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[Galaxy Tab 3 General] tube517:
Root it. It is much faster with a custom ROM

Don't use the Facebook app. It's a bloated mess.

Don't use S-Voice. Worthless. Use Google Now. Much better voice search/assistant
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] calden74:
Yup it sucks

I was going to start the same thread before I saw yours. The SGT3 is a horrible tablet, cheaply built, slow, antiquated resolution and overpriced. I bought one after my Asus Infinity 700T was stolen after a visit too a library. When I went into the store to buy a new tablet I asked the sales person what he would recommend, I had a budget of 300. He excitedly showed me the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1, the demo unit unfortunately wan't able to start, an omen I should have realized. I was impressed by the size and weight, the cheap plastic feel was worrying but the latter two plus's were enough for me to pull the trigger. When I got it home, charged it, setup up all of the user credentials, the first thing I noticed was how cartoonishly big everything looked. I did however like the look of the keyboard, so I pushed on and installed all of my favorite apps, I started to notice a lot of lag when installing apps, okay maybe the Play Store just isn't optimized for the x86 CPU, I continued. When the tablet was finished installing, I rebooted, than the nightmare what is Tab 3 started. First I tried surfing with Chrome but when more than 6 tabs are opened, do to the lack of memory you will loose whatever you have typed in one tab after you switch to another. The system is very sluggish, typing with a Logitech Keyboard in QuickOffice, the screen can't keep up with my typing. I can spend all day going through all of my apps and describing to you how slow each one performed but you get the idea, SLOW. I wanted to comment on the screen, the resolution is ridiculously bad for a 300 dollar 2014 tablet, I am actually shocked as to how bad it is. It's bright enough but man, Samsung has gotten so cocky to think that they can shove this crap down our throats. Not to mention how easy it is to scratch, breath on it and it's scratched. I decided to try installing a custom ROM for giggles, I had already decided to return it, wow slim pickings in that arena. The two I found were also really bad, the tablet was a little faster, memory management improved a little, not sure why the developers thought that changing the look of the color scheme for the notifications tab was a good idea, the ROMs did nothing to improve the overall experience though, nothing.

I returned the Tab 3 after only two days of what I would call the worst experience I have ever had with a gadget and bought a Nexus 10. 100x the better machine, it even cost 30 dollars less and has built in HDML. Oh the HDMI, I forgot about the HDMI, Samsung charges 40 dollars for the HDMI cable, it however doesn't charge the Tab 3 when connected and because the battery is so bad you can maybe watch a movie and a half. It also doesn't output 1080P when your in the desktop, just 720P so everything is fuzzy. Stay away from this tablet people, it's bad, expensive and insulting to the consumer.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Se7enex:
I'd have to heartily disagree with you on that. I've had mine for a few days now and it's everything I expected and then some. Even before I froze a ton of stuff it was lagfree for me. Yeah the resolution kinda blows but it's a tablet. If you want 1080p look at your monitor, 720 is more than fine for a mid-level tablet. As for the Nexus, well I'd have to say the Tab is better but my opinion is jaded because it has a SD Slot, that's a monumental dealbreaker for me when it comes to the Nexus. You talk about it being 2014 well in that case the Nexus should have an SD Slot, that's an archaic thing do by not including one. Not everyone wants to cloud everything. :good:;)

Regardless, this tablet is more than competent. There is a reason it has a huge community and such great ratings everywhere, it's probably one of the highest quality tablets for its price.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Flipapotimus:
There is some things about this tablet that really irks me but I guess I have high hopes for the KK update helping it out. I also agree with you on the SD slot, that is one main reason I did not buy a Nexus. I also must say that I love the IR blaster and the watchon app, its very convenient and I don't need to find my logitech harmony when I'm on my tablet to mess with the tv. I think I got a good tablet for the price I paid, if I had wanted better then I would of been paying $550+. But I am typing this on my laptop with the tab beside me and my Note 2 and a PS Vita,oh and the ipod touch. I think I have enough devices to connect to the internet and the tab fills its roll well.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] calden74:
I'm glad your happy with your purchase. The Samsung Tab 3 10.1 when compared with other tablets actually has one of the smallest followings at XDA. Just compare the previous versions forum with the new one, you have 2 custom ROMs versus 20 plus for the Tab 2. Every single review I have read says the same thing, laggy tablet, obsolete the second it came off of the assembly line. The SD card issue doesn't really bother me because I happen to like cloud storage but I understand your need for it. Can you tell me what you like about it, it's just so slow for me, my Motorola Xoom 1 that is 4 years old feels faster. In fact I get higher frame rates in almost every game that I play vs. the Tab 3. What about the problem of scratching, that doesn't bother you or only having 300mb of memory free for apps, the horrible battery life, 50 dollar HDMI cable that doesn't output 1080p desktop nor does it charge the unit while plugged in, oh my gosh the list goes on. I would have spent the extra 100 and gotten a Sony Xperia Z.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Se7enex:
It's much slower than the Nook Tablet which has been given to my mom since I bought the Tab3 and frankly I've never wanted to go back. As far as speed is concerned if I can multi window a HD video and look at Facebook or the internet at the same time I'd consider the device high speed. Seriously, this guy has done very good for me so far and I'm a major techie(Should be evident by my existence on XDA). I don't really play 3D games on my Tab since i leave major gaming for my PC however FPSE(PS1 Emulator) runs like a champ on this tab. Scratching? All LCD screens have been known to be prone to scratching, if that concerns you so much you can get a case and a screen protector, on my old iPod I bought a infinicase and I took that thing EVERYWHERE, dropped it probably once or twice a day and it was never scratched, having a case that puts the screen at a lifted height from the ground guarantees safety unless it hits at an angle which in that case you're boned. If you're referring to key scratching or something then idk, I've never imagined putting my tablet near things that could ruin it. 300mb of free memory for apps? Taking a quick glance at my storage i have almost 10 gigs of free room on my system storage and plenty on my SD Card, after installing probably a dozen or so various applications. 50$ HDMI cable? I'm not surprised, those suckers ain't cheap. Honestly if you wanted to HDMI it to your TV I would've checked online for more information before making the purchase, the fact that it doesn't charge while being plugged into HDMI in no way surprises me, unless you wanted a charger+HDMI in one sorta thing. Once again I don't personally care about 1080p or 720, I can only see the difference on a monitor, on a TV it's serviceable at worst which is more than enough for a tablet hooked up to a TV.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Mussels84:
felt like pitching in here to say that the OP didnt mention what size he got - if it was the 7" model, its specs are basically the same as the tab 2 7.0

my tab 3 8.0 was a lot faster than my tab 2 7.0, and a hella lot faster once it was tweaked/OC'd.

agreed with one users comment about the MHL HDMI being poor - the cable i have allows it to charge while it works, but due to the tablet being 16:10, i get black bars on my 16:9 HDTV. the built in movie app corrects this, but it doesnt make sense for it to not be 16:9 in the first place.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] andynroid:
What are you running up there..top left corner...pls list out the apps running in the background :)
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Gavin01:
Mines a tab 10.1"
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Ripperoo:
Gotta totally agree with you there on not wanting to cloud everything, so the good old SD card is a must IMHO.

But horses for courses as they say.

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Forgot to add that I recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab3 and think it's great and a lot nicer to use than my aging ASUS TF101
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Gavin01:
gonna just sell mine i think and take a £50 loss. I cant stand how slow it is even with a custom rom.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] VIRGIN KLM:
It can't be thaaat slow (under normal circumstances). I mean there must be something defective or something going wrong in the background. I know that benchmarks are not the most ideal way to measure performance but having a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 for comparison which performs like 8800 on Antutu and Tab 3 10.1 is in the margin of 20000-22000 it's hard to believe that the device is not capable to offer atleast equaly good performance as the Tab 2 7.0 which is rather good (not the best, but not even near to what your Youtube videos show let's say). I plan to buy it brand new for 210 Euros (~289$) and I HIGHLY DOUBT you can find another tablet for that price with the same screen size and not be from a random Chinese brand or a rebranded Chinese product. My advice would be, wait for KitKat update to come out or try CM11 and then redo a review and if you consider it to be still that bad return it or sell it. Also you don't describe on what usage your were doing with it. I plan to get it for my mother just for surfing and stream some Youtube videos and I doubt it's going to be that bad but feel free to prove me wrong.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Gavin01:
im getting 13149 score

it gets to 87% then says test is terminated.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] no_username_available:
hi guys i just have 2 questions regarding firmware flashing. I know i can use flash tool to update my phone to 4.3 but when i flash do i have to do any partitioning and that stuff or do i just have to put it into fast boot and flash the rom? secondly will i loose all data if i flash the phone? whoops i lied i have 3 questions :D does anyone have the firmware for the LTE C5306 Xperia sp Canada version, i guess thats the north american one. Thanks in advance guys
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rotondo:
which folder is located the sms of the g2?

i have root explorer but i couldn't find
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert1852:
Hello everybody,

First of all, on 4.3 I couldn't get wifi to turn on. Here is a list of what I tried when I was on 4.3:

- I've already flashed many different stock and custom roms

- I've tried the wifi fixes, the non-hlos.bin fixes with every rom

- Friedrich420's build.prop tweaks and wifi files.

- Custom kernels

- Different modems

- Dial *#0011# and disable wifi power saving mode.

Now I've updated to 4.4.2 XXUFNA5 to see if that fixes the issue, but still no luck. Now it's even worse. No wifi and I can't even root the phone anymore (using cf auto root, haven't found another way yet but SuperSU sais 'no su binary installed' and closes...). However I can still install a custom recovery, but after installing any rom (4.4.2 ofcourse) the boot animation doesn't change, still says samsung, and I'm in a bootloop :(. Can't even install a pre-rooted stock rom. Tried both cwm and twrp several times.

I purchased the phone with the wifi problem, in the hope i could fix it and have a cheap galaxy s4. The previous owner said he hadn't done anything to the phone (no software of hardware changes). However konx was already 0x1.

Does anyone know what the problem can be? :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert1852:
Really no one with a possible solution? :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pika456:
why don't you try to clean flash with odin a stable rom?

I suggest 4.3 (you will have the knox issue, I don't mind)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert1852:
Thanks for your response, but as I said in the first post I've already done that many times...

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxsam4:
The same happened with me.

I flashed the stock rom and the problem got solved.

I guess problem was with the kernels
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert1852:
Yeah also tried different kernels, didn't work :(

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxsam4:
The only thing you possibly can do now us to head to a service center.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
have you tried a custom ROM like Cyanogen Mod?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert1852:
Yes I've also tried a few custom roms on 4.3, but on 4.4 I ways get in a bootloop when trying to install a custom rom (4.4 ofcourse). Bootanimations doesn't even change. I don't think the error is in the system or the data folder, I've tried really everything within these folders. Can the problem be somewhere else? There's also a wpa_supplicant in etc/wifi, but that gets updated bij the wpa_supplicant.conf in data/misc/wifi right? So I don't think that can be the problem?

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fllipper:
I am in the exact same boat as you except I didn't upgraded my bootloader to 4.4.2, was about to these days. I flashed about 7-8 different stock firmwares with the wifi fix for each. I, same as you bought the phone cheaper with this problem and thought I could fix it. I read somewhere that downgrading to 4.2.2 will help somehow but downgrading for me is impossible. I am getting desperate, please if you ever find a fix post it here or private message me. I know that is software and not hardware because in the first day I bought it I managed to fix it on the firmware it came with MK8 by flashing a lot of stuff in random order : CF auto root, wifi fix MK8, MK8 modem, philz_touch_6.07.9-jfltexx, don't remember what I did exactly, but made it work and then installed another stock firmware XXUENA4 , and it kept working on this firmware also all day long, and then next day after I started the phone it worked for about 5 min then it turned off and stayed off till now no matter what. I tend to be a rational person and try to find reasons for everything but for the life of me I can't figure out this one so really please help me, any one with any possible explanation. Can it be hardware after all? But how did I fix it once, and why can't I fix it again by doing the same same steps? My new plan is to try flashing bootloaders only as if this might work somehow. At this point for me is all about trying all sorts of mojo like flashing exactly 3 times modem then 3 times wifi fix, wipe data and factory reset from stock recovery before rom boots first time, and all sorts of wackadoo stuff.

Please really help me because my only other solution is to change the motherboard for 200 . Btw mine is i9505, u didn't mention yours.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert1852:
Finally someone with the exactly the same problem! Yea mine is a i9505 too. I've also tried al those things like flashing 3 times without auto reboot etc, but nothing worked for me.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2539904 some people say it is possible to downgrade the bootloader, but I haven't tried it yet because I'm afraid I will brick the bootloader and I don't have a jtag. What I'm now thinking about is to buy another cheap s4 with broken screen, replace the motherboard and sell the rest. I've tried everything with the software and put so much time in it, I think just replacing the motherboard is one of the only solutions left. But till the time I found one, I'll just keep trying. If you ever find a way to fix, I'd still love to hear it

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fllipper:
Regarding your rooting problem have you read this ? Some one who helped a lot of people with wifi fixes advised me to try and downgrade with mobile odin, but still want to try a couple of 4.3 modems before downgrading. It s software but can't be fixed so frustrating!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert1852:
Yea I used an outdated cf autoroot... But you can't downgrade to 4.3 once you've installed a newer bootloader, right? And I've tried about 20 different 4.3 modems, but no wifi with any modem:(

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fllipper:
Well, my understanding is that if you downgrade with mobile odin, you only downgrade the firmware and not the bootloader and after you should make OTA update to the latest version and then it might work. Have you tried flashing CSC also and ticking re-partition, or maybe even fill out all fields in Odin instead of flashing just PDA(AP) ? I have never used Mobile Odin but will try soon and post results!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert1852:
OTA isn't going to work since I have no wifi, but I guess kies will work too?

I've flashed csc also, haven't done re partition yet since it usually bricks the phone when I try it (or I'm always using the wrong pit files...). I've tried all the fields and just pda/ap.

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert1852:
I tried downgrading with mobile odin, but again a bootloop...

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fllipper:
There must be someone in xda who has a greater understanding of how bootloaders work how wifi works, how is modem related bootloader and to wifi and why this happens only to knox 0x1 and what to try, surely it cand be done. I will keep trying anything and everything and post here if relevant. I am gonna mention that at some point in time I succeded in making it work propely, so there is still hope. Hang in there!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
Could be possible EFS corruption??

Do you have your MAC address still? Open EFS/wifi and check your .mac.info file.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert1852:
Yea that is still fine. But someone offered me a very cheap xperia z1 today, so I guess I'll just sell the S4

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
Good plan!!

The Z1 is way better than the S4! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert1852:
I know :D at the moment I am using an borrowed xperia z and i like it a lot, so I guess i'll love the z1. But anyways, everybody thanks a lot for your help and fllipper, I hope you'll fix it soon :thumbup:

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fllipper:
Thanks man. Some of the smartest people on the planet are on xda, so if I managed to fix it by mistake, surely someone way more qualified than me can hint a solution!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fllipper:
Pls help me figure this out

So after reading a lot on the internet, I found out that wifi may get fix after OTA update or kies. So

I have another i9505 on 4.3 that has an update notification in kies only (not OTA)

So I thought : I will put the exact same firmware on the wifi broken phone as in the other working i9505.

And surprise! on the knox tripped phone I get no more update notification from kies, and when I plug the knox 0x0 phone I get the notification again, and every time. Both phone have same settings USB debugging checked. I attached to print screens with kies, where you can see same firmware and csc on both phones. Any idea on how to make kies update my phone? At least an opinion some one? Does this amount to anything or is it just bogus?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fllipper:
No one?

Any clue? Anyone? Can some please tell me how to remove the bootloader from 4.2.2 so I can flash it without odin failling. Thanks!
[Moto G General] vkk178:
Just got the update notification for Moto G - Indian version . Will attach screen shot

New version : 171.44.31.en.03

Size : 230.7 MB

Edit after update : Sorry guys I wasn't rooted .Hence could not save the downloaded OTA file .

After the 4.4.2 update OTG continues to work out of the box and this time with both read and write access . There is also an option to cleanly unmount the USB drive ..No third party app required .Cool
[Moto G General] reversegear:
oh that is quick...

i see from the update size, it is same as the other asian update.

anyway i updated to 4.4. last saturday.
[Moto G General] ajeetone:
Thanks

Thanks buddy...

happy news...:victory:

Ohh Noooo.... I have only 158 mb left on 3G data....
[Moto G General] ch@ts:
Downloading the update now...

their servers must be swamped...it's saying 188 mins left for download to complete!!!:silly:
[Moto G General] ashut0sh:
Hi I see that Indian OTA update is available now. (Valentine gift from Motorola LOL :p )

However I have updated already from

the one available in the forum.

and now when I go and check for the Software update, it says

"Your device's software is up to date."

Is it now possible in some way to update the Indian OTA my phone? :confused:

Also if someone can upload the the file for the Indian OTA? :)

Thanks :good:
[Moto G General] jaspreet997:
Damn it....I still haven't recevd My device and you guys already getting Kitkat :crying:

Anyway check for otg after updating
[Moto G General] vkk178:
For those who updated to kitkat by side loading ; How it's the update behaving ? Few folks have reported couple of issues with kit Kat. That was one of the reasons I waited for the official update :)

The current jelly bean stock is quite stable ; though the battery drain with dual Sim and 3g is slightly on the higher side
[Moto G General] reversegear:
So far no issues. I'm not using 3g.

Using Only WiFi which works flawless... I don't miss anything from JB coz I used only for half day before kk update
[Moto G General] CedricAndroidlover:
No issues so far. Hope you guys got a similar update file from Motorola.
[Moto G General] sneghi:
Wow receiving KitKat now :)
[Moto G General] i_rnb:
whoever updated to kitkat via OTA please post a screenshot of about phone !

screenshot key = press and hold power + volume down button

simultaneously
[Moto G General] harisaduelite:
Little info please

Hi guys I have ordered my model from flipkart but havent got the delivery as yet. I was hoping if some member can give a proper hands-on review of the phone after using it for a while it will be quite appreciated by all the members who havent yet received their phones. thanking you in advance:good:
[Moto G General] devmgs:
another thread about this. problems in kitkat also

There is another thread about this at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2648861 and after update we are having issues check at this thread.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] handasa33:
i do all thing about internal memory >>>removed it and insert 8g memory >> the phone work but i cant edite vold correctly >>>>>>>> my vold from phone

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

## Vold 2.0 Generic fstab

## - San Mehat (san@android.com)

##

#######################

## Regular device mount

##

## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>

## label - Label for the volume

## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted

## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.

## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices

######################

# sdcard mount for the P1

# internal sdcard

{

ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file

discard = disable

asec = disable

}

dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 1 /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.0/mmc_host/mmc0

# externel sdcard

{

ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun1/file

asec = enable

}

dev_mount sdcard1 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd auto /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc2

#end line ## keep this line