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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacopastorius:
I just rooted my N4. After unocking and rooting I flashed CWM from Rom Manager options. I noticed that the Rom Manager developers ask for money to unlock the CWM Touch download and flash.

Is there a .zip version of the latest CWM out there? I'd like to flash it from the non touch CWM
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vanmarek:
It's right here:

www.google.com

Is searching really that difficult?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michealtbh:
Download the Goo Manager app, press menu and select "install open recovery script". This will install TWRP which is much, much better than CWM
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmad H Storm:
use this toolkit: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1995688

this toolkit helped me with everything from unlocking the bootloader to flashing superuser and a custom recovery and CWM touch is in there

Credit to MSKIP!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SMR-DINO313:
Just want to c wats a good cool launcher to use ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SIGHTFIRE:
Nova.. Hands down.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Redflea:
Nova Launcher user here as well...highly customizable, very reliable/stable.
[General Accessories] stanglifemike:
Awesome! Thanks for this! What are you using to measure the charge that is going in to the Note 2? I have an external battery rated at 12,000mah, that has both 1A and 2A ports, and would like to see what it's actually putting out, as well as check some wall adaptors that I have. Thanks for the review! Anker is also one of the few brands that I trust as well!

SwiftKey'ed from my White Sprint Note 2 using XDA Premium
[General Accessories] XxLostSoulxX:
it says it in the last screenshot dude, really? LOL

Galaxy Charging Current
[General Accessories] vectron:
Galaxy Charging Current *Lite* (free version): https://play.google.com/store/apps/...hbnRpcy5nYWxheHljaGFyZ2luZ2N1cnJlbnQuZnJlZSJd

I actually found it to be relatively accurate by comparing charging time versus charging percentage. Ignore "Now" value. Just look for Max/Avg as your charging currents. This app comes very handy for those without root, like myself, to measure your charging current.
[General Accessories] stanglifemike:
Thanks!! Just tested it out. Like you said, the Now value isn't what the charging rate actually is. Took me reading some reviews on the Play Store to figure that out. The Now value is what the device recommends, while the Average value is what rate you're actually charging at.

I'm not sure how accurate it is though. While using my HTC wall chargers that came with my both my black Evo LTE and white one, the values are Maximum 900, Now 1798, and Average 900. I'm getting the same numbers while using the Samsung wall charger that came with my Note 2. I assume that 900 is correct for the HTC chargers, as they're only 1Amp chargers so I'm getting .9Amp from them. The Samsung charger is 2Amp though, so it should be twice as high as the HTC chargers.

EDIT : Just tested my 12,000mah PowerBank. I got 500 out of the 1Amp port, and 1700 out of the 2Amp port! Very happy with those numbers!! Especially it considering that it appears to be charging at a higher rate than my OEM Samsung wall charger!!!

SwiftKey'ed from my White Sprint Note 2 using XDA Premium
[General Accessories] opasha:
:good:Solid review bro! Something that powerful could almost charge the ZL battery twice, haha.
[General Accessories] vectron:
Mike, which 12kmAh charger are you using? I know Anker stuff is universal for Apple/Android, while some other ones will drop your charging current to max 0.5A when connected to "apple" port. Another question, which usb cable are you using? Unless if its original Sammy cable that came with OEM charger or a cable like from monoprice with 24AWG/28AWG rating (thicker power wires to handle up to 3A of current), the cable itself its a bottleneck if its designed for a lower charging current. So for example, if you are using HTC charger/cable and then used their cable to connect to Samsung wall charger - you could be current limiting your phone (thinner wires, more resistance). And even if you are using OEM Samsung wall charger and cable - I noticed that in our house some outlets can't supply enough current depending on what other stuff is connected to the same shared power branch.
[General Accessories] stanglifemike:
I think PowerBank is the brand, and Long March is the model. There is a long thread in the Evo LTE Accessories subforum (my other phone), and that's how I heard about it. I normally wouldn't buy an off brand accessory, but with many XDA members giving great feedback, and some have had it close to a year, I decided to try it out. Very happy that I did!! I looks a lot like your Anker actually. It has 2 USB ports for charging other devices, a 1 Amp and a 2 Amp, and also has a little LED flashlight as well. It works great and this app you mentioned showed me that the 2 Amp port is charging at 1.7 Amp(while using my HTC micro USB cable, so it may charge at an even higher rate using the Samsung cable), so I'm happy with that.

For the Samsung wall charger, I'm using the Samsung wall charger and Samsung micro USB cable. I do have it plugged in to a power strip though, so I'll have to try it plugged directly in to a wall outlet with nothing else plugged in. Thanks for the info!

EDIT : Update - after trying the Samsung charger in a wall outlet instead of the power strip, I'm still getting 900(.9 Amp). Maybe my charger is just not putting out the Amperage it should anymore, and I should just buy another Samsung wall charger if I want to get the correct Amperage. I rarely use my wall charger though, as I just use my external battery charger to charge my extra Samsung battery. When I do plug in the phone, it's usually in to my PowerBank while I'm sitting outside playing on my phone and drinking/smoking (never smoke in my house!).

SwiftKey'ed from my White Sprint Note 2 using XDA Premium
[General Accessories] vectron:
What you refer to is Yoobao brand power bank model "Long March". Unfortunately, there is only one official reseller of Yoobao brand in US and its KeviKev (I reviewed Yoobao Thunder 13000 mAh from them before - http://kevikev.com/Samsung-Galaxy-NOTE-II-2-N7100-Cases-and-Accessories_c47.htm). Long March is 11,200 mAh model. Did you get it from Amazon or eBay? It's a Chinese knock off of Yoobao, but it doesn't matter since it works for you. They all use the same battery cells anyway, and original Yoobao stuff might be a bit more robust and have more durable plastic shell. But listen, if the one you have works - its all good and don't worry about it!!!

Strange about Samsung wall charger. Sounds like something is gone south. Btw, don't even bother buying anything labeled as "original OEM Samsung wall charger" from Amazon or eBay - it's all fake knock offs as well. For the fun I just look on Amazon reviews, and everybody complaining about Samsung OEM wall charger not even being able to supply 1A. That's a problem with Amazon, anybody can create a merchant account and list their product under original manufacturer listing. And the rest is history because you will never be able to find original Samsung part since everything else will be a fake copy :( But I assume you are using your original wall charger and cable which came from Samsung when you bought N2?
[General Accessories] opasha:
That explosion has nothing to do with Anker batteries. That was highly/almost 100% due to the black cheap/low amp charger. I had a random cheap black USB charger similar to that for charging low amp Emerson bluetooth headphones, which was 400 mAH output, and we charged my brother's IPAD 2 with it, and it started to smoke. Same issue happened when charging his S3 with that cheap charger. I think it was their mistake for providing such a terrible charger, which is why it seemed the white one was probably better. The lesson is: don't charge anything that has a higher capacity/requirement with something far below it's capacity - otherwise, you're just asking for a dangerous situation to occur. That's just my two cents and observation from what I have seen, read, and personally experienced ;)
[General Accessories] maestrojohn:
how to charge

Excellent and informative review! 2 questions (I am a novice...). How do I charge the charger...can I use either my iphone 5 plug (output 5V/1A) or ipad2 plug? And, when charging my devices, is it the 1A socket for iphone 5, and 2A socket for ipad 2? Thank you!

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Excellent and informative review! 2 questions (I am a novice...). How do I charge the charger...can I use either my iphone 5 plug (output 5V/1A) or ipad2 plug? And, when charging my devices, is it the 1A socket for iphone 5, and 2A socket for ipad 2? Thank you!
[General Accessories] vectron:
To charge the charger you can use any wall charger with micro-usb output. Since this is Android forum and Note 2 section, I assume you have one of those. Otherwise as you aware the charging cable for iPhone 5 is not micro-usb. But to charge your device, you can do that with any phone or tablet since charging/data cables have usb on one side (that will go into a charger) and whatever connector you are using on your device on the other side of the cable. In theory you can use either outputs.
[General Accessories] flotschi13:
Hello! Great review, I purchased it for 50 bucks on amazon 5 minutes ago because of the review. I am a noob, sorry in advance, I made this account to ask these two questions: 1: I just wanna use it for my iPhone 5, do i plug it in on the 1A or 2A? If both is ok, which one is better for the battery in the phone? 2: I will need an adapter, which one is better? Micro Usb to Lightning or 30pin to Lightning? I dont like the size of the 30 pin to lighting, so is it ok to purchase a micro usb to lighting instead? Does this affect anything like charging time?

Thanks for answering, have a nice day
[General Accessories] vectron:
You can use either 1A or 2A outputs. Your phone has a fixed charging speed and will not draw more current that it's limited to. So for example if iPhone can charger at a speed of 1A per hour and you connect it to an output that can supply 2A per hour - it will only draw at 1A per hour speed. BUT, if you have Note 2 which takes advantage of 2A per hour charging and you plug it into 1A port, it will be charging at half the speed.

Regarding cable, try to minimize number of connecting adapters. For example, you get a cable with 30pin connector and you can add 30pin to Lighting adapter to it, but with every connection you add resistance which going to affect total amount of current and can slow down the charging, etc. You want to have point-to-point cable. So I would recommend using USB to Lighting connector cable. Not micro-usb, but usb because charing ports on this external power supply are full size usb. Only the port to charge this battery is micro-usb because of a common connection with other charging cables.
[General Accessories] karaboudjan:
:confused::confused::confused:
[General Accessories] vectron:
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[General Accessories] bobstay:
I wonder if you could try something for me.

Could you find out if the Anker will supply a phone/device while it is itself being charged? Also, whether it will keep supplying the phone/device without interruption when its own charging supply is connected and disconnected?

I want to use it like a mini-UPS for my phone while charging it from my bicycle dynamo, but for this, it needs to cope with a charging supply which stops and starts, while continuing to supply any connected devices.
[General Accessories] vectron:
I think I tried it before, and it didn't work. These external battery devices are not intended to work in pass-through mode. I think there are some other ones (I'm 100% sure if that was NewTrent), but the vendor will not guarantee the device under warranty because of an additional overheating and cut of the efficiency. This will really complicate the controller of such ext battery where it has to keep balance between charging and discharging of the same battery at the same time. I'm pretty sure Anker stuff will not allow that because they have smart current monitoring functionality built-in in order not to overcharge or over-drain the device.

But it would be an interesting experiment where you connect ext battery to the outlet and to the phone. I wonder if it starts charging battery first until it's full, and then switch to charging the phone
[General Accessories] sandos:
I did just that yesterday, and it worked fine. Now, the anker would not actually increase its charge due to simpe physics: it charges with 1.5A from the wall, and my nexus 10 used 1.2A of those, and adding some inefficiencies on that it would likely mean that it would just hold a charge level in the anker battery, not increase it. But as soon as the tablet ramps its current draw down the anker would suck up any left over juice. This becomes even worse of course if you charge a phone at the same time.

One little note: The battery in this is not the most awesome (also the capacity measurement is a simple voltage-based instead of counting coulumbs). While charging with ~1A from the 1A port, when I added my nexus 10 to the 2A port the charge indicator actually went from 50% to 25%. When removing the tablet the LEDs indicated 50% charge again. This is due to voltage sag which is itself due to internal resistance of the batteries. Meaning: The faster you charge the more heat will be wasted in the batteries. So to really prolong the battery life you should actually charge slowly, at least as far as the Anker is concerned.
[General Accessories] RJ McKenzie:
Thanks for the review, I will probably be getting one now.
[General Accessories] Eborg:
I just don't get the thing with the cables, how does this work?

Should I plug in a cable that came with my phone to this Anker device to charge my phone, like I am charging it from a laptop from a USB port?

On the other side, does it charge itself with the regular phone charger (Samsung micro-USB) that is not supplied here?

So no need to buy additional cables, the one I am using with my phone should be enough to charge both the phone and an external battery?
[General Accessories] vectron:
Any usb to micro-sub cable should work. The one provided with E5 is just for convenience to have multiple connections to charge micro-usb or mini-usb device or Apple 30-pin device, and also to have an extra cable since you can charge 2 devices at the same time anyway. So you can use either your Samsung cable with samsung wall charger, or this cable with samsung wall charger, or any combination. And once you done charging the battery itself, you use this cable to charge other devices. Just PLEASE, don't try to charge E5 from laptop usb port :) The usb port on laptop will only supply 500mA, so it will take you roughly 30-35hr to charge this battery from laptop. Using Samsung 2A wall charger will cut it down to 10-12hr for a full charge.
[General Accessories] Eborg:
Thank you so much, it seems something worth buying then!

Is the charging speed of a phone rougly the same as charging it from a wall charger, in my case Samsung Galaxy Note with a standard 2500 mAh battery?
[General Accessories] vectron:
Yes, it will be roughly the same since this module can provide 2.1A output.
[General Accessories] Eborg:
Thank you!
[General Accessories] benhouli:
hello

this is a great review...

i think to buy this external battery too

and i wanted to know if it will safe to use with my note 3 wall charger that is 5.3V - 2.A

i don't want to kill the external battery

if note 3 charger not good for it , can u please tell me what you recommend for a safe charger that will charge fast the external battery ?

i know it should be 5v - 1.5a , but i don't know a charger that give this specs... any recommendation? (i need EU plug)

thanks
[General Accessories] Eborg:
When should this device itself be charged?

Do I have to wait until all the LEDs are turned-off (like charging a phone, when it is empty) or it is safe to charge at any time regardless of how many LEDs are available?
[General Accessories] vectron:
Any time is fine. I typically use for extended period until it runs out of juice and then recharge it (I use it to power up my android tv-stick). Otherwise if I need to use it on a go or before a trip, I make sure it's fully charged before I leave (regardless if its at 1 or 2 or 3 leds).
[General Accessories] Eborg:
I'm kind of disappointed by the performance of this device.

I've bought a brand new Anker 2700 mAh battery for my Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 together with the Anker Astro E5 15000 mAh.

I am getting a little over 3,5 charges from this device:

3 full 2700 mAH charges + 65% of the fourth charge (cca. 1755 mAh) = 9855 mAh

That is 65,7% usable from the advertised 15000 mAh. Still some way from the 11800 mAh (78,6%) that the OP got, almost a full charge of a difference. :(

Did I get a faulty device or is it really a lottery how much efficiency can one get from this device, depending on which batch it was from? I've been using my Samsung OEM wall charger (5 V, 1 A) to charge the Astro device while I used the provided cable to charge the phone. Of course, never at the same time.
[General Accessories] vectron:
Are you using original usb cable that comes with E5? Have you tried OEM or a different usb cable? Can you monitor the charging current? I know with Note 2 you can use free Galaxy Charging current app. I guess original Note is 1A vs Note 2 is 2A, so it will take almost twice as long to fully charge E5. Do you charge the battery all the way until LEDs turn off or do you unplug as soon as you see 4 leds lit up? Wondering if your battery pack wasn't charged to a max capacity when you start your test? I don't discount it could be a faulty battery, and as you know - everything is covered under 18-month warranty. But before you contact Anker, and I'm sure they will ask you the same questions, try to use different cables and wait a little bit to make sure battery is fully charged before you start using it.
[General Accessories] Eborg:
Hm, you might be onto something here. It could be my fault, I'm not saying that it isn't.

I haven't charged the device by waiting for the LEDs to turn off. I had thought that after several hours of full 4 LEDs I should take it off the charger.

That's what the user manual says as well:
[General Accessories] vectron:
I might have to verify that with my E5 once I get home. I have so many ext batteries, from all the review samples I get, I loose a track of which one does what :) But I remember with a few of the Anker batteries I have in my constant rotation use, I have to wait for leds to turn off. It's the same with Note 2. Even when it says 100% and I see a green LED, I keep it on a charger for additional 10-15min ;) When it comes to Zerolemon battery, that's a must to keep another 30min.
[General Accessories] Eborg:
I always keep my Note on a charger until it hits 100% and says "Safe to plug out the charger." or something like that, it usually needs some 5 minutes after hitting the 100% mark. That doesn't happen with Astro E5 though, as soon as the phone hits 100%, the external charger/battery will switch off.
[General Accessories] Eborg:
I can confirm that the LEDs DO NOT turn off when the device is fully charged which is in accordance with the manual excerpt posted earlier. After several hours on charger with 4 LEDs turned on nothing happened.

Therefore, the device was fully charged for my use. However, I'll give it one more try.
[General Accessories] vectron:
Yeah, give it another try. If it still shows efficiency below 70%, contact Anker for replacement.
[General Accessories] millers_35:
Could you use something like this

amazon.com/StarTech-3-Feet-Cable-External-Drive/dp/B0047AALS0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1396462170&sr=1-1&keywords=USB2HAUBY3

to supply more power(3A) to a device? I have a nexus 5 so it may not draw 3A anyway, I am just curious.

Thanks for the review, I have one on order.

Miller
[General Accessories] cowboyhenk:
Hi, great review. Thanks for this. I just bought one off of Ebay. Hope it ships soon so I can test it. I bought the black one though... ;)
[General Accessories] vectron:
That's a good question. There is a current limit per port, but since you are connecting to two ports with that y-splitter, I wonder if it actually would draw more current.
[General Accessories] Eborg:
Were the tests conducted with phones switched on or off?
[General Accessories] cavertx:
Cool device

I got one of the black ones off Amazon a few weeks ago. Great backup battery!
[General Accessories] itm:
Is this normal?

I bought one of these a couple of months ago, and have been a little disappointed with its capacity. With the E5 at full charge I plugged it into my Nexus 10 which had about 50% battery remaining. After 11 hours plugged into the 2A port on the E5 the Nexus was finally fully charged (slower than I would have expected), but the E5 was also showing only 1 LED of charge remaining at the end of it.

If the E5 has a usable capacity of around 9-10,000 mAh, then I would expect a half-charge of a Nexus 10 (battery capacity 9,000mAh) to consume less than half of the E5's charge. What do others think?
[General Accessories] vectron:
I would suggest to run a couple more charges to see if it behaves consistently. If it's the same, contact their tech support and ask for a replacement.
[General Accessories] monson987:
Thanks for the review! Almost purchased this last week, but I'm still on the fence about the newest generation Anker external batteries with the "smart charging" ports. They look pretty sleek. Not sure how much better they work though.
[General Accessories] vectron:
More convenient for sure since you don't have to worry if you plug into 1A or 2A port, and it makes it universal between any Android phone/tablet or Apple where you need 2.4A for a fast charging.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sheamolt:
In ~November I used my moms upgrade and got the S3. I rooted and flashed CleanRom right away.

As far as I know the GPS on the phone never worked correctly and I had no idea how much I used the GPS feature. It always messes up and says I'm 100m+ away from where I actually am. I'll be driving and it constantly reroutes and says I'm on different roads. I can normally get to where I'm going but it is pretty dangerous while I am driving :p

Anyway, two days ago I dropped the phone and shattered the screen. I called Verizon and told them about the GPS and the screen and said since the screen was damaged the warranty was void and to call Samsung.

My question now is.... after I fix the glass, (which I'm already going to do, already bought the kit), do you think Verizon would warranty it still to fix the GPS?

Thanks.

PS. I have tried a lot to fix the GPS, including the screws by charger fix, reflashing the rom, etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mirrin:
Have you tried other Roms I have noticed some are way off others spot on I'm on moar ATM and it is fairly accurate. I could not use clean ROM due to it being so inaccurate also kernel that is used can change the accuracy too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sheamolt:
I've honestly never tried any other rom except for CleanRom (I did try synergy, but it was only for about a day; and didn't try gps).

Any ROM suggestions? Would you recommend MOAR?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] corbn89:
Did you try tightening the screws in the upper corner by the GPS antennae as well?

Also your warranty was voided the second you flashed clean Rom. You'd have to Odin stock to trick them. The screen shouldn't matter as long as the repair puts back an oem screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JFrawls:
I 2nd the tightening of the screws. Mine phone was always awful with the GPS until I did that and its much much better
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sheamolt:
I tightened all of the screws, but focused on the bottom screws. Should the top screw (right next to headphone jack) also be tightened pretty well?

The only improvement i've ever seen is when I do the a-gps but i'm not even sure if it works - i think it may just be me thinking...

I have noticed the gps works a little better at night but again that could just be me thinking it does.