yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh412:
Alright, so here I am looking for a phone with a removable battery. S5 is way too expensive right now. S4 scares me with all the people reporting broken screens just keeping their phones in their front pockets. So this brings me to the S3. I know its a little stupid to be asking this here, since its a S3 forum, but I am hoping to get some unbiased opinion from you folks. Right now, I am deciding between the S3, Moto X and the Nexus 5. The N5 has horrendous battery life. So basically its just the Moto X or the S3.

I dont really care about KK, or getting updates from Samsung. All I want is a phone with great battery life and smooth, lag free operation. How does the S3 fare?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazorMC:
I've seen loads of S4 and no broken screens.

Personally using the S3 and cancelled my plans to change the phone. It's that good.

~ RazorMC
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh412:
There is a thread going on since the beginning about the screens over at the S4 forums. I realize that the number of people having this problem is quite small compared to the total number of phones sold, but when the company itself recognizes the issue and offers a six month period for a screen replacement, it says something. And I dont want to have a phone I am constantly worried about.

Are you running on stock or AOSP? If latter, hows the performance? Any bugs?

Thank you for your help. Appreciate it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
Stock touchwiz has great features but lags sometimes.

Aosp has features but not as good as touchwiz but has no lags.

Lemme guess wat is ur next qn. Which rom is the best? No best rom threads anyway. Not saying u will ask but just telling in advance.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh412:
You guessed wrong then. I am not concerned about a specific ROM. All I want to know is if there are any deal breaking bugs that are common to AOSP ROMS, given the lack of documentation from Samsung. Now normally, I would browse through a few ROM threads, read up on its development and decide for myself, but since I don't have a phone currently and need to get one soon, i figured I'd ask in general hows the performance of AOSP.

And you said TW lags sometimes? Even the debloated ones do?

Again, thank you for all your help.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
Yep. Touchwiz always lag. It just matters how much and how many times for each rom.

Some AOSP roms do not have bugs but sometimes the bugs might not even matter to u as u wun be using the certain app or feature. Try not to use roms tat have s4/5 or n2/3 features as those phones have 2GB of ram while the International gs3 have only 1GB of ram.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazorMC:
Latest 4.3 firmware has no lags even with bloat.

~ RazorMC
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
It does. Wat do u normally do with ur fone?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Lock screen wake and Dial pad and contact lag is well know on all Sammy device's. I had the s2 i9100 and moved to i9300 and apart from the screen and better CPU/GPU there is no difference. Next phone for me is Sony or g2 depending on price ATM of buying it. Imho stay away from Samsung.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
Was looking thru those fones though. Would have chose the m8 no doubt but I take shots alot so the camera was a huge turn off. G2 but since g3 is coming out soon anyway, why not wait for g3?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Check out dorimanx kernel dev. He will get that phone to be beast. He did a great job on s2 i9100. G3 will cost so much to by anyway. I don't get contract phone's. Its either a cheap z1 or g2. Love Sony but g2 is a really nice phone. I did hear about poor screen on z1.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
Yep. The z1 has poor viewing angles. Would recommend g2 instead.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
That's the way I'm leaning to.so what's you're next one gonna be?? Thanks for the feed back fella . :thumbup:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazorMC:
Light games (candy, temple etc), 1080p movies, Music, YouTube, some pdf docs.

Using UAE firmware - stock rom - stock kernel

~ RazorMC
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
Perhaps tats why urs dun lag tat much. I use internet, chrome, whatsapp, youtube, twitter, instagram and sometimes nba2k13. Fyi internet and chrome lags it the most.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HidekiRyuga:
Samsung S3 is still better for me..slim and light..and durable. I have dropped my phone many times crack on side not that much no screen protector still like a bit new..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazorMC:
I use same plus BBM (always connected) and AFwall+ and Whatsapp running all the time in background (plus all the Sammy bloat). Except instagram and nba.

And I browse a lot on the phone with Chrome v29

Older 4.3 was buggy and it stuttered, but the latest one is smooth. But yes, if you compare with AOSP, then there is a slight difference. Otherwise it's ok and I like the cam. :p

~ RazorMC
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
Well good for you then. Mine do lag a little.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh412:
Happy ending. Got myself a S3 in white. Thank you for all your help
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mathurmatt:
hey guys can anybody help me with this problem i am unable to dial any emergency number from my phone like 911 etc.....

when dialing emergency number it just disconnects just after the pressing of the call key all other number's are dialing fine landline and mobile and even the customer care just not the emergency numbers....

i am using cataclysm rom................
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dec1153:
Try switching back to normal?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
How's everyone doing today?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] d1ez3:
Happy that it's Friday
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
Me too. Looking forward to the weekend.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
Anyone get their hands on a 128GB sdcard yet? Looks like they're hard to come by at the moment.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Karl:
nope and yep
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] 123421342:
Too expensive currently would rather have 32gb class 10
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
Amazon lists the Sandisk 128GB at $120 while Best Buy lists it at $200. Think I paid $70 for 32GB card a few years ago.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] wtoj34:
I'm doing alright. Found out I need a third surgery on my arm which isn't fun but hopefully it will help the ridiculous pain. How are you? For SD cards 128 seems overkill especially with the read write restrictions on 4.4. I got a 64gb class 10 about two years ago for 70$ at best buy. Could've gotten it cheaper but with how quickly those can die I like to be able to swap them in a store. Saves time :)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
Good luck with your surgery. With a 128GB card, I could put all of my music and maybe some other media on there. There are also a few ways to get around the KitKat restrictions.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] andrewnelson:
Looking forward to the weekend.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Karl:
the devs removed the KK sd limittion, its not over kill if you wanna use your One as a media player its like its asking you to use for the purpose with fm radio capabilities :victory:
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
devs for custom ROMs? The limitation still exists in stock. I'm using an Xposed module to get around that.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Karl:
yes it still in stock, the reason he gave for not wanting 128gb was KK limitation i was pointing out a work around exist thus there is nuthing preventing from get large sd :cowboy:
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Sevinex:
I know this is going to sound ridiculous, but has anyone found an effective way to remove small pieces of lint/dirt/etc. from the speaker grills? I just recently noticed that there is this tiny little spec (no idea that type of material) stuck in my top speaker grill, and my OCD is killing me right now... I tried to remove it via blowing on it, as well as trying to dig it out, though neither succeeded. Any suggestions?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dabomb697:
My buddy sent me a link for a 128gb card for $54 on eBay
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Evocm7:
I have the same problem I have one spec in one hole in the dead center on top and I'm going crazy lol. Ugh I accept defeat :(

---------- Post added at 06:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:53 PM ----------

I hope it has a warranty. It probably won't last 6 months. And I'm being generous with 6 months.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
Quite a few of my speaker holes are blocked too. VZW is sending me a replacement anyways because of my display. I have backlight bleed at the bottom, and can actually see the LEDs at certain angles. Also I have faint spots and smudges that I can't seem to remove. Maybe the oleophobic coasting is defective? Hopefully I don't get a refurb since these phones haven't been out long.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Sevinex:
Yeah, I agree with [MENTION=4304664]Evocm7[/MENTION], I would be careful with that SD card. I imagine that it isn't SanDisk, or PNY, because of its listed price, so I would watch out in case it randomly "dies" (while this hasn't happened to myself, I have a friend whose SD card died and he lost close to 20 GB of pictures). I have been thinking of upgrading to a 64 GB SanDisk for a while now, and am trying to decide between that, a 128 GB memory extension on my Macbook Air, and a keyboard case for my iPad Air. Decisions, decision... I think I am leaning more towards the memory extension, as I have yet to even fill half of my M8's internal memory, much less the 32 GB micro SD card I have in it now.

Actually, I found a fix. I put packing tape over the left and right sides of my speaker grill (trying to cover as much as possible without overlapping the spec), and left my speakers on high volume for a couple minutes with the display facing down but raised from the surface below. For good measure, I chose to play hip hop (lots of bass, which by my understanding of how speakers operate generates the most air movement), and after I picked it up, THE SPEC WAS NO MORE! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

If it is through Asurion, you can expect that it will be a refurbished device. Otherwise, it will most likely be new (I cannot imagine THAT many people have returned their devices, after all it has only been out for such a short period of time).
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] TheMavic:
So is this off topic still? Lol
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
Received my replacement M8 today. Looks like a got a CLNR according to the paperwork. Looks brand new to me.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Sevinex:
Not sure what you mean by this, but yes it still is?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] izzaeroth:
I believe they keep an initial seed stock of new devices
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] chrisjm00:
I agree. My SanDisk 64 gig was on sale on Amazon and I paid almost 45 bucks for it. So a 128 gig card for that price is probably pretty low quality. What brand is it?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] chrisjm00:
Not really lol. On off topic news, I got my car waxed and detailed yesterday. Winter beat the crap out of my wheels. It was nice to get them clean.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
I need to wash mine to. I need to get any salt off that might still be under there.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
Warm weather is finally starting to stick around. Tomorrow I'm going to make a container for my TPMS sensors.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Napoleones:
Anyway to fix it?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
I case anyone's GPS isn't working. I had to disable location and re-enable it and agree to the couple of pop-up messages. Went to use maps today and it wasn't seeing a single satellite. Verified with GPS Test. As soon as a I re-enabled, it connected quickly.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] buddahj:
Last day of an 11 day stretch @ work. The things we do so we can can have a 3 day weekend for a buddy's bachelor party. :D
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] replica9000:
The time on my M8 and my girl's M7 keep going back and forth an hour. Wonder if that's a tower issue?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] mcampos7:
200GB of free OneDrive cloud storage

Takes all of five minutes. Enjoy.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2881...ers-100gb-of-free-onedrive-cloud-storage.html
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] techlogik:
Guess it's time to look for a new phone...HTC has completely screwed up the entire HTC One line, and support for the M8 has dwindled to about zero..and the M9 is still going nowhere for Dev support.

Soo....sad guys.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Neo:
I think you are a little confused about the M9. S=OFF through Sunshine has not yet even been made available and yet the M9VZW already has around 9 roms and the official vzw 5.1 ota that hasn't even been released yet... To top it off, there are several members who are unlocking devices for people via java card and many are already enjoying the benefits of the custom firmware life!

Our posts will now be moved to Off-Topic as they do not belong in a m8 development thread.
[HTC One Max] corey113888:
[MOD][APP] Sense 5.5 6 Mail.apk w/ no exchange policy[8-3-14][Mail.apk][4.3 & 4.4.2]

Update Dec 11th 21014: updated OP with attachent for Sense 6 HTCOneMax-S6-442-Mail-nosec-flashable.zip

:)

Attached is a flashble zip that will replace your current Mail.apk with one that will not use the exchange policy. Tested and working on 4.4.2 Sense 5.5 and 6 roms, should work on same base roms.

Backup your current Mail.apk in /system/app, or do a full backup in recovery before installing.

Instructions:

1.Remove current exchange account. Make sure it is no longer in device administrators under security settings.

2.Take off any unlock pin or password.

3.Reboot to recovery and flash zip.

4.Reboot and add your exchange account!

5.Profit!

If you bootloader is unlocked and you are s-off you can lock the bootloader again to regain use of the fingerprint scanner. Tested and works fine for me. Locking the bootloader does not change the ability to flash roms or kernels.

See this thread to lock bootloader.

:svetius:

Attachment info:

Android 4.4 Sense 5.5 - HTCOneMax-Mail-nosec-flashable.zip

Android 4.4.2 Sense 5.5 - HTCOneMax-442-Mail-nosec-flashable.zip

Android 4.4.2 Sense 6 - HTCOneMax-S6-442-Mail-nosec-flashable.zip
[HTC One Max] sarpeda:
Thanks a lot for this!

Do you think is possible to have it also on sense 6 version?

Thnaks again
[HTC One Max] corey113888:
I will have to take a look...
[HTC One Max] sarpeda:
thanks a lot!
[HTC One Max] corey113888:
Updated OP with a link to a working sense 6 mail apk. All you have to do is copy the apk to app-priv and overwrite and change permissions.
[HTC One Max] _saiko:
The link for sense 6 Mail.apk isn't working.
[HTC One Max] corey113888:
Updated OP ;)
[HTC One Max] cdomizi:
It works!!!

Thank you very much, this worked like a charm in my HTC One M7.

Keep the good work, We'll wait the Lollipop Version when it comes out hehe.

Cheers
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] redcan:
Hey everone,

Can anyone confirm that a hard reset will clear all the call timers? Even the lifetime ones?

I have a T-Mobile MDA (U.S. version) = HTC Wizard, of course. =)

Thanks!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] DavidT.:
No.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] redcan:
Or are there any other ways? The only program I've found doesn't work for my MDA (I found the XDA manipulator)

Hm, how about a registry hack?

HKLM/Software/Microsoft/shell/cumulativecalltimers/line_0/

AllCurrent

AllCurrentNumCalls

AllPhoneLifeTime

AllPhoneLineTimeNumCalls
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] DavidT.:
Why would you want to clear all your timers? The only people I know trying to clear their timers are people trying to rip other people off by saying their phone is new when infact it's not.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] redcan:
I posted this over at HowardForums...

^ I think I got ripped off, that's why I want to know. Someone there said a hard reset could clear the timer, but I didn't think that was possible. I want some evidence before I bring the case to PayPal saying that the item description wasn't as stated in the auction.

Thanks again for anyone's help.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] DavidT.:
Good luck with your paypal case. There's a lot of non honest idiots these days.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] redcan:
Thanks. As long as I know it's possible for the lifetime timer to be reset, I can tell PayPal to contact the manufacture to check this fact...but I don't want to tell them that and have the manufacture reply "No, sorry, it's impossible to reset the timer."

So it's possible w/ a registry hack?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] redcan:
bump.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Onem8:
Can somebody make a seperated mod of APM.. I don't like the other future and i want only APM.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zebade:
hey guys appreciate any help i can get at the moment! im currently rooted successfully but with the unlocked bootloader it advises me not to as my phone is later than the one posted, so what do i do about the kernel? as it says i need to have been unlockedbootloader etc? or can i skip both of the steps? any help appreciated!

model E15i

Firmware 2.1-update1

baseband M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015

Kernel 2.6.29 Semcuser@semchost #1

build 2.1.1.A.0.6

if u need more details let me know cheers
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheScriptKitty:
If you want to Flash a Costume Kernel the only way of doing it is by Unlocking your Bootloader first. There isn't another way to be able to Flash a Costume Kernel. But if you want you can still Install a Costume ROM that is made for Stock Kernel.

Here is a link to a list of ROMs both for Stock Kernel and Costume Kennel:

Kernels and ROMs for the SE Xperia X8
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zebade:
thanks

thanks alot man will try one above mine to be safe then try them one at a time :D
[General Questions and Answers] trueleowdeo:
Ok, i bricked my tecno phantom pad mini mt6589/mt8389. No baseband, no imei. and have no recovery rom :(

Any way forward?
[General Questions and Answers] Hovatek:
what's the current state of the phone? does it hang at logo, totally dead, boots to home screen or what? this info will help come up with a fixing strategy
[General Questions and Answers] Hovatek:
yes, it can be fixed. if the only thing wrong is the missing baseband and imei then the video tutorial below should help

[YOUTUBE]tAK1DL_L_eg[/YOUTUBE]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] MattMJB0188:
EDIT: Ok I'm not alone.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2713803
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] deepen915:
for me, it rattles when it's not in use.. WTF did Samsung do? I thought this was nothing when I first noticed it on Thursday, but now it's annoying the hell outta me!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] MattMJB0188:
Yeah. I played with the S5 at Best Buy today and confirmed it wasn't just mine. The S5's camera is much more audible than the S4, Note 3's cameras. Very annoying.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] harlenm:
It has image stabilization, that causes it to rattle. My nexus 5 is the same way.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] deepen915:
so do you think this is something Samsung will address? Repair? etc? Or will we have to live with this? I never saw this issue on my S4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] harlenm:
You didn't notice it your S4 because it didn't do it. It's a byproduct of image stabilization, which the S4 didn't do, but the S5 does.

It's not a defect, there is nothing to fix, it's just how it is.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] deepen915:
that's a shame.. because it makes it seem like some cheap plastic parts moving inside if somebody notices. Bad manufacturing process by Samsung IMO. and image stabilization? As far as I know there is no physical optical image stabilization on the S5, it just has the software stabilization. The odd thing is that the rattle happens only when the camera is not in use. When I open the Camera app, the rattling is gone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] harlenm:
I don't kmow, I just assumed it was ois like everyone else does it. If not, then I'm not sure where the rattle is coming from. My nexus 5 makes a lot more noise when shaken than the S5 does.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Dark_Vortex:
I have a rattle, but I have to shake my phone like the bejeezus in order to hear anything and even then it's faint. I have to put my phone up to my ear to hear it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nicetucu:
Have not noticed this yet. Ha Ha now when shaking it slightly I do hear a little rattle. These types of things usually bother me, but if it has a purpose I don't think it will.

It's in my pocket most times staying very quiet lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Jonny Steele:
I didn't even notice until I read this post. My phone is in an Otter box defender case, so its mostly quiet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] asuprice:
Can you hear the rattle in the camera when you tap the front of the phone(specifically near the top)?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] johnkirchner:
I had to shake the crap out of it right next to my ear to hear it. I do not hear it just with normal use of the phone though. I try not to shake my phone that much :laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cstayton:
My wife has a 1500.00 Digital SLR with image stabalization, guess what same rattle, that's how it work, nothing for Sammy to address.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] surf1:
This seems to be going around/asked even on other forums with people thinking their phone is broken or something wrong. Nothing is wrong, it's b/c of image stabilization, even high end cameras have a similar rattle.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] arse87zx:
I just assumed it was a pedometer. The s health app can track your steps
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Lostatsea23:
That's optical stabilization which the S5 does not have.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cstayton:
yes the S5 has image stabilization and considering i can turn my wifes dslr off and make it exhibit the exact same behavior as the S5 im going to have to go with thats how it works.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Lostatsea23:
No... the rattle is the lens elements not image stabilization it doesn't have it it has software IS which wouldn't warrant camera rattle. It's the 6 lens elements that make the noise and it should be loud like some people are saying. Mines is loud to the point of the vibrate making a terrible noise. My other s5 doesn't do this thus it being a defect of sorts. I am a photographer and also have a dslr with a lens that has IS so I know as well...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cstayton:
all i know is that both devices make the same distinct "Rattle" when powered off and since my wife is the photographer not me i tend to go with what she tells me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Lostatsea23:
Lol I understand. it's normal to have a small rattle. But a loud one that's apparent even when touching the top of the phone and not shaking it is not normal.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cstayton:
gotcha, its not loud on either and just touching the phone doesn't exhibit the noise you literally have to shake it (same with the camera), but since my wife told me if i did that again there would be a funeral i don't think i want to test her patience...lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Lostatsea23:
Lmfao that's funny. I understand
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] michintom:
Your wife's $1500.00 DSLR does not have image stabilization. It is probably built into the lens which makes the same noise while it is working. :)

As for the GS5 making the noise, I have the same noise which is questionable like most of the other users here. GS5 doesn't have any hardware image stabilization functions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Intub8:
I have noticed mine rattles extremely loud, especially when it's set to vibrate. Makes the phone sound really cheap and crappy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gregsarg:
Yeh...mine rattles a little...

It doesn't bother me though...and picture quality is excellent...

Hence...no defect...IMHO....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Greycloak42:
It's the autofocus people. Try turning on the camera and shaking the phone. You'll notice the rattle is gone when the camera is active. This is normal and expected behavior.