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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coffeecore:
Have you also overclocked with that kernel, want to try this out but don't want to overclock cause when I'm on CM11, than the battery drain is too heavy for me.

So do you feel difference between the normal kernel and the kernel by jteam (without overclocking)?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marlock87:
I didn't use the kernel with overlclock, i used the one inside the rc1 version of the rom. My phone has reborn, better performance and better battery
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coffeecore:
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Does anyone know how I can get the kernel AOSP kernel by J-team on my maclaw rom?

Edit: know it already.. gonna try now.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coffeecore:
It is happening man, have it now..

And it's not the launcher.

Think because of ART, don't have this with dalvik
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nishad1982:
I could not activate wifi - I rebooted again and again.

Is there a workaround?

Why all these cm roms have the Same issue of low incoming volume?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gautamjain13:
I am not able to add cracked themes to the next 3d launcher. When I install them on my phone and hit open nothing happens. They are not visible under the installed themes . Do I need to copy the themes in some particular folder to make them work?

PS: This is my first android device so I am a complete beginner
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morenoro:
Cracked themes???? This is your first post, so I suggest you NOW read and read Forum´s rules (#6)

http://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?a=81
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] shridharhegde1991:
dear developers

please port this theme to galaxy grand i9082

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2462031:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] raghavsharmaxda:
Just flash it directly....it wont brick ur phone...

Resolution if s2 and grand is same 480x800...and these are just themed apks....so no problem at all....simply flash it..

(I would still arvice backup ur rom first in case by cwm/recovry u using)..

Hope i helped
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] black87:
Plus: its likely to flash it on 4.1, because the screenshot is looks like touchwiz 4.1
[Galaxy S 4 General] jastonas:
I am so happy about this. Samsung was breaking my balls with this. Finally....

http://blogs.computerworld.com/android/23359/samsung-android-menu-button
[Galaxy S 4 General] theunderling:
Lol they can dump the rest of it......
[Galaxy S 4 General] pnr2020:
why this good news i like the menu button
[Galaxy S 4 General] jastonas:
The menu button is objectively... wrong!

http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...iew_A_real_world_evaluation?pageNumber=2#goto

http://blogs.computerworld.com/smartphones/22921/7-silly-things-galaxy-note-3#buttons
[Galaxy S 4 General] dajumper:
To bad I liked the button to
[Galaxy S 4 General] gsmyth:
Not too bothered about the menu button, although obviously best Samsung move with the design of android. Would have rather they had changed the physical home button to a capacitive one. Although I dont see them changing that one anytime soon, because if they do that they might as well use on screen buttons, which would mean a slight decrease in screen size and perhaps the loss of their identity (as it would resemble a nexus/other brand phone).
[Galaxy S 4 General] mattjgay:
I like the menu/back and the physical home button is one of the reasons i like them :)

each to there own and all that crap.
[Galaxy S 4 General] DJjay18:
After my beloved HTC Incredible S, I vowed never to get another HTC as they had removed the menu button, leaving just 2 buttons.

First the incredibly useful search button gets removed off Android, now this.

If I wanted pretty much no buttons I'd go for an iPhone. But I don't - I want easy control over my phone and not having to rely on the touchscreen for every single command! :crying:
[Galaxy S 4 General] bungadudu:
Yea, there's nothing wrong with that button. I like it!
[Galaxy S 4 General] sorg:
Hardware menu button is logical and very intuitive. Instead of search and explore sometimes awkward interface, i can press menu button and get menu. Also, not every app looks good with always visible menu button. I'm using 3rd party dialer where only dial keyboard and call log/contacts are visible. Where to put menu button? Make whole bar just for this button? It's lame! And there are many other apps where on-screen menu button will look like 5th leg for dog.

I like present Samsung button layout and would like to have it in the future phones.
[Galaxy S 4 General] pnr2020:
they should 100 % keep menu button its just nice having physical button will really miss it
[Galaxy S 4 General] nizmo64:
they should keep the physical button i have no problem with it
[Galaxy S 4 General] Closed Source Project:
I love the menu button!

My old HTC One S had a recent apps button instead of menu. All EVERY custom ROM ever did was remap it to menu! What I hope sammy does is ditch the physical home button and go metal!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] ~ Myzrael ~:
Actual buttons setup is very good (only difference from nexus is menu button instead of multitasking button). But multitasking is already accessible through home button (like in ios) and menu button is smart (don't have to search for the 3 dots). Removing it is a bad move, samsung would ditch one of its best intuition.

Sent from my Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] CyberT3:
Menu button is definitely needed especially on big screens because on screen menu button is at the top! I hope it stays on the future galaxy phones.
[Galaxy S 4 General] szczeslaw:
Actually physical home button is one of my favourite features on Samsung phones. It just makes it so easy to wake up the phone (yes - i'm left handed, so power button on the right side is not very comfortable for me!), but also to answer a call. Especially when using gloves and/or S View pouch that i have.
[Galaxy S 4 General] windozeanti:
I will be ditching Samsung next year when I am due for upgrade. They should ditch their crapwiz as well.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jastonas:
Now that they are changing touchwiz?
[Galaxy S 4 General] nfsmw_gr:
First of all...f*ck you Samsung! :D

There, I got it out of my system now..

I knew android had this button since always and I always used it since my first smartphone, the Galaxy S I9000.

I find the fact that they'll change it a horrible idea!

I hope the S5, Note 4 etc will keep the current design...

Even if they don't though, you can remap any key if you've rooted your phone and I'll make it again an options menu even if the icon shows otherwise. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] dandroid13:
Google forced the menu button to be inside apps so having a hardware menu button is redundant. I prefer the button too, blame Google... No more menu button, no external sdcard support for Nexus... :(

Enviado do meu Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] Logicboard:
Just out of curiosity, why are you guys still excited about samsung? if they clearly dont give a crap about developers and now they clearly dont care about normal customers either? They seem to be focusing on enterprise..knox, bootloader. Etc. Im personally im switching away from samsung (and all my familly (they all use lg now.. dont ask me why. Dont know) and close friends)

Btw im not trying to start a war or something, just my desicion and point of view.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jastonas:
Because, objectively, their hardware is kick ass.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nikocc:
I liked it

Google, Google, to successful in the moment, I suppose
[Galaxy S 4 General] yuuuuuuuu:
Disappointing. Having a fixed button for opening menus is a very useful feature.

Removable battery + microSD + non-virtual buttons (I don't want screen space consumed by buttons that can be put on the bottom bezel)..
[Galaxy S 4 General] ewa12321:
+1 to Removable battery, SD Card, internal 32gb is not enough. Psychical buttons are the best. Cloud/Stream data is not good for everyone. Data plans are horribly expensive in my country. On screen buttons are waste of screen space. Are there any other phones that offer all above?

from S4 Active Blue Ocean
[Galaxy S 4 General] zzzhead:
In my own experience hardware buttons get damaged after use. Always turn on soft keys so I guess its a gd thing
[Galaxy S 4 General] dandroid13:
This "Veteran Android journalist JR Raphael" dude must be another Samsung hater from the "tech specialists", but the thing is I never heard of him...
[Galaxy S 4 General] nfsmw_gr:
Damn...:/

If only nexus phones had sd card support..

I have an 64gb class 10 right now on my S4 and it makes my life so much easier not having to worry about storage...:)

Knox, system status etc don't matter anymore, you'll still be covered by warranty ever if you root your phone, Samsung confirmed it. (as long as it'a hardware fault at least, if you can't boot your phone because you flashed something and went south you should fix it, not Samsung)

Well, I'm personally excited about Samsung because the hardware is top notch and the software has a looooot of features. :)

I don't agree much..

My second mobile right now (not enough cash to buy something decent) is this

http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_bold_9000-2370.php

which I use every day, and the buttons works flawlessly...

I'ts more of a luck factor I'd say. :)

If the device you buy has a good build quality and materials you'll have most likely bought another phone before a hardware fault happens to the one you have until that point.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Logicboard:
Thanks for the responses, so it basically comes down to hardware. I do love the sd card though, btw i do like more capacitive buttons all the way. Because they dont take screen space and dont store dirt like hardware ones. And are easier to press when i have my hands busy..

The greatest thing that was a let down about my s4 is the built.. quality mine squeaks :(.

Any thoughts on the xperia z1?
[Galaxy S 4 General] wohenyingyu01:
Here is the result without menu button, quite a lot Apps act like this.
[Galaxy S 4 General] upichie:
A lot of physical key lovers here that are too used to Samsung's design. It doesn't work. Get over it.

The problem with the menu button was simple: it was inconsistent. It didn't always work. Sometimes it produced a menu; other times it did nothing at all. Unlike the 3-dot overflow menu, where you only see it when it has something there.

This is the consistency and user intuitiveness that Google wanted. Instead of tapping a button doing nothing trying to find more options, the screen can dynamically adjust, displaying exactly what you need to know.

Move forward. I enjoyed the menu button too, but times have changed. Having a dedicated Recent Apps button is much more efficient when navigating your phone. Learn it, live it, love it. It is in every way a good thing.
[Galaxy S 4 General] CLARiiON:
Not sure what is there to "Hallelujah" about..
[Galaxy S 4 General] yuuuuuuuu:
I don't like the fact that so many people are pushing for devices to be identical in terms of hardware and software. They criticise the homogeneity of iDevices but want the same thing to happen on Android phones. If people want the design/UI of a HTC ONE/Nexus 5 then they should just buy a HTC ONE/Nexus 5 and stop suggesting every other manufacturer make the same phone. :eek:

Awful. A waste of screen space and just one more thing to burn-in on AMOLED screens. I'd rather have a dedicated menu button and long-press home button to access multitasking.
[Galaxy S 4 General] .TanTien:
Well for me the menu button was one of the reasons why I bought the GS4.. So I'm definitely not happy about this news.
[Galaxy S 4 General] charlie878:
it s just your opinion, i dont understand why you have opened a topic for this!
[Galaxy S 4 General] upichie:
Android devices should abide by the Android guidelines. Having on-screen keys doesn't make all devices the same, just like the Samsung Galaxy S1, 2, 3 and 4 were not the same from having similar buttons.

As for the Facebook screenshot... that was when Google first introduced the overflow menu. Of course apps needed to be updated. Guess what? That was years ago. And in Android KitKat, the overflow button is always shown when there is a menu. Always.

So if you want a second, dedicated menu button—even though its already right there in the app—to replace a useful, often-used, hugely more important multitasking button, then... keep using old devices. Stay in the past, just like your ideas. We're happy to move forward without you.

Don't hate change people. Embrace it. Especially when it's good.

Pro-tip: if you use CM, remap the menu button to Recent Apps to see what this would actually be like. And then enjoy your much better device. :P
[Galaxy S 4 General] imlgl:
I like the menu button, I use it all the time, gives easy access to the settings menu on the homescreen among other things
[Galaxy S 4 General] yuuuuuuuu:
I like the distinct hardware functionality that Samsung offers and don't want to see it removed. It is more comfortable and productive for me than virtual keys are. The Nexus 5 is a very limited device (relatively speaking) in terms of hardware and I disagree with any development trajectory that follows its standard.

What do you mean in the last sentence? Where is the overflow button for devices that don't use virtual buttons/have a dedicated menu key?

Sure is appeal to novelty in here. I use both the menu and multitasking functions frequently; it makes sense to have dedicated buttons for frequently used functions in the interest of convenience (same with the volume key, power button, etc.). It doesn't bother me that I have to hold down the home button for multitasking, just like it doesn't bother me that I have to hold down the menu button for searching. The important thing is that they are made available in a static location and don't occupy screen space.

Not all changes are positive and I don't believe this one is.
[Galaxy S 4 General] upichie:
I agree on the hardware difference. Samsung's new design is like the Nexus 5, since both devices will offer the same 3 buttons— back, home, and recent apps. This is a good thing, in my opinion; so is Samsung differentiating themselves with hardware keys. I agree. But I think the button changes are a good move.

In 4.3 the overflow menu was hidden if a physical menu key was present. In 4.4, if the app uses an overflow menu, it will always show up—even if the device has a menu key. This ultimately makes the menu key redundant. Google sort of forced Samsung's hand in doing this.
[Galaxy S 4 General] demonic23ice:
That button is really useful for a lot of people, and the fact that it is placed at the most accessible part of the phone makes it more useful, there's no valid reason to remove it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
Does the 4.4 leak have the remapped capacitive button? I'm guessing not or it would have been mentioned. The move to an "apps" button is on the new tablets just announced in conjunction with the introduction of Magazine UX. Those devices have the new (and correct) apps graphic on the left capacitive button. There's been great debate on the N10.1-14 forum as to whether Samsung will even deploy Magazine UX to the three month old N10.1-14 (which is h/w identical to the Note 10.1|Pro) because of the menu button becoming misrepresentative.

So there may be nothing to "get over" as it applies to button functions on the SGS4, N3, and N10.1-14 until there's some sign from Samsung to the contrary. They may opt to change the button's function without regard to a now misrepresentative button or they could be anal and restrict the use of the app button function to devices with the updated apps graphic and/or Magazine UX.

And this comes with Magazine UX... Emphasis mine. Be careful what you wish for.

Samsung made more waves this week because of Michael Bay’s meltdown than its products have, but the unsung story of CES 2014 may be

Samsung’s first major move to rid itself of Android

. Wait, what? You heard me. Google’s Android OS may have helped Samsung rise to the top of the phone and tablet world, but not every relationship can last forever.

Samsung’s new user “Magazine UX” interface for its Pro line of Galaxy Tab and Note tablets is a major step toward de-emphasizing the Google in Android.

With the new UI,

Samsung cleverly hides Google’s app store and apps under a pile of new home screens

, designed to look like a lovechild between Windows Phone and Flipboard. Instead of looking at a home screen of icons, you browse a grid of giant square and rectangular widgets that you can resize and reform at your whimsy.

You can still access your list of apps, but Samsung relegates them to a separate, ugly one-off home screen that you can customize.

Of course, tech savvy users of the Galaxy Pro tablets will figure out how to eliminate Samsung’s new home screens, but they look good, and many will want to use them or never realize they have other options. The trap is that

if you use them, you’re effectively only using apps from Samsung.

It’s also

added in widgets and links to its own App Store, email client, and other Samsung services, but few for anything by Google.

You have to go searching for the Google Play Store and other apps.

Virtually no apps you install from Google Play (you know, that app store with 1 million apps) are compatible with Samsung’s new interface – not even if they have big square widgets. Samsung reps told me that even most apps from Samsung’s app store aren’t compatible with the new interface.

With Samsung’s new interface, Google’s typical Android apps feel like the legacy desktop on Windows 8 – out of place. By hiding the old interface, eventually Samsung can swap it out for its own OS (maybe Tizen or Boxee?) and many people may not realize it – the old bait and switch.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/samsungs-secret-mission-cut-google-galaxy/​
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipois0n1:
so if i got it right, instead of the menu button theyll use the recent app button like the nexus series?
[Galaxy S 4 General] skivnit:
And you are? The representative of "what's the best thing for everyone" group? God how I hate with passion people that come and preach what they think is best for everyone else just because they like something. I hate soft buttons tried them they suck simple as.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jastonas:
In contrary to what the rest of you do, he is the only one that isn't preaching. Inconsistency is a fact with the menu button. It might be useful sometimes, you might like it, you might be used to it, but that is just your opinion. Any person who isn't on XDA doesn't know how to use the menu button. On the other hand, what he stated about inconsistent and the rest, is a fact, not an opinion.
[Galaxy S 4 General] whiteblazer01:
Why don't they just provide two models - one with capacitive buttons and one without? How many millions of people buy Samsung phones? Not all of those people like a phone with all capacitive buttons (aside from volume & power). I was using the Samsung Droid Charge with 4 hard buttons (Menu, Home, Back, Search), and I loved having the buttons. If Samsung is going to have 100 different variants of the same phone, why not just make another model to appeal to more people? Not everyone likes the iPhone, not everyone likes capacitive buttons (now we need another reason to more cautiously hold the phone?).

It's like the BMW computer system. BMW put all the controls in the computer system, and the only way to access it was with the giant knob. If you want to change the radio station, you gotta use the knob and go through all the menus. If you want to view the navigation, knob. It wasn't the most effective way to implement technology.
[Galaxy S 4 General] iamkris:
I really like the home button though :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] JuniorGG:
Allelujah this pair of balls.....

Google has been consistently ruining its own creature (android) release after release.

Just to mention a few things:

1. They removed the possibility to make windows see the phone's memory as an external drive.

2. They removed the possibility to use the external memory cards to install apps

3. On some phones, they put a limit to the amount of memory available for installing apps in

4. They prevented installation/use of flash player

5. They're clearly heading their efforts in trying as much as they can to make external sd cards unusable for any other reason except storage of files (if ever).

6. MANY MORE

7. LAST BUT NOT LEAST: They have added that stupid virtual menu bar at the bottom of the screen, reducing screen real estate so much, only to avoid spending a few cents for putting 3 buttons on their devices.

Say no more....
[Galaxy S 4 General] upichie:
This is horribly inaccurate, and the majority of points listed having nothing to do with Google.

Internal storage partitions are up to the device manufactures, not Google. Running Android 4.4.2, the latest version, I can install apps from my external SD card just fine—and both internal and external show up as separate drives on Windows 7. Adobe stopped developing flash for mobile devices, not Google.

And the navigation bar (on-screen buttons) were added to increase screen real estate, not decrease it. When an app goes full-screen, the buttons turn into extra screen; capacitive/hardware buttons do not. You will notice this more and more as bezel sizes shrink. Consider it future proofing.

There are plenty of reasons to dislike large corporations like Google. You don't need to make stuff up.
[Galaxy S 4 General] dandroid13:
You can open both on W7 but they aren't mass storage devices.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ballsofsteel:
Does the LG G2 expand from 5.2 inches to 6 inches when the app goes full screen? I think the nexus 5 also expands to about 6 inches as it also has these wonderful buttons. I wish I could do that with my S4, sadly since it has hardware buttons I cannot expand the screen, I'm stuck with a 5 inch screen the whole time :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] JuniorGG:
I meant that internal memory is no longer mapped as mass storage device in Windows. Yes you still "see" internal and external memory cards in widows through MTP (if you don't own a nexus, because in such case sadly you cannot have external sdcards), but try renaming a dirctory full of files and tell me how long it takes.....

And about installation of apps, I was meaning that we can no longer install apps

to

external sdcard (but only some and with limitations), not

from

it (which fortunately we still can).

About Flash player and the screen real estate, I get your point. Nonetheless personally, I very much prefer to have at least a physical button rather than having "virtual on-screen keys" appearing and disappearing now and then.

So much as I would like having a bloody physical "skip backwards" button added to the earphone remote, and a dedicated physical camera shooter button on the device.
[Galaxy S 4 General] cyberdiamond.steve:
I like the hardware button.
[Galaxy S 4 General] shadeofgrey:
I want to say that I'm upset about this, but I'm really not. I will more than likely be steering clear of Samsung from now on thanks to the Knox bootloader.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Maxwell0:
Personally quite liked the button, i feel that that onscreen buttons are an eyesore and take up space on the phone screen.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jcasares:
So having to use two hands or risking dropping your phone to reach the soft menu button is ok?

So having the waste of screen space that is being shown a post above you is ok?

So having to look for the place where the dev wanted to place that damn soft button is ok?

I do not care about times, I care about usability and the only valid response until now was the one saying that it doesn't work on the multiple apps on screen scenario. That doesn't worry me on my phone. I can care less what Google think is right. Google lately is taking a lot of wrong steps. Seems I will have to be a little more serious about other OS and apps ecosystem.
[Galaxy S 4 General] atilla88:
I like both :)