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So i just came out from this job interview, 3 people interviewd me for an hour and a halk asking questions non-stop!
During the interview, they asked me really difficult questions. Honestly most of the questions were difficult and i couldn't answer 50% of them so i had the impression that i failed it.
At the end of the interview, they asked me about my expected salary and started talking about what are the benifits that the company provides and this really gave me some hope.
Do you think it is a good sign that the discuss the benifits that they provide? the last thing one interviewer said that they will send my application to the HR.
What do you think?
good or bad
Edit : Forgot to mention that the asked for references at the end of the interview.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
I would take it as a good sign that they discussed salary and benefits at the END of the interview but that guarantees nothing.
Good luck dude, hope you get it
*edit- Before I was offered the job I have now I had 5 interviews over the course of 3 months!!! They were doing some re-structuring during my interview period which I didn't learn until after I got the job. By the end of the 3 months I wasn't sure if I even wanted the job anymore but I'm glad I got it, it's a keeper.
When it comes to jobs/job interviews I don't think there is any such thing as a safe assumption.
It's like dealing with CS, keep a good attitude and be someone they want on their team.

That's what i do usually, but i really want this position at this place so i'm hoping alot
thanks for your support mate, i forgot to mention that they requested references too so this is a very good sign right?

anaadoul said:
they requested references too so this is a very good sign right?
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Never a bad sign!
Do you have a references that already work there? That has proven critical for me in the past.

no to spoil the fun but i think they ask salary to determine what expectations they can have from you and compare with others and also how much the company would be set backed..lol

nebenezer said:
Never a bad sign!
Do you have a references that already work there? That has proven critical for me in the past.
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Cool, actually at the end of the interview they asked me if i have any questions, i told them that i have 2 friends that work there (actually met 1 of them while i was with my main interviewer) and i know a 3rd guy who worked there but moved somewere else so i'm very fimiliar with the company and their stratigies, goals and targets.
At the end, they explicitly asked for references that are not from that company. i have just sent them a "thank you" email which includes 4 references of people that i worked with over the past 2 years. High posts, Sr. people in well known companies.
I really hope this flies, it is the best experience i can get in this country.
Fingers crossed

djteotancolis said:
no to spoil the fun but i think they ask salary to determine what expectations they can have from you and compare with others and also how much the company would be set backed..lol
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Yep, and that's why they always recommend not to answer. you don't want to be screened out if your expectation is too high nor getting below the average that they are paying for this post if what you asked is lower than their average. (let's face it, we all want the max we can get. so instead of blindly saying a figure, let them state the average in their offer then we can negotiate over that )

sign this petition for the price of Nexus 4 is the same for everyone

Good afternoon.
would it be possible to sign this petition by most member possible? so if pouriez seen the move in a location where it would be visible by the more members as possible, thank you for all of us
http://www.activism.com/it_IT/petizione/lg-nexus-4-tagliamo-il-prezzo-italiano/39734

alessa said:
Good afternoon.
would it be possible to sign this petition by most member possible? so if pouriez seen the move in a location where it would be visible by the more members as possible, thank you for all of us
http://www.activism.com/it_IT/petizione/lg-nexus-4-tagliamo-il-prezzo-italiano/39734
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This will not do alot unless you target the Governments that are making it cost more. Not something you can really do anything about.

zelendel said:
This will not do alot unless you target the Governments that are making it cost more. Not something you can really do anything about.
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of course it is the fault of LG! proof with asus and the price of the Nexus 7 which is the same as the shop either on the playstore.

Things cost different amounts in different countries. Get over it

ap3604 said:
Things cost different amounts in different countries. Get over it
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That is not the reason why the prices are different

If Google wish to subsidise the phone to get people to use their store, that's upto them.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

Frankly, these petitions are getting out of hand! Its supposed to be a powerful tool to gather the masses for things that really matter. Open source, more support, freedom, things that are important. LG or any other manufacturer for that matter won't reduce their prices just because someone who does not know half the things going behind pricing decisions, asks them to. Don't like the pricing, don't buy.
This needs to be stopped, or even the petitions which would have had an impact otherwise will start looking like someone throwing a tantrum.

anirudh412 said:
Frankly, these petitions are getting out of hand! Its supposed to be a powerful tool to gather the masses for things that really matter. Open source, more support, freedom, things that are important. LG or any other manufacturer for that matter won't reduce their prices just because someone who does not know half the things going behind pricing decisions, asks them to. Don't like the pricing, don't buy.
This needs to be stopped, or even the petitions which would have had an impact otherwise will start looking like someone throwing a tantrum.
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This!
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anirudh412 said:
Frankly, these petitions are getting out of hand! Its supposed to be a powerful tool to gather the masses for things that really matter. Open source, more support, freedom, things that are important. LG or any other manufacturer for that matter won't reduce their prices just because someone who does not know half the things going behind pricing decisions, asks them to. Don't like the pricing, don't buy.
This needs to be stopped, or even the petitions which would have had an impact otherwise will start looking like someone throwing a tantrum.
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Exactly this :highfive:
I sure hope a google employee isn't on this forum reading these threads. Google comes out with a phone that is much less expensive than anything else of comparable specs and yet we still have people trying to stir up the masses against them?
Should I start a petition against toyota that my car costs a different amount than in other countries? How about any manufacturer of anything I start a petition against?

Everyone stop acting as company CEO's, your beloved item you want isn't the price you want, DONT BUY IT. You can even go ahead and hate the company, that's not how vusiness is conducted. Company choose prices and then consumers decide if they buy or not. And then, guess on who's wallet it is if they didn't choose the optimal price? THE COMPANY, so shut up and swallow the pill or start your own phone making business.

There are much more important things that you guys could create a petition for.

I went ahead and reported this thread to the mods to lock / delete.

Austrian here. If anyone from Germany would be kind enough to send me a nexus 4 from Germany please pm me. We can talk about shipping price and extras via private messages. Thank you in advance
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So the nexus 7 is the same price in store and on the play store but the nexus 4 isn't?
I've signed the petition bro and wish you guys all the best in Italy.
Good luck.
Ace42 said:
There are much more important things that you guys could create a petition for.
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Then why don't you take some action and try do something about it?

I think, and I want to believe that this reaction from your part at all, and due to a misunderstanding of the fact. know that the problem is producing not only for Italy, but for all of Europe and probably even for the usa! LG has decided to sell its nexus € 4590 / $, then it is available to 350 € / $ on google playstore. but the real concern is that some countries are not entitled to google playstore, and even if this is not the fault of LG, were it even really penalizes countries that are in the story! ! In addition to that, how can sell LG mobile google, which declare his mobile trying to sell € 350 / $ because it is mobile prices too expensive! So yes, it is true that the petition is based are made for much more serious problem than the price of a smartphone, but at the same time, this is the only way that works for a multinational company has to understand that we sum does not agree with his political advantage against all odds!
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I went ahead and reported this thread to the mods to lock / delete.
Anyone else reading this please do the same :good:
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under your username sense, I would like you to remember that we are civilized and free people to express these feelings WITHOUT SANSURE! so if you disagree with my point of view, which is your right after all, its not a reason to ask for a closing thread is NOT offensive to anyone, OR trigger hatred !

OK guys cool down. The mods already know about this thread. And while I think it is pointed in the wrong direction it is not hurting anyone. If it gets out of hand I will close it.
Now as for the "without censor" that is not the case. This thread will be censored if it gets out of hand.
Sent from Arkham

alessa said:
under your username sense, I would like you to remember that we are civilized and free people to express these feelings WITHOUT SANSURE! so if you disagree with my point of view, which is your right after all, its not a reason to ask for a closing thread is NOT offensive to anyone, OR trigger hatred !
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You think you should be able to post anything on a privately owned forum with no controls from the moderators?
As for the thread being locked / deleted, that's because these sort of petition threads don't do anything good for the forum and always turn into flamewars. You can see the same thing happening in the "petition for microsd card slot" thread below this one.

alessa said:
I think, and I want to believe that this reaction from your part at all, and due to a misunderstanding of the fact. know that the problem is producing not only for Italy, but for all of Europe and probably even for the usa! LG has decided to sell its nexus € 4590 / $, then it is available to 350 € / $ on google playstore. but the real concern is that some countries are not entitled to google playstore, and even if this is not the fault of LG, were it even really penalizes countries that are in the story! ! In addition to that, how can sell LG mobile google, which declare his mobile trying to sell € 350 / $ because it is mobile prices too expensive! So yes, it is true that the petition is based are made for much more serious problem than the price of a smartphone, but at the same time, this is the only way that works for a multinational company has to understand that we sum does not agree with his political advantage against all odds!
under your username sense, I would like you to remember that we are civilized and free people to express these feelings WITHOUT SANSURE! so if you disagree with my point of view, which is your right after all, its not a reason to ask for a closing thread is NOT offensive to anyone, OR trigger hatred !
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We should sansur your right to speak with such grammar.

I'm really grieve but I'm a Belgian of Italian origin who does not understand English very well but uses google translation because I have a passion. please excuse my vocabulary. I do not want nothing to create a polemic, just that my intention is to collect a max of person who will want to join my cause. thank you kindly let live thread and will give him a chance.

I wan to start a petition to stop the useless petitions in this forum.

About one of the Neowin webpage admins

Hello, my name is Tom-Helge.
I have a case going on the Neowin forum that i want to share with you. And this post might get a bit long.
I'm gonna explain this to you in the best possible way, so i don't sounds like i'm crazy or anything like that. But the whole case is a mess and it stinks fanboy from an admin a long way.
Let me explain you why.
Ok, the day for me 2 days ago (12.12.2012) started out with commenting on some articles about Apple requiring 30% revenue from Microsoft in SkyDrive and Office 365.
That was all fine and nothing wrong with what i was saying.
Then i suddenly got a personal message from Neobond (one of the admins) witch said that i had got 2 of my comments removed and got a warning for that, because i said some users was idiots. Witch i found very strange.
Because when i went back to see what kind of comments he had removed from me, then it was the comments where i said Apple was the idiots because of how they are and because of some of their policies, not the users as Neobond claims.
I called Apple for idiots because of their 30% revenue policy that is my own opinion. I didn't say anyone was dumb, stupid or idiots because someone liked Apple. I said the way Apple is going is idiotic.
Here is one of the comments i wrote to a user that Neobond removed: If Microsoft is removing SkyDrive or Office 365 from iOS because of this 30% revenue thing, then i recommend you to find someone else to use that isn't idiots.
I think it was that comment that triggered Neobonds actions. But if you read closely, you will see that i'm actually calling Apple for the idiots here because of the 30% revenue thing (witch again is my own personal opinion).
Then i asked Neobond if he could explain to me on why he then removed my comments when he clearly are lying to me about calling users for idiots.
Then he just replied and said No. Basicly he refused to give me any explanation at all on this, witch is rather strange coming from an admin.
Then i asked why he wouldn't explain it to me. But he didn't say anything after that for a long time. Then i got angry and said that if he didn't answer within 6 hours to me with some explanations on why he did remove my 2 comments and gave me a warning, then i would bring this case further with the other admins (he was clearly taking me as threatening him by saying that).
3-4 mins after that, he just removed the whole conversation about this. Then i wrote him a personal message and asked why he removed the conversation.
4-5 mins after that, he banned me from the forum.
Is that the way to treat their users on the Neowin forum?
To just give their users a big ass "f*** you" finger because someone said something one of the admins didn't like personally?
I wouldn't mind the warning and the 2 deleted comments if he actually could have explained to me with the truth on WHY i got that warning and got those 2 comments removed. Also that he could have provided some evidences on what i was saying, right?
This is not a good way to treat their users. And absolutely not a good way for Neowins image.
He is rude and childish the way he is. So i got a ban on wrong accusations.
My original account name is 'Tom-Helge'. You can see my profile here: http://www.neowin.net/forum/user/352710-tom-helge/
If you look at my profile, you see that i have the whole 30 comments after 2 of my comments was removed since 2010 when i registered my user.
Take a look at those comments i have and tell me how much of a troll / fanboy i'am as Neobond claims i'am.
You simply don't find any bad comments there, not by a mile. PERIOD.
Now it's true that you might find some posts here on XDA-Developers from me where i bash or talk bad about Apple long time ago. But i have never got a warning or got banned for it. Because the moderators / admins here are way better than the admins on the Neowin webpage.
If a moderator that actually owns an iPhone (yes Neobond told me that he had an iPhone) is going to mess with their users just because someone says something negative about the brand he loves / uses, then he better get another job to do, seriously (it stink Apple fanboy a long long way by the way he told me he uses an iPhone and the way he talked to me after he removed the negative comments about Apple).
I have now been trying to contact Neowin it self of some of their admins for about 1 and a half day now without getting any responses back. So my patience is over.
Now i just want to know what you think about this whole case?
Is this the right way to treat their forum users?
Have any users here seen any similar reactions from any moderators or admins here on XDA-Developers?
Now someone might come here and say he's an admin and he's always right. Well, try to tell that to the moderator here on XDA-Developers that was about to perma ban me like 1 year ago or so, because he though i was saying many bad things (that made me break many rules here), while in reality he mixed me with another user.
He did apologize to me after that. So everyone, even as moderators or admins can do wrong things.
Now, don't take me wrong, i really like the Neowin webpage, but when some of their admins is treating their users this way, then this case deserves to be heard everywhere.
If this post is placed on the wrong place, then just move it to the right place if any mods can do that then. I couldn't find any other places to post this.
Greetings from Tom-Helge.
EDIT: I added a poll with a simple question.

Have you met M_T_M?

DirkGently said:
Have you met M_T_M?
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Not that i know about. But i know he's a Senior Moderator.
But do you think this post shouldn't have been posted or?

Sounds like this Neobond guy made a mistake and didn't want to admit to making a mistake so he took the easy route and banned you.
But there's always two sides to a story so I can't really judge. None of the admins at XDA are douchebags though.
Sent from my Nexus 7
Stop... MUFFIN TIME!!!

DirkGently said:
Have you met M_T_M?
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Doesn't look like he's met the rules either.

xaccers said:
Doesn't look like he's met the rules either.
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He's behaving like all those people who post on 4chan/b....
'This is Suzie... she broke my heart... this is her Facebook... spam it for love.'
Dude... chill.
M_T_M is a cool cabron.... don't compare him to some douche from Neowin...
Also, OP, as /B/ replies to people like you,
WE ARE NOT YOUR PERSONAL ARMY!!!!

XDA, the new Facebook.

ShadowLea said:
XDA, the new Facebook.
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*Like*
---------- Post added at 09:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:43 PM ----------
Sly edit, Dirk.
*thumb up*

Olo!!! :silly:
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Have you met M_T_M?
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@OP....plain and simple...once you sign up to any of these privately owned forums and agree to their terms and condition, you pretty much are at their mercy. Unless you pay a fee and expect to receive a service in exchange for money (which in that case is called a bilateral contract)....you are being a allowed into someone's house and you batter behave or you'll be booted out just like it happened.
Us SMs and Admins do our best to make sure everybody adheres to the site rules but if at any moment we feel that a member has crossed a line...banned he would be and don't really have to give any real explanation. Doesn't happen often but that's the way the cookie crumbles....
Ta OP...wish you the best and next time follow the Admin, site, Mod's suggestions.
Cheers,
M_T_M
PS: InB4L

How can we make the XDA forums better?

I figured since we turned this forum into a Questions forum with up and down voting for each answer, I'd ask:
How can we make the XDA forums better?​
No answer is too outlandish...be creative. We're listening!
Maybe you think we have too many ads, or maybe you think search totally sucks. Perhaps you want more theme options, or you want more ways to learn development. Whatever your idea is, we want to hear it!

Do something to get rid of the elitism that permeates so many forums here at XDA. This drives away new users who would otherwise want to participate in the community. It also drives away old users who used to participate more.
Source: an old user who used to participate more.

Jaxidian said:
Do something to get rid of the elitism that permeates so many forums here at XDA. This drives away new users who would otherwise want to participate in the community. It also drives away old users who used to participate more.
Source: an old user who used to participate more.
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"Elites"? Buzz words are useless; specific details/incidents/threads please.
Anytime everyone agrees, something is usually very wrong.
Censorship kills sites.
Losing "elite" keystone members kills sites.
Censorship kills sites... an occasional flamewar is desirable. Real life is much worse; dumbing down a site kills it every time.

Couldn't search by device in XDA forums since this new design update . In old UI device I could search device from the search icon in top right.

juned.khatri31 said:
Couldn't search by device in XDA forums since this new design update . In old UI device I could search device from the search icon in top right.
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i can search for a device in the top right search bar with no issues..

DSA said:
i can search for a device in the top right search bar with no issues..
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Can't easily find the Galaxy S4+ or S4+ in fact I didn't find either.
It's convoluted, at best.

Please bring back the XDA Labs app. I found the app perfect! I cant get used too the newer app even after using it for quite some time now. It feels... i dont know. Right now i am using firefox for accessing xda.

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Can't easily find the Galaxy S4+ or S4+ in fact I didn't find either.
It's convoluted, at best.
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Ive never heard of the s4plus, i used to own and develop for the s4 too
all the s4 forums:
Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505, i9505G, i9506
The Galaxy S 4 is Samsung's flagship device for 2013. The S 4 ups the ante of its predecessor thanks to a 5" 1080p Super AMOLED display (PenTile 441 ppi), a pseudo octa-core Samsung Exynos 5410 or quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (depending on region), 2 gigs of RAM, up to 64 gigs of storage...
forum.xda-developers.com

DSA said:
Ive never heard of the s4plus, i used to own and develop for the s4 too
all the s4 forums:
Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505, i9505G, i9506
The Galaxy S 4 is Samsung's flagship device for 2013. The S 4 ups the ante of its predecessor thanks to a 5" 1080p Super AMOLED display (PenTile 441 ppi), a pseudo octa-core Samsung Exynos 5410 or quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (depending on region), 2 gigs of RAM, up to 64 gigs of storage...
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It's the active variant of the S4 made exclusively for AT&T. Hence little support.

blackhawk said:
"Elites"? Buzz words are useless; specific details/incidents/threads please.
Anytime everyone agrees, something is usually very wrong.
Censorship kills sites.
Losing "elite" keystone members kills sites.
Censorship kills sites... an occasional flamewar is desirable. Real life is much worse; dumbing down a site kills it every time.
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Here you go. I just quoted an elitist response. The OP asked for "Whatever your idea is, we want to hear it!" and when I offered an idea, this response called it "useless".

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Here you go. I just quoted an elitist response. The OP asked for "Whatever your idea is, we want to hear it!" and when I offered an idea, this response called it "useless".
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You generalized. An invalid argument because of your statement's ubiquity.
No example, no details, then attack me for pointing out your flawed reasoning. Perfect.

blackhawk said:
You generalized. An invalid argument because of your statement's ubiquity.
No example, no details, then attack me for pointing out your flawed reasoning. Perfect.
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I simply offered an opinion in response to the OP asking for opinions. I'm sorry my opinion has offended you so much. I stand by it. Elitist behaviors where people attack another just because they think their opinion is inferior is the exact kind of thing I was referring to. And you are demonstrating it admirably.
And by the way, I never once argued anything. You are the one doing the arguing. And you're welcome to continue. I'm done with you.

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I simply offered an opinion in response to the OP asking for opinions. I'm sorry my opinion has offended you so much. I stand by it. Elitist behaviors where people attack another just because they think their opinion is inferior is the exact kind of thing I was referring to. And you are demonstrating it admirably.
And by the way, I never once argued anything. You are the one doing the arguing. And you're welcome to continue. I'm done with you.
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You offered no tangible problems or solutions just a buzzword for something you alleged to exist here. No evidence to back you your claim or specifically what the "elitists" do to destroy the site.
That offends me. Vagueness is a common troll and political tactic.

Jaxidian said:
I simply offered an opinion in response to the OP asking for opinions. I'm sorry my opinion has offended you so much. I stand by it. Elitist behaviors where people attack another just because they think their opinion is inferior is the exact kind of thing I was referring to. And you are demonstrating it admirably.
And by the way, I never once argued anything. You are the one doing the arguing. And you're welcome to continue. I'm done with you.
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You offered no tangible problems or solutions just a buzzword for something you alleged to exist here. No evidence to back you your claim or specifically what the "elitists" do to destroy the site.
That offends me. Vagueness is a common troll and political tactic.
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Guys, please stay on topic

I would like, to have some sections, where people can learn modding, learn how to do proggraming for type of stuff we do here on xda.
usualy, someone post some amaizing tool, but it would be even more amaizing if there is separate section for developers who want to learn, deep inside of android system, how to mod it, code some useful software for it, etc
in these times, where all manufacturers are locking bootloaders, or completely ditching bootloader, so it can be unclocked, it encourages lack of experimentation android was before, because people have locked phones and xda forums isn't popular as it once was, there are no more amaizing things, and even if you want to try to make amaizing thing, you can't because there are no resources to learn android. manufacturers, make everything more locked, android is becoming iOS for some reason.
so basically, i would like to have section, like on stackoverflow, but to be focused on android modding, and questions people ask, how they can learn it. (as stackexchange android enthusiasts suck, and it's just that, enthusiasts, but not developers, programmers who want to learn and ask qusetions)
that would make this community useful, for developers.
usual questions, like Q&A is okay, but just want separate section, where real professional people look. (just look, at Q&A, full of regular people who have no clue, and not even read guide, all those questions can be solved with existing guides on XDA, and even if can't, then phone is hard bricked, or question is just trash, and that me, and i believe many others, programmers, professionals, drive back from it, we need quality questions where programmers can look for to help fellow programmer.
and, with this, upwote and downwote, it would be a good idea, as, in those special programming threads, programmers would be able to see most useful answer.
with all people bashing here, this became some low quality, chat forum, i wish we can make it more quality focused, but still noob frinendly, so it have sections for noobs (existing Q&A), and expert section
And what @Jaxidian complained, this would be solution, as sometimes experienced people don't have patience for noob question (they just say "why you don't search first before posting"), those people who answer that way, just wish they could answer and help someone more experienced struggling and not answer same questions from noobs that don't research before posting. (if someone is noob, he becomes even bigger noob if he ask for something that has been asked milion times on same platform)
my 50 cents

A 2-7 day waiting period to post for new members would discourage one thread wonders looking for a quick fix here rather than simple doing a Google search(s).
Help dissuade spammers as well.
Those with a sincere interest would suck up the wait...

blackhawk said:
A 2-7 day waiting period to post for new members would discourage one thread wonders looking for a quick fix here rather than simple doing a Google search(s).
Help dissuade spammers as well.
Those with a sincere interest would suck up the wait...
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Or limit the forums new members can post to just Q and A subforums.

My observation is that in the Q&A forum regularly - almost daily - the same problem (e.g. data recovery for bricked device, rooting device, bypass FRP lock) is presented by different users and asked for a solution proposal: in my eyes a nonsense.
My recommendation: The Q&A forum should have sub-forums for this.
Also, I do not understand why 2 Q&A forums exist, namely Q&A and Q&A->H&T. Users do not distinguish between them.

Please bring back the XDA Labs app.

blackhawk said:
A 2-7 day waiting period to post for new members would discourage one thread wonders looking for a quick fix here rather than simple doing a Google search(s).
Help dissuade spammers as well.
Those with a sincere interest would suck up the wait...
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I think that's an interesting idea, but nothing will make a new user more upset than a waiting period. In 2021, people expect instant access and quick gratification. If we were the only phones community, I would agree with you, but if I was a newb and registered then had a waiting period, I'd say "screw it, my problem is important. i'm going to reddit/AndroidCentral/somewhere else"
Sarticle said:
Please bring back the XDA Labs app.
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That's not going to happen unless a team of developers steps forth to fully take over its development.

Stolen Phone Recovered but Locked!!!

Law Enforcement helped me recover my phone which was taken from me at gunpoint.
During the robbery i was forced to unlock my device and remove my google and Samsung account. Fast forward some weeks later. The police were able to retrieve my device and arrest the suspect (who put a screen lock on my phone,claims he doesn't remember the password for it). I am now locked out of my own phone and i am stuck.
Couple things to note:
The device is a Samsung Note 8 (N950U) running Android 9 with OTA firmware version N950USQU8DUA3.
There is a screen lock (Password not pin)
No Custom Recovery.(Bootloader Locked)
No root access.
USB Debugging not enabled.
FRP ON.
I know the device is dated.
A new phone is not an option. (this phone was a gift from my family to me).
My goal is simply to be able to use this phone once again. Any suggestions for going about that?

Have you tried reseting the phone via ADB?
EDIT: nvm I just realized you have debugging disabled .. my bad

That's quite a story... welcome to XDA.

superposition said:
Law Enforcement helped me recover my phone which was taken from me at gunpoint.
During the robbery i was forced to unlock my device and remove my google and Samsung account. Fast forward some weeks later. The police were able to retrieve my device and arrest the suspect (who put a screen lock on my phone,claims he doesn't remember the password for it). I am now locked out of my own phone and i am stuck.
Couple things to note:
The device is a Samsung Note 8 (N950U) running Android 9 with OTA firmware version N950USQU8DUA3.
There is a screen lock (Password not pin)
No Custom Recovery.(Bootloader Locked)
No root access.
USB Debugging not enabled.
FRP ON.
I know the device is dated.
A new phone is not an option. (this phone was a gift from my family to me).
My goal is simply to be able to use this phone once again. Any suggestions for going about that?
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I believe you will need to take it to a service centre who can then remove the lock but you need proof of purchase.
What a dumb criminal though, robbing someone but then keeping the phone for himself and not selling it on.

Are you sure you are not the criminal trying to get in to someones phone?
Somewhat hard for me to believe that someone is gonna rob an old Samsung phone and force by gun the owner to remove samsung and google account.
I really find it more likely that someone who steals a phone and cannot get it open no matter what, comes here with this story

Spere said:
Are you sure you are not the criminal trying to get in to someones phone?
Somewhat hard for me to believe that someone is gonna rob an old Samsung phone and force by gun the owner to remove samsung and google account.
I really find it more likely that someone who steals a phone and cannot get it open no matter what, comes here with this story
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Spere said:
Are you sure you are not the criminal trying to get in to someones phone?
Somewhat hard for me to believe that someone is gonna rob an old Samsung phone and force by gun the owner to remove samsung and google account.
I really find it more likely that someone who steals a phone and cannot get it open no matter what, comes here with this story
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Disclaimer: I take no offence in your post.
Thankfully,through the questions that you asked,you have already shown your incompetence/inability to provide genuine assistance....(thus saving me precious time from engaging you in future).
but....
How unhappy you must be.Maybe you have a rough life or a rough day....who cares?!?! (not me).
If your life sucks.....taking out your frustration on this post is not the way to go kid.
Needless to say....
YOUR CYNICISM is NOT welcomed!!!
Moving forward, if someone does have the solution and authenticity is a concern,I can provide all supporting documents (police report,proof of purchase etc...All other cynical and useless crap will be ignored.
Thanks alot!

superposition said:
Disclaimer: I take no offence in your post.
Thankfully,through the questions that you asked,you have already shown your incompetence/inability to provide genuine assistance....(thus saving me precious time from engaging you in future).
but....
How unhappy you must be.Maybe you have a rough life or a rough day....who cares?!?! (not me).
If your life sucks.....taking out your frustration on this post is not the way to go kid.
Needless to say....
YOUR CYNICISM is NOT welcomed!!!
Moving forward, if someone does have the solution and authenticity is a concern,I can provide all supporting documents (police report,proof of purchase etc...All other cynical and useless crap will be ignored.
Thanks alot!
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It's -your- story it's self that has caused the distrust.
Attacking members here won't further you along.
We help people solve -their- problems because we like too...
Right now I'm not feeling it... I see you.

superposition said:
Disclaimer: I take no offence in your post.
Thankfully,through the questions that you asked,you have already shown your incompetence/inability to provide genuine assistance....(thus saving me precious time from engaging you in future).
but....
How unhappy you must be.Maybe you have a rough life or a rough day....who cares?!?! (not me).
If your life sucks.....taking out your frustration on this post is not the way to go kid.
Needless to say....
YOUR CYNICISM is NOT welcomed!!!
Moving forward, if someone does have the solution and authenticity is a concern,I can provide all supporting documents (police report,proof of purchase etc...All other cynical and useless crap will be ignored.
Thanks alot!
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if you own it you'll still have the box it came in which thieves don't normally get. take that and your police incident report number to your local service centre and explain your predicament.

superposition said:
Disclaimer: I take no offence in your post.
Thankfully,through the questions that you asked,you have already shown your incompetence/inability to provide genuine assistance....(thus saving me precious time from engaging you in future).
but....
How unhappy you must be.Maybe you have a rough life or a rough day....who cares?!?! (not me).
If your life sucks.....taking out your frustration on this post is not the way to go kid.
Needless to say....
YOUR CYNICISM is NOT welcomed!!!
Moving forward, if someone does have the solution and authenticity is a concern,I can provide all supporting documents (police report,proof of purchase etc...All other cynical and useless crap will be ignored.
Thanks alot!
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3 of us who have commented to you clearly show skepticism because we have, as senior members, seen so many of these posts and the stories just keep getting better. You story is very far fetched to say the least, although granted not impossible. We do not want to help criminals which I hope you understand.
If you had bothered to read my previous comment to you I said to take it to a service centre but you need proof of purchase, the fact you have this is your problem solved. Have a good day buddy.

stonedpsycho said:
3 of us who have commented to you clearly show skepticism because we have, as senior members, seen so many of these posts and the stories just keep getting better. You story is very far fetched to say the least, although granted not impossible. We do not want to help criminals which I hope you understand.
If you had bothered to read my previous comment to you I said to take it to a service centre but you need proof of purchase, the fact you have this is your problem solved. Have a good day buddy.
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I could respect that. But what does throwing shade accomplish? Thats the part i dont get. Keep your skepticism to yourself and move on. Why bother to even comment.

superposition said:
I could respect that. But what does throwing shade accomplish? Thats the part i dont get. Keep your skepticism to yourself and move on. Why bother to even comment.
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Meh maybe you should heed your own advise...

blackhawk said:
It's -your- story it's self that has caused the distrust.
Attacking members here won't further you along.
We help people solve -their- problems because we like too...
Right now I'm not feeling it... I see you.
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Im not attacking anyone.
I get that words can be misconstrued and taken out of context when left up to interpretation.
Fine.
To each his own. If you are not feeling it, that's fine too.
But its not my story that caused distrust. There was a bias there before.
You immediately lumped me in the category with every other "dishonest" person that came before.
I guess to you that's fair.
But every single one of you rule out the possibility that my story is actually true.
Im not attacking anyone,dude straight up flamed me and i just came seeking help so i was confused. LOL!

blackhawk said:
Meh maybe you should heed your own advise...
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blackhawk said:
Meh maybe you should heed your own advise...
Click to expand...
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Disclaimer: I take no offence in your post.
Thankfully,through the questions that you asked,you have already shown your incompetence/inability to provide genuine assistance....(thus saving me precious time from engaging you in future).
but....
How unhappy you must be.Maybe you have a rough life or a rough day....who cares?!?! (not me).
If your life sucks.....taking out your frustration on this post is not the way to go kid.
Needless to say....
YOUR CYNICISM is NOT welcomed!!!
Moving forward, if someone does have the solution and authenticity is a concern,I can provide all supporting documents (police report,proof of purchase etc...All other cynical and useless crap will be ignored.
Thanks alot!

superposition said:
Im not attacking anyone.
I get that words can be misconstrued and taken out of context when left up to interpretation.
Fine.
To each his own. If you are not feeling it, that's fine too.
But its not my story that caused distrust. There was a bias there before.
You immediately lumped me in the category with every other "dishonest" person that came before.
I guess to you that's fair.
But every single one of you rule out the possibility that my story is actually true.
Im not attacking anyone,dude straight up flamed me and i just came seeking help so i was confused. LOL!
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Let me guess... you don't do too well with cops?
Brevity, do you know it?

blackhawk said:
Let me guess... you don't do too well with cops?
Brevity, do you know it?
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Disclaimer: I take no offence in your post.
Thankfully,through the questions that you asked,you have already shown your incompetence/inability to provide genuine assistance....(thus saving me precious time from engaging you in future).
but....
How unhappy you must be.Maybe you have a rough life or a rough day....who cares?!?! (not me).
If your life sucks.....taking out your frustration on this post is not the way to go kid.
Needless to say....
YOUR CYNICISM is NOT welcomed!!!
Moving forward, if someone does have the solution and authenticity is a concern,I can provide all supporting documents (police report,proof of purchase etc...All other cynical and useless crap will be ignored.
Thanks alot!

superposition said:
I could respect that. But what does throwing shade accomplish? Thats the part i dont get. Keep your skepticism to yourself and move on. Why bother to even comment.
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I could not agree more, why did I bother to try and help you, what an idiot I am. Any future post from you that I may see I will avoid like the plague Your attitude stinks.
I told you what you need to do, you say you have proof of purchase so go and take it to a service center. Most people would have thanked me for that but I just get attitude, I solved your problem! The fact you don't recognise my help just shows me that you are in fact not the true owner of the phone because you want a different method don't you...
The Note 8 is such a great phone, best phone I have ever owned and it must suck having this greatness in your hand and not be able to use it.

Ok one and all, I think this thread has run it's course. Since the OP has received legitimate answers, I see no reason to continue this discussion at the risk of
continuing a flame war that has already begun. Thread closed.
-Regards: Badger50