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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNikkoMan:
I recently bought a used G2. It was bought on carrier January this year, so it is not exactly old. The problem is that I am getting absolutely horrible battery, sometimes worse than on my Nexus 4. I bought this phone mostly for the great battery life it is known for. My standby time is great, but my screen on time is mediocre. The screens should suffice to shock you.

I've tried all stock, stock with custom kernels, custom roms, custom roms, using other browsers and with and without auto brightness. I am pretty certain at this point that this is a hardware problem. Nothing about the stats point to a screen on drain of this rate.

My question is, is this a known problem? Do you think LG will replace it under warranty?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redduc900:
Have you tried setting Location Mode to Battery Saving instead of High Accuracy?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNikkoMan:
I actually haven't. I read about it, but when looking at Gsam battery monitor, there is very little GPS activity. Maybe a few minutes each charge, but not more. I'll try it anyway though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VladimirVilimaitis:
G'day mates.

So, a phone was given to me in order to see what's up with it and possibly fix it. I was unable to do so, so I consult you guys for an advice.

When turned off, the phone can be turned on while pressing the power button(duh), however, when the phone is actually booted up, both power button and back button are dysfunctional, while the menu button works properly. The fact that power button works means that this is probably not a hardware issue, and the fact that this issue persists after factory reset means that this is not a probably a bug caused by installed software.

So, what do I do?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VladimirVilimaitis:
Well, bump, hope it is not against the rules.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
It's not a good assumption that a factory reset would solve all software issues. If something has been changed or corrupted in the /system partition, a factory reset doesn't help. I'd try and reload the stock firmware via Odin to try first. That will overwrite the system if there are issues there. If that fails, you can always root and install other ways to navigate around like Pie controls.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VladimirVilimaitis:
I'm back

Okay, I am here, sorry for late response.

So, flashing the phone with Odin to 2.3.6 fixed the issue with back button, thanks for that, but power button remains dysfunctional when powered on. Why? Perhaps it is, indeed, a hardware issue?

Pie control are not exactly an option here because that reduces the phone resell value.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VladimirVilimaitis:
Bump.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VladimirVilimaitis:
Nobody?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] re133:
Hey,

I have a problem, on my device Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N9005) I have MIUI(4.8.8) installed.

But I am from Germany, so I've got the German version of MIUI.

And today I found out that MIUI has a own "root system", and I have to activate it manually.

But how?

I know from YouTube that MIUI has an app called permissions but my "German MIUI" doesn't own?/have? this app.

So maybe anyone can help me... :)

And what is correct own or have?

Sorry for my bad English ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] syserr:
[I'd like to create a thread to collect information for all variants of the R530. I'll update this first post with additional information people give during discussion. Sorry it is here in the Verizon sub, but this is the closest model]

The SCH-R530 is a special flavor of the Samsung Galaxy S3 with sub-favors: (you should probably puke now)

SCH-R530U is a US Cellular variant

SCH-R530C is a Cricket variant

SCH-R530M is a MetroPCS variant

SCH-R530X is a Generic variant

I suspect these are all the same hardware, but just different ROMs. I would like to confirm this.

I would like to know and post the newest firmware versions for each. (at least the names, if not the ROM files themselves) I'd like to know if ROMs are compatible, if modem firmwares are compatible, if bootloaders are compatible. The small community of owners need to pull together as much as possible.

Model -- Hardware Version / Firmware Versions / Baseband

SCH-R530U --

SCH-R530C --

SCH-R530M --

SCH-R530X -- R530X.01 / JSS15J.R530XWWUBMK4 / R530XWWUBMK4

Please post if you can add to this information!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] syserr:
I'm working on my dad's SCH-R530X (Generic CDMA). It was on a regional CDMA provider that he was not happy with -- he paid $500 to them in January for the phone. :( Edit: Today, he's on PagePlus, but without data for some reason.

Concerns (that someone may be able to help me with):

Once you go to KK 4.4 you can not go back? Your bootloader is updated and will not boot 4.3?

I'm running 4.3, can I root -> replace recovery -> custom ROM ... without tripping the KNOX warranty void? I've read that saferoot will not trip KNOX?

This phone seems to have an odd Call Audio Quality problem. While listening during a phone call (on the R530), the other party's voice cuts out. Specifically, it cuts out when the other person isn't speaking in their mic close enough or loud enough. It's as if the R530 is filtering out anything under a certain volume level. I've turned off Call Equalizer and Noise Reduction to try to solve this problem. I believe I've read people say a firmware/ROM update from US Cellular fixed this problem.

So you can see, I have some constraints: Still in warranty and don't want to void it by tripping KNOX. Want to try a newer firmware for call audio problem. Don't want to brick phone with incompatible firmware, unless US Cellular will work on this X/Generic phone.

Help would be appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] motoyola:
I do have the USC and Cricket variants but the USC version is soft bricked.

HW: R530C.01

Firmware: JSS15J.R530CVVUCMK3

Baseband: R530CVVUCMK3

Also fyi, this and the USC version requires a sim card.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] syserr:
Thanks... I'll add the info. I think I'll make a spot to record if it has a SIM slot too -- as my 530X does not have a SIM slot and was labeled with a little sticker "3G CDMA"... but the MEID starts with a "9" and LTE visible in DFS.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lrs121:
I have a regional version of the s3 as well, d2xar (sch-r530x) on Inland Cellular, primarily based in the north west US. as far as i can tell, i havent dissasembled my phone to see if there is a lte radio, in the original build.prop for my phone it is disabled on boot so it will not consume power since it is not being used. thus the 3g cdma only sticker. for the us cellular version i do not know if there is a kitkat firmware but if there is there is always the possiblity you will not beable to go back. as for the generic version it is only on 4.3 right now. eitherway the higher the bootloader version is better for customroms due to recoveries and features working better. as for saferoot i dont remember if it trips the warranty bit or not since ive long since written a custom recover to the device which tripped it but i do know itll make the stock rom list itself as custom in the settings after being rooted. also something to keep in mind with a custom rom is, unless you have the apns for your carrier eg, pageplus, usc, ect. you will not have mms capabilities. Im still tearing my build.prop and apn back up apart to see if i can include some of that info into a custom rom to fix mms, or a recovery that will inject it after a rom flash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] uplusion23:
Update?

Any update to this? I have the sticker too and it'd be great to have LTE on since this phone supports it, it seems. I've made this post

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/general/s3-d2xar-cdma-how-to-set-straight-talk-t3012846
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lrs121:
Last I checked there was a bug with the d2lte builds that break the ability to set apns... I made a cm10.2, I think, build that allowed changing the APN. Um if I remember right the physical design of the d2xar has hardware similar to the Verizon s3. I still don't know if there is an lte modem in the phone since there doesnt seem to be a sim card slot, though there maybe an integrated uicc. I haven't played with it much since I switched to using my nexus 5 on T-Mobile.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] uplusion23:
I got to the service mode settings, which oddly enough it listed GSM and CDMA. Quite weird. To get there was even weirder. Sadly the D2xar doesn't support TWRP Recovery, and the only one that works is CWM by Philz.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lrs121:
Yah I noticed that to when I was digging around for apns for my old carrier. As for twrp I got around that problem by building my own version using cyanogenmod and the d2lte device files. It made cyanogenmod delta updates possible on the d2lte build. Which are really nice. My source is floating around github, though you'd have to do a little digging to find everything. I do have precompiled twrp images on my webserver that I try to keep up to date for my friend who's brother has the same phone. If you go to my site its safe to ignore the certificate warnings, I have it set to force HTTPS and the reason the warning pops up is because I self signed it instead of paying for a company like verisign
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] uplusion23:
Sorry for my superbly late reply. I've done a ton of digging with this phone. Turns out it only supports Evdo. So no LTE sadly. Even worse, using the Test Menu I can't bands to USA bands, only the (800 or 850?) Hz Global band. I can't get a connection. Well. The bars are listed as 2-3 generally, but it says "Roaming Indicator Off". I have the latest and only baseband, too.

(Wow. After two months of fiddling, as of typing this, I turned on cellular service, which is usually in Airplane mode, I got a " 3G" connection for the first time. Only for a second.)

I don't think I'll be able to switch this over to Straight Talk any time soon, though. I'll check your GitHub soon for that TWRP.

---------- Post added at 11:00 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:49 AM ----------

Yeah, just of now I've been unable to re-acquire the "3G" that caused me to have a boost of hope. Now even when I attempt calling which it usually would bring me to the Verizon automated system, asking to make a collect call, since around here is primarily Verizon, I can't even get it to call. It now states that no mobile network is available, even when I have 2-3 bars.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nxb:
You have no "3g" because your keys are wrong. Y'all need some QPST and see the whole logon process and baseband messages. Then you can really troubleshoot your phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Brandi223:
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 on the Straight Talk network. I check for software updates and it tells me the software is up to date however it says my phone is running off of 4.4.2 instead of the Lollipop or the one just under. Does anyone know if Lollipop 5.0 or 5.1 has reached the S3 yet? Or how to manually update my phone software so its not so low?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nxb:
flash a custom rom with 5.x for your model.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Brandi223:
Phone is not rooted so how do I do that? I need or to be updated. My phone doesnt work right on 4.4.2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nxb:
you will have to root, trip knox and lose your warranty... there is no way to go back. on verizon you may be screwed if you have signed/locked bootloaders. search on XDA about unlocked bootloaders for verizon. also: http://androidforums.com/threads/verizon-verizon-bootloader-unlock.856221/

aaaand... make sure to back up your mmc boot partitions so you can debrick if you mess up.

p.s. prepare to learn a lot of technical things. if that sounds annoying and you don't want to spend a lot of time on it you might be better off buying a used phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Brandi223:
I'm not using Verizon. I'm using straight talk on a Verizon phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nxb:
ST only has GSM AT&T and CDMA verizon... if you have an I535 past 4.3 you have locked bootloader problems.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DaMoose517:
Needing the pit file for the SCH-R530C. PLEASE! I am at the end of my tether. Thank you in advance, DaMoose
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lrs121:
Do you have any idea if the 530c and the 530x share a similar partition table? If they do then I can pull the one from my 530x
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DaMoose517:
I do not know. I'd love to take the chance, but the risk of totally bricking the R530C is there . . . heck, let me try it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lrs121:
Well here it is. sorry it took a while.

the standard liability waiver applies. eg, you are responsible with what you do to your device, etc., etc.

that said good luck.

The pit file was extracted using heimdall for linux.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shephart:
Hi everyone. I have a question. I want to have two roms on my S3. First rom, for daily use( probably CM11, or TouchWizz rom), and second, for testing new ones :). How to do this? I'm searched in Google, but nothing .. Thank you for your help :). Best regards :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bharatrathi15:
You could try boot menu manager. Available on google play store. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shephart:
Every rom\kernel works with it?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bharatrathi15:
Yeah pretty much. I have been using it on my Motorola atrix 2. Works perfect.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shephart:
Ok. I try it later, now i must charge it :). Thank you.

Which recovery is the Best to dual-boot? ;)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DivineResource:
I recently updated to Android 4.4.4 on my Xperia Z1S and from then on, every time I take a picture, my camera just freezes and I have to lock and unlock in order to get out of the freeze. I haven't been able to take a picture since that time. Oh and btw, my phone is not rooted in any way.

Is there a fix for this? Or do I have to rollback to the previous version?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EarlShannons:
I am also experiencing this issue on my C6903, but not very ofter, would say hardly ever it occurs. Guess it is just application problem.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smart8bits:
try to re flash the rom. it maybe works.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DivineResource:
Reflash what rom? I'm not using a rom atm. It's the regular phone that hasn't been rooted
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
You are using a rom, its called stock.

Try forcing a repair using pccompanion.

Run it, choose software update and if it says you have the latest software click on the blue "Repair your device" in the dialog box.

This will wipe your phone but will repair the phone
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khagenmgr:
I am planing to buy this week z1 o3 model for my bro... So is it better to stay on 4.3 jelly bean!! Since i read some camera problems on kitkat. Any good advice .

Thanks
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kanes_Inferno:
I haven't had any camera issues on kit kat, it's actually better for me than it was on 4.3.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khagenmgr:
Thank u boss. Hope it is fine... No freezing, crashing. :thumbup:
[ONE General] pandasa123:
I was browsing the OnePlus forums on their official forums, and saw a thread about word associations....basically, for those who don't know, just look at the post above yours, and then post the first word that comes to your head :P

i'll start:

Fun
[ONE General] NaterTots:
In
[ONE General] Naddict:
We have off an topic thread section for this stuff...
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] andy1688:
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Hi all

Got the orbit today, can anyone suggest which of the set up is best for the phone - basic or corporate.

Great phone

Andy
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] NickR:
Andy

I did not see and option when I ran the initial setup for basic or corporate like you get on the old XDA.

The o2 stuff is not much of an overhead it seems.

Nick
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] andy1688:
Thanks mate
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamenma:
hi i have installed cm11, i tested it which was fine , but when i backed to stock rom , i have got a bootloob , i tried to wipe data ,but it show that

E:format error , rfs format failed on /dev/stl11

what can i do pleas help me
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cchaudhand1:
Which Device

Hy

Give U R Device Info .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
I'm going to guess it's something along the lines of a Galaxy S. Samsung is the only one to do RFS file format and they stopped around the S2 time period. You need to flash back to stock with the appropriate pit file too and repartition then it might not work still but reflash without the pit and repartition checked. It really does help to state what phone for a variety of reasons though so someone can provide more detailed instructions. This was due to needing to change the partition layout to MTD for CM roms. It's not CM's fault Samsung used a stupid file system that never caught on.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamenma:
hi , my device name is : gt-5360 young
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamenma:
so what can i do

i have a md5 stock rom and don't pit , from where i can download it ,

i want to comeback to cm11 or stock rom what can i do
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cchaudhand1:
Visit The Link

Hy Dear

Regarding Your Problem Visit Link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2093011
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] max1996shah:
I have HTC one and brother has Samsung grand..both have different accounts logged in separately in each of our phones..now if he downloads 1 app in his Samsung phone..suddenly it even starts downloading in my mobile..???? Why is that..we use different Google accounts but same WiFi.!please help

Thank you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
That's crazy...lol There's no overlap in accounts on the phones? Are they any app or only paid? Does it happen off wifi too?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
I bought a S3 for one of my sisters a couple of months ago... Tried a newly activated T-mobile sim in it today and find out it won't connect. I suspected a bad IMEI. So I checked right on T-Mobile's website and Swappa, both confirm it... I'm SOL am I correct? I contacted the eBay seller that I bought the phone from to see if they will do anything. Otherwise it is either a new phone or motherboard right?

GS³: Carbonized, leanKernel'd, Philz'd

Put your Kitsune up!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I hate to say it but yes. Aside from replacing the motherboard or the device itself theres nothing you can legally do.

Id wait for a response from the seller though, and if they are unwilling to solve the problem for you, or if they dont reply, I would leave a scathing review to warn others against buying from them and also report them to ebay.

(Thats also only if they listed the phone as having a clean IMEI of course. If they didn't, you can leave a poor review, but probably would have few options beyond that)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
They listed the phone as unlocked and ready to use with any GSM carrier worldwide... Wouldn't you say that includes T-Mobile USA?

I'm waiting for a reply back, if I don't hear back in a reasonable amount of time, I will report them and they will regret selling me a device with a bad IMEI.

GS³: Carbonized, leanKernel'd, Philz'd

Put your Kitsune up!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yup, id say that implies a clean IMEI. Good luck! I hope its easily resolved.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] patcal:
Please let us know how it turns out.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
Will do.

GS³: Carbonized, leanKernel'd, Philz'd

Put your Kitsune up!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dpshptl:
You should definitely have the seller take it back. Cuz they sold you a phone under false pretense. If they don't then you can file a claim under the eBay buyers warranty to get your money back. This happened to me and I got the seller to refund me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
Well I got a message back from the seller today and it looks like they are willing to replace said phone. I replied back told them that's what I wanted to do... So I think this is going somewhere good! If these guys do pull through, I might just start recommending them to people...

GS³: Carbonized, leanKernel'd, Philz'd

Put your Kitsune up!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Thats awesome news so far! I know its a hassle regardless, but its still better than what happens to most people in similar situations.

Im betting they run their ebay store as part of their full time living. They probably deal in a lot of used devices and I'd wager the IMEI tested out good at the time they received it. Then whoever was the original owner reported it lost or stolen sometime after that. It would mean its not the sellers fault, even though they are ultimately responsible for it. Im just glad to see it looks like they are taking that responsibility seriously.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daggorlad:
Back when the HTC Droid eris was new, friend of mine received a used one with a bad ESN (unpaid bill by previous owner). He raised hell with the carrier. They eventually just activated his phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
That is extremely rare and not worth it imo
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daggorlad:
I agree and this was way back when Android was just making it's place among smartphones (It came out with android 1.5.x). I am sure things are a little more strict now. They would probably just repeatedly tell you that there is nothing they can do and suggest you contact the seller of the phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
Just to update you guys, I sent the phone out this morning. Now it's just a waiting game...

GS³: Carbonized, leanKernel'd, Philz'd

Put your Kitsune up!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daggorlad:
Good luck
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
Just wanted to update you guys again, the seller has shipped the replacement. Should be here in the next few days or so... I'll be double checking it when it gets here.

GS³: Carbonized, leanKernel'd, Philz'd

Put your Kitsune up!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Awesome! Good to hear that! So many people end up never hearing from the seller again. Makes a big difference if you are careful with who you buy from.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
Alright guys. I got the replacement on Saturday. It was delayed at their post office for some reason... I checked the IMEI as soon as I got it and it is good. Put the SIM card in and it connects to T-Mobile fine. All is good now.

On a side note, the replacement was rooted and on NC2 I think (I know I had to disable Knox, its annoying... Lol). Because of that it took me just a few minutes to get TWRP on it and flashing CarbonRom and LeanKernel shortly after. All without having to fire up Odin. Sweet.

GS³: Carbonized, leanKernel'd, Philz'd

Put your Kitsune up!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Awesome news! Thanks for updating!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mp3deviant721:
Yeah. I'm totally glad they did this.

BTW, The seller is called wireless_express_inc and I'd highly recommend them if anybody is looking for a used device... They have decent prices and sell devices that are in great shape too...

GS³: Carbonized, leanKernel'd, Philz'd

Gimme Chocolate!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] daggorlad:
Happy to hear it all worked out for you.