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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sleepy3103:
Hmmm? Confusing...

[/QUOTE][MENTION=4871779]martinliu[/MENTION] - No, charging through a 3.0 cable on a 2.0 port will not increase charging speed...and you wouldn't be able to plug a 3.0 cable into a 2.0 port in the first place since they have different ends due to there being an additional bus (8 wires instead of 4), so it's a moot point.

[MENTION=4148929]inco9nito99[/MENTION] - The note 3 comes with a 2 amp wall charger and a usb 3.0 cable out of the box. Typical wall outlets allow WAY more output than 2 amps so you should be able to charge via the wall outlet at a max speed of the charger (plug part) which is, by default on the stock Note 3 plug, 2 amp (or 2,000 mA).

USB 2.0 could output up to 500 mA where as USB 3.0 can output 900 mA (source: http://www.diffen.com/difference/USB_2.0_vs_USB_3.0). This means that the wall outlet can charge more than 2x faster than the computers 3.0 port and 4x faster than the computers 2.0 port.

2000 mA wall vs. 900 mA 3.0 port vs. 500 mA 2.0 port

Hope this helps guys![/QUOTE]

So you cant plug a usb 3.0 cord in to a usb 2.0 port? But you can plug a usb 2.0 cord in to a 3.0 port? I pkug regular 2.0 usb cord into my laptops 3.0 port because it allows charging while the laptop is powered off. Just trying to figure out how this works.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jamesindc:
Just get the new iPhone and be done with it.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Blackwolf10:
i too do agree that the new iphone's fingerprint sensor would work better using the S-pen :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Noam23:
I'm really sad to see such reply, since iPhone has no relevance here. I'm an Android guy.

As I said at the start of the thread. I like the Note 3. I like it because of the BIG screen, amazing battery life, and replaceable battery.

I simply think it could have been a MUCH more functional device if "Air command" would have been programmed for finger use. There is no justification to program the Air command just for the S-PEN (and not the finger too), apart from Samsung's wish to justify the existence of the S-PEN (at the expense of the device ease of use).
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MohJee:
You have some valid concerns here.

Just a few things to note:

S-finder is not an S-pen exclusive feature. You can access it by holding the menu button wherever you are on the phone.

I suppose arguments could be made for the Scrap booker, that for accurate selection of text and pictures, an s-pen is needed. Similarly for the pen window, the minimize, maximize, and close button are fairly small to click with the finger and it would be difficult to manipulate the size of the window with the finger. But the arguments would be shaky at best, you are right, an S-pen shouldn't be a requirement to access either of these two features.

Action Memo and Screen writer are obviously made for the s-pen, so making them s-pen exclusive kind-of makes sense. Note though, you can access Action Memo without the S-Pen through it's dedicated Widget.

To sum it up, I think Samsung wants to make more users (those outside of the creative/business category) make use of the S-Pen, which is why they made some of these features S-pen exclusive.

EDIT: Also I forgot to mention, you can actually access Screen Writer without the S-Pen if you enable the setting "Edit after screen capture" which can be found under Device > Display.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Noam23:
But why did they obligate us to use the S-PEN ? that's the question here, since some of these important features can NOT be accessed without the S-PEN, at all. By obligating us to use the S-PEN, some of us will simply not use these features (like PEN window), or have to take out the S-PEN out of its holster for no good reason at all.

Btw, please take a look at how LG did "PEN window" with their G2. Only fingers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=043EXW1anyM
[Galaxy Note 3 General] BarryH_GEG:
A finger, really? Based on your logic Wacom and all their graphics products shouldn't exist as we'd all be using our fingers. You get absolutely no precision using a finger on a 1080P 5.7' display which is why Samsung incurred the expense of including an active digitizer, pressure sensitivity, palm rejection, an eraser function, functionality triggered by the pens electromechanical presence near the display, and even more functionality available through the button on the pen.

You're entitled to your opinion but your post is going to be pretty comical to those of us that rely on the Note-series functionality everyday to do things we couldn't do on other devices or with our "fingers." . You clearly aren't who the Note-series is targeted toward and there are much cruder options like N-trig on the Ultra Z and most likely the One Max. Personally, I'd be carrying a 4.7-5.2" standard smartphone if it wasn't for S Pen and its associated benefits.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SgtGoldy:
Mods can we lock this? I'm so sick of people and their petty complaints. This contributes nothing to the community or developing the phone further.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MohJee:
Because they want the S-Pen to become more mainstream. In the Note2 for example, I admit that I rarely used my s-pen. I can't draw to save my life. I think the only time I used it was when playing games like Fruit Ninja because it does give you a noticeable advantage over the finger in those games :silly:. But now, I see myself popping it once in a while to make use of scrapbook to save text and youtube videos.

If you're worried too much, I'm sure there will probably be mods released later that enables access to these features without the need for the s-pen. (examples: the pop up browser from note2 was modified to be made use-able in other phones. The multi-window feature was modified to include any and every app, etc...)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Noam23:
What I said is that most people could have gained much functionality by being able to access Air Command by finger, and not only by S-PEN. I do agree that sometime the S-PEN is required with Air command features (that was the whole point of my first post, to point exactly were and when the S-PEN is really required with Air command, which is only in two out of its five functions, and even then not always in those two).

Btw, without any connection to my concerns regarding Air command, I would be very interested to know how people like you " that rely on the Note-series functionality everyday to do things we couldn't do on other devices or with our fingers", use the S-PEN. I would be very glad to receive a list of basic day to day operations you do with the S-PEN that can not be done with the finger. If there is a youtube video that summarize this it will be good too. If you are a professional artist for example (or even if it's a hobby), I can totally understand the need for an S-PEN, but I'm more interested in things that will be used by the other 99% of the population, which aren't artists (maybe 99.9% ?)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Hendrickson:
Why? Can't handle people posting constructive personal opinions of a product you happen to want to hear and see only good things about here in the forum? You are the one that "contributes nothing to the community" as you want is 100% positive talk only on the Note 3 we own, might own or want to own... Do you work for Samsung or something? Are they paying you to try and stop posts of this type on this product?

By all means if you haven't already please report this thread to the mods as it seems to pain you that anyone would think to post views on N3 and its S-Pen's use. :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] BarryH_GEG:
So you're asking people to prove the negative to satisfy your personal and misguided belief that there's no benefit to an inductive display and precision instrument over a finger? Do some research. Here are your topics:

- Inductive display

- Electromechanical pen

- Wacom graphics products

When I get my N3 as part of posting a summary of it vs. the N2 I'll include some of what I use S Pen for. I won't give this thread any credence by entering in to a debate with someone so clearly naive. The basis of your argument isn't even about the N3, Samsung, or S Pen, it's about the three things I suggested you research. I'm out.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Noam23:
It's kind of a weird way of making the S-Pen becoming more mainstream. You know, if we'll go that lines, they could have put the Dailer function to be compatible with S-Pen only (without any ability to change the dialer app). This would have guaranteed the S-Pen to be a 100% hit among all note 3 users...

Making a feature like PEN window compatible with the finger isn't going to be that easy, because its entire interface was programmed in a way to directly prohibit finger use (so you won't accidentally forget to use the S-Pen).
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Han Solo 1:
Translation: waah!! Waah!! You're stupid!!! Get outta here with ya logic!! Waaah!!

Sent from my Crapple iPhone 5

---------- Post added at 05:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:18 PM ----------

Translation: oooh noooo.... Mods, this big meanie is irritating me with his big paragraphs! I wanna be a mod so I can lock it whenever people say things I don't wanna hear, but I'm not!!! Ohhhh, mods, mods, where are you, hurry!!!!!

Guys, lay off. People are allowed to have opinions. This is a FORUM.

Sent from my Crapple iPhone 5
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Noam23:
Just for your knowledge, I did *much* research before opening this thread. The point of this thread was to prove that Air command took some important features, and put them under obligatory S-PEN use, for no reason whatsoever.

I'm not in a debate with you if the S-Pen can generally be useful or not (I only asked this a side note here, and even phrased it so it would be clear for you). Please make these distinctions before you discredit my thread.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SgtGoldy:
Lol seriously, were going to that now? Come on man, be an adult about it at least. You argue like my three year old.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Hendrickson:
Haha so true. This Sgt guy is finding all posts that say anything slightly negative about the note 3 and reporting them! Fanitic communist Note 3 fanboy's only allow positive comments you see
[Galaxy Note 3 General] staryoshi:
I bought the Note 3 mainly for the s-pen. 3rd party styluses are garbage for anything resembling usefulness. Samsung's software set and S-Pen implementation has created fantastic value for me :)

Personally, I perform the majority of my functions on my Nexus 7 with a 3rd party stylus and I'm accustomed to such control. I'll be doing the same with the Note, but one size does not fit all, of course :P
[Galaxy Note 3 General] danieljamie:
What eraser function?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] iamloco724:
is it down for anyone else ive tried on 3 different phones and i keep getting errors when trying to update apps ive tried on wifi off wifi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mattevt:
I can't download anything either. So it's not just you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Omega360:
Play store is definitely having issues. Just gotta wait it out
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jds3118:
Worked for me just updated watch on app.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] iamloco724:
seems to be working again
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mwebb049:
It seems to be back up and running.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tool Belt:
Was still a little wonky this morning.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] adventure_of_link:
http://youtu.be/35AWD41pIpM

Enjoy. I'll have my initial impressions up later on, edited into this post. (I'd search the board but sadly it's down right now :confused: )
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] harryhoudini66:
I have a question about the Amazon OS. I have successfully installed CM 10.2 on to my Kindle Fire HD 7. I did have to get a fastboot cable thought after I screwed things up the first time. I used the KFHD Recovery tool and restored to 7.2.3. After that, I installed TWRP and 2ndBootloader.

So, does this mean I don’t have the Amazon OS on my Kindle Fire HD? I ask because some of the tips set to disable OTA updates. If the Amazon OS is not running, why is that even necessary? Is that only when you root?

If I still do have the Amazon OS on my Kindle, do I boot in to it using TWRP? How would I access it?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] shravbits:
Since you said you have successfully installed CM 10.2, you're now running CM. TWRP and the second bootloader allow you to flash/install other ROMs. Since you're on CM, your memory has been cleared therefore you no longer have Fire OS installed.

Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] harryhoudini66:
Thanks for the clarification.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] LinearEquation:
Only thing to add is that you still have your Amazon ID. It will always retain the KFHD ID
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Hinzman420:
After you used the restore tool you you installed twrp and bootloader.

You did not mention flashing cm10.2 again. In that case you are still on amazon os
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] SSMI:
So I am looking to get a new case for my GS4. I had a Nexus 4 previously and had the Poetic Slimline bumper. I loved it. It fit so nicely in my hand. So much so I got the Poetic slimline for my GS4. Its good but it doesn't feel the same. I think the reason is because of how rounded it is on the edge. On the nexus 4 rather than round to the back it angled.

So I am looking for a thin and light case that angles to the back rather than rounds or at least isn't a smooth transition. I do want it to offer some protection though. The poetic is nice for this because it has the hard and soft. One other thing is I love wireless charging and don't want to lose that (I have an insert).

In my search I have seen a number of things and am leaning towards an aluminum bumper right now. I am willing to consider othhings but this seems to do what I want best.

I haven't been able to find reviews on the ones I am considering.

Really like this (1) one. I think this (2) one is the same but without the back cover. Has anyone used either of these?

I am also considering a Spigen Neo Hybrid. Might make it too iPhone-esque though.

Any other suggestions would be nice.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] justinisloco:
I have the second one you talk about, I love(d) that case. It fit well in the hand and felt very premium. Unfortunately the service went from -94dbm to almost -103dbm, and I would constantly get failed text messages in places i would have normally 2 bars.

The neo hybrid is deffinently a sweet case, the back is a little slippery in one hand though.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] angryapples300:
Spigen

Google Spigen S4

and scroll to their neo hybrid

i personally have a slim armor case and the spigen build quality to superb

make sure to buy geniune from site or your own trusted retailers( inside a genuine case has a verfication code to check if it is genuine) :)
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Biker1:
I think that most if not all Aluminum cases with an aluminum rear cover will experience signal loss. Not a good thing under most circumstances.

I sport a UAG case which I'm very happy with.

I started a thread about the UAG a couple of weeks ago:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2451240

I've also looked at the Speck cases online which seem pretty intriguing.

http://www.speckproducts.com/smartphone-cases/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s4-cases.html

I have the Otterbox Defender & Commuter cases, as well as the Cygnett WorkMate Evolution case, but I don't think those are the look you're looking for.

Hmmm.... 4 cases in the last 3 months for a guy that never used any cases for years :)
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] justinisloco:
I've also sent you a PM not sure if you got it, about if you wanted my aluminum bumper
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] cds36:
Just waiting for this to come in any day now

http://www.cruzerlite.com/cases/sam...lite-bumper-for-samsung-galaxy-s4-white-black
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] ipaq_101:
I have the Neo Hybrid, some things to consider:

1) The plastic bezel is awful, the paint will start chipping within a couple of weeks (I have chips all over the bezel), then you will see the unpainted white plastic underneath and they aren't cheap to replace at $9.99.

2) It looks nice, but if you drop it I highly doubt it will offer much protection, I did once and where it did drop I saw the frame's paint chip, luckily it was on my hardwood floor and not concrete.

3) I contacted Spigen's customer service and they are down right awful, you won't get a response for weeks and if you do they will say it's your fault. I understand that if I drop it and chip it is definitely my fault, however the bezel should not chip just from it being in my pocket.

I have moved on from the Neo hybrid to Obliq, the one linked below. It does add a little bulk, but man the case is built with high quality and looks great.

Good luck, I hope you find a good case.

http://www.amazon.com/Obliq-GS4-XTMPBK-Samsung-Premium-Protective/dp/B005OHS5WO
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] CC268:
Honestly I think the best combination of both protection and slimness is going to come from either the Element Atom, Otterbox Commuter, or one of the Spigen cases.

Incipio makes some nice cases as well.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Biker1:
I got rid of my SPG Neo Hybrid Neo 2 days after getting it a couple of months ago because I saw the 'writing on the wall' regarding minimal if any drop protection, sagging neoprene after 2 days, cheap construct, etc.

With the above being said, the case in your link looks to be of protective construction, although it looks like a UAG knock off, but at half the price and nice selection of colors.

But I have to do more research on it.

I've since got a Speck Candyshell case which seems pretty cool.

I need some protection, but I also like some colors, more than the standard black cases available. I just ordered a 2nd Candyshell;)[/QUOTE]

Edit:

I read some reviews on the Obliq. They were general but positive, then I read a review that I'm linking to. This guy seems to be very meticulous, and he is comparing the Obliq to the UAG, which he has both owned:

http://www.amazon.com/review/R1JF3PCUYDD1LR/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R1JF3PCUYDD1LR
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] ipaq_101:
Well that is odd, I have the gun metal and the black Obliq case and the buttons work as smooth as butter, right out of the case, no break-in period required. Also I have the UAG and the Obliq does look like a knock off but I think it looks better. Also the UAG ones are $29 vs $9.99 or $14.99 for the black Obliq case.

UAG is not better or worse than Obliq in my opinion. UAG also looks a bit worse with those fake screws in the back that are just part of the plastic, those make the case look cheaper, I wish they had just left those out of the design.

Go with whatever makes you feel better, but for 3 times the price you aren't getting a case that is 3 times better.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luismrosa:
hello guys i know there is a lot of thread speaking about solve this problem but i guess mine need some helps from your do this is what i have ben done

phone get stuck into the moto logo

-boot loader locked i ve downloaded the 4547-fix-try2.sbf to unlocked the boot loader whit rsd lite (using rsd lite 5.7)

-get the unlocked

-downloades this 2

1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf.gz

1FF-olympus-user-2.3.6-4.5.141-111212-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P012.sbf.gz

flash whit rsd lite but the 2 said the same thing failed to boot 1

any ideas
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravilov:
I hope you didn't flash them like this? You did remember to uncompress them?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luismrosa:
no i already after downloaded it i uncompressed them them i loaded to rds lite to begin the process any idea to solve my problem?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] palmbeach05:
1. Why didn't you just flash the unlocking sbf? Why did you have to flash a stock sbf?

2. What version of GB were you on?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luismrosa:
first of all the phone was gifted to me and i don't really know what version of android was installed i just flsh the sbf according i was reading on the internet so i decide to flash it back to stock cause the phone at the first time just not boot it get stuck at moto logo , try to go to android recovery but it didnt get to it so i decide to flash a stock sbf when i flashed whit rsd lite 5.7 the phone i got the phone message failure to boot 1, before that i ve unlocked the bootloader and in order to boot whit the unlocked message in the phone and the way to to enter to the oders option like fastboot, rds, android recover , cause when i get the failure to boot 1 i couldn't to go to any of that option just rds when it say failure to boot 1 and fastboot ............ anyway it any procedure o sbf o else to get the phone back to stock o flash a custom rom that work
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] palmbeach05:
flashing a sbf is the only way to return to stock. Fruitcake ROMs are stock ROMs that are flashed like a normal ROM. Which sbf did you flash?

Generally, failure to boot 1 puts you in rsd mode automatically. Flash the pudding sbf and then follow up with fastboot oem unlock. You should be good to go.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luismrosa:
ok i ve flashed the 1FF-olympus-user-2.3.6-4.5.141-111212-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P012.sbf.gz when i flash the sbf whrn the phone restart i get this on the rsd lite failed flashing process.phone [0000]:error switching phone to BP past through mode [0x70BE]

BTW i have oem unlock the bootloader via fastboot when the starts it said unlocked so what next now
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] palmbeach05:
Off hand i don't know what that error means, but a simple google search will give you the answer. If you already are unlocked, then you can flash a custom recovery and a fruitcake ROM to get you back to stock without actually flashing the sbf.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luismrosa:
i right now flashed whit rds lite 1FF-olympus-user-2.3.6-4.5.141-111212-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P012.sbf but i still getting the failure boot 1 them i ran the automatic to unlocked the boot loader again the phone reboot then it stay in moto logo and unlocked message nothing more it do
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] palmbeach05:
Have you flashed a custom recovery via fastboot?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luismrosa:
yess i try that but when i try to loaded rebooting the phone a entering to the android recovery it stay freeze dont do anything
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andresrivas:
How do you flashed recovery?

Enviado desde mi MB860
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luismrosa:
simple i ve flashed it via fastboot ive done via adb android sdk fastboot erase recovery and fastboot flash recovery name then when i try to enter to the android recovery it just stay freeze or reboot
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravilov:
Ok, then what recovery did you flash?

To be on the safe side, if it wasn't RomRacer's CWM, you should try with that.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luismrosa:
ok i will try that one BTW is necessary that the battery is full charge
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andresrivas:
No, but is highly recommended

Enviado desde mi MB860
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luismrosa:
i still getting the failed to boot 1 after the sbf for att was flash after that y flash the 4547-fix-try2.sbf to unlocked the bootloader for take of the failed to boot 1 but the phone after that it reboots an stay ther freezee
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] palmbeach05:
ok, the full sbf returns the phone to stock. the fix sbf opens the door to unlock the bootloader. after that you need to get into fastboot and run the command "fastboot oem unlock" without quotation marks. a code will pop up on your screen. re-enter the command, followed by the code, and hit enter.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luismrosa:
ok after that the phone turns on whit the unlocked message but still frezze in the M logo
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] palmbeach05:
Reaching out to everyone else on this post, but after we did the sbf and fastboot command, didn't we boot up normally? Is there something i'm missing here to help this user out?