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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
I don't know what to do. At first my play store said no connection, so I signed out of my google account. After that, when I press the play store button it asks me to sign in, but when I do, it says "can't establish a reliable connection to the server."

My internet is fine, how do I fix this? I am lost.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gowansta:
Rooted? If so, have you tried to clean cache and reboot? That helped me once. If your not rooted try clearing app data thru settings. Then reboot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
I am rooted. Unfortunately I already tried to clear my cache on all my Google apps to no avail.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
This is what it looks like

ht *tp://i*mgur.co *m/Zfc0rHs.p *ng

Remove the stars to see
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nunyazz:
Why the F are you 'encrypting' your link?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
It said I need more than ten posts to post a link. Sorry
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nunyazz:
lol.. no problem. I was like, WTF? haha.

Have you had this problem with a specific ROM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
I'm running the stock touch wiz, if that's what you mean
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nunyazz:
Have you tried to change your network mode, then change it back. Also, turning airplane mode off/on?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
I just tried turning airplane mode on them off again. And I tried connecting on both my home wifi and on 4g. No luck though.

I was looking around online and one site said that it could have to do with the time on my phone. When I look though the time is correct
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gowansta:
Have you tried to uninstall the Google apps and re install?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
I downloaded the Google play app again last night, but that didn't work. Should I do the same with all the Google apps, but un install them before downloading them again?

And I think Google play music still works for some reason. YouTube, Gmail and Google play are the ones that I'm having an issue with.

Edit:my play music still has all of my accounts stations
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nunyazz:
You might try removing your google account and re-adding it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
I am signed out of my account. When I go into settings and look at accounts, I am not signed into a Google account, and if I try to sign in I get the same screen I posted on the last page. I don't get how my play music is still signed in
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nunyazz:
Don't sign out, remove the account totally from settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
I think it is completely removed. It prompts me to either add an existing account or a new one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
I made a video to show my problem. In the first part, I show clearing app data in the settings. Then I show what happens when I try to sign into google play or gmail. After that shows that youtube and chrome are signed in, and the same goes for google play music.

Afterwards I show how there is no google account signed in in the settings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0sRHlwIDQY&feature=youtu.be
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nunyazz:
O well.. you got me. The only thing I would try next would be a factory reset.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
How do I use titanium backup to restore my apps if I lose my root when I do a factory reset
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nunyazz:
I don't think you will loose root just by doing a factory reset. But, to make sure you can install a root keeper app like https://play.google.com/store/apps/...m9yZy5wcm9qZWN0dm9vZG9vLm90YXJvb3RrZWVwZXIiXQ.. to make sure.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
You won't lose root.

Someone's coming from an iPhone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
I did a factory reset and it still says that it can't establish a reliable connection! WHAT IS HAPPENING
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
Does this mean my phone has bad files in it that are messing with me being able to sign into my google account? I'm lost.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
Should I try to return my phone at a last resort?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Have you formated the internal sd? I would Odin back to stock
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
Sorry, but what do you mean by formatted? I did do a factory reset.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gowansta:
Have you tried to log in to gmail on a PC? One time I had a similar issue and had to login on a pc to pass security checks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] stedrocklp:
Do you have the Google services app in your tray? I had a similar issue and what I realized was that I was missing that app. Let me see if I can find where that app comes from. If I remember correctly I updated a Google app and once it was done I magically had that app. Should looks like this (green G):

---------- Post added at 12:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:59 AM ----------

Ok after checking it out a little I found the app. Make sure this is installed and up to date: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...medium=appbrain_web&utm_campaign=appbrain_web
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
I don't see the google play services app. I can't download it though because I can't access the play store. Is there another place I can download it from?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
Darn, I just downloaded it online and it's still not working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Depending on your recovery there is an opotion to wipe internal sd or something similar. It will erase everything on your internal sd cardincluding pictures, etc so back then up first. I would actually just use odin though and return to stock like the day you got it.

I day this because I could not imagine a hardware problem causing this so it had to be software. So the logical fix is to start at square one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
So how do I do that? Is it different than doing a factory reset?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] johnabc123:
can someone explain to me what odin is? I think I'm going to unroot and install the stock firmware to see if that will eradicate the issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Section 1b

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34891181
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jpatt:
Delete than reinstall from market
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ckbhawsar:
found solution...

I too have same problem found

here

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eMr_HkSB02k&rl=yes&hl=en-GB&gl=IN&client=mv-google&guid=
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zeekayy:
A couple of days ago I installed Gmail from the play store and started using that instead of previously using gmail on the browser and the same issue occured to me and I know what's the core reason, and that is due to suspiciousness of logging in from 2 places, Google blocks the sign in attempts resulting in the blockage of the account, I recieved constant emails from them (curse their 'no-reply') to go through security checks to get it up again.

Though till now I've done that several times and still getting problems accessing with play store and other applications regarding the google account.

Possible solution is, by going into your Google Account Settings and at that page where it says 'Secure your Account', tap the 'Get Started' button below which navigates to a page of your recent account sign in activity showing your ip, location, device and time, you may want to go through the activity but it's highly unlikely someone could break into your account because the main reason would be Google blocking the sign in attempts due to suspicion, other than that you would see your devices activity, below that check the websites that are authenticated with your account, after all the reviewing, scroll to the bottom and just tap the 'Looks Good!' Button and your settings will be saved.

That's it, you're good to go.

Your apps would probably start working now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nonmember:
how to sign in google playstore After root

Just download freedom and vuwalaaaaa
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] slapsys:
I have the exact same problem. If you ever do get a fix, please post what you did.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hpraza8:
I have done factory data reset: updated my google play services : date n time check : clear data and cache plz help
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tired Storeman:
i am trying to find the Settings png in the attached screenshot so i can change the color to my theme color, does anybody know the name and the location of this png

i have looked through framework, systemui, settings and cannot find it, the only one i can find is ic_launcher_settings in SecSettings/res/drawable-hdpi, but this seems to be the one that shows up in apps drawer

I know it is stareing me in the face, but i just cannot locate it

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am using Alliance Rom v7.02 AOSP Theme

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arunreturns:
Not sure, but did you try modding the one from SystemUI (ic_launcher_settings)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KNTXTremE:
It on Settings.apk/res/mipmap-hdpi (or ldpi/mdpi/xhdpi/xxhdpi depend on your phone)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiweitech:
This may be an obvious and stupid question but I looked everywhere but couldn't find an answer to this.

I have a defective charger (bent at the tip) that keeps falling out of my phone when trying to charge it. The charger has to be OEM because my case is really tight and only fits the OEM ones, which are, shockingly, not on eBay or Amazon.

I never got around to calling Google until now. Today I have discovered that they have a policy that, if I want a replacement charger (free under warranty), I need to send in my phone and start over with a new one, which I think is ridiculous.

I of course have my phone's apps, data, and everything backed up with titanium, but I still prefer Nandroid for obvious reasons. If I get a new phone, would there be a difference in hardware or device ID that would make the CWM backup not work on a new Nexus 4 of the exact same model?

Thanks in advance!

P.S. If they find out the bootloader's unlocked, phone's Cyanofied, blah blah crap, would they bother replacing it? Or would they even look?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] imcol:
On the back of the phone, towards the bottom of the back there are these marks/scratches that are popping up.

As you move your finger over them, you can feel the texture changes.

Why would these appear if I baby my phone, and have had a case on it from day 1.

It isn't making sense.

I tried to see if I could remove it with a cleaner, but no avail.

What are your thoughts?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ih8mydroid:
I have seen these. Even with a case, you get dust(dirt particles) under the case. As you use the phone normally it does move a small amount in the case and that will scratch the back a little. At least this is what I think is happening as its happened with every phone Ive owned thats been cased.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lukesjeans:
Yes mine has it..... No case... But my last phone (xperia arc) went through more abuse and has no scratches. I don't have a clue what it is about that general area.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Capa1970:
Someone is going to have to invent gorilla plastic
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
Got these as well. Exact same location. I guess the plastic backing finish is real easy to scratch up. Sucks but at least it is minimal.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] khuls:
I got them too, but at least I can just buy a new back or something.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] theROMinator:
I have tons of scratches on the back of mine. I set it in the cup holder when I listen to Pandora in the car. Recently these red marks have shown up... they won't rub off and I'm thinking its the color underneath the paint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oreosandmilk:
I have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4G touch.

So, I first did a factory reset to FL24. Then, I rooted, then install a custom recovery. I'm on the Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4g touch. I followed these

qbking77's videos to a tee (The one about rooting with FL24 and the one about installing a custom How to Install a Custom Recovery on Samsung Epic 4G Touch FI27/FL24) and experienced no problems with them. There were no errors that appeared. At least, that's what I thought. My battery was bloated at the time. That is when my first started randomly rebooting on and on. I thought it was because I had a bad battery.

I tried a brand new battery, and it doesn't work. It won't stay on for more then 30 secs before restarting. I tried removing the battery, clearing the cache, as well as wiping factory data. Didn't work. HELP!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] drunk0Nwater:
Try recharging your battery with an external charger and then odin a one-click
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graydiggy:
It isn't a battery issue. It is software. Just Odin onclick A new stock ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] GrimeSyndicate:
It IS a software issue, and yes, going back to stock IS a good idea, but that's not the end of the solution. The easiest way is to get the fl24 back to stock unroot/unbrick file, run that odin, then get the fl24 root w/restore (or no-data loss, your choice really) file, run that odin oc, then instead of flashing garwynns custom Kernel w/ Agat's tREC v0.4.0,, flash (w/mobile odin) instead the custom Kernel w/ Agat's tREC v0.3.0 and all will be well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] InspectahRob:
I don't suppose you could post a link to the v.0.3.0 of AGAT's custom recovery, I'm having a hard time finding it,
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tt281gt:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2217686

[LINKS][KERNEL][RECOVERY][SOURCE][JB] E4GT JB Kernels + Agat's Recovery
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jayeggs:
Well it seems that CL may have finally gotten the best of me...

I bought a TMO GS3 T999 from a CL seller. I went to the TMO store and got the microsim. I got home to realize that the sim was still not registered so I contacted TMO. I was informed that the phone was blacklisted for being reported stolen.

What are my options now? Can the phone be unlocked and used with StraightTalk?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joemm:
That sucks but....

Changing IMEI is illegal and can not be asked about how to change on XDA.

Sell it for parts is the only thing I can think of.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jayeggs:
Thanks for the quick reply. I did not realize it was illegal. I will move on from that topic then.

Can the phone be unlocked and used with StraightTalk or a similar service?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joemm:
Im not sure but I know Tmobile and AT&T share there blacklisted phone lists so I'm not sure if they share it with other companies... maybe someone else can answer.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GTWalling:
Another problem with that, as of Jan 26 in the US it is illegal to unlock a phone unless the Service Provider sends you the unlock code.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] clninja:
Meh that's a bunch of be and its getting overturned though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
Meh. How will thebcarrier know?. There is no way to track when and how it was unlocked. They only want ypur service.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daxecutioner24:
Definitely agreed if you have no other option do it how you can forget that bs just another way trying "scare" people. Companies just want you get a new phone if you already have one and not unlocked.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yosoywilson78:
Well lock me up! What a bunch of malarkey! ^^^^ :eek:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GTWalling:
Look guys I think the law is a bunch of Bull also. I was not trying to come off as a bad guy, just point out some of the problems. Yes it will be overturned but it has not been done as yet. All you guys jumped at me like some kind of Gang. Meant no harm was just passing on information.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jayeggs:
The TMO chat agent actually suggested that I get it unlocked and use it elsewhere. She even gave me a website to try so Im guessing they arent that concerned about it.

Anyways, back on topic. If it is unlocked, can it be used with StraightTalk? Or because I would be using a TMO StraightTalk sim would it be blocked?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daxecutioner24:
Not our intention and I wasn't directing at you its just we are speaking on how we dislike that particular law
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Asadullah:
Due to site rules I can't tell you how but everything else I gotta say is legit so please no haters. You could change your imei (which I've been actually

thinking about getting a bad imei gs3 and test this out) and should be able to get service but I don't know about 4g. Technically since tmobile doesn't

use aaa passwords but sim cards you should be good. I would suggest you back up the nv items and so fourth then test it out.

P.S I'm not attacking anyone with this but did want to say people that made comments like unlocking is illegal or similar remarks do nothing but waste time and don't help anything. also it's a moderators job to handle those situations. p.s I won't be back in this thread for awhile if ever so please don't troll it up to prove a point to me. Good luck jayeggs
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nviz22:
I got screwed by T-Mobile. They sent me a warranty replacement S3 with a bad IMEI. They told me that my phone was reported stolen from the past and asked if I stole it. They have some gaul if you ask me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] evil1art:
Go back to where you bought the phone and knock the guy out lol nobody is honest anymore you cant buy phones on cl with out testing them and even if you test it he can call he carrier after you leave and report it stolen
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daxecutioner24:
Umm the guy probably won't respond lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mohammed Atif:
Same issue bought the Phone last week from craigslist :( , trying flashing different roms I think might help it , flashing roms today , maybe i'm gonna flash at&t rom
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] reachvineet4:
To increase ram wanted to know if I can swap on SD card for GT N7000 on stock 4.1.2 with build version N7000DDLSC. Also what is the CF Root file for this version and if any one can help in where I can get the file for downlooading.

Thanks in advance
[One (M7) General] puremind:
Own screen measurements

Here are measurements I conducted today at a Vodafone shop.

White Balance

First of all, let me say that the readings were conducted by i1 Pro, which is certified until 300cd/m². Overall the readings will be very accurate for color temperature, black level, gamma and chromaticty, but maximum brightness may be off by a small margin (to be confimed tomorrow). Unfortunately Calman did not respond to me regarding my license upgrade to Calman5, so I could not use the Chroma5 for this measurement.

I will conduct new readings with the Chroma 5 likely tomorrow. The results are quite close to the PCpro review in terms of brightness and very close to the Russian review in terms of white color temperature (in fact nearly identical). Overall contrast falls in line with most reviews.

White point / maximum brightness: 445cd/m²

Back Level: 0.43cd/m²

Contrast (dynamic): 1034:1

Average gamma: 2.1

White color temperature (read the color tmperature section below): 6934K (same as Russian Review)

Black color temperature (read the color tmperature section below): 8882K

Average color temperature: 7353K

Overall the white balance is good but not perfect.

Color Temperature

The observed white balance translates into color temperature slightly on the cold side but it is colder at low stimulus and warmer towards the white point, which is important for a pleasing browsing experience:

I think displaying color temperature across the whole spectrum is important. Some reviews only mention one value, which can be the average or the white point temperature, but it is hard to interpret taken on its own.

Color decoding / Chromaticity

As far as color accuracy is concerned, the HTC One's display I tested had fairly accurate colors. Only the most critical viewers will detect thes imperfections in daily use.

Based on this measurement, this is more of a type 2 display, however I am not sure about the white point
[One (M7) General] BarryH_GEG:
Sites and reviewers test differently. I think if you look at the One X's performance you'll see it varied from site to site too.

Here's GSMArena's testing methodology. You can see how other sites might test differently and get different results because of it. It's more accurate to compare multiple devices on a single site than it is a single device across multiple sites. Assuming each site uses the same standardized tests a One X to SGS3 comparison on tweakers.net would be more relevant than a One X's performance off tweakers.net compared to a SGS3's peformance off GSMArena.

An important note about AMOLEDs is due here. As AMOLED units have the ability to completely switch off individual pixels, their black level readings are 0, which gives them an infinite contrast ratio under the testing conditions.

When we measure we take two readings off each device - first with the display brightness set to 50% and then with the brightness setting pushed all the way up. We test the handsets in complete darkness, because when ambient light is present, the luminance levels of the blacks displayed goes up, and affects the perceived contrast ratio.

Contrast ratio is very heavily influenced by the black levels of a display. While a brighter display would normally have an advantage, it will usually be unable to compensate for insufficiently deep blacks.

Our sunlight legibility test aims to show you how legible each screen remains in bright environments, where screen reflectivity matters as much as its natural contrast and brightness. We use fixed studio lighting to simulate sunlight falling on the phone screens and measure the contrast ratio of each of them, when faced with this powerful light source. We measure each display with brightness turned up to 100%.​
[One (M7) General] jasahu:
Re: HTC screen reviews: HTC One comes with different display types

Gsmarena is Bulgarian, not American
[One (M7) General] BarryH_GEG:
Here's a way to find the display type that doesn't require root.

1. Reboot the phone twice to get a clean "last_kmsg" file

2. Use any file manager that gets you to the root directory

3. Navigate to the /proc folder

4. Find "last_kmsg"

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5. Open it on the device or send it to a PC and open it as a text file. Your looking for "panel_id" and "panel_vendor." It's a long ass file so you're better off using an editor with a search feature to search on "panel."

Since there aren't many vendors making 1080P panels I'll bet all One's use the same panel type and it's probably from Renasis (Sharp) like the XZ and DNA.

The AUO (Acer) display on the Teg3 One X is "0x4940014"

The Sharp display on the Teg3 One X is "0x294000f"

The Sony display on the One XL is"0x18103" (The One XL only uses the Sony panel)

The AUO (Acer) display on the One X+ is 0x944a03 (The One X+ only uses the AUO panel)

The DNA uses a Renasis (Sharp) panel (only) but I can't find the ID
[One (M7) General] puremind:
Thanks I was looking for that information yesterday but could not find it. Do you know if this is the parent or did the testers also receive a Bulgarian unit?
[One (M7) General] puremind:
I agree with you with regards to black levels but not for brightness.

Brightness cannot move by more than 10% depending on measurement device or testing protocol

Calibration usually never reduces brightness either by more than 15%, except of course if you are calibrating an AMOLED to neutral color temperature.

The fact that there are several display types makes no doubt to me, as HTC like many others used that approach in the past and the brightness results are too different.