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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobAbooE:
I follow them on Facebook, they said update soon. Hopefully location will be better.

Edit. Update is live.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BreatheALittle:
I have to admit something. Every time I see you post, and see your XDA name, I can't help but laugh. I know it says bobAbooE, but my brain always reads it as bobAboobie. :p :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xElvizlex:
I noticed that when the weather sucks like its cloudy or raining the location sucks at least in the city (Manhattan). but when the weather is clear and sunny location is spot on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jackdubl:
Home Run Battle 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryphez:
Try using GPS Status, should help with your GPS some
[Galaxy Note II General] winlinmac001:
Speechless after Reading Snapdragon 800 / 600,

Samsung probably won't implement this on their next Flagship; but wouldn't the Snapdragon 800/600 outperform the Exynos 5 processors? This is crazy, but mobile technology is making long strides. :laugh:
[Galaxy Note II General] cellfrens:
Maybe but no one will be able to touch the unique and innovative software and tw ux
[Galaxy Note II General] winlinmac001:
Well, CNET says the 800 would be coming to mobile devices (mobile phones as well) in Q2 of this year.
[Galaxy Note II General] fkofilee:
Im loving the News From The Guys Who Make Snapdragon Processors, they clocked some of the newer ones at 2,3 Ghz (Possibly NOT Overclocked ^__^)
[Galaxy Note II General] delpiero223:
Octa Core in Note 3 will do :D

Handschriftlich von meinem Note 2 gesendet
[Galaxy Note II General] YoungAceAtlanta:
I guess you didn't hear about the Exynos 5 chip..

8 cores...
[Galaxy Note II General] optimusPRIME:
And they eats your beloved battery mate!
[Galaxy Note II General] barondebxl:
No they don't! You probably didn't even read about it!!!!!!
[Galaxy Note II General] EdgaBimbam:
And snapdragon doesnt eats your battery? Lol......
[Galaxy Note II General] Dr.Molestratus:
Ever heard of big.LITTLE.
[Galaxy Note II General] pakure:
big.little and octa core are same............2 quad cores ARM SoC attached back-back...one A7 quad core for simple tasks and another A15 quadcore for heavy stuff...battery consumtion has been reported to be way low than what we have now:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note II General] ste1164:
No generally snapdragon is quite good for battery life management.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Tanker CrewDog:
I am looking for some serious help, I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 4G LTE (SGH-i957) through the instructions that I found on this site by first installing Clockworkmode Recovery and then installing Jelly Bean 4.1.1 using Odin. Everything seemed to work fine with this, but then I decided to go one step further and load a over clocking kernel via Odin to increase my Processing speed. This process went fine through Odin and then after the auto reboot it all fell apart... the tablet will now only periodically display the first and second samsung logos and then just go blank or will display the battery icon with power off and plugged into the PC. Either way I have been unable to access the Boot screen or the Download screen...

IS THERE A FIX TO THIS? or am I just finished?

I have tried the "One Click Unbrick" program with no results and Odin intermittently recognizes the device is connected to the PC as the Tablet cycles through what appears to be an 1 second long boot up attempt.

Looking for someones brilliant idea haha...

Any and all help is greatly appreciated!!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] st0nez0r:
Wrong section, but here goes. I'm no expert but Samsung devices are notoriously hard to eff up beyond fixing.

Can you get back into your recovery? I would do that, do all your normal wipes and reinstall a rom with its stock kernel.

If that doesn't work well then, I'd say Odin back to stock. If it's just a soft brick fixing it shouldn't be a problem.

Of course someone else who knows what they are doing could chime in here lol.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] orlandoxpolice:
You flashed a hc kernel on a 4.x system. This is a gaurenteed soft brick. Just odin back to stock through download mode.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Tanker CrewDog:
I would love to do exactly what your suggesting but I am so far unable to access the download mode using the pwr and vol keys as normal... also where can I get a stock kernel as I was looking for one for hours yesterday with no luck? Do you have any suggestions on how to re-access the download mode in my current situation. Thank you for you suggestions thus far!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nrvate:
If you have a complete TWRP backup from before you flashed the OC kernel, just reboot into recovery and restore boot. That'll replace the HC kernel with what you were running before. That'll save you the effort of going through the entire process again to get back to JB.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Tanker CrewDog:
Thank you for your advice and at the current time I am unable to access the recovery/boot/download screens... if I could get to that then we are back in business... I am looking for suggestions on how to regain access to that area first and then I would like to follow the advice for you all from there the stock kernel direction first...
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Tanker CrewDog:
Thank you for your response, so far Odin only picks up the device for a second before it disappears again and keeps repeating the cycle over and over agian. It is as if the Tablet keeps attempting a reboot cycle but fails to initialize the booting process? I don't know if I am making any sense to all of you that are much smarter than I at the stuff.

I am trying to time the start of Odin to the point that when it connects to the device that it is also recognizing the device at the same time... Kinda poking in the dark here as I am out of solutions...

The tablet attempts a reboot every 45 SECS and it recognized for only 3 SECS... Thoughts??
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] orlandoxpolice:
You need to get it to stop rebooting and into download or recovery mode. Try every button combo possible. If you hold power down for ten seconds it should shut off
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nrvate:
Hold down the volume button near the power button as it boots to get into download mode... the other volume button will take you to recovery.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Tanker CrewDog:
I have tried every key combination possible with no results the only thing the tablet does is do a quick single vibrate just like it does when you power it on and it boots up just without the actual booting process... and when the tablet is plugged into the PC it displays the battery symbol with the star bright icon over it like its thinking about charging but to my knowledge does nothing beyond that as far as charging is concerned. But it does do the single vibrate once every 45 secs as if it was booting up and is recognized on the PC through Odin for only 3 secs... not sure where to go from here now??
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] orlandoxpolice:
Hold the volume buttons down don't just press them. Also try button combos but instead of hitting power plug your charger in and out to get it to reboot.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] yattahey:
Had these issues back in Nov when I tried to move up on twrp. Success to real download came when I used 10.1 tab button comnands
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] jd1639:
What are the tab 10.1 button commands?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] yattahey:
Humm.. Didn't write them down. Goggled "samsung 10.1 tab" and found the set I used. Same three buttons but different ways to press. Won't hurt to try because all that is left in this case is a $50 jtag job and two weeks.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] snwaede:
samsung sgh-i957 wont turn on after i wiped catch partition and power of manually

samsung sgh-i957 wont turn on after i wiped catch partition and power of manually.

the device has refused to charge or even power on any more pls what should i do?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] jd1639:
Doesn't sound good. Plug it in and push and hold the power button for 15 seconds. But I think it died on you.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] snwaede:
how to restor boot sector partition on samsung sgh i957

I have tried every thing but to no avail.

the partitions are scattered, because i install a voice call zip, and modem zip from xda site.

how can i restor the booting partitions back pls help its rely urgent.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] jd1639:
Does Odin recognize your device? I would try to flash the factory firmware with odin. You can get it at sammobile.com for the i957

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] snwaede:
odin does not recognise my device

odin does not recognise my device any more.

the device does not come on or enter download mode.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] jd1639:
If Odin doesn't recognize it and it doesn't turn on it's dead.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iKoolkid:
Hey guys, and so you know, I have rooted my vibrant, but i just have a few questions i could not find the answer to,weirdly

1. Factory unlock needed? Is there a different root procedure ( wouldnt be suprised)

2. The possibility of hardbricking, high or low.

3. Can I restore a backup of a different version of android if possible, and do i just need to wipe cache etc to flash the same version of android.

Thanks in advanced and sorry if this is noobish, just dont really have a lot of time due to school.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
1. Factory unlock...? The easiest way (at least for me) was using Odin to inject root into stock ROM.

2. As with any tinkering/modding with any Android device, there is always a risk of hard bricking, but if you follow the procedures carefully, you shouldn't run into any issues.

3. Not sure what you really mean, but as i always say, it's always best to flash fresh (full wipe)

hope this helps, good luck! :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bikrame:
1) unlock not needed but if you want u can do it for free; check general section

2) less possibility of hard bricking unless u flash rom for different phone ; dont forget to backup imei number ; high possibility of loosing it.

3) restore from diffwrent version highly not recommend if you want bug free phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] The_F_Word:
And that is how you turn you're soon to be rooted phone into a rocket ship with fireworks coming out of it! :)

With rainbow sprinkles!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iKoolkid:
And also, i want confirm because my friend said clockwork will be wiped after first reboot after using, is this true? Or does is stay for as long as you wish.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ayeitschris:
Umm, the clockwork recovery? It stays forever.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woody:
Hey man. Welcome over to this side of the fence.

The Recovery gets saved into the recovery partition and will stay until you switch it out with another (TWRP) or stock. So that is a non-issue.

Being a fellow ex-Vibe user, I understand your questions. Same as the Vibrant you can flash/restore laterally and not have any issues as long as you wipe, reset, usual stuff. But also same as the Vibrant, you should not go from ICS to JB or JB 4.2 and back without a clean install (can always upgrade but going back is where issues come into play). And by clean install I mean Odin to reset the proper partitions. That is another thing. You should probably update your Odin. There is a thread around here with it or just get your Google on.

If you are on stock TWiz, you can use (your recently updated;)) Odin to flash mrRobinson's Root66 and it will be stock ROM but with Root. Way easier than the Update.zip scene we had on the Vibrant.

Another thing is that the internal is set up differently. The internal is set up as a /data/media partition. This means that if you Factory Reset with the Stock recovery, you will effectively wipe your whole internal SD. However, if you use CWR or TWRP, they won't wipe your internal SD unless you Format Data. I learned that the hard way on my tablet about a year ago.

Good luck

*formerly known as Woodrube
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
clockwork will stay forever unless you ODIN back to stock, which will replace clockwork with the stock recovery
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iKoolkid:
WOODY! Glad to see you here. I missed your advice. Anyway, thanks for everything and i may root soon.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] aamir123:
Im also new looking to root, will rooting wipe everything in my internal? pix, vids, songs, sms etc? Sorry not exactly clear on the root process for this phone, also had vibrant (easiest way to root ever) and sensation (not hard either). But this is kind of confusing like I have to flash a fw thru odin that already has root?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Its not the only way to root it, but if you do it that way you won't lose things in your SD anyway, only your data like apps and stuff.. An easier way is to just flash clockwork mod and flash superuser which will give you root, it will however trip your flash counter.. I've done it both ways :p
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] aamir123:
will flashing cwm recovery then su then using triangleaway to reset meter be good? As in my counter will be back to where it is right now?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Technically yes, but if you go that route I would stay away from resetting it unless you really need to
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daxecutioner24:
Btw with this counter does the number go up every time you flash a rom?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LoopDoGG79:
Yes
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
No it does not
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] ngmic:
Sorry if this thread is mislabeled. I'm struggling to use Navigation on my i9305, the device spends a good 5 min hunting for satellites ("searching for GPS") before it eventually locks onto one. This happens both within the confines of a car and standing in wide open spots with clear lines of sight to the sky. Using GPS Test and GPS Status, I can see 6-7 satellites w/ healthy (green) connections but the Galaxy continues its relentless hunt. The result is excess battery usage (and heat), as well as very poor GPS performance that makes Navigation almost unusable. This occurs in areas where the wife's iphone 5 is able to start navigating (also using google maps) almost immediately.

Have tried to purge and redownload A-GPS info via the apps above, reboot etc but not noticing any improvement.

I've seen many threads about Androids + "searching for GPS" error messages. One suggests upgrading the radio (which I understand as being part of the baseband package?). I'm currently on I9305ZHALI2 (this is a retail HK device), is there anything newer? Whats the downside to using a non-HK kernel (if that's even possible).

Have you guys experienced this? How did you fix it?

Other possibly useful stats/info:

Kernel: 3.0.31-399890 se.infra@SEP-85 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tues Oct 30

ROM: Pandoriam v4.0 XXELKC

Baseband: I9305ZHALI2
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Obagleyfreer:
Are you in Hong Kong?

If not maybe flash a different Modem from the Modem thread over in development forum.

You could try faster fix from the market or as your using Pandoriam chat to Btemtd about gps fix.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] ngmic:
I am using the phone in HK, hence I'm wondering if an out-of-region modem/baseband would cause problems (if I use one from a region that uses diff frequencies)
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Obagleyfreer:
Possibly, I wouldn't be able to say to be honest.

Faster fix did the trick for me.

You can choose your pool to one nearer you.

Or look on the Ripper ROM thread, there is a flashable zip called gps fix. I was getting a really bad lock before flashing this and now my gps is great!
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] tissot:
Hi..

Perhaps trying this gps.conf would do it:

http://db.tt/ViSFRPfb

Its from rix rom ver 3.0. Now my gps is flawless. Lock in 3-12 seconds.

Are you rooted? If you are go to System/etc and replace this file with the one in that folder. It uses a universal time server it seems.

Good luck
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jereandjess:
From all my searching and reading it appears that no one has figured out how to get the group messaging working with touchwiz rom's.

Is that correct or am I missing it somewhere?

I am currently using i747z rom that is awesome, fast, good battery etc, but the group messaging doesn't work, although it says it does in the features list, as I read it at least!

The group messaging is the biggest reason I finally flashed a custom rom on my s3. I didn't feel the need to like I did on my Captivate that I had before this.

If anyone has any info, please share, otherwise I guess we wait patiently until one of those really smart developers work on it!

Thanks!

Jeremy
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pookeyster:
bump

i really want to get group mms working as well..go sms lags like crazy since it displays all group chats instead of parsing them out a few messages at a time..hopefully someone can fix this or port the 4.2 messaging apk
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] agriff:
I have it working now on v 1.4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Optimuscle:
Any one else starting to notice that there screen is pretty easily scratched? I previously had iphones and was actually less careful with them and noticed they stood up alot better to scratches than my note. It all started with a small but somewhat noticeable scratch, bit not it seems to be picking up small scuffs here and there. How is everyone else doing. I am usually against screen protector s bit it seems like that may be the only route. Wondering if its too late.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Codewired:
I always advocate putting screen protectors in all my devices. Getting a scratch on the note 2 will bug me till no end. If you don't want more scratches then get a screen protector, I got the 3 for ten bucks and should last me a couple of months.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Dmwitz:
I noticed the same thing after a relatively short time as well. I quickly bought the only screen protector that was available to me here in Sweden. Copter! That was a big mistake and I quickly replaced it with a cheap hard plastic variant that cost next to nothing.I am very pleased with it. It almost feels the same as naked. The copter screen projector felt like there was Vonney on the screen. It was also taking marked by the S- Pen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
That sucks ....my screen is un scratched and I go bare back (no case) lol..

●○●○takin a crap as we speak●○●○
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] LittleRedDot:
My screen is naked simply cause I haven't found a screen protector that I like... But I have a quality flip cover from zenus so it stays pretty safe.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gary02468:
Any idea what's been causing your scratches? I've been using my Note 2 heavily for two months, carrying it in my pants pocket, no case or screen protector, and the screen is still perfect.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] JayRatliff:
I would say general use, I have acquired about 3 scratches so far. Very frustrating, I moved over from an iPhone as well and never used a screen protector. Looks like i will be replacing this glass and installing a screen protector. :banghead:

Sent from my Note Monster!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gary02468:
If general use caused the phone to scratch, then we'd all have some scratches after extensive unprotected general use. Prior to Gorrilla Glass, that was indeed how phones were. But not these days.

The reason I'm asking is that if we could figure out what, specifically, caused the scratches, that might help all of us avoid scratches in the future.

One question: when you carry the phone in your pocket, are you careful to keep the screen facing inward (toward your leg) rather than outward?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
Lol maybe some sand in the pocket

●○●○takin a crap as we speak●○●○
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] LittleRedDot:
You'll never nail down where those scratches came from
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] JayRatliff:
Yes, I carry it in my back pocket facing inward. I never carry anything in my back pocket so they stay free of debris. The gorilla glass is soft enough to scratch easily. The iPhone is hard glsss it is going to almost break before it scratches.

Sent from my Note Monster!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
The gorilla glass will scratch when it comes in contact with somthing "harder" then the glass ex. Sand .... when I slide my keys across the screen nothing happens, no scratches

●○●○takin a crap as we speak●○●○
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] kirkla79:
FWIW, I didn't use a screen protector (largely because I cant get one on w/o dust) for most of the time with my Note I, and it never got any scratches on the screen. I always made sure I kept it in its own dedicated pocket in pants/purse which was clear from debris. I currently don't have a screen protector on my Note II, just a flip case w/ tpu mod.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] k.babymamma:
Jeans have rivets. Perhaps you are catching your screen on them when you push & I pull your note in & out of your pocket? Just a thought.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gary02468:
Thanks, that's useful to know; it might possibly explain our different experiences. I've never been willing to put my phone in my back pocket--I'm afraid the pressure when I sit down could crack or scratch the screen. Also, my back pockets aren't deep enough to hold the Note 2 without part of it protruding.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] powerwagon:
Lesson to be learned...it doesn't matter how careful you are, scratches can and usually do happen. All it takes is literally a spec of sand and you will be a very unhappy customer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] LittleRedDot:
I can tell you right now that the gn2 is durable enough to sit on... I've sat on mine for hours before.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Optimuscle:
Which screen protector is everyone going for?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] lowkey74:
Invisishield seems to be okay, but the pen will leave marks if pressed too hard.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] powerwagon:
JLG or Spigen Crystal are the two most popular.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
i got 12 screen protectors for 5$ on ebay
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyazzie110:
Im using the iviaor from the att store.....if anything happens I just return it to the store and get it replaced.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] STraver:
I very highly recommend the screen protectors from Boxwave. I've used them on a number of recent phones I've had and compared them with protectors from other companies. The Boxwave ones seem by far the best. To eliminated dust under them, I turn the hot shower on in my bathroom for about 10 minutes prior to installation. The moisture attaches to airborne particles and makes them heavier so they fall to the floor. This creates a kind of household clean room. Then I use a damp wipe to clean the screen (get them at Staples) and use two loops of scotch tape to hold the screen protector as I lower it to the screen and line it up. Prior to attaching the protector you can tilt the Note in the light and see even small dust particles still on the screen and clean them off. A can of air spray (also from Staples) will blow them away. One thing I've noticed about the Boxwave covers is that the hide fingerprints much better than others, eliminate glare, and if you get a very small piece of dust during installation, the screen protector will still cling and make it disappear after about 24 hours. Boxwave stuff is now available through Amazon. Good luck!