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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
CWM manager is an app to manage CWM. Its pretty pointless. I dont think it works on JB ROMs though.

CWM 5 is old and should be replaced by users who want to continue using a custom recovery.

The flashing stock from Odin process will overwrite any bootloader, recovery, ROM and Baseband. Nothing you have can prevent that.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sp0oner:
Excellent so It is possible for me to go back to completely stock and reset the counter meaning warranty would be restored? I only need that if I sell the phone on which is probably going to be unlikely now anyway as the S3 has dropped in value so much. Just nice to know I can do it if I do sell it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Yes you can. You need to be rooted to reset the counter. Lets say you follow the steps i mentioend earlier to flash an official ROM via odin and re root it. You do not have custom recovery, you do not have custom kernel. Only root. Counter will not go up. You can reset it with triangle away. There is nothing to trigger it to go up again.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sp0oner:
Thanks well i'm going to give it a go after all your help. Then I will root again afterwards without any custom recovery so I can easily root and unroot when I want to.

Your help is very much appreciated :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Let me know how you get on :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sp0oner:
Well I eventually got round to doing this. It seems to have gone well right up to the point of doing the titanium restore where it's prompting me to install each of my 335 apps and data individually when I was hoping it would be a block restore. Not sure the system is going to be working properly so may just set it up from scratch now I have the stock btu rom installed.

I did continue with it and the issues turned out to be link2sd restored apps and I unlinked all those apps and the issues stopped and all been working great today.

I followed these instructions which cleared up my questions on this thread - I didn't know there was also a stock recovery mode to flash which gets rid of the one I had, that's the bit I was trying to get my head around! :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2323847

After rooting the new stock rom I did triangle away however if I boot into download mode the status is as follows:

Custom Binary Download : No

Current Binary : Samsung Official

System Status : Custom

Is it custom because it is rooted?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] weezur:
i usually don't switch to flight mode when i travel, most of the time i forget anyway. but does anyone here ever experience hard resets anytime u enter/exit zones/areas with no signal receptions?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jphilippon:
Is this a known issue? Can anyone report similar findings? I've noticed a medium to significant amount of difference of battery life after I started using my wireless charger primarily.

I bought this one. Not the exact listing but it looks exactly the same. http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?sbk=1&nav=SEARCH&itemId=281138019712

sent from my Mako
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VidMan:
There is a wakelock that still exists due to the phone charging wirelessly. When this occurs, the phone doesn't go into deep sleep and that's what causes the battery life to be worse. The wakelock only occurs occasionally and is fixed by rebooting the phone.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schander:
HI All,

My Nexus 4 was ota to 4.3 last night. This morning I have been trying to get my H7 to pair via bluetooth, given that both the Nexus 4 and H7 support Bluetooth Smart.

Has anyone managed to pair their H7's over bluetooth? If so what did you do and which app did you use.

I think that the H7 is working as it's sending a t31 signal to my polar f6 watch, so i'm assuming that the bluetooth is also switched on, however I no way to verify this, as i don't have another bluetooth smart receiver to check it with.

Thanks

Satpal
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] braeutig:
Polar H7 can get paired with android 4.3

I just have tried it also without success. But just take the battery of the H7 short out and you will be able after inserting the battery to get paired. So hardware works fine now, but apps aren´t working yet: edemondo pro, runtastic pro. Does somebody have already an app that works?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camiloarthur:
Same here. I was able to pair after removing the H7 battery and inserting again but is not showing my heart rate.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raist8:
Same here!

My N4 is able to pair with the H7, but apps don't show my heart rate..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schander:
Hi,

I also tried this and my Nexus 4 was unable to find the H& in the BT pairing menu.

I realised yesterday that my wifes S3 also support BT smart, via smasungs own bt stack. I tried to pair via the normal BT menu but failed. However I download an app called NRF (by Nordic Semi) and managed to pair the device directly from there, so atleast i know that my H7 works. I guess it just matter of time before support is introduced by the various apps.

I wonder if manufacturers like Samsung will provide wrappers for the own BT Smart api's to conform with the Android API v18 (the one with BT Smart)

Thanks

Satpal
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirbubu:
HI

i tried yesteday to connect the Polar H6 to the Nexus4 using Runtastic app. Didn´t had success i tried to reboot the phone and also released the battery of the polar sensor.

Do you know if there´s other software which i can use to pair them? Or how bluetoot smart pairing works in general?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dichdude:
I am also unable to pair my Bluetooth Smart heart rate monitor to my Nexus 4.

I am using a 60beat Blue and the device is not detected in either the Bluetooth settings menu or the Runtastic PRO V4.0 App.

When I try and connect to a app 'nRF HRM Demo' (the app 60beat support directed me too to test if the device worked) I get a message pop up "Bluetooth Low Energy isn't supported by your phone :(" Could other users try this app and let me know if they get the same message before I reply to 60beat?

I am running Android 4.3 (stock factory image and I am not rooted) JWR66V

I am waiting for a reply from Runtastic support to see if this device is compatible with their APP.

I do know my heart rate monitor uses the Transmission frequency of 2.4 GHz maybe this is the problem.

I will reply again once I receive a response from Runtastic as I requested a list of compatible hardware.

It does seem strange that I am unable to find much information about this new feature and how to test it.

FIngers crossed we will be able to definitive rundown of what works and does not work on both the Nexus 4 and Android 4.3
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dichdude:
After having no luck getting a response out of Runtastic I have finally found an App in the store that reads my 60beat cheststrap (released today);

I am unable to post a link to the Play store but search for BLE Heart Rate Monitor

My device still does not show up in the setting menu but at least I know that 4.3 is working with BLE and it's Runtastic's fault that my monitor does not pair with it's APP.

I will reply again once I hear back from Runtastic with there response to this issue.

Let me know if anyone finds any other apps that work with their devices.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirbubu:
Thanks for that Info with BLE

Will try it also and report if its also working for me :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirbubu:
Tested it out BLE is also working for me so its really a Runtastic issue.

I will also write them.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dichdude:
Got a response from Runtastic via Twitter;

"@Runtastic Why do you lock out the use of other BLE HRM from you Android Platform, I thought the point of BLE was for easy implementation?

[MENTION=5372100]Dichdude[/MENTION] From now we don't offer support for third-party hardware anymore. Thanks for understanding."

To sum it up Runtastic will only work with there own BLE heart rate monitor. I did reply asking them why and that it looks like a money grab but they have not responded to that question (suprise), so it looks like we will have to wait for other Dev's to implement Smart BT.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stearic:
We just have to wait for developers to update their apps to be able to make use of BLE. The internal libraries don't yet support that protocol even though the phone does. I'm sure it won't be that long until apps updates start rolling out for the more popular apps. Unfortunetly there is only the one app (BLE HRM that a few have mentioned) that works. Considering 4.3 was released/announced less then 2 weeks ago, we should give the developers some time to get that update out before we start to fully complain.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bulishor:
I got an H7 today and downloaded BLE Heart Monitor. As soon as I started scanning I got it in the list of devices. I was able to connect and it seemed pretty accurate. However, I'm not able to connect again and it's not even detected as a device. I tried taking out the battery, re-booting the phone but nothing seems to work. Anything else I can try to get this to connect again with my Nexus 4?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jawz101:
Runtastic says they will only support their Runtastic-branded Bluetooth Smart HRM chest strap. I'm still waiting on Endomondo & RunKeeper to respond to my inquiries. The best thing to do is keep hounding them.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jawz101:
Confirmed working Polar h7 - at least in a basic app that was just updated today.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bulishor:
Just wondering, can you pair the h7 every time? I can do it once, get to the heart rate screen, see my heart rate but if I close the app it will no longer pair with the H7. It will show it in the list of devices but will hang on the "Connecting" screen. After this I have to clear the data for the app and take out the battery of the H7 to get them to pair again.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jawz101:
I'll check when I get back home.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jawz101:
I tested for a little while tonight. Doesn't seem to handle a reboot nor temporary disconnection. I'd hope it would reconnect if I toggle the Bluetooth radio for a moment. In the event of temporary loss of signal I had to stop the app in android settings and once I restarted the app it would recognize the monitor once more.

My concern with all of that is my phone could reboot for whatever reason mid-run and I'd have to mess with whatever running app again. I'm usually listening to Stitcher radio and using whatever running app in places where phone signal isn't always great. That combination seems to cause my phone to restart on rare occasion which already annoys me so I'd expect reliability.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bulishor:
So I confirmed that turning Bluetooth off and on will resolve the connection issue, it's able to re-connect everytime. I did a ride today running both BLE Heart Monitor and RunKeeper and I had a stable connection throughout. At the end I just entered the average heart rate in RunKeeper. I really wish RunKeeper would release an update already or at least provide an ETA!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jawz101:
You're saying runkeeper saw it? Nm. I just read it
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MIOB91:
I have a Zephyr hxm smart.

It doesn't pair with my nexus 4. The only app that reads it is the BLE Monitor.

I wrote to runtastic and they told me they won't support other devices but the ones they sell. It is too difficult to give support to more devices.

I guess I'm just screwed -____-

---------- Post added at 12:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:05 PM ----------

It seems runtastic just updated to version 4.0.1 and the app now recognizes my Zephyr hxm smart :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bulishor:
That's good news! I was going to download it and try it out but I see that only the PRO version mentions the Bluetooth Smart heart monitors... I think I'll just wait for RunKeeper
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bedpan4u:
Beening waiting quite awhile for BLE on android... Still using a MiCoach HRM on my old iPhone 3Gs. Sucks bringing 2 devices with me.

Can anyone else confirm that the Zephyr work with Runtastic? I will order today if its the case. Heck I would even order the damn Runtactic one if it were available in Canada. Although with the app being locked to their hardware only I don't think I want to support them.

Thanks in advance.

Mike
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jawz101:
A nerd at Polar finally alleviated my worries.

_______######_____#

We do not foresee any changes made to the H7 as it uses BTLE standard protocol. * It will be compatible with 4.3. *We have seen the recent announcement regarding 4.3 and are working hard to see what it means for Polar Beat application. It is great that so many people would like the Beat app to be available on Android phones. Us too! Stay tuned for further news.

Thank you for training with Polar!

LaKisha

Polar Customer Care Team

POLAR ELECTRO INC.

______##########_##___

For me that means I'll keep the h7 I bought. To hell with apps that won't support it in favor of their own branded HRMs. I want freedom to switch $5 apps versus buying $50 HRMs for each.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bedpan4u:
I bought a H7 a couple days ago. Used it today for my first work out. Had some problems getting it running with Runtastic. In the end a reboot of the phone and popping the battery from the H7 for a few minutes and then everything was good.

I have noticed that my WIFI seems to stop working once I pair the H7 with my Nexus 4 (running 4.3 of course). Toggling bluetooth on and off seems to fix the issue but still a bit of a pain. I am in the middle of factory wiping the Nexus 4 so we will see if I continue to have the issue.

Questions about the H7 and Runtastic (or other apps you might want me to try) feel free to fire away.

Mike
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orjuna:
BLE works on my Samsung Galaxy Note II SPH-L900. Thanks for the tip. I installed CM 10.3 just to get BT Smart compatibility, and was very frustrated when none of the apps I had seemed to recognize it even after I paired it successfully. Thanks again.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomcat2405:
Problems with Mio Alpha

FWIW, I have a Mio Alpha (BLE strapless HRM). I couldn't pair it to my Nexus 4, but Runtastic Pro 4.0.1 could detect it, once I selected 'Runtastic Bluetooth Smart Combo Hard Rate Monitor'. Runtastic started to display heart rates from the Mio Alpha. I could complete 1 hour runs without problems. That was yesterday. Today, Runtastic could connect to the Mio Alpha, I started a run, then noticed the heart rate got stuck at 73 in Runtastic. Thereafter, I was no longer able to reconnect my Nexus 4 to the Mio Alpha, no matter what I tried (turning Bluetooth on and off, rebooting Nexus 4 etc.). I haven't tried wiping to factory defaults. Did things improved when you did so?

I don't think it's a Runtastic issue, as I was able to connect to the Mio Alpha in two other apps: Digifit iCardio, BLE Heart Rate Monitor. Today none of them can see the Mio Alpha.

I have ordered a Polar H7. Hopefully I will achieve better connectivity than with the Mio Alpha. BLE support in Android 4.3 still appears quite shaky.

Tom
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bedpan4u:
My H7 Does not connect under Bluetooth, just in the App itself. I assumed (and may well be wrong) that this is how the Bluetooth Smart stuff works. I had some problems with the H7 at first. It connected once then would not reconnect. No end of rebooting and popping the battery from the H7 would fix it. In the end I left the battery out of the H7 over night and it has been pretty solid since.

One issue that I have not been able to confirm that I am having is my Wifi stops working sometimes after using the H7. It has only happened a couple of times and a reboot seems to be the only fix. Again I am not sure it is the H7, or the App Runtastic causing it or......

Overall its pretty good though. I am new to Runtastic and loving it.

Mike
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] axlgon:
You can make some pressure on Endomondo to support BLE by voting for it on this link: Well, it looks I am not supposed to paste links, whatever, go to gsfn.us slash t slash 31sjy

Which is a short URL for:

getsatisfaction.com / endomondo / topics / support_for_wahoo_blue_bluetooth_4_accessories_on_android (just take out the spaces)

By the way, I read BLE is working on MapMyRide, though I haven't confirmed yet.

Thanks!!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] confiq:
Funny cause I came here just to ask about endomondo and H7.

Apparently I'll need to wait...

https://getsatisfaction.com/endomondo/topics/polar_heart_rate_sensor
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julesibulesi:
Just bought the H7 after reading in different places that it should work with the N4. I got it up and running twice, for about ten seconds, then the signal was gone again. I tried different positions of the strap, different amounts of water on the sensors, took out the battery, restarted the phone, all to no avail. So, in principle, it does work. Only, either my body is incompatible with the H7, or it's really bad engineering. Either way, I'm going to send it back, get a refund on Runtastic Pro and opt for a different combination, I guess. Too bad. :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bedpan4u:
I had the same problem... I ended up leaving the battery out of the H7 overnight. In the morning I tried pairing again but only with Runtastic, not within the OS itself. It worked fine from there and continues to. Not a big fan of Runtastic at this time as it only calculates calories if you have GPS. So for indoor running, cardio equipment or just workouts in the weight room it does not calculate calories.

Pondering other options as well, but for straight outdoor activity its great.

Mike
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julesibulesi:
Thanks for the tip, Mike! That is so weird... I decided to give it another go a couple of hours later, but with no success. I'll return it tomorrow and try out the older Bluetooth 2 version. I'd have liked to give the Zephyr a go, but there are hardly any retailers over here and they're unreasonably expensive. One more chance for Polar.

Jules
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bedpan4u:
My H7 is working but overall not to impressed with it. well I guess its fine, but its more Runtastic that I am not a fan of. The only major app to suppore BLE on android so far.

I think in the end I would have been better off with the Zephyr Bluetooth (not the ble one) HRM. They are a little hard to come by in Canada as well but I may well order one up... Keep the H7 on the shelf until there is more support for it.

Mike
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julesibulesi:
I tried a couple of running apps in the recent weeks, and guess I'll stick with runtastic for the moment. Runkeeper has a few nice features, but the app has some annoying bugs (like runs appearing seven times in your list instead of just once...). Endomondo used to be good but seems they couldn't keep it up...

If I don't have more luck with the wearlink+ strap, I'll order the Zephyr, too. Or maybe I'll just give up on heart rate monitors altogether and run with a good-ol' wristwatch again. :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XabiX666:
Hi guys,

I have upgrade my S4 to android 4.3 (leak Samsung fw) but I can't still get my Hearth Ratio displayed in Runkeeper.

Therefore I don't see any enhancement with 4.3.

BLE HRM still works.

SHould BLE on 4.3 allow to see the device in the Bluetooth settings? otherwise I am not sure what to do in order to see my bpn in Runkeeper.

Merci
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oalex:
IpBike

You should check out IpBike its free (for quite a while). It has more features than anyonther adroid bike app. It can upload data after ride to your favorite site (strava, mapmayride, training peaks, etc.).

Its not the prettiest program, but give it a few tries and you will see that its more functional that all others.

Also (back to topic) has BTLE support. Still in beta but working.

The (one man ) developer is really active (also a biker) and updates stuff very often.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iforpowell.android.ipbike

The beta with BTLE support is here: http://www.iforpowell.com/cms/index.php?page=btle-beta
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julesibulesi:
The wearlink+ works without problems. During the first run, my phone lost the connection. Went again today, and worked like a charm. It seems like the whole BLE shenannigans is just not working properly, yet. From my (limited) experience, I would discourage anyone to buy BT4.0 accessories for Android phones at the moment.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XabiX666:
This is more for biking than running?

now that 4.3 will be pushed to all S4 phones etc we will have more and more customers asking and complaining about BLE support on the apps so we should be closed to a working solution with most of the apps:!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MichalSykora:
Any news with Nexus 5 on Android 4.4 and Polar H7?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bedpan4u:
Have got both... Have not tested yet. Will report back...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midtoad:
works

I just got my polar hr7 heart rate monitor working with my Nexus 5 on android 4.4, using the BLE monitor application. no other application worked for me.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dewijaro:
In the last couple days the MapMyFitness suite of apps just updated to use Bluetooth HRM's can anyone on android 4.3 and up confirm that it is working with the H7? My S3 is supposed to be updating next Friday (come on Verizon!!) to 4.3 and would love to buy a Polar H7 to use with it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bomster:
Anyone had any luck/progress? Really keen to get a BLE HRM for my Nexus 4.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j.l.m.kerr:
Snap
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MichalSykora:
Polar Beat for android, but only for Samsung S4. Can anybody share apk from play store? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fi.polar.beat
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andda:
After the 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 updates, I haven't had any issue using the H7 and my Nexus 4. I've been using Runtastic and runnerup simultaneously.

I've kept my old habit of switching off wifi and enabling bluetooth on the phone, then rebooting or before connecting to the HRM.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnAppsteam:
I have 4.4.2 now and I can pair up with MapMyRide the H7 (and it works).

I still cannot get Runkeeper working which is frustrating.

/John
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andda:
Well, I guess your best bet of to approach runkeeper and ask them. I talked with them earlier this fall, and after a few rounds they admitted they they don't have any generic BLE support.

If more people approach then and all for it, BLE support should get higher up on their priority list.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bomster:
How? I simply can't get mine to work, and it says on RunKeepers website that the H7 isn't supported?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MichalSykora:
I use Polar Beat and works great with my N5. But on play store is downloaded only for Samsung S4. Here is apk. Please contact developer if app work great to access N5 in play store.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bomster:
Wow, thanks for the quick reply and link to that APK :).

Working great - :D :D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andda:
Well, runkeeper doesn't work. ( their support has confirmed that they currently do not support BLE).

Runtastic do work, though they currently only officially support their own combo heart rate monitor. Though, as that one is using BLE, Runtastic will actually work with other heart rate monitors as well.