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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SoonerLater:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2453559,00.asp

Samsung today announced that a handful of its Galaxy devices will soon be upgraded to Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

Beginning today, U.S. gadgets scheduled to receive the update include select carrier variants of the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy S4 Zoom, Galaxy S III, Galaxy S III Mini, Galaxy Mega, Galaxy Light, Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy Tab 2, Galaxy Note 10.1, and Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition.

"The upgrade provides a number of innovative, easy-to-use features that enhance the user experience," Samsung said Tuesday, including a more intuitive user interface, enhanced messaging capabilities, and updated applications.

Specifically, a new location menu helps users activate GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks, as well as check the battery usage, without tapping through multiple settings screens. Plus, enhanced messaging provides the option between Messages or Hangouts as the preferred default messaging app—both with a larger library of emoji icons.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markdapimp:
I have Franco Kernal and Stock Rom + Root Any more tweeks for battery life?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
Get better battery stats and see where your wake locks are and work on minimizing them.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaco81:
i have been a faithful user of franco for over a year, stock clock speed, on demand, noop, and -25mv across the board was good.. but not great.

i have used it on Gnex, N4 and now N5....

i am now giving Faux a test run on my N5... slightly better batt life.. not saying to use either, just saying that in order to get the best, u have to try different things.. both kernels are great IMO

try by making changes for a day or two... get a feel for your phone.. when u make a change thats bad, batt life will be noticeable fast.. u will know

try companion apps like battery guru, battery wakelock indicator, and or greenigy...

just gotta keep an eye on what uses the most mobile data, and what wakes ur device the most... u want the phone to sleep well, which will give u more juice when being used.

rule of thumb, just because it feels faster, but gets hotter is no good... watch changes that make phone hotter... (like a car engine... too much gas or too little gas can increase combustion heat and the engine can detonate)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markdapimp:
In GravityBox [KK] There seems to be a Smart Radio is it any good?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
Great advice.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] amir2418:
I need g2 stock lock screen can anyone share it please thanks in advance
[AT&T LG Optimus G] evanprice:
The lockscreen ?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] amir2418:
Yes G2 stock lockscreen flashable zip or apk for 4.1.2*so i can push to lglockscreensetting in system/app, and keep original lockscreen.apk, ? Right

Please share it
[AT&T LG Optimus G] evanprice:
This should work

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qs0d1pokvmv310z/LGLockscreen.apk
[AT&T LG Optimus G] bgkone:
good, thanks!
[AT&T LG Optimus G] evanprice:
Glad i could help !
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Johnnynho:
I just found out my friend's Dopod 818pro(Prophet) with latest Dopod 2151327 ROM and it has nice Wifi Status Icon on Tray Bar showing the status of Wifi On/Off like the Bluetooth icon. And, the Backlight in Control Panel goes directly to the Backlight Adjustment Page. But, I don't know how to extract them and use on my Dopod 900 with Qtek 13077WWE ROM. Any one can help? Thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ApkFiles.com:
I run a site where users can download free apk files, it gets kind of popular...

I am looking for an affiliate program that would pay to distribute certain apk files, I cannot find a decent one, I am sure there must be a good service for this but I am relatively new to mobile websites and apps.

Any tips?

Thank you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivianangle:
You can register your product in Mycommerce ( Regnow） . or other similar sites to find your affiliaters.

By the way. My Regnow ID is 55714.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ApkFiles.com:
I used RegNow to sell software ~8-10 years ago, are there any .apk games and apps there now ?
[Android General] andacro:
Got rid of it yesterday. I don't need antivirus or the tourch, and I really hated the animation too. SDMaid is much much better.
[Android General] seand88:
Have to agree with you on that. Used to love it but now it is just full of unneeded bloat!
[Android General] andacro:
Indeed. Typical of most software to become bloated after a while.
[Android General] assiddiq87:
i really miss earlier version of ccleaner
[Android General] andacro:
Me too, but I think SDMaid is better than Clean Master has ever been!
[Xperia Z Accessories] nickyng93:
Hi im new to xperia z

I lost my original charger recently

Can i know wat is the suitable AMP for this phone?

5volt dc at 1amp or 1.5amp or 2.1amp?

Can anyone let me know?

Thanks alot,appreciate it much
[Xperia Z Accessories] koe2koe:
1.5amp as original sony part
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibrahim_F:
Guys :highfive: .. What do think it's better: Cyanogenmod 10.2 OR Cyanogenmod 11 for S3 mini ? :confused:

plz everyone answer and say the reason :) ..

sorry if my English wasn't clear :silly:
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Staattius:
I think 11 is better. It is smoother and less bugs. It's also faster and battery life is longer. Only bad thing is that bricked my phone...
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efaustino84:
this is just another which ROM is better thread

please note this is against XDA rules and this thread has been reported to a mod
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] solido888:
I believe I have a hard brick, but not sure about diagnosis or options. I put my phone on the charger last night, and it was dead this morning. I have been able to get it to boot twice only for it to shut off immediately due to lack of charge. I have plugged the phone into 3 different USB chargers and none of them appear to be charging my phone, however they all work on my Nexus 7. There is no LED on to indicate it is charging as it normally would. I cannot get into recovery or download mode. Any suggestions?

A little background about my specific situation:

I have had my S3 since launch, and have had no issues with it. I have had it rooted since the bootloader was overcome, and have run custom ROMS ever since. Most recently, I have been running CM 11 with the latest nightly being from early Feb. (not sure which date). I have CWM installed, and up til this point, my phone was working fine. I did get occasional random reboots since the latest nightly that I flashed, but the phone remained completely functional.

EDIT: It is not a brick problem, it is a charging issue. I can charge my phone in the car, but not through a wall charger or connected to a pc. When plugging into a pc, it does not register anything at all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
It's possible that your usb port is bad, but try to clean the inner contacts of the port first. You could try to plug into your PC instead of wall charger see if it works. In anycase if it worked with PC, but not wall charger or both, you need to replace the usb board which can be purchase for cheap on Ebay.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] solido888:
I have plugged into my PC as well, and it does not work. It does occasionally vibrate though...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] snackwells:
Do you have an external battery charger or a spare charged battery? Give it a try and see what happens.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] solido888:
Unfortunately, I do not.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] snackwells:
Do you know of someone who has an S3? Perhaps try swapping batteries with a charged one from a friend/associate, or test with a spare from a verizon store. At least then you can rule out a charging/USB charge port/battery issue vs something else
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] solido888:
I don't know anyone. I am going to try and seek help at the verizon store, but they seem so useless whenever I go, and I think they will be more motivated to sell me a new phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] solido888:
Well I got my phone to work. I pulled the battery off and just cleaned out some of the dust that had collected. I assume it was just not getting a good connection. Thanks for the suggestions though :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] solido888:
Turns out, it only worked on my car charger. The problem persists outside of my car. I cannot charge either through a wall outlet or on a USB cord connected to a PC. I have tried 2 instances of each all with their own cables. My car charger works fine though.

Anyone experience a similar problem? I am going to try and wipe and flash a new ROM, hoping that will fix it.
[Hardware Hacking General] CCasella:
We have an immediate need for an Android Technologist / Hacker. This project will take around 100-120 hours and there will be future projects available if the person is interested. All work can be done from home (100% remote).

Our company creates digital marketing experiences for national brands at sporting and entertainment events, retails stores, conventions etc. We recently completed a large project for the Super Bowl and we also have exhibits at the Final Four and many other large events.

The first large project will be to make a 360 degree photo booth using android cameras. We want to be able to press a button and have all the cameras take a picture at the same time. We need this person to hack the android devices so that they can trigger their cameras in real time and then save the images locally so the client can pull them off the devices.

Requirements/Skills of the Android Technologist / Hacker:

• Strong experience rooting, networking and streamlining android devices.

• Basic android app development skills (functionality, not front-end development).

• Ability to work independently (100% remote).

• Ability to tackle the project described above.

If you have any interest please email me at CCasella@G1440.com
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] edufur:
So it seems that plenty of people got the OTA. Is there a reason someone hasn't just copied it off their phone and make it available to the boards? I mean the non-modified one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Stealyourface:
There is. You just haven't been looking. In this thread somewhere.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] edufur:
yep. buried.

thanks

I am updating now. Seems legit. Cant wait for the KNOX nag to go away.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] russbustah:
http://www.samsungmobileuspress.com...firms-KitKat-for-U.S.-Smartphones-and-Tablets

Samsung Galaxy U.S. devices currently scheduled to receive the KitKat update include select carrier variants of the Galaxy Note®*3, Galaxy Note®*II, Galaxy S®*4, Galaxy S®*4 mini™, Galaxy S®*4 Active™, Galaxy S®*4 zoom™, Galaxy S®*III, Galaxy S®*III mini™, Galaxy Mega®, Galaxy Light, Galaxy Note®*8.0, Galaxy Tab®*3, Galaxy Note®*10.1, Galaxy Note®10.1 2014 Edition.

*

Availability varies by carrier and product, with updates beginning today and continuing throughout the coming months.*
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] abo treka:
yes it is confirmed

http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-kitkat-plans-346976/
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Barsky:
We might also be getting the new gui as well. What I am worried about is that our multi-windows on the note 10.1 will be changed to the new multi-windows on the TabPro and Note Pro's as well as yet another method on the note 10.1-2014....I personally think that multi-windows on ours is far superior to the new tabs.

In fact, I have a tabpro 10.1 here that may be going back to best buy :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Joey121215:
What's your problem with the new way it's implemented?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] easyguy:
NIce, even though mine is running 4.2.2 right now (ported), With the official release it should get more stable.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Barsky:
One thing right off is if you change an windowed app to full screen, there is no way to return it to windowed mode. Was hoping it would get rooted quickly so I could try some of the multi-window apps to see if it can be improved. I also like the way we can simply switch between Dual View and Cascade view. These are personal preferences only, of course. :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] easyguy:
Cannot wait.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] TheWerewolf:
Add Engadget to the list reporting it.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/18/samsung-kitkat-us/

There was a report on ZDNet as well, but it didn't differentiate between the Galaxy Note 10.1 and the Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), so it wasn't definitive...

The official press release reads:

DALLAS, February 18, 2014 – Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced today that a number of Samsung Galaxy® devices will receive the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) software update, enriching the Galaxy experience.

The upgrade provides a number of innovative, easy-to-use features that enhance the user experience, including a more intuitive user interface, enhanced messaging capabilities and updated applications:

Location Menu: An integrated location menu enables users to easily activate GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks, while simultaneously checking the battery usage of apps running location service capabilities.

Enhanced Messaging: Enables users to choose between Messages or Hangouts as their preferred default messaging application, and select from a larger assortment of updated Emoji icons.

Upgraded Google Mobile Service™ (GMS) apps: Users can automatically back up photos and video and can open, view, rename and share Google Docs and files.

Samsung Galaxy U.S. devices currently scheduled to receive the KitKat update include select carrier variants of the Galaxy Note® 3, Galaxy Note® II, Galaxy S® 4, Galaxy S® 4 mini™, Galaxy S® 4 Active™, Galaxy S® 4 zoom™, Galaxy S® III, Galaxy S® III mini™, Galaxy Mega®, Galaxy Light, Galaxy Note® 8.0, Galaxy Tab® 3, Galaxy Note® 10.1, Galaxy Note® 10.1 2014 Edition.

Availability varies by carrier and product, with updates beginning today and continuing throughout the coming months.

The only gotcha here is that it sounds more like they're only talking about 3G/LTE models (the reference to carriers and to messages).. but it could be that they're just rolling it all into one big announcement. Was there ever a 3G or LTE version of the Note 10.1 2012 model sold in the US?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] LinoX:
Unlikely

Will they jump from 4.1.2 to 4.4.2?

I doubt...
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] elzeus:
Probably will. It costs them more money to goto 4.3 then to 4.4.2. The 10.1 OG is reaching the end of its update cycle and they would want it to have Galaxy Gear 1/2 support. It will be interesting to see if there will be a UI change or more of a behind the scenes update with bug fixes.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] sixpenny:
This is super exciting news.

i hope it will happen soon. any idea what timeline we are looking at?

1-2 month ?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] normal42:
"Availability varies by carrier and product, with updates beginning today and continuing throughout the coming months."

From the linked press release in the first post, and that is as specific as you are going to get.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] GuestK00192:
Why not ??? There is no reason to release anything else at this point.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] mangurian:
4.4 if there is no carrier

Since they leave it to the carriers, I wonder what that says about the wifi only units (8013)

which depend on SAMSUNG as there is no carrier.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] 143greg:
great news
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] kreml0n:
That is super news imho. All our collective ranting and demanding finally paid off I guess. But I still believe Samsung needs to do more to get back on it's customers good side. They have a lot more to learn in terms of customer support and image management.

The fact that they totally forgot about us and suddenly remembered is quite flabbergasting.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] danivempire:
It's still a good news ^^
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] emilfr:
Is this includes international version ad well?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] TheWerewolf:
The PR quote is directly from Samsung and has been widely reported. It's possible it's a hoax, but if it is, you'd expect Samsung to refute it quickly given that it's appeared on major sites like Engadget and ZDNet.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] indyend:
Yeahhhhhhh....
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] sciurius:
Well, given that almost all Androids are in serious danger of getting infected (see Megasploit) and that the patch has been available for months now... I'd say this is not a minute too soon.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] erica_renee:
SAYS Upcoming months.

to me upcoming months can be 18 24 months.

or 1 month..

Hummm
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] stubbe:
Watching couple of youtubes on KitKat running on Note/Tab devices, seems that there aren't much significant changes.

In fact, they added more bloatware, Windows-like magazine view to the homescreen and some new mini mode/multi window tray I didn't use much.

Apart from bugfixes, I'm not too excited for this. Still, quite happy that Samsung didn't abandon the 2012 version owners. Seems that 2014 version is a flop. The only thing that apparently new is the MicroUSB connector (compared to the proprietary connector on the 2012 version) and much higher display resolution and that's just about it.

They should've just use MicroUSB all along.

Also, Samsung need to learn about creating UI for their devices. After experiencing CyanogenMod, TouchWiz is kinda lame. It's like they're confused on how things should be done (like launching an app), so they just decide to throw everything in. I'm surprised how good stock android launcher was. And all these times I thought TouchWiz WAS how default android behave.

I only own one android device, as for phone I use iOS. Apple obviously have more clever, more simple approach in designing their UIs, even compared to stock Android.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] enigma_x:
Samsung Poland: http://sammytoday.com/news/samung-poland-posts-global-kitkat-update-list.html

It's rolling out....
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] kcrudup:
You should be first, for that very reason. As far as the 3G model, I've been switching between various carriers' releases (German, Portugese, Polish, Korean) at will so whomever releases theirs first is the one I'll go with.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] MoNsTeRmUk:
It seems like we are getting the update too soon

they have updated many phones that their servers couldn't handle it
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Airtioteclint:
I'm not too excited. My note plays flash. My s4 does not. It has ge edition kitkat and yes i do know how to sideload. Its sideloaded on my note. :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] ilostmypistons:
I'm using a hacked flash for KitKat on my Nexus 5. It works fantastic with dolfin. You can find it in the Q and A section for N5 if you want to try it. I'm positive it will work on your GE S4
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] 143greg:
another confirmation from samsung poland

for international version of Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1(2012 edition) android kitkat... read: http://www.sammobile.com/2014/02/20...multiple-devices-confirmed-by-samsung-poland/

:good:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] SAM.D!S:
That's very good news! I can't wait!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Edris89:
well thats only an opinion. personaly i cant stand iOS

anyway kitKat looks great, I just hope that the multi window stays the same as it is now
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] stubbe:
Yes. It's just my opinion.

Both have its advantages. For example, I just recently root my Note, and love how I can customize to its very core by simple steps. I love simplicity, so I strip down everything. But somehow most people, specially non-techie and enthusiast won't be able to do this.

However I can't imagine getting my hands on one of android cellphone, I'll probably bricked the first time I know how to root. I just need something that simply works for a phone. I can see why apple did such restrictions on their devices, I almost (probably already bricked) my note, since it's going in loop within the boot screen somewhere when I learned how to root.

Also, seems that android hardware vendors are kind of excited experimenting in their devices. Much like Nokia back then. There're way too many of them, hence even for an update like this, they seem to have difficulties doing the update on all their devices at once. I see now there're at least 4 different type of Galaxy Note currently (note 10.1, note 8, note 3, note Pro) and 3 S series (S4, S Mini and S4 Zoom) each released within less than a year. I understand this is to reach wider market, but still, it would only resulting in "rushed then abandoned" feels to their products.

While apple only release mostly 2 sets of major devices, and probably 2 variants of those devices (5C and 5S, iPad and iPad Mini). This is where apple is smarter than Samsung or any other Android manufacturers.

However, I cannot see myself using iPad for tablets. Since it behaving too much like iPhone. Just one thing that prevented me from iPad is that each app need to have their local files, and when one app need to communicate with other, it duplicate the file for that particular app, instead of having single file and being able to open it by the app of your choice. I see tablets as notebook replacements. Well, tablet is what netbook is evolving into IMO.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Airtioteclint:
Thanks will give it a try! :good:

Edit: worked perfectly :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] rausuar:
Eager to see kitkat in note 10.1

I'm eager to see what will bring Android Kit Kat for the Note 10.1, I do think that the memory management and GPU results will be improved, of course I hope the battery can last longer. the Spen is another story, can't wait to see the changes.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] relic:
From what i read from the polish source, the note 10.1 will upgrade to 4.2 then to 4.4. Anyone Polish can confirm?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] enigma_x:
A link? I dont understand why they would do two upgrades instead of one. What is the idea to upgrade it twice?

Sent from my Galaxy Note 10.1 (N8000).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] torchwolfery:
The article says that some devices will go to JB first but it doesnt confirm which... id like to believe we will jump straight to kk since they will already be doing kk for the 2014 edition
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] SpaceDye:
Well since we are technically already on JB, I doubt the Note 10.1 is one of those devices.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] navidnouri:
Availability varies by carrier and product, with updates beginning today and continuing throughout the coming months

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[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] d4rkkn16ht:
Firefox 27 for android + Hacked Flash is also working for KK
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] adi_tca:
Hi guys,

Just had a chat with Samsung (see attached picture), after I noticed that Kies has been upgraded this morning. It looks like they are confirming the roll-out of KitKat 4.4.2, at least for Galaxy Note 10.1 (GT-N8013), but in a step approach (4.1.2 ->4.2.2->4.3->4.4.2).

I don't have my tablet with me to check if this new Kies upgrade is bringing the KitKat for GT-N8013, did anybody checked today?

A friend of mine is upgrading now his S4 to 4.4.2.

So, finally it looks like an Android Upgrade for our Note 10.1 (2012 release) is happening.

Cheers.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] elzeus:
FFS. At that pace we wont get 4.4.2 until everyone else is on 6.0! I'd take what the support person says with a grain of salt.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] danivempire:
Why the hell would they do that?

Is there a valid reason to do this step by step thingie???
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] erica_renee:
Maybe its to get all the devices they can past the version that has the explot that everyone is talking about.