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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexing:
After 4 months on Note 2 I really miss my HTC ONE X. As soon as HTC One is on available I will go back to HTC.

Note 2 is a very good smartphone but HTC are wayyyy ahead. I can tell this after 7 years and more then 30 smartphones. My main smartphone will never be something then HTC
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxonhtc:
^Used to own a One X myself. Why do you miss One, if I may ask? Just curious of course. I'm not sure how HTC are "wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy ahead", though. and I used to own (nearly) exclusively HTC devices before.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kremata:
Actually the S4 is Wayyyy ahead of any HTC phone in every aspect. Better cpu, more sensor, better battery, sd-card slot, removable battery, better audio chip, etc... But if you like the HTC it's your choice.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
The only thing I miss from HTC is the Sense UI and build quality.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxonhtc:
Don't miss Sense UI that much, but I do miss the premium feel. I still think Samsung could have done better with the design. Not even nearly a dealbreaker for me though. Just nitpicking here :good:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kremata:
What build quality are you missing with a Samsung Note 2? Are you talking about the build quality that makes the HTC One the least repairable phone EVER?

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/htc-one-is-the-least-repairable-phone-ever-ifixit-says-50010796/

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/28/ifixit-breaks-open-an-htc-one/

This build quality?

I'm so tired of reading that crap about the build quality of HTC over Samsung. Aluminium body

DOES NOT

automatically equal build quality and plastic body DOES NOT automatically means poor build.

This said, HTC has a good build quality yes, but Samsung has nothing to learn from HTC in the build quality department.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
Both me and the guy in the comment above you find HTC devices feel more premium. I also think the HTC One is the best looking phone I've ever seen and truly feels premium. This is not the case with the note 2 imo. Similarly, it's irrelevant how hard to One is to open up, and if anything goes to show that it may prove more durable than other devices, like the article suggests. Repairabily is irrelevant when we're discussing build quality and I found that the link you posted weakened your arguement. In saying that though, it is all subjective.

I'm not a massive fan of plastic phones, and the general impression I have got from many others is that plastic does make the phone feel cheaper than it is. You may not agree, but that is the way a lot of people feel so it's not "crap." At the end of the day plastic may have some advantages over aluminium, but it is unsurprising if some people feel that something like the HTC One is a much more premium looking and feeling phone.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jammw:
Yup wayyy ahead...like non removable battery, no SD slot, poor battery life, wireless defects (HOX) and super slow updates; list could go on... yeah I see where you are going with this.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sandata:
So whats the latest ver of android currently running on One X these days?

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Via GT-N71OO using XDA_Elite_App
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kremata:
Yes of course it's irrelevant, discussing how the phone is built is totally irrelevant when discussing the quality of the

built

. Makes total sense. Paying 900$ for a phone you can't repair really weakened my argument. I don't know where my head was.:p

Looking, feeling, I can agree with that.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splasenekladivo:
Welcome and enjoy.

Sent from my awesome Note II
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
Yes it is irrelevant.

We're talking build quality and not the process of opening it and repairing it. The HTC One with its unibody design can look and feel like a top of the line phone to almost everyone that has come across it (which it does), and it can still be hard to repair. If someone is buying the phone and doesn't plan on opening it up themselves to repair, then it is irrelevant.

Following the topic, i'd wager most of the world (certainly every review ive read) would agree that the HTC One, which is hard to repair, feels more premium than the Note 2 (which is easier to repair). Hence the irrelevance. Despite your sarcasm we are not discussing the ease of dismembering the phone and putting it back together, which 99% of people won't do.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kremata:
Of course people won't do it themselves. But it means if you drop it and you get a crack in your screen, your phone is gone. No warranty for a drop and not repairable. You call this irrelevant?

And I already agreed that it LOOK and FEEL like a top of the line.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
Alright I take your point onboard.

I still don't agree that it should be significant factor though if we are going by aesthetics alone as it can be applied to anything. A new laptop for instance, where the deciding factor is not how it looks but rather how easy it is to dismantle in comparision to one that doesn't look as good but is piss easy to open up.

Anyway, lets agree to disagree on that particular point :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvoYas:
Welcome to best damn phone ever made.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenRoark:
I really miss the way HTC implemented mass storage / file transfer.

From day one (rooted and unrooted) I've never been able to get my PC to recognise my Note II properly, nor been able to drag and drop files in Windows Explorer. I've tried a billion different things, changed drivers, uninstalled Kies, etc etc etc...

There is an app which enables UMS mode for the sd card (SGS Easy UMS), but it doesn't work every time and, to be honest, I think it corrupted my sd card.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxonhtc:
Weird. Why isn't drag and drop working on your Note II? It works well here, detects as MTP. The UMS is disabled universally across all JB devices, right?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kremata:
Try to install Kies on your computer, Once it's installed you can unistall it but don't uninstall the drivers.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zkyevolved:
While I agree that metal feels nicer and more premium, all I have to say is that if you drop your aluminum body once, and it dents, it's a goner. There's no un-denting it. I'd rather have my plastic phone scuffed rather than literally deformed.

I was thinking about getting the One and getting rid of the Note II, for about 30 seconds... Then I saw that it again doesn't have a removable battery, or expandable storage. I really like the S-Pen, I COULD live without it, but I really enjoy it. Then there's the build quality. Plastic isn't the greatest feeling material on a big expensive device, but it's very practical.

I'm sticking with my Note II. But either way, the HTC One is a very nice device with very good specs. It's going to sell very well.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc-rocks:
I agree that HTC phones do look and feel more premium.

I absolutely loved the look and feel of my black htc one s - for about a week. After that the paint started flaking off on the edges and I ended up buying a replacement chassis.

My galaxy note 2 on the other hand is decidedly more plasticy and feels less premium - yet there isnt a scratch on it and I use it the same and even dropped it more than a few times.

Build quality and premium style are very different things. Samsung are closer to the correct balance I feel.

HTC sense is way ahead of touchwiz in my opinion though.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxonhtc:
I wouldn't say Sense is way ahead by any means. Touchwiz is much feature loaded and people just bash them blindly for their ugly interface. Which for the record, is something I hate too. Get Nova Launcher/AOSP themed Touchwiz rom and you're all set to go.

For eg: Multi tasking is much better on Touchwiz. And how you can assign LED to contacts, smart stay, smart rotation etc are nice features to have. If you're purely speaking of looks, surely I would prefer Sense too.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
Sense isn't "way ahead." It does look nicer and things do feel a bit more integrated but that's about it really. There isn't a single feature of sense I can think of which I miss, it's the look only. TouchWiz on the other hand is ugly but there are a plethora of features. If anything TouchWiz is getting to the point of having too many features. Look at what the s4 is packing. It's borderline silly and it's a good thing because it's made it easy for me to overlook that phone.

Sent from the mighty Note II
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc-rocks:
HTC just seems to do the basics better. Phoning, messaging, browser and text input.

It is also alot prettier!

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
I'll take superior battery life and 70gb of storage over a slightly better messaging app. Each to their own though.

Sent from the mighty Note II
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gvpula:
Now few days later I just can say...amzing phone!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
I definitely miss the Sense widgets, such as the clock or friendstream, and I haven't found an alternative which is as good.

This wasn't enough to stop me getting the Note II though. Up until recently though the browser in Samsung devices didn't support pinch to zoom text reflow. It still doesn't do it as good as Sense as it needs a double tap, but I'm happy they have finally introduced something along those lines. It's vital to me and I'm surprised other people weren't bothered scrolling left and right while trying to read text.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxonhtc:
Regardless of whether they are HTC or Samsung - don't prefer stock browser. Sense widgets, I agree. Have no use for FS, but it's nice. And Clock is awesome :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
The text reflow wouldn't work on any browser unfortunately. Up until recently.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc-rocks:
I was referring to sense over touchwiz. I bought a note 2 so you're preaching to the converted :)

Sent from my GT-N7100

---------- Post added at 06:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:11 PM ----------

This is the main thing I miss from sense! You say samsung can do it now? From when?

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
Ever since the 4.1.2 update, yoy can double tap text to reflow it after zooming in.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kremata:
It's funny, since day one that I'm on Android I never even thought about using the stock browser whatever phone I had. The stock browser is only there like a starter kit, they are never good. It's like when you buy a guitar, the strings on it are never good, you should change them righ away. There are so many good browser out there, who is using the stock one?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc-rocks:
The stock browser on htc phones is awesome.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
I used dolphin on my htc. I use the stock one on the note because I want flash and I also want text reflow. Dolphin doesn't have flash and the text reflow is proper ****e for sum reason on the note and I don't like the alternative browsers.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kremata:
Dolphin have flash, I use it every day at work. Maybe you didn't enable it in the options. When there is need for flash Dolphin shows a "down arrow". just tap on it and flash will work.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
Flash doesn't seem to work on Dolphin on the Note 2. It is grayed out. Maybe it is just my particular Note, or maybe the APK you installed was slightly different, but it definitely does not work on my phone.

The only way to get it to work is to back it up on titanium backup on a HTC phone, and then "restore" the backup on the Note 2. Then it will have it either on permanent on demand or permanently on depending on what was set when I backed it up. However, I found it is ever so slightly buggy doing it this way. Similarly, I found that the text reflow for Dolphin on the Note 2 is a pain in the ass, and has a habit of shifting the text to one side after zooming in and working much different than on my HTC. Therefore I just use the stock browser which works as it should.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc-rocks:
Oooooh Ahhhhhhhh!

Not as slick as HTC sense but its a definite improvement. Thanks!

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxonhtc:
Seriously, why on earth would anyone use stock anymore? Is there any reason that I don't know of? Flash works in both Dolphin and Boat browsers.

@fade2black try boat browser and let me know if that works. More or less similar to Dolphin.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
Like I said, flash doesn't work on Dolphin for me unless I jump through hoops. Also the text reflow on dolphin sucks on the Note 2. Also, I tried Boat and hated it.

If you can point me in the direction of the APK you used for flash, then I will give it a go. But I know for certain that the one I used didn't work with Dolphin unless I titaniumbacked up and restored Dolphin from a HTC ROM.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonatton:
Don't use Dolphin anymore, but just downloaded to figure it out now. Do this and it'll work:

Assuming you're rooted:

Go to: data/data/mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser/shared_prefs/ and delete the file mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser_preferences.xml

Now it'll be "Always On' :good: You can't disable flash though, obviously.

PS: Why do you hate Boat BTW? I use it and found it to be fine.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
Cheers for the tip. Will give it a go. What's the text reflow on your one like though? Mine was pretty dodgy and put me off it and it seemed to work much better on HTC.

Can't precisely why I disliked Boat, but I remember testing out a few browsers recently and quickly switching back.

May give it another try. If any browser doesn't support text reflow though, then it is an instant turn off for me.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonatton:
Works alright. As somebody already mentioned, it's the tab switching that's so off putting on stock. And lack of gestures. Boat fixes both. And text reflow works well, so does flash (you can either choose to load flash auto or just manually tap them to load) out of the box. And has gestures too. No reason to hate Boat imo, give it a shot. Unless it's some inexplicable - "dunno I just hate it" things that anyone can't help you with :p
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BratPAQ:
Lol, reminds me of what device my name came from.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
Hey mate

Thanks a lot for your Dolphin tip, it worked great! Also, now that I can download it directly from market and not have to use titanium backup from a HTC device to get it to work, the text reflow works perfectly fine! Will try out Boat again but to be honest I'll probably stick with Dolphin now.

One question though, is there any way to disable bringing up the address bar when sliding up when at the top of a webpage? Is a useful feature but with my browsing habits it is extremely irritating at the moment and I would like to turn it off for a bit.

Cheers!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonatton:
Don't think you can do that with Dolphin. I can't bring up the address bar by swyping after scroll like Dolphin with Boat, though, for the record.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdapao3:
And after 13 years of smartphones (firt one was the Ericsson P800) I can say that HTC were, at one point, what Samsung is today for Android but they are, today, waaaaay behind...

They followed Apple (which is the one tech company whose whole HW and SW philosophy I HATE the guts of) lead in all the wrong things: f*cking integrated battery (and small ones at that!), no microSD, small display (I am talking as a Note/NoteII user since 18 months), metal build (which is MORE FRAGILE, less efficient on mobile devices as it's not radio-transparent and I also happen to HATE the feel of) plus cervellotic Sense, 2 buttons etc etc

Scr*w them.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2black101:
You love the Boat, don't ya ;)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deesra:
I have chosen Note 2 because of the 64 gb slot + huge screen

(I was an HTC user for a long time too)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gvpula:
The funny thing is that now all the other phones are just too small... :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonatton:
:D Nah, I actually I'm not that massive a fan of Boat, and switch back and forth every now and then (now sticking with Boat though) - but just seemed so right for you, so it's a bit weird you'd hate it tbh :p
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weinfo:
What a pity that HTC loose you a customer stay with so long time.

HTC, work harder:)
[HTC Desire X] rey71ng:
Hi guys! Today I wanted to get back to my JB nand backup, but the only thing I get is a black screen.

I've made a backup this way:

1) Unlocked bootloader

2) flashed nexusrecovery

3) Made a backup

Now I try to get back to JB backup. so I do next steps:

1) Restore backup in nexus recovery (OK)

2) Install stock recovery

3) Restart

4) Black screen

What am I doing wrong? Maybe wrong recovery? The faster you answer, the bigger THANK YOU you'll get:D
[HTC Desire X] secthdaemon:
Did you flashed stock boot.img? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2212067 16)
[HTC Desire X] rey71ng:
no way to download that boot.img, because it was deleted by the user. I only can download ~ 200 kb img
[HTC Desire X] EasySR:
Are you looking for this? http://alturl.com/riqgp

This backups was made before last update of JB!
[HTC Desire X] rey71ng:
Yeah, thx. But could the boot.img be the problem of black screen?
[HTC Desire X] EasySR:
If you install stock recovery as u wrote could be :confused:
[HTC Desire X] secthdaemon:
I'd say that's the main reason of black screen :)
[HTC Desire X] Stereo8:
U have to flash the jb optimized recovery.

Flowed from my HTC branded muffin...
[HTC Desire X] rey71ng:
I've done with going back to stock. That was a wrong boot.img. now the latest update was installed, and everything is working fine. Thx to all who helped me to resolve this problem.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m1s3rys1gn4l:
Is there any way to use smartwatch with my xperia x10i ? :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1eyedmonster:
Yes it definitely is!

The compatibility list is below

http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/products/accessories/smartwatch/specifications/

Sent By My Google Nexus

A Thanx Is Appreciated!!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] motomoto00:
Motomoto00 Clocks!!

Some new clock widget for the lockscreen

Flash via CWM recovery..

Download​
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] motomoto00:
Reserved
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] m7ixalis:
very nice ,thank you motomoto00
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] motomoto00:
You're welcome. Μιχαλιο!! :p
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] agrttc:
Sorry for OT but your theme for note 2? It's discontinued?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] motomoto00:
The theme manages raubkatze. I have no news.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] agrttc:
Raubkatze is missing in action ;) Thx anyway
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] SavanTorian:
in a thread , raubkatze wrote, he would have to fix some troubles with any familiy member.... life/family goes first!.... so pls, be patient. :angel:
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] jackURbody:
Nice mod, I would love however to see a mod where you can move the position of the clock.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Archangel:
Hi all!

I want to read/write to GSM modem port. How can I do this? Or how can I found out port address?

Thanks in advance.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vangelderp:
Do you mean Comm1: or Comm2: etc ?

If Yes, then you can not talk to the GSM modem that way. I agree that would of made things easy, but unfortunately you have to use Tapi.

Have a look at my reply lower down this forum about 'Naive Tapi Question' you need to do something very similar but open the line for data instead of voice. You then get a file handle which you can read and write like a disk file handle.
[General Questions and Answers] Sagar Khanapurkar:
I know there is a same topic like this but let me repharse this question

there is this website

www.cod5samp.com

I have to make an andoird app for this website. The app should be like our XDA app.

Can anyone please help me in making it or please give me some reference ?

I want to use eclispe juno for making this app

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] motomoto00:
Motomoto00 Clocks!!

Some new clock widget for the lockscreen

Flash via CWM recovery..

Download​
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] motomoto00:
Reserved
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] sanoc69:
thanks mate ,works it jkay?

you think create a theme compactible with Jkay ?

thanks
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] motomoto00:
I have not S3 anymore..
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] lasexta:
thanks motomoto! and icons of notification bar, bluetooth and battery, where i can get it? thanks!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] vanbuuren:
very nice my friend!:)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] motomoto00:
Thanks Sokrati.

Simplistic framework, only for Note II
[HTC Droid DNA] Crewski:
I'm an orange guy, so I like my themes to be orange. However I know that not everyone out there shares my orange passion.....so I've included a few other colors for you. I am on VZW so have only focused on items related to that, just an FYI.

As of right now I only have themes for Newt's NOS M7 (thread found here) and Joel's BAMF (thread found here). BE SURE that you download the proper theme for whatever ROM you are on for they are NOT the same.

All credit goes to the developers of the ROMs (including whoever they have referenced) as well as the VTS team for Virtuous Ten Studio.

Screenshots

:

Crushed Sense

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*quick toggles only on BAMF

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*themes are basically the same for each color, no need for extra screenshots

Downloads

:

NOS M7 v1.0.6

BAMF Stock Plus v2.0

Instructions

:

1. Download the proper file to SD card

2. Flash in recovery (only tested with TWRP, should work with CWR though)

3. Reboot

4. Enjoy!!!!!!!!

Let me know what you all think.

Personal Customization

I know that not everyone likes the same thing....and changing some of the images are pretty simple (not all of them though). Below are some quick instructions on how to do that. I'm going to use the dock background as an example.

1. Open the theme zip in 7-zip (do not unzip, just open archive)

2. Navigate to Prism.apk (system -> app -> prism.apk)

3. Double click on prism.apk and then go to res -> drawable-xxdhpi

4. The file you are looking for is home_nav_bg.jpg.

5. Drag it out of 7zip and make whatever changes you want to the picture (I personally use pixlr.com for my editing)

6. Delete the home_nav_bg.jpg from 7zip and then drag your newly created picture back into it.

7. Yes...you want to update.

8. Your theme zip should now be ready to be flashed

This only applies to .png and .jpg. It DOES NOT apply to 9.png as those require decompiling the apk...which is not something we are going to get into here.
[HTC Droid DNA] Crewski:
For the BAMF theme I have my "personal preference" for the quick toggles....as in reordered and not all are shown. I'll put it back to the original an re-upload when I get a chance. Right now they are Profile-Wifi-Bluetooth-GPS-Mobile Data-Flashlight

Quick toggles have been fixed back to default.