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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] machie38:
Hi all

I’ll try to give as much detail as possible. I just switched over from AT&T with an Iphone 3Gs to Verizon and purchased two iPhone 5's with a family plan. The next day I seen my friends Note 2 and liked it so much that I took my iPhone back and exchanged it for the Note 2 and paid a $30 restock charge.

After playing around with the phone for an hour or so, I installed Kies on my Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Dell Laptop because I wanted to sync the phone with my Microsoft Office Outlook contacts. I kept getting a "device not supported alert" from Kies every time I hooked up the phone. I downloaded it and re-installed it 4 times with the same error and YES the drivers installed correctly.

After a 15 page chat session and 2-1/2 hour (mostly waiting) phone call with Samsung technical support, I got no answer to this issue except one tech in the chat said Kies does not work with Windows 64-bit and that it only works on Windows 32-bit, but the guy on the phone support told me Kies does work with Windows 64-bit and had me reinstall it again and still not working.

I thought there might be something conflicting in my system with Kies or the phone, so I tried installing it on my GF's 64 bit Dell laptop also (which is a 1 year old system and not much stuff installed on there) and still got the same error.

After what came to be 12 hours of trouble shooting time, I brought back the phone back to Verizon. They were insisting that I was doing something wrong so they had me bring the laptop to them so they could try.

We reinstalled Kies and the drivers there and again couldn’t get the phone to sync. We tried the Note 2 on their 32–bit system and the phone connected. Then we tried an earlier Samung phone (forgot which one) on my 64-bit sytem and Kies did recognize the phone and wanted to sync. Verizon’s response: We have no idea why the note 2 won’t sync with 64-bit Duhhh

Another 2 hours of wasted time and a little worried, I told the manager to put me back on the Iphone which they did at no charge, but said I can’t switch again. A few days later, well I am not exactly liking the Iphone 5 and thinking to maybe get the Note 2 again. Before I do I was wondering the following:

1) Since Verizon told me I can’t change my phone again, thinking of possibly having my son bring his iPhone in and swapping it for Note 2. Will we be able to swap the Sim or something to trade the phones?

2) The default alarm sounds on the Note 2 alarm clock are to low for me (used to the Alarm sound on the Iphone) Is there a custom way to select a different sound via my own sounds or an alarm app that will let me program my sound?

3) Anybody possibly know why Note 2 won’t be recognized on 64-bit? Or is there another syncing software I can use besides sync??

4) Is there some other solution I can use to sync the phone with Outlook besides Kies?

5) Am I correct in thinking that I can possibly load my pictures, music etc on my sd card reader and then have Note 2 recognize the files on the card if the phone won't sync?

Sorry for the lengthy post & thanks’ in advance

Mike
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rebel908:
What version of Windows are you using. Professional isn't too specific.

Kies does not support Note 2 on Verizon.

And yes loading your files onto an SD card will work.

The email app not the Gmail app should work for outlook sync.

Don't take my answers as definitive
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zenvita:
hope this helps

Hope this helps... and i truly hope you stick with Android.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] machie38:
Windows 7
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bendystrawboy:
or just export your contacts to a file, then import them in google contacts......which probably would've taken 3 minutes.....

google contacts

the alarm thing yes, you can use whatever file you want. just don't use the ascending thing, that may have made it seem low to you..but it slowly gets louder.

and yes, manually drag and drop files to the sd card.........

you've really been using an iphone for a while ehhh

you can even dld music online and play them on the note without using itunes...crazy right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] RaptorMD:
Ditch the iPhone 5, ditch kies, put your contacts on Google and sync away. As for not being allowed to swap your phone again, well you can always talk to a CSR and explain the situation and honestly the Verizon store is full of ID10T'S anyways so if anything they should have known something beyond sorry we can't help you.

I had the iP5 ditched that sucker after a month and won't be returning to the land of kiddie iOS anytime soon. Android does offer more options and ways to have fun. Sounds to me like its 64bit windows issue which I can say is a POS and doesn't like to work with a lot of things. I got new desktop at work and it came with it and low and behold I cannot use my Cisco webcam that I actually do need and there was no downgrade option to 32bit so I am still after 6 months trying to find drivers, options anything.

You paid a lot of money for two phones don't let them push you into using yet another upgrade they SHOULD make it RIGHT, if not go to another store other than the one you went to and explain to a manager or someone with a brain. I would also suggest in the future visit Best Buy, they have a 30 day return window and I have had to swap out twice on devices, they are more willing to help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chefdave12118:
I'm not going to get in to all of those questions but the one about the alarm clock is a very valid question (easy fix though) for anyone new to android. I know Samsung is going for this whole nature sound thing but for the love of god the stock alarm sounds are SOOTHING. My personal favorite alarm sound is the rooster on Motorola devices because its so loud and annoying.

Samsung you're trying to wake us up with those alarm sounds not make us dream we're soaking up rays on the beach. And yes I know we can get different alarms and sounds before everyone jumps down my throat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] big.daddy:
You can log into iCloud via your web browser and download your contacts as a .vcf file. That file can be imported into gmail which will sync with your device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] machie38:
Thanks

Thanks for the help, I'm back on the Note 2 :good:
[HTC One X+] xpla:
Deleted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ariel123:
can anyone provide link or source from where i can download prl 00001. i accidently deleted it off my pc
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] monstaX:
Recycle bin? What would be the need for prl 00001?0.o what does it do? Out if curiosity if u don't mind sharing knowledge lol

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My bad, do u mean the modded Verizon prl to force roam our sprint gs3's on?

If so, here is the link : http://www.mediafire.com/?1zz5iz20xci89e0
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ariel123:
lol yea i meant that one by any chance do you know a link to the 01337 prl?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] thethirdmurph:
I have been looking for a good response to this but I seem to be the only person having this issue..... Sorry for bringing up an old thread but, I tried flashing a verizon prl and my data speeds actually got slower.. I live in a decent sized city and verizon can't be this bad here. Anybody else have a similar problem
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ariel123:
I live in nj and haven't flashed to prl 00001 in a while because I recently moved and sprint service is better in the new area but yesterday I flashed prl00001 and also had slow data Maybe its outdated
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] el6006:
Both of those PRLs and others are listed someone in here under All Sprint PRLs. Look for that thread title. My Sprint S3 was flashed to Page Plus and has PRL 00002 on it and when I'm at work, full bars and download speeds are around 2.5Mb down, .9Mb up. At home its slower cause signal drops to 1 bar but its still about .2 Down .15 up.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] m20120:
Look over here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] thethirdmurph:
Yeah I saw that thread and I have flashed several different prl's my concern is I'm showing great cell signal yet my data roaming is ridiculously slow... I can't imagine verizon data is this slow all over the greater cleveland area. I am on a md4 rom and used the ma4 exe to unhide prl write could that be affecting it?
[HTC One X+] xpla:
Does anyone know if the HTC One X+ does support AMR-WB (HD-Voice) out of the box with unbranded firmware?

Technically it does and so does the Galaxy S3 but on the S3 if you use an unbranded device HD-Voice is disabled. So i want to make sure that HTC One X+ has it enabled by default with unbranded ROM.

I hope someone could provide me with the information :) THANK YOU
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazrHD:
Looked everywhere, the power + volume down method does not work for me. Is there a way without download third party app?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidjames4:
Power and volume down works for me
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notrega:
Not Rooted? - try this - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.screenshotitfullnoroot&hl=en

Rooted? - try this - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.screenshotitfull&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmVkd2FyZGtpbS5hbmRyb2lkLnNjcmVlbnNob3RpdGZ1bGwiXQ..

Factory Reset may fix your problem...

Also the rooted app above allows you to draw on the screenshots within the app... I used this on my Thunderbolt all the time...
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazrHD:
thanks dude. was looking for a simple and free one though :d
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazrHD:
okkkk finally worked with pwr vol method thanks all
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saidddo:
Have you tried holding down both buttons for 5 seconds?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Atrag:
Hi Everyone,

I am having issues with the built-in bluetooth handsfree system in my 2007 Infiniti g35x. In particular, although the bluetooth pairing was a quick and easy process, I can pick up and hang up calls without an issue, and audio is being sent back and forth between me and the other person on the line, the audio is garbled. I looked online and could not find a real way to deal with this --- is there any way to change settings with the bluetooth on my phone to get it to work with decent quality audio? It is barely (if at all) useable in its current state.

I have used the handsfree bluetooth system in the past with iPhones, and it has worked flawlessly (as far as I could tell). Does anyone know of any possible solutions to this problem?

Thanks for any help anyone can give! And sorry if this issue has been resolved before (I couldn't find anything).
[LG Nitro HD] saidelzahar:
please help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tim8ska:
Hello all,

I've searched the forum, but posts either have not been answered or the solutions are not helping.

The issue here is that when I turn on the device, go to contacts and they are all there. After some time, may be 5-10 mins, someone calls me or texts or I go to contacts myself, there are no names stored, except for the device owner (me).

What I have tried to do:

- restart the device to see contacts (yes, that helps, but I don't want to restart my device everytime I want to make a call or receive a text message)

- from settings>applications>all tab>contacts => close application and clear cache buttons (not sure how they are in English), go to contacts app choose account which do I want to sync from, in my case its Google only, press sync contacts and voila, they are there. However, for only a few minutes again. If you repeat syncing without closing program and clearing cache, then it will not help.

- filter - doesn't help. Either Google option has many suboptions but no contacts or Google option is there but no sublists (i.e. all contacts, family, friends etc.)

- all my contacts ARE in Google account, which I can see via google.com/contacts - so this isn't the problem.

- device sometimes doesn't want to sync. it does not say it has not been synced, but I can see that the "Last time" it was synced was when it really synced contacts that I could see them, but not just now.

I do not want to use any "aftermarket" apps to view contacts, as I want my device to be as stock as possible.

The first day I bought PadFone 2 it advised me to upgrade to 4.1.1 Android, which I did, so I don't know whether it did work before.

Hope someone can help.

Sincerely,

Problem solved:

Now need to wait for whatsapp update.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tim8ska:
Anyone?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tim8ska:
Dear Helpful forum! Please help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greeferd:
Whatsapp

Do you use whatsapp? When i installed whatsapp it did exactly same to my padfone 2. When i uninstalled it the problem disappeared. Hope this helps.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyhunglow:
without whatsapp (

I wanna use whatsapp. Its really pity (( how solve it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greeferd:
You can use Kik messenger instead.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tim8ska:
Indeed theproblem was caused by whatsapp messenger conflict. At least thats what asus support told me. So we now need to wait for whatsapp to solve this problem. Whatsapp dev team, can you hear me?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greeferd:
There are also something else that causes problem. It happens to me again and I'm not sure what it is. Maybe Friendcaster or BuddyBuzz.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tim8ska:
Not sure, as i do not have accounts assigned to these apps. Try removing your account info from buddybuz, then friendcaster. I dont think its buddybuzs problem, as it is a native app.

Anyone knows how to right a support request to whatsapp? No one seems to read their e-mail or twitter. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adel198:
Uninstalled Whatsapp..still not working

Hey guys, I have uninstalled my Whatsapp, but it seems like the problem is still not solved. Have you guys had any luck with getting your contacts to work after uninstalling Whtasapp?

Perhaps its because I downloaded Kakao talk? it sucks anyways, because I am in a distance relationship (different countries) and we need to be able to keep contact either through Whatsapp or similar apps... if this will be a problem, then we will have a problem.

are you guys sure that this doesnt have anything to do with android it self?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebzan:
Same for me here!!

Yes, this still continues to haunt my Padfone2! I´ve uninstalled WhatsApp Messenger and Everything worked nicely for about 10 minutes an then the error showd up again, this time with "FC" of Contacts.

I also have some other applications that tries to put in data in my Contacts and its:

- LinkedIn

- FB

- Skype

And I Think all of them ask "you" to sync with your Contacts - it might be some of those as well? I´ll have a go and uninstall them and then see what happends.

// Zeb
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebzan:
What I finally did was that I did a factory reset on the Padfone 2 and then started with installing WhatsApp first together with FB, Linkedin and Twitter (did not let FB, Linkedn and Twitter sync with my Contacts).

Then I connected to my Exchange 2010 at work and then finally everything was working smooth again. :)

Regards Zeb
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adel198:
How do you prevent you phone from syncing with FB ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ScoobyBear:
Same problem here and I don't use WhatsApp, FaceBook, Linkedin, Twitter or any other similar apps for that matter. I also have problem with contacts gets duplicated and the alphabetic order does not work at all.

I have now inactivated Google contacts and only store my contacts on the device and they seems to stay put now but the sorting and duplicating problem remains.

Something has to be done about this since this make the phone not very much of a phone... :mad:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebzan:
Under "Accounts" in settings, there you can find your account for "Facebook". Click it and then untick the sychronize with Contacts.

Regards Zeb
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wagner545:
Same problem, my solution

My Padfone 2 is now more than a half year old.

It keeps doing this "contact deleting thing" once a month!My Padfone 2 is now more than a half year old.

It keeps doing this "contact deleting thing" once a month!

My solution though is that go to contacts. Show contacts, uncheck FB, Twitter, Exchange mails. Everything except my Google Contacts.

I have all my Contact there.

After that I restart my phone,I do a complete Google Sync. Waiting for 5 minuts. And then all my contacts are back to normal.

But this is a very annoying habit the Padfone 2 has!

I really hope this will be fixed in a firmware update from ASUS.

This is my present firmware and Android version :

Android 4.1.1

Basebandversion M3.13.31-A68_101034

Touch Firmwareversion 1115991-30303033
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miskiab:
sync google accounts

It's been a while since I've been through this, but unfortunately I have a similar problem. My problem is "Google account" in accounts and sync. But I can only select google photos when I click on the sync mark. No selection box for contacts. How can I fix that?

The device has clone s3 and ics 4.0.4 on it. The gapps packages available for this release also do not work. It does not synchronize people in any case. I cleaned the data from the applications, I deleted Accounts.db and reinstalled it.

Finally, I found the following lines for Accounts.xml and added it, but still there is no positive situation. What else can I do? Thank you.

Syncable = "true"> <authority id = "3" account = ".." type = "com.google" authority = "com.android.contacts"

<PeriodicSync period = "86400" />

</ Authority>
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jknolls:
I couldn't post this on the galaxy s3 agps fix thread so I thought I'd share it here. I tried the test3 alt zip on my galaxy s3 and OMG, the GPS performance on my unit is MINDBLOWING, absolutely RIDICULOUS!!!! I've had many problems with the gps on my galaxy s3 even in outdoor conditions. After applying this zip, I was also having some of the problems other people described such as having to wait 10-15 minutes after each phone reboot and then it would start getting better. But now that problem has disappeared also. Now i'm getting a lock under 5 seconds in indoor conditions (before this I couldn't even dream of catching 1-2 satellites indoors).

I'd really like to thank the person that came up with this patch, it's nothing short of genuis! Anyone who has a rooted galaxy s3 NEED to get this patch asap (it might be test 1 or test 1 for you)!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Chris123NT:
Yeah, the aGPS patch really does work wonders. I applied it the other day on CM10.1 and it gets me a lock in under 5 seconds, same experience as you report.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dr. Light:
which patch are you guys running? i was looking through the agps patch thread and it seemed a bit confusing, there were a few different patches and you had to flash one patch and then edit some prop file? is there a newer fix out?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Chris123NT:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1880411

Look at that thread, that's the fix he's referring to.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GreenMunky:
The OP in the thread you refer to is very confusing... which of the multitudes of patches did you use with success?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
I used this one and it's working wonderful

Galaxy S III Test 3

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This one is working well for me

Galaxy S III Test 3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jknolls:
I'm using galaxy s3 test 3 alt zip (test 3 also worked me). Try all of them - chances are one of them will work for you, and when it works, you'll be surprised at how well it works. For test 3 alt fix, I had the problem of not getting a lock for 10-20 minutes after each reboot. I just stayed with it and it resolved itself plus the overall performance got much much better!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] christinalynn23:
That worked.

HHHAHAHAHAHAHA.... that was awesome! I have been wracking my brain for several days about how to fix the GPS or what was wrong.... and I was all about patching until I ran across this.

Biggest challenge with this fix...... finding the right sized screw driver.....

THANKS A BUNCH FOR THIS SIMPLE SIMPLE FIX. GPS is fast and accurate after tightening screws.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] syintiphic:
Awesome. I'm glad this fix is working for people. It should prevent people from sending in their phones for replacements.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2201668
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adzu_69:
Stuck in bootloop animation, then it vibrates like 1-234,1-234. There was froyo installed on this device. Bootloader locked and someone tried to install CF-Root-TAB7_XX_OXA_JQ1-v3.3 by Odin. I don't have any information like firmware or version number.

Please HELP
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vs_KinetiK_Rhage:
Phone: SGH-T989

Android Version: Milky Way

Kernel: 3.0.8

Rom: Galaxy

this will not work for the tw 4.1.2 roms, yet. all other aosp/tw roms are fine.

tmobile has a meta redirect that takes you to the site to buy tether and hotspot. to bypass it you must get the extension for your browser called user-agent switcher. the best one is for chrome. it looks like it has a bandit mask for the logo. install, then change it to safari5. you will be able to use the web freely except youtube will not play videos. right click the screen and select pop-out.your video will play and tmobile has now been served. > i chose safari 5 because it has the best flash/macromedia player out of the selections that work, android/other mobile browsers and ff3 and ie6. i cant stand the mobile browsers.....well, they are mobile sites, and the ff ie have waaaay outdated players. also pay attention to what you download so you dont download mac versions. it will automatically suggest mac stuff for you. this is for windows btw
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrosetto:
I usually use firefox and set the agent to something android related. Safari will give you MAC stuff.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AgentFour20:
Here is the solution to bypass tmobile upsell page and upsell text .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2063043

Please hit the thanks button
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SynGT:
Ever since the update to Jelly Bean, my quick controls don't work. I could have to tap the side of the screen several times before the thing menu opens up & sometimes it just doesn't at all. I've had to turn them off altogether, but I got really used to using them.

Anyone else experiencing this or find a workaround or maybe tell me what I'm doing wrong?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Sense ROM? Also, you went to browser settings and labs and enabled them?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDM inc:
i would really love to remove the aokp lockscreen! and i can figure out how WITHOUT USING ANY MARKET APPS! i want to know the real way.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDM inc:
Really? no one knows....:rolleyes:

this still is an issue for me
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdel12345:
You can extract the framework resolution apk and change the images. But make a backup and make sure the images are the right size. Either use apktool or ninjamorph which is an app version of apktool. Make sure you backup first because it will take a while to get it right and you'll get lots of boot loops. I had help doing it when changing my gb lock screen and I still got boot loops. But if you need help pm attack hell be able to help if he has time

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDM inc:
I have solved this, but for anyone else all you need to do is convert the Rom to nxt and replace the screen file.