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[Onetouch Idol 3 General] phishyars:
Almost Cancelled

I had made the decision to cancel my pre-order and order the Zen 2. I was not quick enough! Just as I was going to work at 6pm, guess what was sitting in my mailbox. Darnit!! Well I've had the phone for two days now and have yet to open the box... Not a big deal to send it back but do I really need to.? I feel like I am collecting phones. Between 3 of us, we have 2 OnePlusOne(s), 1 Nexus 5, 1 LG L90, 1 Blu VIVO air, 1 Fire Phone, and now an Idol 3... I am still looking at the Saygus V-Squared and the Zen 2..

What is a person to do!!!!

That's it! I am at least going to unbox it.............
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] gecko316:
reception isn't that great either. have had a few times reception completely disappears for a few moments
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] psu2fan:
So this thread is supposed to be off topic.. Having said that, the camera and dt2w were covered quite clearly in reviews with the camera doing quite well outdoors in good lighting and struggling indoors or low light. Interestingly I have hardly any misses with the double tap feature, maybe once or twice a day so far. If I do it too quickly that is the only time I get a miss.
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] stl1859:
After using the phone for about 48 hours , here are my observations ..

Pros

(a) Surprisingly, the double tap to wake has worked flawlessly for me so far. I am not sure what I am doing right :)

(b) The screen is very bright. Indoors at half brightness seems to be the optimum setting ( Not sure why auto brightness and brightness are both enabled at the same time ) . Outdoors - the readability is excellent. Even with the sun right overhead, I had no problems reading the screen.

(c) Speakers are wonderful - Loud and clear . I just finished a 30 minute WiFi call using hangouts, and the ear-buds sound great as well.

(d) Call quality using Hangouts ( via WiFi) is great - the first time I have had good quality with Hangouts . I have not tested call quality using the regular phone.

(e) So far not seeing any issues with WiFi , like some people mentioned. I am maxed out at 17 Mbps at my home anyway.

(f) GPS lock is very fast. ( only tested a few times , indoors )

(g) This is a good looking phone . It feels thinner in person than it appeared on the reviews. I was worried about owning a 5.5" device, but so far it has been easy to hold .

(h) Eye-D works every time - but is a pain to use. I am switching back to good old PIN .

Cons

(a) There sure is a slight lag - but in my experience , it is only when loading an application ( that is not already loaded) . But it is not so bad that I cannot live with it ( My Quad-core/8GB Thinkpad laptop can be worse at times ) . Switching to already loaded apps has no lags. Loading up multiple apps, does not appear to be slowing down any individual app. So far browsing has been smooth for me, including sites like engadget and ESPN. I must mention that I am using Firefox with AdBlock-Plus. I did not like the Chrome experience at all. There is also a lag when clearing the recent apps; but again that does not bother me.

(b) It is the Camera that has totally disappointed me. I am not happy with both pictures and 1080p videos. Most likely I am doing something wrong. I have never been a big fan of using a phone as a camera to begin with - so maybe it is indeed me. But that also means, that I will be able to live with that. Although I will try to use third-party camera software to see if things improve.

(c) The plastic back panel and the chrome borders look great. But they also look prone to scratching easily.

Overall - when compared to the Zenfone2 - I think I would keep this one - for its looks, screen quality, and the front facing speakers and ear-buds. The Zenfone2 is probably faster ( even the 2 GB one) , but the screen is not as bright and it has those capacitive buttons which are not backlit - plus it is thicker and has a single small speaker on the back ( don't let the grill fool you ! ) . The only downer ( so far for me at least ) has been the camera, and that was at the bottom of my priorities. I do realize it is quite important for many, so for them, I would say look closely before you decide to go with this one.
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] jonnycat26:
Has anyone tried installing any larger games (like Borderlands or the like)? If so, do they install their 'extra' data to the SD card or does it get stuck on internal memory?
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] sxqd:
A few issues that have popped up.

I'm running Android 5.0.2 on my Alcatel Idol 3. Just got it a few days ago. Here are some issues I noticed and wondered if others are experiencing this as well/know a fix:

There is no battery prediction. On my Nexus 7, it will predict how long my battery will last until it dies. It will also tell me how long until my battery is fully charged. I thought these features were supposed to come on all Lollipop devices.

I also noticed that there is no Guest Mode. You enable guest mode by sliding down the quick settings panel and then tapping your account picture/avatar. However, that just shows me my account info.

The Smart Lock function for Trusted Face does not always work. Sometimes it says it can't find my face. When I go to "improve face matching", it says that it couldn't find my face.

These odd quirks are probably all attributable to software issues so hopefully Alcatel will work them out in their next update.

Battery life is pretty good. I can get around 4 to 4.5 hours of screen on time.

That's all for now. Thanks guys.
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] rtype0:
I think the tap-to-wake works; except, that it's sometimes VERRRRRRY slow in responding. Sometimes over 10 seconds from the time I tap until the screen lights up. My guess is, it's waking from deep sleep and the os isn't optimized for this type of action. My 1+One is super responsive compared to the idol3, in this regard.
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] rhcohen:
LTE? And how to set default screen?

Double-tap seems to work well for me. Maybe it depends on the speed of your tap?

I finally got around to putting a sim card (T-Mobile) in my new Idol 3 today and find that, so far at least, I can't see LTE networks. Phone is as near as I can tell properly configured, and T-Mob says my sim card (transferred from my old phone) is new enough that it should work for LTE. Anyone else have success or problems connecting to LTE?

Also does anyone know how to set the default (home) screen? Pressing the home button goes to the left-most screen, I want to change that, but don't see a way to do so. Do I need to install a 3rd-party launcher to do that? (Didn't need to on my old phone running cyanogenmod CM11, and I thought stock Lollipop was supposed to have small "home" icons visible when you press and hold to see all the screens).
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] Shodan5150:
I had the same issue with LTE. I just called my carrier and they had me add new mobile network access point settings. After that my LTE worked fine.

As for the home screen issue, Google Now only uses the left home screen as the primary. The only way to change that is to root the phone, install Xposed Installer then install Xposed GEL Settings. Or install a 3rd party launcher. I recommend The paid version of Nova, Nova Prime, which gets you double tap to sleep which the built in double tap to sleep won't work on 3rd party launcher.

By the way, Nova supports the double tap gesture but you need an app that can sleep the phone, such as Greenify. Greenify adds the option to hibernate & sleep the phone in Nova gesture settings.
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] cas8180:
I think people everywhere tend to forget this phone is running the **** build of lollipop that is loaded with bugs and performance issues. I feel quite confident that any "lag" issues will be silenced when this guy gets the 5.1.1 update.
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] Shodan5150:
The issue with the home screen has nothing to do with lollipop. It's been that way since Google Now was released. I assume it's because of the introduction of the Google Cards.
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] kuangb27:
Root Updates?

Has anyone found a way to root the idol 3 yet?
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] gavolo:
after some reviews that signal is bad, i went to look at a few reviews video again and it seems mostly only 2 bars on their mobile signal. some even just 1 bar. is it really that bad? :(
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] Shodan5150:
I had 1 bar in my house with an AT&T Sim card. After getting the Idol 3 I switched to H2O Wireless and I almost always have 3 to 5 bars inside my house. So for me it's better. There's a lot of factors when it comes to your signal. You will need to try it for yourself and see.
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] Karly Johnston:
To fix the double tap to wake issue I had to reset, happens every 48hrs.
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] stl1859:
Double Tap to Wake - still no issues for me - I tested a couple of times after the phone had been sitting overnight. What I have noticed that the taps have to be 'firm' - and in quick succession. And of course there is a noticeable - about one second - delay . The delay appears to be programmed, and not a lag.

Anyway - I think this version of lollipop still has the memory leak problem - so resetting every 48 hours is probably a good idea. I hope Alcatel pushes out a 5.1 update soon. For now, speeding up the animations ( in developer options ) takes care of the lag problem to some extent.

As far as the Camera goes - I had said it was bad in an earlier post. But I must confess that I am backtracking on that a bit. I really need to run some more tests, and tweak a few things . Needless to say, using a phone as a camera is not my cup of tea - and that may have contributed to the bad picture quality to some extent .
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] bhoth:
Has anyone figured out how to change the drag down on/off icons? I want to add the sound icon to go from Sound/Vibrate/Mute but I cannot see how. Coming from several Samsung phones where you could drag and drop from several options. Thank you.
[Onetouch Idol 3 General] redeyss:
I also think the camera is better than I originally thought. Coming from phones with ois, G2, G3, what is considered "good light" needs to be adjusted. Taking indoor pics during daytime may require some tweaking in manual mode or physically moving to a better position in the room. Outdoor pics in overcast and sunny conditions are very good. Flash is required for indoor night pics, which isn't ideal for any cell camera anyways.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alfa Kenny One:
Hi

My question is if phone.apk can be replaced by the original phone.apk like seen in google play editions (nexus 5)

I dont like the samsung phone icon so I want my phone to be as stock android as possible.

Anyone??

Thanks
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alfa Kenny One:
Thanks. Yes I have root. Think im gonna try to replace the files tomorrow after work. I hope soon for a good stock aosp rom with all the Samsung benefits
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alfa Kenny One:
Good you mentioned Xposed! The current version is Android 5.0 compatible right??
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiboric:
It is for android 5.0 but its not 64bit like the s6 ... yet
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alfa Kenny One:
I Just have to be patient then
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edurjbr:
Neither TW roms, I guess
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solar_myth:
Im kind of new here, so hi :) Im looking for a good custom rom to flash on my GTab 2 P3110.

Im planning to use it on my car (already got a mount for it), so I need the rom to have a working gps and have compatibility with Here Maps.

Also, it would be good if it was the latest version (Lollipop), but it can be KitKat for the sake of stability and compatibility!

I had a Nexus 7 with AutoDroid installed, but my small cousin managed to crack the screen :mad:

So yeah, that's about it. Hope you guys can help me!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrc2:
Look in the Development thread for 7" tab 2. Either I've tried SlimLP and CM12.1 on my tablet as far as Lollipop goes. If you want a KitKat ROM, SlimKat is a good choice. Be sure to click thanks on [MENTION=5153662]Android-Andi[/MENTION] in the ROM thread if you choose one of those. (Always click thanks on the ROM developers OP in the ROM thread)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solar_myth:
I've tried both Lollipop ROMs. SlimLP causes Here to crash rly often (an user also reported that on the thread). So far, CM 12.1 is being stable as I needed. Thanked Andi already, he's an incredible guy! Also, thx for the suggestion, my friend :D
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrc2:
No problem! I am also running CM12.1 at the moment. Make sure you edit the thread title and add "[SOLVED]" to the beginning of it before "[Q]".

Have a great weekend!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DavidRFW:
I want install a EU ROM from n910F on my n910T, because I need a polish language and how to change csc to xeo?

so what can I do? is it possible?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android_Monsters:
I'd try the vision international rom first:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3066794
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DavidRFW:
Okay, but I have networks problem so I asked how to change CSC.. all the time phone shows 'emergency calls only'. Phone has been unlocked..

Edit: Now I have a Canadian Lollipop and It is even worse

Note4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android_Monsters:
Maybe this one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3072920
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arcanandrei:
Did you find the solution? I'm also from Romania and i have issues with bad signal/ signal loss etc.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DavidRFW:
~arcanandrei

So I found a solution. F**k this phone, give back to the site and buy a new note 3...

Edit: But still trying to solve this problem

Note4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pringled:
If you go to the Canadian Note 4 topic in the general subsection of the main Note 4 forum there's a data/signal fix for 5.0 that lets you get international roms to recognize your sim card. If you flash the rom you want followed by the patch followed by a compatible lollipop kernel (I recommend ael v13 but the KT one works too I think) back to back and then reboot you can run pretty much any stock based international rom on the n910t and n910w8.

Edit; forgot to clarify the rom has to be a snapdragon one, xynos is different hardware so no workaround there.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arcanandrei:
I have not problem with recognizing sim card, it recognizez but people can't call me sometimes and i can't call sometimes (not registered on network error). The main reason i want to do that is because i have a very bad signal, very bad voice quality and call interruptions and i barely understand what people say to me on the phone... :(

~David yeah, f*** this phone..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DavidRFW:
Yea, me to I have a problem with bad signal and SOMETIMES with recognizing sim card Lol...

Note4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pringled:
Do the calls come/ go through, but one party can't hear theother? Or is iit amatter oif calls outright not being able to be made or received? If it's the former I've run into that on other roms aand reflashing them worked 9 times out of ten.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] groumfice:
Hello,

I'm looking for this rom and don't find It.

Anybody can't send me this rom, please... :))

leblicq@gmail.com

Thx a lot.

Jean-Yves

CUSTOM__RUU_Wizard_1050412_WWE_101_11210_WWE.exe
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mestrini:
Do you have any idea of the size of that file? Do you think you'll get anyone volunteering to email a 44MB file? Good luck then...

What you must do is look in the web (google) for file sharing with the name: Button ROM ;)

cheers
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] renegaderon:
Look here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=298613&highlight=button+rom
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] groumfice:
Thanks a lot for your help.

:)
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rm83855:
Literally the SECOND i turn my screen off, its almost instant my music stops playing.

This only happens with streaming services such as Spotify or soundcloud, so it is likely to be a wifi setting right?

I don't have Stamina turned on. I do however have Greenify and Amplify installed.

I have also created a tasker profile, using the musictrack variable to keep wifi on when a song is playing, but it hasn't worked.

Has anyone experienced this?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoXion1:
What I'm assuming is causing the problem (since you don't have stamina mode on) is Amplify. Try some troubleshooting and disable Amplify in Xposed, reboot, and test again. If that's the cause there MAY be a way to exclude your music app or WiFi in Amplify but it's been a while since I've used it.

If that's not it, I would use process of elimination like you did with Amplify with any other apps (like Greenify) by freezing them with Titanium Backup or a similar app.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rm83855:
I found a solution to the problem and it was indeed Amplify.

I recently had to restore my phone via TWRP and i had obiously limited the "audiomix" feature which is known to cause this issue at the time of the backup.

I did try to delete this post, but there is no option to :confused:
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unitz0mbie:
doesnt audiomix drain your battery?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] morrowa2:
I've been reading the several threads on this forum, and on the regular Verizon S6 forum, yet still remain on the fence about forking over a large sum of money for this device. Forgive me for my rambling but any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

I've been using smartphones since 2007, starting with my windows mobile XV6800 (htc). Been tinkering with them, and unlocking my phones even before Android devices were available. Touch Pro II, Dinc, Tbolt, GSIII, and now HTC one (m7) Of all these phones, by far, the GSIII was my favorite. It had such great dev support, and root/bootloader unlock was achieved within a few months of it being out. M7 was a bit of a hassle to root, and gain S-off, but still doable. But now, all I am reading is that it is very likely GS6 will never get rooted (at least us poor saps on Verizon). Another caveat: I still have unlimited data, and have been paying full price for my phones since GSIII so don't want to make an impulsive purchase by any means. So my question is this: given the technology that is available now, is there any advantage to unlocking this phone other than flashing cleaner debloated ROMS, or custom kernels? The WiFi tether can be accomplished via FoxFi, and there is a working debloat tool floating around. For some reason, I cannot wrap my head around paying a large sum of money for a device and not being able to modify it to my liking. Considering other phones such as M9, or LGG4, that might be more rootable but I'm just not feeling the coolness factor on those as much as GS6.

What I remember about the GS3 is that root was achieved before the bootloader unlock. It took quite a bit of time but eventually we were able to flash an unencrypted aboot.img to the appropriate partition when it was leaked by an insider, and voila, we were unlocked. I'm assuming that resource is not available to us anymore.

I'd love to hear some opinions on this from other flashaholics that have taken the leap and gone with this locked down device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] morrowa2:
Thanks! That's the direction I'm leaning.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] JasonJoel:
I always say if you are conflicted, then the answer is no. Pretty much always.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] The.Jericho.Initiative:
Life isn't about being safe and reserved, it's about throwing yourself out there, getting banged up, and then doing it all over again.

I say, if you're conflicted, then go for it... It's always better to have learned from an experience than to say 'what if' or 'I should've'...

Yeah it's cash but so what, the biggest risk here is disappointment; you can always sell the device.

*If you want an example, ask me about the time while on vacation I got stranded in Reno after someone stole the entire contents of my bank account... So with no money, gear, or a plan, I decided to hitchhike to Burning Man with an Irishman, an Mexican and a polyamorous Swiss couple I met at a grocery store. I can assure you good times were had and yes... At the beginning I was most assuredly conflicted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] JasonJoel:
Could not disagree more. But whatever, I don't really care of he buys an S6 or not. Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] morrowa2:
I'm open to all opinions here. I'm currently on m7 and I abhor the stock software, while the latest aosp ROMs have been incredibly buggy. Just itchy to get a new phone that is actually functional. Thanks for the advice.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] mjs2011:
I don't know if this is the best phone I've ever had but it's by fast the best Samsung device I've ever had. Go for it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] CharlzO_2000:
I came from some rooted stuff myself, but aside from a few things that I had on my Galaxy Nexus with Sourcery ROM, the main advantage that root gave me was the tethering. FoxFi solved that on the Edge. If I want to change up the look on my phone, I can throw another launcher on whenever, icon packs, etc, and none of those require root. So I was also sitting on the fence until launch, and then it dawned on me ... what would root REALLY give me, that I can't find a workaround not anyway? Do I want root just for the sake of being able to? Sure there are still some apps you can't take off altogether, but with the 64g version, I'm not going to see a huge chunk of space taken out by them, and with a 3rd party launcher, I can just hide them altogether. That's actually the only main complaint about stock, is that I can't hide them in the stock drawer.

All that said, I'm VERY happy with the phone as it sits. Such an improvement over my G2 (which was still a great phone for me til the day I traded in), that giving up root options (at least for now, even if forever) was a trade-off well worth taking.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] morrowa2:
Thanks for all the feedback. I broke down and ordered the 128 GB model in black. Trading in my old smartphones will help with the cost. They said I'll receive it on Friday ☺
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] theresin:
You made a good choice, as far as I'm concerned. I've been crash flashing a hell of a lot longer than my "joined xda" date would lead you to believe, and while I will ALWAYS miss the days of uninhibited GS3 flashing and I found myself doing it less and less as phones got better.

That being said, I still want root - and will still hold out hope that we'll get it. I imagine we will, but it will be a while and I think it's important for all of us to temper our expectations when it comes to that. Just enjoy this beautiful, unique device and try not to let it get you down.

Not to mention there's still plenty of new(er) devices (tablets, phones, etc) that can and will always be unlockable/rootable ... so you can get your kicks with them while you wait!

Welcome to the GS6E family!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] tiny70thomas:
Root is dead
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] morrowa2:
Not according to this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=60546194
[Sony Xperia L] shadypr:
why i can enter in fastboot mode if i have a locked bootloader?
[Sony Xperia L] SdtBarbarossa:
everyone can.... you can flash stockroms via fastboot mode ....but you cant flash customroms....