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[Windows Phone 8s by HTC] stuartbdavies:
Don't bother the phone is awful

Hi,

I've had the 8S for 4 months now and bought it as my main comms. device and to develop apps on.

It has too many weaknesses:

* Can't use many (>5) apps (e.g. Facebook) on it before running out of memory.

* Can only store apps and their data on internal memory (4gb).

* Is laggy on anything but the most basic app... certainly not suitable for testing apps or playing games.

* Zune on the PC no longer recognises or syncs with Windows Phone 8 devices.

Synchronisation of media is now convoluted and involves:

- Beta software from Microsoft's combined with iTunes or PC Zune OR

- Buy third party software (e.g. MediaMonkey) OR

- PC Zune and Windows Media Player (ugh!).

Miscellaneous problems:

* I installed a class 10 32Gb SD card and found you can't fill with more than half its capacity before phone slows to a crawl on media apps and complains about running out of memory on the 4gb internal... presumably due to temporary or journal files in the 4gb.

* Phone keeps switching to roaming even though I'm still in my country of origin and stops data services unless you explicitly activate data roaming, meaning a risk of additional charges if you travel.

* Lock-up and random reboots, every couple of days.

I prefer Windows Phone 8 as an OS, but it seems to me we've reached another VHS / Betamax moment in history where Android will become the preferred operating system if the 8S is typical of the sort of device Microsoft gets their operating systems onto.

If you've any sense, stay away from this awful phone.
[Windows Phone 8s by HTC] ngyurov:
I will stay with Android I guess, I wanted to try windows phone on a mid end device, before going to some of the flagships. I read many bad reviews online about the general performance of windows phones.
[Windows Phone 8s by HTC] CruciasNZ:
I feel I should weigh in with my experience of the phone and OS. I run the following without issues (other than the various app bugs that exist in each app):

textPlus

Whatsapp

Facebook

Twitter

Tumblr

Skype

2degrees Mobile App

HTC Weather & Clock App

5 GMail accounts, Contacts & Calenders on Push & 7 Day Email Storage

Box.net App

Game: Carcassone

Game: Angry Birds

Game: Plants vs Zombies

10GB of music on SD Card

Everything listed Email and above is on constantly in the background with Live Tiles and Push Notifications enabled. I have 280mb of internal space left after a month of this configuration, no reboots and no freezes. My only issue with games is Carcassone auto backgrounding itself and kicking me to XBL Game app but this is an app issue, not a phone one - I can immediately resume it.

The HTC 8S is not a power user phone, it's designed to be used as a connectivity device. If you just want to use it in a similar fashion to me then you will be fine (though you will have to uninstall some games to make space for OTA updates when they drop - you need 500mb after all)

In regards to the OS, I left a flagship droid device to come to this phone because the OS performs better and is far more stable and reliable as a phone. A lot of WP reviews are written by Droid or iOS lovers, or people who only played with the phone for a few hours. The OS works differently to iOS and Droid, and a lot of them cannot handle that - it's like when people complain all MMOs are not WoW, or all FPS games are not COD. I suggest you go to a store and try one instead of reading reviews
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soldiers33:
Today was watching a movie and it kept stattering for some reason. So I decided to reflash my phone, now everything is gone. Movies, pictures, videos, all my downloads. Why did it wipe my memory?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
I would imagine it's because you had them on the internal memory and not your SD card?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soldiers33:
yh I did but on xperia s it never wiped internal memory and I flashed it so many times. Now im having new issues though, when I take piocutres it says could not save, its there if I view it with file manager but album app says nothing found.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeathlessOne:
If you use flashtool to flash roms then try unticking "flash userdata" in flashtool while selecting a firmware. This should leave the internal memory intact!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eazy2times:
i rooted my phone and put franco kernel on it soon after my phone kept turning on and off and wouldnt go past the google screen now when i try to flash stock back on i get a error durning the process its saying missing recovery.sig and boot.sig files .....i even tried to do it manually but the command prop on my compter says it doesnt reconize anything im typing.......does anybody know how i can reflash stock with ALL the files and zips i need? or a easier way to get my phone back to normal
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GS150R:
Is switching on and off it self .
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eazy2times:
yes it was
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] username8611:
Find efrants guide on returning back to stock via fastboot. It's floating around here somewhere, I think it might be a sticky.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exb0:
Hey, I'm using Franco.Kernel with CM10.1 and I enabled USB fast charge but it's not working. It still connects as MTP and charges just as slow. Is this my device's problem or it's just not working? I've tried CM10.1 and PA. Not working.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exb0:
Anyone?

EDIT : Got it working. Had to tytpe this into the Terminal Emulator

echo 1 > /sys/kernel/fast_charge/force_fast_charge
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kolyan:
I swear I saw them on Sprint S4 :) I cant seem to figure out what happen to that in my Tmo phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] metallized:
R u talking about the one on the pulldown notification ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kd_bui:
Yea. I know what you are talking about. I saw that on a galaxy s4. It is an auto brightness that allows you to adjust the brightness (half auto half manual). I want that feature too but I dont think tmobile galaxy s4 has it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] will6316:
You also can't the brightness once you're below 5 percent.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mamba720027:
You can do that useing this app from the playstore "lux auto brightness". I used it for a very long time on my old samsung gs3. When I really want to conserve on battery or want my screen much dimmer than stock brightness,that app does it. You can manually link your prefered brightness for each step It increases also.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] immikevalentino:
I've been looking around on the dev forum for this and haven't found a solution yet. My MMS seems to be broken, but from what I can gather, other people have no problem with it. I've tried three clean installs and still haven't had any luck. On the last clean install, I even cleared out the ROM slot and made a new one (still ROM slot one). GoSMS can send my MMS and group messages, but I much prefer the stock app. What is so different about the way that MMS gets processed through GoSMS that it can handle MMS even when the regular MMS.apk is broken. Has anyone else had this issue and if so, did you find a solution to fix it?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] RazrLovr:
I am having this same problem and it is bugging me to no end.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] wlhaman:
I just noticed today that I can't receive, or send, pics after almost a month on the the stable release of cm-10.1.2. I had no problems before. I restarted the phone and cleared the messaging app cache, but it's still broke. That's when I came out to XDA to search for a solution. I found your post, but no solution so far.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] joemagistro:
Im trying for the life of me to get it on this phone working... touchwiz is harder because with AOSP the only mod you need is a simple build.prop edit...

i cant get this working with touchwiz..

Can someone with AOSP either change their build.prop to the sprint Galaxy nexus or the spring s4 and see if wallet works???

thank youu
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Jasxeit:
Hello community,

I have a GT-P3113 Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0 USA/WiFi) I have purchased, and I was curious to know what is the correct PDA file for Ice Cream? I checked out Samfirmware* and there are multiple copies, and I'm trying to flash the correct one. If anyone could help me out, I would appreciate it.

Thank's in advance.

update: This thread has been resolved.

* sammobile website
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] jaydaman:
Version

P3113UECLK7

is Jelly Bean.

So anything below that stating 4.0.4 would do. Preferably P3113UEBLH2 since it is the 'latest' Ice Cream Sandwich ROM.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] daniel644:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2007876&highlight=stock+ics this is the thread I used after I first tried a Jelly Bean based ROM and didn't like so I went back to ICS.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Jasxeit:
Thank you for your support, I've seen those threads and I was just making sure it was correct.

Topic solved.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AxAtAx:
please remove, wrong forum. sorry
[Android General] Lilmyn448:
Transfer files via an Ad Hoc WiFi Network. Although 'Airdroid' , '3CX DroidDesktop 2' and other WiFi file transfer Apps require a routed connection to function, this method is akin to 'Wifi Direct' in that the device creates the network, the PC connects to that network, the device then 'serves' it's contents and the PC accesses those contents via a web browser.

Apps Needed

Fast File Transfer (Free)

X-plore (Free)

Step 1 - Establish an Ad Hoc Network Connection

1 - Open X-plore, select a file, select share, then select 'Fast File Transfer'.

2 - Configure a network name (SSID) + password for the Ad Hoc Network 'Fast File Transfer' creates.

Step 2 - Create a Bi-directional connection between your Android Device & PC

1 - Connect PC to the newly created network.

2 - Open X-plore and select 'Start Wi-Fi file sharing' to activate file transfer capabilities.

3 - Open a web browser and input the phone's location info provided by X-plore.

*NOTE: DO NOT ENGAGE 'FAST FILE TRANSFER' (with a probable location of 192.168.43.1:8080) BECAUSE THIS WILL CLOSE THE AD HOC NETWORK!!!!

Step 3 - Close the Connection + Disable the Ad Hoc Network

1 - Open X-plore and 'Stop' WiFi File Sharing.

2 - Exit 'Fast File Transfer' to terminate the 'Ad Hoc' network.

*'Fast File Transfer' retains Ad Hoc network configuration, no need to configure each time.

* This Ad Hoc network works for RDP as well. I use 'Jump Pro'. It's processor and RAM intensive, but works. I'm assuming there aren't any inherent limitations to the Ad Hoc network 'Fast File Transfer' creates, but I haven't gotten a VNC app to work. Worth a try.

* X-plore limits some file transfer capabilities without paid app (e.g. direct SDcard file transfer). This is frustrating, but the developer wants to drive some revenue; And for all it's functionality, the App is well worth it.

*This is not a WiFi Tethering with file transfer solution. Connecting to the Ad Hoc network DISABLES INTERNET. This is like connecting your device via a cable. It's also much more secure because your files do not pass though a router (thereby the internet) but directly from your PC and device (& vice versa).
[Android General] dbroid:
Really helpful
[Android General] Azatot:
Hi, I was interesting in this matter. Transfer big files between HTC One and PC.

But I have a problem with the fast file transfer,when I share a file the program shows this message:

NOT COMPATIBLE. It seems like your device does not have a valid WiFi Tethering ...

WTF??
[Android General] Lilmyn448:
Frustrating, I know.

I found and documented this hack before I had cell service. Once I activated my phone with Metro PCS they broke the function because I didn't get 'Tethering' as a paid option. They remotely disabled all built in Android tethering capabilities. Your carrier might block native Android tethering as well.

I haven't found a solution for this carrier violation yet. To reinstate the function would assuredly include low level coding, up to and including flashing the ROM. I only root my phone and don't flash the ROM because I don't think using CyanogenMod or another Mod is much better than my customized rooted stock Android, especially after 4.0 (ICS).

I can suggest using the AirDroid option for now. I'll look for another solution in the mean time. (At this point I just remove my sd card and transfer files that way. I know the HTC One doesn't have an sd card slot so this isn't an option for you. I'll do my best to find something)
[Android General] dasani11:
when i reached step 2-2, i couldn't start Airdroid (as it needs internet connection) and Fast File Transfer had been already turned the connection off for tethering.....

any one have an idea!!!
[Android General] hhangsing:
it works dude. thanks.
[Android General] hhangsing:
Direct connection between phone and pc

Your method does work but i found 3CX DroidDesktop works much better and faster. Hope it helps.
[General Topics] garry:
I have some asf files with both video & audio. I have used WMEnc to encode to them Pocket PC format. But when I copied the WMV files into my XDA 2 and try to play them, I can only hear sound, no video.

Anybody knows how to play the asf or wmv files?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Mdetring:
Hey guys Iwas just wondring I entered download mode 4 times till now and I want to know is my bin counter is 4 now or not cause while booting there is no yellow triangle an currently I removed root and everything (flashed a frimware last time) and plz tell me is there anyway to get rid of bin counter and reset it to zero or not but I want it without root plz.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] FiveOhFox:
I got my S4 yesterday in the mail and one of the first things I noticed was that the home button has a little bit of play. On my S3, the home button is rock solid, so I'm wondering if I got a lemon or if this is normal. Basically, the home button is not a 'single action' press and one side will go down before the other side, resulting in a somewhat flimsy feeling.

Anyone else experiencing this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] -Falco:
Defect button, mine is in perfect condition.

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I have many app ideas, but don't have the skill or the time to learn how to make an app. if you would like to know an idea and attempt to make one, just message me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] FiveOhFox:
Thanks looks like I'll be exchanging this one.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] elethiomel:
Hi all, how can I root My Xperia? I've unlocked the bootloader, I have read several threads but I'm not sure about what method to use.

Any suggestion?

Thanks a lot!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
you have unlocked your bootloader? The why do you need to root? Just flash a custom or stock based kernel.

PS, Can I ask why you unlocked your bootloader in the first place?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] elethiomel:
I unlocked it because I thought I had to before root it lol (I'm a sort of noobie, ehmm...)

Thank you for the answer!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
Try reading the all in one thread. Its the first thread in this section.

I hope you understand that your warrenty is now null and void...
[Galaxy S 4 General] AdamLange:
[size=+1] Here you can find all stock firmwares for U.S. Cellular version of Galaxy S 4 (SCH-R970) superphone![/size]

I decided to make this thread one to rule them all, instead of posting every firmware in separate thread. Others, please stick into this one, don't make mess on forums.

Latest Firmware Releases (Sorted by Changelist):

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Build Date: 16.11.2013 -> Region: USC (U.S. Cellular) PDA: R970TYUEMK2 Changelist: 1986810 Android: 4.3 -> Get it @ You know where ;)

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You will be able to get all the versions as soon as Samsung releases it at SCH-R970 Firmware Collection Page fromMod Edit link removed

Enjoy!

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[Galaxy S 4 General] Ahmed_spy:
hi

I updated my uscelluer s4 and it locked the non-USCC SIM :crying:

I want the older firmware or a way to unlock
[Galaxy S 4 General] AdamLange:
This is the first stock firmware, so there is no way to downgrade it to "older" :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] salwani20:
heeeelp

can anyone send to me efs folder for U.S. Cellular Galaxy S 4 (SCH-R970) :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] AdamLange:
Thread Updated :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] computerkidt:
R970C Cricket Firmware?

Anyone know where or how I can get my hands on a R970C Cricket Galaxy S4 Firmware? My phone is bearly usable till I can get my hands on a copy. I rooted and integrated the updates into rom then got tons of errors then played with it more trying to fix it and made it worse.

PS tried flashing USC r970 firmware but odin gives an aboot file error. Also tried the google play edition v4.3 but i get even more errors totally unusable with 4.3 on it in its condition.

Or can someone upload a TWRP backup and post a link. If you dont have a place to upload it PM me ill give u a link to upload it without any special login needed.
[Galaxy S 4 General] computerkidt:
CricketUsers forum has the firmware for cricket s4 now in case anyone is wondering

Sent from my Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] AUXKIN:
help!!

hi,

i need help about how i can use my galaxy S4 SCH - R970 with GSM network?? i will travel and in this place they´re used GSM operators. :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] amags:
I searched for it. Can you send me link
[Galaxy S 4 General] freshkid87:
there is little support for us cellular on this forum
[Galaxy S 4 General] afextwin:
Ya uscc has their own forums and website. Xda is a developers forum, not a free flashing service forum. Buuuuut, you can learn a ton of stuff here and feel free to contribute by posting guides so that others may learn from what you learn along the way.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AdamLange:
Thread updated! Get Android 4.3 link at first post!
[Galaxy S 4 General] AdamLange:
Links updated with new mirrors.
[Galaxy S 4 General] domzftw:
Flashing Problem

Im trying to Flash from my USCC to Verzion. I get this error when i do

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> SCH-I545_MDK_562219_Modem.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/007> Added!!

<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..

<ID:0/007> File analysis..

<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/007> Initialzation..

<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/007> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/007> modem.bin

<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/007> FAIL! (Auth)

<ID:0/007>

<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

Any help is much appreciated

:laugh:

thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] thaifani:
this link

that's it

http://terafile.co/342cd74c9129
[Galaxy S 4 General] theroar:
I think this site might lead us to a 4.4.2 stock image for odin

http://nasirtech.blogspot.com/2014/02/r970tyufnae-android-442-kitkat-firmware.html
[Galaxy S 4 General] theroar:
I did have success getting 4.4.2 installed from that site. I wish there was a forum area dedicated to the R970. I found it in here and assumed it was a I9505 model... Flashed a bunch of I9505 roms on it and could not get messaging to work. Could make calls though. I wonder how similar the hardware is?
[Galaxy S 4 General] LinkKokiri83:
whats the link, i cant find it anywhere. that sites confusing to me. >.<
[Galaxy S 4 General] jymbrittain:
Stock flash help

I recently reflashed my US Cellular Galaxy s4. During the setup process it said that the phone was already activated and activation failed. I can not make nor receive calls,txts or accress data. Does anyone know of a way to de-activate a phone?
[Galaxy S 4 General] juliotec:
Where is the link to download?
[Galaxy S 4 General] skibler1223:
The link seems to have been removed by a moderator, no explanation why.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Evan305:
Flash T-Mobile Firmware

What if you Flash CWM Recovery, then install the T-Mobile firmware, kind of like what they did with this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2530610
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] joshuadjohnson22:
Because there are not enough threads already regarding black I decided to start one ;). Mods you can close if you want I just want people to see this and if it is hidden in a thread no one will.

If you are having trouble deciding between black and silver let me see if I can help you out. As of this moment I love both and it is a very hard choice.

Silver has a smoother feeling in the hand. Whereas the black has a completely different feel. Also the black seems to hide the metal look to the phone, it does not stand out or have the shimmer on the bezel. The black looks like just another phone and the silver stands out as something different.

The black color seems to hide the speaker grills and makes the transition from the screen to the rest of the phone consistent. I did not see any scratches on either unit but the black seems to conceal defects (like gap issues) a lot better but if it chips the silver would be hard to hide(maybe marker)

This is the first time I would be happy with either color. I've always been a fan of black phones, I never took a second look at white phones. But this is not a choice you can make by pictures or videos. You need to get the phones in your hand. The term stealth black is perfect for the phone, it does a great job looking stealthy.

To sum it up silver will turn more heads and stands out more but black looks slick and beautiful.

Here are pictures of my two phone
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] g1xx3r:
Yeah,had this debate with the Wife a week ago when I picked up my H1. I was pretty set on Black but she kept saying as you said about it standing out more in Silver,and looking like every other phone in Black..Ultimately,I took her suggestion and got the Silver. Many compliments later and from my own time spent with it...I think it was the right choice.Would love to see this in Blue though. :)
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] gunnyman:
Red. Red is where it's at. :)
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] joshuadjohnson22:
They will wait until none of us have any upgrades left and far away from 14 days and release multiple colors lol
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] CheesyNutz:
so we needed another thread about the black one lol
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] g1xx3r:
So we needed another comment like this?? :silly:
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] TonyStark R.I.P.:
OP please post in one of the existing threads already started.

Thank you

Thread closed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
I already got 2 S4 coming, but question is, I keep reading around in different threads that maybe the Note 2 is a better device than the S4, a few people who've already got their S4 are saying that the S4 does not compare to the Note 2, my wife wanted the note 2, and I talked her out of it....man I am in deep shi$ if she gets wind of any of this....and she reads a few areas here in xda...I smell the dog house coming :(

Throw out a few opinions...PLEASE! save me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] JB910:
I have never used a S4 (I do own a Note 2) and based on specs alone the S4 wins (full hd display with almost twice the pixel density and dual quad core processors). Good news is, if your wife really wants a Note 2 you should be able to easily sell your S4, buy a Note 2 and pocket a few hundred bucks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
Thank you for that advice, spec wise is what I sold her on, but there a few people out there bashing the S4.

I am going to keep her out of the forums until she gets the S4 in her hand, she has a note 1 now.