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[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jcostantino:
Is there a way to make Photo Contacts Pro replace the standard Contacts app like on the SmartPhone version?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason9:
Hello,

I'm a little confused about which region SM-N9005 I have.

In phone settings -> about device it shows:

Model number: SM-N9005

Baseband version: N9005XXUBMI5

Build number: JSS15J.N9005ZHUBMI7

In Kies,

Current firmware version: PDA:MI7 PHONE:MI5 CSC:MI7 (TGY)

Latest firmware version: PDA:MJ8 PHONE:MJ4 CSC:MJ8 (TGY)

After a little research I have found out that TGY is the region code for Hong Kong, and the Build number seems to verify this.

But what about Baseband version? Doesn't XX mean European region?

I bought this phone on eBay. So its quite possible someone fiddled with it to make it work here (BTW I'm in UK).

Can anyone shed any light, before I flash the wrong region firmware via ODIN and brick my phone?

Also I have CF-Auto-Rooted (Thanks Chainfire), which is why I'm not updating through Kies.

Thanks to all in advance,

Jason
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaythenut:
Here's mine from UK
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason9:
Hi,

Thanks for the reply, but I'm still unsure which Region firmware I need to flash. (I'm talking about stock firmware here).

If I flash The Hong Kong firmware, will my phone still work here in the UK? Will it change my phone language to Chinese?

I understand flashing the wrong region for your device could result in a brick. Is this correct?

I really would like a definitive answer before I do something stupid.

Thanks all
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason9:
Update

Just a quick update..

I read through the entire CF-Auto-Root thread (50 pages!). A couple of posts mentioned that I could update through Kies if I first factory reset my phone.

I did so, and the update succeeded! I then proceeded to CF-Auto-Root again, to regain root access. Joy!

Now my 'About device' screen looks like this:

Baseband version: N9005ZHUDMJ4

Build number: JSS15J.N9005ZHUDMJ8

A couple of questions.

The baseband version is not correct for my region (UK, Europe (XX))

Will this have adverse effects on my connection to networks?

Is it possible to flash only the correct baseband? If so, how?

Thank you all for taking time to help me :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaythenut:
Here's mine
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason9:
Hi Jay,

Thanks for that. But I'm not really sure how that helps me... ?:confused:

Please elaborate :o
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaythenut:
Ok go to www.sammobile.com get firmware and download odin 3.09 and flash but don't know if uk firmware will work, if you're phone is working and you got signal don't worry about it just stay how you are
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattforchi:
Does anyone else have a dead pixel?

I just found one... (you can find lots of dead pixel test apps in the playstore, I used this one: http://goo.gl/OA935). I will return my device. This and the loose hardware buttons are too much to handle...
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 5526754:
:cyclops::cyclops:
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikkelM:
So, once again, i am having problems with my phone.

Now its stuck on the booting screen, i and i can only access the Clockworkmod recovery, i dont have USB Debugging enabled, and my phone is not getting regoniced on any of my PC´s.

What can i do to get it to work :/?

Regards,

Mikkel
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauam:
Give some more info. What rom? If can go to recovery, just restore your backup (If you have one, I hope so), if not just flash your rom again.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikkelM:
Thanks for replying.

The ROM was default (It was rooted)

And there is no backup on it, sadly, as it got removed somehow.

Ive tried factory reset, whipe cache and whipe delvik cache after this.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauam:
You got rooted stock roms from Tys0n. Search in s3mini forums & flash it, will solve your problem.

P.S: & always make a backup before doing something. Is really helpful in those situations.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikkelM:
Thanks alot sir, i had completely forgot about the download mode.

Im downloading a rom now for doing this and then mounting it with Odin, ill let you know if it works.

Again, thanks, means alot.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mauam:
Ok, good luck:)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cjsteier:
Ok so I changed the dpi of my phone to compensate for the difference of the Nexus 5, but does anyone know if there are any mods such as xposed or something that can modify the app drawer to hide apps or make tabs, etc...?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
Nothing available yet I don't believe.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ttfest:
Hi everyone! Kinda my first post here so be gentle ;)

I have a S3 which i rooted almost instantly when i purchased it a year ago. Haven't had any kind of problems with it until now. Over the year i've tried most of the roms out there but now i decided to try the rom called "illusion" (don't know if this problem is related tho!)

It was working fine for a couple of days but suddenly today my phone started bootloopin. I can't even go into CWM or download mode. Sometimes it can stay in CWM och even boot up but after like 2 minutes it restarts again. I've managed to wipe everything once but no change. Was able to install a new rom BARELY, then it restarted again. I've tried remove SD and/or SIM but no change. Ain't working with a usbcable either.

What can I do? Seeing that I can't stay in download mode to use ODIN.

I'd appreciate any help. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
a USB recovery jig may be your best shot otherwise its a service center repair
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Belial:
Hi all,

Like many others, got my shiny new N5 today and now wondering how to get my SMS + MMS over from my S4 to the N5. Previously I'd used backup to gmail which worked fine, but now all SMS/MMS are in hangouts it doesn't seem to restore properly. Does anyone have any way to restore both SMS + MMS over to their N5?

Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kid_droid:
+1 on that. Are you rooted btw?

Sent from from Carbon Nexus 4/AOKP

Kernel Latest Faux Ultimate Version or Neo
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Belial:
No, not rooted at all yet, may have to if it means I can use the old messaging app instead of hangouts :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris19145:
I don't have mine yet nor a proper solution. I plan on trying by switching off SMS in hangouts, downloading a 3rd party SMS app then restore my old sms/mms then switch back to hangouts. Maybe that would work?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madik_:
You can install some SMS application from Play store and restored SMSs will be there. Not sure about the possibility to viewing old SMSs in hangouts.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickj2010:
I just used titanium backup to restore hangouts data from my nexus 4 onto my 5, worked fine.

If you don't have your texts in hangouts on the s4 then download the new hangouts apk and it should transfer texts when it sets up the sms functionality.

There's also an app called sms backup and restore which was updated for kit kat so that might work too.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rusty!:
SMS Backup and Restore worked fine for me (well, for SMS, it doesn't do MMS, but I don't care about them).

SMS might be in Hangouts now, but the message store is unchanged.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Belial:
Yeah I got that working for SMS, but not MMS. Also i can only seem to view the SMS' when i'm signed-in to hangouts, I don't really want my hangout chats being in the same place as my SMS' tbh as i wont be signed in to hangouts all the time.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaliceOmega:
I can verify that this works. find the 4.4 hangouts apk. install it on your rom and then turn on the sms feature. itll transfer all your current texts into the hangouts app and then they can be restored from a titanium backup on your n5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Belial:
I'm trying GoSMS Pro out at the moment, that seems to work and means I don't have to mix my SMS with my hangouts.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaliceOmega:
i never liked gosms. and to be honest i kind of like the integration of sms into hangouts. just curious if it'll work like imessage in bypassing cell service and using data/wifi to send msgs to other ppl using the new hangouts
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rusty!:
It won't, SMS and IM's are seperate.

Ie. If I open Hangouts, I have two threads for my brother, one for SMS's and one for online Hangouts.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Belial:
When I open hangouts, I see the SMS' i restored and my hangout chats, when i sign-out of hangouts they both vanish so I dont see SMS' :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsfozzy:
I'm having the same problem.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Belial:
Interestingly, after I installed goSMS and the ran hangouts, all my SMS now appear and I'm logged out of hangouts too. so I've now uninstalled goSMS
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsfozzy:
I've now had a similar success, but it was a bit more involved for me. I installed gosms on both devices (using a Tiberium Backup for the N5) but this did not work.

The method I used was to create a backup on the N4 using gosms, then copying the folder it to my N5 via Dropbox. I then restored the messages and opened Hangouts, and made it my default sms app. Gosms is now deleted and Hangouts appears to be restored and working fine.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkintragedy:
My Backup Pro does SMS + MMS: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackupPro
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech_head:
SMS Backup and Restore on the Playstore does SMS flawlessly.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FullCycle:
Hi guys,

Can you please confirm what I should backup from the 4.3 rom AFTER transferring sms & mms to hangouts. Is it the hangouts app & data or just the sms/mms data.

Also I know that titanium can change the data format it uses for sms/mms. I think I normally have this set a 'prefer xml' or something. Is this correct for transferring to 4.4?

Cheers,
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaliceOmega:
yes you wanna back up your rom and hangouts app after hangouts transfered your sms. i also deleted my stock mms apk for good measure. TB backup saves your mms as an xml file and i had no issues restoring. if you just care about sms and not your pictures, sms backup from the play store works just as well and is a bit faster
[Nexus 5 General] btk97:
Hi guys, good afternoon, how are you?

As I was looking after the Nexus 5 and the battery life of the device began to get discussed, I was unaware of the fact that nowadays we can just charge the device however we like, using Lithium-ion polymer batteries, different from the past, when a full recharge was recommended for the battery performance not get affected.

Considering that, for some users the battery life shouldn't be a concern, mainly for those who have a power outlet nearby, making an option to recharge it at any % level before getting it to fully recharge during the night.

I'd like to know from you guys: how do you recharge your devices? Do you wait for it to drain every % of the battery before recharging it or just plug it on the power outlet whenever needed?

Also, do you guys believe that recharging it at any % level does not affect battery performance?

Thanks a lot!
[Nexus 5 General] matthewr87:
Modern batteries have a finite number of charging cycles before they being to lose performance. Generally speaking, 100%-0% is one discharge cycle, so if you want to maximize battery longevity you should do your best to minimize the number of discharge cycles you subject the battery to. It is not strictly speaking a direct relationship, but the battery should last longer if you charge it when it reaches 50% as opposed to 0% (that would qualify as "half" a discharge cycle).

When I'm using my device heavily and I have access to an outlet, I leave it plugged in. That saves on discharge cycles. Also, when I am sitting at my desk at work I generally keep it plugged in.

The following link is an excellent source of information regarding batteries:

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/
[Nexus 5 General] lolcopter:
right now with my current phone i'll usually just top it off after work from a wall outlet, or top it off in the morning when i wake up and get ready for work. i also have a usb cable at work to top off whenever needed throughout the day. i try to keep the battery over 50% most of the time, just because, but i rarely leave it plugged in throughout the entire night, and this is even with running sleep tracking apps. i imagine battery use/charging will be the same with the nexus 5 -- topping off in the morning while getting ready for work, maybe charge a bit while at work via usb cable, and topping off after work via wall outlet.

i guess i charge my battery in intervals throughout the day, instead of the daily 8 hour overnight charge. however, i usually keep it at least half full
[Nexus 5 General] RedWingsFan:
Plug it in at night before I go to sleep.

If i'm using it heavily and it gets below 50%, I'll plug it in.

Some days at the office I'll plug it in about an hour before I leave so it'll be almost 100% after work.

If i'm going somewhere and feel I may run the battery down before I get home, I'll carry my portable charger with me (Anker 5600mAh).
[Nexus 5 General] thfreedumb:
Wouldn't heavy usage while its charging put too much heat on the battery? Which is worse for it then worrying about charge cycles?
[Nexus 5 General] Yakandu:
I do a backflip spin 360 before charging my phone...
[Nexus 5 General] matthewr87:
It depends whether/how much heat is generated during heavy usage. On my N7 while browsing the net or watching videos the heat is non-existent. Certain games cause more heat than others. If the device starts to become "hot" then yeah, keeping it plugged in will only exacerbate the problem.

Also, having a case on the device can increase heat soak.

It depends on the situation.

You are right though that heat is the enemy when it comes to batteries. About an hour in my back-back on a beach on Oahu killed my GNex battery, and it was in the shade too.
[Nexus 5 General] Mr.Mischief:
I plug mine into a wall charger or my laptop...
[Nexus 5 General] matthewr87:
At the end of the day though, if you don't bake or freeze your phone, the battery should last at least a couple of years without losing too much capacity I think.

The battery longevity discussion with mobile devices is similar to the oil change debate in automotive circles. Some people swear by certain brands and oil change intervals, whilst others just buy what is on sale and change the oil when the car tells them too. It probably makes very little difference in the end.
[Nexus 5 General] Johmama:
Smart alecks. Granted, I got a chuckle.

To OP:

Today's lithium ion batteries are way better than what they were 10 years ago. As posted above, go to battery university and learn all about it. My advice? Don't worry about special ways to charge your phone. You'll break, sell, or permanently store this phone long before your battery gives out due to charge cycles.
[Nexus 5 General] Jiyeon90:
This!

Once upon a time I used to wait till my phone drained to 0-5% before I charged it. But I quickly realized that doing so turned my battery into trash.

So now with my 2 latest phones I usually charge it when they are at 30-40% or higher if possible and not only do I get excellent battery time but also its lifespan & performance doesn't deteriorate over time.
[Nexus 5 General] EdZ:
The only advice you need: DO NOT FULLY DISCHARGE LI-ION BATTERIES. These aren't NiCads, you do not need to power-cycle them periodically.

For best Li-ion life, try and avoid discharging below 20% or above 80%. Manufacturers will often add some 'headroom' to the 100% level (so that a battery that reads 100% is actually only charged to 80%-90% of capacity) in order to maximise longevity. within that range, charging and discharing will have little effect on battery life. charge and discharge rates do have an effect, but again ythe battery controller will limit these to prevent damage to the battery, so this is not something you need to worry about yourself.

Keep the battery topped up and avoid discharging it completely. Anything else is hocus-pocus or incorrect advice for the wrong battery chemistry.
[Nexus 5 General] mb3030:
i replace my phone once a year so i dont bother with saving the battery etc.. ive never had any measurable degradation to the battery the way i charge in less than a year. I usually charge it from what ever % its at to full. Most of the day at work it stays on my wireless charger, but it stops charging it after its full.
[Nexus 5 General] btk97:
Thanks everyone for the feedback this far, in just a couple of minutes I already learned a lot.

Please let's continue the talk and vote if you can!

Thanks again.
[Nexus 5 General] BoneXDA:
On the charger before reaching 10%, around 20% or higher if it's possible.
[Nexus 5 General] thfreedumb:
this +1.

I put emphasis on 'so this is not something you need to worry about yourself'.
[Nexus 5 General] tomhtg90:
Thanks to this two people.

Before i read this, me always charge the @ 10% or below.

+1 :good:
[Nexus 5 General] :
I just discharge to 20%-40%, then charge it with the included charger overnight...

I've tried using slow chargers but didn't really make the battery any better.

I agree that discharging it fully is bad. Very bad.

I just charge it how it's mean to be charged and I don't have any problems :)
[Nexus 5 General] argrr101:
I've been charging wrong this whole time! Will start charging before I hit 10% from now on. Glad I saw this, just got a new phone and am hoping to keep it for as long as possible...
[Nexus 5 General] tien113:
I charge it every night because I have to use it all day.
[Nexus 5 General] MrObvious:
I discharge to as high as I can get at the end of the day. I try not to let it hit 20% or lower. Another thing that helps LION batteries is using a lower amperage charger it seems. I have a 500 mA charger and it takes a while but it charges overnight and it seems like it makes my battery life slightly better during the day. May be a placebo effect but I think it allows to fill more electrons in the battery.
[Nexus 5 General] ICeNoAcH:
Charging when it's most convenient for me.

Mostly my battery is almost fully drained before i get to charge.

Maybe I should carry my 6600 QI powerbank more with me.
[Nexus 5 General] Lucke:
i try to run my battery down as far as i can before charging it, but that's sometimes not possible. i charge it as much as i can when i know i'm going to be going someplace that doesn't have wifi, or when i'm going to be taking a lot of pictures.
[Nexus 5 General] :
I charge it every evening. I really save lots of battery with the Snapdragon batteryguru app. Works better than juicedefender.

At the end of a day with moderate use I have ~60% battery left.
[Nexus 5 General] Frankie73:
I charge my phone evry day at evening. Most times I have about 30% left when I start charging but sometimes it's just 10-15%. I charge it completly then but don't keep it on the charger during the night.

One question: I understand that it's not good, to completly drain a battery but does it really make a difference if you drain it to 30%, 20% or maybe 5%?? And if so, why? I think that as long as there is some juice in it it shouldn't damage the battery at all, no matter if it's 20% or just 2%. Am I wrong?
[Nexus 5 General] myNEx5:
I only charge mines when its really low or when I know I will be leaving somewhere w/o a charger with me. If I'm going to be driving somewhere and its low. I will plug it in but so far the battery is a lot better then the galaxy S2 i've been used too.

That battery last maybe 4 hrs with usage. I had to carry a spare battery with me just in case it runs out too fast or before I can get a hold of a charger.

I was hoping Google would make the nexus easy to change battery and add a microSD slot, but eh.. kept on dreaming.
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
I plug the phone in when ever I desire it to have more power. Don't let battery worries stop you from using the phone how you need it.

Snapdragon battery guru: these types of apps use more battery then they save. Use Tasker or Llama to automate phone tasks yourself and actually save battery.
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
It's actually very easy to swap out batteries for being a closed phone. Check out the guides if you're interested.
[Nexus 5 General] ummduh:
Charge it anytime, anywhere, at any percentage. And I also charge it overnight every night whether it needs it or not.

---------- Post added at 07:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:46 PM ----------

You can't "completely drain" a lithium battery. 0% is simply a designation for whatever voltage the hardware designer decided 0% should be.

"over-discharging" causes major damage to the cell, and hardware safeguards are engineered in place.
[Nexus 5 General] Cirkustanz:
At work I'm almost always streaming music off the phone via bluetooth, and I use a modest amount of data as well. I'm kinda paranoid about a dead battery, so I'm usually unnecessarily leaving the phone sitting on top of a LG wcp300 or whatever the model number is, qi charger.

It's almost always 100% as a result.

Funny thing is, even if my battery were to drop...I do carry a small portable battery charger. Sigh
[Nexus 5 General] TimeRunz:
I've honestly never understood this discharge cycle jazz. Suppose I am able to use exactly 50% battery every day...

Option A: Charge to full at end of day 1 when it reaches 50%. Repeat at end of day 2 when it reaches 50%. (0.5 charge cycles/day)

Option B: Use 50% at the end of day 1, don't charge, use during day 2, and finally charging at the end of day 2 when it's at 0%. (1 full charge cycle every 2 days).

In both scenarios, 1 full charge cycle = 2 days... which makes no difference. Or am I missing something? :confused:
[Nexus 5 General] EarlZ:
I've been charging more compared to my Note 2, at times I even charge thrice in a day with the Note2 I was never able to drop the battery to 10% even on a full day of the same usage.
[Nexus 5 General] MrBelter:
Modern batteries start to lose performance from the moment the cell is put together, whether you charge it or not within a couple of years you are going to see a noticeable drop in capacity.
[Nexus 5 General] chaco81:
i charge my phone when i loose about 20% battery...i keep the phone above 80% during the day... this way the battery doesnt heat up much and the voltage doesnt fluctuate much.... this keep the phone "topped" off for any usage out and about... while at home, i let it go down to 50s.... charge it overnight always in my Nexus charging orb.

i never get caught out and about with low battery... by being over 80% i never have to worry lasting me
[Nexus 5 General] monkeypaws:
I just use my phone and charge when I need. No need to overanalyze everything. If my battery is completely useless in a few years and this phone isn't reparable then it'll be time for a new phone . plain and simple.
[Nexus 5 General] markdapimp:
Most of us will be on the next new nexus as most of us when a next nexus appears we jump on it right away
[Nexus 5 General] monkeypaws:
I'll be keeping it for a long while. No need to keep jumping ship.