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[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] Josasp:
Hi!

Just notices that my display looked worse than before, extreme sharpness and more contrast.

Though i changed some setting, but now i think it's because of an OTA update the other day.

Has anybody else noticed this?

Looks really terrible.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] Grizzly123:
What firmware version are you using
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] kakawo:
hmmm, i didnt get any ota upgrade ... still 4.2.2 ... (slovakia)
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] Josasp:
Model:

SM-C101

Android:

4.2.2

Baseband:

C101DXUAMG1

Kernel:

3.0.31-1644698

se.infra@R0303-11 #1

Tue Sep 10 17:41:12 KST 2013

Build:

JDQ39.C101XWUAMI1

4.2.2 for me aswell, may just be and older update falling in, only had it about two weeks.

How weird, now the screen is back to normal again.

I'm 100% shure is was messed up,

Made a Photoshop-mocup of what it looked like:

Hope it doesn't show up again, if it does ill take photo.

And no settings like adaptive color etc was on.
[Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom] Grizzly123:
With any luck we should have 4.3 at least very soon
[Asus Transformer TF701] zonyl:
I'm dying to get root (event temp) so I can chroot debian but due to the apparent flimsiness of the dock am a little scared to loose warranty coverage.

What are the real consequences of unlocking on warranty? If the hinge or connector breaks (hardware issuss) does Asus just turn it away if unlocked?
[Asus Transformer TF701] Yezariael:
I don't know how Asus handle this, but I know from Sony and HTC that there never was a problem when unlocked. Just if you grill your processor or hardbrick the phone MAYbe they refuse, but I never ever heard something like this.

If the dock breaks it more common that a seller states that it is your fault because of using too much force.... But they can't refuse warranty on hardware dock because of rooting the tablet...

A friend hardbricked his Samsung and the message from service center was that it fell on the floor ;) I guess in most cases they can't tell if you brick if it's from rooting/flashing or not....
[Asus Transformer TF701] huball:
I talked to Asus polish support yesterday, about this. The guy said that when you unlock the bootloader, you loose WHOLE warranty.

He even said that if you bought yours with keyboard dock, you loose your warranty on that too.
[Asus Transformer TF701] Yezariael:
He can say that, but I don't believe that they would have any chance in court...
[Asus Transformer TF701] aznmode:
Yup. Unlocking any asus tablets fully voids your warranty. But I don't know how they can deny warranty on the dock if you just send the dock.
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
Because that's what you agree to when you unlock...

The text you have to agree to before you use the unlock tool doesn't leave any doubt's: You kiss your warranty good bye - no matter what. There have been cases where TF700 users got a warranty repair even after unlocking. But I would not count on it. And you certainly cannot demand it.

Unless you live in the EU, it seems. Stronger consumer protection laws seem to give users a leg up, so research your country's laws.
[Asus Transformer TF701] Zeblade:
Huh? Got that kind of money do you? Know the law do you? Those guys are the 5th largest PC vendor in the world. Go for it I dare ya.

Anyway if you search on this you find some that tried to send it back and they WOULD NOT fix it. Wanted to charge them hundreds of dollors to fix. Yet I think I remember someone that got it fixed. Not worth it. Its ASUS
[Asus Transformer TF701] Yezariael:
Yeah, I know the (Swiss) laws, and if I need a good lawyer I have an insurance for this :cool: Anyway, consumer have a lot of rights, at least in Switzerland and EU, and a company cannot deny any warranty. If the defect is a consequence of unlocking they could, but not if the dock is not working properly... The problem is, most people would not go to court because of this 500 bucks...
[Asus Transformer TF701] Snah001:
In Europe (EU) they can't deny warranty by law. Doesn't matter what Asus tells on their website.

When for example the dock cnnector is broken and you are unlocked the manufacturer MUST PROOF that the malfunction was caused by unlocking the device and they can't.

Would they reject warranty then a letter of a lawyer does miracles.
[Asus Transformer TF701] SHadowral:
Hi, here in Germany we have two warranties. One comes from the law and helps you six months, after this time you have to prove that the damage existed from the beginning which is practically nearly not possible. They can´t deny you this warranty as it´s a law.

The other warranty which comes from the manufacturer is something they can deny as it is voluntary.

So at least for me right now I don´t want to root even though I really want to root :P.

My question belonging to this is if there will be a chance to root without unlocking the bootloader? As I read that unlocking the bootloader on an Android device helps in first place to install a custom rom. So getting root with the stock kernel schouldn´t void any warranty...
[Asus Transformer TF701] Yezariael:
There is. On other devices some developers made it possible, but usually it takes "some" time... can be tomorrow, can be in 1 year, can be never... Has nothing to do with stock kernel, when you can install a recovery you can change kernel, too. With official unlock tools like Asus or Sony are doing they get a database with all unlocked devices... What they do with this data is another question ;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] SHadowral:
Thanks, i´ll patiently wait for the day to come :P
[Asus Transformer TF701] lpdunwell:
asus reply

So as most will know, my TF701 is unlocked.

I do have trouble with the dock connector, I agree it's annoying.

So I contacted the ASUS support of doom, to find out more (I don't actually think of returning it, I just wondered).

As the The unlocker phones home, my warranty is bust.

What do I learn of this?

Screw ASUS support

Wait for diy fix to appear
[Asus Transformer TF701] berndblb:
CHF - you're in Switzerland? Check your consumer protection laws. You guys in Europe are much better off than us here in the US. Netherlands and I believe Germany does not let Asus get away with voiding the warranty just because you unlock. So check the laws in your country...
[Asus Transformer TF701] lpdunwell:
Yes, Switzerland. Thanks. I will! I replied to ASUS and asked about that.

Besides that, I always hate returning things. If there's a way to get it sorted with little hassle, that's my choice.

IMHO the only thing worse than warranty with broken electronics is broken guns. -.-
[Asus Transformer TF701] Snah001:
Indeed here in Holland they can't refuse the warranty because of unlocking. In fact ASUS must proof that the connector problem was caused by unlocking the device and they can't of course.

Sent from my superfast Asus Infinity TF701with Dock
[Asus Transformer TF701] Yezariael:
Do you have an insurance for things like that? (Rechtsschutzversicherung) They would do the work, as I don't believe that Asus will say "Oh yes, Swiss guy, no problem!" ;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] linuxkidd:
I had a tf700 which I'd unlocked, rooted, etc..

The display developed a few solid rows of red pixels depending on pressure from the dock hinge. I sent the unit in under RMA and they replaced the screen and sent it back. It was returned still unlocked and loaded w/ the same OS load I sent it in with. No questions asked.

My expectation is that if the issue could be software related to something you've done, then you'll be in a pickle.. but if it's actually hardware, they'll honor things without problem (at least, that was my experience).

LK
[Asus Transformer TF701] Zeblade:
That is nice and all but your speaking for Asus and you can't. We always find that one person on that one day that didn't do their job. You got lucky. I am sure more posts like this will help Asus really slack off more.

I just read last week someone sold their Tf700 unlocked on ebay. The buyer new all this bought it anyway. The screen cut out a month later Asus would NOT touch it unless the guy gave up about $150. The unlock had nothing todo with the screen what so ever.

So NEVER listen to posts like this. You void the warranty and you want them to look the other way. Granted I don't know one time a unlock was the cause of a broken tablet lol but Man if you ever learned anything then remember when you took that tag of your mattress and look what happen.. what happen? Yeah ;)
[Asus Transformer TF701] linuxkidd:
Nope.. not speaking for Asus.. Giving my expectation, not policy of Asus (as caveated with "My expectation is that...")

I believe you found the reason it wasn't honored right here... Warranty almost never transfers across owners. They (in general, not speaking specifically for Asus) usually state that they are only good for the original owner of the device.

It is true that either

A) I found the one person (or persons... ) slacking in their job and they replaced a hardware component which was clearly defective and had nothing to do with the device being unlocked.

or

B) The few other people who've had issues found the one or two people who were being dicks.

Either way, the story you provide doesn't even apply due to the tablet not being with the original owner.

LK
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guilamu:
Hello,

I've just received my N5 and it's working like a charm on my home PC, but it's a disaster on my laptop.

Just to list the root folder, it takes more than a minute.

I previously owned a N4.

I've tryed to reinstall / delete 50 times every possible drivers (with google drivers, lg drivers, etc.). No luck.

Anyone?

Thank you very much!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hayth:
Just before I got my Nexus I tried to transfer data on to my Galaxy S2 via MTP just but like you it worked fine on my desktop pc but ridiculously slow on a friends laptop.

Maybe it's an android or driver issue? I don't know :P
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guilamu:
Thanks for trying. I've just made a clean install of W7 of my VAIO Pro 13 and it's still the same. Incredibly low speed usb, 5 minutes only to list the folders :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndrasLOHF:
I installed these drivers http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2513339

Took all of about 30 minutes to transfer 19GB of music.
[HTC Sensation] Nicx59:
On 26th October, I S-OFFed my phone. Also formatted SD card, so phone was completely empty.

Right after that, I installed a custom ROM.

On 27th October at 18:41, something created 65 documents, on the very same minute! Weird spam & other random messages.

I'll have some screenshots here;

http://puu.sh/5d9nt/ec72f05d05.png

http://puu.sh/5d9nV/e97104db54.png

http://puu.sh/5d9oc/d82be20e27.png

http://puu.sh/5d9oT/3897820780.png

http://puu.sh/5d9pr/e1ec718149.png

http://puu.sh/5d9qc/e12c09587f.png

http://puu.sh/5d9qF/cf0a3bb40d.png

http://puu.sh/5d9rh/04accc2f45.png

There are 65 of those, on different languages too, each has different, weird message. :eek:

http://puu.sh/5d9ut/01a9e017d7.png

Any idea what the heck is this?

Only applications I had installed were Steam, The red keyboard, Google translate, 4EXT Recovery updater and Titanium backup. I haven't written any text like that myself. Ever.

EDIT: I just noticed 2 of those messages were created today! (Both have the message ''F****er'') The only thing I have done today, is I've used these following applications for scanning phone:

I have tried AVG Antivirus, Dr. Web v.7 Anti-Virus and F-secure.

F-secure somehow couldn't finish the SD card check, and AVG & Dr. Web Anti-vir didn't see any viruses or similar problems.

EDIT #2: I checked SD card on PC; They were in this folder;

There I also found a .zip, containing ~60 more of those .txt files.

.txt were scanned with AVG on PC too, no viruses there.
[HTC Sensation] carbon_guy:
i never heard about any virus in android...

you are lying... :D
[HTC Sensation] Nicx59:
There are already thousands of those.

''The amount of tracking/phishing programs on Android jumped in 3 months to 120000. Back in March there were only 20000 of those. Alcatel-Lucalent has counted that the amount of malware has raised by 6 times in the last 3 months.''

That was quote from Finnish news, and here are more info about Alcatel-Lucent's recent researches.

http://www3.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/...LE=News_Releases_2013/News_Article_002879.xml

I can upload all of those ~140 .txt files if you want to read them too.
[HTC Sensation] Leon212012:
From your locate I see those files were created for Google translate. It should be normal. If you worries can try avg comodo, or 360safe apps on android to scan your phone.
[HTC Sensation] Nicx59:
Scanned several times already.

Why on earth would Google Translate create files like this?

Can't be google translate.
[HTC Sensation] Leon212012:
I was looked at my translate folder but on my device is empty and I don't know how can u got it but I see those files were created at 27 Oct. Only one on 9 Nov.

How ever try to give me those files(send in private message) I'll look for you
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Accessories] insaneclown23:
seem ok, check it out.

aus: http://www.expansys.com.au/product.asp?code=127930

uk: http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=127930

us: http://www.expansys-usa.com/product.asp?code=127931
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LibertyMarine:
May you be saluted,

I just wanted to open a thread that helps people understand what they can flash without risking a hard brick. I know there are several threads concerning this particular problem but no one of them is complete. But before listing some examples I wanna clarify what is meant by saying Hardbrick Softbrick.

Softbrick:

You are able to boot your phone in a state where you can flash software, for example the bootloader.

Under this category goes:

-Flashing boot.img

-Flashing custom roms

-Flashing recovery.img

-Uninstalling system appilications

Hardbrick:

You can't boot into the bootloader and your device can't be recognized by your computer. This means you F***ed up your device!

-Rom Update Utilities, RUUs (especially wrong hboot)

-Bootloader, hboot

Logicalierwise bricks will only result if you flashed a wrong file or something went wrong like you accidentally unplugged your device while flashing. Now maybe I am wrong and this list is definitely not complete so I'd be happy if some of you added a few examples, I'll add them to my post. And finally I don't know what's about flashing RADIOs/Basebands... Can I try them out like boot.img? I mean really flash a **** into this partition?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exebreez:
I flashed a lot on my one, even hboot updates etc. but never had a hardbrick... As long as boot into hboot is possible you can en-brick everything.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whit3.:
Hello,

I have seen that this question has been asked in the forum a lot of times but still I didn't seen unequivocal answer.

Here we can see that N900 is better than N9005 at AnTuTu Benchmark and some other benchmarks.

on the other hand Here we can see that N9005 is better than in the most benchmarks.

So My questions are:

1. N9005- SD800 is 1Xphysical quad core(4 Cores) that runs at 2.3GHZ ?

2. N900- Exynos 5420 is 2X physical quad core(8 Cores) that runs 1.8GHz + 1.3GHz (If yes why we cannot see the ARM Cortex-A7 1.3 in CPU-Z soc section)?

3. N9005 have less free RAM than N900 by default?

4. So Which version is more powerful (Lets leave the 4k and LTE features)?

5. I have read that should be a fix to Exynos 5420, can someone can expand about this info and how It should influence on the N9005 versions?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whit3.:
No one can help?
[Zooper Widget General] neozoby:
As an emerging niche in the smartphone industry as dual-sim versions is starting to reach in the flagship models of HTC, Samsung, LG, etc...and the increasing demands in dual-sim market in India, China, Russia and elsewhere, until now there is no widget supporting the signal strength and network info's simultaneously of both dual standby networks, and probably one of the reason their is it is not a standard API, I hope Zooper will pioneer this and a support on its widget, as previously been requested also in zooper site forum. thank you.
[Zooper Widget General] Mehr7400:
you should flash your device to do it
[Zooper Widget General] aaaaa34:
dual simcard is really helpful
[Zooper Widget General] Enrique XDA:
but eionLoca

Hi,

I also think that the dual SIM type of smartphones are pretty useful... but is not that the signal strength is in charge of the telecom carriers?

I thought that depending on your location and how near you are from a network infrastructure it was that the signal's strength varies

Anyhow, I didn't know the Zooper app, what does it has to do with the improvement of signal's strength in dual SIM devices?

Regards
[General Questions and Answers] J_PHK:
Hello XDA Team. I am new here.

I am having HTC Explorer with default OS version of 2.3.5 GingerBread ( I know there are many updates out there).

Yesterday only I download Modern Combat 2 with its data. Now when I try to run it, it says that "Device is not Compatible with this Game, Please ask for Refund." Thats really annoying.

I know there is a fix something called build.prop where we have to edit some model name and brands and all. But for that I need to root my Phone.

But I don't want to root my phone at all. Is there any other way to Run MC2 on my HTC Explorer??

Thank You.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strif3:
Heloo i would like to buy this phone but i dont know if its really a wise decison to buy this over the LG G2(my curent phone),could you help me if this phone is worth buyng it.

1.What are its weak parts?

2.Does the paint on plastic strip around the phone peele off in time?

3.IS the screen beeter or on par with the one on the G2?

4.Does the phone feel in hand sturdy and relaiable?unike my G2 that squeaks on light presuure on the plastic back and its very anoying

5.IS the sound quality good or better than the G2 through the 3.5 jack?

6.Hows the battery life?

7.Does it heat up much when doing demanding stuf like games and benchmark?

Thank you!

PS:I know there are many reviews on the internae but i think the best review is the user opinion.

Thank you again!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strif3:
Thank you for the reply i forgot to metion how it feels int the pocket its a little biger than my G2?

About the screen i like lcd and amoleds its not such an important thing for me as long as the colors,the viewing angles and brightness are good i dont care if its amoled or lcd.

I saw on some threads here that the N3 has some problems with the home button is that true?

How is the GPS is it good?

Thank you!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Riyyi:
It does get hot during benchmarks, I did some tests and if you overclock the device the performance is worse due to heat.

Stock Hz undervolted got me the best results. 36k in AnTuTu.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarneyL:
It feels fine once it's in my pocket but it's a little more work to get it in and out than my previous phone (Galaxy S1).

Overall I'm happy with the Note 3 there are a few frustrating niggles (e.g. the placement of the speaker means if you're playing a game on a landscape mode you end up covering it and blocking the sound) but the good far outweighs the bad.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
The N3 is a big phone so don't underestimate the size difference.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strif3:
Well i played with the phone in my local store and i like it its nice and i like the s pen to,the width is ok it fits good in my hand though i have smal hands,only the hight is a liitle off but itsok to.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
The one handed feature is really cool. It creates a smaller instance of the OS that's closer to either the left or right side. I use it when I'm going through airports or walking while using the phone at the same time.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avenging:
Stop askin and start buyin haha... :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the death of me:
I know it's scattered around throughout the forum but I would just like a clear response. If I am running stock on the Verizon variant Note 3 with root achieved by using Root De La Vega, can I take the recent OTA being pushed to my device without losing root? I have read several different suggestions what works and what doesn't?

Is survival mode / root off in super user / update / root on / survival mode off, the way to go?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computerlife22:
I am in the exact same boat as you! I want to update as well, and I need to know if this will work and if it will trigger KNOX. As of what I know, it should work fine, but I am also not 100% sure.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the death of me:
I'm sure there are many others out there as well. Those of you that we're successful in updating please reply with the process you used.

Either an update fix or some way to remove the OTA notification without tripping knox.

Thank you
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilentKiller187:
I did it and lost root :( So don't do it!!!!! if you want root
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geek78:
If you search just a little you will see that :

Knox free and root de la Vega => no Ota, no stock firmware

Download the stock rom you want, follow the process root de la Vega and apply the tar created with odin
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the death of me:
Actually I've searched a lot and have come up with conflicting results, hence the post.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computerlife22:
Okay, I took the plunge. I'm updating right now. I will reply when I get results.

Edit: Finished updating, I HAVE ROOT AND KNOX IS STILL 0x0!!! WOOT!!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MicheleJ:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47191191

This saved a lot of us. Worked perfectly for me and quite a few others
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the death of me:
I'll check it out now. Thank you
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MicheleJ:
Must use wanam to set custom status back to official. Took me a few reboots to get it to stick.

Buy SU Pro, enable it in SU. Enable survival mode and disable SU.

Reboot.

If u froze the OTA apks unfreeze(I unfroze all the bloat just to be safe)

Reboot.

Go thru the OTA setup. Took about 3 to 4 minutes for me. After it reboots open SU disable survival mode and enable SU again and u should still be rooted.

But check the link out I posted above
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the death of me:
Can not get wanam to show "offical" staus. I've tried rebooting several times, and gone back and forth from custom to official. What am I missing or do I just need to keep rebooting?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MicheleJ:
I guess you kind of have play with it. I didn't have any issues. In the link I posted some people had issues too getting the official to stick, they might of figured a fix for it. I would just go over it again to see if you see anything that could help. I'm not that advanced to help resolve your question myself.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the death of me:
Thanks for the help. I finally got it to work. I installed the app, but failed to download the framework.

Also took the OTA and I still have root!

THANKS
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siciliano777:
Guys what is this OTA update for exactly?? I'm also on N900V and I'm rooted. I'm wondering if it's worth the trouble to update and risk losing root.

Also there seems to be conflicting info... Some of you are saying you simply updated and kept root, while others are explaining how they had to go though this long drawn out process to keep root. Which is it? :)