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Hello Guys,
My name is John, I recently became the social media analyst at Samsung mobile. I wanted to start opening the lines of communication between XDA and Samsung. First I wanted to say I have noticed your work on our devices on the XDA forums. I think you guys do an outstanding job, I myself am a developer for mobile devices. So let’s get down to business, we’re going to be in Austin from March 10-15 for the SXSW(south by southwest http://sxsw.com/convention). I was wondering if any of you guys are going so that we could meet up and share a couple of ideas I have. I am looking forward to meeting some of you GREAT developers!
Thanks in advance,
John
Social Media Analyst
Samsung Mobile USA
Twitter: @SamsungJohn

Is this for real? Please provide some proof you work for samsung.

Sooooo...what's the hold up with Froyo, John?

wonner said:
Sooooo...what's the hold up with Froyo, John?
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I honestly hope you are authentic. It is about time that the people who make the phones embrace the superior developmental process.

Pikabob said:
I honestly hope you are authentic. It is about time that the people who make the phones embrace the superior developmental process.
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Or at least attempt to embrace some kind of something. That'd be a start for Samsung.

Sounds like BS advertising to get people in seats at this event.

Interesting...go through his previous posts once, not exactly his first time posting on the forums...

So let’s get down to business, we’re going to be in Austin from March 10-15 for the SXSW(south by southwest http://sxsw.com/convention).
The link doesn't work....

Troll.....

Yeah, sounds troll to me, but it will be nice for them to show here...and learn a bit of how things are done
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Real
Yes I am the real deal, I am a developer/social media analyst. I don't mind taking a picture of my badge or something to prove my credibility.

SamsungJohn said:
Yes I am the real deal, I am a developer/social media analyst. I don't mind taking a picture of my badge or something to prove my credibility.
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I think he's legit, folks.
If you are indeed an analyst for Samsung, welcome to XDA. I'm sure you've already noticed by now that there is a lot of cynicism both for Samsung and your claim of being an employee. Simple reason for this is that most everyone here feels that Samsung has ignored their pleas for help, didn’t deliver promised upgrades, and left millions of Galaxy S owners with buggy software/hardware, etc.
If your goal is to reach out to Samsung users at the grassroots level, you're in the right place. However, you also have a tough job ahead of you. The disenfranchisement runs deep and it will take a lot of effort to fix.
Here are some suggestions for you to escalate internally within Samsung:
1. Support the development efforts of the XDA developers. There are many talented people working quite hard to customize, fix and generally improve Samsung firmware. Samsung should make some effort to provide these developers with source code, tools, and help.
2. Take an honest and upfront approach to product defects that find their way onto store shelves (e.g. GPS, battery, etc). I guarantee the cost of addressing the problem will be fully offset by the shift in customer loyalty. An unreliable product is perceived many times worse if the OEM denies or ignores the issues.
3. Set a release schedule with carrier partners and stick to it. Apple has set the benchmark for frequent over the wire software updates. Android applications are updated with fixes and improvements on a regular basis. In stark contrast, our firmware lags far behind Google’s releases and FOTA is failing more than it’s working. This has to change. Samsung needs to push out regular firmware updates that are applied seamlessly without loss of data. Forget FOTA and do it like Apple does OTW (over the wire).
4. Allow users the option of switching to AOSP. Some people like TouchWiz and some don’t. Give them the choice.
BTW, in addition to being an informed consumer, I work in the mobile industry. I know a fair amount about how it should work. The Samsung Galaxy product suite is performing very well but the real question is how long will it last. Loyalty takes effort to maintain and is easy to lose.
P.S. I may very well be at SXSW but I won’t know for sure until a week or so beforehand.

I understand I have a lot of work ahead of me. As I said before, Im here to establish a partnership with XDA developers. Inbox me to let me know if your going to be there so i can arrange somewhere to meet.

If he was legit, one of the Admins would be announcing that SamsungJohn is a rep from Samsung; he wouldn't be doing it himself as a post in the forum.

paulbh said:
If he was legit, one of the Admins would be announcing that SamsungJohn is a rep from Samsung; he wouldn't be doing it himself as a post in the forum.
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^^^^^^ that's a good point!

SamsungJohn said:
I understand I have a lot of work ahead of me. As I said before, Im here to establish a partnership with XDA developers. Inbox me to let me know if your going to be there so i can arrange somewhere to meet.
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If you are in fact telling the truth, I warmly welcome you to the true birthplace of the galaxy s.

paulbh said:
If he was legit, one of the Admins would be announcing that SamsungJohn is a rep from Samsung; he wouldn't be doing it himself as a post in the forum.
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Why? There's quite a bit of speculation in your claim--why would he have to go through admins to post here?
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Kubernetes said:
Why? There's quite a bit of speculation in your claim--why would he have to go through admins to post here?
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You would think that someone who is in the position he claims to be in, would come in a little more professional than just a random post.
He said he has been lurking the forums and likes what he sees. So he has also seen all the dissapointment that is running through these forums as well.
If you were in his position would you not want to come in here, with support and proof of who you are? (there is multiple threads of the same post in other categories, all have been asking for proof for hours)
I'm not saying hes not who he says he is, just think he could have introduced himself a little better.

Guys, do a little research. Pretty easy to figure out that he is either very thorough or he's actually legit.
Maybe we should tell him that it is a welcome first step to see him here.
He is an analyst so he's going to have to escalate pretty far up the food chain to be effective. Hope you're a good communicator John.
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[Q] Newbie asking for device choice advise

Hi guys,
I am newbie to Android smartphones and tablets modding/hacking/ROMdeveloping and I am looking for the correct starting in this experience to optimize my learning curve.
What device should I pick? I am looking for the best compromise between these different factors:
-Large community support availability
-Hacking easiness (meaning a device most open as possible)
-Detailed guides availability
...
Every single advice is appreciated.
Regards

Okay, let's reformulate the problem differently.
Which devices has best community support on xda developers?
A thread in our forum stated that Samsung fascinate has good community support. Could that device be an appropriate starting point?
I appreciate your help xda developers!

It depends on what carrier you're gonna go with. The sprint evo probably has the largest community, looks like the evo 3d will be pretty big too. Not really sure about at&t and T-Mobile. Verizon hasn't had much lately that's been big, the original incredible has a pretty sizeable community, looks like the thunderbolt isn't bad either. Currently the phone to beat is the Samsung galaxy s2, it can only be used on at&t currently but should be coming to all carriers on the next couple months.

No money, i would recommend the sgs and if you have money to spend the sgs2.
Both are awesome devices with a huge and active community behind them.

I appreciate your help K_nivesout and Dark3n.
I gonna process this choices and come back to comment on them and choose one.
Probably this experience would help some people in the future

Need help with Facebook Sized project.

Hi guys. My name is Joseph Truax, and I am working on an Android Exclusive Social Network.
We have a prototype, that my project manager has made for us, but, he needs money to get our working product started. $15,000 gets the app made.
I am looking for someone, or a few someone's, that would be interested in taking on this task for equity.
We have valued each 1% of equity at $11,666. For the work that you would be doing, I will offer at least 3% of the products equity, or, 1.5 million shares of stock.
I would just need you to follow the guide of our prototype. I have almost all the questions that you may have, answered.
This is a mash up that we are creating. We have consolidated some very popular websites, into a simple and easy Social Media, that replaces having to go and check 8 different sites.
We really need someone that would be interested in being part of the next huge service. What we have is really awesome, and will be around for a nice, long time.
The final thing, Facebook is where you go, to talk to the friends you have. Our network is where you go, to MEET new friends. I am pretty sure, that you will absolutely love it. Thank you guys, for your time.

Pm me
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Probable Billions. The numbers add up.
You guys, this is a 3 month project at the most. I will give you what you deserve. I don't really care about the money. I care about the change that can be made with the money. This is a big deal. Anyone in America interested? Please, for the love of god, PM me!

Share Your Favorite XDA News Stories and Videos from 2012!

Wow. What a year.
We still have a month left in 2012, but one thing is certain: Quite a lot happened in the world of mobile development in 2012.
As the title says, we'd like you, our readers and viewers, to share your favorite XDA Developer TV videos and XDA News Articles from this past year. Furthermore, if you'd like to provide some more detailed feedback as to the types of content you want to see in 2013, my PM box is always open!
Thank you all for your help, and above all, for giving us a reason to provide you with the latest in development news!
-Will Verduzco

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/the-truth-about-recent-dmca-exemptions-xda-developer-tv/
Even though it's recent, i found this to be very informative

Starting with Adam's unboxings, my favourite was this one : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RL8pm_yRYs
About Azrienoch's rants: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTkHe7-lXw
And my no.1 history of the year: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/an-apology-like-no-other/
Thanks to you Will, and all the Moderators team, you've done a great work this year :victory:

My favorite story of the year: BotBrew. http://www.xda-developers.com/search/botbrew

One of my favorite videos this year was the unboxing of the Auraslate by Adam Outler. I thoroughly enjoy watching his videos.
Once I go through everything tomorrow I will add more.
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My favorite news entries:
SNOView Puts Public Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ Feeds in One Place (now RSS-Feeds, too!)
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/snoview-puts-public-facebook-twitter-and-google-feeds-in-one-place/
LEDBlinker Gives Non-Root Notification LED Control
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/ledblinker-gives-non-root-notification-led-control/
Thanks XDA!

My recent project x-APKTool - a GUI-based apktool
It will help you to easily decompile/re-compile apk files.
visit these thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2020052
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2020060
More features are being developed.
Thanks.

nice thread

I always liked XDA's Nexus 7 "Unboxing." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNWRto0Vf0M

Hello!
I loved all articles in 2012 and I was reading them while having fun, so it was very good. For videos, I particularly liked the XDA Unboxings, and the unboxing of the SGS3 was hilarious when Jordan "fainted" when he saw his device was taken apart.
So yeah, a great year at XDA, wish you another like this!!!!!!

I'm a big fan of Azrienoch's This Is Why We Root video. It really sheds some light on the possibilities after rooting your device, as well as providing information as to why someone would want to. I'm an advocate of being able to have total control over a phone that you've paid good money for, and now I have a resource to direct my friends to whenever I hear the question "What's so good about rooting your phone?".

The story of the HD2 getting a WP8 port

cracking the gsIII bootloader on verizon

I like XDA unboxing videos.
My favorite is Verizon's Samsung Galaxy S3 unboxing

azrienoch's video on Why XDA-Developers.com Roots Android(http://www.xda-developers.com/android/this-is-why-xda-developers-com-roots-android-xda-developer-tv/)
is my favorite

After lurking for a number of months this is the first subject that has compelled my procrastinating fingers to register.
Best video all categories - Azrienoch "This Is Why XDA-Developers.com Roots Android"
The others are difficult to choose from as they're all great and I feel it is almost a betrayal to say that I've preferred one more than another thus I'm just going to give a special mention for TK who has improved exponentially with every video made.
Big thanks to all for your efforts.

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willverduzco said:
Wow. What a year.
We still have a month left in 2012, but one thing is certain: Quite a lot happened in the world of mobile development in 2012.
As the title says, we'd like you, our readers and viewers, to share your favorite XDA Developer TV videos and XDA News Articles from this past year. Furthermore, if you'd like to provide some more detailed feedback as to the types of content you want to see in 2013, my PM box is always open!
Thank you all for your help, and above all, for giving us a reason to provide you with the latest in development news!
-Will Verduzco
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rawereeeerere

mine was the news that sammy will update s advance with JB

New to forums, just saying hey.

Just thought I'd drop in and say hey and kinda give a short introduction. Firstly, I got started with XDA when I acquired my first smartphone, the HTC Rezound. Once my baby girl demolished that phone I kinda just went with the cheapest phones and deals I could find. Now I'm an owner of a Motorola droid turbo and couldn't be more happy with a device. I recently used the jcase sunshine method and am currently running CM 12.1 on the device.
My actual electronic skills are mainly on computers and laptops with the occasional modding of any game system. The phones (as of now) are a little out of my league but I'm constantly learning as I try to find similarity's between modding consoles and modding phones.
I'd really like to give a shout out and high five to all the developers that make a community like this possible. Your time and effort does not go unnoticed, and is especially appreciated by myself. Hands down, XDA is home to the leading developers in the Android community.
Well that's enough rambling for now. Y'all take care and have a great new years night.
-bmseedbox

I too am new to the Android community and am so thankful to the XDA-Developers for this forum and their work. There are so many excellent resources and ideas and help contained here that it amazes me each time I visit.
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