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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] webslasher:
so this is a known fault ?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
I know for sure that the GPS status app performs an automated compass calibration so long as you move the phone/tablet correctly.

What I am not completely sure is whether you need to perform this procedure every time you re-start the app, or whether it caches the result for subsequent uses. (I had an experience in the mountains with three different compass apps that had me questioning the use of battery-powered technology)

In any event, fire up the app and rotate the tablet twice around each of it's three axes (X, Y, Z). Be careful that you don't drop the tablet! (I notice that when I do it I am trying to keep my hands away from the touchscreen, and so the grip I have isn't very solid)

If N is not in the correct place (allowing for local declination offsets), then maybe you have bad hardware or maybe your table your tablet is sitting on has a big piece of metal under it.

Spinning compass sounds like broken hardware, the Bermuda Triangle, or just noise (nearby power mains can cause a 60 Hz mag field wobble if they carry unbalanced currents - I use to work in a joint where everybody in one section of the building had CRTs that wobbled all the time). I think the GPS status app has an adjustable sensor filter, does it not (Menu-> GPS & Sensors -> Sensor Filtering - try medium or strong filtering maybe?

good luck
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] webslasher:
i already done the calibration , in fact i done it in 2 different places, one in the coffee shop which i awkwardly spin the tablet around, haha. but the compass still rotating steadily in clockwise direction , tried to calibrate again in my home with no avail.

And yes, i set my sensor filtering to medium, but this setting look like only affecting gps, not the magnetic sensor.

can you try installing GPS status app ?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2&hl=en

and see if your compass is steadily moving or can point to the right direction when you put it on a table.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
Working OK. Tried 3 different apps w/ compass

- GPS Status (eclipsim)

- Analog Compass (Dieter Roth)

- GPS Essentials (mictale)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khaytsus:
Working fine here. Try taking your Nexus 7 out of the case, if it's in one. Run the app, hold the N7 FIRMLY (or do this over carpet, soft surface) and rotate in all directions. I usually draw a figure 8 in the horizontal and vertical directions.

Easy on the phone, harder on the Nexus 7 since it's larger.

Odd that it's rotating. My wifes old Aria I use for geocaching I left on top of a Nook Color case and screwed up its compass and it just gets stuck.. It'll rotate through about 270 degrees then get completely stuck the other 90. I've degaussed it a few times and that helped a little, as it mostly rotates now, but it's still not accurate. It might be 15-20 degrees off, as it still 'sticks' here and there.

PSA: The Nexus 7 compass is pretty funky period. I remembered this as I was testing just now. The compass will randomly for no reason go off about 90 degrees and rotating it around figure 8's will sometimes fix it, but most often just spinning it in place clockwise and counter-clockwise and it'll suddenly pop back to proper alignment. Don't depend on the N7's compass in a L&D Situation ;)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peterk-1:
Does the compass rotate when you are moving? If it only has a GPS input then if you are stationary it cannot resolve direction to any accuracy.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khaytsus:
The Nexus 7 has a compass, so unless whatever app he's using has been told (or defaults to) GPS for the heading, it should be using the real compass.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peterk-1:
That's the point I was making. It is not know what sensors are being used. I would expect the app to use the x,y,z readings from the position sensor ( The "angle" the device is being held at) and the geomagnetic sensor but it may also use the GPS receiver to derive a direction of motion. The algorithm that pulls these readings together is the clever bit and the weight it gives to each sensor reading when it is outside expected values is the unknown / interesting bit.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] webslasher:
hmm, it seems like in a rare case, the compass can point at the right direction, but mostly keep rotating..

yeah i already tried to take off the case and check the compass, but still got the rotating compass, i even tried different roms, was in stock rom and now using CleanRom.

i wouldn't trust my electronics in a life and death situation, except if i didnt have anything better :P

even when i put it on the table, the compass keep moving

it doesnt matter wether the GPS is locking or not, the compass keep rotating

i'm trying to make a video of this behavior, maybe i'll make it tomorrow, it's already night time , and my room's light is not bright enough..

hopefully, i'll update the OP tomorrow, with video
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br0adband:
I'm having the same issue on the N7 I just got, it happens in any ROM I've tried so far (stock, CM 10.1, Paranoid Android 2.99, SmoothROM v4.3, etc) - when I use the GPS Status app to calibrate the compass as required it will get the accurate North heading as it should, but then the compass itself just kinda drifts in a clockwise direction a few degrees every second, and that's with the N7 immobile itself and not in motion.

I'm guessing it's just an issue with the hardware since it happens with any ROM I've tested so far, but I haven't tried any other compass apps so I suppose I should, but the apps are just pulling info from the compass hardware so, if that's just defective or not working right then yes the on-screen display is going to keep right on moving.

Also, the calibration(s) I'm doing isn't sticking: the N7 either forgets it immediately or again there's something defective about it because when I do a calibration and close the app and restart it, it's not showing the correct directional orientation that I just calibrated it to

Weird behavior, certainly. This isn't a life or death thing since I know where I'm at here in Vegas at any time, but considering how amazing the N7 is overall, little things like this just irk the hell out of me (and apparently other owners as well).
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camp0s:
Always the Compass

I got my hands on a 2nd hand N7 32G-WiFi, and any ROM (even stock 5.1.1 up to custom 7.1.1) displays the same non working compass with GPS Status (and other apps), the compass is stuck pointing to North and/or then jumping around as I rotate the tablet :confused:. GPS alone is working.

Interestingly there's now a "diagnose sensors" tab in GPS Status, and there the "Orientation" and "Rotation Vector" readings are coherent: I can read the angle to which the tablet is pointing (respect to north) and it correctly senses it. Same goes for the Rotation Vector, once the "calibration pattern" is done (move anytime the table 1-2 time around the 3 main axis), the readings settle down and are repeatable:

(image cut to reduce size) In this case the tablet was on the table pointing north and not being moved.

So, the sensors inside the tablet are operating correctly! Still I don't understand why Google Maps (blue triangle) and/or Nokia Here wego (green arrow), and any other, cannot simply access these sensor readings. Are there other emulated "software sensors"? Do they wrongly correlate other readings inside the apps?

Interestingly I flashed this ROM lineage-11-20170221-UNOFFICIAL-grouper and there GPS Status compass display is correct! Same goes for Here wego, but Google Maps is still a miss.. clearly it's using other (hidden) sensor APIs and doing it wrong.

Some old apps, like "Check My Android" under the "Compass" sensor they are displaying directly the "Orientation" hardware sensor, no wonder if they work :good:

I'm going to use it as navigator inside the car, so I'll stick with Lineage 11 and hope app support will last long.. but I'm literally dying of curiosity on how and were are these sensor being interpreted from the apps/os.

I'd really like to get in touch with some developers, at least to pass the word and get to know a little more about the physical sensor subsystem inside android (I get the feeling on KK some "advanced emulated" sensor are not available, hence the app does a fallback on simply raw sensor values).

I understand that you always need to compensate raw sensor values, the simple compass might work ok when the tablet is flat on a surface, but then it must be adjusted if it's being held by the user plus if it's in portrait mode or landscape - with the only basic assumption that.. the screen is pointing the user :D

If I find something I'll report back, I really hope to discover something ;)

(Found this old thread, using it instead of opening a new one)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djluis48:
Hi, someone is selling me a really nice T999 in excellent condition, with the problem that the IMEI was blocked, and it won't work on any carrier in the U.S. I live on Dominican Republic, will it work on my country fine? 3G and everything? I know that the 3G band matches the one my operator uses, so no problem there.

Thanks in advance.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kiruba8:
ok use ordin and restore it http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djluis48:
So you are saying that it will work without a problem?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Don_Perrignon:
You could have read more than the title and suggested something relevant to his question.

OP, I'm not actually 100% sure. But, I would imagine that you'd have no trouble using it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bikrame:
Simple answer is yes.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djluis48:
Thanks for your answers. I ended up buying one on ebay that was cheaper, with the same problem. Only issue is that the auction says bad esn, but i guess that he got that wrong, and means imei. Here it is: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200888137396?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Hope it turns out OK. I took a gamble with it. :P
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Don_Perrignon:
Well, yeah, you really are taking one then. Because, IMEIs are for GSM phone and ESNs are for CDMA phones. That posting says T999 with a bad ESN... So, is it a T999 or a CDMA variant of the SIII???:eek:

Hope everything works out for you, bro.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djluis48:
Yeah, i know bro. People tend to mistake IMEI with ESN, so hopefuly its one of those cases. If it isn't, i will have to return the phone. :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sanchitgrover:
How much did u pay..??
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djluis48:
USD$335.00

I think it was a nice deal if i get it to work here :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] x1tyme:
let us know if it worked. I wanna buy outright and ship back home :cool:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djluis48:
Hi. Just to update. Just got the phone. It was indeed the T999 GSM. I got it to work here without a problem. Just remember to check that the 3G band your carrier uses its supported by the phone, otherwise, you wont have 3G.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] x1tyme:
nice to know. Will search for it and ship some back home with paying tax for it, of course.

Is ebay the source to buy bad imei?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] andrews317:
Hello Luis.

I am considering buying a bad IMEI also for Honduras. Did you had to unlock the phone or something like that or just placed the SIM card and worked fine?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djluis48:
Hi there.

Well, to tell you the truth, i sold the phone as soon as i got it because it wasn't compatible with my carrier's 3G network. I did unlock it, but unlocking was extremely easy, i just rooted the phone and downloaded an app from the Play Store, and the app did the rest of the work. Easy as pie. After that, the phone worked flawless in the small ampunt of time i spent with it (less than a day) and it was a brand new phone :highfive:. If you are wondering the name of the app, i don't know the exact name, but you can try searching "galaxy unlock" on the Play Store, and you will see a couple of apps. Good luck.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Randyjp:
Almost same problem

Hey man I'm on the same situation than you, just That in this case its a nexus 4 and I also live in Dominican Republic. You got it to work? Hope you can help me out here bro
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djluis48:
I think that its going to be same, and that its going to work, because the imei was blocked on the country the phone was bought, it should work properly outside that country. :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gypsy214:
If you have a carrier phone with the IMEI blocked you can unlock it and use it on another carrier. Or you cant? I know u used to could. Also If you call your carrier. for instance tmobile and talk to a superviser they may unlock it for you... They usually do because you're using the phone with their network anyways.. So they still lose money if you decide to go to another carrier.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EtherealRemnant:
If your IMEI is blacklisted then the phone has been reported lost or stolen. No US carrier will take a blacklisted phone. Tmobile and att share databases too.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gypsy214:
Not always.. Carriers will block the IMEI even you dont pay your bill for so long.. A friend of mine gave me his Sidekick 4G and he stopped paying tmobile. After a while that phone stop working. When I called tmobile they said it was because of the IMEI has been blocked. I said that I have this phone for a long time and you need to turn it back on.. 48 hours later they did
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EtherealRemnant:
That's a really rare scenario. I'm amazed you were able to get that lifted.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I was just about to say the same.

This is the first I've ever heard of T-Mobile giving in at all on this.

Congrats!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gypsy214:
Well I had the phone for a long time when they blocked it. And that phone used to belong to my cousin and he stop paying tmobile. A tech support friend of mine is the one who told me that it was blocked. So I called tmobile
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Evian David:
buy or not

So may i or may not buy a t999 on eBay with bad Imei to get it work with Claro Dominicano Republic?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
You will need to unlock it for use on other networks if it hasn't already been. But you should be able to as long as the carrier operates on the correct bands.

Of course I can't guarantee that, but it should work if those two requirements are met.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] tian105:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YginQUkrJ50&list=UUBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ&index=12

It just looks.. So Awesome..:drool:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrevankyle:
Looks like a themed version of Nova or Apex not an entirely different app
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] tian105:
Could be! When my Note comes in tomorrow I'll try to get mine look like that,

I miss android!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] andrawer:
The author provided a link to the background...

Wallpaper: http://goo.gl/hEVry

and the rest is just clever arrangement of icons and widgets...like the other post...probably Nova launcher.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jeanca:
This is just me guessing here, because I tried to themed mine just like his a few weeks ago. But here it goes: Clock is Clock JB+, toggles are with HD Widgets 1x1, launcher more than likely Nova, and background it's on the description in the video. Locks creen probably widget locker and then just put everything on the square that he has them on.

I doubt that he has a mod, although he uses cm10 from what I've heard from his other videos. I would just tried to just theme it with what I suggested. If you have any other question, I can try to help, but to the best of my ability.

I hope this helps!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] BlackPhantomX:
Transition between homescreens... accordion style, which is found in Nova and Go Launcher EX.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Alaris:
Is widget locker any good?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HexbladeInc2:
Hello to all that had taken time to read this I appreciate your help, today i have tried several roms, cyanogem mod 7 and 10, also a version of ICS that did not support the camera. I have found this thread on XDA developers http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1846304

on that thread they also recommended this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1923669

I have yet to learn on how to flash the firmware that would by my first question to you.

What are the steps to properly flash the firmware of my HTC Inc 2 ?

reading that thread I noticed that a lot of people had problems with wifi and data and some did not, Im willing to give it a try but what im looking for is a stable Rom for my device wich brings me to question #2

What is the best ICS mod available for HTC Droid Incredible 2 (vivow)

My recovery is clockworkmod 5.0.2.0, right now the phone is running the cyanogenmod 7.2, idk what other info would be useful but im happy to answer any questions
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] NeverSeparate:
Read the op in the first thread you linked. It gives instructions on flashing firmware. And check the other which rom is best threads. This has been addressed numerous times.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HexbladeInc2:
thank you NeverSeparate, the site has been super helpfull I got cyanogenmod 7.1 on the device and got it to unlock, but unfortunately my carrier cannot get it to recieve data, I even tested with another Inc2 and they couldent get that one to recieve data either, right now im looing on information to downgrade it from the cyanogen 7.1 that has android 2.3.7 back to 2.3.4 so I can return it to the seller, any help would be appretiated
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] NeverSeparate:
Just flash a rom based on 2.3.4. Look up Andy bonestock. I think it might be.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HexbladeInc2:
thank you again NeverSeparate I will try this out tomorrow :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] rbk05:
stucked in htc screen when i install new rom

Hi this Bala I'm using inc 2 I'm unable to install any new Rom when I install it just stuckeed in HTC screen pls help me out guys
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] gtdtm:
Please tell us about your setup. Are you dev unlocked, s-off? Verizon phone? What rom?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Jasonp0:
Did you wipe your cache and delvik cache too?

Note: I may have spelled that wrong.

sent from my incredibly paranoid inc2
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Malesso671:
Are there any gsm patches for JB CDMA based ROMs?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] marconz:
Almost every jb room had a gsm patch

There are some talented people making it possible for us gsm users to run jb roms. Check out the development threads you'll find what you're after
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apatal:
Hi guys, I keep experiencing this bug where I suddenly can't adjust brightness (via the slider from quick settings). I mean no matter how I adjust it, the brightness stays the same and I would have to reboot to be able to adjust brightness again. Has anyone else experienced this and any suggestions to solve it? Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apatal:
It happened again? Anyone please?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dyinghero27:
Are you on stock? "900000 characters"
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apatal:
Nope. Stock AOSP ROM by Mmuzzy.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rikkoko:
i've been experiencing this too and I'm on stock. Help please!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apatal:
The animator scale solution seems to be working as I haven't encountered this bug since activating them. Try and turn on your animations in developer settings to at least 0.5 and observe if it happens again. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] Shponglized:
Like tonight or tomorrow.

The 3vo is easy to flash to boost right? that's pretty much what it depends on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xanderharris86:
So just picked up my Note 2 this afternoon and already rooted and unlocked it thanks to the incredibly helpful tutorials on the development forum...

So I installed the SD card I had been using from my Xperia Play, after doing one last final TB, and am a little surprised to see that none of my backups are showing up in TB. I can see all the current apps installed, it's pointing to the right directory, yet nothing from my XP is showing as an available backup to restore. Is it just a compatibility issue between phones?

I'd like to restore some game data and some kik convo's... but if I can't I can't!

Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nunyazz:
Get TB to search the entire phone for the backup directory.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
this happened to me. i forgot the solution, but i think clearing the data or reinstalling the app worked.

in my case, i used an app that cleared tb cache.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
This. By default it looks at internal sd. You need it to look at the external sd. So open tibu/settings/preferences and click back up folder

Sent from the dark on a Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
I assume he has already done that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Guess I missed that

Sent from the dark on a Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thenuke1:
it could very well be that the OP thinks "sdcard0" is the microsd.

had the same issue and thought the same thing. Had the my microSD in my droid X and i just simply put it in my note 2 without formating so when i installed TiB the app ofcourse didnt detect the back up location i had for the DX so it created on in the sdcard0 file.

heres what i did hope it helps

go into Titanium Backup

click your menu button

select preferences

scroll to Backup Location folder

click your back button on the phone and stop at the /storage folder

there you will see "extSdCard" and "sdcard0" under it.

select ExtSdCard and HOPEFULLY you'll find your Titanium backup folder
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
if that is true, maybe he didn't even back up to the SD in the first place from his xperia
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thenuke1:
interesting...

maybe he doesn't even have an SD card lol:D:D:D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
maybe, just maybe, he doesn't even own a phone. mind blow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thenuke1:
Wwwwoooooaaaaahhhhh
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xanderharris86:
Mind super blown! Having tb scan my entire phone did the trick, but even so many apps didn't recognize my saved data... which is a shame, I had a good game of Simpsons tapped out going!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dk0dave:
to show all apps all that needs to be done is refresh app list from menu.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] skykid2:
that tutorial works excellent!!

Thank you sooooooooo much, I thought i had lost a year of info when i opened up tb and it said "first time using this app" message. You are a life saver!! :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] motomoose68:
Figured It Out!!!!!!!!!

I just had this issue after flashing a Rom. I had the correct backup location set and could see the backups in the folder, but under Restore they didn't show. Finally, figured out that there was a filter on by default and it was screening out all but System backups. I've never seen a filter affect this area before, only ever used it to filter under the Backup/Restore tab, not under the Check Mark list of options. When I changed the filter to ALL, then the backups magically appeared.

Hope this helps someone else, since this thread kind of went off track.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sud_ran:
Thanks

Best is to clear TB's cache from app manager and reopen to change the backup folder search to whole device.

TB recognized all the missing apps and i was able to restore after that.

Sud