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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AndreiLux:
It is seemingly a problem with the SanDisk Ultra cards, whatever the technical reasons they don't play well with the phone's host controller.

I have had the same issues as you, and so did a very large amount of people. I resorted to buying a Samsung 64GB Pro card and ever I have not had any problems.

I have heard some people talking that SanDisk cards manufactured (Toshiba is actually the manufacturer of the memory) before December were prone to this problem, but this is only what I've heard but you can search on this lead. You can try to replace it with SanDisk service.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] thegof:
Thanks for the reply. I'll try Sandisk support first but keep looking around on here to see if anyone has run into a similar issue.

Anyone else?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LordLugard:
I concur with the theory that Sandisk has a rash of bad cards. In my case it was a 32GB card just konk out in less than a month.

Their customer service was excellent in replacing it though. Good C.S they have but I'll avoid their cards for now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Moose1988:
Hey Guys,

I got my Note about 2 weeks ago and have noticed that the camera and pictures are unusually grainy/noisy and the auto focus is subpar which results in blurry pictures. I have messed with the ISO settings changing it to 100 and 200.. which seems to help some, but its still noticeable as well as the settings dont save. I have tried 3rd party apps as well, still the problem persists. I've also compared my camera and photos to a buddy's Sprint Note 2 and his are far superior. My next step is to go to Verizon, but i just wanted to see if anyone else was having issues. I have heard that it could probably be the Drivers and that it might be fixed with an update, hopefully so, because of now, im highly disappointed. :(

any input or advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Josh
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
That doesn't sound right, I get great pics from mine.

Obviously they are not as good as my EOS 1D Canon DSLR but they are amazing for a camera phone IMHO.

Here is a shot I took in a very dimly lit room where I wasn't even sure the pics would come out:

http://s361.beta.photobucket.com/user/jmorton10_photo/media/Camera-ZOOM_zpsbafd9ff2.jpg.html

I took over 100 shots and they all came out great. I printed an 8"x10" pic from this and nobody can believe it's from my phone.

I have used Camera ZoomFX or Camera FV-5 (to save RAW images) in my last 3-4 phones.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Moose1988:
it's definitely not right.

to get even a decent picture, i have to manually set the ISO to 100 or 200, then focus (because the auto focus is terrible as well) and then if i move even the slightest, the picture comes out blurry.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bendystrawboy:
You have anti shake on?

Like most phones I find pics pretty bad if im not in bright light...or using flash..

And manually setting the iso at 100 in dark conditions is obviously gonna blur..youre better off using the flash and turning the exposure down a bit
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Moose1988:
well when setting the ISO to lower levels, Anti Shake is greyed out.

and everything in low light is gonna blur, yeah.. but im talking about all the time. regardless of light. I can get somewhat better pictures when I adjust the settings, but, that is somewhat time consuming when wanting to take a quick picture, especially since it doesnt save the settings I choose.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gime_time:
I am having the same problem. No solution yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
Is your camera lense dirty? Wipe it with a microfiber cloth or something.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] 1dirtypanda:
I'm having problems with blurry pictures as well. Seems like the camera is not "fast" enough trying to capture kids who move around while you're trying to take a picture. I've got it set to single shot, highest resolution, auto iso and auto exposure and still get some noisy pics and blurry faces. Not sure what it is....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Moose1988:
Maybe an update will help. Here's to hoping

I make sure its clean everytime. I thought that might be it but no. Its more of a grain.. like its the software or a driver issue

Yeah exactly. I have the same exact issues.

Could it be a Verizon Note issue?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tdrussell:
I just did some testing, seems anti shake adds an enormous amount of noise to images, as does auto contrast.

AOSP Camera (Camera JB+, stock settings, no flash)

Touchwiz Camera: AS On

Touchwiz camera: AS off

edit: links should be right now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
I never use either of those settings, but I'm definitely surprised that as ruins the image like that.

---------- Post added at 07:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:24 PM ----------

LOL, no big surprise there.

Some real digital cameras are going to have that problem..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] 1dirtypanda:
I don't think its the anti shake as I have mine turned off. I have my flash set to off but maybe because the room I'm in isn't bright enough so it's pumping up the iso to capture the shot and thus its grainier..

But I've still notice that it's hard to get a good picture of moving subjects like kids oe dogs as it doesn't seem to focus on the right place or the focus point moves to easily.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
These are some of the main reasons people buy DSLRs. NO little dc is going to be fast enough for any kind of action shots.

I have done pro photography for years. When I want to take any kind of action (especially in lower light like you typically find inside your house), I grab my DSLR with a fast lens. That camera will shoot 8 frames per second, all in perfect focus, stops all action and will do it easily in lower light conditions.

The camera phone however works great if you give it half a chance. If you are taking a posed shot (like the one I posted where the girls were not moving) and have enough light (use the flash if necessary) then the phone and its tiny little lens and sensor will give very decent results.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Moose1988:
Well for me... I do know how to use a camera.. I've set all the settings, I know basic photography. I know its a phone camera, but my thunderbolt took better pictures than this. To me it seems like a phone issue... NOT a user issue. Thanks for the lesson though. Appreciate it. :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
So maybe it is a phone issue, maybe yours has defective hardware??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Moose1988:
I'm hoping so. It really seems more grainy than it should be. I still need to go to Verizon and check another Note 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] 1dirtypanda:
I'm not talking about kids running around but rather them sitting still long a full 2-3s so I can snap a good picture without them moving their head. I don't have problems with my gnex camera at all in the same location. I seem to be having similar focus or grainy images that the op is seeing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ripster:
The problem is that your last phone was an htc. Im coming from a Rezound and that camera was way better than this one. Never really even mess with the settings on the Rezound and the pictures always came out crisp and detailed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
I'm not trying to be argumentative here at all, but I don't agree with this.

I still have two Rezounds and I rarely used the cameras because even though I kept reading how awesome the Rezound camera was I was never overly impressed with mine. I recently compared identical shots from one of the Rezounds with my N2. I left both on full auto so it was a fair comparison.

All the shots from the N2 came out perfect while the shots from the Rezound varied considerably. Some of the Rezound shots where too dark and others missed the focus point.

I really think some of you guys may have defective N2s and should go back to verizon and compare yours to another unit to compare results. My N2 is the first phone camera that works so well for me that I don't feel the need to carry an extra small P&S camera with me along with the phone.

I took over 100 shots of a Christmas party for my 12 year old daughters soccer team. I sent them to all the parents of the girls and they are thrilled with the shots. I took them inside where the light was not that great and most other phone cameras would have produced disastrous results. The shots are all perfectly exposed and it only missed the AF point on a couple shots.

The parents have all seen me shooting with my Canon EOS 1D DSLR over the years and naturally assumed that was what I was using to take the shots. When I told them the shots all came from my phone they where astounded. I printed a few 8"x10" shots for some of the parents and they can't believe it was possible to get a shot of that quality from a phone.

One of them told me yesterday they had framed the shot and hung it in their family room. Now, granted I have been doing photography professionally for years and I will always take better pictures in most situations without even thinking about it but I don't think that's the case here. I had my wife take some shots with the note to make sure that it wasn't just me. Her results where not as good as mine, but they where just fine as far as the camera performance.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D.MADROX:
I'm quite well up with my Android devices and have enjoyed countless ROMs, modsm, hacks and such for a while now but I have come to a big massive wall and really need help.

I installed RomToolBox on my TF300T which turned out to be the biggest mistake ever. I changed a few settings and had a look around the app when I got a Toast message telling my the system had crashed and was closing. It only gave me the option to click "OK" which upon doing just brought the same message up again and again. I then rebooted by using a pin in the side of the tablet and the device got stuck in a boot loop.

I eventually figured something out and replaced the SystemUI.apk and the Framework-Res.apk in /System/App via ADB and my device booted.

Once booted I noticed my system bar wasn't there and I had no access to the notifications, time etc. I then decided to factory reset so I ran TiBkp and backed up all my Apps + Data and transferred it to my thumbstick.

I proceeded to the settings and ran through the options to wipe and restore to factory settings. After the device rebooted I got the Android on the screen with the Blue loading bar etc. 20 minutes had passed and nothing happened. I decided to Google a few things and ran though the process of trying to sort out the factory restore.

I have tried EVERYTHING and my tablet is now completely screwed.

I have tried everything I can come across, from rebooting into recovery, fastboot and all the rest but noting happens. I've tried the WSG_UnBricker_V1.0.3 and can never get passed "waiting for device". I cant get it to recognise ADB or FASTBOOT and it just sticks on the same factory restore screen.

As I knew it was going to go nowhere, I tried to restart it with a pin and it just gives me the Asus boot screen and then goes straight onto the factory restore screen with no ability to do anything. I cant even turn my device off.

My device was rooted, unlocked, running stock 4.1.1 with all the usual app installed (clockwork etc).

All I can do for now is let the tablet run out of battery and go from there and hope one of you can help.

I will gladly pay for services within the UK if it can be repaired. I obviously can't take it back to the shop. Anyway, enough of that. If you can help, please get in contact.

Thanks,

Dale.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbdags:
It's a known issue unfortunately if you do a factory reset from the boot loader on a custom recovery. :(

There should be warnings all over xda about it but I don't think there are. If you can't get the device recognised in fast boot from a PC or you didn't do the nvflash process after unlocking then I'm afraid you probably have a brick. :(
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feendster:
Not that its much help but if you are bricked like I was, it was quite easy to replace the main board with a used one from Ebay.

No chance you had NV Flash snapshots?

Good luck with it,

Feend
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elesbb:
In all honesty it simply sounded at first to be a permissions issue for SystemUI.apk.

But if you can get to fastboot I would try Reformatting your system partition and flashing another ROM. Then factory reset your data partition.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Sorry if I've misinterpreted you, but are you saying that doing a factory reset in CWM can brick your device?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbdags:
No if you do a factory reset in the boot loader (you know where there are 4 icons on the screen - the 4th one I believe) and you are on a custom recovery then you can brick your device. In fact I know 3 people that have bricked this way now.

Using the factory reset within TWRP for example will not brick your device. It's the bootloader one that is now dangerous.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Wow. Thanks a lot for posting this information. I had no idea. Would using the factory reset within CWM or in the settings be dangerous?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elesbb:
So doing this completely hard bricks the device? meaning NO bootloader? It almost seems like the bootloader factory reset is touching the block that holds the recovery. Isnt there source code for this bootloader? Couldnt this be solved?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markymark567:
Wow i am very glad i stumbled across this.. there should be a sticky about this or something!! Thanks for the very helpful post
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0o.paw:
I have to agree, I'm REALLY glad I came across this. I'd noted that in a few of the "My tablet is bricked" threads that people had bricked after accidentally clicking something in the bootloader screen and had vowed not to touch anything in the original bootloader.

Thanks for the heads up on this.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markymark567:
Just a quick question cuz I'm curious... these 3 (or 2 other?) people you know who bricked this way.. were they able to recover? Or was it game over for them?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbdags:
Game over :(
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markymark567:
Did they not have nvflash files? Can nvflash not recover this brick?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbdags:
Yes nvflash would have been able to recover. Unfortunately they either didn't know about nvflash before upgrading to jelly bean or they were already on a higher version than nvflash works on when it was released. In all 3 cases they could only get into apx mode. No fast boot and no recovery.

Only fix in this case is to send it back to Asus are able to recover it so we are missing something that Asus have.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markymark567:
That's a bummer for them :( but good to know nvflash can fix it. and f*** Asus for locking the jb boot loader to prevent nvflash... Maybe this is a stupid comment but I think they would sell more devices if they didn't do stuff like this... I know when I look into purchasing a device I come here first to make sure there is android development and unbricking procedures. ( I saw nvflash for tf300t and that's pretty much the reason I picked that tablet). Its a bummer that companies like Asus are much more concerned with making money by repairing bricked devices. (Although I do love Asus hardware. I own a tf300t and a nexus 7...its a love hate thing... Damn you Asus)
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tobdaryl:
I have worked with six or seven who used the wipe data on the bootloader; two recovered.

If you have any chance to recover you have to work at it. First apx mode is useless unless you previously flashed Nvflash.

We need adb, fastboot, or recovery working. Here is a thread for your use to get control of your tablet.

You mention rebooting into recovery. Stock, cwm, or twrp?

As you progress through this list the tablets have a way of evolving. This can happen even if you haven't gotten anything to function as you wish. That means you have to do them again; three times may be the charm.

I would like very much to know about your mention of recovery. Can you still get into recovery and which?

How about a current update before you begin using that link.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] felinis:
Hello

There's anyone with the install problemas or with Any ideia how to fix it. Resuming, after install the APP and configure it when try to enable the firewall button it appears the following error.

View attachment 1623368

Cheers

"Software does not fail when the technician is in the room."
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] benkya:
what kernel are you using? root?

no problem on CM 10.1 stock or semaphore kernel.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] felinis:
Hello

At the moment using semaphore 2.7.4 rooted on Gingerbread leaked stock 2.3.6. Can t figure whats wrong.... Disapointing.

"Software does not fail when the technician is in the room."
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Bitman64:
can't fix your problem with Droidwall, but maybe you'll like to try LBE Privacy Guard?

It provides the same feature (Firewall) and more.

Gr. B.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] RuffBuster:
You need to enable netfilter from semaphore app to use iptables
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] SamHaLeKe:
To begin with, this should be in the general section!

Secondly, Droidwall is becoming obsolete and followed up by AFWall+ (or this) in case you didn't know already ;)

-Sam-
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sfrique:
netfilter module has to be on! Could be this.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamp64:
When I turn off the nexus 4 it vibrates. Is there anyway to stop it?

I need a non rooted phone option, since I won't root as I'm scared something will break.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Robisgnarly:
anyone using the Sony Ericcson Live view with their EVOLTE and CM10? having issues with the watch staying connected to bluetooth?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] IAmSixNine:
The original BT watch they created was not all that great. Had lots of connectivity issues.

The 2nd gen watch they created is much better, or so i have read.

Think its called the Sony SmartWatch.. MN2SW or something like that..

But to answer your question, yes, mine too often looses connection.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonylancer:
when can we expect ubuntu to be ported to from the gnex to the 4nex
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
This topics is being discussed here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2078727
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidmakespwn:
Asking for an ETA on a port of an unreleased OS...I'm gonna say within 15 years.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schwabie64:
I'm on vacation with only my laptop running Ubuntu 12.10 and I need to go back to gingerbread so my phone is usable, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D.Spirit:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1612273
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schwabie64:
Still can't get it to work, I installed java as well [according to google it's required...] I'm running out of time [gonna be on a cruise tomorrow].

Any other tips? I'm running Ubuntu 12.10.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D.Spirit:
[TUTORIAL] Install Flashtool 0.9.9.0 [UBUNTU]
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schwabie64:
I love you in a non-homosexual way. Google wasn't helping, should've searched on XDA...
[HTC One S] AKToronto:
OK, so i have downgraded my hboot to 1.06 using the downgrade method in the dev forum. However, I can pull other hboots from various RUUs and use more or less the exact same method as in the dev forum to flash those hboots to the device instead. I have access to 1.08, and even a 1.04 nb0 file.

Is there any reason to use a slightly higher or slightly lower hboot than 1.06?
[HTC One S] blackwing182:
can you share with me the 1.04nb0 file? please?
[HTC One S] AKToronto:
Sure. It can be found in SneakyGhosts public dropbox at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nnpoodr69b7ibmk/qdQyL3RBwE

Its found in a .RAR file called hboots

Pls thank him. Again, I make no warranties about that hboot... But I too am curious about it and the other versions. 1.06 works well for me, but I am always curious.
[HTC One S] blackwing182:
keep 1.06
[HTC One S] AKToronto:
Yeah I figured there was a reason absolutelygrim would post that version. Its probably the most stable and yet allows for the most flashing. Still, just curious about 1.04... or whether 1.08 or 1.09 does anything more or less.
[HTC One S] AKToronto:
Let me know if 1.04 works out for you. You should be able to flash it using AbsolutelyGrimms method... I wonder if it can help in any way with S-OFF? There may be more access to partitions... Im not sure, maybe just a bit too hopeful there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdelano:
Found this article just now:

Samsung Galaxy S3 Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Update Gets Stamp Of Approval

http://www.autoomobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s3-android-42-jelly-bean-update-3/10011064/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Overstew:
Honestly, I remember back in the Epic 4G days when Samsung had the reputation that they did not support their devices, but it appears they've changed their attitude and now they're releasing updates like mad, even more efficiently than HTC is (at least for CDMA-based devices.)

If this is true, then the Samsung devs in charge of CDMA development will start porting it over to our devices. Perhaps we'll see RDFs in the next few days?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LittleRedDot:
Very interesting... I'll be following this thread closely.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rodd62:
I had an Epic as well and it seemed like Samfirmware was our only hope. I share your sentiments and look forward to any changes Samsung is willing to make with regards to device updates.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdelano:
I'm from the OG Epic as well (from its release to the s3 release); It is really refreshing to see them pushing out the updates for this phone!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
I too am from the OG Epic. People continuously blamed Samsung for the slow updates for it when in reality rdfs were being generated and test releases sent to Sprint almost daily and within weeks of the international update. I think the less intrusive touchwiz allows for faster updating. So hopefully we will see some rdfs reported soon.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nimaim:
Also a fellow OG Epic user ... boy I miss that phone (still drooling over that keyboard), but also love my GSIII. Nice to have the OG Epic family reunited here. If Samsung releases a 4.2 update for the GSIII in the near future, I'll take back all the bad things I said about them :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zkz90:
hah what are the chances that 4.2 gets released before the s4 marketing train comes rolling through town
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] offtohavasu:
X2. Also, you see Samsung promo the crap out of this phone, unlike what they did with the OG Epic, so it seems that they're really behind this one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
That's because this phone is available for all major carriers. The Epic was only for Sprint thus Samsung relied on Sprint to advertise who decided to push the Evo instead.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ilostmypistons:
Epic user also

I'm glad I stayed with Samsung
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] strongsteve:
I, for one, HATE updates.. haha

I spent um-teen plus hours making my rom and dont feel like doing it again..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdelano:
Actually the first thing I thought when I read that article was ... oh sweet ... damn Steve is gonna be mad. hehehe
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] daniel4653:
Hahaha! Looks like you are going to have some long nights ahead of you Steve :)