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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
I know what everyone is saying. Like I understand what you guys are saying. But I'm asking WHY an older device (my s3) can handle showing images sharper, clearer, and better. It doesn't make sense to me. How the exact same file, can look like crap on a brand new note 3, and look gorgeous on my S3 and laptop. It's not just this image. It's pretty much every image that isn't the exact resolution of the screen. And it's annoying. I expected more.

Can anyone explain to me, (as shown in my screenshot comparison) why images on my note 3 are looking like that, versus my s3 and laptop? That's all im looking for here. An answer as to why the note 3 can't handle proper image processing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Download This...

Download this file to both devices, view it from the gallery in landscape mode, zoom in on just the petals so that the right ones with the water drops fill your screen, post each here. Just the SIII and Note 3, not the laptop. For the Note 3, I suggest from display settings choose screen mode as movie, select save, and deselect auto adjust screen tone. Shot below is from my Note 3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] skippyg:
To the OP:

It could very well be that the gallery version in our notes is different to that of the S3.

Try different gallery apps. One in particular that I like most is QuickPic. To me its faster and renders pictures a bit better than the stock Galaxy gallery apps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Agreed, QuickPic is awesome. Also the viewer included with ES File Explorer, the AOSP gallery included with many of the roms on this site, and others are excellent alternatives.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
Yeah im an avid QuickPic user, but no matter the gallery i use, the images still show like they do as i posted. Even 1920x1080 pictures. I can make another comparison shot if everyone likes. I just dont understand it.

Did i get a bad phone? Or is this just how its handled on the note 3?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Sure, please post a comparison pic of the flower only (link below). Also ask that you post it as an embedded image, no other way, uncompressed further beyond the initial jpg by Tapatalk or Xda apps.

This will give us a baseline, and we like flowers.

Flower pic

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
i tested the flower picture and it looks ok. it looked better on the laptop. so far this is the best looking picture ive seen on the note 3

HOWEVER, can someone still explain to me WHY the same exact file looks better on the laptop or s3 than it does on the note 3. As in my comparison photo, this happens with almost every single picture i have on my phone. Why does this happen? Why does the note 3 give it a "compressed" look.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
alright, lets use this for an example. This is high enough resolution to look great on the note 3, or it SHOULD be. When i look at this photo on my note 3 it looks AWFUL. When i look at it on the s3 or the laptop, it looks, crisp, clear, and the way it should.

Why is this happening? Can someone please open this on their note 3 and see the horrible compressed blur look?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
You should link the original image. Let me try to grab that now...

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
i did link the original...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
No, you embedded it, which scales it down considerably.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
Heres a link to the original

http://filmmakeriq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Joseph-Gordon-Levitt-by-Michael-Muller.jpg
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
And Here's a Comparison...

Here's a comparison; thanks for posting the link, but I grabbed it from inside the HTML tags from your previous post.

A good way to show this is to crop the screen on two devices of similar resolution, hone in on approximately the same area, and compare the two, using the same image viewer (in this case, the KitKat gallery); furthermore, you posted a link to what is already a scaled down image. That's why I linked to Phil Askey's site; he provides full size, out-of-the-camera JPGs that haven't been further compressed. The image you posted has proportions of 1280 x 1686, which is a flawed comparison file, but it'll have to do.

Here's a crop of the photo you linked (now embedding is a good idea, as it will display as-is from the screen capture) from my Note 3:

And here's a similar crop from my Nexus 7 2013:

To me, the full 1080p resolution of the Note 3 trumps the Nexus 7 2013, even though the latter has different screen technology and is very good.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
heres a DIRECT screenshot from my note 3. Now do you see what im talking about?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
im not crazy....this is what my phone looks like. How it displays images. Im PISSED

best buy wont let me exchange it cause its been past 14 days, (its been 31, ive had it only over a month) and samsung said they can only give me a refurbished one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
I Suppose...

Yes, I see what you've posted, and you've now seen two examples from my posts. My embedded crops are at their native resolution as linked, and the Note 3 image is superior across the board.

If we assume that the embedded image you posed is not somehow compressed, then you should take your phone back.

But we cannot assume that. The filesize of the image you embedded is 668KB, while mine are 1.49MB and 2.04MB for the Nexus 7 2013 and the Note 3, respectively.

Please post an uncompressed embedded photo (beyond that which the original PNG file is already compressed), and we might be able to see that to which you are referring.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
i didnt compress it....but for good measure i attached the ORIGINAL FILE (which is still smaller) for you to see. This is how it looks on my display. its not compressed file. its how the display is displaying the files.

and i can not return it, they wont let me. Samsung says i can only get a refurbished one which pisses me off because ive only had the damn thing a month
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] w7excursion:
What are you viewing your screen shot with? There's a blue line at the top of the embedded one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
idk what you want me to do man...it was a direct screenshot. im sorry its not a big of file as you want it to be. But im telling you, it was a direct screenshot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
was viewing in quickpic and if i view in gallery its the same. The bar on top of the screen is the energy bar app that tells me my battery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] w7excursion:
The smaller the file usually means less quality.my screen shot is over 1mb. What rom are you using?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
stock. im not rooted. and im telling you. The size of the screenshot no matter what it may be, is reflective to my screen. that is EXACTLY what i see on my screen. So again, can someone PLEASE help me and tell me what is wrong with my device or why it would be doing this? PLEASE. and thank you!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] w7excursion:
Factory reset. Or take the refurb. It probably won't have any problems.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
how will a factory reset upgrade my screen to hd?

and taking a refurbished phone seems so frustrating because i have only had this for a MONTH. Its like literally trading in a new device for a "used" one. I am furious! PLUS, i have about $30 in in app purchases that arent recoverable so....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
I can provide you with guidance.

We will assume that your phone's native resolution is lower than the spec to which the product was manufactured.

If that is the case, your phone is defective at a either a hardware level, a software level, or both. If what you've described and see with your own eyes is different than others on this board have shown with their devices, and which the files you've posted do buttress, then the folks at either Sprint or Samsung (they do have reps at Best Buy) should be able to see the stark difference between yours and the other units in the store.

I would request a new phone, not a refurb. If I were given only the refurb option, I'd take it up the line.

Finally, I'd recommend that you approach this with a calm demeanor. You'll likely get further than if you just push back. Corporate types like to say "no," which is unacceptable; but, you can be assertive and remain level-headed about it.

Go for a new replacement, and accept nothing less. This forum is no longer your venue, as there is no way of which I know to fix a lemon other than replacing it.

Good luck.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
i was very calm with best buy on the phone today. i spoke with an associate, and a manager. They both told me they will absolutely in no way shape or form replace it because they have a very strict 15 day policy.

Samsung also told me they are not allowed to give a new device, it is against the rules. Refurb was my only option and i spoke with a supervisor there as well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
I don't know how you could do this over the phone. This is something one could only understand once they've seen it in person. I've gotten around their idiotic policy with lemons on more than one occasion in the last few months.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
i live in the woods. I purchased the phone from best buy, and the nearest best buy is over an hour away. So i called so i didnt waste a trip up. I called to explain the problem and see if i could come in to show them. They were uninterested in seeing it and said no matter the problem whether it be a faulty screen or it doesnt even make phone calls anymore, if its past 15 days its my problem
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Understood.

Then take the refurb and call it a day.

Horse is beaten. Sucks, but that appears to be your best option.

I wish you luck.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
thank you everyone for your help. honestly. Im sorry if i came off rude, its just really frustrating to have gotten a dud and have a store basically tell me tough **** ya know.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] w7excursion:
If you don't want a refurb I would think you would try anything. How can you not redownload your purchased apps? What's more important? The phone or the apps? Getting a new phone would also result in lost apps correct? And I thought sending it directly to Samsung would get it repaired for free if it is defective. You would just be without a phone or would have to use a backup until you get it back.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aplacetorest:
they send a refurb, not repair.

and its not purchased apps, its in app purchases. Like coins etc.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bobturismo:
It's possible one of the apps you installed is causing the issue, it's process of elimination, should it fix the issue then you know it was software. If screen looks fine in TW and inside of apps and ONLY images look blurry, I would guess it's software.

I would most definitely do a factory reset, we've gotten to a point in cell phone technology that there are malware and malicous apps. Who knows, maybe you have something on your phone transmitting any images on your screen to someone else. My buddy downloaded a program to his girlfriends S4 that allows him to see everything shes doing (text, calls, location, etc) and if you didn't know what you were looking for, you wouldn't find it.

Or at least try booting into Safe Mode
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dvtmg704:
My screen quality is the best I have ever had
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
It's his phone that perhaps has some serious hardware issues.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] willi_3609:
the g2 uses a standard lcd display, it has ips but its not slcd3, that is only used on htc phones as far as i know.

My g2 screen is amazing, i put the color temp to 7110k from about 8000k and everythhing looks printed on now!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catchsomezz:
Tried everything under the sun...anyone have any success?

I'm on an old, old grandfathered $10 data plan from T-Mobile and reps say I have to switch to newer dataplan to get tethering
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ratmeleon:
I had flashed CM 10.1.3 onto my phone, and everything was working fine.

CM released the 10.2 OTA update, and I updated the phone, and that's when things started to go bad. Things weren't working right, and everything was a bit off.

So I updated to the HellFire Mod version 2.5. After this, I have been unable to connect to 4G.

I've gone back to CM 10.1.3, CM 10.2, Stock Rooted ROM, and even run some OTA Verizon updates on the phone.

This is what is in my phone info screen currently:

Android Version: 4.1.2

Baseband: I535VRBMB1

Kernel: 3.0.31-861013 se.infra@SEP-129 #1

Any ideas/suggestions?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
Change or check apn

---------- Post added at 02:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:11 PM ----------

You might need to do that Samsung code in the dialer to do a hard reset
[General Questions and Answers] suzukibking08:
Hello,

First off I searched the forum for the correct section to post this question in so if this is in the incorrect place I apologize.

Looks like a great forum here so hopefully someone can help me out with a problem. I have a Droid Razr for work and need to access a website for it on the go sometimes. The website does not have a mobile version so when I am on the webpage I hit menu>request desktop site and that brings the website up fine. The problem I am having is the phone will not let me scroll around the webpage and only loads what is originally on the screen when it first loads. Then when I try to zoom in and zoom back out, when zoomed out it only shows now what I first zoomed in on. Kind of hard to explain, but I tried this in the stock browser and in chrome, firefox and dolphin. In chrome it will not even let me zoom in.

My personal phone is a Droid Incredible and when accessing the website I went to settings and just un-checked "mobile views" and the website works perfect, zooms in/out etc, so I know its a setting somewhere on the phone and not the website. I don't get how my old Droid Incredible can get access it but the newer Droid Razr I can't get to work!

Thank you for the help.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] aaischa:
I want german rom for my mda but version 1.30 does it exist??

tahnk you 8) :roll:
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] N1TeSH1FT:
Hope so too. Searching for a German ROM newer than the one from T-Mobile. Don't need it because it's German but for the German Keyboard-Symbol-Support.

With the German OS I can type an o and hit one time the "SYM" Key and get an ö. With international versions I have to hit SYM 3 to 4 times.

Or is there a way to change that too?
[LG Optimus G Pro] mudi12:
Hi,

Today I purchased LG Optimus G Pro version F240

But i don't know is it L/K/S

can anyone tell me how i can check that?
[LG Optimus G Pro] scufutz:
Under the hood just like a car ... on the back of your phone on the sticker where is writted the imei etc etc youll see the complete model

scufutz's LGOP
[General Questions and Answers] Gixer11:
I'm surprised this hasn't cropped up already.

I've installed the Skygo Tablet app onto a Zoostorm 3305-1030. When I open the app I cannot stream as I get an error message that Sky do not stream to Rooted devices. The Tablet is new and has not been rooted. I ran a Root checker and that says its not rooted. I've contacted Zoostorm and they say the Skygo app should work. Trawling through the net I've found its a common issue. Sky gave a solution, running SuperSU and click Unroot and reboot. That doesn't work.

One user on the Sky Forums says that the device is not rooted but as it has a RockChip RK3066 CPU you have Superuser access as a standard default and thus the SkyGoTablet app is picking this up and not allowing the tablet to run.

Any help would be most welcome

Thanks in advance
[General Questions and Answers] hawkwind666:
Same problems with this tablet as well wish someone was bright enough for a solution
[General Questions and Answers] hawkwind666:
anyone got any update on this yet
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4xtos:
Hi,

Got my MOTO G from HANDTEC, 4.3 14.71.8.FALCON_UMTS.RETAIL.EN.GB

My language is set to Hebrew but i can't send and receive SMS in hebrew, i get Question mark.

Whatsapp works great, what to do?
[General Questions and Answers] vaibhav.gadget:
Can anyone please tell how to swap memory of samsung galaxy core from external to internal and external to internal. Thanx in advance.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hans_Schlila:
Hi there,

I´ve got a problem/question about the firmware upgrade to the newest 4.06.1540.3 one. My device is S-On and on 3.62.401.1 at the moment. As written in most guides, you need to s-off your device to flash a new firmware, but my last firmware-upgrade to 3.62.401.1 worked on s-on, when i followed this tutorial: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2182823 (you should relock bootloader and then flash firmware.zip) I first tried to flash the 4.06.1540.3.zip like on s-off following Vomer´s guide [ http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2365506 ], from which i also downloaded that custom zip ( http://d-h.st/Uz6 ). But during both flashing"kinds" (S-on and s-off style), i got the same error in cmd:

So is there a way, maybe to modify that firmware to work on s-on, or is such a zip downloadable ? or do i have to switch to s-off to upgrade to the new kitkat firmware ??? THX in advance

P.s.:

I locked my bootloader, that´s the status quo.... please help! :good: :good:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
just use rumrunner to s-off then flash any firmware you like

the error was because your CID and MID do not match those in the firmware

you should also edit your post and remove your serial no and IEMI

You should also make note that once your phone is s-off it will be possible to Brick the phone if you don't flash correctly. Be sure to follow any guides you use Exactly as they say. And be sure the file you flash is for your phone. It's also highly recommended to keep s-off once you have it never go s-on
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hans_Schlila:
Thank you VERY much, for quick reply, i´ll do that...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
your welcome .. I also added more to my post above your's
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hans_Schlila:
So when i have gone s-off, there is no way back to s-on in case of warranty purposes, e.g. to run an ruu.exe?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
yes you can but it's not recommended and RUU works great with s-off
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hans_Schlila:
Not recommended because of brick risk?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
s-on a phone with modified hboot = brick

You can s-on after running a RUU without risk.

Other than that the dangers of s-on are only it can be difficult to get s-off back. You only need to search the forums for all the bonuses of having s-off.
[General Questions and Answers] sEiNZu:
I have been bothered by this alot lately so is there a browser or another way to stop sites/ads to stop auto-redirect you to another website or the appstore?

I have checked the big browsers so far and couldn't stop it.

The problem site is mangareader.net where I get redirected around 5-7 times each chapter I read which is extremely annoying and can only be stop by stopping the site to load after the manga image appears.

Contacted the site aswell but still waiting for an answer.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] gina$zanboti:
I've downloaded a custom font that I want to try out on my tablet, but I don't know where to move the ttf file.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R2000:
Hi, recently ive updated to the very latest version of NEAT ROM, very good at that. Found WiFi Comms is more reliable and faster, just a bit.

I use an app called "Torque Pro" for diagnostics via Bluetooth on my Galaxy Sii i9100 (United Kingdom)

When I used to use the Lite version of NEAT ROM and a previous version the app worked great, but now with the new version of NEAT ROM im having issues talking/communicating with ECU`s on the car. I know the bluetooth dongle that plugs into the ECU Port on the car is working and communicating with the phone, but the communication link that is being esablished via particular car protocols being sent from the app via the dongle to the ECU dont work anymore.

This sounds like an APP problem, but its definitely not, and the dongle works when using it on another friend of mines Galaxy S2.

This is my configuration of my phone, can someone tell me if there is any problems with it:

Model Number : GT-i9100

Android Version: 4.1.2

Baseband: i9100XXMS4

Kernel Version:

3.0.31-1484249

dpi@DELL177 #3

SMP PREEMPT Tue Dec 3 20:24:29

KST 2013

Build Number:

XWMS2 NeatROM V5.6

Have i got the corret Modem, Kernel, Baseband?

Phone is fully connected to O2 UK, I also know the Kernel that was flashed is insecure too which i would like to change for a secure one and still be rooted.

Thanks for any help on this, its much appreciated.
[Nexus 5 General] markdapimp:
Lithium Ion Batterys DO NOT like to be charged at HIGH Temperatures

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After doing a heavy intensive CPU App, or playing a game and the back of the phone is getting really hot, let your phone cool off before charging

I played Plants VS zombies for an hour and the battery temps gradually rose to around 68C which is 154.4F

Let it cool before charging, use a battery temp app such as "Battery" to monitor temps

I learned the hard way on my HTC One X after letting it overheat and then charging it while it was overheating it reduced the capacity of the battery ALOT and got the Red light while flashing when charging witch means the battery has overheated

Also

Your Phone does not have any active cooling system for the CPU, it has Passive cooling witch uses the environment's temperature to bring down the temperature of the internal cpu

Your PC has Active Cooling (Heatsink + Fan)

The nexus 5 has passive cooling (Heatsink only)
[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
same goes with just casual wireless charging. be careful

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
[Nexus 5 General] decemberlast2013:
I can't care less. It has 1 year warranty.
[Nexus 5 General] EarlZ:
Odd, Is it really monitoring the battery temps? it seems to be linked to the CPU temp and the warm part is located on where the CPU is at and not the battery.
[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
it's to my understanding there are 2 sensors in the N5, one for battery and one for cpu
[Nexus 5 General] GldRush98:
Irrelevant as the phone has built in protections. If it is too hot it stops charging. FUD spreading.
[Nexus 5 General] markdapimp:
Explain my dead HTC One X battery? Exactly not everything works as it should be.

http://www.ti.com/lit/ml/slyp087/slyp087.pdf

if the temp gets high enough the chip cannot react fast enough

or if the charge falls too low lets say 2 volts it cannot charge again because it isn't a safe charging voltage
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
I think he was actually saying that the charging circuit wouldn't allow the battery to charge at high temperatures. I cannot verify that but since the charging circuit prevents over draw and over charge by cutting "power" it makes sense

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