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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MAX 404:
Mate ,

More info........how that happened? flashing mod , upgrade, what have you done so far...do you have an efs backup?

first thing I would do is flash modem again...it seems like is gone

check here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salahsaasda:
idont have asb backup

what link i should dawnload ??

please look to attachment
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MAX 404:
Hi ,

I did look at it......that is why i said your modem is gone , reflash modem

Lets hope efs folder is ok.......how this happen , where you flashing anything, update?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salahsaasda:
i don't do nothing before the problem showed

before the problem show i don't do anything

,after it show i do factory reset then wipe data wipe cash from recovery

and im flashing this firmware by odin just
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devilslasher:
Try Downloading your modem firmware from here http://http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192025and flash using Odin. Make sure you follow the instructions.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salahsaasda:
how i can fined my modem?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] volume25:
flash stock firmware with odin 2 or 3 time
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devilslasher:
It depends on what phone you have and where you bought it from.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Cyber-mate:
I have upgraded to the latest arabizer -which is not the OEM one- and after installing it would not accept any QWERTY keyboard typing!

Of course even after switching between the English and Arabic, it just wouldn't type any arabic instead it types english!

What's the difference when the original Ext_ROM version was installed and when the new version got installed? Shouldn't it be the same in terms of keyboard layout? I restlessly tried everything and every reg string, all in vain.

Can somebody help? Any of those who tried or at least got an idea? I mean paying 49$ for a lowsy programed application is a rip'f :(
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Ross_ntu:
First post here, and it's a slightly negative one so apologies. I got my Z3C last Thursday, set it up over the weekend, and thought everything was great. Then I noticed that there was significant play when I put my headphones in - basically the headphone jack could wobble around. I have owned lots of different items with 3.5mm ports in and none have ever felt like this-when inserted it felt like the bottom of the jack was able to move around. To be fair the sound does not seem effected-no distortion etc.

So I packaged it up, thinking it was clearly defective, and sent it back to Clove, who to be fair had been good up until that point. They received it today and have emailed me to say that they have looked at three other Z3Cs and they are all the same.

I contacted Sony tonight and they say that there shouldn't be significant moment, but I wanted to check here- has anyone noticed significant movement from the headphone jack when plugged in? I am annoyed that I could well end up with a phone that I am not happy to keep, but that I would feel uncomfortable selling on as in my eyes it is faulty.

Thanks for any advice/experiences you can share.

Ross
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Sean09:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2urkUsSiM

Seriously though, mine is fine.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] LadFromWales85:
I hadn't noticed, so I plugged in my headphones, wiggled the connector and could see a tiny bit of movement. Plugged them into my Z1, and see the exact same amount of movement.

Non-issue, at least for me!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Ross_ntu:
I'm not talking about tiny movement- I have compared with a Note 3 and a Note 10.1, as well an IPad, and while there is very minor movement., the jack feels firmly held in place. This is not the case on the Z3C. I wish I had filmed the issue before sending it back, but didn't think there would be any issue with a refund as to me it was clearly not standard.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] djeley:
Well, I didn't notice any movement in my Z3c until after a couple of weeks my music kept pausing. Upon further inspection it seems that any movement in the headphone jack causes my Z3c to connect/disconnect the headphones. Today, over a matter of minutes, this degraded and my headphones are now unusable as the slightest movement causes my headphones to connect/disconnect. I'm really not happy with this and expect a phone to be built to last more than two weeks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] lawonga:
Film it, want to compare
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] difto:
Mine moves also back-forth, left-right while on my iPhone it is solid. But I don't see your issue, if it's a defect (and not by design) then you have a two years warranty

Why send it back now? As long as the sound is good?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tikideath:
I've notice a tiny play in mine too but I believe that its cuz the waterproof. There is a plastic stuff inside and that make move the eraphone jacks
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ShadowFlare:
I can confirm the slight movement on my Z3C's headphone jack too. And yes, there's some sort of plastic jacket inside the jack, this what makes the headphone plug wobble. It's a non-issue, pretty sure it's part of the waterproofing design.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Leostaley:
But what if I've rooted it already?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] xilw3r:
I checked a z3c, z3 and a z2 at a store today, z3c has the most play of them all, z2 is the most stable. Really that is the only part of the z3/z3c that feels cheap and badly made.

This is part of the "waterproofing design", but i suspect that it is a faulty design and this gap is actually responsible for the many water damaged z3c phones. People report that they just submerged it for a minute or two in fresh water (under a tap, or it fell in a toilet... lol) and the screen died for all of them, the phone continued working but the screen was dead.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] NakedGun:
Today when I started to cycle from university towards home my music kept pausing. First i thought someone else was using my spotify and I put my phone to airplane mode but it kept happening and I noticed this same movement. When it tilts from back towards front music pauses and now it is also unusable just as above text states. Has anyone contacted their services about warranty? I would like to know what have they answered. I usually listen music from an hour to two per day so obviously this is an issue for me.

EDIT: So i went to the service and they said that headphone jack can be broken in two if it is targeted at with too much power. And if this is the case warranty will not recover it so it is fixable but customer will pay. In any other case warranty should cover it. They their service would take two weeks..
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] c19932:
I have the exact problem. I just sent it in for warranty repair. They said they will check if it's user damage and move on from there.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] gibihr:
Same happened to me, but as my phone already fell twice and I have signs of it on its back, I won't get any repair under warranty... I guess it's because of the plastic around... There's no sign of damage around it, but when I move the jack music stops suddenly. That's bad
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] H0lmEd:
I had the exact same error of a loose jack then music pausing. Then the headphones weren't picked up at all. sent it to sony, they fixed it all fine. No problems
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Gameplayer11:
I have the exact same problem, and I see it as a problem since the music doesn't work properly for the second time since I got the phone.

The first time, I sent the phone to the after sale service and it was repaired within the warranty limits, it was three months ago. Now, the problem occurs again and I'm a bit disappointed. If I can't use my phone for three weeks every two or three months, what's the point of getting a flagship phone from Sony ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] toshin9:
I am also having the same problem.

Thought I was lucky not having a cracked glass back/screen so far...alas

I believe they also reset your phone during this process? Does the backup save and restore everything?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] frostitomik:
I have/had the same problem until it stopped working completely. Sent it to Sony today morning they told me on chat that the repair will take 5-7 days...

Well you should factory reset your phone anyway, before you are sending it for repair. That's the first thing to do when you have any problems with your phone...

The back up saves all messages, phone calls, phonebook, apps settings etc. so yeah, everything I would say...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] stu0r:
Same here... I'll return the phone next week to the retailer. Let's see what they'll say.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] frostitomik:
So, after my headphone jack got broken and I sent it for repair, (which only took less than 1 week btw) the phone is not waterproof :eek: Anyway I can listen to music again :D

EDIT: I am an idiot, was testing it with opened flap lol, the phone is actually waterproof :D:D:D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] geronimoid:
Worked for me

Had the exact same issue.

Fixed it by plugging and unplugging the headphone plug quickly and repeatedly (10x should do it). This cleans any dirt/corrosion off the contacts inside the jack. If it's really bad in there, power off the phone and use a q-tip to gently clean with some rubbing alcohol before leaving to dry off.

Try it! :good:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] YongJeah:
yes ,the jack is not very stable because it is water resisting
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Foxhunter123:
A wooden toothpick in the jackstickhole digged out a lot of pocketdirt (what is the correct English word for the only thing in the world that comes by it self without doing anything...? ?) and now all my problems with not recognising my headphones are gone... ??
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Gameplayer11:
The second time my Z3c went back from support, there were a part of the case that was missing, so I got a refound from the store. I bought an HTC One M8 in place.

End of the Z3c adventure for me.

I tested multiple Z3c and for everyone, the headphone port seemed loose. I think it's the design of the phone (maybe for it to be waterproof ?), but it makes the port more fragile...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] geronimoid:
Sorry to hear about your experience.

I believe it IS part of the design, though my feeling is that the fragility issue may affect only a limited number of phones under specific usage scenarios. Apart from myself, I know two other people with the Z3c; we are all big music listeners and my wife and I use our phones for tunes while running/exercising, no problems at all so far with the port except for the occasional normal accumulation of pocket fluff needed cleaning out.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Harleytee:
Hey I've had this exact problem I've sent my phone in to be repaired (faulty warranty) and now a month later I have the same problem I use my phone like any normal person and take good care of it,most of my music listening is done through blue tooth and the occasions I use my headphones I be mega careful as I read about this issue, alas it's broken again and I'm a little miffed.
[Verizon LG G3] android-incredible:
does triangle away works on Verizon lg g3?
[Verizon LG G3] bpyazel:
Does this phone even have a flash counter?
[Verizon LG G3] tech_head:
No.

All you need to do is unroot.
[Verizon LG G3] android-incredible:
Im, just ask, because the status say custom.
[Verizon LG G3] TonikJDK:
It will say that until you unroot then it will go away.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Army_Spec_Ops:
Hi everyone, Im hoping someone knows the apn settings for our S3. Ive tried going to Straight Talk's website to the get apns that way and it just gives me an error saying that if i am using a sprint of cdma phone then i dont have to update my APN. one problem with that. theres no APNs in the list at all. My s3 was running 4.1.2, but i have recently rooted it and flashed Gummy 4.4.4 to it. still a locked bootloader though. any ideas or help with the APN will def be appreciated :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] matt_man:
You'll need to use a third party messaging app and enter the APN info in the apps settings. I work recommend 8sms for a close to stock experience. In the MMSC section of the APN settings you'll need to enter "http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms" without quotes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Army_Spec_Ops:
not what im asking for. i can get into the apn settings in my droid. what im asking for is the settings themself so i can get all my data working again. i dont need a 3rd party app for mms..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] matt_man:
http://pastebin.com/zPJA5bQY

The link is to the straight talk Verizon APN settings I got from a backup I made with the app APN Backup and Restore.

---------- Post added at 09:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:37 PM ----------

What phone model are you using?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Army_Spec_Ops:
I have the SCH-S968C, the Samsung S3 for Straight Talk. and your pastebin link helps but i downloaded the apn backup and restore application and tried that but an error popped up saying that it was supported with Android 4.0+.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] matt_man:
I lost data the first time I flashed CM and the only way I could get data back was by restoring from an unbrick image. Have you tried going back to stock? There are directions on another XDA thread on how to use APN backup and restore with Kit Kat roms but the APN settings don't seem to take on this phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Army_Spec_Ops:
I dont want to go back to stock is the thing lol is it all KK roms? ive only tried flashing the Gummy 4.4.4 and ive been using it. I tried to flash PACman rom but it boot looped my phone to the point i had to restore using Verizon's Update and restore program.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] matt_man:
I am currently on stock but have successfully flashed CM, Pacman, PA and SlimKat. When I first lost data I restored to stock which restored data and the next time I flashed a KitKat ROM it worked fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Army_Spec_Ops:
did you do a complete wipe when you flashed 4.4.4? i have a twrp backup of my stock that i can go back to and start from there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] matt_man:
I always do a factory restore and wipe dalvic and cache before flashing a new ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] evertking:
hope ya figure it out!

Its been a month since the no data problem started with our phone and CM and since trickled down to PA and slim ect ect.. You should be fine with most roms before Aug.

Im ditching this phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
fixes for the d2vzw and d2lte roms has been found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2516498&page=30
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaarky:
Can you do me a favor please ?

Mainly those of you on LG G3 - D855, can you please perform following ?

go to Settings --> Tethering & Networks --> Mobile Networks

remember current mode and select as Network mode : GSM only

check that "Use only 2G networks" is checked

wait 5 seconds and make a test call

listen to the attached audio View attachment 2964321, whether you can hear similar buzzing / interference sound or not (ignore the white noise from the recording, it's simply just amplified during recording)

vote please

change back the settings as in step 2.

Use phone ear piece, NOT a bluetooth or audio headset nor loudspeaker.

Please discuss what do you think this could be, what could be causing this. I'm getting this when I'm on GSM / 2G (Edge icon as data) and it's extremely annoying. :(

Mainly apparent when no UMTS network is available (3G -> LTE) or inside the buildings.

Thank you.

* update 28.10.2014 * As pointed out by @manaxda, you may want to try following to reproduce similar problem.

Use WIRED headset, call someone WHILE USB CHARGER is connected

. The apposite side will hear background noise / buzzing sound.

note : seems more people have this problem, but I would like to know how big this problem really is - eg. http://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/415079-lg-g3-phone-call-buzzing-isue.html, https://www.reddit.com/r/LGG3/comments/2bay4s/headphone_audio_issueinterference/, http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/help/poor-call-quality-distortion-noise-t2808530, http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...83-hissing-buzzing-sound-when-data-calls.html
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaarky:
Still the same on latest V10L...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bassamshehadeh:
I do have LG G3 D855 and gsm call has buzz noise. Compared to my ex huawei ascend p1 and honor 3c it is very noticeable and some times annoying. Very bad for such a hi price tag phone.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djCarpio:
I had this problem when my phone was new but after a few calls it went away...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaarky:
Can you confirm that please even with that settings I posted ?

It important to force GSM/2G network, without it it is just "a feeling"and you never know in which mode phone is connected.

Luckily/unluckily I'm in the location where I got full signal, but GSM/2G only.

Thank you.

All my previous phones were much better - starting even with I9000, I9300 and LG G2... none of them were facing such stupid side-effect.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTMoraes:
D855P. No problems

Vivo 900MHz GSM, no inductive forces nearby

Also, don't expect this to be fixed in a software update. It might have to do with electromagnetic interference, which may be from your phone, the place you live or where you're standing. For example, when I use the stairs in my house, I go near the electric fence central, which electrifies the fence discharging high voltage in bursts. If I'm on the phone the moment I go down or upstairs, I can hear a rapid "click-click-click-click" on the phone, that intensifies the closer I am to the central. It happens with every single phone I've ever owned, and even AM/FM portable radios near to it. And specially in guitar amplificators, which seems to be extremely sensible to those variations (It can't be near the central, nor near the electric fence). Another good example is when you leave your phone near an unshielded speaker, and you can hear the "buzz code" your phone receives just before a call.

Well, anyway, you might have something that's affecting your call quality. Does it happen everywhere?

The G3 may be more susceptible to this, or the fact that its earpiece is so loud, it allows you to hear the buzz lol.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaarky:
Yes, for me it happens everywhere (eg. a per-requisite to CONFIRM it is to choose GSM network as advised). Except of that, also where I do have standard GSM network, I can hear this buzzing as well. Also I do have it confirmed on other pieces of G3.

For all the others, please whenever you are voting in a poll, be sure you really manually switched the network please.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkRain:
Voted.

D855 and i can hear some buzzing during a call if i'm under the 2g network.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manaxda:
I finally found someone with the same problem! I had been looking for folks who had that problem and were able to solve it but all I found was issues with AUX cable problems and hissing noise. Note that if you use a wired headset even in 2G GSM area, there won't be any noise, it's only through the phone speaker.

This is utterly frustrating, I have all these 3 problems, plus a fourth - below. The G3 is a fantastic mini tablet but a very poor phone IMHO.

shaarky, could you make a test, call someone or leave yourself a voicemail while

using a wired headset

with USB power on and then without USB connected. I bet that the receiving party (your voicemail) will have lots of background noise when USB is connected.

The workaround I found is to buy a wireless charger and a bluetooth dongle for my desktop PC.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaarky:
what the hell.... you are right @manaxda ! I wasn't even aware that there is also this issue.

When using

wired headset and charging via USB

, the opposite side hear terrible background noise/buzzing.

Now question is whether it's connected with the issue I'm describing....

LG should NOT sell such device which is even not able to perform clear call using some basics GSM standards....
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manaxda:
I think the issues are not related, though both are poor electromagnetic interference shielding

- from the phone radio into the phone speaker in one case (like when you place a cell phone close to a powered speaker)

- from the USB transceiver / power supply into the wired headset microphone in the other case (the

headset

MIC gets USB noise and sends it to the other party, the cell phone microphone does not have this problem)

In all situations it is bad engineering design and I suspect it doesn't have a SW fix... I'm no expert but usually there are HW measures / filters that can be placed on the PCB to filter unwanted noise, sometimes even an actual metal shield/case around components see an example:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaarky:
Well, I got my phone two times in warranty repair. 1st time they exchanged ear piece, 2nd time whole board... and no change whatsoever. LG support claims that there were just "few" users mentioning this problem, so they don't care about it. If it's by design and I would say it is, than this phone is faulty right from the beginning, LG will however never admit it.:(
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manaxda:
I'm hoping that they fix it in a new release, and slightly before my warranty expires I will try to get a replacement from Orange. It's easy, call support with a headset and USB power, they hear the problem immediately...

It's already my 3rd G3, each time Orange thought a new handset would fix the problem. Now I'm waiting a bit longer to get the 4th one :)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manaxda:
shaarky, I just double checked today, our conclusions may be wrong, I have the buzzing noise either on 4G or 2G at home. HOWEVER I have that noise only in my neighborhood. If I go elsewhere in town (I guess connected to a different tower) I don't have the noise.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaarky:
Just to be sure - even when you switch manually to GSM as per my recommendation, you do not have this noise ? That's really odd then.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manaxda:
yes, tried in forced 2G and in 4G, the noise is the same. But if I go to the Orange store a few km away to show them the problem, there's no more noise...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaarky:
So....no change also on Lollipop. Great.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manaxda:
Have you tried lollipop on the g3? Any other bugs fixed like the aux cable detection?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mietzsche:
Same problem on D855 16GB. 2G Only (not tried 4G).

I think that the poorer is the signal (=higher transmission power) the higher is the noise. That can explain no noise in some places also in 2G.

I really don't think a sw solution can solve the problem, but a really simple hw solution could, unless audio amplifier for internal capsule has some sort of software tunable filters... :(
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeloiPT:
Yup, happens only in 2G mode..
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiarish:
I think lot of people faces it but fails to notice as sound is too low..

Any idea whether it will be bad for our ears...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeloiPT:
Every G3 does the same "bzzzz tzz tzz tzz tzz" with 2G mode. Normal.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiarish:
Are you sure about it bro as i was thinking about selling mine and buy another g3....
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeloiPT:
Yeah, my friend G3 does the same and my another friend's G2 does the bzzz tzz tzzz thing too...

If you want to check another and sell yours is up to you.. :)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiarish:
Ill better keep it then.. Thanks
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeloiPT:
You welcome!

The G3 android 5.0 also has a bug, the "obtain ip adress" looping. :p