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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] db4d1988:
I hear ya and agree with your posts as well. We just think differently and don't see eye to eye which is fine. I'm all about qualifying the person based on their needs and finding the product that meets them. Here's some info below.

Note II

I said it was more aimed towards power, business, and entertainment users, vague yes, but its not that difficult.

The Screen: Perfect for all those business and entertainment users who love watching Netflix, edit documents/ pictures, surf, and multitask... . but for the average user who doesn't do to much of that is it a waste? Probably. My co-worker thinks so and guess what he's getting.. yep a Nexus. He hates the large screen. He find's it annoying and is worried about privacy.

Device size: "is that a note 2 in your pocket or are you happy to see me"... yeah its big. Maybe too big to the average user who just wants a normal phone to talk, text, and mess with apps and games. Some people just want a fast normal size phone.

Software features: Do we really need all these cool features? I don't use half, but they'll cool to have and to brag about! pop up browser, notes, air view, smart stay, etc.. Apple is going down. :D

Battery Life: This might be the best part of this phone (for me). Take it off the charge at 8 a.m. still have 50% at 8 p.m. Now thats sweet.

Storage: Yes! I have 16gb of local storage, 64 on my micro sd card, 50 on my box account, and another 75 on drop box... How much do we really need?

Nexus

"the Nexus is more your traditional smartphone, used for calls, text, pictures, and apps."

Screen: Bigger than most traditional smartphones, but easier to handle and carry around. Yep. This will appeal to most Traditional smartphone users. Think Apple, haven't they sold a few phones over the past few years?

Device Size: Pocket friendly. Do I say more?

Software features: What can I say, pure Android. A lot of ppl love it.. but most have no idea what that means. Updates faster, smoother, and none of the bloat our carriers love to put on it.

Battery: Honestly no idea, but i'm sure its good with a 2100 mAH battery in it. My friend never complains.

Storage: Trust me, some people dont care. They have a reason to buy the phone they want. Brand loyalty, stock jelly bean, or maybe because it fits their needs and doesn't include stuff they won't ever use.

This is only my opinion to help the OP's question. It's all about your needs and wants. Judge it off that and do whats right for you.

One last thing. I never said this. "then turning around and saying one is not geared for media when it has the fastest quad core processor and GPU packed into any available mobile handset at the moment.""

Sources:

Personal experience and job.

http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-LGE960

http://www.samsung.com/us/the-next-big-thing-galaxy-note-ii/?cid=ppc-
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cobraboy85:
Now THAT..... was the run down we needed. Had somebody replied like that from the get go... Thread would have been useful right from the start.

And lol@ privacy issues.. Tell your coworker to stop watching p0rn and looking at teh nudes in le office. rofl
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JaguarXT:
N4 doesn't have the better screen. GN2 does.

Yes, N4 does have the Google "vanilla" experience. Though many end up skinning it with a home launcher or rom it. Which takes away the point of having a Google "vanilla" skinned device in the first place.

Quicker Android updates is the only thing that I see N4 has going for it.

Summary of Devices

Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (SGH-T889)

Android Version: 4.1.1 Jelly Bean

Build: JRO03C.T889UVALL4 (Rooted)

Root Method: mrRobinson injected root stock rom

Superuser: SuperSu Pro v1.0

Busybox: Busybox v1.20.2

Device: Motorola DROID X

Android Version: 2.3.3 Gingerbread

Build: 4.5.605.Accurate_Battery (Rooted)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Erikbronx:
I had the N4, and I do miss it at times. I mainly miss having the latest updates.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrbkkt1:
I completely disagree on the screen, the n4 screen is better. Brighter, better color, and better definition. It's not a deal breaker for me on the note, because pixel count isn't everything. I can't see my note screen very well in direct sunlight. That being said, I love my n4, but the one thing that the note has over it is the s pen. I love this thing, I wasn't even considering the note until I bought the note 10.1 and fell in love with the pen. I haven't had a stylus since my htc kaiser, but I really miss it. And Its so much more than a regular stylus, not to mention that touch whiz is finally useful, and not a deterrent.

It's the note 2 worth double the price? Not really, but I could afford it. I'm also trying to not root my devices anymore, and the one thing I really don't like it's the inability to tether without rooting ( I just want to occasionally use my tablet) and not pay and arm and a leg for rarely using tether .

If you have a note 2, then the n4 is cheap enough without having to sell your note. If price is an issue, then keep the note, you aren't getting much more/less.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Z51:
Stick with the note2. Nexus 4 sucks. The screen looks like ****.vthe battery sucks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrbkkt1:
you guys are too used to amoled color saturation. I loved it when it first came out on my Nexus 1, but like the softer, more natural color representation on the Nexus 4. The amoled rules at using the phone at night though, very efficient at low light/ power.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaimesco12:
I loved my N4. The screen was way much better and felt much smoother than my note 2. Other than that the note 2 is better. Except for updates and development. Man do I miss stock aosp
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] thompsos:
I have a Note II; my wife has a Nexus 4. Our use cases are vastly different; I rooted mine on day one, am running a custom ROM (Paranoid Android), have a number of microSD cards that I swap as needed, and have tweaked my phone so as to be as far from stock as possible. My wife's phone is not rooted, she uses the standard launcher/everything with a few widgets, and her experience is as close to stock as possible.

We both love our phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ericshmerick:
Had a N4...twice...and kept coming back to the Note 2.

The battery on the N4 is horrible. You can literally watch the power meter drop as you use it. No thanks.

Also, the speaker is a joke. Tinny city.

Lastly, it just felt like another cellphone whereas the Note 2 is literally a tablet computer. No contest.

The N4 is what it is - a cheap unlocked phone. That's what it's good for and nothing more. I love pure google and all, but it's no contest. The Note 2 is a far superior device in every conceivable way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Kawaisa:
Yeah...I very much dislike the Nexus 4 after using it for a few days now.

Coming from previous smartphones, the Nexus 4 isn't that bad but after using the Note 2, you really do miss being able to have 6 hours of screen time. The screen on the N4 just seems so tiny.

Plus I can't fit my huge music collection on the 13GB of available storage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] acegolfer:
I'm using Nexus 4 on Tmo $30 plan. 99% of my calls are VoIP calls through my asterisk server.

I found N4 doesn't support hardware echo/noise cancellation with sip calls.

How about Galaxy Nexus? Any GN-specific VoIP limitations?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zac68:
It sort of does if you turn the mic and speaker gain down low on your sip client and when you make a call turn the volume down by one or two increments. An alternative that is supposed to work is to use a handset plugged into the Nexus 4 when you want to make VOIP calls.

The galaxy nexus does a better job. LG have done something strange with hardware noise cancellation. For that reason I sold my Nexus 4 and went back to the Galaxy Nexus. I emailed Bria about this in December and it was a know issue, I emailed them again the other day and they responded saying that they still had not been able to sort out the problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] acegolfer:
Thanks.

I have been experimenting with audio settings in csipsimple on my N4.

1. Software echo/noise cancellation adversely affected the normal voice quality so I gave up.

2. I have settled with 40% speaker volume and 30% mic volume in csip. With SILK codec, this is the best VoIP quality that I produced with N4.

If I get complaints, I'll ditch N4 for GN.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stumpy352:
Hi all. Sorry if this sounds REALLY noobish(I'm not a noob, honestly) but try as i might, I can't seem to get this thing to boot into bootloader or recovery using the button combo. Telstra one xl. Had it for 2 days now & its driving me insane. Searched everywhere. Only instructions I've found say to press and hold volume+ & power for 10-15 seconds for recovery or volume- & power for bootloader. No matter how I try, it just boots normally. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] 31ken31:
Hold the volume button first with phone completely turned off then press power for 3-4 seconds and release power button while still holding volume button. the phone is a bit picky if you dont time it right
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] KitWasHere:
Hold down power and vol. down until the buttons on the bottom are done flashing, and then let go of only the power button until bootloader screen comes up.

Now I just use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to get into it for me
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stumpy352:
Thanks. Managed to get bootloader. Selecting recovery from there seems to put me in download mode. Had to press vol+ and power to get recovery menu from there.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
As it sounds like you have found, Power and Vol - is the right combo. Holding volume - until the white hboot screen comes up is the key. It seems to me that thhe huge majority of people that can't get into hboot properly, is because the release power and volum - at the same time. People will often just say "Power and Vol -", without explaining that you need to keep holding vol -, which is probably the cause for the confusion.

Power and Vol + puts you in Qualcomm download mode, which is not a good idea.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stumpy352:
Yeah, worked it out. But, not mentioned anywhere was that you have to have the 'fast boot' option disabled in settings. Ironic that you would have to disable 'fast boot' in order to get into 'fastboot' , don't ya reckon.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
I've seen that mentioned in quite a few places, just probably not the places you have read. If you use the method of holding the power button until the capacitive buttons flash, then start holding the vol - when the screen powers off, this will work regardless of whether or not "fast boot" is selected in Settings>Power (since this forces a restart, rather than a power down).

---------- Post added at 02:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:11 PM ----------

Well, they refer to completely different things. Blame it on HTC giving their gimmicky deep-sleep trick the name "fast boot" when the term "fastboot" was already used for the Android SDK tool.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stumpy352:
Ok cool. Thanks for the tutorial. Bit confusing at first. Think i've gov it now.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] InflatedTitan:
I always find it easiest to simply choose reboot from power menu, and when it boots down keep holding the volume down :thumbup:
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
Yup, that's another way. Same as holding the power button down until the capacitive buttons flash and the phone reboots, then hold volume -.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] E_Goldstein:
Ok this is my mates Note 2 unbranded sim free bought from amazon uk, he us running this rom in the picture, we both was running the same unbranded 4.1.1 stock same csc he gets updates through kies i dont, had to use three branded rom. Whats the crack? His isnt a uk rom is it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wackyfordrums:
I can not re lock my nexus I just factory reset my computer download SDK and the Samsung drivers still no luck please help..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bodh:
You could try the naked drivers: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20058157&postcount=1, or check part A of this thread for help : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

Relock for what reason?
[HTC Amaze 4G] reebokhcfr:
any hope of getting FM radio support on roms (I'm mainly using cyanogenmod, usually sportsstar's). I've tried the port of the apk for the fm radio (wouldn't run) and some spirit radio apk (loud static all channels). Thanks.
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
I'm using spirit and it works fine. You do need to have a headset plugged in though for an antenna
[HTC Amaze 4G] reebokhcfr:
yeah. ok thanks, I guess I will try again.
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
your welcome

Are you using the feb 3rd beta version of spirit?

The stock FM radio is probably going to need to be rebuilt to make it work. Or there is just some strange file that is missing or not configured right.
[HTC Amaze 4G] dcacklam:
Sense Apps do not work on AOSP roms. And can't be made to work...
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
FM Radio

Hi Dave! Thanks for the response :)

I thought there was an FM radio app in the CM Builds??

There are people using Spirit on CM10 (other devices) and I have got Spirit working on Sense 4 (even though the built in one doesn't work)

:)
[HTC Amaze 4G] mgp53:
I have tried my darndest to get Spirit radio to work. All I get is white noise.

What am I missing or not configured? I did search the site, but wasn't able to

find the answer.

Thanks.
[HTC Amaze 4G] tube517:
I couldn't get it to work either on the PacMan rom

I just flashed SpeedRom 9.0 Beta 1 and the FM Radio app works because SpeedROM is still a sense based ROM but looks like JellyBean.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kodunmit:
Viper Radio

I have used viper from version 1.6.6, 1.7.0.1 and 1.7.0.2, the fm radio never worked. even when i used spirit FM it only just make noise as if no station is working.
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
That's strange. Where are you located?

I'm in California.

Not much proof, but this is it working.
[HTC Amaze 4G] JimDandy68:
I have the same issue with Sportsstar's CM10.1. Sprit FM just gives me static (though I can occasionally hear the slightest bit of an actual station). I think I read in his thread that radio firmware is missing from CM10.1. Is that something one can flash after the fact?
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Firmware

There is a difference Between the Radio firmware for the hardware (flashed thru hboot) and possibly radio drivers in the ROM.

You can flash the ICS Radio update, link in my Viper thread or ARHD thread, that will update you to the most recent radio "Firmware"

You do need to have an antenna (wired headset) and you have to manually tune the radio station.

I'll test it on CM10.1 later this weekend and I'll let you know what I can figure out!

:cowboy:
[HTC Amaze 4G] JimDandy68:
Thanks, Chevy

I can't find the reference I was talking about, but here's a reference to missing drivers: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2010901

And if this is what you're talking about for a radio update - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42317972&highlight=radio+update#post42317972 - that matches my current baseband version.

FM radio works on ICS ROMs, like ARHD and SpeedRom, I know. I also know I need a headset attached - only way it ever worked. I've seen other threads about Spirit FM just producing static, so I don't know if it's that app and this device. Anyway, thanks for whatever you can figure out. My thought was that flashing anything ICS on JB wouldn't work, but I don't know.
[HTC Amaze 4G] JimDandy68:
Just want to ask again on this thread, has anyone ever gotten Spirit FM or another FM radio apk to work on a JB ROM (non-sense-based)? Chevy mentioned the Spirit FM 3rd beta, but not sure whether he was talking about having it work on a JB ROM or on Viper. ICS ROMs mostly have the stock radio app working, so not an issue there.

Thanks.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
There is code in the CM base sources allowing for radio apps like spirit FM, now whether the devs working on it here have enabled it or gone through the task of debugging to ensure it works is a different story. Tytung has it working well in his CM ROMs for the HD2. I purchased it (spirit) to use on his ROMs so I do know it can work with CM if the developer chooses to. Frankly, for me this capability isn't as important as resolving the other outstanding issues which are keeping JellyBean from being fully functional and truly stable on our devices.
[HTC Amaze 4G] JimDandy68:
Yeah, I'm really just trying to find out if anyone has gotten something working on the Amaze, not any other device. For me, the showstoppers on CM10.1 were uncontrolled in-call volume (evidently working in Evervolv), audio drop-outs when listening to music, and lack of FM radio. Otherwise, it seemed really solid. I'm kinda tired of laggy ICS ROMS, but everything works.

Thanks
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I know what you're talking about. I think many here, myself included, wish that development was further along. Frankly, I find it sad and ironic that my old HD2, which was a Windows phone, has had fully functional usable stable Jellybean ROMs for a well over a year and it never had any sources released to develop from.

The sad truth is that the Amaze is a great device that wasn't marketed well, so few units were sold. Too few at least for it to have developed a devoted loyal following. If you follow the threads you see that there was never a large volume of development for it and that most of the early adopters have long since moved on to other devices. I'm just glad that we're now experiencing a second wave with new folks stepping up and trying.

I'm optimistic that the issues currently afflicting these builds can be resolved and that our Amazes will get a new lease on life. We just need to have a bit more patience, they're getting closer to nailing it. Once one gets it right the others will learn and use in their development. Then we'll have all kinds of jellybean and KitKat flavors to choose from.
[HTC Amaze 4G] JimDandy68:
Hope your optimism proves right. It's amazing (no pun intended) that anyone spends there time doing this kind of dev work at all. Pretty sure I'll never buy another HTC device, too.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I wouldn't be so down on HTC. They may not have been the most supportive manufacturer when it comes to outside development, but they've also produced some of the most groundbreaking innovative products. They're in financial trouble now, as their market share has eroded, and haven't had a breakout device in some time. They realize this and have begun making incremental improvements within the development community in an attempt to improve it's perception. The thing is who are you going to jump ship to? Samsung is already undermining android by developing Its own market place for apps that can only run on their devices and has announced It's developing its own proprietary OS. Since they're the biggest player in this device market, they could easily splinter Android and force other manufacturers to do the same to compete.

The point is, if there's one thing I've learned from my 50 years on this planet is to never say never about anything.
[HTC Amaze 4G] JimDandy68:
Point taken. I'm 45 and evidently haven't learned anything. :cyclops:

Time to go back to a landline.
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
For those who are still looking for FM radio, spirit FM earlier versions work ok most amaze Rom's
[HTC Amaze 4G] JimDandy68:
Just tried one from Jan 2012 on Evervolv, and no-go, at least without me figuring out what setting wasn't right. Went straight into debug mode.
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Some of the builds won't work on the newer roms of aosp.

Sorry
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GunnerOnASpooky:
Trying to figure out what type I have. Currently running the latest Carbon ROM, Ktoonz kernel. Every time I try to run the command in terminal, I get this error.....

View attachment 1738826

Anyone run into this problem before?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Reboot then run the command with a space between "grep" "|" and "ACPU"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GunnerOnASpooky:
Same results
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Do this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GunnerOnASpooky:
Did that too...must be Carbon's boot animation
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
You may have to try a few more times of rebooting/running that command. If the rom has an option to disable boot animations similar to what roms based on AOKP have (its called "Rom Control") then you could try disabling through that then reboot/run the command.

Edit: You may be able to manually disable the boot animation by adding ".bak" without quotes to the end of the boot ani's file name.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GunnerOnASpooky:
Couldn't find an option for it, I'll just back up and flash a stock based ROM to run it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Cool, let me know what happens.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GunnerOnASpooky:
Flashed Beans 4.1.2 leak, updated busybox, rebooted....and got the same error
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Flash a custom kernel (Lean, Ktoonz) and try again after rebooting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GunnerOnASpooky:
Flashed Ktoonz...same result

Sent from my ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Still a no go? Could you attach a screenshot again?

Edit: I feel dumb for not noticing this before, you're typing the wrong code and I just noticed this in your screenshot.

Start a command and type:

su

dmesg | grep ACPU

Edit2: I was running the same command as your screenshot and noticed I was getting the exact same error as you and each time. I was wondering WTF was I doing wrong until I double checked the thread I linked to earlier.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GunnerOnASpooky:
Screenshot wouldn't work properly for some reason....but here ya go

Sent from my ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201

Edit : The "sh: ACPU: not found" shows up immediately, then about 5 seconds later the "write:broken pipe" text pops up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Check my edit bruh
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GunnerOnASpooky:
Wow....

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
lmao imagine how I feel, I started running that command just before my last post and I got 15 straight errors. Smh I'm very stubborn so I refused to accept it wasn't working since I've ran it before.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GunnerOnASpooky:
Thanks a ton man. I really appreciate it...and the verdict is........fast

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Man I'm just glad we got this figured out lol I thought I was losing my mind for a bit.