yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
There are more Android device than iPhones, so the majority point by referring to the iPhone is incorrect. Go to a Verizon and ask- The number one killer for the S6 was no sd slot and distant second is the battery. Samsung still keeps stating sell-in retail numbers instead of actual sell though sales.

Just because you might perhaps use less media, live in a highly connected area, unlimited data or whatever else, does not mean everyone else is the same. The sd slot on the device also affords differentiation from Apple and the more Android OE's act like Apple, the more marketshare Apple will take. Apple welcomes Android OE's moving away from sd slots and replaceable batteries as a result.

Added: Samsung missed their sales targets for the the S6 and Edge by MILLIONS. Not one analyst says otherwise- zero, and the sales delta is not bridged by the iPhone sales. LG gained share and other Android OEs gained share in markets outside of the US. They all mainly took it from Samsung and a little from HTC (HTC was already on down decline for a few years- but now more sharp in the decline).

Choice is good :)
[Galaxy Note5 General] ciscostud:
The jump to the bigger screens is the main reason for the massive sales. It makes old and new apple users feel there're finally getting a worthy upgrade and a new phone. The small screen size has caused a lot of frustration secretly for many for a long time....
[Galaxy Note5 General] fz9999:
There's no accounting for ****wits :p

No,seriously, those people have chosen a phone that has never had a removable SD card or changeable battery. I'm talking about people who want the extra flexibility and functionality that comes with something like Note 4. If that's then removed, I see it as a bit of a downgrade.

As I said earlier in this thread, if Samsung were to make the Note 5 water resistant as trade-off for removing features I have got used to using then I might consider it.

But I suspect my Note 4 will be the last Samsung phone I'll own for the foreseeable future. :(
[Galaxy Note5 General] Batfink33:
I'd say the biggest Samsung problem it has is Touchwiz, people hate it. Add to that, as I said Lollipop has been a buggy mess. Samsungs sales have been falling away before they removed the SD card from the S6. The SD card will be a factor but I don't think it's No.1, I'd say it's fairly low down the priority list.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
Yes that's true but is SD and battery reason why less sales of Samsung? Or because LG G4 is really great phone? Maybe even Chinese like Huwawei (or how it is typed), Oppo take some part of the cake?

Maybe it is the build of the S6 which is finger grease lover?
[Galaxy Note5 General] @rbiter:
Secretly? Every single iPhone owner I know always says their new iPhone is perfect. With the bigger screen, I hear less **** from them because they're squinting less and their hand is glued to their iPhone now. Especially while driving.
[Galaxy Note5 General] ciscostud:
??? Not even sure you read or understand my post? :confused:
[Galaxy Note5 General] wizzbang3:
I don't need high performance memory, the SD card for me, is to store movies, for long plane trips or my photos archive.

Americans need to stop assuming we can use "the cloud" MOST countries in MOST of the entire world have very very restrictive data limits.

I get 1GB per MONTH on my plan in Australia. I want my media on my phone and like someone said before "unicorn" models which can't be purchased anywhere suck. Samsung have been lying for years about their biggest phones, they claim it and never build it.
[Galaxy Note5 General] xxSTARBUCKSxx:
Youre confusing Americans with 'The Ever-Evolving World of Technology'

Not every user in America is thrilled about or even uses the 'cloud.'
[Galaxy Note5 General] coolbuy:
Note 5 comes with Micro SD Card slot. confirmed
[Galaxy Note5 General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
That's good ^^
[Galaxy Note5 General] wizzbang3:
True true - but the majority of the people making such suggestions are in the US with unlimited data, a VERY foreign concept to some of us.

---------- Post added at 06:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:40 PM ----------

This is NOT confirmed at all, even slightly.

Most evidence in multiple leaks indicates there is not a MicroSD. We really won't know until launch.
[Galaxy Note5 General] xxSTARBUCKSxx:
I see your point and understand the frustration. I, myself, am not really a fan of the cloud, i prefer to be able to hold my data and files in hand and what not.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
Clouds IMO are ridiculous solutions with data caps and convenience. Thinks about it, unless you have wifi access at the time, you are directly paying to access your OWN content. That is pure nuts.

Added:

Also agreed that an SD slot is a lofty assumption that the blogs, forums and media latched on to based on one Sprint place holder and a rendered case photo. Seems iffy.
[Galaxy Note5 General] wase4711:
pictures please...
[Galaxy Note5 General] bonerp:
android guy suggests there may be a removable battery too!
[Galaxy Note5 General] Kinsman-UK:
That's not what I read: "I think by moving the speaker to the bottom of the Note 5 confirms the back will be made of glass and will be non-removable"
[Galaxy Note5 General] ciscostud:
Nobody wants to loose features they love.

Frequent flyers and business savey people on the go wont be happy about not being able to replace their battery on the go.

Time will tell...
[Galaxy Note5 General] wase4711:
here again, I'm sure that Samsung execs look at Apple, and their 100 million+ unit phone sales, and their dominance at the corporate level, with SEALED phones, and no sd card and non removable battery, and they figure thats what they have to do to compete with them.

you read endless stories about how much $$ Samsung phone division is losing, how sales/profit are down, while Apple phone sales are strong and getting stronger, so its easy to assume that Samsung will try and copy that success by making phones with similar/identical features to Apple..

They could care less about a few thousand enthusiasts on XDA, that want sd cards/removable batteries; they care about the other 100 million folks who will buy phones next year, and those people dont care about either of those things..
[Galaxy Note5 General] ciscostud:
I agree with what you're saying about follow the money but to me its not just XDA people who care about these features. In my work place Note 4 is a corporate style business phone loved by many here for those features.

With the S6 + around the corner I guess we'll see how different they will become.
[Galaxy Note5 General] wase4711:
yep, i think within the next week or so all these things will be confirmed.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
Comparing the products is not really apples to Apples ;) Samsung has ran into three fronts:

1. Apple adding big display devices

2. Android OE competitors like LG who have gained share

3. Samsung trying to be Apple. The more Samsung acts like Apple, the more share they will lose since they are losing differentiation.

The Note series is not a fashion statement and disregarding their core users would be a fatal mistake. I know many people with Note 4 devices (friends, professionals) and not one states interest without the battery and card slot. Common reply- I might as well get an iPhone 6 +.

I would suggest the impact is exponentially more than some forum posters.
[Galaxy Note5 General] wase4711:
the corporate folks who make these kinds of decisions arent in touch with the actual users; they look at financials, mfg. data, and they draw their own myopic conclusions from that information.

THAT's why companies like Samsung make so many horrible business decisions, and continue to make them; they dont bother focusing on the input they get from sales,marketing, and their user base, they just read reports and spreadsheets, and make decisions based on those things, instead of the things that matter to users.

Inevitably, thats why most of them end up losing market share, instead of regaining it..
[Galaxy Note5 General] Batfink33:
A lot depends on who is in charge. Look at how Jonny Ive saved Apple with his designs. There's some real strange decisions going on around Android phones at the moment, the horrible One Plus 2 design,springs to mind and the bloated Samsung and LG Roms, the HTC M9 failure, even the Lollipop bugged up mess. Android has to get back to basics with well designed phones and simple, bloat free Roms.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
There have been benchmarks's posted in the last few hours that states the Note 5 has a 7420 and 4GB of ram. This goes against the Sprint placeholder of a 7422 and 3GB of ram. I think we can now probably discredit the Sprint "information". How many want to place bets the case renders are BS too? ;)

Seems for now to be leaning No to sd slot.
[Galaxy Note5 General] HUYI:
this for the apologists who don't care about expandable storage, this is the samsung s6 edge price of the 128gb model;

http://tinyurl.com/ph2oaqp

samsung will take the mick out of us consumers and charge whatever they want for more storage, this is the danger of all samsung phones having no expandable storage, we will start to get iphone ridiculous prices for more storage i don't think anyone wants to pay prices like that.

price of a note 4 or even a note 3 plus a 128gb micro sd is half of this price that samsung want for a 128gb in built storage, vote with your wallet and do not support samsung future flagship models so they take the hint.
[Galaxy Note5 General] hello00:
the apple fans are already used to not having a sd card on their phones since the first iphone came out
[Galaxy Note5 General] senectus:
Does anyone know if this patent PIC was confirmed fake or legitimate?

Cause it seems to indicate both a micro SD AND a removable battery...
[Galaxy Note5 General] kristiangmez:
No sd card, no removable battery ...pffff xD
[Galaxy Note5 General] toofimoofi:
Good news to all you who are lookkng for a new Android phone in case Samsung dissapoints with Note 5.

LG 4 Pro. Snapdragon 820. 4 GB ram.

http://www.neowin.net/news/lg-reveals-plans-for-a-super-premium-phone-coming-this-year
[Galaxy Note5 General] senectus:
Ugh. I'll never forgive Samsung if they force me to use an LG
[Galaxy Note5 General] hello00:
i used to have the g3..not a bad phone imo
[Galaxy Note5 General] toofimoofi:
http://m.androidcentral.com/latest-leaked-images-reveal-galaxy-note-5-prototype-gold
[Galaxy Note5 General] senectus:
The only reason I can think of having a stupid case like that on the phone is to hide the back.

My guess is that's because it's glass and not removable.

:mad:
[Galaxy Note5 General] wizzbang3:
No physical home button, may as well take it out of the box and put it directly in the trash as far as I'm concerned.

Gross
[Galaxy Note5 General] cogelindo:
XD
[Galaxy Note5 General] toofimoofi:
Another good news about Note 5....!! Wtf!!

http://m.pocketnow.com/2015/07/27/galaxy-s6-edge-plus-marketing

Ps: note the sarcasm plz! :)
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
How is this good news for the Note 5? Seems good news for Edge, which is a product Note users would likely be indifferent to. JMO Update - Oh- sarcasm :)

---------- Post added at 02:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:03 PM ----------

And hide the lack of SD slot on the side ;)

If sealed back, the only place a slot can go is the side like the renders (cough! fake) showed.
[Galaxy Note5 General] wase4711:
I think he was being sarcastic...looks like no sd card and no removable battery for sure at this point
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
Samsung's opaque management bubble with Apple fanclub posters lined on the inside will bite them hard this time. Sadly, not sarcasm. The more Samsung acts like Apple, the more Apple takes.
[Galaxy Note5 General] wase4711:
Agreed; if I wanted an Iphone Clone, I would just get an Iphone..
[Galaxy Note5 General] toofimoofi:
Here's another alternative? Anyone have any experience with oneplus?

http://www.droid-life.com/2015/07/27/oneplus-2-photos-invite/
[Galaxy Note5 General] wase4711:
its a good phone, but you can only buy one if you get "invited"..pretty stupid, IMO, but if you want one, thats the only way to get one..
[Galaxy Note5 General] toofimoofi:
Here's the latest Note5 pics.

http://www.sammobile.com/2015/07/27/high-res-photos-of-the-galaxy-note-5-leaked/
[Galaxy Note5 General] wase4711:
thanks; so that confirms non removable back/no changeable battery or SD card..

bye bye Samsung..
[Galaxy Note5 General] marcgear:
Damn that a shame after switching from Sony to Samsung looks like I'll be switching to pastures new after my Note 4 runs its course.
[Galaxy Note5 General] wase4711:
you and many, many others

My wife said she is dumping her note 4 for a Lg G4, and I am gonna move to either a Nexus 6, or one of the new Nexus phones, depending on what they actually are once they are announced.
[Galaxy Note5 General] toofimoofi:
http://www.sammobile.com/2015/07/27/confirmed-galaxy-note-5-will-have-4gb-ram-exynos-7422/

Confirmed specs
[Galaxy Note5 General] Batfink33:
Deleted.
[Galaxy Note5 General] senectus:
Meh. This is nice, but no driving reason to buy.

Has anyone seen an external battery pack that supports quick charge 2?
[Galaxy Note5 General] MOEMBAMBA:
Well someone made a case that remedies Samsung's greed for more money.

http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-galaxy-s6-case-micro-sd-slot-2015-7

GALAXY S6
[Galaxy Note5 General] cebs:
Confirmed event on August 13th

http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/events/unpacked/
[Galaxy Note5 General] rushless:
Well....... IF the case render is real, the side where the other card slot is supposed to be is not shown in the pictures. I thought that was the sim slot, but the one on top appears to be the sim slot. That would be a very unusual board etch though that has the sim slot perpendicular to the sd slot. My sad guess is the render was bogus and no sd slot on the N5.

IF correct, I expect sales to be reltively bad, though some Samboys (fanboys) and Samsung will spin the ever livin' ell' out of it. This could be a very bad/sad fall and winter for Samsung, so better be some new fancy board design that has the sim and sd slot in perpendicular locations ;)

If you do not need/want sd slots or replaceable batteries, the N5 will likely rock. I expect at least 15% of people though that would have bought the N5 with the coveted items intact will go elsewhere. That is millions of lost sales and over a billion in revenue (not profit- that is even more fun to suss out).
[Galaxy Note5 General] wase4711:
whats even more frustrating to me, is that with the Exxnos Processor, that pretty much means zero development.

Just take a look at the S6/S6 threads, and you will see what I mean..

So, when you put it all together, its no longer an enthusiasts phone, it just another "Iphone Plus", but with a stylus..

I'm sure it will be fast, and have a great screen, but most folks on XDA, are looking for something more than that..
[Galaxy Note5 General] toofimoofi:
Os Exynos that bad? If you check out Exynos dev section for Note4 its almost as lively as the snapdragon one.
[Galaxy Note5 General] wase4711:
well, it must be the newer chip they are using, because on the S6/S6 edge, there are a couple of Touch Wiz roms, and thats it.

The complaint is that Samsung wont release source on this Exxnos chip, and, there fore its almost impossible to work on.

Check the S6/S6 edge forums and you will see what I mean..T mobile usually is the most lively forum, and this is what we have..

http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/development
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsung lo:
hi all

can i update my s5 verizon model unlocked for all carriers

directly by odin??(i dont have root..)

or i should do previous steps???

because there is no any threads about stock update.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordarik:
did LG removed the smart stay from the G4 or is it hidden somewhere?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phineous:
Yep, removed. Early reports said it was included, but no one has reported that they've been able to activate it yet.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordarik:
Ok ty, is there an app thet work the same on the G4?
[Xiaomi Redmi 1S] proseray:
MIUI6 6.1.0 GLOBAL STABLE DOWNLOAD TORRENT
[General Questions and Answers] waeponx:
Looking to program a tag to preform a full factory reset for all phones, I want a nice easy way to wipe the phones I am reselling. Is this possible?
[General Questions and Answers] waeponx:
no one?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robopilot99:
Hey everyone. I just purchased a Asus ZenFone 2 (cheep model) and am attempting to root it/install a custom rom. However I have encountered difficulty with fastboot on my Ubuntu Linux machine. ADB works without any issues but fastboot does not always getting stuck on a endless <waiting for device> and my phone does not appear on the list of connect devices (fastboot devices). However my Nexus 7 (2013) works without any issues. I have tried running fastboot as root and didn't have any success. I was hoping that someone out here would have some idea why one device works but not the other. Thanks to anyone who can provide assistance.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hehaichi:
I had the same issue. Tried it on windows (though I hate windows :p) and it worked on windows. I am STILL trying to figure out how and why?:confused::confused::confused:
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrGit:
I had the same problem on Ubuntu 15.04, and I fixed it by uninstalling the outdated version of fastboot in Ubuntu's repositories and replacing it with the binary from the Android SDK platform tools.

The fastboot protocol may have changed slightly with Lollipop, and Ubuntu's fastboot and ADB packages say they're from 4.2. Remember to run fastboot as root unless you have the udev rules set up. Hope that helps!
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportscrazed2:
yes i had a similar issue on ubuntu with the repo version. I actually got an error message saying i needed a newer version
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robopilot99:
Thanks. Using the version I got from the internet worked fine. I'm now getting and error about fingerprinting and stuff. Looks uke I'll have to wait for a way to unlock the bootloader on the latest version.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhoth:
Hi I am having the same issue but when I search, I get a lot of info about updating ADB but nothing on Fastboot. For those that have figured this out, would you mind posting a link?

Thank you!
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OfficerJimLahey:
You will want the Android SDK tools. Here is the download page:

https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#Other

It's a 300MB download, so it's a bit overkill for what you need, but it is there.

Also, if you need to download it again (update), can use the SDK Manager (included) to select/download "Platform-Tools" (at the very least - if you find yourself emulating Android on your PC, you may want more).
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robopilot99:
yeah that's what I ended up doing. It's a pain to find it in the huge download but it's kinda your only option.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cangcan:
im currently on the same problems as you too.. cant use fastboot on ubuntu 14.04 lts.. but i found this article online, didnt test it yet since im on my windows right now to use fastboot.. who knows this may help in updating to latest adb bin..

wait i was wrong, the cmd there is to update adb to latest version and not for fastboot.. cant help anyway, unless download the whole android sdk as mentioned above..
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gd6noob:
whats the best one..

the one thats built into Lollipop doesnt really work as I wanted it too..

the caller still gets through and but just doesnt show on my phone, when I have my moto360 on, it vibrates.. and I can see the caller..

I want the call blocker that will tell the caller that the number is no longer in service or something like that
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cholerabob:
Not sure if such a ting exists, since the call ID is controlled by your provider... The best that i have found is one that either transfers the call to your voicemail or just hangs up. I use is Call blocker https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netqin.mm&hl=en
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gd6noob:
I tried a few that suppose to hang up.. but all they do is send them to my VM.. all they do is wait a few secs then hang up and do it again.. it fills up my VM box...
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jisaacs717:
YouMail is the best with call blocking. They have a bunch of different greetings that make callers think your number is disconnected so they never call again. They filter out spam callers too - i upgraded my account just cause of their blocking features they're pretty great
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cholerabob:
The one i posted hangs up if the number is blacklisted
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codekidX:
MOD please delete this thread. Project discontinued due to lack of developers.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codekidX:
Changelog :

v1.0 : Initial release
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codekidX:
Any of the ROM developers can test and point out the bugs would be awesome if I get some support to go on with the development.

Thank You.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codekidX:
Requesting all the developers to try this API
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] prakash3996:
I want to change my kitkat logo in about in android 3-4 time click then show logo
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] eraslanyasin46:
Xposed Framework

You can use Xposed Framework. Module Name is "Eggster" :)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] AnonyH:
You mean platlogo? Use "Eggster" it is xposed module..
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] prakash3996:
Ok bro i try and thanks for reply :)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] eraslanyasin46:
You're welcome bro :highfive:
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] AnonyH:
You are welcome..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] Brava27:
I'm quite happy on the 5.0.2 but with all the 5.1.1 problems with rooting and such.

Anyone have an opinion on 5.1.1?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] ambervals6:
Yes worth it.

Sent from my SM-G920T
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] boosting1bar:
There isn't really any issue with rooting 5.1.1, easy as flashing the unikernel. As far as the other stuff goes I honestly haven't really seen any significant improvement that would make me upgrade to 5.1.1 if I had it to do over again. Most of the issues with 5.0.2 have been patched via community fixes. The other issue is, at least for the time being, once you go to 5.1.1 you can't downgrade.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] Brava27:
Thanks for your input
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] NJGSII:
Only thing I can really think of is on 5.1.1. you can open apps directly from the lock screen if they have a notification showing.
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajj_k2:
So I have a really unusual problem after flashing the latest titan prime..I clean flashed the latest version everything went perfect its just that when I open gallery for the first timebi get a fc and then when I open it again I get no thumbnails of my images..all the images are there but I can't view any.. I flashed it twice still the same problem.. I went back to 1.0.3 still same problem... Please help me out with the solution guys..
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tel864:
It's hard to keep up when you have two threads going about the same problem. :)

I replied to your post over in the Titan thread with a couple of possible, temporary solutions..
[General Questions and Answers] rm83855:
Where is a good place to download navbar icon images?

I have AOSP Xperia Navbar module for xposed and would like some custom icons to use with it?

Thanks :D