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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkey10120:
I ordered mine from a local store and they needed your account to pre order. So as soon as they scanned it as picked up it was activated because I had no signal on my note 2. That's how I figured out was preactivated from the store
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexxon87:
You guys realize there's a SIM card removal tool in the box, right?

Granted, I couldn't figure out how to use the damned thing for a while. Ended up figuring it out though and using my old SIM.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dts242:
That is not correct. I'm using the same SIM in my Note 3 that I used in my S4, Note 2, and GNex. The beauty of SIM swapping is awesome for phone addicts.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bskarpa:
Made sure my finger was dry then kept sliding my finger across the card really fast to create friction then it slid right out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cureton:
I was going to cut my Droid Bionic SIM to micro size when I discovered the pre-installed SIM.

I called VZW support & they mentioned the pre-installed SIM was necessary for NFC functions to work.

I suppose that if you don't need NFC or your existing micro SIM is compatible then you can replace the pre-installed card.

And yes, that card is tough getting out - used tweezers to get it & read the # printed on it.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] StephenMSmith:
One of the features mentioned in the new 4.3/Sense update is the ability to change the format of Zoe files so it's just a mp4 and a jpg. Where do I change this? I can't fine a setting anywhere in the Camera app?

Thanks,

Steve
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] z3atl:
I have the same question about this. Does anyone know？Thanks！
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Dazrin:
Mine captures Zoes in the new format by default now without changing anything, but I don't know how to go back to the old format (multiple stills).
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] marvdmartian:
any update for this? On Sense 5, there used to be 20 shots, but now its just 1 shot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrBigFeathers:
Anyone else having this issue? In "Settings - Sound - Under Ringtones and Notifications - Vibrations" I am trying to change it to Heartbeat but everytime I receive any notification it still vibrates as if it were set to Basic Call.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suzook:
as stupid as this sounds, after you select it, make to hit save at the top.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrBigFeathers:
There isn't a save option. If I go back into settings Heartbeat is still selected. Even after a reboot. So it looks like the setting is selected correctly it just isn't working.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lmike6453:
Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for any damage to your phone or frustration if anything goes wrong. See post #2 if some functionality is lost or if you cannot boot.

Many apps can be disabled that are built in for various benefits including battery life and performance. Here I will show you how, and which ones in particular I disable for a maximum gain from chipping out Verizon's bloatware on this device.

1. Navigate from your home screen by pressing your hardware menu key -

Settings

.

2. Select

Application manager

3. Here you will see your downloaded applications. By swiping

2 times to the Left

, it will bring you to the ALL tab.

4. a.) Here is where you be careful! Carefully make your selections and

pay attention

.

b.) I disable the following apps as a template for you but some functionality is lost. See post #2 for which features are lost, and which apps to re-enable.

c.) Select the application by taping on it. Then select the

"Turn off"

button.

5. Apps in above screenshots in list view:

Amazon

Amazon Kindle

Appstore

Audible

BlurbCheckout

Bubbles

Calendar Storage

Calendar Widget

Caller Name ID

com.verizon.permissions.ap..

com.verizon.permissions.vz

Gmail

Google Calendar Sync

Google Play Books

Google Play Games

Google Play Magazines

Google Play Movies & TV

Google Play Music

Google+

Group Play

Hangouts

HP Print Service Plugin

IMDB

InteractiveKeyboardTutorial

Mobile Print

MobilePrintSvc_CUPS

MobilePrintSvs_CUPS_Backe

My Verizon Mobile

NFL Mobile

Phase Beam

S Voice

Samsung account

Samsung Calendar SyncAda

Samsung Cloud Data Relay

Samsung Cloud Quota

Samsung Link

Samsung Print Service

Samsung Push Service

Samsung SBrowser SyncAda

Samsung SNote3 SyncAdapt

Samsung Updates

Samsung WAtchON

SNS

Sync Service

Talkback

Verizon Location Agent

Verizon Mobile Security

Verizon Tones

VZ Navigator

Weather Widget

Yahoo! Finance

6. Reboot device and enjoy

As you can see from my list above, I disable quite a lot. Most of it is common sense, read the apps and think if they apply to YOU!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lmike6453:
Alright some of the above might take away functionality of apps that others use that I do not. Here are details on things that are disabled that some users might want back.

Calendar functionality

Calendar Storage

Calendar Widget

Google Calendar Sync

Physical Printing from your Phone

Mobile Print

MobilePrintSvc_CUPS

MobilePrintSvs_CUPS_Backe

Verizon Apps

com.verizon.permissions.ap..

com.verizon.permissions.vz

Verizon Location Agent

Verizon Mobile Security

Verizon Tones

VZ Navigator

Unknown Incoming Calls Show Person's Real Name

Caller Name ID
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nutpn:
flipboard/my magazine

Nevermind i got it, thanks again for your help.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lmike6453:
Cool man, glad that it helped :good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] rayhodge02:
Great list thanks for this!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] inco9nito99:
Awesome! Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] razortaz18:
Too bad we can't disable Samung's music app.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] marthinollys:
Thanks for the list.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lmike6453:
So ppl start calling me from unsaved phone numbers and their name popped up! I was shocked to see this, and figured out that it is the app named Caller Name ID

I disabled it for now for battery life etc but out of curiosity, anyone know if Verizon charges for this service?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] christianpeso:
I believe 10 day trial, then $3/month after that.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
As requested, here is my list of 100 apps that I have removed with Titanium Backup:

Plus:

AllShare ControlShare

AllShare FileShare

Amazon Kindle

Basic Daydreams

Communication Notification

Drm Protection Cont...

Exchange Services

PEN.UP

SDM

WFDS Print Service Plugin 1.0.0

wssyncmlnps

Yahoo Finance
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lmike6453:
Thanks for contributing! All, please keep in mind that this list of removed applications requires root access with a 3rd party app like rom toolbox or titanium
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Rootuser3.0:
Which file you freeze to stop OTAs
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lmike6453:
This one, named SDM I also froze fwupgrade
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Neo3D:
This list took me forever to find again, can someone please sticky?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexxxmackie:
Another bloatware list for reference.

http://www.note2forum.com/forum/galaxy-note-3-development/4216-bloatware.html
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] charge1:
What happens when you choose to stop, it says the application will be replaced with the factory version?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
I've updated my list a few posts up.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lmike6453:
Thanks airmaxx23, it's good to have both lists in one thread
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] MACHEK:
+1
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
So we can remove the Knox apps (shield with key whole - icons)?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] lmike6453:
Hell to_the yes! Screw KNOX in its entirety
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] inco9nito99:
Bump for an old thread to see if there are additional apps that can be turned off for a non-rooted Note 3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mgftp:
Great post.

I wish we could turn off anything we wanted but I got most of what I wanted to.

Question, I just got my Note3, if I decide to take the OTA will I have to turn off everything again afterwards?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] SscoootzZ:
Agreed, thanks for the lists

I believe that a simple +1 will fit nicely here...thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] emtee_skull:
Not sure if anyone is aware of this program but it works great.

V3.90 Debloater

It doesn't remove the app but does disable it and hide it. Very easy to use.

I used it for my note 4 and was here looking for a debloat list for my wife's note 3. I used it and it works great,
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] darksidesh007:
Agreed. Works great on the Note 3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] HueyT:
Yes, thank you for make us aware of this script. Since we don't have root in Lollipop, this script is very helpful. :good: I noticed that sometimes I have to toggle between "Camera" and "Media Device" to get phone to be recognized by Windows 7 Pro (USB debugging ON and latest Samsung USB drivers installed).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lee_p:
Hello all, i have had the XDA II now for three years now and think its the best thing since sliced bread.

I have four .CAB files that need to be run in a correct order for it to work and am trying to create an .exe to run file 1 then file 2 and so on. Any help would be grateful.

Thanks

Lee
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vijay555:
What help do you need? Just shellexecute each one with the installer.

What language are you using?

V
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] YiZK:
So I've just received a email saying my order was canceled because it was listed at the wrong price.

You can still get the 25% off price by calling your local best buy and order over the phone, ask them to match t-mobiles' price.

I just ordered and picked my galaxy gear for $280.73 with a 2 year geeksquad warranty.

Hope this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] PhilPan:
You did this tonight and it worked? What best buy did you call? And what evidence did you offer them off T mobiles price? I tried to get best buy to match in store today and they wouldn't.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Mr Ian B:
Where does that "here" link in your attachment take you to? Best Buy or Tmobile?

Ian. B
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Earthdog:
Me too.. screw T-Mobile

Dear T-Mobile Customer,

Our apologies. You recently ordered an item that was listed at an incorrect price: the Samsung Galaxy Gear™. We are unable to fulfill this transaction. Rest assured, your credit card has not been charged.

You can reorder the Samsung Galaxy Gear at the correct price here.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for being a T-Mobile customer. We truly appreciate your business.

Thank you,

T-Mobile Customer Care
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] YiZK:
i checked for a best buy near me who had the galaxy gear in stock an ordered from them.

i called the best buy in newnan georgia.

i asked what i needed to give her in order to do the price match, she told me to bring a copy of my order checkout from t-mobile.

they rep i spoke to said they do price matches from major carriers; and i asked if they matched t-mobile.com price, which she did.

see me other attachment for my best buy receipt.

the link takes me to the t-mobile accessories page.

try calling you nearest best buy, they should match the price as they did for me.

see me other attachment for my best buy receipt.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Earthdog:
Just talked to T-Mobile I told them a expected them to honor the price. They agreed to reinstate my order.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] xatlx:
I got bestbuy to match the price of t-mobile with 30 percent off so I bought 5 if them and sold 4 on eBay for 280 new
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] avenging:
haha nice profit :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Stickboy46:
I had Best Buy price match last week. I have Verizon so i couldnt use it until yesterday anyways. I tossed it on eBay for 400 bucks for giggles. And sure enough it sold within a day. So I just had Best Buy price match a second one yesterday :) Made the 2nd one nearly free when factoring in the profit. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] dmoney94:
Can you post your receipt, it will help some of us.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] koreankabachy:
My best buy still honored tmoble price match. Just got watch about an hour ago. Talked to manager straight off the bat and asked if they had watch. When he said yes I asked for price match and handed him tmoble price I printed off a few days ago. He said he's not suppose to but doesn't really care and he gave me the price. Got it for 209 plus tax.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] htc fan89:
I'm going try doing this tomorrow at my best buy in nyc. .hopefully it works otherwise I need to wait until Christmas sales
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Mr Ian B:
The foursquare app gives you 30% accessories when you check in at certain tmobile stores. The Gear qualifies as an accessory. Try that if no luck at BB.

Ian B
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Stickboy46:
Sorry, I can't. I work there and there are other items that have employee discount on them on the same receipt. Dont want to get fired over posting a receipt on the internet.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] PhilPan:
You guys should really take a closer look at the Foursquare screen cap.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] waveloom:
Reading around... well.. mostly because a premature firmware, but i must say that the device don't seem to work so well used as a "tablet only", like i read on the Sony Forum, like most users report several problems.

The devices stuck on language switching and also, on wifi troubling and random clicking, but i realized that this problems increase if a sim card is not inserted into the device.

You will definitively be not able to set a standard configuration for languages, and network if you do not put a sim card inside the device.

Sure it may interfere with network services and this may look like a device bug, but this is the fact.

You just need to put an operative micro sim inside the device... does not matter if you didnt put any commercial plan inside of it. I suggest just keep enabled to make and receive calls, but the device must be enabled into 2g/3g (you can always disable DATA, inside the menu, to not receive any charge for data transfer.)

This is my experience, if you dont put a micro sim, the device will keep asking you to switch language and also to keep inserting a micro sim card when you startup phone, also you may have problem during boot or during shutdown, and even... during screen lock and unlock procedure, if your device is not registered into a mobile network.

This is my humble opinion and experience, till the actual (buggy) .532 firmware.

I think at the actual firmware state, the device is strongly designed to operate with a microsim inside, without it may react in many crazy ways.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bASKOU:
For myself I no longer operating my XZU with a sim inside and I don't have your problem. I set up the phone while I had a sim inside, but now I don't have a sim and doesn't have any problem. Did you plug your phone on PC Companion recently? They did a system files update on .532 and the firmware is really stable now (still have some trouble with backlight and some SOD) but I truly believe it is kernel related. It remind me of my Nexus 7 during the first 6 months, had SOD with stock and none with custom kernels.

Envoyé depuis mon C6802 avec xda premium 4
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gclancer:
I also use mine as tablet and no issues at all
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] waveloom:
yah, once configured is quite stable, but upon a reset, without a sim inside, is a troublemaker and do not store several configurations.

this is my experience.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iron59:
I tested the unit in Sony Store before I bought it, All basic function works ok !!!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bASKOU:
I think this is more because you chose to configure time zone and languages based on the network provider (might be like that as default, can't remember as I didn't do it for a while). So if you are not using any simcard then the phone will annoying you, as any other phone would do. I personally never use this fonction on any of my device, I better like to set all manually.

Envoyé depuis mon C6802 avec xda premium 4
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] julz:
I have an issue with my phone (0.532) where it keeps asking for the language when I turn it on. I always have a SIM card inside the phone too. Anyone know why this happens?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bASKOU:
Which country firmware do you have? I remember it did it on TW firmware, then after changed manually to English on the settings it never comeback. Now i have HK firmware so it doesn't try to put it in chinese anymore.

Envoyé depuis mon C6802 avec xda premium 4
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] capitansid:
I used my ultra for 2days without a SIM since i havent got the time to have my regular SIM card cut to the size of the ZUs sim.. (is it micro or mini? Im confused on those lol)

And yes I noticed that whenever the phone reboots, it goes through the setup process.. I think SONY did that on purpose to make it easy to have the unit to be like a DEMO device at the shops.. Get my point? Instead of having the phone reset manually everyday, shop owners would just reboot the phone and its back to zero! At least that's what i noticed on my c6833..

once i passed the setup, i didnt notice any problems with it.. Other than having no mobile connection of course! Lol
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] julz:
I'm using a C6833 with .532 firmware. Australian model. Not sure why it does it. Not a major issue anyway
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bASKOU:
Did you put your phone on airplane mod? I use mine this way, airplane mod with wifi.

Envoyé depuis mon C6802 avec xda premium 4
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Mohwak:
I have looked on here at a lot of threads talking about wireless charging and S-View. It seem the general consensus is that the top two pins above the battery are for the NFC and the three next to the battery are for wireless charging and s-view. The problem is that most everyone claims that the top two pins in the row of three next to the battery are for charging and the S-view has the lone third pin. After watching several reviews on the flip cover and the s-view cover without wireless charging it appears that both covers use the top two pins. Is it possible that people are wrong about this? Could pin 1 (top) be for the s-view and pin 2 (middle) be a common for both pins 1 and 3. Then pin 3 be for wireless charging positive lead?

Would also like to know what makes the phone go into S-view mode. Is it a connection being made between the pins? I figure this can't be too complicated. But I do not want to short between two pins and ruin the phone.

Any real help on this would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDQtee6GJ4M

above link to non charging s-view review

Thanks again
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] DevilDogAK:
S View w/o qi

I have the S View cover w/o qi. I took off the cover and lined it up with the phone and it appears that the S View cover uses the bottom 2 pins. I hope this helps.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Mohwak:
Thanks it Does!

would you happen to have a multimeter to know if the case just make a connection between the pins?
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] moto211:
I don't have a case to test but judging by the information in the wireless charging thread, the top pin is the positive terminal and the middle one is ground. If the s-view uses the middle and bottom pins, is it possible that we just need to ground the bottom pin to the middle pin to activate s-view?
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] BlueChris:
I wanna know this also, atm I use a Note 2 QI reversed and I use from the 3 pins the top 2
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] side808:
2 pins covered, S View doesn't work

Top pin covered, S View doesn't work

Bottom pin covered, S View doesn't work

All pins must be uncovered for S View to work.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] moto211:
Do those pins make contact with the top and middle pins next to the battery?
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] snowwhite007:
I have installed the galaxy S3 and Note 2 wireless cards on my N3 and my brothers used top two pins works great. Covered middle pin doesn't work

Covered top pin doesn't work
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Mohwak:
I can verify that simply making the connection between the the bottom two pins to the left of the battery does not initiate s-view function. So can any one with an Sview case take measurements with a multimeter to see if there is a change between the two pins with the case open or closed?

S-view case owners could you run a magnet around the window side of the case to see if a magnet is embedded in the case? I am thinking it could be a combination of things that trigger the s-view.

Also if any one has a non-sview case that wakes up the phone when opened I am interested in measurements between your pins when the case is open or closed and if there is a magnet embedded in your case

I think it is safe to say that the middle pin is the common between pins 1 and 3 and pin one for qi charging and pin 3 for cases,

Thanks for the responses and checking
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] frank26080115:
I am waiting for my own official S-View + Qi cover, once I get it, I will get you some detailed resistance measurements between the pins.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Mohwak:
Thanks Frank!
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Mohwak:
Snagged this from another thread about Sview covers.

It does not say if the case is open or closed. I assume it is open though.

Sview people: where the pins are on the cover are there leads going down into the cover or the do the pins just snap on the cover and there is a chip or something mounted right there with the pins?

On other threads I see people mentioning a chip but I have not seen one.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] frank26080115:
Hmm... I tried to edit my original post but it didn't work. I was going to add: they might have put in resistors to identify the size of the S-View window

They probably have different resistances to indicate that it is

a cover with no window

a cover with a narrow window

a cover with a wide window

this is so that the S-View software can determine what to show on the screen

there are 5 pins, 2 are labelled NFC already so we know those are used for NFC. one of them is ground, the other one is the charging input (I know this because if I attach a 5V source to that pin, the phone tells me that "wireless charger is in range"), so this leaves only one pin.

the only logical way of identifying these windows sizes using one pin is to change the resistance.

edit:

Maybe it's not the size, maybe it's the colour that gets detected by resistors
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Mohwak:
magnet on s view case

Guy with an s-view case just sent this to me... So pins and magnet..

"There is a magnetic sensor in the phone about 15 mm up and 5 mm in from the bottom left of the phone. There is also a magnet on the case"
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Mohwak:
Also found this right about where the guy said there seems to be a small sensor. The white wire seems to run over the top of it at bottom left of screen

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gala...l-of-materials-new-Wacom-digitizer_id47933#9-

link to teardown
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Mohwak:
In the description they refer to a magnet to trigger sleep on the phone.. Don't know if they are just guessing because the S4 had that or if they actually know something...

http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-ledger-flip-view-dark-gray-p/csf2ssgt3k-dg.htm

however I could not get the S-view to turn on by shorting the bottom two pins and placing a magnet near the spot referred to in earlier post.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Mohwak:
More information...

Here is some information I got from the guys at Mobile Fun

"There is a validation chip in the back of the case that tells the Note 3 to activate the S-View window when the front is covering the screen, the case also uses a small magnet to activate this function similarly to the S-View cases for the S4."