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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RTBee:
Hey Double D! Great to 'see' you again. Looking forward to new experiences with the S 4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Baldilocks:
My take on the GS4...

Build

Personally I don't find the build quality all that bad. With the battery cover on properly it feels just as solid as my old One X and definitely more solid than my GS3 ever did. It fits more comfortably in the hand than either of those two ever did and I feel less like I am ever going to drop it.

Thankfully the home button is larger and in a MUCH better position that it was on the GS3.

Screen

Absolutely awesome! Can't really complain about it at all. Colors pop and there is none of the jaggedness I saw with my GS3.

Camera

While it DOES take great pictures, it does take a while to make them that way. So many settings. I really wish that the camera were much easier to just point and shoot. It takes way to long to focus and take a picture. HOPEFULLY A SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL ADDRESS CAMERA SLOWNESS ISSUES!!

UI

I'm sure Touchwiz is just fine, but I prefer Nova Launcher. It is jam packed with features and bloat and you can tell that when you look at the free storage on the phone.

This thing seriously needs some optimization. Even being rooted and having all of the bloat frozen or removed and animations set to 0.5x, this thing stuff stutters and sputters and lags sometimes. THIS POWERHOUSE SHOULD NOT BE SLOW AT ALL. Here is hoping that AT&T/Samsung can address this issue soon.

Sound

Amazing!! One of the loudest earpieces I have ever heard. About 3 times louder than my One X (which sucked big time as I could never hear it in a loud environment) and better than my GS3. It also has a great speaker for music. JUST as loud as the One.

Signal

Pretty much on par with anything else out there at this point.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RTBee:
Thanks for the review. Sounds like all the right pieces are there, we just need to tweak it into submission :D. I think it'll be a great ride, can't wait for it to get started in earnest.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] obriane217:
My take on the S4 so far

Best phone I've had to date. And thats even coming from a Note 2. The thing is a beast. My only two issues so far, small lag from time to time. Sure Sammy will fix that with an update though. And the other is it takes up almost 8gb of memory rite out of the gate, "Insane"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JL84:
just came from iphone 5 and havent been able to put the damn s4 down since i unwrapped it around 4pm today! lol... its on the charger and im dying to pick it up again....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] silkshocker:
How's the screen res compared to the Note 2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RTBee:
Check out Kremata's thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2252880

He's got some nice tips to help with lag and a whole lot more. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] obriane217:
Note 2 display has a resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels while the Galaxy S4 screen has a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. The Galaxy Note 2 has a 267 ppi while the Galaxy S4 has a 441 ppi. Put simply, S4 screen is absolutely amazing

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Thanx, that is very helpful information :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eyi:
What happened to the S4 Accessories forum?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RTBee:
Is it just me, or does this new gorilla glass totally discourage finger prints? I've been using it a lot lately and just noticed I have no fingerprints. This screen is awesome!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] David Dee:
Now that you mention it, very true. My 2 little ones play on it with their grimy hands and the screen is spotless!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RTBee:
Not sure if mine isnt working correctly or if it's not a feature anymore, but I don't seem to have a swype to call feature. I can swype left from contacts to send a text but I can't swype right to make a call. Also when I get a text, it now just says I have a message, but I can't swype to read it. I got used to doing that with my S3, but can't seem to find a way to make it work on my S4.

On a better note, I took some photos at Disney World this weekend. They turned out great! I'm very impressed with this camera. It did well in low light and with flash. It took great shots of the fireworks as well. I also video'd some of the fireworks and it looked great too. Very happy with the camera.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Jooosty:
Are you a previous Apple only consumer?

Is this your first Android device.?

Explain your thoughts hehe
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JL84:
First android device... Had the iPhone since gen1...

Been using the s4 for a while now and each time I try to go on the iPhone (we're over seas and it is unlocked) I get confused on the buttons by just how different it is... But JB is actually quite easy... The S4's display is just magical... The camera is amazing too... But it's weak point is definitely low light...

Overall it is an amazing switch. No regrets...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] svs57:
Is it possible to flash SGH-I337 with modem from GT-I9505? Will it change frequency of LTE?

I was stupid enough to buy this phone for use in Russia. I have not received the phone and can't change.

I'm afraid that LTE will not work in Russia
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RTBee:
You might want to read thru this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2286558

I know you can flash a different modem (when they become available) but that doesn't change the freq. bands the carrier uses. That becomes more involved. Good question, maybe someone with more knowledge can clarify this better for you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] svs57:
I found some threads (for example http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41580940) where freq was changed via service menu. Hope this help. I haven't recieved my phone yet. Any way thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] _eroz:
I think this post is what you might be looking for.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41623723&postcount=8
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] svs57:
Thank you, _eroz
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] elgirsaborio:
MM#6 message but phone is not stolen/loosen

hello I really hope you can help me.

I bought a phone trough Ebay and the guy said there is no contract, etc. so it means clean phone for AT&T

so when I get it I bought a unlock code to use it in other carrier. I put the code and phone promp: ... unlocked or something like that.

the problem is them promps: phone not allowed MM#6.

I read a lot of information in the web and some says it will be a stolen/ lost phone. so I payd for the phone IMEI report and in the report it says that the phone its blocked. but says its not stolen, not loosen or problem with bills, etc. I mean there is no reason in the report for this IMEI to be locked...but still says its bloked.

any way I gueess will be blocked for AT&T and Im using other carrier so shouldt be a problem.

other part of the story: any time I turned on the phone it promped: samsung Custom Rom.

the unlock company told me that probably it was the problem...that maybe the former owner flash a non official rom in the phone.

he recommended to install the original rom and try the unlock code once again. so I flashed the original rom from XDA :) using ODIN method.

now there is no any more the message "custom rom". but the problem is that there is no message to ask me to input the unlock code any more

.

friends some one can tell me how to get once again the windows asking me for the unlock code?.

do you think the problem its really related to it?

finally what can I do to use my phone? :(

Im not located in USA so even if the phone its blocked I will use it right?

I really appreciate your help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RTBee:
I apoligize if I'm not understanding exactly, but you shouldn't have to input the unlock code more than once. It's not asking for that if you've already done it. It's unlocked. As for the the IMEI issue, what carrier are you on or wanting to be on? It could be you could have them reset it for you. Don't know if this helps at all. :o
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] elgirsaborio:
yes the thing is that the unlock company told me that I unlocked in a custom rom...maybe rooted and that some times the root process affects the code area where its located the unclok codes. I went to my service provider and they added the imei in the data base but still dont work.

I dial the *#*#4636#*#* and my service provider is there.

I even have Internet access but no phone calls or messages.

displays: "only emergency calls"

any Idea will be really appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RTBee:
For any who are interested in a little more battery life, check out Snapdragon BatteryGuru. The article and app can be found here:

http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2013/05/29/samsung-galaxy-s4-nexus-4-battery-life-increases-via-app/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ClaudiaG90:
I Have almost the same problem

I bought this model phone on Ebay and i also bought an unlock code for it so i could use it in another carrier since I don't live in the United States,

when I entered the code it told me "network unlock request unsuccessful", i tried the post in this forum to unlock Samsung S4 and it didn´t work either.

I really don't know what to do now, i rooted my phone to see if by installing another ROM i could unlock and still no luck!

Can Anybody help me out?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RTBee:
I would try doing a factory reset first from recovery. I think some of the custom roms affect the lock/unlock area keeping you from unlocking once a custom room has been installed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ClaudiaG90:
No luck

I haven't yet installed a custom ROM, I just rooted the phone, but the first thousand tries to unlock I did it with the At&t Rom installed (just as I got the phone)

Do you think if I install a custom ROM it would help?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s6s@a-cti.com:
it looks like either your have your phone IMEI corrupted while trying the unlock method or the service provider must had blocked your phone because some one reported it as stolen.. check your phone IMEI by dialing *#06# if that shows you valid IMEI matches to the imei listed under the battery then your phone must have got blocked by the service provider or incase if the IMEI shows some thing like null or 00/0 then the phone IMEI is corrupted, I can help you fixing your phone IMEI if it corrupted.. let me know if you still having this problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ClaudiaG90:
the IMEI is the same, so I guess the phone is blocked by the service provider?

What can I do in that case? I bought the phone on Ebay. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s6s@a-cti.com:
If the IMEI when dialing *#06# on phone dialer is same as the one on under your battery then its for sure blocked by the provider.. you should contact the provider to check why it is blocked..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
You got screwed in an insurance scam. Sorry man. I'd get a hold of eBay too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DGRIFF0400:
unlocked version problem

I have an unlocked version of this phone and im using it in another country with another carriers sim, is there any way for me to receive updates? ie heard the 4.3 update is out or should i just root and go custom rom?
[HTC One V] thanhi:
- Any cyanogen's user must be know about this weird bug, play any sound (mp3,wav,...) got heavy glitch, noise, slowmotion, i dunno how to fix, someone said cuz DSP Manager, i replace Viper4droid or Awesome beats ... something like that but no result. :confused:

- This is a badly bug cause lots ppl dont use cyanogen mod for HOV anymore i think ... :eek:
[HTC One V] mr_nooby:
I'm on cm9 and I've never noticed that bug. All my sounds are perfect
[HTC One V] thanhi:
which music player ur using??
[HTC One V] mr_nooby:
Apollo, i didn't change anything
[HTC One V] thanhi:
hmm .... may be im unlucky
[HTC One V] mr_nooby:
Does it work well with stock rom?
[HTC One V] thanhi:
yeah ok with mySense or myONEv with any music player
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planetf1:
I have an I9300 which I use on Vodafone UK. The phone was a sim-free handset, CSC=BTU

I'm currently running firmware XXEMC2, rooted

I sometimes get an issue where my HSPA data connection will stall. All I'll see is the "up" arrow flashing for around 2 minutes, but no data will be downloaded.

After around this period of time, or if I switch phone off/on line the connection will start working again

A few times I've noticed when this occurs the data connection symbols will disappear completely - so perhaps the phone or network is totally timing out.

This has occurred with a variety of firmware levels back to XELLA and before. My suspicion is that it's a network issue, but was wondering if anyone sees this on any other network.

I am considering trying one of the vodafone branded firmware's MODEMs in case there's anything they tweak that might work better.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planetf1:
I've now tried a variety of modems (including vodafone fw / modem) & full firmware but continue to see this issue from time to time.

If left alone after something like up to 5 minutes the connection will drop and recycle. No idea if that's phone or network initiated.

It is however VERY frustrating. My strong suspicion is that this is a VODAFONE NETWORK ISSUE not a handset issue. Of course as my phone is a sim free phone it may be tricky convincing vodafone of this fact.

Has anyone else seen these issues, especially on vodafone uk?

It *seems* to occur more on a few particular cells (well I notice the ones at gym for example) and less (possibly never) on suresignal, and just occasionally at work (small cell?) Overload on the cells is my suspicion ... classic vodafone.

I've never noticed this on 3UK, though that's been on a nexus S (currently lost :( ). If only 3UK had coverage at work I'd switch back easily. Vodafone has broader geographic coverage but I'm convinced the network is more flakey
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
When you have an UP arrow, that is upload. This signifies a connection going out from your phone to the network. If this hangs for a while and does not produce any connection back (DOWN arrow), this would definitely signify a network issue to me. Sometimes on the S3, the signal bars say there is a signal when there isn't or there is a signal but the connectivity between you and the network is non-existent

There are several things that can cause this. It can be Mast, Network, SIM, Modem, baseband... Its hard to say. All you can do is rule them out one at a time.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planetf1:
My gut feel is network too. It's definately happening with a good decent signal when stationary.I need to check more closely but it also seems location dependent (but not single location)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seanp:
Hi all,

Is there a custom rom or any way of adding custom RSS feeds to blink feed ?

Thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xstayxposix:
Wrong section.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] O_G:
Indeed

Moved To Q&A​
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bovoro:
Any news about adding custom feeds ?

Any news about this topic?

Im interesting in Adding custom feed to the BlinkFeed launcher.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] indrakrisnadi:
Excuse me ...

My Galaxy Y user and want to change ROM. Now I've got it and have already installed it, but why can not I touch the Android logo on the Welcome to GT-S5360 the show? At Galaxy Y, I was asked to touch the Android logo is there and there is no response. Whether it is always there and what's the solution?

One more question, how to do Flash ROM in CWM? I now want to change Custom ROM used with other ROMs, but m confused me to replace it.

I apologize if there are mistakes because I use Google Translate.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] sanny5:
Wait till the media scanning is complete

And u ask u how to flash a custom rom via cwm after i flashed it ??

There are instructions in the thread of every rom regarding how to flash it.. Follow them properly

Something is crashing after boot ... Thats y u r not getting a responce

Which rom did u flash??

Give the steps u folliwed in exact and correct order pleez

I think its about time someone introduces google to concept of 'hello' lol :D

=========HOLO-UBUNTU========theme
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] iskandar1023:
ReFlash google apps :p

Easy :D

Eyang Subur™ Inside.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Murtagh92:
Hi, I don't know if this is the best place to ask. However, I'm searching for an app to download videos trouhght the browser like jdownloader or Internet download manager for windows. Often I download videos from nowvideo. Thanks :)

Inviato dal mio HTC One X con Tapatalk 2
[HD2 Accessories] tejeskifly:
Hi!

Im looking for compatibilite headsets.

I want buy a noisehush nx80 headset, but this headset pinout compatibilite with hd2?

Or anyone can recommand me a great headset around 20$?

(The nx80 is 20$ from ebay.)
[HD2 Accessories] Mister B:
I found one of best 20USD solutions to be Sony HPM-70 with original htc headset cable modded to a 3.5 female plug. Almost impossible to buy original Sony HPM-70 on eBay.

End result is 100% fully functional controls & great audio hard to beat at under 20USD & is as good or better than many 60USD headsets ...
[HD2 Accessories] retsam88:
Guys, get Sony Ericsson MW600 bluetooth headset, it's awesome and doesnt cost as much(bought mine for less than 40$)

Sound quality is awesome plus you get dedicated radio and bluetooth multipoint.

AVRCP and playing title/caller name works as well.
[HD2 Accessories] Invisible Walker:
I have HTC RC E240 headsets and in my opinion the sound quality is very good
[HD2 Accessories] Rain59rus:
:good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Epix4G:
Now dish network wants to buy sprint ....

http://money.cnn.com/m/#!/2013/04/15/technology/dish-sprint-bid.json?category=Latest News

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MeetFace:
Beat me to it. This is VERY intriguing. At this point, I'm stuck with Sprint for a couple more years at least, most likely. Any sort of "cash infusion" is welcomed.

In the end, the only major player in my small city is Verizon, I may be jumping ship so I don't have to deal with crappy 3G speeds where 4G can be had. =\
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] PsycloneTW:
And now Verizon looks like it's going after the Clearwire spectrum:

http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/15/4...re-1-5-billion-to-lease-its-spectrum-says-wsj
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MeetFace:
That move doesn't quite compute for me. Doesn't Sprint essentially control ClearWire? I suppose if Sprint needs cash more than it needs spectrum (which if probably the case), then it makes more sense.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] budde2:
sprint does Control Clear. At least that what I have read
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Epix4G:
Sprint owns clear but they are still run independently of each other. ..2 separate companies .... similar to how Samsung can compete against Apple being sued by Apple and will still sell parts to Apple

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MeetFace:
I agree, mostly. Except that Samsung isn't selling away their most important asset to Apple, the tech and research behind the screens.

As I understand it, ClearWire only has one thing that people want, and that is the spectrum itself. Unless Sprint can never use the spectrum Verizon wants, this move still confuses me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] BigRitz:
Does anybody in here know about how this affects stocks? It went up almost $1 today!!!! So I was reading and did some research and this article says that it will disappear after a couple days and to sell , I dont understand how all that works anyone w some insight id greatly appreciate it.

Inside the Lab , bout to take over the "World"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MeetFace:
Big, there is no magic formula for how stocks go up and down. I mean, at one time or another, there are methods to follow, but once everyone catches on...typically it stops working. That's not to say that in situations like this, with announcements like this, that the sudden excitement doesn't drive prices up only to come back down shortly thereafter. It happens, and happens often.

But, who's to say in this instance that prices don't hold and potentially go up even further?

For all intensive purposes, the stock market is a zero-sum game (debatable). When I lose, someone else has won.

All in all, I stay away from the stock market. Not because it's inherently bad, but because I haven't spent enough time researching it and getting to know the ins and outs.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] austin420:
intents and purposes. 3 words there even though when most people say it it comes out sounding like 2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] btbamzao:
Thank you for this. I can't believe I've been saying this wrong for so long. Myself being a person who takes pride in proper grammar etiquette had to look it up to make sure you were correct. Alas, you are 100% right, and I've probably sounded like an ass at more than a few interviews lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] fenixjn:
Of course it would go up: the prospect that now 2 companies are looking forward to buy CW (one of them at a higher price) makes CW stock a bit more attractive thus pushing people to buy shares, as the amount of shares available go down their price goes up and now whoever owns CW shares is making an extra dollar per share if they decide to sell.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Epix4G:
its sprint

its not clear wire that they want to buy .....dish is trying to buy sprint and verizon wants to lease the clear spectrum . dish offered 25.5 billion for sprint and verizon offered 1.5 billion to lease the spectrum ...vzw is not trying to buy clear that deal is already done with sprint and clear ..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sling:
I have no doubt that Dish will win this war - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...perior-to-softbank-s-investor-omega-says.html

A great read what dish is about & how Ergen has reached this point - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dish-network-meanest-company-america-194008712.html?page=all

DISH PCS
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] garwynn:
I really hope not. Dish IMHO is the bargain basement satellite. Many complaints of non existent customer service. Would be the beginning of the end for Sprint as this approach seems have been tried by Sprint and failed horribly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] austin420:
if dish buys sprint, ill walk.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] kingdazy:
Offering more cash, keeping it in US, "synergy" with TV offerings... all fine and good sounding as statements I've read around the web for "pro" DiSH (I would actually contest the positive aspects of the TV network/wireless network synergy...)

The fact is, Softbank has Many orders of magnitude in assets overall to continue to support and invest in the network. And the motivation to do it, as a well established tech-forward company. ($4 trillion vs $11 billion...)

As where DiSHs motivations in the wireless business are akin to Comcasts in the ISP business. Not to provide you an excellent data service, but to sell you the bundles, the programing, the advertising, where their true money is made. Bad for the consumer.

I for one, welcome our new Eastern overlords.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jayare313:
I am a customer of both Sprint and Dish already. I guess that wouldn't hurt to combine the two. For me anyway... Though this is clearly a response to comcast teaming with Vzw.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sweets55:
Seems like a win win either way.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MeetFace:
This

sent from my ginormous Note II
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] kingdazy:
No. DiSH is a lose for the Sprint customers. Bad.

Sent from my calculator watch.