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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jax5ter:
i am not sure if you have noticed this but the bezzle more like around the side of the phone where the aluminum body is has a plastic film covering all around (you have to look closely) , maybe the film is scratched try peeling that off and see if you notice the scratches anymore.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dannyyyyy:
Lol yeah I know i took it off a while ago
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Futant:
I have gone caseless about 50% of the time since day one launch and my phone is still flawless. Not a single blemish anywhere. The bezel dents far less easily than my S2 that is for sure.

I get the lag from swiping left to right when touch wiz first loads, it is smooth after that. Try another launcher if you don't like that as that is touch wiz only, not the hardware. Or wait for a custom kernel.

Or get the HTC One which is nearly the same hardware aside from the screen. Or sell and try the ASOP S4?

Your post gives off an air of trying to bring others down with you. Not sure how successful you will be with that here. There are alot of ppl who like there phones on this forum :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Stirfry20:
Amen to that! I traded my s2 for the s4 and the worst issues I get are lint and a crash here or there from playing Ravensword 2 while keeping other apps open (which is my own fault). Are you able to have your phone replaced? Cause it sounds like they sold you a returned phone by mistake or intentionally
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bikrame:
To protect any scratches I use 2 cases. One flip cover to protect screen and another gel case outside it to protect edges. And its not bulky at all.

I am going to order s view case with extra holding (no need to change back cover ) to replace this combination.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Stirfry20:
it's there a slim non bulky kickstand case yet? I know to look on Amazon or eBay but do anyone have personal recommendations?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 92drls:
I think its your phone dude, I don't have any of those issues minus the slightest amount of lag when wiz kicks in. Return it, tell them it stopped turning on, no Samsung boot screen, nothing, that way they don't run you through a million troubleshooting steps.

Everyone here loves their phone, I think you need to just be patient and wait for devs to make some ROM tweaks and it'll blow the HTC One out of the water...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dannyyyyy:
Not trying to bring any one down with me. I'm expressing my experience with the s4. I love it but there are a lot of issues.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dannyyyyy:
Thanks, I actually posted this so someone could help change my mind about sending it back.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 92drls:
Well I hope we change your mind man, the more people with these phones is more incentive for the devs to work on them!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] i4mt3hwin:
I feel like people here are disillusioned by their own experience with the device. If you're honestly saying you don't notice a screen smear at the lowest brightness or any kind of banding whatsoever in greys at the lowest brightness, you're obviously not using an S4, or you have some rare perfect unit that Samsung had blessed by their unicorn god.

I've personally played with three S4's including my own which I've obviously spent an extensive number of time with. The AMOLED screen at low brightness definitely has a number of artifacts which someone who is sensitive too could find annoying or troublesome. I personally am used to it, because the Galaxy Nexus had the same issues at low brightness, even worse in some cases. I find it really hard to believe that all three units I used were broken in some regard and I find it even tougher to believe because AMOLED has had this problem for a while now.

As for the Touchwiz lag, that will most likely be corrected via software. As flashing Faux's kernel and using interactive governor pretty much removes the lag completely. It's obviously some type of governor scaling issue.

The other issue the S4 has is the audio crackling with low impedance IEM's. Currently there is no workaround, aside from using different headphones as Samsung calls my UE900's "not compatible" with their device. The reason why I played with three different S4's is because of this problem, which was present in all three S4's to a varying degree of annoyance.

Don't get me wrong -- the S4 is a great device, I'm keeping mine for the time being, but to pretend like it's some flawless experience is downright incorrect. It has a number of design issues that need to be remedied in order for me to go ahead and purchase another Samsung S(Anything) in the future.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] coffeehandle:
Mass hysteria. Can't wait for this device. Switching to T-Mobile tomorrow =]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] luckychef28:
Bless the unicorns, I don't have these issues. Any of them aside from touchwiz lagging after a reboot. I've turned my brightness all the way down and used the stick keyboard, Swiftkey and Swype with zero flickering; I've watched videos with no issues and examined several grey panels desperately trying to find faults and coming up blank.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 92drls:
Like I said before, warranty your device. Smearing and audio crackling are a known issue but only on certain batches mailed out. Surely, future ROMS will have audio patches to fix that but the screen is internal, obviously. We haven't figured out what caused it or who all has the issue but its a known thing. I wont speak on behalf of T-Mobile but being an employee I recommend just to tell them it randomly boots or doesn't power on at all; so you don't have to go through a million troubleshooting steps.

Just don't do the OTA when you get it lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dannyyyyy:
THANK YOU. +10000 I definitely LOVE my s4, but these problems are VERY annoying. My OCD is making me want to return it. Apple has definitely won the war of UI smoothness.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] i4mt3hwin:
Well Apple has a couple of distinct advantages in that area. For starters they only have to worry about their hardware. So they can optimize all their software, SDK's, drivers, etc all for their one device. They also prioritize the graphics above everything else on the phone. Nothing short of a kernel panic is going to make the graphics hiccup/jitter in iOS. These two examples apply to other areas as well, like their audio processing latency being so low. Despite what people here say, the iPhone is definitely a sweet device.

That being said, if you haven't already you should try the HTC One. The LCD screen doesn't suffer from the same problems the AMOLED does. The interface is also much smoother. Plus you get better front facing speakers. You obviously trade off SD Card (which was one of the reasons I didn't get the One), replaceable battery, the S-Features if you like them, etc. But overall I think the One is a better experience if little things bother you.

You can try trading in your S4, but you're probably just going to end up like me, trading it and receiving a device with the same problems back.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] coffeehandle:
Yeah that's been well known. I had the i5 for a few months but came back to android right after. You just can't best a good phone with a great community to go with it. Some minimal ui smoothness is just not enough
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dannyyyyy:
Yeah guys I agree with everyone here. I just hope samsung fixes most of these issues. It's not something you'd expect with such a high end phone. Battery life is by far the greatest i've seen on a phone. 4-5 hours of screen on time... Incredible. Its a lot of pros and cons with the s4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Au999:
+1 on Apple's ability to fully control how their UI operates and behaves by controlling both the hardware and software. Also the fact that their UI hasn't significantly changed one bit since 2007. No widgets, live wallpapers, user customizations, etc.

TouchWiz is not perfect, but no device (iPhone included) is perfect. Wake me up the day that a user can do just half of what the video below shows on an iPhone. The point isn't that that particular theme is the best, looks good, or even useful. It's the fact that you can do it if you want to. I'd rather have a device that let's me customize it if I want to, than wanting to customize and not be able to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQKjt1LGGT4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] luckychef28:
Or even better, do this with an iPhone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nh2NSLgaII&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Au999:
Lol. Apple should watch this video so that they can be inspired to implement proper multitasking capabilities to their iPhone then to pretend that "switching" between apps while one is "actively" working in the "background" is multitasking. Samsung continues to push the user interface envelope in hopes of providing the ultimately user experience. I was demoing Pop Up video today on the S4 by watching a video on how to perform a test on a circuit board while taking notes from the video in S Memo at the same time. Needless to say the audience was impressed and there were a couple of iPhone 5 users among them too.

The iPhone 5 can't hold a candle to the S4 when it comes to multitasking.

Here is Apple's explanation of how multitasking works on the iPhone 5. -> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4211
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] rmhoh:
Guys i need your help now.

The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman WT19i of my Mom have security password and she forgot it. I even can't access to settings and enable USB DEBUGGING and UNKNOWN RESOURCES so that i can flash a rom or make factory reset. Now i'm hopeless.. what i'm gonna do? i'm stuck at the Locked Home Screen.. Help me guys. This was my Mom's phone.

Thanks ..

regards.

Rmhoh.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
You should be able to do a factory reset! Go to "emergency call", type *#*#7378423#*#* -> Customization settings -> reset customization. Should work ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] se1988:
If you enter the wrong password enough times it will give you the option to unlock with your Gmail credentials
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] shimed2005:
I just tried this and worked 100%. thanks alot
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] se1988:
Nice to see an answer I gave almost 5 years ago is still useful ?
[LG Optimus 2x] peterpao:
Hi guys

Found this app and in my opinion is the best choice on cloud storage. You can use it on android and Pc

If you click in this link https://copy.com?r=mpWk0Q both win 5 additional gigabytes. Just try it.
[LG Optimus 2x] naveen94:
Heres my link in case anyone wants to use it. Its a win win!!

https://copy.com?r=AbXhYP
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregpot2000:
Does anyone else have this problem? I don't know if it's just in my head, but it feels to have a less defined click than the down and power button. it does work, but feels to be stuck in slightly.

wondering if I should take it back, I have never dropped it, or spilt anything on it or anything like that. The button does work, but just feels slightly different to the others, I'm worried in case it gets worse and stops working
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plasmastate:
I just tested my volume rocker again very thoroughly for you and my vol up feels exactly the same as the vol down button. Gives good tactile feedback. Id suggest you to get an exchange.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaKTaiL:
I had the same problem with my Power Button. I exchanged it a day later and I advise you to do the same.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregpot2000:
Thanks for the replies. It could be in my head, but I expect more when I have paid £580!

What would concern me is getting it swapped for one with other problems after reading threads on here. Mine is perfect apart from this perceived defect. I have until next Wednesday to get it exchanged though, in the uk they will only exchange it in the first 28 days, then the only option is to send away for repair, so don't want to have to do that and be without my phone for 2 weeks!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ravelcop:
A member of this forum suggested to use Microsoft Remote Display Control so you could write SMS using your PC. He gave this link http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/resources/downloads/pocketpc/powertoys.mspx

but when I tried opening that page from microsoft website, i can't find the right link to downloading that software. Something else were posted there. Could someone help me find it pls?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] dev_dme:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...d6-1dcc-47aa-ab28-6a2b006edfe9&displaylang=en

Download the "Windows Mobile Developer Powertoys" (link at bottom of page). RemoteDisplay is part of it.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] jjones:
if it's easier, here it is
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ravelcop:
Thanks guys,

However, I found out that the controller is slower compared to its counterpart developed by SOTI. Not to mention the skin that really reflects the image of your unit. If you try to compare their delay when clicking menus and programs, Microsoft is indeed slower. But I still appreciate the effort guys, i really do. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tornado92:
please help.. this n7100 note2 32GB always keeps rebooting.

I have tried several ways but non worked..

i have flashed stock ROM and customs ROM also..

even flashed cmw and philz kernals too and cleard delvic cache and done factory resets too before any flash and after it even..

even tried stock ROM with pit file and repartition ticked ,, ??? :(:(

when i go to recovery mode it says e: failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument)..

but even if efs is gone i just want this phone to get boot up and open successfully...

all flash were successful even from odin or recovery..

only problems is it always keep rebooting on samsung logo??

any idea guys??:(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] game66master:
try

Try to reset the triangle and install with odin the stock recovery and stock rom, bring it back to samsung and say that the phone keeps rebooting :cowboy:

PS: and say you didnt root the phone if it works they will send the phone to samsung and you will get it back with new version on my sgs3 works :cool:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aukhan:
first clarify if this is note 2 or n7000 ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tornado92:
note2 n7100.....
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Primokorn:
You didn't install a non compatible app like LBE Privacy Guard?
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
Hi,

I tried to restore my IMEI and official ICS versions using the official LG Tools, but at about 97% the phone restarted and now it only shows the LG logo for 1 sec then it shuts down. I can't charge it, the computer doens't read the OMAP drivers...it is blinking in the device manager and that's all. I have followed the guides from the Unbrick section but no work.

Please help me..I really need to revive the darn brick :(

Thanks.
[LG Optimus 3D] drastic00:
You have to force the driver to link as in part 1.f.4.1 to 1.f.4.5 here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39269819

Then proceed with the unbricking or imei recover.
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
I was doing that, but when I uninstall the TI Board thing, it dissapears for a second and then reappears again, as TI Board. I can't make it stay on Other Devices list...
[LG Optimus 3D] Karim Kahale:
Run a cmd as an admin and type :" SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1 " and press enter, then type :" devmgmt.msc " and press enter. Choose View, Show Hidden Devices, you will see your device ;)
[LG Optimus 3D] drastic00:
It doesn't need to stay there. Catch it in other devices. Point omap4430 to the driver file and force install it as described. Let it install a minute. Disconnect phone and reconnect. Then after a bit it should stay connected but under TI boards this time. Then you can do resurrection or whatever else. Depending on what you are doing you might also need the LG drivers but check whatever tutorial you are following.

Or you can run the command Karim described to stop the blinking. But you will still need to link the driver whether omap4430 is blinking or not.
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
It doesn't stay connected even under TI Boards, even if I install the drivers as in that tutorial. It just blinking and blinking over and over again, and the sound that windows is making when connecting and disconnecting a USB device. I can't enter any other mode the only way the PC sees it "alive" is with the "Volume and plug-in" thing. If I try to make it start under with other methods it is just showing the LG logo for about 1 sec and then it powers down. Is it really, but really dead ?
[LG Optimus 3D] drastic00:
It's not dead. You have bootloop. Once you fix that then you can fix imei, if that is really the problem. Probably you mistakenly flashed a bootloader incompatible with the kernel you have.

Download the bag of goodies in link section. Then start at beginning of step 1. Be sure to read everything carefully. Once you have step 1 done correctly you can continue with flashing the .bin with LG Flash Tool.

Since I don't know what you did exactly, I don't know what exactly to do to fix the problem. But, one way is to flash ICS again. If you are not familiar with fastboot and bootloaders, I would suggest that. Using Fastboot requires some understanding of what the problem is. Since I gather you don't know, reflashing is one way to get the phone running.

After that, if your imei is not fixed in the process, then that can be done later.
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
How I bricked my O3D. Simple.. using the f**kin LG Official Update Software >.<' . I let it run and at about 98% the phone restarted and never gone up again. I don't care if I loose all the crap inside my phone, since I got really nothing on it. Just a few games. I just want to make it run again..

So, I've connected my phone with my USB cable while pressing Volume+. OMAP4430 appears only as a TI Board and flashing all the way until I disconnect my phone. When I install the OMAP drives as in that guide, it gives me an error that it can't install it (or in most cases no error) and the blinking thingy is still there. Do I need to use a modified USB cable to do this ? Like P999 910k ? I am really noob, since I bought my phone yesterday from a friend, and tried to restore it's IMEI by flashing the phone again. Yes, I know, I`m dumb xD
[LG Optimus 3D] drastic00:
If it is a sync cable you should be fine with that.

If omap4430 is blinking you missed something. Driver install can be tricky if you have not done it before. Hell, it's tricky if you have done it.

Just take your time with that, read carefully, don't miss anything, and be sure all things like Defender, antivirus, etc are disabled before downloading, unzipping, unraring and all that.

Once that's done you'll be set up to flash or anything else.

I can't speak to LG Update Tool because I don't use it.
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
I finally managed to make the omap4430 work, i reinstalled a new firmware , the v30a one using emergency mode, the phone is starting up but it's freezing. Why ? Is there any difference between v30A and B or v28 ones ? Is there any chance for v28 to work ? Because the update takes up to 6hrs >.<
[LG Optimus 3D] Karim Kahale:
Why don't you flash bootv21e which will fix all problems then flash ICS ?
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
Q1: Where can I find that firmware ? I want to flash an official one, and then upgrade to ics again, the official one.

I only managed to find the v30A on the internet.

Q2: Is there any difference between v30 and v28 ?

Q3: That firmware you have specified is Gingerbread, right ? I heared there are some problems when upgrading to ics from gb. V21e solve them all ?
[LG Optimus 3D] Karim Kahale:
Here is the link http://d-h.st/RC5 .

Bootv28 is probably the leaked beta version of ICS.

Based on what I experienced, after flashing bootv21e, I never had any problem upgrading to ics.

Good Luck !
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
To install this, I need to enter recovery mode, and flash it from SD card ?
[LG Optimus 3D] Karim Kahale:
No, you must flash this ROM with smartflash or either LG flashtool into download mode.
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
Any special cable required ? I only have the "sync" one. Not the 910k resistor on it.
[LG Optimus 3D] onlyonehpx:
used LG FlashTool

Optimus 3D for P920-P925

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1244490

What's your phone model?

different for the P720-P725 (3D MAX)
[LG Optimus 3D] drastic00:
I think that resistor mod is for making a sync cable from a cheap charge cable, but I am not sure (the post first I saw about that was in a language I can't read, so I don't know why that was started). My generic sync cable works fine, so it should be OK.
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
My phone is p920.
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
I heared that if you're not using the 910k resistor on that cable, you won't be able to flash it without errors, or something... That also said a guy from a authorised-service in my town. He said that he needs to modify a USB cable in order to flash it. He flashed it finally with the v30a fw, but the phone is freezing after startup. Maybe I could help him somehow to repair my phone. Tomorrow I`ll go again to the service to see if he managed to get the phone working using v28 or v21. The updates takes a serios ammount of time. The last update to v30a took him about 5hrs...
[LG Optimus 3D] onlyonehpx:
To perform a hard reset using the buttons:

1- Switch off the phone, take out the battery and reinsert back in.

2- Hold the home and volume down button.

3- Hold the power button until phone turns on.

4- Follow the instructions on-screen.

---------- Post added at 06:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:12 PM ----------

If does not work

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=33461953&postcount=3
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
Okey, I have written the v28 and v21 but it's still the same problem. It starts, but freezes on the lg logo. It's like it does not have any bootloader or that thing to start the operating system. When I flash it, I don't get any error. But it doesn't start. Is there any way to re-write the bootloader ? I'm a newbie for andriod systems...
[LG Optimus 3D] drastic00:
Sometimes after flash, hard factory reset is necessary.

Long press power to shut down.

Hold volume down+ power to get the screen. Power twice to confirm.

It's worth a shot.
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
Still dead.....
[LG Optimus 3D] Nightfallen:
Solved. Repaired by an authorised service in my local town.
[LG Optimus 3D] aldrinmcmie:
Shocks!!!!.

Just follow the Noobs Guide by Drastic step by step and you'll be good to go. It was a very easy guide....for newbies like me. :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] EowynCarter:
I have a sola, running the JB port from munjeni.

I'm devlopping an app and I get

Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK] when trying to debug on the phone. USB debug activated of course.

I see this message as well DeviceMonitor: Adb rejected connection to client '21134': closed

My Nexus 7 when i did that, aksed me to autorize my PC. It seem the sola just deny acces ?

Is that some problem with the JB port ? Common problem with the sola ?? Invalid apk, not really a usefull message.

I'm using intelliJ, and here is the manifest, just in case :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

package="com.MyLauncher"

android:versionCode="1"

android:versionName="1.0">

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14"/>

<application android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher">

<activity android:name="LauncherScreen" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Wallpaper.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen">

android:label="@string/app_name">

<intent-filter>

<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

<category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />

<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />

</intent-filter>

</activity>

</application>

</manifest>