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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ambroos:
The Z's lowest brightness is still very bright, if you're going to read in dark environments you won't like it.

I'd just get a real e-reader with an e-ink display. Just a regular Kindle or a Kindle Paperwhite. They're pretty nice. Or one of Sony's e-readers, they actually run Android (which can be fun if you root them and use the Kindle app)!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paalkr:
I'm using the XZ as an eReader with the Kindel app, and I'm very satisfied with the experience. To get full control over the back light, install Lux Pro from Google Play. Then you can lower the back light below the "stock" minimum level.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guybanda:
coming from the note 2 i'm not very happy with it as a reader as i read mainly in low light and the note had advantages of bigger screen, LED display which is much better with a black background (even at lowest brightness the XZ is pretty hard on the eyes), and battery life obviously (though thats a no-brainer when comparing to the note2 or a nexus7)

reading while in a bright enviorment is pretty good, but i don't see myself using this device as a reader outside the house with it's battery being a normal phones battery, especially since it's an lcd device and you can't minimize drain with a dark theme.

the difference between 720p and 1080p as a reader is pretty redundant on a 5inch screen IMO.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ycon:
Well convenience mainly- I prefer to travel light and I feel I would probably benefit from it being waterproof (pools etc.). Also, don't want another device to keep track of.

Even though I've only had my Nexus a couple weeks, many time's I've left it at home thinking "I might not have time to read" or "i'd rather not leave it somewhere to get stolen" etc. Or just had to wait for something- got some random free time etc. You catch my drift I'm sure
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iDroid8:
I've got all the GoT books and Harry Potter books in ePub format with the reader Aldiko. I can turn the brightness down on the XZ itself, then on the app too. The screen is incredibly crisp, text looks amazing, even at night with the Night mode on, and easy on the eyes too. Battery drain is minimal, I could easily use it for a journey from London to NY, and it's the right size screen.

Then I can use the volume buttons to move backwards and forwards. Really love that.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oranglewat:
Like the person above, I use Aldiko as well and it is good.

Also I use the comic rack to read comic books and I found that reading comics with the phone in a horizontal position is very comfortable. I can even read it with only one hand and use my thumb to swipe or touch the bottom right to change the page.

I would guess you can get 4-5 hours of reading time with the phone.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stefanve:
I really love the z as a e-reader don't use my e-ink device or my tab any more. For best reading experience set your app to "dark" so black page with white letters. Even in a darkened room it is not to bright to read and very comfortable (low auto brightness).
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haldi4803:
Today i read a pdf about Social Marketing. Moon+ said 1h. On my last hollydays i've read a lot books on my Sony Xperia X10i (ca..850x480) and Galagy Note 10.1" (1280x720). Has been too long ^^ Can't say i didn't like reading on my old device! But for a proper comparission i'de have to use both at the same time.

btw: Homepage:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ch_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5oYXhvciJd ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ycon:
Well I'm convinced them- so much so that I've just sold my Nexus 7.

I'll see how it fit's in my pocket, then look to buy it pretty soon.

Cheers for all the advice everyone.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmixer:
ebook format for xperia z

hey everyone, i just bought the xperia z and was wondering what type of format i need to have my ebooks in so that i can read them. also, what's the app or program on the xperia z that i would use to read them? thanks for your help! :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mi|enko:
Aldiko's pretty good. Additionally, if you're rooted, another developer released an ago that syncs Aldiko to dropbox (books as well as page history).

Another option is to just upload all your pdfs and epubs to Google Play Books via the web. They just enabled this functionality a couple days ago.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmixer:
google play ebooks

that is the best news ive had all week!!! i have all of my files in the cloud except for ebooks and i thought it was going to be a pain in the butt to read ebooks. thanks for letting me know!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 008bond:
I've only ever read ebooks on my iPad. The Xperia Z seems to do a much better job despite being smaller. This is partially due to the fact that whites on the Xperia Z are much whiter than the yellowish white on the iPad. I would still advise you to buy a proper ebook reader like kindle, but if you want a phone then the Xperia Z does a splendid job. I find the Google play books app sufficient.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathanpeyton:
Anyone ever hear of finger touch being unresponsive while S-pen functionality remains perfect?I don't mean you have to thump it to get it to recognize a touch,I mean NO TOUCH WHATSOEVER....zilch zero nothing.....I've flashed stock ROM,checked settings in every app that could be involved... I'm baffled.This Note is about 9 months old.Daily driver is Jamison's AOKP JB 4.2.2

Thanks

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[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erica_renee:
Sounds like the capacitive touch digitizer is bad.. This has nothing to do with the s-pen digitizer ...Have you dropped it or banged it around much. Maybe its a loose connection ... Just thoughts. but 8 months old its under warranty still. Call samsung.. Boohooooo
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smrsxn:
Was the tablet connected to charging? If yes take off the charger and try.

Remove tablet from any magnetic case amd try again as well.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathanpeyton:
Well I tried those things unfortunately they didn't work Thank you for responding though .went ahead and ordered a new digitizer on Amazon there's a rather long video showing how to repair it.wish me luck

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[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
You are MOST DEFINATELY gonna need it. Would be easier to restock and get fixed under warranty...
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathanpeyton:
Well this guy video is ultra high def and it really doesn't seem that hard. I have the tools also. I flashed this thing about nine times I don't know if they would honor of my warranty or not. I realize I could use triangle away...

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[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathanpeyton:
Well when it rains it pours... Now my battery doesn't seem to be charging. Do they just die?

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[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiazek:
Hi, there are some games that gets reinstalled whenever I do a factory reset. Since I don't use them, they're bloatware to me and I uninstalled them. They are:

Bejeweled 2

com.eamobile.bejeweled2_adc

/data/app/com.eamobile.bejeweled2_adc-1.apk

Plants Vs Zombies

com.popcap.pvz

/data/app/com.popcap.pvz-1.apk

Shark Dash

com.gameloft.android.LATAM.GloftSRHP

/data/app/com.gameloft.android.LATAM.GloftSRHP-1.apk

How can I truly delete them so they won't get installed again on factory reset? There's a moment during the first boot up in which the phone says "Installing applications" and the icons of the applications being installed are of those three games. I believe they are in another system location, but I haven't been able to find them yet... Where should I look? My device is rooted. Thank you.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiazek:
Found them in:

/preload/Common_app/

File names were:

Bejeweled2_Telcel_SamsungS3Mini_v1.8.4.apk
PlantsvsZombies_Telcel_SamsungS3Mini_v1.8.4.apk
SharkDash_Samsung_i8190L_NONIGP_LATAM_ML_GLLive_101.apk

I had to remount /preload as writable to delete them, and remount as read-only afterwards.

mount -o remount,rw /preload
mount -o remount,ro /preload

Hope this helps people with the same question in the future.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] florichelle:
Hello,

as already mentioned in the topic above I have problems at installing google apps in the playstore. I'll get the information that the app isn't compatible with my device :confused: can anyone help please?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beremus:
Are you running stock or custom? If it's custom, just try to flash this gapps: http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/gapps/pa_gapps-full-4.2-20130410-signed.zip

It comes with all the google application installed.

(Don't forget to wipe cache/dalvik cache before installing.)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] florichelle:
Is possible to flash then with slimbean?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beremus:
It's an official Gapps so yes! I did used it on PAC ROM earlier this morning, had no problems.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] florichelle:
But why cant i download these apps via playstore?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beremus:
Maybe caused by a problem when flashing your gapps package.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] aperali:
:D

Does anybody knows how (or where) can i get a serial and data cable for may XDA2 :?:

I would like to use xda2 together my Garmin GPS using a null modem as i do with my iPaq on the road :!:

Thanks in advance.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] TDIPower:
cable tastic

I got the serial lead from my local O2 shop £14ish. Its fine apart from all the cables. You have the XDA2 serial, a power lead to power the XDA2 plugs into this, I have the eTrex so this has the power/serial lead. So 2 cables per unit each one about 1.5m long!!!!

Im looking at making up a cable from the XDA2 (modify my current serial lead) so I can have Audio L&R, Mic, Tx/Rx serial, switch for 'in car', Power, ground. This will be on one cable to a brakeout box with inbuilt PSU, D9 connector and Cigar socket for the eTrex, socket for a link lead to the car stereo and a hands free mic.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Jim Ill:
I am up for helping with that project if you need any, The only bit I don’t know how to do would be the Audio L+r for the Car Stereo,

If you can let me know how these connect to the Stereo (as in what connector is required and the pinouts) I will try this week and make up a lead.

As for the Mic, No Proplem (This is pretty straight forward)

Tx/Rx serial, (This is pretty straight forward

Switch for 'in car', (This is pretty straight forward

Power, No Proplem (already know how to sort)

Ground. No Problem
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] riiidaa:
just got my usb + cigar lighter addapter from ebay m8

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2792400395&category=58543

read on here its good for refferance
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] aperali:
Re: cable tastic

Great!

You have an excelent idea! If it is possible and you get it please, let me know.

My issue is very simple in comparisson yours.

(Sorry about my poor english, ok!)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Jim Ill:
Try this

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=108910&asource=106055

I bought this and replaced the 5pin P/S2 type connector with a 9 pin din, pin outs are straight forward. This however, will not power the GPS.

I already had a lead for this.

Jim Ill
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] aperali:
It would be possible that does it works with XDA2 ?

I have a P/S2 to RSR232 adapter maybe it will be fitted in this cable, right?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Jim Ill:
I know it doesn’t look right straight way because it says its for the XDA, However, I am currently using it to connect to my GPS so I know it works.

You may wish to look for something more local to where you are?

It is not a true P/S 2 it is a 5 pin din of which I don’t remember what the pin out are all I know is that I cut the lead off and soldered a a 9 pin D type (a serial connector) after working out what the TX RX and Common were

pin 2 (rxd)

Pin 3 (txd)

Pin 5 = Grd

All other pins not used.

Hope this helps
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] aperali:
The car charger cable comes with 21 pins for XDA? Would be possible to transform this cable in a "Y" cable as I wish?

Here, nobody knows nothing about XDA2 :!:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Jim Ill:
Sorry let me make this clear,

I use the expansys cable to connect my XDA2 to a GPS Etrex. The cable has 3 part to it, 1/ car charger

2/ The 21 Connector to the XDA2

3/ It comes with a 5pin din which can be change to a 9 pin

Is this what you want? Or are you looking just for a serial cable?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] aperali:
It is exactly what I want.

But, I also would use the car charger to make it, because I already have a car charger cable.

Otherwise, I would have to pay GBP 47.88 including 27.50 for shippment :!: .
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] TDIPower:
In car box

The box Im looking at doing will have a 3.5mm stereo socket for the L/R Audio and the Mic. My car stereo has a 3.5mm input for MD player so thats easy. I just want to be sure which way the in car feed needs to be connected to +v or 0v (is it 6v or 12v to trigger) Does the phone RX audio come out of the L/R too. I would have an even better unit if the eTrex supplied the bare end cable with power core too as I would put the PSU for it in the box with the XDA PSU.

I figure if the XDA is capable of audio, hands free phone etc you might as well make it available if you are going to make a lead.

Ill post when I get chance to make it.

Sorry to jump your thread abit.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] aperali:
Ok! No problem.

Why dont you use the XDA audio output jack to connect your car stereo?

For the mic you can also use XDA's mic as hands free.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Jim Ill:
TDIPower,

the first thing you could do is get L+R audio working now without the breakout box. What you could do is use the XDA's headset connector, plug it into your XDA, and change the earphones and put them into the type of connector that goes into you car stereo! You then in effect have a in car kit. The Mic on the headset should work with easy

I am unsure what you mean about the trigger and +6 +12v can you explain.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] kufi:
If you are still interested to purchase the cable, then visit this link: http://shop.brando.com.hk/o2xda.php

Price $22 + $3 for shipping

Or even a better solution is to purchase the Y cable serial+USB and use the usb part to charge from the cigarrette lighter but you have to purchsae the cigarrette lighter adapter from the same site.

All will be at $38 with shipping charges.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] aperali:
That´s it. Thanks a lot kufi :wink:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Jim Ill:
aperali sorry I coundnt be more helpful
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] aperali:
Jim Ill

I would like to thank you and everybody who try to help me. This forum is cool!

I´m planning to stay in this forum for a long time, and when of you comes to Rio de Janeiro (during the Carnaval :wink: ) let me show you the best places we have here!

Thanks for everybody and you.

Alex
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] TDIPower:
normal audio socket

I know I can use the normal headset connector but Im trying to reduce the number of cables to plug in/have hanging all over the dash.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Jim Ill:
Sorry, Ok I have been thinking about the connectors there other ways of doing it, lets talk on Jim_Ill_007@hotmail.com (msn)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] nargalzius:
a quick question connected to that . . . not serial however

i just got a USB sync/charger for my Himalaya, and i have a leftover BELKIN cigarette lighter adaptor from my previous sync/charge cable for an iPAQ 38XX.

is it possible (and safe) to just use the adaptor with my new cable for car charging.

just making sure that i don't fry my XDAII when i try plugging it in the car
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] darkdave:
USB CAR CHARGER DOESNT WORK !!

Hey guys i bought the USB car charger via ebay from hongkong, dont know if its the same seller as u guys discussed, but it IT DOESNT CHARGE THE XDA 2 !!

I found out why... the xda2 requires 2 amps = 2000 miliamps... the car usb charger has the right voltage for the phone but it only pumps out 200 miliamps!! 10% of the required current!

I left my phone in the car to charge overnight * just to test and see if it works, but it actualy drained the phone! i lost all my data including that photo of that model i met in food hall! WAAAAH!!!

*my dad tried to yank the key out one time and made my key hole have special ability to allow key to be pulled out even tho the car is halfway on

icq70791460

darkdave3000@yahoo.com

Dave
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] darkdave:
USB CAR CHARGER DOESNT WORK !!

any help would be appreciated if u guys can find a car charger for xda2, o2 is out of stock!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] edsub:
Just bought a set (USB retractable sync & charge cable together with usb car charger that fits the usb side of the cable) on www.time168.com for $17,49 (incl shipping).

They are also on ebay but they-re more expensive there . . .
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] darkdave:
did u find out if it is 2 AMPS or 200mili AMPS?

i bought something similar but it was only 200 miliamps so it didnt charge my phone but drained it instead !

tell me wen it arrives if it works!

Im assuming ALL XDA2s require the same AMPS and VOLTS regardless of whichever country u bought it from?

Dave
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Edy:
Utterly confused now by the options available. I like the idea of having a eTrex to plug into, that way I guess I can also use GPS outside of my car for as long as the battery lasts.

But here is my question: (BTW - I have the XDA I)

which lead would suit me best to charge both the eTrex and the xda?

Edy
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] edsub:
The usb charger supplied is 400ma.

The max current supplied via usb on ie a notebook is 500ma.

Since the XDAII charges when connected to my notebook (NO mains adapter) and I have a Optical usb mouse active at the same time, the 400ma for just the XDAII should be more than enough.

It would be ridiculous if it would need 2amps!!!!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] darkdave:
usb charger

then y does the mains charger say it ouputs 5volts, 2amps?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamallica:
Hi there,

Its really sad how there is no "folder" view in walkman app on xperia z.

I love the walkman app its awesome. but because of this I have to go back to "playerpro" which I purchased from Google Play.

these days you dont really have "albums" you have singles and or unorganized music. I really hope they add it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewtst:
Why need folder, just make sure your songs tag in proper, you can view nicely from Albums.

View from Albums
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamallica:
No. I mean i want to be able to sort by folder, like artist, albums, gender, etc.

I have around 2500 songs.

And like i said these days most sings are singles.

Look at the disaster on my list. Then compare it to player pro folder view
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hufqnjhu:
Why need folder, just make sure your songs tag in proper
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamallica:
I have over 2500 songs. Whos gonna sort them? Plus i want to have them mixed up without makinv a stupid playlist.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Telek:
Hi, I'm trying to work with a company on some algorithms to improve GPS accuracy and prevent spoofing. We're trying to use GPS satellite data to improve accuracy, but I cannot find a way to simulate this easily. Since CM10.0 allows bluetooth GPS Is it possible to use a bluetooth connection to a computer and feed NMEA strings to the phone that way?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiniZk:
My phone is International version, rooted and using omega ROM for about an half year now and everything was fine until it suddenly restarted and stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S3 blackscreen, i tried to boot into recovery and reboot. After that, it still stuck on the blackscreen and i can't boot into recovery anymore. I also attempted to flash stock ROM via Odin and it failed. This is my Odin log:

<ID:0/009> Added!!

<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..

<ID:0/009> File analysis..

<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/009> Initialzation..

<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/009> system.img

<ID:0/009> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

How can i solve this problem ?

Update: I tried using the PIT file and it pass but the flashing stock rom doesn't. Now it appears with black screen and "Firmware update encountered an issue" instead of the boot screen, the odin always fail with flashing rom
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiniZk:
Can anyone help me please ? I need my phone so bad

If there isnt any solution, where can i repair my phone in US because i bought it in country
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
in a service center
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TBayTom:
How is Amazon on availability/pricing for brand new phones? Is it usually available on release day? I'm debating whether to preorder with At&t or wait a week or two for Amazon if they can offer a lower price. I'll just upgrade with At&t if there isn't a price difference. Thanks guys!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00345:
I doubt there will be a price difference for the first couple months.
[Nexus 10 General] Aftershok:
I just wanted to get everyone's opnion on the state of development of color calibration on the N10. I bought one of these tablets not too long ago, and while the imperfect color doesn't terribly annoy me, I'd still prefer if there were a solution. I'm currently running AOKP on the KTManta kernel, the latter which claimed to adjust the colors to a degree, but colors are still noticeably imperfect. In comparison to another family member's iPad 3, it's especially bad.

I know there was some discussion before regarding this, but there doesn't seem to be a solution as of right now. If there's a solution that's been found that I'm not aware of, especially one that's robust as the one found in the color control of the Galaxy Nexus, please let us know, as information about this is few and far between. Blues in particular seem especially bad.
[Nexus 10 General] 3DSammy:
To the best of my knowledge no one has crack the color control issue on the N10. As you point out the most documented progress is with the experimental KTManta kernel. Are you sure you are running the experimental version of KTManta? You have to dig in that thread to get the download URL. I have not tried the experimental version myself.

The last I read was that improvements have been made but the ??blues?? were still way off. That comment came from someone who had the proper test equipment which is used to calibrate HDTVs.

Why manufacturers do not either include a calibration app (RBG, gamma control) or documentation how it can be programmed I do not know. It is frustrating, feeling that with a little tweaking, the screen could be better especially during very dark scenes.
[Nexus 10 General] EniGmA1987:
Pretty sure all the latest releases still have the color tweaks in them, but ill ask Ktoonsez today to make sure.

All that is done right now is a few minor tweaks to a couple values, which is all that can be found to do. The full color control code is not in the source at all. That means either someone needs to dig really deep and hopefully find something we can use, or port the entire section of code over from another device that has a similar chipset, which there currently isnt one.