yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Note_2:
I got a 3100 mah anker on amazon. Performs the same as stock I think. Doesn't come with a recharger though.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] gaticaag:
I bought this one. Works great.

http://www.amazon.com/Batteries-Rep...qid=1360652070&sr=8-1&keywords=note+2+battery

Edit: I've had Anker batteries for my GS2 when I had it. Had no problems whatsoever.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Morkai Almandragon:
why not just get an external battery instead of a battery and battery charger? Anker makes a 10kmah one that is fairly cheap.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] planetbeen:
Why not the official Samsung one on the Samsung website?

Its priced at $50, comes with the same battery that comes with the phone and folds closed for travel. Also works as a stand for the phone.

If you search you can get a 50% off coupon and get it for only $24.99....seems like a great deal to me.

I plan on getting one myself for my upcoming 2 week trip.....

Sent From My Ginormous Note 2
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] iahk:
I like to live lavishly so I own the official Samsung charger that includes the extra battery, the official samsung 9000mah external battery, and the 10,000mah anker external battery someone mentioned above. I can recommend all of them. :)

One thing to note though. The 9000mah samsung external charger just has one USB port for charging. It also doesn't include its own charger to recharge it. The 10,000mah anker external battery has its own charger included, 2 USB charging ports, and a 3rd output to charge laptops (includes multiple adapters).
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] damagesoft:
I've got for present gold battery that was purchased on alibaba, which has a rated output of 4200m, which is absolutely not true. At first I was skeptical and I have to admit that battery performed well. Who use it and carry it back in my purse in case I am not able to recharge the phone with the original battery. I understand the alibaba the battery is pretty cheap, and in my humble opinion, if the battery is used as a backup should not throw the extra money that would be well for us for a few hours ...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] pcorlatan:
I loved having spare batteries for my Galaxy S3 and I had an Anker (same size and capacity of original Samsung one) which would last longer than the stock Samsung battery so I figured that's what I'd buy now that I have a Note 2. I bought the 2-pack with external charger from Amazon (click here for link) and I'm somewhat disappointed. Both of the Anker batteries stick out about 1-2mm at the bottom (above the speaker) which prevents the back cover from snapping shut completely. This isn't that big of a deal since I use a TPU case, but it's disappointing. I haven't been through enough cycles to test whether the battery life is the same, but considering my phone lasts over 2 days on a charge with the stock battery it'll take a while.

I did, however, order a single QCell battery with external charger from Amazon (click here for link) and UPS literally dropped it off 10 minutes ago. I immediately tried putting it in the phone and it sits flush, so I already like it more than the Anker. It only has 56% charge so I'll have to measure the battery life after a couple more cycles.

I'd recommend buying a single battery with external charger and making sure you like it before ordering a second spare if you want. I'm highly considering returning the Ankers and buying another QCell after I finish all my testing.

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Do the Anker batteries stick out at the bottom a little bit? Does your back cover snap shut completely at the bottom with either of the Ankers installed?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] gaticaag:
I don't think they stuck out when I had one in. I'll double check when I get home from work, though. I have the stock battery in right now.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] gaticaag:
My batteries don't stick out. My back cover snaps completely shut and I'm able to put my diztronic case on it, too. I bought it a little over a week ago. I had them just in case at the Chicago Auto Show.

I prefer spare batteries than external battery packs and what not. It was very useful at Universal Studios. I was able to just pop the dead battery out and put a fresh one in as opposed to plugging a battery pack in.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] shadowhawk2020:
I agree about batteries vs. External charger. I like being able to pop in a new battery and being at 100%. I don't want to wait to have it charge when I want to use it.

I just got my Anker batteries last night I will be doing my "scientific" experiments with them tonight to compare the two.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] swiftrok:
Yeah I think this is what I'm going to do.

Thanks all for the input, having the native samsung battery seems to make the most sense.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] noevoman:
OK, well I did it!

Well I went to install a new ROM and got ahead of my self while wiping/ formatting and, yes I did it, formatted me SD card instead is system! I was able to recover the data but now I get MD5 mismatch while trying to restore my nandroid backups.

Is there a way to restore the MD5, or do I just start over?

What a dope! Need to slow down and pay attention.

Has anyone had any success repairing the MD5? Please advise

Thank you

Joe
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] crimedave1987:
Sorry dude you gotta start from scratch unless you do a deep recovery (which isn't stable)
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] mattlowry:
Twrp has an option to skip md5
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] noevoman:
Thank you Matt and Dave for the input.

I was able to recover all my contacts (most important) and almost all my messages.

Just the excuse I needed to clear out 16gb of junk on my card!

Thank God weekends has links, I can pull the ROMs I know I need and leave the junk off!

Sometimes a "nubie" brain fart is what I need to stop my hording! LOL.

Thanks again

Joe
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] WeekendsR2Short:
.....another not so expensive trick Joe. Get one of those 16gb micro SD cards & just keep nanroids on there. Back those up to your hard drive and you are SET! :good:;)
[General Topics] dekostars:
dekostars
[General Topics] Redcalibur:
I remember reading somewhere that said at the end of March.
[General Topics] POLO_i780:
Its STILL not out yet for the Xperia S!???? Wow, Sony truly taking their sweet time with it, even the GS2 has JB now.

Dont be in a rush for it, seeing many of the Xperia T JB bug reports, seems Sony still has a ton of work to do on their JB FW.
[General Topics] bbrad:
The galaxy s 2 doesn't have jb nor does the galaxy s3 on our carrier it might just be his carrier i mean it depends on the carrier sony might have released it months ago
[General Topics] POLO_i780:
Just googled and searched around, and nope, Sony have not even released a single official JB FW for the XS, seems they delayed the release. They are still crap with their support from what im seeing.
[General Topics] dekostars:
I hope March will be the month.

dekostars
[General Topics] d4ncyb3r:
Just wait until end march via http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/145370/ or you can using costum ROM ZXZ it make your XS like JB :good:
[General Topics] Akhil:
Its not "ZXZ" , its "XZX"
[General Topics] dekostars:
Better wait for the original update than use custom rom :)

dekostars
[General Topics] bbrad:
Why custom ROMs are so much better?
[General Topics] dekostars:
They aren't.I said I prefer manufacturer rom instead of custom

dekostars
[General Topics] bbrad:
Y U NO LIKE CUSTOM ROM

Name one thing why stock are better than custom
[General Topics] dekostars:
Constant updates

dekostars
[General Topics] bbrad:
That doesn't even make sense lol you say stock has more updates but why your waiting on jellybean people are enjoying 4.2.2 on custom ROMs lol
[General Topics] dekostars:
Yeah,with bugs

dekostars
[General Topics] bbrad:
Most custom ROMs fixes issue in stock ROM for example I get random soft boots on stock no more on custom ROM ;)
[General Topics] dekostars:
Well,the bottom line is that the truth is somewhere in the middle :thumbup:

dekostars
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] davolesh:
Since I couldn't find any detailed information or pictures of the Laza 3800mAh Battery + Cover and the Laza Smooth Case so I decided to purchase them both for $40.47 on Amazon. Even though my phone is white and the back cover is black, it's unnoticeable once the case is on.

I cannot post links yet since I am a new user but I will post them in a bit. I have compiled a few images of the battery, cover, case, and phone. If you have any questions please feel free to ask them.

Here is a youtube video I recently made regarding the cover, case, and battery. Enjoy! (4/10/13)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33OTOpVixsM

Here is an unboxing: (4/15/13)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz6867yq5zc

CLICK HERE TO SEE BATTERY LIFE

I accidently wrote Zala instead of Laza in the pictures. -.- Rookie mistake. (4/10/13)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mahanddeem:
what about performance (battery life) ?

Thanks for sharing your experience !
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] davolesh:
Re: Zala 3800mAh Battery + Cover

I'm still in the process of testing it and documenting it. So far I get over 16 hours with more than 30% still remaining. You can easily get 24 with about 4 hours of screen time. You can even push it to 5 if you watch a movie. But I think spending that much time on your phone is unnecessary.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Spikebrian:
Re: Zala 3800mAh Battery + Cover

I've had the same battery for a few months now, I get a whole day + with heavy use. Mixed calls/Web and games throughout the day and 2-4 hours of Pandora depending on how long I'm in the gym
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] davolesh:
Re: Zala 3800mAh Battery + Cover

I've had this only for a few days but I can tell its a good investment.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bps119:
Re: Zala 3800mAh Battery + Cover

Dang, you're spending 2-4 hours in the gym everyday? You're either freaking massively strong, or you're looking at yourself in the mirrors too much.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] icenight89:
Re: Zala 3800mAh Battery + Cover

even pro power lifters don't spend that much time at once... your either over working or you stand around and talk :P

of course I could be wrong and will never know as this is the internet, but that's my experience anyway lol. Even the great Arnold spent no more than 1 1/2 hours. Granted, he worked out twice a day, but were talking one shoot here
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] davolesh:
Re: Zala 3800mAh Battery + Cover

The first 2 pictures show the device always on WiFi. I easily got a day and a half with way over 7 hours of screen time. The next 2 pictures show the device with about 8 hours on 3g and a 2 hour phone call. This made the battery last only 18 hours but I still consider this a full day. Great battery, buy it if you don't think the stock one is good enough for you! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bluerap04:
Do you mean Laza*? Lol :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Spikebrian:
Believe me it's an addiction, between my main lifts for the day, core and cardio, the hours add up.

If you worked out regularly you would understand.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] godbilla:
Do you even lift bro? I can spend 2 hours in the gym easily. On a more serious note this is about the battery not about working out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] icenight89:
Bench: 275

Dead lift: 390

Squat: 450

Dumbbell Shoulder Press:100

Curl:65

All for reps @ 5'11 194, 16% so I gotta lose a little more lol

But back on topic im not a fan of these batteries, yes they add significant life to your phone but at the tradeoff of several ounces and significant bulk. Extended batteries don't fit into pockets too well in my experience
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] davolesh:
Thanks

Thanks lol, don't know how I missed that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bluerap04:
I had a good laugh :)

Thanks for your review though. I've ordered this setup as well, it comes in next week.

I think this tip posted by user 'hitekredneck' in another thread was so good it might as well be posted in here too. I've used this tip with the stock battery and I'm having a big improvement in how long it lasts. Running CM10.1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
That's way too long for one session. Some research would explain why. Yes, I lift bro.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bluerap04:
BRO DOWN
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fitterdave:
NFC laza

It was not commented on so I figure I would add my two cents in:

The Laza battery has a NFC coil in the back of the battery, just like the stock one. Some of the cheap extended batteries leave this feature out.

After testing the Stock Battery NFC coil vs the Laza Battery NFC coil I can confidently say:

There is no difference in pick up distance or read/write speed on a Type A (ISO/IEC 14443 type A) Mifare 1k chip ( same thing as a Samsung Tec-tile)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] davolesh:
Yes and No

When I ordered my battery they were out of stock of the NFC batteries. So instead of waiting a month for them to ship the NFC battery I asked them to ship me a non-NFC battery. So sadly I don't have NFC capabilities =(.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] crashpsycho:
I ran into the same thing ... But it took me filing a claim a claim to find out after 3 weeks of waiting had to do a refund
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] davolesh:
Check Out Video!

Please check out the video I recently made on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33OTOpVixsM
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] MidianXD:
I actually just ordered this from Amazon, looks like it could be beneficial in the long run.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] uDraper:
backup is gr8

backup stronger...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] davolesh:
Definitely Worth It!

Even now a few months into my battery I can still easily last from 6am to 11pm with about 3-4 hours of screen time. I am running SlimBean 4.2.2 so that might have something to do with it. My old case took a beating and cover cracked a bit from excessive removal but because of Laza's 1 year warranty I got a new set mailed to me for free in about two days. If you would like, please check out my unboxing of it, thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz6867yq5zc
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] linhsuonghht:
Great
[Nexus S Accessories] Blackjackns:
Is there such a thing, for my Nexus S of course. I saw a post but it was really really fat and ugly. I love physical keyboards, one that looks natural and isn't too bulky.
[Nexus S Accessories] _android_:
Few months back, Teambuy was selling this for $10 with purchase of a cheap 7" Android tablet, After some searching, found the same USB keyboard selling for C$10 then. Not sure if it will work with Nexus S though. http://www.chinavasion.com/china/wh.../Cool_Gadgets/USB_Keyboard_Case_for_Tablet_PC

However, just found this Bluetooth keyboard case that was designed to fit Nexus 7, I believe it should work with Nexus S. http://www.chinavasion.com/china/wh...s/Bluetooth_Keyboard_Case_for_Google_Nexus_7/

I've bought and received a Bluetooth voice recorder from them a few weeks back, at a fraction of the cost offered by US retailers. Can confirm that this site is not a scam.
[Nexus S Accessories] weedy2887:
I think you are confused at just how much smaller our NS is compared to a N7.
[Nexus S Accessories] _android_:
Nothing can't be fixed by Scotch tape, Blu-tack :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] D_Menis_Denis:
Guys when trying to install the rom its says kernel installing.... pleasewait then while installing it crashes and my phone reboots i am s-off with hboot 2.09.4444 radios are the lastest 1.12 anybody know y i cant install new kernels
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] D_Menis_Denis:
plz help guys if u can y cant i flash roms im s-off it weird
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] D_Menis_Denis:
im able to use cm10 but i cant install mean rom i wipe factory reset i alos wipe both cahes and system yet i cant get the kernel to install when installing mean rom anybody got an ideas y i cant would be awesoem to get help
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrlakadaddy:
Kernel is not installing. Fast boot boot image send seperately.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] felixdacat76:
I am having this same problem. I can flash a kernel separately with Flash Image GUI, boot immediately into recovery, perform the wipes, then try to install Mean 6.5 and it still hangs here every time.

Using TWRP 2.4.2.0

Rooted, S-ON

Android version 4.0.4

HTC Sense version 4.1

Software version 2.13.651.1

HTC SDK API level 4.24

HBOOT 1.19

Radio 1.12.11.0809

Is there something different that might work... previous versions of Mean ROM or TWRP? If so, please share!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Try twrp 2.3.1.0 or 2.3.3.0

Sent from my PoS MoPho :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] felixdacat76:
Success!

That did the trick! I downgraded to TWRP 2.3.1.0 and I am now enjoying Mean ROM 6.5. Thanks bigdaddy!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] coolboyabc:
flash image kernel

How do i flash the kernel image using gui? i have gui but im lost after that.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Try this :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1917106
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] superwittekz:
Errors Installing MeanROM ICS V.6.5

hi ive tried installing the zip file through twrp recovery an re-dwnloadd the file numerous trys an keep getting E:error executing updater binary in zip

for meanrom:confused:

any help would be great thanks!!!

I Have htc 4g ltevo it dirtyR s-off with twrp v5 an hboot1.19 I used the supersu that twrp installs tried couple different downloads of

meanRom v6.5 did full wipe an factory reset tried goo mang to install to when I do that it trys to reboot an gets stuck on the htc boot screen
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] superwittekz:
twrp2.5
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
You will most like need to downgrade twrp to 2.3.1.0 or 2.3.3.0

Just curious why would you want to run MeanRom and not MeanBean?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] superwittekz:
trying different ROMs wanted close to stock

k I downgraded twrp but my I lost my os an backups stuck hboot an recovery how could I install rom from here?

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would I have to install the stock rom an then root again or should I be able to flash rom throught recovery?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
check pm
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jkm2282:
So, I have a peculiar issue with my S3. When I add a google account, it asks me what all I want to sync to my phone (calendar, gmail, picasa albums etc.) and I have unchecked the picasa and google photos box there. Still, when I open the gallery, I see all my picasa albums there. Is there a way some different way to stop the phone from syncing the picasa albums? This is happening with my 3 different google accounts. I only want the gallery to have local pictures and not the ones associated with my gmail account. Is there a way to do this? Am I missing something?

Thanks for your help.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] diablo009:
I too hate this... and there is no way to stop default gallery app from syncing... even with sync disabled in settings.

1. Get an app like TiBu that can freeze apps.

2. Freeze Gallery app and unfreeze it only when you need to change lock screen image.

3. Install some app like QuickPic to replace gallery.

There is a process call Picasa Uploader. Try freezing it and see if that helps. Am not sure on this though.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] robjbw:
Even after not choosing to sync photos from your google account, somehow it still shows in your gallery.

Here's the fix for this.

Setup your Google account with photos not checked to sync (as u know even after this, photos still shows in gallery).

Then go to "Application Manager", "All", in "Gallery", choose "Clear data".

This will clean the thumbnails, not your actual photos. If you chose to uncheck photo sync from Google, it will not appear again. Must be a bug with the OS synching with google. Hope this helps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
additionally, (depending on your rom) you can go into your gallery, hit menu and select what photos/albums you want showing up there. you should be able to select just the albums on the device.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] diablo009:
Doesn't help. Relaunch app, and they will pop up again.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
make sure sync for the picasa albums is still off, then go into Settings > Application manager. select the All tab, find Gallery and hit the clear data button. next time you open the Gallery, it will take a moment to rebuild it but the picasa albums should finally be gone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jkm2282:
That worked like a charm. Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] andy_d0:
I actually don't mind this but it is annoying that it scans every folder for pictures. I end up seeing random album art in mine. Is there way to stop that?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
throw a .nomedia file in the folders you don't want showing up in your gallery.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidfreakz:
I unlocked the Tablet and managed to flash cwm, the issue im having is that it just sits there after I click backup, at the bottom it does

say Backing up boot image but it never changes. It does leave a date and time that the back up was made(under restore) but im not sure if it really backing up. I can still move around on on the top menu items. The Menu pops back up after i hit backup but it still says backing up boot image at the bottom. I didnt root the factory rom also.. Thank you

Edit I might need to root first..let me check
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msd24200:
It's s known issue with cwm use twrp
[General Topics] leeomendes:
It's just me or anyone else are facing this problem? :(
[General Topics] H.Style86:
R: What happened with xda website? :s

It happens Also to me..i think they're changing the layout..try to change by yourself the layout at the bottom of the page..
[General Topics] kindofabuzz:
You must be new to the Internet? That can happen to any site. Clear your cache and try again.
[General Topics] shunpoo:
try to change your browser.

i had this problem with chrome, reinstalled and works.
[General Topics] D™:
We already have this thread -> Click here

Please ask MOD to delete/Close this one.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ozzmanj1:
I emailed Robert Broglia who is the awesome developer of so many .EMUs on Google PLAY store about a possible N-Gage emulator. I realize the phone was horrible but it did have a few gems, Glimerati, Asphalt (yes the same as we have now), and of course the three reasons to own an N-Gage Ashen, Elder Scrolls Travels: ShadowKey, Requiem of Hell.

Yes, I owned an N-Gage and at the time enjoyed it, but for those games above alone this phone was worth it. If anyone is interested in this possiblity please email Robert at the address below and ak/encourage him with support for this. I think it would be kind of cool to play N-Gage games on our Xperia PLAY seeing as how both phones were touted as gaming phones.. obviously the PLAY is much much better contender for that title then the N-Gage... anyways please contact him if this is something that you would like, you never know what might happen.

And for those who think this is a stupid thread that is your opinion and you are entitled to it same as myself and others are...... but if you dont like this thread keep it clean and on topic in a positive light, I DO NOT want this thread to go down as a "trash the N-Gage" thread. Thank you.

info@explusalpha.com<info@explusalpha.com
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] poo-tang:
Any new systems sound good to me :). Personally I would like an Atari jaguar emu as that's possible on Androids today. Also hope he adds 32x to his MD.emu :)