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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Good thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2321310
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tepeee:
Its been so long since I did my phone, when I click on PDA its browsing for a file. Which file do I use? Also any ideas on why my play store won't work. I have read about going to download manager and enabling it but there is no enable button. Any other ideas? I have a att galaxy s3. Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
What bootloader is currently on your phone? Any particular reason you need to update the bootloader?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tepeee:
Let me start at beginning. I am running task650, android v. 4.2.2. My inbound text just stopped coming thru. Art said everything was fine on their end so figured it was time for new ROM. I have twrp 2.5.0.0. I want to put the kit kat ROM on. I have the ROM downloaded. I am trying to update my boot loader, correct?? When I open Odin and click on Odin, then PDA, it wants to browse for a file that is where I don't know what to do. By the way thanks for the help
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
You cannot use Odin to flash a custom ROM. You must have a custom recovery installed. You must also be running the most current recovery to flash KK ROMs. Did you look at the ROM's updater script to see what bootloaders are supported?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tepeee:
Thanks audit, I guess I need to do some more reading.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tepeee:
Is there a thread out there to walk me thru step by step to apply kit kat
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
The easiest thing to do would be to update your TWRP to the latest and try flashing a KK ROM you like.

If the ROM is not supported you will receieve an assert error and the installation will stop. I suggest you start with that before attempting to update the bootloader and modem.

Updating a bootloader and modem can cause endless headaches unless you really understand how to deal with issues that may appear. Maybe some custom KK ROMs will run on JB bootloaders and modems.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tepeee:
Can you take a look at my latest post in this section and see if you can tell me my next step. Thanks Audit
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Do you have a link to the Kit Kat ROM you want to install?

What is the baseband on your phone?

These are two important things to know before flashing or changing anything.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrrocketdog:
not to be buttin in audit/tepee , but i was on mj2 bootloader and modem and never had an issue flashing KK ROMs. the only issue that i've read about is no wifi (on touchwiz ) which was fixed by flashing ktoonsez's kernel.

(FINALLY bit the bullet and updated bootloader/modem and have issues with non-unified builds)(and that SMALL issue of no-going-back) lol.

just my two cents.

err on the side of kindness
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Very true.. If the updater script supports the phone's bootloader, no need to update it.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisjm00:
Hi all,

Thinking about taking advantage of my available jump upgrade and going to the Note 4. The biggest thing that is making me want to do that is the oversharpening effect that is present on the G3. For whatever reason, LG decided to artificially sharpen their screen and it makes the quality of things like text and icons look terrible because of a halo effect that is generated. Has anyone that currently has a G3 gotten a chance to compare the devices? If so, does Samsung have anything similar happening on their screen? I would go to Best Buy myself and look, but there aren't any on display at the one local to me.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aooga:
I wish I remembered the source, but I read somewhere that Samsung did NOT do any over sharpening. I distantly remember them comparing it to the G3 and saying it was far better. From what I could tell at Best buy (their G3 was just a dummy, but the note 4 was working) the screen was fantastic. Easily the best I've ever seen.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisjm00:
Awesome. That is my biggest gripe with the LG G3. 75% of the time the text looks awful because LG decided to go gimmicky and ruin the screen. Looks like I know what I'll be doing on the 17th. My ETF reimbursement should be here by then so I'll just use my Jump.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] recepo1:
I own a G3 and went to a best buy today and played with the Note 4. To me i like the G3 screen better the phones has the same resolution Note is bigger which means less pixels per inch but both screens are great. I was suprised how nice the shape of the Note 4 is doesnt feel bulky or to big kindve like the Note 3 did at first to me.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] railshot:
I believe I saw some hacks that fix the oversharpening. So if that's the only reason, you might want to do some googling to see if it saves you some money.

I want to switch because G3 overheats when using GPS an charging at the same time. Just waiting to see if there are any major issues with Note 4 and when root and accessories (Qi cover) become available.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BubbleBalls:
Hi,

Would love to know where you came across the hacks. I've googled but no real joy. There is one to disable hardware overlay and increase resolution by one but it did not work for me.

Sharpening is the only gripe I have. I absolutely hate it, there's no reason for it, and LG will not answer my mails on the issue. The min brightness on the G3 is too high compared to other phones so apps like LUX only highlight the sharpening.

I have no over heating on GPS while charging though.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBrandonWRX:
Literally can not wait to dump the G3. I'm on my second one. I don't think I've ever owned a device I hated more. Love the camera though. Note 4 can not come fast enough. One of my favorite devices ironically was the G2. Go figure.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twoeleven99:
Im moving on from the lg g3 too for no other reason than ive had notes before and imo its the best phone samesung makes.

SkyDragon G3
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BACARDILIMON:
Lg g3 sucks. Plain and simple. Note 4 hurry up

g3 soon to be NOTE 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jabawockee:
Coming from the g3 im thinking about jumping ship myself. The keyboards suck and the phone just aint that popular among devs. Not sure if i should go with note 4 or wait for the nexus 6?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BACARDILIMON:
Nexus release date and full specs to be released this Friday the 17th

g3 soon to be NOTE 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jabawockee:
You think the note 4 will be better than nexus? I never had a moto before and dont know many people that do.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BACARDILIMON:
OK well better not sure I would call it that. Never had good luck with droids but this is nexus so it a different story. They have a lot of devs. If the note 4 devs come together like the post says they will this note will be epic.

g3 soon to be NOTE 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bsems1000:
I too am in the box of deciding between the G3 and the note 4. I LOVE this G2. No complaints at all with it. But oddly enough my opening questions about the note are..

-does the rooted version include a knock on/off feature?

-is there a notification dropdown quick key like the one used on the g2?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBrandonWRX:
Had the Note 4 since Monday last week, from the LG G3. So happy. Can't say enough good things.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raw2000j:
I had lg g2 and lg g3 now note 4 I believe lg g2 to me qorked better than lg g3 for me battery drained faster only had like 2 and a half on screen time and phone died wifi kept cutting out on same place note 4 has service so for me note 4 is great love it
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] budco2000:
As you can see below I've had a lot of Samsung phones. Never had a problem with any of them even after flashing ROM's, Kernels and radios. My note 3 went for a ride in the washer back in July and ruined it. So I replaced it with a LG G3 and really love the phone. No over heating or lag like others have complained about. No yellowish or blueish screen. Knock on is great, camera is great, so I had no intentions on buying the Note 4. Today I went to best buy to get a pair of Bose QC25 headphones and just happen to walk by the Samsung kiosk and there was a working Note 4. So I picked it up and played with it a minute and right of the bat I realized that I missed having an AMOLED screen. Before I left Best Buy I called 6 T-Mobile stores here in the Tampa area and not a 1 had the Note 4 in stock. So I came home and ordered one online. After I checked out I got the back ordered message So i guess I'll be a Note user again whenever it arrives. Said 10/30, so we'll see. Glad to see there's root available already.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechnRom:
There is a few minor software glitches but no show stoppers. Note 4 is an excellent device. I almost had my m8 paid for so I bought a Sim adapter and switch between the m8 and note 4. M8 is crazy butterly smooth and fast , the note 4 a little slower but is not lacking in any thing and will be on top in its class with updates for at least a bit. LG g3 is a decent device as well but the note 4 in my opinion takes the cake.
[General Questions and Answers] Quad:
Hi Vijay

You have a very interesting and easy-to-read today screen.

I copied this linked screenshot from one of your posts:

Would you mind documenting what theme you are using, where to get it and where you got the PhoneAlarm skin.

Also, would you mind letting us know all the other items that appear on your screen. I have tried searching but to no avail. I have visited your site and not found anything (but that may be a user problem :D )

Thanks. :cool:
[General Questions and Answers] hanmin:
try tis

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1015623&highlight=today+screen#post1015623
[General Questions and Answers] vijay555:
I couldn't have said better myself lol!

Also check out the screenshot further down that thread (not quite integrated but I'll explain)

:

The upper screenshot is based on a device running VJToggleToday II to shrink down the start bar (the bar right at the top) to 2pixels and remove the Soft Keys at the bottom.

After that, I'm running PhoneAlarm by Pocketmax, with my skin found also in the VJToggleToday thread, http://www.vijay555.com/vj/FullToday/VJTinyToday.zip

It's designed for use with VJToggleToday so that it replaces/auguments the Start Bar - read that thread for info.

Then I'm running SmallMenu as shown in the lower pic to replace the start button for better access to apps.

Next is AlarmToday by PocketMax - I did do some skinning to it but it's not shown in that shot (well only minor changes shown to some icons; the further skinning is just visible on the edge of the 2nd screenshot)

Weather plugin - can't remember, but that will depend on your location.

Next is some blank space courtesy of an unreleased plugin called VJTodaySpacer.

Finally at the bottom is VJAccioPhone, incorporating an autosizing quotes app (derived from QOTD), launcher app (the 4 icons going around the clock), clock, alarm icon, date on the calendar (which you can't tell, but is also rotated a few degrees to match the skin), last call info, last sms info, volume icon, temperature, battery status, operator icon and then some other stuff on the "i" icon. VJAccioPhone is unreleased and won't be released in its current form.

V
[General Questions and Answers] Quad:
Thanks, Vijay.

Where can I get the today theme you are using? My TyTN is virtually unreadable in direct sunlight - I think your theme would help with this.
[General Questions and Answers] vijay555:
Quad, I'm not using a theme. I use a blank wallpaper (ie a white backdrop), and eliminate all standard Today features, so no theme.

The plugins I'm using are listed above.

If you're using a hermes, make sure you use VJLumos III to brighten your screen for outdoor use/irritating the wife in bed.

V
[General Questions and Answers] Quad:
:D @ the irritate the wife in bed comment.

I'll download VJLumos III now and give it a try.
[General Questions and Answers] vijay555:
I've been asked to clarify my statement

That's not strictly true, but for all intents and purposes I am not using the standard features of a theme (ie BaseHue and Wallpaper etc).

What I do:

I use CETuner, a splendiferous app that is not fully WM5 compatible, but again, as far as I'm concerned, works great.

Using that, I configure my font sizes, colours for all the usual theme elements, scrollbar sizes etc, and save that internally, and export it as a theme.

Next, I use an art program and make a blank, white image. Save as a bitmap to the device.

- I load the prepared theme.

- I go to Settings > Today and load my white backdrop as a backdrop.

This is not a perfect solution to "disabling" the theme, but CETuner gives me great control over configuration of the device, from the PDA rather then a PC based theme editor.

In the above screenshots I'm using VJToggleToday to remove the Standard OS start bar and SoftKeys.

I use SmallMenu Plus to overlay a better Start Button, and that gives task control and launcher, conveniently hidden when not needed (and also access to the normal Start Bar using VJToggleToday)

I don't think that particularly clarifies anything, but that's me..

V
[General Questions and Answers] decknologist:
Thanks for the information V. I will check CETuner.

Much appreciated.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] eilex17:
Source Kernel:

http://files.archos.com/gpl/_2_Smartphones/ARCHOS_50_Platinum.tgz

:good:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chesterr:
Hey guys, Is anyone using SanDisk 128gb micro sd card and can we use exfat on it or we have to use fat32?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
Exfat or fat32 both work fine
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chesterr:
Yea I figured, it's just when I formated it on the computer it didn't work, then I formated it back to far32 and reformatted it using the phone, and now it's working fine. But what's weird is that it shows 125gb cause I've seen online that you can access 119gb, :confused:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
It varies

On a sd card lets say 128gb for example

The amount you can use will always be around 110gb to about 126gb

As for the micro sd filesystem type i think that it has to be exfat if its above 64gb
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Li-polymers:
Same here got 32GB ends up being 29.something. Its with all SD cards

Sent from my Xperia Z2
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] se1000:
The difference between the stated capacity and usable capacity is because of the different way memory card and hard drive manufacturers calculate capacity vs OS vendors.

When Sandisk says 128 GB, what they mean is 128,000,000,000, or 128*10^9

Windows, Android and all other OS's calculate it differently, they talk in binary, so instead of 10^9, it's (2^10)*(2^10)*(2^10)

so, 128,000,000,000 / (1024*1024*1024) = 119.2GB, which is what android should be displaying.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chesterr:
Yea that's the weirdest part.on mine it shows 125gb. :D

View attachment 2956443

But I checked by copying files and it got no issues. At least at the moment :p
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] se1000:
strange
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
I think it can vary depending on how the individual unit handles some info so this could be brand/version spesific
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chesterr:
I know right? that's what I thought to myself for the first time but there's no any issues in copying files or viewing them.

But like [MENTION=4895687]Envious_Data[/MENTION] mentioned it can be vary. Still I checked that they used the same type of sd card on z1 and it shows 119GB.

It's damn confusing.

Here's the link where xperiablog details about 128gb card on ZU, Z1, Z2 yet my Z2 and Z2 tablet shows 125GB :silly:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chesterr:
Hey guys, I think my sd cards are fake. cause I just checked it with esfiles explorer and it just shows only 9gb.

and the stuff I copied there are gone and only new stuff are there. I knew there was some weird thing was going on..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChickenWingSoup:
I've been looking at the pre-order page on BB to see if the Verizon version was available to pre-order online. Last night the price showed as $299 on contract and not yet available. Today it shows $349 on contract and not yet available. Did they up the price or is this just an error?

Wont let me post a link to it...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
crap that isnt good. i was hoping $699 for off contract. crap time to sell more stuff!

still $699 at verizon! yay
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Piercing Heavens:
Hopefully that is not the price in store as well.

Its still cheaper than verizon considering that they will accept my htc rezound as a trade in phone while verizonwireless will not.

Just hope I get some one who knows how to transfer an upgrade from one phone number to another.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Makeroflostsouls:
When I pre ordered in store it was 299 better be that when I go to pick it up or there getting a ear full :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayochs:
fyi from what they told me, pre-ordering the phone doesn't mean locking in the price. if the price changed you're responsible for the new price. that's what they told me in store anyway
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerodown:
According to the website, the ATT and Verizon Note 4 variants are listed as $299, the Sprint Note 4 variants are listed as $349. I think its safe to say that our Note 4s are still the same price.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IchHabDickeEier:
I'll wait until it is cheaper off contract than $700. Can't afford **** that expensive :(
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChickenWingSoup:
The Verizon price has been changed back to $299 as it was originally. Part of this past week it was at $349 on the BB website.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buhohitr:
What worst is that no more pre order for Verizon note 4 from BestBuy. I went to BB today and their system can't do pre order for Verizon N4 and so is the website, however, you still can preorder note4 with AT&T...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Piercing Heavens:
Maybe it's an error in their system?

Up to this day you have not been able to preorder via best buys website.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegipper:
I preordered my Verizon note 4 (white) last Friday and my wife preordered her Verizon note 4 (also white) yesterday (Monday) without any issues. The phone is $299, $100 after trading in ANY working smart phone that isn't damaged (cracked screen, turns on, no water damage). There is NO minimum trade in value required unlike the Samsung promotion ($10 minimum value). They make you buy a $50 gift card as a "place holder" for the phone, you have 48 hours to pick up the phone after it arrives otherwise they will sell it to someone else. All gift cards purchased (the $50 place holder) and the $200 one you receive for trading in a phone, can all be used toward the purchase of the phone immediately.

I have spoke to the store manager, customer service, the Verizon and Samsung reps at the store. The customer service rep did say you need to bring in the charger for it, the others did not say that. I'm going to bring mine in either way. I also took their names down in case they try to pull a fast one. I suggest anyone else does the same so there are no surprises when the phone arrives.

Good luck
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gareee:
I'll put chargers in my car, but I'm not bringing them in unless they make noise about it. My store just said charged working phones without water or cracked screen damage.
[Galaxy Tab S General] bigmike35:
The Tab S and Tab Pro are pretty close minus a few spec differences. My main question though, will the Tab Pro get more support due to it having a Snapdragon processor vs the eyxnos? Is it worth sticking it out with the Tab S and see where development leads to? I know the Eyxnos chips are harder and have less devs working on them due to this (from what I have read, source files, coding, etc).
[Galaxy Tab S General] fletch33:
here here here here here here and here are threads on Pro vs S

i should add i had a 10.1 Pro and bought a 10.5 S and Pro was sold next day.
[Galaxy Tab S General] bigmike35:
What about development though? Will this device get more or does the eyxnos chip scare away devs?
[Galaxy Tab S General] Note10.1Dude:
Funny,

Everybody with a Tab Pro are worried it is an orphaned device because all of Samsung's energy is going into the S. I'd like to see sales numbers for both.
[Galaxy Tab S General] bigmike35:
My main concern really is development, it can take a ok/good/great device and make it completely amazing.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Itchiee:
Root makes these tablets amazing. The development community hasn't embraced these tabs but we still have root and now xposed makes most custom roms null and void. So if you're adament on flashing stuff then you might want to look elsewhere.... We'll there is the upcoming Nexus.
[Galaxy Tab S General] le0.br4zuc4:
I had a pro 8.4 and sold it to get a S 8.4. Love the S. Best tablet o ever used.
[Galaxy Tab S General] rp3:
Part of it is a question of value. The Tab Pro is selling now for $200 refurbished. The Tab S is selling closer to $330. They have around the same performance (tab pro has a little bit of edge). But the tab S has an AMOLED screen and a thinner/lighter body.

If it's performance at any cost you want, then wait for the Dell Venue 7840 (uses tab s screen with 64 bit intel processor) or a Snapdragon 810 processor. Maybe get NVidia's Shield as it's the only tablet today with a 2014 ARM processor. More likely, wait for HTC's Nexus tablet

If form matters most, then the tab s (and don't sleep on the official samsung case, which is the first oem case to displace roocase as my go-to).

If value and compatibility matters most, then the tab pro. Having a Snapdragon 800 means that advances in Nexus 5, 7 and other android device kernels may make it's way into future development. According to Qualcomm the Snapdragon 800/801 is in the Nexus 5, LG G Pro 2, G Flex, G2& G3, HTC M8 & E8, OnePlus One, Samsung Galaxy Note 2014 LTE, Tab Pro, Tab S LTE, Note 3, S5 & S5A & Alpha US, Xperia Z Ultra, Z1, Z1C, Z2, Z3 & Z3C, Amazon's Kindle HDX and Fire, Asus's Padfone and Motorola X 2014.
[Galaxy Tab S General] fletch33:
also would like to add that if convenience of superior cross product integration is important to you like your tablet blending with your TV's (Samsung's) and your Phone (Samsung) then leaving Sammy for another manufacturer takes that away.

i stick with the best Sammy has to offer in all those items because i really like the cross platform software Sammy offers.