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[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Swaez:
Hi guys, i'm in a dilemma to buy this phone or not.

It will be my first android device so i'm not in the known.

I will mostly use it for Music, Facebook, Viber, Whatsapp, Browsing and taking pictures with the camera.... don't think i will play much games if any.

I know that for those things i wrote it will be good enough as a hardware but i red that many people are complaining about some bugs so i wanna ask u some questions.

1.Are those known bug's such as "Bad Wi-Fi, Noisy Camera, Not responding touch on flat surface, Pressing 2 times to unlock the screen", software bugs or hardware? And are they gonna be/can fixed with 4.3 or 4.4 Android updates because some are saying that it has low Wi-Fi cuz of the aluminium frame.

2.I like the black version but is it true that the aluminium frame is cheaply painted and it falls of in a while? Please i know that there are some users here who have the black version and i'll be glad if they can confirm.

3.How is the Music output sound on loudspeakers and when u plug a in-ear headphones, as i said i will listen to a music often so i need a good sound.

4.Is the Power Button good made or it get's loose after some use?

5.Can you apply different colors of the LED for Facebook, Viber, Whatsapp and other programs ?

So basically those are my questions that i can think of the moment.

There are few other devices from which i can choose such as LG L9 II, Samsung S3, Huawei P6 and the HTC Desire 601.

Ultimately from all of them i think the Huawei P6 and the SP are the better devices worthwhile to buy. The thing with the P6 is that my brother has it and it's really a nice phone but it's with weaker CPU/GPU than the SP. I tested the P6 with a pair of headphones but i was severely disappointed from the weak sound. Otherwise it has a nice Camera, good looking design, clean interface and it will get the 4.4 as the SP.

Okay, that's from me and will be glad if someone can give their thoughts on my questions.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robin>Hood:
hey guys,

I really dont know if I should buy the Xperia SP. I already have it, I dont know... does it have wifi issues and camera issues? Any other issues you know? Because I am too lazy to test my device...and even more so to read the existing threads here to find out myself!

PLEASE HELP:highfive:
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dipesh1502:
Wifi issues yes

Camera depends on every1s taste.sme ppl like it some dont.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Swaez:
If that's a sarcasm from u it wasn't needed .. i don't have the SP so i couldn't test the problems myself.. Anyway as i said i'll be glad if someone answer my questions.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raziel123:
Useless? :eek:

thats harsh man, practically every phone has some bugs, thats why there are Updates/Bug fixes ...

the trick is to avoid the ones with Major Bugs.

so far as I can tell the SP has no major Bugs.

regards
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashis.kyal:
WiFi doesn't drop its signal in my phone anymore but definitely it has low range as compared to other phone like HTC desire xc, xperia p but it's manageable.

I have made changea in some files which was mentioned in previous threads

But camera is the worst ever seen in a smartphone made by a reputed brand like Sony, xperia p, neo v, s3, desire xc etc have far superior camera
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robin>Hood:
Dude there is so many threads about this with all the answers already. Come ONNNNNNNNNNNN rtfm. I think even I have posted the answers to your question already a few times. :silly::silly::silly:

And that is not only for you but for all the people who don't know how to use the search function, if you don't know how to use that, I think it is NOT responsible to use XDA at all. You could damage your phone big time if you just don't understand how computers work.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Choucko:
Look, for what I paid for this phone, it's got class-leading performance. The camera isn't the best but it does the job just fine,. Some people buy a mid-range phone and expect it to be as good as a high end phone. Honestly, though, this phone does the job just great

Low- light shots come out a bit grainy, but they're still pretty good

I've had no wifi problems, only my dad's S4 and the SP are able to keep a connection when we're in the upstairs part of the house.

Performance is also good, no lag at all in any heavy games like asphalt.

I've noticed 2 small bugs, though: 1. The screen sometimes switches on when I press the power button but nothing shows up and I have to re-press the button twice for it to work

2. the lightbar barely works for notifications for me. Lately it hasn't been flashing for anything, whether it's whatsapp or Snapchat or a message, which can be very annoying

Hope this helps,

William
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babakgol70:
i bought 4 days ago

model c5303

build number 257

i do not have wifi or touch problem.

my only problem is low screen quality.(Compared with samsung or lg)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theliakos:
happy to hear that my friend bought it couple days ago ! its pretty good i must dsay ! camera quality seems good to me ! only think that makes me hesitate is if i am going to encounter any problems in firmware updates(bugs) maybe the firmware my friend doesnt have bugs ! and when i update it they will came to the surface !
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theliakos:
[MENTION=5440906]dipesh1502[/MENTION] [MENTION=5228326]babakgol70[/MENTION] i also read a problem in moving apps to sd ?? is it true ??
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dipesh1502:
What problem?we cant move apps to sd card in jellybean 4.1.2
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theliakos:
why ??? ??? :eek: i have an xperia p and i can ! with jb 4.1.2!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dipesh1502:
How?i mean by any app or normally?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theliakos:
well the fact is that xperia p has only internal storag but without any appa i press move to internal memory ! for example ! asphalt 8 is 40 mb! i move it to internal and ii only takes 2.40 mb
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dipesh1502:
Didnt get u

If XP has got no external sd card how will you move apps to external card?:|:$
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theliakos:
well its the same as having an sd card ! the diference is that i cant take the memory out like an sd card ! xperia p has internal memory like every phone ! xperia mini for example has internal 512 mb ! and you can expand it with sd card ! the same for xperia p it has 2 gb internal and it is already expanded with about 11 gb of internal ! i move apps normally if my 2 gb internal is full !

to help you i put some photos ! are in order !the folowing

1) this is my memory for my personal apps !

2) this is my memory for internal usage like photos music videos and apps moved from internal to here

3) this my ram

4) my sytem memory

[MENTION=5440906]dipesh1502[/MENTION] went in a store to check out xperia sp ! OMG it doesnt have the feauture to move apps to sd!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackaros:
I personally had no problem with the camera (i dont use the phone to take a ton of pics) or the wifi reception.

I got it when it came out (300 Euro in Greece) and i have no regrets :D :D :D
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asakurato:
This maybe discussed already, but I'm new to the device so I'll ask. I know that some of the(most) Nook hd+ emmc chips has bricking bug. What I read on cm wiki, that MAG2GA chip is susceptible to this bug with fwrev 0x05. So I downloaded emmc bug check from market and it gave me this result. I also read that chip with Fwrev 0x06 is not susceptible to this bug which I have(also screenshot says it's sane chip). So, do I have any danger in installing CM 10.2 with trim enabled kernel or running Lagfix?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JanSpatschek:
My NOOK (which I will be replaced soon - other thread) had exactly the same specs. Same chip, same Fwrev 0x06. I installed the latest CM10.2 nightlies and even tried drmarble's 8x8 trim kernel. Didn't have problem at all. But still - just tested it for two weeks.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asakurato:
Yes I already installed KitKat few days ago which has trim enabled kernel and I ran lagfix. No problem so far nor with the ROM, neither emmc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] wilsonhuang:
It's finally here. Downloading from NYC. 695mb
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
Enjoy.....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jfkerekes:
Can we get a screen shot of your "About device page... expecially the baseband and kernel versions... build also if possible.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] EVOIXGSR:
Can someone let us know if the update fixes the stupid screen rotation bug when you turn off auto-brightness. Also, if there is a noticeable change in overall snapiness. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] wilsonhuang:
It's up sir!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jspex:
General noob question:

How would I go about rooting 4.3 for AT&T? Can someone point me to the thread of it exists? Yes I've tried the search function and no nothing exact came up. I don't want to mess up and then be "that guy" on here crying about making a noob mistake.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
See Dr. Ketan and his thread regarding the bootloader on 4.3.....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] xuanphucn:
Will you be able to go back to 4.1.2 if you take this update?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] chris.l.naish:
But that's a thread specifically for 7100-based (non-LTE) variants, right? Whereas we have n7105-based LTE Versions...if I'm missing something please let me know. TIA. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] marckusdavis:
Keeping root after 4.3 update

I rooted using this method while still on 4.1.2 and it worked flawlessly.

I then paid for and installed SuperSU Pro and activated "Survival Mode"

Lastly, after the OTA update was COMPLETELY finished, I followed this simple procedure to get root back again.

SuperSU disables Knox for you on 4.3 which is also nice. I should have qualified here that I am COMPLETELY stock other than root. I have not "frozen" any apps., deleted any Samsung provided files, etc. and I have stock bootloader and stock recovery. This will likely NOT work if you have done any of those things.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rsalan:
Is there a flashable version of this? If not, can somebody make one? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jasoninaz:
I'm running a custom rom and rollouts/updates from vendors freak me out because I don't trust not one of them. Knowing AT&T they have thrown in some bit of encryption that locks the bootloader. I understand this might not be the case this time but I do know none of them can be trusted.

Now if you excuse me, I'm 1/2 done with 1984 the book and my tin foil hat is making me itch.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] smithjohnatpa:
Guys I need help I am stuck, I am using unlock att with tmobile, I check software update but it days interrupted, and I even tried with kies but it's not connecting at all, I tried 2 pcs.... Any help... What to do to update it... Please
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
The update has only been out for a few hours and we are asking for .zip files already ??

Sheesh...

Give the devs some time to pull it apart and clean it up...unless you would like Knox and a bootloader lock ??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] softballjunkee13:
amen! Preach it my brethren

sent from my sgh-i317 using sky blue tapatalk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] chris.l.naish:
I have a few questions for you and/or those more in the know:

If I were to do this same thing, would I be able to flash a custom recovery (like TWRP) and/or flash custom ROM's/Kernels like I can already do now? One of my main concerns is that the stock kernel doesn't support Boeffla Sound, and that really makes for better audio on this device...might as well take full advantage of that Wolfson DAC...

I have to admit, it would be nice to be able to use pure AT&T stock, but rooted, as a base...this is why I loved the old CleanROM AT&T SE so much...

TIA for any guidance you can give on this.

Side note: after ODIN'ing back to 4.1.2 MA4, it says I have a 741MB update I can take....I'm sure that's this 4.3 update...Culpeper, VA here. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] teslafied:
I did the same as marchusdavis but it resulted in a total disaster. After I downloaded the OTA update from AT&T I restarted my phone and it installed through CWM-Touch. At the end it asked if I wanted to ensure root was maintained and of course I said "yes" there (as well as through my SuperSU Pro Survival Mode). When it booted, my WiFi no longer works AND I lost root. :(

If anyway has any advice on how to get to a stock 4.3 from here please let me know!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] akaNeel:
Ugh, having trouble updating atm.

Goes up to 30%, then my phone reboots and says

"The update was interrupted" or something like that

On stock 4.1.2 rooted with stock recovery if anyone can help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] marckusdavis:
I don't believe so, as I am completely stock, bootloader and all. If you want to install other ROMs, you'd need to use a different method I believe. Likely downloading this update either via Kies or something else, and use ODIN to do everything. If you search around a bit on XDA, you'll probably find someone who has done it successfully and posted how. While I like custom ROMs, I have not had a need to use one yet on this device. However, if Samsung doesn't eventually give us Air Command, that might be enough to make me try it! ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] killa83:
Is it possible to get the official update from the leak or do I have to downgrade to 4.1.2? I tried updating from the leak but it said it's the latest version.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jspex:
yes but that locked bootloader is just a bump as you can flash roms :)

knox counter sucks but personally it's no big deal for me as my warrantee has been up for a bit already.

I would like to know if anyone has attempted to flash to the leak based sky note, or any other 4.3 based rom After they installed the ota update?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mindmajick:
It was definitely not "just a bump". It took A LOT of bricked kf2s to find a workaround.

--》Sent from my mind to your screen
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jspex:
I apologies if I trivialized your and the other developers work on that or any other device. I really just meant that after the solution is found it will be a matter of an extra step for us (the end users of your work) and will not stop this community from doing what it does.

I have nothing but the utmost respect for you guys and everything that you are doing for us here.

Did you thank your Developer today?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] joihan777:
Um... sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere, I searched without success...

On our AT&T GN2s, is there a way to add "Data on/off" to the notification panel?

It seems even in the 4.3 this option is not there.

Thanks.

---------- Post added at 10:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:21 PM ----------

Um... sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere, I searched without success...

On our AT&T GN2s, is there a way to add "Data on/off" to the notification panel?

It seems even in the 4.3 this option is not there.

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jspex:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2581321

HOW-TO Downgrade from 4.3 OFFICIAL MK6 to LJ2 4.1.1

It looks as though we have a back step process now.

Did you thank your Developer today?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] martyh1:
Moved from Beanstalk 4.4 kitkat back to stock to check out the 4.3 update. Although the beanstalk kitkat ROM is VERY good (really liked it), I really like the stability and camera most coming back to stock 4.3. What I forgot is that I would lose tethering. I've already rooted 4.3. Does anyone have a solution for tethering on stock rooted 4.3 on our GN2's?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] PhonePhan:
My apologies. I came from Lg OG and we didnt have a Odin/Kies to do stuff for us.

Maybe reinstall to fix share? Clear caches or pull galary app from another Rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dmxinc:
Using the SuperSU to disable knox, do you lose wifi capabilities?

There is an app called Control Center that enables wifi hotspot somewhere on here, it might work for you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] JonBryant:
Anyone having an issue with music playback with the screen off? It's fine while the screen is on, but as soon as i turn it off, it starts to stutter. Does it while on BT and with headphone. Never had an issue before the update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] martyh1:
Thanks but Control Center just tries to enable the existing hotspot setting. It still pops up a message saying contact AT&T to enable that feature (and of course pay for it).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] PhonePhan:
Of course not, SuperSu wouldn't have the capability to disable your wifi because it stopped Knox, which is very disable-able lol. Buildprop can disable it, wont effct drivers. Wifi works for me. EVERYTHING works for me, as if im running 4.1.2. rooted the same way you root before, restored apps the same way (tit backup) nothing new.

Are you having issues? maybe pm me and walk me through everything you did if you are
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
I just got done unhosing my MK6 OTA updated phone. Tried flashing something unsing TWRP and it failed.

Regardless, running ODIN using KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 unhoses it.

It DOES NOT flash bootloader. Bootloader stays the MK6 bootloader.

So that means you can not ODIN up to MA4.

I was able to flash TWRP from ODIN and flash SKY NOTE 4.3 Edition MJ4-4.3 (AT&T Leak).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] chris.l.naish:
So, from reading this and the "official mk6 to lj2 downgrade" thread, it appears that going to full unroot and taking the mk6 ATT OTA still leaves you the ability to reroot, as well as flash twrp/kernels/custom ROM's, etc.

Thus, the only thing to bear in mind is that the Knox counter will be tripped, thereby voiding your warranty and not allowing for the ability to ever put your phone back to unrooted stock ever again. This would also mean that you likely can't ever take an ATT OTA again, should they ever actually offer one.

Yet, you can still flash and use whatever custom element you like.

Am I missing something? TIA. :)

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] joedeuce:
Probably wont be able to restore backups. I havent tried though, but we couldnt restore from the original 4.3 leak so I doubt we can with this either.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
Correct, you cannot restore backups with the current bootloader.

You could on the 4.3 leak if you did this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2502464

The 4.3 leak allowed flashing older bootloader. Our wonderful new OTA does not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mindmajick:
Gary. . Hope I haven't caused you any issues but you cannot restore backups on the new bootloader. Edited my previous post to reflect this.

--》Sent from my mind to your screen
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] chris.l.naish:
Thx for posting this. So, then, no restoring backups, but you can at least go into TWRP, do a full clean wipe, flash ROM, and restore apps via Titanium Backup after the fact...this is not too big of a deal for me this if this is true, as this is the way I prefer do things these days anyway...seems give the best results for me.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] chris.l.naish:
I'm running JediMasterX v1 atm, but tbh, I like the 4.3 TW experience enough that I'm contemplating just saying "the heck with it" and just going completely back to stock.

Is anyone else here now just doing MK6, stock, unrooted, after doing the whole "rooted, custom ROM, mods, etc." thing for a while? If so, do you regret it?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
Never....

After the posture Samsung took in ramming Knox down our throats.... It seems only fair that I not only run a custom ROM forever more.... But that I never give them another dime so long as I live...

But that's just me....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mindmajick:
+1

Its not just you lol. And you know what the funniest part is?

http://androidcommunity.com/samsung...-might-not-be-that-secure-after-all-20131223/

--》Sent from my mind to your screen
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] wase4711:
there is no level of security that can't be breached. Just ask any Target employee.

The question is how badly do enough people care so that someone decides to take on the challenge of cracking it, and what the reward might be.

When it comes to stealing credit card info, the reward is great, so lots of people go after it.

When it comes to cracking something like Knox, or security protocols on cell phones, the reward might not be so obvious.

That's why so many "phone geeks" will end up just switching to another carrier, or another brand of phone; its so much easier than racking your brain just to get past something like Knox.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
True.... Very true...

If a chip can be written in real time.... It can be written again..

I'm hoping they crack it soon....because Knox isn't going away.... g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ramet:
Try this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2535141

Please report back to see if it works. I am not at stock, so i didn't try it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] inthepit:
figured out how to get sharing in gallery working. you need to do a factory reset from the stock recovery, not factory reset from within the phone settings. i had done one from the phones settings yesterday and it fixed nothing. just now i did a factory reset from recovery (also wiped cache) and now share works fine. hope this helps anyone else having the share issue.

**ok, so now that i have updated and disabled apps it no longer wants to share, so there error must be linked to the apps i disabled.

***turned on all my turned off apps, and share works again... now to go 1 by 1 to find the culprit

****found the culprit. PAPER ARTIST. after disabling the gallery app would force close, re-enabled and works like it should
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
I'm shocked. I'm on 4.1.2 MA4 and it worked.

If I could ever get back to stock 4.3 I'd try it there too.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Chris2388:
Thank you. This worked. I didn't even know I turned Paper Artist OFF
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jspex:
Confirmed for me as well. Thanks for the find :D

Did you thank your Developer today?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] PhonePhan:
If bank accounts can get hacked, you bet Knox can lol. Seriously though, Knox isnt even a factor but people talk about it as if it is. Like stated a million times, it can be disabled. It's really not a big deal.

I have a question, If i deodex the 4.3 update, would I then be able to install the Note 3 features zip found in the international Note 2 forums? The description said you must be running a deodexed version for 4.3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] emeianoite:
Does anyone know if this breaks an unlock? I got a weird message when I tried my brothers sim on my phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] inthepit:
I noticed the haptic feedback stopped working on my menu and back buttons. Anyone else notice this. The keyboard and other onscreen buttons have vibration, but not the hard keys.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] seejeremy:
Make sure Power Saving is not on. That's the usual culprit.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] inthepit:
That was it. Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] joedeuce:
If you mean sim unlock, I'm not sure... I use straight talk and took the update, but I have no other sim to try. So, it may lock it to the carrier used when updating, but it didn't relock it to at&t.