Sprint begin OTA JB 4.3 the version is MK4
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Every time I see MK4, I think of the guy screaming "Mortal Kombaaaat" and the techno music starts playing in my head
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Does this mean Sprint customers here in the US are getting it today?
ycats said:
Does this mean Sprint customers here in the US are getting it today?
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Probably... But even so I'd wait for a zip from xda devs. If we're like the s4, the update will be a patch that changes your boot loader and you cannot roll back.
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Every time I see MK4, I think of the guy screaming "Mortal Kombaaaat" and the techno music starts playing in my head
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Your Soul is MINE!!!!!
DarkManX4lf said:
Every time I see MK4, I think of the guy screaming "Mortal Kombaaaat" and the techno music starts playing in my head
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:laugh::laugh::laugh:
im crying over here.
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Probably... But even so I'd wait for a zip from xda devs. If we're like the s4, the update will be a patch that changes your boot loader and you cannot roll back.
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can you elaborate what happened with s4? My secure element seems borked .. cant do Google wallet tap and pay setup (fails constantly) but other nfc functions work. I am thinking of sending it back for warranty. Now should i odin stock + triangle away and send it.
Please some one post Rooted version to flash
I'll take any version, but it seems no one has it yet.
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The mk4 comments tho lol a simple update zip do sound good
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WHOOP WHOOP HUMP DAY bout time we get the update now i can enjoy the galaxy gear... i've just checked to see if i can get it yet but its not up yet so hopefully tonight or tomorrow :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
hardrock121 said:
can you elaborate what happened with s4? My secure element seems borked .. cant do Google wallet tap and pay setup (fails constantly) but other nfc functions work. I am thinking of sending it back for warranty. Now should i odin stock + triangle away and send it.
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If you have any want or need of a warranty claim...then DO NOT install any official 4.3 update until were 100% certain what is in it. If Knox is included then rooting your handset will permanently brick your warranty
It's my understanding that on the s4, the Knox bootloader prevents you from rolling back to previous builds/bootloaders, including older modems. The New update can be rooted, but folks have had issues trying to go back to older versions of android (or custom roms based on an older version) our trying to flash an older modem.
The s4 devs have created a flashable all in one firmware that excludes the Knox bootloader (which is what is believed to cause the issues) and there are tired versions of the stock Rom for those not wanting to be locked into the new build our new modem with the Knox bootloader.
I'm sure they will sort out the issues with it, but I'm sure it will take some time.
I'm holding out on updating my s4 and will do the same with my wife's Note 2 until it's fully understood what the Knox bootloader means for long term development
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hardrock121 said:
can you elaborate what happened with s4? My secure element seems borked .. cant do Google wallet tap and pay setup (fails constantly) but other nfc functions work. I am thinking of sending it back for warranty. Now should i odin stock + triangle away and send it.
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If you at any point in the life of your phone have installed a custom ROM and tried to use Google wallet it will not work again, that is for the rest of the phone's life. No matter even if you revert to 100% stock unrooted.
Maybe that's what happened
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BBobby said:
If you at any point in the life of your phone have installed a custom ROM and tried to use Google wallet it will not work again, that is for the rest of the phone's life. No matter even if you revert to 100% stock unrooted.
Maybe that's what happened
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Well That definitely happened, but I highly doubt thats true, there were a lot of roms where wallet was working, in fact it was working on some other custom rom i had sometime ago, stopped about 4-5 months ago.
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Well That definitely happened, but I highly doubt thats true, there were a lot of roms where wallet was working, in fact it was working on some other custom rom i had sometime ago, stopped about 4-5 months ago.
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I see. Just a thought. I personally never used g-wallet. I apologize for the generalizing. Just something I had picked up at looking around for ROMs
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It's my understanding that on the s4, the Knox bootloader prevents you from rolling back to previous builds/bootloaders, including older modems. The New update can be rooted, but folks have had issues trying to go back to older versions of android (or custom roms based on an older version) our trying to flash an older modem.
The s4 devs have created a flashable all in one firmware that excludes the Knox bootloader (which is what is believed to cause the issues) and there are tired versions of the stock Rom for those not wanting to be locked into the new build our new modem with the Knox bootloader.
I'm sure they will sort out the issues with it, but I'm sure it will take some time.
I'm holding out on updating my s4 and will do the same with my wife's Note 2 until it's fully understood what the Knox bootloader means for long term development
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I never udnerstood something, a tiny percentage of ppl root/flash custom roms etc. What pleasure do these companies derive from locking them out of the phones they paid for it anyways. If its warranty, fine, lock it during warranty period then let it go, anyways they are not coming to the manufacturer to get any service.. so whats the point. Seriously ridiculous how much time and money they spend to lock out a fraction of their user base. which costs them near to nothing.
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I never udnerstood something, a tiny percentage of ppl root/flash custom roms etc. What pleasure do these companies derive from locking them out of the phones they paid for it anyways. If its warranty, fine, lock it during warranty period then let it go, anyways they are not coming to the manufacturer to get any service.. so whats the point. Seriously ridiculous how much time and money they spend to lock out a fraction of their user base. which costs them near to nothing.
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Knox is Samsung's bid to completely kill off BlackBerry's business. By putting a massive fork in the only thing BB has that no one else really does....device security strong enough for government officials and DoD employees. That is the point of Knox.
Killing people's warranties is an added bonus I think, but wasn't the goal.
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Knox is Samsung's bid to completely kill off BlackBerry's business. By putting a massive fork in the only thing BB has that no one else really does....device security strong enough for government officials and DoD employees. That is the point of Knox.
Killing people's warranties is an added bonus I think, but wasn't the goal.
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Makes sense.. but lets see how they are going to compete with local Apple . There will definitely be some favor for Apple at least in US.
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Makes sense.. but lets see how they are going to compete with local Apple . There will definitely be some favor for Apple at least in US.
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From what I remember back in the day, DoD wouldn't use Apple due to it's closed offness.
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So I'm having issues with my phone and sprint wants me to bring it in. I have an Odin count of 5. Will they see that and if so do I just play dumb? Maybe tell them I took it to a different store and they looked at it too thus the Odin count is up?
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If they're smart enough to look at the ODIN count, they're smart enough to know that another Sprint store "looking" at the phone isn't going to increase it. That only comes from flashing the phone via ODIN. Really, from what I understand, it's luck of the draw. But someone else who's actually been in this situation would need to tell you whether they had them look.
Personally, I bought the USB jig and reset mine to 0 so I'm no longer at risk.
Ya I bought one too, but it hasn't showed up... Its on a slow boat...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKRrTZayRxU
this is what passes for "cheap" and "easy" these days. LOL. Looks kind of fun if you're the DIY type.
dang that sucks so if you dont have that tool you cant reset your odin count?
Do you have to flash by odin or can you do in recovery I'm coming from an evo And have always used ra but only cwm is on this phone correct?
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So I'm having issues with my phone and sprint wants me to bring it in. I have an Odin count of 5. Will they see that and if so do I just play dumb? Maybe tell them I took it to a different store and they looked at it too thus the Odin count is up?
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Follow this guide if you don't have a soldering iron, really need it done, and can't/don't want to wait for the Jig.
Had to use the "tie them all together & tape them up" method shown in that video to unbrick a friend's Captivate. If you're patient and have a very sharp eye for tiny microUSB pins, it should only take slightly less than forever to line up the resistors to the port's pins and get it to clear the count..
What are your problems that you need to take it to sprint? Also I have read in threads that sprint can't deny your claim for rooting. Maybe search for more info on warranty and rooting.
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What are your problems that you need to take it to sprint? Also I have read in threads that sprint can't deny your claim for rooting. Maybe search for more info on warranty and rooting.
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I think they released a document the same day or right around the time of the E4GT release stating they could terminate your service for having a rooted phone.
Most techs aren't even aware that Odin exists. Only reason I know is because I have an E4GT.
I just made a USB jig today, literally took like 5 minutes. There's a bunch of how-to vids. Plugged it in and it worked first time. No Odin count.
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It'd be very easy without a soldering iron as well, twisting the resistors together well and just touching the appropriate pin contacts.
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What are your problems that you need to take it to sprint? Also I have read in threads that sprint can't deny your claim for rooting. Maybe search for more info on warranty and rooting.
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Ive been having issues with not getting text when the phone "hibernates". The moment I touch the power button, and go to the lockscreen it pops up. Im also having slow 3g connection speeds. I'm at about 500 kbs with 3 to 4 bars. Is that normal? My brother was getting 4mbs with his IPhone 4s in the same location! Which really pissed me of. ... Thanks again for all the help.
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For what it's worth, coming from a Sprint tech, very few people at Sprint - much less techs - know anything about ODIN, and most wouldn't take the time to verify. In our area (and ASAIK, nationally), we aren't technically allowed to use ODIN since it wasn't built by and for Sprint, but I've used it if it meant getting a phone working again.
Point is, unless the phone is obviously rooted (e.g. has custom ROMs or still has root apps installed and root/ROM files on the SD card), I've never seen nor heard of anyone being denied service or a new phone. As long as you put your phone back to stock beforehand, you should be fine!
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Ive been having issues with not getting text when the phone "hibernates". The moment I touch the power button, and go to the lockscreen it pops up. Im also having slow 3g connection speeds. I'm at about 500 kbs with 3 to 4 bars. Is that normal? My brother was getting 4mbs with his IPhone 4s in the same location! Which really pissed me of. ... Thanks again for all the help.
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I'm sorry if any of these are insulting to you intelligence, but do you have Green Power or Juice Defender (or any app that claims to save battery life and may turn off radios to do so)? Also, have you noticed if the DL speed issue is restricted to one locale, or are you experiencing ****ty speeds pretty much across the board?
It's kind of hit or miss... As for the apps the only similar one would be a battery calibration app. Could that cause my missed text? That's probably my biggest gripe.
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It's kind of hit or miss... As for the apps the only similar one would be a battery calibration app. Could that cause my missed text? That's probably my biggest gripe.
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I have that app on this phone and another and used to use it on my Epic. I don't think it should be causing you any problems. That being said, its always there for free on the Market. You could uninstall it and just add it back after a flash of something
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jrock32 said:
It's kind of hit or miss... As for the apps the only similar one would be a battery calibration app. Could that cause my missed text? That's probably my biggest gripe.
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Sorry I've had spotty internet at my house lately... thankfully there are things like tethering after I give up trying to fix it!
JohnCorleone is right, it's probably not the battery app, but you could try uninstalling and seeing if that makes a difference.
On top of that, I would uninstall any 3rd party texting apps if you have them (e.g. Handcent or Go SMS), seeing if that fixes the issue, and proceeding from there. Not all of them cause problems for everyone, but some of them do cause issues for some people.
Try to update your PRL and Data Profile (Menu --> Settings --> About Phone --> Update PRL and then Profile), and beyond that, someone will probably have to get their hands on the phone and determine if it's a phone issue or a network problem. The only thing besides that you could try doing would be calling into tech support and asking them to check the latency times on messages if you seem to be having problems specifically with other carriers (esp. Verizon).
I hope that helps, but I have a bad feeling it won't take care of things...
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Ive been having issues with not getting text when the phone "hibernates". The moment I touch the power button, and go to the lockscreen it pops up. Im also having slow 3g connection speeds. I'm at about 500 kbs with 3 to 4 bars. Is that normal? My brother was getting 4mbs with his IPhone 4s in the same location! Which really pissed me of. ... Thanks again for all the help.
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Quick ? What modem are you on .
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Quick ? What modem are you on .
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I agree I thought I read the the EG12 modem has that exact issue.
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Quick ? What modem are you on
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Im on EG12... Ill put EG31 on when I get back home. Thanks for the info. Wish I could try EK02, but guess I'll need to wait...
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So I was under the impression that an OTA update required me to confirm yes or no if I wanted it or not. Apparently I was wrong. Sprint decided to push the ICS OTA to my phone last night, my phone which had MIUI on it. The phone is completely bricked, so my alarm didn't go off (Late for work) and now I have to go through the painstaking process of setting up a new phone from scratch. Fun, but annoying because I had JUST gotten my phone to where I was very happy with it. There will be a raging complaint in the sprint store today.
Don't tell them you had custom software on it. No warranty then if they want.
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So I was under the impression that an OTA update required me to confirm yes or no if I wanted it or not. Apparently I was wrong. Sprint decided to push the ICS OTA to my phone last night, my phone which had MIUI on it. The phone is completely bricked, so my alarm didn't go off (Late for work) and now I have to go through the painstaking process of setting up a new phone from scratch. Fun, but annoying because I had JUST gotten my phone to where I was very happy with it. There will be a raging complaint in the sprint store today.
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People in the stores have no control over this whatsoever. All you are going to do is ruin the day of one innocent associate.
My question is, if it did this overnight, to where you didn't know it had happened, how can you be sure it was the OTA update? And is it truly completely bricked, or is it soft bricked, and one of sfhubs Odin files could fix it?
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So I was under the impression that an OTA update required me to confirm yes or no if I wanted it or not. Apparently I was wrong. Sprint decided to push the ICS OTA to my phone last night, my phone which had MIUI on it. The phone is completely bricked, so my alarm didn't go off (Late for work) and now I have to go through the painstaking process of setting up a new phone from scratch. Fun, but annoying because I had JUST gotten my phone to where I was very happy with it. There will be a raging complaint in the sprint store today.
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People in the stores have no control over this whatsoever. All you are going to do is ruin the day of one innocent associate.
My question is, if it did this overnight, to where you didn't know it had happened, how can you be sure it was the OTA update? And is it truly completely bricked, or is it soft bricked, and one of sfhubs Odin files could fix it?
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When I say "Raging" it's really not that much "raging"...I'm too passive to get worked up about stupid stuff..though when I woke up late for work I was full beast mode, good thing the sprint guys don't live at my house, also clearly not the guy at the stores fault.
All I can get is a blue light. No recovery. No Odin mode. No boot logo. My computer doesn't see it. It shows all the symptoms of a hard brick.
I assume it was the OTA because it came out yesterday. What are the odds my phone bricks by itself, for some random other reason, the very same day they pushed the OTA? I went to bed with the phone working fine. Woke up to a BLOD. My most reasonable conclusion is...OTA...
Is this even possible ?
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Don't tell them you had custom software on it. No warranty then if they want.
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I have insurance on it. I am sure though all I have to say is it bricked after the OTA... and thirdly I know a guy at this store at the tech/repair desk, he knows i'm rooted, is totally cool with it, and will replace it no problem.
I've never seen a pushed OTA without assent from the user.
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I've never seen a pushed OTA without assent from the user.
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Unless I sleep-flashed (horrible new symptom of flashaholic disease?) then it had to be that, but i'm open to alternative ideas. Like I said, went to bed working fine, woke up BLOD. Unless the phone got a random reboot in the middle of the night and decided to brick itself...?
EDIT: If anyone who is way smarter with me when it comes to these phones has an alternative theory that's why I posted the thread really in the first place...
the update would've failed if you weren't on stock touchwiz.
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So I was under the impression that an OTA update required me to confirm yes or no if I wanted it or not. Apparently I was wrong. Sprint decided to push the ICS OTA to my phone last night, my phone which had MIUI on it. The phone is completely bricked, so my alarm didn't go off (Late for work) and now I have to go through the painstaking process of setting up a new phone from scratch. Fun, but annoying because I had JUST gotten my phone to where I was very happy with it. There will be a raging complaint in the sprint store today.
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AOSP roms dont get OTA updates so it couldnt be sprints fault
Which is why I delete all sprint apps and bloat ware. But if you have insurance, look at the bright side, newer phone. And as for the comment above about not telling them about custom firmware, i wouldn't offer the information, but if they find out there is nothing they can do. In fact Sprint headquarters released a memo stating to treat all rooted devices like any other customer's device. Its your property. If you want to root it, blow it up or smash it with a hammer, that's your right.
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AOSP roms dont get OTA updates so it couldnt be sprints fault
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If there was an error in the particular build or even when he flashed the phone it *MIGHT* have caused it to push through. And since its aosp and not supposed to do that, I could see where it could potentially happen. I still am not sure that's it, but it could be possible.
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Which is why I delete all sprint apps and bloat ware. But if you have insurance, look at the bright side, newer phone. And as for the comment above about not telling them about custom firmware, i wouldn't offer the information, but if they find out there is nothing they can do. In fact Sprint headquarters released a memo stating to treat all rooted devices like any other customer's device. Its your property. If you want to root it, blow it up or smash it with a hammer, that's your right.
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While true that it is your property, it is their right to state conditions of insurance and hold you to those conditions.
WIth a hard bricked phone they can't tell if it was rooted though. Any other issue and just flash back to stock and uninstall super user before taking it in.
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I have insurance on it. I am sure though all I have to say is it bricked after the OTA... and thirdly I know a guy at this store at the tech/repair desk, he knows i'm rooted, is totally cool with it, and will replace it no problem.
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so why make a crazy thread like this if u already know the answer?
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If there was an error in the particular build or even when he flashed the phone it *MIGHT* have caused it to push through. And since its aosp and not supposed to do that, I could see where it could potentially happen. I still am not sure that's it, but it could be possible.
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even IF that was the case (highly doubt) you still have to accept the update, its not a silence update like on the kindle fire...
As others have stated, OTA would have FAILED. I havent heard of ANYONE getting the OTA pushed to their phones yet anyway. Your phone bricked for some other reason. How would you know it was the OTA that bricked it anyhow if you were sleep? Lol WTF
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When I say "Raging" it's really not that much "raging"...I'm too passive to get worked up about stupid stuff..though when I woke up late for work I was full beast mode, good thing the sprint guys don't live at my house, also clearly not the guy at the stores fault.
All I can get is a blue light. No recovery. No Odin mode. No boot logo. My computer doesn't see it. It shows all the symptoms of a hard brick.
I assume it was the OTA because it came out yesterday. What are the odds my phone bricks by itself, for some random other reason, the very same day they pushed the OTA? I went to bed with the phone working fine. Woke up to a BLOD. My most reasonable conclusion is...OTA...
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It started coming out yesterday but is on an 8 day roll out schedule so there's really no way to determine if it did hit your phone yesterday, also as others have stated if you weren't on stock it would've failed anyway.
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Which is why I delete all sprint apps and bloat ware. But if you have insurance, look at the bright side, newer phone. And as for the comment above about not telling them about custom firmware, i wouldn't offer the information, but if they find out there is nothing they can do. In fact Sprint headquarters released a memo stating to treat all rooted devices like any other customer's device. Its your property. If you want to root it, blow it up or smash it with a hammer, that's your right.
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Apple would have a fit if they heard this!
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Power surge?
Sent from behind you.
Is it common for devices like these to have absolutely no factory image available nearly a week after the release? Does anyone else think that this is weird? I mean all of our ROMs are based on Nandroid backups. I'm a little nervous that if I really botch something, I won't have a real image to flash. I also want to start cooking my own ROM but I don't want to just nandroid and then iron it out.
So how long does it usually take for a factory image to drop? I paid full price for it and am thinking about taking it back and just getting an international version. The dev support is already pretty weak over here, I'm just afraid I won't be able to get WiFi calling which is pretty crucial to me at home
Good point. There are deodexed and a modified ROMs with kitchen, but no Stock or stock rooted ROMs that can be ODIN'd yet. This is how I got going on the S III and how I got back to basically stock after a bad flash.
I don't know the process, but I agree that having these - especially the full stock - is very important. Hope someone gets them up soon
I think more developers will show up as they get their hands on this. Its still pretty new to everyone. We need that MULTIVIEW
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I actually am wondering, based on other people's experience with ultra new devices, how long does it usually take for factory images to drop? It's usually BEFORE the phone is released. This is weird.
Yea I know that verizon has a factory image out and thwy havent even launched the note 2 yet
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I actually am wondering, based on other people's experience with ultra new devices, how long does it usually take for factory images to drop? It's usually BEFORE the phone is released. This is weird.
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The whole release of the phone was weird. No one knew a date, no one knew a price...then BOOM! Note 2 available tomorrow! It should be available shortly. I am staying stock rooted until it is though.
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The whole release of the phone was weird. No one knew a date, no one knew a price...then BOOM! Note 2 available tomorrow! It should be available shortly. I am staying stock rooted until it is though.
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Agreed; naturally I'm pretty nervous though that we will never get it. You think we should start pinging T-mobile or Samsung for this?
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Agreed; naturally I'm pretty nervous though that we will never get it. You think we should start pinging T-mobile or Samsung for this?
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In short.....YES
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In short.....YES
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I have already sent out a few e-mails as to why we have NO image available and have yet to hear a response back from Samsung (2 different e-mails) and from T-mobile... Definitely don't expect much from T-mobile! We should already have an image from what I have experienced in the past with Samsung and the different carriers...? The waiting game....
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Just finished with the staggeringly useless Samsung Chat guy. After pissing away 10 minutes he hits me with this:
You can contact our voice support at 1-888-987-4357, Mon-Fri: 7 AM - 9 PM (CST), Sat: 9 AM - 6 PM (CST).
I highly recommend everyone in this thread blow them up, this is ridiculous. We can't even restore our phones in the case of a problem. Even an iPhone can do that.
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Just finished with the staggeringly useless Samsung Chat guy. After pissing away 10 minutes he hits me with this:
You can contact our voice support at 1-888-987-4357, Mon-Fri: 7 AM - 9 PM (CST), Sat: 9 AM - 6 PM (CST).
I highly recommend everyone in this thread blow them up, this is ridiculous. We can't even restore our phones in the case of a problem. Even an iPhone can do that.
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Still dont have my note 2 yet but what ever happen to going into recovery and selecting factory reset? Also i expect tmobile will release the multiview update in coming weeks and as soon as we get that we will have a stock rom file.
Wut?
Joe333x said:
Still dont have my note 2 yet but what ever happen to going into recovery and selecting factory reset? Also i expect tmobile will release the multiview update in coming weeks and as soon as we get that we will have a stock rom file.
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Sometimes that doesn't always do the trick. The point is WE DO NOT HAVE SOFTWARE FROM THE VENDOR. That's absolutely ridiculous when you think about it. Even the locked down iPhone allows you to do a full restore from software in case "You are having problems with your iPhone" in addition to having a factory reset option on the phone itself. Every Dell computer has a recovery partition or CD. There's absolutely no reason we shouldn't have this, none. I honestly think they might have just forgotten or something.
Anyway retweet the **** out of this plz:
@SpamStream
@SamsungSupport Can you please provide the stock image for the T-Mobile Note II? I need to restore my phone, either that or I got a lemon!
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I'm @SpamStream, you can see the tweet to Samsung from there.
Joe333x said:
Still dont have my note 2 yet but what ever happen to going into recovery and selecting factory reset? Also i expect tmobile will release the multiview update in coming weeks and as soon as we get that we will have a stock rom file.
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That is not even close to the importance of a factory image
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DANGER!
ssCISengineer said:
That is not even close to the importance of a factory image
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Samsung has essentially indicated that they have no intention of releasing a factory image for this device. So I guess now it's time to blow up Phandroid and /r/android with this.
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ssCISengineer said:
That is not even close to the importance of a factory image
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Samsung has essentially indicated that they have no intention of releasing a factory image for this device. So I guess now it's time to blow up Phandroid and /r/android with this.
Submitted to Phandroid. Any help is appreciated.
Joe333x said:
Still dont have my note 2 yet but what ever happen to going into recovery and selecting factory reset? Also i expect tmobile will release the multiview update in coming weeks and as soon as we get that we will have a stock rom file.
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Also what happens if they only push an OTA, or worse, a delta update? I don't think people are realizing the gravity of this.
It will come sprint note 2 got there stock firmware today
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Wondering about these
What do you think all of these OTAs are?
http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/09/16/t-mobile-galaxy-note-2-sgh-t889-official-ota-firmwares/
I haven't seen an OTA for my phone yet, anyone wanna weigh in on what these are about?
brashmadcap said:
What do you think all of these OTAs are?
http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/09/16/t-mobile-galaxy-note-2-sgh-t889-official-ota-firmwares/
I haven't seen an OTA for my phone yet, anyone wanna weigh in on what these are about?
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Yea what is that about? I dont even think we can use those because we dont have the PREREQUISITE builds anyways...but it says it was updated today so maybe were just getting to impatient. ..
What can these be used for anyways?
Does this have any value for restore/recover? Also they seem small. The one im download ing at the top is only 197 mb
Nice find though really!
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Here too....
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=SGH-T889&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware
I used this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1911572
and after i flashed it phone went to reboot and now it wont power on or anything
It won't go to downloader or anything, and won't show up in odin.
I'm pretty sure the problem is that's an international rom and i have an american sprint phone.
is there anything i can do ??
jaco420 said:
I used this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1911572
and after i flashed it phone went to reboot and now it wont power on or anything
It won't go to downloader or anything, and won't show up in odin.
I'm pretty sure the problem is that's an international rom and i have an american sprint phone.
is there anything i can do ??
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Omg
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Why did you flash that !? Its an international Rom. You should read before you flash. Only thing you can do now is get it Jtagged
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TexasEpic/ThePeoplesROM-KennyGlass123/daniel4653.png
Really! Another brick from flashing something that's not for our phone? You're pretty much out of luck. Call sprint or asurion and pay for a replacement.
I STILL CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW ALL THESE NOOBS FLASH INTERNATIONAL ROMS FROM THE WRONG FORUM BUT YET FIND THE RIGHT FORUM WHEN THEY F'UP!
Edit: To the OP yes you have a very nice looking paperweight or toy. Go buy a new one.
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I STILL CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW ALL THESE NOOBS FLASH INTERNATIONAL ROMS FROM THE WRONG FORUM BUT YET FIND THE RIGHT FORUM WHEN THEY F'UP!
Edit: To the OP yes you have a very nice looking paperweight or toy. Go buy a new one.
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I know! most annoying part is how they find the correct forum asking for help.. It's like someone not realizing they're on the other side of the world when it clearly shows they're not where they should be. . Don't understand how hard it is to simply read before flashing away at your phone. I gave up on these brainless beings..
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You know if you had searched BEFORE posting, you wouldve found like 15+ threads where people bricked their phones and others responded with possible courses of action
These threads are getting out of hand geez it's driving me crazy!
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Maybe we need to create another section just for bricked phones. Lol
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WOW!!! Another one which turn his phones into a POS and then find the right place. If you can search, which i believe dont... search for jtag, If not, go to the next office and sell it as the most expensive paperweight. Good luck selling it.
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Really! Another brick from flashing something that's not for our phone? You're pretty much out of luck. Call sprint or asurion and pay for a replacement.
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Hence my omg earlier
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Ok guys, now that we got that out of our system, let's help the OP.
In my opinion, you have two options:
JTAG Repair ($60): This is a place you can send your phone to and the will do a JTAG repair. Since you cannot get into download or recovery modes, this is the only thing you can do to fix your phone. It typically takes about a week to 1.5 weeks to get your phone back.
Sprint TEP ($150 Deductible): You can only do this if you've been paying the monthly cost for the TEP service through Asurion. The TEP service covers a total loss of the phone, which is basically what you have. Obviously, this is more costly than the JTAG repair, but the biggest plus is that they send you the "new" (read: refurbished) phone within a day or two. So if time is a major concern, paying the $150 deductible might be the best.
thanks for all the help guys ...
I did a google search for rooting got that done then searched rome and that's what got me to the international rom.
now i have the sprint section bookmarked.
I've had sprint insurance for years so i'm paying and they are sending me another one.
now what is a good rom to use that has a good music player without the volume limiter ?
Since i have the bricking out of the way, why not try to root and do a nice custom rom..
I recommend this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38172219 you can find tons of information and a list of all roms by TW or AOSP.
My personal choice is TPR The People's ROM
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+1 for owning your mistake and paying the deductible OP.
Here we go again. Guess you didnt see the GT-I9300 in the picture at the top of the page
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JTAG is cheaper than a $150 deductible and you don't have to worry about getting a used device.
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Here we go again. Guess you didnt see the GT-I9300 in the picture at the top of the page.
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I know I'm going against popular opinion on this, but when I first got the S3 (a few months after launch), I didn't know what the difference between i9300 and d2spr were. I was looking for CM10 and when I went to CyanogenMod, the only Galaxy S3 Roms I could find were i9300 ones (now they have different sections for the carriers, but I distinctly remember them not having that back then). I don't even remember being able to find the Sprint GS3 forums until a few weeks later. The only thing that kept me from bricking my phone was my general anxiety about messing it up. I read and read and learned about the potential problems before finally using Odin to root my phone.
I also understand that not everyone will exercise the same level of caution I did. But on some level, I can understand the confusion between the i9300 (which is commonly just called the Galaxy S3, not the "international" GS3) and our phone, the d2spr.
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I know I'm going against popular opinion on this, but when I first got the S3 (a few months after launch), I didn't know what the difference between i9300 and d2spr were. I was looking for CM10 and when I went to CyanogenMod, the only Galaxy S3 Roms I could find were i9300 ones (now they have different sections for the carriers, but I distinctly remember them not having that back then). I don't even remember being able to find the Sprint GS3 forums until a few weeks later. The only thing that kept me from bricking my phone was my general anxiety about messing it up. I read and read and learned about the potential problems before finally using Odin to root my phone.
I also understand that not everyone will exercise the same level of caution I did. But on some level, I can understand the confusion between the i9300 (which is commonly just called the Galaxy S3, not the "international" GS3) and our phone, the d2spr.
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You my friend have something I like to call common sense. Not everyone has it.:good:
topherk said:
I know I'm going against popular opinion on this, but when I first got the S3 (a few months after launch), I didn't know what the difference between i9300 and d2spr were. I was looking for CM10 and when I went to CyanogenMod, the only Galaxy S3 Roms I could find were i9300 ones (now they have different sections for the carriers, but I distinctly remember them not having that back then). I don't even remember being able to find the Sprint GS3 forums until a few weeks later. The only thing that kept me from bricking my phone was my general anxiety about messing it up. I read and read and learned about the potential problems before finally using Odin to root my phone.
I also understand that not everyone will exercise the same level of caution I did. But on some level, I can understand the confusion between the i9300 (which is commonly just called the Galaxy S3, not the "international" GS3) and our phone, the d2spr.
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well that's kinda what confused me i thought a s3 was an s3, now i know better. i'm gonna get me replacement and root it and i have a nice rom picked out to try.. then thinking about trying out a note 2.
But when you're a noob to all this stuff it gets a lil confusing the last phone i rooted was an evo 4g and a lot of things are way different.
jaco420 said:
thanks for all the help guys ...
I did a google search for rooting got that done then searched rome and that's what got me to the international rom.
now i have the sprint section bookmarked.
I've had sprint insurance for years so i'm paying and they are sending me another one.
now what is a good rom to use that has a good music player without the volume limiter ?
Since i have the bricking out of the way, why not try to root and do a nice custom rom..
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I've been rooting and installing roms since the g1. Luckily i've never bricked one but it can be very confusing specially if you find the wrong information. There is usually not a disclaimer that say "not for sprint phones". Just make sure you take your time and read, read, read and read some more when you're tired of reading. Even if u're on the sprint section you can still mess up your phone if you dont know what you're doing.
That being said, look for the cleanbean rom on the xda sprint android development forum and you'll find a nice little rom that works for your sprint (d2spr) and has the loudest volume i've experienced.
Just remember, keeeeeep reaaaddiing
Good luck
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Official Changelog
@toastido created a thread with a download link to the new firmware as well as parts of the ROM broken out for individual flashing (boatloader, modem, etc). Take a look at his thread here.
Thought this update already came out seeing as I have VoLTE?
Here's the link from T-Mobile:
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-9050
It is weird that I am already able to make and receive voLTE calls with NE6.
Hopefully this brings "Private Mode" to the Note 3 this time. I got the "Kids Mode" with the last VoLTE update.
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and this link says its only for the S5.
http://www.tmonews.com/2014/06/samsung-galaxy-s5-to-get-t-mobile-volte-software-update-today/
Could it possibly be a fix?? I have voLTE on NE6 but sometimes my calls sound disturbingly garbled and I have to hang up and call back.
stevetrooper said:
Here's the link from T-Mobile:
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-9050
It is weird that I am already able to make and receive voLTE calls with NE6.
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How do you turn it on? In on Ne6 as well.
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Hmm... is this worth upgrading to 4.4.2? Still on trusty 4.3.
lanwarrior said:
Hmm... is this worth upgrading to 4.4.2? Still on trusty 4.3.
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I need to know the same thing!
I rooted before I even read about KNOX so that thing was tripped the day I dropped $801 for it. No warranty since day one!!!
I think the link says that this update is about improving VoLTE service.
The previous update gave us VoLTE and this one just improves the service.
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Hmm... is this worth upgrading to 4.4.2? Still on trusty 4.3.
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Trusty 4.3? 4.3 is terrible compared to 4.4.2.
Upgrade. You wont regret it. and Use odin, dont do the staying on 4.3 bootloader stuff.
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I need to know the same thing!
I rooted before I even read about KNOX so that thing was tripped the day I dropped $801 for it. No warranty since day one!!!
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I didnt even boot my device up before i tripped knox. Warranty, really, your concerned about a warranty? If you mess it up flash like another phones bootloader and it wont even turn on, take back to t mobile.
Update to 4.4.2. You wont regret it.
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Trusty 4.3? 4.3 is terrible compared to 4.4.2.
Upgrade. You wont regret it. and Use odin, dont do the staying on 4.3 bootloader stuff.
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I didnt even boot my device up before i tripped knox. Warranty, really, your concerned about a warranty? If you mess it up flash like another phones bootloader and it wont even turn on, take back to t mobile.
Update to 4.4.2. You wont regret it.
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Agree 100%, T-Mobile does not give a crap about Knox tripped devices, they care about money. Why would they jeopardize a sale because of the counter. it just doesn't happen, and I'm sure now 20 people will chime in with their story, and I'll call bs. 4.3 was horrible in comparison, why would he want to stay on old firmware. just doesn't make sense. like hmm I really like old features, and no ROMs.. awesommee.
Thugnificent69 said:
I think the link says that this update is about improving VoLTE service.
The previous update gave us VoLTE and this one just improves the service.
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Up until this point, I thought I was the only one who read that sentence.... LOL. This update says it improves the VoLTE service. It is only 18 MB in size. Looks like a baseband and some tweaks.
Tha Watcher said:
I need to know the same thing!
I rooted before I even read about KNOX so that thing was tripped the day I dropped $801 for it. No warranty since day one!!!
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t-mobile really doesn't care if Knox was tripped. this is my 5 or 6 replacement phones. I replace it for every upgrade and every time I feel the phone has been flashed too many times and starts acting weird (could be just me seeing the phone slow). they don't care at all. plus they get to charge you $5 for the replacement, so that money in their pocket.
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Did anybody get this update OTA or was it via Kies?
Dleslie212 said:
Did anybody get this update OTA or was it via Kies?
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I don't get the ota I tried a few times...gonna use kies later on to try ....
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Thank you, antiochasylum, jdidtht & itzsmokey! I really never had anything go wrong so I never tried to return the phone to test Samsung's KNOX. Thank you so much for setting my concerns at ease! I think it's because of that, I was always afraid to flash and update to a later OS. I've remained on 4.3 because of this misunderstanding.
However, after hearing how the battery life sucks on 4.4.2 in the T-Mobile forums, I will NOT be updating my firmware! I never had issues with 4.3 and as the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
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Trusty 4.3? 4.3 is terrible compared to 4.4.2.
Upgrade. You wont regret it. and Use odin, dont do the staying on 4.3 bootloader stuff.
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I didnt even boot my device up before i tripped knox. Warranty, really, your concerned about a warranty? If you mess it up flash like another phones bootloader and it wont even turn on, take back to t mobile.
Update to 4.4.2. You wont regret it.
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Thank you, antiochasylum, jdidtht & itzsmokey! I really never had anything go wrong so I never tried to return the phone to test Samsung's KNOX. Thank you so much for setting my concerns at ease! I think it's because of that, I was always afraid to flash and update to a later OS. I've remained on 4.3 because of this misunderstanding.
However, after hearing how the battery life sucks on 4.4.2 in the T-Mobile forums, I will NOT be updating my firmware! I never had issues with 4.3 and as the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
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best excuse that works for me is that my phone won't charge. and tell them you have tried everything and nothing works. can't troubleshoot broken hardware, so they'll send you another one over night.
I get great battery life on 4.4.2, I get around 4%/hr with normal use. about 10%/hr if I tether to my Playstation or download torrents.
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best excuse that works for me is that my phone won't charge. and tell them you have tried everything and nothing works. can't troubleshoot broken hardware, so they'll send you another one over night.
I get great battery life on 4.4.2, I get around 4%/hr with normal use. about 10%/hr if I tether to my Playstation or download torrents.
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Thanks, that's good to know. However, I get a day and a half with moderate to heavy use on 4.3. At this point, I don't think I'll be convinced to update my firmware because the one thing I do know about 4.4 is that I wouldn't be able to go back if I experience any issues with it.
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Thanks, that's good to know. However, I get a day and a half with moderate to heavy use on 4.3. At this point, I don't think I'll be convinced to update my firmware because the one thing I do know about 4.4 is that I wouldn't be able to go back if I experience any issues with it.
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oh yeah, with that type of battery life I wouldn't want to change either. did you do anything special to get that battery lif?
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