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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] tplaistow:
I'm in his exact same boat. Rooted about a month ago, the update soft bricked my phone. I've tried everything from flashing rom after rom to trying to recover in Kies.

No dice, when you try to recover in Kies, it won't recognize your device, it just saying Connecting until it asks you to reboot your device.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Been triyng to fix this for 18 hours so far :(

If you need any info to help just tell me I'll provide everything.

Some info:

In download mode, this is displayed;

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I317

CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official

SYSTEM STATUS: Custom

KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1

RP SWREV: A3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] pstuart82:
Your specs are EXACTLY the same as mine. I am getting the dreaded SW Rev. Invalid Magic string when I try to flash from Kies. I am currently downloading a 4.4.2 ROM from d-h.st to try to fix it; I will keep you updated.

Side rant: If you're a tiny website like d-h.st, probably not a good idea to force the user to type in their credit card by hand. Seriously, I was all ready to throw money at the screen and get this stupid thing over with, but like heck if I'm going to type my credentials into that kind of site.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jaybeerange:
Just curious guys but have you all tried flashing stock rom back to the phone using odin?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] pstuart82:
jaybeerange- this will not work because Samsung Kies tries to restore to version 4.1.2, but the boot loader disallows it because it's too old.

If you have a 4.4.2 sitting around, by all means, let us know. I've been trying to download from d-h.st, but rumor has it that it will fail.

I am literally out of options.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jaybeerange:
Yeah the one from dhst is the one im talking about. I dont know why it wouldnt work. If I remember right it doesn't contain the bootloader so that shouldnt be a problem. The bootloader just wont allow itself to revert to an older version but its a 4.4.2 rom so it should work

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Just to be clear you know that when I say odin I mean the odin application and not kies right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeyFTL:
This OTA update bricked mine as well. Don't install this if your rooted!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jaybeerange:
I was able to take the update and im rooted and running custom recovery. Only thing I can think of that might be different is that I never took the official ota update. I flashed a stock 4.4.2 rom in recovery so im still on the 4.3 bootloader
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] pstuart82:
Sweet mother of Zeus, I downloaded the 4.4.2 ROM off d-h.st, flashed it in Odin, and unbricked my phone. :D

Instructions for everyone else:

* Download Android 4.4.2 stock here: http://d-h.st/8HG. FYI, don't bother buying a subscription to the site to speed up the download unless you're doing it to thank the owners. Membership WON'T DO ANYTHING to help your speed. You'll just have to wait ~4 hours. :(

* Flash with Odin 3.0.7.

If anyone who has rights wants to post in this thread, it might be helpful.

I plan to set up a torrent tonight for anyone who wants to download it without the long wait.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] pstuart82:
Here is the magnet link: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:03336f24f4d6b9e86ca608d7766287edc7cd5d73&dn=I317-ODIN-UCUCNE5-Stock-No-Recovery.zip&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80

By all means download, but PLEASE seed if you do. I am allocating a lot of bandwidth but I can only upload so much!

PS. If you're worried about the reliability of the torrent, d-h.st provides an md5 sum that you can use to check the file after you've downloaded it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] BattlestarSC2:
Exactly what the guy said about flashing the stock rom is right. However, since my phone didn't have enough space, it didn't reset my phone. Maybe it works if you go into download mode (power, volume up and home) and then reboot it works. Have rebooted it twice since then and it still works. Everything is just how i had it before the update, but with the update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] xCAVEMANx:
no seeds for the torrent?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] pstuart82:
I don't know what to tell you. Three people have already downloaded it from me (unfortunately, none is seeding).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] xCAVEMANx:
I think the technical term in torrent speak is leeches. So your torrent has zero seeders, zero peers, and 3 leeches.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
ATT update

Rule #1 of OTA. No root and stock completely.

This link here shows you every file that the OTA checks for and many other things before it does anything.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001611244

If something does not match, it craps out.

I'm downloading the Zen's ODIN NE5 from dev-host now. They must have fixed issues because it's flying.

I should have it in 10-15 minutes. I have uploaded a version that I had to androidhost, but I'm waiting to hear from Zen if he's ok with me posting a mirror.

And I need to make sure that what I'm downloading and what I have uploaded in the same. But like I said looks like Dev-Host is working better, or at least better than it has been the past couple of days.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] pstuart82:
It wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't explicitly asked people to seed. Anyway, there's pne seeder: me. Interestingly, I tried to attach to it with uTorrent, and I can't connect to the host. So maybe there's something wrong with my torrent server. If you want, PM me and I will sign in to Windows and seed from there. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rxc777:
Had exact same issue and flashed the boot loader and now my phone works great!

here is the link: http://d-h.st/qDY

Have a good one guys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] CharleeBucketz:
Had a lot of hope for this, but I'm now getting one step further in my loop (I see the ATT logo spinning then it just hangs).

Any ideas?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] blackvitzrs:
how do i use my ds970 as a bluetooth headset?

i added the partnership but i can't use the headset in calls

i'm not talking about getting the stereo to work, as i'm a newbie and am not in tweaking my phone yet. i jsut want to know how to get my headset to work in calls.

help me out ppl
[General Accessories] bluezheng:
Sometimes i want go out for a long trip.But as we all know your smartphone,ipad,cammon can't stand for such long time.During the long trip,i miss many beauty.Then one day ,i surf the internet and find one "power bank".at first i don't know how to use it.Then i connect one sales "cindy" in www.witkeypowerbank.com. She tell me everything about power bank.During this time,i follow in love with her.Is it funny?
[Sony Xperia ZL] legacygt777:
Anyone able to get the ps3 controller to work with kitkat 4.4.4?

I'm not able to and wondering if any has? I'm not rooted either.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbux:
First of all I want you to know I have searched the other threads with similar problem and honestly anything didn't work for me, that's why I'm posting this in a new thread.

Let me get into what is the problem, I can't install/update most apps(while some get installed/updated). This isn't only for apps through Play Store but also through LG App Store. The amount of space remaining in Internal as well as external is about 5GB. The huge .obb files are in ext. SD itself done with the help of 'Folder mount' app. Of course my device is ROOTED with stock ROM. I have tried every solutions like clearing stuffs in /data/app or lib folder, clearing play store data, cache and many other solutions that I can find. Nothing works for me. What should I do now? Any help will be appreciated.

Running Stock 4.4 ROOTED -v500

For storage details refer pics attached.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crimson Flam3s:
Hi guys so I'm using a ps4 controller and for some reason there is some input lag. Sometime it works fine for like a minute and then it starts. I have tested the controller on other phones and it definitely works fine, so what could the issue be? It's a bummer since I was looking forward to using it for emulators or other stuff...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crimson Flam3s:
Nobody? :(
[Dell Venue] koc:
Is there any venue 7 3730 mod or hack for using usb otg and charging at the same time?
[Dell Venue] vampirefo:
Why would you want to? Your screen on would use more battery life than the charger could charge.

I guest you might be able to try blue tooth.

sent from my kingSing T1 via taptalk
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTMoraes:
Hello!

I'd like to start out mentioning that I don't have any GPS issues, thank our beloved God. I already paid my sins with LG G2 in regards to GPS.

But two friends of mine are having some weird issues with their G3's, which only differs from mine in the ROM version... and the fact that they both didn't remove the internal transparent adhesives (or even the lower blue one) since they bought it :rolleyes:

The problem is that their GPS cannot find enough sattelites for a lock on, and when it find a couple, it gets a 30~40m lock precision, and loses it quickly after. Mine, side by side, gets a lock on in less than 3 seconds, with 6 to 7 meter precision.

But if they reboot and quickly open up a GPS app, they get a lock quickly and with precision, and then hold it for a minute or so, until it loses lock.

I've tried to find the GPS antenna and press it (just like the G2), but I don't know where is it located, and can't find on the internets, as it doesn't seem to be a recurrent problem.

As I didn't play much with the original ROM, and quickly swapped to a custom ROM, I can't rule out software problems. Their ROMs are well updated for our country, D855P10C (which is also mine, but differs on baseband).

Is there any known issue about this? Can I do something that not requires wiping out their systems to install a custom ROM?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superbonto:
for no logical reason whatsoever, i kinda believe your friend's phone suffers from hardware problem

if their phones are rooted, maybe they need to try fasterGPS app first (can be found in play store)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Molius:
Hi,

I also suffer from poor GPS performance (when compared with other devices). Does anybody know where exactly the G3 GPS antenna is? Cannot find it quickly on the interwebz or disassembly videos...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTMoraes:
So do I, but... they both suffer from exactly the same issue.

There's also the problem to troubleshoot it, as G2 had terrible GPS issues, anything you google for G3 GPS problems, it only gives you G2 GPS solutions.

Their phones aren't rooted, I thought about doing it, but then, if it's a hardware issue, I wouldn't want to trip any fuse or alarm.

[MENTION=4242317]Molius[/MENTION] if you reboot then immediately open a GPS app (Google Maps, Waze, GPS Status & Toolbox etc..), does the GPS works?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Molius:
Hi,

Restart didn't help. If I put side by side my nexus 7 (2012), my G3 and Gf's xperia Z1, they all see the same satellites, however the signal strength on G3 is about half of what Z1 shows.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swid441:
I'm having the same issues. Weak signal, slow to lock. I got rid of my note 3 for this same reason! At least g3 will lock eventually.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akarshfrevr:
even i have same problem ..my g3 shows 20-30 satellites but connects only to 1 sattelite ......:(
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swid441:
I fixed my GPS. It was a hardware issue. I unscrewed all of the top portion of the back screws, popped off back, and then gently pulled up the little brass pins on the back. There are 6 little pins that I gently pried up. They are in sets of 2. If you look on the back cover that you unscrew, you'll see little square contacts that show you where the small contact points are. I don't know which is GPS, but after pulling them all up, and putting it back together, I'm seeing all satellites in GPS test and getting 16 feet accuracy indoors with a second floor above me. Previous, I would get no indoor signal, and rarely a lock outdoors.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syl20bar:
Thanks a lot this manipulation solved my problem.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cocous:
The G3 problem it isn't the same with G2 and its not hardware but software problem.

For some people the gps have signal drops sometime and this happen only for lolipop. With kitkat works perfect. The only solution for working good the gps on lolipop is only with data open and high accuracy or airplane mode and gps sensors. Then you don't have anny issue and works perfect.

If this is hardware it doesn't work with this ways and the same problem it will be on kitkat. And all this is for many devices and not only G3.

Look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2951515

and here http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=81140

Sorry for my English
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yourmate:
poor GPS

Hi guys,

I've just bought my first LG (I had mostly HTC and a couple Samsung) and I'm just shocked by the GPS on my G3.

I just had a 150 miles drive from Wolverhampton to London and I had to get my HTC E8 out from my bag as I could not use Google Maps on this crap.

I've bought it second hand and it's been rooted and converted to CM 12.1 at the very moment I've got my hands on it but I'm thinking of selling it because navigation is key for me.

I downloaded GPS Test while I was reading this thread and for the last 10 minutes it could not get a fix although it sees 12 sats.

I will open it up as suggested tomorrow and will see how it goes...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miinz:
Hello,

As I don't have a large knowledge in Electronices, can you please, sent a picture of your mobile and showing where the Antenna is located ?

Have a goof time

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Hello,

I am not sure of what you wrote.

I have downgraded my D855 from MarshMallow to Kitkat for this purpose (having the GPS working) but I confirm that the device only sees satellite without fixing anyone.

:confused:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lflorencio:
I had the same problem in my G3. And I agree with this theory of a software problem. I've found a way to test my gps and use! I use the code 3845#*855# and access the option GnssTest 1.2, press the 3 dots button on top right corner and chose "START GPS" immediately it works. After this I could use gps apps normmaly, at least for some time. If the sinal was lost, I repeat option STOP GPS and START GPS and work again.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DavisNT:
[MENTION=5457864]Miinz[/MENTION]

According to the LG G3 D855 service manual (page 139; paragraph 3.9.2) GPS antenna should be the highlighted sticker. The arrow is pointing where the GPS antenna sticker is going inside the rear housing.

I had removed and reattached the rear housing (I removed it as shown in first three and half minutes of this video) and it has improved GPS reception of my phone.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maksud_ans:
my s3 mini about device show i8200 but mobile back side sticker in i8200n why?
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimstrijk:
Well, it's probably a mistake by the manufacturer. If it sais it in about phone than that will be your phone.

If it helped please thumb up

Send from my rooted and tweaked GT-I8200N using XDA premium
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lujki1:
The N version has NFC, and I think that plain I8200 doesn't. So if you have NFC it's the N version ;)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Natodu:
Trying to decide if I should upgrade to the m8 from m7. Best buy has some deals and I have an upgrade. Not really into the nexus 6 because of the size. I'm on the fence. Should I upgrade now or wait until something new comes out. Both phones will get lollipop upgrade in the coming months.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Th3Bill:
It's really a matter of what you want. I've had both, and both are great devices. Is the M8 a worthy upgrade over the M7? Yes. Is it a revolutionary change to the M7? No.

For M8:

better screen

better processor

better front facing camera

can accommodate a microsd card

duo camera adds some cool features

Against M8:

Camera on M7 was a little better at stabilizing image IMO

No Beats audio (not a huge deal...though I use H/K mod)

You're only about 6 months from the M9 or whatever successor to the M8 will be announced in 2015.

I personally don't regret upgrading to the M8. However, I have 5 lines on my plan, so I can pretty much upgrade whenever I want, as I always have 1-2 lines available for upgrade. If you don't have that luxury, you're in that spot where you might upgrade and be kicking yourself in 6 months for not having waited and being 2 years until your next upgrade.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] djjozo:
The3Bill is spot on imo! I upgraded a month ago from the evo lte to the m8 hk edition so it was a no brainer for me. If I had the m7 I probably would have waited for the m9. I was stuck between the m8 and g3, but the speakers trumped the screen differences. Well that and the development for the m8 is better, at least in my opinion. Not sure if your aware but I would upgrade through amazon. Got my m8 hk for $20, now it's $60 and the regular m8 is $50. I would go with the reg one cause u can get the hk mod here and save 10 bucks. You do get the ear buds with the hk and their decent but I prefer over the ear anyway. Btw amazon has the g3 upgrade for a penny right now if that's an option for you.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Natodu:
Thanks for the feedback guys. I have a 50 dollar credit at best buy that expires at the end of the year. They are running a special for the HK version for 70 dollars. I can also sell my phone back for some credit
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Natodu:
I am concerned that I will regret the upgrade once the m9 or whatever is announced. This upgrade would be very close to free and the next one would likely cost me 200 dollars minus my trade in. I may just wait because it out.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winamp26:
Hi

I clean flash android 5 and now I have problem.

See this screenshot

On stock kernel or uber kernel CPU usage stay on up 50% and ram usage up 700 mb.

When turn off and on everything is OK but after run few app its happen.

Anybody have that issue?

How to solve it?

Sent from NEXUS5
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrackyOxide:
Hi,

A few days ago my nexus 4 stopped working on me, I haven't found anyone having an identical issue so far.

Essentially, my phone does not turn on any more. I have tried holding volume down and power and this produces nothing. The only thing I can get is the red LED turning on if I hold power for about 10 seconds with it plugged in, it lingers a bit if I release power., but immediately turns off if unplugged.

It stopped working while it was plugged in and at about 60% battery, I had not had any problems with the device in the past, it worked flawlessly up to that moment. The device was running stock without any third party firmware.

Does anyone know what happened, and what I can do about it? I somewhat suspect a battery issue but I'm not sure, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NTCT:
Hi, I'm having the exact same issue. My Nexus 4 (stock Lollipop 5.0, not rooted) died while the battery was 80% full, and the phone was charging. Shortly before it died, it restarted several times within a few hours. The phone doesn't respond to power button, neither it responds to power/volume button combination. When the phone is connected to a charger, nothing happens - no LED, no screen. If the phone is connected to a charger, and I press the power button (or power/volume) for >10s, LED starts blinking in red. The blinking pattern is weird - it blinks steadily 10 times, and gives one short blink. Any suggestions? Or any hope to get the data out?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NewAndreas:
You can possibly fix this by holding either power up or down for 15+ seconds and then connect the phone to a computer with USB. This has worked for me.

The problem might be that the battery is dying, because I've only had this problem when I've let the battery discharge, and then turned it on again. It's probably a mechanism to protect the battery from becoming "too" discharged, which might break it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skezza:
Everytime I had this in the past, I was able to fix by plugging into a very high powered charger (1000mA <) and holding down vol up + power. Eventually, it seems to trickle charge and then start. Once it's started, give it 20 seconds to get a boost then switch it on.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sachin.parmar100:
It seems like the Red Light Of Death follow this link
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] overzeetop:
Does anyone know what the power output of the RF signal is from the 8525 when it is plugged in (i.e. under external power)? I'm about to get mine this week or next, and am contemplating adding an external antenna and - possibly - an active amplifier to my car. Since the max output on an amp is 3W (2W at 1900MHz), it would seem a waste if the phone can put out 1.5-2W under normal conditions. If normal max output is in the low 100s of mW, I might drop the extra $200 on the amp. Otherwise it just a mag antenna with a 5-6 dBi. I checked google and both the tytn and 8525 manuals and came up empty.

Note: if the data is in dBm vs W, that's fine. I'll convert.

TIA
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zoonic:
Phone is SCH-I545

My trouble started when I upgraded to 4.4.2 while rooted..

Afterwards I had phone randomly restarting problems. (And when I upgraded OTA, the bar was stuck for hours and I had to pull the battery to restart phone and get past the Android guy.)

So learned about Odin and thought Id fix by flashing a stock rom.

Odin wouldnt work and when I pulled the plug and went to restart, phone gives me firmware upgrade encountered error message.

Tried resetting.

Tried booting into Safestrap.

Tried every recovery with Odin.

Tried both versions of Kies which odly, Kies wont recognize my IMEI so technically unable to try Kies.

Where do I go from here?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ahmed.zubair:
Odin will help u out . First of all check the drivers uninstall them and reinstall the drivers then restart the pc and try it again if it occurs again try to change the usb port and check out the cable ... Btw which odin firmware you are trying to FLash and what was your firmware before flashing ??
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaptainGod:
I updated yesterday, everything went smooth even the flashing of the recovery which I see some people are having trouble with.

Only problem: The touch screen doesn't work while I'm in TWRP.

Only way i got it to work:

Enter TWRP

Wait till screen locks

Open screen - Then the touch works (If I manually lock it then wake it up the touch screen still doesn't work).

I've looked around and I don't think its Lollipop related as people encountered this problem before.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance to everyone who helps~