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[Galaxy S 4 General] mintu123:
i have always like galaxy s phones.because of features it has in touchwiz.then i got optimus g ATT version few months back.first like d it so much because build quality and screen was lil more lit.i liked the lg launcher and its stops there.everything else sucks on lg phones.when you try to turn brightness up and get you get error the phone is too hot.damn thing freeze all the time in browser when scroll.its freezes worse while you use when charging.i could not stand it anymore and end up selling it.

I WILL NEVER BUY LG DEVICE AGAIN.whats the point of hardware if the damn thing dont work right on simple things like browser.

just say no to lg
[Galaxy S 4 General] :
I will test in store extensively before buying any phone. The only one i ever preordered was the Nexus One--great phone for it's time and i had no issues other than the acknowledged touch screen problems. I have eliminated the One for various reasons important to me. So looking at s4 and now the lg. lg only bc it is 32gb internal NOW. Will not buy a 2013 phone with only 16gb. Been there, done that. And not sure on s4 32gb. Plus i need to change carriers now. Tmo is not giving me enough coverage for my business call areas. I need gps and call ability and I don't have it all the time--esp when needed. So, will make a move fairly soon.
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
Agreed, and with all the bad things I'm hearing about the annoying adapt display that we can't turn off on the S4, the screen in the G pro, is making me jealous.
[Galaxy S 4 General] krabman:
Yep, I hate that they treat us like we are too stupid to make a judgement on how much brightness we are willing to trade for battery.
[Galaxy S 4 General] tuxonhtc:
You can't turn off the adapt display? :rolleyes:

Seriously, these are non issues unless you really won't root and flash other kernels. Unless Andreilux is not developing perseus for S4, you should be fine with calibrations, sound and all that stuff.

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Well, us who aren't tech stupid could eventually find a workaround to override Samsung's calibration (as we did with N2 and S3), to be fair. And the non techies won't even notice many stuff as we do I would assume. Just playing the devil's advocate here.

That said, Samsung sure did rush S4, could've been much more powerful than it is ATM.
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
For now it's been said it cant be turned off. I'll see for myself if its a problem for me. If it is, I'll simply return my S4 for a refund and wait for the Nexus 5. It's bad enough Samsung is already ripping me off by putting a 2nd rate, inferior Exmor R sensor in my variant instead of the Exmor RS they should have, that they've been advertizing... I'm starting to hate Samsung.
[Galaxy S 4 General] tuxonhtc:
That's the first time I've heard that adapt display can't be turned off:

http://www.localfoto.co.uk/blog/wp-...AS520x0~cms_posts%2F6074233481%2FIMG_2731.jpg

There's a checkbox there, so looks like you can turn it off? Not sure about Exmor RS though.
[Galaxy S 4 General] krabman:
Yep. Been there and done that but it means what? I don't care what those who don't know better think.
[Galaxy S 4 General] tuxonhtc:
Umm what? Just saying it's not that big an issue/dealbreaker for us that's all. I don't mean that it's flawless or anything, Samsung should sure have done a far, far, better job than this. Don't disagree with that.
[Galaxy S 4 General] btemtd:
Not really 4.99 is max for a phone plus the phone is same size as s3 even thinner a touch longer but better to hold. The lg 5.5 is too big... thats like the note...
[Galaxy S 4 General] POLO_i780:
As great as LG's hardware can be sometimes, there's no way I'd get one, their update policy is near non-existent and other than the Nexus4 I'm not aware of much dev support for them. For as long as Samsung and HTC make Androids, LG won't be getting my money.

Someone lied to you, I've turned it off on my GS4:
[Galaxy S 4 General] mathieulh:
Good luck on getting any kind of long (hell, even middle) term support from LG nowadays on any phones whatsoever. That's the main reason as to why I stick to Samsung, they just offer better reliability as far as software goes on the long term.

I do understand that most South Korean consumers change phones once a year (sometimes more often), hell even I do change phones once every 6 months or so, that doesn't mean a manufacturer has to provide abysmal support on a phone, if I wanted that I'd just purchase an android phone from a Chinese manufacturer such as MIZ every now and then.
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
I understand there is an option to turn it off, I read recently, (although I can't remember where, I'll go check now) that even though you turn it off, it's still there actively adjusting contrast in a minimal way. I'll go search about it and report back here. Perhaps this has been remedied in the lastest S4 software update. I'm still disgusted with Samsung for marketing Exmor RS on it's GS4 and giving the North American variants the 2nd rate Exmor R. I feel Scamsung is ripping me off with that.

There are noticeable differences in quality. I noticed it immediately in BoneXDA's picture thread when he posted the S600 pics. It's clear to my eyes that despite being good, it's noticeably inferior to the I9500 Exmor RS version. This pisses me off to no end. If I had a better phone option right now, I would skip the S4 because of it, sadly I don't.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Euthye:
Errr, thanks for adding another phone to my potential purchase list, daaang 2013 is the hardest year yet to buy a smartphone:rolleyes::confused::silly::laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
Actually I am. I need a phone now, and I don't have any other choices for my needs. If you're happy with getting 2nd rate inferior hardware, that's cool, don't get mad when others are disappointed by it though, I'm not going to be the only one.
[Galaxy S 4 General] opz187:
Noone is forcing your hand in buying this. Just buy a temporary cheap phone or activate an old phone until you find something you like. Be patient. Do you know how ridiculous you sound? "Well I need a phone, so I guess I have to buy the s4. this sucks". Do you know how many people would love to have the s4?
[Galaxy S 4 General] POLO_i780:
(The bold part) -This may be due to whoever said that not having turned off Screen tone adjustment:

In the S4, tone adjustment is a bit aggressive.

Had no idea they cheaped out on the camera sensor in the S600 version, are the results inferior to those of Htc One ,Xperia Z and Optimus G Pro?
[Galaxy S 4 General] atilla88:
Even if it would have 5 times better specs its still lg.

I had various lg devices in my hands and saw their tv's.

I bet noone who had an optimus speed would say lets buy an lg again

LG just sucks in any possible way
[Galaxy S 4 General] xHausx:
Thread Closed.

Please use the appropriate forum if you wish to discuss the Optimus G.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1838
[HTC One S] ilbarone87:
Why we don't have a version of this wonderful rom?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mindcell:
Google Now (on Nexus 7) is not showing 'Next Appointment' card. I've tried several variations of test appointments without success. A friend with the Nexus 7 is having the same issue. My calender is sync'd across all devices (including Nexus 7). Calender notifications are also working across all devices. I suspect the problem is because Google Calender is not showing up in the 'Google Now' Tablet Search list. Not sure if the was the cause or it matters now to fix the problem, but I added Google Calender after setting up Google Now. Weird, Google Calender was not a default installed app. I believe if I can add Google Calender to the Tablet Search list in Google Now, the problem will be resolved.

Not rooted...

Any ideas?

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HonkiDonk:
Hello,

i own a Thunderbird 4s, it´s a kind of iphone 4 clone. Unfortunately I delete the Systemlauncher with the Root Explorer.

So when the Thunderbird is starting, the Screen stays black, no launcher, no settings, no apps be displayed :/ No chance to install a new Launcher, only the Notivication-Bar is working (i can scroll down the bar from the top to the bottom, but this is not a help).

So I organized a zip-file with an included launcher and go in the recovery-mode to flash this file. I have no CWM, only the original Recovery.

There you can do an full wipe (I've tried, nothing has availed) backup ( which I unfortunately do not have) or flash an "update.zip". Ok, I rename the Zip.file into "update.zip" but that does not work ://

Has any of you a working update.zip with integrated launcher.apk or a backup file of that Thunderbirds 4s?

PS: USB-Debugging is off, I have no chance to activate it, so I can´t flash a new Firmware......or give it an oppurtunity to activate the usb-debugging over windows or linux? I don´t think so :/.....The PC recognize the Thunderbird 4s only as a mass-storage.

Greetz

HonkiDonk :o
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamana:
Hi!

I'll be in USA between May 29 and Jun 8. Five days in NY (until Jun 3) and 5 days in Orlando (from Jun 4 on).

Is there any street store where I can buy a Nexus 4 without any contracts?

It seems that T-Mobile is selling the phone in this conditions on some selected stores.

Best buy is selling only with contract, as long as I could check.

Anybody who has useful info can help me, please?

Thanks.

Regards.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr4c:
Only place I can think of in NYC would be Mobilecityonline. But they might charge an arm and a leg for it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamana:
Hummm, thank you!

They are selling the unlocked version for about US$470. It's not so different from T-Mobile, which are selling the unlocked one for about US$ 457

UPDATE: I just realized that Best Buy sells the unlocked one (or Unactivated as they say) for about US$600!!! This is an arm and a leg! ;)

Thanks!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Underground_XI:
Craigslist.com
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siddroid:
I am not sure if its possible for you, but the cheapest and easiest way out is to preorder and get it delivered where ever u are going stay. All other options would definitely be expensive.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamana:
Yes, this is the best option. I know.

The problem is to be sure that the product will be delivered exact in the "window time" when I'll be there. I know the hotels where I'll be, but I'm not sure about the shipping times.

Do you have any experience about this? How many days Google Play Store takes to ship to NYC or Orlando from the purchase date?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melcali:
I'm guessing you will stay around the Disney/international drive area? I'd offer to have it shipped to my place and just drop off wherever you are at but my schedule is pretty hectic during the summer.

I'll pm you a site where you can probably strike a deal with somebody more trustworthy in the Orlando area... That's IF you feel comfortable...

Check your pm
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siddroid:
I ordered two phones in April in NYC and both were shipped and received within a week of order.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonapunk:
Michigan Walmart stores are supposed to start carrying them may 1 but haven't looked yet to see if the actually there
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] respider:
nice attitude
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greenweech:
Help

I have the same problem now. Where I can buy tablet Nexus 7 HDR at Orlando (Florida) - street store without any contracts?

I will have only a few days in September. And will stay at University place or hotel.

Please help, sorry for my English.

Thank you.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lopezk38:
I'm pretty sure you can only buy a Nexus 4 from a T-Mobile store, but they price it much higher than what Google sells it for (Around $500)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scream4cheese:
You can go to Staples, Office Max or Best Buy to buy the New Nexus 7 tablet. It's the wifi model so no contracts.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
He said Nexus 7.

Find it at Staples, Best Buy, J&R (maybe?)

edit: http://www.jr.com/asus/pe/ASU_NEXUS72B16/ 16gb
[HTC Sensation] EfrainTrejo:
Just wanted to know if there's other people with the same problem as me because I only get one bar of WiFi signal when I'm close to my router or maybe 2 never 3.Just wonder if there's other people with a sensation having the same problem. Also I sometimes us sense based roms and they give me full WiFi bar signal all the time so I have no clue what's happening. :confused:
[HTC Sensation] SwiftNano:
Signal strength as text

Is the low signal causing a problem or does it just look low in the status bar. I often find when switching ROMs that the "Strength Indicators" vary but when I switch them to show me the readings as text (dBm) the signal strength is fine.

Maybe you could try installing an application/widget which shows you the signal strengths with more accuracy than the status bar icon can portray and you may find that its all ok.

I have always found the wifi signal to be fine on all cm and aokp ROMs I have tried.
[HTC Sensation] EfrainTrejo:
I do look at the WiFi bars but it is causing problems all the time I sometimes loose signal or I get bad signal
[HTC Sensation] EfrainTrejo:
I do look at the stock WiFi bars but the WiFi signal is a problem because Im sometimes close to my router but it only shows 2 bars of the three and where parts I should be getting great signal I'm not
[HTC Droid DNA] kampana:
Hi all,

Is there any truth to VZW "throttling" folks' who are on unlimited data plans? I ask because I regularly tether my DNA to my macbook air. As soon as I start downloading a large file or use facetime, the connection with the Internet breaks off. I noticed that my speed would drop from 1.4gbps down to 700kbps shortly before the connection breaks.

I know that's rather anecdotal but the connection break does not appear coincidental, it happens every time within a minute of me using anything that requires a large amount of data.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Mike
[HTC Droid DNA] Phaded:
I haven't notice while tethering, but I have noticed my overall speed has gone down.

I wonder if you call VZW and ask if you are throttled if they have to tell you?
[HTC Droid DNA] CharliesTheMan:
Did you uninstall TetheringGuard.apk and Verizon Mobile Hotspot (wifirouter.apk) if using a third party or my preference, google wireless tether apk. Since you're unlimited you must be using a non verizon app. I recommend

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode.android.wifi.tether&hl=en

Press menu and settings, set the device profile to HTC Rezound LTE/CDMA. Change setup method to netd-ndc master. Scroll down near the bottom and check to enable the routing fix. That's three settings total that you should have touched. Now grant root permissions when you press the big yellow start tethering button and give it a few minutes.
[HTC Droid DNA] prjkthack:
Verizon typically does not throttle connections (whether tethering or not) unless you are specifically abusing your connection. I have unlimited, and typically use at least 50 GB of data per billing cycle and have not experienced any sort of throttling.
[HTC Droid DNA] MicroMod777:
This is partially only true if ur in on a congested cell site.
[HTC Droid DNA] prjkthack:
Yes, this is true, though I didn't mention it since it happens so rarely.
[HTC Droid DNA] bakemcbride21:
Verizon can throttle you if you're tethering on their 3g network....by FCC law they cannot on the 4G network.

The OP was most likely in a 3g area since he went from 1.4mb to 700 kb...I'm pretty sure no one gets 1.4gig on even LTE lol

I believe Verizon's official 3g throttling policy is something to the effect if you are in the top 5% of data users and are on 3g on a cell tower that is congested or during "rush hour"so to speak, they will/reserve the right to throttle your 3g connection.
[HTC Droid DNA] hyphydragon:
use a user agent switcher when you tether and they will never know its not your phone so you will bypass any type of throttle

i dont know anything about mac's but firefox and chrome have a user agent switcher that you can set on android (mobile sites) or opera for normal (full site) web browsing, gl nawmsayn
[HTC Droid DNA] karn101:
Pretty sure this is bad information. User Agent just tells the website what browser you are using so the page can be displayed properly for you. Changing your user agent in Chrome won't affect your streaming of movies in Netflix.
[HTC Droid DNA] kampana:
Hi all, I'm the OP, thank you all for your advice. I apologize I had forgotten to mention that my phone is not rooted.

From what I can gather, I was on a congested network (Midtown New York City), so that was probably the source of my poor data speeds. What bugs me is that I had 5 bars on 4G and my speed for first 15-30 seconds were around the 1.4gbps mark. So I can't help but wonder if VZW intentionally throttles down data usage on a congested 4G network, which I believe someone above had mentioned could be the case.

In any case, I'm back on the West Coast and my data speeds are back to a consistent "normal".
[HTC Droid DNA] wakkadojo:
1.4 gbps? Check again lawl

Sent from my HTC6435LVW which is wearing a chastity belt
[HTC Droid DNA] kampana:
sorry about that, it.s 1.4mbps
[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
If your on lte there's something wrong. I literally havent seen anything under 10 on this phone, and that was with 1 bar.
[HTC Droid DNA] huskers15:
I'm out in long island. I easily get 30 mbps and 10 mbps
[HTC Droid DNA] ibsk8:
You do NOT have bars of data, the 'bars' are a visual reference in regards to the signal strength of the cellular connection NOT your data connection.

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See how that's supposedly working out with other provisions set forth by the c block agreement. I'm sure they can, do and will continue to due what ever it is they deem necessary to keep their network secure.
[HTC Droid DNA] kenohki88:
How do you UN install the tetheringguard.apk and the Verizon hot spot? I've been running Wi-Fi tether for a while now since I rooted my DNA and all of a sudden tonight it stopped working....wondering if this is the problem
[HTC Droid DNA] peejay09:
I just delete them using a file explorer app out of /system/app. Should be good to go
[HTC Droid DNA] acast2003:
I have always wondered that, lol. Out of curiosity, does anyone have problems with 4g/3g switching like crazy? I am guessing that it is giving 3g priority. I have 4g available in my current area, however, my phone only wants to stay on 3g and will sometimes just flash onto 4g for a few minutes..
[HTC Droid DNA] kenohki88:
Tried that last night but didn't work...I think it's because I'm still S-On damn it guess I will have to finally go S-Off
[HTC Droid DNA] peejay09:
Yeah go for it. No reason to not be s-off if you're on the 1.x firmware. Its not like on the rezound where you had to short out pins using a wire to get s-off haha good times
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ph4824:
Hi All,

I've had my PDA just over 1 week now and love it, what a great tool. However, I have lightly damaged/marked the outer front facia and it's really annoying me considering its sooo new. Can anyone recommend a UK repair centre that can fit and replace facias please.

Most people would live with the marks on my XDAii but I do like to look after my new expensive items!

Many thanks

Paul.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] clievaio:
better go back to O2 shop and ask
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ph4824:
Well its been marked twice since I bought it, just started to get use to the first mark when I dropped the phone today and marked it again. O2 first time round said it would cost about £80 all in to send it away and replace the facia but I want to know "the word on the street" prices if you know what I mean or at least a choice between repair centres.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] clievaio:
As far as I know you can get any cheaper in UK unless in HK
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] cruisin-thru:
Maybe buy a dummy phone on ebay and swap the case.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
I'm on the GS3 currently and I've been thinking of getting this phone soon enough. I'm rooted and run a custom rom but I'm not really gonna bother with that for a while once I get the One. So, is it any good? I've been checking around quite a bit and it seems the responses are varied.

It costs around 6300 SEK here which is roughly 740 euros or $970, so it's not exactly cheap.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdracco:
I don't think any phone is worth $1000. In 1990 maybe, but not today.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
Well, those are the prices of new phones here in Sweden. :/
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobsie41:
No lag, no stutter.

Apart from the awesome spec on paper and the beautiful build quality it has NO LAG and NO STUTTER.

I had the s3 for a short time so I know what you are going through. Quite a clever device, poor build quality with very annoying stutters and lags.

Trust me, this is the first device that I have owned that hasn't irritated me in any way so if you can somehow justify to yourself that sort of outlay, you will sleep better on a night without stressing about how to improve your phone. :D

Edit: Where's my 1.29 update? :mad:

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Well you all earn a lot more than we do outside of Sweden :rolleyes:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
I'm a student currently on my last year of high school. I'll have a summer job, though, and hopefully a job afterwards.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdracco:
sucks that it's so expensive there. i suppose if you have the expendable money, get it. but if you'll be broke for the next month, not worth it. I guess it all depends on your bank funds.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
I'll have some insurance money around June (about $3200), so I can afford it without going on a bread and water diet, but I don't wanna waste that cash if the phone turns out to be crap. From what I've seen, heard and read, though, it's the opposite (super awesome, that is) :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdracco:
the only thing i'd change about the phone if i could, is add another 700mAh to the battery. yes, it'd be a tiny bit fatter but that would guarantee a full day battery. but... it's still a bad ass little phone. i'm sure you'll enjoy it so long as you don't get a lemon.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia23:
Off topic, but is it true all Blondes are gorgeous in Sweden ?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] compact_bijou:
No, the brunettes are also gorgeous.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
Not all, but 95% at least. ^^
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LosserKlosser:
Yesterday I gave my girlfriend my S2 as I got a new phone. I was running JellyBam ROM with DorimanX kernel and I used this procedure to revert back to stock Sammy ROM:

1: Boot to recovery

2: Format /data, /system, internal memory

3: Wipe cache, Dalvik

4: Factory reset

5: Flash latest stock nordic ROM via Odin

Reboot, everything was as expected.

My girlfriend set up the phone, downloaded apps from market and used the phone as normal.

Suddenly the phone had rebooted and was stuck on GT-I9100 logo. Battery in/out, no effect. Still stuck on logo.

I entered stock recovery, made a factory reset. Phone booted, and have behaved as it should since, everything seems to be working.

I'm afraid that the device will do this again. What I would like to know is: Have I done anything wrong in reverting to stock? Did I miss anything? Should I have been running a kernel cleaning script or something?

Can anyone explain why this happened?

Thanks,

Hvilsted

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