yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_togo:
Hi I have a Note 3 with me and I got a Note 4 during Cyber monday and I also have a T-Mobile gc for 100 off. Also T-Mobile is buying back my Note 3 for 325. So my cost for the Note 4 is 325 (650-325 Trade in credit) I am confused now as is it worth it to spend the extra money now. Can people who have upgraded from Note 3 to Note 4 comment on this.

A couple of things about me.

Wife has a iphone 6 plus and we take pics with the 6 plus so I can live without a not so gr8 camers.

I dont game at all.

I love the Spen and take notes also browse the web a lot o my phone.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macgyver40:
I went from the 3 to 4. The s pen on the 4 is better. I draw etc and it works so much nicer. I also like the upgraded software for the pen.

sent from my GN4 N910T 4.4.4 stock rooted
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_togo:
That's good to know, I don't draw but I like to write with the pen. other than that how is the rest. The writing is really nice on the Note 3 also. Overall how is tue performance of Note 4 805 processor?

Another thing is we are also going to get 64 bit processor Soon- And the Note 5 next year will definitely have 64 bit processor. So I am really confused is it worth while to wait or upgrade and more over my Note 3 is in good condition.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macgyver40:
Well all I can say is everything I do feels faster. Chromecast video play better. I do a mix of reading, watching videos, games, drawing, writing and replaced my PC with the note line. The Note 4 only has 2 things I don't like. I don't need QHD, it makes on screen elements a little to small in Ingress. The other is they didn't keep the temperature sensor. Other then those two minor issues I can't find issue with it.

I can't wait to see some custom ROMs over the next few months. I have owned a lot of phones and tablets and by far the Note 4 is my favorite. I do use Nova launcher since I can't stand the limits in TW.

sent from my GN4 N910T 4.4.4 stock rooted
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BACARDILIMON:
Well I know the s6 was supposed to cone with new chip set but they stopped that. Nobody knows what note 5 will come with. 32 works great so is 64 gonna be better. Who knows. Samsung don't even know yet. They still have no real idea till they fix issues with s6 and then maybe focus on 5.0 for note 4 then get back to building note 5

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgbeezr1:
It's probably an unpopular opinion to have in this forum, but i'm a little disappointed I spent the money to upgrade. It's not to say the Note 4 isn't a great phone, out of anything out there right now it's an easy pick for me, but it is in no way a significant upgrade from the 3. There are some very slight improvements, the screen for one. The screen on the 3 was already stellar, so it's hard to achieve a major upgrade here. The camera gets slightly more detail, although the photos are noisier and have more sharpening added to them (possibly the reason for the added noise?). The battery life is worse, not by a significant amount, but it is still worse for me. I notice no speed difference at all, if one exists it's too slight for my level of perception. The speaker is worse, maybe not in quality, but in placement. The build is nicer, definitely feels higher quality, but this is perception too, the Note 3 was already proven to be quite tough. I keep my phone in a case, so that's ultimately not much of a benefit to me either. The fingerprint scanner I don't use, tried it and it often required multiple swipes, seems easier to just enter a code. The new white/cyan color scheme is atrocious, and I don't know what the hell they were thinking doing this on a phone with an AMOLED screen. Black backgrounds make MUCH more sense, not just to take advantage of high AMOLED contrast, but to conserve battery power also.

All in all, I regret spending $400 to upgrade, but the Note 4 is still an awesome phone. If I had been upgrading from an S4 or a Note 2, something along those lines, I think I would have a lot less regret about the money spent. Ultimately it depends on how much you want the slight improvements.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android_Monsters:
I came from an s4. Not a note 3.

But, I can tell you this phone is awesome. It's the "it" phone. And, will be for a long time.

Take the money for the note 3 and take the plunge.

My path has been g1and a wing, g2, s2, s3, s4, note 4.

I wouldn't have considered a note up until now because of the lack of development.

But, now. It's awesome. And, we are so lucky it's not locked down like the other carriers.

PS

We won't hate you because you admitted you have an iPhone.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_togo:
We have the iPhone and there are some things which the iPhone is better, but again per me it all depends on what you do with the phone..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Limeybastard:
T mobile offered you 325 for your note 3? Last time I checked it was 190.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_togo:
Yes I believe it is still there and also sprint offers the same you may match the trade in value with them.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_togo:
Thanks for taking time to explain it. I do feel same but I also think by upgrading we will have a newer device and also the warranty is now extended to one more year. Look at this this way say if we were to sell our note 3 end of 2015 we would hardly get anything out of it but by selling note 4 at least we get 300 so our upgrade might be only 25..... That is where I have the whole confusion.

My Note 3 battery barely makes it to the end of the day. I am not rooted and don't want to as I use a lot of soft card for cash back. I definitely don't want to loose that.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Limeybastard:
Oh right this must be for folks that are not existing t mobile customers .
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_togo:
Nope I am an existing customer. Did you check online.. What device do you have.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Limeybastard:
I had checked. I upgraded from a note 3 to a note 4 a few weeks back actually. That's why I sold mine on craigs list for funnily enough $325 as T Mobile were offering peanuts.

By the way well worth the upgrade. Think of it a refinement at its best.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_togo:
How much did you pay and how many days has it been.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Limeybastard:
11/13 I beleive it was bought usual price whatever it was. I think 750 plus tax.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BACARDILIMON:
Yeah my friend just got a good deal I think is was a little bit less but I guessing phone still sells

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgbeezr1:
Good points, resale and warranty are valid reasons to trade up. My comments really focused on the complaints that I have with the phone as most other people have covered the high points, and of course there are many. It's subjective, obviously, but I don't think anything else out there at the moment surpasses it as a complete package.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Temetka:
I never owned a note 3 before. But I do own a 2012 Note 10.1 which I love very much. This Note 4 is even faster than my tablet and it really is impressive with everything I can do with it.

From Dante's Inferno via XDA Premium HD
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NXghost:
i've installed the Lollipop's TWRP Backup from a thread, its for XT1069 but works on XT1068 so i installed, it's running fine, but an issue i have is that the gallery doens't open and i can't take screenshots or download something with chrome (any file from any server shows download failed), i guess is a problem with internal storage or ART, any ideas for solve this problem? i don't want to go back to KitKat :(
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ak88900:
Wich country r u from??? I had the same problem... I flashed my stock firmware(indian) and went ahead flashed the us firmware and ota update file via twrp... It solved my problem.... I think its because of some permissions error..
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NXghost:
I'm from Brazil, i can flash a XT1069 Custom ROM AnD then restore The backup? It will work? The custom ROM is just The stock firmware but it's rooted..
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ak88900:
Might work but first flash stock firmware... And do a restore
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NXghost:
I flashed a XT1069 Brazil stock firmware, installed TWRP and reatored The backup, everything is fine, gallery finally works, thanks for your help!
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ak88900:
U r welcome
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
So I have been using DSLR controller with my Canon 70D. I've been using the USB connection with a Nexus 7. It's been working fine and then about a week ago it just stopped. It continues to not recognize the camera even though it is on and plugged in. I am unsure why the sudden failure. The cables appear to work outside of this so unsure what the issue is. Any insights would be great. I have the most recent version of the software on the nexus. Thanks - Carlyle
[XDA Assist] It_ler:
I found a similar thread about this issue here: DSLR Controller and the new Nexus 7.

Maybe you can find a solution there.

If not, please check the [2014.07.09] DSLR Controller v0.99.5 BETA thread.

It's Chainfire's app thread where you can also post your question.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Buenas y un gran saludo a la gente del foro por favor si alguien seria tan amable de ayudarme con mi problema que tengo con el SAMSUNG S4. Clon MT6575 si alguien tiene esta Rom por favor orientarme en donde puedo ubicarla ya es pasado un mes buscando esta Rom pero no logro en dar con la Rom lo que pude conseguir fue una Rom pero no es igual a la que tenia antes ya que esta Rom que le monte no tiene la aplicación de sensor de movimiento y que no quiere responder partes del táctil si alguien me pudiera ayudar se lo agradecería mucho de antemano muchas gracias a todos ......?

Hardware: MT6575

Modelo: GT-i9500

Número de compilación: ALPS.GB2.MP.V1.18

fecha Build UTC: 20130810-112140

v Android: 2.3.6

Baseband v: MAUI.11AMD.W11.50.SP.V12.P4, 07/27/2012 10:29

Kernel v: 2.6.35.7 (soft02 @ cc-escritorio) (versión gcc 4.4.3 (CCG))

Uboot construir v: MAIN2.2.ubt.2964

LCD Conductor IC: 1-xt_OTM8009a
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] skwalk47:
Currently running Viper 3.2.

I am having issues with my speakers (snap, crackle and pop) but I think this is likely a well known hardware issue, although I really just noticed it recently (I probably got a refurb when I did a warranty fix for usb port).

However, I am also having issues with speakerphone. No one seems to be able to hear me on speakerphone and they say it sounds very distorted. Has anyone else had similar problems and/or found fixes for both speaker and speakerphone issues?

Thanks in advance.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Ggalla1779:
Hi all

Well I finally managed to get an upgrade from my loved IIi to Exec.....

However how do I transfer my contacts from old phone to new 1...I tried beam, I tried synching but laptops outlook is dead (2007 thing!), Backup doesnt seem to exist in Exec..so cant back up and then restore

Any ideas???

cheers

George
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Xeon_IV:
What I did with my o2 to jasjar was copy my contacts to the sim card then took it out and trasfered to phone.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Ggalla1779:
I dont think when a contact has multiple phone numbers it will copy those...it deffo wont copy all the address, contact grouping info
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] corleno:
u can try

syncronizing yopur contacts alone to outlook and then making a new partnership with your new device

it copies everything
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] apd:
That's right. I'm afraid that AFAIK there is no other easy way to sync your contacts. I suspect that you would be better off fixing your install of Outlook.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] phsnake:
use any bckup sw i.e. spb bckup, choose only databases and restore in exec and everythink is done. depends what U choose, if U choose email also, it will recreate Your email account settings(user name,pwd...) easier,faster ... than m$hit outlook
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] tomal:
Ok, my friend, use the attached tool. It will make your life easy.....:)

Export all the contacts, appointments etc. and then just restore them ...
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] AcapulcoRolf:
look here: http://buzzdev.net/index.php?option=com_phorum&Itemid=125&phorum_query=read,33,10234,page=1 for ppcbckpcontacts information from the author
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] SpyderTracks:
:D From what seemed a hopeless situation come 4 or 5 solutions...

GOD I LOVE THIS SITE!!!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] p9939068:
Does ppcbckpcontacts backup and transfer sms's too?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] apd:
Use Jeyo Outlook Extender for that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
My "galaxy s5" came in today. Worked for one minute and died. Appear cheap made. Says made in China. Called tmobile she told me imei is unknown. Watch out if buying on ebay. I'm returning Monday
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
You have to be really careful on eBay with mobile phones. So many of them are blacklisted, blocked or are about to be. You have to make sure they can prove it was paid off. S3s have been around long enough as well as some S4s so your chances of getting a blocked phone are not as great but there are very few S5s that are not under contract of some sort. There are a couple of sites where you can check the IMEI for free, but that only shows what the state is today, and does not protect you from them reporting it lost or stolen after you buy it and have it for a couple of months.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
I'm not that afraid of blocked phones. I'm planning on unlocking and using on att anyways. I'm just buying the tmobile version for the bootloader. The one I bought is straight up fake. They had a tmobile imei flashed to it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
AT&T and T-Mobile share phone blacklist data so depending on why it was blacklisted you can get it unlocked but that doesn't mean it will work on AT&Ts network. In my experience in dealing with used phones, if it's blacklisted for account or payment reasons then it will normally work on AT&T's network. But if it's reported lost or stolen and blacklisted for that reason, it normally won't work on AT&T's network.

I have a G900T I'm using on AT&T with no issues, but I've repaired and resold many blacklisted phones and have run into the issues I described earlier many times so I hijacked your thread to try and give a cautionary tale to others to help them avoid these headaches. I know how to deal with it but most ordinary Joes don't. I've seen the fake S5s and S4s and that's an issue too, but whether it's fake or not, if it doesn't work that sucks.

Sorry you ran into this issue and for hijacking your thread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] HF4L:
That's why I only use Swappa!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
Swappa just makes sellers say their devices are whatever before listing. They don't have any real means to do quality check either. No real difference
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] diablo009:
This is true. I have had a TMo S5 that got blacklisted after 2 days of me buying it. I had to just sell it off underpriced. Sigh.

From what I heard from multiple AT&T reps, and got done on the one I got (another TMo S5 from another person), was to take him to TMo store first to verify the account is on his name and that the phone has been paid for. And then go with him to AT&T store to register the IMEI on my name. Once AT&T registers the IMEI on a person's account in person with both parties present, black listing won't apply to that number any more.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ShinySide:
But swappa does require the esn to be checked which weeds out stolen, being financed (which is still consider stolen since Tmo still owns it til paid off), cloned esn/imei which will catch you a felony if in possession of and fake devices.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
My fake device checks fine on swappa. When I called tmobile she told me the imei is clear and the device is unknown
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
I'm coming from att note 3. What's you all opinion on note 3 locked bootloader vs galaxy s5 unlocked bootloader ?

Edit: disregard this one. I posted in the sticky to discuss other devices
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] elesbb:
That's not true. Swappa makes sellers refund you fully if the phone stops working due to an imei issue. On eBay, if I state the device turns on and appears to function as normal but could have a blocked imei. And eBay won't make me refund the buyer due to an accurate description.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
I haven't sold on swappa. How do they make you refund ? They somehow can withdraw money from your PayPal after you get the money ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] HF4L:
http://swappa.com/faq/general/paypal_dispute_swappa

Plus, I don't think the powers to be here at XDA would promote a service like Swappa without doing some do diligance. Plus I've bought and sold on Swappa, and have good results each time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
I see. I don't try to be a pain but just for the sake of discussion, from what I read it's still vague in how they are able to promise people refunds. Just curious if they will just pay for it or somehow make the seller refund obviously without access to their PayPal. Like on ebay, if you don't get what the listing is, eBay will cover you first and go for the seller themselves
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
Bought my first device on swappa. From what I read on swappas FAQ, if something goes south they just have you use PayPal dispute resolution ... not great, all the refund they can promise you is the 10 bucks fee which is of course nothing
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] elesbb:
That's strange cause I had bought a phone that was reported incomplete payment and they wanted me to dispute it with them before going to PayPal. I guess it all depends on the situation.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
Yeah that's what's stated on their official FAQ. After hearing so many positive things about swappa, of course I made a purchase on a seller that doesn't have much past selling history, something I would never do on ebay. Now seller doesn't reply at all, even after the staff left two messages. I guess we'll see what happens. Yes swappa just tells you to dispute with them, them being the seller, if they just don't say anything, you can't do anything about it. I feel swappa is great for sellers because you get immediate payment but not great for buyers. Of course sellers get their money FIRST lol, why would they even care about you. A couple hundred dollars phone scam is so easy you just need a unverified PayPal account, which is just an email, when someone buys you get the money right away. You don't verify your PayPal to transfer funds instead you just use the unverified PayPal to pay for online purchases. And they refund they handle is the 10 bucks lol, PayPal does the rest( what's said in this post is what I understand of swappa and currently what's going on with me. By no means it is 100% correct, feel free to comment). I'll probably sell on swappa and buy on eBay from now on
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] RakumiAzuri:
Pics of the phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
Looks like this
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
Pic

I can't post pics for dome reason
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] RakumiAzuri:
Weird...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] optimusv45:
Pic?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RuanLira:
I am looking for a ROM android 5 Lollipop at the device and can not find anything, anyone know if something already has available, or if I can use a G3 or Lg G2 ROM?

Also want to know if LG will upgrade the android of L Prime D337 4.4.2 to 5?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] leijonasisu:
This is not my device (this is just a stock picture so you know what device I am talking about)​

Guys I have a Telstra T-Hub 2 that is in dire need of root.

I can't find any method to root the device.

So far I've got the USB drivers installed, and I can access the device with 'adb devices' and 'adb shell'

I've moved busybox and su to /data/local/tmp but no matter what I do I cannot move anything to /system/bin

The tablet is running Stock ICS 4.0.4. It's not modified in any way (yet).

I have the ability to open Android System Recovery (3e)

But there seems to be NO download mode on the device at all.

Tried cmd > adb reboot download - Device just reboots normally... (reboot recovery, does work, and reboots into recovery)

I can hold Volume - & Power that gives me a dead android screen, then I can press Power & Volume + which gets me to 'Android System Recovery 3e' however no matter what button combination I use. I cannot find some sort of 'download mode'. There doesn't seem to be one on the device....

So, so far I have only Android Stock System Recovery 3e and rebooting into 'Bootloader'. No download mode. So I cannot seem to find a way to browse the '/' root partition with a computer, (especially with SU permissions).

Do you have any advice at all?

Stuff I've tried:

SuperOneClick - Permissions denied

Cydia Impactor - cannot create /system/xbin/su: Read-only filesystem

Towelroot - Device unsupported

Kingo root - Device just reboots and doesn't root

Universal Root.zip from stock Android System Recovery (3e) - Signature verification of whole-file failed

Pushing su to /system/bin (from data/local/tmp/) - Permission denied

./psneuter (in data/local/temp) to try and get a root adb shell - failed to set prot mask (invalid ioctl for device)

Guys nothing is working. I'm raking my brain. There has to be a way to get rood privileges on this device.

Someone talked about flashing a custom restore on the device set to install an .apk in a weird place that gave root. But he didn't bother explaining how he did it :(

Does anyone have any information at all? I'd be happy to buy you a coffee if you can help me get root on this thing.

Thanks again!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ZenMan2016:
Hi just wondering if you got a reply or found a solution to your post? I'd love to now how to root my t-hub2 and possibly upgrade it to something useful.

Thanks :)
[General Questions and Answers] RuanLira:
I am looking for a ROM android 5 Lollipop at the device and can not find anything, anyone know if something already has available, or if I can use a G3 or Lg G2 ROM?

Also want to know if LG will upgrade the android of L Prime D337 4.4.2 to 5?
[General Questions and Answers] claudiohagra:
LG D337

I wanna know too!
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rbyn69:
I have returned from a trip and my Tablet will not connect to my network it is visible as an available network but the device will not connect. While away I stayed with a friend and my Tablet automatically connected to my friends network on arrival as have previously setup the connection on a prior visit. When arriving home and turning on my tablet my home network is visible but will not connect I even try this using the settings option without success. I am not that technical savvy and if anyone has encountered and remedied a similar occurence or can suggest how i could troubleshoot this issue.

Cheers Robyn
[Moto 360] holystreetballer:
I heard a while ago there would be a way to bypass your lockscreen if your moto 360 is connected. Is there a way to do this through a 3rd party or root?
[Moto 360] pakure:
It's built- in in lollipop...