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[General Topics] c2tarun:
Hi friends,

I want to gift a smartphone to my dad. My dad is already using an android smartphone.

Requirements:

1.Phone's touch should be responsive with above average camera.

2.Phone should have a secondary camera (for skyping).

3.My dad is not a software addict, he just use a few essential ones (whatsapp, skype, gmail and may be one or two more)

4.Phone's speakers should be loud.

5.Phone should be durable and he should be able to use it at least for 2 years.

Phones I looked so far:

Google Nexus 4: This is my first choice for him but, This don't have a removable battery so I don't know for how long its battery will be in good condition (he don't like to carry charger or cable with him) This phone will always get first and the latest android update, something that worries me. This might be great for us but for a 50 yr old person learning curve with every update will leave him frustrated. Speakers of this phone is little muted and tiny.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Though I personally don't like the build quality of Samsung, this phone is great in every respect. It is in my budget, it has a good camera. But its slightly bigger and bulky than what I want for him.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini By far this phone come closest to what I want. Only thing troubling me is its durability, I don't know much about the durability of Samsung's smartphones. Battery not performing good for years is OK as it is replaceable

HTC One Mini This is THE BEST Phone in my budget range. Great hardware, HUGE speakers on front. I watched reviews on youtube for touch and responsiveness, its great, and camera also seems to be decent. The only thing bugging me is non-removable batteries. I don't know how durable are HTC batteries will they last for two years on moderate use or will die in one year?

Guys some of you might think that I am overthinking this, but this is my first gift to my dad and don't want him to compromise on anything in that phone. I have a budget constraint and I don't want to compromise on any functionality which he wants in cellphone (considering that he uses very few functionalities). Please help me out in deciding which one is best for me. In worst cases I can wait till October month this year.
[General Topics] ASMI1:
I suggest:

HTC Rezound

regards:)
[General Topics] sauprankul:
Have you looked at the new Nokia Lumias? They apparently have amazing cameras that "leave the One and iPhone struggling for 2nd".

You say you don't need many apps... Windows phone is very responsive.

Good camera.

Pretty durable, hopefully, considering the fact that it's a Nokia.

Never mind, those are out of your budget.

Don't get the one. Since he's getting up there in numbers, he's gonna want to zoom in on the photos. He'll be disappointed when the formerly crystal clear photo becomes an array of pixels.

I have a one (big one) and I am therefore qualified to say so.

The S4 DOES have durability issues. The bezel is so thin that it allows the whole phone to flex, which breaks the LCD from the inside. Not sure about the mini.

I would consider either a lower end Nokia or Sony (latest gen).

Look into it.
[General Topics] ineffable:
check out the galaxy s4 activ on youtube, it seems quite durable
[General Topics] diestarbucks:
You could check around here:

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mataanjin:
is there any way to install additional language for the user interface?

if there is, where can i download the ui for indonesia/malaysia?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StormTrooper89:
What rom did u use? Most of the rom in here support lot of language. Go to setting>language n input.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paulim717:
I believed that he meant to the interface,

you can try Setting > Language and input > Language

-- there's Bahasa Indonesia / malaysia listed

(as per my stock s3 ROM);)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mataanjin:
I'm using the stock rom version 4.1.2.

it's optus yes i think

how to see it anyway?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevenkhan168:
Try this bro

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wanam&hl=en
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
See

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1925831
[General Questions and Answers] xXxG0dzRAgexXx:
Let me mention this first. I do NOT want to use google play music cloud service. I like the music directly on my device, and on my computer as well.

I have a large library of music, and managing it with my phone is some what of a hassle. I prefer to use itunes because out of all the music players I try, I find that it functions well and looks elegant. So when I want to add music to my HTC One, I plug in my phone and move the artist folder from my itunes media folder, in to the music folder of my One. Sometimes this is just a bit of a hassle and manually moving the music to the device takes up time if I buy a bunch of music from different artists.

I would like to use a cloud service like Copy( since I have 550gb of storage on there) to sync music with my phone automatically. I can set my itunes folder to any folder, so setting up a folder to say User/Copy/Music isn't an issue on my computer, but I'd have to download the music on to my phone and move it to the specific folder which would be worse! I know I could use dropsync (dropbox version of what I'd like) to sync a folder on my device to the cloud and vice versa, but does something like this exist for Copy? My music library exceeds the size of my dropbox space. Could possibly even use Box for this.

TL;DR Is there a Dropsync like app for Copy?
[General Questions and Answers] wolfgangt:
Dropsync like app for Copy

Obviously there is none. A lot of people - like me - have quit the DropBox because of Mrs Rice. I am now on Copy. Works well.

So - is there some dev who can create a CopySync app? Should not be too complicated, since Copy has about all the features of DropBox....
[General Questions and Answers] wolfgangt:
FolderSync - the Solution

Guys, FolderSync is a very reliable app and works with all major cloud services - with copy.com as well.

F.... the dropbox and Mrs. Rice.
[Android Themes] SchmilK:
It's about time I get things together and start sharing what I've been making for personal use. My free time is minimal at best and all of these things have been screwed up during creation by falling asleep with my laptop dozens of times. (oldmansyndrome)

Anyways, I'll keep this up to date and try to get the direct downloads up on the play store.

iZono 1 Mini UCCW Widget

Neesa Butterberry UCCW Widget Slideshow

Neesa Butterberry UCCW Widget Weather

Retro Graphs UCCW

2x UCCW and a wallpaper. Sporting some of the hottest colors from the 90s.

iZentura UCCW Clock

This is iZentura, based off of the Hamilton Ventura watch worn by Elvis and recently re-released and used in Men In Black 3.

iZTheory UCCW Clock

This is iZTheory. It comes in 3 versions, this version is based off of a "zero gravity" design. Then hands float around the face, and the tips point to the time. There is also a standard hand version as well as a modern spiral hand design.

mnmull_mos Icon Theme
[Android Themes] SchmilK:
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Reserved for over eating
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlnas:
Today while using my one that is rooted with trickdroid 8.0.0 turned off at around 40% randomly, The screen froze at the lockscreen and I when put it to charge the orange light did not appear. I cannot reboot into recovery from the phone nor from adb. When plugged in the computer it is read as QHUSB_DLOAD. Any advice on how to fix this?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iElvis:
QHUSB_DLOAD usually means a hard-brick. Does it power on at all? You might try leaving it plugged in overnight, but I suspect your phone just died.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlnas:
It does not power on at all. My battery was at ~40%. Is it possible for the phone to just turn off like that at that percent?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iElvis:
I haven't seen it on the One, but it was a real problem with the One XL. Phones would just drop to 0% charge and die for no apparent reason. Not pleased to this happening on the One. :(
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlnas:
Before it died. I unlocked the phone and the only thing I could do was pull the notification drawer down. It would not let me open any app or even the app drawer.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herwegan:
:eek:

dude this sounds frightening :(
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] postfatal:
Read the HTC Unbricking Project thread, the problem is HTC phone wide so I see no reason why the fix wouldn't also be. At the very least give that thread a read, you've got nothing to lose.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iElvis:
That fix is only for a couple of specific issues:

People tried it on the One XL/Evita when this happened, and it didn't work, unfortunately. Note that the method requires the battery to be removed.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlnas:
tousary shall

I've only had the phone for 2 months and it already bricked. It shouldn't be a problem explaining it to AT&T and getting a replacement right? I mean if I can't turn it on they can't turn it on.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giblet-dono:
Had the same problem after flashing the wrong recovery..

THis means it is hardbricked and unrecoverable..

You could ask here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43750389#post43750389

Else send it in for repairs
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iElvis:
It's a hardware fault, from everything I've seen, and HTC or AT&T should replace it. AT&T tends to be very easy about this. If the phone won't power on at all, they shouldn't give you a hard time.
[LG Optimus G (International)] theregkid:
I have stock rom, MysteryEmotionz kernel, ATT e970.

I got a custom startup sound and animation working, and a custom shutdown animation. But this device doesn't seem to want to play the PowerOff.ogg that I put in the '/system/media/audio/ui' folder.

Maybe I am doing something wrong.

Assistance would be amazing :)

Thanks!
[LG Optimus G (International)] kimitza:
Wrong thread....e970 has different forum

Sent from LG E975 pwd by CarbonRom
[LG Optimus G (International)] Rockguy40:
As said by kimitza...

Here: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1921
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FenderGuy:
Impressed with the layout, I just came from a NOTE 2 and previous from that was a ONE S. Phone design and materials are solid, but the clock, calendar and social media front screen all look plain, is there a ROM that will make it look like the widgets from the ONE S?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajua:
I'm coming from Windows Phone while waiting for their next gen devices. The One is a great and solid phone.

Sense 5 surprised me for its simplicity and well thought features and design. I guess there are people like you that don't like that aspect but you can easily change it using other ROM or widgets. For the widgets, there are many UCCW skins for clock, weather and other things. For calendar I use Clear Calendar Widget and for weather EZ Weather (free with no ads, great interface and good looking widgets). I use Nova Launcher Prime so I can't use stock Sense 5 widgets.

You can change your home screen to skip going to BlinkFeed when pressing the home button. If I remember correctly you can change it in the screen where you can add or delete other screens. Tap the one you one to be your home page and it will change. If you don't use BlinkFeed, remove everything from it.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hand76:
I don't have the phone yet (**** you Verizon) but I'm guessing you cant use blink feed in another home replacement like Nova can you?

Also have they made any improvements to the way Sense 5 can be customized for icons and such? Can you hide icon names yet? Can you change how many icons you can have on the screen? (example: like adding rows and columns)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Mfatfet:
Hi all ,

i have a question ,

when i sent an mail , from Pop3 account ( of my s100 )

I would like to synchronize the pop3 acount with outlook ( PC ) too

Thus i can find my message sent from my s100 on the outlook account ( on the PC )

It's too important for me !

is it possible ?

Many Thanks
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] xanth:
Hi,

I'm afraid you can't with POP3 directly as POP3 is literally retrieval only. No sort of "sending" as in sending a copy to your PC's sent items.

There maybe 3rd party software you could run on your PC to grab it later, but I haven't seen such a thing.

Easiest thing to do is use IMAP (if you can) instead of POP3 and make Sent Items one of your subscribed folders and make sure the portable device has "Save Sent Items" turned on then it'll put a copy back on your server as well for you to download later via your normal PC.

Hope that actually made any sense? Apologies if not!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Mfatfet:
Thank you very much , for your reply

the problem is , i can't use , Imap4

only pop3

very strange that no way to sauvegard email sent by pop3

Many thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philmagnotta:
Hello:

I became a first-time smartphone customer a few weeks ago, Specifically, a new at&t galaxy s3. I checked all system settings for various tones/levels/volumes, etc. For my needs, the phone didn't produce enough volume. Incoming calls (ringtones), message alerts are of vital importance. Vibrate fictions are not usable in my situation. Speaker phone is also of primary importance. Suffice it to say, all audio levels are insufficient. Next, I swapped it for a Nokia lumia 920 which produced a slightly better output level, but, voice/call quality was worse so, its going back for another phone.

I need some recommendations please. Again, the most important features I need are high output levels for incoming ringtone, system alerts, messages, speaker phone mode, etc. Also, high volume levels sometimes come at the expense of increased distortion and break-up, if you can comment on that please. Naturally, audio quality of call/reception/signal integrity are important. I don't believe that any phone would rank very high on all these specs but, your experience would provide me with a good starting point.

Thanks in advance. BTW, I'm a electric violinist and producer, which is why I am so dissatisfied thus far.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vikraminside:
Did you try Sony models like xperia, walkman series they are audible and known for loudness.

Press thanks button if helped.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philmagnotta:
Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't tried these yet but, I will have that opportunity in a few days. The AT&T store personnel have agreed to let me test various models. Thanks again for the tip vikraminside!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ASMI1:
Did you try htc rezound.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StandartBoros:
Hi all! Half a month ago there was this strange noise around the camera like someting broke off, from the inside...ever since the phone gets very hot when I use it for 10-20 mins...is it possible that the cooling fan has broken off?

P.s. sorry for my english...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] king_below_my_lord:
Buddy, there's no cooling system used for smartphones till now since it's not that necessary, if there was a cooling system it would be a liquid cooling system than a small noisy fan. The noise you heard must be of something burning or bursting.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JesusFreak316:
First, before anyone says this is sds/brickbug, it seems to be different. My phone keeps turning off between 2 and 10 seconds after turning on in any mode, normal boot, recovery, or download mode. My first thought was a stuck power button like my friend's S2 had (I fixed his) but after taking it apart and testing the internal switch with a multimeter, the switch doesn't seem to be stuck in the closed position as I see a changing resistance value when the button is pressed. It's also not the battery as I have used external chargers and a battery from a friend's phone. Same issue. I looked into the SDS thread and those all seem to be the phone won't boot at all or can make it into download mode but can't flash, but not constant rebooting like this. I've completely taken the phone apart (up to removing the mainboard) several times and can find nothing wrong with it. I'm inclined to think some sort of hardware issue but haven't found an answer for what. What seems the most telling is that, when it reboots during the boot animation (at a different spot each time) it hangs for a second before turning off, making me think it's some sort of serious hang. I also wonder if it could be the power regulation chip.

Bottom line, I've done some serious research but haven't found anything. I'd be willing to send it to a repair shop like the commonly listed mobiletechvideos.com but I'm not sure a Jtag would fix it if it really is a hardware problem. Any ideas or experience with the issue?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JesusFreak316:
Ah, thanks. I tend to think of the Q&A, HELP AND TROUBLESHOOTING (emphasis added) forum as just the Q&A and forget the last part.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
This model has never had an isdue with Sudden Death. I think that's the international models only. If that's what you have, you may want to post this in that forum as they may hsve seen this before.

If I had to guess though, I'd say its more likely a hardware problem. If it were software it would probably hang at the same place every time.

I could be wrong though...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JesusFreak316:
Ah, no, it's a T-mobile. I did notice that sds was in the international forum and was going to check if it applies to the US but forgot. :p Yeah, I'm leaning towards hardware too. It'd be nice if I could find someone else who has had the same problem and has a diagnosis. The device is out of warranty (It somehow shows water damage though it's never been submerged. Dumb Florida weather...) so I want to evaluate other repair options before considering Samsung. I buy my phones second hand so spending more than $100 fixing it quickly becomes debatably useful. If it's hardware, obviously a JTAG won't fix it. I don't have anything super important on there but do have some game progress I haven't backed up since I started so I'd like to avoid a wipe, which is probably a pipe dream at this point.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yeah, you could try a factory reset, if you can get into recovery long enough. If it comes to it though you could always sell it for parts. Or buy an s3 with a broken screen and swap parts.

Unless you hear from someone else though, I'm afraid your only way of knowing is to attempt a jtag repair. If it doesn't work, its probably hardware.

Good luck however it goes!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JesusFreak316:
Yeah, recovery usually doesn't even show and only occasionally just gets to the TWRP splash screen so I can't do anything there. Just checked Ebay and was shocked how cheap broken screen S3's are. I have hope! If I just need the mainboard, does the carrier matter? I know roms are interchangeable but I'm not sure where the antennas are tuned for Tmobile's AWS. I imagine it's in the Qualcomm Radio on the mainboard which would require a Tmobile device. Any idea?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I can't say positively, but I'm pretty sure that's correct. AT&Ts I747 will work on T-Mobile networks, but you will never get the performance from it that you would with a T999. If you could find a T999L that would be even better still!

I know the cell radio is built into the SoC (wifi and BT are on a broadcom chip), so the more I think about it the more positive I am that you'd need to try to stick with the T-Mobile device.

Sprint and Verizon devices won't work though, just so you know. Those are CDMA. Yours will need to be GSM. An easy clue to this is if it has a sim card. I'm telling you this becsuse there are still other models out there, and some may or may not work. Just in case you can't find a T999 or T999L.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] wotandsdwys:
OK, so when did my phone start beeping when I rotate the screen. Like when it goes from portrait to landscape, it beeps. Never did that before... Ever
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Esoteric68:
Haven't heard that sound but I did notice my phone now makes a sound when I turn off the screen, which I don't mind. It must've come built into the MF9 update, perhaps your new sound did as well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] wotandsdwys:
Strange part is, I've been on mf9 since day one. This all started around 7pm or so today... After changing nothing at all. No settings changes or anything. Just really odd.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] wotandsdwys:
So getting rid of touch sounds gets rid of the beep. Anyone experiencing this like me? Makes the same beep as plugging in to usb/charger every time the screen goes from landscape to portrait.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] crawrj:
That is probably the Screen lock sound option in the Sound menu.

---------- Post added at 10:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:57 AM ----------

Never heard of that one. Unless you have the screen touch sounds on and are somehow touching the screen when you are rotating it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] wotandsdwys:
I've tried everything. Still does it while holding the case. If I had another camera other than the one on my phone, I'd make a video of it. Just happened out of nowhere yesterday.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] crawrj:
Yeah that one is odd and has me stumped. Do you have usb debugging enabled? If so try turning it off and test real quick.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] wotandsdwys:
It's disabled and still does it. MY PHONE IS AN ENIGMA!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] wotandsdwys:
Restored a backup from a day ago, now it's gone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nooneelsesperson:
So, I have had some problems with my phone crashing recently.

Let me describe the scenario:

1. Phone slows down ever so slightly

2. Phone loses internet connection/shows no service

3. Phone then crashes

4. Turn phone back on and it shows extremely low battery

It is running CM10. I have tried to restore it to factory settings without success. I try to connect it to ODIN, but it either does not recognize the phone or freezes when I start the process.

If any one could help, that would be awesome because I really like this phone, still. If you have questions, please ask because I want help in any way.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4-2ndtwin:
Initial thought is...Sounds like ya just need a new battery. :thumbup:

Second thought was...u may have some hardware failure happening.

Also, r u doing any kind of Undervolting or tweaks ?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nooneelsesperson:
I have under and overclocked it in the past. Battery makes a little sense seeing as the battery refuses to last more than a day, but last time I tried, the same thing happened when it was plugged into my computer.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] SerkTheTurk:
Hello everyone, I came across this interesting app the other day and felt like I should share with everyone. The app is called Locket, and basically it replaces the lockscreen with a lockscreen that has an advertisement on it, and pays you when you unlock the device. There is a limit of 3 cents/hour though. The money is put into a paypal account. I have also made a video of it if you would like to see and I explain more features. Also, if you refer a friend to the app, it gives a $1 bonus.

Link to my video: REMOVED

Link to original forum thread: REMOVED

Play store: REMOVED

Screenshots:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jmindset:
Cool. I might give it a try