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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pokemaster787:
Hello all... Thoroughly confused and a bit worried here. Long story short, some people had my phone for a few hours (they may or may not have been intoxicated), and when I was given it back I found my G2 in safe mode and unlocking it gave me a message saying "Update is complete." Which scared me that it might have updated since I'm rooted and don't want KitKat anyway. (It gave me a much much shorter battery life and longer charge times.) I checked and I still get the notification asking me to update and I am still on 4.2.2.... But what could have been updated that would have given me this message? I'm probably being worried over nothing but it'd be nice if anyone could help.

Edit: Misspelled message on title, sorry bout that
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric-Mod:
Hey guys!

I was using a Galaxy S4 for about 3months and I was not very happy with it, it was almost one of the baddest devices I've ever used. Battery life sucks compared to the note 2 and this screen smearing issue is horrible. Sold it.

Bought (again) a brand new Galaxy Note 2 and I'm very happy with it (again) ;) :D. The note 2 is in my opinion still a beast!

But my question is, what changed in terms of Software? My Note 2 came, unfortunately, with Android 4.3. I hoped 4.1.2 was installed but now I saw that Kitkat has arrived. Is KitKat good for daily usage? What about battery life? Is it better than 4.3? Is someone still using 4.1.2 :D ?

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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estugarda:
I'm still using 4.1.2. Officially, it is still the latest in my country. I never ran anything newer on it, but I'm running CM 4.4.2 on my HTC HD2, and it's blazing fast with only 0.5GB of RAM and a single core 1GHz CPU. So I guess 4.4.2 would be much faster on Note 2, if it wasn't for TW. Probably it's even more bloated than on 4.1.2, so I also wonder if it would be any faster in every day use. At least it shouldn't be slower than 4.1.2 I think.

I'm tempted to install DN3 because of the new S-Note version. Other than that, I don't really care. 4.1.2 gets the job done for me. But slowly, apps will stop supporting 4.1.2. Then, it will be another story.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric-Mod:
Thanks man!

I think I flash back to 4.1.2 because on my old note 2 it was the best android version in my opinion. It should work with Mobile odin right? Kitkat and 4.3 don't have much new features so, yeah.. :D

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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estugarda:
Hm. That's where you might run into problems. I'm not sure if it is possible to downgrade to 4.1.2 from 4.3 if you are on KNOX enabled bootloader (MK4 and later I think). I know it wasn't possible few months ago due to KNOX protection. Maybe it could be done now. And if it is possible, you will most porbably trip the KNOX flag. So better read into that if you'll go that way.

I don't know about the Mobile Odin. I always used a regular PC version.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] note2nooby:
Yeah unfortunately it's not secure to try to downgrade. Some claim they did it, but once you have 4.3 bootloader even if you manage to flash oldest bootloader it will give you serious issues with baseband and maybe loosing your IMEI, wifi. First try to see which bootloader you are on. Use samsung phone info app from play store.

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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric-Mod:
I'm running the MK9 4.3 Firnware so I already have the knox bootloader but I have to say, Battery life is also pretty good on 4.3 compared to 4.1 .

I'm using it now the 3rd day and it's alright. :)

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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] note2nooby:
Yeah I'm also on 4.3 mk9 and it goes ok.

I suggest you to stay on this firmware. If you don't care about warranty you could try custom roms. But going back from mk9 is not safe at all.you could harm your phone for sure.

Battery the way I use it lasts 4 5 days max. But I don't have 3g I only use it for sms and wifi when I m at home.

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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azrael888:
Yeah I'm on liquids beta 4.4 for i605 and it is EATING through my battery. I have a wake lock (according to bbs) called mdm_hsic_pm0

If you want fantastic battery life I was on 4.3 for awhile and it was amazing. I really wanted kit kat though so I thought I would try out this build. Not bad for a daily driver.

I will say that I did try to go back to 4.3 but kept on getting no os loaded errors in twrp. So I guess I'm kind of stuck on 4.4 ATM.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] atom069:
go back to 2003 these roms are a disgrace to microsoft haha go billy gates!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] _TB_TB_:
Well if you can't use it - do not use it.

The main point (if you did not notice) is tath there is no official release of WM5 for BA. Thus, saying something about Microsoft's OS that was not designed/adjusted for a given hardware is the same as complaining about stupid Ferrari engine that cannot be installed into a regular Renault.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] machmandp:
Ive only had my Blue Angel for a couple of weeks (converted from Symbian UIQ)

I decided to try the lastest Helmi 1.3 and so far it's been great

OK there are a couple of issues but so far i've been happy.

I now no longer backup the phone on a daily basis and have not needed to soft reset for ages , with 2003 it was getting to be a pain in the neck.

Also my bluetooth headset has much better quality on WM5 with no static

So i for one am happy :)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Biohead:
Explain what problems you're having!!

The AKU ROM's are the best of the lot I say - and I will go as far as saying Helmi's AKU3.2 is as fast as 2003SE (and prettier!). It's stable, most programs work and still being improved!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] fraser:
<aol>me too!!</aol>

Knowing that running down the battery isn't going to zap your phone is great. Thanks again to all those who helped bring WM5 to the blue angel!!

Personally, I'm still on helmi 1.2 and I find it to be just as reliable or moreso than WM2003.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] xykosomatik:
yeah, can anyone tell me what is the lifespan of the backup battery? 2 nights ago, before i slept i plugged my BA with only 3hrs remaining battery life... woke up 9 hrs after to see that i forgot to plug the charger to the wall outlet! immediately plugged it in and the BA soft resetted, but lo and behold, everything is still there!

and here's the twist, all my most often used apps are installed in the ramdisk!

can 2003se beat that?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Dyzophoria:
I suggest you first research and review WM5 on BA before complaining, because if you complain without first knowing what you are talking about you, you'll easily turn to an IDIOT in the forums (pun not intended)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] markgamber:
Um....why all the replies to a 12 year old proving he's cool?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] raymondu999:
Indeed. I wonder why he even has the brains to be able to know how to use a browser... or even plug in his computer
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] fa147:
I have also converted to Helmi 1.3 and although WM5 was alittle slow, this is no fault of the Rom but the fact that the OS was desgined for faster CPU's. installed XCPUScalar and pumped up the cpu speed from 400 to 530, and yeah sure i do get less battery life, but for me that is not an issue, as I charge while at work.

I am alot happier and although the odd lock up happens, it a helava-lot better than 2003SE
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] cyberbit:
Are you guys F..... crazy

Whay dont you use some programs like Destinator 6 or Tomtom Navigator 5, and check the performance while navigate on maps.

This versions of WM5 are too slow, compared with 2003SE.

I have tested all the versions with no lucky, all GPS programs on WM5 for BlueAngel has a lot of lag on maps.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] _TB_TB_:
I have no problems with TomTom... No lags (except long start-up), no hangs, etc...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] fa147:
Re: Are you guys F..... crazy

I dont have a problem with TomTom5 as well. True slightly slow start but never any lags or problems. i think ur problem maybe that your cpu is still set to 400mhz and that where tomtom is suffering. pump up ur cpu and see if that helps.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Black6spdZ:
The speed of the CPU isn't the problem, its the type of flash memory used on older pre-WM5 devices.. sure upping the clock helps as I run mine at 590 all the time, but fact of the matter is this is about the fastest we'll ever see WM5 on our BAs because of this hardware problem
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] fraser:
Installing to the RAM disk reduces this problem, that's why it's there. The RAM storage is much faster than the ROM areas.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] TheSanitarium:
Is this 'RAM' the one which zeros itself after battery fully drains?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] fraser:
Yes, but I've had that happen once in 18 months of having the BA. If you only install accessory software to the ramdisk, a reset won't cause you much hastle other than having to reinstall a couple of applications.

I detest the PC installation of apps over activesync now as it unnessarilly clutters up your PC. I just keep all of the cab files a directory on the sdcard. I can hard reset and get everything installed really quickly this way.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] TheSanitarium:
So under normal conditions a softreset won't erase data on RAM disk?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] fraser:
That's correct. You'd need to either drain the backup battery completely or hard-reset to lose it. It could still happen, which is why I only install apps there. Don't keep any personal docs etc. just in case.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] TheSanitarium:
Thnx Fraser
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] egzthunder1:
Guys,

Do not bother trying to talk sense into him. I have had my share of discussions with him in the past regarding the same issue. If he thinks that WM5 sucks, well, so be it. He is entitled to his opinion (regardless of how wrong we might think he is).

Just ignore this and devote your time to trying to make WM5 better for everyone who appreciates this forum and the efforts that are being put here.

The God of Death
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] xykosomatik:
yes... i tried to check and 7hrs 18mins after main battery indicates 0%, backup battery is still alive at 21%.. however i chickened out and plugged it immediately into the charger, coz if it hardreseted then i would have to reinstall everything again, but after that crazy test i'm now confident the ba will last more that 24hrs after a full recharge. just make sure that your BA will not lose the RAMDISK data after removing the battery for around 2 mins... if data still there then it won't be erased after a soft-reset... better to do this test after a hard reset so if data was erased, only a little bit of reinstalling will be needed :lol:

and better yet, backup first before doing anything crazy :mrgreen:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] BA_Flash_GOD:
Page Pooling

With the new page pooling in sync from mamaich wm5 can be as fast as universal. Who likes bill gates anyways
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] emwede:
Sorry to dissappoint you, I've now had different Version of WM5 Roms on my BA and I live with it, loving it. It has not more bugs that the 2003 Version t-mobile distributes in germany but it has more functionality.

So if you cant love it leave it.

regards

Michael

PS: I loved WM5 on my BA from the very first Version I plyed on it which was one of Tumas first published Betas.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] vijay555:
Guys, I had a complaint about the childish start to this thread.

However, I think that the thread potentially has merit as BA users are some of the lucky few to be able to try both WM5 and WM2003 on their devices. So please make useful comments about the quality of the two roms, or just ignore this thread; don't provoke flamewars etc, please.

On a related note,

I personally don't think that WM5 provides enough "consumer" value to users over WM2003, ie it often feels slower and awkard, and Microsoft itself admits that WM5 still lacks one hand control. Sigh.

However, before making comments like

one must read very carefully about the internal advances that have been made to the OS. There have been significant changes, mostly positive, but some "improvements" come at a painful perfomance cost. Faster devices will make this moot, but that's too little too late for this generation's devices. And CPU speeds seem to be going down, not up :( But from a programmer's perspective, and so ultimately to a user's experience, there have been many good changes and advances to the APIs and feature set.

So, many internal improvements, but perhaps too few to be experienced by mainstream users right now. And sometimes at too great a cost to performance. Sound like Vista? Or any version of Microsoft Office over Office 97? Or OS X. Or electric cars?

Remember that Microsoft sells the raw OS. OEMs like HTC, and operators like O2 put their touch on it and put it in the market. Blame should be apportioned appropriately.

V
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] BA_Flash_GOD:
I like my ppc, but a tablet can do you right!

cpu speeds are going down and devices getting smaller etc. It's all about saving power of course. if you want to use apps and other intense hardware, get a flybook. Ditch the PPC.

(btw have you seen some of the tablet PC's out now.. 45mins-1.5hrs of battery life. thats really Sh*tty...

You want power, jump on it.

http://www.flybook.biz/en/

built in gprs, edge technology, xp, ATI 64MBx200, 40-80gb HDD, 2400mAh batt,wifi-b/g, pcmias.... Sure they cost but you'll be the coolest MF in town :P haha sorry.. BA power!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] markgamber:
I disagree. I had a BA for a while and I loved it, it was a great phone. Then I got the MDA and, to be honest, the only reason I used it at all was because of the EDGE support. Then one evening I was laying in bed playing with the MDA and it all came together for me. It wasn't strictly one-handed but it was very close. It was much smoother, easier to use and, in all reality, just as fast as far as I was concerned. In short order I was sold on the MDA and was able to sell the BA to a friend who loves it. I think it also has a lot to do with the apps a person has on his or her phone. There's a lot of stuff out there that has no idea what WM5 is, doesn't respond to the softkeys and completely defeats one-handed control. There's also a lot of crap out there that shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a phone. Most of the Today screen junk, for example. Getting rid of all that stuff goes a LONG way in usability, speed, battery life and memory usage control.

And speaking of speed....yes, if the new phones aren't fast enough for some people, they bought the wrong hardware. I see a lot of MDA users *****ing about speed but what I don't see them *****ing about is battery life. The bottom line is that it's a phone, it's meant to do a limited number of things and have a battery that lasts more than 24 hours. This being opposed to, again, the BA, which had speed to burn for that 20 or so hours before the battery ran down to zip. If speed is all someone is concerned about, get a BA or something like that. Or a tablet PC. Or a laptop. Then you'll have more speed than you'll know what to do with for...oh....3 or 4 hours. Don't get me wrong, my BA was a great phone and I still remember it fondly, but the MDA is better in many ways, WM5 being one of them.

In my opinion. :wink:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] fraser:
I agree with mark. The UI of WM5 makes it worthwhile. One the original smartphone you could go to the inbox, open a message and select the name of the user. That would then give you a popup with "email", "sms" and "call". WM2003 lost this; you could tell many of the features were added in after the initial design. Things like SMS and WiFi didn't really fit in with anything else.

WM5 brings it all back and I'm pretty glad as it was the biggest complaint I had about the BA on 2003. Being able to actually use the device without navigating through multiple inconsistent dialogs is great. One-handed use is great when you are out and about. At the very least, it's less of a thief-magnet as it's far more discrete.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] vijay555:
Don't get me wrong, I'm NOT saying that the WM5 UI doesn't work, I said that Microsoft has said that they haven't implemented 100% one handed navigation.

http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2006/08/24/719467.aspx

I think the SoftKeys are a good idea, I came from the smartphones before I went to my Magician, and can see the benefits of both, and going forward it's likely that both UIs (Smartphone vs PocketPC) will converge, subject to lack of touchscreen limitations.

I like WM5, and have to say that at one extreme, NOT liking WM5 is akin to my argument about Microsoft Office 97. For me, Office 97 does everything I need it to, and I use a lot of VBA etc. I don't need smartags and annoying online help and sidebars. It works well, and quickly for my needs. However, I can see that other users will benefit from Office 2007 - I like the new UI, like the new ideas, and will almost certainly upgrade. Finally. But the versions prior have all been mostly bloat to me. But of course one man's bloat is another man's feature.

Using ROM instead of RAM and associated changes in memory usage of course will slow things down slightly, but with it comes greater stability - I dread the idea of putting a WM2003 device down, only to find it hard reset after 3 days.

So anyway, to reiterate my arguments, WM5 has many benefits, a good number of which are NOT cosmetic, and thus not likely to be immediately noticed by average users. But it is progress, whether we like it or not! For me, it's for the good.

V
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barbudaniel20:
Hello guys, I have this problem with my phone, i9506, after flashign the firmware via odin, http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=26191, my wifi won't turn on...I tried with another firmwares from sammobile...but my wifi still not working :( .Can anyone help me? Thank you!
[Security Discussion] E:V:A:
An interesting privilege escalation exploit have been published to the CVE DB.

The CVE-2014-0196 can be used to exploit a race condition involving read and write operations with long strings, and is due to a problem in the pty (pseudo terminal) write buffer handling.

What is particularly good with this exploit, is that it should be applicable to several later SELinux kernels, which have had some various milage for rooting success. This bug is believed to be applicable on kernels between:

2.6.31-rc3 up to 3.14.3.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-0196

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875690

PoC code was released to the public by Matthew Daley HERE.
[Security Discussion] jduck:
some devices not vulnerable

Some of the other members of #droidsec (http://www.droidsec.org/) and I have been digging into this issue. We've found that there was a window in the middle of kernel development where this issue did not exist. Sadly that means some devices (like the SGS4, SGS5, Nexus 5, etc) are not vulnerable. That said, many older devices and some newer devices are indeed vulnerable.

Hope this helps,

Joshua
[Security Discussion] schnurzelat:
How can i compile this exploit? I installed the ndk, but got builderrors because of missing pty.h

What can i do about it? If i place a pty.h file in the folder, i got even more serious errors.

Any suggestions? Or is there a already compiled version for Download?
[Security Discussion] E:V:A:
Hi Joshua,

Would you have any idea how we could most easily check for this?

Perhaps a small shell script to check for "something"?

I think you probably need some of the kernel sources for this as you have already noticed.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adz3d:
After updating my firmware on the phone it told me it was successful, I then used fastboot to reboot my phone up and nothing happened after that. It doesn't switch on and the buttons don't light up either. It's worth noting that if I connect it via USB the computer detects it but nothing happens after that. On device manager nothing came up neither did QHSUSB_DLOAD come up. Since the phone is in a state of limbo I can't go on bootloader and reflash anything.

Might be worth noting I was updating to 5.11.661.8 my phone is already rooted and S-OFF.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaHiLzZ:
Its dead Jim.
[Samsung Gear Fit] doverjosh8:
I'm interested to know what the Gear Fit is like. I currently have the Gear 2, but this looks pretty good and I'm thinking about purchasing it. Would you say the Gear Fit is as good as the Gear 2 or are they completely different?

Thanks!
[Samsung Gear Fit] pRo_lama:
:good:
[Samsung Gear Fit] Markuzy:
Different.

Gear fit doesn't have camera, no direct replying of calls from the watch, no standalone music player, no speakers, no IR blaster.

Both have the usual fitness features, timer and stopwatch features, and notification access on the watch.
[Samsung Gear Fit] Seronez:
i think the gear fit has everything you need and is not as bulky as the gear 2..much better battery life and it's cheaper too. :good:

but they are very different indeed the fit is more like a fitness tracker with smartwatch features xD
[General Questions and Answers] erzascarlet:
i forgot to wipe data before flashing new ROM unintentionally and my phone wont go on dowload mode nor recovery mode, but can still turn it on and ended just "samsung" appearing on the screen. HELP. :crying:
[General Questions and Answers] pushkardua:
Try connecting to pc... And then putting it to dowloading mode?
[HTC Sensation] hemainsider:
my sensation suddenly restart and hang on the white screen HTC

i have Rom ViperSC2_5.1.0

my So-off

firmware 3.33

i tried to change the ROM wit CM11

but the issue still nothing change

i need your support please
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
use the boot.img of your current rom and flash it via fastboot command
[HTC Sensation] hemainsider:
can u please told me how to do it .... sorry
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
extract the boot.img from the rom.zip

place it in adb and fastboot folder on your pc

boot your device to the bootloader and connect it to the pc(in the hboot screen should say fastboot usb)

in your adb/fastboot folder open a command window and type the command

fastboot flash boot boot.img

note: use the boot.img of your current rom
[HTC Sensation] circuit1:
can u please tell me how can I do it
[HTC Sensation] hemainsider:
i do what u say to me

but the phone still hang on the screen face and word cyanogenmod and arrow keep cycle

any solution
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
what recovery do you have?

make a full wipe from recovery and reflash the rom

i suggest also to redownload the rom and check md5 sums
[HTC Sensation] Ajax1337:
Delete this post... havent read the whole thread before posting...
[HTC Sensation] hemainsider:
i have clockwork recovery v5.0.1.0

and i downloaded the Rom again
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
try again with cwm recovery

don't forget to do a full wipe first

if it fails change your recovery to 4ext

from 4ext choose the format all partitions except sdcard option

then flash the rom
[HTC Sensation] hemainsider:
thanks man for ur support the mobile now work

but sometimes make restart from itself
[HTC Sensation] renoune:
you can try another rom or wait for upgrade current