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So, I was wondering how many people here know about USB test jigs.
In all but the most extreme cases, they can unbrick a Galaxy phone. So far, every Galaxy-class device has worked with these. I was only wondering because all of the threads about people returning their phones to Sprint because the somehow bricked it.
I would say at this point, that anyone who wants to mess with one of these phones, such as flashing a ROM, CWM, or one of these early root methods, should either make or buy one. If you don't want to make one, they're on Amazon, which is about as mainstream as you can get.
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Can you explain what a jig is? sounds complicated.
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Basically if you bork your phone and cannot acces "Dowload Mode" to flash a new Rom by using the 3 button press, this Jig will put your phone in download mode for you so you wouldnt have to return your phone to Sprint
I'm making one now so I can get rid of the stupid yellow triangle.
I am lazy, have one on the way...
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bblanski said:
I am lazy, have one on the way...
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Same
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Where can you buy one of these?
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Where can you buy one of these?
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I bought mine off of ebay. Search for Samsung jig
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will this work?
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Don..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1316648791&sr=1-1
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I bought mine off of ebay. Search for Samsung jig
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Me too
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digweed4me said:
will this work?
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Don..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1316648791&sr=1-1
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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Does it matter that it says i9000 (sgs) vs i9100 (sgs2)?
Edit: Nevermind read the full description
This one is $2.49 free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...Accessories&hash=item25666f2605#ht_2131wt_952
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This one is $2.49 free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...Accessories&hash=item25666f2605#ht_2131wt_952
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Shipping form Hong Kong... you wont see it for 5-22 business days... great deal if you're not in a hurry I suppose...
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Shipping form Hong Kong... you wont see it for 5-22 business days... great deal if you're not in a hurry I suppose...
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That's the only reason I didn't get that one, would have taken forever to get.
Made it and used it. No more yellow warning and I show as having an official samsung binary!
Good info here...
I never heard of these until now.
For those making them; how do you do that? I'm ok as far as soldering etc but not sure what else is involved.
i still have mine from back on the captivate that i made
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=967404
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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I bought that one too. Granted, I have no idea why I need it but I figure if I get stuck I will be happy to have it at 5 bucks.
Just lost my phone in taxi I'm rooted also have face unlock and pattern unlock secondary. Is there anything I can do to assure the finder can't use it. Or can I track it. I'm on monthly 4g so no insurance!
That sucks man. As for gps locating your phone I believe that's offered by your insurance, or if you had any type of Norton, kaspersky, trend micro etc security on it. They offer stuff like that. Otherwise you might be SOL. As for them getting in I don't know. Maybe someone else can shed some light on that answer.
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Go to the play store from your computer and download "plan b" it will be pushed to your phone and allows you to track it.
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A buddy of mine used "Lost Phone" app from Play store
I hate how easy it is for someone to look up how to wipe a phone and easily bypass all security. Usually when someone finds a phone, that person doesn't want to know your stuff.
Where's my Droid can also be pushed, and then you can get it's location
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did u ever set up Lookout on you phone? it comes w/it.. if you maybe randomly did one day, you can find it with that
2nd to the Plan B. That works amazingly. Also, check if you have a cab receipt. You might be able to use that to identify which cab specifically had the phone. You can call into their dispatch office and ask for that cab. Lookout is awesome too.
I called the cab said he saw no phone. Another passanger could have gotten it. I'm not even going to bother now what's done is done. Thanks to you and everyone for your help. I wanted a new phone anyway maybe my wife will get me one for fathers day. I'll wait and probably get a note or galaxy nexus I'm sticking with Samsung I have a windows and a iPhone at home but don't feel like it I can't go backwards .
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diamantericos said:
I called the cab said he saw no phone. Another passanger could have gotten it. I'm not even going to bother now what's done is done. Thanks to you and everyone for your help. I wanted a new phone anyway maybe my wife will get me one for fathers day. I'll wait and probably get a note or galaxy nexus I'm sticking with Samsung I have a windows and a iPhone at home but don't feel like it I can't go backwards .
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Or you can wait and preorder gs3
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Or you can wait and preorder gs3
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I find that the GS3 is not much of a significant upgrade from the GSII. I would much more suggest a Galaxy Nexus since it will still be relevant for many more months to come. The GN comes with pure stock ICS not that TW crap. The GN is almost certain to receive jellybean directly from Google pretty quick while the S3 will have to suffer through what the SII just went through from GB to ICS
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Or you can wait and preorder gs3
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I thought about that but I'd be paying full price I have monthly no contract. And since the the note is dual core as well as the s3 I rather the larger screen
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iLeopard said:
I find that the GS3 is not much of a significant upgrade from the GSII. I would much more suggest a Galaxy Nexus since it will still be relevant for many more months to come. The GN comes with pure stock ICS not that TW crap. The GN is almost certain to receive jellybean directly from Google pretty quick while the S3 will have to suffer through what the SII just went through from GB to ICS
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I get what your saying also I hate that stupid button on the s3
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diamantericos said:
I get what your saying also I hate that stupid button on the s3
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Should've went with nexus style all screen.that was kind of the point of ics
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I would recommend setting up a pin lock on your next device, that way whenever the phone is restarted it prompts you for the pin. It doesn't matter if it's been wiped or not, it registers with your carrier. Also, as added security, I use Avast and from there I can remotely wipe my sd card and the phone, thus removing any chance of someone getting any of my personal info.
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new ion? said:
Should've went with nexus style all screen.that was kind of the point of ics
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I totally agree don't know why these manufacturers still making new ics devices with buttons. Besides the nexus the only other device I see with on screen is a new Motorola phone coming out.
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civicvx94 said:
I would recommend setting up a pin lock on your next device, that way whenever the phone is restarted it prompts you for the pin. It doesn't matter if it's been wiped or not, it registers with your carrier. Also, as added security, I use Avast and from there I can remotely wipe my sd card and the phone, thus removing any chance of someone getting any of my personal info.
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I will definitely do that especially for the SD wipe part I was more worried about that . I changed all my passwords starting with Google account and Facebook
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Oh and you should leave your gps enable all the time because i realize that all those apps does not have the capability to turn it on.
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Teo032 said:
Oh and you should leave your gps enable all the time because i realize that all those apps does not have the capability to turn it on.
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I do I just haven't install any of those apps but I'll with new phone
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Well my lovely wife surprised me when I got home early fathers day gift $400 for what ever phone I want now just to choose note or galaxy nexus. I'm getting the note now second choice eBay or Amazon I've never used eBay but got some good prices. PS hey if I loose the note I'm an ass that phablet too big to loose lol. But will definately secure it
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OK so I traded in 3 nexus allready and cannot get a nexus that doesn't drop data ! I allready flashed different radios still nothing . I heard this is common with the nexus and that Verizon nexuses drops and there trying to fix it is that true ? And if not how can I fix this problem ! Its really starting to irritate me .
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You need to request a new phone, not a replacement. Luckily mine was fixed after the first replacement, but I believe there is a policy that after 3 phones, they give you either an equivalent phone, or a brand new one, factory sealed. It's 100% hardware related, so unfortunately no software will fix it.
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Force 4g to stay on, you can do so by entering this in your phone dialer *#*#4636#*#*
Go into phone information, scroll down, and select the network speed you want.
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Force 4g to stay on, you can do so by entering this in your phone dialer *#*#4636#*#*
Go into phone information, scroll down, and select the network speed you want.
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It drops all data, it's hardware related as I had the same problem. Nothing software is capable of will fix it.
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Liskrig said:
You need to request a new phone, not a replacement. Luckily mine was fixed after the first replacement, but I believe there is a policy that after 3 phones, they give you either an equivalent phone, or a brand new one, factory sealed. It's 100% hardware related, so unfortunately no software will fix it.
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It was new, I got it out the box from best buy all three of them were new.
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Liskrig said:
It drops all data, it's hardware related as I had the same problem. Nothing software is capable of will fix it.
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Ah, I thought he meant it drops down to 3g etc.
I had this problem with both my gnexs both were made in china....I had them replaced and I recieved two Korean versions and waala no drops at all..
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I heard Google said they were gonna update this phone to 4.0.5 and it was going to fix the problem . It was suppose to be fixed for 4.0.4 but people (as of myself) have reported it still broke
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Should I call Verizon ?
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Alton (Halo 2) said:
Should I call Verizon ?
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Yes you should also as a side note you should checkout myforums (it is a much more relaxed community unlike this one) (the url is something dot com)
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Gf will be on her third tomorrow with this issue. If it isn't fixed I will demand vzw send me an siii now that the BL is unlocked.....15 years of on time $200 bill payments better have some pull
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Alton (Halo 2) said:
I heard Google said they were gonna update this phone to 4.0.5 and it was going to fix the problem . It was suppose to be fixed for 4.0.4 but people (as of myself) have reported it still broke
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I don't see how they can patch this when it is apparent it is a flawed hardware issue
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Okay, I am having the same issue, but my phone is a replacement from Asurion. What should I do? Call Asurion or Verizon?
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I had this problem with both my gnexs both were made in china....I had them replaced and I recieved two Korean versions and waala no drops at all..
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I have a Korean version
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Guess I was a lucky guy.. mine has been issue free.
Hope this gets sorted out man.
bOx Stash - https://www.box.com/shared/d8a46b7252c38069deb1
This is my 4th phone and all was defected and new ! Weird...
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If I get this from best buy mobile and have problems with it do I have to go to best buy mobile to get replacements or can I go to a Verizon store. Sorry for the dumb question I just don't know how their affiliation works.
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Try Verizon first . Best buy took me 4 phones and there still all defective !
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Have you tried a new sim card? My Nexus was perfect until last week, I was dropping data constantly. I called Verizon and after speaking to a couple of techs they offered to send me a new sim. I didn't expect it to work but since activating the new sim not a single drop.
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That happened to me. I called asurion. And this is my fourth and I hope last replacement.
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which 4g?
LTE or Wimax?
If wimax, a simple adjustment to NAPID extensions or a reset of the dsa value may do ths trick.
This app is showing as not compatible with my s3. Wtf? Is it just me? I'm on blazer rom. Everyone else getting this?
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pathtologos said:
This app is showing as not compatible with my s3. Wtf? Is it just me? I'm on blazer rom. Everyone else getting this?
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It says it's Optimized for Tegra2 and Tegra3 devices so maybe its tegra only for now. All I see are tegra owner reviews.
Buy chianfire if you really want it but also remember zynga made it
I was just about to buy it with the last of my 25$ credit with my nexus, but im LITERALLY JUST 40 cents less than the asking price!!! *Facedesk*
I'm downloading the massive data for the game will report of it works out not for our phone.
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^ had it worked?
I'm downloading it
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been trying all day i downloaded all the 10 parts 1.8 gigs idk i give up. It won't let me buy game i had a market/playstore apk that let me download any games even if it's not compatible
but i must of deleted it by accident.
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bonebeatz1234 said:
been trying all day i downloaded all the 10 parts 1.8 gigs idk i give up. It won't let me buy game i had a market/playstore apk that let me download any games even if it's not compatible
but i must of deleted it by accident.
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10 parts??? I got 2
You're going to the wrong place buddy thats all I can say
I'll test it out first without chainfire. I can never get it to work properly tho
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10 parts??? I got 2
You're going to the wrong place buddy thats all I can say
I'll test it out first without chainfire. I can never get it to work properly tho
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i tried several ways it's a no go for our phone just black screen then back to launcher.
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Are you guys actually paying for this? If not I can tell you it won't work if you got the "googled" version.
Mine downloaded in 15min
I'll try it
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I have never been able to get this game to work!
downloaded it some time last year knowing id have a more advance device to play it on.
I've never got it to work on my S3 with AOSP. sadness.
Just thought I'd let everyone know this game plays fine on touchwiz based roms. Been paying it on dandroid.
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Okay, So I bought a used Note 2 off of Craigslist. Before I bought it I used it, checked the settings, it was 4.2.1 had multiwindow and so I thought, let me check my SIM card. I put my SIM card in and let the phone boot up. I saw the 4G LTE and I thought I was good. When it came to price I haggled a little but I told the seller how much I was willing to pay before he agreed to meet. Anyways, he seemed sore but took the deal. I get in my truck and leave. I go to unlock the phone and it has a passcode. I call the guy, no answer. I got a text back stating sorry. So because he felt ripped off I can't get in to the phone. Any suggestions?
Factory reset
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4.2.1 doesn't have multi window
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Shut phone down. Then hold volume up + home button + power button until you get to the recovery screen. Then select factory reset using the volume rocker and power button. Reboot and you should be good to go.
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Thanks, l spoke with AT&T and they confirmed that the phone wasnt stolen and told me how to volume up power and home. Thank you everyone for the help.i am uo and running.
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You should report that person to the cops. If you have the original post and any contact with the guy should do. What a prick.
~PsyCl0ne
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Yamahar6riding said:
Thanks, l spoke with AT&T and they confirmed that the phone wasnt stolen and told me how to volume up power and home. Thank you everyone for the help.i am uo and running.
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Welcome to the world of over powered phones. Glad it all worked out.
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Yamahar6riding said:
Thanks, l spoke with AT&T and they confirmed that the phone wasnt stolen and told me how to volume up power and home. Thank you everyone for the help.i am uo and running.
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It might not be stolen now, just hope the guy isn't a real jerk and reports the phone stolen afterwards.
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4.2.1 doesn't have multi window
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Um...wrong, try again
Well the phone is registered to me now, according to AT&T. Hopefully he can't report it stolen now. I also meant 4.1.2, my mistake. Only thing is, before I spoke to AT&T I rooted it via odin. Now I can't get the latest update the phone keeps telling me about from AT&T. Is it important?
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Um...wrong, try again
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Actually you are wrong seeing as a note 2 on 4.2.1 would not be running touchwiz and not have multiwindow available.
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I will never buy a phone from somebody on Craigslist or used from anywhere else for that matter