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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
I find my S3 glass to be the most durable regarding resistance to scratching, compared to my Evo 4G and S2.

I've dropped my S3 a couple of times, but on carpeting.

Sand is the Great Destroyer of Corning glass, as Beach Sand contains quartz crystals, which has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs Hardness scale. Corning glass I believe is 5.5-6 in hardness.

With the above being said, the S3's glass has been berry berry good to me ;)

It's been a pleasure not to deal with screen protectors, their applications and associated costs, as I have with the Evo and S2. I've been going naked, and lov'n every minute of it lol!

No cases either. I like my phones Slim.

No Fatties here.

Besides, Bloomberg the Tyrant wouldn't allow Fat Phones in NYC :( He'd have them confiscated!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] diablofreak:
i normally have a hard holster case for my phone - i ran the NYC half marathon a few weeks ago and I used my phone to track my time and positioning - had a armband and had to take off the case. at the finish line i was asking the SO to take a pic for me and a friend and we dropped the phone - pretty much the only day without a case over it - and now the corner has a spider-web like crack and a line crack over the front facing camera. the screen itself has no problem though and the cracks don't reach to the touchscreen yet.

i did drop it on several occasions on hard concrete before that time but with the holster case. never a dent or a scratch

lesson of the day: always use protection - always. the one day i didn't use it and i had an accident.

:D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JediMindTrixx:
The technology is definitely getting better... We'll soon have Gorilla Glass III, then the unbreakable... Then we won't have to worry about it. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Soon we'll all have an Android chip, along with an RFID embedded into our hybrid brains, and then we won't need any glass lol!

Ah, that'll only be required for New York residents.

Sorry :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HO5TILE101:
My old droid razr and razr m where pretty tuff dropped them often from my truck to parking lot getting out of truck never broke 1 or cracked 1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Androideka5:
I rarely use a case and the only damage is scuffed corners and a little cosmetic damage and the back plate, and this phone has taken some rough falls
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Oops :(

Just noticed a 1/4" small curved crack on the upper left corner, to the left of the task bar, right on the edge of the bezel, on the curved part of the glass.

I believe this happened a few days ago when I dropped the phone from about 12" from the cement, glass side down. Didn't notice it then, and it is very hard to see.

I thought it was an eyelash or hair at first because it's curved.

No biggie.

I do have TEC, and can get another S3 for a $99 deductible...... but will hold off as this S3 has been running great, and I don't want to open a possible can of worms with a refurbed S3.

Others may want to examine their S3's a little closer, as these very small cracks, especially around the bezel area, are hard to see ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] leucrota:
If you really think your nails scratched GORILLA GLASS, I know some doctors who might want to get some nail samples from you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Fingernails :confused: :eek:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholi2789:
Dropped my first S3 from sitting on the toilet to the linoleum floor and it landed right on the corner. Spidered the whole screen. Before that though it took many wicked falls before it broke. Dropped it from about four feet onto the sidewalk and it didn't break.

Sent from my Moto'd Synergized Galaxy S3 from tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Now that's a real crappy story :laugh:

Same thing happened to my Evo 4G years ago ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sirlyle:
Reading some of these stories makes me realize how lucky I am. I've dropped my phone three or four times since I got it in February. Twice it was out of my pocket/hand onto tile floor in the bathroom. So far I've managed to land it on the back, the front and two separate corners and not a scratch or dent to be found. Definitely no damage to the glass, but after reading some of the stories in this thread I'm going to be much more careful.

I'd say overall the glass is pretty strong, but its still glass.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mikalhernandez:
Look, all you need to do is invest in a good screen protector and maybe even a cheap case if you'd like, but it's not really necessary and only prevents cracks in the battery cover. I've thrown my phone at the wall with a direct corner impact and once tried to catch it as it slipped from my hand and ended up swatting like I was blocking the game winning shot in the NBA Finals instead. It slammed into the bathroom's linoleum floor flat on the screen itself. Not one crack after these two extreme incidences and a multitude of falls to the concrete from heights up to five feet. This screen protector theory of mine has rang true on both my old Sprint S3 and my Verizon S3. Make the investment in a $25 screen protector with a lifetime replacement guarantee and you'll be so thankful that you did, I swear it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] megalosdog:
gg2

If you think gg2 is bad wait till you use gg3, better not drop it EVER. I had the DNA and dropped it 6" down and cracked the screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholi2789:
Hahaha, that one deserved a thanks.... Thanks for making me laugh my a$$ off for a couple minutes. Needed that.

Funny thing is, I know EXACTLY what you mean. I've done that before.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BRAlNlAC:
Alright, so a little backgroud first.

I'm running Galaxy Mod RLS 16 and Lean Kernel on my I535. if it matters I have the note II camera installed.

Whenever I try to use a video messaging service, whether skype or snapchat, after recording the video it sends me to the review screen where I get a message from Android saying "can't play the video". My research indicates that this error is a result of not having the proper codecs. I understand that the codecs are not software like they are on a PC, so my question is where are the codecs stored on the phone, is it part of the ROM, or could flashing a new kernel help?

when I look at reviews for my phone in the play store they indicate that these apps should be fully functional.

I searched the forums thoroughly for an answer and couldn't find anything.

I really like GM RLS16, and wish I could tell Hero about this.

Thanks for the help!
[Motorola Atrix HD] danifunker:
Can someone with a rooted Bell Atrix HD LTE (or someone who doesn't mind running a factory reset on their phone) respond to this thread? I'm trying to unlock RAZR HD AWS bands and need a radio dump. Unfortunately, the radio dump process generates a bunch of logs in the data partition, which would full require deletion of some data.
[Motorola Atrix HD] danifunker:
I already got the information I'm looking for. @ Mods, please close this thread
[Motorola Atrix HD] triloger:
Show me the link I need to look at something, sorry to bother you mate
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodaven:
Hi guys, i've just bought a Samsung Galaxy S Advance I9070 and I'm a little confused. My previous phone was a Galaxy Ace S5830i, I had that phone rooted (but it was too easy, just flash a .zip file) and with a custom rom.

So I have some questions:

1) For now I just want to root my new phone but the methods that I found here are not too clear to me. I first saw this method, but my firmware is not there. My phone came with I9070UBLI1 (2.3.6 GB). So i can't root my phone? my kernel isn't even in sammobile.com/firmwares

2) I want to make a backup just in case before rooting, so, what recovery should I use with this phone? cwm? this? or which one?

3) What is "binary counter"? In galaxy ace that wasn't present.

4) I saw that in samsungfirmwares site there are some 4.1.2 kernels, but they are for Rusia. I'm from Chile. So can I flash the russian kernel? will I loose my signal, 3G or something? Do you recommend upgrade to JB? with stock russian or a custom rom?

5) Do you recommend a custom kernel? which one? This looks nice

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I hope you can help me with those questions (numering your answers just like i did with my questions), I just want to enjoy a lot my new phone. :good:
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shaaan:
Since you say that you are used to xda, i don't see any reasonable explanation for the creation of this thread!

Read the forums. All answers are in the stickies..

I do not respond to tech support via PM
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodaven:
I read the forums, but I'm still confused, for example, for rooting, in the thread that I linked in 1) there isn't the firmware that came with my phone, so I went to here, there isn't neither, then I read this post, but to do that I need dowload my phone's firmware, but the one that came with my phone there isn't in samsungfirmares web page, so I suppose I can flash anyone for Chile (my country), there are 2, but idk if they will work, so, if I'm going to take that risk I need to make a backup first, but idk what recovery I should use.

I have a mental bootloop :(
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] er.jaldip:
I bought my phone in January.

Then became member of xda in january.

Flashed russian jb all releases as they released in February.

Rooted my phone in same month.

Started using kernels in same month.

Started tweaking in same month.

And now i am really happy with my phone's performance.

As i was new to android and xda i have done all this because i was not worried about my warranty.

In short, go ahead don't think so much.

Samsung Galaxy S Advance

Rom : Jelly Bean 4.1.2 I9070XXLQ4

Kernel: CoCore E-4.2-TWRP
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodaven:
And what happened when you flashed russian jb rom? where're u from? my question is if can i flash it because im from south america, and i think that i could loose my signal or something like that. I's that 4.1.2 stable?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] er.jaldip:
Everything is working fine with jb rom (even better than gb)

Yes you can flash it via odin and you will not loose singal(my singnal quality is now better than gb, in gb i was facing signal lost problem)

I am from india.

Samsung Galaxy S Advance

Rom : Jelly Bean 4.1.2 I9070XXLQ4

Kernel: CoCore E-4.2-TWRP
[Android Apps and Games] isharpeners:
Scoreboard Widget | LIVE Cricket Score right on your Home Screen. You no longer need to open websites to keep track of the score & refresh manually to get the latest update. Let the Scoreboard Widget handle that for you.

Features | The Hits & 6's as Follows :

1. Score Widget - Place anywhere on your Homescreen.

2. Simple and Elegant Design.

3. One Click Score Update/Updates Automatically in the Background.

4. Minimum Battery Use - Power Efficiency is in!

5. Interval Time and Auto Refresh Enable/Disable can be changed from Settings.

6. Accurate Result sans Delay.

7. Help Section on how to use the Widget.

8. Invite Friends

Play Store Link :- tinyurl .com / CricketScoreboardWidget

Note: Once Widget Installed, please go to Help Section in App for Reading how to use the App.
[Android Apps and Games] IndianSuzuki:
It looks good. I've not installed though.

I've few suggestions! Can you make the widget transparent including the ball? Also, hyperlink to cricinfo scorecard will be good to have.
[Android Apps and Games] isharpeners:
Thanks for the Suggestions.

We have Chosen the Color of Widget as Green i.e Field Color :)

Hyperlink to Crickinfo is good Idea, will do in next Build.

Also planning for some more features also..

I will sugguest you to try and invite your friends to use the Applications.
[Android Apps and Games] ksavai:
Downloaded. Will check for few days.

one suggestion - update is only seconds and only in double digits so max I can set is 99 sec.

I dont want ball to ball score so Is it possible to set it for 10 min or every half an hour? That I am assuming saves battery too.
[Android Apps and Games] isharpeners:
Good Suggestion.... Will Implement in Next Build for sure...

Please leave your feedback @ Google Play Store so that it will help other people too.. and pls use the Invite feature from the App and Invite your friends...
[AT&T LG Optimus G] gunnyman:
I've noticed that the gallery on the LGOG is just as jacked on the sgs3 the Picasa gallery pictures are all arranged by date and ignoring my folder structure. Any good alternative to the stock gallery?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Dsmforlife92:
Quick pic
[AT&T LG Optimus G] gunnyman:
If quick pic supported Picasa Web galleries I'd be all over it
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Dsmforlife92:
What about this one

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fstop.photo
[Windows 8 General] otnos:
When MS gave away Media Center for free I did not get it because I do not use media center. Today I have a need to use Movie maker and found that Movie Maker cannot read mpeg2 file unless I install Media Center, however Media Center is no longer free. Is there another option that can allow Movie Maker to read mpeg2 without costing money and safe (virus free)?
[Windows 8 General] goofball2k:
Tried any of the codec packs out there, like k-lite?
[Windows 8 General] otnos:
Yes, K-Lite allows playback of mpeg2, but Movie Maker still cannot open mpeg2.
[Windows 8 General] e.mote:
>Yes, K-Lite allows playback of mpeg2, but Movie Maker still cannot open mpeg2

I would stay away from any codec pack, incl the popular ones like K-Lite or whatever. The preferred filter set at the moment is LAV Filters (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=156191) which uses libavformat (from ffmpeg). It's been out for over two years, and is still under active development.

Secondly, use http://codecguide.com/windows7_preferred_filter_tweaker.htm (also works for Win8) to remove extraneous codecs (say, from codec packs), and to prioritize desired codecs.

Lastly, suggest moving away from the built-in bundleware you get with Windows. The codecs may be there, but the software may be hardwired to work only with other MS stuff. For free stuff, a good place to start is here,

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-video-editor.htm
[Windows 8 General] the_scotsman:
Shark007 Codecs are what I'd recommend for Windows 7 and Windows 8. Plus he provides excellent support on the forums.
[Windows 8 General] e.mote:
>Shark007 Codecs are what I'd recommend for Windows 7 and Windows 8. Plus he provides excellent support on the forums.

Shark007 has switched to LAV Filters. The author, nevcairiel, is actively engaged in LAVF's thread on Doom9 (last post of today). That's the best place for support, since he's the dev. One caveat is that Doom9 is fairly hardcore, and noobs who don't search before asking questions aren't treated kindly. In that, it's probably better to use a "downstream" support source like Shark007.

This isn't a slight against Shark. He's been a respected member of Doom9 for a long time. I was using his custom matrices for DivX and XviD way back when.
[Windows 8 General] the_scotsman:
Yea, he has his own support forum on his website, and has spent a long time working with me to overcome various issues.
[Windows 8 General] otnos:
I installed K-Lite, it uses lav, but still no mpeg2 decoding in movie maker.
[Windows 8 General] e.mote:
Starting with Vista, MS' intention is to gradually replace DirectShow with Media Foundation. While LAVF supports some of MF's elements (DVXA 2, EVR), it doesn't currently support MF, although the dev said that was on the list of to-dos. It's likely that Movie Maker, being a built-in Win app, uses MF instead of DirectShow. The other possibility is that it's hardwired to WMC, as already said.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Foundation

Codec problems can be troubleshoot with GraphStudio or GraphStudio Next (2nd being an updated fork of 1st). Google for these. These are technical tools, and there is no support for them.

In any case, the end solution probably remains the same: Ditch Movie Maker, or cough up the $10 for WMC.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Xda.:
This message contains all postings in this thread

dated before January 19th 2003

Subject: Picture and ring tone assign

From: Xda.

Date: 08 Jan, 2003 13:37:11

Is there anyway to assign a different ringing tone to a specific

contact and/or a picture with every contact?

Subject: Yes

From: Alex

Date: 08 Jan, 2003 14:31:07

Try this:

http://www.ppcw.net/index.php?area=story&story=02/11/15/116

3933

rgds,

Alex.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Komoxxx:
Hello, i have strange issue with camera, photo:

http://www71.zippyshare.com/v/52964091/file.html

http://www71.zippyshare.com/v/13501552/file.html

http://www71.zippyshare.com/v/69622506/file.html

http://www71.zippyshare.com/v/54062873/file.html

http://www71.zippyshare.com/v/45069093/file.html

I m using cfx_ace-4.2.2 link for thred: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2003273&highlight=camera

phone: HTC Desire HD

BaseBand: 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M

bootloader-

eng-off

hboot- 0.85.2425

Anyone have this issue, any fix?,any help? ;]
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mirk0:
I had a similar problem the last summer. I was camping and I left my DHD in a pocket of the tent aimed directly at the Sun! DHD was really really hot, but everything was working, except the camera, it gave your same issue. When I cooled down my phone, the camera started working normally.

I'm trying to say... Maybe it isn't a software problem. Have you tried to change ROM? Does the problem persist?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] nrm:
I had exactly the same problem as “Newby messing up!” The thread is closed so I am starting a new thread.

To recover follow these steps:

1.	Go to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=2154726#post2154726. The steps in post #33 must be followed EXACTLY. Now here is the critical step: when it asks you for a MAC number use either 00-09-2D-B1-FF-50 (this worked for me) or 00-18-41-09-6C-45.

2.	When the program in step 1 finishes, unplug the USB cable and hard reset your X7500 (Volume down + soft reset). To finish, push down on the joy stick.

3.	You had to disable USB in step 1. Now enable USB in Windows Mobile Device Center (or Activesync – depending on your computer OS) on your computer.

4.	Just for good measure, soft boot your computer.

5.	Put the X7500 into bootloader mode (Press the camera + soft reset buttons).

6.	When you have the 3 color screen, plug in the USB cable.

7.	Now flash a new ROM. Make sure that the ROM is designed for your SPL as shown on the bootloader screen. If you try to flash a ROM for the wrong SPL you will be right back at the start – and no one wants to be there again.

8.	When the program finishes, unplug the USB cable and hard reset your X7500 (Volume down + soft reset). To finish, push down on the joy stick.

9.	Now do a soft reset. You might get a strange looking startup screen but be patient! With any luck your X7500 will be up and working in a minute or so.

GOOD LUCK!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonyly:
just wondering the resolution of the s3 and where can i find themes for twrp on the s3 :) thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Stock is 320, don't know about the other
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
the resolution is 720p, you could've found that by a 3 second google search.

any themes can be flashed with TWRP as long as you apply the fix described in the thread
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProfLonghair:
I dl'd Beans 12, and wanted to flash it, but my home PC didn't recognize my phone this morning. I went to the office, dl'd it there as well, and still, no recognition.

That's:

two different computers

two cables

heck, two different buildings.

This all worked before. They are both Win7 64 bit.

Also, after finally flashing Beans 12 (via sd card, which I had to remove to get it on the phone), still, nothing. So, I don't think it's something I removed. It's highly unlikely to be a computer/cable/port thing, as stated above.

I have KT747 and checked fast charge, that's not set. I tried with usb debug on and off. My computer DOES recognize my Archos tablet.

Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nufan:
Were the two cables the Samsung OEM cables?

Did you try re-installing the drivers?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProfLonghair:
At home, OEM Samsung cable. At work, OEM from my old Droid X.

I'll try the drivers, but on two different computers? I know I didn't un-install them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mikeman45:
I have this issue from time to time. My solution which works for me is un install Samsung drivets from your pc, reboot pc, install drivers, and reboot one last time. Make sure you download new drivers from Samsung site or Verizon not sure where from it's been awhile for me, but that should do the trick.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] EAGLEEYE51:
It sounds like it is a ROM issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProfLonghair:
tried that. Didn't work

I wonder about that, but it was working on Beans 10 until that day I posted, and I was thinking/hoping it was something I had uninstalled, but even with a clean install, nothing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lvgdgts:
I once had a bad download of a ROM and couldn't transfer it. That is a little different from your situation, but have you checked the md5?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ProfLonghair:
Checked MD5 before installing.

After many gyrations of installing, uninstalling, cleaining, rebooting, etc. my home PC, I saw on some board a few people with this problem, and a battery pull fixed them. Worked for me last. Just got in to work, where I touched nothing on the laptop, and it works here, too. That must have been it.

Now that I seem to have a fix, I wonder what the problem was.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jpeps:
Who i change the Change the charging rate on Kernel manualy
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] toviaheli:
Hello friends,

No, I'm not a newb, just having some problems. I've rooted many an android in the past, but am having trouble with this build 4.2.1 on a Sprint Galaxy Nexus. I'm guessing my problem might just be Windows 8, but I'm hoping I'm wrong, because I have no intention of going back to an older version of Windows, now that I've got this one humming along beautifully.

The problem is that rooting with the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit always fails.

I also tried the Nexus Root Toolkit, same problem.

Here's the question: Has anyone with a Windows 8 machine successfully rooted 4.2.1?

Thanks in advance (and yes, I've done a month's worth of searching)...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Esteway.619:
Why don't u just use fastboot instead and do it manually
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] toviaheli:
I wish it were that simple. Fastboot doesn't run. I should say, it does something, it opens a cmd window than closes before you can blink. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
It is that easy.

You open a command Window and navigate to the folder that contains the fastboot exe
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iLeopard:
Use ADB. Don't bother with tool kits.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] slayr76:
Disable driver signature verification on Windows 8 otherwise you can't install the unsigned drivers that is needed, once you do that wugfresh toolkit will root your gnex in a matter of seconds, I rooted my gnex after 4.2 first came out with my windows 8 pro laptop by doing this with no problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] toviaheli:
Thanks, I've done this. What seems to be happening is I click wugresh's "root" button and it starts doing it's thing, but gets stuck on "Booting TWRP Temporarily."

Maybe I'll try and find the forum he's on...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
Follow this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1529058