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[Galaxy Note II Accessories] robbiekhan:
So after my Nilkin case took a tumble and broke one of the edges by the volume rocker I wanted to review some other cases that offered more protection around the edges without adding bulk. The criteria was simple, stick as close to the thickness of the Nilkin as possible but add more protection.

Today I have the Samsung official case that Mobilefun have kindly sent me.

One thing is for certain, pictures make it look thicker than it actually is. The Nilkin case is barely any thinner but you get the added top and bottom protection on this Samsung case which gives the impression of a thicker case in images. In reality it feels more comfortable than the Nilkin due to the curvier shape and soft case bezel. I find it nicer to type with this case on as my fingers are no longer rubbing against the straight edge at the bottom like they would with the Nilkin and all other snap on cases like it.

Negatives:

I can spot one immediately which is that the back is glossy and as such does attract fingerprints, dust and scratches. Over time this finish will look tired like car paintwork that's seen sponges and machine car washes (I've yet to see a glossy black finish that doesn't end up this way on a gadget!) so bare this in mind. It might be possible to take a scouring pad to it like we did with the glossy Galaxy S2 bits back in the day ;)

Regardless of the name "Hard case" it's not actually all hard, the Nilkin is harder. The back of the Samsung case is hard glossy plastic but the rest is harder flexible material and feels like it will take more of an absorbing impact.

Pics & final thoughts:

Vs Nilkin

It's a £15 case so for once it's not unreasonably priced compared to the branded 3rd party cases out there (Casemate, Otterbox etc) given that it's an official accessory. I'm due a couple of other cases so will compare the lot in a few days but so far this Samsung case has impressed me. It will definitely take more of a beating than the Nilkin has and protect my phone at the same time... Which leads me on to beatings. Had I received this case a couple of days earlier I would not currently have a chip on the lower right of the screen on my handset after a nasty fall on brick stairs.

Such is life :p
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] DaniLoveSky:
I also use this case now and like it. Although got it slightly cheaper from amazon - around £10 ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009KZ36ZM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 )

I was thinking of combining this case with the official flip case (to better protect the screen surface). Has anyone tried it? Does it work or the extra bulk of the flip case does not allow this protective case to be fitted?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] robbiekhan:
Hmm not sure how the flip would work with this case on without cutting the soft side bits?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Mujja:
I tried the case mate tough first but the cutouts around the usb port and s-pen were too sharp and made the phone uncomfortable to hold.

Have the Samsung case on my wife's Note II and and liked it, have one myself now :)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] DaniLoveSky:
I am not sure too - would be good to try it myself, but nobody of my friends with Note2 has a flip case.

I have seen this idea being implemented using a slightly moded UAG case (if I am not mistaken) and official flip cover. I think I saw it in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1931209

Update:

Here it is - look a short discussion around posts 1002-1010: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1931209&page=101

And another combination of a protective case with a flip cover: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38575302&postcount=1082
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kEvinErd:
Wow.... Those photos.... So beautifully shot it made me tempted to get one myself too!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] robbiekhan:
Hmm I'm still undecided on this, if you give it a try then be sure to post your thoughts and of course pics!

Thanks! You don't have to buy one just because of the pictures but I do try to put across how stuff looks in reality in my pictures because I've never been a fan of stock photos as it looks different in person.

Yeah that's the problem with some cases where they have sharp/non curved bits around the bottom so when you use the phone it's a bit uncomfortable. Normally it's not noticeable until you use another case that doesn't have it and it's a nice welcome difference.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] harajyuks:
This case can be used along with the replacement backdoor flip cover (OEM Samsung with nfc). I also use the backdoor flip cover with my Otterbox commuter case without a problem and without modification. It's awesome in both applications because you get full phone protection, and in the instance I'm using the case discussed in this thread, without adding a lot of bulk to the phone.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] DaniLoveSky:
Thank you for the info!

Could you post few photos of the combo in closed and open states please?

Just to make sure it is convenient for my use patterns before buying it...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
If you want to use the official Samsung case with the flip cover, many people (myself included) just cut the softer outer plastic bit where it impedes the flip cover. Thanks to the back being a harder plastic it doesn't lose too much integrity and still holds onto the phone fine. There was a thread about it here in this section with photos and stuff, I'm sure you'll find it with a bit of searching.

The benefit of actually cutting the case rather than leaving it intact is you can still fold the cover back and type with two hands, whereas I'd you didn't the case would only open to about 90° from the screen
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] harajyuks:
Here you go

The phone with the flip cover back door installed

A few pictures with the car in question in this post

Some more with the flip cover back door in combination with the Otterbox commuter

The case would fit better with modification but I chose to not modify and it works fine. Definitely requires 2 handed use until your used to welding it in these configurations.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] robbiekhan:
And here I've made the glossy back matte :)

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[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kyleastley:
And why would you do that, Back to the review I brought this case off amazon uk and yes its a good case does not add to much bulk ti the phone either. No point wasting money on cheap tpu cases anymore as the official is only £10.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] robbiekhan:
To see what it's like with a matte finish as matte looks more professional than glossy. And why not for the sale of posting feedback?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] csmiler:
Nice post!

Could you post a picture of the inside of the case, specifically the part where the lanyard loop goes? Is it recessed, and is it strong?

Amazing pictures, makes me want to get it more, and it's one of the few cases with a lanyard loop :good:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] robbiekhan:
Damn sorry I don't have it any more :(
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] zyloplayer:
i edit my androidmanifest.xml touchwiz30lancher XXKPK Rom to make homescreen auto rotate.

android:screenOrientation="nosensor" to android:screenOrientation="user". i compile and decopile my touchwiz deodexed using ApkManager but it's bootloop after i try on my S5570, and i try using ApkTool and it's still bootloop. when i making transparent background it's bootloop and work fine. Is anyone know how to edit Androidmanifest.xml?

sorry for my bad english
[Transformer TF300T General] animegamemaster:
I have never modded any of my devices before. I've tried to follow many guides on this site and many others. It always turns out that its not compatible with my version... Thank you for your help in advance. I know how to use google, but I also find threads where my version gets BRICKED >_>;

*deep breath*

My tablet is Unlocked to I cannot get anymore official updates... <--tried following a guide... :eek:

Android Version 4.0.3

Build number

IML74K.US_epad-9.4.3.30-20120604

I want to get the most recent firmware and root my tablet.

Is there a simple guide that I can follow for this?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] the_plumber:
Does anyone know what the" hot voice" is for in the windows dir.

Please
[HTC Amaze 4G] WhDemon:
Hi,

I just bought a new HTC Amaze 4G and on some screens, there's like a 10px rounded margin that is slightly darker.

(Looks like a rectangle with rounded edges)

It's not on every screens/apps but it's annoying. Is this normal ? I can take some pictures if needed.

Thanks !
[HTC Amaze 4G] crazykas:
post a screen shot
[HTC Amaze 4G] WhDemon:
Well, I took two screen shots using Power + Home.

I could see the rectangle on the phone s/s.

Uploaded to dropbox and the rectangle is gone. Hmmm. I'll try to post pictures tomorrow with a camera.

Thanks.

Using Android 4.0.3

Edit:

It doesn't look hardware related. If I open Firefox and view images of different colors etc., I don't see any rectangle margin shadow.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] boonkeng:
Hi All,

I have flashed CM10.1 - 20130417

I did a full charge and unplugged before heading to bed.

Phone's mobile data is turned off and only wifi is on.

Woke up about 7hrs later and battery was at 70%.

Unable to upload the link due to post count but the battery graph shows a steady decline.

Are there any configurations to improve the standby battery life.

Thank you all in advance.
[HTC Desire S] tdngan:
When I install nk111's CM10 first time, everything is ok. Then, I tried some CM10.1 (PAC-man, Flinny) and I think my phone has non-Sony panel. After that, I restore my phone (from nandoid) to nk111's CM10, but wifi is not working, ON-OFF button is hidden. Checking wifi hotspot, i got error.

Help me, pls!

Thank
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
If you're htcdev unlocked, you have to flash the boot.img from your backup.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BagelDog:
Hello, all.

I'm slowly migrating from MeeGo (Nokia N9) to Android. One thing I really love about Meego OS is the high level of customization you can have for the standby screen. For example I currently have it displaying the current date and time, battery percentage and the current date and time in several different countries.

Is the same or similar customization available for Android (ICS 4.0.4, rooted)? Or am I simply stuck with a black screen until I access the lock screen?

MeeGo also allows the user to double tap the standby screen to get to the lock screen. Is this functionality available in Android?

I don't want to remove / disable the standby screen as I think it's useful, I just don't want it to be BLANK!

I've searched the forums and the Play store for answers, but am flooded with hundreds of things that are completely unrelated.

Thanks in advance for any tips.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
I think ur looking for the Daydream feature in Jellybean 4.2. Its a screensaver that gets activated when the phone is docked or charged.

BTW, ur device's screen turns off when ur device goes to sleep for a reason - to save power. Using a standby screen will easily deplete ur battery! :)

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BagelDog:
I just want to have some things displayed on the standby screen when its activated, regardless of whether or not the phone is docked or charging.

There's no tool / hack that exists to provide this function? Or perhaps a replacement standby screen that is customizable? I figured there must be, since the Android development scene is so large...

The Nokia N9 the "sleeps" when a sensor on the front of the phone detects darkness. So when I have it in my pocket, or placed face down on my desk, the screen turns off completely. But when I remove it from my pocket, for example, the standby screen activates again and I can see the current time and all the other info I have displayed there.

On the SGS2 I don't think I should have to press the button to get to the lock screen every time I just want to glance at the clock. It's a clumsy way of doing things, especially when I'm at work.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
Android devices go to sleep only when the screen is turned off completely.

I dont know if there is an app that can use the sensor to sense darkness like ur nokia phone.

Maybe someone better than me can help u..

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Nook Touch General] sun4384:
I rooted two nooks, and made tar backups of their partitions (I also got the dd image just in case). Out of curiosity, and with the goal of keeping minimal backup and increasing the partition for side-loaded contents to maximum, I tried to compare the contents of each partition. Since I followed the same process for rooting (Touch-Formatter v2, 1.2.1 update, NookManager, NTGAppsAttack - but before booting the Nook I got the backup), I guessed quite a lot of them are the same, and found some interesting results.

1. Boot partition is nearly the same except uRamdisk. I inspected the contents of the two uRamdisk files using bootutil by Renate, and they are identical.

-> Why are they different, and can one replace the other?

2. As we all know, rom partitions are different, but it looks only a few of them can meaningfully affect the operation. Anyway, it's small and I decided to leave them untouched and keep two separate copies.

-> What is the BCB file by the way? It just has zeroes inside. Is it automatically created if not there?

-> Some files in the devconf directory seem to be modified during the normal process or firmware update, notably BootCnt (four zero bytes), Bq275020Dffs (12 in the rombackup.zip, 13 after 1.2.1 update). What are these? Any idea?

3. The factory partition, I want to bust it (empty it up and resize it to the minimum), and let me know if I'm on a dangerous path. The idea is that I don't need rombackup.zip because I can revive the rom partition with my own tar backup if something bad happens, and it's out of date anyway after 1.2.1 update (some files in the rom partition are modified). Also, with Touch-Formatter and CWM, I wouldn't need the factory.zip file.

-> What are the files in the "touch" directory? One of my nook has them, but the other doesn't. Looking at the data inside they must be related to the display or touch screen. Maybe byproduct of calibration?

-> Can I use 1.2.1 update file with CWM instead of using Touch-Formatter, bringing it to a new fresh 1.2.1 Nook? According to this post, it seems possible.

4. The system partitions are identical, as expected. but with CWM recovery, we wouldn't need a backup of it, right?

5. The cache partition is way too big. I know the firmware update uses this space (when I resized it to something like 64MB, 1.2.1 update didn't work. I needed to increase it to something like 128MB to make it work). However, for normal operation, we surely don't need it that big.

-> How small can it be? I know it depends on individual's usage patterns... but in my case, I mostly use Nook for reading side-loaded contents. I've gone down to 32MB, but I guess that's still big.

-> Do we really need the cache partition? Can we just symlink it to somewhere in the data partition?
[Nook Touch General] sun4384:
Out of curiosity, I just deleted BCB and BootCnt in the rom partition, and rebooted. First it said "Install Failed", a screen I have never seen before on Nook. So I looked into the rom partition and found that BCB file is recreated, but not BootCnt. On the subsequent boot, it said "Installing Rom", and then quickly rebooted. Now it's back to work. So, I guess these two files are essential for normal operation. Again, this time I deleted all files in the factory partition and also deleted BootCnt. Now, it tries to do the "Installing Rom" thing, but fell back to "Install Failed" screen. I opened up the rom partition again and I saw only BCB and BootCnt files, and none else. Nook surely formatted the rom partition first before trying to recreate it.

So I wonderfully bricked my Nook, and thought this is a good time to test if the rom partition backup works. I mounted the rom partition, untarred the backup, and rebooted. There we go, the Bronte Sisters are back. So the conclusion is that

1. When the BCB file's missing, it's simply recreated after a failed boot.

2. When the BootCnt file's missing, Nook thinks the rom partition is corrupted and tries to recreate it using rombackup.zip in the factory partition. I think this may have some side effects because firmware updates only change the files in the rom partition, leaving rombackup.zip untouched. So you will go back to the old rom partition after the built-in rom recovery.

3. The best rom recovery, I think, is using your manual backup of the rom partition. And maybe updating the rombackup.zip with a new one too?
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
BootCnt is a 32 bit little-endian count of the number of failed boots.

Once it hits eight your Nook will boot into the recovery image uRecImg, uRecRam.

You could also echo about anything to that file to make it arithmetically greater than 8.

echo 000 > /rom/devconf/BootCnt

That is 0x0a303030 > 8

Normally this is a B&N thing that asks you about factory restore.

If you replaced those two files it could be Clockwork Mod Recovery.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] trevorjanssen12:
I need someone to deodex the droid razr system dump.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TheMrcool212:
This thread is not for posting questions or requests. It is for only posting roms, kernels etc.

But anyway, you can take your system dump in /system. Just adb pull it
[Motorola Droid RAZR] anurag.dj2u:
Please read the rules before posting the thread or else ya may get deleted from mod

Hit the thx button if i helped ya in anyways
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] andy222:
Hi, i just bought the xda II and plan to buy a SD storage card for pictures, movie clips and mp3s. Plan to buy either 256 or 512 mb SD card. It will be lovely if some of u guys can give me some opinion, suggestion or recommandation.

p/s: I've heard that some SD card come with different speed (16x, 32x...), can i ask what it mean? the write speed? read speed? will the speed effect from listening mp3 which store in SD card?

thanks! :P
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zen0s:
Hello, I was curious if there is anyway to reset Bluetooth Setting without having to factory reset? I know there was using terminal emulator and tying "rm -rf /data/misc/bluetoothd/*" but it's not working on Note 2.

Please let me know, thank you!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UtkarshGupta:
There are 2 bluetooth apps in app manager try clearing data for them.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godman_8:
It doesn't allow me to enable the option, am I doing something wrong?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umop ap!sdn:
Same here. Just flashed to cm-10.1-20130419-NIGHTLY-mako
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godman_8:
lol you joined 5 years ago and decided to post your first post in this thread XD

:angel:

bump though, anyone know what's going on?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umop ap!sdn:
HA! I don't know what I was doing 5 years ago that I needed an account here, but after just picking up my Nexus 4 yesterday, decided to get into tweaking. Went to sign up and it said my email was already registered.

I've lurked here and there, but this was the first time I needed to post something.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eqjunkie829:
I'm on the same rom and it gives me the option. You have to select "status bar visible" before the option is available.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godman_8:
thank you!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eqjunkie829:
Glad it worked! Cheers.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ironside2011:
What are the 3 bronze circles on the lower right hand side of the Gnexus for. I'm asking because I moved recently getting terrible connectivity & just noticed one orb is messing
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cupfulloflol:
They are used with certain docks. They would have nothing to do with your connectivity.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] YoHoJo:
ATT GS3

Latest Task650 AOKP: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1766684

Latest KT747 Kernel: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1756776

When my phone is just laying around, screen off, locked, and idle, it will sometimes randomly reboot itself.

What are some causes and/or fixes for this?

How can I further diagnose what is causing this problem?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] y0yerrj0sh:
Some phones don't play too nicely with the new 3.4 kernel that could possibly be a reason.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
yup. try another kernel, revert to a 3.0 kernel-based ROM or wait out the storm and maybe the next update or 2 will take care of this issue for you.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drock212:
Did you try running the ROM with the underwear kernel?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wiredliving:
My TF300TG was working fine yesterday, left it on charge over night - and now the display won't switch on. The power light is full green when plugged into the charger.

I've hard reset it, plugged it directly into a PC and when i attempt to switch it on - the PC recognises it - and after a minute or so, (i guess once its booted) the sd cards show up as a device - and i can browse their contents

I've tried to boot without a sim card or micro sd but doesn't make a difference

The screen remains black - I don't even get the asus logo, or even see recovery options

Anyone have this problem before? I'm guessing its a hardware problem?

I'm in Cambodia, there's no Asus support centre here (Closest is Thailand) or reliable post - so sending it back for warranty repair isn't a viable option.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f69m:
When I had this, it helped to hold down the power button really long. Trying a couple of times usually the Asus boot screen appeared and it was all fine.

Not sure, if it helps, as you tried a reset before, but always worked for me.

Sorry, no other ideas...
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graphdarnell:
I've had an Asus tab do it to me where the PC would see its content though the board is dead. At this point, it could be anything, from components to processor to NAND. If you have a micro HDMI cable, try hooking it up to a TV or monitor. Make sure the TV works with the tab as not all LCD TVs are created equal. Newer ones should do though. If it displays fine, at least you know the tab's lcd screen is not working properly.* If you're game, open the tab up and switch the service button off and leave it off for a few minutes. The reset button was supposed to do that too though I'm not sure for how long. This would refresh the tab, and sometimes that helps. Good luck.

* that the display is not functioning as it should doesn't mean it's bad. Short of being impacted, they rarely go bad just like that, unless the backlight is toast - in which case you'd see the display by shining an intense light onto the screen. You might want to check the cable at both ends (mainboard connector and lcd connector). Since the connectors are small, it's hard to tell if the cable fits all the way in. A loupe would help.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wiredliving:
Pulled it apart and tried the on/off switch - no luck - took a look at the connectors and they seemed ok.

I broke my micro hdmi plug a while back - but will try to source another and give that a go

Cheers for the help!
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] JamesR913:
I am 99% positive I am going to be getting this awesome phone tomorrow but there are a couple nit picky things I was wondering about. First is there a way to get rid of the power saver notification? Can I get rid of the nfc icon in the status bar?

Last question what is the easiest way to get all my apps and data from my HTC one X to the new One?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] omarabdelaal:
You can use the backup app from htc which makes it very simple to get apps and data onto your one from the one x, but Im not sure if thats on the att version