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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AlexHarrisNL:
Hi all,

I am hoping you can help. I am having a problem with my Galaxy S3 and I am trying to figure out what the problem is and how to solve it. Around the time of the 4.3 update I started noticing that my battery started to drain very quickly. Initially I just assumed that there was an issue with one of the apps or something in the 4.3 update causing the problem. I then started to notice that my battery would not charge past 51%. Here is the list of things I have tried to fix the issue:

- Different chargers and USB cables. I have tried charging from different power sources in my house and at work, also using my car charger and other peoples chargers that have a S3 that have had no issues.

- I have tried 2 other batteries which I purchased new, one official Samsung Battery and a 3rd party long life battery

- I have done a factory restore multiple times on the phone and also tried rooting and installing a custom ROM to eliminate software.

- I have checked the micro USB port for dust or lint and tried my best to clean out the connection. I haven't been to rough with it because I am worried about breaking the connection.

- I have tried charging the phone without the otter box on and I was worried that might be causing the charger not to go in completely and give a bad connection.

I have GSam installed and when the phone reaches 51% and you look to see the time till charge it always says - Calculating please come back later.

At no point when I have the usb cable in for charging does the charging light go off. Even after the battery hits 51% the charging light stays on but does not charge past that point.

If I leave the phone charging overnight I wake up in the morning and it says 100%, but as soon as I remove the charger it immediately drops back down to 51%. The outcome is the same with all the batteries I have, the only difference is the amount it charges up to. It seems to range from 48% to 51%. I have also tried charging with the unit off and on and can not get it past 51% on any of the batteries.

Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rachelm920:
I am having an issue myself with charging my S3. I ran into the same problem as you initially and ended up using ODIN to go back to stock. That fixed the drain/charging issue. However now mine wont stay connected. I believe the charging/USB port is going on it. I saw a lot of Samsung phones on Ebay with the same problem so it must be an issue with them. IDK if that could be your problem as well. I tried calling AT&T for a warranty replacement but they wanted me to pay the insurance premium ($200) for a phone that came out in 2012! The S5 will be out soon, they're nuts if they think I'll pay that now for a S3. The only way for me to get a full charge over night is to plug in my phone, then put my high school yearbook on the charger to apply pressure until the green light goes on. It sounds funny and honestly it is, but I'm cheap and don't want to pay the $200 until it's actually dead or I get my tax refund HAHA but then I'll probably just get an upgrade.

I was thinking of buying an extra battery with a external charger to see if that would help. Maybe if you get the external charger, charge it up then put it in your phone it will charge all the way.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AlexHarrisNL:
Thanks for the reply. I haven't had an issue with the charge light not coming on but I am starting to think it might be a calibration issue. Somehow the issue has changed slightly. It still says 53% when i take the charger out but sometimes the battery life will increase while it is not plugged in. I am assuming that it is reading the % wrong. I am in the same boat with sending it off to repair. They want $150 as a base cost and I am worried that it might turn out they say No Fault Found and I am back to square one, and $150 shorter. I know what you mean about the S5 coming out soon, so I might try and wait it out until my contract is almost up and upgrade to the S5.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jblazea50:
If I were to purchase a Nexus 5 on contract through Sprint, will is work on T-Mobile as well?

I am up for upgrades and want to upgrade to new device before switching over to TMobile. If this works, I wouldn't have to buy same phone on TMobile.

Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Damian2013:
Yes it'll work. It has all the band's necessary.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Daddy:
OP - Just remember that if you want to take advantage of T-Mobile paying your ETF, you must trade-in your phone too. You cannot bring the phone over if you go this route.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jblazea50:
I have older phones that I can trade in (couple of blackberries and android). I think it can be any working phone, just that I won't get any credit for it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jblazea50:
I'm assuming it's the same thing with Moto X?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Daddy:
You also have to purchase a T-Mobile phone. I guess you can always sell that one. I just wanted to make sure you know all the fine print before going through the trouble. :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jblazea50:
Here's the plan, let me know if there's any flaw in it:

-upgrade 4 lines on Sprint (N5 @ $175 + $36 activation each, can only upgrade though Sprint site as it's employee discount perk): $844

-Trade-in older, working phones to T-Mobile: $0 credit

-Buy the $72 refurbished Android phones from T-Mo ($3/month x4)

-Switch sims and use N5

-Sell the current Sprint phones (3 GS3 and Lg Optimus G) to recoup cost of N5s

-T-Mobile will give Mastercard GC for ETF

Edit: Is the trade-in, paying the ETF only done in-stores?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Daddy:
Yeah that would probably work. If you are ok with paying $1400 worth of ETF fees up front and waiting 8 weeks to get your Giftcard.

Nexus 5's are zero down right now as well with a price of $396. You'd save some money your method though.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jblazea50:
Right now, I'm paying $214 on 4 lines. If I switch and with 15% discount, TMo will be $132. That's $82/month savings and I get new phones. Gotta convince rest of the family members though.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cahiatt:
You have to buy phones in a retail store which usually means the web only refurbished models are not available.

I bought the Alcatel units for $99 in store and sold them on Craigslist the next day for $80 each. Not a huge loss but worth it to get away from Sprint.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] omar-su:
I was shocked when I discovered that the real internal storage is about 3.75 GB and it is quickly be full!! :confused: :eek:

I have bought SD Card ( 32 GB ) but the data of all applications like games and whatsapp.. etc them dictionary in the internal storage!! o_O I can't install a game with 1.5 g data cause the internal storage is full!! " message " !!! And the SD Card is empty!!! WTF!! :eek: :confused:

Incredible mobile!! But this is a big and huge mistake is there is no way to solve it! .. So is there any way to solve it and set SD default dictionary for all applications as internal storage guys ??

Thanks everyone.. :) :)
[Nexus 5 Accessories] floepie:
I came across this site from a cursory Google search on N5 cases found here. http://www.zoarah.com/other-case/nexus-5/

They look to be a Korean firm, so obviously no overnight shipping, but I'm very curious if anyone has any experiences.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] kpjimmy:
The Jellyskin looks nice. I have ordered stuff from Korea in the past and it takes an average of 3 weeks (no holidays in the middle) to have stuff delivered. It's way worse than China lol.

But if it fits and protects the phone, I say get it! :) I'll keep this in my back pocket if I want another case lol.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] floepie:
That Dual Guardian Run case looks incredibly sweet. Finally a somewhat sporty and sleek colorful case. Everything has looked so boring so far. This really appeals to me. Maybe I'll pull the trigger on the navy.

This site features a lot of Korean cases as well, including the Dual Guardian. http://www.casefanatic.com/lg/nexus-5/

The only thing is is that it looks so wide compared to the model's fingers. I can only hope she's Asain.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] kpjimmy:
That case looks WIDE lol. I wouldn't do it! :laugh: (DO IT)

I may get the Kommandant in silver, but it's expensive! Oh and use code facebook for 5% off :)
[Nexus 5 Accessories] jtwlbz:
Korean cases are good...but need to see real pictures with the nexus 5..
[Nexus 5 Accessories] con4n007:
but they are overprice :(
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmoresbest55:
I hope this is an easy answer...

I want to SBF my Droid Razr Maxx HD to full stock. I have an unlocked bootloader and it is currently on CM 10.1.3. If I SBF this phone with RSD Lite and the firmware (from http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=5) will I still have the unlocked bootloader and the ability to flash other roms if so desired?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bweN diorD:
yes
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmoresbest55:
Thank you.

EDIT: I have successfully brought the phone back to full stock.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjquinn:
I understand that T-Mobile's new free 2G international roaming doesn't like tethering. Does anyone know if they're restricting that by user agent? Has anyone actually tried tethering it out of the USA?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ykumar00:
Use FoxFi. It's an app made just for using wifi tethering without A tether plan. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi

READ the App description. There's a note for T-Mobile users.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjquinn:
Thank you. Looks like I have to use USB tether? Is there software required on my laptop as well?

Also, anyone have any idea whether FoxFi would work on the free international data roaming?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ykumar00:
If you want to share your phone's internet as a WiFi hotspot, use FoxFi. If you want to use USB tethering, use Clockworkmod Tether. These are the best I think. And yeah, it should work, there's no harm in trying, they're both free apps.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjquinn:
Thanks!

The only harm is that if I get to Europe and it doesn't work, I'm sort of up a creek without a paddle if I can't tether. But the alternative is to rent a really expensive mifi device to have data over there, and I'm hoping not to have to do that.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opssemnik:
do a little test to see if your phone/laptop will tether.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladebuddy:
Buy a cheap sd card or order a free one as the nexus is unlocked you won't have to rent anything. Also tethering on 2g isn't worth the hassle anyway.

Phone : Nexus 4 /Rom : cataclysm / Kernel : Stock.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonyjohn:
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XXSIM changes and data rates in:

Israel - EUR0.97 instead of EUR1.85

USA - EUR0.51 instead of EUR0.70
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonyjohn:
xxsim

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowCodeGaming:
So I flashed CM11 on my dads phone, first taking a backup of the rooted stock that was on there. Now when I restore the backup (after full wipe) It freezes and crashes all the time!. It seems as soon as I touch the phone it stops responding to my touch. However the phone still makes the bubble/water sounds when i hit menu key. Please, please help since this is my dads phone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ASMI1:
Samsung TW based roms stock some apps in the /preload partition so did you use Philz recovery to make nandroid backup and check include preload (located in restore and backup => misc nandroid settings )?

if not then your backup is incomplete and flashing stock rom via odin3 is the best way to revert back.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowCodeGaming:
Ah, my backup doesn't include preload. If I reverted to stock via Odin, would I still be able to restore just data?

Sent from my CM-powered Sensation
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
After flashing using Odin, rooting using Philz kernel to get cwm, you can do an advanced restore of just data. It might not restore 100% data but should restore enough.

PS. Preload is only used if you had JB earlier.
[Micromax A116] JustCampMan:
I am aware of the Ritz Turbo HD ROM. But in my opinion, that ROM is not that good compared to Super luminal dad by Cmhendra. The only reason I use Ritz Turbo HD ROM is because of the video player. It pauses the video when you are not looking and works almost perfectly. And even the proximity gestures are pretty awesome. So is there any way these will work on any other ROM?
[Micromax A116] BhatiaPulkit:
You can ask the developers directly. I hope they can give you a mod for this..
[General Topics] FOSA:
Please take note of the Date Published.

Small fixes are updated but still no visibility of .NET CF 2.0 SP1 yet

Therefore its best to get the latest of .NET CF 2.0 direct from MS website, here:-

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6b-356b-4a2c-857c-e62f50ae9a55&displaylang=en

Here's one fix explained :

http://www.clarkezone.net/default.aspx?id=f6c1d334-7083-4993-be08-4735aa0ce672
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] PwnCloud:
[Q] TWRP very slow during "Updating partition details" and slow phone performance?

Whenever TWRP has to update partition details, the phone will be nearly unresponsive and it takes about 15 minutes for it to complete. This hasn't happened until recently, and I haven't touched TWRP at all. This makes flashing a long process, since it has to update partition details after wiping and after flashing, and again if I'm also flashing gapps or anything else along with it.

I noticed that the phone is also laggy as **** for the first few minutes after booting. It's been a day or so now and it still occurs. It seems to go away after a while. I posted about this in the respective ROM thread, but I think it's unrelated. I did a clean wipe and no one else is having this issue.

I'm not sure what it is causing it or if the ROM issues are truly related at all. If anyone has any idea I would appreciate it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cruise350:
Are you on the latest version of TWRP? You may want to update it if you aren't. MJA and MK2 require the newer versions of TWRP for best performance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] PwnCloud:
So I found the actual issue with my performance and partitioning issues was my SD card. I'm pretty sure it's dead now, it bogs down everything because it's trying to read it I guess.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Banksy1892:
I recently asked whether my S4 would automatically receive the 4G capability update when it becomes available in my area in the UK...

I was told that because my phone is rooted, it would need to be done via kies and no OTA update would be available...

I went onto kies on my laptop and updated it to the latest version. Here's where the problems start, when connected to my phone kies states that I need to update it again and then upgrade the firmware on my phone... So I try again, only this time it says that the latest version of kies IS not installed?!

Secondly I clicked on the Tools menu and then clicked "Firmware upgrade and initialisation" ... To which kies replied with "GT-I9505" Does not support initialisation"??

Thanks for reading and please tell me what do to. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
For android 4.3 u need install Kies 3
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
Uninstall KIES completely. Reboot PC. Download last KIEs from Samsung's website. Install. Reboot PC. Start KIEs. connect phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gehirnstaub:
Hi there! I sit now beaten four hours (or more :crying:) on a S3 from a friend because he only had the problem that his S3 is not started ( Freeze the Samsung logo). He was eager that I should remove it its unwanted root access. After research I managed the S3 HALF WAY ​​up and running or that the phone started normally. Luckily CWM was installed on the device...

Well , later I have downloaded an original 4.3 Unbranded FW and flashed using Odion . ( Drivers and other stuff was already on it ) So far so good . There were no error messages or anything , but later it failed again at the Samsung screen. Desperately I still have a 4.2.2 FW (?) tries to flash as would go at first, but after about 5 minutes Odion did not load and I thought (?) : ' Hmm, nothing is happening so I just pull the USB cable '

Well, it looks like I repend this now, but do it right !

Now I get when I start the phone this error message:

' firmware upgrade Encountered an issue . please select recovery mode in kies & try again s3 '

Kies doesn't recognizes the S3 , so that falls ever completely gone and when I try to flash another FW ( Odion ) I get these error messages regardless of whether it is one part FW or three part FW...

(YES , Kies is getting away with Task Manager )

Pictures are from gyazo . com

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What I have already tried:

- Flash different FW

- To use other USB ports ( I have all 12)

- To install USB drivers multiple times

Anyone can help? :(

:crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hierarchy666:
Try flashing the latest rom for GT-I9300 International Version(Check if yours is international version) I9300XWUGML4 using odin.

After you installed the ROM from odin. Immediately hit Power + Volume Up + Home Button. Access recovery mode hit Factory Data Reset.
[General Questions and Answers] Azee_S4_i9500:
Hi ,

Im using a rooted (CWM) GS4 i9500 , 4.2.2 , Custom rom Wanamlite V2.0.19500UBUBMH1 ,

Need detailed instructions on creating a personalised boot animation from a mp4 video .
[General Questions and Answers] netdarien:
Hi, first of all excuse my poor english. I will try to explain my problem:

I bought this phone ( http://dx.com/es/p/9198-mtk6577-dua...d-1gb-ram-wi-fi-gps-white-259915#.UtW_WdJ5O7l ) and rooted it, then I started to uninstall some stock aplications, like chinese stuff, wallpapers and something more, Everything was ok, but now, I don't know why but there's some aplications that are starting to fail ( maps, rotation, voice recognition... ) The worst is that I can't reinstall the aplications that I uninstall with mobileuncle tools and I need the stock rom or custom rom, but I CAN'T find nothing.

My question is: Have anyone the same phone or knows where the hell I can download a fullworking rom for this chinese phone.

I have found this phone in several webs:

http://www.marcopolocompany.com/pro...a-bar-phone-w-5-7-hd-1gb-ram-wi-fi-gps-white/

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Sing...hone-5-7-INCH-1280/1466313604.html#magnet-ads

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...GHz-5-7-Inch-HD-Screen/734511_1422947279.html

But no roms in needrom or chinesearena or maybe just I'm stupid. But please, If someone have the same phone and can make a backup and upload it I will be greatful.

Here is a capture of my phone information.
[General Questions and Answers] netdarien:
Nobody knows nothing about this phone? Really?
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] wimrar:
Hi,

I am using Xperia e ss and i have installed xboost rom with ics recovery kernel posted by xmoose.

Everything works fine but when i go to phone status. the baseband version is 7x25a_M;ERROR_A:ERROR

Is that ok or what should i do?
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] VividCleric:
As soon as ur device is working fine there is no need to worry about it besides if it is bothering u too much then u can just flash the baseband file that is available on the official thread of xboost rom.:laugh:
[Asus Transformer TF701] Owendavies:
Hi guys,

On my tf700 and maybe due to 4.2.1, I could lock the bar at the bottom of the screen with the home button etc. On so didn't make any accidental touches during games etc.

But can't find how to do it on tf701 / 4.3 is it still possible? Keep hitting it while playing Fifa 14!

Thanks.
[Asus Transformer TF701] sbdags:
Hold down home, slide to lock ;) You haven't discovered quick launcher yet then?
[Asus Transformer TF701] Owendavies:
Yeah just don't use it so didn't know it was there :)

Thanks!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wws12:
Hi.

I am probably going to purchase a Moto G soon and want to make sure I get the correct one. Obviously no one has the Google Play edition yet, but what do you think the differences could be between the Moto G from Motorola and the GPE version? I know that the GPE won't have any of Motorola's preinstalled apps, but are there differences in the code or anything? Thanks, any help is appreciated.

wws12
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomemon:
It is the same Smartphone as far as wie know at the moment Like you said nobody has it just now. gpe is full aosp without modification
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
It will not differ much with the reular Moto G is guess as its almost stock too with a few handy extras.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gabo_e30:
I'm guessing the main and most noticeable difference will be the easily unlockable boot loader for the GPE and that it won't have the moto apps. Idk and maybe slightly faster updates than the moto version??
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamstar.5:
The main advantage of a Play Edition Moto G would appear to be its ability to get timely updates. The firstAndroid 4.4 KitKat update rolled out to Moto G devices just last week, which means that it trailed the original 4.4 launch by a couple of months. The Play Edition will likely get updates much faster

Also

GPE replaces highly modded phones with unmodded stock aosp

As moto g was near stock aosp... NOT many changes will be seen

-Hit thanks :D
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bozzykid:
They are hardly stock AOSP anymore. It appears it doesn't come with the AOSP messaging app but uses Hangouts and it may also come with the new Google Dialer. So while a lot of it is based on AOSP, GPE is much more than that.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaftenberg:
Original Moto G is more AOSP than GPE.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theoneofgod:
Hmm, the Moto G was released after 4.4, so it doesn't really count.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dhiraj:
Which one is better? I want moto apps like active display,smart actions etc.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mokkami:
Moto G GPE will already have 4.4 out of the box

Moto G GPE is Fully Vanilla AOSP

Moto G GPE has Stock Camera APP not the modified one

Moto G GPE has no Motorola Assist

Moto G GPE might get faster Updates then Moto G cause it is more naked than naked as our Moto G already is

Hope this will be flashable on our normal Moto G's

And much better it would be if we then can get GPE's OTA updates