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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Life Engineer:
I know this may be old news and I've done a lot of research before posting this thread.

I've read somewhere that this high percentage/drain in battery due to "Android System" and "Android OS" is caused by android 4.4.2 itself and Snapdragon S800 chip!

I have a N9005 and I've tried 3 roms so far and all of them have this issue and my battery life sucks! I can barely reach 3 hrs screen On even in 12hrs!

I'm currently at 5:40 on battery and it's already at 60% with 1:20 screen on only!

I tried greenify and Wakelock detector as well as Unbounce xposed modules but nothing is really helping!

My question: Is there is any ROM or Kernel that you know about that doesn't have / solve this issue?!

Thank you.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BunnyPig:
I would consider you as one of the lucky ones. If you think that's bad then I don't really know what I'm experiencing. I can reach about 2 hrs screen time on in 12 hours before my battery is all drained. Try upgrading to 4.4.4 and see if you can see a difference. But to me it sounds pretty normal, because of the extreme screen Note 3 has it will drain A LOT of battery. What does Wakelock say? What wakes the phone up? Can you post a screenshot of your battery screen?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhateverMan2:
Mine also has only 1 hour of screen time before about 50%, my rom is an extremely debloated stock one, NF4 by Rayman95. Could it be my battery? TIA:)

N9005 NH1 32GB Stock debloated rooted ROM
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BunnyPig:
Before we judge the system itself we may want to check your battery first. Try doing a calibration of it. You can find several apps that will calibrate it for you automatically or you can just google "Android calibrate battery" and you'll find tons of tutorials. After you've calibrated your battery, try and see if there is any improvements.

In case nothing got solved or better, try using another ROM (you might even want to try Cyanogenmod stock) and see if there is any changes. If not, then yes, it might be your battery that's giving up.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhateverMan2:
Yes, might be my battery that's giving up! Tried all of these and didn't work [emoji16][emoji13] Going to get a new battery soon, really appreciate your help though :)

N9005 NH1 32GB Stock debloated rooted ROM
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Graffiti Exploit:
Try NH1. Though I didn't really have your kind of problem when I was on NF4.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scotteb:
Go into your dialer and dial *#0228# and there you will find the battery calibrator. If you do this, make sure the phone is charged to 100% and let it discharge. Run it through a few cycles and see what happen. should make a difference.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] helen2:
Hello I have a galaxy Samsung s2 GT I9100 Android version 4.1.2 base band I9100BULS1ernel version 3.o.31 I have root + Busybox and I have tryied Galaxys2 sim lock,but dident finde any codes so nothing,then I tryied Galaxy s unlock and region unlock but...nothing to do is still locked then I tryied Galaxy sm unlock but is a payed appl so not vreally sometning that I lik.:p

The handy is locked from Austria carriere A1.Have u got any suggest on how I can unlock it?

Thank's

Helen

:cool:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Somor:
Did you try this?

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/themes-apps/root-sgs2-sim-unlock-code-finder-t1092451
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] helen2:
yes is one of the program I have tryied but after running .a 5 minutes tell me that was not possibol to fine any code and it seames Iìm not the only one.Now I'm not at home on my pc home but maybe tomorrow I want ti try ,after making a backup of some files to edit a file,I dont remembar the name I have it in other computer and to clean up the part of the locked code I have reade that sometimes works so olso if is dangerous editing that file will sort out to unlock handy (is on this forum all details).Have u got more idea?

Thank's

Helen
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeuXGod:
Heya all

I have been looking and looking like a crazy for how to do this. I would like to move the signal cluster icon to the left (a la iOS). I found some xposed modules that do this but they only work on AOSP and trying them on stock touchwiz will lead to a systemui force close all the time till I deactivate xposed.

So does anyone can shed me a light of how can I do it?

Thank you!

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meawww:
You have to modify the signal_cluster_view.xml and play around it until u get what you want.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeuXGod:
Thank you. I'll take a look at it.

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeuXGod:
I'm having some trouble decompiling my systemui.apk anyone can mod the attached systemui.apk so the signal cluster is aligned to the left please?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vc8d0edyjnuzod2/SystemUI.apk?dl=0

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] odayzakaria:
I have tried to flash a CM 11 on my galaxy S2 plus by TWRP recovery but a problem message appeared . it says " This rom is for "s2vep" devices; and this device is ' ' "

I have galaxy S2 plus GT-I9105P and I get CyanogenMod 11 M10 rom file from this thread "http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2-plus/orig-development/rom-cyanogenmod-11-t2800254 "

Can any one help me ?
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] safariking:
did you flash the correct recovery?
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] odayzakaria:
yes I'm sure:crying:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anjath:
Hey Friends,

As mentioned in the subject, the black rubber lining on the USB port cap is broken. It has not completely come off but it has become loose. It is torn at one point such that I can take off the rubber piece completely if I want to. Now I'm unable to properly close the USB flap due to the loose rubber. Please suggest way forward.

Thank you.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
Replace the USB flap. You can't use glue.

TapaTalked from my MultiROM Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Dirty Unicorns OR PAC MAN ROM!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] technaudio:
Warranty repair
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onecrzyasian:
So i set my max cpu freq to be 1728. And then the temperature throttle's 3 phases to be different clock speeds of 1728, 1267 and 1036. So when the temp hits a certain temp it will throttle the cpu down to the latter two. But then when the temp decreases to the values i set, then it should go back to the desired max speed i want which is 1728 however this is not the case. I often see it stuck at 1267 even though the temperature is well below the temp settings i set. It even gets stuck at 1036 at times. Any ideas how to get it to change back appropriately? I only use synapse to configure the settings. I'm also on mahdi rom which has that performance settings which I don't know if that is causing any conflicts the settings that i set in synapse.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aerowinder:
It is a bug in the thermal driver code of the kernel you are using.

Report to the dev with proper logs, and readjust the clock speeds in Synapse or reboot.
[Amazon Fire Phone] le-grx:
How is Google Launcher behaving with this Navbar? Is it hiding the dock?
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
you can make the navbar hiding and become active on tap - so no its not really hiding the dock (see attachment)

by tapping on the triangle the navbar is shown
[Amazon Fire Phone] le-grx:
OK, that's what i have too. Would like it to have persistent.

What i would like is a Original Android Keyboard. Tried the way, described in the other thread, with moving the Swype.apk away, and copying the new one, but it's crashing constantly (LatinIME.apk from CM 10.1.3, Nexus4)
[Amazon Fire Phone] le-grx:
Yes! The LatinIME.apk from Cyanogenmod 11 (nexus 5) works.
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
ATM iam trying other setting.apk - but i did a mistake and have to start again :,D

can you upload it?
[Amazon Fire Phone] le-grx:
https://grex.endofinternet.org/LatinIME.apk
[Amazon Fire Phone] Xerx3sHipe:
change language

Nice Thread ;)

not completly working but a step closer to language settings:

udhyantimilsina.com/2013/08/15/how-to-unlock-developer-mode-to-set-multiple-languages-on-android-os-4-2-2/

It's a guide to change language settings through an app... but still the OS sticks to english.

I will do further research.

Cheers,

Xerx
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
be careful! i used this tool and clicked korean.... i'am no korean... everything stops working and i had to reset my phone again.

it changes only parts of the system, too. when you choose german - google play store is german - but: settings still english
[Amazon Fire Phone] Xerx3sHipe:
Sorry :( didnt want to destroy your phone. hope its not too much work to get it back!

Yes still looking for a better way.

Cheers,

Xerx
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
no problem :D i had already reset it several times

you can do it in under 10min

maybe we can use some language-files etc from other phones... i will check it out :good:

an other cool gadget is that you can use with XPosed apps like MinMinGuard or XPrivacy
[Amazon Fire Phone] Xerx3sHipe:
I think this isnt that easy... You will probably need the exact files from fire OS to get this really running smooth.

Cheers,

Xerx

---------- Post added at 02:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:51 PM ----------

Another thing: does anybody got CWM or some other full backup system running on his phone? Im still without any backup ^^ makes me feel slightly uncomfortable...

Cheers,

Xerx
[Amazon Fire Phone] le-grx:
There is a backup system running, from Amazon ;)
[Amazon Fire Phone] Xerx3sHipe:
Nope. Deactivated it ^^ and also its not an full backup like cwm... nvm isnt really necessary
[Amazon Fire Phone] le-grx:
Deactivated it? What you mean?

But since you have root, maybe Titanium Backup is worth a try?
[Amazon Fire Phone] Xerx3sHipe:
Settings/Device/Enable auto backup <- no! ^^

Didnt make good experiences with titanium.

Cheers,

Xerx
[Amazon Fire Phone] le-grx:
Yeah, i got it wrong with Recovery (Power BTN+Vol Up).
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
Another trick: customize your bootloader gif

You need 'ROM Toolbox Lite' - thats it.

For example you can use this http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-nexus/themes-apps/bootanimation-joker-720x1280-t2177050

You can also Edit CPU Stats with Kernel Tweaker!
[Amazon Fire Phone] le-grx:
Bootloop ;)
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
Oh no! :( :(

How did you try it? Load .zip?
[Amazon Fire Phone] le-grx:
Just with the app, choosing one of their database. Like i did on my nexus for some time.

Well, will survive :D
[Amazon Fire Phone] Xerx3sHipe:
When you got out of the bootloop, tell me how you did it -.-

Cheers,

Xerx

//Edit: Ok got it -.- damn windows...
[Amazon Fire Phone] le-grx:
Mh strange. After i needed to wipe and begin from scratch, i don't get to work my ASOP Keyboard agai.

I install my LatinIME.apk, move Swype.apk away and copy LatinIME.apk as Swype.apk to /system/app/

But as soon as i restart the phone i got constant crash messages. Until i install the APK again, then it works.

But then i reboot and..

I don't see the problem now. :silly:
[Amazon Fire Phone] Xerx3sHipe:
I got the same problem with ai.type.

Make sure you download the newest version of your keyboard, only move it to /system/app named as Swype.apk. Then restart your Phone and navigate again to /system/app/Swype.apk and now you install it. Works for me perfectly fine now :) Hope it also helps you.

Cheers,

Xerx
[Amazon Fire Phone] klauss_z:
Fortunately I had 3.5.0 out of the box and installed google services without downgrade. But now I want to upgrade the firmware and the Settings tab just says "Last update failed" leaving me with 3.5.0. Upgrading from a file doesn't work as well, Settings tab can't see the firmware file in the home folder.

Please help.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Roger W:
oops, ignore
[Amazon Fire Phone] geek778:
How about dynamic perspective? I guess it won't work with changed interface? great tutorial btw
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
Thank you :)

Dynamic perspective only seem to work with normal GUI

[MENTION=1440841]Klauss[/MENTION]

What about upgrading with command line? Adb tools etc.
[Amazon Fire Phone] klauss_z:
[MENTION=6072068]B1ackByte[/MENTION]

I tried to upgrade via command line but the phone gets disconnected as soon as i reboot in recovery
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
Yeah - are you using Windows 8 or newer? Then you have do deactivate signed drivers in your PC an choose the right one for adb (they are unsigned)
[Amazon Fire Phone] klauss_z:
I use WIndows 7. I installed drivers from your first post
[Amazon Fire Phone] klauss_z:
Found out that I can't see "enviromental variables" help section when I type "adb" in command line, though i've edited the system settings as it's described in the wonderhowto manual.
[Amazon Fire Phone] AlcheMatt:
Thank you very much for writing this guide.

I came into trouble after rebooting into recovery mode. The computer stops recognizing the phone as an ADB interface and the command adb divices lists nothing.

While the phone is normally booted, the computer recognizes two devices in windows device manager. One is the "Android composite ADB interface", the other is a "portable device". I tried to uninstall the portable device but every time I plugged it back in it just pumped out again.
[Amazon Fire Phone] dzotx:
I was able to downgrade from 3.6.8 to 3.5.0... but the phone is acting weird now... it seems unstable and tends to run hot... like something is running in the background. I'm also unable to register with Amazon... it's giving me a server time out error. I haven't registered it before. I'm unable to view any apps under "Device". Hopefully, Amazon will release the 3.6.8 firmware for download so I can revert back.

I had to manually pick the Android composite ADB interface driver for my device by uninstalling the non-working "Fire" device first.
[Amazon Fire Phone] youdontknowmeeh:
I tried downgrading from 3.6.8 (the OS that it was shipped with) to 3.5.0. After I did that, I can't register my device anymore. I also tried 3.5.2 and 3.6.2 and still the same issue. I probably need the 3.6.8 image to fix my phone. From both 3.5.2 and 3.6.2, i also tried to click on the "update" button and it says no updates are available.
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
Guys, you have to upload your 3.6.8 build.prop - only with this we are able to get the update file. If someone is at 3.6.8 please do that!
[Amazon Fire Phone] clsA:
Thanks for updating your first post .. unfortunately for some of us it's too late
[Amazon Fire Phone] hichair52:
Here is the file

Here is the file from my 3.6.8 fire phone. I hope it is what you need.
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
thanks, but its equal to the upper one - no chance to get firmware :(
[Amazon Fire Phone] alfick3:
So, with the price drop recently, I was thinking of getting one of these for my wife shortly after the first of the year (waiting on tax refund). So am I reading that with the newest update we can't down grade so we can install the Google play services? Has any one figured out if Google play services can be installed on the newer firmware? She needs Google on her phone so odd like to find out before hand. Thanks for any info you can provide.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Garrett92C:
It looks like we can still use Google Services without downgrading.
[Amazon Fire Phone] alfick3:
Oh, so we can follow all the instructions to install the Google services without down grading? That's great!
[Amazon Fire Phone] Garrett92C:
Yep. The guy over here seems to have gotten it working.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57095260&postcount=9
[Amazon Fire Phone] clsA:
His method did not work for us on 3.6.8 software .. he never says his phone was on 3.6.8 and he picked it up in store

Again he never says he's on 3.6.8 like the ones that are shipping now

Mine would not install the google play services and the google play store that does install has no internet connection, even with the phone on wifi and 4g lte data.

Trust me I tried everything the phone will not work correctly on the 3.6.8 software
[Amazon Fire Phone] Garrett92C:
Crap. Sorry for the misinformation.
[Amazon Fire Phone] cmm324:
So, I bought one of the 3.6.8 phones and flashed it to 3.5.0 before reading the updates as well (DAMN AMAZON'S 2DAY SHIPPING). So, I was not able to register, it would pin wheel the registration screen. The app drawer wouldn't work properly. I was able to root and install sort of functioning google play apps using adb to install, start applications. But it was buggy. I flashed to 3.6.2, lost root and google play apps. Still can't register with Amazon, but now I get an error instead of the pinwheel. I haven't tried any other root methods on 3.6.2.

Based on the pattern for the other images, the 3.6.8 image file should be @ https://fire-phone-updates.s3.amazonaws.com/update-fire-phone-36_32.1.2.8_user_128003620.bin but sadly it is not. I called Amazon and the tech support person submitted a ticket for the engineers to get access to the stock image.

My assumption is that the newly shipped phones not only have different versions of the OS, but different hardware so the firmware doesn't match up causing the bugs.

At any rate, say we were able to get the 3.6.8 image, we could still role back to 3.5.0 and root, my guess is there isn't a way, but is there anyway to get back to 3.6.8 while maintaining root?
[Amazon Fire Phone] funkybassplayer:
I also just got the fire phone with 3.6.8. I went ahead and installed the Google package (Launcher, play store, Framework ect.). With the exception of Google Maps and Google Inbox everything is working as you would expect. As mentioned above just follow this post: http://xdaforums.com/show...60&postcount=9

To repeat I did this without rooting and without downgrading, it was a very simple process and a solid place holder while the talented people figure out the bootloader issue.
[Amazon Fire Phone] snapplefish:
Here's the proper link: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57095260&postcount=9

(XDA truncates links in the forum, you need to copy the link URL, not just the link text)
[Amazon Fire Phone] hilliao:
How to install Google Play Store on Fire Phone with FireOS 3.6.8

I followed the instructions at a Chinese website about installing Google Play store on the $200 fire phone without root at [triple w].mitbbsjp.com/article_t/PDA/32647069.html . I received the phone yesterday and found the Fire OS is 3.6.8 (128003620). You can find your version in About phone without using the developer options. Here are the steps I executed:

Go to Settings > Applications > Block installation of Applications not from the Amazon Appstore.

Turn on App Installation (You can install applications from sources other than the Amazon Appstore.)

Download the .apk files for Google Service Framework, Google Login Service, Google Play Service, Google Play Store at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2365224

use phone's bult-in Appstore to install ES file explorer. If you fail to do so here, you may not be knowledgeable to proceed further.

Copy the *.apk files to your phone's folder. Here I'm picking the Download folder.

Open ES file explorer and browse to the download folder. Click on the .apk files to install them in the order of Google Service Framework, Google Login Service [Restart the phone], Google Play Service [Restart the phone], Google Play Store [Restart the phone]. I did not open any installed app after installation.

After reboot, open play store from the list of apps. Make sure you have WiFi connection. Use a Google account to login.

I installed Google Hangouts and Google keep. Upon opening Hangouts, it asked me to update Google Play services otherwise the app won't run. I hit update. Right after update was installed, Hangouts and Keep opened fine.
[Amazon Fire Phone] stretchjax:
adb wont recognize phone after reboot recovery

when i reboot into recovery adb cant find it
[Amazon Fire Phone] dzotx:
If your OS is 3.6.8, that's a GOOD thing. There's no good reason right now to flash any other firmware with 3.6.8.
[Amazon Fire Phone] rEVOLVE:
Wanted to mention that I bought a Fire phone for my wife that came with 3.6.8 - followed the instructions and loaded all the G apps without root. All are running fine except for the Maps app with the glitchy street names.

This is particularly a pain point for my wife who does use the Google Voice "navigate to..." command frequently and it doesn't seem to smoothly launch the Amazon Maps, which look serviceable. There's a few taps involved that aren't obvious to go from the voice entry, the resulting list in Google and then to start navigating. I installed Maps and that just made it worse as now it launches immediately into Maps with the unreadable street names.

Does anyone know of a way to fix it so Google Maps is useable?
[Amazon Fire Phone] Reaxe:
What version of Maps did you install? I had that issue when I installed an older apk, but when I installed it off google play it worked.
[Amazon Fire Phone] xutienan9520:
Wow really?!

I installed from Google play but I still have the problem O_o

Too lucky for you lol
[Amazon Fire Phone] luceri84:
Which specific version of maps are you using that isnt glitchy? The latest from google play is completely messed up for me.
[Amazon Fire Phone] rEVOLVE:
To chime in, the one we loaded on my wife's Fire phone is the version that you install right now from the Play store. If there was a better version I could side-load, I'd do that.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Reaxe:
You are right, it seems the fresh install just worked for a bit before zooming out.

Sorry for the false hope.
[Amazon Fire Phone] LilLowEK:
Do you have to have root to do this? I ask as it's telling me it's telling me the system/apps is a read only directory. :(
[Amazon Fire Phone] stretchjax:
i'm on fire os 3.6.5 as of today mine was a original gotten from att i just want google play and maps and such
[Amazon Fire Phone] ElHammer:
Will this work on a mac?

I've rooted Nexuses and OPOs on my mac using standard adb/fastboot.. does anyone know if this work on the Fire Phone?

I dont have a windows and don't want another drawer phone.

Thanks!
[Amazon Fire Phone] Peterpaulmarie:
Hi,

I have a problem. I installed sdk, drivers...

I get contact via adb devices, adb reboot recovery works but than adb devices didn't find the fire in recovery.

I'm on OS3.6.6
[Amazon Fire Phone] lu1gj3s:
I can confirm that downgrading from 3.6.6 to 3.6.2 worked fine and did not cause any issues with registering the phone.

Onto your question Peterpaulmarie, if you can see the device while it's on using "adb devices", but not in the recovery, then try the following:

1. Reboot device into recovery using "adb reboot recovery";

2. Go into device manager and uninstall the drivers for Fire Phone (under portable devices);

3. Windows will prompt you to reboot, do so while leaving the Fire Phone connected;

4. Upon reboot select the "Android Composite ADB device" driver through device manager or it'll be installed automatically;

5. Voila! You're done :)
[Amazon Fire Phone] postavant:
Is there any way for us with 3.6.8 to add an on-screen nav bar? I keep reading that we're the lucky ones because we don't have to root for GAPPS but it doesn't appear that there's any root for this version?
[Amazon Fire Phone] gino23:
Will this work for 3.6.5 locked devices from ATT?
[Amazon Fire Phone] B1ackByte:
Everything from 3.6.6 down should work
[Amazon Fire Phone] buhao:
I have not used it much yet, but I had the glitchy street name thing going on. I cleared all recent apps, including maps, and it seemed to be back to normal. I did not mess around with it much though, so I am not sure it is a good solution, but it seemed to work temporarily.
[Amazon Fire Phone] pectodxu:
google now launcher

how do i get the launcher working it stops when i use it