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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Euforeik:
Am I the only one that has bad signal with this phone? My Wi-Fi cuts out and I barely get signal in places where I got 4 bars on my iPhone. Is there a fix to this?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladerealm124:
Having the same issue with my note 3. Seems to have gotten slightly better the past few days, but still poor compared to my note 2. Thinking about taking it back to Verizon this week. Anyone know how the return/exchange process works? If I exchange it and still have problems then what are my options? Or if I return it do I get my upgrade back? Can I then repurchase it and have another 14 days to test and potentially return it?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duwerk:
This is my only complaint about my phone. No problems on WiFi, but 4G reception is inconsistent and I often find the phone switching to 3G in places my Note 2 wouldn't. In that situation, I can use Tellinfo to force LTE only and I often have reception. The only problem with this is in places where 3G would actually be appropriate, I obviously then have no service.

This leads me to conclude (and hope) that it's a software/modem firmware issue rather than a hardware issue--the device is switching to 3G when staying on LTE would be appropriate. As such, we might hope for a fix.

I am almost certain there is a restocking fee but they may waive that/it may not apply if you are dealing with a defective device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drachnem:
I have an ac router with 2 channels I sit 3 ft. From it and get poor connection errors and it's slow when it does work. I have Fios as well.

There has to be bad drivers or radio.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTvert90:
Check out my ac issues thread there is a fix
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FrostyOrDie:
I have same exact problem. Except I'm using century link

beamed from transporter room 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jay A whY:
My first N3 had great WiFi & signal strength, build date 10/2, but had a crooked camera.. I've since had 2 replacements both with WiFi & signal issues, same 10/6 build date.. I will be searching Best Buy for an earlier build date or perhaps one from a more recent batch within the past week if that's even possible.

Sent from my SM-N900V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladerealm124:
Hmm interesting. Thanks for this info I will probably go to Verizon Wednesday for a replacement or to at least test signal strength side by side with another device
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loopers:
I have luckily had vast improvements. Reception has been much better my note 3 compared to my s3. No more dropped calls. Always have a 3g or 4g signal as where I never had. Always on wifi at this location but finally sending out pics with ease.... This has definitely been some thick icing on the cake. I love it
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jay A whY:
What's ur build date? @ loopers

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladerealm124:
How do we find this? The only date I can find is under kernel verison. It states September 24th
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jay A whY:
When u register your phone via the Samsung website, it will tell you once you input the imei info and tab to the next field.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sxufeast:
I had the same problem with my wifi (slow link speed "5mbps" even tho I had great signal) I solved the problem by changing the channel on my wireless router from channel 11 to channel 10 now I have awesome Internet speed "75mbps" compared to what I had before. Try it, it might help you guys' problem also.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladerealm124:
Mine has a build date of 10/02. I'm hoping this is just a software issue. The signal is not horrible by any means. But it seems to be slightly worse than my note 2. I had a few dropped calls the first few days I owned it(never had one with my note 2) and areas where I would at the very worst have 1 bar of 1x I now have no signal(fades in and out constantly). Sometimes I even struggle to send texts in areas that it was never an issue with the note 2. Now you've got me scared that I'll get an even worse one if I exchange it. Did you get your replacements through Verizon? How painful is the process? Also any experience getting Samsung to fix an issue like this under warranty? I'm not sure what my best option is but I only have two more days before my 14 day exchange period runs out. Fwark.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vtcats:
Not sure of the build date of my first Note 3 , but my second Note 3 has a build date of 10/2 and both have wifi stability issues
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTvert90:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46632006&postcount=20
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladerealm124:
Tested my note 3 tonight side by side with my girlfriend's S4 and they had about the same signal strength(note was about 10dBm worse at first but quickly adjusted and was actually better for a short period). But after watching them for about 10 minutes they seemed to be almost identical. My signal seems to be a bit better more recently than it was previously(did a soft reset last night and cleared cache as well). The only time the poor performance is really noticeable is in my living room at home where I now have no service 90% of the time making it very hard to send texts and mms. Previously with my note 2 I had at least one bar of 1x most of the time and rarely lost service completely. Hoping this will improve with a software update. I don't plan on taking mine back since it seems likely to get the same or worse performance from a replacement
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
My wifi is strong 50mbps, its the 4g thats my issue this radio sucks compared to my 3 year old droid bionic.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTvert90:
I wonder how much of the signal issues has to do with the power management. The radio and s800 provide
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kampana:
I am in downtown San Francisco and at best have only 1 bar showing on 4G. I spoke to VZW service, the rep told me it's counter intuitive: yes San Francisco is saturated as best as VZW can as far as LTE is concerned, but because there are so many people using LTE in such a small area, connectivity is virtually "0".

Is this horse manure?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Euforeik:
So I went to Verizon today and exchanged my black one for a white one. The restocking fee was pretty much $40. My Wi-Fi hasn't cut out (yet.) The build is better too. No blemishes like my other one and my home button doesn't move. There are lemons out there!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladerealm124:
Restocking fee for a defective phone? That's bull****
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTvert90:
It's because he switched colors
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jay A whY:
Ur allowed one device swap per Verizon return/exchange policy.. I would call into customer service and have them credit back the restocking fee.. I hate dealing with in-store reps and their BS!

Sent from my SM-N900V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladerealm124:
Then wouldn't he be able to simply return the defective one and repurchase it in white at no extra cost? Instead of an "exchange". Seems like it shouldn't matter since the unit had hardware issues
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTvert90:
They always charge the Restocking fee AFAIK

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Nope returning you must pay a Restocking fee. If there is hardware issues you can have them send you a replacement. You get a bnib one within your 14days. But you can't switch models or colors. It will be the same exact model/color
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Euforeik:
Just to throw it out there I must say Verizon and their reps are full of sh*t. The first one I got I asked for a white one and they said they were out of stock. I go into the store an hour later to fix some things on my account and someone was getting rung up with a white one. They don't really help and are in it to make their quota. Verizon has good cell reception (kinda) but their customers service is garbage.

The Wi-Fi seems more stable now though. Let's see how long this lasts.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigillz:
I have horrible 4G reception and lots of the 'unstable' wifi connection crap.

Will start making the fun customer service calls tomorrow. Hopefully it's a bad batch and they'll just overnight me a new one.

Pain in the ass. At least now with root titanium backup will make the swap easier
[Themer General Discussion] DaKender:
Has anyone tried the One more Clock Widget with Themer yet? Just wondering if anyone has got it to work. Made a few themes on my S4 using it and none of them work once they are zipped up and sent to my other phone (S3) even tho it does have OMC on it too. Seems once the theme is imported to the S3, I can then go in and add a OMC to it and it works fine.
[Themer General Discussion] ThemerSupport:
Themer only supports it's built in widgets. 3rd party apps aren't supported, apologies for the inconvenience. Try out Everything Widget, it's amazing, and we're also integrating Zooper Widget into Themer soon:D
[Themer General Discussion] DaKender:
Cool, and I understand now, Newbie here and just testing stuff out. Think I was confused on all the stuff I see in MyColorScree and "assumed" that they all worked with Themer too. I do use Zooper WIdget so looking forward to that ;) Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kennedy808:
I have a Sprint GN3. I've rooted with CF Auto Root, flashed TWRP, flashed Jellybomb, and then restored back to stock from a nandroid backup. I've come across a few different errors, and I'm not sure if they're related or not.

For one thing, when I try to download a file in Chrome, I get a "No SD Card" error, even though both the SD card and the internal storage have plenty of space.

And then for the Audible.com app, even after clearing all the data, and uninstalling and reinstalling, I get the following error:

Failed to save your library to your device. /storage/emulated/0/Audible/<snip>: open failed: ENOENT (no such file or directory)

And it's right, I don't have an Audible directory in there, or anywhere else that I can find.

So my question is: Is that likely the correct path for the Audible app to save my data, and if so, why could it not create the Audible directory there?

And could that have anything to do with Chrome not being able to see or write to storage?

Thanks.

Edit: So I tried to manually create the Audible directory in /storage/emulated/0/ with Astro, and it wouldn't let me do it. Then I tried with Total Commander, and it worked, but I also go the "Total Commander has been granted superuser permissions" popup.

Then when I run Audible, I now get a EACCESS (permission denied) error.

So did I somehow set my internal storage to read only other than for root?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjusticeIV:
Possible solution.

Hi, it has been over a year since you asked this question, but I figured I'd respond anyway. I was experiencing a similar problem (exact same error that you describe) with my galaxy s4 provided by FreedomPop - I think it stemmed from their special version of android that they pre-installed on the phone. Anyway, their support staff suggested installing and running a program called "folder mount (root)" - it ran and found 2 errors, I had to re-boot my phone, and it completely fixed my problem.. Hope this helps :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnEdmiston:
Glad you posted. Not much info out there on this issue, and your fix worked. Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klau1:
I'm looking for the menu to switch the default launch behavor from S Voice to Google Now.

Everyone is saying Home2, but is there a native setting menu to switch this?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sriram231092:
but holding on the menu soft key goes directly into google now!
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ntice:
Had my first crash/reset when receiving a cell call after owning the phone for 1 week.

Is there a way to view a crash history so I can keep tabs on this?
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
Nothing user-facing. If it's a Samsung phone, there's a way to dump the system logs (may be one on other phones too; I don't know). In any case, if it ever happens again, take the phone back and/or hard-reset it (maybe even try that now). That shouldn't ever happen.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] achtung515:
I'm going to call it the app drawer but not sure if I'm using the right name.

I'm Speaking OF The Bottom Apps On The Home Screen. Is it possible to get rid of them and have a 5 or 6 length screen
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] repsol_23:
You can do that with Nova launcher.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Atinebo:
I downloaded pro Mobile Odin from google play and tried to flash Siyah kernel. It said to keep battery above 50% but 1st time doing, i started with 17% with my phone charged thinking it would charge while it did its thing. Ever since i clicked continue to reboot, the phone has had a black screen and wont turn on. My phone is supported . Galaxy s3 at&t i747. any luck or am i doomed ]: ?

EDIT: Able to go into download and recovery mode, but if i choose to reboot, phone just turns off.

EDIT2: Unable to go into download or recovery mode now ]: when plugged into charger it shows a battery laoding then disappears. If not plugged it shows the samsung logo then disappears.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] bonoedge:
I just talked to Cingular, they told me that this will be available on November 27th 2005. Has anyone else heard this too? Has anyone been able to buy one from Cingular already? I want one!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] JDV28:
For anyone running Nova Launch on their Gear...

How can we get some sort of actual watch functionality?

It's cool having a full-fledged launcher on my watch, but it would also be

pretty damn nifty to have a clock on my watch :P

Widgets are no-go, so that's out of the question...

Is a lockscreen the answer? and how could that be arranged?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Tweh:
I was able to get the clock/weather widget on Go Launcher Ex. The weather isn't working, but the clock is a go.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] adoublearonn:
With novalauncher, move the app apk after installing from data/app to system/app and reboot. Then you can use widgets. Minimalistic text is a good widget to start with because you can customize everything about the time, date, battery etc. It was easier to set it up on my phone, export the config, push it to the watch and import it.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] vingar:
I would like to use something that allows me to take action to tasker installed in my Smartphone. with the Sony smartwatch 1 it was possible to

Inviato dal mio GT-N7100 utilizzando Tapatalk

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Inviato dal mio GT-N7100 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] 1969tnt:
can you show me step by step how to move that app apk.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] megzy:
I have written a step by step guide in the "Show your watch face" thread. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] lukasz:
Looks very good!

Did You succeed with creating shortcuts to specific contacts or "quick dial" list or in any other way to see "all contacts" AND "preferred contacts" ?

I am kind of waiting for Samsung to update the firmware, but as this is not happening - I will probably root and install NOVA as I use it on Note3 anyway

Battery widget JINASYS is also very nice.

What about power use with the background - did You notice if it is shorter? - amoled screen draw no power when it is black, so I'd rather keep the background black.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] megzy:
You can add shortcuts, widgets, quick dials and basically anything you can do on your phone when you have the APK in the system directory. Also I am getting 2-3 days battery life from my gear atm, my wallpaper is now mostly white and it still doesn't affect it very much. The latest firmware update for the gear did wonders for battery usage.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] xxlram:
Do you need root access to do this? I can not find the apk for nova on the gear? The data folder is empty.

Never mind. I figured it out. I went ahead and rooted then turned on the root access in file manager and set to read and write. then I could see all the folders and files to follow your instructions. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] sdrewh:
I just got my gear less then a week ago. I am interested in doing this but I was wondering if you do this can you still get notifications and s voice if you do this?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] dstarr:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] almulder1092:
So have you been successful in adding quick dials? I am using Nova and have working widgets, but I cant find a working quick dial? everyone I try crashes after trying to add the widget. I have UCCW installed and working great so widgets do work.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] PhilPan:
+1. What are you guys using for favorite contacts?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] freefalling0411:
I can say I have nova prime. Working on the gear .

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[Samsung Galaxy Gear] freefalling0411:
More pics what I have done with nova launcher prime..

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[Samsung Galaxy Gear] lukasz:
Can You please show us shortcuts to specific contacts or any "quick dials" or any other way to have preferred contacts?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] freefalling0411:
I don't get question. Sorry. . What are you trying to do

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[Samsung Galaxy Gear] PhilPan:
Is your background picture? Going to edge of Gear? If so what picture widget are you using?

I tried one photo widget app, but it didn't go to the edges, and it looked funny.

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He is taking about favorite contacts. So if you want to call someone you don't have to go through all three contacts to do so.....

I have been looking for an answer to this question as well, but have been unable to find it.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Fusius:
How did you get Nova Prime on your gear?

Hey... How did you get Nova Prime on your gear? I've been trying to do that for over a week and haven't been able to. I've paid for it and have it running on my Note 3. Any hints?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] freefalling0411:
I am going to do a write up on it later today. After football. It's really easy to do. Your actually going to use your license from your phone. To get it to work.

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[Samsung Galaxy Gear] jmorton10:
LOL, I've been trying to figure that out also but football absolutely needs to come first......
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] lukasz:
Yes - exactly - I am taking about favorite contacts. So if you want to call someone you don't have to go through all three contacts to do so - I am looking for the solution to have 4, 6 or 9 icons or "fields" on the watch desktop to press and call....
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] MaTtKs:
Please do!
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] almulder1092:
One of the easiest ways it (and only if you own it legitimately) is download a hacked apk version of it. And just side load it like anything else. Put don't pirate it. We should anything lol email the developers of nova and see if they can make one just for gear. That would be awesome.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] MaTtKs:
Well I own and paid for it on my Note, but can't figure out how to get the license on my Gear.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] freefalling0411:
Guys. Once I get a chance tomorrow. I will do write up on it. Today is manday. I don't do anything but drink and football.

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[Samsung Galaxy Gear] 1969tnt:
You may try Bolong Anycut or any Shortcut app.

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Hi All,

Please help me on this. After I finish setting the launcher and every time I turn on my watch the screen show like this

How can I set up the screen on directly to the home screen.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] StaticMatt:
Try going to Nova settings, Gestures, and change the home button to something besides Show Preview
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] 1969tnt:
Got it.

Many Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Elgreco333:
How do you guys use/upload custom wallpapers or live wallpapers in this ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] K-OtiK:
I apologize for the rookie question but I'm trying to help my dad get access to the hotspot on his S4. We have root only, is this possible without having an unlocked bootloader? He doesn't want to mess with any hotspot apps or anything, just wants to be able to use the one already on the phone. Don't beat me up, I've tried searching and either I suck at Google or it's just not easy to find. Let me know, thank you in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] gfro9191:
The native hotspot app will only work for no additional cost if you're running a custom ROM that bypasses the security check. With just root, I assume you do not have a custom ROM. Your best bet right now is to download a tether app and just allowing the app root permissions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] K-OtiK:
Thank you very much for that information. If that is our only option that'll do just fine. It was unclear to me how that worked. Thanks again. much appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thunderbls:
I have found that the fabio grasso app to work well with my s4... select method 3 in settings and your good to go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
It also works for no additional cost if your on a data tiered plan. But im assuming you have unlimited data since your posting about it

Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdfrye:
Been using a free app in play store called wifi toggle widget (by fattin hotspot network) . You add the widget to the home screen and toggle it on and off. If it asks you to subscribe don't click the cancel button hit the hardware home button.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] artjef:
Try PDANet or portable wifi hotspot or wifi tether for root. Do a little researching and reading on before use. They all work but are slightly different.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tcchuin:
Hello, I'm in singapore and when i keyed in *#*#4636#*#* , went into phone info and then clicked on setting button(the 3 dots), and selected usa band for radio band, I cannot receive any signal anymore.

Can I do anything to change it back?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sean473:
Yes you can do the same dialing to get to that menu to change back to the proper bands... Change to GSM/LTE...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zregnier:
I've been on stock rooted ROM (MDK) for longest time w/ CWM recovery. I decided I wanted to get back on the update track after this recent update came out and is already rooted. I defrosted all apps, unrooted the device with Voodoo OTA rootkeeper, and uninstalled SuperSU. I then flashed stock firmware with Odin as explained here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2301259

This didn't work. I get an error during install every time. After this I noticed when going into recovery (now stock) it would have an error immediately but then went into recovery. It would not let me clear the cache (after searching this seems to be common.) So I then did factory reset multiple times (didn't help) and next flashed a stock firmware that wipes my data. This had the same results as before. Do I have a corrupt recovery of some kind? Shouldn't flashing the stock firmware fix this? Do I need to get a new phone? Help!