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[General Questions and Answers] T3STY:
NOTE: I have read the older threads HD2 vs Galaxy S, but they're from the very beginnings of the two and, while I still believe some of the comments are fair enough, they refer to other times.

Ok, so here's the background: I own a Galaxy S (GT-i9000) and I am not satisfied at all with it. Whatever Android version I'll flash on it, it does always strike back with some annoying bugs. Stock GB 2.3.6 works but many apps I have will not go along with it; CM9 (ICS 4.0.4) works, but hangs too often. CM10 (both JB 4.1.2 and 4.2.1) for some reason is so slow I can't even keep it for a day-to-day use, and it crashes frequently with no apparent reason. Finally I ended up using a CM11 nightly (KK 4.4.2), and seems to work, I'm still testing it.

But the point is I can't keep going on like this. It's more than a year that I don't have a stable configuration on the phone and I keep flashing ROMs and installing apps over and over every two weeks or so, every time going through all the settings again and again, restoring backing up and restoring... I'm just tired of it all!

Today, good news: A friend gifted me his HTC HD2 because he messed up with the software and the phone wasn't working anymore. I managed to flash the original WM6.5 OS and I found out that the touchscreen wouldn't respond to any kind of touches -> most probable cause, as discovered from searches, is the touchscreen controller which got broken. A touchscreen (only) would cost me around 25€ (around 35$ USD) excluded the costs of the actual replacing job. Not a very big deal, I may afford that.

I haven't tried an Android OS on the HD2 (even if wanted, I couldn't with a broken touch) but I see there are many custom ROMs available, and this is nice. Hardware differences seem to be not too big and honestly I like very much the HD2 design and the slightly heavy feel of it in my hand (off topic: what's all this thing about making phones light-weight? it's not like people would love to have a piece of paper in hand instead of a phone :rolleyes:). The Galaxy S is just awful from this point of view and as I said before, I am not satisfied at all with it.

The big question: is it worth spending money on the HD2, so I could replace my Galaxy S (possibly sell it)? Or should I keep the Galaxy S? When replying with your opinion on which should I keep, please add your reasons for suggesting such. And before you ask, yes, I have a whole life (apps) on android that I need so I would be using Android on the HD2. Thank you very much in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] katalin1984:
Hello,

I'm using the latest CarbonROM build ( 20/06 ) and USB tethering is not working on both windows 7 and 8.

I always receive "Unidentified network". Is there anyone there solving this kind of issue ?

Thanks a lot for your help !
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sansari123:
I like to learn about SIM cards, how you can interface and develop for them. Can you tell me where to start? I am a Samsung Galaxy note 3 - Sprint Variant. Can I purchase a SIM and perhaps a dev kit for it?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] uvbeenzaned:
I don't know if this is stupid or not but since we have this great watch with TWRP and all the goodies this community has provided, could there actually be port of the Gear Live's ROM to our smart watch or an original build of the android wear source for ours? I was just thinking how sweet this would be while watching Google I/O today. Please post thoughts and proposals if any of you have cool ideas. This would be such an awesome thing to have done rather than having to buy a whole new watch when we already have this great one.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] uvbeenzaned:
I am sorry, I just became aware that this was a double post...
[LG G Flex] FinDesire:
Hi.

After upgrading to 4.4.2 I got some problem with BT handsfree. ( Mygig )

I can hear the other party, but they can't hear me.

I downgraded back to 4.2 and the problem was solved.

Upgraded back to 4.4.2 and the problem is here again.

Model D955 and rooted.

Thanks !
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ADHybrid:
Im not sure if this has been discussed or not but im trying to provide internet to my computer via usb modem but when I try to connect to my computer after activating modem link it just detects as a generic serial device rather then a modem. my friend was using it last night and it worked fine on his computer. Only difference between the two is Im running windows 64bit. is that the problem or is it something else.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ADHybrid:
No one else has had an experience like this on windows 64 bit edition? It detects the phone as a "generic serial" and will not install correctly. Any work arounds or updated drivers?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] frazell:
I'd say Google for a 64bit driver for the "HTC USB Modem" that modem link creates, my quick search was unfruitful though.

The problem with Windows 64bit is you need 64bit drivers. Most companies aren't writting them simply because the number of people using Windows 64bit isn't large enough.

The pain of being an early adopter is starting to set in eh?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lperez24:
Hello everyone, this is my first post here and would like to thank everyone in advance. I have a huawei premia from metro pcs and when I try connecting it to my wifi it gets stuck on obtaining ip address. I tried resetting the phone completely but that did not help (wiped the date and cache). Can anyone please give me advice to fix this problem? Thanks again in advance everyone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gears177:
So today sprint told me to enter a dialer code into my dialer but whenever I enter it, it just tries calling it and doesn't work. I remember before I had to get a dialer off Google play but all the ones I try now just redirect me to the original one. If anyone has a workaround or fix that would be awesome. Thanks again

P.S this is the dialer code# # 72786 #
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoHnNYBlaZE716:
What exactly are u trying to do?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] vwags:
You are running a TW Rom right?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
Looks like he's running octo-kat AOSP. Dialer codes can't be used on AOSP (?)

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] vwags:
No dialer codes are a Touch Wiz thing and can't be used on AOSP
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nick.delaserda:
The only alternative i know to the dialer code (SCRTN) would be to update your profile and PRL
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I don't think you can do that without being on a TouchWiz ROM, too.

[BATTERY] Plasma Battery! ??? & wickeddecimalbarwide_colors

Charging still shot

n00b-xda-disciple's Wicked X Video review

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII on TouchWiz 4.4.2 with Conquest: Singularity v2.2, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MIKEY309:
dialer codes

i keep moar rom as one of my backups and revert back to it when I needto use dialer codes,then its back to miui.works like a charm for me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
I grew up on MOAR!

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdsingle76:
The correct code is actually ##72786# and the other guys are right. You need to be in TW to use dialer codes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gears177:
Alright sweet thanks guys sorry for my ignorance but why isn't touchwiz simply a skin? Thanks again
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gears177:
Also how did you know :0
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
I checked your recent posts from your profile:cool:

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gears177:
Oh man scary hahaha I'm going to find a touxhwiz ROM soon I originally switched because I felt touchwiz was a performance hindrance but it may have been the rom
[Galaxy Note 3 Neo General] rakeshishere:
After watching the Google I/O 2014 , I'm interested to know what Note Series users think and what feature do they want on their phone .

Personally I liked Official ART implementation , Project Volta and context aware unlocking. Rest were simply meh esp. Material design which felt like Google Now elements used all across the OS
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rtorresz:
Hi everyone,

Tried a few ROMs for the T989 and for me DU is the most stable and feature rich so I'm sticking to it, the only downside is the low overall volume: ringer, notifications, loudspeaker, etc.

Is there a workaround I'm missing?

Thanks!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] developer209:
I'm not very familiar with Dirty Unicorns. It was always on my list of Roms I should try. But anyways, on Cyanogenmod we have DSP Manger, which controls audio effects. Does Dirty Unicorn have one? Is so you may want to play with the settings and see if you could fix it. If it doesn't have one I'm sure there's a fantastic one on the play store.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] developer209:
I forgot to ask. Did you ever try the volume on different Roms you installed?

I guess DU isn't the most stable ??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rtorresz:
Thanks for you reply.

With all the roms I tried before settling for DU volume was not an issue, but on many the GPS lock was horrible. So far it's been very stable and y really dig the lockscreen expanded notifications which I couldn't get working with other roms.

Dirty Unicorns does not come with a DSP manager (or I haven't found it) but the few apps I've tried (like volume boosters or DSP managers) didn't make any difference.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] developer209:
I'm always glad to help.

Have you tried PacMan? I recently was using thus Rom and it was fairly stable, had various customizations, and was pretty feature filled. It had locksreen notifications.

Well considering it wasn't an issue on other Roms, it isn't hardware related. Are you running on the latest build? Did you do a full system wipe when switching between Roms? You can always try reflashing the latest DU build after wiping the cache, this may fix your issue.

Have you looked on the thread dedicated to the DU ROM? This may be an issue the Dev is aware of. If he hasn't stated knowing this and nobody had pointed it out, it would be wise to post your issue in the thread. Its possible someone might offer you a solution or confirm the issue on their device.

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Although I do appreciate your thanks in words a thanks by pressing the thanks button would make me all the more grateful ??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rtorresz:
Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it for the last week with mixed results but today it became very laggy and some GPS apps (as Waze) would not run. This ROM does have better volume than DU but it's way slower.

Right now I'm switching to the latest stable Paranoid Android ROM released today, I hope it's stable, fast enough and with good volume.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] developer209:
Always happy to help. I don't play around much with apps that rely on GPS so I am not sure which have the most stability GPS wise.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rtorresz:
After trying a few more ROMs (AOKP, PA, Carbon) I think I'll just go back to DU and try to boost the volume of the ringtone and notification files before uploading them to my phone.

Thanks for the help!
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoeFCaputo113:
And why?! Please no bashing of certain brands/watches! Discussion thread only!
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pandaface0513:
First to reply !?

Well, personally I use a LG G2 as my daily driver now. I would naturally go for the G Watch.

I agree that the circular watch face on the Moto 360 is way awesome. But it is not available just yet :rolleyes:

In comparison of the G Watch and the Galaxy Gear Live. I would go for G Watch, on same company and the fact that it has more battery.

400 vs 300, thats 1/4 differences, which is a lot. My previous experiences with Galaxy 3 didn't occur to me that Samsung's products are not battery hungry. I would rather have 25% more battery than say, having an extra heartbeat sensor (which will potentially use up more battery?)

I also like IPS screen more :good:
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayr04:
I like the look of the 360 best but from videos I've seen, a square screen has a lot more usable real estate than a round one. So I would choose the Gear.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasvncnt1:
Little confused. I was looking to get the gear 2 but figured I'd wait. With the news today..will one be able to answer calls and text on the android wear watches? Also..it looks like they are basically revolving around Google now?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Croptop:
I have ordered the Gear Live. Higher resolution and heart rate sensor made me pick it over the LG. The fact that it was cheaper helped too.

I will probably pick up a Moto 360 when it becomes available as well.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrawnToLife:
Are there any hands on that show how you wake the Gear Live from it's sleep state? Does a simple flick of the wrist work, or do I have to press the button. If I have to press the button, I'm going to get the G Watch in a flash.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbohurt:
I voted galaxy gear one hundred percent because its 30 bucks cheaper. Dont know why the LG G is more? Haha so thats why i came to this thread.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spooke:
Just ordered both (UK) as I'm undecided and expect them to sell out fast... my brother wants one anyway so will give him the Samsung most likely.

Strange that the LG was the cheaper one in the UK? Maybe it has a secret spec :fingers-crossed:

Prefer the LG anyway as it is smaller and looks to have a longer battery life (essential in a watch device).
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HuStLaZ:
Ordered the LG.

Battery life was the decider.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gadgety:
The Moto360 - because of its circular display with near zero bezel

The Moto360 is a reinterpretation of the classic circular wrist watch which makes it a classic in its own right. The display has a near zero bezel, running edge to edge which is a first. I find these two enough to go for it. There's a high novelty value. The screen looks fantastic.

Apparently the screen is off most of the time, and can be turned on with a) a gesture b) touch c) the button.

Wireless charging is the right move.

Negatives:

The screen doesn't have an anti-reflective coating, though, so it will be hard to read outdoors, impossible in the sun.

The battery won't last more than a few years, and sinces it's likely to be non replaceable. This prevents the Moto360 from becoming a true classic worn in the future. Not that important, perhaps, since there will be better versions out in the future, but it makes it less of a classic, more time bound, ephemeral.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaptainRap:
Find it a little strange the LG is cheaper in the UK, but more expensive in the US.

Went for the Gear, no real decider as they're really similar, hoping as samsung have a history with them the hardware will be a bit better
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johmama:
Good points. I'm a guy who wears a classic round-faced watch everyday and want to get into Android Wear. Moto360 seems to be the right choice for me.

Does the Moto360 actually have Android Wear on it? Why were they allowed to release a bunch of pics and advertise before the I/O while everyone else had to/wanted to wait? What else do we know about it? Price? Release date?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] granduke:
Ordered the Gear

Better style, heart rate monitor, cheaper
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbohurt:
Same. Ordered it last night.

My s/o thought the gear live just looked way better.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeroOfTime:
I was torn on what to get. Obviously the 360's design is fantastic. For a poor graduate student, though, it is going to (likely) be well above my price range at the moment. I have $150 from the recall of my FitBit Force and decided to go with the Gear Live because of the AMOLED screen and the overall design. JR Raphael of PC World and Artem Russakovskii from AndroidPolice both recommended the Gear Live over the G Watch. Neither of them have led me astray yet, so I will take their word.

Once I am done with grad school and have a good job in hand, I will upgrade to something more fancy-schmancy. I'm stoked to get my Gear Live, though!
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rikwebb:
Ordered the Samsung here in the UK

I wanted the LG until I saw it ....

I think the Samsung looks better, has higher screen res, and the HRM - the other main factor was that Samsung have been making smart watches for a while now, so should have learnt a few things :)

All that said - I like the Moto with the metal strap - so will probably change later in the year --- by which time HTC may have come up with something :)
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demitrix:
I orderded the G watch. Personally think its better looking than the Gear. Hoping the 400mah battery pays off as well. Ultimately hoping whatever HTC has up their sleeves will be as amazing as their phones.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cckchoppers:
I jumped for the Gwatch. I personally like the less flashy design, and chose to support LG over Samsung. Pretty excited to get it! It's a step in the right direction I would say.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AstroDigital:
Just ordered a Gear Live, G-Watch was tempting but it is more expensive has a worse display and fewer sensors ?

The Motorola Watch is vaporware, this is why Motorola dropped from number one manufacturer to a company bought out by a Chinese corporation. Motorola has not been first to the market with anything in years.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x102x96x:
i

Still AndroidWear SmartWachtes is are so young

No Camera

No Speak-Mic to Answer Call

and lots of more features.

when i compare androidWear by Tizen Powered SmartWatches I will choose Galaxy Gear2
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] David T 19:
Hope I put this in the right forum, this is my first ever Sony phone and I really want to get used to the Sony way of doing things on Android.

I'm just wondering how to hide apps on the app drawer?

How to uninstall some of the bloat?

What is the likely hood of getting updates (Like 4.4.2 to 5.0.0)?

When on the phone the sound is really low, anyway of turning it up?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
Questions do go in QnA so this is in the right place

Hiding apps i think there isnt a way yet exept GEM xposed module but you need root

Removing bloatware, some can be uninstalled or disabled via settings > apps and some you actually need root if the previous options arent avaliable

Xperia flagships usualy have 6 to 36 month update plans so very likely to get Android "L"

And volume can be controlled via the rockers on the side (changes depending on what your doing aka playing music they control media vol)

Or you can review and change all via settings>sound>volumes

This may be useful to you

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2775411

[Info/Ref] All you need to know/Guide to Z2
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] David T 19:
Thank you, I see the sound options but all of them are on max yet everything is still so very low.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
Enable xloud

Settings>sound>sound effects>sound enhancements>settings- enable Xloud™

Everything should be much louder
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devzz:
Hey guys, I have no experience in porting ROMs so bear with me here. Firstly, would it be possible for me to port PA from the Nexus 5 over to the Xperia Z2? I am running stock at the moment (rooted/LB but will be open to unlocking) on the Z2. If so, should I just follow this guide? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1908008 . If it is not possible, could someone please briefly explain in layman terms as to why it isn't? If it isn't possible it was worth a shot asking anyway! :)

I don't have the patience to wait for a port sometime in the summer when Sony finally decides to release the phone in America and if I can make a contribution by porting over an awesome ROM and learning something then that would be great! I'm not looking to change PA or add features etc. Just a port built directly from their source.

Thanks in advance for any help! :highfive:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
I heard that someone is waiting for stable releases of official CM11 to port

I also heard that we may posibly get official as soon as CM11 becomes stable

Id say wait a tiny bit
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devzz:
Thanks for replying! :) After I posted this thread, I looked at some of the CM threads and they all have camera/touchscreen problems so you're probably right, I'll wait it out a little while longer. Although that itch to flash the new PA release is becoming unbearable! :P
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
well i recomend trying out a couple of CM nightlys just to get a feel of how CM based Roms will be

im enjoying it as im on CM right now purely because im having issues with the stock rom
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devzz:
I may actually try to just do a PA port with one of the CM11 nightlies for personal use to see if I can even do it for a start :fingers-crossed: if things work out and there isn't a port when CM is a little more stable, I will see if I can port it over. It'll be the first time I'll be doing anything like this and I'd love to contribute to the Z2 in some way so it'll be great practice for me! :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ykimjr:
Hello I need serious help. I am a total newbie and messed up my phone. I have a SGH-I337 AT&T. I tried to install a cwm recovery but I must chosen the wrong one. Now my phone just says the error message "software not authorized by AT&T." I had kitkat 4.4.2 so I cant use kies to restore phone, and to make matters harder I use a macbook white not windows. Is there a mac solution to this problem? How do I get my phone working again? Thank you to those who help in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
You can't put cwm or twrp on your device, don't even try it again. You need the nb1 full Odin tar file. But you have a Mac, which I don't know how to use. Check out heimdall.

See the second post of this for the tar file http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50667360
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jmjoyas:
When using MAC, you would use heimdall to flash the stock firmware. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52768803 has the dump for the NB1.

Probably you can extract it and only flash the recovery to see if it solves the problem. If not, you may have to flash the full firmware.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leyow:
Hi,

So I recently bought the Moto G, so far I am liking... Just a question about battery life. I'm wondering if I am getting normal battery life, or is my phone defective.

I got over 5h of on screen time and over 7h of battery life from a full charge. Also the screen seems to be eating up most of the battery even though I have it on auto brightness and most of the time it is very low brightness.

Maybe this is normal, but i have heard people getting over 2 days of battery life out of this thing!

Thanks..

One more thing, when I first got the phone I began charging it with this random charger I bought, and when I plugged the phone in it immediately shut down, but it was still charging, however I didnt let it charge and got a different charger because I was scared to damage the phone. The charger I was using had 5.2V on it but the charger I'm using now has 5V on it and it is charging fine without apparent hiccups.

(I did not try out the battery performance on jellybean as I updated to KitKat as soon as I bought the phone)