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[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FlyingScotsmanZA:
Hi, so I recently got my S3 Mini, and it's a massive improvement over my HTC Wildfire S (obviously :P). Only thing is that, like with Sense, I really dislike TouchWiz. I personally think that it looks hideous when compared to stock Android, and it feels quite slow as well.

So I was thinking of maybe switching over to Marclaw's CM11, only thing is that I've never rooted or flashed a custom ROM before. CM11 looks as close to stock Android as I'll get, and I really like the aesthetics, but a big question that I want answering is, is it really worth the hassle? What are the speed boosts like compared to TouchWiz? Night and day or only minimal? What's the stability like? I've been reading the forum, and it seems like many people are having issues with the build. Can it be used comfortably for daily use?

Should I rather practice first on my Wildfire S? I don't want to screw anything up on my S3 Mini.

Last question, are there any good guides for rooting and flashing for people who haven't done it before, specifically for the S3 Mini and Marclaw's CyanogenMod build? Most of the videos I've seen on YouTube are in foreign languages, and because I'm from South Africa, I don't understand what they're saying. Anything else that I've found is outdated.

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] factorexh:
hi there! nice to have a s3 mini. its a modarate phone that you can do most things.

i have installed cm11 one week ago. and i dont have any issues with it. happy with it! its stable and updates daily(thanks maclaw for that)

some people have clockfreeze ,sdcard-missing and battery problems. i dont have theese. its smooth and stable. samsung act like blind to us.

they only work for new devices. but we have maclaw!

that 1ghz bug. cpu stays on 1000 mhz clock and drains battery so fast. there is alternative solutions for that but i dont have that issue and got a good battery life.

there is guides for rooting and flashing that you can find in forums.

an index guide section:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2480102

[GUIDE]How to install CyanogenMod based ROMs:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2400123

aand its stable i dont have any issues with it.

if you follow steps in guides you wont face a bad situation.

sorry for my bad english:3
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FlyingScotsmanZA:
Thanks for the info, it actually doesn't look that difficult.

Another question, which is the best way to root? Using this method or this method with CWM

EDIT: So I rooted my HTC Wildfire S, it was super easy (time consuming, but very easy). And apparently HTC are some of the harder devices to root. Going to mess around with some custom ROMs. Still waiting for an answer about which root method for the S3 Mini though...
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] factorexh:
i flashed root.zip for root. and using maclaw's touch recovery(twrp) easiest way through
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FlyingScotsmanZA:
Do you have a link for that? Also, which CM version is more stable? 10.2 or 11? I'm going to assume 10.2 right?

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Wow! So this is what stock Android is like. If it can run with no lag on a 4 year old device, I can't wait to see how it performs on my S3 Mini.

Here's a screenie I took of my Wildfire S:

It's breathed life into a phone that I was ready to dump and hide in a cupboard. Super impressed, so this is what I've been missing out on. And it really wasn't difficult at all, I'm not sure where people get the idea that it's so hard to root. Took me an hour total, and this was my first time.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] factorexh:
i added to attachments the root.zip. you flash it with cwm. it worked for me hope help you too

i didnt try 10.x you can try it. but kitkat features are working like cm11 features. it updates daily and i think its allready a stable version for daily use. but you cant know without trying. xda doenst love recommends here :d you need to try it for yourself.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FlyingScotsmanZA:
Ok sure, thanks :)

And just to be sure, I install CWM using Odin right?
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KoolKid98189:
I rooted mine when I first got it then in 3 months my phone died, hardbricked and the eMMC chip screwed so I got a replacement and I didn't root it and I agree it's really laggy on stock! When it was on CM11 it was so smooth!
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] Scapegoat86:
Hi everyone

I'm new here and english is not my first language so please be patient.

I have a Note 8 running stock 4.1.2 ... The first time I turn it on it asked me to create a samsung account and then started to download and install updates, since then, the firmware still the same and I read here that a lot of people has been rocking 4.2.2 for a while now, but when I hit "check for updates" it says that I have the latest updates installed, now I'm wondering if when samsung launches 4.4.2 would I get the update? in case I don't get the update, is there any way to get it or install it manually without voiding my warranty?

I'd really apreciate if somebody explains this to me and share with me the links to the tutorials to do this if it is posibble.

BTW... I'm from México if this helps to know whats happening

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] gooberdude:
Ok, is your 5110 a carrier based tablet or retail.

Mine came factory with 4.2.2 late 2013.

So I could not verify why the update you tried is not working.

It is possible Samsung servers have not registered your device and may take a few days to push an update.

Make sure your Samsung Account has the device registered, if so, you can try to push an update through Kies. Once your have your tablet setup in the program.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] Scapegoat86:
Reply

Well, mine came with 4.1.2 and I also bought it late 2013, I bought the tablet in a mall and doesn't appear to be linked to any carrier. I made the registration process but I don't know anything else, How do I check if my device has been registrered properly? the Note updated a lot of samsung apps and I have acces to samsung app store, so I though everything about registration was right, and yes, I tryed to update via Kies but is the same history, maybe is something about me geografic location.

Is there another way to get the updates or download the firmwares and install them?

Thanks for answer.
[HTC Rezound] zilo9000:
my rezound is stuck in roaming i took it into the verizoin store and got a new sim but it still was in roaming even after i switched to cdma only

please help
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charliebigpot:
Ok, this might sound like a noob question but before deleting any files on the internal storage I want to make sure to not delete the wrong ones :)

I flash roms almost on a weekly basis, try tons of apps which all leave files on my internal storage so now when I look at it I see lots of garbage that I'm pretty sure I can delete - so here is my question:

When flashing a new rom I wipe data and cache and after that can I safely delete every folder on the internal storage? I guess that the only ones that I should keep are:

- clockworkmod

- data

- DCIM

- android

Or is there a way to wipe the phone without losing root? (I just don't want to go through the hassle of rooting again..)

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charliebigpot:
Seek and you shall find. :good:

Simply go into Mounts and Storage in the Recovery menu and select "format /data and /data/media (/sdcard)" - that does the trick. It deletes everything on the internal memory but leaves the external SD card untouched --> success!

Use with caution though: before this always do a nandroid backup to the external SD and above all don't do all of this if you are not sure about what you are doing ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afterglow:
i usually

i) wipe data/factory reset

ii) wipe dalvik cache

iii) format /system

And always after this there are so many unused and uneccesary directories & files left in my internal sd card.

So you propose that after also runningformat /data and /data/media (/sdcard) everything in internal sdcard is deleted?

the thing is that most probably i have the ROM file and gapps etc in internal sdcard in order to flash the phone.if i run this and if i understood correctly that it deletes everything, then it will also delete those ROM files right?

so please clarify this if you can or propose the best way i guess other aditional steps (that im missing out) in order to have the cleanest possible phone.

:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alibehzadian:
I have a Fujitsu M532 updated to JB. After updating I have lots of problems with Wi-Fi connection.

To fix Wi-Fi problem, I need to root that device, I tried every way suggested here or somewhere in

net with no success.

I think that waiting for an update to 4.2 or 4.3 from fujitsu is just wasting my time.

I want to know is there a way to get back to original ICS stock ROM?

(This is my first post here in XDA, excuse me if I asked a wrong question or asked in wrong forum).
[HTC One X] jqtz3k:
Hi, I am using now Sense 5 rom. I had problem with green tint while using camera with flash light ( like this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2415999 ). I found fix and now is OK, but I want to use AOSP roms ( Like CM 11, or SlimKat ). This fix is only for Sense 5 roms, On AOSP roms I have the green tint too :( How to get goot photos on non sense roms? Any ideas? Sorry for my bad English.
[HTC One X] C--Mon:
Unfortunately I have the same problem in connection with CM 11 :(

A few days ago I bought a used HTC X on ebay.

When I got the unit, I immediately flashed CM11 on it.

After a few shots with the camera, in conjunction with the flash, I've noticed that all the images were yellowish.

At first I thought it was an a hardware issue.

But then I read here and in some other forums that it is probably a kernel issue. So I've tried a stock Sense ROM in conjunction with the fix from above. And with that the pictures were fine. It is therefore definitely a issue kernel / the camera libs.

I I would really like to use a CM Rom and hope that this problem can be fixed.

Or is there maybe already a kernel for CM 11 in which this problem is solved?

Thanks in advance
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] HomerJ:
Hi,

I have some Wlan SDIO card from AmbiCom WL11-SD Rev. 1.0, but it don't work on MDA compact 2 (WM 5.0). I am not able to find driver for WM5.0. Have anyone experience with this card? Is it possible to bring this card to run?

Thx for helping....

Greetings
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Deleted member 265814:
There are a few threads here with a discusion about disabled SDIO support (by T-Mobile), so that WLAN and other SDIO Cards won't work.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikalsaki:
So I used to have a Galaxy S3 and the charging port was jacked up so I was not able to hold a USB connection long enough to be able to root. But now I have an HTC One. I know I can't root yet because I have a Verizon One with 4.4.2. But I have a few questions before I'm even able to root.

Anyway, what is a recovery?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav kapur:
Look, a custom recovery like TWRP or Clockworkmod allows you to root, flash a custom rom, make a backup, restore the system image or wipe the phone. Every single phone has a stock recovery, but this doesn't allow you to do the features of a custom recovery as I mentioned above. The stock recovery only allows you to flash the official firmwares, provided that you have a matching model ID and carrier ID.

So, in basic terms, rooting requires a custom recovery. TWRP is the recommended recovery for HTC One
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] atown77:
Got this case off of EBay delivered for $32. It's called a PEPKOO ULTIMATE. I think Love Me and possibly another company makes some almost identical. They are aluminum with Gorilla glass screen protector, screws together instead of snaps like an Otterbox and doesn't get all the dirt and trash around the sides of the screen. I've been using mine for a month now and thought I would share my review of it. It's tough, cool looking and I have no complaints. Don't forget it was $32.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Liquislime:
uhm, good!
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] graydiggy:
From the reviews I have seen, the S-Pen is Damn near impossible to take out, and the sound is horribly muffled.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] HappyBirthday:
x2
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Jammol:
You could have gotten it cheaper too on Ebay. It's the same case as the Love MEI series. Those are $23 on ebay.

Also your cell reception just took a dive by half because of the aluminum. I only use mine when I go snowboarding. The extra weight adds to my balance, lol.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] atown77:
I saw after I ordered it about the s-pen complaints and I don't have any trouble. I'm always somewhere the signal is great so that hadn't been an issue. I would have loved the even cheaper priced one but compared to an otterbox, This case is king. I've had an otterbox for every phone I've had in the last 6 years, starting with a blackberry and had to constantly take it apart and clean dirt and dust out of it. I never have to do that with this one. I stand firm and recommend this case or an identical copy over otterbox any day. If I paid $ 40 I would still be satisfied.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Jammol:
Yeah I definitely recommend it to anyone who can put up with those things. I like the comments I get when I whip it out(no pun intended). People always ask in amazement if it's a phone and what phone it is. Then again I have the original model so it's even bigger than the new slimmer ones which I might get soon.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] sanjsrik:
I just have a question, where exactly did you see this for so cheap? The only link I can find on Amazon is for $69:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00HFMUVG4/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] atown77:
I got it off of eBay. I work in the oilfields of West Texas and we have some rough weather, especially dust storms. With the otterbox I was having to take it apart every couple of days to clean the dirt and dust that would make its way inside it. Then the abrasive dust rubbing against the plastic screen protector would have it scratched up in a mater of a month or so. I haven't had to take this case apart yet to clean it and that dust isn't going to hurt the Gorilla glass. I put a couple screen shots of the add on eBay so you could see the seller and the product.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] ishon:
It's awesome

Nice yeah :) like It .
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Big Cam:
I'm sure it's a great case if your going to throw it down a mountain, but in my opinion it's way too bulky.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] atown77:
Bulk

If bulk is an issue, then I would suggest an Iphone, I think they still small enough to fit in a matchbox. But all jokes aside, it still easily fits in my back pocket and as I stated before, I need my phone protected from the elements. I never said this case would suit everyone but if you wanted a case that was built for hard core protection, I recommend this one. I have now had it for two months and I hope I can always get one to fit future phones.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] xperiaforme:
How heavy is this? Do you have issues with sound? Have you waterproof tesed the case and how did it do?
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] enfurno:
Same here,

If a case makes my devices useless, well then it's useless. I can see the draw to a waterproof solution as I hit the lake often during the summer months and don't do much out there other than check things on the screen from time to time. But for that there are cheaper solutions, none of which I trust completely anyhow.

Lets hope that they up the IP rating on the note 4.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] SladeZero:
LoL this in is not the waterproof version. Its the water resistant version. Love Mei adds some water proofing in there. There is a difference this one, Lunatak's and Love Mei's. I think they all have the same base manufacture. My Dad has the Lunatak's case for the iphone, his signal doesnt take a hit, also it makes the phone feel like a brick. AND I really mean a brick.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] troyd28:
You guys want real waterproof head over to the red pepper note 3 thread.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] YRAJ23:
I had purchased a similar metal case for my Note 3 from Love Mei. It looks cool but I dont like it.

1. I made my phone to look big, almost the size of Tab 7.0.

2. Its non ergonomic for long time use, you'll not be comfortable holding it while text messaging.

3. Not to forget that it adds weight extreme weight to your phone. Trust me, you can't answer calls for more than 20 minutes due to its weight.

4. Since its a water proof version, the sound ports and receiver speakers are covered with thin membrane of some material (sort of rubber or plastic). Thats make the sound to be scatered and unclear

5. The glass protector will have the rainbow effect on screen when it touches the phone screen.

These points are based from my experience. I sold my case to another guy.

Currently Im with Trident Kraken AMS, and I love it to the max. It saved my phone without single scratches falling from the height arnd 6 feet.
[Google Chromecast] bkmaracas:
Get it whilst its hot.

Stream all those mp4 clips of 'nature' and documentaries with ease.. Definitely not porn. No.
[Google Chromecast] The S3 Kid:
Good stuff. :good:
[Google Chromecast] bkmaracas:
Bonus! sky sports web videos now playback in non flash mode.. If u wait a second the vget icon appears top left of video.. Pleased :)

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
This is so full of win it's not even funny.

Works great.
[Google Chromecast] jasenko:
Tried and works great. Streams seem to be more stable than with both Avia or BubbleUPnP for some reason.
[Google Chromecast] primetime34:
So, on which sites would this be useful? I tried it on amazon prime, it didn't work. I wanted to see if it would work on byutv.org, it didn't work. Any suggestions on where I might use this?
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
You can use it to watch clips on hulu.com (not plus) and if you like searching archives (I do, it's an acquired taste) there's a ton of stuff on the Internet Archive.

https://archive.org/details/dick_tracy_detctive (be sure to use the mp4 link in the table)

It's jumpy, it's cheesy but it's the original **** Tracy.

Some good and all but lost stuff in there.

https://archive.org/details/EyesInTheNight720p1942

I'm sure you'll run across things for your tastes at other sites if you're not interested in that sort of thing. There's a lot of gems squirreled away on the net.
[Google Chromecast] DJames1:
I'm just not getting how to use VGet with Chrome to cast an internet stream. Can someone explain it to me?

I have the VGet downloader extension and the VGet casting extension installed in Chrome on my PC.

I see a VGet icon on my toolbar.

If I start an internet video stream (like the **** Tracy example), I can can click on the VGet icon and it gives me the options to download or cast to Chromecast.

I click on Chromecast, and says it's searching for a DLNA renderer on my network (why does it need one?).

I have to turn on an Android based DLNA client like BubbleUpNP on my Android table, or it won't find anything and it won't proceed. My TV DLNA clients on Samsung or Roku aren't detected.

If I select my Android tablet as the DLNA renderer, I get a small VGet play window that looks like its trying to play something, but nothing happens. It never asks me anything about which Chromecast to use, and my Chromecast shows nothing. The BubbleUpNP client on the Android tablet shows a blank screen.

What's supposed to happen? I don't quite understand the relationship between VGet and the DLNA renderer and the Chromecast.
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
I'm using the vGet app for Android. On that, if you turn off desktop/Flash mode and turn on Chromecast, select an mp4, it'll cast. With desktop/Flash mode on, you get to choose - Stream (to your selected Android media player, MoboPlayer is good here), Download, or DLNA.

I didn't know that they made a desktop Chrome extension.

PS - when I said it works great - I'm using it with low quality videos that don't look worse via vGet/casting vs. any other methods I use to watch those, but it's very convenient so that's great for me.
[Google Chromecast] cmstlist:
VGet appears to work for the Webisodes Network website which is nice.

Would be even nicer if vGet had a functional back button in their internal browser. If I navigate into a site and then press the Android back button, it just bumps me out of the app.
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
Odd. Must be device or Android version dependent. I get the previous page.

The problem with the app that I noticed last night is that once my phone has gone to sleep, it sometimes forgets that it's casting and remote control is lost.

Are you seeing any of that?

PS - thanks for the tip on Webisodes.
[Google Chromecast] cmstlist:
Could be version dependent. This is a Nexus 7 2012 running 4.4. The bad back button may be a quirk of the new Chromium Web view.
[Google Chromecast] Unreadhyperion:
Eyeonanime.com tried, tested, and verified to work.
[Google Chromecast] DJames1:
Tried a few more experiments with the PC Chrome extension and with the Android app to answer my own questions about vGet since nobody else seems to have the answers.

As far as I can tell, the vGet extension for PC Chrome does not currently support the Chromecast, although it uses the Chromecast icon. When I click the cast icon and it prompts for a "DLNA renderer", it's looking for a playback client. But it doesn't detect the Chromecast as a valid client, nor does it detect my Roku (even if it's running the DLNA client), nor my Samsung Blu-Ray player (even if it's running the DLNA client). The only thing it detects is Android-based DLNA clients on the network, like BubbleUPnP on my tablet - and it can't cast successfully to that client either, although it tries.

I can get the Android vGet app to work and cast a stream like the **** Tracy video to the Chromecast, but it's really flaky. Most of the time I just get the cast icon in the middle of the screen on the Chromecast when vGet connects, and no stream starts. A few times I got sound but no video. It takes a couple of tries to get a proper video stream to start, and as soon as it does, vGet crashes Android immediately, causing a reboot - but the stream keeps playing on the Chromecast, so it's obviously receiving it directly. If I attempt to restart vGet after Android reboots, it just crashes and reboots Android again immediately as long as the Chromecast continues to play. Only after I turn off the Chromecast will vGet start again without crashing the Android tablet.
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
Too bad vGet on Android isn't more robust. I'd guess it cares about the version or something. I've used it quite a bit already without those issues. Hopefully they'll fix it. :(
[Google Chromecast] giuliastro:
Vget forma Android is great. But only with DLNA devices.
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
My mileage is the exact opposite.

On vGet Android, I uncheck desktop/Flash, select Cast, then tap the desired mp4 link and I'm in business.

My TV tends to suck at dealing with DLNA video.

On my TV, I'm stuck with this -

Between vGet, LocalCast, and RealPlayer Cloud, I'm pretty much done with DLNA.

It's fabulous when it works though, I agree.
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
And now it's US$5 for vGet.
[Google Chromecast] impulse101:
Since when? I have it for free, so if you got it free you dont have to buy a premium version or anything?