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[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] OfficerJimLahey:
Hello, and thank you for using XDA Assist! :cowboy:

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> LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II > Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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Hope this helps, and good luck! :)
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] Wasp15:
So I have registered an account and hopefully I will be able to fix my phone with the experts help!

Thanks.
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] diggeris:
Did you try hard reset?
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] Wasp15:
Yes I tried hard reset, no luck. Im gonna try and push the original build.prop file via adb onto my device and see if that works.

But I cant find the file anywhere and I dont have acces to my phone anymore so I cant get my backup from my phone.

So if anyone can get me the original build.prop file for the LG Optimus L5II (E450) that would be great!

Thanks
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] Wasp15:
I would appreciate it if someone could assist me using my phone because all the tutorials and stuff that i've tried so far does either not apply to my situation or not to my device. I have therefore not found a tutorial that has my phone and situation in it. I have not installed CWM or Nandroid backup on my phone so I can't use any solution using any of those. I don't really have any knowledge on ADB so I don't know if you need anything pre-installed on your phone and my phone doesn't have a recovery mode, only a download mode when I connect it to my pc via usb cable. Really any help would be dearly appreciated.

Thanks!
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] shhnedo:
Did you try flashing a stock .kdz from LG?

kdz - http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=23

tutorial - http://xdaforums.com/optimus-l3-l5-l7-l9-ii/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-lg-phone-lg-flash-t2988436
[LG Optimus L3 II, L5 II, L7 II, L9 II] Wasp15:
Got phone fixed using the tutorial above! Many thanks for posting this and thanks for all the help!

Really appreciate it and wouldn't have been able to get phone back without the forum!
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galata_emre_03:
hi please anyone adminstrator or users, i need efs file for my i9195
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chamelleon:
Imei null or efs partition wiped??
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Davidich:
What happened?why do you need the efs folder?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arco68:
There is no efs file. There's an efs partition, but the only useful stuff it contains are the WiFi and Bluetooth mac addresses.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Davidich:
Did you wiped the efs files?if yes why and how?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galata_emre_03:
yes i wiped in odin efs can some give me the efs folder pleas i need this When i opne my phone than comes the factory mod is off message can please some give me the efs folder
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galata_emre_03:
please can i get this file from someone
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Davidich:
Sorry but...the efs contains imei and other codes.you can try to repair imei but the app that you should to use isn't free http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7554
[Galaxy Note5 General] toofimoofi:
Cant say Im surprised. Its gonna get much worse if they keep their new Apple-wannabe design.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/26/9402621/samsung-promotion-galaxy-s6-note-5-discount
[Galaxy Note5 General] the Doctor:
Samsung is not giving $120 off the price of the Note5. You need to get your facts straight.
[Galaxy Note5 General] toofimoofi:
Ok. Discount. Is that a better word choice?

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/26/9402621/samsung-promotion-galaxy-s6-note-5-discount
[Galaxy Note5 General] the Doctor:
No, because it's a potential rebate of future payments due, not a discounted sale price. From Samsung's website:

And the thread title and OP are still misleading. You make it sound like this move is being made because the Note5 is an inferior device. I get from your post history that you're quite disappointed with it, but obviously the Note5 is not the focus of this promotion. Samsung timed it with the release of the iPhone 6s and 6s+, and all the devices in the promotion compete directly with the 6s & 6s+. It's much more likely that they're just trying to keep a few people from buying iPhones. It has nothing to do with the Note5's "Apple-wannabe design."
[Galaxy Note5 General] BarryH_GEG:
No non-Apple smartphone OEM sold more of a single high-end device than they did last year. Samsung will sell fewer S6/S6+/Note 5's than it did last year. The market's changed and high-end non-Apple smartphones are tanking. Primarily due to the Western markets being saturated and highish-end phones being sold at 1/3 to 1/2 the price of big brand flagships in emerging markets. Flagships help sell lower tier phones like Samsung’s A-series which they're pushing the hell out of. Samsung sold more smartphones in Q2 this year than they did last year. But with selling price and margin down because they make less on lower tier phones they posted declines in revenue and profit. The latter for the year is $5+B. The only other OEM that turned a profit was LG who made $173K (thousand isn't a typo) last quarter. The rest lost hundreds of millions of dollars. This is the new reality and no single flagship is going to change that; for Samsung or anyone else.
[Galaxy Note5 General] the Doctor:
Sooo, [MENTION=1493949]BarryH_GEG[/MENTION], are you saying that this has nothing to do with Samsung ditching SD cards and removable batteries while apeing iPhone design language? :) If not, it must be that the iPhone can open Angry Birds faster
[Galaxy Note5 General] pakure:
Samsung got irritated with people saying that Samsung made cheap plasticity build phones. ..lag laden touch wiz and bloated features and gimmicks that no one used. ..those who were loyal to samsung bought them still bit for others who didn't. .that was their reasons

So they said enough. ..if that's what people want. ..well we will give it to them and they did a great job with that. ..

For 1...I am not complaining. ..and they have been slowly changing their design language with the note every year. ..and what they did now with note 5 was an eventual change

ścribbled from my Note 5
[Galaxy Note5 General] HNIC215:
Early buyers always pay more. End of story.

Rebates and discounts are bound to happen. For all companies.

Apple themselves will barely offer promotions like this because they make so much money and have a very loyal fanbase. They don't need to.

However, retailers, carriers and other outlets will have promotions and discounts for iPhone's.

Apple sells two versions of 1 phone (previous models too), they have a much easier time maintaining and controlling things (hardware/software) as opposed to Android or Windows Phone OEM's.

The Note 5 will never sell as much as the iPhone 6s Plus, because there are so many other variants/models at that "phablet" size in the Android market.

While for Apple, the Plus is the ONLY model at that size. Whether that be the 6 or 6s.
[Galaxy Note5 General] BarryH_GEG:
Expandable storage and removable batteries aren't even in the top ten features purchasers consider when buying a smartphone. Design is. Does anyone here think a Note 5 that followed Samsung's earlier formula of a peel off plastic back cover and the design that relegates them to would have sold better? If they went that way instead of people *****ing about batteries and storage they'd be *****ing about another in a series of carry over designs.

They needed to do something major and I for one am pleased with the result.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Acill:
This isnt a deal you can take if your phone is from a AT&T. They also have a $100 Google Play credit for some carries, also not AT&T. I think this is more of a play to get the other carriers sales of the device is all. Its a solid phone. I never thought I would like a Samsung device and I love this phone more than any of the previous HTC or Nexus devices I have had.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Chord_Hugo87:
What an ignorant post. how is the note 5 anything like the iPhone design? Just because it doesn't have removable back and sdcard?

Obviously you don't need an android device. If you think having no sdcard is the end of the world then you need to go elsewhere. I can find at least 1 easy way to extend my storage to 96gb
[Galaxy Note5 General] mrnovanova:
I must admit I have a bit of a problem with samsung's desperation. They want to get that Apple recipe for success so bad. Instead of looking at what makes apple so successful and generates such brand loyalty they try to get apple sheep to switch. As if...

Apple is one of the only companies in the world that can make you buy the same thing twice. There's a reason for that. Design language was a step in the right direction. Focusing on getting people away from apple rather than making your own customers experience better is a fail in my opinion. Because while and if they succeed at luring a few clients away from apple, they are losing the same amount if not more to them.

Why don't they take care of the clients they do have? Just thinking out loud guys...
[Galaxy Note5 General] Chord_Hugo87:
I dont think Apple gain any customer from Samsung at all. If anything its the other way around, it just so happen Samsung is being competing with other Company that also have Android i.e HTC, Miezu, Huawei, LG and One plus. Why would people pay for an 800 device when a 400 device is just as good and have more "options". Apple just so happen to stay at the top because they are a monopoly, they dont release their OS to any other company therefore making them the only company to buy Apple product ,it should be illegal really but hey when you have money you can pay off the judge right? If you combine all Android device in the world, it would substantially killed the Apple phone sales stats.

Apple is a company that will always be second to someone, they lose to Microsoft and now they lose to Google. They only stay afloat by making themselves a monopoly. Blackberry could have save themselves too but they join the android game too late, honestly their CEO should be fire, what an idiot! He obviously dint study the mobile market and just try to release more BB product. Blackberry Market is facing extinction, even if they switch to android, its too little too late, but I digress.
[Galaxy Note5 General] BarryH_GEG:
Because you can't grow with a dwindling number of loyal existing customers. Two cases in point. HTC had larger market share than Samsung in 2011. Through a series of product and marketing missteps on their part teamed with great competition their customer base began to dwindle. The M7/8/9 are highly regarded phones and have won critical acclaim. Each sold fewer units than the last. All that's left of HTC's customers are a shrinking group of loyalists. Net result is HTC is on its death bed. Saab is another good example. They were the anti-BMW at their peak and sold an enormous amount of cars. Saab owner loyalty was incredible. There just weren't enough of them to keep sales going and, like HTC, a series of product missteps and increased competition sealed their fate.

Existing customer support is critical but not at the expense of responding to changing demographic and market conditions. And that statement is broader than just Samsung's situation.
[Galaxy Note5 General] mrnovanova:
Makes sense. From a business perspective you are absolutely right. My comment was coming from an emotional place though. I can't help but feel that samsung should actually listen to people like us. I don't know about you but I've owned every single iteration of the galaxy family s and note since the s2. They almost lost me a few times but I keep coming back. That screen though... Best screen on any phone. Keeps me coming back, Lol.
[Galaxy Note5 General] CB620:
The hate continues.
[Galaxy Note5 General] ekerbuddyeker:
I see they are now on ebay for 579. Unbelievable. I paid 200 more for this.
[Galaxy Note5 General] BarryH_GEG:
I guess it depends on how you look at it. For $579 you're getting a Singaporean 32GB Note 5 with no warranty and no support available from Samsung U.S. even if you're willing to pay for it. Unlike the past you can't use Odin to run Western (EG: Europe) ROMs because with different model numbers assigned it'll fail in Odin. It won't work with Samsung Pay and may not work with Android Pay depending on what Google's using to validate the device's market applicability.

There's been posts from people with Asian phones complaining about missing features and settings so that's something to consider. Rooting will fix it for those inclined and with no warranty anyway that's an option. But with root you loose multimedia features (EG: AllShare) unless root cloaks can help get it back. You're also relying on Monoprice (the eBay seller) to satisfy you if there's out-of-box issues like screen imperfections or less than perfect build quality. I'd imagine if any follow-on support was needed upon receipt of the device you're looking at a bunch of back-and-forth and out of pocket expense for return shipment plus the time that'll take. Certainly not support like you'd get from a carrier who has an invested interest in you beyond just selling you a device.

I don't know what carrier you're with but I'm on AT&T's Next 18 which allows me to get a new phone every year. The forgiven balance from my Note 4 was $400. So I overpaid getting it originally at $800ish but actually paid $400ish with the forgiveness factored in. The caveat being $400 high-end phones every year only works if I continue with AT&T.

So I guess whether or not $579 is a good deal depends on how you look at what you're getting and what you're giving up as well. Especially taking the comparative net of any benefit from carrier subsidy/financing programs in to account. Like so many things discussed here value is a big YMMV.

P.S. - My Note 12 is Singaporean and I've owned about a half-dozen grey market devices. So I know the drill. ;)
[Galaxy Note5 General] ekerbuddyeker:
Am on att, and very happy with the device! Best device I have ever owned.

And it's quite interesting to look over the threads and see how few complaints, if any, there are about this device. Everything works. No issues.
[Galaxy Note5 General] HNIC215:
Yup, pros and cons to owning each.

Here's my take:

Personally, I don't see it as that big of a risk. I've never received a device that was malfunctioning or broken in any way. If so, in most cases, the seller has to give you a replacement or refund. As as warranty goes, in a worse come to worse scenario, I can always get it fixed at a local repair shop. Plenty of those around now a days. Me personally, I have a friend who operates one in Philadelphia.

Android Pay is installed and works fine.

I'm not sure about any missing features or settings, haven't come across anything I'm missing aside from carrier bloatware. :)

Purchasing a phone at $580 is a great deal, in my opinion. I paid $750 by the way only a few weeks ago for mine. Think about it like this, you said you're paying around $400 every year on AT&T Next. Just to upgrade to a newer phone. If you buy that model you referenced above for $580, after a year you could easily sell it for at least $400 (judging by what I got for my Note 4 after one year). So in the end you only paid $180 to upgrade to the latest and greatest.

AT&T, in my opinion, is known for ripping you off on Next upgrades. You end up paying more (total) than you would on T-Mobile or Verizon.

My experience so far with the international model has been excellent. Super fast speeds on AT&T, no carrier bloatware or control over updates. Beautiful gold color, which stands out in a see of black and white phones. No dependence on a carrier known for late updates or anything else.

I called Samsung inquiring about Samsung Pay on this phone. They said once it rolls out to Singapore. It should be able to work in any participating country. That being said, the list of participating U.S. banks is minimal at the moment so it doesn't really interest me anymore.

After my call with their support specialist, I really thought about Samsung Pay, mobile payments as a whole right now in America. With the transition to chip and pay in this country, mobile payment systems from Apple, Samsung and others in the early stages. It didn't make sense for me to wait. I'm going to update my phone again in a year or maybe earlier. So I'd rather wait until mobile payments is more broadly supported.

I rooted my phone immediately after that call. Lol. In the end, I think mobile payments still have another year+ more to go before they're really any good and useful enough to replace my wallet.

After rooting, my phone is even better than before! So much more I can customize and do. My phone feels quicker, battery life seems better and much more. Granted I just rooted recently, so I want to test it more. Aside from T-Mobile, that's something the U.S. carrier Note 5's can never do.

As you said in your post "YMMV". I think this 100% true. Everyone's miles vary. For me the international gold Note 5 rooted is the best Note 5 for me personally.

Just my two cents. :D
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoreWolf:
Got a problem, moto g 2013(falcon) here with unlocked bootloader

Problems started happening after a drained battery, and multiple times trying to get it to charge again

Can't wipe userdata and cache in recovery, it will freeze.

Can do it in fastboot, but after a reboot everything is still there

More importantly, partitions get mounted read-only, the rom is stuck in a bootloop.

In the kernel we get many messages like these:

Spoiler content hidden.

Also a problem, tried to flash stock images through fastboot, and even another version of TWRP but the version number doesn't even change after a reboot, fastboot shows success but it actually didn't do anything.

Is this a dead case or does anyone know a remedy?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwxr-xr-xis:
Have you tryed flashing boot.img or removing the batty?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwxr-xr-xis:
And oops i forgot to mention that emmc is your hd
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpmaroco:
Same problem here. Any way to reformat the emmc HD or change its permissions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] chrispyutec:
I've seen some YouTube videos showing more features than my T-Mobile note 5 has. One particular feature is the reminder. When you make an s note you click drop down menu and select a reminder time.

Anyone have this feature or can tell me how to get it?

Thanks in advance for any help.

EDIT: Found it. Can only set reminder from screen off.
[Android Head-Units] JoeWilcox:
Hi I have a Joying RK3188 and I'm wondering a few things before I install a custom ROM. First, if I do a custom ROM and MCU will I lose the phone mirroring? I've heard/read different opinions on this and it's a great feature that I do not really want to lose. Second, has anyone tried using it with a AT&T Mobley? Does it maintain the wifi connection? Third, does using a custom ROM allow me to set the power off time to something > 2 hours? I've read that the energy use is minor and that 24 to 48 hours should be fine without killing a battery. Finally, what's the difference between the stock MCU and the MCU with Sleep and Musik's mod?

Thanks.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imgoingtowin:
I reverted to a backup and now I don't have a contact picture. Is there anyway I can get it back? I'm using Cyanogenmod 12.1
[XDA Assist] Millkyway45:
I have rooted my lg optimus 2x and i flashed it with an unnoficial cm 10 rom then i dirty flashed slim bean rom and i am stuck in bootloop. for some reason i cant access my custom revovery PLEASE HELP I AM A ROOKIE AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO
[XDA Assist] Darth:
Hi!

I see you've already found your way and posted in an appropriate thread,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=63076118#post63076118

So I will close this. Great job! :good:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markelite:
Hi, I have been using nexus 6 for quite a while now, and I noticed recently that the back camera jolts every second whenever I try to take photos or videos, it just doesn't stop. Also the front camera apparently can't be opened, apps that uses the front cam immediately crashes.

I have been searching on the internet for fix for both problems but I think I am the only one having these exact issues. I have read and tried many of the methods that have had similar problems but none of those seems to have worked.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalegg:
I think you should send it in for a replacement.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markelite:
Have you experienced the same problem before? Can you use the front camera without problems? I used to think it was just a software issue because I've read quite a few complaints as well, and I was hoping it will eventually become fixed on the future updates (5.1.1), but Android M is about to be released and still hasn't been fixed.

It's a shame because I can't even use Hangouts on a Google phone.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] TazMan1688:
How's it going all?

My phone has slowly been dying on me, and today was the final straw. I shut the phone off last night, and it will not turn back on. I've tried using a house/usb/car charger with no success. Would I be wrong in assuming that it is a faulty battery? Could there be another problem? The furthest screen the phone reached today was the tmobile white load screen, before turning black and shutting off.

If it is the battery, would this be an appropriate replacement?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=278363001&pf_rd_i=B000I4WP24
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
It does sound suspiciously like a dead battery. Try cleaning the contacts on the battery and phone first. If that still doesn't help, and if the phone hasn't been damaged (you didn't share that info), then you may want to get a replacement battery. The one you linked to would work fine.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Cing 8125:
Another battery option for you.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cingular-HTC-81...ryZ15034QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] TazMan1688:
There is no apparent damage that I've seen. I have had a problem with the phone losing service lately, along with a crackling sound during the start of a call.

Before I order this item, are there any retailers that would carry it? I'm leaving for a week and wouldn't have this replacement in time.

Thanks for the replies!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] 3waygeek:
Check your local Cingular stores -- I don't know if the 8125 battery will fit into a Wizard 200 device (e.g. Qtek 9100), but they should be electrically identical.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] TazMan1688:
I just ordered a replacement battery from amazon.com after trying a battery from a friend....and the phone worked.

I tried one last time to get the phone to charge, but to no avail...UNTIL I seen the orange light after wiggling it around for a bit. The phone made it to the loading screen, and then the light, and the power-up disappeared. I've been trying to get the light to come back on, but I can't seem to get that sweet spot.

Does this sound like a problem with the usb port? If so, is there anyway to fix that?

Thanks!