yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] NoOneCanHelpMe:
well,

almost double reading speed and 40% more write speed is good jump if you ask me :) check the reviews on amazon.co.uk for the Pro.

not sure if 7MB more write speed is worth twice the price. read speed seems the same.

I guess it must be limitation of S5.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] C0derbear:
FWIW, this card gets 26.8 MB/s write, 40.48 MB/s read, in my S5

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DM1BDPK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] xda23:
What app are you guys using to test your writing & reading speeds of your SD cards. Thanks :)
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] xda23:
My write speeds are 82.4 mb/s and my reading speeds are 131.5 mb/s.are those decent speeds? Thanks :)
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] C0derbear:
Internal memory or microsd? Seems normal for internal.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] spirodave:
Well if the SD card doesn't work on any other phones then you solved your own problem . Maybe reformat it and then try . Try different format types . Did you try it in an IPHONE to see if it works? Just joking Iphones aren't even capable of that LOL
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] C0derbear:
I use A1 SD Bench
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] the_agima:
I'm a bit confused about all your speed tests.

I do understand that higher class cards have faster read/write potential, but two questions come to my mind :

- What are the actual read/write maximal performances of the S5 memory bus? Knowinf that would help choosing the best (price/performance) memory card.

- When you are testing read/write potential of the memory card (on the S5 itself or on a computer), do you use small files sizes data chunk to get more "accurate" results? I mean the phone would be most likely read/write small bytes of information at the time, rather then some large chunk of date, wouldn't it?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] kms108:
A nokia's S40 or S60 phone has a really good chance of reviving the card, i remember when windows phone 7 messes up a micro sd, and no phone can detect the card apart from nokia's, or just use the warranty.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] najmalabdulaziz:
SM-G900H, MicroSD Samsung Pro 64GB.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] spirodave:
Right on ...Thanks for the info appreciate it ..And now that I think about it I remember windows 7 causing problems with SD cards
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] curioct:
I purchased a 128GB SanDisk from mobymemory.co.uk last week using on a rooted stock s5 with a 30GB ext4 partition

And I'm delighted with it in every aspect performance is great but I do still use the sdcard increase app set to 2048 not entirely certain if this makes any difference these days but I have no complaints.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Blazing angel:
How to these look?

Samsung Class 10 ultra, rated for 30 mb/s read. 64gb card
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] najmalabdulaziz:
[MENTION=4298754]Blazing angel[/MENTION] : my first sd card score is better, Read 41.76MB/s Write 29.74MB/s. But another score is slower...
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] turboedm:
Here's my exact micro SD card
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Ed Zachary:
I'm beginning to think the larger cards are hit and miss with the S5.

My wife's refuses to mount the Sandisk 128GB or the Samsung 64GB EVO. Both UHS-1.

Trying to format either on the phone fails.

We put the 64GB card in an employee's S5 at the VZW store where we got the phone. Mounted with no problem.

A PC running Win8 can see and write to and read from both cards.

VZW's fix is to factory reset the phone and buy more cards ("You got hold of TWO defective cards." Even though the one we tried mounts just fine on another phone).

A 16GB Sandisk, not UHS-1, of course, mounts just fine.

Wife is disappointed, but has come to expect that from VZW and smartphones in general.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] C0derbear:
I had a problem with a different device (Garmin virb) and a 64gb card, problem was fixed by reformatting the card using a Windows 7 PC, formatting the card exFat (like it already was, in theory). Has that been tried with any of these hit or miss combinations?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] faisal777:
Can anyone suggest me a good SD card.. I heard using really high capacity ones can affect the phone performance.. Please correct me if I am wrong.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] C0derbear:
HI have a 64gb Sandisk Extreme Pro in my G900A, no issues at all.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Michael_P:
Just changed from Sandisk 64gb UHS-I to a Samsung UHS-I and did some speed tests in phone and Sandisk is only 8mbps write while the Samsung writes at 12mbps.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] inosal:
I have an Samsung 64GB microSDXC Class 10 Card in my S5 and no performance problems with that one.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] peko8888888:
sorry to bouther you.....

i got a

34 read and 14 write in s5 with thet card
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] peko8888888:
This is with my samsung pro 32gb
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] ale0crysis:
This is mine

I've done it with Accuracy (reboot)
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] raylonr:
upgrade sd card 1g to 64g

If I change to a 64g sdcard do I need to transfer data from the old one?

If so, how?

Thanks for your help
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] xsoulseerx:
samsung 64gb evo class 10

ive had this card in my s5 since i first got it, works great BUT ive been extremely disappointed in the S5's performance. i didnt think much about the card until today, i pulled the card out (which has about 20 gbs of data on it, pics vids music some apps) and the phone is significantly more responsive. so while the read and write speeds may be up to par, my phone most definitely has performance issues from it. I don't t know if i should try a smaller card or if theres a card thats better out there, any thoughts?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] AkumaX:
have you tried eliminating the hidden 16MB partition?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Ed Zachary:
After VZW continuously refusing to believe that the problem could be with the phone, they released an OTA update this month that claims to correct the problem.

When she got the notification, my wife ran the update. And the phone can now mount the 128GB card with no issues.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] mitch44:
Hey guys,

this is my Samsung micro sd pro 64gb. Is the speed okay? For me it seems a little bit slow?

Sent from my S5
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] skyva:
I bought a Kingston 64Gb class 10 card, and was a bit uncertain as to how it would go with UHD video. I took a UHD video on the phone, in my office, panning around to get the bit rate up. A 30 second video was 180MB in size, so 6MB/s. I used A1 SD bench to benchmark my card, and got around 13MB/s write speed. So it looks like even a cheap Kingston should easily be able to keep up with the bit rate. I have only just put the card in so I will wait a bit to see how it goes.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] xhozt:
Weird i have the same card and it works dandy ...
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] @non4:
I'm using a Kingston 64gb class 10 and have absolutely no issues with it. My 32gb Samsung class 6 also works fine
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] schwift:
I am sure it's already been said, but if not...

[IMG="Samsung PRO"]http://i.imgur.com/f1XhxJc.jpg[/IMG]
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Andrewbud:
RE: UHS-1 not supported posts

I would like to question these comments.

If you look up the chip for the S5 "Snapdragon 801" on the QUALCOMM site you can view this:

'Memory/Storage

LPDDR3 933MHz Dual-channel 32-bit (12.8GBps)/eMMC 5.0 SATA3 SD 3.0 (UHS-I)"

You do get a decent boost when you use pure UHS-1/UHS-1 micro sd cards vs. using pure class 10 or mixed cards.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Ollie2:
I've recently bought a Galaxy S5 G900F running lollipop 5.0 and a 32gb Samsung Pro UHS-1 card and wasn't blown away with the sd card speeds.

Using A1 SD bench it managed 37.2MB/s read and 16.06MB/s write while the internal memory managed 203MB/s and 53MB/s.

The SD card was empty and formatted however Samsung send it out.

Are the claimed 90MB/s read and 80MB/s write speeds of this card just not going to happen in the real world with this phone?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] packetjunkie:
I just got the Samsung UHS-I Card (pictured above)...

Using the accurate mode, I went from 30m/read and 3.2mb/write (on Sandisk Ultra 64gb card) to 40m/read and 20.54mb/write.

For some reason the results of the test are slightly worse while these are installed/running an SD Booster app (on 4.4.4). I'm really curious if those apps do what they say,.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] galaxyuser88:
You all have to be careful where you buy sd cards from. I bought a Samsung class 10 64 g sd from an ebay seller and it turned out only to be 9gig with a false boot read to show the operating system that is was a 64 g. I downloaded a program off the internet to verify this and this is how i found out that the sd card was bogus. I too was having read write issue not being up to par, and taking forever to transfer large files to the sd card.

So just be warned. Here is a few links to a web sites with the programs. Or you can do your own search to find a program.

..

http://rmprepusb.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-faster-test-for-fake-sd-cards-and-usb.html

https://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/...standard-in-detecting-usb-counterfeit-drives/

In no way am i affiliated with the above programs, and it is a free sd card checker that i used to verify my bogus sd card.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] packetjunkie:
Thanks! Good to know. I did get mine off Amazon Prime fulfilled by Amazon next day delivery. I just copied 56gb of data onto it, so far so good.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] khanhtrinh:
Can anyone please confirm if the Samsung EVO version of micro sd card can record 4k videos properly? I am considering between the EVO and Pro version, which has higher speed, but I doubt if the additional speed is worth the money. If I pick the Pro one, I can only afford 16GB while with EVO I can have a 32GB card.

In a word: Should I go for 32GB EVO, and does it have any negative effect on 4k video recording?
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Sonia233:
I have bought Samsung micro SDXC UHS-I Pro Class 10 64G,it is very good,i like it !
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] zarpanzur:
I have a SanDisk Extreme 32GB microSDHC Class 10 UHS-I currently being used in my Blackberry device which I'm going to try on my future S5.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] badmania98:
It is not o problem to copy on it. It is a problem to read what it is written. And for fake cards the write speed is slower than should be.

I bought 2 microSD 256GB Sandisk, fake and also what is written over 8-9GB can not be read.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] metalfan78:
Hopefully you didn't pay too much for those.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] badmania98:
Right. But losing money it is not a solution.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] metalfan78:
The solution is to throw them away and buy some 128gb cards from a reputable dealer.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] badmania98:
Exactly what I did.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] metalfan78:
That really sucks, I wasn't trying to demean you at all.

I'm not entirely sure 256 gb cards are even out yet.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] badmania98:
No problem my friend. I spent more than 48 hours testing those cards with different softwares and definitely they are broken. I was sure that they are fake before I bought them but I wanted to try. They cost 13 $ each.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] sbjforumman:
Any chance you could update on the performance of this card in your s5 during the last year? I just bought one and wouldn't mind some additional confirmation on my buying decision. Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] chillsen:
Going strong, I moved it to my LG G3 bc i broke my S5 in the ocean. still running fine and it is very fast. high-res video viewing from files on the sd is smooth
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] ImpassionedRule:
Sequential speeds are not as important in SD cards, random 4k write and read speeds are.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] zarpanzur:
By far Sandisk makes the most reliable and fastest therefore best micro SD cards, you just need to buy them from reputable sources at expected prices. I have a 32GB sandisk extreme and it's great. 35MB/sec read and 30MB/sec write.

I did try eBay and bought a 128GB, and as it turned out, fake, micro SD card. While testing, it had over 90% data loss/corruption. I payed $30 for it, should have known it was a fake.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S 5 (SM-G900W8)
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] lgkahn:
I prefer this card over sandisc.. I have had about 10 of their cards die over the years..

http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-High-Performance-MicroSDXC-Reader-LSDMI128BBNL633R/dp/B00O1M21H8
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Ramer:
FYI, SanDisk has a lifetime warranty on their cards. I've always used them and last year I had one go bad. They replaced it.
[Galaxy S 5 Accessories] Joker87:
You literally broke it in the ocean??
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] og.blaah:
I was just browsing Amazon, and ran across a 3.0 otg cable. Has anyone got this? Just wondering if it is any faster than a regular cable?

I think I might get it, since my ferret decided to use mine as a chew toy.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] contradude:
I haven't but please let us know the outcome
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Product F(RED):
It'll only be faster if you're using a USB 3.0 peripheral (e.g. flash drive). Given that USB 3.0 external hard drives are more common than USB 3.0 flash drives, this won't be a benefit for most people. 99% of flash drives in people's pockets are USB 2.0, which means whether they use this cable or the normal microUSB (USB 2.0) version, they're still going to be reading and writing at USB 2.0 speeds.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] kTreb:
thanks, may pic one of these up.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] MikeyLee:
I have it and it works great.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] apallohadas:
Ordered one.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] IBLKIxV3N0Mx:
Here are the setting I used to get tethering working. I believe most if not all of these are the same setting that were used to get tethering working again on the EVO LTE after the 4.3 update.

App = WiFi Tether Router(I think it was roughly $2 in the Play Store)

Interface = wlan0

Method = 3-HostApd

No Firmware Reload is Not Checked

Drivers = nl80211

Wi-Fi Mode = I'm using WiFi - N

ApType = ad-hoc

Keep Screen ON is Not Checked

Prevents Stand-By Is Checked

MTU Adjust is Not Checked

HostApd Patch Is Checked

Power Transmit Mgmt Is Checked

In Addition if you click on Advanced WiFi settings you need to uncheck "Scanning Always Available"

I don't think I messed with anything else. And Obviously some of the options are under the users discretion.

I'm going to try to get TreveMod's version of WiFi tether working also. If I have any luck I'll post those settings also.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] allynsky:
Works perfectly!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ticklemepinks:
does this give free wifi tether or do you have to pay for the plan already?

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def worked after some toggling
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] IBLKIxV3N0Mx:
Free as long as you have root
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] hazmad:
I couldn't get*TreveMod's*version working, but this works great*

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Also﻿FoxFIworks good too (only over usb), it requires you to install their desktop program to make it work. I've tested WiFi Tether Router and FoxFi, FoxFi is less*convenient*but offers a higher internet speed, and vice versa for tether router
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] IBLKIxV3N0Mx:
I used to use FoxFi but with older HTCs it had lots of issues so I gave it up. Speed wise I haven't noticed any draw backs. I had up to 20mb down on my iPad from tethering on LTE.

Sent from me HTC M8Y Arrrrr!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] jvs60:
Wifi tether router worked great on my note 3, but I can't get it to work properly on my M8
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] IBLKIxV3N0Mx:
You are using this one with my settings above right?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter

Sent from me HTC M8Y Arrrrr!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] rhe12:
As a note on the settings, with this app if you set it to WPA2 the devices connect to the phone using WPA, and if you set it to WPA devices connect to it using WPA2.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] IBLKIxV3N0Mx:
Lol I never thought to look at that.

Sent from me HTC M8Y Arrrrr!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mikeregister:
Just download this and used the settings in the OP and it is working perfect. Thanks.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] jvs60:
Yes, works sometimes tethering my Android tablet, but doesn't work at all using my laptop
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] lacrossev:
Did you try changing the wifi channel on the app? I usually don't leave it on 1 but my laptop doesn't seem to want to connect to anything but channel 1.

Also, how are everyone's speeds on this thing? Im testing 28 megs on the phone itself but on my devices are all at 2 megs. Seems similiar to oldschool wifi tether for root user where for some reason it wasn't tethering at full speed.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] IBLKIxV3N0Mx:
I'm getting roughly 5mb down and up on my Surface Pro while my M8 is pulling roughly 7mb up and down so I am seeing some speed loss but not as much as you are.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] IBLKIxV3N0Mx:
As for the channel you should try to run channel 6 or 11 since that is the standard channels that your average router runs at. Try both, one or the other may work better depending on the amount of interference in your home due to microwaves, portable phones, and other routers in the vicinity.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] julex1:
Worked for me. $2.50 well spent.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] bimmerbot:
For some reason it kept freezing up everytime I tried to "Start WiFi Router," but after applying your settings (from OP), it actually works (after briefly acting frozen). :P Thanks!

(Using BadSeed 2.0 ROM on M8)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Sim-X:
App locked up out of the box, however once I applied the recommend settings from the op seems to work no problem. I hardly ever use tether but if I am ever in a pinch it's nice to have set up. I also liked supporting good apps anyway. $2.50 well spent thanks for the suggestion op.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] IBLKIxV3N0Mx:
Just glad to save people from some of the frustrations I went through with tethering.

Sent from me HTC M8Y Arrrrr!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] itsachirpthing:
Works great with OP settings. Actually seems to work better than any of the native tether hacks I've had since JB. Worked all day Friday with my surface pro2 and this setup and not one single issue! Well worth the money and the widget works well too! Thanks!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ReproOne:
Have you found a solution to the download speed being slow?

I am using it on an EVO LTE 4G and it has slow download, and the developer is not sure why. It also makes my phone sluggish.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
WiFi Tether Router M8 tutorial: http://youtu.be/Xcnq0mgvLxM

Here's how I got it to work on my M8
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ReproOne:
Has anyone had success with this: http://www.cultofandroid.com/61639/enable-free-wi-fi-tethering-htc-one-m8/
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ticklemepinks:
thats for verizon
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
I've been using this app for while.

But one issue is after shutting it down I can't get normal WIFI to work without rebooting.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] karhuk:
I have the same issue.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] IBLKIxV3N0Mx:
I have played around with this and most of the time if you just make sure to flip wifi off first it's not an issue. But this doesn't work every time. I'm starting to think it has something to do with the Sprint connections optimizer that seems to try to turn itself back on periodically.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] AarSyl:
Just a note: JB WiFi Tether from the Play Store still works. I used my native tether to give an inactivated device internet access.

You might have to disable TetheringGuard using TB. I'm not sure, but I did anyway. I also disabled tethering_guard_support in /system/customize/ACC.default.xml.

My method migration be overkill, but it works, and that's all that I care about. Given my past experiences with WiFi Tether Router on my last device, it burns too much battery power for me. Native Tether uses about 1/3 of the battery power that WiFi Tether Router needs.

Lastly, disabling the tether doesn't require rebooting for normal data or WiFi to work on the M8.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] biged87:
Works but is slow

Im using it on Sprint in KC that has "Spark" coverage. On my device it get 8mb but when I test on my tethered computer i can barely get 1mb. Anyone know a fix for that?

Thanks!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] benny3:
Tethering guard has been removed from BB rom. What rom are you on?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] AarSyl:
Stock rooted
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] NastyNasdaq:
I'm was able to enable WiFi tethering but none of my devices could see SSID. Any suggestions? Also the ROM I'm running doesn't have working WiFi, does that matter in regards to using this app.

Thanks.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Redwin:
The latest OTA update (the wifi calling one) broke my WiFi Tether app. I was able to take the OTA and re-root and re-freeze tethering guard with TB just like on the last OTA, but the app just hangs when I try to start tethering until android offers to close it for non-response.

Does anyone have the WiFi Tether Router app working on the latest OTA, and did you have to do anything to the phone or modify any app settings to get it working?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] skyheli:
Currently using the WiFi tether app. Its had 2 updates since the OTA. I am currently using it to type this. Maybe install and reinstall.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Redwin:
... I'd updated it, latest was from a day or 2 ago... but uninstalling and re-installing completely as you suggested seems to have fixed it! (why didn't I try that before, lol)

Thanks for the help! :)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] bobonit:
Thanks! Worked like a charm. Running Bad Boyz 4.4.3
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] jeffweiss2131:
It works fine for me on MK_HK. When I use the native tether mod it works fine for a while, then I get a "no wireless connection" error. I have to set my phone to cdma only. WiFi tether router never quits. Every so often I get an error saying I have to pay for the app.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] snorlax2:
Sorry for the noob question. I'm on Sprint and currently deciding on whether to upgrade to the M8 or the LG G3. My friend has the G3 and tethers with the same app, but he can't use VPN on his laptop tethered to the G3. Will I have the same problem with the M8? I read it was a KitKat bug, but that it was also fixed.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] hijewpositive:
Hey guys,

Using the same settings as the OP, connecting from my laptop I only get a Lan Speed connection of 11mbps. However, setting the Wifi Mode back to Wifi-G, its 54mbps. Anyone else noticing this issue, or is it just me?

Thanks!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] luisb3082:
I have used this app before and then a few days (4 days later) later I got a letter from Sprint saying that I violated some of their rules and they were going to terminate my contract
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] AarSyl:
Are you sure that you weren't tethering while roaming?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] luisb3082:
Yes I was in Ltd when I was using it

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[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
Still have the letter!? What state are you in?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] luisb3082:
No and I am in Texas
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
Hmmmm, you sure you didn't violate anything else other than this? I mean the way you explain the letter it was very vague. It could have been other possibilities not automatically because you used Wi-Fi tethering
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] luisb3082:
Well I'm not sure, the letter said I just violated some rules.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
I wouldn't consider this app as the culprit based on that. Sprint is odd and will break contract for various reasons.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] luisb3082:
Ok
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] jamebarron88:
I received a similar letter after using this app, although they only told me that if I were to continue tethering they reserve the right to terminate my contract.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] StormMcCloud:
I've used this app for a few years now and I burn about 20-30GB of data a month, never had a problem and never had Sprint say anything.