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[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T_L_O_T_D:
i wanna buy a new phone but it's really hard to choose between these monsters, lg g2 5.2 inch ips lcd seems to have higher quality but xperia z1 has Triluminos , g2 is more ergonomic, but xperia z1 have premium look( premium look is important for me) and waterproof, having sd slot is not a big deal for me, cuz lg g2 with 32 internal storage do the same for me. some people say lg g2 has better camera some says sony z1. well feel confused :(, any idea? whos the winner?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DAddYE:
Camera isn't better, they may have a good software, but really in terms of hardware:

Sony:

As you can see the difference is huge whatever people say on the latest sony fw, camera is very good and in future upgrades can only be much better.

Look and Feel and premium, mmm, LG white is nice and look a bit premium, the black one seems a plastic bag. Z1 looks more premium than an iphone, still have some issues like no oleophobic screen.

Is a difficult decision, I know I was in the middle too, but since the amount of money is quite big I thought that in the Z1: 20mp camera + Unibody is more justified.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] key1:
lg g2 supprt micro sd?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] venom_hvx:
no, it does not. i think thats a huge disadvantage.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tonian1878:
i was torn between these 2 phones.

Waterproofing, SD Card is a big plus to me

also had 2 LG Phones in the past and both needed the batteries replacing within 1 year so an LG phone with a fixed battery is a big NO NO for me.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] key1:
in my opinion z1 is better it is water proof and anti dust and support micro sd card up to 64 GB.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dagrim1:
I actually own both phones (was facing the same choice) and after a long time of using them both I think I'm going with the Z1...

The G2 has a great (and imo better) screen, the formfactor is perfect and has a great camera during day. Battery is amazing and wifi/data connection strength beats the Z1. But it just doesn't have the 'wow' factor for me... I also have the 16GB version (only one available in my country) which is not great... Also, LG support has never been to great in the past to say the least.

The LG camera is pretty good, but gets worse quickly with less light. While still photos will be fine (if you don't zoom in to much) it will be a lot slower and struggle to get the light in.

The Z1 in the end has the better overall camera imo, and I hope it improves with future updates. Larger storage (+microsd) and a more premium/special feel. So, still not completely convinced, I think in the end I prefer the Z1 more... Especially if premium look and water resistance are important I guess the Z1 is the way to gol.

Both are great phones thoug,h, can't go wrong on either of them.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazza7111:
The Power button is on back, hmm no.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dagrim1:
No issue at all, and you can simply doubletap the screen to wake the phone...
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slonn:
Unless you can source the Korean version. That has extSD support.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M-Dawg:
I agree with the fact that it has a premium feel, and I'm a satisfied owner of one for 3 days now. My only complaint is the screen compared to any other smartphone, as well as there's this rattling sound when you tap certain parts of its body. Yes it seems to be coming from the camera and I know most phones have a rattling sound coming from the camera optics, but I dont think it should be audible when just tapping the phone on certain parts.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tthaz777:
Xperia Z1 is much better than LG G2. I sold both LG G2 and Nexus 5 and got Xperia Z1.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] robreefer:
Hey guys, trying to get a Verizon Note 3 to work on TMO. I have a TMO rom installed in a safe strap, got it all running for the most part, but can't get data to work right. I used the TMO apn posted on TMO's website. When I switch from GSM only to LTE/WCDMA/GSM or WCDMA/GSM, I get no voice data or text. If I look at system status, on the mobile network state, it says Connecting, then Disconnected. And it just sits there and toggles back and forth. Any ideas? If I stay on GSM only, I have data, voice and text, but it's all on EDGE. Any input would be greatly appreciated!

I used this apn. http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-8373
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JFizDaWiz:
1 of two things

1) Verizon model doesn't support GSM fully

2) doesn't support 1700mhz freq which T-Mo uses, it does support 1900 apparenrtly but you might not have that in your area.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] robreefer:
If I switch to the Verizon stock rom, I can get HSPA+.

I was under the assumption (maybe incorrectly) that the phones for the most part were all the same. Could I try flashing TMO modems to see if it unlocks the 1700mhz band? I live right by New York city so I would imagine that I would have the better frequencies here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ftarules:
It is NOT about unlocking frequencies. The phone itself is NOT sporting those frequencies. i.e. Hardware is not there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] robreefer:
Ok, I miss understood then. Thank you for the reply!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] adventure_of_link:
let's not forget to mention that one is CDMA (Verizon) and the other is GSM (T-mobile)... or unless I missed it and it was somehow implied?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therick3:
Anyone tried to connect their Nexus 5 to a MirrorLink device? Since LG is a member and the Nexus 4 was compatible I was hoping that carried forward for the N5. What about Miracast? I saw the option to share display wirelessly.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slinkydonkey:
The Google Nexus 4 does not support Mirror Link as far as im aware ...don't think the Nexus 5 does either which is a real shame!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therick3:
Thanks for the reply. I am getting my screen sharing solutions mixed up. Miracast was supported with the N4 and is on the N5 too. It does suck MirrorLink is not supported. Hopefully someone comes up with a solution to pass the touch interface through.

-Rick
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ttaveanator:
Just wanted to bump this thread to see if anyone has found a solution to getting the Nexus 5 to work with a MirrorLink device. My Google-fu hasn't turned up anything promising unfortunately....
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rich32G:
Not yet, but I'm still trying!

Works with Samsung S7's, Tried my bosses.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karmalakas:
Did anyone try this - github[dot]com/sileht/mirrorlink-nexus5-apps?

I have no idea how to use it though :/
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thesoupthief:
Bumping this thread...

Is anyone aware of any way of getting a Nexus 5 to work with mirror link?
[Windows RT General] PatBadAzz:
Hi,

Do have anyone news about coming apps for Windows 8 RT?

I'm happy with my Surface 2 but sometimes I'm thinking about the apps. So why they're need so much time to create any kind of app for Windows 8?

For example, "Candy Crush" is very popular on any system (iOS or Android) but why they need so long to think about it to implement this on Windows 8. I think Windows 8 is stable now and also ready for all these other apps.

What's your impression?

BR,

PatBadAzz
[Windows RT General] LolitaPlus:
It's all about how many users you will get.
[Windows RT General] domboy:
My impression is that the Facebook Flash version works just fine in IE on Windows 8/RT. The only reasons I can think of to have an app would be to play when no internet connection is available, or if you want to play it completely separate from Facebook. Then again, I'm kind of an app minimalist...
[Windows RT General] PatBadAzz:
Well... u're right but I'm not wanna play some games via Facebook and I'm using the Facebook app not the IE. So I prefer apps for games ;)...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gicifix:
Hi all!! I'm here (again, and again, and again, and I'll be back again in about 1 week)

I am looking forward to install a new rom on my gs3. I am actually using temasek's build running cm 11.0. It works fine, but I find it a little bit unstable and i really need soooo much more battery! So I don't know what build use.

That's my usage:

Data always on, 24/7.

Music about 3 hours a day.

Gaming for about 1h.

I would really appreciate tips about what rom I should pick^^^

Thank you so much and have a nice night
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SignetSphere:
Sorry to disappoint you but this is still considered as a Best ROM thread. We can't recommended you any. Just try them all and see what fits your usage as this is the only way for you to get unbiased opinions.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] yohanson:
Just hard reset my spv m2000 and tried to access files through activ sync, but getting this error "Critical communications services have failed to start, try resetting mobile device, then connect again"

I have do several times!!! I'm using activsync 3.8.

Can anyone help please:-(
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] rdloar:
Unable to sync since downgrade to WM2003

I'm having the same issue with my SX66, "Critical communications services have failed to start, try resetting mobile device, then connect again" This started since I upgraded the system ROM only; using mamaich WM5 ver3 patched. There were some issues and I didn't have time to work with the ROM so I downgraded to WM2003 using WM5_mamaich_patched. It is connecting, but it won't sync; from what I can tell when I reinstalled activesync 3.8 from 4.1 it didn't overwrite several of the 4.1 files. I don't know if that is an issue. I have attached a log of the activesync log. Any help would be appreciated.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] MrPhilly:
Re: Unable to sync since downgrade to WM2003

Did you follow this for Downgrading to WM2003SE..?

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_Downgrade_WM5

Active Sync 4.1 still works for WM2003SE too.. But you do need to be using Service Pack 2 with it..

Would recommend un-installing 3.8, restarting the PC, installing 4.1, deleting any partnerships you have on Active Sync before partnering your device again..

Hope this helps..?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] rdloar:
Reinstalled ActiveSync 4.1_WM2005 and patches

I have original downgraded because WM05 start button was so slow but the patches fixed that. ater reinstalling Activesync 4.1 WM05 patches and fixes, it seems to be working ok I will just have use it awhile and see how everything works.

THX for your input 8)
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] fierceeagle2003:
Love this phone, but the lack of a good camera killed it for me. Takes terrible pics. But on a higher note I got 4g in my neighborhood now! Yeah buddy
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] FrostyF7:
I don't get it.. Am I missing something?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] fierceeagle2003:
Get what?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Riff76:
The point of this thread? The camera issue is old news
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] aornelas1:
Ya, this seems like more of a FB post... but.. XDA isn't FB! Lol
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] raptoro07:
booooooo!!!!!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] FrostyF7:
Like you decided to make a thread about the camera when you could have posted the same thing in one of the open threads.... :eek:
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] gobaers:
I, for one, love this camera. It takes pictures where no other phone can. The only smartphone camera that I would prefer over it is the new iPhone 5S camera, which was released half a year later.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Pneuma1985:
I think they are both crap I cant wait till we get something awesome like the nokia built into that windows phone i want a 41 mp camera or whatever insane number it is... Thats something i cant wait to see for androids...
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] :
Don't know if we're going to see another PureView-esque camera for a while. I just don't think the profit margins or demand are out there to justify anything beyond the incremental bumps in MP count we've been seeing 4 to 5, 5, to 8, 8 to 13, etc.). Might be nice, but to be honest I'd rather see improvements in battery tech right now.

That being said, point of thread is a little confusing.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Pneuma1985:
Well battery tech has come quite a long way in the past 5 years... This being a clear example of that http://www.extremetech.com/computing/153614-new-lithium-ion-battery-design-thats-2000-times-more-powerful-recharges-1000-times-faster So batteries have come a long way and continue to get advancements about every 2 years or so. But yeah I'd like to see all the beast tech put into one phone.;)
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] BMP7777:
Providing a truly great camera would increase the price of the device by too high a margin. Why do you think the N5 has the same camera as the 4? To keep costs down. When you get right to it, everybody wants everything in one device, but don't want to pay a grand for it. So, something has to give. The N5 has a better processor, screen, connectivity, and gorilla glass. They couldn't upgrade the camera too, without losing the 399 pricepoint. So......I haven't seen a device yet that doesn't have umpteen threads about the camera being less than marketed. Whattayagonnado
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] fierceeagle2003:
Well sorry that I created so much drama opening this thread. Just the camera is so disappointing. Sorry had to vent.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jbuggydroid:
What could have been.... Same focus on camera but with 8 ultra pixel instead (or whatever it's called) removable battery so extended batteries could be made and used, micro sd slot, dedicated camera button (don't know why that is going away).

Subwoofer, 5.1 surround, slide out gamepad, stylus that doubles as a microphone so I could do karaoke games my phone,.... Lol sorry couldn't resist but the above paragraph is what I'm hoping they do next or at least Samsung adds stereo speakers to their next phone hopefully the s5
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] dobbs3x:
I love this camera.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] gk1984:
The camera sucks for people with the purple-tint issue... I've seen examples - even those with a mild hardware defect have foggy-looking pics and may not exactly see much purple tint in them. If your pictures suck, prove it so we can determine it isn't defective and not just the photographer.

I'm a photographer - not making my living with it, but certainly more knowledgeable and skilled than the average person. This camera is great. It can be a little quirky and it takes a little getting used to, but it's far better than any mobile camera I've used. The shallow depth of field is a nice thing to have for macros or some "artsy" pics. The clarity is great, but yes, snapping into light greatly diminishes the dynamic range - this is true for any camera but I'll agree this is worse off on this one. The gains in low-light performance are far better than most other mobile cameras and as long as you didn't get stuck with a defective unit, this phone rocks.

In regards to the 41 pureview camera request... wtf are you thinking? The ONLY benefit this gives is superior digital zoom/cropping possibilities. adding more pixels does nothing more than give you room to crop or enlarge. For perspective, 3MP is what is needed for 4x6 prints without any cropping. This means the 4 MP camera is plenty to print from, although not much for enlargements. I HAVE printed 8x10s from the HTC One and they've looked great. Pixels and image quality are unrelated, despite what years of digital camera marketing teams want you to believe.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] BonkyMoon:
I think the One's camera makes a really great companion to a more proper camera like a DSLR. When I went to New Zealand recently the two cameras played off of each other quite well. The DSLR for zoomed shots that I had time to compose and the One for quick snaps where a really wide angle and speed was best. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones that doesn't have the purple tint issue, and even if I did it's really easy to correct, I go in and tweak white balance and colors on most of my pics anyway.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] gk1984:
Well said, however I don't think you fully understand the purple tint issue. White balancing isn't correcting the problem at all. It appears to fade in from the edges and cover portions of the image like a fog. Others have it randomly scattered in weird patterns. White balancing would worsen the portions of the image that aren't affected, if it does anything at all. I'm convinced it's a hardware problem after watching a YouTube video of a One owner showing the issue on his torn apart HTC One. When he put his finger behind the camera heatsink to help dissipate the heat, the purple tint went away. When he let go of it and let it get warm again, the issue worsened. Fortunately, I don't have the issue. But others have shown how this is a serious problem and white balancing likely won't do any good to fix it.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] manup456:
This is a galaxy s4 camera vs HtcOne camera I can't complain at all. These are the One
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] manup456:
One
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] manup456:
Galaxy s4
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] manup456:
Galaxy s4 13mp vs lol...
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] manup456:
The one has a better camera guys sorry to say and I can take a pic in the dark as in the light.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] BonkyMoon:
I understand that it's not just a matter of white balance, but it seems like it should be relatively easy to correct by selectively desaturating or otherwise adjusting the curves to better integrate it into the rest of the image. That said, I haven't run into this on my photos so I haven't had to actually try to fix it and defer to others who have dealt with it for proper knowledge.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] alexhc18:
Enter in native dialer *#34971539# "phone/cam fw ver check" shows a new firmware on phone, but "FW write" is grayed out, why?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] slowhands05:
is there a way to update the firmware of the camera?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] oclock:
Anyone knows the answer?

Can the camera fw be updated?

And more importantly: Did anyone try to hack the camera firmware?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] DrearierJester1:
ot:

I just noticed that our galaxy note 3 is using sony exmor rs IMX 135 lens .... its on the ISP Check Ver on that code
[Galaxy Note 3 General] killa12222:
Hmm, this means that we should be able to record HDR video?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] DrearierJester1:
Possibly yes but needs software intervention .... so samsung should update the camera software and do HDR video.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] brajko:
Hi!

Bumping this thread. I am recently experiencing issues with video recording on my note 3. When i go from camera to video recording i get a warning message: recording failed.

Is there a way to update cam fw? Has anyone had this kind of a problem?

Edit: I also cannot use the Dual camera mode. I receive the same error message.

I can take photos but can't record videos.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TML1504:
Update your modem according to your rom then it should work again without problems!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Jack Barrett:
Camera firmware is grayed out because there is no new firmware. I believe its not related to internet at all. When I had S2 and S3 it worked only when ODIN firmware included new camera firmware. So when you update to new firmware via ODIN, check if update is available
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vndnguyen:
interesting, why the camera firmware does not update with the phone firmware.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] JazonX:
Camera Firmware is included in the Odin Firmware itself. Once you flash - If there is a newer firmware in the file system - First time you open the camera, it will update automatically. No need to force an update.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Jack Barrett:
It was manual during S2 and S3 days.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] JazonX:
I need to figure out how to extract the Camera Firmware and Put it to a different phone, Because My friend has a Note 3 with a better Camera (Better in terms of Color correction and sharpness) while mine is a lot worse than that, Mine is like the Camera on Note 2 before the 4.3 update. I had the Note 2 and once I updated to 4.3 from 4.2 a Camera Firmware update was initiated and immediately i noticed the difference. That Camera Quality in my Note 2 before the update is now same as the note 3 now. But still I didnt figure out a way to update mine, as I have already updated to ML2 as well.

My guess is the firmware is inside a folder in the system. Been going around root explorer for a few days to locate this folder.

---------- Post added at 02:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:01 PM ----------

White Note 3 Belongs to my friend, and the Black one is mine. The difference is clearly visible, How it recognizes white under artificial lighting and how it recognizes the color red. The red color looks more vibrant in the White Note 3.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vndnguyen:
Mine just shows the FW version. I dont know if it has a newer firmware or not. Can you show your screenshot? How could you know if there is a new firmware on phone?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] JazonX:
Guys,

Im making some progress here... Will keep you guys posted ...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vndnguyen:
Gud job. How did you do that.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Cyenominerva:
If only there was a way of getting the stock camera running on an aosp based rom.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] JazonX:
Extract the Attached zip file and paste the 3 files to System/apps/ with correct permissions. You will get the option to make changes to Camera firmware. However So far, I couldn't locate a proper Camera Firmware file.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vndnguyen:
These files already exist in the folder system/apps/

What are you suggesting to do?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] JazonX:
Yeap, they are existing files alright. Just paste the 3 files over yours, then reboot (run the camera fw code - *#34971539#) and notice that the greyed out options become accessible. That's what I have displayed in the first three screenshots. Maybe all three files are not required, but since they carry the same icon im guessing its all related. Im no dev, just a regular android end user. So far I managed to unlock the options, but the firmware, I couldn't locate inside my system. Im running MK2, and still it says the default firmware is the same as my existing camera firmware.

These 3 files are from a "different kind of a Note 3" which is not easily accessible. So I'm guessing these options are unlocked due to "that reason"
[Galaxy Note 3 General] alexhc18:
On my OCTA N-900 "vendor\firmware\fimc_is_fw2.bin" in the end of file is "C13LSGJ01SA"

My phone camera firmware is "C13LSGH01SA" Camera not updated after firmware upgrade.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] JazonX:
I cannot confirm whether this file works for you because it was from a snapdragon variant.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sianzb0i:
I realised in AUTO mode the ISO can go as low as 80 which doesnt exist in manual mode. ISO80 produces superb quality (under good lighting of course)

It would be good to be able to update firmware or someone writes a firmware for us to improve the picture quality. We have a decent camera hardware, but i believe its just the software and its algorithms are not optimized
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Xproplayer:
Number didn't work on my phone but I probably wasn't trying that hard. Will report back in the morning if it works. Verizon SM-N900V stock
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TheEndHK:
You can try to change all JPG values to 100 in media_profiles.xml if you just want to improve picture quality, report to us if it works, I didn't test it.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] killa12222:
Doesn't affect the stock camera but I get ~6.5mb a photo when I use Camera FV-5 on 100% quality. Slightly sharper details for me.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TheEndHK:
Do you mean simply change all the 100JPG in media_profiles.xml(ImageEncoding quality="100") won't work for stock camera? We'll need to mod the camera.apk to make it actually works? :confused:

The note3 stock camera can be large in file size when shooting at outdoor under good lighting condition but at low light usually got very high compression rate.