Samsung Galaxy Note is my first ever Android phone so please excuse me for what might be something easy to fix and obvious.
Basically, just done a hard reset via holding volume, home and power buttons as I wanted to return the phone to stock because I traded it for my iPhone. I was showing friends the voice recognition software last night and all was fine. However I just went to write a Facebook status and thought I'd try the voice recognition but there's a red line through the microphone.
I've been through the settings and couldn't see anything, so thought I'd try the Voice Talk app again. It loaded up and I gave it a command then it crashed and kicked me back to the home screen where it took a couple of seconds for my apps to show up.
I tried double clicking the home button to which I was greeted with 'say your command'. Gave it a command and it was fine. However once I cancelled it and went to the main menu of Voice Talk, it locked up and threw me out again.
Any ideas?? I know not many people use it and I probably won't, but I would like it to work just for them random occasions when you want to mess about.
Please be as beginner friendly as possible
Oh, and I'm running stock... far to early to start rooting when I'm still getting used to everything after 4 years with Apple.
Ok.. I took the plunge and did a factory reset through the 'Privacy' app and now it works again
Didn't have much to lose as I'm still waiting for my SD card so I thought I might as well.
However, once I connected to the market I had a notification saying I had a firmware update available. I was already on 2.3.6 and after applying this update I'm still on 2.3.6!?
Could someone please reassure me this phone is definitely running stock rom and latest update?
your FW is stock n you have latest ROM installed.
Just keep in mind when you update not necessary gingerbread version also update(2.3.6).
look to build number XXLB1, so your ROM version is known as LB1 (latest)
Thanks for that, some less worrying now. I'll see how it goes this time - hopefully just a one off glitch.
I was just a bit worried about the 'Kernal' as it looked like it had an email address in the middle of some gibberish code. lol
This is absolutely normal
Your ROM is XXLB1
Your Kernel is XXLB1
Baseband (Modem ) is also XXLB1
it is perfact n latest
Voice command doesnt work only when accessed from double press home key
Hi, i have a bit of a problem with note voice talk. i hope its ok to ask here since this is about voice talk.
I am on Stock ICS, rooted. I am a bit confused. voice talk works fine if i open the application, say "hi galaxy", activate it and give my command.
however.... if i access voicetalk by double pressing home key. It wont accept any command as if the mic is mute i have to press cancel, say "hi galaxy" and it will work normally. anyone have any idea what happen to my voice talk and how to fix it?
thanx before
dr.ketan said:
This is absolutely normal
Your ROM is XXLB1
Your Kernel is XXLB1
Baseband (Modem ) is also XXLB1
it is perfact n latest
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i am also prompted to update my firmware.is this absolutely necessary? will i still get ics ota even while my phone is sitting on kernel xxkk9 baseband xxkk5? reason i am reluctant to update is : i have a lot of app (games) that require over 1GIG of data files. im worried if i update i will lose all that info...
can i update without losing all of this?
or one more question, i recently bought fifa12 ..i notice that today the app has an update in google play. will updating this mean i have to re download data files again?
silly Qs i know , but please enlighten
Official updated and non wipe version of stock rom won't erase data.
Play update also won't.
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First of all, a hello, and thank you, to this forum. You guys have a ton of great content, and I'd be completely sunk without this site.
Anway, here's my issue.
1) My friend had a G1, it worked great, activated on his t-mobile data plan.
2) He gave it to me, but first, he did a factory reset on it. This was unfortunate, as it was on cupcake, with RC33, and I, and everybody I know, lack a data plan.
3) I downgraded to the old android, and RC29, so I could WiFi activate.
4) I activated it successfully via WiFi, but it quickly developed a tendancy to randomly shut down, all the time, unless it was on a charger.
5) Figuring this was somehow caused by the downgrade, I decided to root, and update to a later version.
6) I settled on Cyanogen, and installed it.
7) Now, I'm stuck back at the "touch the android to begin" screen, and in my original dilemma. The <enter>reboot</enter> command doesn't work, now, as it did on RC29. This confuses me. Why is cyanogen, an OS all about customizing, not allowing me to activate via wifi, or have that good old hidden terminal? How do I activate via wifi, on cyanogen?
If you are running Cyanogen, just touch the android and skip the activation procces...all custom roms have that option.
If you dont get that option, then you are not running Cyanogen. As simple as that.
Hey, thanks. Yeah, I just sort of gave up hope when I saw the "touch the android" thing, and couldn't use the old RC29 method.
Sure, enough, it was there, I got wifi on, and am now activated.
jobobalo said:
Hey, thanks. Yeah, I just sort of gave up hope when I saw the "touch the android" thing, and couldn't use the old RC29 method.
Sure, enough, it was there, I got wifi on, and am now activated.
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Dont worry, i went throught the exact same thing xD I took like 2 hours to decide to touch de Android and find that there was that option lol
Im gald i could help you
djluis48 said:
Dont worry, i went throught the exact same thing xD I took like 2 hours to decide to touch de Android and find that there was that option lol
Im gald i could help you
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My happiness is short lived.
I thought cyanogen would fix it, but my phone just started with the random shutdowns again.
It was first triggered when I updated, and attempted to run google maps.
I'm not sure if this is a coincidence, or if reinstalling cyanogen, and avoiding google maps like a plague, might stop thi form happening.
Any insights?
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how can I activate it later after using the skip method?
I can connect to a wifi spot in school. then what? If I open the market app, It would promt me to register an account, But I always get errors even If I'm already connected to wifi.
So I've got a G1 that was on T-Mobile but I've been with Sprint since October. What can I do with it besides sell it?
Can I activate it without a cell plan/sim card if I upgrade the ROM? It was rooted way back when, but it's running an old version of 1.5.
If I managed to activate it on a 2.1 or 2.2 ROM, would I be able to download apps from the market? I'm wondering if I could just use the phone on WiFi around the house, maybe use it as a remote Google Talk device or something.
Other ideas are much appreciated!
Sirchuk said:
So I've got a G1 that was on T-Mobile but I've been with Sprint since October. What can I do with it besides sell it?
Can I activate it without a cell plan/sim card if I upgrade the ROM? It was rooted way back when, but it's running an old version of 1.5.
If I managed to activate it on a 2.1 or 2.2 ROM, would I be able to download apps from the market? I'm wondering if I could just use the phone on WiFi around the house, maybe use it as a remote Google Talk device or something.
Other ideas are much appreciated!
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yes, yes, yes ,yes and yes
check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=452316 worked for me
and then maybe a little http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=684101
and just for good measure http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
steps root, update spl recovery and radio (in proper order) , and flash some roms.
Cool, so I can do all the above then! Man, activating a phone without a SIM is a pain! I'm surprised there isn't an easier way built into a ROM. I also hope it still works since it's almost a year an a half since the method was last updated! Thanks for the links, much appreciated!
Don't worry, most roms can skip the google sign in process without much hastle. A few days ago I found an article that says that you can skip the google sign in by pushing the 4 corners of the "press the android to continue" screen. Push them in this order:
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I can link you to a video of this if my instructions aren't clear. I haven't tried it on every rom but I know for sure CM6 let's you do that
Sent from my T-Mobile G1 using XDA App
what would be considered the 1,2,3, and 4th corner. If you could send something over to me i would appreciate it. I would like to turn this into a little gameboy type thing for my daughter.
mejorguille said:
Don't worry, most roms can skip the google sign in process without much hastle. A few days ago I found an article that says that you can skip the google sign in by pushing the 4 corners of the "press the android to continue" screen. Push them in this order:
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I can link you to a video of this if my instructions aren't clear. I haven't tried it on every rom but I know for sure CM6 let's you do that
Sent from my T-Mobile G1 using XDA App
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Hey guys, sorry to bother you, but i seriously need some help here. i have a droid incredible (love this phone to death!), but i use it as a primary phone, which means flashing roms and playing with my phone interrupts my "text my special friend" time, so i decided to buy a used g1 from ebay! great idea hu? ...not really!
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well, i received my g1 today, and i was so excited. i checked and made sure everything was fine, so i turned it on, when i saw that there was no sim :/. luckily, i had an extra sim that my dad used when he had an old nextel phone, so i decided why not try and popping it in... but that didnt work because the phone was not unlocked >:/, so i pressed the dismiss button, then the real problem came in... the phone was completely wiped! so that meant i had to "touch the android to begin", well i did and i thought i was fine until the gmail screen came up and i have no way to sign on to gmail! i cannot access my home screen on the phone! i tried calling tmobile and htc for an unlock code to see if that helped, but no, nothing. i dont know what to do, if there is anything you guys can help me with, please reply! i really want to use this phone! thanks for reading this, and sorry for wasting your time! ...oh, and please, no flaming!
Connect to wifi
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It doesn't give me an option to connect to wifi. Ive tried hitting menu, then wireless settings, but it does not say anything about wifi :/
is there any way i can get my phone rooted without having to access the homescreen? any update.zips that help me bypass the "touch the android" screen?
bump?
"The message you have entered is too short"
Your going to want to downgrade the phone back to 1.0 if it isn't already, and then follow this guide to connect to the Google servers via WiFi.
edit: I'm a new user, and not allowed to post links. So go to Google and type "G1 login to Google via wifi", it will be the first link you'll see. Make sure to first downgrade to 1.0, or else it won't work.
Sleeps17 said:
Your going to want to downgrade the phone back to 1.0 if it isn't already, and then follow this guide to connect to the Google servers via WiFi.
edit: I'm a new user, and not allowed to post links. So go to Google and type "G1 login to Google via wifi", it will be the first link you'll see. Make sure to first downgrade to 1.0, or else it won't work.
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How do I downgrade to 1.0?! Lol, I'm not really sure how to find out if I am on 1.0 or not :/
It's basically downgrading back to RC29 (US G1) or RC7 (UK G1). Just search and download the DREAMIMG.nbh file and put it on the root of your SD card. Then go to bootloader mode (camera+power), and flash it. Restart phone and you'll be on Android 1.0.
Here is the link if you have a US G1: http://www.multiupload.com/9593XFAEYL
PM me if you need anymore help or if you're stuck.
Been searching for a while and can't find anything in the forums, or any apps. Thought I would post it here to see if any of the wizards knew of something that might work.
I carry my Note 1 (GT-N7000 international version) without any case in my trouser pocket (screen towards my leg) with nothing else in the pocket. It's the way I like it and works fine for me. But, occasionally the home button will be accidentally pressed. Although it eventually turns itself off, I was looking for an app that would modify the home button so that it only works on a long press (I never use the task manager anyway).
My phone is not rooted and is still running the original 2.3.6 (never got any software update notification).
Has anybody heard of any app (or setting?) that would allow me to do this?
Thanks
I guess you can do it without getting rooted
But you can use apps that work with proximity sensor..Try this one
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1dGlzLnZpbGl1cy5hbmRyb2lkLnNjcmVlbmxvY2tlciJd
raj
It never occurred to me to look for proximity sensor apps -- I just kept searching for home button apps.
It works. If the home button is pushed, it almost immediately shuts itself off.
I knew there was a wizard out there.
Thanks.
LeeBv said:
Been searching for a while and can't find anything in the forums, or any apps. Thought I would post it here to see if any of the wizards knew of something that might work.
I carry my Note 1 (GT-N7000 international version) without any case in my trouser pocket (screen towards my leg) with nothing else in the pocket. It's the way I like it and works fine for me. But, occasionally the home button will be accidentally pressed. Although it eventually turns itself off, I was looking for an app that would modify the home button so that it only works on a long press (I never use the task manager anyway).
My phone is not rooted and is still running the original 2.3.6 (never got any software update notification).
Has anybody heard of any app (or setting?) that would allow me to do this?
Thanks
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Just curious that you never got any software update notification. May b "Auto update" & "Push message" under "Settings>About Phone>Software update" are disabled? Try connecting ur phone to ur PC/Laptop through Kies..AFAIK, you should be able to update to ICS..sorry for concentrating on your 2nd issue rather than the main one..
shyamub4u said:
Just curious that you never got any software update notification. May b "Auto update" & "Push message" under "Settings>About Phone>Software update" are disabled? Try connecting ur phone to ur PC/Laptop through Kies..AFAIK, you should be able to update to ICS..sorry for concentrating on your 2nd issue rather than the main one..
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Thanks for responding! Both Auto Update and Push Message are checked. About once I week I manually check for an update, but it says that no update is available.
I can connect via Kies, but I see nothing in Kies about updating the OS.
By the way, this is actually a UK phone that I've been using in the U.S. I don't know if that would make any difference. Everything works fine.
Any help would be appreciated. I would like to upgrade to ICS.
Best regards
LeeBv said:
Thanks for responding! Both Auto Update and Push Message are checked. About once I week I manually check for an update, but it says that no update is available.
I can connect via Kies, but I see nothing in Kies about updating the OS.
By the way, this is actually a UK phone that I've been using in the U.S. I don't know if that would make any difference. Everything works fine.
Any help would be appreciated. I would like to upgrade to ICS.
Best regards
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Even though u live in the US,you should get all the updates of the UK
Its not required to be in the same country where you bought the phone to get the software update
If you dont get it through ota,you can dowmload the ics rom and flash it through pc odin
You can find all stock roms here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Download either US or UK rom and flash it through pc odin
There are also instructions and screenshots of flashing a rom in the above link
And if you flash ics,do not do any wipes with stock kernel,stock ics kernels are not safe to wipe and may lead to a brick.First root your phone and flash a safe kernel
Thanks to shyamub4u and rajsekhar.300!
Your comments made me start researching Kies, and I found out I was using only Kies Air. I downloaded Kies, connected my Note via cable, and the ICS update appeared. It installed fine. So I got two issues resolved in one post.
Bravo.
I have a Samsung Captivate i897 and just put 4.4.4 KitKat on it. Running a bit slow. Not horrible but noticeable. How does OS version 5 work on the Captivate? Guessing slower than KitKat as OS versions usually get more enhanced?
If people had to recommend a particular OS that was the most current you could get without any real loss in performance what would it be? Found 2.3.5 was fine the few minutes I was on it. But that's pretty old. Was originally going to go for 4.2.2 but found an article on 4.4.4 so went straight to it. Curious other's opinions.
Thanks.
jR
jriker1 said:
I have a Samsung Captivate i897 and just put 4.4.4 KitKat on it. Running a bit slow. Not horrible but noticeable. How does OS version 5 work on the Captivate? Guessing slower than KitKat as OS versions usually get more enhanced?
If people had to recommend a particular OS that was the most current you could get without any real loss in performance what would it be? Found 2.3.5 was fine the few minutes I was on it. But that's pretty old. Was originally going to go for 4.2.2 but found an article on 4.4.4 so went straight to it. Curious other's opinions.
Thanks.
jR
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Try CM10.1.3 stable it best
Thanhtho96 said:
Try CM10.1.3 stable it best
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Thanks for the help. Excuse my naiveté with this process, first time upgrading an old Android phone last night. Actually got me more interested in Android devices than I ever was. I installed CM11 nightly and as mentioned with 4.4.4 it was a bit slower than I'd like. What OS gets installed as part of 10.1.3? Is that 4.3? Also as far as "stable", is it very responsive if that's the case?
Thanks.
JR
jriker1 said:
Thanks for the help. Excuse my naiveté with this process, first time upgrading an old Android phone last night. Actually got me more interested in Android devices than I ever was. I installed CM11 nightly and as mentioned with 4.4.4 it was a bit slower than I'd like. What OS gets installed as part of 10.1.3? Is that 4.3? Also as far as "stable", is it very responsive if that's the case?
Thanks.
JR
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10.1.3 is android 4.2.2 and it very stable, responsive, fast and smooth
Thanhtho96 said:
10.1.3 is android 4.2.2 and it very stable, responsive, fast and smooth
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Sweet appreciate your input. Is there a good way to backup the contacts and stuff? This is a relatives phone and I think they are getting tired of having to re-enter the contacts every time I try a new OS version. I did have the contacts entered this time as "google sync" contacts, but not sure if that will be accessible in 4.2.2 and a few I entered as local contacts before I knew I couldn't change it to google synced contacts later.
Thanks.
JR
jriker1 said:
Sweet appreciate your input. Is there a good way to backup the contacts and stuff? This is a relatives phone and I think they are getting tired of having to re-enter the contacts every time I try a new OS version. I did have the contacts entered this time as "google sync" contacts, but not sure if that will be accessible in 4.2.2 and a few I entered as local contacts before I knew I couldn't change it to google synced contacts later.
Thanks.
JR
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The 'google sync' contacts should be accessible from 4.2.2. As a precaution you could also open the contacts app and export contacts to your external sdcard. Then, if 'google sync' does not replace your contacts you could import them from the external card after flashing the replacement ROM.
BTW, I am using GamerzRom 4.0 Legend Edition on my Captivate. It is based on CM 10.1 which is android 4.2.2. It runs well for me. I saw it recommended several times by @BWolf56. I maintain my Captivate as a backup device to my SGS3. While I do not use it as a phone, I do use it constantly as an mp3player, sports tracking device, etc. I am still able to load new apps and update current apps.
Thanks for the tips and reference to GamerzRom 4.0 Legend Edition. One question unrelated to the nature of the thread. Captivate currently has 4.4.4 installed. When a text message comes in, and has pictures included, which is all that came in so far, it fails to return the message. I can't recall the message as at work now but says it couldn't connect or something. I just know it's a picture as the person who sent it told me they would be texting me with some pictures. Is this something broken in 4.4.4 that may work in 4.2.2? Otherwise may have to go to Samsung default 2.3.5.
Thanks.
JR
jriker1 said:
Thanks for the tips and reference to GamerzRom 4.0 Legend Edition. One question unrelated to the nature of the thread. Captivate currently has 4.4.4 installed. When a text message comes in, and has pictures included, which is all that came in so far, it fails to return the message. I can't recall the message as at work now but says it couldn't connect or something. I just know it's a picture as the person who sent it told me they would be texting me with some pictures. Is this something broken in 4.4.4 that may work in 4.2.2? Otherwise may have to go to Samsung default 2.3.5.
Thanks.
JR
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It could be a couple of things, a few things to check before flashing anything are:
1) Check in settings to ensure that the APN settings are recognized.
2) Make sure your modem is recognized.
3) Check the settings of the messaging app you are using.
4) Make sure data is turned on. On one of my devices I routinely keep data turned off. I will get notified of an incoming MMS with pictures, video, group messages, etc, with a icon to click to download the message. If I try to download the message before turning data on I will get an error message. After that I am unable to download even after turning data on.
On the Captivate you can reflash your modem separate from flashing the entire stock ROM, which I would do before flashing back to stock Gingerbread. If flashing the modem only doesn't work that's when I would flash stock GB 2.3.5.
I'm now at 4.2.2. Texting working but sometimes pictures are a bit laggy coming in. Sometimes come in out f order if I send a text then a picture then another text, I'll get two texts and then the picture. But it shows up. I do have one thing that concerns me. When I first upgraded Mobile Network State was Connected, now it's disconnected. Not sure if that's something that happens once you switch from 3G to being connected also to wifi.
JR
jriker1 said:
I'm now at 4.2.2. Texting working but sometimes pictures are a bit laggy coming in. Sometimes come in out f order if I send a text then a picture then another text, I'll get two texts and then the picture. But it shows up. I do have one thing that concerns me. When I first upgraded Mobile Network State was Connected, now it's disconnected. Not sure if that's something that happens once you switch from 3G to being connected also to wifi.
JR
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Some of that may be related to the modem version. I guess you could try another and see if it works better.
As of one of the Jellybean releases, I don't recall which, the network data connection is automatically disabled when you are connected to wifi (IIRC).
Been running since last post now. Been working good. Only issue I have is the soft buttons. When unplugged it turns off in the odd setting of 1.6 seconds but when I plug in the charger the soft buttons stay lit up all the time. Can't get them to turn off as long as plugged into the USB port and charging. Thoughts?
Thanks.
JR
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Been running since last post now. Been working good. Only issue I have is the soft buttons. When unplugged it turns off in the odd setting of 1.6 seconds but when I plug in the charger the soft buttons stay lit up all the time. Can't get them to turn off as long as plugged into the USB port and charging. Thoughts?
Thanks.
JR
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Mine is turning off after the set time (1.6 sec) when plugged into a wall charger, and when not plugged in. I may have other things on/off different from you that is affecting this; such as notification lights turned off. Also, I haven't tried with the USB cable set into a computer port.
Thanks. Doesn't help but thanks. Mine is out of the box settings. Tried a bunch of changes but nothing works.
JR
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Thanks. Doesn't help but thanks. Mine is out of the box settings. Tried a bunch of changes but nothing works.
JR
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Which ROM did you end up installing?