yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] fmatiyat:
I have experienced the same problem with i-Mate PDA2K here, in Dubai-UAE as well!

The first one that I bought some 40 days ago had a real miserable microphone.. so they replaced it for me... I am still experiencing the same problem of those " slience periods " while I am talking, which makes it for other people almost difficult to hear everything I say.

That was one thing.. the other problem is that the voice quality is really bad, everyone complains to me that I sound very far, i.e. my voice is too low ... when using BT, everything is fine !
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] kim71:
When I use my XDA II with its standard wired hands-free kit nearly everyone I phone complains that the voice volume is too low. The Microphone AGC setting in "Settings" makes no difference. It's only a simple level control that needs to be tweaked and is nothing whatsoever to do with the network. Does anyone know of any software tweak/fix available out there ? (XDA has the new Nov 2004 Rom pack).
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] veletron:
Now thats one I keep seeing on my O2 XDA IIs !! Does not prevent BT from working/starting though - suspect its a MessageBox() left in by the programmers by mistake.

Nigel
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Guest:
MY call quality is terrible. Fine on my end, but *really bad* on the other end. Sounds as if, like others have said, i was 5 feet from the microphone. How is it that one can pay so much more for a phone and have problems like this???
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wertert:
same here

Yes - another XDA 2s user with the microphone problem. Everyone I speak to asks me to speakup. Would love a fix for this
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wertert:
Just got off the phone with the XDA data support people - they suggest a hard reset ;-)

Quality
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wertert:
me again

i've just come across a posting by psuter. He suggests holding the phone in the other hand and it only blo*dy works ! The mic for the phone seems to be near the reset pin hole so i've possibly been blocking it with my hand. Making an effort to speak directly into the mic hole certainly helps.

The XDA 2 didn't have this problem because the mic hole was next to the navigation disc.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] tikkel:
As of today I have the same problem. I have installed upgrade Bluetooth 3500...Can you tell me how to solve the license problem?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] :
MIC IS OK WHEN RECORD FOR NOTE ! BUT ON PHONE IT IS BAD :(

MIC IS OK WHEN RECORD FOR NOTE ! BUT ON PHONE IT IS BAD :(

Friends, I m from Turkey Istanbul and I m using a MDA III, it is new one. I have same problems who has them. but my microfon is working so perfect when I record for Note. it is just bad on phone calling.

I think to we need new phone software. me must look new one..

thank

ispir2000@hotmail.com

veysel

Istanbul TR,
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] HappyGoat:
Bumping this thread to see if anyone has found a solution to the Bad Mic problem.

Had some people tell me yesterday they could barely hear me while I was on the phone with them...is this a software problem?

Cheers,

HG. :)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] rune:
Hmm, yeah I'm left handed. And if that hole next to the reset hole is the mic then I see the problem blocking the microphone with my hand. DOH!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] DaftMule:
When I go to this setting on my phone, it just has the words "Enable" and "Disable" under the description blurb about what it does...BUT I cannot select either. Tapping on them does nothing. Almost as if this option is disabled :?:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] tikkel:
After installing Radio upgrade 1.08 I haven't heard any problems anymore. That'll be the solution!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] stef007:
Too bad.... the radio upgrade to 08 does not seem to work for me:-(

Unbelievable they sell such a low quality phone...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] tikkel:
Than install rom 1.40. I haven't heard from bad sound when calling. ( Only if I held the phone to far away )
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] stef007:
Hi Tikkel,

ok, I installed the 1.40 CE ROM. See below for my configuration. Sadly, it did not solve the bad audio problem...

Is it possible the problem lies in the ext rom? That's about the only thing differing from your config.

Best regards (groeten),

Stef
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] stef007:
Ok, I tried the 1.40.147 ext rom. No result :(

The Qtek9090 is a pretty cool device. Too bad the phone sound quality makes my qtek a piece of junk.

Perhaps I'm forgetting something, anyone any idea?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] tikkel:
Hi Stef,

It is possible it is in the ext rom. But I thougt it had more to do with the Radio ROM...

I'm sorry, it didn't work...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] stef007:
Hi tikkel,

I now have the exact same firmware versions as you. I suppose some qtek9090's are worse or better than others.

Thanks anyway for the help! Much appreciated.

Regards,

Stef
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] GaMeR64:
I am also having this problem. It has this problem as long as i have my 9090. About 7 months. NOTHING seems to solve the problem. I have tried so much different roms. The only rom that seems to solve the problem is the "ROM 1.22.126WWE" from the qtek.nu site. It also says at the info "Fix för ljudproblem (mic)" so it seems that will solve it. But every update later than this one doesn`t seem to have it fixed. Only rom i haven`t tried yet is the 1.40 rom because it is cooked.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] stef007:
GaMeR64,

thanks for the tip, but that version also did not solve my 'mic' problem.

Best regards,

Stefan
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] GaMeR64:
I have not yet received any complaints from my callers. I had a 2020 from my old boss in that had some similar noise when i used a BT headset sometimes. Especialy when i got near gas stations or somthing like that. Could it be a BT stack problem?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivchoiv:
Hi guys, I'm new to the forum and does not allow me to write on the topic of Omega ROM, so let a new one here:confused:. I installed Omega_v3.0 on my phone Samsung Galaxy S4. I have two questions. The instructions says:

csc:

csc is not included in rom, Omega rom will backup your csc and then restore it,

this way you will not loose your csc and all will work as it should with your device, like language, keyboard language, sms-mms, etc. - How to do it?

My second question is about:

Added exit menu to stock web browser - I can not find it.:crying:

Thank you in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyansoelynn:
Omega 3.0 and 3.1 WIFI can't turn on

Hi,

I am using S4 GT-I9505 and can't turn on WIFI on Omega 3.0 and 3.1. And when omega setting will be available for GT-I9505.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] naiku:
I have a bunch of movies that came with a digital copy, these are transferred over as WMV files. I did some research, found that MX Player was the most recommended to use, installed it and tried to watch a movie. But, there is no sound, and the picture is, well, its not even a picture. It's just a mess, which leads me to assume I need a codec.

I downloaded and installed the ARMv7 NEON codec, but it made no difference. So, what am I doing wrong? The only thing left that I can think of is that there is some ridiculous DRM on the files, and that is preventing them from playing.

Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] SuperBoUDS:
Try this codec

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2156254

Download Arm v7 neon version.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Westervoort:
I compiled the mx player codecs myself a little while ago, with the option to have as much codecs as possible. I mainly did it for the DTS codec, but maybe it works for your problem as well. I uploaded them to mega: https://mega.co.nz/#!dVVixSYZ!eT6VBXcrFJI7YFvg0c3DhQWG64odKg04CR0_OYD0YRI . Just unzip them and select the folder as your custom codec folder in decoder settings.

I really hope it's not a DRM thing. I hate DRM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] kethireddy:
I checked for the ATT software update today (i am on Base Rom) and it downloaded the update but it was not able to install i saw that it went to a TWRP Recovery mode..

I have the Note 2 Rooted with TWRP Recovery.

Can some one help me how to get past this one?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rsfinsrq:
You need stock recovery to install OTA updates. TWRP will not install OTA updates. Look for flashable .zip of the update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] NightHawkUndead:
You answered your own question. You can't do the update on custom recovery. There are flashable roms in development.

Edit:

Lol. 30 seconds late on response. :)

Also questions go in Q&A.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for any damage caused to your device, you solely take responsibility for any damage or bricking.

WARNING: The following firmware should only flashed in GT-I9082 and not any other devices as this might brick them.

1. Download Jelly Bean 4.2.2 I9082XXUBMF2 from https://hotfile.com/dl/233057193/bed43fc/I9082XXUBMF2_I9082OXABMF2_OXA.rar.html

2. Now extract the downloaded file I9082XXUBMF2_I9082OXABMF2_OXA.rar the package included the Odin 3.07 and firmware files.

3. Open Odin3 v3.07.exe

4. Power off Galaxy Grand Duos and boot into download mode (Press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons).

5. Now Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign with port name in Odins ID:COM box.

6. Add files by clicking

PIT - baffin.pit

PDA - CODE_I9082XXUBMF2_871997_REV05_user_mid_noship.tar.md5

PHONE - MODEM_I9082XXUBMF2_REV05.tar.md5

CSC - CSC_OXA_I9082OXABMF2_871997_REV05_user_mid_noship.tar.md5

7. Make sure Re-Partition is ticked.

Galaxy grand duos jelly bean 4.2.2 odin flash

8. Finally Click Start and wait until Odin finish flashing....After complete Phone will restart.

That's it done !

Note:

If you encounter any Force close or Boot Loop

1. Boot into recovery mode (Home+ Power + Volume Up)

2. Choose wipe/data factory reset.

(THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)

3. Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!

:good: THERE YOU GO, YOU HAVE THE LATEST FIRMWARE INSTALLED IN YOUR SAMSUNG GALAXY GRAND !!! :good:

:D HIT LIKE IF THIS HELPED YOU :D

:confused: PS - Contact me for any help regarding this. :confused:
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] gfcpinto:
I think you should be less missleading if this is a "HOW TO" guide.

1. There is no order on the procedures.

2. You show nothing about flashing and applying CWM, as you mention it in the beginning.

3. It's GT "i"9082, not 19082.

4. I don't think you need to wipe data so often. Flashing a stock firmware through odin kind of overwrite the device. IMO one wipe after the flash is enough.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] polpan:
Hi, a noob here..

I'm still on a stock rom...original firmware...and I've downloaded the latest firmware (I9082XXXAMD6_I9082OLBAMD3_XTC) on the livesamsungupdate site...

Is there any clear steps on how can i update my phone without using KIES or the ODIN thing....whichever is the best...

And is there any infos or pros and cons after the updates of official firmwares?

Thanks in advance....
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
If the file has a .md5 or .tar it is best to flash with odin

If it is a zip file it is best to flash with CWM or other custom recovery
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] polpan:
These are the files I have from the downloaded firmware:

1. I9082XXAMD6_I9082OLBAMD3_I9082XXAMD1_HOME.tar.md5

2. SS_DL.dll

it is both tar and md5
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
I recommend to take a nandroid backup before proceeding

* Reboot your phone into recovery mode (vol up+home+power)

* Wipe data and cache

* Reboot your phone into download mode (vol down+home+power)

* It will show a warning press vol up to proceed

* Now open odin in your pc and connect phone via usb cable

* If odin recognizes your device th ID:COM port will turn yellow or blue(or any color)

* Now click on PDA and locate your .tar.md5 file

* Make sure only Auto reboot and F. reset time is checked

* Click on start (it will take around 10 - 15 mins)

* Once complete unplug the cable and your device will reboot

DONE YOU HAVE YOUR FIRMWARE FLASHED IN YOUR DEVICE.

if any thing goes wrong restore your backupand contact me for help.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] polpan:
Hi, does nandroid backup works on non-rooted phones?

does upgrading to official firmware will all the installed apps, contacts, etc will be intact?
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
Yes it is possible to make one (if you cant then back up after rooting)

No everything will be deleted since you wiped your data before flashing but you can try titanium backup to backup all your apps and contacts before flashing and restore them after flashing.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] polpan:
Carbon or Helium I think is for non-rooted phones for backup... maybe it will do...

One more thing.... before I upgrade the firmware do I need to remove the SD card and the SIM cards?
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
No there is no need to do that, you will actually need sd card to save the backup.

HIT THANKS PLEASE
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] KGNTSTNY:
Just wondering, can i root it again if my phone is currently rooted? Just wish to have the latest root firmware.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] adheeshkurekar:
What you mean to say ? Dint got

GT-i9082 _ custom rom

hit thanks if i helped you ... :)

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If ur rooted and you wan to flash latest frimware you can flash with odin3.04 and then follow same procidure which you followed to root ... to root it again ...

GT-i9082 _ custom rom

hit thanks if i helped you ... :)
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] KGNTSTNY:
That was what i meant. Thanks!! :D

Another question, is flashing custom ROM like rooting my device? I did mine via Cursed4ever on Youtube and it was pretty easy... So i am wondering if i can do the same with those custom ROMs posted here?
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] adheeshkurekar:
All custom roms are pre rooted no need to root it

GT-i9082 _ custom rom

hit thanks if i helped you ... :)
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
Yes you can root it again.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
Screenshots

Hey guys do some one know how to delete a post ?
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] polpan:
Any idea what is the difference or any improvement of flashing it to the latest version of the official firmware?
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] polpan:
I read this article on how to update to latest firmware: Updating to latest firmware

"Verify that both the device's carrier and bootloader are unlocked before proceeding. Attempting to install the firmware on a locked device may completely damage or brick the device."

What does this means? is it if the device is SIM locked?

My phone is is SIM locked on the SIM1 only but not the bootloader... is there any way to check if this is locked?

Thanks in advance...
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
No this firrmware will not harm your GT-I9082 because we have bootloader unlocked ans sim unlocked,

How ever take a nandroid backup before flashing so we can revert back the changes if anything goes wrong.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] soralz:
Just for additional ROM links I've found. All countries ROM include latest and previous version for your Grand Duos.:)

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9082
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] polpan:
I got reply from samsung forum... and they said it is not safe to install firmware on a GT-I9082 network locked fone...any idea why or is it true?

I'm thinking if I root the device, then install the latest firmware.. is it possible?

Thanks in advance... :)
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
Yes it is possible to root and install
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
All firmware can also be found in samfirmwares.com
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] harrydey1:
Grand firmware

latest indian firmware for grand??

---------- Post added at 07:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:06 AM ----------

samobiles is not working may b its down ha
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] adheeshkurekar:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41737597 see this
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] zeff123:
can somebody provide me a link that is not from hotfile for our official firmware that works on philippines?
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] codekidX:
Lol here is my recovery.image too

I just want to stop developing for this device :banghead:
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] adheeshkurekar:
Heyyy why are you saying like this :confused:
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
I will remove your recovery image within 24 hours okay stay cool man
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
Yipee got 1k views in 2 weeks

Thank you guys
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] mukeshc15:
we can update (install) new firmware from cwm recovery without any help of odin?:confused:

cwm recovery installion will be better or odin?????? plz rlp fast frdz
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] bongski55:
During the early times of Galaxy Note there was a time when CWM actually caused bricked phones. So I do not agree that CWM based updating is the safest.

For the information of everyone new to Samsung phones- ODIN is actually a Samsung software used by Samsung to install firmware.

So ODIN is the safest way to flash samsung firmware and with the right tools can also be used to repair samsung phones.

Furthermore, in order to flash thru CWM the firmware file needs Meta files which somebody has to insert into the archive. The fw available from sammobile does not have this meta files so only ODIN can be used.

Master Developer Chainfire of Supersu fame has MobileOdin Pro that makes it easier to flash firmware without going thru CWM but not yet compatible to Galaxy Grand.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] mukeshc15:
thus updatig new firmware will lose my wallpares,song on my micro sd card ? :confused:

plz rlp fst bro....thn in adv :)
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] bongski55:
No it will not touch your sd card BUT always make a backup just in case.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] simplyanin:
lol congracts :D
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] codekidX:
Views doesn't matter because guys like me often sees evry thread when there is a reply
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] :
Thats because you are a developer and I am just a member who know some basics about linux, and I am no match for you :)
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] mukeshc15:
thnz brother :)

bro can u tell me (explain me) that what is the STOCK FIRMWARE and what is the KERNEL FILE :confused:

in this given link http://samsung-updates.com/details/7945/Galaxy_Grand_Duos/GT-I9082/INU/I9082XXAMC5.html

plz rlp bro :) thnz in adv :cowboy:
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] bongski55:
Use the search function in the upper right corner. There is a good discussion in xda about those things...;)

suggesting xda university
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] lelouch0131:
Can you teach me how to unlock Sim in my Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos? My country is Philippines. Thanks
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] Saiem929:
Please help me urgent

Hi Everyone,

I have done a mistake with GT I9082. I had just one file which should be done by PDA option but by mistake I flashed that file by bootloder. now the phone stuck at Samsung logo and tried to flash again by PDA but nothing happen. Please help me :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pennine1:
Hi,

PLEASE HELP ME!!

I've got a stock out of the box Galaxy S4 (4.2.2) and I'm having trouble with a couple of apps not installing.

The first app is Good Messaging for my corporate email, tries to install then says 'my phone is not within policy'

Just tried to install my mobile banking app and it bombs out and says my device is rooted.

I've have definitely not tried to root or modify the Android OS. I downloaded the free rootchecker app and it says I'm not rooted.

Is this an app problem or something weird on the S4 I need to modify so it appears unrooted? Never had this issue with my past S2.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Madawcisrich:
If you have to root your phone so that you can use this app, why you don't do it? It takes you a little 15 minutes, just follow the tuto carefully and everything will be easy.

Also if you want to go back to official stock for insurance issue, you can flash to the official stock.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pennine1:
I do not want to root my device. I want it unrooted (locked)- which out of the box it should be.

The 2 apps I'm trying to install will fail to work if the device is rooted.

Unfortunately the apps 'think' my device is rooted when its not.

How can I double check if my S4 device is unrooted/locked?

FYI- I'm with Vodafone UK (England). I wonder if their Android build is the problem? Is there an easy way to install a stock non branded ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Madawcisrich:
That is I tried to tell you, Root->Unroot = out of the box factory state. No one will notice that you have root...

That cannot be. Even if you device is root, you can still download any app. However if you device is not rooted, yo cannot download App who require the root.

Try to flash the official firmware of your phone through Odin, and see if it still displays that error warning.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] awesomedeals88:
I noticed that gmail 4.3.1 doesnt come with pinch to zoom just like gmail 4.2! Can someone please let me know how to get it working? Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] takethebox:
In the settings there is an option to enable auto-fit. I believe that should work for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] awesomedeals88:
I could confirm it working. Thanks. I guess they renamed it differently
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] awesomedeals88:
It already comes preloaded with the galaxy s4.
[Motorola Droid X2] adrenatek:
Just hoping to possibly help someone with my findings about the Droid X / X2 and the usage of slow or inexpensive 16GB+ microSD cards. I was about to factory reset my phone when I realized that a problem started after copying a bunch of videos/music to my external microSD. Sometimes after restarting the phone it would restart itself again, seemingly at random.

It seems that my microSD card, a cheapo class 4 Lexar that I pulled from an LG phone, is just not up to the task. The thing is the problem is not obvious unless you try another card. It seems the phone doesn't care what kind of card you use if you use an 8GB or less, but 16GB or higher you need to stick to a good brand like PNY or SanDisk and use class 10 or better. Anything less and the phone seems to get finicky and may reboot on its own at seemingly random times. I found that my rebooting happened shortly after Android reading the SD card when manually starting the phone.

So I figured that since people do sometimes complain of this phone doing random reboots, don't give up it could very likely be something as simple as a subpar SD card. In my case it was the entire problem.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] flu13:
Anyone tried this little puppy out?

http://www.amazon.com/Skiva-Certifi...F8&qid=1369415982&sr=8-2&keywords=skiva+a2600

I was put off by the lack of reviews, but seeing the good ratings on other products from the company got me to try it. Should be arriving next week. I like the idea of not having any additional cables needed. Plus, it holds just enough juice for a full charge of the S4.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] i.amtom:
Just buy another battery
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] flu13:
Yeah, not sure I ever would have thought of that. :p

This is so much more convenient, IMO, and I can use it for more than just my phone (e.g. tablet, headset).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Juandedio2:
Hi, i have a very strong battery drain with this ROM. The only thing i can see is that the mail app is drainning the most percent of charge.

I only have one exchange mail account and is the first issue on this roms, i always use mackay roms old releases.

Van U hep me

thanks

JD2