yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] csandman1977:
I clean installed but I have no way of wiping my internal memory without losing 5 gigs of pictures and videos I really don't want to lose.

I wasn't complaining for the record, just stating what I had going on. I don't ever consider hiccups in the first 2 or 3 days of an install as bad. Things need to settle.

Each reboot only happened once so I don't think the problem was in the app. Seems random and most likely related to not wiping internal memory. I need a bigger external SD card. Don't like cloud storage myself.

For the record, tried thumbing up the op but for some reason xda app force closes whenever I tap the first post of any thread.

Going to try tapatalk one of these days!

Honestly I'm really enjoying this ROM. Really like the font too!

Thanks a bunch!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mataflakitas:
For photos to worry about when you save them to google+ automatic

Enviado desde mi SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 mediante Tapatalk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] djmatt604:
Hmm. I never wipe internal memory when I flash. The OP recommends:

/cache

/data

Format /system

Dalvik

Internal or external SD wipe should not be necessary. Perhaps reflash it...back up your apps and try again, or maybe redownload the zip or check the md5 on AFH so you know you have a good copy...

I also posted my preferred recovery in the OP...maybe try that too if you're willing to switch. PhilZ is dope.

Sent from a seriously awesome Note 2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Digitalx1:
If u can help me please pm me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sixk:
I called tmobile and ask politely and said the right answers and they unblocked my imei
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] pcm2a:
What were the right answers? I bought one off the craigs that stopped working a month later. Had to sell it on ebay and broke even.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Limeybastard:
Right answer? Perhaps giving his credit card number to pay off device outstanding amount.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Techngro:
How did that work? I bought my Note 3 on Swappa, and after it was blocked, T-Mobile basically told me to go suck a duck. They wouldn't give me any info, except to tell me what I already knew (that the phone was blocked). They wouldn't tell me how much was owed either.

But please tell us what you said. There are many people who have been scammed and would like to be able to get their device unblocked.

---------- Post added at 10:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:26 PM ----------

I went through something very similar, except Swappa, not Craigslist. Is the phone just blocked for non-payment of EIP, or is it reported stolen and blacklisted? That might affect your options.

You have a couple of choices, none of which are ideal.

1. Sell the phone on Ebay for a loss. If you sell it internationally, you might be better off since non-US buyers wouldn't care about it being blocked on T-Mobile.

2. Do what I did. Unlock the device (use Chainfire or something similar) and go to another carrier. I ended up going to Straight Talk (AT&T). All in all, it cost me about $10 to unlock and buy the SIM card. I lost my favorite T-Mobile plan, and now pay more for less data (I cry silently each night), but at least your phone will be usable again.

Hope that helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Pedro2NR:
Sorry if I am a noob about this but can someone share some light what is happening exactly? I don't want to fall in this category.

People sell their phones to the customer (via Craigslist or Swappa) and the seller does not pay it off which causes T-Mobile to blacklist them?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Mohammed Atif:
Try use region unlock that might help you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Sardonik:
I think there has been at least one instance in which the phone seemed to have been reported as lost or stolen via insurance. That's based on a phone which was supposedly not on EIP being blacklisted by Tmo. Can't find the thread right now, so that's based entirely on vague recollection.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kabuk1:
Pretty much. Most likely these people are getting their T-mo service cut off for non-payment and since the phone still has a balance, the IMEI gets blacklisted. Shady seller sells it anyway. Poor buyer gets home, finds out its blocked, and has very little recourse especially if it was a CL deal. People also frequently steal phones and try to sell them as well. I work as a phone tester for a popular "sell us your phone!" service that has commercials all over TV right now, and I see TONS of stolen phones. I open the package, turn it on, see the "you have entered the wrong pin too many times, phone locked" screen, and then the ESN/IMEI comes up blacklisted.

Bottom line- people are terrible and will think nothing of scamming you if they can make a quick buck. Trust no one. I won't buy high-end electronics anywhere but a brick & mortar store or a reputable online dealer who guarantees their products. Saving a couple hundred bucks is not worth the risk of getting scammed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chuko303:
T-mobile has the best customer-service I've ever talked to. On the phone that is
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sixk:
Right answer = lies

Im not sure if its the right place to say this.

My N3 was paid off

what I told them was I bought this phone off my girlfriend who wanted to stick with an iphone.

And while she changed back to her iphone there must have been a mistake which blocked the phone.

and after about an hour they said they would review this and call me back... but never got a call back.

So I called back a week later and talked to another person and asked about my phone's status and she told it was not blocked anymore.

Hope that helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Limeybastard:
Sounds so easy. I am assuming you bought the N3 used from a woman at least?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sixk:
Was actually a guy.

everything was good and was easy to contact but after i bought it he turned off the phone and never heard from him again.

And yea it was craigslist I bought it from.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Limeybastard:
So you basically called T Mobile up and explained you bought this from your girlfriend and get angry and after splitting up black listed the phone or to that effect?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ciphray:
I had an issue like this with my note 3, i purchased it back around October 15 off swappa, then 2 months and about 3 days later my phone stopped working, i looked up the imei and it said it was stolen, conveniently just 3 days too late to file a claim with paypal, I called up tmobile, told them I purchased the phone used, and the date i had started using the phone on their service and said it was now saying it was stolen more than 2 months after this and the person told me they were going to unblock the phone for me, and it would take about 24 hours, it actually took closer to 48 hours but they did unblock it and I've had no problems since.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] guaneet:
this is why you do trades at a t-mobile store to verify that it works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] louforgiveno:
That only helps if you are SURE to ask the rep to verify nothing is owed........a simple imei scan just states that at the moment it's not flagged. ....had this happen. ..met seller at tmobile. ..rep scanned said it was good to go....literally as I started to hand the money to the dude he mentioned that he owed $500 but had arranged to make payments and that no way he would let his credit get messed up because of it.....I said..."can't do it" and ended up just getting a brand new one from tmobile the next day......glad to not have to deal with the nightmare....

---------- Post added at 07:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:11 PM ----------

Oh yeah and the rep had to look up more info to see that money was owed......the guy had left tmobile but his billing hadn't cycled yet so to anyone checking it all seemed legit....be careful guys....even to this day I see Craigslist postings and when you ask if they will meet at store to confirm no money owed...no response. ....use that as a litmus test if you must dabble
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] guaneet:
you can ask the t mob rep to check it. they arent restricted at doing that with the owner there, you just have to be polite and get the right person.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] louforgiveno:
What I'm trying to point out is that generally the question is whether the imei is clean.....the "Yes" answer is not a guarantee at all....it may take tmobile 30 days to realize non - payment before it gets flagged....just make sure to also ask whether all handset fees have been payed off as well as imei status.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mdiaz33685:
well basically this is what happens in craigslist, and very rarely on ebay,....

Someone sells there phone, then they report is lost or stolen, then they probably receive another at a cost of $150 pr $175 for a replacement phone.

If you buy this on ebay, call ebay up a tell them to look at the seller of this phone, they will see that it was sold by the seller claiming this imei is in good standards, they should reimburse you... or paypal....

in craigslist you can make sure you print out the add, keep it in a safe place, so when they sell you the phone and you get scammed, try going to the police and let them know you purchased this, they can probably trace everything back to the seller, and probably arrest them, if they claim a good imei and then they have reported it stolen. to receive another phone from the insurance company.

because when someone reports it stolen and does an insurance job, they have to usually get a police report number, then they have to give Assurance or Assurant (insurance company for the cell phones) the police report number then the insurance company... now if they falsified information to the police they can get in trouble. this will really work for the people that sell there phone to do an insurance job. they sell their phone, call the insurance company and get another one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bipoler:
If I can't afford to lose the money, I don't buy for cheap. Fresh out the box full retail. Have I bought from CL before? Yes have I sold? Yes. Thankfully I've never ran into any problems
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Product F(RED):
That's only a temporary solution. The big 4 carriers are supposed to be sharing a central database of stolen/blacklisted devices, so prepare for your phone to randomly stop being able to connect to the network one day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Techngro:
It's my understanding that there is a difference between 'blocked' and 'blacklisted'. If the phone is not paid off from an EIP, then it will be blocked on T-Mobile's networks (and only T-mobile's networks). While blacklisted means that it was either reported lost or stolen, in which case, it would be added to the nationwide blacklist and not work on any of the GSM carriers who share in the blacklist.

The blacklist is to prevent theft, so it makes sense that only phones that have been reported as stolen would make it onto that list. In addition, I don't think the carriers care about people who don't pay their competitors' bills. There's a lot of confusion about the blacklist, but since AT&T and T-Mobile have already been sharing their blacklisted IMEIs for close to a year now, and my phone works on AT&T's network (via Straight Talk), I think the above distinction is correct.

---------- Post added at 04:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:32 PM ----------

These reports of people getting their devices unblocked by T-Mobile just by talking to customer service are both encouraging and depressing. I tried explaining my situation to T-Mobile and they were steadfast in their stance that it wasn't their problem. This was despite the fact that the day after I got the phone from Swappa, I called T-Mobile and verified that it was not on a payment plan and that the phone would not be blocked later. I wish I had recorded that conversation. Maybe if I could have played it back for them, they would have taken some pity on me.

But in the end, i'm glad that at least some people were able to get things set straight.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Product F(RED):
Thanks for the correction. I thought blocking = blacklisting.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ciphray:
Even though I was able to have them unblock mine (I think they were just trying to claim the insurance on the phone to get another) I wont be buying another from swappa, at the time all I saved was what I would have paid in tax, so to save 70 dollars I was gambling 700, Also in my case the person who sold it purchased it from someone else at the tmobile store according to their post, so even though this person had good feedback on swappa, the same didn't apply to the person it was purchased from. which is yet another reason to be weary.

They also block phones that're reported lost instead of stolen, but in that case they don't seem to add it to the shared list so sometimes it's usable on a different carrier than the original.

It's great to see something finally being done about stolen phones, but I wish they would have a time limit from the last time the phone was used to report it stolen, even if it's a week or 2, that's plenty of time to report it, that way you have less people trying to pull insurance scams like the one I almost fell victim to
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Techngro:
Yes, i've said the same thing many times over the past few months since my phone was blocked. My previous 5 phones were bought on Craigslist. But recently, it had become so sketchy that I decided it wasn't worth it anymore. Then I heard about Swappa and everyone said how great it was, and how much safer. I bought my Note 3 from Swappa from a seller with perfect feedback. I asked if the phone was on EIP, seller said no. IMEI check showed up as clean (which means zilch by the way). Fast-forward a few months and I found out the hard way that Swappa is no different than Craigslist. There is ZERO responsibility on the part of Swappa if someone sells you a device that is later blocked for EIP non-payment or reported lost or stolen. And the Paypal dispute window is ridiculously small (they don't even try to help you after the 45 day window), so they were of no help either.

In the end, I feel like you do. the $100 savings was not worth it. Not only is my phone blocked on T-Mobile, but I ended up losing my favorite plan ($30 5GB). That was the worst part. Now I pay almost twice as much money for half as much data allowance. And Straight Talk's service via AT&T kinda sucks in my area.

Lesson learned. :( No more Ebay, Craigslist or Swappa. Next phone will be direct from T-Mobile (It might even be the Oppo Find 7).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] momotete0964:
help with bad imei

there is a guy on ebay can swap out your motherboard for $99, he has save me a ton of money. and the phone is factory unlocked.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sixk:
Pretty much in this type of manner.

But becareful they might think you stole the phone from your GF.

I heard that one.
[Zooper Widget General] HiQ123:
Can someone explain to me how Zooper Widget can show me the Steps from the internal Nexus 5 Stepcounter?
[Zooper Widget General] BonestormDW8:
I know that this thread is kinda old but I've been searching for a similar widget the last days. I could not find a Google Fit stepcounter widget anywhere, so I decided to make one myself.

The more complicated part of it is to get the actual step conunting from the google fitness API. I did write a short tutorial for that there on stackoverflow.

After getting the data via tasker, you may just pass it to Zooper and use it in any widget of your liking. I did create a pretty simple one, showing me how many steps I took today (as text and as a circle thingy like the google fit app does).

It looks something like this:

Enjoy
[Micromax A116] KiRaN B JISHNU:
Hi,

i have searched the whole a116 forums.. spend some hours to see that all post regarding BATTERY was about STANBY time. But very low screen shots for the SCREEN TIME.

I am suggesting to all users of A116 to post their screen shots of SCREEN TIME along with battery useage & details about rom you are using so as to find out the rom that give highest screen time which we all want..

attaching screen shot from [4.4.2][ULTIMATE 3000+ DOWNLOADS][KITKAT]PROJECT DODGE 1.0.3v[OK GOOGLE+][GAMING][CUSTOM KERNEL] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2663763

thanks in advance...
[Micromax A116] WalkerBales:
I get 5hrs 15min screen time with 13-14hrs of WiFi on SLD ROM by [MENTION=4448971]cmahendra[/MENTION] !!

Sent from my SGT 7 running Omni ROM Official Kitkat Nightlies
[Micromax A116] Kaustav Sarkar:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2663763

Use this Rom by [MENTION=5741218]Darklord96[/MENTION] bst in terms of perfrmance as well as battery backup.........
[Micromax A116] KiRaN B JISHNU:
this rom by darklord is what am using now...the screen shot attached is from that rom...anyway thanks bro for replying:good:
[Micromax A116] WalkerBales:
But you are getting only 2h 16min screen time on this ROM !!

Sent from my SGT 7 running Omni ROM Official Kitkat Nightlies
[Micromax A116] Kaustav Sarkar:
I thought Perfrmance is d mst imp fact.........but if u need high battery backup then SLD-ULTIMATE by [MENTION=4448971]cmahendra[/MENTION](as already mntioned by [MENTION=5559247]WalkerBales[/MENTION]) is d bst I cn think of......bcoz it is heavily tweaked......

Also u cn use d JellyXperia Rom Im currently using.....it has got Stamina Mode nd other features for better battery backup......

nd Juice Defender bst Battery app I cn think of..........
[Micromax A116] KiRaN B JISHNU:
thank u, i am downloading SLD-ULTIMATE let me get back to u after trying it...
[Micromax A116] shivambajaj:
SLD ultimate #forever
[Micromax A116] cmahendra:
+1 Thanks for suggesting my rom. Indeed SLD gives more screen time and also high-speed smooth BUG-LESS performance.

*I don't believe in fancy stuff, if rom is not reliable and full of bugs. I am proud to say "SLD-ULTIMATE" passes, all important criteria. :)
[Micromax A116] WalkerBales:
Same here... SLD just not passes, it tops in all the criteria !!

Sent from my SGT 7 running Omni ROM Official Kitkat Nightlies
[Micromax A116] KiRaN B JISHNU:
installed sld hoping for the best
[Micromax A116] rishiduke:
5+ hours screen on time

Using Tweaked Micromax A116i Rom Ver. 1.0A by cmahendra, and getting 5+ hours of screen on time, and almost a full day of standby with wifi turned on almost all the time. It is bug less and in SLD rom sometimes tethring would not work, but in this, there is no problem at all. Performance is also good, running custom kernel by kashif.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rhcreed:
Want to do a full wipe And reinstall ROM/gapps from microsd card.. However, cwm spits out " error mounting /storage/sdcard1!" When I try to mount it.. Anyone know how to get cmw to see the micro SD card? Thx...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
Does cmw read ur sd card? Or ur fone? .. If it does. Try a different sd card
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rhcreed:
--fixed--

sorry, card was 64gb and needed to be formatted fat32 so cwm could mount it.

thx!!
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brian D:
Today I wanted to upload the new P5210 OEM Rom P5210UEUANB2. So I set up ODIN and loaded without issues. I then installed TWRP and rooted. After all that was done, I started setting the system up to the way I like it by using NoBloat to remove apps. I must have removed one that was associated with my Play Store app. This app opens and then closes just as fast.

So the next thing I did was to restore to my last save which was yesterday. I restored and the problem followed. It should be noted that when I restored, the system went back to the previous version. I am guessing that it was something in one of the caches that did not clear. So I wiped all the caches and restored again. Same thing, Play Store opened and closed just as fast.

Next I loaded the OEM Rom of the version P5210UEUAMK1. Now I get to the setup wizard and it FC's in the middle of me answering questions.

I would like to completely clean this things clock and start fresh with the AMK1 rom. How would I do that in TWRP? Would I wipe both caches, data, system and internal storage? Or would I Format Data? I guess I could try, there has to be a very basic boot level eprom in the system to at least get it into download mode.

Waiting for some advise and appreciate any you can give. Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brian D:
I think I found the problem. It was not anything I did last night, it was what I did a few days ago and saved as part of my backup. It would appear that I broke the Play Store but did not realize it until now. I restored the next oldest backup and everything is working as it should. I knew I should test certain apps before I do a backup. LOL
[LG Optimus G (International)] Cheesus182:
Hey guys,

I have this error on my LG Optimus G E975.

Im well aware of the KDZ method of unbricking my phone but it seems that I always get stuck because it says "no phone detected"

Is there any way to check if my Windows 8.1 is being a pain or if my USB port is broken or something?

I hear the sound of the phone being connected when I plug it in, in download mode but any Flashtool says Phone can not be detected.

I saw a comment somwhere saying that as long as my computer detects it, I can push a ROM via ADB to it.

I have to idea what that means but would like to try it if it works. ANY ideas are welcome, ive been stuck at this for a week now...

Thanks guys!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ELITAZER:
After spending a few hours with the Lava Xtron+, I noticed that the battery was diving downwards at a ridiculous rate. This kind of usage was very strange, so I opened the battery stats page only to find that Cell standby had consumed nearly 65% of the battery. This tablet DOES NOT have any radio cells , even after turning on airplane mode it is consuming huge amount of battery, how to fix it?..Please read this review, this has addressed his issue

http://www.blogsolute.com/lava-xtron-review/28108/
[General Questions and Answers] itsdonjuan:
Triangle Away's Add on unable to download even i do have internet connection. How do i fix this? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] itsdonjuan:
Help me with this please, Thanks!

Help me with this please! Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
I'm not sure if I got your question. I suppose your talking about chainfire's [root] Triangle Away and use a Samsung Galaxy SII i9100 which (may be) needs a additional param.tar ("Add on") file if you "got a error during bootscreen or bootscreen is not showing up at all". If you were just about getting the file, you should be fine. Otherwise someone else may be can give you some additional informations.
[General Questions and Answers] itsdonjuan:
Hello!

Thanks for your response! I am a S3 user, the only problem now is that when i entered triangle away is its too hard for my phone to get the add on file even if i have a blazing connection speed. When my phone reached 10% of the download file it stops. Anyway my connection speed is 4 mbps. Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
Then it probably is not due to the connectiong itself. As i havent the same phone i cant get you valid links, BUT simple post the request in SIII forum will totally do it for you i suppose. Do you face any problems after "triangled away" at the moment?
[General Questions and Answers] itsdonjuan:
Thanks for your response!

Thank you for your response! Yes its Chainfire's Triangle Away, anyway a while ago i just downloaded the add on but when my phone reached 10% off the add on it stopped and i dont know why because my internet has a blazing speed.

On the other hand can i just flash the param.tar file so that even i do not install it thru internet? And is it the same as the add on to install in triangle away? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
Yes is ike the same. :)