode and connect it. wait for the COM:X yellow icon (if not , drivers are not there, install them). select the ROM (tar.md5) in PDA tab, donot change any other settings. Flash
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pretty pixel:
Hi - I flashed the UK Stock Rom successfully :) and the internal SD is there and fine. Thank you so much for your help - I've learned so much. One final question, the phone rebooted automatically after the flash, at this point it was still connected to the PC with a USB cable and Odin was open. On the phone I saw a message saying MTP syncronizing. I then quit Odin and unplugged the USB cable. Can I confirm that this will not harm the newly installed ROM on the phone?

Thank you again for your help and guidance :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
That's normal. Phone boots automatically because auto reboot is checked in odin. You have a perfectly working phone now ciao
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsmas:
You are a helpful guy.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sasa74:
Hi, bought three days ago TF300 and saw right away strange touch screen behavior for a short time (a minute or two) and after that everything worked well till next time happend :silly: I tought, maybe something with stock rom and then I rooted TF300 and installed a custom rom but problem happens again....i called the store and they will give me a new one...question: how to put stock rom back...i got TWRP.

thank you
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sasa74:
Thanks for reply, but I need a more detailed instructions :fingers-crossed: Thanks again.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sasa74:
refresh....anyone please detailed instructions about going back on stock?!

Thank you
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wetbiker7:
I doubt very seriously that someone is going to take the time to write you out a TUT when the information you seek can be found within this forum. All you need to do is search and read.

Didn't you use fastboot to install either CWM or TWRP on your tablet? If so, then all you need to do is go through the same process but use the information that Mikaole gave you.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikaole:
Just DL this file:

http://hannspad.erazor-lan.de/?file=trecovery.rar Should be ready in about 5 minutes.

Extract it to C:

open cmd and use the following command

cd c:\trecovery\

now you should be in the right folder

Connect your tablet with PC and start it with Vol- and Power at the same time.

When the 4 Icons appear choose the USB icon with Vol- then confirm it with Vol+

Now your tablet is in fastboot mode.

Go back to the CMD window and use the following command

fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash staging blob

This flashes the WW_epaduser_10_4_2_18StockRom and needs about 10-20min. If you need another Stock just download it from Asus. Extract it. Extract it again and now you see a blob file. Delete the one in my floder and put the right one inside.

After the command you will see nothing at 1st. Just leave it. When you see writing was succesful use this command:

fastboot -i 0x0B05 reboot

Let your tablet reboot. this will take a little while,too.

Ready.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sasa74:
I did it. Thank you very much!!!! :good:
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wetbiker7:
This is such a great tutorial that I linked another member to it. Thank you Mikaole for taking the time to make this.

Sent from my Transformer Pad TF300T using Xparent Purple Tapatalk 2
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slackware87:
This works for me too.

Thanks

Sent from my Transformer Pad TF300T using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinnong:
nice guide. i manage to get back my stock rom:fingers-crossed:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] delacrow:
I like this gallery alternative.

The only thing is that sharing doesn't work.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29908154

[APP] Xperia Album (Photo Gallery) *Awesome*
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] lschuman:
This is pretty cool. Sharing does work on my phone, maybe because I'm still stock and not yet rooted? Thanks for sharing this!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] delacrow:
That's great. Which version are you using - the one in OP or the linked one on the last page? I used the one in OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] lschuman:
The OP one! I did notice that the sharing button was sparsely populated until I selected all sharing options. The only one I tested was emailing a selected photo....

It's a really slick app!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] CB620:
Sharing works.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] wedmiston:
Previously had CM7 and no issues installing apps directly from GP. Since upgrading to CM10, my account shows two NT's and the newer one tells me it's incompatible with my NT. Is it possible that CM10 simply doesn't work with certain apps that CM7 did?