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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IamPro:
Do it, I couldn't get througvery full day on the S4 but on my G2 it's a breeze even on heavy use. I was astounded at the slight upgrade in screen size which feels like so much bigger but without the bulk of a Note device. I love the edge to edge display and how my fingers roll off the sides (in a good way, like futuristic).
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kregstrong:
OK u guys talked me into it. Just bought one on swappable for 490 and sold my for 390. I can live with that. And if the battery is as good as u dak says I will be very happy. Today I'm 6 hours in and have 10% battery left, so I will have to swap to my spare in a minute. Thanks yall
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kregstrong:
Oh Yea and I forgot to mention, mine is the Verizon one with the s4 CPU. So I bet the 800 will be a large upgrade. And finally get some dang on screen buttons
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
If youre happy now then wait the next round. The G2 is definitely better than the S4 in my opinion but not by an incredible margin.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 20degrees:
Seriously? I noticed it asap. S4 lags like crazy.

LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcutter347:
I agree 100% with this statement. I came the G2 from the S4 and this is the best phone that "I" have had. It's also the first phone that I have preferred using a stock based ROM. In the end though, it's all personal opinion.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NikeLars:
I came from a S4 as well and my G2 Running CM is blazing fast.

The battery life is allot better as well, even when the screen brightness is 100%.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tesna:
I'm also coming from s4, no big difference on performance (both running cm 10.2). Moving to g2 mainly due to larger capacity battery
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerverg:
Everything is an upgrade specially the battery. I notice though that the G2 takes a bit more time launching apps but not really by a big margin. Maybe flashing ROMs like stock would improve the G2 but that's not my cup of tea now due to lack of time. I loved my S4 but I love my G2 even more.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] desantim:
I have them side by side right now just swapped my stuff over from my Verizon S4 to a Vzw G2 running clean rom on both and I have to say the G2 is quite a bit speedier. I moved over mainly because I was one of the dumb ones who took the first me7 ota and couldn't install any aosp roms which killed it for me.

Love the G2 so far!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superandroid2011:
I have both right and still deciding which one to keep.

Have S4 since May and have G2 since yesterday (the new gadget factor is still working in my mind), having 6 days left to return it to the shop.

So far, I think it is a small upgrade and with compromises, and not a few...

Pros - G2

- Slightly bigger screen (only if you root and hide soft keys, otherwise it is actually smaller on real usable space).

- Better Processor.

- Better GPU.

- Much better whites than S4.

- Have a better overall look.

Pros - S4

- Better Amoled screen viewing angles. I'm 4 years on Amoled and just now, looking at a top of line LCD I understood how good its (Amoled) viewing angles are.

- Much better screen blacks than G2.

- SD Card.

- Removable battery.

- Lighter.

- Smaller.

- Slightly Better camera.

- 100% flat screen (great for applying screen protectors).

- Better accessories.

The S4 pros list is longer but for me Screen, CPU and GPU tops anything else and those are better on G2.

The G2 upgrade is that small that in January S5 will be a much bigger upgrade from G2 than G2 is from S4.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
Also Pro for the G2 you forget to add, a bigger faster to charge battery.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kregstrong:
I just wanna upgrade cause I have a strange feeling Verizon won't get another real good phone for multiple months, and I don't feel like the gs5 will be out in january like the rumor. Seems way too quick but who knows
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiguy99:
Unless GS5 goes back to the Super Amoled + screen from the GS2 but with 1080p I'll pass. Say no to Pentile!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superandroid2011:
Believe what many already stated and say it again here.

I'm very very picky with screen and "IT IS IMPOSSIBLE" too see the diamond pentile arrangement on S4, the ppi is to high.

Comparing it side to side with G2, and I have both, there is no difference on perceived resolution, and if is there any, it is in favor of S4, because of its smaller screen.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiguy99:
On the contrary, sad to say....

it is possible

.

Not just by reviewers, but quite a few of us here as well...

please read the whole thread

I'm very picky as well. Your perspective, just like mine, is subjective! At least we agree the G2 is the best phone out hands down. That's all that really counts anyway
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kregstrong:
Since I sold my gs4 I have to use my backup phone, RAZR m, and I hate to say it but this phone is way faster than my gs4 running cm10.2. Why the hell is that lol, this phone is old haha. Maybe that s4 pro just struggles with 1080p
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superandroid2011:
The link you posted compares S4 vs HTC ONE, and HTC does have a better perceived resolution because it is RGB and it is 4.7".

I read mostly the thread you pointed. You have quite a few posts there and you are really against pentile Amoled.

What I'm saying is that you can't see the pentile matrix on S4 due to its high ppi, and yes, it actually looks a tiny little bit sharper than G2.

You can see this pentile on Note 3 though due to its lower ppi.

On S4 Amoled you have the best blacks and viewing angles but you have grayish whites and chances of burnin if you not carefull. I believe that burnin is quite possible on Amoled, but never happened to my phones (S1, S2, S3, S4).

You also have many color modes, from punchy colors to more natural ones.

The biggest downside for me is the grayish whites.

On G2 LCD you have the best whites and higher brightness but not very good viewing angles, some grayish blacks and some color banding.

G2 does not have color modes and the default has colors a little saturated (not much).

The biggest downside for me is viewing angles and color banding.

Download and install app called oled world, has beautiful images.

Compare both. They have almost, in same brightness, the same colors (S4 on movie mode).

Here you also can see color banding on G2 where S4 does not have it.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dParis:
I thought both displays are great and picking one over the other is really splitting hairs - until you take both devices outside on a sunny day. Then the GS4 display actually kind of sucks.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech_head:
The GS4 uses the Qualcom fast charge technology also.

If you use the original charger or one like it, it will pull up to 1900mA.

You just need the right charger and a good cable. This will apply for the G2 also.

Also I have a 3000mAh battery for my GS4. They are available.

Anyway, I looked at the performance for the G2 and the GS4 and unless you use a stopwatch or stick to running benchmarks you can't tell the difference.

I actually chose the GS4 over the G2 a month ago. I was paying the full freight with no subsidy.

I wasn't willing to give up the removable microSD and 64GB or additional storage.

Also since I'm on VZW and they have a special version of the phone, accessories are limited.

I wanted a phone with third party accessory support.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MNk1ng:
I have had every phone in Verizon's lineup and in my opinion nothing matches what the G2 is... Especially with the great dev community.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henry.EE:
maybe。
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s_u_n:
This is another of those bricked defy thread.

Everything was fine. I was on 4.3 (a couple of nightlies earlier version) and just downloaded the latest one from Quarx.

I went to TWRP and wiped cache, dalvik, system and data.

Now, what was strange is that I got a prompt that you do not have root, do you want to have root or something. I swiped for that.

The next thing I remember is that the phone rebooted and stuck on the red M (with honey bee) and showing version 7.1-11 (which has always been the boot up screen for me for last two years).

So, I removed the battery, pressed volume down and then Power button. I was in the green android bot screen. Pressed volume up and down and got into some recovery screen.

There are options to wipe cache, wipe data/ factory reset, install update.zip and reboot. I have tried all of these. Unfortunately none of those help me in getting back to normal.

I have an SD card, where I can copy the latest 4.3 ROM from my computer and rename it to update.zip. Will that help?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hotdog125:
You softbricked your phone by allowing it to reboot with an empty system partition. Flash SBF, root and you should be fine.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s_u_n:
So, I assume I should not have deleted the system partition.

Anyway I flashed full sbf (JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-36-1.7_CHINESE_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B50AA03A.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNFRYORTINT15_P002_A014_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf)

RSD lite was the main problem - did not detect the phone. I was pressing the volume down key to enter the boot loader menu, but I should have pressed the volume up key.

Finally realized my mistake and then corrected it.

Now I am on 4.1.2 (again, downloaded the wrong file) and hopefully the 4.3 (30 Oct) file won't take much time to download.

So, all is well.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Defferex:
I've registered recently and I haven't enough posts to reply in the PAC Rom topic, but I have a strange bug which is very annoying.

Image cropping works wrong, I can't set wallpaper, because I can't resize selection area vertically, only proportionally.

I use pac_mako-nightly-20131030 with HellsCore B40.

What can I do?

Thank you.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] jaceuk:
hi guys just got a mda compact on t mobile(uk)

if any one can please help

how do you guys get the very diffrent today screens?

and whats the esst apps and changes i need to make to get the best fro my device

thanks very much in advance

im chuffed to bits with the device,spot on so far

what can this little baby do

thanks again
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] marto_martin:
You'll probably need to download a CAB installer then just check out some today sites like www.pocketthemes.com/.

Just remember...try to install as much as possible to your memory card :!:

As for "what this baby can do" man the applications just keep on coming!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] jaceuk:
thank you very much for your time and help
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] :
for google keyboard lovers

new emojis...n smiley.

I am using this on cm10.2 beta2.

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23203820527944863
[Asus Transformer TF700] hyrulejedi86:
I've been looking for a couple wall outlets that have the standard two 110V plugs and 2 USB ports and there are quite a few out there. The problem is I haven't found any that can charge the way the default charger that comes with the tablet charges. 5V with a USB 2.0 cable and 12V with a USB 3.0cable. Are there any out there that can do this? This would save me alot of plug space in the bedroom if so, one plug for the tablet and one for my phone.

Thanks
[LG Optimus 4X HD] rodeo1080:
Just installed the nexus 5 launcher publisher by droidlife.com. Starting the launcher just gives me an error: Google search was stopped. I think i have done it right, also installed New play services and search.

Any solutions?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Nemeziz 56th:
Have read about 4.4 Kitkat Launcher at Androidpit.

They say when Google Search stop you must judt change language and change back.

But you need more than only new Launcher you need new Google Play Service 4.0 and new Google Search.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] rodeo1080:
Play services and new Google search are already installed. I think the fix is just for the Google search app force close. But the launcher itself does not even start. I just get the error and then the stock launcher apears again.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] liborio99:
Just search on google something like 4.4 launcher. Theres some sites that have the 3 apks for download.im using it rght now! No problems so far :)

Sorry cant give link rn
[LG Optimus 4X HD] MilkyJoePD:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2506488

Works on 4.3 ROMs, but not stock. You have to install all 3 apps. Just an update will do; no pasting to system/apps necessary.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] spamcakes:
Read this to find out why:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/google-just-pulled-a-facebook-home-kitkats-primary-interface-is-google-search/
[LG Optimus 4X HD] theaks30:
from my experience, it doesn't works on 4.1.2, only 4.2 and above :)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Omario-242:
Really? The solution to this is right under this thread?! C'mon guys, read before posting. (Thread reported)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] djtheraven:
Every time I buy a new phone with the latest Android on it, they release a new android a few weeks later. ..4.3 had only been out a short time and barely no phones have it.. And now there's 4.4....pissed....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BACARDILIMON:
We won't see it for months

NOTE 3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nba1341:
You wanted Samsung to delay the Note 3 release so they could put 4.4 on it? dafuq

If you want the latest android updates fastest buy a nexus device
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] atn0716:
I was on the same upset mood as you with android. However, with the note 3, I have no complain anymore. I haven't had any lag at all since purchase a month ago. It has all the features you need and more. I can finally stop chasing newest and greatest device/software with the note 3.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] siraltus:
Yup, and that's the choice you have to make when buying a non-Nexus device. Either put up with the outdated stock ROMs or switch to AOSP-based ROMs like Cyanogen, then you will have the latest and greatest. Samsung likely won't put out a 4.4 ROM till sometime in the spring.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jahnbodah:
I knew there would be a post like this, and I thought about doing it (sarcastically)...

...Face it, anytime you buy a new android phone, at most the new android version is maybe a year away, no matter what phone you get... (unless nexus) there is going to be a period of time where you dont have the latest and greatest software...

...but, it has been floating around that AOSP roms are in the process of being brought to note 3 (I think by cyanogenmod) and once the first (not to buggy) one comes out, the offshoots wont be far behind (PA/AOKP/carbon *my fave*) now, of course we dont know for sure if any of those will ever come to note 3, but more than likely pa and aokp will (I would think) and it just a matter of time.

so, there is hope for 4.3 (aosp) and 4.4 coming to our note 3 before samsung even gets a chance...

Now this is where it gets really interesting, samsung and HTC are trying to one up each other, or at least that is how it seems to me, and htc said that the HTC ONE will have 4.4 within 90 days... and that phone is much older than the note 3. so hopefully for once sammy will try to beat them to the punch.

Im sure that at SOME point note 3 will have kit kat, just a matter of time.

Oh, and this is what samsung has to say about 4.4 right now

btw, I kind of feel the same way, but its not like it wasnt expected. cant be mad about something you basically knew was going to happen.

my hope is that samsung will do the google play note 3 thing, but with the spen being the "main" feature of note 3, and google play edition would cut that out, its highly unlikely that would happen, but one can dream
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] s1lenz:
cant tell if man wearing sunglasses or hand holding cell phone... *squint*
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] itsmikeramsay:
We won't see 4.4 til next year. Maybe January-February. Samsung is still going to be pushing the Note 3, since their "curved display" phone won't have similar specs of the note 3 anyways. Note 3 and S4 will see the updates first of course...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] d12unk13astard:
You dont buy samsung note devices for the quick updates, you buy them for their originality and beast like specs/software. If your looking for updates go with the nexus line otherwise you only have yourself to blame.

Sent from my note 2 ya bish!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] oka1:
THIS IS TRUTH......... The other thing I find amusing is 4.4 is not that much different than 4.3 I have played around on my tablet with it and TBH...... I would not get that excited about it. :cyclops:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] deeznutz1977:
Only thing I can say is HTC {and Motorola}stepping up there game ..hopefully will put a fire under Samsung.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] johnomaz:
I can't find the source but I read that the S3/S4/Note2/Note3 will be getting 4.4 in November because they want to ensure compatibility with their new watch.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] @rbiter:
Dumbest first world problem ever. Note3 has been out a month and 4.4 has been out 2 days of which I don't even know if source has been released yet. Imagine the horror if Samsung released the Note3 with 4.2.2!

Sent from my SM-9005.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ttabbal:
True. Just for clarity though, source is available from news reports anyway. I haven't tried to sync it. Also, I expect Samsung has access to pre release source along with moto, HTC, and other partners.

Honestly though, 4.4 doesn't bring a ton. These days, new point releases of Android aren't nearly as big a deal as they used to be. I'll likely give it a try once builds are available, but I'm quite happy with the version on the note 3. I would like to see all the manufacturer's up their game though, if for nothing else than security patches. There's no excuse for the "master key" patch taking as long as it did to get released. And that's equally on the carriers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MadJoe:
Absolutely true! If I wanted the latest Android, I wouldn't buy such a heavily skinned device like the Note! The GS4 might see KitKat before spring, but if the Note does before next Christmas I'll be very pleasantly surprised.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thedeadhand54:
Hello I installed supreme deadly venom rom and upgraded my firmware.

With upgraded firmware is it safe to change roms like to flash package man rom?

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thedeadhand54:
UCDMG2 Modem
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craig14:
Hi Guys, ordered my nexus 5 last night.

I'm assuming the N5 is a micro SIM? Just wanted to clarify?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexktz:
yes, it is a Micro SIM. or if you're me a nano SIM in an adapter as a hangover from my iDays. :highfive:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craig14:
Thanks for such a quick reply!

Upgrading from my Nexus S so will have to either cut it down or get a new SIM!

How exciting! :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
I would advise getting a new sim card (that is micro) as it is possible that your old SIM card is not capable of receiving LTE signals. It can probably get 3G/HSPA but not LTE.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daLareid:
Thanks for the confirmation, I'm also not using a micro sim yet but I will get one as soon as my phone arrives.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Striatum_bdr:
It's written plain text on Google play device page.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lorddavid:
I have my htc one from att (Actually I live outside USA). Like the most people, I have the purple tint issue, I will send it to warranty in one month that I go to USA. So, meanwhile, I dont know if is a good idea to upgrade to 4.3, I download the RUU for att from HTC. But for some people, the camera get worse in 4.3, actually my camera take acceptable pictures. So, it will be safe to upgrade? And I will unlick my bootloader and root in the future (of course after I claim Warranty). So, I dont know if update or not :/.

Short History: If I update to latest android, my camera can get worse? And I will unlock my bootloader (after claim warranty), it will be more difficult? Its really recommended the update? I have 4.1.2 software version 1.26.502.10
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] postfatal:
If you have a hardware issue (purple tint) caused by a manufacturer defection then unlocking your bootloader and rooting your phone will have no effect on that area of the warranty. Update if you want but if the problem is hardware based then whether you upgrade or not it won't be fixed.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lorddavid:
Yeah, I know that will not fix it, but, I want to know if really get worse, I read that some people get worse purple tint after update, and other not.. And, even if not affect the warranty unlock the bootloader (in htc dev, it say yes), they will say yes, So, the more easy for me to get, the better.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n1234d:
Just let your phone be as it is, if you want to upgrade, go ahead, because you're going to get it replaced anyways. I'd suggest you not to unlock the bootloader, it may be more difficult to claim warranty
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lorddavid:
Ok, i was thinking because dont know if I upgrade will be difficult in the future to unlock bootloader, I will send to replace thesensor only (is more safe for me to replaec the phone, because it will be like a lottery, dont know how many phone will need to replace). And thats why I was thinking about unlock bootloader, for do that after replace the sensor.

THanks for your time :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaybag:
on previous versions of Android by long pressing the menu key the keyboard will pop up. is there any way to make the keyboard pop up with the soft keys on the Nexus 4
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SAMVREMIX:
Has anyone else found that when using pencils and pens on the screen that they scratch the hell out of their screens. And it is now pssing me off knowing i have really scratched it beauces of doing something they said you can do. Especially since the screen is meant to be scratch resistant.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ij0rgei:
Yea it's actually an anti shatter film. not so much a scratch resistant layer. I just put a screen protector on top of mine before I started testing out the handwriting thing. once it scratches I just replace it. gotta do some research before doing some of the sketchy stuff. for example, I have yet to try out the phones water proofing. I know it can be done but should I do it as a test? ehh ill probably just take their word for it. lol
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hansip87:
Well yeah this is Sony main weaknesses.. but one of their main strength too.. Saw that Xperia Z1 drop test? not a crack on the screen (compared to the S4 for example). Why? well the shatter proof does its job.. but unfortunately, the scratch resistant nature is only embedded on the screen below it.. so like any other phone, please buy yourself a new screen protector. even my previous Gorilla Glass RAZR MAXX is scratched after 8 months of use.. Better protected than never.. :)