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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ReapersMinion:
Okay, A little background quick! I just signed up for XDA because I have been lurking all day, and everyone seems to have their problems solved fairly quickly. Unfortunately none of the fixes here have helped me.

I was running KitKat for a while on my Verizon Galaxy Note 2 SCH-I605. I started having trouble with my SD card and it seemed my only route to fixing it was to root. Initially I was ignorant and used some one click solution. It certainly rooted my device, but it did not unlock my bootloader and when I tried accessing CWM Recovery my phone soft bricked. I proceeded to download ODIN and my phone's stock firmware. I flashed it and fixed my phone.

At this point I should have said goodbye to rooting, but I am a stupid stupid man. I flashed a rooted stock for my phone and it worked, but once again running CWM soft bricked me. I tried a few different things, rooting and trying to get things to work - flashing stock whenever I soft bricked again. Eventually, for whatever reason, ODIN froze when flashing STOCK. This was right around where I was giving up on the whole escapade. I an Install Firmware error and a message for KIES to repair it. I looked online, but none of the methods seemed to fix it. VZW Upgrade Assistant didn't help, and KIES won't either.

The Crux of the Problem:

I managed to get my phone in download mode and in a state of relief flashed stock to fix my phone and leave this all behind. Odin flashed, it all went well. I was very careful to follow the proper steps to ensure a proper flash of stock. Odin went through all its steps, my phone went to reboot. This time odin said PASS! before my phone finished rebooting. Now my phone is just sitting on the screen that says "Samsung GALAXY Note II". I can get to the download screen still, but I can not get to recovery to factory reset.

I know I screwed up on this, please don't tell me everything I should and shouldn't have done. I know i shouldn't have done any of this. I just want some help putting this behind me, whatever the cost. Please help me out guys!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ReapersMinion:
Guys

Please help! I absolutely need my phone, and my only alternative is buying a new one. My older phones have batteries that last 5 minutes tops. Please help me here! I don't have Almost a grand for a new phone!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ReapersMinion:
OMG

I got it! Fixed! After 7 hours of deep searching and experimentation I found the cure for my phone! All the things I was doing! It was so simple! Unfortunately it landed me back with KitKat Stock (Whatever, I'll deal with it), but it saved me. I flashed 4.3 Stock that I got from SamFirmware!

This is a newer firmware than I had before, but so be it! I'm so estatic!

Thank you guys! A lot of the info I found tonight was throughout the forums. No one thing here fixed my issue, but a combination of the threads here brought me to this conclusion! You guys are the bomb! Have a wonderful day!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] roflcoptersoisoi:
Good job man :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Doublea34:
And your method was???? lol... I was helping my friend unroot from stock rooted with twrp, and my method was to start fresh with a stock 4.3 i found at samsfirmware. I used odin 3.09 and all went well until it finished and was boot looping (more of a flash). I tried the normal go to recovery and wipe davlik and factory reset but i cant get into recovery. So next i tried to re flash and once that didnt work i made sure my note 2 drivers were up to date. And here I am still cant flash and cant figure anything out and still cant flash. Below is what it shows for me, but yea if you could share what you did it would be so helpful!

:<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I605VRUEMJ9_I605VZWEMJ9_I605VRUEMJ9_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/004> sboot.bin

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> FAIL!

<ID:0/004>

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[AT&T LG Optimus G] ThatKawaiiGuy:
We finally have Franco kernel! It's in the main thread, remember, you guys download geeb, so yeah.

Keep it clean, write down your errors here, provide a log, blah blah blah.

Enjoy!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2701843
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Ace42:
Working fine for me so far, just need to figure out the screen colors, trickster didn't show the halfbreed preset.

Sent from my Optimus G
[AT&T LG Optimus G] icytrey:
If you Google "obsanity amoled" his gamma settings are very vibrant. Used trickster to modify.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] DrunkenDragon:
Well Obsanity Amoled setup was really not so good for our LG. Felt like something not right
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Toledo_JAB:
Please use the development thread for the kernel in the above link.

I have moved this thread out of the development section and closed it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattyrn:
hi...i need the firmware from my n7000 but , links from hotfile are dead. any other server ok ,

need the firmware 2.3.6 n7000ubkk8 telcel

please help me

thanks
[General Questions and Answers] tjashworth:
Hi All,

Does anyone have Plantronics hub APK? I live in Canada and cannot download it from the play store

Thanks :)

EDIT:

For those interested, I have attached the Plantronics hub APK file.
[General Questions and Answers] scroll1:
I too would be keen to get a hold of this, if possible.
[General Questions and Answers] pashamoti:
Perhaps I'll join too. Looking for Plantronics Voyager Legends.
[General Questions and Answers] JASTECH:
Well I have the Legend paired to my N7100, very good match, better then my Discovery. I have miss placed the Legend on more then a few occasions. So now I need a seat in that same boat you two are in, looking for the Plantronics Hub.apk
[General Questions and Answers] JASTECH:
Bump bump. Does anybody have the hub.apk uploaded somewhere so others can use it too? Please? I can't use giggle play for downloads either. TIA
[General Questions and Answers] JASTECH:
tjhasworth, thank you for posting the file.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ajseter:
Is Any Dev interested in porting the Motorola Boot Service apk to 1080p resolution phones. This would be awesome feature to enjoy by all users as Boot Animation changes according to the seasons.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...d&utm_medium=WidgetWeb&utm_campaign=Playboard
[Nexus 5 General] Seadra:
http://techtainian.com/news/2014/4/1/android-443-begining-to-hit-nexus-devices

https://plus.google.com/+TheogusperGeorgePhilipPiccadilly/posts/Qh7sBgex1ei

legit?
[Nexus 5 General] mmmmBACON:
Well it is April 1st...
[Nexus 5 General] simms22:
looks exactly like if i edited my build.prop to say 4.4.3, rebooted to have the change take affect, started recording a video, boot up, go to about phone and see the 4.4.3. they show no other proof, nor try to.
[Nexus 5 General] meangreenie:
Google are too busy pi**ing about with pokemon rather than fixing their devices.
[Nexus 5 General] deakelem:
sadly i have to second this... :/ real easy to do that show us more proof before i get excited.

but i guess its better than no news
[Nexus 5 General] jamel_tza:
Not buying it, too soon for the next update.
[Nexus 5 General] OuncE718:
Too soon for the next update? You do know that 4.4.3 is an incremental update and not a major one right? We have a few bugs that are long overdue.

sent from my neXus 5
[Nexus 5 General] jamel_tza:
Yea, I'm aware. With so many incremental updates in such a short period, it makes more sense for Google to roll these minor fixes with the fix of something that's been inherently broken since the release of the OS like the audio latency issue. We typically get a late spring/summer update, IMO it would be easier to release everything in a bigger update. That's just my opinion, by no means does that make it right.
[Nexus 5 General] OuncE718:
I'd also rather things be released in one big update but keep in mind that certain things are just unacceptable. Like how data goes in and out. That's the biggest issue I have with my Nexus 5. Other than that I am in no rush for any other bug fixes.

A "phone" should at least be able to make phone calls and receive text without having to toggle Airplane mode on and off.

sent from my neXus 5
[Nexus 5 General] biohaz55:
I think this is bull !

We know 4.4.3 will be coming soon and leaked info to date shows a build of KTUxxx and not the build shown in the screenshot.

I guess we can expect this sort of c*** today.
[Nexus 5 General] Jonathanlc2005:


T is for testing
[Nexus 5 General] iamnotkurtcobain:
Look at the build number... Legit.

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[Nexus 5 General] mrjeff2:
I don't think its too soon for an update. Having said that, this looks pretty fake. It looks like a custom rom to me and the kernel build date is November 20th.
[Nexus 5 General] ApriliaM3:
Please continue discussions in the existing thread HERE.

Thread Closed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umesh pilicode:
Hi

i installed XDV3 rom on my GTS6102, im not comfortable with multi lingual keyboard. how can i install original keyboard of GTS6102 (2.3.6 version ) ?

(Gingerbread key board is available on play store, but themes are different. i addicted to stock version ):confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joel M Saju:
I dont know about stock keyboard but, i used swiftkey......download system app remover from play store,removed multiling ....installed swiftkey....using link2sd converted it to system app......hope this helps
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umesh pilicode:
A804

Solved. I try ICS themed Samsung keyborad from here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2447949
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Here are the first photos I have taken with the Xperia Z2. This just came in a few hours ago and these are all taken in Superior Auto. None of these have been modified!

More photos here and I will keep adding! https://flic.kr/s/aHsjVXogrK

A few notes:

The Xperia Z2 supports the Tmobile AWS bands in 4G and LTE

There are some bugs that need to be worked out. For example, viewing photos after taking a photo pulls up the keyboard and pictures don't rotate

MOST ANNOYING SO FAR - For some stupid reason, Exchange email requires a password instead of a PIN-code. WTF?! I heard this was an issue with KitKat on Xperia devices

The white version hides fingerprints on the back panel really well!

Auto brightness settings are unpredictable. Sometimes when viewing a picture, it gets dark in the photo app
[Xperia Z2 General] CandyAndy:
Damn..they are not very good :( I was really hoping that Sony would deliver now and I have already pre-ordered this. I don't know what Samsung is doing but they seem to get it right with the camera. unfortunately that's the only thing they are getting right.
[Xperia Z2 General] AirSupply:
No offense to you but I think the pictures are very good for a phone camera. If I were you and want better pictures, I will get a mirrorless camera.
[Xperia Z2 General] solwretep:
Thanks for the pictures! I looked on the ISO values and I find these pictures to be REALLY nice! I would love to see some daylight shots ASAP! :)

Great quality without too much compression and artificial sharpening!

---------- Post added at 08:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:53 AM ----------

I saw the pictures you took with your Z1... Im surprised to see how good they are. I cant believe anyone could complain about the daylight quality of the Z1.

For instance this shot :

https://flic.kr/p/i5QnC8
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
I found a way to get around the exchange password bug/annoyance - download Nine (mail app) from the google play store. I am also sure if you use the Stock Kitkat mail app it should also work from here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...4-4-with-gmail-style-ui-and-a-slide-out-menu/
[Xperia Z2 General] E!ch0:
Really nice photos mate, good job :)

can u do a little favor for me?

the z1 was suffered from sord of touch screen issue, and i really afraid it will happen with z2.

can u do the touch test mentioned in the following thread?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2687648

thx;)
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
More photos posted this morning when walking to my and getting into work!

More photos and will continue to update here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjVXogrK
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
*double post please delete*
[Xperia Z2 General] solwretep:
Great pics!!!!! Wow.... Im so relieved! The Z2 ROCKS!!!!!! :D

---------- Post added at 07:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:29 PM ----------

Upload more pics more pics! !

(im sharing your pics on a european website also)
[Xperia Z2 General] faraaz3:
Wow the pics r too good...I think the market z2 product has awesome cam algorithms compared to what we saw earlier
[Xperia Z2 General] solwretep:
I agree! Big difference...
[Xperia Z2 General] jayc1980:
Now these are starting to show exactly what this camera is capable of. These are more than enough for what your average person needs. If my photos turn out as good as that im more than happy!!

Dont suppose you have a 3yr old child that will not stop moving and just wants to run, and jump, and and roll and dive about to test, as this is my scenerio of taking pictures, and this is where my G2 fails. My pictures end up looking like I painted them, more so indoors, and its when he moves about. I can (in my eyes) get pictures looking almost as good as those with my G2, but conditions need to be perfect.
[Xperia Z2 General] vlawrence0324:
Sorry a bit off topic but since you just got it how's the battery so far with all those picture taking and fiddling. Tnx
[Xperia Z2 General] solwretep:
Im saying this... Combine that camera in a glass and aluminum shell with a 3200 milliamp battery and the latest hardware with stereo speakers and noise cancelling headphones..... load up your music on a 64 gb SD-card .... Stash in a rubberband that keeps track of your health ......... Take a swim with it and photo some Nemo fishies or during that boat-trip in heavy rain without worries....... Take that movie and play a little with 120 fps-mode to make those slo-mo shots......

IM IN HEAVEN......................

IM IN HEAVEN......................

WHERE IS MY Z2..................

A r g h
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Lol I wouldn't go ocean swimming with this. That's how I killed my Z1 Compact. It is only waterproof in freshwater, NOT salt water! Thankfully Sony still replaced it with any hassle!

Anyway, the photos are definitely an improvement over the Z1 and Z1 Compact but the photos still come out either too overexposed or darker than I'd like which was an issue on the previous devices. There is an update coming soon so I hope they address that.

Overall the camera does a decent job and I have yet to try them in manual mode. Will keep continue to post photos when I get a chance! It's tough playing with a new toy in a busy work day!
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Since I got it it's hard to gauge the battery but I can say that it is definitely better than my iPhone 5s (not really saying much) and my Nexus 5.

The stamina mode is pretty insane!
[Xperia Z2 General] Chad_Petree:
So that means I can't take my future z2 to the pool with me? :'(

Please tell us about the battery life, how many hours of screen time with which brightness % are you able to get?

Does the phone has quick charge? How long does it take to go from 0% battery to 100%?

So many questions :'(

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[Xperia Z2 General] solwretep:
The pool is freshwater not salt, so you should be fine (unless you mean that the pool is the ocean that is ;) )
[Xperia Z2 General] Chad_Petree:
Haha :'( but they put chlorine in pools that's why I'm a bit confused

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[Xperia Z2 General] g4rvd4:
Yes, you can use the Z2 in chlorinated swimming pools. See this link: http://userguide.sonymobile.com/ref...-your-device-in-wet-and-dusty-conditions.html
[Xperia Z2 General] ASAB1594:
that's rly loud !

not a big issue since i always set the highest volume :)

===

about the camera

when you zoom in

the details and noise

is it better on your iphone ? or the z2 ?

bcz i see over softness on some images
[Xperia Z2 General] kersey:
Same here, I have my Note 2 at full volume for ring tones and if watching videos the sound needs to be maxed out.

The Z2 seems great at full volume.

My faith has been restored.
[Xperia Z2 General] jonmorris:
Sounds pretty good. As long as it's as loud or louder than the Z1, I'd be happy. Of course, sound

quality

is also important. If it distorts then there's perhaps less reason to swap from the Z1 to Z2.

Can you try this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4aBSBlgK98&feature=youtu.be

I say that because a lot of people with the M8 are using this to test the speakers at full volume, and I did too. On my M8 there's NO distortion and it really does show off the speakers in a great light. I'd love to know your thoughts on how it plays on the Z2.
[Xperia Z2 General] g4rvd4:
Yes my friend, speakers are very important. My laptop is a Dell XPS L502X (2 years old) with a JBL speaker system and it's as loud as my TV. Beautiful, crystal clear surround sound for movies, music and everything else.

If more customers had speakers as a top priority, manufacturers would be forced to include great sounding speakers on all high end laptops and phones.

Now that HTC and Sony have done it on phones, they've shown us that it is possible. At least for smartphones the trend is beginning to change; I'm sure Samsung also will include front facing stereo speakers in their next flagship seeing how HTC and Sony are wiping the floor with their ass in this regard. Then it is only a matter of time before all manufacturers adapt or die.

Thanks for that buddy.

I feel that even at the top volume, the ringing is softer than the music. I guess this can only be proved by using a fixed camera and using the same song as ringtone and later in the music player. Can you do it? :D

Anyway I agree with you that it's a software issue. The speakers are definitely good, and from the comparison video that BTekt has done it is as loud as the M8's, just not as clear.
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
I'll do that this weekend. It's tough trying to get anything done at work :p

The speakers aren't really bad as people over-exaggerate them to be. Sure it's not the HTC One M8 sound quality but in my own opinion, I'd take the Z2's design and camera any day.
[Xperia Z2 General] Raggi01:
Soulreaver, can you please post some pictures with the background defocus? I want to see how it stacks up in comparision to the M8s ufocus in terms of looks as the "bokeh" effect is important for me. Thanks
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
This one I kind of screwed up on but you can do a better job than I did

Here's another done with a little more practice
[Xperia Z2 General] Raggi01:
How would you say the background defocus compares to the ufocus
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Don't have an M8 so I couldn't tell you
[Xperia Z2 General] Raggi01:
ahh ok but I was wondering from what you have seen of those photos. And sorry for all the questions but how is the sound cancelling tech? Is it a gimmick or does it actually function good?
[Xperia Z2 General] SkyS1gn:
Sounds really good on full, FAITH IS RESTORED like with the battery life :P :highfive::good:
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Here's a camera comparison test

Xperia Z2 Camera Test

Nexus 5 Camera Test

iPhone 5S Camera Test

Xperia Z2's colors are most accurate but somewhat overexposed

Interesting how the Nexus 5 automatically does a fluorescent white balance and does a good job at it

iPhone 5S is pretty decent but doesn't perform as well in low-light
[Xperia Z2 General] progosu:
it must be just me but I think Nexus 5 was the best here
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
In this situation I would agree because it has the better white balance from the camera
[Xperia Z2 General] edge3uk:
Not necessarily.... If the paper was lit by a yellow light, which most are, then it wouldn't be bright white. The Z2 could be the most colour accurate here.....
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
Sony has to deal with white balance in superior auto mode.
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Some of you may have seen this already in Evernote format, but here is my review now posted on Brighthand http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=20664&review=sony+xperia+z2+android+smartphone
[Xperia Z2 General] SkyS1gn:
Weak speakers... WTF so they are sucks or they are good as in the first speaker videos?!
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
Weak speaers from low to medium, but acceptable at the higher range. Sorry should have made that more clear.
[Xperia Z2 General] SkyS1gn:
hmm... i hope i can get this beauty in the coming weeks and test them out!
[Xperia Z2 General] Jhon998:
Also in salty water?
[Xperia Z2 General] effective:
Better don't try it.You know well what salt can do. :highfive:
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
Can not put the device in any way in salt water! Sony says that if it happens by accident, straightaway wash the device with fresh water!
[Xperia Z2 General] Jhon998:
So it does withstand salt water but not for long periods?
[Xperia Z2 General] BR4DOKYBrazil:
No! Under no circumstances can put the device in salt water! Even for a short period!
[Xperia Z2 General] ghostofcain:
What about the bloke who dropped his in the sea and it wasn't recovered for six weeks?

http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/08/1...on-the-sea-bed-remains-in-full-working-order
[Xperia Z2 General] doministry:
XACTLY!

It probably stands the sea water perfectly.
[Xperia Z2 General] doministry:
Warsaw 7 by doministry, on Flickr
[Xperia Z2 General] adyscorpius:
Initially and maybe continuously it wont. But with contact with air and sand water causing deposits at the seems, it might not stay so waterproof anymore...
[Xperia Z2 General] netharshal13:
Some Pictures taken from My Xperia Z2 Pls comment how are they

Hi Guys I am not a Professional photographer

But tried to click some pics as the weather was amazing

Have a look at the images below

Place : Rabale, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Place : Ambernath, Thane, Maharashtra, India
[Xperia Z2 General] soulreaver99:
I just went through a full work day and used the Xperia Z2 the same way I use my Nexus 5 and iPhone 5s (moderate to heavy use). Making calls, sending emails, checking up on news and social media, looking up reports on the web and watching videos while working out at the gym - all the usual stuff. This has been unplugged from the charger at 7:30AM this morning and it is now 10:40 with 41% left on the battery which is absolutely impressive. I wasn't even using ART and Stamina mode.

Normally my Nexus 5 will be at 10-15% and my iPhone 5S would have died at like 6PM. Will continue to test as the days go by. I should have a review up and posted soon ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] omersak:
Seems very promising, indeed. Can you post the screen-on duration, by any chance?
[Xperia Z2 General] mushtafa:
As above, would like to see some gsam battery stats. Been lingering in the m8 forums and they've been seeing 7-7.5hrs screen on time.

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[Xperia Z2 General] Chad_Petree:
My nexus 5 would have been dead by 12-1 pm with your usage, I never get a full day out of it, I think using it as an iPod takes its toll on the battery HARD.

Maybe the Z2 will be my first phone to last me the whole day?
[Xperia Z2 General] solwretep:
Soulreaver99:

Could you upload pictures taken using the 20Mp mode (is that perhaps the manual mode? ) ?

Preferably daylight pics with trees far away in order to catch detail.. :)