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[Q] In Car Use

Hi Guys,
My last phone was an HTC HD2. In the car I could place it in a holder, connect an audio lead from the phone to my car auxiliary input and a charging lead via the cigarette lighter.
This setup allowed me to use the sat nav function and answer calls with incoming voice over the auxiliary input of the in car stereo and my voice picked up via the mic on the phone.
While not quite a full handsfree, this setup was perfectly satisfactory for my requirements.
However when I try the same setup with the note I find that I can hear incoming calls but they can't hear me. I assume this is because the note sees a plug in the audio jack socket and assumes that a handsfree kit has been plugged in so it mutes the built in mic in favour of the headset one.
Is there any way round this? Or do I have to buy a handsfree kit?

That's odd, I have exactly the same setup on my Note and have had no issues with calls.
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cliver said:
However when I try the same setup with the note I find that I can hear incoming calls but they can't hear me. I assume this is because the note sees a plug in the audio jack socket and assumes that a handsfree kit has been plugged in so it mutes the built in mic in favour of the headset one.
Is there any way round this? Or do I have to buy a handsfree kit?
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I had the exact same issue. I talked about it here, and got zero responses.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464188
But, after trying an *expletive* load of different roms/kernels/patches I found something that works! Assuming you are comfortable with rooting and ROMing the only thing that corrected it was updating to the newest ROM LA6 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416192
I chose the "tweaked" version, and quite honestly it is the fastest most stable firmware I have tried (I've tried all the most popular e.g. rocketrom, cassies, speedmod etc) and it has the added bonus of correcting what I deemed as a manufacturer bug.
I hope this helps!

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That's odd, I have exactly the same setup on my Note and have had no issues with calls.
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Thanks shirazs, in light of k1ng617's reply below can you tell me what firmware you are running please?
Looks like I may have to change kernels.
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I had the exact same issue. I talked about it here, and got zero responses.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464188
But, after trying an *expletive* load of different roms/kernels/patches I found something that works! Assuming you are comfortable with rooting and ROMing the only thing that corrected it was updating to the newest ROM LA6 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416192
I chose the "tweaked" version, and quite honestly it is the fastest most stable firmware I have tried (I've tried all the most popular e.g. rocketrom, cassies, speedmod etc) and it has the added bonus of correcting what I deemed as a manufacturer bug.
I hope this helps!
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Many thanks k1ng617, at least there is hope for me .
I did look at the ROM by substancer that you are using but settled on the checkrom which is brilliant in every other respect and the kitchen app is awesome.
I'll have a play with different kernels on checkrom, and probably ask in that thread as well, before I jump ship as it is a truly excellent ROM.
At least I know there is a solution so many thanks for that.

Cliver, using the stock rom. I came from the SGS2 LTE which had exactly the same problem you described, and was pleasantly surprised that the Note didn't. Didn't tweak anything, worked right out of the box. I do have a white version, not sure if that makes any difference. See screenshot below for my Note's Kernel and Build details. Hope this helps!
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Cliver, using the stock rom. I came from the SGS2 LTE which had exactly the same problem you described, and was pleasantly surprised that the Note didn't. Didn't tweak anything, worked right out of the box. I do have a white version, not sure if that makes any difference. See screenshot below for my Note's Kernel and Build details. Hope this helps!
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Thanks shirazs. I'm sure the white hardware is exactly the same so can't be that..
I didn't try it before flashing a new ROM so don't know if mine would have worked out the box but guess it probably would have.
I have asked on the ROM thread to see if anyone else is having or has cured the same problem. If all else fails I'll try out the available kernels to see if they cure it.

cliver said:
Thanks shirazs, in light of k1ng617's reply below can you tell me what firmware you are running please?
Looks like I may have to change kernels.
Many thanks k1ng617, at least there is hope for me .
I did look at the ROM by substancer that you are using but settled on the checkrom which is brilliant in every other respect and the kitchen app is awesome.
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Yah, that was a huge relief for me too. I actually bought a dongle w/ a microphone and connected it to my aux cable and it was a TERRIBLE solution, because everyone was telling me how hollow and distant I sounded. It was a real deal breaker for me and essentially ruined the positive experience I had with the phone.
CheckROM was actually the last ROM i used before I switched to Substancer's and I enjoyed it very much. I loved his Kitchen concept, but after switching to LA6 and found that it fixed the microphone issue, I can't go to any other ROM unless I know it works. BTW it didn't work on CheckRom tho YMMV.
Also, it's not the kernel that fixes it, it is something inside the firmware that corrects it, because I've switched kernels and it doesn't affect it. Weird thing that it works for Shirazs, because I was on LA4 (newer than LA2) but it does seem like it was from another region because his is ZSLA and the one I had was XXLA (Europe)

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Also, it's not the kernel that fixes it, it is something inside the firmware that corrects it, because I've switched kernels and it doesn't affect it. Weird thing that it works for Shirazs, because I was on LA4 (newer than LA2) but it does seem like it was from another region because his is ZSLA and the one I had was XXLA (Europe)
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Hmmm,, interesting point on the ZSLA vs XXLA. I'm on EU XXLA.
I'm going to see if I can get it working with Checkrom before I jump ship. I'll let you know how I get on.
Thanks guys.

Update
Just a quick update to say I'v got pretty much nowhere.
Tried every combination I could on checkrom but can't get it working. Didn't get any responce from devs on their thread either which pissed me off a bit. Love the rom but not impressed by the lack of support. I know the devs are busy but a quck reply to let me know I exist would be nice .
Tried Cassie's XtraLight which takes my fancy but couldn't get anywhere with that.
Now, although I'm not into stock roms with all the bloatware that comes with them I have tried to download substancers rom to give it a bash but the download keeps hanging on me. I have downloaded from other lonks no problem so not a problem my end.
Is anyone else having trouble with the downloads from RapidShare?
At the moment I'm back on checkrom as apart from the mic mute problem I love it. Just wish I could get it working in the car

Cliver, have you tried using a different aux cable, again I'm using stock Rom with no issues of the mic muting per my earlier response. Aldo, have you tried turning the Noise Cancellation feature on and off. Let me know if I can help out in any way. I feel your pain having gone through the same problem with my SGS2 Skyrocket.
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I seem to have cracked it
Well, would you beleive it?
Having flashed a few roms to try and get this working I have now gone back to my much loved CheckROM V5. Did a clean install and re installed everything from scratch.
Then following your thoughts shirasz, I tried a couple of cables in the house to see if they could "hear" me through Voice Talk. Low and behold it worked.
So out to the car with the "new" cable and it worked. I then tried the old cable and it also worked???
No idea what's going on. I haven't installed anything different and setting are the same as far as I can tell, but it's working now so I'll leave well alone.
Happy bunnny
Thanks for all the assistance guys, much appreciated

cliver said:
Well, would you beleive it?
Having flashed a few roms to try and get this working I have now gone back to my much loved CheckROM V5. Did a clean install and re installed everything from scratch.
Then following your thoughts shirasz, I tried a couple of cables in the house to see if they could "hear" me through Voice Talk. Low and behold it worked.
So out to the car with the "new" cable and it worked. I then tried the old cable and it also worked???
No idea what's going on. I haven't installed anything different and setting are the same as far as I can tell, but it's working now so I'll leave well alone.
Happy bunnny
Thanks for all the assistance guys, much appreciated
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Wow, that's weird, but good
As a side note I'm currently using Cassies XL 8 and it also works. Cheers and enjoy the best phone on the market!

k1ng617 said:
Wow, that's weird, but good
As a side note I'm currently using Cassies XL 8 and it also works. Cheers and enjoy the best phone on the market!
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Now that's really weird.I tried Cassies V8 this morning and it didn't work! If it had I would probably have stayed with it.
Now I'm wondering if I have an intermittent cable fault.
Tempted to try Cassies again but think I'll apply three old "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" rule
Time will tell
Redding through this thread it doesn't seem to make sense at all.
What works for one doesn't for another but then it does. Must be to v do with the day of the week!!

Excellent news Cliver. Btw, as long as you hold the Note close to you, the echo for the person on the the other end is minimal to none.
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[Q] Erratic GPS issues

Hi everyone.
Does anyone else have GPS problems with their Xperia Z? The trouble is, I am using RunKeeper to track my cycling efforts, and the phone goes berserk and this is what I get:
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As you can see, it seems I rode my bike into buildings instead on the (white) roads. It's not an app issue, my friend uses the exact same app on his Note II and doesn't have this problem.
Any tips you can share are welcome.

You cannot confirm that it's not an app fault,note2 doesn't have full hd display
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gm007 said:
You cannot confirm that it's not an app fault,note2 doesn't have full hd display
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Um, what?

robogo1982 said:
Um, what?
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He mean that xz screen is full hd and note ll doesn't have
That is the issue
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What the hell has the screen res got to do with anything.
I can confirm I had this same issue (but on google maps location history) on my Xperia T and I get the same on the Z.
But the app My Tracks works fine for tracking my route

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What the hell has the screen res got to do with anything.
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Thank you, kind sir, for properly reading my question and giving me a proper answer, unlike some other people here.
So I guess it's hardware? Not much to do here?

Howdy howdy. Another Runkeeper user here. I find the GPS a lot better than my iPhone 4S for tracking accurately, but I digress. Few things to note:
1) Make sure your phone has a clear line of sight to the sky. If you can, put it in an arm band, (or like me) put it on a handlebar mount. That'll give you great results. A thigh pocket generally will give you odd results. Thighs of steel FTL.
2) Have you tried the Faster Fix app? A more accurate system clock will give you a quicker fix (and possibly a more accurate GPS result).
3) If I have to put my phone in my thigh pocket, try placing the phone screen towards your leg. My educated guess is that the GPS is closer to the back of the phone than the front.
4) Leave mobile data and wifi on. These are all used to try and cross-reference your location for when GPS is not being great.
-Soen

Hey Soen
My phone is in a light bag I carry around my upper body, usually it's on my back. 3G is on all the time, I used my old S3 like I use my Z and never had such problems. Haven't tried FasterFix or anything like it since GPS... well, works. But I'll give it a go, thanks for the tip.

If you flashed a custom Rom you probably received GPS data for that area. Eg mine was to source my GPS data from somewhere in Europe or something, yet I am in Australia.
Faster Fix fixed it up no problems
Before I pretty much could not get a a proper fix for any apps, and whether widgets kept thinking I was in weird cities/countries.
In your case it may be that you are close enough to get a fix, but a very inaccurate one.
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Yes I can say that the GPS is not as accurate as any of my HTC phones, it is a little annoying with my in car GPS software, because it can switch 10km/h up and down at times as often as every second. Where this is annoying is that it now tells me very often that I am going over speed, when I am not.
I use software called GPS Status to help manage the a-GPS, and verify the satellites around me... Very good tool.

DreadPirateDan said:
If you flashed a custom Rom you probably received GPS data for that area. Eg mine was to source my GPS data from somewhere in Europe or something, yet I am in Australia.
Faster Fix fixed it up no problems
Before I pretty much could not get a a proper fix for any apps, and whether widgets kept thinking I was in weird cities/countries.
In your case it may be that you are close enough to get a fix, but a very inaccurate one.
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The thing is, I am using a stock ROM (.434). I patched things up with FasterFix and cleared and reset A-GPS with GPS Status like danw_os below. Now I'm waiting for my muscles to heal so I can test it out on my bike again.
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Yes I can say that the GPS is not as accurate as any of my HTC phones, it is a little annoying with my in car GPS software, because it can switch 10km/h up and down at times as often as every second. Where this is annoying is that it now tells me very often that I am going over speed, when I am not.
I use software called GPS Status to help manage the a-GPS, and verify the satellites around me... Very good tool.
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I did that too just yesterday, will report back on the GPS accuracy.

robogo1982 said:
The thing is, I am using a stock ROM (.434). I patched things up with FasterFix and cleared and reset A-GPS with GPS Status like danw_os below. Now I'm waiting for my muscles to heal so I can test it out on my bike again.
I did that too just yesterday, will report back on the GPS accuracy.
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How did you get on?

danw_oz said:
How did you get on?
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I am happy to say: much better. The phone tracked my route a bit more accurately, the lock was a bit more steady. All I did was fix stuff up with FasterFix and updated A-GPS data with GPS Test.
I will check up on this issue a bit more and report back. Thank you all for your suggestions btw this could be something to write Sony about.

robogo1982 said:
I am happy to say: much better. The phone tracked my route a bit more accurately, the lock was a bit more steady. All I did was fix stuff up with FasterFix and updated A-GPS data with GPS Test.
I will check up on this issue a bit more and report back. Thank you all for your suggestions btw this could be something to write Sony about.
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I am not sure how much Sony give a toss to be honest, it seems that they are not listening to anyone about anything, it has been a long time since we have been released any new firmware, yet there are still soooooo many things that need to be sorted. This was always my concern moving to Sony, when I have had stupidly slow updates from them with any other Sony device I have owned. But I though I would give them an opportunity to redeem themselves, after the Statement that they wanted to be the top three this year for phone sales etc, I assumed this would mean that they would put a lot of effort in the development as all the other sucessful manufactures do.
HTC have already released a Camera quality improvement fix for the HTC One, which is not even fully available yet.
Sony;
WIFI drops and signal strength.
Cellular network drops and issues with 3G & 4G switching.
Camera picture quality low for 13MP due to intense noise reduction.
GPS.
There are more than this, but these are issues that are really annoying me.
We have a work around for the GPS, but the other three things mentioned need Sony to provide better drivers.

The issue persists. I still get erratic readings as if I'm cycling into buildings and riding my bike at 1552 km/h.
What a massive letdown.

I would return the phone. I have a ZL and had similar issues as well as a very slow lock. Tried many things including the factory reset with PC Companion at Sony's suggestion to no avail. Went to a Sony store and swapped handsets, and there is a huge difference. Now I have immediate lock on, and great accuracy.

Easier said than done, here they'd send the phone back and flash a new ROM, maybe, and say they weren't able to reproduce the error.

robogo1982 said:
The issue persists. I still get erratic readings as if I'm cycling into buildings and riding my bike at 1552 km/h.
What a massive letdown.
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Dude, your amazing . All GPS in phones are hit and miss in the city

I had another issue up until a couple of days ago. According to GPS Test, the phone WOULD NOT for the life of it achieve GPS lock using GLONASS satellites. Nothing helped until I wiped A-GPS data. Now I get a lock inside my house in roughly 8 seconds within 5 meters since it's 9:30, and showers with thunderstorms are predicted around 11:00... means I don't have much time to test it today, so I'm off
EDIT: the issue persists. I will not accept any other explanation other than that the phone is messed up. Yesterday during cycling it seems I have crossed a four lane highly busy road for a second, and then returned onto the bike lane, whereas my friend with his Note 2 has no problems at all (and super precise readings).
As of yesterday, my XZ is for sale.

[SOUNDMOD][05/05]FidelityXAudio - Ultimate high fidelity audio

I'm building a new ROM for my new Xperia Z right now mainly for even better audio quality. However, it'll take a while as I plan to try rebuilding audio driver library file for lower latency. Right now I'm on vacation staying at my parents' house so I decided to build this sound mod for Samsung WM8994 devices instead since I have good chance to reunite with all of them right now.
FidelityXAudio is based from PureXAudio for Xperia Z/ZL made by ZeroInfinity. I asked him for permission to derive his works with mine for all-in-one sound mod I plan to release for various devices that support Alsa driver. For this first release, it'll support Nexus S, Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Tab 10.1 and all variants. Installing this mod will give you the following features below.
Features:
Rooted & Busyboxed - This will replace current root and Busybox with latest SuperSu and Busybox. Since most root access for Xperia Z I tested are so unreliable getting bootloop after mounting system rw, I'll force better ones in this package to avoid that problem.
exFAT support - If you're using Android JellyBean ROM but still not have exFAT support yet, this may help you getting one. It works for Xperia Z/ZL but haven't tested for others yet.
init.d support - This isn't cheap recovery flash init.d script. It'll execute init.d script with root access from hardware boot script level so it works far better than conventional ones for locked bootloader running stock kernel.
Xperia Fidelity script - It's ultimate sound quality mod script I've been developing for years. Not only get you better sound reproduction but also make your system smoother as well.
PureXAudio engine - As FidelityXAudio is based on PureXAudio mod, most PureXAudio features are availble except audio effects and specific sound card stuff. I may consider adding them back later though.
Low latency tweaks - My tweaks inside PureXAudio for lower latency Alsa configuration. Not sure how much of it works though as real measured hardware latency won't change without modifying driver.
Mastering 64-bit quantization - The most accurate 64-bit floating point quantization in Android. I usually end it with 32-bit integer mode but this sounds better for crazy upsampling level.
DSD128 audio processing at 5.6MHz - This will give you high resolution audio simulation. The real sampling rate will still be 44.1KHz but with 128x upsampling for audio processing before downmixing is really something.
Fidelity nVIDIA audio configuration - Optimized for more direct bitstream with lower latency. Only for Tegra devices though.
Removed DSPManager for more solid audio performance - This mod breaks DSPManager in CM ROM so no point in keeping it and you probably won't need it anyway after hearing sound with this mod.
Download: PureXAudio v1
You can't flash this on other devices as it can break audio with incompatible sound card configuration. I tested on my Nexus S, Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Tab 10.1 and they're all working fine. Guess not many people still use them nowadays but they're great ones for sound quality wise. I'll update again for APQ8064 based devices in next version after releasing new Xperia Z ROM.

Thanks for this. If I'm not mistaken, you were the one who made the xperia fidelity mod right?
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After installing this.. The nav bar on the bottom dissappeared and I got errors upon boot.. was unable to use tab and had to reflash my rom ;-( Was really hoping for a new sound mod as this tablets sound SUCKS lol
Oh and im on the Infamous Stock rom (not CM or JB)

I have flashed this on my tablet after ROM updates/changes with no issues. It works beautifully...thank you
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tobesedated said:
I have flashed this on my tablet after ROM updates/changes with no issues. It works beautifully...thank you
:highfive: :victory:
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Before I flash this fantabulous-sounding mod like the dirty flash junkie that I am, could you share a few thoughts on how much better/marginally better you are finding the sound/other performance enhancements the OP lists, please and pretty please?
Thanks!

Erock2k4 said:
After installing this.. The nav bar on the bottom dissappeared and I got errors upon boot.. was unable to use tab and had to reflash my rom ;-( Was really hoping for a new sound mod as this tablets sound SUCKS lol
Oh and im on the Infamous Stock rom (not CM or JB)
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my tab 10.1 3g on stock 4.04 rom,for me after flushing this , MTP application stopped, process android stopped and The nav bar on the bottom disappeared .

theoriginalsss said:
Before I flash this fantabulous-sounding mod like the dirty flash junkie that I am, could you share a few thoughts on how much better/marginally better you are finding the sound/other performance enhancements the OP lists, please and pretty please?
Thanks!
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I haven't used it tons, but the volume is enhanced and the music is much clearer, IMHO. Also the sound is more distinguishable when coming through the units speakers....in other words it is noticeable which speaker the sound is coming through. Not sure if that helps you or not. Not sure if I'm just repeating the OP...as in I heard better sound and flashed on a recommendation...I didn't even read the OP...oops LOL

tobesedated said:
I haven't used it tons, but the volume is enhanced and the music is much clearer, IMHO. Also the sound is more distinguishable when coming through the units speakers....in other words it is noticeable which speaker the sound is coming through. Not sure if that helps you or not. Not sure if I'm just repeating the OP...as in I heard better sound and flashed on a recommendation...I didn't even read the OP...oops LOL
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All you say is true, dear lady. I am forever in your debt (oh yeah, and to you too, X - great work!) :sly:
Sent from my OG Tab 10.1 on AOKP

Hey I've flashed this great mod 3 days ago and it's really a recognizable improvment to the sound that I had with the stock driver that came with the rom I use (Ganbarou-GT v3.10 wich is a great one! )
But i have one little problem, my tablet shuts down it self now....
To explain a little more, the hole story:
After i flashed you'r mod, I've used my Tab like normal (mostly surfin' the web, checking emails, g+ app and youtube) then I switched off the screen, put my Tab to the table and left the house for work. When I came back after about 9 hours, throin' my stuff in the corner and my a** on the couch and grabed my Tab - and is was down...same thing has happend over night (I just switched off the screen and put it on the table when I went to bed) after I get up in the Morning I found my Tab off .... I have this scenario since 3 days and today I left it with 13% and charging (stock charger) while I was at work and it acted the same way.
Each time I left, the Battery was about 40 - 50%
And each time i came back it was at 25 - 35%
Does anyone has an idea for a solution?

Ok... thx for nothin...
So i reflashed my rom and this mod now it seems to be fine

MSTRoyal said:
Ok... thx for nothin...
So i reflashed my rom and this mod now it seems to be fine
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I can't speak for anyone else, but my battery life has been excellent... maybe something else is running in the background?
Sent from my OG Tab 10.1 on AOKP

theoriginalsss said:
I can't speak for anyone else, but my battery life has been excellent... maybe something else is running in the background?
Sent from my OG Tab 10.1 on AOKP
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It doesn't look like a problem with the battery, because - if u look at my first post - there was enough power at every time.
My tablet just switched off it self if I had turned the screen off just long enough, can't tell how long exactly but when i came back from work it was off ...
And when I think back it wasn't complete off, it seems that it was just the screen that won't turn on again because I had to press power button for a few seconds and then press it again and the Tab was booting
But now, after i reflashed, it works
Btw thx for ur reply

MSTRoyal said:
It doesn't look like a problem with the battery, because - if u look at my first post - there was enough power at every time.
My tablet just switched off it self if I had turned the screen off just long enough, can't tell how long exactly but when i came back from work it was off ...
And when I think back it wasn't complete off, it seems that it was just the screen that won't turn on again because I had to press power button for a few seconds and then press it again and the Tab was booting
But now, after i reflashed, it works
Btw thx for ur reply
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No worries... and, it seems like I may have spoken too soon. Just reached for my freshly charged tab (haven't touched it all morning) - it appeared to be powered down... I tapped the power button a few times, had to hold it until it rebooted, and the battery's only at 60%. Must have heard me singing its praises... no good deed goes unpunished, they say. Shame - it's a great mod... still not 100% sure it's the mod's fault, but the timing seems more than coincidental.

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No worries... and, it seems like I may have spoken too soon. Just reached for my freshly charged tab (haven't touched it all morning) - it appeared to be powered down... I tapped the power button a few times, had to hold it until it rebooted, and the battery's only at 60%. Must have heard me singing its praises... no good deed goes unpunished, they say. Shame - it's a great mod... still not 100% sure it's the mod's fault, but the timing seems more than coincidental.
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Jep me too... just came back from work and got that problem again. But I'm not shure about that - after my tab booted it was at 13% and imidiantly shut down, so I will gave it another try tomorrow after I have reloaded it...
Edit: Jep to soon.... let my tab on and charging over night, in the morning it was down again... but i really think it's just the screen that wont turn on.....

Hey is this mod compatible with stock ics? I'm asking because I flashed this on the XperiaZTablet ROM(which is ics) and I had the same problem that several users had while on ics. The navigation bar went missing and I had a few FCs upon reboot. Previously while on JB I had no such issues.
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So.. I flashed this mod on the latest android 4.2.2 cm, in the past year i thought i destroyed my woofer in my car because of the bad bass and considered about buying a new one, but never had the time for it... I flashed this soundmod this morning and the sound was all good again! (Plugging my tablet in via AUX in my car) i got a little to excited and turned up the volume, went to the store and came back... And noticed that my woofer cracked my windshield... Lol that's what i call a good sound quality! and all working well on it! Thanks!
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I think this song was the culprit of it
http://youtu.be/gCYcHz2k5x0

If you want better sound quality then try this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223. Download the fx and xhifi version and choose "With VFP" when it asks for driver. The start playing with the options. I bet it will blow your car window away.
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If you want better sound quality then try this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223. Download the fx and xhifi version and choose "With VFP" when it asks for driver. The start playing with the options. I bet it will blow your car window away.
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LOL! I don't give about a crack in my windshield, but i DO give about having a windshield in my car! 1700 Watt woofers with this mod is fine, but thinks! I will absolutely try this when i update my system with next built!
Edit: thinks = thanks*

eushaun99 said:
If you want better sound quality then try this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223. Download the fx and xhifi version and choose "With VFP" when it asks for driver. The start playing with the options. I bet it will blow your car window away.
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Do you know of a good setup because when I downloaded those no matter what i did the sound wasn't loud.
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I flashed this mod and thought that the overall sound on my galaxy tab 10.1 was going to be booming but the difference is minimal and tried to searching for it on my tab but there isn't a trace of it, and don't know if it's actually installed and working.
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Willie68wr said:
Do you know of a good setup because when I downloaded those no matter what i did the sound wasn't loud.
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If you want loudness then mess around with the output gain and playback gain control.
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[Q] Turning on the Screen

Guys,
Apologies in having to ask such a simple question but I can not find an answer elsewhere.....
I have never owned a Sony phone but am loving the idea of a bit of waterproofing and a dedicated camera button.
However, I do have an issue which is so basic I simply can not find an answer....
Presently I own a Galaxy S4 and like all the other Galaxy S models, to turn on the phone from sleep you simply press the Home Button.
In fact with the S4 there are a number of ways to wake up the screen:-
1. Press the Power button.
2. Press the Home button.
3. Use Voice wake command.
4. Use the Samsung Flip-Case which when opened turns on the screen (which I already own).
I can even wave my hand over the screen to activate important information.
What I am trying to ascertain is simply this ~ is the only method of waking the screen on the Z1 done by pressing the Power button on the side of the phone?
If this is true I just know it is going to be a big issue for me.
Having had the last few years with a simple wake up to then go back to a Power button on the side of the phone will not be pleasant.
I am otherwise looking forward to purchasing a SIM Free Z1 to go with my SIM Free S4.
Thanks in advance
Beards

Sounds like you're making a big deal out of nothing. I mean... How hard is it to press the big beautiful Sony On/Off/Lock button really ?

techguyone said:
Sounds like you're making a big deal out of nothing. I mean... How hard is it to press the big beautiful Sony On/Off/Lock button really ?
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Maybe I am but I'm not looking for judgement, simply the different ways in turning it on.
Clearly by your response you only have the one option.

Beards said:
Maybe I am but I'm not looking for judgement, simply the different ways in turning it on.
Clearly by your response you only have the one option.
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I think using NFC it can be done not sure. since i have not used NFC

Beards said:
Maybe I am but I'm not looking for judgement, simply the different ways in turning it on.
Clearly by your response you only have the one option.
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Maybe if there is some app which allows you to wake up the phone by removing the flip cover. That could only be an option.
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jos_031 said:
I think using NFC it can be done not sure. since i have not used NFC
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Maybe if there is some app which allows you to wake up the phone by removing the flip cover. That could only be an option.
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Interesting comments and well worth persuing. Thanks guys.

Beards said:
Guys,
Apologies in having to ask such a simple question but I can not find an answer elsewhere.....
I have never owned a Sony phone but am loving the idea of a bit of waterproofing and a dedicated camera button.
However, I do have an issue which is so basic I simply can not find an answer....
Presently I own a Galaxy S4 and like all the other Galaxy S models, to turn on the phone from sleep you simply press the Home Button.
In fact with the S4 there are a number of ways to wake up the screen:-
1. Press the Power button.
2. Press the Home button.
3. Use Voice wake command.
4. Use the Samsung Flip-Case which when opened turns on the screen (which I already own).
I can even wave my hand over the screen to activate important information.
What I am trying to ascertain is simply this ~ is the only method of waking the screen on the Z1 done by pressing the Power button on the side of the phone?
If this is true I just know it is going to be a big issue for me.
Having had the last few years with a simple wake up to then go back to a Power button on the side of the phone will not be pleasant.
I am otherwise looking forward to purchasing a SIM Free Z1 to go with my SIM Free S4.
Thanks in advance
Beards
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Mike
The side power button is in a great position. I've had 30 mins with the phone. I think you would be fine. But there doesn't seem another way.
I will have phone again tomorrow and will check in settings. The Z Tablet had a double tap screen to turn on which was great.
Anything else let me know.
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gavinfabl said:
Mike
The side power button is in a great position. I've had 30 mins with the phone. I think you would be fine. But there doesn't seem another way.
I will have phone again tomorrow and will check in settings. The Z Tablet had a double tap screen to turn on which was great.
Anything else let me know.
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Hi Gavin,
Thanks for that snipet of information on the double-tap from the Z Tablet, it brings a glimmer of hope.
Listening to what both the other guys have been saying and your comment on the power button located decently it is giving me confidence.
As you yourself have the S4 and other Galaxy smartphones I am sure you understand where my queries were coming from.
In my busy schedule at work where hands and time are at a premium I do find it extremely easy and comfortable in not having to pick up the S4 to switch on the phone. I can keep one hand on my surgical instruments with the other to slide over to the Home button to power the screen.
Most of my work is done this way, I don't really wiant to have to resort to picking the phone up each time just to check something over.
Any further info you can provide will be greatly received.
I'm also pleased you are looking further yourself into the Z1. I know we have talked about it at lengths before and here we are again both at the same manufacturer.
Mike

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The Sony magnetic dock might be the answer to your problem. Button on top edge. Easy to touch on and viewing angle should be excellent.
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gavinfabl said:
The Sony magnetic dock might be the answer to your problem. Button on top edge. Easy to touch on and viewing angle should be excellent.
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Bingo...... That could be the answer. Cheers Gavin.
Mike

Beards said:
Hi Gavin,
Thanks for that snipet of information on the double-tap from the Z Tablet, it brings a glimmer of hope.
Listening to what both the other guys have been saying and your comment on the power button located decently it is giving me confidence.
As you yourself have the S4 and other Galaxy smartphones I am sure you understand where my queries were coming from.
In my busy schedule at work where hands and time are at a premium I do find it extremely easy and comfortable in not having to pick up the S4 to switch on the phone. I can keep one hand on my surgical instruments with the other to slide over to the Home button to power the screen.
Most of my work is done this way, I don't really wiant to have to resort to picking the phone up each time just to check something over.
Any further info you can provide will be greatly received.
I'm also pleased you are looking further yourself into the Z1. I know we have talked about it at lengths before and here we are again both at the same manufacturer.
Mike
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Umm what?? You chatting on Skype while in surgery? :laugh:. But anyways, I'm glad you found a solution. I'm getting the Z1 aswell. But I'm waiting for the first few batches to go first. I never buy one of the first ones .

Mr_President said:
Umm what?? You chatting on Skype while in surgery? :laugh:. But anyways, I'm glad you found a solution. I'm getting the Z1 aswell. But I'm waiting for the first few batches to go first. I never buy one of the first ones .
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You would be surprised what we get up to during surgery.
Naw.... Just kidding. :silly:

i find the charging dock useless, the slightest movement and the screen saver starts agian GRRRRR

Official Stupid Questions Thread - No Question too Stupid

Here you can post any questions you think you will get yelled at or criticized for because you don't know the answer or you didn't search hard enough. xBeerdroiDx had a great idea when he posted this over in the S4 forums.
Ask any question you wish, the only stupid question is the one that's been answered 150,000 times. Just kidding, ask whatever you want as long as it's Note 3 or AT&T related. I'll even go with Samsung related.
Forum Rules: MUST BE FOLLOWED
If somebody helped you don't be afraid to hit the "Thanks" button.
Don't forget to rate the thread if you found it helpful!
Any flaming will be reported!
I'm going to add a spot on the OP for helpful members so they can be recognized in someway for helping other members, and give them a spot for credit in the future if they want to become a recognized contributor or anything like that. If you think you should be recognized in the OP then PM me. As the thread gets bigger I won't be able to find all the post by people just by reading page by page. I'll add people as they continually help on this thread as well.
Update: If you feel that you are a contributor on this thread, please PM me and I will review your post and add you here.
Contributors:
Solarenemy68
ajster1989
jerrycoffman45

I'll give it a shot...
Coming from a Note 2, and I rely a lot on Google Now (aka Voice Search).
I was able to set up my Note 2 to launch Google Now by long pressing the menu key.
If there's a way to do this on the Note 3, I haven't found it yet. Anyone know a way? (For now, my workaround is to long press the home key to bring up task switcher and press the globe icon to launch Google Now.)
Question 2:
I used Internet Browser (had manually installed flash) on my Note 2. The version on my Note 2 had a "Labs" menu where you could turn on a circular floating menu feature to operate most browser functions by just sliding your thumb in from a screen edge. I got really fast with that and feel very inefficient in the browser without it.
My Note 3's Internet Browser app doesn't appear to have a "Labs" menu at all. Any secret way anyone knows to get that menu (or the floating circular thumb menu feature) back on this apparently newer version of the app? I know loading an older version of the app is probably out of the question without root.
Thanks for reading my stupid questions.
Despite these minor quibbles, I'm really loving this faster, brighter phone and its (in my opinion) vastly better camera.
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When will we have root?
Do you think the bootloader will get unlocked?
What's a bootloader?
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I'm relatively new to Android. I had a few Kindle Fires and an S2 Skyrocket but didn't do anything much with either. After having an iPhone 5s and being underwhelmed, I switched to the Note 3 and love it. My problem is my battery life has been poor. The battery life was supposed to be awesome and I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong.
Here's what I do now.
-Keep screen as dim as it will go
-Have Juice Defender that switches WiFi and data off/on depending on what's being used
-Bluetooth & GPS off unless I need them
-Auto-Sync is off and I have data restriction on
-I periodically go into the running apps and stop what's useless to me (Games, Samsung Apps etc.)
I may be overreacting, but I heard this battery is great and it's going down fast by just web browsing. Is there anything I'm missing being new to Android and all? Thanks.

Have the pen button gestures from the note 2 been removed from the note 3? I miss the one for going home.
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Sir_Zuul said:
I'm relatively new to Android. I had a few Kindle Fires and an S2 Skyrocket but didn't do anything much with either. After having an iPhone 5s and being underwhelmed, I switched to the Note 3 and love it. My problem is my battery life has been poor. The battery life was supposed to be awesome and I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong.
Here's what I do now.
-Keep screen as dim as it will go
-Have Juice Defender that switches WiFi and data off/on depending on what's being used
-Bluetooth & GPS off unless I need them
-Auto-Sync is off and I have data restriction on
-I periodically go into the running apps and stop what's useless to me (Games, Samsung Apps etc.)
I may be overreacting, but I heard this battery is great and it's going down fast by just web browsing. Is there anything I'm missing being new to Android and all? Thanks.
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Check and make sure the wifi scanning for apps is off
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BusioV can
inmotion said:
Check and make sure the wifi scanning for apps is off
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Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try that out.

TJCacher said:
I'll give it a shot...
Coming from a Note 2, and I rely a lot on Google Now (aka Voice Search).
I was able to set up my Note 2 to launch Google Now by long pressing the menu key.
If there's a way to do this on the Note 3, I haven't found it yet. Anyone know a way? (For now, my workaround is to long press the home key to bring up task switcher and press the globe icon to launch Google Now.)
Question 2:
I used Internet Browser (had manually installed flash) on my Note 2. The version on my Note 2 had a "Labs" menu where you could turn on a circular floating menu feature to operate most browser functions by just sliding your thumb in from a screen edge. I got really fast with that and feel very inefficient in the browser without it.
My Note 3's Internet Browser app doesn't appear to have a "Labs" menu at all. Any secret way anyone knows to get that menu (or the floating circular thumb menu feature) back on this apparently newer version of the app? I know loading an older version of the app is probably out of the question without root.
Thanks for reading my stupid questions.
Despite these minor quibbles, I'm really loving this faster, brighter phone and its (in my opinion) vastly better camera.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk 2
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On Q3. Google updated maps and removed labs. Really pissed me off becuase I used the labs stuff. I actually think the newest version is worse than the desert version. Does that seem to be a way to add it back.
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inmotion said:
Check and make sure the wifi scanning for apps is off
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That's a new feature on the Note 3 isn't it? I don't recall seeing it anywhere else.

agent929 said:
That's a new feature on the Note 3 isn't it? I don't recall seeing it anywhere else.
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I don't remember seeing it on my s4 but honestly I didn't dig through it as much as I am the n3

Scrapbooker
Is anyone having issues using scrapbooker? I'm not able to actually save Youtube videos as promised. I would attempt to save a video as you would do any content using scrapbooker and when i go into scrapbooker, it only seems to save as a photo.
Using ATT SM-N900A version.

I think all it does is screenshots
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I'm currently with Sprint and thinking of switching over to AT&T (Sprint 4G/LTE signal sucks at my work location) and get a Note 3 (or MotoX, but most likely Note 3). I'm new to the whole GSM smartphone in US so I'm unclear on a few things, especially regarding Sim Lock and Bootloader lock on AT&T
Here's my questions:
Why bother locking Bootloader? The official words seem to be that the Carriers are worried about untested software running on their networks and could cause problems. However, people are mentioning that they can pay full retail price for a T-Mobile phone which is not bootloader locked and sim unlock it and use it on AT&T. If anyone can do that (if they want to pay for the phone in full) there WILL be untested software running on their network anyways.
Why bother locking the sim card? It's not like I can unlock my phone and cancel my contract and move to T-Mobile, I'll still get slap by a Early Termination Fee to pay off the subsidized portion of the phone and then some.
If I want to use my phone elsewhere in the world, I heard that the phone is Region Locked as well, and if I don't unlock the sim or use the region unlock apk, I can't use it outside of US. Are there any issue if I pay to remove the sim lock? e.g. will AT&T fine me or something if they finds out? (I currently don't have to deal w/ this problem because no one else in the world use CDMA, and I just get a cheapo dumb phone when I travel).
thanks

akak1997 said:
I'm currently with Sprint and thinking of switching over to AT&T (Sprint 4G/LTE signal sucks at my work location) and get a Note 3 (or MotoX, but most likely Note 3). I'm new to the whole GSM smartphone in US so I'm unclear on a few things, especially regarding Sim Lock and Bootloader lock on AT&T
Here's my questions:
Why bother locking Bootloader? The official words seem to be that the Carriers are worried about untested software running on their networks and could cause problems. However, people are mentioning that they can pay full retail price for a T-Mobile phone which is not bootloader locked and sim unlock it and use it on AT&T. If anyone can do that (if they want to pay for the phone in full) there WILL be untested software running on their network anyways.
Why bother locking the sim card? It's not like I can unlock my phone and cancel my contract and move to T-Mobile, I'll still get slap by a Early Termination Fee to pay off the subsidized portion of the phone and then some.
If I want to use my phone elsewhere in the world, I heard that the phone is Region Locked as well, and if I don't unlock the sim or use the region unlock apk, I can't use it outside of US. Are there any issue if I pay to remove the sim lock? e.g. will AT&T fine me or something if they finds out? (I currently don't have to deal w/ this problem because no one else in the world use CDMA, and I just get a cheapo dumb phone when I travel).
thanks
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AT&T won't fine you if you unlock your device.. I'm pretty sure they would do it for you for a fee.

Ok, under s pen option. It says turning off pen detection when the pen is attached can save battery. What does that mean? What are they calling pen detection?
Also, I can not get burst mode to work while taking pictures. I assume it is press and hold like any other phone right?
sEnt from thE noTe 3

918273645ams said:
AT&T won't fine you if you unlock your device.. I'm pretty sure they would do it for you for a fee.
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After 90 days into the contract they will give you an unlock code for free.
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Rippley05 said:
Ok, under s pen option. It says turning off pen detection when the pen is attached can save battery. What does that mean? What are they calling pen detection?
Also, I can not get burst mode to work while taking pictures. I assume it is press and hold like any other phone right?
sEnt from thE noTe 3
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To answer your first question your phone is always making sure (yes here come the jokes) you got the pen in it. But turning that off will save battery life. It will still detect when you take it out.
I can't answer your second question
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What kind of system language is available on this device? As in, menus, apps, etc. (not keyboard since keyboard can be downloaded through play store, etc.), all in a certain language. From my past experience with AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 and S3 phone, there is no Chinese as a system language if I remember correctly and wondering if this still the same.

runtohell121 said:
What kind of system language is available on this device? As in, menus, apps, etc. (not keyboard since keyboard can be downloaded through play store, etc.), all in a certain language. From my past experience with AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 and S3 phone, there is no Chinese as a system language if I remember correctly and wondering if this still the same.
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This is what's currently avaliable
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This is what's currently avaliable
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Thanks
*sigh* AT&T/American Samsung phones never have Chinese as system language...