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[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] jordan23945bulls:
edit.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] durandetto:
Mime feather glass, it's pricey but super thin and 9h hardness. $27 with free shipping in the US.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] jus71n:
I went for a spigen nano glas.tr 0.23mm, a bit pricey @ £27 but when you consider it's protecting your £570 phone it don't seem too bad. Always used spigen products as they are quality.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] brivette007:
Anyone with one installed -- does it make it harder to push the home button?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] techferret:
Not really since it is situated higher than past models. What I have noticed is that if you do use the scanner, you need to press a tad bit for the reader to work well since it is not flush with the glass, it is just about a hair width deep. It's a non-issue, for me at least but YMMV.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Airax:
Not on the SPIGEN Glad.t nano R.

The home button is flush with the screen protector so easy to press and use the finger scanner.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] superleeds27:
Can anyone post any images with these things fitted?

I'm thinking of spigen nano glas.tr 0.23mm.

Would love to.see images of it on the device.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Airstream25:
Screen protector unnecessary?

I am of the opinion that screen protectors are not needed. Time will tell :)
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] superleeds27:
Tempted to just stick with the basic Steinheil screen protector!
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Airax:
Took some pictures of my S5 with the glas.t nano r. It's also got a Spigen Tough Armour on.

-Airax
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] fighter_foo:
Does it in anyway affect picture quality of the front facing camera since the glass protector is covering it?

Any colour fringing?

TIA
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Airax:
No colour fringing at all. It's basically invisible once applied.

Front camera seems fine to me. I also hardly use the from camera though.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] fighter_foo:
Thanks for your quick response. :good:
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] superleeds27:
Whats the differences between the SPIGEN NANO glass screen protectors?

Galaxy S5 Screen Protector GLAS.tR NANO SLIM

Galaxy S5 Screen Protector GLAS.t NANO SLIM

Is it just the thickness?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] superleeds27:
[MENTION=1224034]jus71n[/MENTION] any pics of this? Thinking of grabbing one of these!
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Airax:
The "r" version has rounded edges which means it's much less prone to chipping. However confusingly it's actually slightly thicker than the regular glad t. Nano.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] spinwizard:
Interesting got to reorder it at a discount. Two, with shipping for around $15. Had to wait an extra week but it was worth it. Good deal.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] fly3rs28:
water

Has anyone tried putting the phone underwater with one of these protectors? Does it affect it at all, main the adhesive?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] About7Narwhal:
Purchased and applied the protector listed in the OP and it looks great. Doesn't quite take up the full screen, so it is possible to get it off center(talking millimeters) but as long as you aren't as anal as me, first application will be more than tolerable.

Protector comes in a plastic hard shell with poorly translated but understandable directions, 2 screen cleaning wipes, 1 microfiber cloth, and 1 static/dust remover.

I see no loss of responsiveness using the glass, but did not try the fingerprint unlock feature at the time of this writing. gestures and swipes are smooth, no rough spots where your finger catches along the screen. For the $4.99-$15.00 price it has been bouncing around in, I would certainly recommend it.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] EnricoIT:
+1

anyone?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] dpwhitty11:
My Spigen GLAS.t nano slim had a spontaneous crack appear under the home button just now. And it's chipping away. This thing is ****, do not buy.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Pneumatic:
I bought two of the Luvvitt versions and they arrived today. I prepped the phone and opened the package containing the protector and found it was already broken.

I installed the other one and I love it. It's Crystal clear and you can't even tell it's there. The edges are rounded and it doesn't feel like they will be prone to chipping so I am very happy with this purchase. Here is the one I got...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IKRHCCY/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_gfextb1V8D5SD

Now I just have to get a refund for the cracked one.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] PaperStSoapCo.:
Had three of them on my S4. They all did this. The glass is too thin there. I even bought the case they recommended me.. Same result. The R glass protectors are thicker so I would bet they are better. But yes, stay away from the slim.t ones.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] wtf911:
No one has tried this? Perhaps it compares to the iLoome flex stuff?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] LeKtRiCzzz:
I just bought it I'll let you know in about a week lol
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] wtf911:
Sounds good! The first thing I want to know is if it's actually glass. Sadly the only way I can think to test that is to see if it shatters but I feel like you won't want to break your new screen protector.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] LeKtRiCzzz:
That's a big nope lol I mean if I hadn't just spent $40 on a screen protector that I messed up on I would probably do it. I don't drop my phone often(knock on wood) so when I buy glass protection it's just save my screen from scratches while keeping tale premium glass feel. It says it's flexglass with 9H and only .15mm thin sounds to good to be true
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] wtf911:
Well if you can remember to, definitely let me know what it's like and how you like it once you get it. I went ahead and ordered a different for the sake of everyone here so I can test it and report back.

Just bought this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JRTZBUY/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Eric214:
I've always used Mime USA Ghost Glass. I've never had an issue with Mime glass
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] boober78:
I have invisible shield glass. The cost is 30 eur in carphone warehouse. So far so good.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Biomusic:
Guys I have a curious question though i didn't read fully of the post. when you have these screen protectors wether plastic or glass, did any of you guys had any good results with the fingerprint unlock scanner option? i use it on my phone with my thumb and i like how i can unlock that way with one handed rather then a finger please respond xD

ps.. also another curiosity upon the screen protector response to the water.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] jkDave:
Here is an album I made real quick showing the Feather Glass from MimeUSA. Free shipping in the US, came in 2 days. Very pleased with it. Fingerprint scanner, air view, all the regular jazz works like normal.

https://imgur.com/a/Boizt
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] DemonLover:
S5 screen is so hard and really need a glass protector ?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Biomusic:
really pleased with the look of the mim screen protector

have you done any tests on it? ( finger scanner works, water tests, ect..) i looked into it looks nice but idk.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] jkDave:
yep, everything works as you would expect a stock s5 to. The seal is air tight so water has not been an issue even completely underwater.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] hemlockwalter:
Has anyone use the spigen glass protector?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] wtf911:
well I did it, i bought the $5 supposedly 0.15mm glass protector... and i'll be damned it's actually glass. since i had also bought a 0.2mm glass chinese one which even says glass.tr on the package i figured why not see if this $5 one breaks. i bent it and there was a loud crack noise and the film was shattered internally. i'll add pictures to a new thread.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Serie:
Hello,

somone can give me link to recomended screen protector?

i prefer ebay.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Sys. Developer:
I bought 3 of this and I'm so happy with it:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/161264422275?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] mgolder:
I bought one of this brand for my G2, can't complain at all about it. Delivered quickly (admittedly I live in the next town to the seller though). Had some USB OTG devices off them as well. Has good feedback on the S5 protector as well so should be as good as my G2 one easily.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321370650111&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] mgolder:
I had a couple of Glass-M for my G2. They were quite narrow though and only just covered the screen (G2 has curved glass on the edges so some manufacturers made them incredibly narrow, bit of a nightmare finding a good one for it). Did the job if fitted absolutely perfectly. Should probably be less of a problem on the S5 though. I can recommend the pro-glas stuff that I linked to above as well.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] boyrobbie:
and now i'm using kingkong

i've been tested in my s5 :good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULr-ccsovMA

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[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] delawaredrew:
That one works great for me...called cybertech I think.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] alexander2020:
This is really amazing when I found this really ideal stuff for my cellphone. I wouldn't compromise on the safety of my phone, so I found SAMSUNG Galaxy S5 Screen Protector - GEARMAXX Ultra Clear for the perfect screen protector for my phone. Feeling really happy. :D
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] minabasla:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52463327
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] StickyGeko:
I just ordered the nillkin amazing h+ .... It has 2 camera lense protectors included http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=261453575386&alt=web
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] justanotherasian:
Wrong analogy, more like, using your example of a house, while painting, do we really need the 3rd coating?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] enfurno:
For those who are asking about fingerprint recognition, I actually find that it is better. Reason being this, the glass (at least on the luvvitt) sits almost flush with the home button, therefore my thumb naturally rides across the home button as it is expected. Much easier to open the device with the glass protector on in my case. Much, much easier.
[General Questions and Answers] RizdwanSyah_:
hi , i am still newbie at here . My xperia x10 mini pro can't touchscreen after flash wrong rom . I flash the X8 custom rom . My phone is already root . Btw i can't go to xrecovery mode too . Someone! Please helpp mee
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FerociousAndroid:
Hello all,

Is there a way to reduce the size of the on-screen keyboard? When I'm using the tablet horizontal the dang OSK seems to take up almost 50% of the screen realestate.

Thx

-FA
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erica_renee:
You can Pinch the samsung keyboard and choose a different layout. I usually use the Thumb typing keyboard.

There are also some 3rd party keyboards with features to shrink and change it.

This is the wrong forum to post this Questions go in the questions/ help forum
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FerociousAndroid:
1st - My apologies for posting on the wrong forum. MOD please move to correct forum.

2nd - Thank you so much! That worked. Was able to get the split and floating OSK.

-FA
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haldi4803:
I'm using the Jelly Bean Keyboard: Play store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jlsoft.inputmethod.latin.jelly.free

because i'm not on Stock Rom anymore, you can set the Button hight! and it has a Split version for Thumby keyboard
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bveditz:
Swiftkey has a nice floating keyboard which is small and can be moved around on the screen... Plus since it's small, you can actually use the swype function usefully on a tablet.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _jordan_:
Nvmnd lock plz. Found my answer.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ham4864:
Hi all i have not had i new phone scene the Htc Evo I read,joined, and watched videos abut how to root and install roms on it with success.

I have purchased a LG G2 today and i was successful at rooting it, but i am not so successful with getting the free wifi tether to work.

I have heard it's a whole different ball game now.

I have been searching on who to do this with no success.

Can someone show me or point me in the right direction.

Thank you

Model number LG-LS980

Android version 4.2.2

Kernel version 3.4.0

software version LS980ZV7
[Sony Xperia M] SharpnShiny:
Hi,

I know that there is a discussion thread for 4.3 but instead here I'm interested in those that have or are thinking about downgrading back to 4.1.

I've been using Sony/Ericsson phones for years and most upgrades are good, but some aren't. One of the worst decisions probably was when they upgraded phones with 512mb RAM to 4.0. The phones became so slow that they were almost unusable. It was a perfect example of when an upgrade with an attractive Sony marketing appeal didn't work out well for the average user.

I upgraded normally to 4.3. The phone suddenly kept freezing until it could not be used at all. I had to remove the battery repeatedly. The next day I reinstalled the software via PCC to try to repair. The same situation. I changed the SI codes to other firmware. The same situation. I tried SUS and reset the phone entirely. This helped a little, the freezing is gone. However, there are a few annoyances I have left:

Why I'm Downgrading

1. Almost every time that I press the Home key, the screen stutters like it's having a heart attack. The screen kind of flashes white and black then eventually goes to home. What the heck is that?

2. I like the white UI but I don't like the themes or the dark colours in the SMS/phonebook. I much prefer the bright, happy colours of 4.1.

3. Everytime that I open the phonebook it takes several seconds. The phonebook is one of the apps supposed to be kept in constant memory. Why is closed and reopened all of the time? It's a primary function of a phone and it should work properly.

4. The phone feels slower, despite resetting the phone, repairing the software about 3 times. Why? That is not an upgrade.

5. People talk about the new Xperia Themes and yet they are broken. You have to unlock your bootloader to root to use a theme? That is insane and I'm not voiding warranty for a theme. It was a nice idea advertised by Sony about the 4.3 update (I have the screenshot) and now it is removed from the 4.3 advert. They screwed it up is why.

6. I cannot see any benefit in gaming graphics/speed/whatever else people want to imagine.

What I Need to Upgrade

When a new, major Sony update comes, I've often found it to be very buggy. But, some time later, a new, smaller upgrade comes that fixes many things I wait for that.

1. No lag.

2. No screen freezing / stuttering

Have you downgraded to 4.1? Are you thinking about it?

Please - this is for a genuine discussion with like-minded people. If you think talking about 4.1 is crazy, please no rude comments.
[Sony Xperia M] elmkzgirxp:
I agree.

And don't forget, the battery drains quicker.
[Sony Xperia M] andyxoxo:
I never upgraded due to there not being a root method for 4.3 with locked bootloader. Like I mentioned, there really is no reason to upgrade especially if they still haven't fixed the blue tint camera problem in low light
[Sony Xperia M] ansebovi:
i think u guys are not installed cleanly...

becoz mine in 4.3 is awesome,no lag,opengl3.0 activated meaning lot of games which has more graphics will work smoothly,..

bug is themer,battery draining :( /...but themer has fixer...after that i love 4.3...lot of cool themes...i m using spiderman 2 now :)

may be sony will fix the both in next update...

4.3 has lot of ported camera,apps...

try them...even z2 camera is ported...

camera quality is improved and can be stored in sd directly :)...[till now i didnt face blue tint pics]
[Sony Xperia M] iks8:
I haven't got any issues that you mentioned. I updated my phone via Sony PC companion and then made a factory reset. Everything works fine except few little bugs like not working themes or disappearing Google now shortcut (but I like this bug because this nav bar ring sometimes is really annoying).

p.s.

About battery life: I totally don't feel any difference.

True, phone app doesn't keep in ram but it opens fast (like 2 seconds) so I don't care.

Wysłane z mojego GT-P3110 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Sony Xperia M] paper13579:
The only reason I'm not upgrading is because there is no full root for locked bootloaders :mad:, im just gonna have to wait

sent from wadiya using my mafroom
[Sony Xperia M] iks8:
Oh yeah this is the biggest 4.3 issue because with root we can solve all other problems :D
[Sony Xperia M] SharpnShiny:
Good to see others think the same. Also, because I repaired the software and did a factory reset a few times, I don't know why it would be a bad flash? I did try a few times. :confused:
[Sony Xperia M] dunc4n88:
I updated and honestly it's smooth and the battery life is equal or better than 4.1 and everything loads quite quick aswell so I'm happy with it at the time being
[Sony Xperia M] prince10t:
i just reverted back to 4.1.2, its better overall.

Guys I need urgent help. I cannot restore my sms and contacts after downgrading. I used my backup data from 4.3 using Sony PCC and the built-in restore utility of xperia M, both reports successful after completing the restoration, but after I reboot, I still dont have my contacts and sms.
[Sony Xperia M] iks8:
Ok, right there is a performance issue but some other that op mentioned.

After few days of using multitasking is much more worse than after reboot. I've had the same problem on 4.2 Anyone facing this?

Wysłane z mojego C1905 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Sony Xperia M] spknair:
Use youlu address book

I always use online synchronization of my contacts. So I could change my phone without worrying of contacts.

I trust "youlu address book" for the same for more than 5 years. Actually I love its dialer feature.

we could download contacts to any phone (symbian, android, ios, windows)
[Sony Xperia M] rizla2:
Everything works fine here, I did a factory reset 3 days ago and haven't really encountered any issues yet...I can live without root for now, I don't currently have sdcard at all actually, I have a couple of bigger games installed(shadowgun, riptide, minecraft) and a small music collection and I still have 450 mb left. Battery lasts for 1 full day and a half for me, it's more than enough. Therefore, I'm keeping it.
[Sony Xperia M] SharpnShiny:
Yeah this happened to me too. If you ever try 4.3 again, you'll see that it reads your SMS and contacts fine. So if it's backed up in 4.3 and restored in 4.1, those two parts don't come out right. Have you ever backed up contacts to your SD card?

If you have no other option, you would have to restore 4.3, restore the backup, then backup contacts to SD in phonebook and use an app to save SMS.
[Sony Xperia M] SharpnShiny:
It's strange that some of us have 4.3 working great and the rest of us don't. Plenty of us here know how to flash properly, upgrade, reset or repair in bad cases. I do not know! :confused: :eek:
[Sony Xperia M] whyzee:
Can confirm the performance hit. Apps that are affected include Home (album widget loads noticeably slowly). Album app also loads images slower. Superuser permission requests seem slower (really odd). Also I noticed that Titanium Backup is not able to uninstall system apps (Had to use another app from Play). Will update my experiences.

Overall I also think the phone itself felt snappier with 4.1.2. The lockscreen music player access is absent in 4.3, though themes are a welcome addition.

I've decided to stick with 4.3 for some more time and see if I can work through. Downgrading to 4.1 is definitely on my list though.
[Sony Xperia M] srikars93:
thinking to downgrade to 4.1

As all greedy guys out there, i updated my xperia m c1904 to 4.3... 5 days back...

Thing i've noticed so far

1.Getting struck while pressing the home button ( like a jerk)

2.Missing google now on press-hold and drag on the home button.

3.The main reason i updated to 4.3 is for the colorful themes, which seem to be missing as the phone has to be rooted( i dont wanna screw my warranty ) for accessing those themes, so i'm struck with the default themes.

4. The album and the walkman player take quite sometime to open although there is no lag after opening. This is a minor issue i can ignore though.

5. The worst part of 4.3 is the disability of not being able to function the equalizer app to boost the volume. Yes, i am an audiophile and i'd like to listen at loud volumes in my earphones. Whichever equalizer app i install fails to boost the volume of the phone. I haven't found this issue in 4.1 so I might be thinking more for this reason to downgrade my phone.

6.Another worst part is the contact and the call log loading slower than 4.1, when i receive a call it takes about 5secs to display the name which i already have in my phonebook, this is plain annoying and disgusting.

I've heard a lot in forums that a factory reset might help. I'm resetting my phone now, will update if any improvements.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia M] Antrikos48:
This happens to me, but situationally. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't....

This message was brought to you from my Sony Xperia M C1905 using Tapatalk.
[Sony Xperia M] Trppmdm:
Pardon me, how do you active openGL 3.0? Your wording seems as if there is one buried setting that I haven't turned on. I haven't noticed at ALL any improvements to my game, probably even more lag, but I ain't sure cuz I have really bad memory.
[Sony Xperia M] mbc07:
Keep in mind that OpenGL ES 3.0 won't make games magically run faster, you'll only see benefits if you run an game or app optimized to use OpenGL ES 3.0 (and there isn't many around -- right now I remember only of Dolphin emulator). Also, any ROM based on Android 4.3 will have OpenGL ES 3.0 enabled, there is no way of turning it off...
[Sony Xperia M] rizla2:
This, and while we do have 3.0 support now(which is useless until devs start utilizing it), 2.0 performance seems to be worse. I tested it with 3drating. On 4.3 I'm getting 2105 score, while on 4.1.2 I got 2610 score.
[Sony Xperia M] neeru:
downgrade without unlocking bootloader

can you please tell me how to downgrade without unlocking the bootloader?
[Sony Xperia M] iamdwinner:
Could you please let us know how to make xperia theme work in xperia M dual..

Did you test the the,mes in a single sim or dual sim device...?

Please help me bro...
[Sony Xperia M] ansebovi:
u need root

then http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2697369 see here download and flash

after that goto system/vendor/overlay delete android-res.apk

then download and install xposed installer..install framework in it..reboot

now download this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49466553 and tick it on xposed installer reboot..then open xperia xposed module then goto system and enable superusermod..[i dont know this will work on dual since i didnt use this method..]

[note]]if the above not working then u should deodex ,then flash this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2710065 [ only for XMdual]

or http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2704841 [only for XM single]

after this u can just install any theme.apk from xda normally no need to copy it to system..

if u want u can download and install themes[try clear cache of playstore,sony select] or u can just install them by download through site which sony select will redirect

after applying theme and reboot phone..so it will be perfect

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2704566

see here for lot of apps,themes,...
[Sony Xperia M] ansebovi:
no it wont enhance graphics performance of opengl2.0 based games..

but we can play high level graphics games which is based on opengl3.0 [there will be a lot in near future]

if u have root then try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2699890

maybe due to this i m having good performance from others
[Sony Xperia M] neeru:
how to downgrade Xperia m c1904

can anyone please tell me how to downgrade from jb 4.3 to jb 4.1.2 on Xperia m ss without unlocking the bootloader?