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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] windtek:
Hey there guys,

I am usually one that finds his way through xda with the search funcion and i also ask doc google a thousand questions before i even think about asking in a forum but this time i cant find an answer to my problem.

I have a Z Ultra and had it running on monxdified for two months now and i loved it.

Then i came accross a mod which should have activated the bravia 2 engine on the device and i thought id give it a shot.

After i installed the .zip, CWM told me that there could be problems with the rooting and if it should fix it or not. I selected yes and ran into a bootloop.

Then i tried to install monx again but now it tells me that "This was made for togari, this device is a honami".

I get the same failure with every rom except the KOTH49 Google Play edition.

Im out of wits on this one.

I will do a complete format of the device now, then flash back to stock and then will reinstall the CWM and rooting.. maybe it helps.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Quite a common problem as some of the recoveries are ported from the Z1. To over come this flash the boot.img from the ROM zip you want to flash using flashtool and put the phone into fastboot mode
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] windtek:
Thanks,

this helped a lot !

questions answered.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niksssss:
Hey guys. I am going to buy a second hand Note 3 and I wanted to ask what are the most common faults ? I have been a HTC user and I am used to many faults with my devices (and honestly im sick of it) like Pink camera on my HTC One or Yellow dots on my One X screen. I heard that many Note's have a problem with the multitouch ? Is this true ? Any other commont faults ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3vo3d:
Crikey bro. Not to sure what to tell you. But I was a HTC fan having both the hd2 and the EVO 3d but since I moved to the note 2 and now the 3 I can't really recall any common faults.

I guess I'd call knox a fault but that's just me. Sorry I can't give you any better advice than perhaps try using the hidden menu to get into test before you buy?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niksssss:
Yes I will try it. I just wanted to know if there was something more common. For example every 1 of 3 HTC One has a faulty camera. I know 5 people that have HTC One and 4 of them have a faulty camera.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ewok666:
GPS is crap on version 4.4.2 with no way to downgrade.....
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niksssss:
Ok I am starting to think that 4.4.2 is the worst update ever. It brings the unresetable KNOX, Problems with gaming and now GPS. If i get my phone with 4.3 should I update it ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whymista:
You can root it and wipe it and flash 4.3 via odin if you really don't like 4.4.2
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
4.3 has the unresetable Knox too.. Once Knox has been triggered you're stuck with it, no matter what the Android version...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ewok666:
And how would I do that with a 4.4.2 bootloader?

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I would NOT update it. Unless you're planning to root you will lose useful access to the external SD card. I do not know whether 4.3 GPS works flawlessly as I don't have access but I have yet to see a 4.4.2 Note that does not have the bug. I get locks for most of the day but somehow, and this is not very scientific, mostly between 15:00 and 19:00 I randomly lose the lock and it's almost like a GPS restart. From a full signal it goes down to zero and then back to a full signal. MOST annoying when you depend on it for navigation in the city where you easily miss a turn.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whymista:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ewok666:
Thanks, I know how to root a phone. BUt to the best of my knowledge there is NO way to run 4.3 on the new bootloader and the bootloader cannot be downgraded.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whymista:
Pretty sure it can be I'm almost positive I've seen people ask about that and you just had to go back to stock and do it again
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ewok666:
Trust me, on the N9005 it can't be done.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
There are no serious faults to my knowledge. There are a few minor ones.

- The camera has flickering black likes when you turn on WiFi. (Similar to the ones you get on any camera when you point it at a screen or fluorescent lamp)

- The camera also tends to be highly, highly rubbish in low light at ISO Auto. Not a fault per se, just a result of the tiny sensor.

- On 4.4.2, some people have trouble with WiFi passwords not being saved. Still investigating that (people are not being very helpful) but it seems to be auto0backup or sync related.

- 4.4.2 has the irritating SDcard permissions. If you're going to root, not a problem. If you're not, some apps might not be able to write to it, depending on wether the developer updated the permissions.

- The homebutton is 'crooked', meaning it's a bit wibbly. Very, very slightly. Nowhere near as bad as the powerbutton on the S3, though. (You could wiggle that about to the point where it fell out or got stuck and turned off your phone.)

- Knox can be counted as a problem if you're outside the EU. (If you're inside the EU, your hardware warranty is still valid with 0x1.)

- Some people complain about GPS issues. I've personally not encountered them. But then I don't think there's a device where people don't complain about the GPS.

- There's also the Android System, Android OS and Mediaserver battery drain that affects every kitkat device (including the Nexus and S line.)

- Some people have complained about there being a small gap between the screen and the metallic(plastic) rim. Mine has that too, but it's not fatal, just annoying if you're a bit OCD. (Which, let's face it, we all are.)

- People have also complained about the metallic coating on the rim eroding quickly. That's related to the PH value of their skin and/or the case they're using.

- The Spen may need to be calibrated. Pop off the plastic button carefully (dn't break it!) with a small screwdriver (it jumps, careful not to lose it!) and twist the potentiometer closest to the pentip to increase or decrease the sensitivity. Or give it a good whack on a table, that often works too. (These are both fixes that apply for most Wacom pens. As an Intuos user, I've had to do the potentiometer tweaking fairly often.)

- The multitouch problems were mostly fixed in a few OTAs.

- There've been complaints about the speaker quality as well. But then, you can't expect Bose quality from a 1x0.2cm speaker in a plastic box. That's what they invented portable speakers for.

That's about it, I think.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niksssss:
Thanks for the detailed reply. I appreciate it. I live in EU and are you sure that I still have warranty with knox 0x1 ? And are the problems with the flickery camera on every device or its rarely seen ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3311:
True. The Note 3 speaker, however crappy, is a million times better than any Bose crap....

Bose are the Beats of the hi-fi world - their hype is so good that Joe Public thinks they're premium sound. Trust me - they are not.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
By EU Directive 1999/44/CE they are legally obliged to provide you with a full 2 year warranty, without additional costs to the customer, on defects covered by the original warranty unless they can provide evidence that your software modification caused the hardware defect.

The flickering lights are a software bug that occurs on every Note 3. Some 3rd party camera apps seem to lessen them to an extend, but the best solution is still to turn off WiFi and/or GPS. I've not seen them all the time on mine as I use 4 different camera apps and wouldn't know which ones had them (No wifi here so can't test), but they do happen.

Oh I know... My dad owns one of those. What a waste of money that was.

It doesn't even have a 3.5mm Stereojack. Not a single Bose set does. Ironic, because Bose sells headsets with a 3.5mm stereo plug.. :silly:

Personally I prefer AKG.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spere:
I live in EU and if KNOX 0x1, warranty is gone. Period.

On some phones there have been problem with proximity sensor (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2488031). Dust goes from earspeaker hole to under housing, and on top of sensor. Blowing to speaker's hole helps couple times, but then you have to took phone apart to clean that sensor. If you root, that can be fixed (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47248099&postcount=18) or maby you don't even got that problem. I have cleaned sensor two times in 6 months on my phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ewok666:
That is not true. Samsung will try to make you believe this and you may need to fight for your rights but from a legal standpoint they should not be able to get away with it. That said, if I had a hardware fault, I'd be more inclined to render the phone completely useless to save myself the time and pain.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
Maybe if you swallow whatever rubbish the shops tell you and walk away. But you have every right to stand up for what you're legally obligated to get.

You are going to have to sink your teeth in it and be stubborn. But they can't legally refuse it.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spere:
Yes it is true. This is again off topic and bs... I say only this to you talking about hardware warranty vs firmware tweaks.

Case 1: Custom ROM, custom kernel, overclocked (burnt) CPU = Hardware fault (and manufacturer should fix it for free?)

Case 2: You turn up the max level of phones speaker level and then play extra loud music from it - the speaker burns = Hardware fault (and manufacturer should fix it for free.)

Case 3....

Case 4....

That is why rooting, flashing ROMs etc.. voids warranty here even we are in EU. That was tested once with Samsung. And decision was rooted or anyway modded phone is out of warranty. Period.

And if KNOX is 0x1, you have flashed something unofficial to phone (root, ROM, recovery, something) and warranty is gone. I know KNOX warranty is not device warranty, but at same time it's unresetable indicator that warranty is void too. Since SAME actions that'll trigger KNOX, voids device warranty.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
Lemon law?

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.

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It will all depends on the retailers.

Different retailers and different countries might treat customers differently.

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spere:
Here shops repairs nothing. In this country there is one viral repair center that is "honored" by Samsung (they got many other mobile device brands repair also). No matter where you have bought your device, they'll send it to that repair center or tell you send it by yourself. They'll fix it and sends back to you (or to shop you bought it if you bring it back there to have them send it).

Only thing shop does is they'll pack device, put fault ticket with it and sends it to repair..
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ewok666:
And with a phone that works perfectly well, is currently stock and unrooted but has a faulty USB connector or hardware button it would be hard to argue that it's your fault. Nevertheless, the law in the EU (and Australia for that matter) states that the seller has to prove that you caused the fault. It's only because people suck it up or don't know better that it's gone on for this long.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niksssss:
I have just one last unrelated question - What does this MJ5, NB7, MI5, etc mean ? I very often see comments like ''im running NB7 and the battery life is awful'' or ''MI5 is great'' What the heck does this mean ? Sorry for the dumb question but this is my first Samsung Device.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dperique:
I came from a Note 2. I've had my Note 3 for maybe 3 weeks or so, ...

Note 2 had spring loaded sim card and sdcard slot; Note 3 does not.

So, it's a little difficult to get the sim card out (there are tricks, and I know how to do it now, but springload would've been much better); luckily, sdcard has a lot to pull on.

I think the metal around the edges seems soft. I think I dinged mine already -- not sure how, as I'm pretty careful with my phone (apparently not careful enough).

As others have noted, the GPS is problematic. I rocked my Note 2 for 4 months and didn't even thing twice about the GPS not getting a lock when expected. With my Note 3, one week or so after having starting to use it, the GPS just didn't get a lock for 1.5 days until I fiddled with it (tons of topics on that around here already so won't go into it). I've been almost a 1.5 weeks now without any major GPS incidents.

WIFI goes in and out sometimes -- there's a fix where you turn on WIFI powersave or sleep (something like that).

The AT&T (N900A) bootloader is locked -- annoyance. The T-mobile (N900T) is not locked (this is why I chose an unlocked T-mobile version)

Agreed with others here, camera in low light not so great.

On stock firmware 4.4.2, the cell signal bars are total BS. On my Note 2, at my house, I get 2 bars most of the time and 3 sometimes. On my Note 3, I get 4 bars and sometimes 5 -- all with same signal in same house and same measurement via Status screen or app that tells signal strength in -dBm. Bars are meaningless anyway and I rely on a widget that shows dBm.

BTW, I do enjoy my Note 3 but my Note 2 is still operational and serves as my backup.

Dennis
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
They are the firmware versions.

The version number listed is the last 3 digits of the full PDA firmware code. (PDA is the actual android firmware version, Modem is the signal radio version and CSC is the country code version.)

For example, NB7 is N9005XXUENB7.

N9005 = the device, XXUE = the Bootloader version, N = 2014, B = Februari, 7 = revision 7.

As such, MJ5 = M = 2013, J = Oktober, 5 = Revision 5.

You can find out which one you have by dialing *#1234# and looking at the AP.

You'll also find people mentioning codes like DBT, PHN, XEF. These are the CSC country codes. (For instance, DBT is Germany Unbranded)

Hm, now that you mention it.. I hadn't noticed! (Strange, because I usually spend 3/5 times looking for the MicroSD after the springload projects it halfway across the room..) I guess there are some advantages to being a woman. Mainly, nails. ;)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] pezzer28:
hi i have a xda 1 and the radio version is a 4.21 and i would like to downgrade the version to a 4.20 or below please could some one help me

Cheers

Pez
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] reinaldistic:
so i installed an external sd card on my m8 but my file manager doesnt recognize it.

i found it under "/sdcard2 " but my file manager cant write , read or erase from it... what is going on?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] metalfan78:
It's a Kitkat 'feature'. There's a few fixes around here. Here's what you need http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2705395 and this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2701816 or flash a custom rom.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razor411:
Hey guys,

I have an stock, unlocked and rooted xt905 lying here with stock recovery right now.

For several times now I tried to flash either cwm or twrp but had no luck.

Thats what I did:

- complete backup

- unlock bootloader

- restore backup

- fastboot flash boot twrp.img

- fastboot reboot

Flashing twrp doesnt throw up any error but as soon as I say reboot, the phone reboots into twrp instead of booting the system.

If I try to reboot to system within twrp, it reboots to twrp again. Booting to recovery from twrp brings me to stock recovery.

Its the same thing with cwm and I dont have any clue why, as other users are saying that twrp is working fine.

Till now I tried several different versions of fastboot, twrp and cwm and none of them worked.

Any ideas?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
You're using the wrong fastboot command.

By typing "fastboot flash boot twrp.img" you are flashing TWRP in place of the boot.img. You need to type "fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img."
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razor411:
OMG....

I am working on this phone since yesterday and couldnt figure it out....till now. ;)

Embarrassing! I flashed about a dozen phones before and never had any problems whatsoever and now this.....

Thanks anyway! I am glad that I didnt brick the phone with flashing the wrong partition.
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] duckhater:
Got my new Gear 2 Neo Mocha Gray from AT&T from the sale (despite being a Verizon customer, hehe), and I'm really enjoying it so far. The trick I found was just change the drop down when you order from mobile to home phone FYI.

I'm a bigger guy so I find the size very pleasing, it's aesthetically pleasing as well. The lack of apps can be forgiven as it is new but what it does so far it does well.

There is one thing that is really bugging me though. I am a little OCD about clutter on my phone and hate notification icons at the top, it makes me think I have unread messages/emails/etc. How can I force my Note 3 to not display the little watch symbol while the Gear is connected, I looked for turn notification off in 3 different Gear app places but all were grayed out.

Thanks!
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] Compusmurf:
If you are rooted and on kitkat there is an xposed setting that will do it. However. That persistent notification is what keeps Android from purging the app.
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] duckhater:
I am rooted, on 4.3...on clue how to do that though. I do get what you are saying about preventing Android from purging.
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] BigDanInTX:
That notification icon is my biggest complaint right now. Galaxy S3, not rooted. =-/
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] duckhater:
Yeah, it's my biggest complaint too...and it's not even in the watch it's on the phone
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] ex-28:
a lot of people are having problems with xposed as once the framework is installed it causes s health to crash

so far not fix for it but it works for some and not others.
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] Compusmurf:
Xposed works on my note 3, assuming you have a different device. ..:)
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] jongilluley:
He's not saying xposed doesn't work but if u install s health and have xposed running u will struggle getting it to load....

I uninstalled xposed as I use s health quite a bit.
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] Compusmurf:
Precisely. Xposed and shealth work fine for me, I suspect its device specific. Shealth 3.1 aand latest xposed on note 3 kitkat stock rooted.
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] ex-28:
I loaded up a new rom and all is working 100 % I went with the Echoe rom
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] igotgame:
I'd like to remove that ongoing notification as well. Anything xposed modules for 4.3 that work to remove that?

Sent from my Galaxy Note 3
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] bigcountry520:
Notifyclean takes care of the notification.
[General Questions and Answers] amish4u1983:
Since last 4 days, I am not able to login in my Main Tapatalk app. I am using proper username and password and it simply throws back the following error - "ConnectionError".

I request Senior Devs to help me if they know the cause of this problem and solution. [MENTION=2214429]tapatalk[/MENTION] can you help me here if you guys are on this forum?

I have attached the screenshot to explain it better.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] amish4u1983:
Adding one more screenshot and I simply don't understand what needs to be done here. [MENTION=2214429]tapatalk[/MENTION] plz help!
[General Questions and Answers] Groteski:
Having the same problem. Never had this on my other devices only on the N5. Uninstalling/Fresh Instal doesn't change a thing. It's like it doesn't get a connection at all. Like it's blocked
[General Questions and Answers] JoyLobo:
Having the same issue :(
[General Questions and Answers] Broesel02:
same here ;(
[General Questions and Answers] 0x2102:
The same issue. Any ideas?
[General Questions and Answers] blackheart2925:
same here for more than two weeks now...nothing works only thing left is a format and reinstall of OS perhaps to make it work!

Am ready to give up on the stupid tapatalk app forever!!!

wonder what the alternatives to this app are?
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Bump!

Still stuck on this error. Reinstalling didn't change a thing.

No solutions yet?
[General Questions and Answers] t-mobile_mda:
hi..

same error with me..tapatalk is not working because of any dns changer..? like set dns or oneclick vpn..?
[General Questions and Answers] marmick:
Disable Ad Blocker

I was getting this error as well. What worked for me was reverting the host file in Adfree. Looks as if Adfree was blocking access to the Tapatalk servers.

Hope this helps!
[General Questions and Answers] domenicogalati45:
Having the same problem :(

Inviato dal mio LG-E610 utilizzando Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
I'm not going to stop using Adfree to run Tapatalk.

Guess I'll revert back to the old version 2.4.13.

That worked like a charm!
[General Questions and Answers] marmick:
I should have been clearer, once I logged in to Tapatalk I then re-enabled Adfree. Both seem to work fine now. I can't live without Adfee also!
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Oh, I'll try that. Thanks m

Sent from Tapatalk 2 coz 4 sucks!
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 4152895:
I uninstalled Adfree and still cannot connect.
[General Questions and Answers] ogre_x:
add

directory.tapatalk.com

to your whitelist in adfree to make it work.
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 4152895:
I do not see an option in adfree to add directories to white list..,,

I had to install Tapatalk v 2.4.1 to be able to use it..the new one will not connect...even if I uninstall adfree and clear cache, it still won't connect
[General Questions and Answers] ogre_x:
You manage it in adfrees web GUI:

http://adfree.bigtincan.com/

Login and manage your whitelist

Then you have to update the hosts file using the app.
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 4152895:
Oh ok.. I will try that..thanks...I wonder why the new talpatalk is blocked but not v 2.4.1.
[General Questions and Answers] romdroid.:
****ing tapatalk u ****s I wont stop using adblock just to use ur stupid service. why are u blocking adblock?
[General Questions and Answers] mva1985:
Reverting the host file in Adfree worked for me.
[General Questions and Answers] anaarkey:
This worked perfectly...thank for the help!!:good:
[General Questions and Answers] CodeVanya:
I'm not using any adblockers in my device. I'm getting the same error. My internet is working fine too. Anybody else facing this issue recently? I can't sign in to forum accounts either.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] GraphicsApathy:
When I received my S3, it was on a T-Mobile branded stock firmware 4.1.1. I wanted to try CyanogenMod, so I installed it, but didn't like it.

Here's where my problem begins. Upon wiping my phone back to stock to get rid of CyanogenMod, I find that it's now AT&T branded, despite the physical phone being a T-Mobile T999.

I tried rooting it and using CSC changers, but those tell me that the PreconfigUI is SingleCSC, and thus apparently unchangeable.

What I want to do is somehow get my phone back to T-Mobile branded stock.

P.S. I do not have a MicroSIM yet.