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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nehuen:
Well i have an update on this, apparently kies is reading the UFN through the PRODUCT CODE and not the CSC. The problem now is that apparently the PRODUCT CODE information, along with other things like IMEI, is stored in a file named .nv_data.bak in the efs folder. The thing is that i don't have that file on that folder, but somehow the phone and kies can still read the PRODUCT CODE and the IMEI so they must be getting the information from somewhere. My questions now are, where is the file from which the phone and kies are reading the product code? Can i change the PRODUCT CODE from there? Can i copy the .nv_data.bak from another I-9070 and work from there or the files are completely different?

Regards
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3cr0w:
file is called nv_data.bin.md5 - and it must be there - or else *#06# will give you 0000000000 or some kind of error.

IDK if copying this file from other phone will fix it for you but I would rather not give it away to anyone (in this case you) because of IMEI - so it might be hard for you to get one from anyone else.

You can try to flash ARO again - I had PLS ROM (branded by Plus in Poland) and I have flashed XEO (Poland - not branded) and my Kies shows me XEO and OTA update was detected and applied as XEO

I downloaded XEO from here: http://samfirmware.com/

EDIT:

One more thing comes to my mind: is it maybe carrier locked device (as in no other sim card will work on it)?

In such case it is probably that thing - sim locked to UFN and stays there no matter the ROM region code
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nehuen:
When i do *#06# i get my phones IMEI perfectly, but in the efs folder the only nv files i have are .nv_state, nv.log and nv_data.bin.md5 (this file with 0 bytes of info). That's why I'm puzzled, if the files are not there i shouldn't be able to retrieve my IMEI or PRODUCT CODE, but i can do that perfectly fine. Maybe the info is stored somewhere else?

Regards

Edit: i believe that flashing the stock ROM doesnt restore the efs folder, am i wrong?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3cr0w:
all IMEI repairing guides are using nv_data.bin (no .md5) that is 2MB of size so at least this part must be there - thing is my phone gives me my IMEI with 8#06# and i do not have nv_data.bin - just .md5 as in your case - 0b in size.

IDK about product code location but I know that flashing non-branded ROM changed how Kies sees region of my device and I didn't mess with my device anymore - just applied root to XEO and flashed rooted one - I am sure that no root version would work the same way
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nehuen:
If I'm not mistaken the information actually comes from .nv_data.bak not .bin, and kies needs a match from the CSC and the PRODUCT CODE to allow updates. I can change the CSC freely, but lacking the files in the efs folder i cannot change the PRODUCT CODE, but as i already mentioned it is extremely weird because those files also contain the IMEI info and both my phone and kies can read the IMEI and PRODUCT CODE perfectly, which leads me to the conclusion that maybe the files are stored somewhere else?

Regards
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nehuen:
Please, can i get some insight on then the matter? At least from the technical part, how can my phone and kies read the IMEI and PRODUCT CODE when the files that have that information (nv_data.bin, nv_data.bak) are missing? Where are they getting the info from, from which files?

Regards
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nehuen:
Well, to give a helping hand to people who may encounter the same problem, here is the solution. When i was almost ready to give up i found this thread that explains how to back up the efs data in the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini, and there it said that this particular phone has the NovaThor chipset and that it doesn't posses the normal nv files in the efs folder. So i checked the specs of our phone and i realized that it also has a NovaThor chipset. Then after a little investigation i found that that the file that has the PRODUCT CODE information is in this location /ModemFS/Perm/prot/ and in this file NV.DAT. I changed the PRODUCT CODE there i now i can freely update with kies!

Regards
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] styaxe:
CSC question

hey guys! i need help.. when i dial *#272*IMEI# my csc/sales provider is O2i(United Kingdom-Ireland). i was wondering how i could change it (if possible, to SMA(philippines)). when i try to do so, i only get o2i and nothing else. no other choices (even when using csc changer from google play). the phone had been locked to o2i but had been unlocked here in the philippines ( phone was given as a gift). any suggestions?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Biszkopcik:
Hi!

I'm looking for custom ROM or KERNEL for my device Overmax Steelcore (g08refem611). I searched on the internet and on various forums but found nothing.

Thanks for any help and reply!

Best regards
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kriout:
i have jellyshot 3.0 with marmite and my recovery is the TWRP ... since a couple of day, it's happening a strange thing, my phone doesn't turn off. i tried from the power menu in the tile ( i have the power key not working problem ), and when it finish to power off it just reboot, sometimes get stuck with screen on. i tried from the recovery too from the reboot section but it has the same behaviour rebooting instead of turning off . the only change i made in this few day was a battery reset charging it while turned off using the guide on this site, and tried button remapper cause i wanted to switch the volume up to a power button, and worked but when i shut down the phone it never really shut down but keep stuck in the power off screen and i had to pullo off battery. Oh i was forgotting ... when i pull off battery and pull it on, it reboot too ... but since i have the power button problem it was a frequent behaviour !!! ... does anyone know how to solve this little problem ???
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kriout:
UP ?
[HTC One X] ben-fisher-bro:
Hello guys, i'm looking to get the photosphere functionality on my One X flashed with the latest ViperTeam rom.

4.1.1 & Sense 4+.

I'm not quite sure where i'm looking to get this camera aswell.

Ben :)
[HTC One X] sinkster:
You could try this: http://www.addictivetips.com/android/install-android-4-2-camera-app-with-photo-sphere-on-ics-4-1-x/

But back up first, haven't tried it myself
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futurama:
Hi guys does anyone know how to make Facebook sleep

I've had a message from stamina mode saying that Facebook prevents the phone from entering stamina mode which seems a little odd considering that Facebook came pre installed
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
Turn off auto-login. If that doesn't help - just force close the app, it shouldn't turn itself on again unless you do it manually.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0xx_Linux_:
Hi guys! when i installed the ics stock on my galaxy s2 with odin, and then when iwas booting my phone it stops at the boot logo, can someone help me???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0xx_Linux_:
And notice that i installed a firmware which doesnt work with my carrier
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gauchio:
Hello guys good morning,

as the post says i tried to connect my phone Samsung S3 to KIES (downloaded from samsung site, the updated version), but I can't. I tried to reinstall the software but nothing. After this browsing your threads, I try to know where my phone is made from typing *#1234# but this code doens't seem to work. I even try to install a new CSC code with the apps csc select but the misfortune is in me :).

Number model: GT-I9300

Android version: 4.1.1

Baseband: I9300XXLH1

Baseband Version: MAUI.11AMD.W12.22.sp.v5,2012/10/23

My phone is unrooted (verified with root validator)

My purpose is to install S VOICE on my phone but everything seems to not work :(

What I have to do? Root my phone install anew ROM?

Thank you for your help

David
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DjeMBeY:
Another Chinese fake phone????
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drew071:
Its s Chinese copy you have not a Samsung.

Drew071
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gauchio:
I don't know. Can i verify in some way?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Baseband Version: MAUI.11AMD.W12.22.sp.v5,2012/10/23

Says fake / clone not SGS3 I9300 ..

Use Google search .

jje
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Colin:
This message contains all postings in this thread

dated before January 19th 2003

Subject: SDIO

From: Colin

Date: 17 Jan, 2003 14:33:48

I've heard that a new SD (as in SD card) standard is going to be

available soon, called SDIO. It is supposed to support more than

just memory cards via the SD slot - similar to a Compact Flash

slot supporting modems and networks cards etc.

Does anyone know if the XDA supports this ?

C

Subject: no SDIO in xda/mda

From: Jabba

Date: 17 Jan, 2003 15:27:54

no, xda/mda isnt supporting SDIO :cry:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] darkrai:
[/B]This is my first post in xda

Rooted, changed my kernel, flashed a custom rom just a week ago

Completely new here. Please correct me if I do anything wrong

My friend uploaded these awesome fonts that I flashed today and thought it should be shared

Found them really cool

Flashable zip of Ubuntu fonts.

Flash it through CWM Recovery...

Recommended recovery :- CWM

Tested with CWM Recovery

Tried and works on my Sony lww

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2171797

Took this from my friend who told me to add this line in the en

Or I may face problems "Credits : deepss1 "

Credits : deepss1

please thank my friend for making these awesome fonts!!!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kingkingyyk:
Where is the zip...?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] nrajee1:
Okay......But zip?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] luchoz:
in the original post
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] darkrai:
lol!

just added it

sorry for the inconvinence:D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gino_76ph:
Hi there!

I currently have the Galaxy Nexus and looking to replace it with the Nexus 4. I have tried the phone several times in shops, read reviews and seen the hundreds of videos on Youtube and have noticed some negative things that might affect my purchase like:

1. Short battery life - even at 2100mAh and with minimal usage it still doesn't quite last for a whole day even on standby.

2. A not-so sharp screen - using this so-called "grey screen" test it was shown to be weaker than the previous-gen Galaxy Nexus

3. Wifi bugs - again when the phone is held in a specific way the wifi signal becomes affected

4. Muffled incoming calls

5. Frequency distortions when a headphone is connected

6. Weak & tiny speakers sound (just like Galaxy Nexus)

7. Very poor speaker grill placement

8. An "average" camera photos

Aside from the hardware issue has the other issues been resolved via software updates? And is Google aware of these issues?

We all know the wonderful and powerful specs (and OS) the Nexus 4 has but these issues seems to be on my head.

Please advice. Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
1. My battery life is great.

2. I LOVE the screen. If you're used to amoled you may not, since amoled is as ugly as sin.

3. My WiFi always work great, sooo?

4. The hell? It sounds fine.

5. If it's there, I haven't noticed.

6 and 7 are linked in my opinion. One causes the other. I have zero issue with the earpiece.

8. The galaxy nexus had an "average camera" too. You can't sell a phone with this kind of hardware at this price and have the best of everything. If you think that you can, well, good luck with that philosophy. Also, a few seconds of editing really helps the pictures.

Honestly, I hope you don't buy a Nexus 4 because I hope to never see you here again.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drbrainsol:
Just my two cents:

1. Battery life is way better then my old HTC Sensation (like...i needed a spare battery for it if i had a long day at uni whereas my nexus last for a whole day of heavy use)

2. The screen is not AWESOME in stock, but it's pretty darn good. A custom kernel on the other hand makes it much much better then anything you have seen, trust me.

3. Wi-Fi working without issues here as well. I'm sure you're referring to the "Deathgrip" issue which mostsmartphones have...don't worry about it too much. You can always hold it in a different way if you find your wi-fi signal level unacceptable

4. Incoming call quality is top notch...didn't notice any problems. The earpiece is really loud even! I use it at minimum volume!

5. Didn't notice that either.

6. It's not too bad. There are audio mods which improve the volume and sound quality across the board (this applies to 5,6,7)

7. see above

8. The camera is much much better then the one in my old HTC Sensation. And i mean...MUCH BETTER!

So i guess it all depends on which phone you're coming for. Me? I'm extremely happy with my purchase :D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevemw:
It doesn't appear that you want to buy the N4. That's fine, you've done your homework and came to a smart decision. But if you did as much research on the Galaxy Nexus you would have found similar complaints about it and would not now own it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gravitysandwich:
Solution for those problems:

Downloadnflash paranoid android or cm or just stick with stock.

Then flash Francos kernel, do some UVing and there you go. Use BBS(better battery stats) to find what's causing your drain if you ever do buy a nexus 4.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] air2k57:
1... Battery life was okay on stock, after rooting it and throwing a custom kernel it is definitely better than my rooted galaxy nexus or s3 was.

2... I used to love superamoled. Switched to nexus and it was so so for a day or two, once I got used to it, amoled now looks unnatural and ugly.

3... WiFi isn't the strongest, but it works. If I connect upstairs, I get 1 bar max, same for any other phone. Never had a signal drop, no matter how I hold.

4... Dafuq?! Never had that issues

5... Same as 4!

6... Yea, it isn't HTC one speaker but is good lol

7... Yea, if I lay then phone flat, can't hear music at all pretty much.

8... They look good imo
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] max4wdc:
this screen have a burn-in issue like galaxy nexus ?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nigeldg:
As everyone else has pretty much already said:

1. No issues here

2. Personal preference, the screen is definitely 'sharper' than the GNex (326 vs 316 ppi, and that's not taking PenTile into account) but is less saturated. Colours look much better on LCD displays than on AMOLED in my opinion, my dad's GS3 looks awful now

3. No issues here

4. No issues here

5. No issues here

6. The earpiece seems fine to me. The rear speakers are extremely loud but quality isn't great, especially bass.

7. Have to live with this I'm afraid. I knew that putting the device down on a flat table would muffle the sound but I didn't know by how much. It's quite ridiculous really, but if you don't cover the speaker then I reiterate that it's fine for me.

8. I personally don't use the camera as much as others so I can't see any difference. To me, photos in good lighting look no worse than photos from an iPhone 5, GS3 or One X.

I think quite a lot of people have really bad impressions of the supposed 'issues' on this phone because of a few vocal users. There's really nothing wrong with most people's units afaik. I know 5 others who have N4s (people apparently have good taste in my school) and none of them have any significant issues whatsoever. I have only a very minor complaint with mine which is that if you stroke the volume button upwards (that's right, I said stroke) there's an almost inaudible creaking noise. That probably shows you how happy I am with this device.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gino_76ph:
Well, i did my homework when it comes to reviews online from well-known websites (Amazon UK, CNET, GSM arena, etc.) but i haven't decided if the Nexus 4 is NOT for me or not. I am merely expressing my views on what i read and what i read or seen on video reviews are always there, always (almost) consistent and always the same problems.

Sure it might be a factory defect or a very select few but still it causes me to do some thinking.

Why is the "deathgrip" issues still there regardless of what phone you have?

I usually (and most of the times) hold the phone in my left hand. And that basically covers the speaker grill at the back. It's not like ALL THE TIME and not all the time i'm expecting a phone call whilst i'm holding my phone with my left hand. I just think it's a bad place to place the speaker grill.

Has anyone actually tried the "grey screen test" for the screen to check for any inconsistencies or broken pixels or something?

So far all of you say the battery life issue ISN"T an issue at all. I'm just slightly worried that all reviews i read say otherwise. I still think with the specs the N4 has the minimum battery capacity should be 2300mAh or even more. I have an extended-life battery 2300mAh for my Galaxy Nexus. I charge it for 7 hours overnight. Use it to commute to & from work. Whilst at work i put it on Airplane mode and don't use it that much. When i go home i put it on normal mode. By 9pm the battery is down to 30% and it goes downhill from there. And this is whilst the wifi is turned-onat home and doing the basics of tasks like checking my Twitter, Instagram, updating apps and minimal news and stuff. So with that in mind i still think 2100mAh is not enough.

Regarding the camera photos quality...well i'm not into ROM's or MODs etc. I want mine the stock Android. But if anyone has anything in mind like apps to improve/tweak the camera and improve the battery life then i would greatly appreciate it.

Does the Nexus 4 have "HD voice"? And does it have some kind of noise cancellation when hearing from the earpiece or making a phone call so it stays clear even if your in a noisy environment?

I await all your replies. Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nigeldg:
Since you haven't numbered it this time, I just answered in red
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] air2k57:
With 4.2.1 stock, it was too aggressive when it came to onlining cores so you'd end up with 4 online cores when reading Facebook lol. Which is cool for project butter, but isn't too battery efficient. Even if you don't root it, 4.2.2 is better when it comes to stuff like that, so battery life is definitely not like it used to be. Most reviews are based on 4.2.1, so...

The only other phone I'd trade this nexus for is lumia 920, but I don't want an unlocked version and T-Mobile doesn't have it. The reason I'd take that is due to me loving Xbox music so much.

Even new phones coming out, yea, they are pretty beefy but don't offer stock android experience. To me, I always found touch wiz laggy and ugly. Sense ui was decent, but too buggy and updates never came. Point is, I personally love stock android, it feels so smooth, even if benchmarks don't reflect it. If you like stock, definitely the phone to go with.

Sound quality is great, noise canceling is good. I used to have gs3 and there were a lot more times when people had issues hearing me when it was windy.

Camera is good, it isn't lumia 920 type camera, but it does take good pictures, flash is pretty good too. I found galaxy nexus camera to be crap, I'm happy with this one.

I dunno what carrier you plan on using, but connectivity is much better for me then galaxy nexus. Not only does it support hspa42, which literally gives me 22mbps vs 10mbs I used to get, but it stays connected to hspa better. But, it still isn't as good as some other phones still because I know that couple of times I'd get stuck on edge when I shouldn't.

I like the way this touchscreen is too, seems more responsive than gnexus was.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gino_76ph:
I am not a fan of custom kernels, rooting or CM ROM's and i would prefer the "normal" updates here & there by Google/LG.

If there is an app to somehow (not magically but if it were then the better) make the speakers louder, make the photos more saturated/sharper/more contrast and further improve the battery life (instead of the usual turning off the GPS, bluetooth, brightness, etc.) then i would be happy with.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nigeldg:
Speaker volume is great, it's just the quality that you may need to worry about
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrjoeltan:
I'll answer your questions from what I've experienced.

1.Not sure what you've been doing, but I've been getting 15+ hours and I'm only down to 47%. I use the internet now and then, and play games alot during school.

2. I'm not sure what you're talking about, but it's still a really good screen. I'm not one to be picky of the screen, but i'm happy with it. Only thing I wish was if the colors were more true, but hey, it's still a really really good phone. One of the best, if not the best phone in market.

3. That's never happened to me. No matter which way I hold it, I still get good wifi wherever I am.

4. Muffled calls? That's never happened to me. I can clearly hear the person on the other end all the time.

5. Never even heard of this before. The only thing I can think of causing this would be having an app that wasn't fully compatible with the software/rom on your phone.

6. Coming from the mytouch 4g, the speaker on this phone is really an upgrade. Although it isn't the best on the market, its still pretty loud and you can make it louder if you want with a mod like Eizo.

7. No comment on this, it's the design of the phone. If you let the placement of something ruin your chance of having a good phone, i'm sorry ,but that's ridiculous.

8. Camera photo quality for me is awesome. With the new HDR function android camera's, it makes pictures just as high quality as iphone pictures. Only thing that annoys me is the speed of the camera when HDR is activated. It has to take 3 pictures and blends them together to create one high res picture, but the outcome is worth it.

I'm not one to go looking for problems, but all the problems that have happened to me, they've all been solved with updates for the ROM i'm using, or i just find a solution myself to solve the problem. None the less, a lot of the problems people face can be solved by using the search bar and looking for a solution, or with an update to the software or ROM on your phone.

Once again, this is all from my perspective. Others might have a different opinion on this. In the end, this is still an amazing phone. Better than the iPhone IMO (except the camera.) It's your choice if you want to get this compared to the other phones in the market.

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I think there are some apps in the app market that can do that. Volume + , or volume boost, just search volume booster or something.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gino_76ph:
I'm actually choosing between the Nexus 4 and the slightly older Optimus 4X HD which was made by LG (same as the N4) and has been plagued by almost the same issues especially that LG is notoriously known for very poor customer support and very slow updates. but the Optimus itself is an amazingly-specced phone.

No contest?

A good 2nd choice for the Nexus 4 you think?