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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parvezddm:
No Beep for Call Waiting

Hi friends,

I brought Samsung EPIC 4G (used one) last week, which is activated through a local network provider in India, Reliance CDMA. Everything is excellent about the phone, except a major problem wherein the phone does not provide the Call Waiting Alerts (two beeps!). Nor is there any entry/information in the Logs about the call. I researched everywhere to sort out this issue, but couldn't find any.

I am new to Android and don't know much of its technicalities, so please let me know if you need any more information.

Will greatly appreciate if someone could help me on this! Thank you.

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I brought Samsung Epic 4G (used) which is activated in Reliance CDMA. My phone is not alerting me about call waiting with beeps. As you are also from India and using the same phone and network, just wanted to know if you faced the same issues or have any solution to this issue?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bill720:
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If you're running an ICS ROM, is there any way to use the Jellybean launcher and the Jellybean "half bold" clock widget with it instead? I tried all the ones in the Android Marketplace, but none of them would let me get rid of the extra shortcuts. The only "quadrant" I want is "unlock", thereby letting me slide up (or to the side or any direction for that matter) to unlock the device.

Thanks.

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyYan:
...Huh?

Are you talking about the Launcher and the clock widget on it, or is that about the lockscreen clock? Not sure if these can help, I'll underline what's most relevant:

- Lockscreen shortcuts:

ICS and JB 4.1 has camera there by default - slide to the left for camera, right for unlock - and this should be unchangeable, even in CM (system feature).

JB 4.2+ has camera as a widget so the unlock ring only does one action, unless you install CM10.1/10.2 which has (4) custom slots.

- Lockscreen clock: ICS and JB 4.1 have the same.

JB 4.2+ implements Lockscreen Widgets - this can't be ported to ICS/JB 4.1 AFAIK.

- Home screen clock: again, ICS and JB 4.1 have the same.

- Launcher: use alternatives like Nova, Apex or Holo - default launchers are not downwards compatible.

Is there any JB-specific function you want JB launchers specifically?

I don't see too much of a difference in them...

Not sure what the "half bold" is about - you're talking about the JB 4.2+ Digital Clock widget? The app "Clock JB+" may help - this is a port of JB 4.2+'s clock app. This will probably give you JB 4.2's home screen widget, but as said above, ICS/JB 4.1 doesn't have Lockscreen Widget in the first place, so no half-bold clock for that.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bill720:
jb lock

Sorry, I should've been more clear. Basically, the two things I wanted were 1), to be able to use that Jellybean clock on the lockscreen (which sounds like it can't be done in ICS with the stock locker) and 2) to be able to just slide the "slide to unlock" upwards, like you can do in JB instead of having to slide it to the right (which is unergonomical and annoying). Kind of like in this picture I found:
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyYan:
As far as I know and said above, both are impossible: 1) ICS doesn't implement Lockscreen Widgets found only in JB 4.2+ and 2) no ROM I've seen can customize ICS lockscreen shortcuts (you could always fetch the CM9 on get.cm to see if I'm right or wrong).

I guess you want ICS merely for working bluetooth?

Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM10.2
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bill720:
multi rom

Oh well. Thanks for checking into that for me anyway. I know there's a feature in the ICS settings where you can add or remove shortcuts for certain "quadrants" of the ICS locker, but unlike in JB (where when you removed the other shortcuts, it would let you slide upwards to unlock), you still have to slide "right" to unlock.

At first, that was it, but I've found a couple other small advantages to it as well. The annoying thing where if you poked the wrong part of the screen while running a fullscreen application to trigger the notification bar is not present in ICS, nor is the bug where in certain text boxes if you wanted to shift or "Fn" a character you had to hold the key while pressing the letter you wanted to modify (as opposed to pressing shift, then pressing the letter), and small stuff like that. It makes me wish there was a sort of "hybrid ROM" that could get everything right - the SMS messaging and dialer codes and keyboard smilies from Gingerbread, the features and Bluetooth of ICS (as described here), and the looks and lockscreen of Jellybean all in one ROM.

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
So you are getting the call but just not the notification beeps?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parvezddm:
The Call Waiting Issue got resolved. It was not a phone issue, but was network related, as it needs to be activated through the network provider. Thank you.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bill720:
multimedia q

I'm still curious, does anyone know how to make the "enter" button NOT send messages when in the stock Jellybean messenger application? This is incredibly annoying for me, and I'd be curious as to how it might be circumvented.

Speaking of the messenger, back on the stock GB roms, if you wrote a message longer than 160 characters, it would do some kind of wizardry to where it would appear on the phone to somehow keep it in one message without converting it to an MMS. In JB, it does not do this - it just jaggedly splits it up. This becomes a problem in low signal areas when it tries to send for too long and then gives up with sending the first half, but succeeds with the second. The result is the recipient getting bits and pieces of what I wrote totally out of order.

I guess my question is, how did the old GB roms do it so fluidly? In GB, did recipients of these "Frankenstein SMSes" see it as one message? What about in JB? Either way, do modern phones automatically stitch together these split messages?

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bluntmagic:
Can i install cwm without a computer. Im rooted but rom manager wont work and neither does mobile Odin
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LargePrime:
more storage space?

Looking for a way to add more room for apps.

Can one mount a folder on the SD card for apps to install to to add room? Or something else?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bill720:
qNa

Download the desired rom to the desired directory using your favorite browser, then flash it using the "zip file" option in your device's recovery wizard.

Any updates on this?

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chzeckmate:
try this...I realize that this isn't really the answer to your question but it will solve the problem you asked about for your enter button on the sms/mms. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gosms&hl=en you can decide what action you want the enter button to perfom and you'll be all set.

This will also solve your Frankenstein issues...message characters are unlimited with this app.....and to answer your final question...I can't speak for all devices but most of my devices are running JB and the ones that aren't don't get that much attention...speaking from my own experience it seems that the Jb devices don't have this issue....also my devices running custom ROms don't.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
HALP!!! ;____;

"Unknown Device". "Not install properly". Installed latest Samsung drivers. Installed Kies. Absolutely Nothing. Am I completely ****ed?

Can it still be the USB cable (i.e., power only, not data) if there's an "unknown device"? :crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DynamicN:
Need more information. What exactly are you trying to do?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bill720:
troubleshooting

While we're on the topic of messaging, I am once again having problems with MMS. Back on the older JB AOKP ROM, I was able to fix it by going into my APNs and adding entries for "Production" and "CDMA". Now that I'm on DOMINATION, this is no longer working fully. I can receive MMS messages with no issue, but when I attempt to send them, it just says "sending" forever. I can see the little arrows next to the signal bars indicating that data is being transferred, so I know it's trying, but it just never ends up actually sending. After a while, it gives up (but still says "sending" forever).

I'm not really a huge fan of those third party messengers, but I'll keep it in mind.

So you're saying that your JB devices split all the 160+ character messages too then?

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chzeckmate:
If I may then I'd like to say that GO SMS shouldn't be classified as a party messenger...It is a full functioning replacement and despite my own disagreements with the GO Team I still feel it it is the best option at this point. That said, you may disagree with me but if you consider GO SMS as a party messanger than I have my own questions about how much you really know about it.

To address your second question...I think I made it pretty clear that I can't speak for JB regarding your Frankenstein question and that I can only speak from my own experience with the devices I own. with that being the case I will need to be repeating myself....and that, my friend is something I prefer not to make a habit out of.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bill720:
clarification

Really? Since when is (according to Android Marketplace) "GO Dev Team" first party?

I think you're completely missing the point. I noted that from my own experience, only GB/FC09 was able to stitch together "Frankenstein" messages (defined by me as "messages longer than 160 characters that still show up as one message"). What I was asking the community at large was how their Jellybean devices (using the stock messenger) behaved when sending or receiving messages longer than 160 characters on various roms and the like.

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
Headset Volume Too High

Headset earpiece volume is way too high (even on lowest setting). Is there an app or anything I can do to lower it? Using CM 10.1. :mad:
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DynamicN:
Try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cb.volumePlus&hl=en
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
Thanks, I did. Unfortunately, didn't lower the volume.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
How do I enable usb storage by default on CM 10.1 so I don't have to enable it every time I connect my phone?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] churninern:
I am running CM11 and I'm trying to get more memory freed up. I saw where one person shrank his LatinIME.apk file some of the non English files from his. I have done the same but am having a problem replacing the existing one in /system/app thru ES File Explorer. I am assuming it is a rights or "in use issue. Can anyone direct me on how to replace it. (I'm posting here because I can't post there yet)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magruder:
Bricked, "USB Error" msg when connecting to Odin

I had restored my Epic D700 to stock, and was attempting to install Clockworkmod recovery. Something went wrong in Odin. I never got a progress bar or a success indication. Maybe I used the wrong file in the PDA block? I probably shouldn't have specified the .PIT file -- after Odin appeared to have completed, I disconnected and tried to reboot.

The phone won't boot. I don't even get to the Samsung splash screen, I just get an image showing a phone and a pc connected by a dotted line, an in the middle of the dotted line is a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark.

I can get into Download mode. But when I connect the USB cable I get an error message:

USB device not recognized

The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it.​

... and of course Odin doesn't recognize the device either.

Can this be fixed?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
Can I uninstall gapps on CM 11?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DynamicN:
Try uninstalling and reinstalling drivers for your phone on your PC
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magruder:
[Solved] Bricked, "USB Error" msg when connecting to Odin

Thanks, DynamicN. I know I'm in the wrong forum for the D700, but since the original post is already here I'll say that the problem is resolved.

I did several things, and I did them several times. Can't tell which thing or combination of things worked, but here's what I tried:

- Removed the sd card.

- Connected the phone to the pc without booting the phone. This took it into Recovery mode, sometimes but not always, and I didn't figure out why sometimes it went into Recovery mode and sometimes it didn't. From Recovery mode, I selected and ran the Factory Restore option.

- Removed the battery and left it out for several minutes. (I think this was important.)

Eventually the USB error vanished, Odin discovered the phone, and I was able to reflash the stock ROM.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
I'm on CM 11.

And how do I get the home screen to go horizontal (like below) without having the keyboard slid open? There was an option in CM 10.1 under 'Display Settings' I think, but I can't find one on CM 11.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyYan:
Delete /system/app/QuickSearchBox.apk to get rid of Search Bar.

On CM10.x, Trebuchet (the default launcher back then) has the option to turn on rotation for the launcher. On CM11 this trick is not yet implemented. Wait.

Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
I can't find QuickSearchBox.apk in that location.

Can I access 'app management' another way (not just from settings)?

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Can I enable this by default so I don't have to tap the button every time?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyYan:
There's a new build in the CM11 thread that (hopefully) has a new customizable launcher, which allows easily disabling search bar. The new build is not stable at the moment though, you'll have to wait a bit before [MENTION=4000778]bbelos[/MENTION] publishes a relatively stable version (should be soon).

About accessing the "apps" menu from elsewhere... Haven't seen any native solutions yet, but once Nova Launcher for KitKat exits beta, you'll be able to add "activities" shortcuts with it, which means you can have a shortcut to that "apps" menu.

About automatically mounting... STRICTLY IMPOSSIBLE.

Sent from Samsung Galaxy Nexus @ CM11
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
Really? Why?

Is there a way to remove the "Airplane Mode" option altogether when you press the power button? I never use it and accidentally enable it when I press the power button, missing calls left and right.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyYan:
Manually mounting is how Android is made, it's for people who wants to only charge their phones when plugged into USB.

You can now try the latest CM11 build (1205), which 1) adds some more customizations and features, 2) gives you the possibility to remove search bar (press MENU in Launcher and choose Settings), and 3) enables you to add and remove items from Power button menu, for example you can get rid of Airplane Mode (go to Settings-Buttons-Power menu). All clear? ;)

Sent from Samsung Galaxy Nexus @ CM11
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bill720:
nova

I always recommend Nova Launcher. It's just like the stock launcher, but it gives you better customization, no wasted space for that stupid bar, and it lets you go into landscape without opening the hardware keyboard - my one and only complaint is that you can't add individual shortcut buttons to switch to the next pane of your launcher, you have to slide left or right (but the stock launcher and most others do this too).

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
Thank you all (I'm clicking "thanks", but it's not registering).

How do I access my phone when connected to the PC. I.e., a windowed version of my phone on my PC so I can access all my apps, etc. on my PC. Would like to do stuff like make appointments with a PC keyboard.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
How long CM 11 take for stable release (no bugs)?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyYan:
CyanogenMod Rule 1: NO ETAs!

And judging from the situation, I reckon some bugs may never be squashed (e.g. headset buttons)...

Sent from Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G @ CM11
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
I can't hear sometimes when on the phone. Only the speaker phone works. Is this a known issue with CM 11?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bill720:
cm10

Lol, skippin' right to CM11 even before CM10 gets finished (bluetooth, etc.) ;)

b
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Veeshush:
Anyone else having issues with Firefox closing on certain pages? It doesn't give me any messages that it crashed, it just closes.

Running CM 11 Nightly, but I've had this issue on CM 10 as well.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snoshrk:
Hi All...

I am looking for the most recent ROM that has wired microphone support ( square reader).

I am currently on the latest CM11 nightly (mic is currently broken) , so I'm not afraid to flash new stuff... :silly:

TIA

Sno
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bill720:
microphone

I've got an Epic running stock FC09, and it has no problems utilizing the microphone on my wired headphones. If the wired mic is plugged in, it'll use that as its primary microphone as far as I can tell.

b
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryan prevatt:
How do I take screen shots? Never cared to know how till now.

sent from my SPH-D710 VANIR 4.4.4
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmike6200:
Hold the power button and home button at the same time.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bill720:
clarifications

Is that for TW Roms or CM Roms or both?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmike6200:
Both

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Youdoofus:
Question... I have a rebooter app that I got from the playstore years ago and find it to be the best one ive tried, and ive tried a bunch. When I wiped and installed a new rom I didnt see the app in my drawer so I went tobthe playstore to get it and I couldnt find it. I was able to extract it from a nand zip from a previous rom I was running on a previous phone (thank god im a digital horder) and I now have it again, but does anyone know what happened to this app? Who the developer is? There isnt an "about" section in the app :/ View attachment 2873153
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmike6200:
Some apps get pulled either because Google says so or the Dev just stops supporting it. Keep a copy of those apps on you PC if you can. If you look hard enough you can find a copy of flappy birds on XDA.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Youdoofus:
Lawl @ flappy birds!! :) I still have that and installed it on my S5. Obtained via the same method mentioned above. So, with that rebooter app now gone, can I put it ip on the market and make it available for free? Or are there "intellectual properties" issues there?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmike6200:
I would refrain from doing that unless you can find out why it was removed. I think if you put it up you might be responsible for it. Your motives are in the right place, but it can still bite you in the rear. Talk to Google first.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Youdoofus:
How would I go about talking to google about it?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmike6200:
Use the "contact us" option or you can....dare I say it......google the customer service dept.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2

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So how's everyone. It seems that someone in my building decided to expose themselves. Not to mention an outline site allowed themselves to get robbed. They saw a guy who was not dressed like them, no one knew this guy. He robbed the floor blind. Laptops, cellphones, purses. Sometimes ya gotta see questions.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Youdoofus:
Hardy harr har lol I did actually google it. Lets see what they have to say. Its a kick a$$ app :)

sent from my thumbs
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmike6200:
I could not resist. :D:beer: I hope the let you do it. Let me know what happens.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9823j4ia:
Can't backup SMS texts. Every program I use says I have no data/texts to backup. I'm on CM11.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skinny1979:
language

is there a ROM for Epic with russian language support?

I know that for exampe HTC Hero and HTC Evo have russian language (hidden) and little program Morelocale2 make it visible.

I upgraded my Epic with Froyo Build DK28 - Deodex/Rooted - NO DI18 NEEDED - PROTECTED APPS - 12/4 - but it not have russian..
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kycrop44:
Maybe Bricked?

Okay I just tried to flash new modem with odin and it failed and I unplugged the usb and reconnect and my screen went black, now alls I get is a picture when I put my battery in of a phone with a dotted line to a computer with and exclamation mark in the middle of the dotted line, Someone please help Im freaking out! I just did this last week and everything went smooth only difference is its a different computer :(

*EDIT*

Nevermind I got it, sorry I just got really scared lol
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hydrogenwv:
Can't boot into recovery or download mode

Hello, I'm new to the forum, but have been lurking for a few months. I had my Epic unrooted running on DK28. I decided to try a custom ROM, ViperRom 4.0.1. I used the one click root w/ CWM redirector. That went fine. I flashed the ROM, that went fine, too. After flashing the ROM, I can't get my phone to boot into Recovery Mode or Download Mode.

Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated.

- Chris
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweepingzero:
Have you tried using quickboot to boot directly into recov
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tpma4life:
Hey I'm new to all the roms on samsung devices, is there any rom that includes all the new 2.2 features, better battery life, and WIRED tethering built in? I don't know if it's the drivers or what, but I can;t get anything like PDAnet or Easytether to work on my PC..it either doesn't detect my phone, or when it does, it says "connecting" indefinitely.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HipHopIsLyfe37:
What is the CWM Redirector? I hear it makes installing ext4 simpler
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EGRENY1:
what happens to personal data?

If you install the new ext4 & one of the rom's, what happens to contacts, pics, videos, etc? & if you loose'em, how to back them up & get'em back?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnathan13:
Pics and videos are on your sd card so they go untouched. Contacts will be brought back when you log into your google account (as long as you have them syncing.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blspyro:
i see on the wiki a guide to theming.however where are the guides for developing/coding your own rom?

PyRo
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dansaia:
Maybe a noob question..my apologies ahead of time!

I am an IT technician of 10 years and fairly knowledgeable as far as toruble shooting mobile devices. Over the past week I have become reasonably proficient rooting/flashing etc my Epic. The challenge I am having now is I have put the Supernova mod on and when I try to put any other mods on nothing seems to work. Steps I have done:

Boot into recovery...wiped dalvik cache, regular cache, and wiped data....all numerous times.

I have tried Franstein Mod, Cynogen Mod etc with no luck....any help would be appreciated?

Thanks