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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThC23:
This is irrelevant, this phone will probably be release around the same time as the S4 which I'm sure will come with LTE by then.

I heard that LTE is already being tested in some secret areas, I think I saw it on Tmo News.

I would pass on this and wait on what's to come.

Powered by the SGSIII
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] OsmanMusa:
Tmobile isn't even ready for lte yet, they are testing it so it wouldnt matter if our phones got LTE capability now.

Plus like one of the previous posters said, we are getting up to like 25mbps of 4g and i download huge movies very quickly and stream netflix and youtbe hd without any problems so just what is the point for super fast LTE? IT'S pointless for now for my smartphone. Pretty soon when the world begins to stream bluray 50gb movies then LTE will come in handy but for now when most movies are like 4gb or less no need for lte for me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Snook321:
Reason why most of us wouldn't need LTE
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
They just need to fix the horrible ping times.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] clninja:
Samsung rep told me s3 mini was coming soon.... bet anything thats what it is
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elesbb:
My ping speeds are like 70ms in 4g.. how's that horrible? Lol

I agree. I highly doubt they(T-Mobile) would add lte to the s3. Plus that would suck for those who already have the s3
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsrijo:
how long is the battery warranty for the note... cuz my note is 9 months old and my battery is about to die ..will I get a free replacement ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
think its 6 months as it comes under consumables
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheryanne:
Manufacturer warranty for batteries regardless of phone is 6 months as a standard.

Galaxy Note N7000: Sweet ROM v5 4.0.4 XXLRU + HydraCore v5.34 std + UBLS1 baseband
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baz77:
depends check your countries samsung site and search on it. I read on one country a year another half a year.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psionic11:
Oh, come on, just order another battery online. It's so much easier than going through some long warranty process. I have 2 Anker batteries that are doing very well.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsrijo:
Yeah I do have an extra Samsung original battery.which I got about 3 months back.... doesn't hurt to get a free replacement does it .
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
EU law states clearly how long your warranty lasts:

- 24 months for electronics

- 6 months for utilities

If you live outside EU:

- 6 months for utilities ( as stated in international Samsung Galaxy Note Warranty Card )

So your battery falls under utilities category. After 9 months you will not get a replacement, unless Samsung will grant it to you out of good will.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baz77:
It appears so that for n7000 (havent checked all websites) that Samsung gives a half year warrantee. However thank god for consumer law this half year can actually be debated, solely on the consumer law of a country.

e. g. EU law dictates a 2 year guarantee on all goods sold in the EU, however countries are allowed to deviate from this as long as its in the advantage of the consumer. http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/ecc/consumer_topics/buying_goods_services_en.htm

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31999L0044:EN:HTML

Your source Akiainavas is wrong, unless you can point to me this is otherwise.

As a consumer you are screwed thought, I just did a quick search and found that in some countries the guarantee should last as long as the expected lifespan of a product. For a rechargeable battery one can argue that this is at least 2 years. Even thought Samsung previously gave 1 year and now hslf s year (public admittance of deteriorating quality at Samsung) . This is the consumers right. A right often not executed and more often denied by sellers. Even 1year warrantee on a device that can be expected to have a life of 2-3 years is ridiculous. We hsve rights and they are violated on a massive scale worldwide.

In EUthere were lawsuits, succesfully against Apple for their short warrantee on products. and so on and so forth. http://stuartduff.com/why-apples-2-year-eu-warranty-ruling-wont-benefit-most-consumers-15042012/

So In most sources as a final note, consumer law supersedes warrantee or gaurantees supplied by retailer or manufacturer.

BAM, You have been lawyered... Sheldon Cooper style

kind regards and a happy holiday season from a jolly fellow troller
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
All started with a Big Bang
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
Dear Sheldon ;)

This is my source #1:

http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/shopping/shopping-abroad/guarantees/

And my source #2 is my Galaxy Note Warranty Card issued by Samsung Electronics Poland. It says that the phone itself is covered with 24 months warranty, and accessories such as the battery or headset have 6 months of warranty. It also says that those numbers are valid only in the country the phone was bought in - and internationally the warranty is reduced to 12 and 3 months respectively ( i believe the last part might not agree with the EU consumer law ).

Why did you say my sources were wrong though ? Do you think the battery should be covered by a longer than 6 months warranty ? Or did i miss something ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baz77:
Well you qouted what Samsung gives as EU law,which it isn't. Nowhere in EU las is it stated it should be six months.

I expect a battery to last two years, I have rechargeable batteries that have lasted 10 years, and are still running strong, odd that the newest high tech phone battery is guaranteed only 6 months. Ok a year ago newest high tech, Lol, but still. Older Samsung phones had one year, why 6 months now.

Fair enought we have established that there is a mismatch between manufacturer guarantee and in this sense EU law, so strictly speaking Samsung can give less guarantee, not a soul in that will succesfully dispute it.

I guess its one of those things that is socially accepted.

My personal favourite is going into a shop ask them how long it will last. They will always say a long period. Then ask then whats the warranty, which is always lower then what they try to sell it for. Then Sheldon me pops up and says according to law the gaurantee must cover the expected product lifespan as in some countries. They laugh at me (true story, really Sheldon Cooper like, its ridiculous) warrantee is 1 year. Lol my consumer rights raped right there. Bam! Then they have the nerve to offer me extended warrantee for a fee. Raped two times.

But you wont get anywhere claiming your rights when a manufacturer has stated less then legally should be the case. Believe me I have tried.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baz77:
In all due fairness, getting the extended fee if, only if it covers everything from misplacement (notice I dont use the word theft, cause forgetting it somewhere is not the same as theft) to water damage, then its really really worth it.

Samsung has pretty good products and usually ok quality conrol so generally its not needed. I am just not happy with batery lifespan and battery usage, black clipping, emmc bug.

All at own risk.

But! I love the phone and couldnt go to any other one until note 3 or Galaxy 4-5 arives. Why not note 2, money, I'd go to note 2 if I was loaded,but I am only a custodian. A jolly one if I say so myself.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpyderTracks:
As it's classed as a consumable its 6 month warranty.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruck fules:
Does galaxy note 2 have same wifi issue as galaxy S 3??

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2015482
[HTC One X] pull.me.under:
Hello everybody,

as the title suggests: (Why) should I update my hboot?

Yes, I've searched, yes I've read. I'm sure I could find the concise answer if I invested several hours of reading various highly informative threads, but maybe somebody can put it down in a few, easy to understand sentences, or point me to a post / wiki entry where it's explained concisely?

My situation: I have the HTC One X (Tegra 3 version), rooted, S-ON, with the 0.43 hboot at the moment. I have installed several ICS sense roms in the past, and am currently running JB (4.1) AOSP (/CM/PA/...) roms. This all works nicely, but I really don't understand all the talk about different hboot versions, needed RUUs, etc.

So I have several more detailed questions:

If I got it right, I need a newer hboot version to run Sense JB Roms - correct?

To upgrade to a newer hboot version, I need to download the correct RUU and install this, correct?

How do I find the "correct" RUU? And am I right that the RUU is an offical exe file, installing the Stock Rom on an unlocked phone only (meaning I have to relock first)?

Is it correct that hboot version more current than my original, never updated one will cause problems (GPS, direct wifi, volume, bt, ...') with basically ALL Non-Sense roms?

Is it correct that once upgraded, I have no option whatsoever to downgrade?

What is the interaction between the hboot and the installed kernel - do some kernels work better with certain hboot versions?

Sorry for the flood of questions. As you can see, I really tried to find the answers. In some cases I'm rather sure of what I think, but some questions leave me baffled. At the moment it seems to me that I have to decide between either a Non-Sense JB, or a Sense JB, but I cannot switch between them (and retain all functionality of my phone).

Thanks in advance,

Thor
[HTC One X] hopeless12:
if you upgrade it, you will be able to flash jb based roms, as you already know, there are jb roms out, which boots on any version of hboot, some dont, thats why you need to upgrade, for example, im running the blade rom v3.0.0 which its great, but i couldnt flash if i didnt upgrade the hboot.
[HTC One X] HTC Venom:
here are some good news ,some new Non-Sensed Roms like 4.2.1 AOKP beta release are able to run on all HBoots and there is also Trip's ROM which works for Hboots also ,so with no time all Hboots will be able to run at all kinds of ROMS over there for HOX ,
[HTC One X] kskendsup:
Have you come across the following site...i guess it explains pretty well..If it doesnt solve ur curiosity, u can ask it here..!! Every1s here to help..!!

http://www.flow-wolf.net/2012/10/htc-one-x-perfect-guide-for-beginners.html
[HTC One X] Mr_S:
^ I read that site a few days ago and it was the best explanation I've see.

sent from my highgrade HTC one x
[HTC One X] anks257:
[*]If I got it right, I need a newer hboot version to run Sense JB Roms - correct?

Yes perfectly right.

[*]To upgrade to a newer hboot version, I need to download the correct RUU and install this, correct?

Yes, that is ONE OF THE methods to do it. Another method is, you can use this tool. (It doesn't require you to relock you phone)

[*]How do I find the "correct" RUU? And am I right that the RUU is an offical exe file, installing the Stock Rom on an unlocked phone only (meaning I have to relock first)?

First, head over here and check whether your CID has received the JB update (upgraded hboot). If it hasnt then you will have to wait.

If it has then you can search for your RUU.

[*]Is it correct that hboot version more current than my original, never updated one will cause problems (GPS, direct wifi, volume, bt, ...') with basically ALL Non-Sense roms?

Nope, it will ONLY cause a problem with the non-sense ROMS that were built on the older base , i.e. the ones running android 4.1.2 , newer ROMS like android 4.2.1 builds will work perfect, and that too only gps is a problem. Also, most of the devs have found the patch to fix this problem.

[*]Is it correct that once upgraded, I have no option whatsoever to downgrade?

yes, that is correct.

[*]What is the interaction between the hboot and the installed kernel - do some kernels work better with certain hboot versions?

There is no such relation. The only relation is that the kernels wont work only, i.e. the kernels built on the older source code wont work at all on the upgraded hboot. And there are no custom JB kernels as of yet as HTC hasnt released the source code yet.

Hope this helped.
[HTC One X] pull.me.under:
Thanks for this VERY helpful reply! What I don't understand about the two points I've quoted: You say that most of the devs have found fixes so that 4.2.1 roms run perfectly, but at the same time that there are no custom JB kernels. I thought the gps problem had to be fixed in the kernel? But that's probably just my misassumption.

Even if my phone hadn't hadn't just badly broken, I'd stick to the old hboot for a while longer then. I don't want to switch to JB 4.2.1 yet, as there seems no way to get pdroid running on that.

Thanks for taking the time to answer (this goes to all of you who replied)!

Thorsten
[HTC One X] Alex240188:
What they mean is that they have patched the ramdisk in the 4.2 ROMs to work with the older 4.1 kernel's that we do have the sources for
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] kisiel96:
Hey.

My friend flash his phone with rom for i9100... Can he unbrick it without service?

Phone doesn't boot, download and recovery mode not working...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] wee2wee:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1120785
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] cyanoper:
Go to your nearest Samsung Service Centre and you should tell them that:

"I am updating my phone using Samsung Kies, then suddenly Kies crashed at the flashing process.."

I think they will get your phone repaired for free, unless your phone is still covered by the warranty.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dewasathya:
Is that true mate? Last time i remember that Samsung Service Center check the software as well, they count how many times you flash the phone.

If that was true, I'm going to back to GB from A4 with Bootloaders so i can hardbrick my phone, wait....my phone warranty is already dead :silly:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] chongns:
SL dun have flash counter.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Diver:
Hi, a new guy here!

I recently became a happy owner of 32Gb wi-fi only N7. I’m familiar with software dev (windows developer for 20 years with some work on unix) and customization/modding/flashing process (mostly for satellite receivers). However this is my first tablet and my first Android device so I could use some help 

I successfully unlocked, rooted and installed custom recovery on my N7. I would like to get to a bare bones state of the N7 and then slowly add new features/programs to it when it becomes necessary for me. So I would like to remove all non essential parts that were preinstalled on my N7.

I was under impression that I could uninstall programs using N7 UI after device gets rooted. However it seems that for majority of the apps I still only have an option to disable.

I shelled into N7 and looked around. It seems that all (majority?) of the apps are in /system/apps folder. Can I simply remove the apps and their files from that folder? Does this folder only contain user apps or does it also have system apps that are essential for N7 to function? Is there a chance to brick it by removing something (everything?) from that folder?

I searched on a forum for a list of apps that are safe to remove. I thought it would exist since it seems to be something many of us would be interested in doing. I didn’t find the list. If there is such a thing and someone could direct me there, it would be great!

Given that I can remove apps by deleting them from that folder safely, I still have a question what each app does and how important it is. Is safe to assume that any app that has a wheel with a drive belt on it as an icon in apps screen on N7 is system app and has to stay?

I have two keyboard app installed – one is Android keyboard and one is ASUS keyboard. Judging by the name 2 of these are essential since Android is the OS and ASUS is the manufacturer. But do I really need two of them?

If there is a resource/thread that discussed something similar, please let know. I look forward to learn from anyone on this forum! 
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladebarrier:
I don't have the energy right now to address every app one at a time, but I'll nudge you in the right direction. That should help you start tinkering.

The Nexus 7 is very popular in this community because it's intentionally more open, and less bloated, than much of the competition.

That being said, sure there are apps you could uninstall if you decide to. Some of the custom ROM's will have probably already have done this for you, but may create little unexpected quirks here and there.

The first thing you'll want to do is backing everything up thoroughly. I would use Titanium Pro (you'll see it referred to as Tibu a lot), to backup all apps and settings. Then I would use the Google Nexus 7 toolkit (found in the forums here) to do a backup, as well as make a nandroid backup.

Ok, so you're ready to tinker. Well, if you bought Titanium Pro from the app store, you've already got all you really need. First, use titanium to freeze an app you don't feel you need, and don't think is required. Re-boot, go about your daily routine, and see if all is ok. Continue on in this manner. Once you've frozen everything you're interested in, and made sure all is well, you can probably go ahead and uninstall them through Tibu. Freezing them should generally make them not start up anyways, so unless the tiny amount of space they take up is a concern, that's really all you generally need to do *.

* Ok, sometimes you have to fully uninstall things you don't want, but this should get you plenty to tinker with for now.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Diver:
bladebarrier,

Thanks for your response. I understand the approach you suggested – disabling apps one at a time and then when they all disabled and device is working to my liking for a while I could uninstall them.

However, I’m somewhat frustrated with a sheer number of apps that I have out of the box and I can’t find a good description of what they do. For example:

Mobile Network Configuration

Google Partner Setup

Google Services Framework

Searching online doesn’t yield definitive answers if it’s something I need or will N7 work without them. I have google play store and google play services installed – does store app require services? Reading a bit about it doesn’t make it seem so, but I’m not 100% sure. So I was wondering if there is a list of apps that are required for N7 well being and that cannot be removed no matter what.

For example, Black Viper has an excellent example of what I’m looking for but for windows nt services: (can't post a link)

This page explain what each service is, what it does and if it’s safe to disable it depending on configuration you’re seeking – minimal set, typical, out of box of experimental. I would love to find something like that for N7 system apps 

I installed CWM recovery when I rooted and as far as I can understand I does NAND backups. I plan on moving the backup file from the device to my desktop and keeping it there for safety reason.

The Tibu process that you described, as far as I understand (and I might be wrong here) is basically equivalent of disabling the apps using native N7 setting app, rebooting, using it for a while and then removing .apk and .odex (or simply app_name.*) files from system/apps folder. Tibu just makes it easier. Did I get that right?

And it’s still removing one app/widget at the time. I’d like to clean it out completely first and start from that point. So Tibu will probably not help me there. So my main Q is still out there – can I brick it by removing everything from system/app? Are there only user apps there or essential system apps as well? With CWM back up file on hand will I be able to recover if my experiment goes bad? 

>	* Ok, sometimes you have to fully uninstall things you don't want, but this should get you plenty to tinker with for now.

One of the reasons I want to have them removed is to clean up the list of apps I have on N7. Right now I have 5 pages of apps and I have little idea what they do and if I need them – I had Korean keyboard installed for example.

As I mentioned I’m a newb in this area, so maybe my approach is a bit dumb, so please be patient with me :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] littleemp:
Removing Google framework services is a big no-no. To be honest, the easiest way to accomplish what you want is installing a custom ROM like CyanogenMod, especially since you've done all the prep work for such a thing.

Once you install any official CM build it is as close to app-less as you can get on a modular OS like this.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Diver:
that's what i suspected! i thought that google framework would be something essential, but there is not much easily available information there to arrive at that conclusion :)

since i'm new to this, i thought i should stay away from any rom flashing until i get a bit more familiar with a device, terminology and stuff like that. i'm looking at the "[ROM] CyanogenMod 10.1 [OFFICIAL]" thread and i'm not sure about half of the terms - GAPPS, PSA, Nightlies :) i do know what ROM is, I do know what kernel is, virtual machine, etc. But it's applied to the platform that I have little experience with, so it makes me a little bit uneasy :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Diver:
i do have SU privileges, so what i was talking about was disabling an app thru N7 setting screen and then when i deem the app ok to remove, going to adb shell and removing the actual file.

i just did this:

mount -o remount rw /system

rm iWnnIME_Kbd_White.apk

rm iWnnIME.apk

and it removed the japanese keyboard. however when i go back to app screen under settings, i still see it but now it has a grey icon with a SD symbols in the corner. so it appears it recognizes that the app is gone, but it's still referenced in the list. i pushed the files back using NRT and it all back to the way it was. so looks like my idea of cleaning the list by removing the apk might not fly.

and now I wonder how Tibu uninstalls the apps.

I understand the notion of apps being in the cache and being removed when more RAM is needed, however the purist in me just doesn't want the junk apps to be there in first place :) However there is a lot of validity to these of your words:

My wife got Kindle Fire HD recently and she's been using it happily. While I was thinking why would anyone want a closed up system (well, more closed up system then Nexus), she's been using it and I've been frustrated with my N7 :) so i might just let it go and enjoy the japanese and korean keyboards anyway :)

i'm wifi only
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Diver:
ngshniq every

i think i found what i was after: http wiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/barebones (url modified since i still can't post urls). this wiki page has the list of app with a short description and if it's safe to remove. it also has additional information that explains why i still saw the reference to the app in the list when apk file was deleted:

looks like i need to pay attention to 2 additional files:

/data/system/packages.xml

/data/system/packages.list

i bet I would find a reference to the apps in these and i would need to remove it in order to have the app disappear from the app list. i'll play around a bit more and report back :)