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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CEO_of_Samsung:
You bring up an excellent post!

When I got my note 3 for $700 no contract a month ago, I was on the verge of returning it the very next day because no matter which youtube app version in the store I was using, it would stutter and drop frames but not all the time, just every so seconds it would drop frames or stutter like. It drove me nuts because this beast of a phone should not hiccup on youtube videos 1080p or not. My iPad 3 doesn't even have this problem at all.

I also installed flash using the digital cookies version of the AOSP browser and you won't believe it but full screen youtube videos do not stutter or drop frames!! This is compared to the stock youtube app!

So I have to say it has to be typical android BS where the app is just not optimized or buggy as F as usual. Netflix doesn't seem to drop frames like the youtube app - but watching anything .mp4 online streamed will do this occasional frame drop "lag" issue. Really pathetic if you ask me how this andreno 330 gpu can't handle a youtube video!

Using even the MX Player app (using SW, HW, HW+ accelerations), it would still drop frames/stutter! Unbelievable. So it has to be something to do with this phone's hardware drivers. God knows how long it will take samsuck to fix this or even acknowledge this. Google ain't gonna touch it because they are focused on kitkat BS which I don't give a damn about considering it has nothing compared to Samsung's S-Pen and all the galaxy note features.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MACHEK:
I had the same problem but cleared cache partition through recovery and don't have the issue anymore. Maybe you can try that
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CEO_of_Samsung:
Nope - deleting/formatting the cache partition does nothing. A full wipe does nothing either. Even removing the updates and restoring stock youtube will help ALOT but the drop frames/stuttering is still present in the youtube app. Go load up some VEVO music videos in HD and you'll see what I mean. Android sucks; loaded up the same videos with the same ads on an iPad(3)/(4) and ZERO stuttering/dropping frames. Android just can't do anything smoothly!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siciliano777:
I have to agree with you. I can say it's DEF not the phone itself - the hardware is godly. It's ****ty android and/or the YT app simply isn't optimized yet for this brand new hardware.

The absolute concrete evidence came for me when I streamed a full 1080p VERY VERY high bitrate movie from my computer with ES file explorer (best file explorer btw). I purposely picked the movie with the highest bitrate, the dark knight, in my case. The video played smooth as melted butter.

Just to be sure, I also moved the file to my phone, because with streaming it can be argued that the host machine, my computer in this case, does all the grunt work. It still played like butter.

So this is just another classic case of software lagging behind the hardware...Google is notorious for this.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MACHEK:
Well I tried it and I still have absolutely no lag or stuttering when I did the same video that I had issues with before, in my house again with my slow a$$ Internet (65mbps) and no problems since I cleared my partition cache through recovery. Sorry that it hasn't worked for you, but it did an amazing job for me because I had exactly the issues you had. Couldn't watch one video completely through.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tada10:
Guys not sure if this is the place to post this but all I see are a lot of what's wrong with this phone but today I managed to find the Samsung Video Editor and made my wife a video that brought her to tears. Happy tears. All you see in the video are all captured by my S4 and the video editor made it even better.

Watch "Our Love Story" on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq0sfATxhPA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] papstar:
Nice job on the video. Your daughter is adorable:)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Stolly08:
Awesome video! You did that all on the s4?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SynysterX:
No doubt! This made me tear up because that's ultimately the kind of love I want (someday)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] lazer9:
Agreed, Especially when you've had it and lost it. :crying:

Nice vid! :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tada10:
Yes all on the S4. :) Thanks for the nice comments.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mgbotoe:
we need more people like you in the development community
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tada10:
You can get there someday. :)

Life isn't perfect. This is my 3rd marriage. Just found the first two in the wrong places but if it wasn't for those mistakes I wouldn't have found my new life and wife. Just gotta keep moving and eventually it will lead up to something greater and better than what you ever had.

I didn't believe it at first and it was a painful process but it got me ready for hopefully my last search for love.

It made me who I am today and wanted to share this with everyone here searching for love.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blackviper87652:
Ha
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] n22733:
Hi everyone

just bought a xda IIi on O2

and saw some screenshots of the today screen and was wondering

how do you get the icons to appears like on the today screen for example IE, msn, word, excel, etc

if some could tell me or send me a file of there themes that would be great

thanks everyone

and hav a hapy new year
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] clustered:
for your information, xda IIi not htc magician but it's htc alpine. checkout htc alpine section for updates. for the icons that you said, please check www.pocketgear.com for software. try search for SPB Pocket Plus. that maybe will help you. thanks
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElConedeTJ:
I have version 1.4 of GTA III installed on my XPeria Play but on the data folder there is only the save files now, the audio, cfg files and the rest are no longer on the sdcard/andriod/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3/data folder, to be precise in the folder sdcard/andriod/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3/ there is only the save files and nothing else. Any one has any idea on were these files are located with this version of GTA III?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
If I'm not mistaken didn't that version become .obb format? I have 1.3 installed it still hase the files on sd card, if it is. Obb format, then just transfer the obb file over to a computer rename it from. .obb format to zip format then extract to a folder then modify and heres where its tricky for vice city modding .obb files we keep the unzipped. Obb file on the folder in the data part of android folder on our sd card so you would put the unzipped modified Obb file on sdcard/android/data/ com.rockstar.gta3

Then rezip the modified obb and place it in the sdcard/data/obb/ com.rockstar.gta3 folder or what ever its named rename the obb file from zip format to obb format then load game if modifed and works the ccame should load and the mods should take place, like I can have the world trade center in gta vc but the txd files aee hidden with no access so its only tan building with no color to them or definition

Sent from

Heaven's

Dark Harbinger
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElConedeTJ:
1.4 = OBB

Thanks! (I hit the thanks button also) Indeed GTA 3 ver 1.4 uses the OBB that is the same as a Zip file. Time to have more fun messing around with the game that is already a lot of fun to mess around in. :silly:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
Cool let me know if those steps help with any modification you make lol
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElConedeTJ:
Didn't work

I Copied the OBB to My PC

Renamed it from OBB to ZIP

Extracted the contents

Modified the handling.cfg

Added them with no compression again to the ZIP file

Renamed ZIP to OBB

Copied back to my phone

Started GTA 3

It wanted to download the OBB again :crying:

Replaced the modified OBB with the original OBB and GTA 3 worked again.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
Did you place the uncompressed zip(all the folders them sefls) in sdcard/android/data/com.rockstargames.gta3 folder while keeping your original obb. File in the sdcard/android/obb/com.rockstargames/GTA3 FOLDER. In the obb section?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElConedeTJ:
Extract Files Worked!

Thanks! (hit the thanks button) I copied over the extracted obb files to sdcard/Android/data/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3 folder with the modified handling.cfg (to test) and it worked! I tested with a modified handling for the taxi and it was really fast and it sent anything on wheels that it hit flying. :highfive:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
Awesome I'm glad it worked for you
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElConedeTJ:
Skins?

I still can't seem to find how to change the skin... any ideas?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkharbinger81:
Not yet lol I can look later tho
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motoguy:
I haven't seen anything else posted, but I wanted to see is anyone is having the same issue as I am.

Basically, I'm getting what I think are row's of pixels flickering in the area of the screen that are gray.

Here is a quick vid trying to capture it. I can't post videos because I have less than 10 post, you are going to have to trust me for now...

I've also used the dead pixel finder app...everything looks good until I change over to a gray screen, if I stare at it, I can see the flicker...

I first noticed it when I flash Franco r10 (which is what I was on in the video). When I flash back to stock kernel or Bricked, it's much better. But now that I know it is there, I can still see it.

Anyone else having this issue? is there a fix or should I just send it back?

If it matters... LG-D820 White, 32gb
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motoguy:
I'm guessing I'm alone with this issue and that it is a hardware problem. :thumbdown:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopherBarnett:
I haven't noticed anything on mine, but I haven't flashed anything yet. Did you notice the flicker before you flashed the first time?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motoguy:
No I didn't notice anything until I flashed r10. But now that I'm looking for it, I can see it on stock and bricked ever so slightly.

I could live with it on the stock colors, but if this is hardware, I worry that it is going to get worse and not better over time.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raegae2000:
I have the same issue and saw it as soon as I flashed franco kernel. Noticed that if you set brightness to 100% it will slowly stabilize but will still come back when lowing brightness. I called for an RMA, but cannot reproduce it as obviously on stock, so i'm also lost as to what it could be.

What did you end up doing?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motoguy:
On mine, I could see it on Stock colors, just not as bad... I returned mine on rma....

I recommend getting the app called display tester.

I don't have enough post for a proper link.

https:// play.google.com /store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev. displaytester

Look for a bad pixel and go under the banding section for reason for rma.

My new phone didn't have any of the flicker /banding that my old phone did.

Good luck..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dicecuber:
My screen flickers too but ppl told me its normal

edit. found link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2532955
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motoguy:
Mine had nothing to do with animation.

Looking at my static wallpaper my screen would flicker....

https:// w w w.dropbox.com/s/az50k6x0jl4iab6/VID_20131113_143543.m p 4
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yourguitarist:
Sorry to bring back an old thread but I just noticed this not too long ago and didn't want to open a new thread. I noticed it while I was on stock first and thought flashing something might fix it. I've had mine since the beginning of November. Is the best option just to RMA it?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ovu85:
can you use a SlimPort cable or chromecast to mirror the screen to a TV and see if the flicker still happens?

So you'll know if the problem is in GPU or screen?!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greatgoogly:
Just upgraded manually to 4.4. No "select runtime" option appears in Developer Options. Really think that the version of KitKat that is being pushed to other devices besides the Nexus 5 is "Kit Kat Lite".
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cavanman:
No google experience, no ART, pretty lame update IMO.

---------- Post added at 01:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:45 AM ----------

Hmm just saw this...

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...y-fixes-gel-on-tablets-and-more-apk-download/
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newtonfb:
Any chance cm11 or any other devs can incorporate ART?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatazeuz:
Yes. Unnofficial CM11 build have it.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bnevets27:
My current Note has the proximity senor issue where it thinks my face is to the phone all the time and therefore gestures don't work and the screen goes black instantly when making a call. This has been outlined in a few threads. Here are two good ones:

This post has actual values for ADC:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...-sensor-issue-during-calls-3.html#post3234634

Another with the same problem:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2520118

I looked at a new note today that Bell is going to let me exchange my current note for. Its value with nothing close to it is about 30.

I would like to know what other peoples ADC values are. Simply enter *#0*# into your dialer, then choose sensors and you will see the ADC value with the proximity sensor. Could you please report that value with nothing close to the screen.

I'm trying to determine what the normal ADC value should be on a new working phone so I can figure out if the new phone (that has an ADC value of 30) is ok or not.

Thanks and hopefully this will help out other people.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Barbuxx:
Mine seems to stay at 33-35 until about 20cm away from the screen then starts increasing.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tWoBrO:
I don't have any problem what so ever with the screen turning off/on when calling. Not even once failed.

My values for ADC are 0, constantly 0, if nothing in front of the device. If i approximate my hand it starts increasing, and then the screen turns green and the phone vibrates when the proximity sensor goes from 0 to 1. If i put my finger on top of the sensor it stays at ADC 1003.

Is this how it is supposed to work?

N9005 with MJ7 firmware.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antt00:
Mine is always below 10 if nothing is in front. Fluctuate between 5 and 9.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] williamyi:
My ADC values fluctuate between 30 - 34. [MENTION=556260]antt00[/MENTION], how come yours so low?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiru:
My first note idiled at around 29-30. My second replacement note idles between 0-1. I had proximity problems with my S4 so I check it religiously. While values around 30 would be okay for now, but you may run into problems later. The problems come when you have some dust that gets stuck inside on the sensor and causes a higher adc value. This is what causes the sensor to not work correctly. I have to take apart my S4 every 3 month or so just the clean it and then the number will drop back down to 6. Also keep in mind, the reading goes up a bit in direct sunlight. IMO I would get one that idles around 0, this will give you more headroom for dust.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bnevets27:
Thanks for the feedback. I didn't get a chance to read all the posts before I went and got an exchange. For some reason their system let me exchange it even though I past 15 days so I kind of jumped on the chance. The new note at home reads around 20. Not as low as some but better then what I returned. I'll have to see how long it lasts and I'll keep and eye on it. It definitely sounds like its a combination of possibly bad/poor sensors. Dust build up inside which is a design flaw. And maybe poor calibration from samsung as it look like from a post I've see that you can re-calibrate the sensor, though I not sure if that may have some negative effects.

I didn't try and push them to let me cherry pick a phone, they were nice enough to let me check the ADC value and firmware version before the exchange. Hopefully this one works out or I'll have to try and get a better one. I'll see in time as my previous one definitely had the dust issue. It was pretty obvious because I could lower the ADC value if I blew compressed air in the ear piece.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PlutoDelic:
i did notice the proximity sensor screwing around on phone calls, it would delay getting the screen back after distancing from it...

the procedure you gave me shows ADC values contentiously flipping from 9 to/through 13 (sometimes chronologically)

putting your hand over seems to green-out the window showing that proximity is working, nice, however, im having shadow greens, meaning, just leaving it on the table, once a minute it goes green, yet nothing moves over it...strange.

ps, no plastic cover used, dont see a reason to use protection with this quality
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antt00:
I have no idea.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] williamyi:
Have you applied the glass m sp gotten from Alex?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antt00:
Yes but that does not obstruct the sensor. It only reaches below it.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inolvidable:
Idling 0 with and without direct artificial light (no tested against sunlight). As my palm gets closer the number progressively increases. The screen turns green after reaching 120

I had no idea that a proper cleaning could fix the sensor. Thanks for the info

iiSo say we all!! From my Note 3 (N9005)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bnevets27:
Well now I'm at about ADC 40. In two days the value has doubled. I can't win.... :(
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aygriffith:
I have this problem with my AT&T N900A and the ADC value is between 82 and 85 at idle. If I wave my hand over the sensor it will go to 1000 but unfortunately its still not responding when I pull the phone from my face after a phone call.

I'm not rooted so I'm not going to manually adjust anything. Is the fix just to get another phone. This is sort of pissing me off. I've had 6 or so Samsung phones and never a problem so frustrating as this one.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bnevets27:
And now I'm at ADC 90 and when I activate the sensor (screen goes green and vibrates) it won't stop when I move my hand away. There must be a serious design flaw that allows dust to get onto the sensor. Unfortunately I don't see any way to solve this....I don't know how many times I can return the phone and hope to get one that doesn't allow dust in. I guess the next step is to try and talk to Samsung.....
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aygriffith:
Has anyone gone as far as to replace the sensor? There is a part out there. Its listed as a 9000/9005 part, not sure if it works with US carrier models. I'm having a hard time finding it in stock anywhere though.

http://rounded.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-n9005-front-camera-proximity-sensor.html?sl=EN

I have zero desire to send my device to a Samsung service center. I'd have to order a phone to use in the mean time until it came back. I'd rather just swap a new part in.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TML1504:
0/0/0

when i move one hand about 14-16cm above the device (and move it closer to it) the numbers start to increase
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bnevets27:
I have a strong feeling that its just dust getting in the way. I was at ADC 90, blew air at the ear piece and it dropped to ADC 60. Though I don't know how it looks like inside. I have a feeling some are sealing out the dust completely and some are not.

I do find it odd though that mine started out from factory at ADC 30 :confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aygriffith:
I'm not really satisfied with the idea of periodically blowing into the ear piece of the phone with a can of air I don't regularly have otherwise. They need to accommodate the issue with a software fix for the sensor sensitivity if they can't fix the manufacturing process.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bnevets27:
Now I'm ADC 99 and my screen doesn't turn on or off properly again. Haven't had a chance to call Samsung yet but this is really annoying. I also don't want return it and get a phone with the new bootloader. Ugh
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zadigre:
Mine was at 120...after a little bit of air and cleaning the front glass, it went to idling between 10 and 15.

I hope that I won't have to do this very often.

Sent from my SM-N900 with Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bnevets27:
Well finally by my third Note 3 I have a good phone/proximity sensor. I talked to Bell and they suggested I talk to Samsung due to the fact that my second note had the exact same problems and my first one. Called Samsung and the say sure we will fix it, you'll have to send it in and have no phone for awhile. I mentioned that this was the second phone that had the same problem and other are reporting the issue. The rep basically shrugged it off saying they had sold 3 million phones so its not a manufacturing issue like I suggested. I told him Bell will do a direct exchange and we decided it made more sense to do that since I would be getting a new phone and no wait times.

Went to the Bell store and they were out of stock of Note 3's so they said they would call when they got stock, they didn't. A week later I called and confirmed they did have stock. Went in and I demanded to look at the ADC value before accepting to exchange my phone. The reason I was very wherry of the new notes is because I had two duds so far and Bell policy states they will only do 3 exchanges, anything after that then you have to deal with the manufacture. So this was my last new note I would be getting after that it would just be "repaired" by Samsung. The girl was very hesitant to allow me to look at the phone because I would have to go through the welcome setup. I assured her it could be reset.

The first one she brought out for me had a problem with the power button. As soon as I tried to power it on you could feel the button was messed up, no click, no tactile feel that you had pressed it, it was just mush. She said "here I'll turn it on" and precessed to press hard and hold to get it to turn on. I said that I wasn't going to be taking that one so I asked to see another (never made it to looking at the ADC values of that one)

Second one, she turned it on and immediately noticed the different feel in the power button (this one was good) and agreed that the previous one had a problem. Looked at the ADC values and this one was at 0! Perfect. Told her I would be back for it in a couple hours after I backed up my current phone. Another thing to note was on my second note (the one I was returning) the Samsung lettering on the back cover had been put on angled and not in the proper recessed area so the S and G fell off in the first few days, and I'm extremely gentle with my phones.

Anyhow I was also lucky to find out I was on MJ1 which could be rooted and not trip Knox! :D I was really worried I was going to get an newer bootloader.

So at least from my experience Samsung has some serious quality control issues. I owned the Captivate and Galaxy S2 LTE and both didn't exhibit such poor QC. Not sure what is going on with the Note, took 4 phone to find an acceptable one. :mad:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewtst:
Mine around 10 to 12 but I don't have proximity sensor issue so far.