yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamterence:
That's kind of the one thing I never really understood about the dev scene with these phones; how come its almost always the case that the CDMA variants usually end up getting the shaft with development? Maybe it has something to do with the radios or something, but I never really quite understood it.

I'm also a very impatient person. I will try to hold out for something as long as I can, but then temptation just ends up driving me nuts. With that being said, I AM thinking about holding off for just a little while longer and maybe try going for the Moto X Pure (Is that the US edition?), because even with all these fancy spec upgrades on all these newer phones, I still don't think they can properly run in the grand scheme of things under their own weight, i.e. TouchWiz, LG UI, etc. Stock Android is still the best way to go with all these upgrades, I believe, and that's what I'm gonna try and hold out for. Still waiting on the fabled Nexus 5 2015 release, but that's a whole 'nother story.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wouek:
I would stick with the nexus line, its a disgrace that an 2 years old flagship has to wait almost a year for a crucial (from security reasons) update. I came from nexus 4 and i regret i left nexus for it.

I had a lot of problems with apps also, for ex. deezer or napster. U just need to be aware that all devs are writing their apps for the nexus in the first place.

Wysłane z mojego LG-D855 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Simone98RC:
LG G4 is the best choice, except for CPU performance which is objectively excellent, but poor relatively to other devices like the cited SGS6.

I think you're not an "AnTuTu maniac", so buy it without any remorse, you'll have a 64-bit terminal with both removable battery and expandable storage [emoji106]

If you want a recent and expensive terminal, be aware of G3, as it's no longer a top of the range and it's based on the 32-bit CPU architecture.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FanDroid09:
Ya I've been around xda for quite a while and I've noticed the same thing with CDMA phones... The best answer I have is that generally they are harder to dev for because of their firmware, they tend to be more locked down, and not as many devs purchase those devices.

That's a smart move in my opinion... The new moto x, Sony z5, and nexus are all gonna be out in the next couple of months. You might really be kicking yourself in the a** if you don't wait and see haha.

I personally think Sony phones are very underrated I'd have a z3 right now if Sony would stop screwing around and get their devices back on more US carriers. I think the z5 is gonna be nice.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesmatt:
It's still the best phone I've ever owned so far.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sociojeje:
If you are going for 2 years contract, definitely get something else like gs6 or g4. If you are thinking about a cheap prepaid plan, buy g3, s5, or m8 - phone only.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finbaar:
That's right. Don't get a G3 on a contract. In fact don't buy any phone on a contract. It most certainly does not cost $1. You will pay many many hundreds of dollars over 2 years. My advice is to buy the Moto x pure for $399.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ShaDisNX255:
So this phone is about to turn 4 years old, there have been great ROMs, mods, kernels, etc. and I still have that one question:

Which ROM/Kernel combination brings the best and to put it straight "DEFINITIVE" experience?

I know it all comes down to preferences, what ROM gives you the personalization that you want and what not, but as someone who has only tried 1 ROM and stuck to it, I'd like to know everybody's opinion.

I've been using Carbon ROM and it has been a GREAT experience, but after a while you get bored of it. I've seen this device is getting some Lollipop love, but I think since this device can only do so much, you won't get the full Lollipop experience, or that's what I think at least, has anybody tested out the Lollipop ROMS for this device fully?

I've got some weird cm kernel I don't even remember where I got from (I've heard great things about wildkernel, is it any good)

Well anyway, I just wanted to know everyone's experience and opinion on what the definitive, MUST go to ROM/Kernel combination is that will make your cellphone the best in terms of performance, style and battery optimizer based on said experiences :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] QA Bot:
Q&A for [ROM][4.1.2][XXDLL1] Team Asylum TJ v1 [12-16-12]

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[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] helroz:
I see zenfone2 save eapsim with identity (see picture) not standard eapsim entry in wpa_supplicant

By copy this entry, all rom without eapsim support work on eapsim hotspot. (Cyanogen example)

Not tested other plone or tablet without sim^^ i see it later

But it's really secure? this identity is normally in the sim only and checked a all connect...View attachment 3448070

Envoyé de mon ASUS_Z008D en utilisant Tapatalk
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] V J:
Hello,

I have noticed something odd on my TyTN (latest official European firmware). I have set up a connection that uses a bluetooth modem (my other cell phone, as this has a different data subscription).

New, when the internet connection is made, a ballon message pops up. But sometime (oddly enough, not always), the antenna strength indicator is animated and shows a 3G connection. I can verify that the TyTN is NOT using its own dataconnection, but is really connecting via bluetooth as it should and using that connection. Also, in connection manager, the button "data" has become active (but pressing it simply makes it go to unavailable, it doesn't disconnect).

Is there any reason for this behaviour?

(it also occurs when connection to my other phone using IR)

Jörg
[Galaxy Note5 General] Redcyberhawk:
S-Pen Warning

To all Note 5 users, please be aware of how you insert your spen.

If you slide the spen in backwards, it will get caught and you will not be able to recover the clicking mechanism. The pen will come out with force, but it will become broken in the process.
[Galaxy Note5 General] phil.W:
sounds like you got a defective one. I just slid mine in forward and backwards no issues.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Redcyberhawk:
Probably phil. I just got it today as well and it's no longer functioning since the clicking mechanism came off, so hopefully a replacement phone will solve the issue.
[Galaxy Note5 General] aminahmed:
No issues for me slide it both sides
[Galaxy Note5 General] Nvrenough:
I'm guessing you mean backwards like as in upside down correct?
[Galaxy Note5 General] mi7chy:
Can you put oil in your fuel tank and see what happens?
[Galaxy Note5 General] md1008:
It's true, and the worst part is that spen literally doesn't work, because the phone thinks the spen is inside. That is a pretty bad design flaw

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Also please take mine and the op work for it. Mine was barely in half way before I realized it was the wrong way and stuck. Some people maybe be lucky and get away with it, do you really want to render the spen useless, or even take a chance
[Galaxy Note5 General] danon.brown:
I was reading this and it took me a minute. The clicking end was slid in first? Not sure if people need a warning for that. Sorry for your loss nonetheless.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rdfry:
How do you put it in the wrong way?
[Galaxy Note5 General] dannyyang524:
Damnit! I just did this while reading xda. I just got this phone on the 22nd. Is this an issue with the S-pen or with actual phone? I'm wondering whether I should just return the phone and get a new phone...
[Galaxy Note5 General] Milly7:
I see what the OP means. Without the Samsung writing facing upwards the pen seems much harder to remove with some form of force. At least from what I just noticed ymmv
[Galaxy Note5 General] MrStig91:
I believe OP means putting the pen in with the clicking part first, and the tip of the pen sticking out the bottom. My understanding is that the clicky part gets lodged inside and cannot be taken back out without pulling very hard and breaking it off of the pen.
[Galaxy Note5 General] StayFrostyX:
Yeah can anyone provide some clarity on what OP is trying to say? Does he mean putting the pen in backwards as putting the pen in with the pointy side in first with the Samsung logo of the pen going in facing the camera side of the phone or what?
[Galaxy Note5 General] md1008:
If you go into spen settings and disable spen detection you can still use spen. This maybe a no Brainer but I haven't used a note since note 2. All my phone's since has been nexus 5, HTC m8 (google play edition) and Nexus 6
[Galaxy Note5 General] Redcyberhawk:
If you insert the spen with the clicking mechanism first, the clicking mechanism gets stuck inside the phone and when pulled out with force, breaks off the clicking mechanism rendering the spen completely useless forever, unless you tear open the phone to retrieve it.
[Galaxy Note5 General] dawheat:
I use the S-pen regularly and have never once even come close to inserting it backwards. Is this even a thing? OP - were you using the phone in the pitch dark?
[Galaxy Note5 General] MrStig91:
This was kind is my thought. I've only had the phone for a day but I don't see how you could put the pen in wrong.
[Galaxy Note5 General] xxSTARBUCKSxx:
Youve redefined the definition of n00b. Congratulations.
[Galaxy Note5 General] barry99705:
If it doesn't break off the end of the pen it will definitely break the small micro-switch that tells the phone the pen is removed. Kind of odd that it's even possible to stick it in backwards. People let their kids use these to doodle on.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Redcyberhawk:
On the note 3 and note 4, you can insert the stylus in backwards with no issues. I tried to see if that was the case, but it wasn't the case.
[Galaxy Note5 General] ozaghloul:
It is a design flaw, and Samsung has tacitly acknowledged that it is. At first they quietly updated the software so that if the pen detection sensor is broken it assumes the pen is always removed (as opposed to always inserted). Go back to the first few posts and see how people were entirely unable to use the s pen because the phone always assumed the s pen is attached. Now it always assumes the pen is removed. This software update at least meant that you could still use the pen.

Secondly, they finally updated the physical design to give some resistance, so at least you are alerted that you are placing something incorrectly. This was my biggest problem with pen gate, there was zero physical feedback that you inserted something incorrectly. I wouldn't even expect this level of garbage design from a Turkish phone.
[Galaxy Note5 General] kostrzu:
Hi All

It happened for me last friday. Unfortunately my son was playing with the phone and he broke physical sensor.

I saw how to fix it but one think is missing : THIS Sensor part.

I think many people are looking for this spare part:

Any one can post where we can buy this:

https://www.shapeways.com/product/4...-sensor-arm?li=shop-results&optionId=58250636

Repair:

http://highonandroid.com/android-smartphones/how-to-replace-note-5-s-pen-detection-sensor/

Thank You

Art.
[Galaxy Note5 General] ozaghloul:
Take the phone back to Samsung and insist that they replace it. It took a bit of a fight but I got mine replaced for free. Absolutely don't accept anything less. Don't even accept that they fix it, demand a new one forcefully and you will get it.
[Galaxy Note5 General] JasonJoel:
Lame.
[Galaxy Note5 General] ozaghloul:
Samsung’s Note 5 now comes with a warning about inserting the S Pen backwards

http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2015/...-warning-about-inserting-the-s-pen-backwards/
[Galaxy Note5 General] JasonJoel:
Yeah, that will solve the problem.... Because people just didn't know they shouldn't stick things in backwards... Lol
[Galaxy Note5 General] sand1303:
I wish people would quit calling it a design flaw! It may be a bad design but i wouldnt call it a design flaw. its just as much of a design flaw if i took my dads flip phone and wanted to close it so the keypad and screen are on the outside. Guess what would happen. It would break! Samsung assumed people using it would have common sense. Yes a little kid playing with a 900$ piece of electronic is risky. They wont take care of it as good as the adult that forked out their money that they worked hard for.

I still get a kick out of everyone blowing everything to be bigger than it is. #pengate lol
[Galaxy Note5 General] JasonJoel:
Agreed.
[Galaxy Note5 General] dancol:
How did you get it replaced? Samsung doesn't do any repairs on the Note 5 in Holland right? I assume you have a foreign model then?
[Galaxy Note5 General] advgamer:
should read the manual before using the phone:crying:
[Galaxy Note5 General] KruseLudsMobile:
They have made a fix: http://flip.it/mXXpO
[Galaxy Note5 General] Root-Maniac:
Never tried sticking my in backwards
[Galaxy Note5 General] Sfkn2:
Thanks for testing this for us.
[Galaxy Note5 General] max.android:
i have used note 2,3 and currently using 4 (waiting for 5 to launch here) and never have i inserted the spen wrongly(backwards).

so one question...why would anyone even try to do so ?
[Galaxy Note5 General] sshafranko:
Do not put your c%$k in the spen hole. Mine got stuck im at the doctor now. Wish me luck..
[Galaxy Note5 General] Gurule92:
Don't force it!!! This just happened to me because I'm dumb and if you lift up on the end of the pen and push down on the part of the pen closest to the phone it just takes some finesse and you can get it out. I was scared when I saw yalls posts but I survived and so did my schedule pen
[Galaxy Note5 General] jonathanhtc:
Hahahahaha, best response yet!
[Galaxy Note5 General] MrStig91:
I actually just did this the other day. It goes without saying I'll be riding my Schwinn to work from now on. Just need to figure out how to get the water to stay in the tires.
[Galaxy Note5 General] vanamar:
On that note, does anyone know if you can get replacement s-pens? My cat decided mine was a snack when I left it unattended for a few minutes and bit about 1/2" - 3/4" off the writing end.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Nvrenough:
This whole thread makes my head hurt lol
[Galaxy Note5 General] Redcyberhawk:
You are the one that clicked to view it, so I don't know how your head can hurt by watching a thread.

Unfortunately, no replacement spens are available. They should start becoming available in the coming week or two.
[Galaxy Note5 General] md1008:
Fortunately T-mobile will allow to return my phone. Yes this is user error, but life happens.
[Galaxy Note5 General] whittikins:
Lol these must be trolls. Why the hell would anyone put the pen in backwards?! That's an operator error.

These tips might also be helpful to those who did this.

- Don't force the spen into the headphone jack.

- Don't slide the spen into your ears, nose, or eyeballs. It will hurt.
[Galaxy Note5 General] toenail_flicker:
Sorry to say, but extremely true.

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? I was thinking that.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Redcyberhawk:
You clicked on this thread so idk why you are complaining. I was just stating a simple issue that can probably be avoided. On older gens of the note like note 4 and 3, the spen was able to be slid in backwards, but locked at a certain point. Note 5 has no lock, and will eat your spen if pushed in far enough.

Does that make your life a bit simpler?
[Galaxy Note5 General] toenail_flicker:
Not complaining at all. But thanks for asking. Hope this had made your life a bit simpler. :p;)

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I do disagree. I have both and the pen is not designed to go in "upside down". You can revert it front to back with the logo on top or bottom, but it's still not okay to put in upside down.
[Galaxy Note5 General] cmraymond:
They clicked on it first to read if it was in issue if the pen was put in wrong, not put in with pen side sticking out. The second reason they kept reading because it's so damn entertaining!!
[Galaxy Note5 General] Kaboose666:
Yup, opened it cause I thought it might have had some merit, had to keep reading because OP really was that dumb.
[Galaxy Note5 General] jon_htc:
Welp, I didn't think I'd land on xda after googling " note 5 spen backwards" FML

Mine snapped into bits when I tried to wiggle it out.

Lol ... man. What are the chances
[Galaxy Note5 General] ryanalan82:
Really...... Really........ can't believe anyone did this at all unless someone's kid got a hold of their phone.
[Galaxy Note5 General] jon_htc:
Lol ... in my defense it went in smoothly. Do not attempt it
[Galaxy Note5 General] Slie:
Looks like this isn't the only place.
[Galaxy Note5 General] scoppola:
If this was an Apple product, the story would be on the nightly news by now. Samsung gonna be refurbing a lot of phones.
[Galaxy Note5 General] CTXz:
Guys accidents happen! Calm...
[Galaxy Note5 General] integlikewhoa:
Well because I like to test I can also confirm I need a new phone.

I had no problem getting the Pen out without it coming apart. It came out with the clicker and all, but I have noticed that now the phone thinks the pen is inserted all the time.

Looks like the internal sensor in the phone is broken.
[Galaxy Note5 General] toenail_flicker:
Sorry to hear. Bad news, definitely.
[Galaxy Note5 General] md1008:
Everyone likes to act all high and mighty until they themselves make a mistake
[Galaxy Note5 General] planetbeen:
So to be totally clear... Are we talking about "upside down" putting the spen in clicky end first with writing tip sticking out? (which I really can't see how anyone could do...)

Or upside-down meaning the tip is still the first thing in but the pen is rotated so that the writing is facing a different direction?

I don't even have a note 5. Just curious. On my note 2 there's only one way to put the pen in.

.
[Galaxy Note5 General] vanamar:
I'm assuming clicky end first.
[Galaxy Note5 General] danon.brown:
Clicking end went in first
[Galaxy Note5 General] spinkick:
This is why lawyers make shampoo bottles read like the rosetta stone.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Galaxaster:
S-Pen video now out - It's easy to break.

Video now out!!!! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=151&v=hehbSG3h3wU

[YOUTUBE]<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hehbSG3h3wU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy Note5 General] papashex:
ok, we've established not to put the clicky end first. what purpose does the clicky button serve anyway? Is it just for those nervous nellies that run around the office all day clicking their ball point pens?

I can't find anything about it in the spen section of the manual.
[Galaxy Note5 General] jon_htc:
The clicking mechanism allows you to pull out the pen. Without the mechanism it will sit flush with the aluminum bracket

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Lol yup. It's OK tho. They don't understand that there is zero resistance when putting the pen click-side first. All these analogies are funny. Like putting an electronic device in water or putting oil thru the gas cap. The S-pen has to go in this hole. It's as easy as putting your fingers in a Chinese finger trap ... then boom. It's stuck. And the damage can be costly.
[Galaxy Note5 General] droidXwolf:
They say if you put clicking part in first vs the way it's supposed to go.

Android police had a video on it
[Galaxy Note5 General] ursubpar:
I had it happen to me with my first note I got launch day. T-Mobile was nice enough to let me swap it out
[Galaxy Note5 General] GreeleyXda:
Is this really that hard for people to understand which way the pen goes in?

Or is the issue being blown out of proportion.

It's a much classier look, I'd hate for Samsung to have to change back to the old pen just because people can't put the pen in back. Use common sense
[Galaxy Note5 General] md1008:
It's not that we understand, it is just an error. Samsung could have made it more difficult to put it in wrong.
[Galaxy Note5 General] GreeleyXda:
The reason on a prev versions, say the note edge, that you couldn't put it wrong was because the top end wish thicker. That doesn't go with the note 5 design, so other than that there isn't much else they could do

so what exactly is everyone expecting? An alert/alarm?

one side of spen is pointy and one side clicky. That should Be enough for anybody with common sense.
[Galaxy Note5 General] livito:
I dont know how true this is, I bought the note 5 since day one, I had it inserted backwards, I didnt know it was inserted backwards until I saw that video today, nothing happened, nothing broke, the stylus is still working fine.

Maybe is an isolated incident,.
[Galaxy Note5 General] JasonJoel:
The more often you use the pen, the more chances there are to insert it the wrong direction. Mistakes happen.
[Galaxy Note5 General] sharingan5791:
Really blame the company for people's lack of common sense. Unbelievable ?
[Galaxy Note5 General] BarryH_GEG:
I've owned Note's since the Note 2. I've

never

inadvertently tried to put the S Pen in backwards and I'm a heavy S Pen user (I have over 1K+ S Notes).

People are just looking for reasons to bash the Note 5 all emanating from Samsung focusing on form vs. function (SD slot, removable battery). Ironically, the Nexus loyalists have been successfully beating back that same issue in their forums for year. Ladies and gentlemen, it is what it is.

I've had my Note 5 since the 14th. The combination of the improved SoC and uber fast memory make it a head and shoulders better phone than my Note 4 to use. Notice I said to "use." Most people here that are negative either: a) use their device for the basics (mail, messaging, web, music, video) which really don't require a phone of the Note 5's caliber or b) never used the Note 5 or played with it in Best Buy for an hour with an eye toward joining the "Note 5 sucks and I'm keeping my Note 4" pile on.

I'm a

heavy

productivity user and have 100+ apps, 3 push ActiveSync e-mail accounts, and 10 background syncs running. The fluidity of the Note 5 is unmatched by anything I've ever used or played with including Nexi that are loaded with similar productivity crap to mine. I still have my Note 4 (waiting to return it on Next) and going back to play with it over the weekend after using the Note 5 for a while the performance difference (in use, not benchmarks) is night and day. Same, apps, e-mail, syncs, and settings. I loved my Note 4 BTW and my biggest complaint was cosmetic; who at Samsung decided soft metal chamfered edges was a good idea? But in tech parts that matter most (SoC, RAM, memory speed, BT, Wi-Fi, GPS) there's really no comparison performance wise between the two and the more you push the Note 5 the more noticeable it is.

Buy what makes you happy. ;)
[Galaxy Note5 General] JasonJoel:
How freaking arrogant are you? I guess you have never made a mistake ever?

Yes, people shouldn't intentionally do it to see what happens - that is a little dopey.

But to say that people don't have 'common sense' if they accidentally put the pen in wrong, or if their kids does it, or if someone borrowing the phone does it is simply being a jerk.