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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xdapao3:
as repeated far too many times already: for a poweruser such as myself (and most others here), the Nexus 4's

SMALL DISPLAY

, non-removable battery and small non-expandable storage make its quad-core and its 2GB RAM INSTANTLY

USELESS

.

Which part of that you so consistently fail to understand?

P.S. oh and yeah, leave aside the "better battery" as it's one of the Nexus 4's biggest instant deal killers... Gorilla Glass 2 is nice to have but hardly a reason to switch considering I have never used a case on my 15 month old Note and its 1st gen Gorilla Glass does not have a single tiny scratch. The S-Pen is a way more compelling argument and I didn't even raise it...

As for "Google support", as I said I MUCH prefer Samsung's feature-packed OS version to Goggle's barebone vanilla Android.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ashkan_mc:
This INSTANTLY USELESS is your opinion ... I am sure a lot of people think differently ... The battery life and energy consumption is way better on N4 compared to Note 1 ...

You much prefer to have sumsung's craps instead of android 5 ... So many people are just the opposite ... Now which parts you fail to understand ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xdapao3:
Sure.

NON-powerusers such as yourself.

It might be true but if there is a difference it's very small, we are not talking any significant longer runtimes and that's anyway made COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT by the Note's removable battery.

You have to chain down your phone to a wall charger for hours everyday (or every 2 days as you claim), I didn't.

Whatever your ordinary usage pattern is, in particular cases (like the ones I mentioned) you have to bring an external battery or you are SOL, I didn't.

You have to deal with battery performance degradation, I didn't.

And BTW, you will have to deal with it before your 2-year warranty expires (assuming you are keeping that POS for that long...) so if you are going to DIY like you proposed, be advised that you will void your warranty, I didn't.

There are LOTS of small and big features I used everyday found on Samsung ROMs and not present on vanilla Android, what does the Nexus 4 has that is so compelling and that the Note doesn't have?

And BTW the Note is still supported, JB is going to be released for it. Yeah, you have to wait for it while on the Nexus' devices you don't but the Notes' countless advantages FAR outweigh this ONE AND ONLY disadvantage.

This is the last time I am going to repeat myself:

SMALL DISPLAY = USELESS SMARTPHONE.

NON-REMOVABLE BATTERY = USELESS SMARTPHONE.

SMALL NON-EXPANDABLE INTERNAL STORAGE = USELESS SMARTPHONE.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nanomet:
why you don't simply go with those different people, than stay here to be different in Note area

it goes a lot funny now =))

ps: different does not mean better
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hihipunkt:
Consider the following: The more the user knows about computers, the lesser he needs a fast computer.

Why?

He knows where the bottlenecks are and removes them. A user that doesn't know how to find CPU cycle consuming processes or RAM killers, needs a faster computer. He doesn't know why his computer gets slow -> faster computer needed.

Same applies to smartphones.

So, have fun with your N4 and please stfu. This is xda develeopers and not kindergarten mobile club.

I bet you're the kind of guy that wants to convince every random person he meets, that the OS he uses is the best one and everyone else is just dumb. Nobody needs your opinion. We have our own.

/rant
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abhinav quietly brilliant:
+1 and no multi-window, no spen and a good display (the colors on n4 looks washed away but not on note)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Drummyman:
Those reasons added to the phablet concept are exactly my thoughts about it.

I've been in meetings where my note was as good as a tablet for displaying my job without carrying (AND buying) two devices. Couldn't do that in a NX4, so it's just not comparable.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] letakomahieu:
Yeah because u getting a new tablet and u dont need phablet. For who dont have tablet, note is a big choice, I know how annoying note is but it still look cool a nd awesome. I watched youtube while Im playing game, note is just right side to put on my table lol,

7" -10" tablet? Naw I cant do nothing when Im on bed lol, gonna hurt my hands if I holding it to long.

Yes Note is still the best, right side,right choice :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] M3TALLICA:
Our unfortunate friend ditched Miley Cyrus to marry Jocelyn Wildenstein.

Bravo man. Note 7000 to Nexus 4 was surely an upgrade :thumbup:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ashkan_mc:
You guys are seriously damaged, I mean it :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Devildog78965:
Why does it matter what others phones are they have what they have I was going to get a note 2 but i bought a nexus 4 because I didn't like the big screen but I should have gotten the Note 2 but I like the newest updates but dat screen is so big screen is so sexy but that's my opinion people have different ones so get over it

sent from my Kindle Fire in Equestria
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] The-Captain:
Thread Closed:

This is asking for trouble. Everyone has their own opinion and looking through this thread a flame war has already started...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caliga4221:
Used the commuter case on my vibrant. I ordered a nexus 4 and wanted a good case. Otter box does not seem to have one so what are some good options?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2042556
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rspear:
I flashed this rom to test out the pie feature. (pretty cool btw) but I'm not a fan of the lock screen shortcuts in PA. I'd prefer the lock slider shortcuts like in CM10.1. Does anyone have an .apk for that?

thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] digitalcrash:
You should just check out root box got pie and all the customizations you want.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ddrjm:
I know I'm probably grave digging but could you tell me if where can I find that "root box"? I'm looking to merge the CM10 lockscreen with the PA one like I saw on a rom somewhere so I could get the slider shortcuts working on PA rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] PUTALE:
hi, i recently got an ATT note 2. The phone I got already got Clean ROM 3.5, so I presume it is rooted, with custom recovery (TWRP when I checked). I am thinking of flashing to a diff rom and just want to ask a few questions.

1-do I need to run triangle away every time I flash to a diff rom?

2-since the phone already has a custom rom, I should not have to root it, am I correct?

3-If I want to install custom, ROMs, can I just put the ROM in the external SD and flash it that way (of course with clear cash, davik, etc as states in the rom).

4-I am thinking of playing with the CleanROM 4.2.4 or the ACE version? any issue with either one compare to the 3.5 that I am using now? any recommendation?

5-anything I need ot watch out before I flash it? I have flashed a coupole of time with htc phone and this is my first samsung phone so I don't watn to brick it.

thanks a lot guys, XDA rocks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Manitobamonster:
1. No you do not need to run triangle away usually only have to run it if you are going back to stock and may want to return the phone.

2.Nope it has a Rom you are rooted !

3.That is what I do when installing a new rom factory reset wipe davlik and cache and install you may have to fix permissions with some installs as well after installing.

4.From the bit I played with the new Clean rom it is very stable with minimum if any grief Jedi 9 is also a awesome ROM and my current fave.

5.Just read up lots before you do it follow every step they tell you to take your time it is easy just make sure ya know what you are doing before you start.

6.Enjoy they are a awesome phone !!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] PUTALE:
Thanks a lot for your prompt reply. It heped a lot. I will definitelycheck the roms. I am using 3.5 and it runs really good and hate to ruin it:).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rotule:
do a backup in twrp before flashing a new one, you can always come back ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] PUTALE:
thanks for the info. That brings me to another question with TWRP, when I do TWRP backup, should I backup everything, modem, efs, etc. Also, if I use that backup and I do restore, does it restore everything, program, rom, setting, etc?

Also, if I want to flash the stock ROM, would that mess up my root, recovery etc? Do I need to do anything if I flash the stock ROM? From my past experience, sometimes, it is good to flash the stock rom once in awhile since that seem to do some sort of clean up and it also helped to keep the modem and such up to date.Probaby won't keep the stock for a long time but just thought I may flash it to play with it and keep the modem files up to date. Then flash custom rom. I also read that if I want to use triangle, I must be on stock rom or it will brick my phone, so I want to make sure before I start playing with diff roms.

thanks a lot guys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] DoctorQMM:
This is one of nice features of TWRP... ability to backup/restore individual partitions. Android stores various blocks in different partitions. To name a few, System, Data, Modem, Recovery, Boot, Cache, etc. If you just want to backup your modem for example, just check the "modem" box (and I recommend naming the folder to something significant so down the road you'll know which modem it is). When you restore, that folder will only have your modem.. so you can restore a different modem without having to change your rom, (etc). Kernels are stored in the "boot" partitions.. again, if you want to change kernels, backup the boot partition and name it properly if case you want to reflash that kernel. Generally, after my first flash of a new ROM, kernel, modem, I'll create a "boot" backup, "modem" backup, and ROM (system/data/boot) partition backups. If you look in the TWRP folders themselves, you can see the blocks which are backed up... or will be restored. Hope that helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] R1K05@N:
When I back up in TWRP, I usually just go with what is default checked off. You will not mess up your root unless you really really tried to. The last time I ever had to flash back to stock then to a custom was on my Xperia X10a... You should be fine flashing a new rom without having to go back to stock as long as you do a good wipe (Wipe System, Factory Rest, Davlik, and Cache is what I do only because it doesn't hurt... I've read you do not need to do all those steps but I do them nonetheless). Do not use Triangle Away unless you plan on returning your phone or send it in for warranty. Only then should you start asking questions about that tool.

The only issue that may cause SOME confusion (not too much but some) is flashing back and forth between a 4.1.2 and a 4.2.1 since the SD card adjusts to User settings (some folders open up for individual users on 4.2 but as far as my experience goes, I have not had any issues with it, I just needed to study my SD card after each flash).

So you should be fine... just do backups, rename them to make sure you know which rom belongs to which backup, delete the old ones from the RESTORE menu in TWRP in case you are backing up the same rom to save you some space (my backups take around 2 gigs sometimes EACH) and you should be good to go... Enjoy tweaking out on your roms!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] PUTALE:
Much appreciated for your detail explanation on the TWRP. I did a quick backup and selected all of the option and now I see the files in my external SD:

modem.emmc.win

data.ext4.win

cache.ext4.win

recovery.emmc.win

boot.emmc.win

efs.ext4.win

data.ext4.win

system.ext4.win

Quick question. If I understand correctly, the modem and efs is not ROM backup, so if I just want to revert to the rom I am currently running with all apps and such, I only need to backup system, boot, data, am I correct?

Also, is there any way that I can retain my data, settings, and apps, without re-download and re-configurate everything after I flash to a new ROM? I am thinking that maybe data will do such thing but not too certain. In the past, whenever I flash to a new rom, I always download all apps again from market and setup everything again, a bit hassle but that's how I did:)

thanks for the info/warning on the triangle. I read that it can brick the phone and also needs to be on the stock to use it. Also read that if there's too many counts, it may not work. I guess for now, I just won't touch it.

Since there's no 4.2 roms available (at least not what I have seen and want to play, CleanRom or Jedi as they are highly rated), I guess for now I do not have to worry much on the SD card issue. It will be safer I guess for now just stick with 4.1.2 until the kinks are worked out.

For the wipe system, factory, davlik, cache, do I do that before flashing it?watched a couple of video and instruction and they all have diff answers. Some people said do factory reset, flash, and then wipe davik and cache.

Again, really really appreciate all of the support guys.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] R1K05@N:
Think of your Nandroid (TWRP) backup as a roll back to what you are comfortable with (check everything off so you do not lose a thing if you want) in case you find that the new thing you flashed isn't all that it was cracked up to be for you or something messes up. The Nandroid backup is EVERYONE's friend.

As for flashing a new ROM and having to start all over, I will use this as an example: I have two backups; one for Paranoid Android (4.2.1 AOSPA) and Clean 4.2.5 (4.1.2). When I originally flashed my stock to Clean, I must've gotten lucky by just wiping the system (ROM only and not a factory reset) and all my data transferred over just fine with no issues... but when flashing to PA, I had to do a full wipe then start from scratch (which was not bad if you sync your apps and contacts thru Google). Also, you might want to get another backup system such as Super Backup to back up your contacts and SMS messages (be careful with backing up call logs if you go to 4.2.1 ROMs because for some reason, things went wacky for me). Titanium is a good system to use for power users but sometimes, to keep it as simple as possible, count on Google at first for your app syncing (and if you get Amazon App Store, you will have to get that APK to download the apps from that store).

Anyway, from there (if you want to play with multiple ROMs) you now have a foundation. Dirty flashing (flashing a new version of a ROM you currently have without doing a full wipe... just in case you didn't know... for me, I just wipe System [no factory reset] then flash the upgrade) should be fine... again, I'm typing from experience because there are some people who do run into issues dirty flashing and is usually not supported by the devs unless you do a full wipe and flash. I have not had any issues whatsoever dirty flashing both PA and Clean versions.

As for methods of wiping, honestly they're all right... I just posted what I usually do when I want to do a full wipe. Only if you want to do a dirty flash, you won't have to wipe or do a partial wipe (I partial wipe e.g. Clean 4.0.5 to 4.2.5: Delete last Clean Rom backup through the Restore menu, Nandroid Back Up current working Clean Rom 4.0.5, Wipe System, Install the new 4.2.5, wipe Davlik and Cache (again, I do this just in case but some devs say it's unnecessary), then reboot and wait for the apps to reset... all was where it was when I left 4.0.5.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] DoctorQMM:
Yes... if you're retaining your current modem and recovery... to restore a rom just as it was when you backed it up, restore boot (which has the kernel), system and data. One your second question, when restoring a different rom , it's best to always restore system/data/boot together. You can use TiBu to restore your user app DATA, and individual apps usually have their own backup files you can restore (like Nova/Apex launchers [which can restore your widgets], calendar, etc).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] PUTALE:
much appreciated guys. thanks so much. I think I got it. Will get ready to pick a good ROM and starts flashing.

one little thing, I saw this rom here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2124182

it says stock rooted, does that mean that it is essentailly identical to what is found on the stock rom except that it will not mess up with my recovery and rooting if I use it to flash as oppose to the guide I saw online to flash to completely stock using ODIN.

Also, I did the unlock with what I found on the thread, would that mess got messed up when I flash to different ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] R1K05@N:
I have never used that rom so I can't say for sure. Try it out and see what happens. If you don't like it, restore your backup.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] DoctorQMM:
That rom is one of the most recent 7105 (note2 international) samsung firmware releases... supposedly better battery life than LL7 or LL4. It's the stock MA6 pre rooted (i.e., has SuperSU app and binaries included). No other features added like you would find with CleanROM 4.2.5 for example. It includes rom and kernel... so it will write to your system, data, and boot partitions. Whatever custom recovery you have now and flash this with will not be touched.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] PUTALE:
thanks again.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] guest_2011:
Has anyone used bluetooth keyboard and mouse with this phone?
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] hamdimo:
L9 doesn't support usb otg, well at least the kernel doesn't. If you know what I mean.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] guest_2011:
I know it doesn't but my question is about bluetooth.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] luxstar:
I tried bluetooth keyboard, everything works great. Don't know about the bluetooth mouse. Why do you need it? :confused:
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kirkoo:
R: Bluetooth keyboard mouse

I tried bluetooth keyboard with a little touchpad and is great. Writing works fine. What about mouse?

It's awensome because a small arrow appear when i touched the pad!

A small desktop in your hand!

Just one thing about keyboard... The softkeys of the phone are mapped in a strange way and i have to search the right combination for a while
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] guest_2011:
see kirkoo's reply. i've tried bt keyboard once with an old phone long time ago but never had a bt mouse. very cool. sometimes i don't feel like typing emails on the phone.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] cmahendra:
use pc for mouse :p Sorry.... was kidding.

As per L9 spec... we have BlueTooth Version 4.0 (GAP, A2DP, AVRCP, FTP, HFP, HSP, OPP, SPP, PBAP,HID). You can use almost any device which supports these standards. Any BT Device which can be recognized as Human Interface Device (HID) can be used, including mouse. It will work exactly like your old BT keyboard with old phone. No change.

VIDEO FOR KEYBOARD HERE

The fact is nobody asked this for mouse before, hence you are first person (in my life) who is interested in connecting mouse to touchscreen smartphone. You can go ahead and make a history.... :laugh:

Here are some BT Mouse.... http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=bluetooth+mouse&_sacat=0&_from=R40

And for phone >>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Motorol...ops-/251127182854?pt=Mice&hash=item3a7858b606
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zakiancel:
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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WildCivil:
Is it possible to take the SlimPort voltage and redirect it to USB to supply USB OTG?

Sorry if the question has asked before.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
There is an entire thread dedicated to getting OTG working. Try asking there.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaptainMuon:
Here is the dev thread where shaky provided an experimental kernel, and some discussion is going on, but you need ten posts to post there:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2048545&page=13

Here is 37 pages of complaining ;) :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1966864

AFAIK, HDMI (which slimport provides) only guarantees 55 mA. Regular USB on a PC provides 100 or 500 mA, USB OTG only needs to provide 8 mA, but I think many phones supply more. I think it could work, but probably not with all devices.

However the first step before trying to supply Vcc voltage is to get USB working with an external power supply. Some people have tried this, currently without success. Once that works, one can try to poke around in the kernel and get the Vcc power to turn on. There are a couple of switches to try, and it doesn't neccessarily have to come from the Slimport.

One word about why it doesn't work now: I think Google/LG disabled it because it was either not 100% compliant with the USB specs, or there were some problems with the simulaneous use of slimport and USB. Since the slimport feature has higher priority, if both are incompatible, USB OTG is thrown out. And if a feature only works partially, it's better for the vendor to just cut the support altogether than to get a lot of support requests.

That being said, it would probably work fine for 'us hackers' who are willing to risk that some peripherials work and some randomly don't, and are willing to use a Y cable if neccessary.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skinzy98:
I know that paranoid android has released a new type of navigation bar. So will this be available for vibrant and other ROMs?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skinzy98:
Nothing? You know the new state of the art navigation bar?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cremacious:
My girlfriend got a kindle fire for Christmas, and isn't too fond of it. She prefers my nexus 7. So since I rooted my phone and tablet, I figured I could root it and put something like asop on it.

Since I don't have a kindle this isn't my area of knowledge..... So what ROMs do you guys suggest? And what is the easiest root method?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarman:
Is it a 1st gen or 2nd gen Kindle Fire? Your answer will greatly affect what you install.....
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cremacious:
I asked her, and she said she didn't know haha.

Since I'm not a kindle user... I have a dumb question. How do I check....?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cremacious:
System version: 10.2.6_user_2630020
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxymoron123:
I haven't seen anything that quite fits my situation, I unlocked my tablet, and rooted it, and installed CWM. I then went to install CM nightly and upon reboot the tablet froze at the ASUS boot screen, I've tried rebooting by holding the power button down, holding the power and volume down button down, and power and volume up, with no luck. I've also tried letting the battery die and then booting back up with no luck. Could anyone provide any assistance?

Thanks.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightitwithfire:
Now when you say it froze, you mean you let it sit there for awhile right? You gotta give ROM's time to create a cache! Try using fastboot to boot into recovery and install stock just to make sure it works :)
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tobdaryl:
Cwm has issues on this unit, I suggest twrp when you get to that point.

To recover your unit you have to be able to use adb, fastboot, or recovery.

Here is a link to help you get into position to use one of those.

Good Luck!

Note: If you get into the bootloader menu do not use WIPE DATA!