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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rivlez:
I've had the S4, HTC One, Moto X and now the Nexus 5 in the past 4-5 months. I personally didn't like having a physical home button or the back button setup on the GS4 and I couldn't stand TouchWiz. I honestly wish there was a high end Moto X. I would buy that in heartbeat.

Just like Tony said, it's all based on personal preference.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qpop:
I have just received my Nexus 5 as a replacement for the S4 (international) that I have had for the past nine months.

The S4 has had CM10 for as long as I have been able to, and so I can't comment on Touchwiz, which I thought was a design abomination.

The drivers for change were:

Cheap exterior on S4

Annoying placement of butttons

Poor battery/network issues due to the proprietary bits hacked into CM

Camera issues for the same reason

Slow uptake on new ROMs due to there being 72 different versions of the phone (no OmniROM for example)

Wanting the Google experience unadulterated

Samsung's stance on custom ROMs (Knox implementation and so on)

I will report back in a few days but first impressions of the Nexus are that it feels like a much higher quality device.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eman3316@optonline.net:
I am actually liking the 4.4 look and the white status bar. I was never a fan of the blue.

As far as changing, if you like your S4 keep it. If you dont then try the N5. You have to weigh what is important to you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaxCarnage:
The N5 speaker is fine for me as is the camera; I never even came close to utilizing the storage capacity on my S4 and I absolutely despise TouchWiz. I think that stock 4.4 looks absolutely fantastic and wouldn't change a thing about it as of yet.

So you see how personal preference really drives a decision like this. If you like the Google Experience and aren't keen on the crap customizations that other OEMs put on their devices, I really think that the N5 is a fantastic option and am really loving mine so far.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toanau:
I own the GE S4 and did purchased the N5. The GE S4 does have ridiculous battery life and also swappable battery and a SD card. I only reason why I went back to the nexus line up is the nexus forum. I am praying the N5 does have better bettery life then the N4(one of reason why I sold it)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eliad Kimhy:
In terms of usability I think that the S4 is just as good as the Nexus 5, no real point in spending money on something you don't *really* need.

Then again, if you can sell your S4 for about the same price it would cost you to get a Nexus 5, and you really dig the Nexus 5, then why the heck not?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbraaker:
Hi,

my few cents, i've got my N5 today and I am really torn between it and my old SGS3 with 1 GB ram (the crappy version)!

Design and Build quality:

My first impression was that this is the coolest and sexiest mobile phone i ever held in my hands. Feels awesome and looks awesome, much better than you would imagine seeing the pics online.

Display:

N5 display is certainly sharper, but also a bit washed and kinda unimpressive compared to IP5 or HTC one. What surprised me is that the SGS3 amoled produces whiter whites unless i really crank up the brightness on N5, which makes it really annoyingly bright and hard to look at. Viewing angles are much better on amoled of course. N5 Soft keys take too much screen estate imho, but that can be fixed.

UI:

N5 is extremely responsive and fast. Feels very good. No Lag at all, but tbh the difference to TW is not that bad as 4.2.2 and some modded kernels and frameworks make TW smooth and acceptably lagfree.

Camera:

Big advantage for the SGS 3 and probably much more for the S4. Unbelievably ****ty and laggy camera app on the N5, picture quality is disappointing, much worse than S3. Video is unbearable, permanent refocusing and overreaction on bright/dark areas, massive overexposure. I really hope google fixes the software.

Speaker:

Ok, no difference for me.

Battery Life:

My crappy S3 survives more screen-on time while browsing with wifi, kinda unimpressive tbh for a new generation device. Maybe 4 hours of screenon time for N5, 4.5 to 5 on S3. Let's see what tweaking can or cannot do.

Big Letdown: Chrome. This crap browser is notably slower than the samsung browser, probably a lot slower than s4 browser. Chrome on the N5 loads faster but it is lagging and just a huge disappointment, really bad experience.

I will think about it for a few days, currently I tend to returning the N5.

Hope this helps.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mymusicathome:
Knox was the last straw so selling my s4 before the 4.3 TouchWiz releases in Canada. I don't like a device that if I root + custom recovery, I can not return to default state. No more Samsung for me.

Sent from my SGH-I337M
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UCLAKoolman:
Can anyone recommend a browser similar to the AOSP/Touchwiz one? It's the only thing I miss on my N5 after switching from a Note II. Boat browser crashes, flash doesn't work in firefox...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dogiedogie:
Hello all,

I have a strange issue where my call volume randomly fluctuates during a call. Its nice and loud, then for a few seconds it will drop to almost inaudible. It doesn't seem related to the type of number I'm calling, battery life, signal or positioning. I've searched the forums but can't find anything similar, does anyone have any idea?

Its on 4.3, HTC_001 stock direct from HTC, in the UK.

Cheers
[LG Optimus G Pro] lampadephoria:
Hi All,

I tried to flash my E980 (already rooted and running Carbon ROM nightly build 10/10/2013) with the latest ROM nightly build 10/24/2013.

When in TWRP 2.5.0.0, I wiped everything except the external SD, added 10/24/2013 build image, gapps, and modem zips and hit install rom.

The flashing stopped due to error saying the MD5 signature of the build image zip is bad.

Now I am left with a device with no OS installed. When I power it on, after the initial LG logo flash, nothing happens.

Would you please tell me how to get back into the recovery mode? Thanks a lot.
[LG Optimus G Pro] StarkV5:
Posted in Wrong section. It should be in Q&A/help.

Solution for ur issue is bad download. Re-download the ROM and flash or flash another ROM.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Logic717:
Try volume up + power + home key then when it starts to boot let go of power button that should get you into recovery
[LG Optimus G Pro] mog44net:
On the e980 the key sequence is power off, hold volume down and power, when you see the LG logo let go of both buttons, you will get a warning saying you are about to factory wipe and reset your phone (actually boots to recovery).

FYI, I had and still have issues flashing from the 10 10 release of carbon to the 10 24 version. I'm on harmony now in the official section.
[LG Optimus G Pro] psal217050:
It is power, vol+ and home. Once it flashes LG and disappears just let go of the buttons. You will be in recovery. Download, to flash original tot is vol+, vol- and plug in USB.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sp0r0s:
i downloaded a systemui.apk that made my status bar transparent. it was for stock odexed touchwiz rom. i cant find it anywhere. i messed around with the systemui.apk and i ruined my phone. if anyone knows the apk i am talking about please give it to me or if anyone has the systemui.apk from mg4 i want that too. thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sp0r0s:
nevermind i found it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2404521
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dzumper:
Hi. What is the most smooth and stable rom for our phones? I already tested: CM 10.1, CM 10.2, CM 10.3, Kyrillos v7, The Italian Job, Lite ROM and MIUI v5 BETA. None of them are stable. Freezes are common and there are many bugs (CyanogenMod, MIUI).
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonny:
Thread closed as its a Best ROM thread.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DanCardin:
Well, I don't know if this is how I'm supposed to go about doing this, but I've been having issues recently with Quantum rom, and was planning on posting them in the actual Quantum thread, but I need 10 posts to do that because 10 posts mean something important.

Anyways, Ive been fine previously just doing

1. Wipe Dalvik, cache, and system,

2. flashing rom and gapps

3. the wipe option you get after you flash (TWRP)

Ive been doing that since i started basically, until 1.9. Anything after 1.9, it either constantly crashes, has processes constantly stopping, or on one of the versions (2.1 i think) the screen would constantly flicker (which someone else mentioned happening in the thread). So i figured I should try a clean flash, so I try wiping everything and flashing, and doing the default factory reset option and flashing, neither of which helped. In fact, after doing the clean flash it made 1.9 stop working too, so I had to restore my 1.9 backup to get it working again.

Anywho, if anyone has any advice that could help me get the newer versions working that would be great, Thanks!

EDIT: I might try flashing a different rom, to see if the issues persist elsewhere, but firstly Id like to stay on Quantum, and secondly, iirc I tried one a different rom when 4.3 first started showing up in roms, and I kept having problems, to which I just went back to Quantum.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] codemonkey98:
It sounds to me you have a bad download. Have you tried re-downloading the ROM? I run the Quantum ROM and I have had no issues whatsoever.

I'm also looking forward to your reply about flashing another ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DanCardin:
Well, I've tried flashing every version including and after 2.0, up to the current version, and have the same problems for each one. So i somewhat doubt that that's the problem. Ill probably try to flash somethign else some time tomorrow
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] codemonkey98:
Could be your recovery too. I believe the Quantum ROM developer recommends CWM than TWRP.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] GuestK00261:
If you do decide to change to CWM, make sure you revert to your TouchWiz backup first since TWRP and CWM backups aren't compatible. My best recommendation is to re-download the newest version (2.35 as of 11/7/13), and wipe data/factory reset, wipe /cache, wipe system, wipe dalvik cache, then install ROM and Gapps, wipe cache and dalvik again, and reboot.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DanCardin:
iirc, i noticed a fair enough number of people on TWRP that I would prefer to stay on it (since it *should* work). I did, however just update it, tried again. For 2.31, i just get constant for closes on phone and SystemUI, and others iirc. Im trying carbonRom right now, and its working perfectly fine.

EDIT: I did get one SystemUI force close, on it, but its literally constant on quantum sadly.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DanCardin:
also tried a couple random other roms, all work, but no Quantum rom will work after 1.9. I also tried just flashing it and not gapps, and i end up with the same thing. Now its just constant force closes though. I don't think i remember seeing any flickery screens like i was getting around 2.1X i think it was.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] android_geek_0507:
What bootloader and firmware are you using with the later quantum ROMs.... I believe that the more recent ones need the dmg2 or emj2 boot and firmware to run properly.... Also what were your settings in trickster did you disable mp-dec and UV... Were you OC using stock quantum kernel etc.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] GuestK00261:
I think that the leaked 4.3 bootloader (whatever end code they gave it) isn't necessary yet, since it hasn't been officially released by AT&T. I'm personally holding off on flashing any 4.4 rom until they're a bit more mature and don't have as many hiccups (although pwncake's work is superb). The UV depends on your device and how it handles it, usually, mine needs +25 than stock but it doesn't seem to shorten battery life. All throughout 4.3, it was best to keep MP-Decision off since he built one into the rom. In the case of 4.4, IIRC from Quantum v3 beta3 and forward, he removed his own MP- Decision, so you could keep it switched on.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DanCardin:
I just flash the ROM and boot. If I should be flashing a seperate firmware slash bootloader, I'm not (and never have to my knowledge). I couldnt have gotten to the trickster settings if i wanted to due to the constant force closes.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Demminex:
Would anyone know why when I enable ART mode on Quantum 4.4 Beta3 Rom, my phone continually has pop up messages with unexpected errors? -Such as calendar storage issues or the google keyboard(This should probably be in the ROM section but I can't write there.)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Threezees:
Can't run Quantum either. Same boat. I think it's an issue with the Core kernel and Rev0 processors.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DanCardin:
I tried flashing the new beta 8 of v3, and it worked with the odd restart and FC on the side. But the restarts were starting to get a bit annoying so I tried reflashing, and now I just get infinite boot animations no matter what I do. And if I try to restore my nandroid backup, there's this flash every 2 or 3 seconds around the boot animation. Sigh

EDIT: actually, completely reflashing works, but still ends up with the random reboots when doing random things
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] supahdaniel:
I get the same thing...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aircooledbusses:
sorry to hear of your problems. it is not the rom. enough folks are running it and I have had flawless installs. Read the OP and follow the directions, it works.

there is a new TWRP (from their site) that I downloaded as a .tar file and flashed with odin. flashes 4.4 roms now so you might try that rout.

my suggestion, in its limited knowledge is this:

put the rom, superuser, and the gapps on your SD card.

Reboot into the new TWRP and format the system- your phone is now blank.

install rom zip

install superuser zip

reboot.

first boot may take a bit, but not forever. Set up CM stuff and go from there

---------- Post added at 12:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:17 PM ----------

search the quantum thread about google settings. you have to turn on google now and disable notifications. also, I've been using the swift keyboard and don't have to deal with the google or android keyboard. that seems to have helped.

enable art after loading apps and be prepared for a wait for android to upgrade.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrROBschiz:
Nothing

And I scour the internet every few months for any tidbits or signs

Heck I would even take an alternative but so far it seems Sony holds the patent for the gaming flip phone and the closest analog I have seen is a wireless flip case for an Iphone. Which is irritating because of apples walled garden shop.

There are tones of other options but they are all awkward and would force you to carry around an extra accessory in your pocket

Its a shame that no one else has created a true gaming phone like the xperia play since. Drives me nuts.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haskamr2:
A shame indeed!

Like you I've also been scouring the web every couple weeks to see if Sony plans to pursue an XP2. All they need to do is put a product spin on the original design - supe up the hardware a bit, add more internal memory, and update the casing for it to look a bit more modern - I don't think that's too much to ask(or just tweak the Z1 or Vita to make it a gaming phone with slideout gamepad). I don't think an XP2 would interfere with their Vita sales - XP2 is an all in one device and it's brilliant - it's not a dedicated gaming device - there's a big difference. It's also driving me nuts that they won't pursue an XP2 (at least from what the majority have said) - in fact, it blows my mind that they're not considering it. Android gaming is huge & growing by leaps & bounds. After I rooted my XP1, I have all the emulators installed including the Nintendo DS one. I've got Facebook, Linked In, Netflix, Tune In Radio Pro, plus a bunch of other apps and also a big inventory of games mostly Xperia Play Optimized. The phone is very unique and a brilliant product. Some people whine about the specs, poor support, etc... but I've never had a problem with it and I enjoy using it every day. I've seen sites that have concept/prototype XP2's with pics and suggested specs...Sony has a very unique market niche here and if they create/produce/market an XP2 right it will be a huge hit! There is NO way I'm going to get another phone AND carry around a Moga or some other bluetooth gamepad controller when I know the XP1 is an all in one device. Who wants to carry a phone and a gamepad controller in their pockets? Not me - it's just not practical. When I showed my XP1 to friends they had never heard of the phone and wanted to get one. This shows the poor marketing Sony did to get these phones recognized to consumers. I really hope Sony puts an XP2 on the market in 2014. I'd be willing to pay full price for it. In the meantime, I bought 2 new XP1's (Verizon) from the web in case they never make this type of phone again - this way I can continue to enjoy this product for years. I would love to speak to someone at Sony who would be willing to listen to my pitch about why they should make an XP2. I have many valid reasons & brilliant strategies....and Sony would make a nice profit as a result. It would really be a loss/shame/disappointment if there was never an XP2. Please Sony, I beg you! :crying:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haskamr2:
Interesting Sony Mobile email survey I received yesterday....

...it took me 20 minutes to fill out. They asked what type of Sony phone I had. After I selected Xperia Play, I was asked questions about how I liked the phone, do I like the games on it, what do I do most with it, am I happy with the specs(let them know 400mb internal for a gaming phone was not enough), and a bunch of other questions.... I also told them that they needed to market the phone a lot more since most of my friends didn't even know this phone existed when it was on the market. So there's still hope for an XP2 maybe....this was a positive sign to me in the fact that they included the Xperia Play on the list of phones.....I'm still praying!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
I agree with what's all being said here to be honest I never heard of this phone until my contract was up I seen Verizon had this phone, and free for my upgrade brand new gaming control pad built in I was sold. I was at cook out earlier this summer and I was bored so I figured I'd jump on gta VC I was instantly the focus of attention to the gamers they wanted to know what game device I had blah blah until I showed them it was actually a phone then where they could get one what carrier I had if other carriers had it so on and so forth. I think if Sony marketed it right and being that the ps4 is just releasing I think the xp 2 would be a idea again if marketed right, but as for gaming wise tho ics didn't handle many games very well and gb is almost a figment of imagination to most people who know about Android fw and almost always want the new hotness (Kit Kat) and not the old and busted (gb). Granted gb is perfect for stability but let's face it the UI sucks cm 9 and 10 its much easier to make the UI look completely different with themes and well cm7 granted was OK but bombed gaming wise
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] darkan9el:
Hi anyone know of any software to convert the xda exec mpeg4 videos to a more generic format like avi?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fjellape:
it jut randomly disconnects from the network and takes a while to connect again..any fixes?

EDIT: worst when using wi-fi and causing battery drain
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antinorm:
Try these, in this order, trying again after each of them:

* Make sure you're in a strong signal area

* Try another strong signal area (several miles away, so you'll be on a different tower)

* Reset your device. Restore it to stock, in other words

* Call tech support

This was a widespread problem with the VZW GNex. I don't think it was ever officially acknowledged, but it turns out that a lot of devices had been shipped with faulty radio hardware. If you swapped out your device, it was luck of the draw on whether or not the replacement device would have a usable radio or not. This isn't necessarily what is happening in your case, but it's possible, and those are the first few things tech support will want to hear that you've tried.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fjellape:
Area is not the best but it's weird that I get a 4 bar signal and then just randomly lose it.

reset to stock, same problem.

I mean, it does reconnect automatically but it's kind of annoying to pick up your phone and see no service..
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Norside:
I have also been discovering a simlar issue, but I have just turned flightmode on and off, and got the data services back.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fjellape:
no data problems, just overall signal problems (ie "no service" where the carrier should be) and it actually fixes itself.

thing is, I don't if it fixes itself cause I unlock the phone or if its just a coincidence.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fjellape:
This is my signal data, is it good or bad?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyz123:
I noticed this since the first or second day I've owned my phone. First thing I tried was getting a sim swap but the issue is still there.

While reading this thread my signal suddenly went from 4 bars to searching and I toggled the airplane mode and got my signal back right away (faster than when I tried waiting).

Although this seems to happen to my other phone the LG Optimus L9 so I think my issue may be network carrier related.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuaNMaN:
Hi there.

I have this problem with a S3

And I can't enter to recovery mode, only to Download Mode only if the S3 is connected to a pc, I had tried with Odin and Kies but nothing works. In Download Mode does not appear the model of the S3

So please tell me what else can I do?? :'(

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikep99:
It looks like you'll have to take it to a Service Center.

In general, if Product Name is blank, there's nothing you can do. Sorry...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
As per the faqs and guides and multiple identical posts . Service repair probably a new motherboard .

Do you actually have this phone I9300 ??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuaNMaN:
No, it's from a friend, I have a S4 :cool: and a S2 too

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuaNMaN:
Btw

From where I can download the PIT partition file that the Odin is asking?

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Odin is telling you your partition doesn't exist, your motherboard is dead. Nothing you can do except replace the motherboard.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuaNMaN:
So this is what is known as Sudden Dead??

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
May or may not be but the result is the same, catastrophic NAND failure.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdonanthony:
help me please i cant turn on my bluetooth i finish trying full wipe using cm10.2 and wanam but still not working.. check the logcat ive got please
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdonanthony:
someone please ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mpharb:
Hello,

Does anyone know if we will be getting the full S4 camera on our T999-S3s? So far, it seems we'll be only getting the Sound & Shot feature.

Hope anyone has an idea.