Related
I had this conversation with a samsung support tech earlier today, you can make your own deductions but i think we are screwed because according to him the epic launched with the GPS fix already applied and as we all know from recent posts and videos the accuracy is still ****.....
Please wait for a Samsung Agent to respond.
You are now chatting with 'Dan'
Dan: Hi, thank you for contacting Samsung Technical Support. How may I help you today?
Dan: How may I help you?
Visitor: hi Dan, i have a captivate from ATT and the gps is terrible, is there a fix that is coming because i am really tempted to return this phone
Dan: I understand that you need to have update about GPS.
Dan: I am sorry for inconvenience caused to you.
Dan: Our support team as been working on issue with GPS.
Dan: We will have GPS update fixed by end if september.
Visitor: was the epic 4g or the fascinate launched with fix already applied to the gps ?
Dan: We have Epic released but we do not have any customers with GPS issue.
Visitor: so thge answer would be yes the fix is applied to the epic ?
Dan: To be honest yes.
Dan: However we will have GPS issue fixed.
Visitor: i have a freind with the epic and the gps is still terrible but from what you are telling me it's fixed.
Dan: I am sorry for inconvenience caused.
Visitor: ok, thanks for your time
Dan: We have many customers with Epic , but we did not have any issue with GPS.
Dan: Once we have update released it will be OTA,
Visitor: ok
Dan: Update will fix the issue.
Dan: Please let me know if I can be of any further help.
Visitor: that's it, thank you
Dan: You're most welcome.
Dan: It was a pleasure assisting you. Thank you for contacting Samsung Technical Support.
According to the way that guy conversates, I wouldnt take much of what he said into consideration lol.
I have worked for Tech giant manufacturers (more then one) - and I know for a fact that the tech support people (usually 1st through 3rd level) have no idea about fixes or releases. They are not told until after things are out.
The idea that any of these guys would know that GPS in Epic is fixed, or was released with the fix that other Galaxy S phones are waiting for is doubtful.
Until an official statement is made, I won't believe anything I hear from anyone in Samsung support. Their job is to log an issue, be nice to the customer, and fix something if they can.
So why worry about it at all until some official notification comes out? If GPS is still broken, we can take our phones back as they are not meeting basic functionality requirements - if that is what people want to do.
Two months in and no GPS fix. I will reconsider before I buy a Samsung phone ever againg. Product support suck.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Dxtra said:
Two months in and no GPS fix. I will reconsider before I buy a Samsung phone ever againg. Product support suck.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Amen!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
My 30 day return is up on wednesday and if no fix by then this **** is going back, i never should have left HTC for sam****.
God you people cry way too much. Why does gps on your phone bother you so much? I am a truck driver and need directions EVERY DAY. But unlike you i guess i have the ability to read a map. And even with sketchy gps it gets me in the general direction i gotta go. Stop all the crying already. Want great GPS get a damn gps unit. I have a few i will sell you since i dont use them anymore. And return your worthless phones. Rant /off
GPS on the Samsung Eternity worked great. Wonder what the difference is.
Am I missing something? My GPS works great, I've had no problems at all. If there's anything I can provide somehow to help you guys, let me know.
Hell, I've even gotten a good signal sitting in my living room; on Google maps it even showed my location in my house properly.
If there are files or something I can pull from my phone for you, I'll do what I can.
alphadog00 said:
I have worked for Tech giant manufacturers (more then one) - and I know for a fact that the tech support people (usually 1st through 3rd level) have no idea about fixes or releases. They are not told until after things are out.
The idea that any of these guys would know that GPS in Epic is fixed, or was released with the fix that other Galaxy S phones are waiting for is doubtful.
Until an official statement is made, I won't believe anything I hear from anyone in Samsung support. Their job is to log an issue, be nice to the customer, and fix something if they can.
So why worry about it at all until some official notification comes out? If GPS is still broken, we can take our phones back as they are not meeting basic functionality requirements - if that is what people want to do.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is so true, agree 100%. Plus, I think you kind of led him to say that the Epic had the fix by you actually mentioning it. He said yes and that was pretty much it.
jeromekobriger said:
Am I missing something? My GPS works great, I've had no problems at all. If there's anything I can provide somehow to help you guys, let me know.
Hell, I've even gotten a good signal sitting in my living room; on Google maps it even showed my location in my house properly.
If there are files or something I can pull from my phone for you, I'll do what I can.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Agreed, anything outside of a building and the GPS works great. I've been using it to geocache, and also have a boating gps app installed and used it flawlessly this past weekend. I can drive anywhere in my car and the GPS will not lose me once.
The only time I get a long signal search is after a week of not using the GPS function, then it takes only about 30 sec's to lock on.
Smokestack, I don't know about you but when I purchase a product I like when everything works. That's why I bought it, why put a non functioning gps and by the way, I am a private pilot so I read a lot more complexed maps than you, I dont follow interstates, I follow victor airways...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
PuffinNugz said:
GPS on the Samsung Eternity worked great. Wonder what the difference is.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dude. The eternity was aGPS only. Doesn't compare.
Diff OS, Diff chipset, diff radio setup.. .. .. .. Oranges to Onions dude.
And yes, i had one, the screen whacked in 6 months, got another, it happened again. Swapped to an Impression.. another 6 months and BOOM.
dajeoo said:
Smokestack, I don't know about you but when I purchase a product I like when everything works. That's why I bought it, why put a non functioning gps and by the way, I am a private pilot so I read a lot more complexed maps than you, I dont follow interstates, I follow victor airways...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wouldn't rely on the GPS in my Captivate or any phone for that matter for flight ops. But, I do agree that if the phone says it has GPS, it should have GPS working when you buy it at the store. Doesn't matter if it's a nice-to-have feature or a core function. If it says it has GPS, then it should work.
I am hoping that this was a last minute configuration/software defect that was re-introduced following QA. There's no way a phone should be able to exit QA with such an alarmingly big severity 1 defect.
max_warheads said:
Dude. The eternity was aGPS only. Doesn't compare.
Diff OS, Diff chipset, diff radio setup.. .. .. .. Oranges to Onions dude.
And yes, i had one, the screen whacked in 6 months, got another, it happened again. Swapped to an Impression.. another 6 months and BOOM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dude. Cool. You answered my question. That's why I asked. I personally couldn't care less about the gps. it works good enough for me.
Sorry you broke your eternity. i had mine for two years. was dropped/thrown/punched countless times, the moisture label was bright red, but i never had a single issue with that phone other than when using opera mini and sometimes i would click a link and it would just refresh the page. a buddy of mine got one shortly after i did. he finally just broke his screen last week. cracks all through it and a couple "chunks" from the screen gone, but it still works. still texts on it like crazy. that thing is sturdy.
Smokestack...... Would you not complain if you bought a truck and found out it had the wheels missing?
I bought a device that is supposed to have GPS but doesn't. All I want is what I paid for. My reason for wanting it does not matter. I will never buy another samsung phone. If it hours totally unresolved I will never buy anything Samsung.
I totally believe this was/is an intentional scam. Then on top of it the reduced speed and forced data plan change.
I'm not happy and wish I could send this otherwise good phone back.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Phredeee said:
Smokestack...... Would you not complain if you bought a truck and found out it had the wheels missing?
I bought a device that is supposed to have GPS but doesn't. All I want is what I paid for. My reason for wanting it does not matter. I will never buy another samsung phone. If it hours totally unresolved I will never buy anything Samsung.
I totally believe this was/is an intentional scam. Then on top of it the reduced speed and forced data plan change.
I'm not happy and wish I could send this otherwise good phone back.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bad analogy. A truck needs wheels to be able to serve it's purpose. A phone doesn't need GPS to work as a phone. Maybe saying something along the lines of air conditioning, it's an added bonus, such as the GPS. don't mind me, just sayin....
gotta kill these last few minutes at work some how. And you really think it's an intentional scam? take off the tinfoil hat...
Phredeee said:
Smokestack...... Would you not complain if you bought a truck and found out it had the wheels missing?
I bought a device that is supposed to have GPS but doesn't. All I want is what I paid for. My reason for wanting it does not matter. I will never buy another samsung phone. If it hours totally unresolved I will never buy anything Samsung.
I totally believe this was/is an intentional scam. Then on top of it the reduced speed and forced data plan change.
I'm not happy and wish I could send this otherwise good phone back.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Return your phone then. If you are out of the 30 days, you still have a valid case for returning it - but watch you say:
- GPS is known issue that Samsung has acknowledged.
- reduced speed? Where? HSUPA was never spec'd so you won't win that one - just because other phones have it, doesn't mean all do.
- forced data plan change - clearly spelled out what data plans work with the phone - if you don't like it, don't buy it.
So your GPS complaint is valid, and if the phone doesn't serve its advertised purpose then return it. There is no international conspiracy. maybe samsung knew about the GPS issue before they shipped, maybe not. Dev's are flashing new firmwares all the time - and it could have slipped through a rushed QA cycle.
Instead of complaining do something about. If the product doesn't work take it back. The iFools should have done this.
I think it's best for us to keep reminding Samsung that this is important. I just did here: http://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobile
Hello to all,
I did take my first phone back to att because of gps problem, we try 5 phones before she got one with working gps it takes up to 10 seconds to lock the signal.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
The latest Skype update for Android is available to everyone, but it only enables video chat on four specific handsets. Fortunately, impatient modders have gone some way to correcting this profound injustice, by creating APKs that activate video calling on other handsets too. So far we've heard of successful ports on the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Sensation, Thunderbolt and EVO 4G. If you've got some other handset with Android 2.3, a little experimentation with the APK might also be worth your while. However, we just tried it on an Xperia Arc and didn't get very far: the app ran, but efforts to communicate with an Xperia Neo resulted in one-way video, a locked landscape mode and plenty of awkwardness. Let us know if you fare better -- you'll find a Thunderbolt-specific download at the DroidLife source link, and a more general APK at TechPetals.
http://blogs.skype.com/en/2011/06/smile_skype_for_android_with_v.html
Figured I would drop this in here if anyone has some know how and wants to look into it to see if there is anyway for us to have this on our phone. Doubt it though considering it requires 2.3 which seems to be the standard for google video chat and stuff, but hey, its worth a shot!!!
Found some more info. Tested and still didn't work but apparently on our device but confirmed on the SGS2. Here is the link for the guy who got it working.
http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/4849-Skype-with-Video-Support-for-Various-Devices...?p=42265#post42265
Im not familiar with knowing the ins and outs of editing an apk but this might be a start for someone who does
Probably requires GB.... I would think
yep. the official requires gb and in the list of device check. with device check removed, almost all with gingerbread can use it.
man, so much we can't do without gb. This phone should have launched with it.
skillz9669 said:
man, so much we can't do without gb. This phone should have launched with it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I know. WTF on that?
the only true gripe I have with android is its similarity with linux, fragmented operating system. I mean we buy these $500+ phones and a week later I find some inferior phone doing more than we are, it blows my mind sometimes!!!
skillz9669 said:
the only true gripe I have with android is its similarity with linux, fragmented operating system. I mean we buy these $500+ phones and a week later I find some inferior phone doing more than we are, it blows my mind sometimes!!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, one of Google's big thing at IO was that they wanted to eliminate the fragmentation, yet I haven't seen anything to indicate they're taking steps to achieve this.
Unfortunately it's one big advantage Apple has... they take a hard line position that the carrier doesn't touch the OS software, nor prevent the deployment of the updates. Not sure why Google is such a wuss when it comes to holding the carriers accountable for the timely delivery of their updates. AT&T says it's because they have to ensure a quality user experience, but comon, what AT&T customer actually believes that crap? LOL
bella92108 said:
Yeah, one of Google's big thing at IO was that they wanted to eliminate the fragmentation, yet I haven't seen anything to indicate they're taking steps to achieve this.
Unfortunately it's one big advantage Apple has... they take a hard line position that the carrier doesn't touch the OS software, nor prevent the deployment of the updates. Not sure why Google is such a wuss when it comes to holding the carriers accountable for the timely delivery of their updates. AT&T says it's because they have to ensure a quality user experience, but comon, what AT&T customer actually believes that crap? LOL
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I work for AT&T and I can tell you that we (the pions in the store) think its crap too. The lockdowns, the non-market app bs, etc. I do hope google puts its BIG foot down one day and steps up to plate on this issue.
skillz9669 said:
I work for AT&T and I can tell you that we (the pions in the store) think its crap too. The lockdowns, the non-market app bs, etc. I do hope google puts its BIG foot down one day and steps up to plate on this issue.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think it'll come and come soon. Now that android is becoming the mainstream people will catch on and support the carrier who is on top of it
bella92108 said:
I think it'll come and come soon. Now that android is becoming the mainstream people will catch on and support the carrier who is on top of it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hey, this is gonna sound like a really dumb question and way off topic but can you tell me how your notified when someone posts. I have always been one to read through forums daily but have never gotten too good at participating, as you might tell as I have been a member for 3 years and have very little posts. I personally have to try and remember the threads I participated in and see if someone replied. This seems very redundant but I don't see a better way to be notified. Thanks in advance
Is anyone's phone dying quickly after installing this. I even tried signing out and closing the app but my phone legit drains 10% an hour on standby. So I deleted the app. Now my wifi is turning on and off and can't keep a constant connection. Help?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
cmjkxa said:
Is anyone's phone dying quickly after installing this. I even tried signing out and closing the app but my phone legit drains 10% an hour on standby. So I deleted the app. Now my wifi is turning on and off and can't keep a constant connection. Help?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I personally have seen no change since installing it, as for the wifi thing are you rooted and running any rom of sort of just stock? I have seen some wifi issues with the roms. Don't know if maybe the app sparked the problem or what but maybe you can backup your apps and reinstall. Good luck
bella92108 said:
Yeah, one of Google's big thing at IO was that they wanted to eliminate the fragmentation, yet I haven't seen anything to indicate they're taking steps to achieve this.
Unfortunately it's one big advantage Apple has... they take a hard line position that the carrier doesn't touch the OS software, nor prevent the deployment of the updates. Not sure why Google is such a wuss when it comes to holding the carriers accountable for the timely delivery of their updates. AT&T says it's because they have to ensure a quality user experience, but comon, what AT&T customer actually believes that crap? LOL
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The only true advantage that Apple has over Android is that they only more or less support one device. Android is spread amongst how many different devices? It's easy to put out lackluster updates to a single device, but putting out updates to 20+ different devices isn't so easy.
how are you guys even getting it to install? is it actually working?
yes please, can any one confirm that the video call on Skype is working on the infuse?
regards
no it is not working. installing the custom apk does give you the video call option, but if you press it, it goes into landscape to prepare for video call and then it does nothing. gingerbread is needed since it uses the frontfacing camera api.
cmjkxa said:
Is anyone's phone dying quickly after installing this. I even tried signing out and closing the app but my phone legit drains 10% an hour on standby. So I deleted the app. Now my wifi is turning on and off and can't keep a constant connection. Help?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, my phone's battery started draining in about two hours after installing Skype, so I uninstalled and things are better again now.
Even if Skype supports video on the Infuse, I don't think I will start using it unless they address the battery usage.
skillz9669 said:
hey, this is gonna sound like a really dumb question and way off topic but can you tell me how your notified when someone posts. I have always been one to read through forums daily but have never gotten too good at participating, as you might tell as I have been a member for 3 years and have very little posts. I personally have to try and remember the threads I participated in and see if someone replied. This seems very redundant but I don't see a better way to be notified. Thanks in advance
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Click "Thread Tools" at the top of the thread. Choose subscribe thread. Choose your poison.
That should set you up so you get notified.
Snehanshu said:
Yes, my phone's battery started draining in about two hours after installing Skype, so I uninstalled and things are better again now.
Even if Skype supports video on the Infuse, I don't think I will start using it unless they address the battery usage.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you tried Stop Skype from Market?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153285
apparently theres been some success with modding skype for froyo. anybody want to try out some of these builds?
I hope in not posting in the wrong part of this forum but I was freaked out today at the tmobile store. It all starts last night when I goggle map searched "bar and grill" and later searched on browser "screen names" looking for screen name ideas. So, this morning my wife and I go to tmobile to pay our bill. The clerk in an attempt to talk to my wife says "so did you find a good screen name last night? " She had no idea what he was talking about. Then he asks "how was the bar and grill? " I was immediately angry. I know there was recent proof carriers collect our data, but not only does tmobile collect logs of most things we do on our phones, the make it available to any ass working in a tmobile store! I would v believed it was that bad without seeing it for myself. I told him to give me a print out of that info he was reading but he refused. So now I'm on an AOSP BUILD. The rom I was using before was weapon btw. Why is spyware in custom roms? Does anyone work at tmobile that can confirm this? Are AOSP builds the only way to combat this? I can't believe any asshole at a tmobile store can just punch in a number and see everything we do on our phones!
I'd love to know what you guys think. Similar experiences?
Wow, I'm shocked. I know they collect data but it shouldn't be available to anyone. What rom are you using?
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
I'm going to speak to an attorney friend of mine but i do believe that is extremely illegal.
Did your rep had your phone? Cause if he did, he could have been going through the search history. Either way he shouldn't be going through them.
Dang, that's real bs. I would definately seek legal action.
Well, I would assume all carriers log all data accessed (via mobile data connection at least) to supply to the gov't for profiling and legal purposes. But allowing Joe Schmoe at the store access to it is definitely a violation of your privacy. The contract probably allows them to monitor your activity but that's a bit of an overshare if you ask me.
Well you can always get check and or get rid of the Carrier IQ thing that tracks your information.
You need a rooted phone to do so and then go here to download the app because it is not on the android market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17612559&postcount=110
*Note: do a backup of your phone before you do this just incase. I haven't checked if its on our phones just yet but more than likely it probably is.
**Update: Having trouble with the app on my g2x with stock rom/faux froyo kernel.05. It keeps giving an "Error copying Busybox" so the App won't update to the pro version that you need. Waiting for Dev response
ShatBag1105 said:
I hope in not posting in the wrong part of this forum but I was freaked out today at the tmobile store. It all starts last night when I goggle map searched "bar and grill" and later searched on browser "screen names" looking for screen name ideas. So, this morning my wife and I go to tmobile to pay our bill. The clerk in an attempt to talk to my wife says "so did you find a good screen name last night? " She had no idea what he was talking about. Then he asks "how was the bar and grill? " I was immediately angry. I know there was recent proof carriers collect our data, but not only does tmobile collect logs of most things we do on our phones, the make it available to any ass working in a tmobile store! I would v believed it was that bad without seeing it for myself. I told him to give me a print out of that info he was reading but he refused. So now I'm on an AOSP BUILD. The rom I was using before was weapon btw. Why is spyware in custom roms? Does anyone work at tmobile that can confirm this? Are AOSP builds the only way to combat this? I can't believe any asshole at a tmobile store can just punch in a number and see everything we do on our phones!
I'd love to know what you guys think. Similar experiences?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have serious doubts about the legitimacy of this story especially given the fact you we're already on a custom rom.
prettyboy85712 said:
I have serious doubts about the legitimacy of this story especially given the fact you we're already on a custom rom.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+ 1
10char
This story is BS. Store employees do not have access to that kind of data. Almost no one within T-Mobile could get anywhere near that kind of data even if they did record any of it. Also, none of the official G2x firmwares carry CIQ.
sunster said:
+ 1
10char
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+2
Sent from my Nexus S using xda premium
Works fine for me using jboxers 2.3.4 rom says no ciq found
fabricatedhero said:
Well you can always get check and or get rid of the Carrier IQ thing that tracks your information.
You need a rooted phone to do so and then go here to download the app because it is not on the android market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17612559&postcount=110
*Note: do a backup of your phone before you do this just incase. I haven't checked if its on our phones just yet but more than likely it probably is.
**Update: Having trouble with the app on my g2x with stock rom/faux froyo kernel.05. It keeps giving an "Error copying Busybox" so the App won't update to the pro version that you need. Waiting for Dev response
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
tdtylert said:
Works fine for me using jboxers 2.3.4 rom says no ciq found
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Best I can tell, that's one of the option boxes Tracfone didn't click
Oh, and OP: cool story 'bro.... thanks for the laugh.
come on guys... this is complete BS, plus, look at OP's screen name!
im gonna send this to a friend of mine that works with tmobile. and if its true. well i would like to know more about how am i be able to see all this data. !!
I don't think a lot of you see how severe this issue is. I went to T-Mobile as well and they told me, "Been trying to get that high score on Robot Unicorn Attack, huh?" /s
Sent from my stone tablet using a hammer and chisel.
hmmm
they dont know about updates. they dont know how much ram is in your phone, they have to ask you how to use the phone. but they know where you searched.
*********************i guess im about +7 on BS.
Regular Sales Reps or even Mgrs shouldn't have any access to that kind of information. None of the systems they use can dig that deep. They can see details about minutes, texts and your bill items, etc. but thats about the extent of it. Especially through CAM, Watson or Quickview. Although I would be surprised if the network engineers couldn't get that data if they were high up enough. The carrier iq thing isn't much of a surprise to me.
Weapon is based on the stock 2.3.3 rom so the OP is plausible, not probable, but certainly not busted. It has just been enhanced but most of it is stock TMO rom.
But I do think the OP is pure BS. That type of data would not be available at the store level and an employee who revealed such info would be subject to immediate termination.
jboxer said:
Weapon is based on the stock 2.3.3 rom so the OP is plausible, not probable, but certainly not busted. It has just been enhanced but most of it is stock TMO rom.
But I do think the OP is pure BS. That type of data would not be available at the store level and an employee who revealed such info would be subject to immediate termination.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No firmware for the G2x has CIQ within.
I've seen a few people asking if the Skyrocket has an FM chip, or if it's capable of providing FM, so I know this has been looked into. I've also seen where the Skyrocket is advertised as having FM radio. Have any of the developers on this site looked into enabling FM radio on the Skyrocket, or are we once again being completely screwed over by the corporate Nazi retards over at AT&T?
Are there currently any procedures for testing Android phones for the FM chip? Are there any apps for using it across a broad range of phones, or anything like that?
Thanks,
Chris
You can always have apps for radios but there is no built in FM. GO to market and search for different radio apps. They have a lot.
cpc71783 said:
I've seen a few people asking if the Skyrocket has an FM chip, or if it's capable of providing FM, so I know this has been looked into. I've also seen where the Skyrocket is advertised as having FM radio. Have any of the developers on this site looked into enabling FM radio on the Skyrocket, or are we once again being completely screwed over by the corporate Nazi retards over at AT&T?
Are there currently any procedures for testing Android phones for the FM chip? Are there any apps for using it across a broad range of phones, or anything like that?
Thanks,
Chris
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The apps available in the market have many radio stations. Many radio stations also live stream on their websites. I would like to see someone make the skyrocket work as a FM transmitter. Would be awesome, but I guess I should just buy a head unit with Bluetooth.
For me FM is a nice-to-have feature but given the massive number of ways to get audio on this device, having FM feels like having a CD player in your car (something which car manufacturers are quickly starting to abandon.)
skyrocket doesnt have radio fm
hyosungv2s said:
skyrocket doesnt have radio fm
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Prior to buying a Skyrocket I remember reading websites that state Skyrocket has FM, and NFC. The NFC aspect can be confirmed by looking the wording on the battery, but not FM.
Ex: http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-and-vs-htc-vivid/
I wish they did have FM.
Hum yeahh maybe... I wish too radio fm
enviado desde my galaxy s2 skyrocket
In my quest for the skyrocket FM radio. I have found many websites that state the FM radio is available via RDS Data(Google search it). Not to long after that I found this app on xda called spirit FM. It says it supports our processor. Supposedly FM radio via RDS Data. I download it and the app itself seems to run ok (occasional fc) but no actual radio coming through phone. But there is a TON of settings on this app. Most of which I'm not familiar with. Maybe someone with more knowledge than me could figure it out. Here is the thread I found it in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13379669
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
fm transmitter problem solved
http://www.amazon.com/Coby-CA-745-W...garette/dp/tech-data/B000OTF6G0/ref=de_a_smtd
My understanding is that if there is a transmitter/receiver and everything is hooked up the way it needs to be (it most likely is not) it's still a bunch of hacking to get it enabled kind of like how getting bluetooth enabled on the nook color was.
If you use Root Explorer or similar and look into Ueventd.rc you will see:
/dev/radio0 0644 fm_radio
fm_radio
There are also several other mentions of fm radio throughout the OS. Of course the question is, is this just generic code that appears in all Gingerbread builds or is it specific to the device. To me, it looks specific to the device.
scott14719 said:
If you use Root Explorer or similar and look into Ueventd.rc you will see:
/dev/radio0 0644 fm_radio
fm_radio
There are also several other mentions of fm radio throughout the OS. Of course the question is, is this just generic code that appears in all Gingerbread builds or is it specific to the device. To me, it looks specific to the device.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'd bet it's generic. Unless there actually IS a working /dev/radio0 device.
US variants of the Galaxy S2 class of devices all seem to have no FM possible.
I think my app is just about the only generic FM app and "detection tool" for Android. Spirit FM on the Market or the latest test app with Proprietary APIs support here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/7cnuj12ul53uwzg/Spirit_FM_Radio_v120126.apk
Send me a debug log and I can look closer. This works better if your device is rooted.
Select Menu->Help->EM Logs and after a few seconds. enter "SkyRocket" in the email text and press send.
Logs sent. Thanks a whole bunch man. Much appreciated
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
Any news with the skyrocket and the spirit fm app. Very interested in this.
Jnewell05 said:
Any news with the skyrocket and the spirit fm app. Very interested in this.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I continue to see more and more evidence that it will never work.
There has not been a SINGLE US version of a Galaxy S or Galaxy S2 "class" device that supports FM.
This includes new and old Tabs, as well as the "flagship" Galaxy Nexus and the US version of the Galaxy Note.
The situation here in Canada is the same, except we were lucky enough to get the International version of the S. Despite Samsung's extreme popularity, the Galaxy S I have may be the last Galaxy class device I own and can support, unless and until this changes.
OTOH, you CAN get a Samsung Galaxy Player with FM in North America and my app works on it, stock and un-rooted even. This isn't a phone so the carriers didn't get their dirty mitts on it.
Supposidly it was an advertising mistake. There is not an fm radio.same with the i777
---------- Post added at 08:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:43 AM ----------
" Ok. Well....do you see a radio apk in your app drawer? Go to the Samsung website and look at the official specs from Samsung. You won't see fm radio included. Or better yet flash the cm7 Rom in our dev section and try to use the fm radio thats included. It won't work. No fm radio on skyrocket". Quote from cdsheaperd
silver03wrx said:
Supposidly it was an advertising mistake.
...
Go to the Samsung website and look at the official specs from Samsung. You won't see fm radio included. Or better yet flash the cm7 Rom in our dev section and try to use the fm radio thats included. It won't work. No fm radio on skyrocket". Quote from cdsheaperd
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
An "advertising mistake" because they just grab materials for the International version and do quick, cheap modifications. But ad people are not tech people and don't really understand all that "spec nonsense".
......
Just be careful not to read the specs for the International versions of the S, S2, Note etc., like the ad guys did.
The US/Canadian market phones are distinct, as specified by the US carriers who contracted for the development of these purposely FM cripped devices. Free market forces, LOL.
mikereidis said:
The situation here in Canada is the same, except we were lucky enough to get the International version of the S.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi Mike, just to confirm, are you saying that the Rogers S2 also doesn't have the FM radio? I installed your app (very cool) and it does something, but I don't ever hear any sound when I dial in a station.
Easiest solutions for streaming:
Tunein
iHeartRadio
radio.com (garbage, mostly doesn't work on Skyrocket)
But if you are a purist
that has to have a specific station, yes they do exist and you can get it in high quality for free, but you will have to do the leg work, look into:
XiiaLive Lite (AAC decoding)
and find the AAC streams on your own on streamtheworld.
When I was looking for the stations that I wanted to listen to, any official search service for services like streamtheworld would not let me search for the stations I really wanted. So you have to search just the keywords of what you are looking for on google, and most likely someone has posted the streams to the radio station that you are looking for in a forum somewhere.
Robnw said:
Hi Mike, just to confirm, are you saying that the Rogers S2 also doesn't have the FM radio? I installed your app (very cool) and it does something, but I don't ever hear any sound when I dial in a station.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes.
AFAICT the Canadian carriers are now using the variants made for US carriers, perhaps with some small tweak or another. "Robelus" seems just as bad as AT&T, Verizon etc. now in this regard.
Likely, if your S2 is rooted, the app starts and shows "FM: BC". That means the Broadcom combination chip is being used. But these purposely crippled Galaxy devices have no antenna or audio connections to the FM part of the combo chip.
If you want, you can send me a debug log with Menu->Help->EM Logs and after a few seconds, enter your phone model and ROM in the email text and press send. But I'm pretty sure the above is true.
I can understand the US lawmakers deciding not to pass that bill requiring FM chips in phones. But now I feel that the carriers are emboldened, and purposely crippling the devices they order from the manufacturers.
mikereidis said:
If you want, you can send me a debug log with Menu->Help->EM Logs and after a few seconds, enter your phone model and ROM in the email text and press send. But I'm pretty sure the above is true.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent. Thank you.
I've just spent the past couple of hours trying most of the available apks for Google Wallet. I did manage to get the 1.1r67-v12 version installed and running, however when I go to activate it tells me my hardware is not supported. Supposedly this was a known issue for G3 users on other carriers and Google released a fix for Sprint users. I have yet to find this update available in the form of an APK.
If anybody has access to a Sprint S3, could you please get me the APK?
For those interested, Google for a download link to the 1.1r67-v12 and using root explorer, copy it to both system/app and data/app and then reboot. Make sure the perms are correct (google it, rw--r--r or something similar.
My next steps are to try the build.prop trick in combination with the above apk.
If anybody else has any progress on this, please post below.
Thanks
I thought the Verizon version shipped without NFC (no antenna in battery I mean)
LowSky said:
I thought the Verizon version shipped without NFC (no antenna in battery I mean)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have no issues with NFC. I've been using it for a few days now.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
Ok....tried all the build.prop tricks and even made up some of my own....no go.....still looking...won't be giving up.
LowSky said:
I thought the Verizon version shipped without NFC (no antenna in battery I mean)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wait where did you get this idea? Wasn't NFC one of the key features of the Galaxy s 3? it would seem pretty silly for them to take it out. Then again they locked the boot loader =/
blackguy101 said:
Wait where did you get this idea? Wasn't NFC one of the key features of the Galaxy s 3? it would seem pretty silly for them to take it out. Then again they locked the boot loader =/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Verizon page for the GS3 has S-Beam as listed. It wouldn't be listed if it didn't have NFC.
Verizon probably won't allow Google Wallet because they have a competing product, called ISIS. Bummer.
**Warning....wild speculation follows....
From what I can tell there is something missing (might be a bug) in the current version of our OS that isn't letting Google Wallet recognize the NFC device. Sprint had the same issue and apparently there was an update released OTA that fixed the issue for most everybody. If we could somehow get ahold of the before and after image and figure out exactly what was changed, we should be able to emulate they fix on the Verizon phone and get Google Wallet working.
I'm going to keep banging away at it, but there are plenty here way more experienced than I.....so here's hoping somebody else is looking at this.
ok...so the Market Enabler trick doesn't work either.
Obviously Google Wallet recognizes our NFC chip as if I turn it off Wallet will complain that it is off until I turn it on.
I've pulled down the two OTA's that Sprint has pushed out. One of which is supposed to fix the issue on Spring S3's.
Anybody know if its possible to extract the files within the updated boot.img files and apply them somehow post boot since we can't modify the current boot.img on the phone?
If anybody is a dev or knows a dev and they wouldn't mind taking a look at this thread, please let me know.
konman2k4 said:
ok...so the Market Enabler trick doesn't work either.
Obviously Google Wallet recognizes our NFC chip as if I turn it off Wallet will complain that it is off until I turn it on.
I've pulled down the two OTA's that Sprint has pushed out. One of which is supposed to fix the issue on Spring S3's.
Anybody know if its possible to extract the files within the updated boot.img files and apply them somehow post boot since we can't modify the current boot.img on the phone?
If anybody is a dev or knows a dev and they wouldn't mind taking a look at this thread, please let me know.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'd love Google Wallet, but I think dev efforts are really focused on the bootloader right now.
amt897 said:
I'd love Google Wallet, but I think dev efforts are really focused on the bootloader right now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I fully agree.....however I'm sure there are plenty of people out there with the skills required to do this who aren't working on the boot loader problem.
If I knew more than I do now i'd be working on the bootloader problem myself...however my current lack of skills would only serve to impede progress so instead I'm trying to work on stuff wanted by many others.
+1 on this issue.
I just talked to Verizon who said it was Samsung's fault and I talked to Samsung who said it was Verizon's fault, regarding Google wallet not working. So sick of the nonsense.
Christ our backwoods local little country food store has NFC payments. I'm so sick of this crap this should have been our phone and working. I will not be using any Verizon payment systems, screw them.
Thalinor said:
+1 on this issue.
I just talked to Verizon who said it was Samsung's fault and I talked to Samsung who said it was Verizon's fault, regarding Google wallet not working. So sick of the nonsense.
Christ our backwoods local little country food store has NFC payments. I'm so sick of this crap this should have been our phone and working. I will not be using any Verizon payment systems, screw them.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its definetly verizons fault. It works on all other carriers yet only verizons phone has the most problems and also their public support behind ISIS only adds fuel to the fire. I wish Verizon listened to their customers for once and stopped trying to control everything.
Finally got it working on my VZW S3. Video demo: http://mbchp.me/Orrdru
myz06vette said:
Finally got it working on my VZW S3. Video demo: http://mbchp.me/Orrdru
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
On a stock, rooted/modified or a cyanogenmod rom?
How did you get it to work. one of the only reason's why I miss my galaxy nexus
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769083
Do I have to be on a rom or can I be stock rooted??
I am on stock rooted on Verizon. Followed the method in that thread a few days ago and google wallet activated and gave me my 10 bucks no problem. Plus, I used $9 bucks under my account on my gnex and still got a new $10.
kidnice15 said:
Do I have to be on a rom or can I be stock rooted??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can be stock. I'm stock. I got everything up and the free $10 but I was trying it at a 7 eleven and I just saw a website that shows what stores accepts it. Now to use it somewhere that accepts it and ill be a happy camper.