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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mikespe:
I am finally leaving my Nexus 6P for the Note 8. My phone went dead while on a call and I still had 30% battery left. Google said they would give me a refurb 6p but it's a 2 year old phone...time to upgrade. I took advantage the $250 off deal from Best Buy and the Verizon payment plan...

Anything I should be aware of or settings I should tweak right away? I haven't had a Samsung phone since the Note 4 (I had the Note 2 before that)...Is Touchwiz any better than it was with earlier phones? I watched several reviews and it looks so much better then I remember...

Thanks!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] leejuspsa:
Save yourself the time and hassle.. get a whitestone dome tempered glass screen protector.. it's worth it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mikespe:
Thanks for the tip...looks nice but $45 for a screen protector?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ggrant3876:
Personally I've never used a screen protector on any of my smartphones dating back to the T-Mobile G1 and I'm presently on my 19th. Never had a scratch or an issue with any of the screens. There are some new things for Samsung now, you can use Substratum with out root, you will need the Sungsratum add on too. There is also a thread on layers where you can get dark notifications and change the ugly Samsung nav bar icons. And get a good case, it's an expensive phone to replace if you drop it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Limeybastard:
Keep your receipt ( jk ).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] riz157:
Get used to poor sounding speakers especially noticeable coming from 6p and tw which is not great.

Other then that great phone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Shuthefrontdoor:
Touchwiz isn't the monstrosity it use to be, it's actually enjoyable since the S7, it manages resources well. I only get 2% drain. Overnight. Your going to probably love the note 8. Battery life is really impressive and I came from a s8+
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mikespe:
Who uses phone speakers to listen? :p
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] riz157:
Many do for receiving calls, ringtones, notifications, YouTube and speaker calls.

Look I'm being quite picky perhaps because I've been using iphone 8 plus and HTC u11 my expectations for a flagship phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jooniloh:
Yes. $45 for the only glass screen protector worth getting on this phone. Take a look at what it actually is.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] GuestK00143:
Not to be a jerk but the reviews are not that great. I would just take my chances with a $8 film. Did I look up the wrong product?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jooniloh:
I've used it. works fine. look at what kind of product it is and the installation process. You're bound to get people complaining because they couldn't do it right. You could argue it's whitestone's job to make the application process as foolproof as possible, but ultimately, they have a product that works, and an installation process that works. So many of those ratings aren't ratings against the utility and functionality of the product, it's ratings against their inability to apply it for whatever reason.

---------- Post added at 17:38 ---------- Previous post was at 17:37 ----------

Keep in mind that they changed the installation process like 2 or 3 times since it first came out so a good number of those reviews were people who were using the early versions of the product.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] GuestK00143:
Ah OK that makes more sense. I just picked up a Note 8 yesterday so I'm new to the scene here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mikespe:
Thanks for all the tips everyone! I am LOVING this phone! I never realized how slow my Nexus 6P has become until I tried the Note 8!!! The speaker worked just fine on speaker phone, the fingerprint/face/Iris scanners all work flawlessly. I ordered a case and the flat wireless charger for my nightstand and plan on ordering the wireless fast charging charger on Friday...

Any other tips...settings to tweak, cases that work well., accessories that are useful?

Thanks again!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] wase4711:
you have to check the respective forums/threads for all that type of info man..plenty of stuff out there, but this isnt the thread to discuss all those various topics..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jason504:
You just left the last of the grown up phones from Google. Now they make phones for kids. Pixel? What were they thinking? Anyways the Note8 is a great phone. The best phone I have ever had. My 2nd favorite phone was my Nexus 6. That was the first phone that I actually kept for the full 2 years and never got tired of. You will like the Note8 it's a great phone. Guess we can hope that Google will bring back the Nexus line.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mikespe:
This IS the Questions & Answers forum right? Why not have ONE topic with everything in it...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] wase4711:
I agree with you Jason; I still have my Nexus 6, and it still works just fine, but this Note 8 is really something..

I've had many Sammy phones over the years, but didnt care for them much recently; now that touch jizz is easily bypassed, and there is more than enough power in the Note 8 for doing all sorts of stuff, this is the premier phone out right now..sure, it would be nice if the bootloader was unlocked on the snapdragon model, but frankly, I couldnt care less about rooting it right now, since it works so well right out of the box..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shollywood:
Really? I find the battery life on this terrible compared to S8+
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Techvir:
I think note 8 has a much better speaker than n6p

For me note 8 seems to give a slight better battery life
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] kevo970:
Unlocked and fastboot installed TWRP, then tried to install the global stable rom from miui website...

miui_MIMIXGlobal_V8.5.4.0.MAHMIED_0178011bcd_6.0.zip (can't post direct link...)

Now all i get is a black screen and a Qualcomm HS-USB device in Windows device manager.

Anyone have any ideas?
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] hondajohn88:
Try using the miflash tool: http://api.en.miui.com/url/MiFlashTool

Download the fastboot rom and follow the instructions on this page: http://en.miui.com/a-234.html

Hopefully your phone will boot into bootloader.
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] kevo970:
No dice on the flash... here is the log file error messages...

"[7:36:40 PM COM20]:MiFlash 2017.4.25.0

[7:36:40 PM COM20]:[COM20]:start flash.

[7:36:41 PM COM20]:cannot receive hello packet,MiFlash is trying to reset status!

[7:36:42 PM COM20]:cannot receive hello packet,MiFlash is trying to reset status!

[7:36:43 PM COM20]:cannot receive hello packet,MiFlash is trying to reset status!

[7:36:44 PM COM20]:cannot receive hello packet,MiFlash is trying to reset status!

[7:36:45 PM COM20]:cannot receive hello packet,MiFlash is trying to reset status!

[7:36:46 PM COM20]:cannot receive hello packet,MiFlash is trying to reset status!

[7:36:47 PM COM20]:cannot receive hello packet,MiFlash is trying to reset status!

[7:36:48 PM COM20]:cannot receive hello packet,MiFlash is trying to reset status!

[7:36:49 PM COM20]:try to reset status.

[7:36:49 PM COM20]:Switch mode back

[7:36:49 PM COM20]:cannot receive hello packet,MiFlash is trying to reset status!

[7:36:49 PM COM20]:eek:bject reference not set to an instance of an object.

[7:36:50 PM COM20]:flashSuccess False

[7:36:50 PM COM20]:isFactory False CheckCPUID False

[7:36:50 PM COM20]:before:flashSuccess is False set IsUpdate:True set IsDone True

[7:36:50 PM COM20]:after:flashSuccess is False set IsUpdate:false set IsDone true

"

I realized after the fact that I accidentally used the Mi Mix rom and not the Mi Mix 2... I am not sure if I even have a chance to recover now...
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] brunsman6229:
Try to enter in fastboot mode and try to reflash the good firmware, it must do it ! for security wipe the memory of the phone with flashtool.
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] kevo970:
I can't enter fastboot... Phone is stuck at an all black screen... (won't power on or anything...)
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] Cenkay:
You should install the older version of FlashTool software. New versions can not be loaded from edl. I am using Recommendation 2016.3.

You need to use this version.

http://en.miui.com/thread-272376-1-1.html
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] DanteXXL:
Might worth trying EDL mode? You'll need to take the back off though.
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] kevo970:
That's what I'm thinking, but I don't know where to get one of those reverse-clamp suction cup tools...
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] kevo970:
Just tried that version of the tool... Same story...
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] kevo970:
So, I took it to a phone repair shop here in China and the guy was able to flash it back to normal! The language barrier kept me from being able to understand what I was doing wrong, but I at least know he didn't need to open the phone.

Thanks to all of you for helping with the troubleshooting!
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] DJSLINKARD:
Do you know what he did?
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] kevo970:
I'm not 100% sure.... He flashed the Chinese Developer rom, so I'm guessing it was either an issue with my laptop's USB not being compatible or something with the version(s) of the MiFlash Tool that I was using.
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] pdo3006:
I struggle with the same.

Device is identified as Qualcomm HS-USB QD Loader 9008 (COM6) in Windows, I have a black screen all the time, no reaction on any power button combination.

Fastboot is not working, I assume it is in EDL mode

But when flashing with Xiaomiflash tool, I get the following log file:

[0,00 COM6]:[COM6]:start flash.

[2,01 COM6]:cannot receive hello packet,MiFlash is trying to reset status!

[4,51 COM6]:cannot receive hello packet,MiFlash is trying to reset status!

[7,01 COM6]:try to reset status.

[8,01 COM6]:write time out try agian 96

[9,51 COM6]:write time out try agian 97

[11,01 COM6]:write time out try agian 98

[12,52 COM6]:write time out try agian 99

[14,02 COM6]:write time out try agian 100

[14,52 COM6]:error:Timeout bei Schreibvorgang überschritten.

[14,52 COM6]:error:Timeout bei Schreibvorgang überschritten.

no difference on global stable or chinese developer

any suggestion how to bring back the device to life?
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] itsdan313:
I have done the same thing, any idea on how he flashed it?
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] kevo970:
I really am not sure what he did when I got mine un-bricked.

Have you tried to flash it with different PCs? My thought is that it is probably an issue with USB driver\FW or the version of the MiFlash utility (he didn't speak a word of English, so I assume he was using the Chinese version, which might be more up-to-date for the mix 2 or something...)
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Questions & Answers] itsdan313:
I was able to fix the issue with the miflash that was linked in this thread. Put the phone in EDL with holding volume up and down for 3 seconds and then plugged in a usb cable. From there was able to flash latest global rom fastboot version.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Southmad:
Hi all,

Yesterday I got 2 H990DS and I found that not 5ghzs wifi were viewable. After reviewing a couple of trends like this one: https://xdaforums.com/v20/help/how-to-enable-5ghz-wifi-h990ds-t3579254 i found that some user experienced same issues but no really root cause was determined. So after digging a little bit i found it. It looks like this phone is intended to be only for China (not global or international as claimed) and as per wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels#5_GHz_.28802.11a.2Fh.2Fj.2Fn.2Fac.29 only channels from 36 to 64 are the only approved.

Being this the proved cause, anyone has any idea how to override this? At this point the only solution for me was to change the router wifi channels to any of those within range.

Thanks!
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] paul999:
Is wired... I bought a f800l and also it doesnt support 5g wifi... Is ridiculous.... But after i rooted and flashed a custom rom... The problem is gone. So i can confirm is not hardware issue.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Southmad:
UPDATE:

I have no idea what happened but all of the sudden higher ranges showed up! Perhaps using a new SIM Card unblocked it?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] paul999:
Indeed this could be true... When i tested out my phone i dont have sim inserted yet

Lg phone are so weird... You have to reset the brightness everytime you rebooted if without sim...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] sebastianraven:
Hey guys. This is one you have to check out.

SanDisk Ultra 256GB microSDXC UHS-I card with Adapter -

Right now this is on sale for $123. If you currently do not own a 256 gig card I highly recommend getting one now. If you're one of those that took the 360 gear camera and don't have a spare card this is the way to go.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] felloffthetruck:
Where it be? :p
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] sebastianraven:
My bad. I was using the XDA APP and it erased the link.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] Y0sHii:
Please don't buy this card, it is a very cheaply made card and is NOT a true 256 gb sd card. In fact, the card is probably no more than 4gb and is just modded to read a higher capacity on devices. Read the reviews, additionally the 200+gb SD cards have about a $200 price range

https://www.amazon.com/256GB-Micro-Memory-Android-Camera/dp/B01KCN0F3G/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&keywords=256%20SD%20card&qid=1508853790&ref_=mp_s_a_1_2&sr=8-2
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] ufuuu:
Hello,

I have a HTC 10 with stock rom and locked bootloader, S-On. I stuck in a boot loop, no recovery nor download mode. Just bootloader mode...

I tried the commands. You can find the results below.

C:\adb>fastboot devices

FA69LBN01701 fastboot

C:\adb>fastboot format cache

Creating filesystem with parameters:

Size: 234881024

Block size: 4096

Blocks per group: 32768

Inodes per group: 7168

Inode size: 256

Journal blocks: 1024

Label:

Blocks: 57344

Block groups: 2

Reserved block group size: 15

Created filesystem with 11/14336 inodes and 1961/57344 blocks

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes

erasing 'cache'...

FAILED (remote: Not allow when s-on)

finished. total time: 0.046s

C:\adb>fastboot format userdata

Creating filesystem with parameters:

Size: 26273120256

Block size: 4096

Blocks per group: 32768

Inodes per group: 8192

Inode size: 256

Journal blocks: 32768

Label:

Blocks: 6414336

Block groups: 196

Reserved block group size: 1024

Created filesystem with 11/1605632 inodes and 144812/6414336 blocks

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes

erasing 'userdata'...

FAILED (remote: Not allow when s-on)

finished. total time: 0.014s

C:\adb>fastboot reboot bootloader

rebooting into bootloader...

OKAY [ 0.011s]

finished. total time: 0.012s

C:\adb>fastboot oem unlock

...

FAILED (remote: unknown command)

finished. total time: 0.027s

C:\adb>fastboot flashing unlock

...

FAILED (remote: unknown command)

finished. total time: 0.044s

C:\adb>fastboot flash unlock

unknown partition 'unlock'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'unlock'

C:\adb>fastboot oem unlocking

...

FAILED (remote: unknown command)

finished. total time: 0.039s

Obviously, I need the S-OFF.

Anyone can help with me?

Thanks in advance.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] JohnSoong:
Tried the solutions in this thread??

https://xdaforums.com/htc-10/help/enter-download-mode-t3406529/page2
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] ufuuu:
Yes and unfortunately, still in the boot loop when I select "boot to download&recovery" mode :(

Edit: fastboot rebootRUU also results in boot lopp :(
[P8lite General] UT1:
Hye! Can anyone help me resolve the issue of low storage on my huawei p8 lite device. I have two sims active all time, due to which i cant insert sd card in second tray. Is there any way to use both sims and sd card simultaneously?

Thanks in anticipation.
[P8lite General] D1stRU3T0R:
See tutorials on Google(YouTube how you can make a sim-sd-card xd it was working!
[P8lite General] Vinnipinni:
You can glue the micro SD onto the SIM card. It's not that easy and you may break one of those cards. There are some tutorials on YouTube.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsheng007:
Anyone don't restrict social apps(WhatsApp, facebook ,messenger, snapchat) running in background? I wish to have real time notification from these apps but they are causing my battery drain faster than normal. Any tips to do it?
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] sujan_2048:
Please can anyone help me to root J7 pro 730F?
[Touch CDMA General] graphix1975:
Ok, I been searching for a while now and can't find it. Maybe it was at ppc geeks but they seem down for the last day or so.

My Bell Touch had WMPlayer as the default audio player in the media hub. With media player playing a song, I can pull up the media hub screen and see a mini player with my "music", "photos", and "video" icons shrunk. if I change the player default to use audio manager I lose the mini player. In the past someone posted a tweak to utilize the mini audio control using audio manager, but I have since Hard reset my phone and forgotten the tweak.

I know that the HTC Touch Default is to have Audio Manager in the Media Hub and the mini player being utilized. I have done the tweak in the past so I know it works. I just can't find it in the registry.

Any help would be appreciated.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] jai krishna:
I saw this video a couple of minutes ago

Is the rom can be used as a daily driver

https://youtu.be/CIEGC3zXblk

Which gapps to use ??
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurav247star:
Yes the latest version of NOS is a Daily Driver Rom with Stock Kernel. Use Micro gapps from unofficial LOS 8 thread
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] jai krishna:
Thanks a lot
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurav247star:
If u wanna thank me hit thumbs up icon
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] orgert:
i have my nexus 6 for quite some time now , but still i love it, but i feel like i need to upgrade , im not a heavy user , not really into photography, just need a daily driver that just works everytime and feel good to the hand , and a good finger print scaner as i ve never used one before , but seen some on cheap phones that work really bad .

any suggestion will be apreciated , thanks in advance , and have a great day :)
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] soralz:
I also recently upgrade from my OnePlus One to Mi A1 2 days ago. I also don't game much, and currently I am very happy with it. (Or should I say the Pro's more than it's Cons)

The most important thing you need to be wary of is the 3.5mm jack. If you use 3.5mm jack a lot, I suggest you go for their official earphones or you use those big headphones. Otherwise you will be pretty much stuck with the "hissing sound" that produce by it. Currently it pairs with my In Ear Pro HD, and very satisfied with it.

Other than that no major problems with it. Although it lacks NFC and EIS/OIS is a huge bummer. But overall it's a great device all around.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] orgert:
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[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] orgert:
i dont really use the headphones, very rarely , i read about the hissing issue but not a big deal to me , as for nfc never used it , only thing im concerned is the build quality ,battery life and system updates ,things that i loved on my nexus 6 , as i've never seen the phone in real life , i dont know how it will feel in my hand , and the metal of the phone is it any good ? does it feel cheap ?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] soralz:
About those 3 points you mentioned. Then it's the perfect device for you. And nope it doesn't feel cheap at all, feels solid and premium (although not made of out glass, probably I am coming from all plasticity device? lol). It's like holding a iPhone 7 in your hand tbh. If no one pay attention what phone are you holding, they shud probably guess it's a iPhone 7. Very similar design. Well battery life is very good, I have it for 2 days and the factory charge still not finish yet (got around 70% out of the box now sitting at 35%). Well about system updates, as expected from Google device. So yeah :)
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] jai krishna:
hell yes
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] zazzy24:
I couldn't agree more! I am using a flipkart smartbuy rubber cover along with it and it covers up the xiaomi branding at the back and has no branding of its own.. So a couple of people at my office who saw the phone from the back asked if its iphone 7+!! Even otherwise the in hand feel, the audio quality and the potrait mode in camera are the best i have seen in a phone for a while!

And about the issues, the hissing sound issue does not exist for me.. So you might not even have it.. The lack of stabalization is a bummer but can be enabled with root access, though i wish xiaomi provides an update to enable it natively.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] orgert:
i just ordered it on aliexpress , cant wait for it to arrive ! :laugh:
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] zazzy24:
Congrats bro:):svetius:
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] k8500:
Currently doing the same thing you do. I am still using my Nexus 6, but the battery is slowly dying - so it wasn't actually choice. I think the A1 is a very good, and also cheap choice. If you are not into photography, though, consider a Redmi Note 4 (the 4GB RAM / 64GB HD version). The Redmi Note 4 is identical (hardware-wise) to the A1 in all aspects but the camera (worse) and the battery (better / bigger), and it is available even cheaper (60€ for me, but I am actually into photography).
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] nemanja066:
Can you make a mini review between nexus 6 and mi a1 (pros, cons) after a couple of days ?! Thx :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Themes, Apps, and Mods] teamwings:
[IMG="Wings"]http://image.ibb.co/cNNXwR/wingstest.png[/IMG]

Dear Substratum Fans :laugh:

We proudly present to you our substratum theme Wings

Wings is a Substratum theme specific for the Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ & Galaxy Note 8.

Wings is a collab between a genius dev mind (TimMods) and a creative mind (Dutchman89).

We both where inspired by other great names in Substratum-land and of course uncle Sammie.

So lets cut the chitchat and lets talk about Wings.

Wings comes with 140 different colours to theme youre phone to the next level. We are talking about theming youre:

- AOD

- SMS application

- Bixy Home

- Contacts

- Edge screen

- Galary

- Clock

- Reminder

- System-UI

and many other cool stuff where your dreaming off to be themed.

You can also theme our personal app in the colours you like. So lets go back to the 140 colours we where talking about.

Beside black and white and silver we got a bunch of colours you are never heard before and geuss what? We know fore sure you gonna love them and use them.

We also gonna launch with a quick pre-sets of colours like Lime and Fire Red and Ice Blue and a couple more.

We guarantee youre mind is gonna blow away cuz de combination of colours are endless.

So beside all the fuzz the most beautiful aspect of Wings is you can runt it fully on a NON ROOTED S8/S8+/N8 device.:cool:

We are reachable through Telegram and e-mail we are open for suggestions of apps you like to see to be themed and help ofcourse.

So feel free to join our channel:

Telegram: https://t.me/TeamWings (Beta Group)

E-mail:	teamwings2017@gmail.com

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Credits/thanks will handout soon:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Themes, Apps, and Mods] teamwings:
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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Themes, Apps, and Mods] adz3d:
Download Link?