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[Q] xPosed caused signal loss??

After installing xposed on my S5, I kept losing service. Sometimes wouldn't even realize for a while (had my daughter call me on my work phone asking what's up with my phone)
Just wondering if anyone else had this problem or if it was caused by a specific module I used?? I had most of the Galaxy ones installed as well as the Framework (only mod that worked was to add custom text to my notification bar)

No signal issues here. I'm using wanam, app settings, gravity box (to swap recents/menu), greenify, isis root bypass and g touchwiz.
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Same issue here on xperia Z1, android 4.4.4. Installed Xposed, activate framework and reboot -> signal loss. Restoring ROM, ejecting and then inserting SIM card did not help

It's not xposed... I went back to stock unrooted and the problem still existed. Called AT&T and they had me go to get a new SIM card... it's doing it still today GRRRRR I've gotta get rid of my custom boot image (flashing android) and Dr. Who sound byte on boot then I'm calling them back and getting a warranty replacement. I'm honestly severely dissatisfied with this phone. When it's time for an upgrade I will NOT be purchasing another Samsung device.

rachelm920 said:
It's not xposed... I went back to stock unrooted and the problem still existed. Called AT&T and they had me go to get a new SIM card... it's doing it still today GRRRRR I've gotta get rid of my custom boot image (flashing android) and Dr. Who sound byte on boot then I'm calling them back and getting a warranty replacement. I'm honestly severely dissatisfied with this phone. When it's time for an upgrade I will NOT be purchasing another Samsung device.
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I would just flash back to stock & see if it comes back. If that doesn't work, the radio may have just coincidentally gone bad in the middle of modding. I see a lot of S5's & no problems with signal so I wouldn't give up on Samsung yet if this is your only issue.
BTW if you go into your settings, about device, status screen, does your imei still show up?

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I would just flash back to stock & see if it comes back. If that doesn't work, the radio may have just coincidentally gone bad in the middle of modding. I see a lot of S5's & no problems with signal so I wouldn't give up on Samsung yet if this is your only issue.
BTW if you go into your settings, about device, status screen, does your imei still show up?
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That's not the only issue...I'm upset about the bootloader being locked and the charging port flap no longer stays shut.
My IMEI is still there it only works on WiFi now AT&T is sending me a warranty replacement in 4 business days I'm about to use my BF's old S4 in the meantime

rachelm920 said:
That's not the only issue...I'm upset about the bootloader being locked and the charging port flap no longer stays shut.
My IMEI is still there it only works on WiFi now AT&T is sending me a warranty replacement in 4 business days I'm about to use my BF's old S4 in the meantime
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I feel you on the bootloader issue.. everyone here does lol. I haven't seen the flap problem but you're definitely not having the best luck with the S5. Hopefully it's a fluke but make sure you're completely stock when you send the old one back b/c if they find any evidence that you voided the warranty (flashing, rooting, etc) they don't notify you, they just bill your account $400 and keep the phone.

rachelm920 said:
That's not the only issue...I'm upset about the bootloader being locked and the charging port flap no longer stays shut.
My IMEI is still there it only works on WiFi now AT&T is sending me a warranty replacement in 4 business days I'm about to use my BF's old S4 in the meantime
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Mad about the bootloader? check this out.
https://www.change.org/petitions/att-give-us-the-freedom-to-modify-and-build-unlock-our-bootloaders
Need signatures please.
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zoso28 said:
I feel you on the bootloader issue.. everyone here does lol. I haven't seen the flap problem but you're definitely not having the best luck with the S5. Hopefully it's a fluke but make sure you're completely stock when you send the old one back b/c if they find any evidence that you voided the warranty (flashing, rooting, etc) they don't notify you, they just bill your account $400 and keep the phone.
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Oh yeah I odin'd it yesterday, it's back to stock completely. Didn't even install an app on it since it has no signal LOL. I'm using my BF's old S4 and running 4.4.4 AOSP ROM right now... I don't know if I'll want to go back to my S5 when it comes in... Oh how I missed AOSP

GDofWR420 said:
Mad about the bootloader? check this out.
https://www.change.org/petitions/att-give-us-the-freedom-to-modify-and-build-unlock-our-bootloaders
Need signatures please.
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I signed... would share to my FB but none of my friends would know what I'm talking about LOL

rachelm920 said:
That's not the only issue...I'm upset about the bootloader being locked and the charging port flap no longer stays shut.
My IMEI is still there it only works on WiFi now AT&T is sending me a warranty replacement in 4 business days I'm about to use my BF's old S4 in the meantime
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Did you try one of the USSD codes for a Hard reset on your old S5 (*2767*3855#)? Sometimes they fix a little bit more than a normal factory reset.

rachelm920 said:
I signed... would share to my FB but none of my friends would know what I'm talking about LOL
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I thank you. Yea I'm finding it hard to get signitures as I don't have a Facebook or Twitter account, just don't want my info allover the net. So if you would help spread the word amongst the developing community that would help, this applies to anyone who cares about what we do here. Again I thank you for your support.
The Gods Approve This Post, From The Ghost Of Sparta's S5 active.

Android Kitkat 4.4

I thought I'd share this. It's from Asus customer support.
After consulting related department in TW, up till now, they still have no schedule for next update but they do have the plan to update it.
We will transfer customers' wishes to them for further development.
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Unlocking is coming

issawillwin said:
Unlocking is coming
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I will .. after my warranties goes out... be using custom ROMs for sure (I was happy to see that someone builded/ported AOKP). But I am bit disappointed from Asus and their lack of communications on that matter.

Technojo said:
I will .. after my warranties goes out... be using custom ROMs for sure (I was happy to see that someone builded/ported AOKP). But I am bit disappointed from Asus and their lack of communications on that matter.
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at least you got a tablet mine has been in asus repair centre 2 months now. they had it more than i have.
Never buying asus again.
bought in nov resetting and other random issues update didn`t fix sent away. 1 month comes back now it`s worse. send it back sd card issue keeps remounting every 30 secs send back. they deny they can replicate issue even with vid i sent them. (apparently they were being kind and didn`t charge me labor fee for looking at tablet to find no fault.)
Got tablet back tried 4 diff sd cards diff sizes format all same issue recorded. whole thing sent back now they admit issue and will fix (1 month to get that far).
however the reset issue and garbled screen also recorded is not replicate-able. ..... 3 weeks latter they still have it and can never answer my question about wtf is going on and refuse to just swap it over with a new one.
so i have had tablet about 3 months they had it 5 months mind my french but fu ck ing useless service. it will be out of warranty before i use the damn thing.
what annoys me the most is this was bought specifically for on the go as i run my business remotely and am an avid bike user so carting around a crazy heavy laptop annoys the **** out of me.
Anyway lesson learnt don`t buy asus because if you get a **** one it will never get back to you working.

Technojo said:
I thought I'd share this. It's from Asus customer support.
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Maybe we should keep bugging them until they release an update.

cecilyen said:
Maybe we should keep bugging them until they release an update.
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[Q] SM-910T vs SM-N910T3, What is the difference?

Can anyone provide a point-by-point difference between the two other than "SM-N910T3 is just better"?
I've seen the question asked a few times in previous threads, reddit but I have not seen anything conclusive.
Also it seems the initial question becomes a quick after thought because it quickly delves into rooting questions, which I do not care about at this point.
I get that SM-N910T3 has 5.1.1. but what else? Heck even if its a best guess I'd love to hear it here.
For now this is what I got from Reddit:
pomidorable 2 points 14 days ago said:
Samsung likely changed suppliers for one or more of the key components (likely a cost reduction measure for a phone that's about to go out of production in a few months), and as such the ROM had to be altered to support it.
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Thanks in advance.

It at least seems that T3 does not suffer from any of those GPS issues people were reporting on "regular" Ts. I got T3 myself, would be happy to answer any questions I can
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What GPS issues? Both my note4's GPS fine.

nib said:
It at least seems that T3 does not suffer from any of those GPS issues people were reporting on "regular" Ts. I got T3 myself, would be happy to answer any questions I can
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Anything and everything sir. What else did you notice? Does it still lag?

No lag that I noticed on 5.1.1. I haven't had note running on previous builds so hard to compare. Coming from Lg G4 and Note 3 before that
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For what it's worth I had the N910A (on AT&T) for about 9 months. The T3 seems much snappier. It has it's quirks though, the pen icon gets stuck on in the notification bar and so does the headphone icon.
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nib said:
It at least seems that T3 does not suffer from any of those GPS issues people were reporting on "regular" Ts. I got T3 myself, would be happy to answer any questions I can
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Pop up a few screens, lets take a look see...thanks..

AxAtAx said:
Pop up a few screens, lets take a look see...thanks..
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What do you mean

My pen icon gets stuck occasionally as well, I think it's a 5.1.1 issue unfortunately.
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When I got my T3, I just went to Kies and reinstalled the software, haven't had that issue yet. Now it works better than my old Sprint Note 4
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I had a t3 and it lagged real bad

justice26 said:
I had a t3 and it lagged real bad
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so what are you using now?

I got my 910t back from Samsung fixed

justice26 said:
I got my 910t back from Samsung fixed
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What was wrong with it that Samsung had to fix it? How did you get a newer phone and then your old phone back?
I ask because mine is starting throw fits like a stubborn mule and its really pissing me off. If it doesn't just lock up and freeze, its bt connections or dropped calls.

So the n910t3 is the developers edition?
https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/3hd2mu/n910t_vs_n910t3_511_only_available_for_the_latter/
jrv116psu 1 point 2 days ago said:
Learned something new.. I was just had a long text chat with samsung suppoprt... it looks like the n910t3 may be the developer edition? they checked a few IMEI numbers / serial numbers and confirmed my device was developer edition which may explain the model number difference and may explain the 5.1.1 while n910t is left at 5.0.1 for now. Samsung also confirmed that Tmo has 5.1.1 and it's up to them to decide when / if to deploy it.
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1 point 2 days ago]
That's what Samsung told me over chat too. I have the chat saved. The rep also said I could go into a store and specifically request one (though I don't think that's right). I wonder why they're selling them? Possibly a large shipment was ordered in error? I wonder what the difference is aside from having 5.1.1. I know on the ROM development side of things, everything is mostly compatible.
I had that suspicion though too; I asked if it was an internal developer edition meant for testing updates before they're released to the public, and the Samsung rep reassured me that's exactly what it was. I wonder why they're for sale though.
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BAH! Who knows and who cares now I guess. I just got off the phone with Tmobile and they told me its just a software update. Then I found this article pretty much saying the same thing, from last month.
http://www.ibtimes.com/android-511-...ng-galaxy-note-4-t-mobile-how-install-2039649

rosedog said:
What was wrong with it that Samsung had to fix it? How did you get a newer phone and then your old phone back?
I ask because mine is starting throw fits like a stubborn mule and its really pissing me off. If it doesn't just lock up and freeze, its bt connections or dropped calls.
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My phone completely died. Turn around was about a week and a day.

Ok so about the SM-N910T3 compared to my previous 910T and what I've accidentally...
Ok so a few things I've accidentally noticed about my T3.
First off, Had to get my Note 4 replaced by T-mobile 2 days ago, they said it was on backorder, so I get a brand new Note 4 direct from Samsung and then I realized the registration screens looked slightly different, so I went to the settings menu, I'm like "Something doesn't feel right" so then I found it, 5.1.1 which I tried updating my 910T 3 days ago, and wouldn't go beyond 5.0.1 THEN found out it was the N910T3 that i Had just gotten.
After careful review on my old NOTE 4 to still send back, the glass on the Note 4 curves down INTO the walls around the edge of the phone. about 0.5mm depth, on the SM-N910T3 it doesn't. It curves down, but almost PERFECTLY LEVEL to the edge walls., ALSO haven't gotten to try the GPS thing yet, but mine worked FAIRLY well always anyways.
The OTHER major thing I've noticed, and this is WITHOUT the battery, since a charged battery weighs slightly more than an uncharged one.
119g for the SM-N910T vs 123g for the SM-N910T3 == 4grams difference in weight? S-pen is the same, both with a sim card and microSD card, no battery. Hardware upgrade?

I said screw it in the end and ponied up to buy a new one. I swear to gawd every employee looked at me crossed eyed when I told them I didn't want to buy the Note 5.
I must have gotten the last normal note 4 then through warranty because that is what they sent me. I called Tmobile and tried to get it resolved but they told me to contact Samsung (I did) and they told me they were just going to fix my phone and I'd be without one for about 10 days.
As for differences I did notice the extra option at boot up too. My GPS seems to lock a lot faster. I will have to keep playing with it though to verify as I haven't had much time to go through it yet but I will say the Samsung Smart Switch was very nifty in getting my settings transferred over.

Yoshi1221 said:
When I got my T3, I just went to Kies and reinstalled the software, haven't had that issue yet. Now it works better than my old Sprint Note 4
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how are you getting the new model number?

sluggersix said:
how are you getting the new model number?
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I switched from sprint to T-Mobile a few weeks ago, caught them throttling my data after 13GB. Had to ditch the sprint note 4 and get the Note 4 through JOD
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Phone just died?

Okay, so this seems to be a recurring thing here. I've seen a few threads about this now. I don't understand what's going on and why there are no answers. I was literally sitting here texting my girlfriend and my phone froze then rebooted. Booted back up fine, and then 5 minutes later did the same damn thing again. This time though it just keeps boot looping. It'll get to the point where it's optimizing all my apps and get part way through, freeze, and do it all over again. I'm stock unrooted, and I'm quite pissed off at this. This should not be happening to these phones, and my phone has been perfectly fine with no problems for a while now and all the sudden it just wants to do this. Also, if I pull the battery and put it back in it won't turn back on or charge for 10 minutes, and then just keeps looping.

It's not looking good for us bro... Sorry.. Seems as if the MotherBoards are no good. I've tried a few different data recovery options nothing seems promising. Taking my phone to T-Mo today..

celsius0010 said:
It's not looking good for us bro... Sorry.. Seems as if the MotherBoards are no good. I've tried a few different data recovery options nothing seems promising. Taking my phone to T-Mo today..
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I ended up taking mine in yesterday, getting a warranty replacement. I'm just hoping since their already used devices that there are no problems with it. The rep told me if I get 3 bad phones though they allow me to switch to a different phone.

H4rryTipp3r said:
I ended up taking mine in yesterday, getting a warranty replacement. I'm just hoping since their already used devices that there are no problems with it. The rep told me if I get 3 bad phones though they allow me to switch to a different phone.
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You were just lied to. There is no set rule to say that if you get three bad phones, that you'd get to choose a different phone.
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Sfkn2 said:
You were just lied to. There is no set rule to say that if you get three bad phones, that you'd get to choose a different phone.
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Oh well, my new phone hasn't had any problems so far. Actually it's quite better than my old one. I'm getting 4G and LTE in places my old phone only came up with 2G.

Sfkn2 said:
You were just lied to. There is no set rule to say that if you get three bad phones, that you'd get to choose a different phone.
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It actually did use to be that way. It was that you had to have had the phone replaced 3 times (basically 4 same bad phone) then they offered you a different phone that was comparable to what you had.

truckerdewd said:
It actually did use to be that way. It was that you had to have had the phone replaced 3 times (basically 4 same bad phone) then they offered you a different phone that was comparable to what you had.
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As a courtesy, not a set rule.
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Mine did the same thing too since two days ago. At least you got a replacement, mine wasn't warrranty covered because it had a little crack on the screen. Thinking of jumping ship to another phone now :/

KCuadrado said:
Mine did the same thing too since two days ago. At least you got a replacement, mine wasn't warrranty covered because it had a little crack on the screen. Thinking of jumping ship to another phone now :/
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Sorry to hear that, the only thing out of shape with my old phone was the leather back. The new one they sent me has been amazing though. If anything I'd jump to the v10. It sucks though because all the new flagship are right around the corner.

Reboot and shutdown wont come back without removing battery

I have been rooted and using custom ROMs for over a year now on my note 4 but recently started having my TekXodus ROM crash occasionally. So I updated to the factory latest DOK2 using Kies and I have an issue where when I reboot or shutdown. When i do this I have to pull the battery out for a few minutes before it can boot again. I have tried factory restoring with Kies several times and still have the same problem. Root + custom ROMs also have the issue. Any ideas?

Similar problems in another thread. I'm still having issues although I've gone back to stock as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/help/note-4-major-slowdown-bugs-boot-loops-t3311297

People are starting to pop up everywhere with this issue, ROM's, stock, rooted, it doesn't seem to matter. It seems like it's either a software update they pushed to all carriers or maybe hardware failure of some kind. The batteries do seem to go bad fairly regularly around 9-12 months. That's fixable with that Anker 2x + wall charger kit, but if it's hardware failure for this it could get ugly.

Yeah mines getting worse. Gonna try to pick up a motherboard.
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McGragger said:
Yeah mines getting worse. Gonna try to pick up a motherboard.
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My phone died completely after a week of ongoing problems. Won't boot or anything any longer and I don't think its software related.. Let me know if you have any success picking up and installing a motherboard.

My Note 4 I bought a year ago was having this issue a couple months ago. Did the usual, factory reset, blah blah blah, was getting the mmc read fail error. Called tech support told them everything I did because I knew they would want me to do it so I headed them off at the pass. They said well it seems you did all the work for us and I had a replacement the next day for $5. Worked fine for 2 months and now it's doing it again so I'll be calling for another replacement tomorrow.
Strange thing is I wasn't getting the same mmc read fail error although I saw something similar only 1 time. This time though I did get a dm-verity verification (?) error. No idea what that even means.
What sucks is they really should offer me an upgrade at this rate but I have no interest in the Note 5 or the S6 without an sd slot or removable battery. Hoped to hold on to my N4 for at least another year.

where can we even buy motherboards for this note 4?

mine is dead as well! it's unfortunately out of warranty...obviously! i'm pretty sure it's a hardware failure!

nazbel said:
mine is dead as well! it's unfortunately out of warranty...obviously! i'm pretty sure it's a hardware failure!
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Yep, my time w/ the note4 was good while it lasted. I purchased it for $350 back in october and was great. sold it "as is for parts" on ebay for $160 yesterday, and am done with samsung for a while. took that $160 and purchased a LG G2 that i'll have to use for another year or more. i was really getting used to the note's size and stylus features as well.

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Yep, my time w/ the note4 was good while it lasted. I purchased it for $350 back in october and was great. sold it "as is for parts" on ebay for $160 yesterday, and am done with samsung for a while. took that $160 and purchased a LG G2 that i'll have to use for another year or more. i was really getting used to the note's size and stylus features as well.
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Good for you man! i really am gonna miss it too! i'll probably sell it for parts while i still can. i got a new nexus 6p that i really am enjoying as well!

I ended up getting a motherboard and replacing it. Worked out fine except I used a cheap lens cover replacement while I was at it and no my pictures suck. Not even sure if the actual is available anywhere.
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Where did you get the motherboard?
Thanks!

Bought a parts only phone on ebay
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Ok. Thanks.