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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pete4k:
Size of Note 3 is relative, it seems big at first, but now after couple months my old GS3 seems small, but not that much of a difference after all. taking notes with s-pen is much easier than I expected and personally I use it more than I thought I will. So I would go with Note3, but this is Note 3 forum, most people here already made the decision, so it may be one sided view after all. Personally I have no regrets whatsoever and probably won't even look at another phone until Note 4 comes out and even then it would have to really bring something really new to the table. As far as tablets go, 8" is already too big to carry around at all times IMO, but just for home use bigger screen would be better.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xclub_101:
I think there is a new Note coming very soon in the 8''-8.8'' range. That being said if you can handle the Note 3 as a phone (which is mostly a matter of having big hands/fingers and large pockets) you might be more tempted by the 10'' or even the new 12'' Note Pro for the extra space.

I have also heard of people using a Note 8 as a phone - together with the very impressive special Bluetooth SPen (which not only acts as a BT headset but also is MUCH easier to hold for notes/drawings).
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcg11:
Thank you to everyone for the replies.

As for me posting this in the Note 3 forum. I understand that it will have a slight biased. I am leaning more towards the Note 3 anyways. I have seen and held one a few times, and while it feels huge I am sure I will get used to it. I used to think my S3 was big.

I was more concerned with figuring out which tablet to pair it with. I know some people say that the Note 3 eliminates the need for tablet but I still feel the need for one. I like having one to mess around with at home and to watch media on. I also use it on the jobsite to show off equipment and pictures of completed jobs. It is easier to show that off on a tablet instead of a large phone. I have just always been turned off by the larger tablets. They always seemed to bulky and heavy and I never liked laying in bed with one.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EpicDom:
I have the Galaxy Note 3 paired with the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 and I really enjoy it. However, I wonder if the S Pen function may be a little redundant on the Galaxy Note 3 if you have both note devices. I do still jot down things quickly on my phone but I use my tablet more heavily. I personally feel like the 8.0 would be too similar to the size of my phone but I guess it's personal preference. I got the 10.1 edition because I want it to be able to replace my laptop when I'm away from home, carrying my laptop is far, far too bulky. Especially since the fan in my laptop has gone so I'd have to carry my cooler too just to stop my laptop from overheating and turning off. With my tablet I also have a bluetooth keyboard and I just find I can position myself more comfortably when typing. As the others have said, the next gen of the 8.0 line up will most likely be coming out soonish so hopefully you will get the nice HD resolution too. You may also want to consider the S5 that's coming out this year. Perfectly up to you, but I feel my combination works well for me :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fyew-jit-tiv:
No brainer...N3 & 10.1.14 all the way. Perfect couple, like Romeo & Juliet or Bony & Clyde :highfive:
[XDA-University] munnibhai:
Hello guys,

I am here with an easy to use application about creating your own keystore to sign APKs and align them.

Requirements:

JDK - Download from www.java.com

sign.jar - Download HERE - APK-Signer 1.8.3 by Hai Bison - working link as of 05/03/2016

Please note that you need to have JDK installed in system for jar files to work.

INITIAL SETUPS

Assuming that you have JDK installed, download sign.jar and extract in anywhere you can navigate easy.

I have it in "C:/apktool"

Open Command Prompt (click Start > type cmd in search box and press enter)

Navigate to folder where you extracted jar file, in my case "c:\>cd apktool".

Type, "java -jar sign.jar"

The writing things ends here and you will see application opened in GUI - as follows

CREATE KEYSTORE

Now, we will need to first create a keystore file,

Click on "Save As" in Target Tab and name the file anything, i named it "signedOne"

Click on Save Button

Now We will need to fill the form a little,

In Password, type any password you may remember

in Alias, type any name, usually that should be similar to your UNSIGNED apk file name

Give an Alias Password (for ease, keep it same as password above)

In Name field, Type your first and last name,

This is the minimum required in form, if you want to fill full form, thats upto you.

Click on Button "Generate Keyfile"

Wait until message appears, "Keyfile Generated Successfully". Press OK

SIGN APK

Now its time to sign the APK. - Click on "Signer" Tab.

First, Click on button "Load Keyfile"

Browse for the same keystore file you created, in our case, if you kept the name same as mine, that will be "signedOne.keystore"

Type the password you gave while creating the keystore file.

You will see alias name appearing automatically below if password was correct.

type the alias password you gave earlier.

Click on "Load Target File" and browse for the APK file you want to sign. In my case "whatsapp.apk"

Click on "Sign" button

Wait until the dialog appears, "File Signed"

You will see a new file whatsapp_SIGNED_UNALIGNED.apk in the same folder where whatsapp.apk was already present

ALIGN APK

Click on APK Alignment Tab

Click on "Load APK file" button

Browse for "whatsapp_SIGNED_UNALIGNED.apk

Click on "Align" button

Wait until the message appears "Alignment done, output file: "whatsapp_SIGNED_ALIGNED.apk"

Optional - If you want to verify the alignment, click on "whatsapp_SIGNED_UNALIGNED" button - note that after the alignment, the button name remained same

browse for "whatsapp_SIGNED_ALIGNED.apk

Click on button verify

it will give you a message, "Verification succesful"

TROUBLESHOOTING​

If you get java,util exception error, you need to use JDK-6 or lower and give its path in JDK target adress bar

JDK-7 and plus have changed something for which APK signer doesnt sign APKs

Plz click Thanks buttong if it helped u
[XDA-University] Deleted member 2978913:
???

Hey you wouldn't happen to know what im doing wrong in resigning the latest flash player ics.apk from http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html im trying to change the user agent and version with a hex editor. So I thought that editing the lib file was goofing it up so I just tried to simple extract the apk and resign it and it still wont work.

Any ideas what wrong?
[XDA-University] munnibhai:
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[XDA-University] munnibhai:
Its better to compile the apk back using apktool.

If you are first time using this tutorial above, maybe youare are not creating the keystore file. Can you post the apk here for me to look at it?
[XDA-University] AlfasMP:
Download Zipsigner from playstore . It will help you to sign your app through your mob. device .
[XDA-University] munnibhai:
hello

broken apk signer link fixed.

thanks
[XDA-University] bwarrington85:
Error while signing file. Details:

jar signed.

Warning:

No -tsa or -tsacert is provided and this jar is not timestamped. Without a timestamp, users may not be able to validate this jar after the signer certificate's expiration date(2040-04-01) or after and future revocation date.

End of line

No signed apk is created. Any ideas?
[XDA-University] munnibhai:
Its because you need to create a key first, before signing the apk
[XDA-University] bwar85:
Well I followed the directions above.. Hmm
[XDA-University] munnibhai:
Were you able to resolve the issue? Or else please attach your apk and i have a look on it
[XDA-University] bwar85:
No, I am trying to mod a cm12 theme from the playstore. I am simply trying to replace images in the apk. I am NOT trying to release the modded apk, it is for my enjoyment only. Isnt that what your jar does?
[XDA-University] munnibhai:
jar file is working perfectly, there is some problem with your theme, keystore file most probably. how did you extraxt the apk? with 7zip or apktool?
[XDA-University] bwar85:
I used apktool. I give up on trying to edit apks. There are no tutorials that work.
[XDA-University] munnibhai:
I am sorry to hear about that, well, apk editing isnt diffictult, apart from decoding java files and then actually coding them again (lets leave it to java programmers)

About editing graphics and XMLs in apk, its easy, ask me anything you want.
[XDA-University] munnibhai:
ok, I got to the root of error.

The problem is JDK8 and 7 too probably. The jarsigner provided with these 2 versions, is timestamped now and while we try to sign an apk using the sign.jar, jarsogner isnt finding any timestamp on it.

So you will either need to downgrade to JDK6 (just install as additional and give path to it in sign.jar) and it will work
[XDA-University] bwar85:
I was using either 8 or 7.

I will try 6 and post results
[XDA-University] bwar85:
Well your sign.jar completed all tasks with no errors and the app installs but is then rejected by the cm12 theme engine and automatically uninstalls.

So I took the original cm12 theme apk, removed the Meta-inf folder, used sign.jar, and it works.

My error must be in editing the .pngs images within the theme I'm guessing. Im using photoshop 7 to invert colors on the .pngs and saving. Why does changing the .pngs affect the apk from installing I wonder?

So I'll give thanks, your sign.jar does infact work with JDK 6

*edit: Cant give thanks? Hmm no thanks button...
[XDA-University] munnibhai:
I am glad that it worked afterall.

1. About the PNGs, there are some with .9 extension in them, if you noticed, they have those black lines around them which must not be touched, they have to be with #000 color. This could be one of problems while you just changed colors.

2. Another issue maybe RGB profile

(I am not sure if this setting is available in Ph.7

) of photoshop, so goto Edit : Color Settings : RGB : <select "Monitor RGB">. Save and Restart.

Let me know if it worked.
[XDA-University] bwar85:
It was the .9.pngs. Messed up the black lines... Fixed and it all works! Thanks for the cool jar!
[XDA-University] :
Please help "FileNotFoundException: .x509.pem"

Thank you, your method works well good for all app.

But for this application "Advanced Permission Manager" by steelworks on google playstore.

Signed process working well, app initially runs good but app main function not working after repacking apk and signed.

It will throw exception "FileNotFoundException: .x509.pem"

What is that exception? I tried every method, I searched whole internet no single solution.:(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anderson2:
I'm having problems with my new Nexus 5. They include freezing and ghost touches like I also have with my Nexus 7 and because I have similar software on both I am wondering if it may be some software interaction that is causing it.

Is there a log I can start that will tell me what is running or happening when the freezes happen?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OuncE718:
Are you rooted, if so is it a custom or a stock ROM?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistahseller:
I assume what you mean by similar software that you are running custom kernel/ ROM?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anderson2:
Rooted, stock rom.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistahseller:
You can try a cat log or a factory reset just in case

Sent from The Deathstar
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anderson2:
No, sorry for being unclear. I am rooted running stock rom. 4.4.2 in the Nexus 5, 4.3 in the Nexus 7 2013 and Nexus 7 2012.

By similar software I actually meant similar installed apps, including SwiftKey (which I suspect because problems increased after recent updates) but also things like Greenify, Avast mobile AV with its firewall), LBE security master which could of course be likely suspects.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anderson2:
Would hate to do a factory reset. Besides the Nexus 5 is less than a week old.

What is a cat log?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistahseller:
Theres an app called logcat that you can download and it tells you everything that your phone is doing.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nolanlawson.logcat

This is what it would look like. Other members will have to tell you what to look for because I don't know, it's above my paygrade.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anderson2:
Thanks.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Polarbert:
I've recently updated a Moto G to the latest 4.4.2 version and for some reason I can't find my people application. I had wondered if it has merged into hangouts.

Does anyone know if this is what is meant to happen? Or if something has gone wrong during the update. It all seemed to go fine at the time.

Also all of my contacts have gone as well. It just has the numbers next to the messages now instead of names.

http://mailing.nie-spamuj.eu/marketing.html

Thank you very much.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wexberg:
Hi everyone, I'll try to keep this as concise and clear as possible. Thanks in advanced for reading this.

Phone: SGS4

Running: Android 4.3

Carrier: Bell Canada

Rooted: No

Rom: Stock TouchWiz.

Problem: The phone will not turn on WiFi or Bluetooth. If you attempt to switch either on, it remains a dim green for a few seconds and then turns back off shortly after.

Solutions tried:

(a) Battery pull.

- Unsuccessful. (At first, if battery pulled during Samsung logo animation after restarting from ON state, both WiFi/Bluetooth would turn on again, sometimes for minutes, sometimes hours. Eventually, this stopped working. It would only work on a restart pulling the battery during the animation, never at any other time)

(b) Update to latest firmware through Samsung Kies.

- Unsuccessful.

(c) Boot into safe mode to see if any applications were the cause.

- Unsuccessful.

(d) Wipe device clean and start fresh.

- Unsuccessful.

(e) Change WiFi power saving state to off through *#0011# menu.

- Unsuccessful.

I have not tried loading other roms or kernels.

A quick google search shows that many people have the same problem, I have yet to find a working solution. If anyone here can point me in the right direction, I'm willing to pay at this point. I cannot return it to Samsung as there is a crack on the screen which has voided the warranty. I could fix the screen and try sending it in but I'm hoping for a software solution.

I feel as if it is not a hardware issue as the battery pulls worked initially.

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Once again, I'm willing to pay for a working solution, the number is up to you as long as it is reasonable.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeemer:
I rooted my phone about 1.5 years ago when I got it. I remember I installed a custom ROM (can't remember which right now for sure - possibly omega?) and kernel (siyah) .. I'm not sure if that matters? I know I had clockworkmod installed.

Phone's worked fine for ages. Today it randomly crashed playing a youtube video and got stuck in a boot loop. On a couple of occasions it came up with a welcome/start screen as if it was a brand new stock s3 but then booted again.

It kept coming up with the b&w samsung galaxy s3. That's it, it'd sometimes turn off and on, same thing again.

I can't get it to go into recovery mode. It happened once or twice very briefly, but then just rebooted again.

I got it in download mode. I tried recovering using KIES but it failed. Tried using ODIN and a stock s3 ROM and it failed. Tried using ODIN with a "nowipe" root ROM and odin hung.

Now if I try to turn it on without download mode it just says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again"

Can anyone give me any suggestions/help? Am I screwed, is it permanently bricked?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
have a look here, maybe same challenge you are facing (I just flew over the thread).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeemer:
I tried a few other things since.

Using Odin I tried flashing a stock ROM, after ending the Kies process and using a different USB. It all said it had worked, gave me a boot screen and said android is upgrading - optimising apps. It hung doing this at 10 of 70 or something. I tried resetting and it hung at 5 of 70, and when i reset again it just wouldn't get past that.

Tried flashing with a more recent stock ROM using Odin 1.3 as above, but it hung at system.img

Tried flashing with the more recent stock ROM using the latest Odin. The blue bar counted right up to full on my screen, then the phone reset.

It was sitting with the little 3d android character with the spinning 3d mesh sphere in his stomach. A blue line started counting up but has frozen about maybe 25% of the way along. After a short while Odin said PASS! and it all seems to have completed according to Odin

The android graphic was still spinning but nothing else was happening, the blue line would not progress any further.

After a few minutes the phone screen went black, and came up with the black and white Samsung Galaxy SIII screen for a second or so. Then it just went black again.

Here is the Odin log

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9300XXELL4_I9300O2UELL1_I9300BWELK1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> system.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> cache.img

<ID:0/004> hidden.img

<ID:0/004> recovery.img

<ID:0/004> modem.bin

<ID:0/004> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/004> RES OK !!

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

<ID:0/004> Remain Port .... 0

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

When I turn it on now the same thing happens - the black and white Samsung Galaxy SIII screen comes on for a second or so and then the screen goes black.

If I try and put it in recovery mode the same thing happens. If I try to put it in download mode, that works.

Am I right in thinking I still have a hope to save it here since Odin still sees it? What do I try now? :/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeemer:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1840030

this is the only other suggestion I've found so far and it seems quite scary!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Flash a full stock rom using latest odin, immediately boot into recovery and factory reset.

Because you left the phone for so long on a firmware that was not SDS safe you may have nand memory damage, even if the file structure is still intact.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeemer:
I tried doing a full flash again with the older stock firmware I started with. Got right through the whole process again, says it passed and it hung at the Android guy with the spinning mesh sphere.

I've never managed to get it into recovery mode since i got it in clockwork recovery mode a couple of occasions last night and it reset each time :(

Any suggestions as to what I could try to get it past this stage?

If it looks like I have nand memory damage would it be worth trying what's in that "scary" link i posted? :/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeemer:
I tried flashing again to see if I could instantly get it into recovery and it failed for the first time :(

Here is the log

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9300XXDLIH_I9300O2UDLI3_I9300BWDLI1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> system.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> cache.img

<ID:0/004> hidden.img

<ID:0/004> recovery.img

<ID:0/004> modem.bin

<ID:0/004> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/004> RES OK !!

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

<ID:0/004> Remain Port .... 0

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9300XXELL4_I9300O2UELL1_I9300BWELK1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> system.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> FAIL!

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I'm guessing this is a nand issue then? Is my only option at that point the link above (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1840030) ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeemer:
really don't get it.. tried it again and this time the whole process passed according to odin

same again though, android guy with spinning mesh... nothing for a while

phone eventually goes black, resets, samsung galaxy s3 in black and white. goes black. if i leave it for a while that screen will come up again, then it'll go black etc.

do i bite the bullet and try that method that involves nand reset all? please advise :( i'm in a bit of a pickle here as i'm in the middle of interviewing for jobs so i could use my phone.. do need to try and fix this asap if i can...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
You can try flashing the rescue firmware, search in general forum, but if that doesn't work then you need a new motherboard.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeemer:
ok - that seems to be this one for the s3 - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6

that look right?

downloading now. fingers crossed, thanks for your help i really do appreciate it.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Riceburner:
How does one setup GPRS and anything else that isn't installed????

I've just received a new unit (dropped the old one and the screen broke) and thought I'd save some memory by not allowing the Orange extended installation to install.

So what exactly am I now missing??

GPRS settings??

Video Call ability??

I use GPRS maybe 3 times a week and it's handy, so would be pissed if I have to reinstall EVERYTHING again just to get it.

Has anyone split out the cabs on the Orange ExtRom so they can be installed individually?? Is this even possible???

I'm sure all this is in the forum somewhere, but what with a new job (yay!) I'm loathe to annoy the new boss by using all my time browsing the forum. :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cpudan80:
Hey,

Having a problem with my N5 draining my battery @ 4% / hr even when idle. According to the battery screen in settings the culprit is Android OS @ 32%.

I'm running CM M2 (stock kernel) on TMobile. I've got WiFi + Bluetooth on. NFC is off.

For comparison the phone has been on battery for 6hrs with only a few minutes screen on time and is at 61%.

Thoughts?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistahseller:
Any apps draining that shouldn't be? Turn auto brightness off and keep around 30%. Screen always takes the most.... clearly. Could be fault of CM since they are nightlies and those are always a work in progress. Post in CM thread, always read previous post in that thread for battery issues.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leafs44:
I'm running stock ROM, and getting the same amount of battery drain as you. I'm pretty sure this is coming from wlan_rx_wake wakelocks if you have wifi on while this is draining. Though having data on doesn't help me, I just get bam_dmux_wakelocks. Try better battery stats to see what wakelocks are keeping your phone awake. I have tried everything to get wlan_rx_wake to stop, yet it hasn't. Would love if someone knew how to fix this battery drain.