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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrGibbage:
I have seen several threads reporting compass issues in this forum. I posted one a few weeks ago as well. I have done some troubleshooting and I have now realized that my compass works fine unless I am in my car. This is very strange because I have had this car for several years and I have gone through several phones and have never had this problem. It's like my car is some kind of Faraday cage!

The symptoms are especially visible in google maps. Apparently they use the compass heading instead of the gps course to determine which way to turn the map. The arrow in the center almost always shows me driving sideways down a road. Also if I use the famous GPS Status app, the compass arrow in the middle never comes close to the actual GPS heading. Specifically, my compass always like to point somewhere to the west. If I am travelling to the east (090), my compass will point somewhere to the west (perhaps 270). But if I am travelling due south (180), the compass may point to something like south west. And if I am travelling to the west, there is a good chance the compass will be in agreement and also show me travelling to the west. Maybe I should alter my driving habits to only drive to the west.

But all of these symptoms go away if I am out of my car. If I go for a walk, the compass is fine. It is so obvious that I can stand outside of my car and get a heading, and then take the phone in my car and get a completely, wildly different heading.

I have tried the compass calibration in the GPS Status app, but that has made no difference.

Are there any engineering key codes that can test the compass, or perhaps change the sensitivity on it or something? Is there anything else I can do other than the compass calibration? Anyone have any idea what in my car might be throwing off the compass in the first place?
[Sony Xperia L] FantasticalX:
Hello guys! I make this tutorial for who live in outside USA and wanna try US/UK Google Play Store version. On this time, you don't need a root access or deodexed phone and installed Market Enabler because on this time, we will using VPN (Virtual Private Network). This tutorial won't make your phone/sd card damaged because this tutorial didn't modifying any system files! (yeah!). Just look at the instructions carefully. But if you still afraid, very recommended to make a nandroid backup first!

Here's my screenshot from my phone (i live in Indonesia :D )

ATTENTION!! This tutorial won't make your paid apps in your Google Play Store be free. You can still able to download free apps or paid apps. And remember! This tutorial will working on any Android devices! :)

Dont forget to hit THANKS :good: button if this tutorial worked to your phone. Feel free to asking me or donating me :D
[Sony Xperia L] Sparksys:
WOW,, they're are million things that are not available in my country's play store!!! Thanks dude
[Sony Xperia L] SubZeroPT:
Can't get it to work

Hi abielzuliom.

If possible, I would like your help.

Over the last couple of days I have been trying several methods to access the US Play Store (including the one you posted here), but I can't get any of them to work :(!

I've tried your instructions, I've tried apps like Market Enabler, Market Unlocker, DroidVPN, Market Helper, but none worked, I always get my default Play Store.

I know the VPN apps are working because when I go to the whatismyip website, it shows me an United States IP.

I've even tried a GPS faker app, to fake my location. Google Maps "tracked me" in the United States, but I still get the default Play Store.

Can you help me?

Here is my data:

Phone: Galaxy S3

Firmware: Stock Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2, ROOTED

Play Store Version: 4.3.11

Carrier: ZON Mobile (virtual carrier that uses Vodafone's network)

I live in Portugal.

Thanks in advance.
[Sony Xperia L] FantasticalX:
Try to using Google Play Store with or under 4.3.10 version. If still didn't work, try to using Wi-Fi when you open Google Play Store at the first time after following my instructions. I hope this can help you and sorry for my bad english :)
[Sony Xperia L] sympathy:
The above solution won't work for me. I added a second google account and everything worked well.
[Sony Xperia L] SubZeroPT:
Also worked for me

Hi.

I did the same.

Created a new Google account with both Tunnel Bear and Market Helper activated (to fake an United States IP address and phone carrier).

Now I just need to activate Tunnel Bear and login to my US account in the Play Store :D.

Strange thing though, when I search for an app on the Play Store that exists only in the us (like Netflix), the app doesn't show up.

I have to look for it in Google (for example, I type "Netflix Android") and then click on the Play Store link that appears. The link then takes me straight to the app on the store :confused:.

Does this happen to you also?

Anyway, thank you all for the help ;)
[Sony Xperia L] sympathy:
Yes. True.
[Sony Xperia L] Parshvas:
Thanks for your amazing trick.:good:

can you list some good apps which are available only in US not in my indian playstore.
[Sony Xperia L] Parshvas:
hey guys

Anyone know about any apps or games which are not available in other countries playstore but available in us apsore than post here. As i have searched so many times in google but i did not get satisfy so i am asking to you.
[Sony Xperia L] BryanChia:
best tut ever, cheers ! :good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
[Sony Xperia L] FantasticalX:
Thanks bro! ;)
[Sony Xperia L] AayushDhuria:
Or use a free vpn service like us.newfreevpn.com if your data of Tunnelbear gets over. Although it's a lil bit risky if you're buying stuff from Play store, although I've been doing that for over a year now so IDC :P
[Sony Xperia L] shugumaran:
It doesn't get connected

My tunnel bear is not connecting! I can't understand that the image is not valuable for that? See the image fnd's:confused:
[Sony Xperia L] Epiee:
When using TB can search :) but when dc the VPN TB , cant search :D big problem !
[Sony Xperia L] opera33:
have to set another account which previously not linked to the playstore... but still works!
[Sony Xperia L] flick85:
Using American version of google play store

:fingers-crossed: I have a Samsung Note 3 and was having the exact same problem as you. I tried Tunnelbear which did change my ip address to america and I registered for a new google account from my American ip, but the play store kept reopening as the Australian version even after force closing and reopening it several times. I eventually fixed this issue by performing these steps:

-click settings on your phone

-click on general

-click on accounts

-click on google

-click on username

-click on remove account and continue

Now when you next open google play store it will open onto a sign-up/logon page, and just sign in with your new American acount details and the American version will be activated.

It's also worth mentioning that following the above steps will most likely sign you out of all other google apps as well, such as gmail. Really hope this solves your problem :).

My device is a Samsung Note 3 running 4.3, and I'm in Australia on the Telstra network.
[Sony Xperia L] nineghost:
SIM card?

Does the sim card have to be of US/UK telco in order for this trick to work?
[Sony Xperia L] FantasticalX:
No ;)
[Sony Xperia L] salehali:
how

how i can mack porsches app
[Sony Xperia L] daddy_rhon:
its really works...

thanks for the clear and easy tutorial...it really help me a lot...
[Sony Xperia L] gabriel.bucur:
Thanks , it worked for me.

BUT if i disconnect TunnelBear it will prompt me again with Term and conditions and revert back to "my country's market".

Can i use any other VPN apps ? (i ask because of this 500 mb traffic limit with TunnelBear)

Another thing i don not understand , and maybe you guys have a solution for it, is why even if i make a new google account , with US phone number,address,bank account (i lived in the US for a while ) , i'm not able to access US market in Google Play Store?
[Sony Xperia L] TriggzSS:
Since the latest upgrade of the play store (v5) it has reverted my version to non u.s

and no matter what i try, i cant get it back.. any ideas?
[Sony Xperia L] bambangest:
I have tested this tuorial yesterday, and it's still works.
[Sony Xperia L] pverflow:
does not work for me. Im on a Yoga Tablet 2 pro though
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] hartunnoo:
Do u know that u can change your MDA font into your favourite one. :) :lol:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] michai:
It's funny. I never loved using tahoma font until I got hooked on seeing it on my unit. :)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] hartunnoo:
how to change the font? from default to other. Any ideas?? :lol:
[LG Optimus 4X HD] CrazyWinner:
Is there no way ?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] SimonTS:
Search and read, don't just open threads for the fun of it please.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KEICHI_:
Recently cracked the screen on my n4. After looking around for a screen replacement without success I decided to buy a new n4.

I was unable to recover my data - photos videos etc. as I had a lock screen pattern and was unrooted.

So question is can I just transfer the mainboard from my old n4 to the new one without any issues?

All I want to do is get my data from the old then put the new back in.

Any help is appreciated. Cheers
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KEICHI_:
Anyone?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lopezk38:
I think you should be fine.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anupbangalore:
please help me to root my motorola defy plus.....why i cant do that pls tell me
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotdog125:
Firstly, you have posted in the wrong section. Second, searching would bring the desired result. Anyway, you can use framaroot to root your phone.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyrusct82:
Use the app called Framaroot. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=37508806
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikegrmn:
Over at the Moto X forum some one has posted a link to the Motorola skip apk.

When I first saw this little accessory I was sold to the idea of unlocking my XT925 without entering a pin or pattern. So I gave up "Automateit pro" for "Tasker" once I found a thread describing how to get this with "Tasker", "Secure settings" and "Xposed framework".

I now have a setup that works well and even made my own felt-skip-NFC-thingy.

Never the less, I wanted to try the real thing and downloaded the skip app. But upon installing the app, I always get a parsing error.

Did any one else try the skip app and got it working?

I'd never thought that entering a pin would bother me, but after having a solution where I just tap my phone to my trousers' pocket, I cannot see myself entering a pattern anymore (I didn't get the pin to properly work).

Thanks for any input.

Mike
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rozamar:
I really like the tablet GUI and don't want to move to the phabet one, at least till GUI can be changed for 4.2.2...

I don't think I will miss any of the new features...

But what is bugging me is the update notification. How do I remove it? I turned the auto update off but its still there. Tried reboot as well...
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crash338:
If you are rooted, you can simply freeze with TB the Update Center app and no more notification to upgrade to 4.2.2
[Samsung Captivate Glide] impactor:
I have been thinking of getting Galaxy S2 (i9000g) but I noticed this phone and I must say I really like the QWERTY keyboard.

Are there any reasons I should not be getting it instead of S2?

How is the camera and battery life in comparison?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] xdaforo:
I own a glide since a week ago or so. I can say camera is not really good. Probably the S2 cam is better since it was a front line phone. However I looked about the "g" in the i9000g and seems to be a worse version of the S2 model.

http://zarobian.blogspot.com.es/2012/03/what-is-difference-bn-samsung-galaxy-s2.html

BTW. i9000/i9000g its a Galaxy S. Not S2. S2 is i9100. So make sure what you are talking about.

There you have the comparison between captivate and i9000.

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4071&idPhone2=3115
[Samsung Captivate Glide] impactor:
My bad. I meant S2 I9100G.

G is actually a better phone. It is marginally slower in CPU benchmarks, but faster in GPU, lasts on battery much longer, heats up much less, and - most importantly - has full CM10.2 support, while i9100 doesn't and will never have, because it is built on Samsung's closed source processor.

I noticed S2 and Glide have 8MP camera. I take it from your comment that they are actually a different cameras?

And how does the screen compare in terms of quality, contrast and legibility in sunlight?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] xdaforo:
It's just an impression. I haven't owned a s2 but i saw pictures made by some mates with that phone and they look quite good. The camera on glide seems slow to me in the moment of taking capture, and also quality is not good even with lowest iso speed. A lot of grain, and weird images as a result when you zoom in with computer or in your phone.

The screen is good under all conditions. It's legible outside under sunlight. It's 233 dpi or something like that which is good enough for every task, i think..

Nowadays phones with more than 400 dpi are being sold which is stupid, since human eye cannot distinguish higher resolutions than 300 dpi at the distance in which you use the pone.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] DavidSchwartz:
Samsung Captivate Glide

I have had the Captivate Glide for 9 mos. I purchased it after having a Pantech P8000 Crossover and thought I wanted another phone with hard keyboard....didn't like the keyboard on the Samsung at all....stopped using it and am now using Google Swipe on-screen keyboard and LOVING IT. It is a good sturdy phone as I have dropped it multiple times (with no case) and it has come through with minimal scratches. I have been happy with the pictures it takes. Have had some trouble with phone calls and signal problems though. Battery life has been pretty good, would leave for day with full charge and it would be ready to charge by the time I get home. (not a big video/downloader though) just normal usage texting/calls/facebook.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] tsapos:
Hi guys,

I have a strange issue. Although the GT-S5570 is working, download mode is working also. When I flashed the original froyo firmware the stock recovery mode was working fine, but when I installed the tass clockwork recovery mode(via Odin), the Home+Power doesnt work. It gets stuck to the samsung logo. I tried Home+Power+Up Volume and I get a "Ramdump" notiifcation. Dont know if someone has a suggestion.

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] tsapos:
Thanks to RicardoQ5, I did a little search and while the mobile phone was upgraded to gingerbread, its initial version was FROYO. Just installed the Froyo.tar
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrGioba:
Good morning. Can anyone tell me a way to unlock the screen without touching the display but simply pressing the unlock button?

I have USB debugging enabled, and root. Something with ADB ... My actually unlock mode is "drag" ... I'm looking for a way to set as a method of unlocking "nothing" so that you just press the button and you unlock ...

Some command-style ADB like this

adb shell
cd / data / data / com.android.providers.settings / databases
sqlite3 settings.db
update system set value = 0 where name = 'lock_pattern_autolock';
update system set value = 0 where name = 'lockscreen.lockedoutpermanently';
.quit

But this don't work
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danielms22:
Umm... maybe I'm not getting this, but why don't you just go to Settings/Security/Screen lock and set it to "None"?

Works for me, Screen unlocks with just the button...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrGioba:
I can't touch the screen
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danielms22:
Oh, got it.

Well, maybe this will help then:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIF7mym5EpU

Unless you already did that and are looking for a permanent solution to unlock your phone with just the button. In that case I have no idea.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrGioba:
Not helped but anyway i've solved my problem using

adb shell input swipe x1 y1 x2 y2
[LG Optimus G Pro] rohitvis:
Hi is there a way to access the camera without having to unlock the phone.
[LG Optimus G Pro] JunkheadINC:
What are you saying?
[LG Optimus G Pro] rohitvis:
I don't know how much clearer I can make the question.

I'd like to be able to take photos while the phone is still locked with a pattern.

This is a common feature on many other phones now. For example HTC one or S4.

Presently I'm on stock. I have to enter my pattern to be able to access the camera app.
[LG Optimus G Pro] MrKite4:
Hold your finger on the last dot of your pattern for a second, you'll get a couple widgets including camera
[LG Optimus G Pro] psal217050:
You can also set your quick memo button to be the camera. As long as phone is on you should be able to use the button.
[Android Software Development] HNaseer:
Hey guys,

Just saw this thread for increasing / combining internal memory but its only for QMobile A8 model and cannot be followed for QMobile A900. Can somebody know a way to combine A900 internal memory like the one stated for A8 in this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2180141&page=3

Regards
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] hartunnoo:
have u encounter problem downloading email @ gmail.com ?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Xilicon:
Gmail account

My Magician is working fine with the Gmail account. What kind of error are you experiencing?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] hartunnoo:
Re: Gmail account

username n password keep on poping up..
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] HBK:
Settings are:

Username: your complete email, including '@gmail.com'

incoming server: pop.gmail.com

outgoing server: smtp.gmail.com

Remember to enable pop3 access on the Settings panel in Gmail.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] jonc:
You have to use non-default port number for the SSL.

465 for outgoing

995 for incoming

so it's:

pop.gmail.com:995

smtp.gmail.com:465

jonc
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] hartunnoo:
ok I managed to retrieve my email but unfortunately I can't sending an email. so any idea?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Xilicon:
Come to think of it, I was having this issue early on as well. I just used a different outgoing server to send my mails. Luckily my carrier provides a free email and I simply used their outgoing server settings for the gmail account and everything worked after that. If you have another mail account that works try setting the outgoing mail server on your gmail account to the other working server.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] hartunnoo:
how if I dont have any. But why is it? Why gmail outgoing is not working?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Matterhorn:
My gmail is working fine on my jam. I don't use any special port numbers either. You need to go to the advanced section in account setup and select SSL and also check the authentication on send box. That worked for me.

Sometimes being connected with activesync can cause an email account to get blocked because the PC has been collecting emails.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] BulletTime:
Gmail working fine for me too, used EmailWiz to set it up. Newer version even includes gmail so takes about 30 secs (early version needed a couple more details). Might be worth deleting your current account and trying?

As you're receiving mail I guess you've turned the proxy settings on with your gmail account, that got me first time I tried.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcsharish007:
Guys,

I am using Fox Hound ROM 2.7 on my S3 (I9300). I have installed many apps(not via Play Store) by downloading their apks from some sites. They all work fine. But one day, I signed into my Work e-mail on the stock email app and then activated e mail as a Device Administrator. The moment I do this, the exchange email account which I added worked fine. But all the apps which I didn't install via play store disappeared.

The only way I was able to bring them back is to remove my work email which is an exchange type of account. Can't these two co - exist?

Please help!!!

Thanks in advance!!! :D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leandronb:
Hi guys, I am wondering about the active notifications from motox if on non amoled screens like nexus 4 can have some economy in battery life. I noticed when I used similar software from play store all pixels of nexus 4 display are turned on.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Freacky24:
Nope that's exactly the problem. Only amoled can turn of unneeded pixels. It's not a matter of software :(

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 4 mit Tapatalk 4
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Piaer:
Hello guys,

I have serious problem with RAM on my phone. It runs JB 4.1.1 and has 512 mb RAM.

The thing is that often when I browse the web (sometimes light pages but very often at browsing imageboards like 9gag) i get a message in top right corner saying "memory low" and the stock browser is crashing. Similar problem happened to me in game Kingdom Rush during loading after beating the previous one. Once I had that strange problem that it crashed to home, low memory appeared so it closed the launcher, launched it on again, then off and so on...

I disabled bloatware apps from Orange and the System Panel Lite shows me 150 mb free RAM. It should be enough to not cause any problems... I'll just add that Moto Defy with the same amount of ram didn't make any problems.

Do you have any solution for this?

P.S. Does any one have stock ROM for this phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gyrex:
I apologise in advance if this isn't the correct forum to post this question.

Has anyone successfully flashed their i9505 with either of the new firmware (I9505XXUDMGG & I9505XXUDMH8) that's been released from Samsung?

I did read on another website that there's a potential bootloader issue with these ROMs? Can someone provide some general feedback on the ROM such as speed or any issues present?

It's strange that there's no threads discussing this on XDA!?! :eek:

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scianca:
new problem with bootloader (at moment unsolved), problem with root (solved), problem with downgrade (unsolved)...the rom is stable and smooth (for me)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gyrex:
I just upgraded via Odin and I'm having some major issues with this ROM. ROM updated successfully then after I unlocked the phone I'm getting a constant (never ending) stream of error messages about lots of apps that have stopped and every second error message says "Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped".

The phone is unusable.

Interestingly, I was going to attempt to backup my whatsapp messages and reset to factory defaults but when I opened whatsapp it said that my messaging database has been corrupted.

Is there something different I should have done with Odin with this firmware/rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damador:
its all because of read only system. many apks simply dont work properly
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PatBateman99:
I have the i9505xxudmgg firmware installed on my phone.

For several reasons I would like the root it and it would be my first attempt ever. So please understand me, I'm a complete newbie.

I read all the information I could find, but I'm still very confused. Can you please help me understand?

- Is it possible and safe to root this firmware?

- If something goes wrong can I reinstall it?

- Would you recommend to wait until android 4.3 is released or will it be even worse?

Thank you!
[Motorola Droid 3] impactor:
Right now, I have a HTC Desire. I have been thinking of getting Galaxy S2 (i9000g) but I noticed this phone and I must say I really like the QWERTY keyboard.

Are there any reasons I should not be getting it instead of S2?

How is the camera and battery life in comparison?

And how does it compare to Samsung Glide?

It would be nice to have full support on JB, which apparently D3 doesn't give.