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[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br0adband:
They're still listing the Dev Edition for sale and they don't have parts to fix yours? Call me crazy but that's a load of malarkey if I've ever heard one - but then again, this is Motorola we're talking about, I suppose. I'm staring at the order page right this second in another tab... just put it in a cart... just verified it's in stock and ready to go.

I think you should call/contact Motorola and as soon as you get the first person on the phone, immediately say "I want to speak to a Supervisor," and when that person gets on the phone say "I want to speak to your Supervisor or Manager..." and don't back down till you get the third person and then lay it out for them:

If it's a legitimate warranty repair (I'm guessing that it is since you sent it back to 'em or dropped it off for the job) and they're lacking parts, they need to replace the entire phone, period.

I'd be all over 'em like stink on you-know-what and I wouldn't get off it till they shipped me the replacement overnight just for the trouble they've already caused with the BS excuse.

But that's just me... <hint, hint> :D
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigv5150:
If moto gives you the run around and says it's still out of stock but you still want the maxx unlocked you have one choice. Get them to send you a regular maxx and use the China boot loader unlock for 40 bucks.

Sent from my Chinese connection unlocked and can't be stopped Droid Maxx

---------- Post added at 02:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:38 PM ----------

The only downside is no warranty using this method

Sent from my Chinese connection unlocked and can't be stopped Droid Maxx
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theycallmerayj:
I have a dev edition and there really isn't a full warranty to begin with. Moto told me that if you unlock the bootloader you have the warranty, but if you root you don't. As if people aren't going to root their unlocked phone.
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigv5150:
Really didn't know that. If you decide to go this route I would see how much a maxx is now off contract. If they are replacing a dev with a regular maxx I wouldn't pay the dev price.

Sent from my Chinese connection unlocked and can't be stopped Droid Maxx
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doogald:
What a load of crap, unless they can no longer repair stock Droid Maxxes, too. The parts in the developer edition are exactly the same as the stock Droid Maxx, except the printing on the back that says it's a developer edition.

The developer edition was back in stock on their web site yesterday. It's still there now. http://www.motorola.com/us/shop-all...r-Edition/m-Droid-Maxx-Developer-Edition.html
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenryan:
I'll try to give them a call tomorrow, and see what they say. If the DE is truly in stock again to order new, they have no excuse not to cough one up.

I'll post whatever response I get.

p.s. Yes I was perfectly aware about the China Connection. As I mentioned in my OP, I don't feel comfortable going that route. I am aware IMEIs in stock at retailers are not kept secure, but I see no sense in just handing it to persons unknown (I mean, why don't I see anyone posting their IMEIs on this public board if it's such a nonissue?). To each his own, everybody has their own risk calculus. I'm certainly not griping at anyone making a different choice.

Also, I coughed up the $$ for DE so I could muck with my phone without losing the warranty. That's important to me too - though that calculation will change if Moto gives me a runaround when I actually try to use it!

p.p.s. theycallmerayj: I am skeptical that the person who told you that has a clue. Certainly there is nothing in writing saying that, and Moto went through the bother to include a very explicit warning sheet about unlocking in the phone's box (on top of the phone, no way to miss it). Likewise in their unlocking pages, they go through a lot of words warning that unlocking will void warranty except for DE phones, but not a single byte spent mentioning rooting. *shrug* Besides, unlocking is kinda a weird thing to do if it isn't immediately followed by rooting or flashing an alternate image ...
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigv5150:
I saw you were uncomfortable with the Chinese method I was just stating it is your ONLY choice if they don't have the dev phone and you really want an unlocked boot loader. Guess you have to weigh your immediate need vs. being uncomfortable.

Sent from my Chinese connection unlocked and can't be stopped Droid Maxx
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger2u:
the developer edition it s again on stock

check here

http://www.motorola.com/us/shop-all...r-Edition/m-Droid-Maxx-Developer-Edition.html
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenryan:
OK I spoke to the second-tier support folks. They are indeed unable to get parts or do anything with my unit. Nor can they just send me a new one from stock. They are unable to access that stream of hardware. Go figure.

However what they did offer was if I ordered a new one from the Moto website, and send them proof-of-purchase, they would fully reimburse me. So it's essentially the same thing as a replacement, just done the hard way.

My guess is warranty support is handled by a third-party contractor, not by Motorola themselves. That could explain the inability to access the stock of new units. I'm further guessing they could only replace units with refurbished ones but the DE has not had enough volume for there to be refurb units available.

Well, a new unit is ordered, I'm now waiting with bated breath for the 7-day waiting period (whatever they call the shipping latency they mention on their website).

So my post title "Dev edition is no more" has been shown to be wrong. I like being wrong. :)
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doogald:
Well, it was out of stock for weeks, and wasn't even listed under developer phones to backorder, so it sure seemed like the dev edition was no more. I just stumbled onto the listing the other day.
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br0adband:
I can appreciate everything you said there, but as noted, the Dev Edition and the regular consumer model of the Droid MAXX are the exact same phones - there is no difference at all in terms of the hardware, none of it, the difference lies in having the unlocked bootloader from the factory in the Dev Edition and a locked one in the consumer model. Sounds like the people you've talked to are just coming up with excuse after excuse to not do what they're legally obligated to do: fix the damned phone or replace it, and now with that convoluted mess of a solution - "Buy a new one, we'll pay you back..." - there's just something not quite right going on there. :confused:

Seems like Motorola is still doing the same old crap that infuriated me a few years ago when they pulled the "screw you" thing with the original Atrix and Photon in terms of ICS updates: they just love doing things that piss off their customers it seems. Only reason I have a Droid MAXX at this moment is because it was completely free, I traded a donated laptop for it so it didn't cost me a cent out of pocket - I made a promise to myself that I'd never actually purchase Motorola hardware again so at least I haven't broken that yet. :)

I can't comprehend why Motorola would make such ridiculous claims over "parts" and the Dev Edition warranty repair you're rightly allowed to have access to - personally I would have just paid some local shop to fix the microUSB port issue (given THEY would be able to get the part(s) needed, of course, and with the popularity of Droid hardware and the fact that the Droid MAXX and Droid Ultra use effectively the same hardware in that respect) and then paid to do that Chinese unlock and seen what happened.

Regardless, good luck with the final resolution, I hope it all works out and you're back up and running with a Dev Edition soon.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeroHertZ:
Hi all,

My stock browser used to set the homepage to google whenever close it by clicking on the Exit Button, but now it doesn't do it anymore..it opens the last visited page. Is there anyway to get it back as it was? I've checked the homepage settings and it's set to google..all settings look fine to me.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks guys.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDA sucks:
Try wiping data of the browser and then set the homepage.

Sent from galaxy n7105
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.gibran:
go to setting in the browser n keep default blank then set desired home page :good:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeroHertZ:
LOL..XDA Doesn't suck !!!!

Anyways..tried that..doesn't work :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeroHertZ:
No matter what I do...nothing happens...damn it :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeroHertZ:
This is still driving me nuts....Help plz guys :(
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ouya-XD:
Hi, quick question and topic.

I've overcame a ton of comments primarily from last years release of the Samsung G730A S III Mini model claiming root to no root outcomes.

Is the community for devs still trying to open a port or a guide for a successful G730A root?

I ask this as I see that we were the only form of outcasted Mini users.

If that be said, what are the chances that KitKat could make for an easier root process?

Also, anyone know if a kdz flash is possible for this device?

I ask this after my first Android :sly: Thrill 4G was one of the outcasted phone that finally got a root with a kdz flash, the Thrill forum lost all support and anyone interested in new roms had to stay on a EU dedicated kdz that was promised a developer and rom set.

Basically stating that all users were stuck on an EU Baseband with 3G and sometimes 4G LTE if the rom provided even that.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ouya-XD:
Bumping!

I'm not gonna watch a phone die out because people won't go out of their way to help the G730A community!

There's someone hiding in the dark and not giving answers.

Now we just sit here and watch others gloat and boast about their root? Whenever someone even mentions G730A in a thread the thread just dies out of communication.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylan07:
Yeah... like seriously! I got the phone when it came out in sept 2013 and been waiting ever since. I voided my warranty by letting an idiot friend drop my phone, with physical damage to the bezel of the phone, I can now root it and do whatever I want. I'm still waiting. But to be honest, I'd rather have the s4 for the bigger screen. But until then I am waiting for kitkat.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] civic98:
I've recently updated my Rom with Radio 1.04 on my Alpine, and noticed improvement in stability and speed, but few things missing:-

1. GPRS disconnect button, solved this with a registry hack found somewhere here;

2. Auto disconnect GPRS after receiving / sending MMS, searched through the forum, found the registry hack to set AutoDisconnect to 1 but didnt work, didnt even change it, it was set to 1 in the first place, anyone can help?

3. My phone band selector is missing, there used to be a selector for phone band, my phone is working fine, just wondering where it gone to?

Thanks all!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] fn002449:
look here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=268397&highlight=auto+disconnect+gprs
[Sony Smartwatch] arkboy4ever:
Who agrees? Who dosent? With a nice fossil leather band for 10 bucks. Better or worse than pebble steel? I think better. Pebble steel has more bezil on bottom side, looks tacky. Anyone but a metal band for sw2?
[Sony Smartwatch] romaha:
Its hard to compare. I think it depends of bend. I purchase sony branded leather bend and its look even worse then rubber one for me...
[Sony Smartwatch] lexman098:
I got a black leather one which made it look good, but a little too professional. Then I got a beige nylon strap which looks really good. I'd recommend nylon.
[Sony Smartwatch] Fensy:
Agreed, I bought a cheap brown leather strap for mine on ebay and it looks great, definitely prefer it to the rubber strap that came with the watch. I might try a metal strap next :)
[Sony Smartwatch] arkboy4ever:
.

Fossil bands are 5$ at fossil outlet. Everyone post pics of custom watchbands on ur sw2. Shining I love pics of sw2 with 3rd party bands!
[Sony Smartwatch] uh60james:
I'm all about the NATO straps on mine.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krolla03:
Im having TONS of problems all of the sudden with Hangouts and MMS messages.

For a few weeks now when i try and send someone a MMS Hangouts keeps FCing then i reload the app and it FCs over and over and over again. And every time it FCs the other person gets the picture so i end up sending it over and over and over again. It keeps doing this till i can get into the thread delete the message and then go and clear the data from the App.

Then starting today i cant receive MMS anymore. I just get a "Image Downloading tap to retry" message. I tap it and it just sits there with the dancing dots. And now when i go back farther into threads where i had already received pictures. They are just big empty squares with dancing dots.

Anyone else having this issue? And is there a fix?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hakugin:
Admittedly I don't use Hangouts, but I do use 8sms which is essentially the old messaging app, from 4.3 iirc, rebuilt from source. I have been using it on multiple devices running KitKat with no issues.

If you would like to continue using Hangouts, I will do some tests and attempt to recreate the issue on my devices.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwreck420:
yes, i was also having tons of issues sending MMS through hangouts, they would never send!!!!

8sms did fix the problem, just have to not use hangouts for mms. sadness
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justinisloco:
Try going to Settings>Manage Apps and clear data from Hangouts, and even possibly uninstall the updates, then reinstall and see if that works
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krolla03:
I did all of that it didnt help.

MMS suddenly started working about 90% a few hours later for receiving.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackroseMD1:
Anyone know how to hard reset this phone? I'm stuck on the boot screen and have been holding down the power button for at least a minute, and nothing.

Edit: Never mind. Power+Vol Up.
[T-Mobile LG G2] Alanmw86:
was seriously debating on picking up a G2 for another line but looks like this sections on life support? not much going on, def not nothing but I had hoped for more or am I missing something?

not much for roms/kernels/mods and no root for kit kat yet?
[T-Mobile LG G2] Ephemeralness:
The phone is pretty awesome stock. The only real reason I've found to root was to install the camera mod and titanium backup. Tried a few Roms, but keep going back to stock because it just works better and the battery life is awesome.
[T-Mobile LG G2] Alanmw86:
I'm sure it is, I've played with it for quite a while, but options are always nice, and there doesn't seem to be many besides aosp variants.

is there something halting development or just lack of interest?
[T-Mobile LG G2] gunnyman:
The mods recently split the forums by carrier. If you look at the non carrier branded g2 forum you will see roms that are compatible with the T-Mobile variant. There are several.
[T-Mobile LG G2] RiverdALIEN:
They screwed with the forums there was plenty of activity prior. We've got root and custom recovery on stock kit kat and other custom rom support. Unless you wanna wait for g pro 2, G3, or opt for the G2 mini, go for it.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guitarz:
Hello everyone, I recently got Note3.

Today, I looked at my phone through another phone camera and found a sensor which kept blinking all the time. (Please see attached clip)

To me, it seems like an infrared since human eyes could not see it.

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Is this normal even I don't have air gesture ON?

Thank you
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thahim:
I noticed this on my s3 you can see it only through another camera.:-X its normal dont worry.

Sent from Galaxy Note 3 SM-9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Very interesting. Mine too :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
That is the IR.

If you're using an IR remote app, and you press a key, that'll light up for human eyes to see.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bulbous:
How can it be the IR?

If you were using an IR remote app then you'd have to show the front face of the phone to the TV, which would make looking at the phone screen a bit of an issue.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
You mistake my meaning. If you look at the top of the phone, you'll see a small dot next to the audiojack. That is the IR blaster. The blipping dot at the front is the indicator of the IR blaster. It lights up when the IR blaster is transmitting, to alert the user.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iAMOA:
hey guys!

well, as the topic says should i go for Z2 or wait for Z3 as i don't want to lose the flagship title in just couple of months so what do you guys suggest? wont be able to buy Z3 if i bought Z2 and currently i am without any GOOD SMART PHONE (just using a bb curve for the time being).
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] napkun:
It's really up to you if you want to buy the Z2 as of right now. Technology is always going to be moving forward, more so with Sony's 6 month release cycle, and there's always going to be something better in the future. If you keep waiting for the latest and greatest you'll never own a phone :p. But for the most part the Z2 is looking to be a very promising device, building upon the original Z and addressing most of it's issues. The Z3 might build upon the Z2 but it could also be a new device entirely, with it's own flaws in tow. IMO since you're using a Black Berry Curve, it would be a significant upgrade to get the Z2 and I'm pretty sure you'd be happy with that device :D. Also it's not like the Z2's hardware will be outdated anytime soon, it's come to the point where software needs to catch up with the hardware in these flagship devices.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KyleSforza:
Buy a Z2, Z2 will stay a flagship longer than the Z3, since Z3 won't be announced before October. ;)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iAMOA:
So, in short, i shall go with Z2. Ok then, Z2 it is. :) thanks mates.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben Ling:
well Xperia Z was announced in early January 2013,while Z1 in early September & Z2 in late February 2014

So average about only 6 months new flagship

My prediction is Sony will probably announce the Z3 on IFA 2014 or maybe they delayed & announce on CES 2015...
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iAMOA:
Well, i dont mind z3 at CES 2015 but IFA 2014 is early so thats the issue. I suggest that sony should launch a phablet and then after 6 months a normal sized phone and then phablet like samsung does. As i was a note series user so i never bothered about S series so it was one year cycle for me.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
Z1 - $499, Z2 - $699, Z3 - $999. It's really a matter of time? :D
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KyleSforza:
Actually, what my prediction is that it'll be released alongside Note 4.

Z was announced in 2013 Jan, but came in 2013 March

Z1 was announced in 2013 Oct end, but came by 10th December

Z2 was announced in Feb end and will come by April/May.

The first flagship of the year gets more exposure if you ask me.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
For me it looks like that:

Z - buy

Z1 - skip

Z2 - buy

Z3 - skip

Z4 - skip

Z5 - skip

Z6 - buy

Really hope that Z2 will be enough for 2 full years. It has everything I need from a smartphone, and hopefully won't have faults like the Z. If Z had NC, IPS, bigger battery etc. i would probably keep it for at least one more year - because let's be honest - it is still more than enough...
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben Ling:
Z1 was unveiled in IFA 2013,that is early September not end of October.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iAMOA:
its delayed in UK :( does it means that it will be delayed in international markets as well?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riro1612:
It will be probably delayed. I think that the beautiful Z2 is so good that it exceeded Sony's expectations with a very wide margin, that's why Sony's delivery of the device will be delayed.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liqn7:
Delayed here in Australia until mid to late May. That's carrier stock only too. Widespread availability might not be until June...

At which stage you only have 3 months at best before the next model is released.

As good as the phone is, I simply can't support Sony for this reason. Destroys the community ROM base and a 3-4 month lag time for availability is simply unacceptable.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x102x96x:
i

no wait for Z4 !!!

how u made up Z3 name! it s confirmed!

anyway u mean next xperia flagship so it s not good question think in this way;

IF u need Flagship SmartPhone so Buy one of the best available smartphone.

if u don't need and just wanna buy and can wait so long... so wait so long...................... cause there s always better phone in future!

:good:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g4rvd4:
I usually buy a flagship every two years. But ultimately it depends on the depth of your pockets. :)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krabman:
lol Yeah, it drives my kids crazy. I'm old and own every coffee table I'll ever need so I can afford to play. In other words I buy a lot of phones based on fun rather than need.

I know you don't want to hear that but I'm going to give you an idea of what your looking at. I have a nexus 5, of the fall devices it was IMO the best of the lot. Outside of network slowdowns the phone never lags. It is always completely fluid. Everything opens so quick I'm pretty sure you could halve the time and I wouldn't be able to tell. I suspect as already stated in many of the first looks this phone is the same way. You are not going to experience a slowdown in the GUI unless its network related and you will be fully satisfied with its performance. This is something that is going to be true with any current flagship phone, flagship phones flat kick ass anymore. The only real question comes down to timing and money filtered through personal need. For someone who already has a decent phone but little money waiting might be a good idea. For someone who can easily afford a new phone waiting isn't going to change much because you cant tell if an app opened in .05 nano seconds instead of .04 nano seconds. I don't know how you rate that BB but your answer lies somewhere in what I just said. You just gotta figure out where you stand.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iAMOA:
Really liked you reply mate. :D

Actually, i have decided to buy z2 but its kind of delayed so waiting for it...
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LitoNi:
tbh it really depends which design you like.....

it is rumored the Z3 is shifting the design to arc/omni balance.... whether this is true or not, sony is not sticking with just the omni balance design for the Z3.

Previous owner of sony/ericsson phones.... the arc looks nice but i prefer flat backs rather than the arc design. I myself is still wondering whether i should go with the Z2 (which is the last design of its kind) or Z3 which may look sexier and may have a smaller bezel than the Z2.

Better yet, if youre not in a rush, wait for the Z3 to be annouced or wait for the leaks, then decide which one you prefer. By the time Z3 is near the Z2 should be cheap enough to be purchased anyway. Its a win win situation.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heath05:
But that would require me to have patience and deferred gratification.