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[HTC Droid DNA] hkbladelawhk:
Well I figured I'd chime back in on this. I bought an S4 outright for $550, ridiculous deal, NIB. Got home, and bootloader unlocked. While the unlock was a pain as it kept disconnecting, and running into some issues with 4.2.2. I must say, I'm fairly impressed. While build quality is crap compared to the DNA, the phone is just as quick and has a much better battery life (makes sense, larger battery), not to mention some "impress the less technical" features.
[HTC Droid DNA] jkbarryatl:
Samsung is too plasticky. DNA feels so much more solid
[HTC Droid DNA] cstrife999:
While I probably would never get another Samsung non-nexus device that is one hell of a deal you got. Regardless...
[HTC Droid DNA] hkbladelawhk:
Completely agree. Though minus the lack of a button force reset, I think the S4 is a much better phone as much as I hate to admit it.

Yea, can't beat that, it's $100 (at least) under what it goes for elsewhere.
[HTC Droid DNA] th3_g00b:
Stock for stock, I disagree on the battery comment. Had the s4 for a day and didn't last as long as my DNA....
[HTC Droid DNA] orangechoochoo:
I didn't know his but he S4 is capable of wireless charging http://www.droidforums.net/forum/an...eless-charging-your-galaxy-s4-20-seconds.html

And it may come with the Snapdragon 800 in the fall, so those of you who have the S4 start regretting your purchase :p

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/an...xy-s4-benchmark-steals-performance-crown.html
[HTC Droid DNA] hkbladelawhk:
Yea, but how bad is a non Samsung wireless addon for the phone?

I never ran the S4 stock. But from what I could see, battery was the same if not better.
[HTC Droid DNA] lhkjohn:
Love my DNA, but I really HATE having to worry about my storage all the time. I'm a heavy cloud user, but I also take tons of photos & long videos quite often, so it's a huge PITA to have to upload and delete my storage so often. That's really my only problem with this phone.

Sent from my DNA all in ya mouf
[HTC Droid DNA] TechSavvy2:
That's why you just buy the official Samsung wireless charging kit. Otherwise you pay for crap, and you receive crap.

I own an S4 and a DNA, battery life is actually much better on the DNA. Usage on my DNA places me with about 30-40% left at the end of the day, vs same use on my S4 leaves me with 0-20%, probably needing to charge on my way home.
[HTC Droid DNA] Budwise:
Well I jumped to the S4 due to needed a giant battery for work. I will definitely say the S4's UI is laggy even with a custom ROM and the screen is not nearly as good color wise as the DNA. Very yellowish tinted whites.
[HTC Droid DNA] Infinite Jest:
I'm sure it will never come to the US, but the battery capacity of the butterfly S is very enticing.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NATA8986:
Can anyone tell me where is the default directory for the preloaded wallpapers on Stock Rooted JB4.1.1 Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5113?
[TouchPad General] ExileInParadise:
Milaq posted a great thread over here about CM10.1 unofficial nightlies:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2290346

To get Android to have a more webOS-like feel, I use GO Launcher EX with a webOS theme.

When I upgraded to CM10 a bit ago, Google Play claimed GO Launcher EX 3.5 was not supported on my device.

It seemed to still work, but okay... I installed GO Launcher EX 3.6 beta 3 and kept on chugging.

Tonight when I installed CM10.1 from the build linked above, GO Launcher EX 3.6b3 also worked, but had 1 "glitch" that I was not able to figure out how to fix.

Normally with Go Launcher EX, when you are on a home screen, there are settings buttons in the bottom row that open GO Launcher EX's configuration itself.

With 3.6b3 on CM10.1 - EX worked fine except those home row settings buttons did nothing.

I am too noob to post in milaq's thread above, and did not see GO Launcher EX mentioned here anywhere else, so I figured I would capture this little oddity/glitch in case someone else ran down the same path I did.
[General Questions and Answers] joshua.justice:
A while ago I was reading online, it was probably a year ago and I saw this credit card thing. The card itself was a card linked to a smartphone app/account for the service. You'd open the app and pick your credit card that you wanted to use and it would send the data to the card via NFC. It would make it so that the "card" could be used as if it was that exact card you had (even though it wasn't the actual card, just held your card information temporarily). After you used it, the card would be useless.

I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this or heard of it. I googled quite a bit and still could not find it. The idea intrigues me.
[General Questions and Answers] joshua.justice:
Anyone?
[General Questions and Answers] timgreen123:
nfc is not a good style for using money. because i think if i lost my phone, no password will make the theif easy
[General Questions and Answers] joshua.justice:
There are apps to remotely wipe your phone
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] zakeen:
Can I turn off the automatic wifi to Gprs when there is no wifi? or is there a manual switch. I seem to find I loose my wifi connection and then it jumps to gprs, where I dont want to do that.

Also is there any way of knowing how much I have downloaded or uploaded? or any good tools that you know will help me with this?

and....

If I want to listen to MP3 music while its in my pocket, how do I lock the buttons and screen while listening to music?

many thanks
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] ian watson:
Hi zakeen.

I had the same problem - I wanted to manually turn on the gprs.

I posted this on the Networking Thread recently:......

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I have found where I can stop it from connecting the GPRS if it cant get a wi-fi conncetion. Connections icon on the connections tab (under settings), then the advanced tab, then the select networks button - "programs that automaticall connect to the internet..........". I have changed this from gprs to my isp.

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I use this for the GPRS download tracking.

http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/gprsmonitor/?en

And you can lock the buttons by going into the settings menu and selecting system tab, then the button lock icon.

Hope this helps

Ian
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] zakeen:
Thanks I will have to try this GPRS pro, sounds good looking at it.
[General Questions and Answers] Mr-Glass:
I have searched for an app to monitor my Wifi Usage with a breakdown by SSID - For example I want to be able to see SSID-Home 1.2gb --- SSID-Work 500mb ------ SSID-Hotspot 500mb... All apps I have checked out just show a total Wifi usage with app breakdown.. including the built in data usage setting... Anybody know of an app that has this functionality?
[General Questions and Answers] mralaska:
The paid version of Mobile Counter has the functionality to track the usage of one SSID. The video on the free version shows that field functional but after installing it the field was grayed out. I am waiting for my freedompop device to arrive before downloading the trial version to make sure it works properly.

Traffic Monitor / RadioOpt let you track a Home SSID and a Work SSID but they show the results as percentage and not data so you would need to do the math, I suppose, unless I missed something in the settings.

There was a developer on this site that tweaked the code of NetCounter to get the desired results but if it turned into an available app then I have not seen it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1197053
[General Questions and Answers] Mr-Glass:
I ended up going with Mobile Counter Pro - for the same reason - I picked up freedompop. My cycle just started again -however, the numbers seem right on - Mobile Counter Pro shows - 31.06MB and Freedompop shows 30.96MB, it works for one SSID, the only one I have limits on..
[General Questions and Answers] mralaska:
That is good to hear, and probably what I will end up doing unless something better shows up while I am waiting. (I was hoping for something that shows the chosen Wifi usage in the widget, plus the addition of data & wifi on/off buttons would make it a nice compact widget bundle)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] derekdi:
hi guys, i m a android noob, so i m a little bit confused with all these recoveries and loki and stuff..

so can anyone explain to me that can i flash a international STOCK rom? thanks a lot!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mg2195:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2294489
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyr0sphere:
Firstly, I was on 0.33 kernel for the past 4 or so months with LTE working perfectly

Yesterday I flashed Semaphore 1.0 kernel. Woke up this morning and my LTE didn't seem to be working anymore. In the secret menu, whereas before I could select LTE/GSM/CMDA (auto) and have everything work perfectly, now I can't even connect to the network.

I flashed back to Franco kernel 0.48 but the problem still seems to be there. I can only connect to the network if I make it WCDMA Preferred, and nothing else.

Does this even make sense for so many problems to arise from flashing a kernel? I have been flashing various ROMs and kernels since I got my Nexus 4 in November and had no issues at all

I'm with Koodo Mobile (Telus) in Canada. I have since downgraded to 0.27 radio to see if that would do anything, but nothing has changed. There has been no change in my ROM (Paranoid Android) and the only change AFAIK is the kernel
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scream4cheese:
Where are you getting those kernels verison from??? Sounds like you're mixing boot loader versions and kernel versions.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Genestealer:
There's no franco kernel .48 but there is Baseband (radio) version .48 which disables LTE.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyr0sphere:
My mistake, I'm running Franco r140. Radio is definitely 0.27
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] auron.devil:
Hi, i have lww with unlock bootloader, is there safe if i update or fix my lww via pc companion???coz many times im flash custrom and kernel, now my lww is slowdown and touch screen is not responsif as before, even with stock gb. Flashing many times with flashtool the problem still same.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] andogeek10:
If you are asking about how to re lock your bootloader you can see here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=24136222

Have you tried the latest firmware? I had faced this problem and now I'm on the latest gb stock firmware and now my phone is running fine again.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] auron.devil:
Ok, trying relock and fix via pc companion, coz now im using stock gb 62 and still lag
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RavinduSha:
you must relock your bootloader before updating via pc companian. otherwise you will end up with a bricked device.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] auron.devil:
It,s done now
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] GIORGISEMON:
SONY Z2

hello there,

i have a sony z2 .. i unlcked it then while i'm flashing it i've done something wrong that i don't really know what it is !

so eventually the phone keep rebooting !( it start .. then SONY logo .. then crashed then reboot again )

and i can't reach any data on the phone !

considering that it can not be charged while it's not booted ! ( when you plug it in it start immediately)

so i tried to flash it again but i couldn't because some steps has to be done while the phone is on !

i tried xperia companion pc ! but it didn't help me it said that my device is unlocked !

so i'm stuck in here !

is there any solution ? ??
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] T3sla:
This thread is for xperia mini, pro, etc.Find the appropriate forum section for your phone and ask there.There isn't much activity here anyway.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AndrasLOHF:
Has anyone gotten this installed on any ROM's without issue? I've tried on MeanBean and VIper and there is no audio on bluetooth calls and it breaks speakerphone functions.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jocarog:
If you like aosp try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2151105
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Jayzion:
Last night my battery went dead. I was in NYC and was having too much fun to worry about charging the phone. Wen i got it charged I noticed my keyboard didn't vibrate when I typed... I figured the power loss prompted the phone to turn off the haptic feedback. I went into setting and found everything to be ok.

I ten trying changing the phone volume to off/vibrate... and the phone didn't vibrate. I have been through every setting and I don't see what's wrong. I called a friend that works at sprint and his response was "come get a new phone"

anyone else have this problem or know of the solution?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nicotheandroidguy:
Reboot the phone or if all else fails go to a sprint store and get a replacement or backup your data like contacts pictures and apps and then do a factory reset.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] rawintellect:
check to see if you don't have "power saving mode" enabled.

settings >> my device >> power saving mode

it happens sometimes when the phone gets that low on juice.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vegabyson:
Anyone figure out how to make flip fonts for the S4? I don't like or want to use the ifont app. I'm not a huge fan of rebooting just to get it to work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
I was just wondering if anyone has tried flashing any of these two themes on the Galaxy S4 ?

These two themes work very well on the Galaxy S3 and both of these themes create a flashable

zip file so the changes they make can be reversed by flashing the zipfile in cwm or twrp.

If anyone tried any of these two, it would be interesting to find how or if it worked on our Galaxy S4.

Here is the link for the Morpholgy theme: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2093095

The theme for JB MAD can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2183099

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Texus915:
U could be the first,
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: the first

Yes I know, but just out of courtesy I will let you or anyone else try it first. LOL
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vince7:
That mad theme looks sick guys let me know!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dweeb:
looks pretty sick

That mad theme looks awesome...is anyone working on getting that ported over?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: JB MAD

The JB MAD theme was really nice, it works perfectly on my S3 but when I flashed the S4 with it,

it did not change anything at all even though when it got done flashing it said "successful"......

At least we know that it will not mess the phone up at all when trying it.

LOL
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evnldr:
Galaxy tab 10.2 SGH-I497 Flash won't install I have used Firefox, and Firefox beta, stock browser. I have installed the latest version. It just plain is not working Running Android 4.0.4.

I am at a total loss.. And this is not my first day with android :p

I have searched and all say the same thing i have been doing. maybe it will never work.

Help....:(
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shakatu:
Flash works with stock browser. Search for download on adobe under old versions.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evnldr:
Did that, shows flash is installed. Used Stock, firefox, and Firefox beta.. No luck.

Flash Player 11.1 for Android 4.0 (11.1.115.58)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shakatu:
You're right. It isn't installing... I'll look into it and post a CWM flashable zip sometime cuz it installed properly on another device.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evnldr:
Thank You, :good:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shakatu:
Adobe Flash Player 11,1,115,58

Flash this file through custom recovery. It will remove all your old Adobe Flash Player files (if any) and update to the newest Android version.

To check that it installed properly, go to http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ in a stock browser and check version information.

It should say "You have version 11,1,115,58 installed"
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Guest:
I have a tungsten W palm top which was locked to AT&T mobile company how can I unlock it to work with any other providers.

I will be very glad if you cansend my the codes to unlock it.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Guest:
:roll:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] cruisin-thru:
I dont think your request can be fulfilled, the Tungsten w can be hacked to allow use of a sim emu card with mutiple sims or you can pay $100 to have it unlocked, this cannot be done remotely, you have to send the unit away.

http://www.expansys.it/forumthread.asp?code=TUNGSTENW&thread=76

Check that link for info and other links.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerDNA:
So think I want to go back to stock but its been so long I don't remember which one it was. I think I had DLL7 but not sure. Does it even matter? Also what modem is for north America
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waz000000:
use kies and go to firmware update and initialisation and follow the prompts this will use your device serial to give you the correct firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wizzbang3:
Battery life on this phone is abysmal - on a fresh phone. Didn't restore much from titanium backup.

Would like to drop the CPU down a good 25% or so, can this be done without too much stress? It's an unbranded, rooted i9505 in Australia.

I suspect I'll need to flash something to do so, is that right?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ausboy 2011:
Mines telstra stock rooted using faux kernel and my battery life is superb
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
It must be asked in Q/A Subforum buddy.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wizzbang3:
Define "superb" for me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andyjg247:
Apologies for jumping in here. Can you define abysmal too? I would say my battery life is more than double my S2 (that was Cyanogen niggtlies but this is currently djembey's slim). Biggest drain is usually the 3G but I have that off most of the time. It is hard to compare to be fair as we will all use different settings but I have a lot of the bloat removed or disabled, power save on and screen at half brightness. How is yours setup as maybe we can shyc settings a little to compare more closely.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beeboss:
If the reason to underclock is to save more juice, you should understand that the phone doesn't work on 1,9ghz most of the time, on average it's 200-800mhz depending on task, so you would not probably win a lot battery if you underclock let's say to 1.7 unless you're a heavy gamer.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dafonehacker:
I know this tread is already pretty old, but that answer is only partially true.

On stock configuration the GS4 uses the 'ondemand' cpu gouvernor. That gouvernor ramps up the cpu speed to the max when cpu activity is detected and will then slow down the cpu depending on the task. So everytime you open/close an app the cpu is running at 1.9ghz. (At least that I heard/experienced) using a custom kernel you can choose a different gouvernor which is more battery friendly, or lower the max cpu speed(from 1.9 To for example 1.7ghz). You can also lower the min cpu speed so that when the device is idle, it will consume less power (I think standard is around 350mhz and I put mine on 189). Some kernels even allow to underclock the GPU. Undervolting will also save battery.

In short: using a custom kernel you can really save some battery, increase performance, or get a better balance between the two, but you will have to take the time to find the settings that work best for you. I personally use KT kernel, with an overclocked CPU and GPU, but I also undervolted them both by 75mV, and with some tweaking with settings for when the screen is turned off, my battery lasts longer than stock configuration.

Correct me if I'm wrong on something, I'm not a Cpu expert ;)

And sorry for bad english
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetbruceli:
Check this out, if you long press the power saving icon in the notification pull down, it will bring the settings for it, Uncheck all but the cpu. It will run no higher than about 1.3 ghz and is plenty fast for all tasks. I use that setting on the s4 and note 3. I never ran into any lag except TouchWhiz home launcher but I use Nova Launcher anyways.

You will see a better battery life as well.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] teraih:
My Nexus 4 case review.

I'm going to do a little case review for all my N4 cases: Official bumper; Mercury TPU case; XDA-developers TPU case, Meifeng Hard skin cover, and Ringke Fusion Premium Hybrid Hard Case.

Let's get started, hopefully this could help you guys when choosing cases.

Official bumper: The most expensive case I've owned, and it is not worth it. The look is cool, no doubt about it, however, it feels terrible in hand. It's like wearing a bad condom, which makes the whole experience weird. The protection it gives is limited.

Overall score: 5/10

Mercury TPU case: A solid case with good protection. Feels pretty good in hand, however, it attracts finger prints. A mediocre case, nothing special about it.

Overall score: 6.5/10

Xda TPU case: I got this case to show my support for the XDA community. I got it for about $12, took them about a month to ship it to me. As you can see, it looks awesome, dose not attract finger prints. The quality is a little iffy, since its hand made.

Overall score: 7/10

Ringke Fusion Premium Hybrid Hard Case: My second favorite case. The best part about it is that the back is see-through, great way to show off the beautiful design with good protection. Some say the buttons are hard to push, but that's not the case in mine, the responses I get is great. The only thing I don't like is the small head phone hole, I have to take the case off when I listen to my music. I dose fit the regular head phone cable, mine is a little bigger.

Overall score: 8.5/10

Meifeng Hard skin cover: My favorite among all. It is the slimmest case I own, which makes the holding experience awesome. The materiel it uses has a matte like feeling, makes it easy to hold. The only downside is that the protection it offers is not that great, it only covers the back and the side of the phone while leaves top and bottom of the front unprotected.

Overall score: 9/10

That's it! Hope you guys enjoyed!

For pictures, please visit my google+ page: Ken Zhang tchi0916@gmail.com
[Nexus 4 Accessories] TJ_Ahluwalia:
Nice reviews! Can you please give a link to the last case. Can't seem to find it..
[Nexus 4 Accessories] filthykid:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Meifeng-Har...or-Google-LG-Nexus-4-E960-Black-/271115454049
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ismethajametovic:
Useless without pics.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Hung0702:
More pics of the Meifeng please.

I would like to compare it to the Poetic Palette. They appear to be the same, but a YouTube review (more like overview) dropped the Meifeng case by itself into the ground and it sounds like it might be even flimsier/thinner than the Palette. I just want minimal scratch protection but I don't like actual skins/films, so the Meifeng might work for me.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] andyahs:
The Meifeng is a slim case like the Poetic Palette but has great grip and feel to it - almost a sandpaper feel but again minimum protection.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] AdamUpNorth:
I have the Palette and Meifeng. The palette is thicker/sturdier and offers much better top/bottom protection because the edges of the case come closer to the front of the phone. The matt material is also really nice...imo nicer than the meifeng.

However, because it's thicker it doesn't feel as good in the hand as the Meifeng and it also has smaller button holes. So as long as you're ok with a little less protection, the Meifeng is the way to go.

There are a few pics of the Meifeng on the link in my sig.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] THEindian:
I just ordered one of these LINK

Good decision?