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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] amcorinc:
Can you tell me how did you downgrade from 4.1.2 to 4.1.2
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] saj222:
Probably with Odin.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knightlifee:
Hello, I'm new to this forum, and to Android too.

So my problem is this, i have ZTE Grand X In and i have problem with my screen. I have 2 years warranty for the phone and i already gave phone to the service in T-Mobile. They replaced the LCD screen, they gave my mobile back,but the problem is still there. Sometimes my screen is black but the screen is reacting to touches not a problem, but the screen is black, it is turned on but it's black, and sometimes it turns on, but some glitchy lines, white and colorful lines is showing on screen. I don't know if it's graphic card or motherboard or something. I already tried recovery mode {power,volume up,} {power, volume down} {power,volume up,home button} {power,volume down,home button} and it doesn't work after all. I really don't know what to do.

If you could help me i would be happy. :rolleyes:
[General Questions and Answers] chickadee27:
I can't install my favorite boot animation tried flashing with cwm, system/media,data/local,but never worked.
[HTC Desire C] vega509:
I've had my phone @ 1 month, and other than rooting it I never had to reboot. I used Hasoon's Desire_C_All-In-One_Kit_v2.0 to install the recovery, root, and superuser. I still have the stock ROM and software. I have installed NovaLauncher, AvastMobile Security, Titanium Backup Pro, and Holo Lockscreen. I haven't disabled or uninstalled any of the apps that came on the phone (Bell). For what ever reason today, when I hit the power button to wake the phone it went into slow motion for almost a minute, then seemed fine. My calendar and contacts ended up all messed up. So I restored ContactStorage with Titanium Backup which recommended a reboot. I held the power button until the Restart menu appeared and hit restart. The phone shut down and rebooted, which seemed slow to me, roughly a minute to get to the Sense Lock screen, and another 30 seconds to get to the Holo Lock Screen. Once the lockscreen was engaged the home screen appeared, but the phone was very sluggiish for @ another minute, then all seems fine.

Is this amount of time normal to restart the phone? or has something been changed somehow?

thanks in advance.
[HTC Desire C] me4488:
The stock rom is pretty slow, and the stock launcher being there (since you haven't uninstalled any bloatware) doesn't help out to make it faster.

You can try installing a custom kernel. Links are in the index thread. That could help you speed up a little.

What I would recommend is switching to CM10 or any of the roms based on it.

So bottom line, yeah with the stock rom its pretty normal to get a lot of lag.

P.S.

[@ = at (example i was @ Daniels place last night)/ name marker (example [MENTION=5088614]me4488[/MENTION])]
[HTC Desire C] vega509:
to remove bloatware, will Titanium backup do, or would it be better to use NoBloat?

thanks again, for replies in both threads.

ps when do these Image Verification entries stop?
[HTC Desire C] penguin449:
Try out Rom toolbox.. or any app that can force un-install other apps and make sure to not remove anything important (Common sense eh)

Also consider flashing a custom Rom, they can help with bloatware issues, everything (I think) can be found in the index so start there.

Remember to always Hit Thanks when people help you, and whenever you use someones work, or if you appreciates someone work, and also the verifications stop after 10 posts i think, which is when you are able to post in the development section as well :)
[HTC Desire C] vega509:
I've installed Rom Toolbox Lite, and froze a lot of the bloatware. Sped things up quite noticeably. I froze the HTC lockscreen app, but it appears to be still running.Should I uninstall it?

As I install apps to replace the clock, calendar etc should I also be uninstalling the same original apps?

I haven't tried the backup or nandroid backup yet. Is this considered a replacement for Titanium? Are the nandroid backups the same as those done from the bootloader?

I've been looking for a tutorial but have not found any. Does anyone have a link to one?

Sorry for all the questions, and thanks again for all the help.
[HTC Desire C] aashay960:
The backups that you take from recovery are called nandroid backups :p For the lockscreen, take a backup of the apk in your sdcard then delete it from system/app. If it works then great, if not then paste your apk back to system/app :) You are doing this at your own risk! ;)
[HTC Desire C] me4488:
You can use titanium backup. It's the one I prefer. But there are several more that are pretty good, just look for them. =3

I think that is antispam, so it should be after 10-20 posts, when the restriction on posting in the development forums lifts.

P.S. Make a nandroid backup from recovery every week or two or before you make major changes. If the system is stable make another one so that in case you decide to do something else you have your phone ready.

Restoring from backup deletes all the whatsapp and IM messages up until the day you made the backup, so take that in mind.

Keep the last 2 of them as a backup of the backup on your PC at all times. It's a lifesaver.
[HTC Desire C] aashay960:
I agree. I always keep 3 backups with me (not that anyone asked :p)

1. Stock Clean Unrooted (my very first nandoid)

2. A Sense Custom Rom (rev sense5)

3. A cm10 Custom Rom (cm10)

Every two weeks I try to update my current backup. And yeah, keeping your backups in your PC is good.
[HTC Desire C] me4488:
At least I know I'm not the only one.

Yay for "better safe than sorry" and "you can never be too prepared"
[HTC Desire C] LaputaCake:
i just keep a backup of apps and sms and contacts as ive only got an 8gb sd :( before a 2gb :crying:
[HTC Desire C] penguin449:
i do neither, i have no back ups, currently my phone is just sitting in fastboot somewhere in my room waiting for the CM7 kernel.. until then i just don't bother using it xD I have my 4x, Galaxy w, and my new (old) hTC Dream ;)
[HTC Desire C] vega509:
thanks to all who have helped!!

I have uninstalled 69 apps that are either bloatware from Bell and HTC, or are apps I would never use. I used Titanium to freeze the apps 1st, and see if there were any ill effects. Once I determined that what was froze did not affect any other apps, I backed up the frozen apps (batch), and then uninstalled the frozen apps (batch again).

One big plus by using Titanium to remove bloatware was when the uninstall finished, it did not uninstall 2 of the apps I had froze, getting info on these apps showed they were tied to the ROM, Picasa Web Album, and Google Play Music.

Updating CWM to the latest 6.0.3.0 was also a bonus, as ROM Manager now works for Nandroid backups without having to reboot manually (remove and replace the battery).

I will eventually get around to trying custom ROM's when time permits. For now I'm trying different apps such as calendars, keyboards, and launchers. With the multitudes of available apps, anyone have suggestions for keyboards, calendars, and launchers. I've just installed NovaLauncher and ClockQ.

When alternative apps are installed such as calendars, is it preferable to uninstall the same apps that came with the phone?

thanks again to all.
[HTC Desire C] LaputaCake:
Well keyboard I use stock cm10 don't use calender and for launcher switch between holo launcher HD and sf launcher
[HTC Desire C] aashay960:
Launcher. Nova. Always.

Keyboard. SwiftKey. Always

Clock. Android 4.2 clock. Look in the themes and apps section.

Edit - If you use another launcher than you can not use htc widgets.. So as i use nova, i always use player pro as a music player.
[HTC Desire C] vega509:
for example:

If I keep ClockQ should Clock be uninstalled or frozen?

if I install business calendar should Calendar be uninstalled or frozen?
[HTC Desire C] aashay960:
Have a look . http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1897286

Backup, uninstall, if it causes problems restore.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] khep24:
I recently updated my GSIII to 4.1.2 with an OTA update and it updated my baseband version/ bootloader from I747UCDLK3 to i747UCDMG2. After I did the OTA update I rooted and then I tried to flash over to CM 10.1.2 stable release, however I continued to get Assert failed : get. prop bootloader. So that where I come to a halt, how can I go back to the previous I747UCDLK3 Baseband? Or are there other roms that I can use that use i747UCDMG2, if not I believe resorting to an old baseband is my only option.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jamescable:
First of all...baseband is not the problem. Flash lk3 bootloader. Reboot to recovery from recovery and flash. But I would stay on mg2 bootloader and flash 4.3 ROMs like jellybam, pacrom, pa, cm
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Diggia:
Hello !

I have some problems with colors of my themes with my 2020i.

My active window item (I think it's so called) is always blue.

I choose, for example red, when making my theme the copy and apply it in the PPC but always blue color, also after soft reset.

I add a screenshot to make most simple for you understand me(I don't speak a good english :oops: )

On my Pocket I've used CETuner to change the color but after restarting the device, the colour doesn't change.

(I also used Wisbar)

Thanks :wink:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] AzN_devil:
after you change the color of the theme (.tsk) on your computer......reupload it to your ppc...switch to another theme and switch back to the one u trying to use...
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Diggia:
I've just tried but nothing to do....

I use McDeb software but I think I make a mistake choosing the wrong PPC types (VGA;SE;QVGA)

Can be this the error ?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] goodwidp:
Let me preface this by saying that I searched the N7 forums for something similar to this, but was unable to find an answer. Apologies if I overlooked it.

I ended up having to return my original N7, due to a hardware issue with the screen, but I made a Nandroid backup (using TWRP) before wiping everything back to stock. I was using stock ROM/kernel and had only unlocked the bootloader and rooted the device. The tablet that I made the backup on was build JSS15J but my new replacement N7 is on build JWR66N. Will the difference in build # have any negative impact on restoring the Nandroid? I also backed up all my apps via TiBu, so I suppose I could resort to that option if I'm unable to use TWRP, but I wanted to check with the experts here first before making any moves. Any help with this is sincerely appreciated. Thanks very much.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] cowabunga:
If you did a full backup and are now doing a full restore, you should get back exactly what you had regardless of what is currently on your device. So in your example, your new device will end up with JSS15J.

I had 2 N7s at one point. One was stock and the other on CM10.2. I ended up returning the one on CM10.2 (after reverting back to stock using the factory images) but did not want to have to redo CM10.2 and go through setup on the other device. So I just took the twrp2 backup and restored it onto the stock N7 and voila... I had CM10.2 installed and fully configured.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] goodwidp:
Thanks very much for the reply. You are absolutely right. I ended up flashing the backup, and it changed my build to JSS15J. Good news is that everything seems to be working fine after flashing. Thanks again. I appreciate it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
Hi guys,

Yesterday I purchased a Galaxy Note 2 that didn't boot for $90. Thinking, as the **** that I am, that it would be fairly easy to repair I tried to enter download mode and it doesn't do anything.

I have done all the button combinations and cannot get it in to download or recovery mode, is there any hope for it?

AT&T should replace it under warranty since it is not 1 year old, but they are being a**holes and telling me they can't repair it as it was not registered on my account.

Any ideas? Worse case scenario I sell it for parts.

Thanks!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrevankyle:
You could try a Jig to kick it into download. Not 100% sure they work on the note II but they do on most Samsung devices
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bkeaver:
There is always a JTAG service like what mobiletechvideos offer. They can revive almost anything.

Sent from my SGH-i317 Note 2 on Tapatalk 2 - running on Beanstalk powered goodness!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
This ^^^^^......g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
Thanks, I will see about their service.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] el_chiefo:
Let us know how it went. I also happen to come across a bricked Note and wanted to revive it. Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
Actually I just got of the phone with AT&T, they are sending a replacement via FedEx, should have it by tomorrow or Monday :laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bkeaver:
Seriously?? thats cool..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
Yes, people tend to forget that all phones (at least AT&T ones) come with a 1 year limited warranty. If there is no evidence of physical damage (huge bumps and cracks) or water damage, they will exchange it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] el_chiefo:
Ok cool, thanks. I guess I have to get a chat session underway with AT&T then.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
.....

Comments deleted...g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rangercaptain:
I was pretty sure the warranty was for the original purchaser. Seems really shady to me. . .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bkeaver:
You know I was thinking the same thing but figured if they are allowing it then what the hell...

You know the other side to this is if they get it back and determine there was tampering with it that caused the defect he might find a 600+ charge on his bill. Just a thought.

Sent from my SGH-i317 Note 2 on Tapatalk 2 - running on Beanstalk powered goodness!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
This sounds remarkably similar to my deleted comment...

I just felt the cost of my note 3 go up after reading the outcome...

So be it I guess...

But I would never accept the new device...(not how I roll)......g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rangercaptain:
Me neither. But I won't share my comments past that . . . you already understand.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
Deleted,

Not worth the trouble.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rangercaptain:
I missed it. I hope it wasn't a lesson on integrity.

STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY*What is covered and for how long?*SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC ("SAMSUNG") warrants that SAMSUNG's handsets and accessories ("Products") are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for the period commencing upon the date of purchase by the first consumer purchaser and continuing for the following specified period of time after that date:*Phone1 Year Batteries1 Year
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
No where does it say that it covers ONLY the first consumer, it specifies that the warranty coverage starts AFTER the first consumer purchased it and that it lasts for 1 year.

The AT&T rep was in complete Knowledge of the fact that I did not purchase the device on an AT&T store, and funny thing is that he went as far as to tell me that the phone had another 100 in warranty in case I needed anything.

I think that the fact that Samsung explicitly says First Consumer validates my argument that subsequent consumers can enjoy the warranty, obviously under the 1 year established upon purchasing the product.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rangercaptain:
I suppose its because it says first purchaser so that leaves you out.

Time to move on. I'm sure you're going to enjoy the phone. Mine is broken so I'm saving up the $240 for the repair.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
Think you should letter to read contracts, if it doesn't say "the warranty covers only the first consumer" then anyone with the phone can have it serviced under warranty if it's under the one year period.

Also, and what I have stated before and you seem unable to understand, AT&T is well aware that I'm not the initial buyer, I said that to the rep at least three times in our call. How do you explain the fact that Att is exchanging the device if you say the Samsung warranty only covers the first consumer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rangercaptain:
How many first consumer purchasers can there be?

There can only be one.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
Removed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rangercaptain:
I understand perfectly. I tried to end gracefully a few posts back. Why are you getting ugly?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
You called me a liar and a thief. I will edit my post and agree to disagree. And keep in mind that if you post and I respond, and you later edit your earlier post the communication will be broken.

I never lied to AT&T so at least I know my conscience is clean.

Good lock with your repair.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rangercaptain:
This warranty is not transferable. This warranty will be the purchasers sole and exclusive remedy and neither Samsung nor its services centers listed in. . .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
Just enjoy the free phone...

You clearly had a good ATT rep.

And the warranty states "original" purchaser in my owners manual..

If ATT says it's beyond that...then lucky you....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] qkster:
fwiw:

i think the limited warranty for 1 year applies to the device for 1 yr - from the time it is purchased by the orginal user.

ex: bought by X on 12/25/2012 - should be covered until 12/24/2013.

it would be reasonable to assume that any one legally in possession of that device under the warranty period, should enjoy/expect the same warranty.

The warranty doesn't reset for another yr if the second user purchased it after 6 months of use by another user.

If the warranty says that ONLY for original purchaser may have 1 yr and if it passes to another, then warranty is void, then that is a different story.

another ex: If I bought a 2yr old chevy, and the warranty for bumper to bumper is 3 yrs, I would expect to be covered..not the time I bought it but from the time it was put to use.

if OP bought the phone and the phone has been put to use for less than 365 days, I think he/she is within rights to contact sammy or att for repairs. After than period though, hard to say...depends on rep.

I'm not clear as to why the person who sold the phone didn't call though...but if we were debating the warranty issue, fwiw, I think we as consumer should expect the warranty to apply to the product for the duration..not who is in possession of the product
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rangercaptain:
I'm not guessing or making up similar examples. That quote above is from the samsung warranty. Not transferable means what it says: only the first purchaser gets to use the warranty.

I know the OP called at&t, and they said no, as he stated. But obviously he bypassed that person and the warranty conditions by some means, whether shady or legit.

I used to think the warranty said samsung stood by their phone for a year no matter what, but that's not it. They will repair or replace the phone as long as the original purchaser is making a claim, for a year.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] qkster:
I think it depends on the law. some states may have different consumer protection.

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/service/warranty/SGH-I317TSAATT

http://www.avforums.com/forums/samsung-mobile-phones/1761818-samsung-warranty-transferrable.html

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2159920/all

ymmv

in this case, op got it...

if you or another user has a device that was release less than 1 yr ago, i think sammy or att will come thru..provided that it has not been abused

gl, capt
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Carlrobling:
The funny thing is all of you are arguing about the Samsung warranty. But he returned the item through att not samsung lol.
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jibust: I purchased a second-hand Galaxy Note II, that is giving me problems. Am I covered under the 1 year limited warranty? I read your warranty documentation and it does not specify.

Pablo: The warranty of the device lasts till 12 months from the date of purchase.

jibust: Regardless if I was the first purchaser?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rangercaptain:
I agree that the device should be warrantied for the year, not the owner. And I'm glad at&t is providing better service than samsung. But I think its like many things you experience with large corporations -- the level of service you get mostly depends on who you talk to. After hearing about twenty warranty stories on xda involving either samsung or at&t, I'd say the OP got lucky. A new phone for $90.

I want to know what he did between the first conversation with at&t where he said they were not going to help him because he didn't have that phone on his account, and the second conversation above. Some magic pixy dust!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
Actually, the confusion regarding why they said no in the first place is because I forgot to mention that the first time I talked to them was not over the phone, I visited an AT&T Device Support Service (DSS) location.

The reason they did not agree to help me (I originally wanted the phone fixed not replaced), is because the device had not been used/registered in my account AND the DSS has no access to register devices (along with a lot of other functions they cannot do) to my account so that they can later service them.

As soon as I called AT&T they informed me that it was not possible to repair at the DSS but that THEY (AT&T phone support) could actually add the phone to my account and process an equipment exchange. And that is what they did.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] amazin1988:
Is there anyone out that has tried a 4.3 rom, if so how does it run battery and performance wise? Only people that have been using please I would like to try something different, also can you please send me a link that would help out great thank you for your time.

iTz Amazed On Note2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] DarkManX4lf:
Cm10.2 battery is OK. I'm in pac man 4.3 and the battery is not good.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] phatmanxxl:
Until the official CM 10.2 irons out the bugs, all the 4.3 ROMs will be kind of wonky. Apparently the team is trying to fix somthing blobs (i forgot the name of it). Samsung is supposed to release an official 4.3 TW ROM before the end of the year also. Slesh has a 4.3 ROM he's working on also that's in beta now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] DarkManX4lf:
I have to say, pac man 4.2.2 RC1 is pretty good. Very stable so far and battery life is OK.