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Misaligned/smaller icons on main screen of phone.

I have a weird problem with my phone after rebooting, all of my icons are smaller and misaligned, it seems like everything was pushed up and to the left, as it shows in the screenshot provided.
[I highlighted in red where there are noticeable gaps that were not previously there, notice the icons in the dock bar seem to go beyond the set border.]
edit: i noticed i can't post photos, so please forgive me for altering my link, as it is not malicious.
img543.imageshack .us/img543/8573/screenpv.jpg
There is a gap of space down the right hand side of the screen and left to right on the bottom part of the screen right under the main button dock and the desktop.
Has anyone had this problem or know what could cause this? I have Titanium Backup, Rom Toolbox, and a few other programs, I will list them if requested, but I list those two primarily because I figure they can help fix this maybe?
Xperia Play r800at Rooted/Unlocked Bootloader

I had a similar issue on my Optimus S, all my home screens were slightly shifted left, so on one screen i could see part of both walls. It was trippy, and a pain in the butt. I fixed it on my phone by simply rebooting the phone. I am sure you have tried that already though. If you have everything backed up, maybe a reset would be the fastes solution, if you dont mind reinstalling everything.

XperianceIT said:
I had a similar issue on my Optimus S, all my home screens were slightly shifted left, so on one screen i could see part of both walls. It was trippy, and a pain in the butt. I fixed it on my phone by simply rebooting the phone. I am sure you have tried that already though. If you have everything backed up, maybe a reset would be the fastes solution, if you dont mind reinstalling everything.
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I don't mind rebooting at all, I am just concerned about my unlock that I paid for and the root that I had done. Would doing a full restore reset either of those things? Sorry if it sounds like a silly question. I am still trying to learn all of this stuff.

Have you tried clearing the launcher's data? Or if it's a 3rd party launcher, uninstall and reinstall it? (but temporarily install a backup launcher if you do that, cuz you need at least 1 launcher for your phone to function properly)

jacklebott said:
Have you tried clearing the launcher's data? Or if it's a 3rd party launcher, uninstall and reinstall it? (but temporarily install a backup launcher if you do that, cuz you need at least 1 launcher for your phone to function properly)
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Ya, I have tried that already, no go.
I've also tried removing the battery, restarting Ericsson home through application settings, and restoring frozen apps. none of which worked.

You could always just use a different launcher

Michealtbh said:
You could always just use a different launcher
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I currently am, but certain flawed elements are crossing over from the native launcher.
Like when something asks me to choose default application, the list cuts off and the background of the selection window becomes transparent/abruptly cut off.

Could it have anything to do with lcd density setting
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Numerics said:
I don't mind rebooting at all, I am just concerned about my unlock that I paid for and the root that I had done. Would doing a full restore reset either of those things? Sorry if it sounds like a silly question. I am still trying to learn all of this stuff.
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A full flash with Flashtool will remove root, but your bootloader will keep open for good. You need a special package in order to relock the bootloader.

tommoose said:
Could it have anything to do with lcd density setting
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Sorry, I don't even know what that is.

Logseman said:
A full flash with Flashtool will remove root, but your bootloader will keep open for good. You need a special package in order to relock the bootloader.
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Thanks for answering that, is it fairly easy to reinstall root once I restore? Alejandrissimo rooted my phone for me. Also, what is clockworkmod?

Lcd density is pretty much the screen resolution. When I messed about with mine I got the same sort of problem that you describe. Can be adjusted using ROM Toolbox in buildprop tweaks. Just had a look at mine and its set to 240. Might be worth having a look
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tommoose said:
Lcd density is pretty much the screen resolution. When I messed about with mine I got the same sort of problem that you describe. Can be adjusted using ROM Toolbox in buildprop tweaks. Just had a look at mine and its set to 240. Might be worth having a look
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you fixed it!, thanks

That's awesime you fixed it! Thinking back mine did it to me after installing and playing with a lcd densuty app.
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XperianceIT said:
That's awesime you fixed it! Thinking back mine did it to me after installing and playing with a lcd densuty app.
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ya, was kinda depressing thinking that i had to do a full restore, i am using a stock rom even though i am unlocked and rooted. wondering if it is worth using cyanogenmod7? or should i wait for 9?

I think you're better off waiting for cm9 or see how the leaked ics rom turns out
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Basic noob rooting questions

The question: Can I root a phone to try apps without affecting my updated ICS fix from sprint and without changing how my phone looks and feels?
My assumption: When I root it uses a ROM that someone "hacked" and it overwrites my updated ICS update.
The facts: I got the original ICS roll-out from sprint and very recently also the "fix" update to ICS from OTA. I have never rooted a phone and I'm thinking about it because my battery life has gone to hell, and my signal strength is a mess.
I'd also like to get mass storage options back to get compatibility with a usb head unit.

NGL_BrSH said:
The question: Can I root a phone to try apps without affecting my updated ICS fix from sprint and without changing how my phone looks and feels?
My assumption: When I root it uses a ROM that someone "hacked" and it overwrites my updated ICS update.
The facts: I got the original ICS roll-out from sprint and very recently also the "fix" update to ICS from OTA. I have never rooted a phone and I'm thinking about it because my battery life has gone to hell, and my signal strength is a mess.
I'd also like to get mass storage options back to get compatibility with a usb head unit.
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So, you got the original roll out to Ics, then you got a second update?
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MoHoGalore said:
So, you got the original roll out to Ics, then you got a second update?
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That is correct. The second update was about a week ago or so.

NGL_BrSH said:
That is correct. The second update was about a week ago or so.
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I was waiting to see of anyone else was going to respond but since I'm going to call it a night, I'll throw my 2 cents in, then I'll wait for my change..
I had to ask about the "second" update since the only thing i know is this- The original roll out was paused, then when it started up again, small fixes were noticed. One being the Swype issue. Not big changes according to some.
So to answer your question about rooting to try apps, just use sfhubs one click for ff18. Clear the cache on Swype after that. Then try your apps..
I'd suggest reading up on backing up your data, etc, so when you notice that stock battery life, look and feel and all of that isn't different, and you want to go back, you can.
Or just save all of that trouble and root and flash the stock tweaked ics rom, with a custom kernal, and enjoy a stock, rooted, long lasting daily experience..
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Ok. So when you say stock tweaked ics rom you are saying that it's going to overwrite the updated ics i got through ota? I also don't want to lose my contacts and apps that are installed and also all the"theme" work I've done to this. I just want less Los.. More battery life and usb mass storage feature back.
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NGL_BrSH said:
Ok. So when you say stock tweaked ics rom you are saying that it's going to overwrite the updated ics i got through ota? I also don't want to lose my contacts and apps that are installed and also all the"theme" work I've done to this. I just want less Los.. More battery life and usb mass storage feature back.
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The stock tweaked rom is located on the Dev section. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29788992
For your concerns, you can attempt to address issue by issue.
Sync contacts w google.
Change modems to address the los issues you have.
Use titanium backup for your apps.
Use a custom kernel for your battery life.
And use sfhubs storage mode fix.
Or, sync contacts w google, use tb for your apps and find a great rom that addresses the rest of the issues.
You keep saying something about an update to ics, but the latest ff18 rom builds have all ics and more..
(and of course you can always go back stock of you choose..)
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Ok so bear with me here.
If I do the latter as you suggest (and I greatly appreciate your time and answers) would I have to personalize my phone all over again like it was new out of the box or does TB restore my apps like nothing ever happened?
I'm getting really close to pulling the trigger here but it makes me nervous because I do so very much business with my outlook account, GPS, messaging and WIFI.
If I screw it up I'll be dead in the water with no love from our IT department haha.
I come as a PC power user. overclocking, hacking etc. Is TB like when I make a exact image of my operating system and all it's contents and then if something goes wrong I can just blast it to a HDD and it's like nothing ever happened?
I have trouble leaving things be when they "work".
Thanks again.
MoHoGalore said:
The stock tweaked rom is located on the Dev section. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29788992
For your concerns, you can attempt to address issue by issue.
Sync contacts w google.
Change modems to address the los issues you have.
Use titanium backup for your apps.
Use a custom kernel for your battery life.
And use sfhubs storage mode fix.
Or, sync contacts w google, use tb for your apps and find a great rom that addresses the rest of the issues.
You keep saying something about an update to ics, but the latest ff18 rom builds have all ics and more..
(and of course you can always go back stock of you choose..)
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NGL_BrSH said:
Ok so bear with me here.
If I do the latter as you suggest (and I greatly appreciate your time and answers) would I have to personalize my phone all over again like it was new out of the box or does TB restore my apps like nothing ever happened?
I'm getting really close to pulling the trigger here but it makes me nervous because I do so very much business with my outlook account, GPS, messaging and WIFI.
If I screw it up I'll be dead in the water with no love from our IT department haha.
I come as a PC power user. overclocking, hacking etc. Is TB like when I make a exact image of my operating system and all it's contents and then if something goes wrong I can just blast it to a HDD and it's like nothing ever happened?
I have trouble leaving things be when they "work".
Thanks again.
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First off, you're welcome. And if I say something off kilter about what you are wanting to do, believe me there will be people that say so. (Surprisingly, It's a quiet thread)
What you would refer to as an img in PC, Nandroid is what you would call it here. You can find out all about that with a very helpful guide [TUT] What Is Nandroid And How To Use It [Complete Guide] [VeNuM]
Be sure to use it if you're that dependent on your phone for work.
Speaking of which, if you don't have a backup plan for your phone, I'd hold off on puling that trigger until you have read all that you can.
Using Titanium Backup, as with any software, can fail. Be sure to know how to backup and restore and when and what you can restore. Don't go from ICS to GB and try without expecting issues. There are other apps as well, MybackupPro, astro file manager.. Just do your homework.
Having a nandroid is essential for me. If you rename the backup, do NOT put any spaces in the name. It's also a strong suggestion to verify md5 if you plan on moving and storing - Don't delete the original without verifying the copy with md5. Just search for a md5 checker.
If you do decide to flash, good luck. Ton's of smarter people than me here tat can help, just make a backup..

I've been reading my butt off here but I still don't have a grasp of the rooting.
When I root a phone doesn't it overwrite all my stuff? Then how would I be able to use Titanium Back up to back up all my previous stuff?
I bet I'll understand much better once I actually root it but like you said I'm trying to get a grasp of it all before I commit.

Rooting alone, no.
If you use sfhubs ff18, rooted, no data, you will not lose your current setup and data. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27635571
You'll just be rooted.
For TB I'll refer you to this - http://www.titaniumtrack.com/kb/titanium-backup-kb
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[Q] Major lag from touch screen suddenly

Hello.
I have posted this in the forums at Android Central and only got one response. I've had my phone since Feb of this year. Since 11/2 there is major lag. No issues on 11/1. Taps on the home screen are continuously being read as long presses. My lock screen is really laggy, as are home screens and most apps. Bad piggies for whatever reason is working just fine. Most other apps including the keyboard are very laggy. It just seems to be very slow to respond to touch all of a sudden. My phone is rooted stock GB. At AC, I was told an app was hogging RAM. I downloaded Memory Useage from the google play store but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I'm still getting that lady after killing and uninstalling apps. The lag is still there with the native launcher so I really don't think it has anything to do with GO Launcher. I used TiB to revert GOL back to the previous version. I also uninstalled GOLocker as well. I've done a soft reset but it didn't help.
Is there a way to see my Play update history so I can see which apps installed that night? I've always had the occasional lag but it wasn't ever really a big deal. This is greatly interfering with my use of the phone. I am lucky to type a word before the keyboard disappears. Low resources makes sense but I just can't figure out what app is hogging them.
Any help is greatly appreciated. I'm thinking of resting back to unrooted GB to upgrade to stock ICS.

The first app in the my apps list is the most recent one. So start uninstalling from the top.. Now if you had installed an app say 2 months ago, uninstalled it a month ago and then reinstalled it today then it won't show at the top of the list. It will be still at that same spot where it was 2 months ago. So keep in mind if you reinstalled some app.
Also you should uninstall apps from applications in settings so you can clear cache and data for that app. Or you restart after each uninstall.
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BluesRulez said:
The first app in the my apps list is the most recent one. So start uninstalling from the top.. Now if you had installed an app say 2 months ago, uninstalled it a month ago and then reinstalled it today then it won't show at the top of the list. It will be still at that same spot where it was 2 months ago. So keep in mind if you reinstalled some app.
Also you should uninstall apps from applications in settings so you can clear cache and data for that app. Or you restart after each uninstall.
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Thanks but my only options are Sort by Size and Sort Alphabetically. Are you talking about the applications list in Settings? Or is there a better place to uninstall? I know I can go into TiB as well.

cajunlibra said:
Thanks but my only options are Sort by Size and Sort Alphabetically. Are you talking about the applications list in Settings? Or is there a better place to uninstall? I know I can go into TiB as well.
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My apps list is in the play store..
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BluesRulez said:
My apps list is in the play store..
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Thanks. **Slaps forehead**

cajunlibra said:
Thanks. **Slaps forehead**
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This is so frustrating. In the Play Store App, my "Installed" list is alphabetical and the "All" list is listed by install order with the most recent at the top regardless of timestamp of update. I cannot see any option for changing the order. Should I just go by the TiB list? It is showing the apps in order of update and lets me clear cache and uninstall the apps.

cajunlibra said:
This is so frustrating. In the Play Store App, my "Installed" list is alphabetical and the "All" list is listed by install order with the most recent at the top regardless of timestamp of update. I cannot see any option for changing the order. Should I just go by the TiB list? It is showing the apps in order of update and lets me clear cache and uninstall the apps.
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Yeah
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cajunlibra said:
This is so frustrating. In the Play Store App, my "Installed" list is alphabetical and the "All" list is listed by install order with the most recent at the top regardless of timestamp of update. I cannot see any option for changing the order. Should I just go by the TiB list? It is showing the apps in order of update and lets me clear cache and uninstall the apps.
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Now I have removed all apps updated on 11/2 or overnight from the evening of 11/1. The only one I can't touch is Kies. I have frozen it with TiB but I'm still getting the super heavy lag. What can I do next? Do I need to just reset the whole device now and start from scratch?
This is really frustrating. I love my phone and haven't had it long enough to switch to something else. Are there any tests that I can perform to check on the screen itself?
I have also installed OS Monitor and the top apps using up the CPU are OS Monitor, SYstem, Google Play Movies & TV, Android System, gzip. THe % used varies from 0% up to 26% they may last only a second or two. Is there something wrong with my phone? I feel like I've exhausted finding a resource hog.

If you have a custom recovery installed then do a nandroid backup and flash a fresh install of something to test it. If its not broke in the test then you can restore tour backup and continue to troubleshoot. Honestly though its easy enough to just start fresh. I do it every few days/weeks on a new rom.
Heck at this point flash something ICS or even JB. I can't think of a reason to ever use a GB rom again.

someguyatx said:
If you have a custom recovery installed then do a nandroid backup and flash a fresh install of something to test it. If its not broke in the test then you can restore tour backup and continue to troubleshoot. Honestly though its easy enough to just start fresh. I do it every few days/weeks on a new rom.
Heck at this point flash something ICS or even JB. I can't think of a reason to ever use a GB rom again.
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Do you have a JB recommendation? I haven't created a nandroid backup because the only one I am aware of with with CWM and I have been told more than once that it isn't reliable on the E4GT so I just completed removed it from my phone. Are there any other methods for getting a nandroid backup?

cajunlibra said:
Do you have a JB recommendation? I haven't created a nandroid backup because the only one I am aware of with with CWM and I have been told more than once that it isn't reliable on the E4GT so I just completed removed it from my phone. Are there any other methods for getting a nandroid backup?
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Paranoid android 2.50. You can make a nandroid backup from el26 kernel with cwm of an pics rom.
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I'm currently using codename, great rom. I've only used my nandroid backups several times but they do work. Always just made my backup in whatever custom recovery I was using at the time. Can't remember what recovery I used on GB. Its been a while. Edit just use the el26 blues mentioned above
When switching between ROMs or experimenting I use SMS backup and restore and call log backup and restore from market. Its nice to have those old texts and call logs sometimes.

I use SMS Backup cuz I want to save my texts but I don't know if I need to save my call log.
Thanks for the recommendation. Paranoid Android looks pretty cool.
My external SD card is safe right? Does it need to be backed up as well?

cajunlibra said:
I use SMS Backup cuz I want to save my texts but I don't know if I need to save my call log.
Thanks for the recommendation. Paranoid Android looks pretty cool.
My external SD card is safe right? Does it need to be backed up as well?
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External SD never gets wiped during a rom flash. Even internal sd card doesn't.

What's your opinion on Triangle away? Is it safe to use on my e4gt? Just in case this doesn't work, I'll need to reset my count.
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cajunlibra said:
What's your opinion on Triangle away? Is it safe to use on my e4gt? Just in case this doesn't work, I'll need to reset my count.
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I have used once when I flashed jb tar and it worked. I prefer mobile Odin over desktop Odin to flash. Mobile Odin means no triangle.
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I use triangle away all the time, I never use mobile Odin. I think its more risky, not sure why, its all in my head

Thanks. One more question and hopefully we're done here.
I noticed that on the paranoid Android site, they no longer have OTAs. How do you get updates? Do you have to flash each time?
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Do any of you find it odd that bad piggies seems to be immune to this lag issue? I played it on my to work this morning. Other apps get bogged down. Thank you all for your help and advice.
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Custom roms typically require manual updates. Very few update automatically and i have never tried paranoid.
I'm not even sure what bad piggies is.

[Q] New guy here

Hi, I'm new.
Just got the Note 2 (i317) and have been doing my research in regards to rooting and installing a mod.
If I understand this correctly, I need to
1) Root device (going to use toolkit provided by XDA)
2) install MOD or is it ROM?
I want to get 4.3 on my device and I think Hellybean is it?
As far as I know, I don't need to flash it.
I'm very very ignorant on all of this. But believe me, I've been researching now for a while and still not completely confident on all the terms.
I've been able to learn about PC operating systems and have done much tinkering with the various linux distros. I also jailbroke my iPhone but then lost that when 6.3 came out.
The jailbreak for iPhone was rather simple. Just plug and go basically.
This all seems a bit more complicated but I am not going to settle for the Note 2 the way it came with all of the AT&T crapfest.
In short, I won't my phone to never lag, to scroll smoothly from screen to screen and use as little battery as possible.
Any help you all could give me would be eternally appreciated.
I have mad respect for your abilities and wished I didn't have ADHD or I would have been a programmer. All things tech related fascinate me.
thanks in advance,
Perry

YouTube it things are much simpler with video instructions
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Hope you enjoy the Note 2 it is a great device. Yes you will need to root your device. Then install Roms or Mods or both. Once rooted the possibilities are almost endless. There are plenty of people here that are willing to help out. All I can really suggest is make sure you read read read before asking questions. Most of the answers to any questions you may have are here already. Welcome to the community!
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Ok is easy ....:thumbup:
1.-Download framaroot
2.-Download recovery for market
3.-search rom Rom anyway. ...
4.-back-up
5.-Steaps for install rom...
Wipe cache ,format sistem. Etc....bla bla...
6.-reboot
7.-congratulations. ...:beer:

Lots of conflicting instructions here. If you want a custom rom you
first need a pc running Odin software.
Download TWRP for odin. This is called a custom recovery.
Flash TWRP.
Go get the rom you want and download it to your phone.
Reboot to TWRP recovery.
Wipe data and system. Flash rom. The rom will be rooted by the creator of it.
Sign in and set up your phone. Browse for more roms.
You are now an addict.

rangercaptain said:
Lots of conflicting instructions here. If you want a custom rom you
first need a pc running Odin software.
Download TWRP for odin. This is called a custom recovery.
Flash TWRP.
Go get the rom you want and download it to your phone.
Reboot to TWRP recovery.
Wipe data and system. Flash rom. The rom will be rooted by the creator of it.
Sign in and set up your phone. Browse for more roms.
You are now an addict.
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You have to be rooted first... I used chsinfires method.
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Welcome to the GN2 community buddy... :thumbup::thumbup:
First off start HERE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43514894
Then for rooting go HERE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33854391
Sometimes people try to help but don't give the right info. Especially to someone that's very new to the flashing world!! Lol
But the FIRST thing you need to do is make a back up after you get your recovery installed!!! That's your first step. So if down the road you run into problems you'll have yourself, a new untouched back up waiting for you.
And the best thing your doing is your reading and learning the basics of Android...
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Thanks for all the help. I just rooted and now I have another question (can't seem to find the answer to this on youtube). Do I need to download the ROM (hellybean) to internal storage or to a micro sd that i've yet to put into my phone? Will the internal storage be completely erased?

mataflakitas said:
Ok is easy ....:thumbup:
1.-Download framaroot
2.-Download recovery for market
3.-search rom Rom anyway. ...
4.-back-up
5.-Steaps for install rom...
Wipe cache ,format sistem. Etc....bla bla...
6.-reboot
7.-congratulations. ...:beer:
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Framaroot isn't working with the latest att update. Odin is his best bet.

BR7fan said:
Framaroot isn't working with the latest att update. Odin is his best bet.
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I don't use Odin except returning to stock. And that's ONLY when necessary. I don't use it if I don't have to. And u don't have to to root or install recovery. Frankly it scares me.
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softballjunkee13 said:
I don't use Odin except returning to stock. And that's ONLY when necessary. I don't use it if I don't have to. And u don't have to to root or install recovery. Frankly it scares me.
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+1:thumbup::thumbup:
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Perry2547 said:
Hi, I'm new.
Just got the Note 2 (i317) and have been doing my research in regards to rooting and installing a mod.
If I understand this correctly, I need to
1) Root device (going to use toolkit provided by XDA)
2) install MOD or is it ROM?
I want to get 4.3 on my device and I think Hellybean is it?
As far as I know, I don't need to flash it.
I'm very very ignorant on all of this. But believe me, I've been researching now for a while and still not completely confident on all the terms.
I've been able to learn about PC operating systems and have done much tinkering with the various linux distros. I also jailbroke my iPhone but then lost that when 6.3 came out.
The jailbreak for iPhone was rather simple. Just plug and go basically.
This all seems a bit more complicated but I am not going to settle for the Note 2 the way it came with all of the AT&T crapfest.
In short, I won't my phone to never lag, to scroll smoothly from screen to screen and use as little battery as possible.
Any help you all could give me would be eternally appreciated.
I have mad respect for your abilities and wished I didn't have ADHD or I would have been a programmer. All things tech related fascinate me.
thanks in advance,
Perry
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hey, since your new to this and if i were you i would go to www.galaxynote2root.com. it will help with your note 2 needs..

thatmetaldude85 said:
hey, since your new to this and if i were you i would go to www.galaxynote2root.com. it will help with your note 2 needs..
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HEY, he's in the right place to do everything he needs to. And he'll get all the help he needs right here on XDA! That's why he's here. And not there...
IMHO
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Bajanman said:
HEY, he's in the right place to do everything he needs to. And he'll get all the help he needs right here on XDA! That's why he's here. And not there...
IMHO
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You are right that he is in the right place and I never said that he wasn't. Some people that are new to this or new to android might not get it. The website that I gave is going to direct him to here anyways. He posted asking for help so I tried to help.

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You are right that he is in the right place and I never said that he wasn't. Some people that are new to this or new to android might not get it. The website that I gave is going to direct him to here anyways. He posted asking for help so I tried to help.
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Thanx bruh...
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thatmetaldude85 said:
You are right that he is in the right place and I never said that he wasn't. Some people that are new to this or new to android might not get it. The website that I gave is going to direct him to here anyways. He posted asking for help so I tried to help.
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I would be weary of zedomax. When I had the S2 his website caused countless problems and then people came to xda for help rather than ask him. He provides no support for those in a pickle, he's in it only for the money and not to truly help others like here on xda. xda has everything you need here.
Sent from my CLEAN Note II

no more storage?
I went ahead and rooted and installed clockworkmod and hellybean.. everything went fairly well.. couple of minor
problems like contact duplicates, triplicates, etc.. frustrating.. some of my apps didn't retain their history so I'll have
to start all over on Royal Revolt. But there are much bigger problems in the world so I will be content.
One question I do have though: Even though I have a 32 gb micro sd card on the way, right now my Note 2 is of the 16 gb variety.
After this root and Hellybean install, I'm seeing that most of that 16 gb is used. Where can I actually see what is taking
up so much storage and is there a way to remove some of it? Or is like the Windows OS's like that magically eat up your storage
every time ya sneeze?

Not having used hellybean, but I'll guess it's probably still the same:
Home screen
Menu-> > settings
Storage
....wait for it to calculate the file groupings
Press on any of them to drill down to get a better view of what's eating space.
I was going to post a picture for you, but the xda app doesn't seem to like that any more. Sorry.
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I would love to help you, but help yourself first: ask a better question
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Is there a non-destructive way to free up some of that memory? This seems like
a situation in which a huge portion got allocated to a particular partition. Am I right?
By the way, I'm very pleased with Hellybean. I've now got an international phone, the battery life is noticeably better,
no AT&T junk, smoother startup and shutdown, and the scrolling is just superb.
It does crash or malfunction ever so often but the tradeoff is worth it and a simple reboot clears that up.

Perry2547 said:
I went ahead and rooted and installed clockworkmod and hellybean.. everything went fairly well.. couple of minor
problems like contact duplicates, triplicates, etc.. frustrating.. some of my apps didn't retain their history so I'll have
to start all over on Royal Revolt. But there are much bigger problems in the world so I will be content.
One question I do have though: Even though I have a 32 gb micro sd card on the way, right now my Note 2 is of the 16 gb variety.
After this root and Hellybean install, I'm seeing that most of that 16 gb is used. Where can I actually see what is taking
up so much storage and is there a way to remove some of it? Or is like the Windows OS's like that magically eat up your storage
every time ya sneeze?
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The duplicate contacts assuming you synced with a Google account (gmail) Sound's like it's displaying all your contacts not in a proper group and making dupes as well as showing the contacts saved directly on the phone.
If you are using a google account you can head over to Gmail and arrange and have all your contacts synced there instead and in their respective groups (friends, co-workers, etc) as well as merging/deleting any duplicate people in your phonebook. This actually happened to me as well before, just be sure when you add new numbers to save them via your google account so when you do flash another rom you won't have to worry about backing up your contacts.

Gnex slowing down for apprently no reason

Hi guys, I'm writing in desperate need of help.
I've had this GNex for a little less than 2 years and it always worked great until January when I started to have a lot of problems and bringing it to the technical center at the end of March I found out it had major hardware problems, but luckly I still had the warranty back then.
Now, since more or less 3 weeks, it started out of the blue to have great slowing down problems: apps take a lot to open and are often unresponsive and when I tap the power button it takes up to 5 seconds to start the screen.
I don't have a lor of apps, but uninstalling some of them it seemed like it's a little faster.
BTW, if it matters, I've never flashed alternative ROMs, I've always been on stock, and now it's not even rooted.
Is there something that I can do without factory resetting?
I'd prefer to keep it as the last possible option, 'cause I've not much time in this period and it would be a mess having to install again all the apps and stuff.
Thanks

I've heard that our GNEX makes problems with less than 3 GB of free space . Look how much memory are still available on SD card.
Sorry for my English.

Having almost 8gb free I doubt this is the problem

sciacallo010 said:
Having almost 8gb free I doubt this is the problem
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whats installed? have you updated/installed anything recently? do you have social media apps running all the time? have you cleared caches from apps/recovery? check your memory usage. use an app like Smart Booster to clean up the RAM.
there are also SO many advantages to at LEAST rooting the device.

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whats installed? have you updated/installed anything recently? do you have social media apps running all the time? have you cleared caches from apps/recovery? check your memory usage. use an app like Smart Booster to clean up the RAM.
there are also SO many advantages to at LEAST rooting the device.
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As soon as I'll have some time, hopefully this afternoon, I'll check all those things, thanks.
For the rooting thing I didn't do it just because I still haven't had time, I plan to do it in the future.
Talking about advantages are you talking in general or also about this specific issue?

sciacallo010 said:
As soon as I'll have some time, hopefully this afternoon, I'll check all those things, thanks.
For the rooting thing I didn't do it just because I still haven't had time, I plan to do it in the future.
Talking about advantages are you talking in general or also about this specific issue?
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well aside from the obvious (flashing/backups/unlocking) there are loads of useful apps in the Play Store that require root to help optimize the Android system. My favorites are Root Uninstaller and Disable Service. now, i know what im doing with these apps so they suit my needs pretty well and i havent broken anything (yet) but they are quite self explanitory. they both do pretty much the same thing, but on a different scale.
Root Uninstaller does just that...it allows you to uninstall ANYTHING from your device, including system apps that you normally wouldnt be able to. it also allows you to freeze apps or convert user apps (apps YOU installed) to system apps (this is very situational). it also reads your sdcard (internal in the case of the GNex) and finds apk's and can install them as well.
Disable Service is pretty much an advanced version of Root Uninstaller. it allows you to freeze/uninstall apps with the added ability to freeze any PROCESS that an app might run. for example, you could completely disable Bluetooth functionality (meaning any time you try to turn it on it just wont) or you can disable just Bluetooth file transfer. its really handy for showing what processes are running in the background and how many of them are from one app/how many that app can run. so, say you dont use an app feature but you still the app. fine, disable just that feature. its not TOO terribly complicated to understand as long as you know what does what, but hopefully i described it well enough.
basically what im getting at is these apps can free up so much memory/RAM by disabling/uninstalling apps or processes that run in the background when you just dont want them to with the ability to unlock them when you do.
then there is Titanium Backup. if you dont know what this app is, or never heard of it, you must live under some damn large rocks lol
lastly, using the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit you can root your phone in quite literally 30 seconds...just sayin >_<

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lastly, using the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit you can root your phone in quite literally 30 seconds...just sayin >_<
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Yeah, I well know that, before I had to bring it to the technical service it was rooted.
Thanks for the suggestions, while I know very well Titanium (it saved mt life more than once), I've never heard of the other apps you mentioned, so I'll try them.

I just runned Smart Booster and I'm totally amazed, the phone is way smoother, I hope it'll last.
I think that now I'll root time, I just have one last question: if I well remember to root I need to have the phone unlocked (the tech service locked it again), will it wipe it?

sciacallo010 said:
I just runned Smart Booster and I'm totally amazed, the phone is way smoother, I hope it'll last.
I think that now I'll root time, I just have one last question: if I well remember to root I need to have the phone unlocked (the tech service locked it again), will it wipe it?
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Glad it worked for ya ^_^
No it shouldn't wipe your phone, also unlocking the bootloader isn't required for root

Great, can you link me a guide to root it without unlocking? The nexus toolkit wants me to unlock before rooting, so I have to go for another way...

sciacallo010 said:
Great, can you link me a guide to root it without unlocking? The nexus toolkit wants me to unlock before rooting, so I have to go for another way...
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What Android version are you on?

4.3

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4.3
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Ah, OK. There ISNT a method of rooting without unlocking the bootloader on 4.3/4.4 and sadly it will reset the phone, but it will not wipe the SD data

Lol, that's ok, I just need to wait when I'll have some time to backup some things and do the whole thing, thank you dragonhart you've been very helpful

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Lol, that's ok, I just need to wait when I'll have some time to backup some things and do the whole thing, thank you dragonhart you've been very helpful
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Hey no problem!
I been fixing/flashing/porting this thing for about a year. I've got so many phones in my office (including S5/One M8/iphones) this still the one I pick up and play with as my DD. I can understand why you would want it to run at its top performance!

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Lol, that's ok, I just need to wait when I'll have some time to backup some things and do the whole thing, thank you dragonhart you've been very helpful
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Unlocking the bootloader will wipe everything on the phone. Use helium to backup apps and then backup everything to your computer.
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mrgnex said:
Unlocking the bootloader will wipe everything on the phone. Use helium to backup apps and then backup everything to your computer.
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Yes unlocking bootloader to root has always been the only way for Nexus devices and it will definitely wipe everything!