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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plasmastate:
Yes. The camera quality of my i9500 is nothing short of spectacular. Honestly, its all about making tradeoffs:

I9500 OR i9505

- Better camera or Better Battery life.

- Little faster CPU or Little better game support

- Bragging rights of Octa core OR Better support from developers*

* From developer support, it means that you can flash stock google nexus firmware like Google Official. Or flash Cyanogen Mod (Very popular firmware)

But to be honest with you, 90% of general consumers dont have time for this. So unless you are one of those geeks who always like to flash rom and customize every bit of their phone software, then the developer support won't matter to you even in future. But if you are like those memebers here in xda, who wake up every morning to see whether there is any new firmware available or not, then, the developer support will mean alot to you. (Not to be confused with Jail Breaking, its far more customizable and concrete than a simple JB)

NOW, it is all upto you to decide. NO ONE can tell you what you need better than yourself. So ask yourself and pick a variant. Have fun

Update: i9500 also has a better DAC. So a little better sound quality in headphones.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] norml:
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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
Thanks guys for all the info!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kavkatan:
questions

Is there info about differences in:

Multitasking?

Heating?

Sound quality with headphones( I mean something more informative then just pointing that wolfson is better..)

Thank You! :good:

Jonathan
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Chronos300:
So I updated my SII to ICS using Kies and after that I pushed TWRP and made my usual backup. My question, like the title states, if I flash a 4.2.2 ROM like Slimbean will I be able to restore my backup with no issues? or will I need to Odin back to stock?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] meekrawb:
You should be able to restore your backup with no issues. A nandroid backup will return you to exactly where you were when you did the backup.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Awais:
hi seniors,

it was the first time. but i did it :D

i upgraded my xdaII rom, and got this rom from O2 website.

and successfully upraded rom. but after this upgrading my xdaII is showing no service

i have checked each and everthing setting from the phone setting and also did a manual search but still no service. and during manual search it gives this error

"unable to read setting from the network, try viewing setting later or disconect data conection and try again"

:cry: :cry: :cry:

is there anyone can tell me whats wrong ??????

:( :( :(
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Awais:
no one can help ?????? :cry: :cry:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Awais:
57 views and not a single reply :cry: :cry:

after thinking lot about this, what i did,

now i became to know that made an mistake during upgrading but i am not sure this is the only cause of this no service

my mistake is ; that i did'nt pluged charger in cable during uprgading cuz i dont have a cradle of this phone but i have original cable with charging pin.

please someone expert can tell me what should i do now?????? :?:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] zeeber:
hi dud

it is not a charger created problem,,,it is surly hardware.check anteena contacts, i had successfuly flashed many xda s with the latetest rom from O2. without any problem.

if u have fluctuating signals then it is PA.u can meauser RF power simply placing ur xda near a radio,audio amp or a landline fone swithed to handsfree .

u should listen a loud noise in the speaker while u r making a call from ur xda [should be placed near radio,amp,fone etc ].

reheating PA & RF parts is advised, if u dare ...to open ur xda housing and got enough skills to point out RF section & related parts.

goodLuCk
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] shaolin95:
Hi!

I have a suction cup car mount (AC vent ones are no good in my case) but it for sure wont fit the Note with the 9300 battery so I was wondering what you guys suggest. Maybe someone else already has an alternative.

Also, how about a case with a built in kick stand?

I got one for my note really cheap right when I got the Note 2 and got to love it so much that never upgraded to anything "better" so I dont want to give that up...too convenient.

Regards!

PS Even though I do have like 4 extra batteries (2 for free), I am going to Europe so I want to make sure I got plenty of power during the long trips and not having to worry about carrying too many batteries too often..plus I like the monster look.

Then again, I am waiting for Note 3 too so the more I spend now the more money I will be wasting trying to sell all those cheap later one.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] planetbeen:
There are no cases for the zero lemon battery other than the tpu case it comes with.

People have cut otter box defenders to fit but no kickstand with that.

I use a fly grip on mine and it works perfectly for a kickstand in both portrait and landscape. Before I had the zero lemon the flygrip didn't really work as a kickstand in portrait but the added weight of the battery and I guess differently distributed weight makes it perfect!

We are still waiting to find out from zero lemon what their rugged case will be.....

Sent From My Ginormous Note 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jared King:
I need major help after flashing the Extended ROM (ChaOs) version! I chose to restore the Nandroid backup later that night!! My Google Play Store won't download or update apps successfully! I tried flashing Gapp for 4.1.2 but it still doesn't work. Please any help would he deeply appreciated!!! Thanks in advanced also I have a screenshot!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Try completely deleting search, talk, whatever won't update, and then reinstall from scratch.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jared King:
Should I Odin to GB27 stock rooted?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jared King:
It doesn't download any app in the market
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] btoddweber:
Try going to settings..Google...then delete your account..then reset it and log back in

On the phone not the store
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Terminal Emulator-

-Type "su" press enter

-Enable Superuser permission

-Type" drmserver&" press enter

-Reboot
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jared King:
I actually just did an Odin to GB27 Rooted then I did a Factory Reset. And it fixed it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
That's one way..Lol. Glad it worked out.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
delete the playstore stuff it downloads,if any....clear playstore cache....reboot recovery , wipe cache...wipe dalvik...reboot...enjoy. worked for me...google play services is the playstore stuff im referring too..lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
This situation has already been resolved. And you can't get Google Play Services in the playstore, so if you want anything google related to work, do not delete anything you can't replace unless you know what you are doing and how to get it back. Please refrain from telling someone to delete something unless you are 100% sure you know what you are talking about. Trolling is not allowed either :). Thank you
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
OK..pal..One...Google play services is a download from Google play,not a system apk...Two..I know I'm new to this site and I don't post much...because I don't usually need any advice..I was just trying to help and that will work...read..read..read..before u flame somebody..have a nice night
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
Here's a screenshot.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TrayLunch:
1) I didn't see any flaming, 2) If you think that Google Services is a download and not a system apk, you do need some help.

The only thing that's in the downloaded apps in app manager is an update. PLEASE stop giving out bad advice (before or after the fact) that might seriously harm someone's device. It's better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. That's bad biscuits, and bad biscuits make the baker broke.

Bugging up my phone, so you don't have to!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jared King:
Thanks you to everyone who has helped! :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
Yes you are right..as I said the Google play services in download section is not a system apk...read..read...read..but I had this same problem and solved it by applying what I said in my op
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Tray beat me to my response, but I do have to add..

"Ditto" (He Doesn't need my validation but damn man, that was a jacked up statement.)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stryke_the_Orc:
Ok pal, One - you can't use google play without google play services so please, enlighten us how you did that.

Two- Re-read One:rolleyes:

Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
So or telling me if I delete that Google play service out of my download apps section I then couldn't just hit the play store app and go to it....Lil..sorry try again man...

---------- Post added at 10:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:41 PM ----------

Sorry..let me clarify....example..play store won't let u download..I uninstalled the update..which took it out of download section..then I cleared play store cache..I then rebooted to recovery , cleared cache and dalvilk...clearing cache probably not nessasary but I did it anyway...clearing dalvik is ...rebooted and went to play store ...let it do its thing and update..problem solved
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stryke_the_Orc:
That's quite a different thing then deleting play services.

Uninstalling updates, sure, I can see that working because it reverts it to a previously working version. In the future please try to be as specific as possible when posing, or answering a question :beer:

Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
Yep...yep..my bad..tired.I'm going to bed,before I really get flamed..lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Sooo, for clarification, you didn't delete it.. as your first post that started this conversation stated.. You uninstalled the update.. (other choice is to disable) and then you did what the previous posts to yours basically said to do and then you came in with your post..

Kudos for the clarification and now you owe JD an apology.. since you weren't flamed and all, just corrected..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gil81:
Yep..sorry JD...good catch..I should have been more specific..I know better..specific is always better...my bad
[HTC One X+] lekk:
My One X+ has no rom & this is how it happened :

i got my X+ with a unlocked bootloader & stupid custom rom it was full of bugs so i ran out of patience and tried to change the rom

with 0 knowledge i first flashed a random kernel for a random rom and got bootloop , and than i tried to transfer the rom into the X+ but didnt know how so i tried flashing a different recovery ... i did that & still same problem didnt know how to use sideload so , i wiped everything with the TWRP recovery RE-LOCK-ed the bootloader and tried to flash a random stock rom but it didn't work it bcz it wasn't the right one my cid is 02__001 now that i've read A LOT i know that my X+ had an O2 rom , so now i understand everything about flashing my X+ and got the proper tools for it , but now im stuck at a RE-LOCKED bootloader with a LOW battery and my X+ wont go into recovery or anything bvz of the locked bootloader , any guide or help from you guys how to charge it so i can flash it back ??
[HTC One X+] lekk:
FIXED

I found a solution , plug x+ in a regular charger it will boot into the bootloader go and select power off it will reboot into bootloader and it will self charge .. leave it about an hour and that will do it !
[HTC One X+] bomeraw:
the fone wont charge as its in bootloader....wait for a few minutes and it gets hot and goes off....isnt there a way to charge it while ur stuck on hboot??? i need serious help with this buddy
[HTC One X+] Addicted2xda:
Shutdown the phone and charge it for a day.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] shorteh:
So I've been attempting to get a custom rom on this device for a friend of mine, and no matter what rom I install the phone keeps rebooting to either red CWM recovery or CWM 6.*.* not precisely sure what version it is when its blue.

I have no idea why it won't take a ROM? ANy ideas? Sometimes it will look like it installs a rom, but just continuously reboots to CWM.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
sometimes it does that...

flash it back to stock and start over or try to flash this kernel and then flash cm9 twice

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25526654&postcount=3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Kaldricus:
So I'm trying to install the touchwiz mod from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2065644

I've set the DPIs and installed/activated the Xposed Tablet Module, but Step 6:

6. Download and replace SystemUI.apk in system/apps - http://db.tt/bzi7K3X7

Is giving me troubles.

It won't let me replace the current systemui.apk with the downloaded one.

All on Jelly Beans Build 18.

Any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jcollier:
Are you mounting the directory as Read/Write (RW) when you are trying to replace the file?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Kaldricus:
Sure wasn't. Problem solved. Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chispas117:
Oh so that's where I screwed up.. Thanks man!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jcollier:
You are both more than welcome :good: :highfive:
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jersey846:
I am blind. Figuratively, anyway. I have been looking for the past couple of hours on what flashing exactly is.. and how the heck to do it. To start, I'm rooted on 4.1.1, locked bootloader, stock rom. There are tons of posts about flashing this and that. Installing I'm guessing that's what that means. But today I decided I would try to specifically "flash" a custom bootscreen.

THIS THREAD: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43161125#post43161125

So the instructions seem simple.. I'm able to get to a screen where I have a menu with one of the options to boot into "recovery".. but then how do I "Flash" something? I may be missing a number of things here but I'm just trying to figure this out. Does my bootloader need to be unlocked to simply change my boot screen? Do I need something additional to root? Am I pressing the wrong buttons when navigating the menu? I can get to the menu and I can get to a screen with the android is laying down with a red triangle. I sound like I have zero experience, and I basically do. I want to be able to "flash" this boot screen to become comfortable enough to figure out how to "flash" other things like custom roms. I'm just lost here. Anybody in the mood for noob charity?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PantherVT:
Unlock your bootlader, install a custom recovery, create a backup of your current rom and then start flashing (installing) to your heats content. The flashing of roms and boot logo/animations that everyone is referring to is simply installing zips from your internal storage or SD card though the custom recovery.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jersey846:
Thanks for the rundown. I'll work on unlocking the bootloader then. Very carefully.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PantherVT:
its very easy just follow the guide in post #2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2345558
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jersey846:
I've successfully unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP. Thanks for the help! Is there any way to remove that warning screen about my bootloader being unlocked?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jco23:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1901444
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] souleater11:
Hi everyone,

Does anyone tried the Andida 2300 mah battery for vibrant ?

Since this battery is not original, does this battery's durability lasts for 6 months ?

If you experience something bad in this product, pls share it.

thanks

http://www.amazon.com/Extended-Desi...ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3ETL3OCXHQSGY
[General Questions and Answers] moonshoes:
Hello, first post. Been reading here for a bit and was able to successfully root my KF2 running version 10.4.3. I used the instructions for rooting on version 10.3.1 after seeing several users report a success. Now I am wondering what my options are for installing a bootloader on this device running this version. My end goal is to get JB or CM installed.

What bootloader option should I go with? If any are even a possibility for 10.4.3. If not, can I rollback?

Thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] moonshoes:
bump
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] DeeXii:
Has this been resolved? I still see the problem on mine so Im guessing not.

I found this thread and it got me thinking....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2259775&page=8

I notice in this thread that the international s4(s) have had an update that resolves the problem.

Have we had such update yet?

Thanks in advance!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mr. bird:
No we haven't gotten that update as stated in other threads and is why there isn't a thread about any new update here.
[Motorola Atrix HD] Prashramani12:
I've had this phone for nearly a year (8 gb AT&T version). It is completely stock running Android 4.1. Lately, the phone has been getting extremely hot with even low to moderate use, to the point of having to even stop using it for about 15 to 20 minutes to let it cool down. and the battery seems to be draining a lot quicker than it ever used to be (5 to 6 hours).

When looking at the battery stats, it says that "Android OS" is eating up most of the battery, which seems atypical to me; usually its the screen that eats up most of the battery.

So is there anything I can do to fix this? I know rooting and installing a custom rom would probably help the battery life, but because the device is still under warranty I don't even want to take the chance with it, because my contract expires in October and I don't want anything to happen to my phone in between then.

Like I said, the device is still under warranty so is overheating/lower battery life a plausible reason to get a replaced phone? Also, would I have to go through Motorola to do this or through AT&T? Any insight is greatly appreciated

Thanks!
[Motorola Atrix HD] deeje00:
Battery is a reason and I'm sure it overheating is also so if you do in fact have a warrant and don't want to run a custom rom I'd bring it to att.

Sent from my PACMAN MATRIX HD MAXX
[Motorola Atrix HD] EcHoFiiVe:
I remember when I was on a road trip my HD got extremely heated to the point where the phone itself wouldn't let me do anything (error message saying the phone was overheated) Maybe you life in a hot place? That was my issue at the time. Excessive use?
[Motorola Atrix HD] Mister_Simon:
Have you been using the stock charger?

I agree with echofiive. I've noticed the overheat warning when ambient temperature is very hot.

I'm not sure your condition would warrant a replacement though
[Motorola Atrix HD] Prashramani12:
I live in New Jersey, so its typical summer weather but I don't think the weather is the cause, it just gets really hot from normal use. I'll give an example, I was sitting in a car a couple days ago (not the driving) and was bored so I decided to play some candy crush. I played for maybe 5-7 minutes until the phone got too hot to even touch. I never got any error messages or anything but I had to put the phone down because it was too hot. I also checked that the battery went down about 5-6 percentage points, just for playing a simple game for 5-7 minutes; candy crush is not a very demanding game like some 3D games are. the same thing happens when i'm just using the phone on facebook/twitter/browser etc. for around 10 straight minutes, I end up having to put the phone down. I was never having this problem before which is why I am concerned and my warranty expires in less than a month so I want to try to get a replacement before the times is up.

Yes I use the stock charger with the stock cable. I occasionally charge on my computer, but thats only once in a while. And even though I haven't gotten a overheat warning yet, I'm sure if I used it for just a little longer than I usually do I could probably get it (and burn my fingers in the process). Wouldn't that warrant a replacement? The phone obviously isnt supposed to get that hot that fast, and the battery isnt supposed to drain that fast as well.
[Motorola Atrix HD] Mister_Simon:
Hmm, the problem seems to be battery related then. Some sort of short between terminals?

I guess you could take it down to the store and explain the situation. They'd probably have to open it up to have a look. I have a feeling that by swapping a new battery it might get fixed.

And as for battery usage, my Android OS is also consuming more battery than the screen so that really isnt a valid indicator. Im not sure exactly how hot your phone is getting because a warning message should pop up on your display.

Let your phone completely discharge till it switches off. Then recharge till it hits 100%

Try this cycle atleast twice and then use it and see how it works out
[Motorola Atrix HD] Prashramani12:
Yeah I'll definitely try to do a few power cycles. I may be able to get bette battery life that way. Not sure if it will help with the heat but its worth a try. And I will probably still go to AT&T just because I still have warranty so I might as well give it a shot.

Maybe its just too hot for my general comfort, maybe thats normal for a dual core phone, it just seems hotter than usual. I do have a case (that I usually dont use) that I can put on to maybe make the phone not feel as hot while I use it.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] khpatel4991:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2155737

This is by far the most must have app for root users,and I don't use this words for every app. For especially who likes to have many apps in the phone which in turn constantly use up our precious RAM, whose limitations hinders in multitasking.

This is an app that will use a new technique of HIBERNATING an app and thereby relinquishing RAM space for efficient multitasking..

I've been using this app since last month amd I can certainly say JB with CM10.1 rom has never felt more buttery..

Some may feel it as it may, but an app tester and enthusiast who likes to have variety of apps would have certainly faced the issue of phone hanging due to less free RAM.

THIS APP WILL REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR SMARTPHONE AND ANDROID EXPERIENCE..

More technical details are given in the app post topic.. Please try it, you won't be disappointed.

Also in screenshots I've shown my App Storage and RAM usage with all the apps..

You can see I've filled out 1.5GB just with apps which includes heavy RAM hoggers like

FACEBOOK

UCCW

PLUME

FALCON PRO

Airdroid

CBS SPORTS

APPY GEEK

SPORTS REPUBLIC

VERGE

ENGADGET

Atrium for facebook

Drive

Dropbox

Flipboard

Google Currents

Friday

Google+

Instagram

Kik messenger

Viber

Klyph Beta(must check this app out for facebook on g+)

Linkedin

Maps

Facebook messenger

Skype

Pocket

Nike Running

Saavn

Tune In Radio

And many more apps that are continuously running in background consuming atleast 10MB ram each..

Ans you can see from my screenshots that none of the apps are consuming such ram in my phone and I can open any app with single click..
[General Questions and Answers] jasperwood:
I was wondering if anyone has figured out a way to sim-unlock a i337m or i9505 Galaxy s4 other than the *#0011# method posted all over the internet. I've tried the *# method about 20 times and it just doesn't work for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] iflip:
Opinions...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ANGEL4RIM:
Google edition rom for at&t has good battery life almost like stock roms.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] iflip:
I have yet to install an aosp ROM on any device I've owned that didn't make my phone run hot in 10-15 minutes of usage.