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[Galaxy S 4 General] amandeepsaini11:
Yeah best rom ever for galaxy s4 9500......

Only best rom.....
[Galaxy S 4 General] ss.suryakant95:
Humble request to moderators

Please reopen the thread:(
[Galaxy S 4 General] anderson79:
the best rom a shame they closed the thread of rom

Enviado desde mi GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] ErnestoD:
And worst even taking into consideration that Citymen34 was about to realease another update of his amazing rom.

Lets see what happen.

Fingers crossed

:laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] KeLeM:
+1 great rom for I9500.

Отправлено с моего GT-I9500 через Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] c_zal:
+1 best I9500 rom so far
[Galaxy S 4 General] rtsbala:
+10

THE BEST EVER ROM FOR S4. PERIOD.

Please reopen the thread
[Galaxy S 4 General] ronnie498:
Mod Edit

Thread Closed ~ Thread is not needed

ronnie498

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[Sprint LG G2] tritron777:
What is the best prl version for lg g2 that allows roaming on verizon network? Is there prl that allows roaming on verizon 800 lte. I had looked over prl list but it seems to be from 2012
[General Questions and Answers] corbmonster:
I have a 2 fold question. I was looking to get a wall to USB adapter for charging multiple devices such as this item for instance. I saw that the 2 ports (power iq?) charge with (up to) 2.4 amps and the other 3 ports charge with what it calls standard power. I am assuming this is somewhere around 1 to 1.2 amps or something like that. So my 2 questions: Is the 2.4 amps safe to use on my phone? (Nexus 4) And if it is, does the faster rate of charge shorten the lifespan of the battery? If I could just pop a new one in, it would be no big deal. But I'm limited on options with my N4, and opening cell phones in the past has not led to good results for me in the past. So I'm a little apprehensive on the idea of opening another cell phone to replace a battery I abused.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Replacing the battery on the Nexus 4 is actually pretty dang easy for having a "non-replaceable" battery. You need a T5 TORX driver for the 2 screws at the bottom of the device. Take out the SIM card tray. Then you have to pry the 2 halves apart. They make plastic tools specifically for this, but honestly, you can use a plastic knife if you want. Metal objects will work too, but you might mar up the plastic where the halves meet. Be careful not to flex the back piece too much so you don't break the glass. Once apart, all you need is to remove the 2 screws that hold the battery's connection to the phone and pry the battery out (it's held in with adhesive). A brand new battery OEM off eBay costs $20. This is obviously something you don't want to do on a daily basis, but it's not like you're screwed and forced to buy a new phone if you kill your battery.

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+4+Teardown/11781

The faster you charge a battery, the hotter it'll get, and that's what does the real damage. Tablets typically have upwards and including 2 amp chargers. The tech behind the batteries are identical (Li-ion/LiPo, it doesn't matter). Tablets come with more powerful chargers because a) bigger batteries take more time to charge, and b) a bigger battery will have more surface area, meaning it will disperse heat better, so you're less likely to damage it by using a more powerful charger.

Personally, I keep 2 chargers handy. A 1A for normally charging my phone (say, overnight, or during long hours at work), and a 2A for when I need to charge it as much as possible as quickly as possible. I don't really worry about the battery getting too hot with a 2A charger. Just don't leave it sitting in the sun, or on top a hot computer case or something like that.
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
These topics have been widely discussed, I just find this funny. I do professional photography, and I thought this phone would be great for me. Not only could I show off my photos on a glorious 2k screen, but it was supposed to have a great off-duty camera as well. Ironically, it's instead hitting some photographer pet peeves real bad.

1) The screen sharpening is bad. I see amateur photographers get over enthusiastic on sharpening, cause the sharper the better, right? No, you make ugly artifacts like halos. Now my entire phone does it nonstop. It hurts! This goes beyond the font issue that's widely been talked about. I love viewing photos through my Nexus 7 or HTC M7 because it's like looking through a window. Photos on the G3 just look artifical.

2) Another is the camera noise reduction. Noise is bad, so let's crank the noise reduction. No, some grain and more detail is much preferable to pics that look like watercolors.

3) I knew this one going in, but as the Andantech review pointed out, the color accuracy is bad. I can spend time editing a photo on my phone and paste it to Facebook, just to realize once I'm viewing on a pc that the pic looks nothing like my meticulous edit. Great.

I know I'm hypersensitive to these issues because of my profession. My wife didn't notice the sharpening. But it's funny that what I thought would be my ideal phone is such the opposite.
[G3 General] Billy Madison:
How long ago was last time you calibrated your PC monitor? Does your monitor have sRGB mode? And, BTW, maybe you even use some notebook with cheap junky TN panel in the first place? :laugh: :confused:
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
I use an ASUS PA246 wide gamut monitor regularly calibrated with a Colormunki Display, so yes, I have a good benchmark.
[G3 General] Billy Madison:
Glad for you, well then did you try to compare pix from the net to view both on monitor and on G3 and compare colors? Like I did

Check that topic also, maybe you bought G3 with blueish panel
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
Man this was not an easy shot to pull off. It's hard to tell from the pic, but LG is on the left and Nexus 7 is on the bottom. The LG would equate to quite a few notches of saturation boost in Lightroom.

This photo doesn't quite show it well, but the Nexus is actually slightly less saturated than the calibrated monitor.

The colors aren't that bad in either devices (I mean you can only expect so much, I get these aren't meant to be crazy calibrated panels), but I'd rather edit on the Nexus and find them slightly more vibrant on other devices than on the LG and find it decidedly dull.
[G3 General] Semantics:
I'm just curious about number 3 up there, and I'm not trying to be an ass, but why would any professional photographer spend time editing a photo on a phone meticulously, instead of putting the photo on the PC and editing it with PS? I mean, if you edit it with the PC, its a lot easier, and you also get a WYSIWYG.
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
Haha, well my camera has WiFi. When in on vacation it's fun being able to post professional quality pics to social media from my phone.
[G3 General] fabripav:
The G3 display can be somewhat manually adjusted in color contrast, did you tweak it a bit? Maybe it'll improve.
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
Thanks, I have read about that. Without being able to use a preview image to calibrate I think it'd drive me crazy. Plus I doubt it'll help because it seems to only adjust color and contrast, not saturation, which is the bigger issue.

What bugs me more though is the sharpening, but I have faith that'll be fixed either by LG or the community since enough people have raised a hallaboo.
[G3 General] Itaintrite:
I can live with the screen sharpening (since it's all software and don't affect the photos themselves). I can also live with so-so color reproduction. But gawd, that NR pisses me off. What's the point of having a good sensor when you're gonna mess up the photos with mediocre processing. That being said... photos still look pretty decent in good lighting ;P
[G3 General] Beards:
I am sorry but you have me totally confused.......

I agree the G3 does have over sharpening which depending on how and what you shoot can have detrimental effects on the scene shot.

However, why on earth are you getting so annoyed with what is in effect simply a smartphone camera sensor?

Although I do not take photos as a profession I have however owned a camera since... Hang on a second......1963. Throughout time I learned many various methods and art in photography, travelling the world shooting all manner of photos with compacts and SLR's to the more recent DSLR and smartphone.

Yet, there is no way on earth would I take a professional shot with a smartphone nor would I expect it to achieve something which could be of use in a professional manner.

I do apologies but it does annoy me when I hear from someone first stating they are a 'professional' and use this word as their basis for a debate.

If you have an issue with the G3, fine I can live with that as you are very much correct, certain aspects of the software could be improved but let us not forget.

1. It is a smartphone.

2. It is software which means if you do not like the camera app that controls the shooting then use a different camera app.

I personally use the app 'A Better Camera' which is excellent.

I am sure as a professional photographer you must have heard of this app and learned the author is not just another coder but does have an understanding of photography.

With 'A Better Camera' as your tool you will find first it gives you back the manual controls and second it then allows you to be as creative as a smartphone will allow you.

Having said all this I have never ever ever been happy letting the camera dictate the shot but the G3 is the first type of camera that I am happy shooting 'casual photography' in auto mode. :)
[G3 General] fabripav:
Speaking of which, is it possible to set long exposure (for night shots with a tripod, for example) with A Better Camera? Other than the automatic "Night Shot"...
[G3 General] Beards:
Not presently...... But note, this is not the problem with the G3 or A Better Camera.

It is Android or should I say Google who limited the speed to just under 1sec.

However, under Android L all will change as among the 400+ camera api's introduced camera speed is one of them. So 'hopefully' developers will raise to the challenge and add this vital missing setting.
[G3 General] fabripav:
Yeah, can't wait for that update for many reasons, camera included.

It's weird though that the Oppo Find 7 camera (for example) has a shutter speed that goes up to 32 seconds. How did they manage to make it avalaible? The sensor is a simple Sony IMX214.

I wonder if all the features of Camera FV-5 work on the G3, anyone tried it yet? (my G3 has yet to arrive)
[G3 General] Beards:
The Oppo Find 7's camera doesn't actually keep the lens open for 32 seconds, it does a trick similar to what Camera FV-5 does in that it takes a series of shots from a thumbnail (hence why it's small and lacks any detail).

Re your query on Camera FV-5 ~ everything with the exception of ISO works. With ISO the dials say it has altered ISO but when you take the shot you find it has altered nothing.

A Better Camera on the other hand does alter the settings and does apply them to the shot.

It's the only app out there which utilises all the manual controls that are open to write permission, this also includes AE and WB Lock which again no other camera app uses.
[G3 General] Itaintrite:
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Yes it does. I haven't tried the long exposure in FV-5 though.

Camera FV-5's ISO setting works fine for me.

ISO 100 1/60 F/2.4

http://i1.minus.com/iMbhMmPuhI3Es.JPG

ISO 1600 1/680 F/2.4

http://i7.minus.com/iNJO0u9CN5xvf.JPG

I'm a photographer (;P). I know what I'm talking about.
[G3 General] shadym1lkman:
You have the D851 which is Tmob.. which doesnt have the sharpening effect.. at least anecdotally. same model i have and theres zero sharpening going on. the colors mind you are off, but its no galaxy S4 or G2.. but as was stated dont plan to edit on your phone and you wont be frustrated by using the wrong tool for the job.

dont bring a 400mm telephoto zoom to a job that requires a 35mm prime or vice versa.
[G3 General] Beards:
Really...... Thank you.

When was the App last updated?
[G3 General] Itaintrite:
I'm using v1.7.3. Updated June 27th.
[G3 General] Beards:
Great... I'll give it another go against A Better Camera; although ABC does have many more controls.
[G3 General] Itaintrite:
I find ABC's UI a PITA to use lol. So much sliding.
[G3 General] Beards:
Oh I will agree the UI when compared to Camera FV-5 is 'different' but I am more happier getting the results from ABC. Once you have it set up and in frequent use it does deliver a better shot.

But again I need to check Camera FV-5 again to see what the last change brought to the table.
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
I want to reiterate that I don't expect this phone to be a professional camera tool - just pointing out that it's funny that LG made mistakes that photographers train their eye to avoid, mainly over sharpening and too much noise reduction. That being said, it IS rather tragic, since these are software design choices that could have been avoided.

I normally use camera FV-5, which does bypass the noise reduction. ABC also looks just as good, though do like purchasing apps straight out instead of in app purchases.

It's too bad the laser only works with the built in app though... Not sure it helps to much but... Lasers!!

I have the t mobile version, and I'm getting the sharpening. I think there was an OTA but I turned them off since rooting. Doubt it fixes it though, since there's probably be more chatter about that in other threads.
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
Also posted this in hope that a rom in the future addresses these problems. It'd be great if someone hacked the built in camera app to bypass NR so the we can take advantage of the laser. I also had a kernel for the HTC m7 that allowed turning off their color correction since they also have software to make stuff "pop" more, and that made colors a lot truer.
[G3 General] icoman:
Does FV-5 let you select noise reduction levels?

That could come in handy.
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
It doesn't let you tweak NR, but it does let you adjust sharpening. Here's a comparison with 100% crops. Note though that on JPG 100 quality the file size is twice as big as an LG, and PNG is about 6 times!

LG jpg - 3.3 mb

FV-5 jpg - 6.6

FV-5 png - 18.8

[IMG="LG G3 and Camera FV-5 NR comparison"]https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3900/14574638880_19cecff140_o.jpg[/IMG]
[G3 General] Itaintrite:
Same ISO and focus? That LG shot looks so soft it seems oof...
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
Yeah, that's what I thought too, so I took a second shot afterwards to make sure, and it had the same effect.

BUT to be fair, there's actually a LOT of noise in the FV-5 shot, and I prefer the LG shot. There has to be a good middle ground...as you can see from the first sample shots, you're giving up a ton of detail to have a clean picture.
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
LG version doesn't show ISO in metadata. FV-5 is at 2900. This was real low light, so reminder that LG's camera looks great in good light, they just crank up NR when using high ISO.
[G3 General] icoman:
Thanks for the info.

This (FV-5 png - 18.8) in particular is good to know, just wish it did DNG as well.
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
No problem! I actually don't go that crazy with the phone camera, because I usually have my real camera when I'm somewhere cool, just thought it'd be fun to do the comparison since people here were interested. It'd still be super interesting to see what we could get out of a raw shot though!
[G3 General] jasvncnt1:
I'm glad you posted your opinions here regarding the camera. I'm not a professional photographer at all but I do use my camera phone a lot. I find the pics taken with the g3 to be...well not that good at all. I don't know the correct terms to describe what I feel is wrong with the photos they just look off to me. This is the one and only reason I'll probably be bringing it back and grabbing the s5.
[G3 General] icoman:
Same here, I've just always wanted a decent camera on my phone since it is with me at all times. (My old 4G Slide was decent when I had it, and to this day I still prefer it over my Nexus 4 POS camera)

I know I could probably get a small manual compact like a canon s or rx100 but, I don't like the idea of carrying anything extra around with me all day ever day, especially not my big DSLR. Now If it were my day job it might be a different story.

Also, I'm always on the lookout for textures or ideas for making textures for 3D models or 2D backgrounds. So, a little point and shoot is fine for capturing the idea or just for getting the base to work with. And if your in public with a big DSLR taking a close up shot of a brick, people in my neck of the woods would "freak out. call the fbi. omg it's a terrorist", but with a cell phone, or a shotgun for that matter, they would barely pay attention.

Anyway, there are many other reasons I decided on this phone besides the camera, it's just nice to know it is usable.

And this is understandable, even though I would prefer the G3, my gf would probably prefer something different, she loves her S4 and is probably going to get the S5 or S6 if it comes out soon enough. She doesn't want to be bothered with understanding all the ins and outs of photography, manual shooting, Photoshop editing, etc, that I went to school for. She just wants her phone camera to do the work for her and take pictures and make them look good for her to upload right to Facebook. For others like me, we just want a good lens with some manual controls.
[G3 General] fabripav:
What's the chance of LG adding full manual controls on their camera app? Maybe with Android L, since the API is all new?
[G3 General] Billy Madison:
are you trolling or what? you mean those http://mysimplepleasure.com/ and those http://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/lg-g3-high-speed-camera-action-shots/ or these http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2798877&page=29 are not descent shots? you really believe S5 better?

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Surely they wouldn't. Why would they? Camera is FULLY AUTOMATIC, no one straight average person needs to tinker with ISOs and $h1t
[G3 General] garywojdan81:
I don't know who you think you are, but I seriously think that your replies are making a fool out of you. You're awfully defensive for someone who's happy with their choice of device. Buyer's remorse?
[G3 General] fabripav:
A camera app can still be fully automatic by default, and have full manual controls in settings...
[G3 General] dondavis007:
When L is coming the new apis gives 3rd party the same amount of controls that 1st party have today. Feel free to use the camapp you desire most, I know that I will:)
[G3 General] jasvncnt1:
Lol here we go. What's going on with this forum. As soon as someone posts their opinion on something and it's negative they are trolling? Do you even know what trolling means? So because some people like the camera and get good shots means everyone likes the camera and thinks the pictures are great? To ME in my opinion I don't think they are that good. Just so you know there are other people who share my opinion on the camera. Move on and troll somewhere else. See...I can throw that word around too even if it makes no sense.
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
Haha there's a LOT of angry people in camera forums. I think it's because a lot of them just dropped a grand on equipment and want reaffirmation that they just purchased the be-all end-all.

As for why allow for iso adjustments? The casual user can ignore it, but the camera geek (surprisingly big market there) can have some fun. The LG camera works great in good light. By the time you get to indoor office lighting though, you already have a lot of the watercolor noise reduction. But set a low iso, lean it on something and set a timer so the longer exposure doesn't blur everything, and you've got a clean image.
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
And thanks for the people trying to mellow stuff out...this is my first post, and I was like yikes.
[G3 General] icoman:
Yep, and combine that with the good sensor (sony?) and good glass (sony?) of the G3 and you have a capable camera.

I just got my G3 today, installed FV-5, and I'm impressed. No, this thing isn't even going to compare to my old 4 MP Canon G2, but it does produce usable photos and videos.

I wonder how good the glass is on the front face camera?

Could be interesting since it does have an F-stop of 2.0, but I'm guessing the glass is crap.
[G3 General] supposedmonster:
Hrm, I'm not sure. Makes sense that they used a faster lens for the front - more resolution hides noise when downscaled, so a 2.1 megapixel shooter would probably encounter more noise problems. Lens is only part of the story though - the lens on the front is tiny though, which means that the sensor is similarly smaller, so you'd probably be better off using the back! But who knows, maybe you'll get some good results.
[Sable] 2cv6club:
Hi

Is there anyone who managed to uninstall tomtom or other programs or to free up memory?

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slackerz_86:
Anyone know if T705 can be rooted? If yes, where can I find the link? Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramyeohy:
Here is the link - http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/root-cf-autoroot-t700-t2805366

It works for T705 too.:good:
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slackerz_86:
So if i were to update to latest version of firmware, this can still be used right?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramyeohy:
Yes. I upgraded the stock firmware as soon as I bought the T705 then followed by this rooting method.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slackerz_86:
I will be getting my 8.4 later. So i dunno if it's gonna be NF7 or NF8. Do u recommend updating via OTA or Kies to NF8?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramyeohy:
Whichever method u prefer. If things screw up, we can always download the whole firmware from Sammobile & flash again through Odin.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slackerz_86:
I got my 8.4, i updated it thru OTA and all changes were made like PDA CSC and Modem. So quite happy about it. Next will be rooting it. As it's Hari Raya, i won't be able to root it for now. Busy with visiting.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramyeohy:
Hari Raya! Enjoy your new year!
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slackerz_86:
hahahahaha thank you!!!! now is the time for me to break the virginity of my 8.4!!! muahahahahahahaha
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ayenzel:
have u root it ? successful? i also want to root t705.. just want to see if you successfully rooted it then I will try the same method. thanks
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slackerz_86:
Yup. My 8.4 T705 was stock NF7. Updated it via OTA to NF8. all PDA CSC and Modem were updated as well. I just rooted it using Odin 3.09 and the linked file given. It works.... SuperSU was installed without any problems. Used Root Checker and all well...
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jungsung0427:
Yeah~ Cf-Autoroot is successful~!!

I have t705.

I use Cf-Autoroot T700 for my Tab S.

so..Success.

You will be done.:good:
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moontime:
My T705Y, I can do? It is Taiwan's version.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj_rene:
May I know if this will work for T705C (CHN) T705CZCU1ANG3 ?

Anyone (in China) already tried? :confused: