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[Galaxy S 4 Active General] lanwarrior:
Try to put the phone under a bowl of rice.

If that doesn't work, take it back to AT&T for a one time exchange.

I dunk my phone in a water bowl very often and never had that issue. Of course, that's divergent than swimming with it....
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] pyro254750:
Mine gets wet daily. I bring it in the shower with me to knock the dirty and dust it collects while I'm at work off.

One thing I've learned about waterproof devices in the past is that there are two things you should do to keep them operating correctly.

1. Check cover often to make sure it's snapped in all the way

2. If device is exposed to salt wster it should be rinsed in fresh water. Saltwater leaves a residue that plays hell with electronics. I suspect this may be the culprit of many headphone plugged in errors. A short water and vinegar bath is a good way to dissolve the salt residue.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] serdarkaraaslan:
yes

yes :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thatbigmoose:
Don't take the device back. That little bug seems to happen the first time you take your active underwater. Blow into the headphone port to clear it out like you would an old N64 cartridge.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] lildanik:
AT&T are a bunch of liars. I used the phone for 15 min to take pix underwater and the phone got damaged. I had to pay $200 to get it fixed cause water damage isn't under the warranty. Lol ironic right they claim it's waterproof yet if it leaks you pay.

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It still get's water inside the phone regardless. I had to pay $200 for 15 minutes of use. They lie.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thatbigmoose:
They're supposed to be giving free exchanges for water damage..

Call back and raise hell. Demand a 200$ bill credit or your charge refunded.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] steptaker:
I wouldn't risk it, lol.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] lanwarrior:
Why not? AT&T themselves announced they WILL make a "one time" exchange. Might as well get advantage of that.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] pyro254750:
Just an fyi, if you purchase the active through best buy you can get their insurance for the same price as att insurance and it DOES cover water damage. It also has zero deductable. The only downside is that it doesnt cover lost or stolen. As long as you have the device in hand however, they will repair or replace for no cost.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] :
This is untrue. Black Tie does not cover water damage, in fact its part of the sales pitch for Black Tie to say that it covers it "unless you bruise it, lose it, or teach it to swim. Same for RadioShack and any other third party retailer. Black Tie has a horrid horrid deductible for accidental, and it costs much more if you take the AD option.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] pyro254750:
Nerdface, you should research these things beforr trying to discredit someone else. I have this on my wifes device as well and have used it twice (shes very clumsy). They even show on their website that there is no deductable and that it covers water damage: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Misc/Geek-Squad-Protection/pcmcat159800050001.c?id=pcmcat159800050001
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] :
As a former best buy employee I beg to differ.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] thefatalepic:
It's stated on the site and you're still trolling?

SIII/XDAAPP
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] :
What they claim and what they honor are not the same thing at all. Again, take it at face value from someone who has had to decline BT on orders from management. Your phone at risk, not mine
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] pyro254750:
As a former best buy employee you would be wise to consider the possibility that things have changed since you were there rather than to assume you are on the up and up because you used to work there. I am not interested in what best buy did when you worked for them because it has zero relevance. This discussion pertains to what they do NOW, and that is what i am referencing in my experience.

I have used the insurance, they did exactly what they advertise they will do and that is to repair or replace with zero duductable. Two replacements of my wifes note 2. One for water damage (dropped in toilet) one for cracked screen ( dropped in driveway). Also got free stylus to replace one she lost. Our monthly insurance premium is the same as att.

I will not pollute this thread further. If you wish to continue this discussion please do so via pm.

I should also mention that I do not work for best buy, nor have I ever worked for best buy, so I have no bias one way or the other. Im simply a customer.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] paleh0rse:
My local Best Buy replaced my blatantly water-logged GNOTE under their Black Tie program with no issue whatsoever. Hell, they even gave me a free replacement OEM battery at the same time!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] wyvphone:
From their current terms and conditions, you are apparently right.

If a store honored the protection plan for dropping a phone in a bowl of water, they did so outside of the agreed-upon limitations.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Lekzai:
well, what if some devices are not 100% waterproof? what chances do i have, if i have a water damage?

Gesendet von meinem Transformer Prime TF201 mit Tapatalk 4
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] :
Thank you. And considering that the replacement phone gets charged back to the store when its sent back under BT Protection, that's a $800 mistake and a fireable offense.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] kevin619:
It's not really waterproof! I dropped it while trying to film underwater in a pool. It fell maybe 10 feet to the bottom and after I picked it up, it stopped working!
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Mitsuoka123:
10 feet is about 3m? The pressure is 3x bigger there than on 1m. This is your fault. Phones fault is when it stops working in 0.1cm - 1m of water in less than 30 minutes.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] speedee12:
The difference does not seem like much from 1m to 3m to us but to a small piece of electronics that is huge. Well beyond its designed limits.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] payers:
jajajsa, nice job
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] fishwy:
In my country phones waterproof like S4 are very common haha.：P：P
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] VishuArora1:
Nops

I dont think so. youpost.in
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Buzz_Litebeer:
Does anyone know of anything that would help make this phone MORE waterproof? Anything similar to the OBEX case from Seido but for this phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sz1a:
I've had mine now for 1 month and washed it under the tap twice. It works as advertised, I always make sure its properly sealed though. To be fair, I wouldn't take this phone swimming but the screen is damn good and I don't have to worry about it getting wet. There are many times its great to have a waterproof device - if its raining, if you're filming the Songkran water festival in Thailand, if you spill a glass of something on it, etc. I also have the official case from Samsung so the back cover wont fly off if I drop it and subsequently get water damaged. But no swimming or underwater shooting for now, I just don't want to risk it.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] nyarlathotep:
Perhaps the reviewer is an Apple/Iphone fanboy ;)
[General Topics] rapsong11:
Hello can someone please show me how to make a scientific calculator for android devices

Or if someone wants can send me source code to learn from that would be great

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaydroid:
hello

running windows 7

getting the following error:

http://i.imgur.com/41e2zxT.jpg

i previously had galaxy nexus drivers installed, i remoed everything i could find including kies etc...

any idea what i can do? i no longer have the galaxy nexus ofc....

gotta fix this without formatting windows ;/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

THIS worked for me.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seballe:
Does anyone know where i can find the changelog for the newest firmware to the stock rom for the S4? I just received the update today, and i cannot find a thread here containing the information that i seek.

Thanks in advanced.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KinetiClutch:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/06/06...y-s4-brings-enhancements-and-stability-fixes/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seballe:
Thank you very much!

Have pleasant day! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dong2007:
This is not the newest. MF8 is the newest ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KinetiClutch:
I know however there is no current listed log of changes for mf8. So I gave him a link to a recent one
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seballe:
Well the update I got today was the MF5 update. And not the MF8. Thanks anyways!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KinetiClutch:
No problem. Thank button on the post if it helped :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadForGamez:
Hey I have a rooted Galaxy Ace GT-S5830D, and wanted to use Link2SD to move apps to my SD.

I have two problems, one is that when i moved my downloaded apps from the phone to the SD, the internal memory seems to get even lower. The second is that I need an opinion if I put the apps in the SD card are right.

I also uninstalled some bloatware, because i didnt like it. So I found replacements that made the phone seem like more of an ICS style phone. For example, i got rid of the camera, calculator, the music app, and gallery. I replaced them with Camera ISC+, ISC Calculator, Google Play Music, Gallery ISC. After this my internal memory seems to be taken up by more memory. So i put all these apps into the SD. Then I put the Maps into SD, and also the Play store.

I dont know whats wrong here.

I also need and opinion if i put the right apps into my sd. All the apps in my SD now:

Facebook

TextPlus

Skype

PicsArt

Google Play Series

Maps

Google Play Music

Snapchat

Clean Master

Ymail

Kik

Antek QuickSettings

Player Pro

Gallery ISC

Messaging Lite G

ISC Calculator

AndroZip

Camera ISC+

Opera Mini

Link2SD

Groove IP

ALso forgot to mention, that I have Clcok JB+ instead of the normal Clock in gingerbread, it is not on the SD because I like the Clock widget it comes with. There is also Eye in the Sky on the phone, along with ADWLauncher EX. ISC Keyboard, Minimalistic Text, Widget Pack (Player Pro), Play Store, Street View,

Also, Can someone tell me how to optimize my phone to get the best out of it. I have all these replacements of the bloatware because I really like ISC. I am trying to get a custom ROM but for now this is the best i can do. Please help me, Thanks.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] marksken:
has anybody got a profile for pocket hack master ?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] marksken:
really no one who uses this program
[Java for Android App Development] thewisenerd:
What could be the causes for the error?

Do I need to import android.provider.Settings.System; first? :confused:

and/or do i need to initialise those variables first?
[Java for Android App Development] nikwen:
What happens if you import it?

Try it. ;)
[Java for Android App Development] thewisenerd:
no use :\

I added those lines, along with those import lines usually found on top of the file's contents. still getting the error. :confused:

p.s. java -version has anything to do with this? :confused:
[Java for Android App Development] thewisenerd:
a few hours of diggin'.

Could it be that if the resources, example SHOW_CLOCK etc, are declared private, and the other files can't access it? :confused:

i mean, java, i have heard about classes, public, private, etc. so, jus' curious :o
[Java for Android App Development] nikwen:
Cloning from Github. Will look into it. ;)

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Do you use the Jellybean or ics branch?

EDIT: I saw that you use the ICS branch. ;)

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Trying to compile the JellyBean version, I got many errors like this one:

android_packages_apps_ControlPanel\res\layout-land\lockscreen_targets.xml:24: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'pointDrawable' with value '@*android:drawable/ic_lockscreen_glowdot').

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Getting your errors on the ICS branch, too.

Sorry, I do not have an idea. :confused:

Did you send an email to the developer? He should be able to help you. ;)

(And please post the solution. :))
[Java for Android App Development] thewisenerd:
The problem is: The ROM's old :p

As I said, the ROM is around 8 months old. And, it was made for specific devices. Even though the Jellybean sources are more *updated* (sort of), I am surprised that even they give errors.

And, not many releases on XDA either. All are released here: http://www.provisionmod.com/download

Their latest release was last month, but, all the repositories were updated 7-8 months ago.

I contacted Vista (retail3210@gmail.com) using info from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1691519.

And, the video review shows that the customizer is the coolest feature in ICS :crying:

Still waiting for his reply. :rolleyes: Will sure inform as soon as I get the reply :silly:
[Java for Android App Development] Omega Kaos:
Ok i have a similar issue started at 260 errors now down to 3 errors, from what i can see the issues you are facing are very similar to mine

heres one of yours

NOTE it is pointing to location: class android.provider.Settings.System

For this issue, i would personally start looking at the location <source_dir>/frameworks/base/core/java/android/provider

open Settings.java and find this line cBkg = new SettingColorManager(root, "navbar_background_color", Settings.System.NAVIGATION_BAR_COLOR, Color.BLACK);

if it is not there, quick search of "NAVIGATION_BAR_COLOR" should list all of the matches

then it needs to be added, easiest way to do this assuming you are on linux is install meld diff viewer and compare the Settings.java file with the one from the original Framework repository

sorry i have not worded this very good, i find it hard to explain this sorta stuff if you have no luck, pm me and i will download the source into my tree and help you
[Java for Android App Development] thewisenerd:
Bad luck... they removed the entire source a couple of weeks ago :( and I too don't have a copy of it (lost it as it was in my old computer and I frequently repartition it) :(

Anyways, thanks for trying to help :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperH3lix:
I've just bought myself an SGS3, and a 64GB MicroSD. My MicroSD card has arrived before my phone, and I'm wondering what file system I need to re-format it as, if any? It's currently formatted as exFAT. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikep99:
For compatibility, its best formatted as Fat32.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
If you're using a samsung rom then exFAT is fine.

If you go aosp roms like cyanogen, you'll need fat 32
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siege911:
I used to install and tweak a new ROM almost every other week on my OG Evo 4G. Since I got a Verizon Galaxy Note 2, I've just kept it to Nova Launcher as my only "hack". I was looking at rooting and trying out some ROMs but I was wondering what functionality I would lose if I go with non-Samsung based ROMs like MIUI or AOKP (or whatever the latest fashion is).

Pen?

Pen hover cursor?

Multi-app functionality?

Etc...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bushako:
You would lose all the touchwiz apps such as snote, smart rotation and smart stayon, Hover scroll and info, annoying touchwiz sounds and notifications, FM radio app, the ugly tw ui, and the excellent battery life.

With custom Aosp roms you would get 70percent of the battery life compared to touchwiz Rom, additional and easy modifications to the UI, faster and more fluid overall performance. The hover icon of the Spen can be enabled but you wouldn't get the same feedback when hovering over items in screen, as for the radio app you'll need to install 3rd party app such as Spirit Radio. These are just the few stuff you would gain I suggest you try it out.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siege911:
Awesome thanks. I hardly use any S-Apps so that's not a big deal. Also, I charge every night but get 2 days worth of charge so battery life is fine by me. My big thing is when I'm doing a quick remote desktop connection for my job, I like to use the S-Pen to better hit small buttons and links on the screen. As long as that functionality is there (I know it's dependent on the ROM developer/port) I'm good to go.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bushako:
Almost every aosp rom I've tried has the hover feature built in. I would suggest you try out Carbon Rom as its very stable and packed with a lot of neat features.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aukhan:
Your question has the answer

Pen?

Pen hover cursor?

Multi-app functionality?

Etc...

and many more :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
UPDATE EDIT: I have had some progress since my original post. Could you please read my latest posts, maybe you could help me out :)

Samsung S3 GT-I9300 purchased in the UK.

Its my sisters mobile and i think its soft bricked. She told me it just happened and she done nothing. I received the phone in stock condition.

The phone was orignally stuck solid on the first startup title screen and would not go any further. This is what i have done so far:

1. booted the phone into recovery mode which shows E:failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)

2. wiped cache partition

3. wiped data/factory reset

4. Installed Odin3-v3.04 and downloaded I9300XXDLIB_I9300OXFDLI1_I9300XXDLIB_HOME.tar

5. Connected phone to Odin and flashed the above .tar file which completed sucessfully.

The phone rebooted and it still got stuck on the first startup title screen.

I then looked for a different version and downloaded I9300XXEMF1_I9300EVREMF1_I9300BVEMF1_HOME.tar

this version also installed sucessfully onto the phone after repeating what i had previously done.

The phone reboots and now gets past the first title screen to the animated samsung logo but then keeps looping the animation.

The blue led in top left corner is on and is pulsing from dim to bright constantly while it loops.

Getting a little progress with the 2nd version i kept this on and patched CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar ontop of it.

Still the same looping when it gets to animated samsung logo :(

I dont know if this would of helped but i then tryed downloading the NV Generator to make a new IMEI file but cant get

the phone to respond to NV reader writer program.

Iv downloaded Adb and tryed to push the IMEI file onto the phone but it fails with error E: Signature Verification Failed

Im a beginner and this is the first time iv tryed to fix a phone and iv hit a brick wall and not sure now if im wasting my time.

can anyone help me get to the next stage?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Restore your backed up EFS would be the first step .

Do you actually have an I9300 as the NV tool is for a different phone

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kalyan_121:
Does your phone have a cwm or twrp now that u cf rooted it? If u do..then just flash a new rom over it after a clean wipe..(not stock) hopefully your phne should reboot to the new rom..otherwise ill think of another way..put the files into the extmem card using a card reader..or take a tar file of the new rom and flash it after clean wipe..works for me everytime i f up
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
I don't have a backed up EFS. its my sisters phone. with no backed up EFS is the phone unfixable then?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Correct, needs Service centre repair
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
is cwm and twrp options in the recovery menu? where do I look to see?

the recovery menu only shows:

Android system recovery <3e>

reboot system now

apply update from ADB

apply update from external storage

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

apply update from cache

sorry if this is not what you meant. im not sure what cwm and twrp is short for.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
really? dam. how much would it cost to fix this problem?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
Yes I have I9300. I tried this after watching a video on youtube of a guy doing it for a Samsung s3. I cant post video link yet until I have 10 posts. sorry.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
Samsung S3 can be like a dozen different phones, i9300 is one of them.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
Ahh yes I get you now. sorry lol.

what if I get a backup /efs from another phone. would I be able to mount it via sd card, then edit the efs to suit my phone so its not a clone of the phone iv got it from?

iv just flashed ODIN_CheckROM_V4_XXBLG8

it gives alot more options to fiddle around with. I think I could fix this phone to be honest if I keep looking into it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
OMG!! after installing the rom I just posted the phone has booted up and im in :)

I don't know what to do now.

is the efs fixed? should I make a backup?

how did this fix the phone?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
you won't be getting any help with that here since it can be used for illegal activities

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you tell us - is the IMEI back?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
make ioudedi

Ok sorry I didn't know, I just thought it was just a missing folder that could be copyed.

the phone has now booted up

[Resurrection Edition] CheckROM EvoHD™ V4 [ODIN ROM]

this is what I flashed and it seems to have fixed it?

can anyone explain what has happened, I would like to understand what this rom was able to do that the others I flashed before couldn't.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
if it booted it doesn't mean that EFS is okay
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
do you know what I could do from here to fix the efs?

should I try and pull anything from the phone onto my computer now that its booted?

when I goto status it says IMEI unknown

I know my imei number is behind the battery, how do I register it?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
the fact that it booted changes nothing.

you can't repair the EFS if you don't have a backup
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
what is EFS? is it a folder? a file?

can anyone else explain a little more?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
it is a folder.

to explain a little more - you need a new motherboard because every EFS folder is device-specific
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
I cant get the phone to connect to my wifi. Kies is not picking up the phone either.

is there a way I can download apps to my pc and load them onto the phone? I would like to try and get root explorer installed to see if there is an efs folder.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
i tried EFS PRO. it has generated an efs.img file, is it useful?

this is what i done to get it, im not sure if its correct. can anyone tell me?

i went into Backup and selected Device Filter: International Variants

i ticked the block device box and clicked the backup button.

the operation was successful and it created the zip file with the efs.img inside it.

i have pulled this zip from the phone using QtADB_0.8.1_

does anybody know if this file can be used to fix the problem? or has it made a backup of a corrupt efs folder?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardensedvirens:
it looks like this ASANSAM DONGLE can write original imei number into phone. its around £50 to buy. is it a scam or is it really a nice piece of kit?