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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mcdobson:
Pretty Sure Im Bricked Now

I did everything as stated. The phone would boot on but was sluggish and no wifi and was hanging up and force closing.

I wnat to this thread to try to fix the problem due to the persons having the same problem

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2675285

this thread lead me to this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2277480

Everythign was going perfectly fine until i got booted into philz Recovery. In the video it wasnt stated that a new rom had to be placed on the phone until after everything was wiped.

I didnt have anything on the SD hence i didnt know i had to install from the phone. So i picked the option to reboot but now I cant get past "Samsung Galaxy S4" screen on Start up. I tried to re flash the phone through odin but everything i try fails. I dont know what to do now. I cant start up or get into Recovery Mode, only download mode. When i try to get into the recovery mode all i get is a message saying "Firmware upgrade encounter an issue"

If anyone can help i would greatly appreciate it.
[Xperia Z1 Accessories] quailallstar:
I think I've been had. I ordered a white Genuine Sony Magnetic Charging Cable For Xperia Z Ultra Z1 L39H Black/White New from a seller named "thinkpan" here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/301149241841?var=600234814479

Something about the cable quality and packaging seems a little off to me. Am I just paranoid or is this how these come from Sony? I thought the cable would at least have the little white tab label a lot of their cabled items include. What's funny is that the plastic wrap around my cables is inside out and don't include the trademark indicator next to the Sony logo.

From listing

What are your thoughts? Maybe I'm just paranoid.
[Xperia Z1 Accessories] Gladwin_Prince:
[MENTION=406850]quailallstar[/MENTION]

Hey that was never original from Sony. Actually sony never released such a product!!!
[Xperia Z1 Accessories] LaosPerson:
What glad win said, they never released such a cable, you were only able to take it out of the dk31 dock by unscrewing it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] GamerOnOne:
So I found this, enjoy.

Mod Edit: Link Temporarily Removed...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] seVIIn7:
What's is this exactly?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Moderator Edit: Thread temporarily closed while things get sorted out...
[G2 and Desire Z General] sharptv:
Hello everyone,

I have been using the g2 for many years, probably used around 3 of them, however its hardware is aging and I have moved onto other devices, though I still keep my G2 as a backup phone. I am sure many of you here are die hard qwerty fans like me, and would apprecaite an upgrade, as such I decided to list a few phones that could be upgrades to your g2 below.

Phones I have personally used:

T-Mobile mytouch 4g slide

Specifications

Dev support for this device is pretty much dead, as the last active dev for it spoilt his phone, however there's still a 99% functional cm11(4.4.0) rom for it. This device feels really fast compared to the g2 and it is an overclock monster. Its keyboard doesnt feel as comfortable as the G2's, but it is still decent. You can easily unlock it and use it on any GSM network, it takes a mini sim and supports much higher 3g speed than the g2. It also has a removeable battery and sdcard slot.

Verizon Droid 4

Specifications

It has official cm11 support and an actively developed kernel. It is very fast thanks to its 1gb of ram, apps no longer get killed due to low ram. It has the best keyboard on the market, and once you've used it, there's no going back. It takes a micro sim and you can use it on any GSM network outside the US, with a few exceptions though. Unfortunately its battery is not removeable, however it does come with a sdcard slot and has 8gb internal storage. Used ones are dirt cheap on eBay.

You can choose the Droid 3 if removeable battery is a must for you, everything is the same as the Droid 4 except no ffc and a slower clocked cpu, and no LTE if you're using it on Verizon. It takes a mini sim

Blackberry Q10

Specifications

You are reading it right, yes, Blackberry. First of all, it has the fastest hardware among all the phones here, its OS is pretty much stock android with an overlay, and you can install just about any android app directly onto it (play store doesnt't work, so only sideload), so essentially it can be classifed as an android phone. It has a really good keyboard which is expected of a Blackberry, removeable battery and sdcard slot. If you want LTE you can just get the variant which works with your carrier's frequency.

Phone which I have not used myself

T-Mobile LG Optimus F3Q

Specifications

I can't comment much on this phone as I have not used it myself, it is currently only available through T-Mobile. It has the largest battery among all the phones here. As at the time of this post, it does not have a forum on xda, however, someone has managed to root this phone already (with a few hicups), you can read more about it here

I hope you guys will find this guide useful, it shall serve as my contribution to this forum as being on it for so long.
[G2 and Desire Z General] demkantor:
I didn't realize you can use the droid4 with most carriers, I take it you must unlock the sim though. Good to know thanks
[G2 and Desire Z General] magikstar:
T-Mobile MyTouch Q (LG c800)

T-Mobile MyTouch Q (Huawei u8730)

Samsung galaxy s relay 4G

Sony Ericson Xperia Mini Pro

Sony Ericson Xperia Pro

T-Mobile mytouch 3g slide
[G2 and Desire Z General] sharptv:
You do not need to perform any unlocking as long as your sim is not from a US carrier.
[G2 and Desire Z General] demkantor:
Ah but it is, T-Mobile
[G2 and Desire Z General] HTCDreamOn:
The Motorola Photon Q looks good as well, pretty good development as it has official PacMan and an AOSP ROM. Unfortunately I can't have any of these phones as I'd have to import them from America for lots of money. I'm might just be a traitor and get a non qwerty phone next as long as the screen is so big that typing isn't a problem. It'd be cool to get my hands on a HD2.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sharptv:
The Photon Q does not have a sim card slot, you'll have to perform a hardware mod and it is quite tedious, however it is dirt cheap. A brand new in box one can be had for less than 90 usd. Personally I would suggest the droid 4 (or droid 3 if you want removable battery), a used one can be had for around 60 usd.
[G2 and Desire Z General] misbehave:
I was also forced to retire my G2 as it no longer charges right nor does it hold it charges even new batteries are being put in, plus it's getting so dangerously hot that I can no longer feel safe using it.

I am happy to say though that the LG Optimus F3Q by T-Mobile is a good replacement for the G2.

It's not the perfect replacement but it is certainly an improvement.

The keyboard layout is not as nice as the G2 as there is only one Caps key on the left instead on both side like on the G2.

The keypress feedback is also not as nice as the keyboard on the G2.

But everything else is almost an improvement. The Android run much smoother with 1gb of ram and the better processor.

However, like the G2, the F3Q is only useable if you root it and have Link2SD running on it plus the 2gb ext2 partition on the SD card as the internal memory is simply not enough for a practical android user.

Yes, for the same price of the F3Q, you can get a much faster phone with much bigger and better screen with double the rams and better looking phone like the Nexus5. That would be my choice of phone to get if I can give up the keyboard.

However if you need a GSM android phone with physical keyboard, the F3Q is really the only choice left for you.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Careless_:
I will be receiving a Droid 4 in a couple of days now. It is super cheap on ebay for a mint condition unit with a clean ESN, charger, battery, and back cover. I already purchased and transferred my number over to a MicroSIM that is currently in its non-punched SIM state, and when the Droid 4 is unlocked and I get SafeStrap running on it, I'll be just popping out the MicroSIM cutout and transferring it over to the new phone. I don't care if it runs the same version as the Desire Z, I just want a bit more ram, because the 384 or whatever is in the Desire Z is just not having it with 4.X ROMS. The 1GB on the Droid 4 should be plenty for testing new roms and whatnot.

Couldn't care less about the screen, to be honest.

The F3Q looks like the one to get because it's a SnapDragon processor, as opposed to an unsupported OMAP, but for the price, I went with the Droid 4, and will be trying that one out. Worst case, I just pop the sim card back into regular SIM punch-out, and tape the back of it so it doesn't move, then transfer it to the Desire Z again.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ssnsltd:
since the thread was brought back...

I have been looking for a replacement for my Desire-Z (AT&T sim) as well. running CM11 with little problems, but the phone is getting old. And im about out of memory no matter what i punt to SD.

got an XT860 (Droid 3), but its stuck at Android 2.3.4, so that was a no-go

using a Samsung Glide i927 right now.

- downsides:

stuck at Android 4.0.4. using anything else looks like it kills Bluetooth, camera and a few wifi issues.

no spell check/correction when using physical keyboard.

no physical notification lights (email/text/call)

no App to control "permissions" of other Apps (using AVG Tuner on DesireZ does this, need > Android 4.1 to get another App to do same)

that said it works well, but im not so sure I wont go back to desireZ do to stated limitations.

I had hopes the Droid 4 would get cracked for US/ AT&T but i dont see that happening.

a physical keyboard is not critical, but HUGELY important to me. I dont have feeling enough in my fingers most of the time to work the digital keyboard.
[G2 and Desire Z General] John5788:
I went from the G2 to the Samsung Galaxy Relay 4G. As far as I am aware, it is the best QWERTY option available for T Mobile users.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s-relay-4g

We have our own forum, CM11 milestone release, somewhat working Lollipop ROMs available.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Careless_:
No way. The Droid 4 is a way better phone, specs wise. And after installing Lollipop today, I am a believer. It's the perfect replacement.

Snappy. Pretty good screen. Good Camera. Lots more ram. Accepts 64gb SDCard, and works on virtually all networks.

Safestrap is relatively easy to use, and with the Razr Utility, flashing to 4.1, rooting, and then installing safestrap 3.75 to install a loli rom is super easy.

Annnnnnd the one I got was 50 USD, and it was listed as MINT condition. When I got it, it was exactly as described. MINT. not a scratch on it.

Easily the best G2 replacement.

My only gripe is that the keyboard is a bit more tactile (I liked the subtle desire z keyboard), but it is larger and more roomy. the layout is also different, so it will take some getting used to. but it's waaaay brighter than the DZ keyboard anyways. which is a plus!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Martinezz123:
I've just realised that none of them is offered by my net provider in Poland.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] chrisredmayne:
I would be interested to find out what people thought were good and bad about the wizard, as this will change for what people want to get out of their phone / pda. If you have time could you list your pros and cons of the Wizard? Thanks, heres mine...

PROS

Phone / Text works good

Games are excellent

Can connect to the internet through wi-fi / bluetooth / t-mobile

MSN

The keyboard

Touch screen

Easy to navigate

MP3 player with up to 2gb storage

Can play videos

Can be used as a webcam

Calendar works well

MP3 ringtones

CONS

Controls for some games are difficult to use

Sometimes my alarm doesnt go off...

Hmmm... I broke my headpohnes...

I cant think of any!!! I love this phone too much
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Dweller:
Here are mine

PROS

Excellent communication abilities

QWERTY keyboard

Organizer

CONS

Not enough CPU speed

In spite of this it is great!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] F*SH:
That would be "Wizard Pros & Cons" - I'm an apostrophe nazi :D

I was going to write a full review but this is easier. So:

Pros:

* Great keyboard, innovative input design.

* Nice, large screen

Cons:

* The operating system for being unreliable and hard to use (definite feature creep getting in the way of useability and maturity).

* Connectivity (wifi & BT) seems sketchy at best

* Poor battery life

* Hardware unreliabilty
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Webreaper:
BT and Wifi works fine for me.

Battery life is comparable with any phone I've had previously - I regularly get 2.5 days with some average usage and with calls. That's using Wifi and GPRS too.

Install some crap like phonealarm or Wisbar and it drops through the floor, but leave a vanilla install and it's pretty good IMO.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] F*SH:
Maybe it's just my battery, but with moderate use (music & frequent calls) I pretty much require a recharge every day. Seems the state of phones these days. I remember the time when a phone would last a week! :x
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Webreaper:
True, but they were also useless blocks of concrete which could barely make a call, let alone play video and music, organise your life, surf the web, etc.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Sir.B:
for my Cingular 8125

PRO:

eliminate multiple devices and performs those functions well

keyboard

exellent conectivety options

CON:

mobile Windows Media player interface and functions

face buttons get activated easily in a bag or pocket (so i end up calling people)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Yorch:
1. Go to Settings, Buttons and there is a tab that says "Lock"

2. Choose "Lock all buttons except power button".

3. Place phone in your pocket without worries.

4. When you need to use the phone, press the power button and call.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Sir.B:
i set that setting...

but when on the bus and listening to music the phone is on

it dials sometimes...

thank you for trying to help... :D
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] F*SH:
Largely true, but I had a very nice Treo beforehand that would do all that, with a very stable and usable interface, that would last a good 4-5 days.

But I digress. Sorry for hijacking this thread :roll:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] chrisredmayne:
When you have windows media player on if you close it the music still plays and you can lock the device then
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] peanut:
I hate mine. Bought 2x at Xmas one for me one for the Wife. Wife refused to use it so cancelled contract. I have made 10 calls on it since and it hasn't been used for 6 months.

Really long winded to send a text or multimedia message. Too small to be a practical PC .

I intend to get one of the new 5" tft mini notebook/tablets.

PROS

Phone is good

Can connect to the internet through wi-fi

keyboard good

Touch screen

sat nav use

MP3 player with up to 2gb storage

Can play videos

MP3 ringtones

CONS

too flippin heavy and thick

Text sending takes too many keystrokes

screen too small

alarm problems

headpohnes socket 2.5mm ? wrong size
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] gogogubbins:
Pros:

keyboard

Connectivity

Expandable Storage

Compatibility with MS Office ( word, outlook, excel, PPoint)

Music

video

flaunt value

Geek factor

Cons:

os (but this is not a Wizard fault)

Battery life (heavy use -wifi, games etc only last- 2 hours)

Camera -poor at best

limited memory

Slow processor (You Can over clock it but only to an extent and it affects the battery life )

Poor Stylus

But I like the phone and have reached the stage where I no longer Carry my laptop with me

a video out port and 'built-in FM would have been great

cheers!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] chrisredmayne:
The texting seems quicker for me with the keyboard than the old phone methods.

A fm radio would of been great, a big miss for me that is.

Why do people think the phone processor is too slow? Everything I have tried to run on my mda including games such as tomb raider have ran great.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] rambo6:
I have the 8125 using T-Mobile

Pros:

Excellent phone with loud ring;

Extremely reliable and acceptably fast (with Mr. Clean AKU 2.3 ROM);

Works well with BT Stereo Headsets and other hands free devices;

With a simple hack, it can be controlled from a bluetooth headset;

Extremely customizable due to the xda-developers site and all the hacks and .cab files available.

Most flexible pda/phone available.

Standard Mini USB Charging

Cons:

No 3G UMTS/HSPDA (I'm waiting for TyTN bugs to get worked out);

Processor could be faster but with proper ROM and customizations, it works acceptably fast;

Camera takes marginal photos bue comes in handy in a pinch;

Battery life is one to two days depending on usage. This is better than some devices with WiFi.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] thompsd:
I'm using tmobile with the data plan, I've used both the Treo and Wizard and like the wizard for it's extensive connectablity and the treo for its elegant OS and deeper application pool. Since I have the MDA, I'll use it until something better comes along

Pros

Excellent screen

good connectivity via gprs/bt/wifi

fairly easy to tweak, unlock, overclock

good selection of win mobile applications

Ability to use phone as WAN modem to laptop

Outlook sync

Bluetooth headset support

Cons

Stylus falls out of phone, this is a design flaw it is fixable but a pita

Camera is awful, why bother

Windows mobile - do we really need to multitask on a phone?

Windows media - what a half ass attempt, I wish Ptunes supported this OS

Windows email client, I guess I'm just used to some of the excellent palm apps, this is really lame

not really designed for one handed operation, you need to use a bluetooth headset

The phone connectivity could be better, I have a small Siemens phone that's much better than this & can pull in a distant signal where the MDA is still searching

Most of my gripes are not so much with the phone, it's an elegant design but rather with the MS OS, it's not like MS is a startup, I just expected more, its ok but could be so much better.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] gogogubbins:
Try playing Resco Guardians final stages with your phone not in flight mode (pun incidental). @195 Mhz you'll know what I mean.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] dipulmiah:
I find on WMP I am able to switch off the display while I am listening to music through my HT820 headsets!!!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Menneisyys:
With Wi-Fi, but nothing else. Otherwise, it's the best battery life I've ever seen on a PPC PE device. See my articles on this subject if interested.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Yanktar03:
Pros and Cons

I've been using my Wizard for about 2 months now--I replaced my HP 6315 with it and compared to the Ipaq it's a dream!, smaller, lighter, more features and 100x more reliable. For 2 years I had to reboot the HP a few times a day, and rebuild it from backups half a dozen times a year.

Recently, I FLASHED the firmware and the unit became a lot more user-friendly.

Pros:

Size and weight

Battery life (remember: I had the Ipaq).

Interface--USB and USB mini is a great combo--after the Ipaq.

Compatibility--everything I ran on the Ipaq runs nicely on the MDA. I especially like that Beta Player seems to play smoothly, and makes a really good substitute for W-Media. B/P was ALWAYS a better movie player, with smooth transitions from portrait to landscape mode, and none of the idiot requirements W-Media makes with playlists.

Buttons: It's much easier NOT to press a button than on the Ipaq.

A2DP compatibility. My Jensen B/T St phones work great!

Cons:

No access to GPS icon--you need a registry hack and I had to go at it several times to find the right hack.

Incompatible with the Garmin B/T GPS 10--unless you hack it. Now it works fine.

BlueTooth system keeps too much from you--you cannot force a connect or disconnect, or see what's connected without a lot of hoops.

A2DP incompatibility unless you flash the firmware.

Windows Media: This garbage doesn't allow you to access your music, movies or give you help. All it wants to do is download stuff from the web. I don't get it. BetaPlayer (and its successor) are FAR nicer and easier for a guy to whom his 20's are a distant, far distant memory.

Keyboard--Keyboard??? Yup. The pop-up one keeps popping up, even when the H/W is out. The H/W is more limited than I'd expected: Example: While using AIM I hit the return key. It didn't send, but just did a line-feed. I had to use the stylus to send. When using the k/bd, you shouldn't have to use a stylus for ANYTHING.

Some s/w doesn't transition well from L/S to Port via the keyboard slide--like Garmin Que.

No docking station--you MUST use the USB cable. I like a docking station at my office and home PCs because I can see the screen. Also, the IPAQ Docking stations have a port for a second battery to re-charge. I don't REALLY need the second battery, but I'm always nervous without one.

eMail: I haven't figured out how to get it to ALWAYS give me the full message. I don't know what fool came up with the idea of forcing you to re-"send/Receive" just to get the rest of your messages. At least in Windows 2003 there was a way.

The stylus: Yeah, a collapsible stylus looks cool, but it's hard to use and I end up with a pen stylus more often than not.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] fordcan:
Re: Pros and Cons

If u r using Exchange Server

Activesync\Menu\Options\Settings (e-mail must be checked) and here you go!

If u r using POP3 goto Messaging

Menu\Tools\Options

Select POP3 account goto E-mail setup page (4/4) select Options Goto Options (3/3) and Here you go!!

Hope this is the info you need..
[SlimRoms Q&A] SH1M4BD3:
As i wrote the post title above, we(s2plus users)& personally hope someone, anydev members here can also bring the builds of slimrom for our devices, thanks

OrdinaryNoob
[SlimRoms Q&A] RVR:
i can build it ... but it has a bug .... some graphical glitches... like checkboxes not visible .... if u still want then tell me ... i built it fr galaxy grand ..thats how i noe this
[SlimRoms Q&A] SH1M4BD3:
Will you commit to continuing this build if i say YES,mean lets fix and join us in s2pev thread, currently only ResuserrectionRom that xenon92 held the official build for us(thanks for him),the cyanogen father for our devices [MENTION=2844332]cooldev[/MENTION]elopement,and many more devs work for our s2pev will also help to make it fix, s2pev has the same BCM processor, should its easier to fix whole issues??

OrdinaryNoob
[SlimRoms Q&A] RVR:
I can build one... I'll try my best to fix the issues too ;)

Sent from my GT-I9082

---------- Post added at 08:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:06 PM ----------

All I can do is try to fix the errors and bugs

Sent from my GT-I9082
[SlimRoms Q&A] SH1M4BD3:
Ok, great news..lets build this one,tell me when it ready it'll really awesome

OrdinaryNoob
[SlimRoms Q&A] RVR:
Will u be ready to test?

Sent from my GT-I9082
[SlimRoms Q&A] SH1M4BD3:
Anytime, try me ..gimme the fastest hostfile to download, and i give you fastest feedback:D

OrdinaryNoob
[SlimRoms Q&A] RVR:
okay ..gr8 ..il get to work
[SlimRoms Q&A] SH1M4BD3:
Any news?any update just lemme know, pm me ,thanks

OrdinaryNoob
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] citymen34:
Here is S5 Phone and Contacts App. Fully working my deodexed i9500 XXUGNH4 rom. :laugh:

incoming call popup working fully...

Delete before install system/priv-app/SecContacts_OSup.apk and Secphone.apk

https://mega.co.nz/#!C8Ql2b7b!2CpP9Qu-AGQN1aztbnG3dCn1V_b9JV8UMvgKvxgp7T8

For 9505 users here Big thanks for [MENTION=5083747]Chaos ^_^[/MENTION] : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53220672&postcount=455
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Patroclus:
Let me be the first to Try.........
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Geoz:
Next to try

I will be next to try and report back to you. Thanks in advance