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[Off-topic] bilal_liberty:
Actually I was a complete noob, few months ago, I din't even knew how to unlock bootloader ...
[Off-topic] mike_disturbed:
What's the point of having an OT thread in the OT forum for every phone? Makes more sense to just have one OT forum.. I mean really..this is a mobile development OT so why have a new thread for each phone?? ￼￼

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[Off-topic] bilal_liberty:
[MENTION=4654874]Merrymustu[/MENTION]

what r u studying?
[Off-topic] joni_strokes:
hmmm well, i don't have any stock nandroid backup (forgot for backing up first), do you have it?
[Off-topic] bilal_liberty:
http://www.villec2.info/ruu-ota-downloads/ I think you will find here
[Off-topic] joni_strokes:
Thanks bro and i already back on stock, but still couldn't play local multiplayer
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
Heelllooo! :D
[Off-topic] I r o n M a n:
Thanks button

Sent using my S4
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
[Off-topic] bilal_liberty:
it looks like one s users r not interested in off topic
[Off-topic] wognwarren:
I am, just not interested in starting a new topic.
[Off-topic] bilal_liberty:
[MENTION=5019861]wognwarren[/MENTION]

which rom r u using?
[Off-topic] wognwarren:
Right now Lux. I'm still waiting for some official AOSP ROM or AOSP ROM that can match Sense ROMs' benchmark scores.
[Off-topic] bilal_liberty:
I dont think so there will be any official rom...
[Off-topic] wognwarren:
At least something that has the benchmark scores of Sense ROMs.
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
Well Hangouts killed Off topic threads X-(
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
LoL!!
[Off-topic] wognwarren:
And Imma drive all the way to Batu Pahat to tapau you for suing our OP :cool:
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
who thinks hangouts killed off topic threads??
[Off-topic] DesertHawk:
Hey fellow One S users. How goes it all?

Whats the latest on the Sense 5 update from HTC? Any leaks?

~ Taylor_Swift
[Off-topic] wognwarren:
Apparently the Butterfly, One X, One X+ and the One S will be updated. No word on which One S will be updated though, the normal or C2.
[Off-topic] bilal_liberty:
I think like sense 4.1.1 well get update but when android 5 will be out!!
[About XDA developers] Peter Poelman:
It is a sad day for this community.

In a series of mishaps and mistakes, best characterized as the sysadmin equivalent of a perfect storm, we lost more than 3 weeks of our database.

It all started when we decided to move posts to a whole new system of forums. In that process we screwed up. But we had made a backup just before, so we decided to go back to that, dropping the screwed-up database. Then it turned out that the most recent backup we made was truncated bacause of a memory limit, so it was unuseable.

This dropped us back to an older backup, which in this case was Over three weeks old!!!

This means that we lost:

* All forum postings since October 4th

* All new member registrations since October 4th

* Records of donations since October 4th (this is recoverable...)

* All News items (recoverable too)

If you have any important postings still on disk, in browser cache, or anywhere else, we'd like you to repost them.

Re-working the forum structure will still hapen, sometime later today, and without any further dramatic losses.

I apologize for this event, and we'll work even harder to make sure something like this will never happen again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fishlipsboy:
So i saw a lot of random reboot threads, but none like my problem. I'm running Embryo 6.11. I was using my phone today to take pictures and then the phone rebooted itself, but would not get past the Samsung glow logo. I waited about a minute and nothing, so I pulled the battery, waited about 5 minutes for the phone to cool down, just in case it was an overheating issue. Then I tried to reboot and the same thing happened, it got stuck at the glow logo. So i rebooted again, this time I got to my home screen, as soon as I tried to open an app, the phone rebooted and then it wouldn't get past the glow logo again. I pulled the battery, then put it back in and just charged the phone up while off, just in case i had to do a lot of stuff to it. So after i charged it up, I tried booting up again, no luck. So i booted into recovery, tried flashing the ROM over the current installation, in hopes that that would just fix the broken areas causing it not to boot, but it didn't, so i went back into recovery and did a full wipe and now i'm starting from scratch again. This happened a week ago today (the 15th) and it also happened on the 1st. I don't know what is going on, do I have a bad partition from doing the Sean 3x wipes in the past when i used skyICS (I don't do that anymore, just one wipe now), or maybe from using Darkside superwipe in the past?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ism_can:
I had a similar issue on Embryo 7... ROM installed fine, worked fine for about a week then reboot and not going past the Samsung logo. What I found out was that the data and system partition were bad... running an e2fsck from adb shell while in recovery turned out a lot of logical errors (most of them were about inodes allocated to more files if I remember correctly but not only those). I found out while working on it that wiping these partitions from recovery is not fixing these errors.

What I did was I wiped everything (cache, data, system), ran e2fsck on each individual partition to fix the errors until no more were showing up then started from scratch (install ROM, restore apps, etc). So far, no more issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fishlipsboy:
How do I run e2fsck? I'm not familiar with adb shell. I am a flasher and slight modder, but not a dev.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ism_can:
Reboot phone in recovery since you need those partitions unmounted. Connect phone to PC with USB then connect from PC with adb (run "adb shell"). If partitions (data, system, cache) are mounted you can unmount them from recovery.

Once you are in adb shell then you can run "e2fsck -fnv /dev/block/mmcblk0p24" to scan system partition. Repeat for data partition (mmcblk0p25), efs (mmcblk0p21), cache (mmcblk0p26), preload (mmcblk0p27). That will tell you only if you have errors; it will not fix them.

To fix them, run "e2fsck -fcyv /dev/block/<part name as above>".

You can also run "e2fsck" (with no parameters) to see the help and what each parameter means.

Also, see this great thread regarding the list of partitions in Skyrocket... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1629508

Hope this helps you. Let me know if you need more detailed instructions.

---------- Post added at 11:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:27 PM ----------

BTW, if you find errors on your data and/or system partitions and choose to fix them, it does not mean that you phone will boot fine right away. Depending on how bad it is, you might need to reinstall the ROM.

Also, fixing the errors takes space (as *nix saves the recovered files under "lost+found" folder) so in my case, I chose to wipe the partitions from recovery first, then fix the errors and then re-install the ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] whytechapel_x:
I just formatted my card to FAT32 and i notice it has 58 GB out of the 64. Is this the default value or did i format wrong?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] saulcho009:
You can use all 64GB. Its just display as 58GB due to the difference in calculating memory size.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HydrogenPeroxide:
I planned to wait for the release of the GS4 active, because the original GS4 proved to be very fragile. I do not want to be forced to use a bulky case and the GS4 failed multiple drop tests when compared to the iPhone 5 and its predecessor, the Galaxy S3. According to the rumor mill, the GS4 active will be a inferior to the original GS4. With rumors floating around that it will only have a dual core processor and an 8 megapixel camera, I am not inclined to buy this phone. What are your thoughts? Do you believe that these rumors hold any truth?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jetlitheone:
Its not rumor. There has been a video posted of the phone. Those specs are true.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] leyvatron:
I think the active is meant to be rugged and banged up a bit.... amazing specs isnt the market they are targeting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] geoff5093:
It's more like a rugged S3/S4 mix, if it were a true rugged S4 it would be without question the phone I'd get, but I prefer high-spec.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hotleadsingerguy:
This is my way of thinking. The video leaked shows a dual-core, which is sad. I'd gladly buy the phone if it was basically an S4 with better bodywork.

Heck, I'd even buy it if it were waterproof =P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HydrogenPeroxide:
It's a shame, I was looking forward to this. Guess I'll just end up with a standard S4 and an Otterbox.

By the way, it is waterproof
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
Disappointed that the specs for the "Active" phone are reduced from the S4. Not sure what to buy now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jetlitheone:
Water resistant. Not water proof
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Zakyzin:
[2] :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] illspiritX:
I can't wait to see the S4 Active, my dad needs this phone lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] GalaxyoS4:
I may be bashed for saying this but i don't understand why one would buy a high tech phone and then wanting it full protection. If if you buy this phone you should take care of it (I understand a drop may happen to anybody) but still...is like buying a ferrari and wanting to put rugged tires and take it to a rally race
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] geoff5093:
People use their phones every day. Often times people need/want to use their phone in the rain, or perhaps it drops in the puddle, there's a hundred reasons why having a water resistant phone is a good thing for most people.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] swieder711:
Saw the official announcement from Samsung on the S4 active. Specs look comparable to the S4 except for the camera. Im hoping the Active will be on Vz by July.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kirios:
This is my way of thinking too
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bhellings:
Wish the active had the same camera as the s4 :/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] macdroid01:
the camera is most likely (don't know for sure but suspecting...) BETTER than the S4.

I've read they increased S4 to 13mp without increasing sensors size.

You've all seen the threads on blurry pics at night, right? One reason why? 13 megapixels, same optics.

More megapixels needs more light. Same light, lower brightness for each pixel. Plus that's a huge file and I doubt the sharpness will really increase with extra megapixels on a phone camera.

I'd rather Samsung use its experience with cameras and optics to provide a REAL increase in image quality via bigger/better sensor, optical image stabilization, etc. Although I just read HDR video came to S4 which is pretty darn cool. And there will be S4 Zoom with an actual zoom lens, also darn cool. That's what I'm talking about. One other thing I wish all phones had was a friggin' lens cover for the camera. Just a little thing that would slide over, maybe not even mechanical, just a little door users could close over it or something. Or at the least I wish case manufacturers would include this, something that slid or buttoned over it. Now I have to use tape.

Anyway, bottom line -- I think the Active camera will be BETTER especially at night..

All specs are actually better. It has an LCD screen which will be much better for a lot of reasons. MUCH brighter, accurate color, no pentile, etc. Work under water, as well as the camera working under water, in the rain, etc. And my fav-- hard buttons.

I'm going to start a thread on Verizon forums on this and try to get in touch with their corporate people to see if I can convince them to bring the S4 Active to Verizon. If they come out with it, i'll buy it off contract in a second!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Parafly:
There is so much misinformation in this post.

Megapixel count has nothing to do with how much light they need. It's the sensor that determines how much light is needed. The reason some higher megapixel cameras look worse at night is with the ISO boost you get more grain that is more dispersed across the greater pixel count.

The most important factor in low light performance is sensor size.

And yes, sharpness will absolutely increase with 13mp vs. 8. You have 50% more detail. Keep in mind this really only matters if you are blowing up images on PRINT (it own't make a difference on a 1080p TV since a 2MP image produces a 1920x1080 image, appx.) or if you happen to have a 4k TV :P

It won't be. The S4 has a better camera, period. The S4 Active uses the same camera as on the Galaxy S3 which is a very good camera, but not as good as that on the S4. From what I have read, they are having supply issues with the S4 camera and want to keep their supply available to build into regular S4's.

Brightness is better but the contrast ratio isn't as good and the blacks aren't as good. This is not a pure win, it's going to be subjective. AMOLED will also have better battery life.

I think it looks like a great phone. I don't know if it's more rugger in terms of drop capabilities - but the waterproof is very cool. I am an avid skier and would love a waterproof phone. Even to use a phone in the rain without worrying about it is nice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hotleadsingerguy:
While you're right in most of what you've said, the way you explained it would make the average user think in blanket terms. Higher megapixel count *does*, in fact, require more light to achieve the same results (in terms of stops of light). The larger the sensor, the less light needed to perfectly meter the shot...but with the same size sensor, the higher megapixel sensor will require more light. That part was not incorrect.

In terms of the actual sensor in the Active, nobody knows what it is. You can't say "it's the sensor from the S3", because not even the review sites have any idea at this point. All that we know is that the Active will have an 8MP sensor...assuming that the sensor is the same size as the one in the S4 (there's no reason not to), it potentially could take better shots. Again, that assumes they won't just switch to a smaller 8MP sensor...but if they don't then this thing could be a great camera for low-light shots, since it'll have wonderful sensor pixel density.

I agree with you on the screen. All other factors aside, I'd rather have an LCD than AMOLED. Being able to see the screen during the daytime on an AMOLED is borderline impossible. Yes, the blacks are a little brighter and the contrast is minutely lower...but AMOLED also has its own share of negatives -- the primary being that the saturation is blown through the roof on most of them, completely destroying color balance and realism in pictures.

To the last point...the biggest thing about this phone is that you just don't have to worry about it as much. While most phones today could be used in the rain without issue (seriously...devices today are made to be pretty resilient on their own), this thing could be used in a downpour. It's less important for when you're actually talking on it and more so when it might be in your pocket and it's being covered in water. With a waterproof device, getting caught in a rainstorm isn't as big a deal because the phone won't have a problem with it. That's *HUGE*.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JihadSquad:
As long as the screen doesn't look like the one on the xperia z from the waterproofing...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Focusos:
支持！！！

支持作者！！！想法一致！！！
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rushless:
I would choose the Active, if 32gb ;) The super size assumption is assuming the "brilliant" minds at Verizon will offer the Active in the first place. Not sure having the Active will fit their perception of their in their own mind brilliance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Velocifero:
The lack of AMOLED is what made me not want the Active. "the blacks are a little brighter"? Blacks are waaay deeper on AMOLEDs. Deeper as in pitch black, no light. LCDs are dark gray. Saturation? Well maybe. But that's why there's 4 display modes. Movie and Professional photo have close to 6500k white points, with Movie having very natural colors, actually more bland than LCDs imo. Professional photo is a fine balance I think.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] IamPro:
Why change? Once SDSwap is out then storage problems will be fixed. If you are worried about the reg S4 holding up under 'active' conditions then look at the CNet water and drop tests, pretty insane.

Sacrificing specs when you could just put a tough case on makes no sense.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hotleadsingerguy:
I go through about 3-4 new phones a year. I understand, better than most, the differences between most screens. The blacks *are* a little brighter on a new LCD than AMOLED. It's not as big a difference as you, for some reason, seem to believe. Maybe the difference is exacerbated on older hardware, but newer LCDs do blacks pretty well.

And you shouldn't have to enable a special mode for the colors to not be supersaturated. 95% of users will have no idea those options exist, which means they won't use them. Just for reference, 6500k is not white...it's blue. And, as you said, enabling Movie mode makes the colors as close to true as the phone can get...but in that case they're even more bland than LCD (which is, generally, about spot on). There's a reason iPhones are notable and reviewed highly on their reproduction of color...and it's because they use IPS LCD panels.

Finally, all of that is irrelevant if you can't see the thing in the sun. The Galaxy S4 screen is impossible to see in any kind of sunlight, which sucks for those of us that spend time outside. Even trying to cover it with my hand isn't enough sometimes to read anything on the screen. Try taking the thing out of your pocket and even unlocking it without knowing where the security numbers/dots are by muscle memory. You can't see a thing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Velocifero:
Actually, I can see very easily in every kind of sunlight I've encountered so far with my S4. If you can't seem to see anything, it isn't the phone's fault. No doubt that LCDs are brighter in the sun, but the S4 is still very much visible. The blacks on an LCD are way brighter. Do this test: In a completely dark room, pull up a full screen black image on an LCD and do the same on an AMOLED, and tell me what happens. To me, the LCD is still bright enough to use as a weak flashlight, where the AMOLED emits no light at all. This isn't on an older phone, it was on an HTC Rezound, a pretty decent phone. The blacks look ashy in comparison.

6500k isn't white? Do you know what you're talking about? You seem to know little about this subject if you think 6500k is blue. We aren't talking about HIDs on cars now.

These links can offer more info:

http://www.color-image.com/2012/02/monitor-calibration-d65-white-point-soft-proofing/ D65=6500K

http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-ga...firms-amoleds-can-finally-do-accurate-colors/

"When it comes to white balance the Galaxy S4 in Film and Adobe RGB modes is closest to the desired 6500K color temperature while the iPhone 5 got about 7250K and the HTC One 8000K, both going for a colder color temperature."

And how wouldn't users know about those options? They aren't hidden in a secret menu like Developer Options are. They are in plain sight for anyone to see. If someone can change a ringtone, they can find these options too. And what do you mean people shouldn't have to? That's what makes options so great. CHOICE. Some people prefer bright, vibrant colors, but if you don't, there's option for you. Aren't options wonderful?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hotleadsingerguy:
A few things.

The HTC Rezound does not use a standard LCD...it utilizes a Super LCD, which actually is worse at producing pure black than standard LCD, despite having a higher contrast ratio, because it reduces the gap between the panel and the glass. This is great for higher contrast and lower power usage, but worse for pure black because the backlighting seeps through. I never said LCDs were as good as or better than OLEDs at producing blacks...I said the difference was not as great as you somehow maintain it to be. In the last year and a half I've gone through a Galaxy Nexus, HTC Rezound, Razr Maxx, Galaxy S3, iPhone 5, and now the S4. The S4 has the most beautiful screen of any of them...but it's still damn-near useless in bright sunlight. It obviously *is* the phone's fault, since almost all of the reviews I've read on the phone seem to agree with that assessment. Unless everyone else is wrong...I'd say it's the phone.

6500K is *not* pure white. I'm not talking about HIDs or lighting...I'm talking about pure color temperature. I've been a photographer for years as a hobby (not the "I sometimes take pictures of things" type...the type that sells photographs to National Geographic), and I understand very well how color temperature works. It's very subjective, but a vast majority of people would agree that pure white is generally in the neighborhood of 4500-5500K. 6500K is blue. Notice, in the second article you've linked, they say it's closest to "the desired 6500K color temperature". That doesn't mean it's pure white...it's what the reviewers thought was closest to white. It's subjective, and most people that know anything about the topic would say 6500K is blue.

You also neglected to mention the line previous to the one you copied...where they said that the S4 was inferior to the iPhone 5 and HTC One in terms of brightness. Paraphrased: It's hard to see in bright sunlight.

About the options: Most people might see those options, but wouldn't know a thing about them and would never change them. I can almost promise you that 99% of everyone that has the S4 that doesn't visit a forum like this one would never touch the option. They'd leave it with the default settings and never notice. People on this forum can't be considered in the demographics because most people here would be changing the color settings even if Samsung hadn't included the option to do so.

I just don't get why you're taking such offense to all of this. I'm not saying anything that should offend you, yet you're defending the AMOLED technology like it's your child. Everyone has opinions, and mine is that the LCD on an Active would be preferable to the AMOLED on the S4. Many people here might agree with me, and many people might agree with you. Considering nobody has even seen the device yet neither of us can say one is inherently better than the other at this time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Velocifero:
Reviews I've seen do not say it is impossible to see in daylight. From personal experience, it is far from it. Maybe I'm younger than you, I dunno. But to me, it's more than adequate. So you didn't read the first article? 6500k is not subjective, it is a standard. Adobe RGB actually. And I guess this company here: http://www.cinemaquestinc.com/ideal_lume.htm has no idea what they're doing providing folks with a 6500k white light ideal for putting behind a calibrated (to 6500k settings) TV or monitor. 6500k is considered overcast daylight so I'm not sure where you're getting blue from.

I guess you didn't read what I said that LCDs are brighter in daylight. I did say that. In fact, the iPhone 5 has the brightest screen currently on the market. The Active will have a brighter screen, not a blacker one. I myself prefer a high contrast screen.