[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sweyers:
Hello,

First of all, long time lurker (pulled a lot of fixes, zips, etc off of this site), first time poster.

Watched the video as directed, and while I would say a little harsh, also definitely hilarious! :laugh:

Anyway, have been searching to answers to these questions for a while and I just can't seem to come to a satisfactory solution.

Feel free to answer any combination of these, it's a long post and you may not know the answer to some of them.

Some background info: I am stock, rooted, and running LJC firmware.

Problem 1 - PRL Write

I am simply seeking a quick, easy way to force roam. No, I am not trying to get out of a contract, let me explain. I live in Iowa, and a fair amount of the Sprint service here is still 1x only. I would have switched a long time ago if it weren't for Network Vision plans, but that's beside the point. I need something to bridge the gap between now and the point where all cell sites have LTE (which could be a while...) The main reason I want a shortcut it that I stream a lot of Internet radio (Pandora, Slacker, etc) in the car on road trips. I want a shortcut to PRL Write (hopefully one that will go into Car Home Ultra) so that when I hit that 1x part of I-35 I can quickly flash 00002 VZW PRL and continue streaming on VZW 3G after a reboot, instead of going through ##DATA etc while driving. Also would like a shortcut to Update PRL for when I cross back into Sprint 3G land (after all I do not want to be cancelled). I have already tried AnyCut shortcut (for PRL Write) to no avail (says "Could not launch the requested activity"). Any alternate solutions? Or anyway to get the AnyCut Shortcut working?

Also, this wouldn't be a problem if Roam Control would work on the Note II, any alternatives to that app, or any insight as to when it's coming to our device? Developer website lists "Understand why current version does not work with Samsung Note II" as a goal for the current version, so it's on his radar.

Problem 2 - S Note

I am a student, and have ended up using S Note for almost all of my (written) homework. What I do is I scan the physical assignment using CamScanner, export that to PDF, then Import it into S Note. Then when I am done, I export that assignment back to PDF, and send it to my teacher through Gmail. This is a somewhat long process, but I have found it to be worth it to keep myself organized.

Questions here:

-Are there any ways to speed up this process, for example by using Tasker or similar to automate parts of it? For example, a Send to "X" teacher button, where I choose the file and it automatically emails the attachment to my teacher? This is just one idea, maybe you guys have others?

-Are there any ways to choose where to export the PDF from S Note? I have found it to tedious to sift through a bunch of other assignments to sift through a bunch of other assignments in the "S Note Export" folder. For example, separate export folders for English, Math, General, etc. This is often only an issue when I need to send multiple PDF's at once, when I only want to send one assignment I use "Share via" in the S Note menu which will bring up an email with the PDF already attached.

-Is there any way to get S Note to go to top of page when switching between them? Right now it goes to the same spot on the next page, rather annoying as I often have to scroll around to find what I was looking for.

-Lastly, are there any other applications that will do this task with less interface quirks than S Note while also interacting correctly with the S Pen?

Other Misc. ?s

-My back cover creaks very badly. It does not want to stay on the phone. It has gotten so bad that I hear the creaking through my case. I have also replaced my back cover three different times at a Sprint store, they start off alright but gradually get worse. Right now if I happen to press a certain spot about midway between the volume rocker and the "Galaxy Note II" on the back cover, it causes the snap in the upper right corner to pop off. This causes the rest of the cover to creak more. I have tried about a hundred different ways of putting the stupid thing on, in addition to replacing the cover three times as previously mentioned. It seems to me that the snap points on the phone itself aren't accepting the snaps on the cover correctly. Kinda pathetic for a $600+ phone, but that's Samsung build quality, whatever. I have also heard to NOT send your phone to Samsung for this as they send it back exactly the same. What should I do to fix it?

-As I mentioned above, I live in Iowa and a fair amount of Sprint coverage is 1x only. Sprint disables the 1x indicator in the status bar and instead leaves it as 3G. BAD SPRINT! Lol, anyway, is there anyway to modify SystemUI.apk (not too familiar with it but have done a little research) for the sole purpose of adding that 1x icon back in? Something like this without all the other stuff.

-When will our phone get 4.2/4.3? (haha, you don't have to answer this one if you don't want).

If you read all of that, thanks. Also, thanks in advance for any help you guys can provide. XDA can get pretty confusing for a N00b like me, but is definitely a great site, keep up the good work!