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[General Topics] gratedcarrot:
Yup, I had the exact same issue, downloading and installing the 5.1 patch from www.tomtom.com cured it.
[General Topics] red october:
cool cheers chaps - i will do that as soon as i get home ! :wink:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *herm*:
hi folks,

yes, i know that i made somewhere a mistake ... what i did ...

i was on ATO (Austria) version of MI7 and thought i can flash a german JB1 via odin.... everything worked well till hidden.img comes up ... at this point the flash process failed completely.

afterwards the phone shows "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in KIES" ... which i tried, but after giving the model number & S/N it always prompt that the S/N doesnt work (but its 100% correct).

what should i do now? maybe i could flash an original ATO MI7 firmware over, but i couldn't find an Austrian Version for Download :(

br,

herm
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NavDragan:
try this

Had the same problem with kies.Restart pc then re-enter sn in kies recovery.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KevandLynds:
I had this problem and I fixed it by flashing the original firmware that came with the phone. I was on stock UK btu and tried to flash stock h3g UK. Failed on hidden.IMG, stuck on kies screen so I downloaded the stock UK btu firmware and flashed with Odin and all is OK again. :) :)

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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *herm*:
SOLVED

hi, thx for your response!

i could fix it using the switzerland firmware ... don't know why all german versions failed?

br,

herm
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ezraneut:
Hello everyone,

My first thread here because I have some problems/questions about my second hand bought Samsung galaxy Note 2 (GT-N7100).

I have several issues and I hope to solve some or all of them, otherwise I am not very pleased with my purchase, second hand as mentioned. It must be a good addition to say that it is not a normal model, but one with a TV antenna and dual SIM (normal SIM, not micro like other NOTE 2), might be a Japanese model or something. (Is there any way to figure out where it comes from?). Version information at the bottom.

Here are some of my issues:

- First and most important is that there is 16 GB internal memory but it is not recognized. When taking a picture, it tells my it can't take one because there is no SD card available. Also google is not synchronizing and I think this is related. On the other hand, when I go to storage, it says total space is 16GB and 15.6G available.

- Secondly, I want to root it and flash cyanogenmod ROM. Pressing volume down+home button and power button should make it go to download mode, but instead it goes to Factory mode, with options as "Full Test", "Item Test", "Test report", "Clear Flash", "Version" and "Reboot". I there any other way to go into download mode or change the button options?

- Thirdly, the screen is somewhat pale. The colors do not really come out as they should. I remember in my previous phone with cyanogen, it had an option to set the warmth of the screen to "cool", "warm", etc.

Version information:

BB Chip: MT6515

MS Board: GT-N7100

IMEI1: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (interesting to say that this IMEI does not indicate it is a note 2, but a Nokia 5220 XpressMusic from 2008)

IMEI2: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (same at above)

Modem Ver: MAUI.11AMD.W12.22.SP.V8, 2012/03/11 17:38

Bar Code: 041401103060_142837 10

Build Time: 2013 03 29

Uboot Ver. : Unknown

Kernel Ver.: 3.0.13 (root@ubuntu) (gcc version 4.4.3 (GCC)) #1 PREEMT Wed Mar 27 14:13:15 CST 2013

Android ver. 4.1.2

SW ver.: S005_SSD_XLS_L001

Custom Build Verno. : 0088130115

I hope anyone has any input on one of the matters.

ps. I can post pictures, but printscreens are hard with no SD card.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xcly:
What's worrying me is that it's a dual sim model yet sold as N7100. Dual-sim models are Chinese and has N7102 as model no.

As for camera problem, you should be able to choose the storage you want the pictures to be stored in. If you have an SD card, it would normally ask you the first time you run the camera whether you wish to save photos to your SD, To make sure there's nothing wrong, try downloading other camera apps from play store and see if they're able to save to internal storage.

Display settings will have an option which will change how the pictures show on display. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by pale so won't dive in further.

My main concern for you is that you might have a well built fake? The model no and your description of the phone doesn't match, IMEI looks suspicious. Chinese models don't have access to most google apps including play store if I remember correctly so all the things you mention kind of shout "warning".. You may wish to have it checked to find if it is the real deal
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ezraneut:
I can at least download WhatApp and Gmail app on the play store. That seems to be fine.

As for the SD card, in storage I can select a preferred install location for new apps. I do not know if this is also applicable for photo's and I can not find the option in the camera. Did not find any camera app because the mobile internet doesnt connect and no WIFI. Will check that tonight.

Pale colors is like to opposite of intense.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xcly:
You should not have access to the Play Store if you're using the dual-sim version. I'd go to a samsung centre or somewhere to check if the phone is authentic before you do anything else.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ezraneut:
Note that I am using only 1 Sim card, if that is what you are inclining. I am certainly using the play store though. Downloaden another camera app and also getting the error messsage that there is no SD card available.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
The give away that it is a clone is the chip in it. Samsung doesn't use those chips. Sorry to say but you bought a knock off
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mark_79:
fake phone

Go to the police man, it is not legal to sell copies instead of original, is a very bad thing and the seller must be punished.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
You are very wrong here. Most of these devices are out of China where copy right laws do not apply.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mark_79:
half correct, if the phone is sold from china you are right but if he buy the phone in his country you are not, you cannot sale a fake istead of an original one if you are not telling this to the buyer, in this case is a scam an the police should manage the case.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
The police have no place in this. It is more of the import and export policies. This happens all the time and is nothing new. Clones are sold on the internet on a daily basis. They all come out of china and are then protected behind their laws. Best advice is to make sure you know what your buying. If someone is selling the device for alot cheaper then normal then I would be careful.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mark_79:
But if is selling the device at price of an original one?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Then it is easy to check the hardware. Which this to has been faked. Best bet is to use trusted sources for devices. Part of the reason that I went to a nexus and will get nothing else.
[General Questions and Answers] friend4allofu07:
Greetings All,

I am new to this Functional area. I m having Hisense Mobile phone. I attached its hardware info with this thread.

I would like to update my phone to Android ICS or Jelly Bean from 2.3.6(Gingerbread).

Please help me out and guide me with proper needs. pls.

Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] petarbg91:
Hello, I got the phone from a week, but I managed to lock the second slot, and when I put a sim card in, it asks for network unlock sim code.

I know there are a lot ot threads here, but I didn't found something that works for this model. I can use ADB, Terminal, my phone is rooted, so if you give me a clues how to unlock it, I will be very grateful.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] cfbruck:
Hello, my device was working great for a month, now suddenly, screen flicker, it flickers quickly every now and then.

Is this hardware related or can it be fixed by software?

It appeared after I installed a new Rom, but now it appears in different roms.

It also started appearing after I played with root dim app, setting screen brightness to lower than usual (and not only laying a filter). Not sure if that might have anything to do with it.

In it is not present when brightness is at 100 %. But anything lower it is there.

Read somewhere about someone opening the device and clean the connector apparently solving his flicker. Hoping I won't have to do that though.

Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] halaletarian:
First of all does the gear have a speaker

Secondly does it have the crystal screen. Many say no many say yes please answer

Also can I just leave the screen on without it going dim

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] siddsm:
Speaker, yes. Sapphire crystal screen, I highly doubt it. Mine cracked while it was on charge...not even overnight.

I haven't tried to keep the screen always on...might look into it. The default setting turns the screen off after x minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Ryland Johnson:
Hi,

IN the horology trade the 'crystal' is the trade name for what we. the consumer, refer to as the watch glass. That watch glass, is correctly called, the 'crystal' and can be made of several different materials depending on the quality of the watch. I have never known a 300.00€ watch with a sapphire crystal that is why I questioned this point originally.

I have yet to establish what the heck Samsung use on the gear. I first read it was indeed made from sapphire crystal. When I questioned this I was TOLD by several fellow posters that it was sapphire crystal. Now some inform me it is not?

I wrote an email to the Samsung forum site asking what the watch crystal was made of and the return reply was they didn't find my question suitable for an answer?????? Don't ask?:eek:

In terms of speaker, yes, it has and a very good one too.

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] halaletarian:
Really??

How did it crack just by charging r u sure?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] krichek:
The manual that came with the watch says it's glass. It has a speaker but the volume can be a bit low in loud areas. The screen cannot be set to always on at least for now. Not sure why you would want to leave it on all the time anyway tho as it would just drain the battery for no good reason. The default look at your watch action turns it on at least 90%+ of the time, if it doesn't come on rotating your forearm slightly away from you and then back will generally wake it up.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohdsultan:
I need help :(

i have flashed pacman rom but it hangs very much.

so please anyone suggest the best stable rom:D

thanks:o:):):)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dexxmor:
try and error, is the only way to find your ROM.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moscow Desire:
Exactly what ^^^ said.

Roms are subjective and one must flash several sometimes to find what suits the need.

As per XDA policy, to prevent competitions and possible flaming, this thread will be closed.

Cheers...

MD
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Revontheus:
Guys this is such a noob question but please help :), How Do you unlock bootloader on Xperia J without using Sony's Way thanks guys
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] tejasjani55:
Search for unlocking bootloader with flashtool for your device

hit thanks if I helped you
[General Topics] rockerz:
i m using xda 2

is there a wmp10 for this

or any free player better than that
[General Topics] Rudegar:
wmp10 have to be included in the rom

only 1 version of chinese 2003SE have it

and 2005

most people feel TCPMP is a better player anyway
[General Topics] rockerz:
thanks
[Android General] friend4allofu07:
Greetings All,

I am new to this Functional area. I m having Hisense Mobile phone. I attached its hardware info with this thread.

I would like to update my phone to Android ICS or Jelly Bean from 2.3.6(Gingerbread).

Please help me out and guide me with proper needs. pls.

Thanks in advance.
[Xperia Z1 General] guddu2011:
Last week you probably saw Google announce Android version 4.4; Kit Kat…

We’ve seen lots of questions on our Android upgrade roadmap and equally, we have lots to tell you, so here’s a note on just that…

First up, Jelly Bean 4.3

We’re pleased to tell you that we’ll start rolling Android 4.3 for Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 from next month*.

We also mentioned that a few of our products would be jumping software version – so, we can confirm that Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V* will be upgraded to Android Jelly Bean 4.3… also from next month.

And, to Kit Kat 4.4

We’re also happy to tell you about the first raft of Xperia products that we’ll make Android 4.4 Kit Kat available for – they are: Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1*.

On that, please stay tuned to the social newsroom and [MENTION=5448027]SonyMobile[/MENTION]News, where we’ll update you with specific info on product upgrade timings & software features as things progress.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop them below.

*Software rollouts are a phased process – timings & availability may vary by market / carrier

SOURCE - http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2013/11/07/on-jelly-bean-4-3-kit-kat-4-4/

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UPDATE -

KitKat firmware (14.3.A.0.681) certified for Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 Compact

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2686232

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UPDATE 2 -

Android 4.4; KitKat, rolls for Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 Compact

http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2014/03...eria-z-ultra-xperia-z1-and-xperia-z1-compact/
[Xperia Z1 General] matheus_sc:
Lets hope to be true, its not hard for that, Android of Sony is very clean.
[Xperia Z1 General] ahomad:
I kinda doubt this. android 4.4 should be announced by google later this months, then it is highly unlikely that sony would be able to release it for the Z1 on the 7th of November. But I really wish they can, I even wish they skip 4.3 and focus on 4.4, if we can get it before the end of this year then hell yeah
[Xperia Z1 General] Morlock O:
i think this is very possible... google usually releases the source codes to manufacturers weeks before they officially lunch a new version...
[Xperia Z1 General] guddu2011:
fyi kitkat is already announced and it is going to be released later this month.

manufacturers gets source code before official launch as the guy above me said.
[Xperia Z1 General] ahomad:
I know that this is the case, but this has been the case so long ago (not with android 4.4), yet manufacturers take months before releasing the updates. 4.3 rolled out months ago but you could barely find phones already have 4.3 (apart from note 3 and HTC one) even the SGS4 which used to get updates before anyone else didn't get it yet UNLESS manufacturers already decided to skip 4.3 and focused to get 4.4 faster.

Again I really wish that Sony release 4.4 in November or even earlier (I am not against that, I have the Z1 myself) but as I said before it is highly unlikely.
[Xperia Z1 General] joslicx:
what you say is true but I guess the chasing pack (HTC, LG, Sony) are maybe just realizing the importance of timely updates (that probably was a factor in Samsung's ascendance. HTC lost the android crown because it just lost lots of loyal customers who never saw any updates). Since Hardware is more or less commoditized already, the turf wars are gonna be fought on Software front. Faster updates could be USP and Sony might want to claim bragging rights (porting might be easier/faster for Sony as they are almost stock anyway!
[Xperia Z1 General] ahomad:
I totally agree with you. Sony said they will release faster updates. Sony has advantage here because of the light skin but this is not the only thing, actually it is the least time consuming thing because it doesn't need much optimization and testing, at the end it is mostly an app that you can install to change how the phone look. The problem is to get it to work along with all the features with THIS SPECIFIC DEVICE, they need to test how the software would perform in THIS hardware (mainly chipset and screen and other things). And here is the bigger advantage of the Z1 as it uses the same chip and screen resolution as the nexus 5 (according to rumors), this will definitely help sony to release the new android versions much faster to the Z1 as it will already be optimized and tested. but again I doubt they will release it two weeks after the release of the 4.4 to the nexus devices but I still hope they will.
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
Guys, have a look here :)

http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/10/09/android-4-4-kitkat-is-not-hitting-the-xperia-z1-in-november/
[Xperia Z1 General] TheCraig:
They don't list any sources either, as far as I am concerned neither "presumption" is correct, OEM's get new android versions months before there even announced so Sony may very well be cooking up Kitkat ready for November.
[Xperia Z1 General] ascariss:
I don't believe it, if anything I'd expect a 4.3 release in November and a 4.4 in early 2014 hopefully.
[Xperia Z1 General] DeathlessOne:
If they were, it's time we built a monument for Sony :)
[Xperia Z1 General] Untouchab1e:
Highly unlikely.. But if it happened to be the case, Sony deserves a lot of credit. In my opinion they receive too little credit for their contributions to AOSP. But that's another matter :)

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z1 General] expertzero1:
Possibly. Google said they want kit Kat for everyone.

Sent from my Sony Xperia Z1 C6903
[Xperia Z1 General] pshdo:
This is getting old, but anyway here it is again...;)

Just look at Sony´s smartphone and firmware history m8´s, and you will see that this is never going to happen...

- we are lucky to recive 4.3 in late Q1 or perhaps Q2 of 2014, and after that the Z1 will be abandoned...

IF the rumor really WAS true, Sony would have turned 180 degrees in their business strategy... (and that is not likely, is it now ??)

Becource sony has actually acted that way for years now, at least since Xperia X10...

Sony is in this marked for the money, nothing else...

That is also why the Z1 was shipped with 4.2.2, and NOT 4.3 from the beginning...

- this way Sony can meet Googles demands on major updates, without actually giving YOU anything new...

Just think for 2 sec, about this:

WHY would Sony release a new flagship like the Z1 with only 4.2.2, when it would be just as mutch work for them to release it with the current 4.3 ??

This is also not new for Sony, the X10 was shipped with 1.6...

Sony is NOT stupid, the history repeats it self over and over, and we buy the products anyway...

BTW other Sony "feature" is these:

DON`T be suppriced to find that the Z and other phones is going to get the 4.3 before the Z1, that is actually also normal sony behavior.

DON´T be suppriced if you at last, one day finally will get 4.4 anyway (Q4 2014), that there will be features missing in the new version, that also is normal sony behavior.
[Xperia Z1 General] Rekoil:
The rumours come from a pretty unreliable source, so I'm not basing any of my analysis on that. Rather based on how close Sonys UI is to AOSP, porting it to 4.3 or 4.4 seems more trivial than it would for HTC or Samsung, considering their much larger deviations from AOSP. But ultimately only time will tell.

Because they've been working on the Z1 for longer than 4.3 has been available and wanted to beat the other manufacturers to market with an S800 phone (note that the LG G2 also shipped with 4.2.2 and is the only other phone with an S800 CPU), there

literally

is no other plausible explanation, stop being such a downer man. Ultimately 4.2.2/4.3/4.4 doesn't make any difference at all to the average consumer, and in fact, Sony might actually provide a better user experience by sticking to 4.2.2 until the bugs have been ironed out of the new major versions.

They will likely have had a team working on porting their UI to 4.3/4.4 while developing the Xperia Z1, they are just not ready yet.
[Xperia Z1 General] maxboy:
Maybe you guys dont use to Sony?

Just relax and don't put high hope on update.....(xperia S and TX owner here waiting Z1)
[Xperia Z1 General] pshdo:
The only for reason for 4.2.2 in Z1, is to claim the amount of major updates without actually give us anything new...

- as i said Sony is NOT stupid, they are in this marked to earn money, nothing else...

Stop being so gullible man. ;)

THIS IS FUNNY !

This is actually allmost exactly what S/E responded back in the X10 days, when people was on 1.6, waiting allmost a year for 2.1...

- are you shure you dont Work for them ?? ;)

4.3 would give new features, and equally importent, it would let Sony be in the android lead for once, but then they have to give you, at least, also 4.4, and Sony don´t want to do that...

- it is better for Sony´s economy, if we all buy a new phone in a year instead...

But DON`T belive me, PLEACE DONT !

Just read the Sony and S/E history instead, and form your oppinion from that...

- then lets talk... :)

Dont get me wrong, Sony make fantasic smartphones, i love my sony phones...

Sony just dont update them as mutch as you would expect, and for a good reason...
[Xperia Z1 General] Rekoil:
I don't work for them, and excuse me for potentially being naïve, I'm just saying there have been large changes to the inner workings of Sony recently (look up Kaz Hirais One Sony initiative), nothing is impossible!
[Xperia Z1 General] Morlock O:
LOL such a doubter... and it is surprised not suppriced ...

ok let us take a look at Sony's Firmware history:

1. Xperia S(March 2012) launched with GB installed, they released ICS (4.0.4) update around may-june 2012 as promised, then release jellyean 1 year later (may-june 2013)... They actually have released a leaked version earlier at around April 2013 (build .200) so developers can start developing with the jellybean firmware... that is very timely... as expected, they will stop here as Qualcom has stopped supporting the chipset installed in Xperia S... no surprise there.

2. Xperia Z(February 2013) was released with Jelly bean 4.1.2... and then released 4.2.2 mid this year... they also promised 4.3 upgrade around Dec or January...

now lets take a look at Google's release cycle:

ICS 4.0.4 is release on 29 March 2012

JB 4.1.2 is released Oct 2012

JB 4.2.2 is only released Feb 2013

As you can see, Sony has an orderly version release cycle... and they always deliver on their promises... and as you can see after Sony releases a new product, they upgrade it to the latest version 3-4 months later... they are also known to skip versions... (they skipped ICS 4.0.3 and went to 4.0.4)

how much you wanna bet they will release 4.4 on or before Q1 2014?
[LG Optimus G (International)] Sorin90:
It's impossible to restore backup with TWRP 2.5.0.0 recovery....just wanted to make it note :good:
[LG Optimus G (International)] hasan4791:
Chk here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45555671