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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jagrave:
I think one of the problems is how much this camera was hyped up to be. And then it doesn't meet up in some areas, or at least mine doesn't. Don't get me wrong, it's way better than my rezound, but the way it was talked about I was thinking it would be much much better than the results I'm personally getting.

And the whole, want a camera get a camera argument is getting old. Everyone knows and gets this. Old news. But when I ALWAYS have my PHONE with me, and I hardly ever have a dedicated CAMERA with me, well it's nice to have a great one in my phone. I have a 2 year old son, and you can't always know ahead of time when he's going to be doing something that you want to take a picture of. And personally, if I can get away with carrying just one thing instead of two that's great.

Everyone has their own opinion on cell phone cameras. Some think they need to be great, others think you shouldn't worry about it and carry an actual camera. No one needs to bash others for what they think. Like the guy you quoted, obviously, I agree that a good camera on my phone is high on my list of what I want. It may not be on yours. Like cars, some prefer fast cars and the hell with fuel economy, others prefer fuel economy and careless about speed, while others want as much of both as you can get. I want both if I can get it. ?

And I apologize if I was mean or offensive at the beginning. It's just I've seen so many people on so many threads get bashed because "I don't like the camera, it's not up to my expectations". Like lag vs no lag between phones. Some don't care while others dont notice it, and others can't stand it. ☺

Ps.... If that pic you posted is your back porch, I'm jealous. I love those benches like that. And how are you getting such great results? I'm really hit and miss with mine.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jntdroid:
I'd like to recant any prior negative comments I made about this camera. There's a factor I think a nitpicky phone-camera snob like myself tends to forget - the "what you're used to" factor. Whether it's a positive or a negative prior experience, on one phone or 20 phones, when you use the camera on a new phone, you're dealing with new software and new idiosyncrasies, and new ways of dealing with those idiosyncrasies that you're brain/hands aren't used to. I should've held off any judgment until I got used to using this camera, especially compared to the M8 which is such a different usability experience. This is one of the best cameras on the market, I'm convinced now. Is it the end-all-be-all? No... but there's not really one that is... They all make sacrifices in certain areas. We just have to figure out which one sacrifices in areas that aren't as important to our priorities in a mobile device, which will obviously differ per person.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] das7982:
Thanks. Wasn't trying to be too sarcastic. Sorry about that. And yes those benches are nice. I just this house last month so I'm enjoying it. The pictures of my flowers out front and my deck in the back were taken with optimal lighting. I noticed your pics were taken on an overcast day. Experiment with different lighting scenarios and if picture quality remains poor exchange your phone

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] initial_k:
For all the people complaining about the picturee quality being bad...I don't see too many exaple of said "bad" pictures. I would like to see more bad pictures taken by the S5.

BTW, the cover on my S5 camera lens has a hole cut out in the middle. No affect on picture quality.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] telveer:
My S5 camera seems to be fine, both indoor and outdoor!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dakunclear:
Ya that sucks I love my note 3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilbeef54:
guys.... there can be different ammounts of protective plastic on these things, stop arguing about that, these are not USA made phones which means that QC is not all there, lol, i bought 2 today and one last week, each had different plastic in different areas, very normal for asain electronics

but more importantly

still pics are great i dont think most would argue that

to improve your moving pics/lowlight pics turn off "picture stabiliztion" under settings in camera, this will help it shoot faster to get beter shots of moving targets
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vanlew:
Just Clarification

Just to clarify, here's the kind with the hole in it, Having worked in manufacturing of other products I'm sure there are the other kind also that's just what happens sometimes, revisions, changes, different suppliers are part of the game.

And to the M8 S5 discussion, I was torn myself. I really like the easy syncing with outlook that HTC has. Other pluses and minuses with each phone, probably my decision was made largely because of the replaceable battery on the S5.
[Security Discussion] samkabha:
I made encryption on my htc but its become so slow specially the sd .. how do i disable it . And why every time i reset my phone to factory the data return? It wont disable
[Security Discussion] Hydranix:
lmgtfy.com/?q=return+to+an+unencrypted+phone&l=1
[Security Discussion] TechniColor_Windows:
How to disable Encryption

To disable encryption you need see to that you comply with the following things:

a) Your battery must be fully charged to a 100%.

b) You must have an android phone

c) Brains.exe (Kidding! Patience)

Since, you did not tell me your model so I am considering that it is Android

Step 1: Backup your data (If you know to decryption key )

You can do this by installing TrustGo antivirus from the Play Store, Its Free and Legal! and sign up for an account

Step 2: Use someone's WiFi or your Internet Connection to Back Up the Data

Step 3: Check the Data on the TrustGo Website (Only Contacts and Messages will be backed up)

Step 4: Use your Google Drive to back up your data (15 GB of Free Space should do it)

Step 5: Factory Reset your phone (Hard is recommended)

Step 6: Restore Data (TrustGo) by installing the app and signing in and restore

Step 7: Restore Data from Google Drive

Step 8: Volla!
[Security Discussion] samkabha:
Thank you .. i want to try it now
[Security Discussion] samkabha:
Oh i remember.. it's not helpfull .. even after i do factory reset my htc one x + , my phone back the same.. factory reset useless and i dont understand how it undo reset by itself
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] BioDesigner48:
Just wanting to know how good is the m5 CM11 (the latest one on cyanogenmods website) battery life is.

And if art would be supported,

Sorry for stupid questions, thanks in advance c;
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Rahul721:
In my opinion most Roms have close to the same battery life

But with CM its better than stock battery life.

ART is supported

No question is stupid :cool:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] jmdearras:
is anyone using a CM11 version that does NOT randomly reboot at times? Any N7 2013 I install it on will reboot 1 or more times a day just sitting there. Load reboot logger or something to see, you may not catch it doing it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] vparres:
My deb N7 on CM 11 Nightlies never reboot rendomly, or i've never see it :cool:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Rahul721:
Random rebooting is a general 4.4.2 problem

Wait for the upcoming 4.4.3 update, nothing else you can do
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] jmdearras:
I strongly disagree. Stock is solid as a rock as are most other roms, with the exception of CM11 and Omni.

It's a code issue. i bought a second N7 because someone convinced me it was my hardware, and it rebooted in the 1st 3 hours on CM11

Jim
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] vparres:
I'm not experiencing random reboots, even with the latest Nightlies.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Moudii:
I was on cm11 for like a week with no reboots. Battery life was OK. On aokp for a change now.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] BioDesigner48:
What about slimkat?

Is that rom pretty stable?

sent from my LG Optimus L9 P769 v20h

I'm on YouTube (aSuperSaiyanG0D)
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] vparres:
Maybe i will test slimkat soon, this ROM sounds great :D
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] jmdearras:
I did not notice the reboots until I left it connected to a bluetooth speaker that chimes when connected. Then I loaded reboot logger, and was amazed how often it was rebooting. :(
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] vparres:
I've checked reboot logger and i definitely dont see any reboot
[General Questions and Answers] Shawn R:
I cannot get custom recovery like TWRP / CWM to work on my LG 40G (Optimus Extreme). When I install one of them and choose to reboot my phone into Recovery, it just reboots the phone and it starts up like normal. What am I doing wrong?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Greendots:
Just got my XDA today, and I thought I'd give some feedback as to what I've experienced so far, and mabye throw in a few questions to help me get more out of it :) Hope you guys dont mind.

First of all, goddamn its slow. I think my pentium 200 runs windows XP faster than this thing runs windows mobile. Its a 200mhz risc processor and it struggles to run an embedded OS. Mabye the bloated and slow windows mobile wasn't the best choice to run on the slowest of the XDA family, although I'll bet the bigger and faster models have exactly the same problem.

Secondly, how the hell do you close an application, because the 'close' button at the top right certainly doesn't do that. I send some texts, add some reminders and calender entries, close them, go back to the today screen and what do you know? the task manager tells me that they're all still open. I installed Magic Buttons and that helps a lot.

The dialer screen. Whenever I call someone or receive a call, thats it. Game over. The dialer screen wont close, minimise, go away or bugger off. If I want to see the 'Today' screen, I've got to restart the device.

Sorry for all that ranting :) Just one little question if I may.

Is there an addon for the the today screen that will collect the calender and tasks and birthdays and all that stuff and display them all together (in order)?

Also some desktop icons would be nice. My device spends most of its time displaying the today screen, I'd like some desktop icons to launch my most used applications, since my start menu can only display 7 (plus a few last-used applications)

Sorry if I sound like a moaning old git, but I expected a lot more from this device. A 200mhz processor running a streamlined (what a joke) embedded OS.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sk0t:
Old gits are perfectly allowable.. :)

I use iLauncher and PocketBreeze. Check them out at http://www.sbsh.net ..

I don't think that the device is that slow personally. Although, I won't argue it is slow. I think some of it is the customizations that also get thrown in. I wiped out mine and didn't do any of the customizations, and it's much faster. (I have a Cingular 8125.)

The closing program is a common issue. The basic reason behind it is often times people want it out of sight when they close it. By it still being open though, it allows it (naturally) to load faster. Of course, opening too many apps, and you have the slow down issue.

It almost sounds to me like there may be something wrong with the phone though.. I have had no problems with the dialer screen. And you definitely shouldn't have to restart the device every time you use it. Perhaps a hard reset might be in order? If it still does it after that, maybe reflashing the device would be in order then.

Anyway, good luck with the phone!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Greendots:
Thank you very much for letting me know about those programs. What a difference they make, the device is a pleasure to use now :)

Need to sort out a 2gb mini sd card now, any idea where I can pick one up? I heard a bad story a while ago that ebay was flooded with cheap copies and bad quality storage cards :( I'm kinda scared to buy one now.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sk0t:
That I wouldn't know. I have a 1 GB card which is generally more than enough for what I need it for.

Glad to hear you liked PocketBreeze and iLauncher. I absolutely love 'em.. :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] newbie2:
I'll second that!! I coulcn't live without them!!
[Verizon LG G2] Jake Lessley:
I have every file I'm on com41 I've followed every video & forum to a T!!! Still I get" this program is not responding?" I can only think of 2 reasons I'm trying off line. (Will Being Online make it work?) & my 40 day winRAR Licence is up & it asks to purchase the software? I close that out & everything is still there. Will LG flash tool not run because my licence is up?
[Verizon LG G2] fifa_05:
Have you solved it?

I have the same problem.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnnySSH:
Hi,

I'm wondering if anyone could help me with the settings that I need to implement for L2TP/IPsec to work with my HTC One?

Basically I have 3 handsets with versions 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 of Android and need to get VPN functionality working.

Previously I was using OpenVPN which worked fine but then version 4.4 of Android managed to break things so the OpenVPN Connect app doesn't work any more.

I think what I'm stuck on is which encryption type works and also authentication type should be?

My server runs OpenBSD so I don't know if anyone has had any luck with that but my current settings are:

main: hmac-sha1 with encryption type aes and modulus of 1024

quick: hmac-sha1 with encryption type aes and psk

I've had a look at some Cisco documentation to try to figure out the necessary settings which are actually the ones above... however I keep getting the error that the "Phase 2 ID's don't match"/

Would someone be able to share their working config experiences so that I can get my handsets to connect?

Basically the issue I'm having is not with the handset but figuring out how to configure the server to get the handset to connect.

Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] rickberg:
Does anyone have the link for a stock rooted 4.3 rom I can flash through twrp I lost some of the files and a restore isn't correcting the issue
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] tx_dbs_tx:
This is the most stock TW MK4 ROM that I've ever been able to find. Look through the OP and see if this will work for you. I've had zero issues with his ROMS.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2541395
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zenk_77:
where is Knox on S5 ? there is no icon or application
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnduggins:
I haven't been able to get it running. There's a setup wizard in /system/apps/ but it doesn't seem to do anything other than reinstall what's already there. Inside the .apk are a couple of link setup apps. When I ran them, Lookout was triggered. No joy, so far.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Syncio:
It's not like on Note III. Here it is called "privacy mode", and it's triggered with "Settings...privacy mode". It's good to set fingerprints prior first use. ;)

Working quite different, but I like this way. ;)

Privacy mode is not working if You choose Art instead of Dalvik.

Sorry for my english...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zenk_77:
is not the same.

KNOX is for business, secure mail, more business applications, etc.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slow N Stupid:
Bump, does anyone know where is knox? I've been using s5 only a few days (s2 before that)... so I'm pretty new to this knox thing, but so far that I've been reading and researching... private mode isn't knox since all private mode does is hide your content... knox is suppose to make a new "layer" basicly a new phone much like dual-boot... or am I mistaken? if I'm not mistaken, then where is knox? I just booted to download mode and there is atleast knox counter... but I cant find the app anywhere...

EDIT: just went to samsung page, and samsung galaxy s5 isn't listed as supported for knox... then why is there knox counter? is it going to support it in future? if so does this mean that if I flash now the counter will not be tripped?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colonels:
depends on your carrier

ATT disabled Knox for their phones, check with yours. I hear you can side-load it and it still works but haven't tried. google it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slow N Stupid:
I will confirm with my carrier tomorrow (I doubt it's them, living in a country where there isn't much restrictions in term of technology), but can anyone confirm that the sm-g900f variant do have knox? (I'm on the latest stock rom)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] CZ Eddie:
If I were to pay "full price", as in $600-$650 or whatever, what is usually the best place to buy the phone, when something like warranty is considered?

Looks like Best Buy and Amazon don't sell it.

I'm considering getting the TMO S5 to use on my AT&T plan (grandfathered unlimited data).

If the TMO S5 gets TWRP recovery then I'm definitely in.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] RMXO:
since you're looking for a TMO S5, have you tried a TMO store?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mocsab:
I don't know if this will help you but I purchased my Note 3 from TMOBILE but had to buy a TMOBILE PLAN (they said they couildn't just sell me a phone. So I bought the phone online and when it came in the mail - I cancelled the tmobile data plan aft, before I activated the line. Because I never activated the line, I didn't have to pay any fees - beyond the cost of the phone. The only other thing you have to worry about is getting an unlock code for the phone - Tmobile may or may not give the code to you - in which case you can probably buy it online - or it might be possible that Chain Fires Region Fix will work as well. (that is what happened on the NOTE - the region fix also unlocked Tmobile CARRIER. (it is also possible that secret samsung codes will unlock carrier (The S4 has codes that work for that phone - I don't know if they work on the S5)

I hope this helps... (I think I read that some people were able to buy a phone from TMOBILE for use on ATT and they purchased it directly from the TMOBILE store - but I am not for sure about that. I know that Best Buy will not let you do that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
The code to unlock the phone was fixed in future versions of the software and don't work on the 4.4.2 s4 software.

I doubt that it will work on this one.

If you are going to continue using AT&T you should be able to go into one of their stores and buy one out right.

It shouldn't impact your account if you do.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] blackknightavalon:
May as well buy the international version.

Sent from my toaster
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] CZ Eddie:
International doesn't get 4G, so nahhhh...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] blackknightavalon:
Give them time. There are two international versions of the Note 3 out there and the one I have has 4G.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] barondebxl:
They will appear on Swappa.com soon enough.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Saturny:
That's where I plan on buying one. When they get below 400.

Sent from my Wicked S4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] barondebxl:
Well then you can wait a good 6 months. Good luck ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] middleearth1010:
Lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] CZ Eddie:
T-Mobile store will charge full retail.

Dang, does Amazon, BestBuy and no other major retailer out there offer this phone?

I want to stay away from eBay because of warranty concerns.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TSF14:
:confused:Anyone have a good outcome returning a bricked GPe back to Google Play? Esp. with an unlocked bootloader? Starting to think I'm screwed.:(
[AT&T LG G2] dankduke:
I'm running 4.4.2 on my LG G2 for AT&T

My wife just got the same phone and her phone shows 4G/LTE Mine shows only 4G

I checked our APN settings for both and they're the same

I checked through the 4636 code through the phone and it shows only the HSPA letters where hers shows up once again with LTE

ANY advice would be great
[AT&T LG G2] Swetnes:
Try turning data off then on again, it will force it to search for the network.
[AT&T LG G2] dankduke:
i tried that one...and i tried the 4646 code and theres no option to change the NETWORK type...this friggin sux...no LTE on this phone and only "4G"...been tryng to figure this one out..

any advice much appreciated.
[AT&T LG G2] ainstushar:
Maybe replace it?

If this is a new phone that you haven't tampered with, I suggest that you exchange it. New phones don't need any change in settings to connect to LTE out of the box.

Maybe it's a hardware problem. Did this problem just appear out of nowhere? (maybe after the update)?
[AT&T LG G2] 1meanrex:
Like the poster above if its stock return it otherwise reflash to stock to confirm the issue is still there, here's another thread dealing with the same issue http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2702386
[AT&T LG G2] Ae3NerdGod:
you might be 'ROAMING'

this happens to me. i think theres no att tower near me, i think they use someone elses lte tower, but half of the android phones ive used need roaming enabled to connect to lte in my area. try that it might work.. its in the normal settings app under networks enable all roaming. never had any extra charges. att covers the nation and doesnt count local roaming.

BUT i agree with this guy if my suggestion doesnt work

yea what he said but with links

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2633150

scroll down to number 4

DONT BE A NEWB
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] quantumalpha:
Just got my pre-ordered S5 in the mail (FedEx)

I paid full retail price in order to keep my unlimited plan and stay off contract.

CAUTION!

Check the receipt/paperwork that comes with your new phone.

On the pre-order website, I had confirmation that I would be keeping my unlimited data plan, but the paperwork said that upon activation they'd switch me to a $30/month 2GB plan! :mad:

I called *611 for customer service, got right in touch with a lovely CSR, and she was able to manually activate my new phone and keep my data plan unlimited (after verifying I paid full price and had no contract).

She said that if I didn't call, and it automatically switched, then I would have had 14 days to correct the mistake, and it would have been a lengthy process.

(Disclaimer: my old phone is still backing up, and the new one is not on yet, so I cannot confirm this yet. Will post an update when I have confirmation.)

Hope this information helps some of you.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrbracht:
Only Verizon.. Ha, idiots

Sent from my HTC M8, Verizon style.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Firemedic:
If you are buying a phone at full price, Why didn't you wait for the Dev edition? It will be out pretty quick and it will have an unlocked bootloader. That's what I did with the S4 and I never looked back.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrbracht:
That's what i plan on doing if I do decide to get one. I'm pretty content thus far with the m8.. Time will tell I guess

Sent from my HTC M8, Verizon style.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Firemedic:
The M8 looks good however I am not a fan of the metal case, Mostly for reception reasons. Besides I always throw my phones in an otterbox and I never see the case.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] leyvatron:
If you use the old sim and don't use the new sim they send you, you should be good.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] openwheelracing:
Verizon is a sneaky bastard....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] owenbeals:
Just use the old sim. Verizon did the same thing with the S4. I used old sim and nothing changed.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Crooke356:
I have both. M8 is really spectacular. No issues with reception and where I live, I know if it's lacking.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Guadalupeohara:
Old SIM ....!!! IS it nano ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lodaserves:
yeah true!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] quantumalpha:
Pre-Ordered a week ago. Only heard about the dev edition yesterday morning. Badly needed new phone (old one was on the fritz).

If the dev edition comes out within 30 days, I'll exchange it. I'm also not 100% sure I'm staying with Verizon. Might switch to TMobile.