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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] No_Nickname90:
You could try mounting an External SD card and moving your files that way. I know that will still use the micro-USB port on your phone, but that's the only thing I can think of.

Have you tried charging the phone while it's off? Does it still smoke?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrmomoman:
Thank for the input/help peeps.

The USB port was dead off or on. I charged up a 5000mAH battery Backup that has indicators if the USB source is drawing power. It would come on and then off immediately. Did this for a few times with different cables.

I tried charging only and with data/charge cables and it wasn't that helpful.

For it to get hot so quickly that meant there must be something in there or resistance immediately upon plug in. My cables where new so I know it could be that.

I went out today and purchase a few cans of compressed air since I ran out and took a fine pick/needle and cleaned the contacts. I blew it out and clean. It started showing signs of progress as the LED indicator would like up for longer than it had since I had this problem.

Cleaned it a little more and now I got it back to charging again and my data is backed up. I have tested it in the car with a 2A charger and with my 3.1A wall charger and my laptop and it seems to be working fine again.

Whatever small particle that got in there must have created a resistance that started burning the connectors and left residue behind to cause the USB Surge Errors. I mean it got hot quick. Less than 2 seconds and it was sizzling hot at the Metal Micro USB tip.

Crossing my fingers that its working right now. Patience and cleaning the very small contacts did the trick.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unrevoked:
Yea i always ALWAYS check my charger for little hairs or anything that could get in there. I went thru this with a blackberry
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] No_Nickname90:
Hmm... I would have never thought to do that. I'll keep that in mind if I come across that type of issue.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f4brk:
You clean USB cable or Micro USB port on phone?

Hope this trick works for me.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] angelus:
need an experts help on buying a second hand XDA2, many here at philippines are selling them on the verge of buying the new blue angel/xdaIIs. need some suggestions/help on how to check if the one sold is in good condition or not. (physically and software functionalitywise) i would also be checking the layout, battery, stylus, charger, fast response of the touch screen but other than that i need an experts advise. thanks.

why settling for 2nd hand? its cheaper and planning to get 2 units for the price of 1 brand new.

btw im more inclined on getting the ANDES version (1.3 mp cam) how can i know if its ANDES? on the box only or are there special coding/ type response to view this on the XDA2?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Marc MD:
well the first one i checked was the screen.. if it was scratched.. second one was the backup battery if it was ok... (take off the battery for awhile change sims and put the battery back again... see if it hard resets if it does, the backup batt might be damaged)... well its up to your judgement or usage.. and if your in the Philippines.. first thing you might want to do is to check if the phone is not locked by any network.. it might be blocked.. cuz it "might" be stolen.. try a Globe SIM first ( globe reacts faster to stolen fones ) then Smart.. if one is blocked or no signal dont buy it.. it sure is a stolen one...
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Marc MD:
when i bought mine second hand i didnt worry much about the versions because it is upgradable anyway.. and i never had any problems whatsoever and im quite satisfied so far... oh and by the way you might want to hard reset the phone before actually paying for it... you'll never know... :P
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] angelus:
thanks for the heads up man, getting in to buy xda2. hope i could get an ANDES version.... :D

sigh... the XDA2 minis price costs more dough almost the same price as the XDA3.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Marc MD:
well many people say that XDA3's not worth it... XDA2 still rocks!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] travishamockery:
Coming from the s3 which I thought charged really fast. This phone seems to crawl. anyone else think the same?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] voodoomanx:
It's the opposite if you use the supplied charger.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eric214:
^^ what he said. 5v and 2.0amps is like double the normal chargers... 2.0amp is crazy fast... from 32% to full in just under an hour
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fade2green514:
Yup I bought an extra one on Amazon because of how slow my old charger charges it. It's like trying to charge a laptop with a phone charger haha you need the more powerful charger. My car charger claims its 1amp too but I feel like it charges super fast too.

sent from my galaxy s4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] travishamockery:
Thank you all and good to know. That's one thing I never read about. Gonna have to buy a few spares
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k4v2n:
I have the same prob. Charged about 7% in 30 mins (using the supplied charger). Charges fine when I use my N7 charger though. I'm gonna have to check the charger when I get home.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] berfles:
Just for the hell of it, here is my how my charge is going right now:

7% - plugged in at 3:22

21% - 3:31

33% - 3:42

44% - 3:52

57% - 4:04

83% - 4:28
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vue:
For what its worth I don't have this issue with charging - s4 charges comparable to s3 HOWEVER i am not using stock charging that came with the box, I am using cables i have had from before and sometimes even use the USB to wall plugs from Apple and/or BB or whatever I have had lying around - seems to work well. :cowboy:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] middmd:
With a 5V 2 amp charger it goes like a bat out of he'll, using my thunderbolt's 5V 1 amp charger it's quite slow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TH3 ST1G:
i have noticed that having it plugged into either a car charger or a computer, it does NOT charge very quickly... not to the point where it is annoying but, slow enough to notice a difference...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eric214:
If i take the cable from the box and plug it into my USB hub (it has it's own power source also) if im using it for much other then file transfers i can still lose power off battery. It just seems to slow the battery drain instead of just charging slower then plugged into the wall with the 5V 2amp plug. Now obviously if I'm not doing much with the phone while on the USB it will charge but much slower then the wall charging
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] najaboy:
That's to be expected when plugged into a source that's limited to 500 mA.

---------- Post added at 07:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:49 PM ----------

Bear in mind that the phone will charge faster using the stock cable than it will with other cables.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tbgreen89:
My s4 flies on the charger.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] chrishoyt2012:
Same here...on stock charger my phone charges v3ry quickly. Are you rooted with special ROM? Are you using non samsung charger?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 0reo:
Ok, there's something else going on here. Maybe its software related.

My S4 will only charge fast on the supplied charger. The cable doesn't seem to matter; I tested a bunch of them. I have an assortment of other 2A chargers and none do better then barely keeping up with power useage; hardly any charging at all. Again, the usb cord doesn't seem to make any difference.

Now, I've read mention of a "fast charge" feature that the kernel developers are "turning on". I haven't found a good explanation of what exactly that means but it appears to me that Samsung tried to make the device only charge at the full rate using their chargers and at a minimal trickle charge rate for all others even if they are capable of the full 2A output.

Then there is the problem of buying extra Samsung chargers since there appear to be a lot of knock-offs that will not get the phone to charge at full rate.

What a stupid thing to be such a PITA.

Anyone have any solid info on this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] madsquabbles:
just about every samsumg device either needs a kernel hack or an adapter to get fast charge off of a non-samsung charger. you can grab a few of these:

http://dx.com/p/usb-data-charging-extension-cable-for-samsung-p1000-black-91141

and use them with just about any 2amp charger with no problems on my old galaxy tablets or my galaxy note and nexus getting fast charge(nexus even charges faster on the 2amp - hope i don't blow it up!).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kdo23:
Fast charge from my understanding is just turning off the data connection when plugged into a computer. This allows for higher usb charge rates, it also helps certain wireless charging setups. I am coming from a gnex where this was the terminology, I assume it's similar. Fast charge shouldn't do much for you if you are having trouble with 2amp chargers, but maybe in this case Samsung limits through put when it doesn't recognize the charging unit? If fast charge tweaks somehow disable this, then I guess it's possible you would enjoy increase in charge rate though I have no verification on that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 0reo:
Well, I have to discount my own theory. I have some off-brand adapter and cable to charge in my car that works great.

I sure would like to know what's going on with the chargers in my house.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] najaboy:
There's a problem with semantics going on. Fast charge is exactly what you're used to it being on the GN. What's being referenced here is quick charge, a feature of later Snapdragon SoC's.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] madsquabbles:
fast charging is rapid charge where near full power is transferred. in the gn2, gnote 10.1, gnex, and gtab10.1 the max i got was ~1600mA with all my 2.1A chargers including the samsung charger. the rapid charge continues to 90% and then switches to trickle - anywhere from 400-900mA til 100%. without the adapter you're stuck at trickle, even at under 90%. some chargers seem to have it built in to rapid charge,but most don't.

i've never gotten a full 2100mA from any charger yet.

you can find schematics on how to build your own adapter in one of these samsung boards. i think there was a very detailed one in the gnote10.1 forum.
[Xperia Z Themes and Apps] Mythusme:
Just wanna share

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1839871

More Apps

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Screenshots:

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deezy88:
WILL their be a camera mod like the 1080p 30mbit and also will they have 16:9 on 13mp mode by any chance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trueray:
I hope so because the 4:3 is ugly looking lol

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deezy88:
yea was stupid the google cam shot 12.8 mp 16:9 though but i want the stock to work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] thdaddy34:
I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy s4. I have been encountering a very annoying problem. I am a heavy texter, I text over 10,000 texts per month. My primary phone has always been the iPhone and it is extremely smooth and amazing texting. However, I find it very annoying that when I am texting 2 people or more simultaneously on my samsung galaxy s4 I experience severe lag. For example if I'm typing a text message and and incoming text comes my phone lags. I remember experiencing this on the HTC Windows Phone 3 years ago and saw it was extremely annoying. I am very disappointed that such a new and expensive phone that is backed out with internal hardware cannot handle a text messaging conversation without having the experience significant lag. Very frustrated right now does anyone have a solution? I am very close to returning this phone and either getting a secondary iPhone or perhaps the HTC One.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jetlitheone:
Custom kernel and rom, fixed.

or just CM 10.1 if you want.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] thdaddy34:
I was hoping that there was a solution other than Rooting the phone. I don't want to lose some of the Samsung features that would not function on roms.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Slade8525:
there are TW roms, kernels, and other messaging apps. i have CPU set differently than stock (500mhz with screen off, 1.3ghz on), GoSMS pro and GoLauncherEX that i use, and TouchWizUI frozen along with lots of other stuff i dont use frozen. no lag that way. Stock ROM stock Kernel, rooted, debloated, SIM unlocked. Nova launcher is quicker than GoLauncher, but i like the GoLauncher interface and icons better.

With TW roms/kernel you need root, but wont lose TW stuff like smart view, air gesture, etc etc. also wont lose IR blaster function.

Also try freezing S-voice in TiBU, that made a heck of a difference for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] thdaddy34:
So let me get this straight Samsung wants us to call up $600 for a SPECed out phone that can't properly send and receive text messages without lagging and freezing the phone. Also Samsung wants us to buy a phone that doesn't even have autocorrect on it stock keyboard! This is ridiculous these are basic functions of any phone. They should be worried more about providing us with these basic functions make them as glitch free as possible before they worry about adding stupid and useless functions such as hand gestures and infrared. Hey I'm just frustrated right now. Everyday its something new and annoying with this phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jetlitheone:
I know what you mean, I was the same. They'll update it and fix it... but if you don't wanna wait those are your options or the HTC One which is a pretty good choice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Slade8525:
No, actually AT&T, Bell, Telus, and Virgin want that. Stock S4 ROM/UI is not as lag prone. Basic functions of a phone are some numbers, call and hang up features. And Autocorrect is patented in different forms, so that's an issue between the titans of mobiles an OS providers, whether it be software or hardware provider issues; maybe try a different messaging app. GoSMSpro has decent learning autocorrect. Others too.

Welcome to the 21st century, be glad your problems and issues are those of 1st world countries. Ive been/lived/worked in places that getting clean water is impossible and babies die every day of simple diseases or infections that here, in the 1st world, practically don't exist. And there are dozens of workarounds and ways to speed it up, etc. You bought the device; i hope you at least played with it first. Never buy anything sight unseen or without some foreknowledge about it.

The $600 you 'called up' (think you meant 'coughed up') is more than the worldwide median annual income. For a phone. Keep that in mind. Every time i start getting ticked at all the problems im having, i look at a picture i took some years back of kids in a village in Swaziland on a work trip; none survived a recent flu epidemic.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hamzer11:
First let me say that I am a heavy believer in charity and taking care of the "third" world as well as your neighbors right in your neighborhood. However, I can't stand when people post the term 1st world problems. your post assumes that its a choice where only one option can operate at a time. That is, if OP complains about a device he spent good money on he is suddenly out of touch and showing a lack of concern for various global sufferings. Or, on the other hand, if he has concerns for other folks around the world he should just shut up and put up with a sub par product. C'mon. Why can't he complain legitimately about something he spent his hard earned money on and still be concerned about third world problems. For all you know he may be funding a well in Africa, supporting and AIDS research initiative, giving his time/money in some form. You just don't know. He has what money God or whatever you want to believe provided for him, he can spend it as he sees fit and if he spent it in a premium product that fails to deliver the promised premium experience let him complain without trying to be the moral police.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] pejhod:
I give your rhetoric merit and hate to be that guy, but the median worldwide annual income is higher than that, double to be exact.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/04/news/economy/world_richest/index.htm
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] thdaddy34:
Actually if you venture into these third world countries Samsung makes phones, which are downgrade cheaper models that's have touch wiz without Android and they cost almost nothing but send and receive text messages more efficiently and with no lag ass compared to their flagship phone samsung galaxy s4 which cost me over $600 since I got the 32 gig model. So I wish Samsung wasn't ripping people off and advertising this as the next big thing because I'm pretty sure my iphone 3G didn't lag when sending and receiving text messages. And that was 4 years ago.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dden4012:
Many things it could be. I dont see the issue you describe on my Note II. I would be very irritated like you if I did. You might have to go back to the iphone. I would try returning the s4 first though. Careful about the apps you install as well. Free is rarely free.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] thdaddy34:
I had a note 2 as well and that phone was simply amazing. In my opinion that is the best built phone the Samsung has ever come out with. It is also the best Android phone. It's billed very sturdy and solid and the software is excellent. Till this day I have never experienced any lag with it or any slow down despite any applications I have installed. Based on this reliability and the amazing job Samsung did with the note 2 I assumed that's a much more speced out phone such as the samsung galaxy s 4 which is a newer model would be just as stable and lag free as the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Boy was I wrong.:mad:

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 32 GB Model
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jetlitheone:
It'll get there, not all carriers have it this bad.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Slade8525:
mistake acknowledged; still its pretty damn low. i remembered that statistic from high school. shoulda got my google on
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bigslimoid:
I'm wounded what would happen if I flash a sprint Rom on an AT&T phone.I've flashed this inparticular Rom on my phone and the only problem I've had was a persistent notification that says preparing network, but had data and service. My gf has an unlocked AT&T s3 running on straight talk I wanna flash above mentioned Rom on her phone but I'm scared of bricking hers a Lil more that bricking mine
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] HolyGhostBoy1:
It will brick it the reason why is because our phones are internally different att use sim card sprint doesn't
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hednik:
Don't flash ROMs on other people's phones if they can't troubleshoot and issues themselves. Just a good rule of thumb.

And no it won't brick her phone. Only if you flash the modem/radio for Sprint will it do damage. Depends what ROM you bare flashing to know what the issues will be.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bigslimoid:
I tested on my phone and worked relatively good. And Im not gonna tell you not to flash better os on your wife's phone
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hednik:
T-Mobile 4.1.2 is a lot more compatible than Sprint's.

Why ask a question if you already have you mind made up ?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bigslimoid:
My mind wasn't made up till after I got the first three responses.And I appreciate every ones input.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mcinvalek:
I am trying to root my Verizon Galaxy Note 2 SCH-I605 via Casual R515, I am running win7 x64. I got the phone into USB debugging and connected the phone to my PC using the samsung cable that came with the phone. I clicked "Do It". The program showed "connected" and proceeded. The phone restarted and threw a critical error. Since I cant seem to paste it below. I have attached it as a txt file. Also, the phone seems to be uneffected and works fine now but it is not rooted.

Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated.

_keith
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shangrila500:
I am not adept at reading Casual logs and have never done so before but before that critical error showed up it shows that the user canceled the process. Maybe you did so inadvertently? I may also be wrong.

What update are you on? Are you on VRAMC3 or one of the previous updates?

Have you tried using Casual again since this error? If not you should give it another try and pay close attention to it this time while it's running. If it messes up again pay the log from it too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mcinvalek:
eparsas canons

Thank you for the reply. I am on VRAMC3, I just purchased the phone on 5/24/13. I ran the process again. I have attached the log as "casual log2". I began the process and the phone went into download mode and then proceeded to the first reboot. It seems to fail when the phone reboots. A small snippet of the log below seems to communicate that 'LIBUSB' is throwing an error of not supported. I am not sure what that means. For what it is worth. I have tried this process a few times and have used different USB ports on my desktop. Each time using the USB cable that came with the phone.

[INFO]

[Heimdall Error Report] Detected:

'LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED'; Attempting to continue

[/Heimdall Error Report]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] aerichards1977:
You need to install a different driver for hedimal. In the original post, there is a link to a single post for the drivers and how to install. I had the same error process.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] AngryGibson:
In addition to what aerichards wrote, I'm posting a video that explains the entire process along with the driver that is needed to install

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=e5stlbQ3Ysw
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chrisoxford:
Trying to use Casual on my stock SCH-1605. Casual sees the device, starts the process after "Do It", but seems to stop at "initialising protocol" and hangs (10 minutes so far).

Log document attached.

Running on Windows 7 Pro.

Thanks,

Chris
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tYde2gether:
ive tried everything even the posts before mine and downloaded the drivers and still ive gotten the causal error reading error with sch-I605VRAMC3 parsing command . i attached a txt file to show the error
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fromzero:
I had a similar problem where casual actually cause my drivers not to work, tried deleting all of my drivers and causals drivers but I had to remove them from registry too because windows kept assigning the wrong drivers to my device and odin / casual wouldn't pick them up. The best part is that I got the yellow triangle and had to wait to be able to use my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tlgrooms:
Did you ever get by this error? I'm having the same problem.

I am getting this same LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED error. Have tried everything I know how to and can't get by it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] s_s_mishra:
I am facing same problem