yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
While it's rebooting keep holding the VOL DOWN button, so that you can enter bootloader.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_sioux:
Thank you soooo much :)

It works perfectly! My phone is back! ^^

ty <3
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Hitting the thanks button to all those who helped is always appreciated ;)

EDIT: also put "solved" in the thread title
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_sioux:
done ;)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
and one for you, for "good forum etiquette" :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mxmflnv:
Good day. Help with a stock or custom copy of the firmware on the phone replica SGS3. I have removed system applications

contacts.apk contacts.odex phone.apk phone.odex

Installed CWM, leaked ROM inoperative apk.

Features:

Hardware : MT6577 (SMDK4x12 is Fake!)

Model : I9300

Build number : GINGERBREAD.ZSKI3

Build date UTC : 20130705-085823

Android v : 4.0.9

Baseband v: MAUI.11AMD.W12.22.SP.V24, 2012/12/14 20:08

Kernel v : 3.0.13 (bz@ubuntu) (gcc version 4.4.3 (GCC) ) #1 SMP Fri Jul 5 16:56:47 CST 2013

Uboot build v : MAIN2.2.ubt.4139

LCD Driver IC : 1-hx8389_dsi

Thanks for Help
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] zamil:
My JASJAR WIFI signal reception I notice is weak; I am saying this for 2 reasons:

One, even JASJAR is so close to the access point signal quality indicator barely reaches 75%.

The other, with my old iPAQ and form the same position I can detect the signal but not with my JASJAR.

What seems to be the problem and is there any way that can improve the signal detection in JASJAR.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] xda_dev:
jasjar weak wifi signal

I....I...think...uhh....I found a solution http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html

:shock:
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] skearon:
Yes I agree, its much worse than my previous Loox 720 or M2000
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mav_tx:
Hey Guys,

I'm having a really weird problem with may Tab 3 7.0. I got it about four weeks ago and everything was fine until thursday. I used it normally, listened to some music and then let it lay around for a while. When I turned it on again, it seemed like the display was messed up. It now looks like 8bit graphics. I hope you know what I mean. Really pixelated, missing colors, hard edges instead of gradients and so on. Also it looks really bad and some parts of the display are flickering even when nothing moves or is animated. The color black is also gone, it looks really greenish when it is supposed to be black.

This is sadly throughout the whole device, meaning, also in the startup screen, in recovery, DL-mode and so one. I tried to flash some new firmwares, nothing changed.

So far I guess, it has to be some software issue because sometimes when I turn on the tablet, the graphics look normal for just a second until they change back to the ****ty looks.

Does anybody of you have an idea what might have caused this, or has an idea to solve this issue? Would be really great If you could help me out!

Greetings

Mav
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] royduin:
Hi guys,

I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 from Spain with a simlock on the Orange network. Can somebody tell me how to remove the simlock? I've searched and tried everything I've found so far but nothing worked. (for example this solution: http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-sim-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9505-for-free/ I can't come in the main menu)

I'm looking forward to your responses!

Regards,

Roy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xode:
Try it with this app from Play Store... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spocky.galaxsimunlock&hl=hr
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] royduin:
Really, thanks for your answer! I've tried but the GT-I9505 isn't supported
[Galaxy Camera Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zuifon:
Hello

Is there news for Samsung for Android update or Android 4.1 will be the only version forever ?
[Galaxy Camera Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apprentice:
It feels abandoned. I hope I am wrong... but I cannot find any information anywhere regarding an update roadmap for this device.
[Galaxy Camera Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lapolli:
Forget! Samsung forgeted they have a Galaxy Camera.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mdalacu:
In my Note 2 i use this thread (Thx to kkoolpatz ) findings:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2033894 and some of them are working for our phones.

You must be rooted and edit /system/csc/others.xml. Try to preserve the file permissions, 644.

Don't modify anything else, just add them in the <featureset> tag.

Add exit menu entry to the stock browser

<CscFeature_Web_AddOptionToTerminate>true</CscFeature_Web_AddOptionToTerminate>

Browser requests "Desktop site" by default

<CscFeature_Web_EnableDesktopSiteAsDefault>true</CscFeature_Web_EnableDesktopSiteAsDefault>

Show user agent in Internet/Settings/Advanced

<CscFeature_Web_ShowVersionInSetting>true</CscFeature_Web_ShowVersionInSetting>

Camera shutter sound

<CscFeature_Camera_ShutterSoundMenu>true</CscFeature_Camera_ShutterSoundMenu>

Enable sub Symbols on Stock Samsung keyboard (Ex: English US and Romanian, for other contry codes see below)

<CscFeature_Sip_UseSymbolInCMKey>true</CscFeature_Sip_UseSymbolInCMKey>
<CscFeature_Sip_EnableSymbolInSecondary>[COLOR="Red"]en_US;ro[/COLOR]</CscFeature_Sip_EnableSymbolInSecondary>

[SIZE="1"]en_GB;en_US;en_AU;en_CA;en_PH;en_IE;en_NZ;en_ZA;
ko_KR;de_AT;de_CH;de_DE;fr_FR;fr_CH;fr_BE;fr_CA; bg_BG;cs_CZ;da_DK;el_GR;es_ES;et_EE;fi_FI;
ga_IE;hr_HR;hu_HU;is_IS;it_IT; lt_LT;lv_LV;mk_MK;ms_MY;nb_NO;nl_NL;nl_BE;pl_PL;pt_PT;pt-BR;ro_RO;sr_RS;sv_SE;tr_TR; ca_ES;eu_ES;gl_ES;kk_KZ;ru_RU;sk_SK;sl_SI;uk_UA;uz_UZ;az_AZ;hy_AM;ka_GE;
pt_BR;in_ID;ja_JP;vi_VN;zh_CN;zh_TW;ar_AE;ar_IL;fa_FA;ur_PK;iw_IL;th_TH;zh_HK;zh_SG
[/SIZE]

If you find something else just post it here and i will add them to the list.

If it is working for you just say thanks.

I have attached my other.xml zip archive.

Also this app from Note2 forums might work, i have not tested it because it could mess thing up until it is updated.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steinapps.note2hiddensettings
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mdalacu:
I can't attach other.xml from Tapatalk so i will paste it here of an example purpose.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<SamsungMobileFeauture>

<Version>ED001</Version>

<Country>Romania</Country>

<CountryISO>RO</CountryISO>

<SalesCode>ROM</SalesCode>

<FeatureSet>

[COLOR="Red"]<CscFeature_Sip_UseSymbolInCMKey>true</CscFeature_Sip_UseSymbolInCMKey>
<CscFeature_Sip_EnableSymbolInSecondary>en_US;ro</CscFeature_Sip_EnableSymbolInSecondary>
<CscFeature_Web_AddOptionToTerminate>true</CscFeature_Web_AddOptionToTerminate>
<CscFeature_Web_TerminateAppOnCloseAllAction>true</CscFeature_Web_TerminateAppOnCloseAllAction>
<CscFeature_Common_DisablePhoneNumberFormatting>true</CscFeature_Common_DisablePhoneNumberFormatting>
<CscFeature_Web_EnableHomepageOption>true</CscFeature_Web_EnableHomepageOption>
<CscFeature_Web_EnableAutoSimHomeUrlInProfile>TRUE</CscFeature_Web_EnableAutoSimHomeUrlInProfile>
<CscFeature_Camera_ShutterSoundMenu>true</CscFeature_Camera_ShutterSoundMenu>
[/COLOR]
</FeatureSet>

</SamsungMobileFeauture>
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ktetreault14:
Great find. Ill try ut out when I get my Note 3. Will it work on tmobile

Sent from my SGH-M919 now Free
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mdalacu:
For reference you should read this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2033894
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mdalacu:
i have modified the first post.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mdalacu:
So, did anyone tried this?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jackdao:
I added Camera Shutter Sound option successfully, but I could not choose Off option inside. What's the problem?

My CSC is N9005OPBSMI1
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mdalacu:
For me it is working...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] killa12222:
Got the same phone as you and have that issue too.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mathieulh:
Same issue, it won't let me set the shutter off.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] simon_mx5:
Have the same issue on my end, Aussie Vodafone Branded Firmware
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jackdao:
I disabled that sound in Wanam Exposed. but sometimes it's still happened

no ideas
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Fulvian:
Shutter sound option is missing in my Note 3 (9005, not from carrier), but shutter sound is automatically suppressed when I set my phone to Silent mode.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vdai:
I posted a fix for the camera shutter sound problem in the QA, Help and Troubleshooting section. I tried everything under the sun and this was the only thing that worked. Give it a try.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2486948
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Abystar:
Shutter sound option finally appear after i replace others.xml with one from this forum.

(Edit original file with adding feature tag won't help)

Thanks a lot !!! :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] apprentice:
Turn down volume?

I am not sure why we need this mod. I turned my volume down to zero and all sounds including the camera shutter where muted. Unless I am missing something here?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vdai:
We need this mod because turning down the volume doesn't mute the camera for Aussie Note 3s. Some other regions are also reporting the same. Great that it works for you mate but not all of is are so fortunate :p
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mdalacu:
For me the most important mods are the exit button from browser and the symbols on the keyboard
[Galaxy Note 3 General] apprentice:
Ah.. sorry :( I guess it must be against some sort of privacy law in Australia.

What about just removing the relevant sound file from /system/media/UI ? It's what I have done in the past. Or are you saying you would like the option to have the sound available if you need it?
[Android Themes] makwell24:
I have this mms.apk dedicated for two sims but it is has no option to make it dark theme. can anyone make an option to make it dark themed? because when it is at night the it is too bright for the eyes.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/ifzzk1g83lpme95/Mms.apk
[Sony Smartwatch 2] shaz2sxy:
got a couple of problems with my smartwatch 2

1) its starting to lift from the power button area?

2) calender is a day out of sync?
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Cryonic90:
I have the first problem as well... So I've brought mine back... See if a new one has the same problem....
[Sony Smartwatch 2] yok3r:
I have the same problem, do you know if its typical?

When i press the back of the watch it moves as pictured :(
[Sony Smartwatch 2] prbdave:
My SW2 arrived today. It works perfectly and I love it but it is lifting the same as yours. My was a gift from Clove in UK (I'm in Australia) and I can't be bothered sending it back. I'm going to put a couple of drops of Superglue on it to hold it down.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] DAddYE:
Got the same issue, instead to return it back I removed it from the metal frame and applied myself the glue. Now is perfect! :victory:
[Sony Smartwatch 2] kamiel:
Made some pics from the inside?
[Sony Smartwatch 2] DAddYE:
No but is dead simple is a 1 single piece of hardware embedded in the metal frame with (weak) glue.

You just need to press from the bottom (where there written CE 0682 .. Sony and and so on) with your thumbs, first from the side of the power button and then from the other side.

That's it, add a bit of new glue.

Total time to do that 2 minutes (the time I had to wait my uber cab :D)
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Marusaia:
Same problem here and same idea: pick some glue and now it's perfect.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Adso3000:
SmartWatch 2 taken apart for glueing.

Here you go :angel:

Glue, well, as far as I can tell this is just a black version of the silicone you have in your bathroom. It's like rubber when scraped/peeled off.

The question is: Is there a reason for this choice? Did they use this to be able to service it later?

If you use Super Glue, you'll never be able to take it apart again. Regular contact glue? The glue used to repair a flat bicycle tyre (Cement something) or just silicone like they did?

When poking ever so gently with a tiny flathead screwdriver along the underside of the screen, I can tell they have a similar silicone seal between the screen and the body. In time, this could probably be cut a bit and pried open with a small box cutter or some other method to remove the screen to replace the battery. It's of course much too new of a product for iFixit to have a repair guide yet, much less anyone selling spare parts. I'll look for a disassembly article/video at regular intervals. Until then and to be on the safe side, I'm staying away from Super Glue or the Epoxy I've got lying around and going to try something less permanent. Worst case scenario: it won't hold it together, and I'll just have to redo it with something stronger, but that's not too much of an inconvenience to me.

EDIT: Having scraped off some of the excess glue, I then re-assembled it using a thin layer of contact glue on both the watch and the case sides and waited 2 minutes. Assembled I can still smell the solvent, which is great, since that means its evaporating, instead of remaining wet like inside the glue tube. Heat resistant to 60 degrees celsius, which hopefully means that, if necessary, it can be heated a bit with a blow dryer and pushed apart.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Flanders64:
same here, 2 days and starting to come away, dont really want to glue myself incase anything else goes wrong with it, would probably invalidate the warranty.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] WarpGuN:
same for me, contacted Sony and the clock is gone for repair.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Sheon849:
is the build quality of this watch really that bad? i read it supposed to even be water proof? but being as it looks now the front coming off only after a few days scares me to even get this. I Have been thinking about getting this watch and the xperia z1 as a trade for my 5S but after seeing this thread im starting to this difffrently now. Sony makes some sexy looking devices but if there quality control is really that bad I might just not get it
[Sony Smartwatch 2] PointZeroOne:
It's not the front coming off though, it's the whole watch part coming out of its plastic housing, it's still waterproof.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Quasar34:
I have had the same problem.:( I am very disappointed with this watch.

I hoped much more of Sony. :rolleyes:
[Sony Smartwatch 2] shaz2sxy:
Well the worst thing happened... The strap failed and watch fell...
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Adso3000:
What do you mean? The watch was still in the frame and then the strap fell off? If so, metal, silicone or leather? Also, did the pin come out?

How far did it drop and onto what surface?
[Sony Smartwatch 2] shaz2sxy:
The strap came of from it pins and it dropped from chest height. I took it out the holder to see how bad it was
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Adso3000:
You have the silicone strap, I just rechecked your first post. I've had both, because my first metal watch never worked (until manually flashing firmware using some Sony update software) and I didn't want to wait forever for returns, so just ordered the silicone one (only type in stock atm) and changed the straps. Later found out how to fix first one, so am now using that one and sent back silicone one. Sorry, unimportant detail, I know.

My point being that I've removed both types of straps at least twice and the silicone one is so easy to remove, whereas the metal one takes some serious concentration, force and skill to remove, at least without scrathing it. Even with tools it took me several minutes to dislodge the pins on the metal strap, so for anyone out there with a steel strap, there's no need to worry. If you've got the silicone one, well, that might be a totally different story. I think the grippy nature of the silicone might, if pulled at an angle and away from the pin end toward the center, might somehow grab hold of the pin resulting in the strap coming off like it did in this case.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Canadian DJ:
Since your watch is pretty much done, would you be interested in disassembling the whole unit so we can learn more about it? Like how to replace the battery to facilitate wireless charging?
[Sony Smartwatch 2] gopi2602:
minor operation

this is my watch with minor disassemble condition - purpose was to de-solder the battery connector to reset my watch but still, no matter how many times on / off or reset as per described in the manual, the watch doesnt reset. just showing the clock.

software updated more than 10 times. nuthing so far.

exhausted and now just waiting for some solutions from any angels out there.

if not, just gona get myself a new one.

grrrrr.......
[Sony Smartwatch 2] gopi2602:
???

boss,

do u mind describing on the methods u used to recover back the first unit?..coz mine is still in coma !!!
[Sony Smartwatch 2] themissionimpossible:
Looking at my SW2 metal strap I can't really imagine a way to remove the spring bars without seriously scratching it.

How did you succeed?
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Adso3000:
According to the reply I got from Sony support earlier in relation to general questions for my article/review on the watch, the watch updates it's firmware automatically, yeah, in an ideal world maybe. If the **** won't even turn on that' not really possible.

The fix is this: Download Sony Update Service program from below link. Install, run, follow idiot-proof instructions and you're hopefully good to go. Never had an Xperia anything, but I've been told by my editor, that that's the program all Xperia users can/do use for their tablets and phones.

Link: http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/update-service/

S4M33R gave me some awesome advise that you can find here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2465712

Below is what he wrote to me and it worked like a charm :victory: (don't forget to hit his Thanks button after checking out the link above). :angel:

“Just an update:*

After plugging in to a mains charger and leaving it for 5mins (blank screen and no sign of any life in the thing) I installed Sony's update utility and thought I'd give it one more go. I plugged in the watch (at first it tried to install driver and failed), then after opening the update programme and finding the smartwatch 2 option and re-plugging in the watch & tapping the power button quickly once, boom the computer detected the watch (it said the battery level was now 76% so that rules out a dead battery as I only charged for a few mins). From then onwards the update programme installed the relevant drivers and allowed me to reinstall the firmware. Finally managed to get some life into the watch, but, and there's a but...ever since I managed to reinstall the firmware the smartwatch kept crashing or freezing at a certain time and not responding to any inputs, no matter how many times I reset the watch, but I eventually fixed it!

I've had to uninstall all the smart extra apps and reset the watch a few more time and connect to my phone with a fresh setup and now finally things seem to be working again, but it's been a whole lot of hassle and not what I was expecting at all, let's just hope it lasts... “

---------- Post added at 01:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:29 AM ----------

I don't have any screwdrivers tiny enough to fit in there, if such even exists in regular stores, so I just used a medium sized sowing needle and pushed it down using my thumb nail and then twisted it sideways a bit once I got it "hooked" on the collar of the pin. I'm sure you could use a small pair of tongs to hold it instead, especially if your thumb nail is less than 2 mm. ;) See, there's always more than just one reason biting ones' nails is a bad idea :silly:
[Sony Smartwatch 2] julz:
My watch stopped working (no display) so I read the advice here and tried to update the firmware. The watch is still stuffed after updating the firmware using the Sony Update Service tool. Still doesn't turn on after the update. I even tried reinstalling the firmware by running the tool again to no avail. I've sent Sony an email so hopefully I can get it repaired or replaced.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] janocool:
Hi tthanks for the info that you add, I have a problem with my watch I got some kind of liquid between the LCD and the digitizer, first how do you open the watch? Heat gun ? And the screen is fused or can it be separate the glass from the digitizer?
[Sony Smartwatch 2] janocool:
I have a problem with my watch, I broke the screen and I cant find the replacement, if you have a unusable sw2 maybe you can sell me the part that I need, please PM with any response, thanks
[Sony Smartwatch 2] JarlSX:
and you had to post that in 5 topics?
[Sony Smartwatch 2] puppysong:
Will get one, wish not this problem
[Sony Smartwatch 2] janocool:
If you cant save your watch, maybe do you want to sell the screen? PM if you are interested. Shipping is to USA
[Sony Smartwatch 2] shaz2sxy:
Well I sent my watch to Sony and they fixed it for FREE :)

WOOHOO
[Sony Smartwatch 2] emiltoma:
Problems after december's update (both watch firmware and smart connect app):

- cannot disable vibrations, even if i disable it in the watch menu, it still vibrates.

- after smart connect app update, a few days ago, every morning, when i start the watch, it refuses to pair with the phone. So i had to reinstall, every morning, smartconnect app, on the phone. Sometimes if i only cler data/cache from phone, it pairs. Also, strangely, in the phone app i cannot see any of the installed apps from the phone (facebook, twitter exetension etc), this is, probably, because i didn't reinstall all of it, only the main smartconnect app.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] julz:
yeah I just got my smartwatch 2 back - broke after 30 days, took 30 days to go through the whole RMA/warranty process and now have a brand new one as a replacement. The additional watch faces is a nice feature.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] shaz2sxy:
Mine only took a week which I was very surprised with.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Nelupclose:
Hi Buddy, i was just checking if by any chance you can sell some parts off this SW2, example the screen/digitizer?
[Sony Smartwatch 2] kill_dano:
Ahhh that sucks. This guy can relate to your issue. http://youtu.be/9NQdKHlv9Lc?t=5m30s

If you get another one I'd say grab a metal band, cause I can't remove this band even when I want to.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Dyzy7:
shutting down / restart

I have a weird problem with the watch , if the watch isn't on my wrist it works perfectly ,if i put the watch on the wrist after 15-20 min when I press the power button is shutting down,if i press against the watch open and stay awake for 5-6 second and shooting down again , if I press the 3 time the power then the watch wakes up and work normal for 10-15 min ...

sorry for my english
[Sony Smartwatch 2] OstrichSak:
Did you try showering?

j/k

Are you aware of the waking upon movement feature of the watch? In other words, when you turn your wrist to look at the watch it will light up on it's own. It could be that you're button press is happening right as this happens so it turns the display back off again. It then stays awake the 5-6sec like it's supposed to but you may be having an issue the first time because of that 'feature' to sense when you're 'looking' at the watch which can be disabled also.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] Dyzy7:
button problem

I've made some test , I think is a button problem , the button is pressed from the wrist , when it's shutting down i don't fell the button pressed ( because is already pressed from the wrist , but not pressed enuf to closed )

i'm not 100% sure of this ,i'll try to wear it on the other hand and see if there is any difference

is very annoying , when is not on my wrist the SW2 works perfectly ( to bad i can't disable the shutdown and used like a home button )

sorry for the english
[Sony Smartwatch 2] meregalli_22:
Flash FS

the smartwatch2 hangs on this screen. it does not restart and automatically update. the computer does not recognize the device. :( what can I do?
[Sony Smartwatch 2] aseeme555076:
Maybe you can try to using Sony Update Service and choose MN2 to flash SW2?

Otherwise, the only way is send your SW2 to Sony Service Center.
[Sony Smartwatch 2] ukquad:
How do I ask a question on this forum.

My gmail stopped working. When I tap the gmail icon it says "Login on your device, add Google accounts on your phone.