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[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Geordie Affy:
Price has gone back up to £449.99, I dont see how they can bump up the price by £80 in a matter of weeks - thats crazy.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] omneity:
All the retailers were pushing for sales volumes for the Christmas peak, it looks like they were prepared to eat into their margins in order to outdo their rivals in terms of volume so as to grab the headlines:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25573462

Judging by previous patterns for the earlier Note and Tab series, I wouldn't expect the price of the Note 2014 to drop to sub £399 prices (barring cashback promotions from Samsung) until it becomes "last year's model"

That said, the next few weeks will be a good time to pick-up "unwanted Christmas present" bargains on eBay, Gumtree etc. A lot of these will have been bought at a discounted price so you should be able to grab a bargain. I bought my original Note 10.1 last April for silly money under circumstances like this. Despite rocketing sales, a lot of people can't get on with tablet computers and will be reverting to laptops & desktops.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Geordie Affy:
Yeah I think so too. Because I returned my Note 10.1 2014 to john lewis due to faulty item I still have a order for the price of £369, so hopefully they will honour that, I'm sure they will since the bloke did say regardless of price I will get it at £369 - Just have to wait for the white to be back in stock.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] omneity:
They could just offer a refund, but John Lewis seem to be pretty fair under circumstances like this. I f you go into the store I think they will also offer you a complimentary coffee/tea & cake from their coffee shop. ;)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Geordie Affy:
Very limited but white is back in stock! I just ordered mine and now they only have 4 white left - yous better hurry if yous want it? Although the hike in price back to £449.99 might have changed peoples mind.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] TheAvro:
Think I'll give it a miss at that price and get a decent laptop instead for a bit more.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] 22sl22:
Can't believe they put the price up to 450. Luckily for me, I got mine brand new for 300 off gumtree A few weeks ago, can't beat that :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Geordie Affy:
Thats a brilliant deal that :good:

Yeah don't see how any of the retailers can bump price back to £450 - I do think its worth it mind however the £400 price they had was fair in my eyes, it will surely come back to £400 soon I reckon.

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If someone was interested in a tablet, for roughly £440 (inc import taxes and delivery) you can buy a 32GB from America - makes a lot more sense than paying £450 for a 16GB.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...31088652247?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item35cdf4ffd7

The warranty might be affected but if you intend on rooting anyways then it doesn't matter really.

(Note: Obviously double check my rough calculations on price)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Geordie Affy:
LOL yous must be getting sick of me now, Anyways good news is the price has dropped back to £399.95, reckon they seen the error of their ways. Anyways I reccomend anyone who is intrested in out of stock "White" to walk into your local JL and get an order number for "white" at the current price then atleast when they do get stock and lets say the price goes back to £450 you get it for £399.95, if the price drops then you can just walk in and buy it at the lower price. So its a win win really - Just a heads up for people....hope this helps.

P.s. get a print out with your details and item price, will help when you walk into the store if the price shoots back up.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] babblerx:
I must have just been lucky

So I head up to John Lewis on 27th December with Chrimbo cash burning a hole in my pocket. I saw the Note 2014 on display for £399 and a sign saying £30 off (but ending on Christmas Eve). I eventually managed to catch the attention of an assistant (it was the start of their sale, so the place was heaving). I asked, since the sign was still on display would they honour the £30 off deal. She went away and came back 2 minutes later saying yes, but they only had one left in stock and it was black. The colour didn't bother me... I'm just happy I got one for £369 with a 2 year warranty. Can't fault JL for their customer service!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] racy jace:
not sure if this is of use but Carphone warehouse has them for £399

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/buy/SAMSUNG_GALAXY_NOTE_10_2014
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
I'm am using WAD without the Today Bar (bottom). I want to put a shortcut for PhotoContacts in a WAD virtual page. The shortcut though should behave like the shortcut in the Today Bar that when I click on it, it just pops up a menu showing the different profiles.

I already tried the parameters as shown in the StartUp but it doesn't work.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WP8_Enthusiast:
Hello there,

I've been reading this forum in past months, I'm a proud owner of a Ativ S. I've found this recently, so I want to share with you guys: winsupersite.com/windows-phone/windows-phone-8-update-3-update-your-handset-today

So anyone with a WP8 Device can, in theory, install pure GDR3 RTM in your phone (No, it's not the Preview). Here are the reqs and some observations:

- GDR2 must be already installed;

- It may void your wireless carrier warranty;

- You can't go back (downgrade it);

- It's pure GDR3, with no further improvements like drivers and softwares made by manufacturers (like Nokia Amber & Bittersweet Shimmer/Black)

Sadly my phone is still GDR1 (here in Brazil some things takes lots of time to happen...), and I can't test and verify if this works. But considering this is a reliable source for Microsoft official plans and there are positive comments, I guess that someone here can give a try and post the results below.

Have a nice day,
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
Are you sure you've been reading the forum for past months, plural? Because this news broke months *ago* (specifically, back in October, around the date your article is from...), with considerable excitement. The functionality to enable such updates has since been built into homebrew tweak apps, its impact on the various unlocks have been discussed extensively, people have pointed out that there's another update coming through the program, etc. Please search before posting!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rushyang:
Hey guys,

I installed S3-Evolution-Beta-3.1 in my SGA a week before and just 2 days back, I found the strange problem that even if my phone had a SIM card in it, My phone was saying "No Network". First I thought, I was in the No Reception area, and ignored it. I restarted my phone, did the couple of tricks of restoring the Nandroid Back up etc. ***Nothing Worked*** to resolve the "No Service" problem.

I just flashed the DDKQ8 firmware through Odin, and the problem still continues.

Just a couple of hours back I observed that there is NO IMEI number in the settings. I tried going into the service mode and tried turn off the FTM and choose proper network bands. But nothing worked.

Now I am getting worried, Please help me out.

PS: I knew this kind of problem, and have the original IMEI number with me.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rushyang:
Please help!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rushyang:
So there isn't any possible solution?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viper The Ripper:
Dial *#06#

If you can't get you IMEI number, I'm sorry but you've bricked your device, go to support service if you' ve your warranty available ;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyb3rillusi0n:
Get a jtag service for restoring imei numbers
[Moto X Q&A] SemTechie:
Hi everyone,

I'm looking to gift a new smartphone to my wife this holiday. She is by no means an Android power-user. I'm debating between the X and the G (I snagged a discount code for the X). I know the spec rundown for both devices, but I'm not sure I can justify nearly double the cost for the X. I'm looking for input from people who may have used both devices. Which would you choose as a daily-driver for a non-techie and why?

Thanks.
[Moto X Q&A] WizeGuyDezignz:
I think a custom Moto X in her favorite color(s) would be awesome for her imo. And you will get LTE to boot. The Moto G doesn't have LTE to my knowledge correct?
[Moto X Q&A] sicmadek:
For a young kid a moto g but for your wife a moto x.
[Moto X Q&A] Deleted member 2351944:
I don't think it's any contest on which is the far better phone. I would get the X with the discount code.

That's if she will actually use and enjoy a smartphone. If she's not going to make much use of it, of course the cheaper phone is the way to go - but she'll have a better experience on the Moto X.
[Moto X Q&A] Rask40:
My understanding, and granted, this is perhaps based on several week old information, was that the biggest difference between the X and the G was the lack of active notifications in the G. I'd say it depends on just how non techy savvy your wife is ... Personally, I'm eying the G as my mother's next phone, to ease her into a smart phone. If your wife has at least android experience, then would probably be wiser to go the route of the X.
[Moto X Q&A] Deleted member 2351944:
There are a lot of differences between the X and the G. Active notifications is one. The G has no LTE, no always-on listening, no assist modes, less RAM (so it will be more prone to stuttering when lots of applications are running), and a slower CPU/GPU so it won't feel as fast.

I mean, it appears to be a tremendous phone for under $200, and a great phone for anyone looking to start out in the smartphone area, but it's definitely not just a tiny step down from the X.
[Moto X Q&A] nvertigo:
It would be a close call if not for the discount code. 350 is a steal for the experience of the moto X.
[Moto X Q&A] Derbyman32:
I had the exact problem. I had ordered 2 Moto G's for my daughter and her husband. Then they announced the Promo Sale for the Moto X. I went with the Moto X's and I am completely happy with that decesion. I think your wife will be really impressed the Moto X's extra abilities that no other phone offers. Whatever you decide you will have a great phone.
[Moto X Q&A] Jexx11:
I would say the biggest difference by far for a non-techie is the LTE on the X. That alone should decide your choice if your network supports 4g it's a no brainer
[Moto X Q&A] jonnythan:
4G. Much better camera. Active notifications. At $350 it's a no-brainer.
[Moto X Q&A] SemTechie:
Thanks for all the input. It turns out the G may be my only option. We are on a T-mo prepaid MVNO. The Moto Maker (and the discount) only allow purchases tied to the Big Four. (even with no contract). Has anyone successfully used the T-mo Moto Maker Moto X on a T-mo prepaid MVNO?

I remember putting my wife's old T-mo phone onto the MVNO without unlocking it, but it's a bit of a risk to purchase the X hoping to do that again. And the discount doesn't apply to the Dev edition. Thoughts?
[Moto X Q&A] GriffenD:
Ya you can its sim-unlocked by default. I bought the tmo motomaker version and use it freely on at&t straight talk. It'll work with a tmo prepaid plan or mvno easily. :)
[Moto X Q&A] SemTechie:
Thanks. Now I may have to cancel my order for the G... Just when I thought Christmas was sewed up. :)
[Moto X Q&A] sleepyguy007:
If she's a non techie.... Honestly get the g. Then take her out to dinner or buy her another gift that you know shell like.

Most people really dont care about phones and honestly asking a bunch of xda people whar to do is probably pointless.

Moto g is plenty good and if you are on an mvno that doesn't have LTE shell barely care. Or buy her a moto g AND a nexus 7 or an iPad or something.
[Moto X Q&A] Wischmann3:
moto x as a gift

The perfect gift for your wife... MOTO X.... Ive got one and I love the specs.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orzech.miron:
Hi guys,

I have problem and I think it's connected with rooting ma Z1. After rooting the battery life is very poor. After fully charging my Z1, turning on Stamina mod it's shows that phone will work for about 12h and about 23h standby. My father also has Z1 and it shows that on standby it will work for more then 2-3days (I can't remember exactly now).

After rooting I installed GMD Gesture Controll app and Xposed framework with the following modules:

- Advanced power menu

- Hide Stamina mode icon

- NFC LockScreenOff Enabler

- Xposed Recent Tasks RAM

- YouTube AdAway

- Z1 Camera Tweaks

Do you have any idea what is the problem?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funky0308:
You answered your self.

That's not rooting problem, that's apps problem.

You are using tweaks that are draining your battery.

Rooting will only give you administrative privileges, nothing more...

You said you are using Xposed tweets - I'm sure there's problem.

Sent from my Z1
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlads:
I highly doubt that those tweaks are the cause of the battery drain but to be sure I would flash a fresh ROM install without tweaks and xposed installed and see how your battery life is. Don't restore anything and be sure to perform a full wipe prior to flashing the ROM, no advanced restores. If the problem with the battery goes away then you've found its one of them. Then all you do is install them one at a time until you notice drain, might take a while to test but it'll work.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] rootdefyxt320:
WARNING: THIS SBF MIGHT HARDBRICK YOUR XT530 AS REPORTED BY ONE OF THE USERS THAT TRIED. I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE IF YOU HAVE HARDBRICKED YOUR PHONE! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

[MENTION=4944908]zhalx[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4963386]inyong1[/MENTION] I made compiled a SBF that contains XT532 Bootloader and Fastboot Mode. In some XT530 threads it claims that it can

fastboot boot

properly and doesn't have problems with flash huge system.img files to /system partition.

As I don't own a XT530, I need any experienced XT530/XT531 users to test it for me.

When you flash the SBF would anyone give me the screenshot of what the phone says when you flash the XT532 Bootloader and also a screenshot of RSD-Lite when you flash the SBF. Thanks.

I've made two test SBF's to see which one works. Please reply and tell me which test works. For e.g. if Test 1 soft bricks your phone then flash back your XT530/XT531 SBF and try test 2.

Instructions:

1. Download the Test 1 and Test 2 attachments.

2. Unzip the SBF out of the zip file.

3. Make sure all Motorola Drivers are installed.

4. Make sure RSD-Lite v5.6 and above is installed.

5. Power down your device.

6. Put your phone in flash-mode by pressing Power Button, Volume Down and Camera button simultaneously.

7. Now flash the Test SBF using RSD-Lite.

NOTE: You will get errors on your screen when you flash the SBF because it doesn't contain the successive MBN's to flash to the phone. Just disconnect the battery and put it back in. If your phone refuses to turn on then flash back your stock SBF.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] inyong1:
I feel happy to know you are still trying for this. I can not try it now because my computer died.

may be suhu [MENTION=4944908]zhalx[/MENTION] or some one else.

Btw are you using whatsapp man?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] rootdefyxt320:
Sorry, I don't have whatsapp. If you can try to contact zhalx to go back on XDA, it will be good. Thanks :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] inyong1:
phone my friend died after trying this idea. now can not be detected by RSDlite.

unable to enter bootloader mode by pressing (and hold) camera, vol(-), and power keys.

can you help him, please.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] rootdefyxt320:
I think that battery is worn out? You can't hardbrick due to locked bootloader.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] inyong1:
[MENTION=4880538]rootdefyxt320[/MENTION] can you build 2ndboot binary for our fire xt530/531. Please.

,,,,,,,,

by the way, what chat application are you using?. I use whatsapp, Catfiz (nic:2ED3D003F4) and ym (ID: upriecs)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] rootdefyxt320:
Also, my main computer has died so I don't have a Linux system up and running.

2ndboot doesn't work for Qualcomm as it targeted for OMAP. The good thing about Qualcomm BP's is that they can be restarted without panicking, so we can use kexec instead. I got to learn how to compile modules first before moving onto this stuff. Sorry, I don't use a chat application.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] inyong1:
about my friend phone, still unable to get bootloader mode.

he said before flashing the battery level still 80% remaining.

Now 60% remaining. he checked on his defy mini.

sorry for my english, I hope you understand what I am talking about. hehehe

And I hope you can help my friend.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] rootdefyxt320:
*** I never this SBF would hardbrick XT530. The only advice I can tell him is to send it off to the service centre :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] inyong1:
maybe you have a tips how to get in to bootloader mode. (before we send it to SC).
[Miscellaneous Android Development] rootdefyxt320:
Does the phone vibrate when you connect to the computer? If it does means that the phone is soft-bricked and we can flash a SBF to revive it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] aweosomeabhijeet:
This method hardbricks the device. It is advised not to use it. An IC (maybe software one) breaks and becomes liquid upon flashing. Therefore, the only solution to it is motherboard replacement.
[General Questions and Answers] matt hardy:
oppo n1 is 4g ?? is better to get this set ??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] egandt:
Starting about 2 days ago the battery utilization on my Phone went crazy (like 15% loss in an hour), rebooting did not help. From looking at betterbattery and battery the main causes seems to be:

1. Sd Card (not sure how)

2. Google+ (again only suppose to be on wifi and I have nothing new to upload download ...)

3. Phone is listed as awake 100% of the time so it does not appear to be sleeping. properly

4. Looking at CPU states the CPu is never really sleeping it should drop to as low as 189mhz, but I see it never drops below 918mhz

Now in the last 48 hours (heck 72+ hours), I have not touched the kernel (or the config) or the ROM, in fact other than Play Store automatic updates I've only made 2 or 3 phone calls, yet the phone is always warm (which makes sense as it is not sleeping). Is there a way to get a better idea what, for instance, is using the SD Card or why Google+ (which to be fair I basically never use) has decided it must constantly run?

Thanks,

ERIC
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] egandt:
Fixed the issue by reinstalling (dirty) over existing ROM and Kernel with teh same version, no idea why that worked, but it did.
[One (M7) General] mitchst2:
This is something I've wanted to be able to do for a long time and now thanks to X posed and GravityBox it's now possible.

Massive thank you to [MENTION=5008415]C3C076[/MENTION] for GravityBox and for guidance on how to do this.

Requirements:

Root

Tasker

Xposed

GravityBox (check your ROM's compatibility)

Setup:

Open tasker

Create a new task - misc - send intent

Paste the following into the action box: "gravitybox.intent.action.CHANGE_NETWORK_TYPE"

Paste the following into the extra box:

"networkType:2"

The above will switch to 3g. Change the 2 as per below as required.

0 - 2G/3G auto (3G preferred)

1 - 2G

2 - 3G

9 (or 10) - LTE

Screenshot:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a6il63lw5e4m7vi/2013-12-11 07.51.52.png

Sent from my HTC O'ne-xus
[One (M7) General] Magpir:
i dont understand whats the aim of this. can explain ?
[One (M7) General] mitchst2:
Setting network mode automatically. For example....

Switch to 2g when on WiFi or screen off.

Then switch to 3g when off WiFi and screen on.

Sent from my HTC O'ne-xus
[One (M7) General] Magpir:
Doesn't the HTC power saver do the same thing
[One (M7) General] mitchst2:
You are referring to Sense. Not everyone stays stock plus I'm not sure battery saving mode switches network? If it does does it switch back to 3g when you need it?

Sent from my HTC O'ne-xus
[One (M7) General] kenkiller:
Since I got this running using llama, and you seem to be more skilled with tasker, let me ask you this question.

Many use tasker to implement this function where it scans cell towers and activate/deactivate wifi based on location. However, I have found that tasker will deactivate wifi when the phone latches on to a new cell tower while the wifi is still connected (which makes the automation redundant), whereas llama has this option where it will not switch off wifi (regardless of detected cell towers) unless the wifi connection is gone.

Any way to replicate this same behaviour in tasker?
[One (M7) General] mitchst2:
I don't activate WiFi based on location. I use tasker to switch WiFi as follows:

WiFi disconnected - WiFi off Bluetooth on

Bluetooth disconnected - WiFi on Bluetooth off.

WiFi & Bluetooth disconnected - 5 min delay then both off.

This covers most situations for me as I'm usually in my car between home, work or family.

Sent from my HTC O'ne-xus
[One (M7) General] mitchst2:
Worth adding your llama setup here too?

Sent from my HTC O'ne-xus
[One (M7) General] kenkiller:
As in this post.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48365305&postcount=649

Don't have the pictures anymore hehe.

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Ah....so the search continues. :(
[One (M7) General] Javi22:
Just a question, why would we want to change to 2G when WIFI is connected?

If I am on wifi, I dont use data so I dont care If it is in 3g or 2g. Only for calls. So 3g is not used so I dont care If it is 3g or 2g. Perhaps it save battery? I am not sure, thank you
[One (M7) General] mitchst2:
I get a really crap signal on 3g at home so switch to 2g. Only use 3g for browsing off WiFi. Additional benefit is battery saving. This is all now automated :D

Sent from my HTC O'ne-xus
[One (M7) General] kenkiller:
Just as an example, LTE reception in my area is dreadful, 3G is decent, 2G is excellent. If I'm already connected to wifi, but my phone is also on LTE for calls/reception, battery is still dreadful due to the poor reception as phone tries to stay on LTE network (it won't switch to 3G/2G because it can still see LTE), at least on my Nexus 5 (mobile network signal in battery stats is yellow/grey mostly).

Being able to automate the switch to 3G or 2G when connected to wifi solves this part of the battery drain. But if you have excellent mobile reception then this shouldn't be a concern.
[One (M7) General] Javi22:
Understood. So, although I am wifi connected, the phone still searching for 3g signal, right? yep, In my house there is poor 3g signal too. So I have to try this tutorial, maybe will reduce battery eating :) I already use tasker for other purposes and it is awesome

Thank you!
[One (M7) General] mitchst2:
There's an app on Google play that shows you the cell towers you connect to. On 3g at home my phone was continually hunting all over the place just to maintain a 3g signal.

This one

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.technolatry.antennas

Sent from my HTC O'ne-xus
[One (M7) General] Javi22:
Thanks, I will take a look

Btw I searched for "GravityBox" so I can do this trick, but I have found this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2316070

Where it says it is not compatible with htc sense.

On the other hand, have you tried tasker + secure settings? I remember it used to has some 2g/3g toggle, but I cant find it now. I suppose it is no longer avaible, but dont know
[One (M7) General] kenkiller:
mitchst2 appears to be on some kind of AOSP/CM custom rom, so if you're on stock Sense it might not work. Might need to make it clear.

Secure settings' 2G/3G/LTE toggle only works for specific custom roms (CM or AOKP iirc).