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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
So I was up for my upgrade for my corporate phone (also Verizon). I had been a contractor when I got it so was only allowed to get a BB. Now I am an employee so I had more options. But really, it came down to two reasonable choices...another S4 or a 5S. Figured it would be dumb to get another S4 so I got the iphone, (The S4 is my personal phone. I don't do the BYOD thing.)

Observations so far after about a week of light use:

Tiny phone is tiny. All modern displays are pretty good (IPS, AMOLED, etc.). Size matters.

The fingerprint thing on the home button kicks major ass. Press the home button, hold for maybe an extra half second and voila, unlocked. It does account verification, too, for app store purchases. Yes, I understand all the privacy and identity issues of biometric security (can't change your fingerprint like you can change a password), but goddamn its convenient. (Face unlock has the same concerns, it just doesn't work as well.)

The lightning connector. Sigh. It IS better than microusb. The prices have come down. But even the Apple OEM ones have had quality issues, and there are fakes that don't work, etc. So you pay about double for half the quality. Oh, and it has the same "does it fit with a case on" that the S4 has with connectors with fat plastic casings. I think that is going to be a common thing going forward as phones get really thin. Eventually the aftermarket cable manufacturers will catch up and reduce the casing thickness.

Where's my freaking back button? OK. UI purists don't like the back button because it does not perform the same consistent action from app to app. Big woop. It does what you think it will do 99.9% of the time. It goes "back". Not that hard. So instead you end up looking around for a button that does the same thing. Most of the time its in the upper left per Apple design standards, similar to the new Google hamburger thing. Either way it sucks compared to a real back button. And make mine hardware, thank you very much. Same place every time and its still there in a full screen app.

Globalized settings. So much for intuitive. Remembered thinking it was dumb on iOS 1.0.1 from my 1st gen iPod touch. Still dumb. Menu button. (And yes, I feel the same way about the menu button. Hardware. And needed. Almost every app has some sort of settings menu, and the menu button gets you there. The defenders of taking it away turn themselves into logic pretzels arguing against it. Every app has a settings menu and the menu button gets you there. Why is that bad?)

Accessories. Nice to be able to buy pretty much every conceivable accessory in every color in every online store. But really, pretty much everything I would want is available for the S4.

Since it is a work phone, 99% of the time it's open it up and open GFE. I wish the biometric thing worked for GFE.

Chrome for iOS is smoother than Chrome for Android. :silly:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] speedingcheetah:
I definitely prefer the actual separate hardware back button...not some on screen back button...

One of the things that makes iphones seem to run smoother/faster...is that it is not an HD screen....most android phones push 720p or 1080p....iphone 5s with their "retina" display...is only 1136 x 640.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skwalk47:
Moto X

So with the Cyber Monday Sale and Moto offering the Developer Edition of the Moto X for $400, I think I am just going to give up on my Galaxy S4 and all its restrictions...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
The Verge has said on their podcast before that it seems to run faster because Apple has patents on software technology regarding touch responsiveness.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Crawshayi:
What's funny though is every iPhone I've seen in person since iOS 7 dropped is laggy as hell with annoyingly slow transition animations that you can not get rid of which makes it seem even slower. It runs decent on iPhone 5 or 5s but still doesn't seem as fluid as something like a Nexus device. They also don't allow you to revert back to iOS 6 so if you hate it then too bad, suck a lemon. That's Apple for ya.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
Don't get me wrong, I'm on your side obviously, but to play a little devil's advocate you can't downgrade to old Android versions on our phone either. :silly: Honestly, they just have a history of supporting phones for 2 years but ios7 was too much of a step forward for the 4 or the 4s. Is the 4 even dual-core? I think it's still A7 architecture lol. The under-the-hood improvements of ios7 are huge, the move from 32 to 64-bit computing is no joke. It's a lot bigger deal than updating cache runtimes (going from dalvik to ART).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] R4NDR01D:
WHAT TABLET SHOULD I GET?

I've never really needed a tablet, but now I want to see what all the fuss is about. Just not sure which one I should get and if I should get one in the Samsung family? So I'm turning to you guys real quick. All these Tab, Note, and Nexus naming conventions are so confusing since even ASUS has one now. Looking for a 10" one and MUST HAVE microSD slot.

Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JeeperDon:
You still want, not need. I used to be a crack ROMer on my Gnex until two weeks ago when I got the S4. I rooted it, but I really (REALLY) like not having a head full of 'what cool ROM is next today'. Relax and enjoy the phone. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] speedingcheetah:
cant really enjoy phone unless i can flash some zips....mainly DSP manager....

And i am kinda tierd of touchwiz....and i kinda like the ui on the HTC one much better.....the HTC one max look appealing to me....may get that...eventually...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JeeperDon:
I still stick with my sentiment. There are other things besides DSP, other launchers, other everything. You may have to do without something, but get something else you didn't have. I never ever found the perfect ROM in the Gnex days, there was always something not quite right with any of them. My point was think outside your pre-S4 mental box. I even like some of the Samsung apps, like the calendar being better than any I've tried before.

Then again, you might not be tired of TW, just bored with no phone stuff to do. Maybe walk your dog? :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] speedingcheetah:
Sorry....but I have yet to find anything as good as dsp manager.....it is an eq that affects system wide...not just in one app....I use my phone as my main music/media player...(and my 64gb m SD card is nearly full)

I used to use Voodo sound on my old fascinate...then i discovered whatever roms that had DSP manager in it...it is amazing....(stock roms..without DSP Manger sound like absolute crap with my Monster turbine Copper earbuds...) it can be flashed on pretty much any rom....but only the .zip works correctly...i have tried manually moving the files to their correct places...but the .zip must do something more.

EDIT: Doesn't really matter now....family member stole my upgrade for my line.

Right now...Player Pro (with their DSP pack) and DSP Manger used together...takes a while to tweak both EQ's just right...but sound is far better than any other device I have ever used..( I actually prefer to use my phone and earbuds over my desktops Logitech Z2300's or my $3,000

home theater component system)

I have tested other phones...even those with "Beats Audio" and they arnt even close to sounding good to me. But flash DSP manager and BAM....works wonders....

In my fascinate days...I hated stock....but the s3....i like the stock look and feel....but with more added functionality...like with customizable/extended toggles which i use every day....love Synergy rom...runs great...

Yea..i am pretty much board...want to play around with something different like an iphone o win phone, since I already have an android....but I don't fancy the idea of carrying around 2 phones....my customized s3 for music and such....and whatever other device that works as the phone...i also want to make sure can switch back to the s3(since it has unlock tethering) on the go..( you should be able to can switch the sim cards from device to device right?)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Crawshayi:
If you need a tablet with an sd slot then your options are really quite limited. I'd suggest taking a look at the new Note 10.1 tab which has all the bells and whistles of the Note software, S-Pen, etc etc. It's also got a really killer screen (pretty much the best out there). The 2013 Nexus 7 is a good option too if you're looking for a well made cheap tablet, but you won't find expandable storage on it. The new Nexus 10 should be on the way so you might just want to hold off until that gets released.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] darker_slayer:
I'm getting tired of verizon and would have forgiven them for their endless tirades of crap if they had tried at all to get the N5. I don't feel any remorse by pulling 20+ gigs a month over my unlimited account. I'd switch to Tmo, and may still do it someday. For now the S4 has me pretty happy. Took a while, but I finally found a decent deal on ebay and retired the gnex

I agree with never finding the perfect rom. Voice+ had me sticking to CM like a crack addict, but it wasn't without it's issues. It would pull my GV messages into the stock app, but it wouldn't send them out throught GV. Cost me $.20 each time I tested that little feature. Sometimes it would work if I replied to a new gv text in teh messaging app. Battery life was never anywhere near what I'm getting stock S4.

Until safestrap for mj7 lets me put a GE rom or the mj7 bootloader actually gets unlocked, I'll keep making due with stock TW. I agree with you JeeperDon. It is actually nice not dealing with so much ROM info. Now I just keep up with the bootloader unlock or safestrap status :) I used the dreaded vroot and have supersu and the tether exploit. Between that, power toggles from painless death, and nova launcher I'm kind of okay with the phone as is. If only GV would update and sort-their-freaking-inbox-by-sender then I'd probably leave the rom search alone for a while. MMS would be nice as well

One pretty nice feature I've found is that all of the touchwiz messaging shortcuts honor the "ALWAYS" preference for using GV. Gnex (even with CM, AOKP, etc) never could honor a global GV preference from the dialer app. Swipe left to answer, right to reject, and up for text response always defaulted back to the stock app. Also, the text shortcut from the contacts and phone app both never honored the GV preference. TW honors it from the phone and contacts app even with the reply by text shortcut when receiving a call

Also agree that the TW calendar is the best I've used

Still getting more and more fed up with VZW but really becoming pleasantly surprised with the S4. Good repairability, qi charging, good battery, AWS ready, less of a burden for plex to transcode to, and what seems to be a well supported lte chipset based on the speeds I'm getting,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattyp92:
I have the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition. I love the tablet and hopefully there will be some good rooms out soon. I definely recommend it, it can take up to a 64gb microSD too.
[HTC Sensation] mRgANDALF:
I am back to my HTC Sensation XE 4.0.3 after a few months with a sucking iPhone 4.

This is the phone:

Rooted S-OFF

HBOOT 1.27.0000

eMMC boot

Android 4.0.3

HTC Sense 3.6

ROM: RUU_PYRAMID_ICS_HTC_Europe_3.32.401.5_R_Radio_11.69.3504.00U_11.22.3504.07_M_release_252064_signed.exe

This is the problem:

- When installing Whatsapp, after checking my telephone number, the installation program keeps in a infinity loop "Initializing"... Then my number can receive messages and it seems its online. I can see the received messages on the top of the screen but I can't read them because whatsapp screen is initializing...

- I've tried a thousand of tricks: 1. uninstall, delete whatsapp data, wipe cache and reinstall...2. creating new profile for whatsapp through titanium backup. 3. Using a fonyou number. 4. Factory reset and installing whatsapp from the beggining. 6. Downloading it from whatsapp.com, aptoide and other places, installing it from sd card...5. Any combination of the above.

- I guess this is some kind of incompatibility between my ROM and new versions of whastapp, so updating could work. OTA updating doesnt works, as boot hangs up.

These are the questions:

Anybody knows where can I find an OFFICIAL ROM for HTC Sensation XE above 4.0.3 ?

Anybody knows another solution ?

Thank you very much!!
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
the latest official ruu.exe for XE is this one

http://hotfile.com/dl/176652773/4f0....24A.3504.31_M_release_281004_signed.exe.html
[HTC Sensation] mRgANDALF:
Thz you so much!!

So, may I flash this rom? There is no problem with my radio, boot loader or whatsoever??
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
no there is no problem at all

but i am wondering with something:confused:

in your first post you said that you have a sensation xe

then why you used a ruu.exe for normal sensation?:confused:
[HTC Sensation] mRgANDALF:
You're right, mine is normal HTC, not XE.

I cannot install that ROM, the program says "Model ID incorrect"

Thx you
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
then this is the latest for normal sensation

http://hotfile.com/dl/176652568/312....24A.3504.31_M_release_280871_signed.exe.html
[HTC Sensation] mRgANDALF:
Thz's a lot!!

Finally I solve the problem.
[HTC Droid DNA] skeet43169:
If I change or refresh it acts normal but it won't be long and all my live wallpapers do this no matter what kernel I'm using
[HTC Droid DNA] RLGL:
Did you change the screen resolution?
[HTC Droid DNA] skeet43169:
Haven't changed it. It will flip for bout an hour then just does this I'm on the viper Rom
[HTC Droid DNA] xlxcrossing:
I believe that's GPU screen tearing. Are you overclocking or anything?
[HTC Droid DNA] skeet43169:
Nope no ocing if I change it when it starts doing that it'll be ok for a lil while then start again
[HTC Droid DNA] xlxcrossing:
Since you've tested multiple kernels try to wipe dalvik and cache and dirty flash your current version of viper. Something got messed up ROM side perhaps.

Also check the gpu rendering options in developer options. Mess with them and see if it changes anything.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] percy5911:
i want to know is there any software that can add transitions effects in menu jus the way there are in launchers...my phone isint rooted!!!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] dead soul:
I don't think apps do that...that's more of an operating system thing...unless you search for some launchers on the Google play market....but don't forget to also download a launcher/home switcher if you want to use the previous launcher back again

but if you really want customizable features..you may need to get a custom ROM. thus rooting may be compulsory during the procedure :)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] percy5911:
are there any launchers that can adopt the deafult icon placement system as the way it has been placed in the stock lik all my icons should b in the same order without me arranging it???
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] dead soul:
not sure what you mean by "default icon placement system" do you mean icons on the home screens?? if yes then I think you may have to re add them... have you heard of Go Launcher??? very famous..go see it in action maybe on YouTube if available....I think it's one of the most customizable and supports themes too
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] percy5911:
by sayin deafult icon placement i mean where all the apps are stored in the menu...ive heard of go launcher + various others too but i coudent find the main icon placement thing that i want...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dark.mage.returns:
Hi,

I have a i9001 updated yesterday to Cynogenmod 10.1

kernal :: 3.4.54

Cynogenmod version :: 10.1-20130724

The install process was as specified in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2315448

Wipe data, cache and Dalvik cache

Flash the rom file *.zip.

Flash the gapps file *.zip. You must flash gapps after every upgrade to CM10.1 since /system is formatted, wiping your previous add-ons.

Reboot phone.

The mobile internet is not working on the phone since update. If I revert back to backup ROPM, the mobile internet works fine.

The APN settings are no different but there are more options in cynogenmod APN setting then stock.

I tried using different carrier SIMs (Vodafone, Tesco Mobile, O2) and all have same issue. I am in Ireland if anybody's wondering.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dark.mage.returns:
:confused: Feeling sleepy too early for today. need a few expresso.

Please close the thread.

The problem sorted itself. Silly me :laugh:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freakymod2120:
And how do you fix the problem???:confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pryerlee:
try different modem... but research first before you flash
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freakymod2120:
He svoled the problem, but how does he fit it - we don`t know yet ...:laugh:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pryerlee:
if the file is a .zip file just flash in recovery, don't worry you won't loose any data by flashing.
[Micromax A116] G.Ashwinkumar:
I've successfully installed cwm recovery. I want to know if something happens to my chd while trying a new rom then how do i revert back to my old system?
[Micromax A116] Tabish Quadri:
Back/Restore

Before trying any new Rom u should take "Backup" of your old Rom using Custom Recovery. If u have taken the Backup of ur Rom then only U can Restore frm Backup/Restore optn of the custom recovery.

And in case u have not taken the backup and u got stuck then NO need to Worry. U can flash Stock Rom of Canvas HD anytime using FlashTool.

---------- Post added at 05:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:35 PM ----------

this is stock rom of Canvas 4, M using it frm so many days. Flash this Rom using Custom Recovery. Read instruction carefully before flashing.

this is the most stable Rom and very thing is working along with the "Look Away Play/Pause" if I helped U Plz Hit Thanks

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2368306
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] samir_k007:
Hello Everyone,

Please let me know the procedure of getting main screen for Glaxy Ace Plus. I have performed the clock mode recovery which is got successfully installed, now when I am trying to get into main screen, it shows the menu of recovery....

Please help me on this.

Thanks..

Samir:silly:
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] vickyg.coolest:
pls explain in detail what you are trying to say !!

ohhk

i somewhat got what you are trying to say

your phone is going in recovery mode on start

it is a bootloop situation

download twrp recovery

or latest cwm

and the issue will be gone

---------- Post added at 05:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:37 PM ----------

link for twrp

flash this in odin !!!
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] blinqipa:
I'm assuming that you got recoceryloop , the phone always boots into CWM Recovery.

Re-flash Stock ROM with ODIN .Re-root your phone , instead of CWM , install TWRP (given by vickyg.coolest , above^)

And you're free .(at least this is the method I did in this case)
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] amit@12:
Go here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2361078

Choose any one method

Follow the instructions

Done

sent by typing by my fingers
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] samir_k007:
[Hi, can you provide me the link to download the setup....

Thanks,

Samir:)
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] amit@12:
Which setup?

The odin setup link is already in the link i have given you

Check it out

sent by typing by my fingers
[General Topics] ampi:
Hi all,

Is there any feature or program that allows me to program the XDAII to turn on/off phone at certain time?( E.g. on 0800 and off 1800...)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carphead:
I know the One (and 4.x devices in general) don't support connecting to a PC as a MSD. But does a solution exist to the sync the Internal Storage to a folder on the PC?

I've tried PureSync and that only picks up files on the root. Syncing via WIFI isn't suitable for the place I need to do this.
[General Questions and Answers] konradsa:
Is there an app that plays a sound when you plug a nexus 7 in for charging? My wife and I share an outlet and often I come back after a few hours to find out the tablet didn't charge because the charger wasn't plugged in, since my wife had unplugged it to charge her phone. If I would hear no sound, at least I would know it doesn't charge.
[General Questions and Answers] Username invalid:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1110775
[General Questions and Answers] konradsa:
Thanks, tasker is nice, but costs $2.99. Is there something free maybe?
[General Questions and Answers] Username invalid:
Yes, the Nexus 7 have a wide selection of ROMs that are all free. Slim Bean in conjunction with Faux123 Ultimate kernel was my favorite. You can overclock the CPU to 1.6GHz with all 4 cores on or underclock and undervolt with only 1 - 2 cores active.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2394060

http://www.slimroms.net/images/final_version.jpg

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1804374
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jmlape:
I rooted my Sprint GS4, installed TWRP, Titanium Backup and Goomanager last night with the help of one of our members. Thought I was in trouble for a while but success was finally accomplished. I don't see a lot of roms out there for the Sprint variant. Can anyone make any suggestions for a vanilla AOKP based rom for me? All I've come across is Cyanogenmod 10.1 nightlies. It seems like the type of rom I am looking for but I'm curious how stable and complete they might be. I haven't had a rooted phone since my old Nexus One. I'm sure as time goes on there will be more and more available??? Thanks everyone for your help with my question. Have a great day!!
[General Marketing & SEO] CAMORAZRUSHIMOE:
Hello everyone, at first, sorry for my english. But please try to understand me :)

I'm newbie in app promotion and have some questions. My task is attract players in our games. We develope good games for android and ios. The publishers attract main part of our players in different countries. We share our revenue with publisher. It is main source of traffic.

But now we want self publish our games. And I would like ask you, were a can get good game traffic?

at now I consider this sources (But all these variants are too expensive):

1. Google adwords (and Bing ads, admob). For every jump of about $ 0.05 (In the best case, each install will cost 0.5$)

2. Buying ads in android launchers. It cost 0,5$ per install

3. ads in push messages

4. tapjoy, applifier

Can you comment on each of them?

Please advise me more traffic sources. Maybe you know some local traffic sources, some new and interesting systems?

And advise me useful websites were I can improve knowledge in the field of promotion of mobile games. Perhaps some blogs or forums.

thanks to all :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rusalex2k8:
can anyone help or advise. my sensor buttons don't work, touch screen was checked and it works fine, I tried to use pdrfix , it was updated but it didn't help, any ideas? or maybe someone has factory image all hidden parts ( like pds or what else can be there) of atrix ? thank you in advance
[Micromax A116] G.Ashwinkumar:
I'm a school student and i own a chd. I currently have 4.1.2 stock rom , rooted and cwm recovery.

I want to know which is the best( In my terms best means almost no bugs, good camera, stable rom, no preferences in terms of ui, better looking,,,,etc) android 4.2 rom out there.

Is samhd v3.2 good ?

Which is one is the best and why?

What makes it better than others?