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My solution to low storage (once kernel source is out)!64 gig extra add on!cheap!

I did not realize we need kernel source for this to work!! My apologies. but when kernel SOURCE does drop this will work! So consider this a future plan and if kernel source never drops?! I'll be selling my phone and have a cheap 64 gig usb flash drive for my ps3/comp! loL So I'm good here!
I wasn't happy when reading that the one x has only 16 gb in storage(technically around 11!)I have over gigs backup in titanium alone! so I looked all around and found a solution that is gonna work for me and it will only cost around 40 bucks USD for all parts needed and will give me an extra 64 gigs to have on me all the time!
First your gonna need one of these or something simillar. My plan is too always have this storage either in my truck or pocket ready to go when I need it!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/64GB-TOSHIB...53?pt=US_USB_Flash_Drives&hash=item1c2906d66d
There are alot smaller and lighter drives out there but I wanted cheap and packs alot of storage so this was a good fit for me!
Now in order to access this drive on the fly your gonna need something like this as well or they also have just the fitting without the cord you just gotta look around a little. I prefer having a little bit of cord personally but up to you!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221018356464?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
and this will pretty much solve my issue of not having enough storage. Both pieces are small and like I said the cord and drive are so small you can keep it in your pockets and the best part is you won't need pc access nor working wifi to be able to get to your files/unicorn porn! :laugh:
I hope you guys can make this work for you as I'm quite satisfied with this solution and will work with alot of phones not just the one x its just a matter of if you dont mind carrying 2 things in your pocket/vehicle/desk drawer/ass etc all the time! :laugh:

Intresting!
I can't see using 16gb of storage on a phone honestly.... it's a phone LOL. It's definitely not a replacement for my tablet.

fluxgfx said:
Intresting!
I can't see using 16gb of storage on a phone honestly.... it's a phone LOL. It's definitely not a replacement for my tablet.
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Like I said especially if you play games? those games sometimes add an extra gig of data after all is said and done.A couple big games and your space is done. I don't personally own a tab just a pc and phone. Don't really see the need for a tab as of right now and can't afford one either!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't we still waiting on the kernal source for the AT&T HOX to enable USB OTG? It might be working by now for the international version but all I've read so far is that OTG isn't (yet) enabled for the AT&T HOX.

samlingx said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't we still waiting on the kernal source for the AT&T HOX to enable USB OTG? It might be working by now for the international version but all I've read so far is that OTG isn't (yet) enabled for the AT&T HOX.
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That's what I heard too.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Well I just briefly checked google and that may indeed be the case. Oh well it should drop soon and when it does this will definetly work but I will change the title to state "once kernel drops solution" for now if this is the case. I'm brand new to the one x so not sure. Thanks for the info guys!

Damn this is awesome! I can't wait for kernel source even more now, the future looks bright. I can have every game I want installed to that, my whole music folder for long car trips and movies for flights! This is working already for the international hox? I don't want to get ahead of myself, I just want to make sure this will become a reality for our phones.

fluxgfx said:
Intresting!
I can't see using 16gb of storage on a phone honestly.... it's a phone LOL. It's definitely not a replacement for my tablet.
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Well you don't have 16gb you have 9.9 after partitioning. I don't put any music or movies on my phone,I stream those and I've filled this internal card without blinking. A couple of nandroid backups, a rom zip or two, titanium backup backup and pics and vids from a 8mp camera will fill er up fast. This is the worst fail about this phone. C'mon a 32 should've been no question when you don't have add on capabilities.
when I do need to access my huge music library or my movies, and under certain circumstances, I use my seagate 500 gb wireless drive I got for my iPad. http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/portable-hard-drives/wireless/goflex-satellite/. That's if I don't have 4g or wifi available for streaming from my pc.

The jury is still out. We don't yet know if the usb port provides power. I hope it does.

Shaddy-Z. said:
Damn this is awesome! I can't wait for kernel source even more now, the future looks bright. I can have every game I want installed to that, my whole music folder for long car trips and movies for flights! This is working already for the international hox? I don't want to get ahead of myself, I just want to make sure this will become a reality for our phones.
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that would be absolutely amazing. the thought of it is really exciting. ill probably get my hopes up now for nothing, would be just my luck

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The jury is still out. We don't yet know if the usb port provides power. I hope it does.
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Would powered USB hubs provide a workaround if it doesn't? I did a quick search on the international HOX dev forums for anything USB OTG-related, and found an experimental kernel that required you to connect a powered USB hub in a particular way such that the hub power brick was plugged in near the end of the process. I have no idea how it relates to the AT&T version, but shouldn't the int'l HOX give us some indication of what we can expect from the USB port?

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Would powered USB hubs provide a workaround if it doesn't? I did a quick search on the international HOX dev forums for anything USB OTG-related, and found an experimental kernel that required you to connect a powered USB hub in a particular way such that the hub power brick was plugged in near the end of the process. I have no idea how it relates to the AT&T version, but shouldn't the int'l HOX give us some indication of what we can expect from the USB port?
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Not sure. We won't know squat until we get source.

gunnyman said:
The jury is still out. We don't yet know if the usb port provides power. I hope it does.
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LOL wow I feel like an absolute [email protected] now! Time to change the title again or maybe just delete this thread entirely Nah it still may be useful I'll leave it for now but if a mod thinks this is premature or a go nowhere situation??? then by all means feel free to delete it!

It's definitely an interesting solution nonetheless.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

fluxgfx said:
It's definitely an interesting solution nonetheless.
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Only thing I could think of besides cloud solutions but now theres alot of factors such as if that port is even gonna have enough juice to power peripheral devices/flash drives. I would think it would?? but who the hell knows companys are always out to screw the buyer more and more every day! Plus like I also said even if it doesn't end up working?? you definetly can use that flash drive on other devices and for 50 cents a gig you cant beat that!

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Im all ready if it does happen to work
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[GUIDE][HOW TO]Get 50 Gigabytes of Free Dropbox on ANY ROM (even stock!)

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Hello Fellow Galaxians.
I am posting this as a quick tutorial. I answered this same question in another thread but since it got a bunch of traction I thought I would put it in this forum instead.
I am not taking credit for the file. I cannot really tell you who created the file. I am telling you how to use it and that it works fine.
PROBLEM - SPECIAL LUCKY HTC OWNERS GET AN EXTRA 48 GIGABYTES OF DROP BOX WHEN THEY USE THEIR PHONES.
HTC made themselves a marketing deal last year. You might have noticed it, but HTC users who load up their phones are welcome to launch a preinstalled Dropbox app that gives them an additional 48 gigs of dropbox storage. This is 2 gigs normal + 48 gigs extra = 50 gigs total.
No other manufacturer has this marketing deal.
SOLUTION - FLASH A FILE AND TRICK DROPBOX INTO THINKING THAT YOU ARE USING AN HTC HANDSET. GET 48 GIGS MORE STORAGE!
Q. - So how does this work?
--Simple, you are flashing a special version of the software that makes dropbox think you are using an HTC phone.
Q. - Is it safe?
--As safe as any other flash you do to your phone. Do a backup. Do one. Have you done one? Better do one now!
Q. - Is it forever?
--Once the dropbox server sees you are using this version of the software, you get the extra space for two years from the time of install
Q. - If I reflash does it stick?
--Yes, dropbox doesnt know if you are using a different phone in the future or the same phone without the special HTC signature saying you are okay for the extra space.
**EDIT: I have read some users lose their space, but cannot confirm it. I dont know... If you were to reflash or move to another rom, you should be able to reflash the package. BACKING UP. BACK UP. DID I SAY THAT ENOUGH??
Q. - Will this work on (my phone model # inserted here?)
--Yes, it should work on any model or phone. I make no guarantees, i have only done this on my rooted, stock rom VZW s3 but in theory yes. it should work. THAT IS WHY YOU BACKUP RIGHT??
-=BACKUP NOW. DONT DO IT, DONT COMPLAIN IF BAD THINGS HAPPEN=-​
SIMPLE STEPS TO FOLLOW:
1. Force stop your current drop box app
2. Clear all data
3. Remove the app
4. Download the zip file from this link
5. Be sure to put it on the root of your sd card or internal storage
6. Boot into recovery
7. Flash the zip from step 4
8. Reboot your device.
9. Android will show updating, let it do its thing
10. Sign in to the new drop box app
11. After a few minutes get 48 gigs free for 2 years.
PROFIT.
**NOTE:
If you are new to dropbox, there are a few things you need to do in order to get this working. They are basic like liking them on facebook, tweeting them... Nothing hard, and it will take you only a few minutes.
**CLICK THANKS IF THIS IS HELPFUL TO YOU**​

Confirmed this worked. Dropbox on my desktop just announce that I have 50.8GB now.

Why when I flashed this why did it say modifying 22 app? Also can the app be updated or no????
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

don't know
I've flashed each version of beans all the way up with the 50gb yet i have never received the bonus space, even after trying this method several times on an earlier date I still had no luck. I'm positive I'm doing nothing wrong, still unsure of what the problem could be. If this is so easy for everyone else can I request someone do it twice and make an account for me with the space. I will be greatful. PM me or aim if you can do it

Just worked for me
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tonytownsend said:
Why when I flashed this why did it say modifying 22 app? Also can the app be updated or no????
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After a reboot it will tell you android is upgrading. This is normal. Dropbox should be able to upgrade no problem.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

arrogantS3 said:
I've flashed each version of beans all the way up with the 50gb yet i have never received the bonus space, even after trying this method several times on an earlier date I still had no luck. I'm positive I'm doing nothing wrong, still unsure of what the problem could be. If this is so easy for everyone else can I request someone do it twice and make an account for me with the space. I will be greatful. PM me or aim if you can do it
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i cnfirm that it works...you need to read open your email ..dropbox sent you one after you flash it...then follow their steps...after that youll have 50 gig
sent from my lovely phone....hmmm wait its a tablet...waaa i dont really know.....im PARANOID NoW!

Thank you for this!!!! Big thanks got a email yesterday saying dropbox was full. Not anymore lol.
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I downloaded and flashed from recovery, waited to get an email which I did and followed the steps in the email and now I have 50GB.
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Works like a charm. Thanks a ton!

Did this about 10 minutes ago and now I have 52.2GB of available data to use I use my SGSIII to take Alot of Pics & Videos and this much 52GB will come in handy. I also have many Docs in Dropbox as well. Thanks Bro.

mine is just 50.75 but still amazing
sent from my lovely phone....hmmm wait its a tablet...waaa i dont really know.....im PARANOID NoW!

If I remember correctly I did this once before, got the 50gb and lost shortly (a few days ) after for some reason

I did this not owning a Galaxy S3 or HTC device. About three weeks later I got snagged and space removed. This has happened on multiple occasions.
Damn.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Awesome. Worked great on GS3
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

confirmed working for me! thanks. 50GB!

Galaxy Tab 10.1
Confirm working! So far. (; 51.38 GB of space.

Thanks a lot for this, 52GB in DB now. I was reading an article a while back and it was explaining why Verizon didnt want to opt in to this, apparently after the two years DB said they will start charging people for having the extra 50GB on their account.

arrogantS3 said:
I've flashed each version of beans all the way up with the 50gb yet i have never received the bonus space, even after trying this method several times on an earlier date I still had no luck. I'm positive I'm doing nothing wrong, still unsure of what the problem could be. If this is so easy for everyone else can I request someone do it twice and make an account for me with the space. I will be greatful. PM me or aim if you can do it
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You probably flashed this or another apk at some point to get the original 50GB free storage(As did I), but from dropbox forums they say that if you flashed an unauthorized version, they flag your account and remove the storage. I know this because it happened to me. When I asked if I could get back my storage I was met with "we do not offer that promotion on Verizon wireless"... Just so you all know.....:|

Thanks, that was easy! Got 50 Gb of storage now!
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

Off Topic Thread(V2)

First I'd like to say that this thread has MOD approval. I would like to keep it that way so here are some rules:
1) NO FLAMING(this goes for me too, lol)
2) NO NUDITY(I'm just as bummed as you are)
3) NO DRUG TALK(not even weed!)
4) NO POLITICS(Some of us here aren't even old enough to vote)
5) NO RELIGION(if you don't know why google "Holy war". lol)
With those out of the way I hope everyone here enjoys and uses our new place to converse. Please feel free to link people who are getting off topic in other threads to this one as a friendly reminder.
So I guess this is where I start the conversation.
How many of you think that this is a good idea???
LOL

That question seems to have two possible answers...
1) Good... yes... mmmhmm...
2) Ahhh! Off-topic iz teh ebilz! Killz etz wiff fayr!

Hope this works. Please everyone, let's make sure that while this is OT, the XDA rules still apply. This is and will be the ONLY Off-Topic thread started. All others will be closed and re-directed back here.
Keep it clean, but have some fun. OT threads are a great way to filter out rif-raf from the Q&A and Development sections/threads.
Enjoy :beer:

I seen one of these in another forum you were a mod in Woody. Its still going semi strong mostly a couple of regulars talking back and forth.
Ill start.
How many of you know the Nexus 4 is available currently in play store. I was able to get my order in. Ill still be poking around but only poking as Im passing this phone to my daughter. Im actually glad jb is progressing. However ultrgen was the bees knees for me until slim b3 was released.

eollie said:
I seen one of these in another forum you were a mod in Woody. Its still going semi strong mostly a couple of regulars talking back and forth.
Ill start.
How many of you know the Nexus 4 is available currently in play store. I was able to get my order in. Ill still be poking around but only poking as Im passing this phone to my daughter. Im actually glad jb is progressing. However ultrgen was the bees knees for me until slim b3 was released.
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I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max. I don't have a ton of stuff on my SD card but I did have to go from a 16 to 32GB card a while ago just to keep enough music and other things I like on my phone on there. Right now if I buy one and activate it on Wind, I'd get 50$ credit, but meh. lol. Sad thing is this phone will get updates for a while probably while all the other phones don't.
I hate seeing some of the new phones Sammy is releasing, 800mhz processor but JB on it. Can't give us JB.
Part of the problem is our carriers, they are limited in the number of phones they buy for their bands, which limits us too., Is sammy going to release a JB update for the S2 that has 10's of millions of phones, or our phone, that probably is maybe a million or less, so we suffer and S2 users get the goods as well as the new crappy music player galaxy 800mhz phones.
Rain sucks.
Ultragen rocks, it's still my DD and was Remics before that. I like the touchwiz interface and launcher. It's smooth. I don't want 6000 dumb transition effects like loops and twirls and spinny things, just one transition that works well and looks good and I find touchwiz does that.
That is all for now. lol.

getochkn said:
I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max.
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I ended up with the S3 for that reason. I get horrible signal at work, on top of not being allowed to have a camera phone, so it stays in my pocket. The horrible signal problem makes it so all of my music has to be on my sdcard. I didn't want to have to fight between music and apps with the Nexus 4.

getochkn said:
I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max. I don't have a ton of stuff on my SD card but I did have to go from a 16 to 32GB card a while ago just to keep enough music and other things I like on my phone on there. Right now if I buy one and activate it on Wind, I'd get 50$ credit, but meh. lol. Sad thing is this phone will get updates for a while probably while all the other phones don't.
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Ill be getting a chromebook soon so I plan on using that 100gb of google cloud service for music that way I can Keep more with me. The way I look at it you create playlists then sync the playlist to your device. I remember seeing a tasker profile that can do this so I will have to find it.
Part of the problem is our carriers, they are limited in the number of phones they buy for their bands, which limits us too., Is sammy going to release a JB update for the S2 that has 10's of millions of phones, or our phone, that probably is maybe a million or less, so we suffer and S2 users get the goods as well as the new crappy music player galaxy 800mhz phones.
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The limitations and bs they claimed was just to get people to upgrade. I think ST has a lg phone that is running 4.1 and a 800mhz processor. Its not a super phone but it does what most people want which is facebook email and those type of things.
Rain sucks.
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Unless you are in one of the drought areas then is awesome but still hate being out in it.
Ultragen rocks, it's still my DD and was Remics before that. I like the touchwiz interface and launcher. It's smooth. I don't want 6000 dumb transition effects like loops and twirls and spinny things, just one transition that works well and looks good and I find touchwiz does that.
That is all for now. lol
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Personally I like adw just for the customization. And it is minor things like only needing four dock icons. There are a couple cool themes but most of the time Im rocking the stock adw theme with some modified icons. I dont know what some of these developers where thinking with the design of their app icon.

Cool. Glad to see everyone enjoying the thread. My next phone will be a Samsung 3.2ghz octi-core phone/tablet/wallet that charges off of body heat. It will have an 25mp camera and 64GB of internal memory with an external SD capable of 128MB. I hear it will be out Spring of 2014. Can't wait. lol

hechoen said:
Cool. Glad to see everyone enjoying the thread. My next phone will be a Samsung 3.2ghz octi-core phone/tablet/wallet that charges off of body heat. It will have an 25mp camera and 64GB of internal memory with an external SD capable of 128MB. I hear it will be out Spring of 2014. Can't wait. lol
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18" "phone" screen? lol.

Nice and another OT thread to watch.....
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Woody said:
Hope this works. Please everyone, let's make sure that while this is OT, the XDA rules still apply. This is and will be the ONLY Off-Topic thread started. All others will be closed and re-directed back here.
Keep it clean, but have some fun. OT threads are a great way to filter out rif-raf from the Q&A and Development sections/threads.
Enjoy :beer:
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Nice and another OT thread to watch.....
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LOL. Nice to have you both here. Might as well invite prbassplayer, oka1, and TRusselo over. My infractions list is the who's who of moderators. Sorry your not on that list Woody. Actually hope that you never have to be.
In all seriousness, though, hopefully you guys will be here just to have a good time chatting things up and not have to actually do any moderation. It's a slim chance but one that I'm hoping occurs.

getochkn said:
I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max. I don't have a ton of stuff on my SD card but I did have to go from a 16 to 32GB card a while ago just to keep enough music and other things I like on my phone on there.
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I recently switched over to the Nexus 4 and am loving it. The phone comes with free 50gb of cloud service, and they sent me an offer to give 50gb to a friend. You can store all of you music on there and just download when needed. I know it's nice to have everything on you sd card but you are never going to listen to that much music at once. Also I assume you have backups of all your music on your pc or elsewhere, but if your sd card crashes or explodes or breaks in half all your files are gone, a little safer on cloud service. I've never heard of anyone losing their files on a cloud server, not saying that it can't happen.
Anyways 16gb (12.92gb actual) is still a lot of room don't let that be your deterrent from purchasing the Nexus.
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My brain is stored in the cloud thanks to Google Drive.
I do hope they're not looking at my personal data.

th3controller said:
My brain is stored in the cloud thanks to Google Drive.
I do hope they're not looking at my personal data.
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They arent...just your porn collection.

Well since this got the axe from the Slimbeam Q&A thread I'll repost here. lol
NO ETA's but:

hechoen said:
Well since this got the axe from the Slimbeam Q&A thread I'll repost here. lol
NO ETA's but:
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lol i love aokp ...:/

Beastmode said:
lol i love aokp ...:/
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Don't make me quote our gtalk. lol It took me months of begging, prodding, logging, begging and begging to get you to look into it. Where's GFX at?? He's an AOKP guy as well.

eollie said:
They arent...just your porn collection.
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How did you know

Beastmode said:
lol i love aokp ...:/
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me too. but i'm waiting for the good stuff. 4.2
sent from within the beast

GFX.myst. said:
me too. but i'm waiting for the good stuff. 4.2
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LOL. Nice GFX. I think AOKP might still be waiting on 4.2 as well. lol

Brand new to the Galaxy Note 3

Hi all just a quick thread to say that im new to the Galaxy Note 3 N9005.
I bought it online yesterday only paid £320 for a brand new sim free in a sealed box so got a real bargain.
First impressions are wow, what a beast. So much power. So fast. So much battery life.
In the past i have ported apps for the Galaxy S3 I9300 ( previous device ) and once I have gotten used to this device I will start porting some more apps where possible and where needed.
So hopefully I will be seing you all around the forum.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Welcome. I just got mine 2 weeks ago and paid more than that!
Where did you get it?
Is it the 16 or 32gb one?
It's the daddeh of phones. Make no mistake and I have already got over the feeling like a tit phase when making calls.
Cheers,
Joe

Wow that really is a good price. Nice one.
Sent from my SM-N900T using XDA Free mobile app

joebongo said:
Welcome. I just got mine 2 weeks ago and paid more than that!
Where did you get it?
Is it the 16 or 32gb one?
It's the daddeh of phones. Make no mistake and I have already got over the feeling like a tit phase when making calls.
Cheers,
Joe
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I got it off gumtree plus was local aswell and its the 32GB so saved like £300 on it. Complete bargain.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Nick Fury said:
I got it off gumtree plus was local aswell and its the 32GB so saved like £300 on it. Complete bargain.
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Nice price. I got one a smidge more from ebay. Problem is the buggers lie about having things in stock, so I'm waiting at least 10 days before they even post it.
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To get it that cheap, and local, nice. Didn't even think of checking out Gumtree over here (Australia). Looking now.. I probably should have. D: Damn, there's a N9000 going for $400 new. Or 16GB N9005 $465 new. Cry.

Green Pill Zone said:
Nice price. I got one a smidge more from ebay. Problem is the buggers lie about having things in stock, so I'm waiting at least 10 days before they even post it.
To get it that cheap, and local, nice. Didn't even think of checking out Gumtree over here (Australia). Looking now.. I probably should have. D: Damn, there's a N9000 going for $400 new. Or 16GB N9005 $465 new. Cry.
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At least you will remember next time
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Hey there Avenger!
I wrote a (long) guide on the Note 3 and Android in general on how to get the most out of it, I think it might be of some help to you !!
First things first, the Snapdragon version is much better (4G, faster processor, better battery life).
And the Black colour is better it has leathered-texture, the white still feels plasticky. Besides, white bezels on a black screen look horrid.
Secondly, we've got a really stable 4.3 base, its solid. The 4.4 is good too, but has a few bugs for heaps of people.
Because of that, 4.3 is actually better since stepping up to 4.4 gives you no advantages.
And if you upgrade to 4.4 you CANNOT downgrade back to 4.3, which means you miss out on Alliance ROM by sparky_b, its teh bestest.
Sticking with Samsung/TouchWizz base is better because you get proper drivers for the cameras, radios, and all the stability/endurance. No need to tweak it yourself.
Also you get some exclusive goodies like Samsung Store (freebies), Samsung Dive (Find my iPhone equivalent) and first-party apps like Phone, Contacts, Camera, S Pen which are vastly superior to AOSP ones. And stuff like Auto-launch Action/App when S Pen removed, Palm rejection when the S Pen is removed, Air command shortcut, Take a screen shot, Contextual Menu/Popups when pen hovers over, Alarm when S Pen left behind and finally MULTI-WINDOW function.
So here's what you should do:
1-r00t the device with CF-ROOT (easy) or use Root de la Vega to keep Knox counter on 0x0 (warranty purposes).
2-install a custom Recovery like TeamWin (easy) or use kn0x0ut (keep warranty)
3-backup your efs/system (just in case you might need it later)
4-flash VillainMOD or a Stock ROM (and de-bloat it, if need be).
Step 5: Add some powerful MODs!
Some helpful MODs like Volume Booster, SecMMS, Unlimited MultiWindow, Call Record are there to fix what Samsung broke.
Step 6: Xpose the potential with The Xposed Module
Installing the phenomenal Xposed framework, and these few handy modules are a must (XPrivacy, Adblock, Tinted Status Bar, XBlast Tools, GravityBox, Xposed Additions, etc etc)
Step 7: Contribute back to this community
Buy the dev's a beer, I mean a few bucks is nothing... but it goes a LONG way to motivate devs and help them keep going!
Also buy PRO versions of Apps from The Google Market especially;
SuperSU, Titanium Backup, Root Explorer, 500px, Apex, Kii, SwitchR (I'm sure I missed a couple).
Step 8: Accessorize (my top picks)
- This awesome case
- This awesome screen protector
- This memory card
- This desk/bedroom cradle
- This car cradle
- This car fast-charger
- This Portable Miracast dongle
- This controller to use the Sixaxis App and play games with this mount/diy to place the phone over the controller
- Otherwise, this easier but less advanced solution, The MOGA pocket / PRO controller
Step 9: Gaming!
There's heaps of free and paid Android Games, I won't list any here.
But to get the most out of it you'll need to grab one of those controllers listed above and its associated SIXAXIS App / MOGA App (screen taps mapped to physical buttons on controllers).
These emulators which run fullspeed, with sound, no frameskip, and no problems:
PS One (FPSe)
Nintendo 64 (Mupen64)
Gameboy Advance (VGBA)
SNES (Super GNES)
Sega (iGensNoid)
These other emulators which (aren't finished/smooth) but might be useful:
PSP (PPSSPP)
DS Lite (DraStic)
Dreamcast (Reicast)
Windows 98/DOS (Winulator)
...whew that was a lot of typing and a lot of information, I deserve a Thanks : )

I will give you thanks for that.
And yes eventually i will be rooting and custom recovery ( already download ) plus already got a stock odin firmware.
Phone is fully upgraded to KK and i will be using on stock for a week to truley test this beauty.
Then i will root, custom kernel, maybe a few mods.
I will be keeping the rom as it is so no custom rom as dont want to loose any goodness.
Mine is of course the 4G varient.
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Nick Fury said:
I will give you thanks for that.
ping the rom as it is so no custom rom as dont want to loose any goodness.
Mine is of course the 4G varient.
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Hey bro, can u buy one for me?? For this cheap?
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NoteboyTech said:
Hey bro, can u buy one for me?? For this cheap?
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Haha at that price i think most people would want that.
But honestly check out Gumtree in your local area.
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Nick Fury said:
Haha at that price i think most people would want that.
But honestly check out Gumtree in your local area.
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Being in India sometime is worst, we don't have gumtree over here!.. congrats for your new device. waiting for your contribution to the forum hehe! all the best brother!

Had mine for a week and this is the 1 St phone in a long time I haven't rooted on the 1 St day and flashed custom firmware on. ..
I dare say I will at some point as I am normally a flashaholic but I'm really impressed so far just as it is...???
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Excellent post there Kangal, such a great summary all in one place.

Green Pill Zone said:
Excellent post there Kangal, such a great summary all in one place.
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No problem.
Heaps of potential in this miniature computer !

Green Pill Zone said:
Excellent post there Kangal, such a great summary all in one place.
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So true!
Kangal said:
No problem.
Heaps of potential in this miniature computer !
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You just make my second good day with that post mate. :good: I thought 4.3 rom was bad side on my N9005, guess I was wrong.
I got excellent deal on brand new N9005 sim unlocked and sealed and grab it. I held my friends note 2 and I was really impressed with it since I was thinking it would be too big in my hand so I'll have difficulties handling with it, guess what it was just the opposite, I love it!
My old i9000 did his job pretty well until replacement screen went bad.

Yay mine just arrived.
Turned it on.. the start up jingle got cut off. And then it just did that pulsating logo glow at me for... I don't know... ten minutes.
Since it felt like I was installing Windows on at PC I tried the PC solution; held down power for 10 seconds. That actually worked and it turned off. Turn on again, cut off jingle again, pulsating glow again.
Is this supposed to happen?
If I read the above the first thing I'd ask is "Is it a clone?"
But I'm as sure as can be from appearances that it isn't.

Green Pill Zone said:
Yay mine just arrived.
Turned it on.. the start up jingle got cut off. And then it just did that pulsating logo glow at me for... I don't know... ten minutes.
Since it felt like I was installing Windows on at PC I tried the PC solution; held down power for 10 seconds. That actually worked and it turned off. Turn on again, cut off jingle again, pulsating glow again.
Is this supposed to happen?
If I read the above the first thing I'd ask is "Is it a clone?"
But I'm as sure as can be from appearances that it isn't.
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Its not meant to happen.
First use, it should pause for 2 minutes then put you to Samsung's Setup Screen.
Sounds like your unit is either factory defective, used by someone and bricked (fixable?), a dummy unit, or a clone.
There's a thread here, check that and make sure its not a dummy or a clone.
After that contact the seller, and see if you could get a replacement since yours arrived defective.
And if that's not an option, and it is genuine... see if you can use Odin and flash something to it like root/CWM. It could just be that the boot loader is not compatible with the kernel/ROM... so flashing a different kernel/ROM might solve the issue. You can flash a different boot loader, but you really need to be careful with such things.

A factory reset and cache wipe appears to have fixed the problem.
Perhaps it's just because I threw the battery in and tried to use it straight away? Is it normal to expect no proper operation out of the box until it's charged? It was also getting hot in literally zero seconds while doing its pulsatey glowy business.
After the reset, it finally booted to whatever setting screen and promptly died (battery). So now it's charging.
But yeah. Had to factory reset a device fresh out of the box. What the. :|
My only guess is that it just didn't want to behave with the virgin battery and that somehow messed things up. The phone/package looks as legit as legit can be. Stylus tips, seal, branding, the whole shebang.

Green Pill Zone said:
A factory reset and cache wipe appears to have fixed the problem.
Perhaps it's just because I threw the battery in and tried to use it straight away? Is it normal to expect no proper operation out of the box until it's charged? It was also getting hot in literally zero seconds while doing its pulsatey glowy business.
After the reset, it finally booted to whatever setting screen and promptly died (battery). So now it's charging.
But yeah. Had to factory reset a device fresh out of the box. What the. :|
My only guess is that it just didn't want to behave with the virgin battery and that somehow messed things up. The phone/package looks as legit as legit can be. Stylus tips, seal, branding, the whole shebang.
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That's typical behaviour of a dead battery. But in your case I don't know what is the deal.
I didn't know you were able to do a factory reset (from recovery?). I thought you were just stuck in a bootloop.
Anyways, enjoy your new spouse ; )

Is there any chance you could root N9005XXUDMJ7 firmware without tripping knox counter?

[Q] 32 GB vs 16 GB

I was thinking about buying a N5 and was wondering if it would be worth the extra $50 to get the 32 GB version. Has anyone run into a problem with the 16 GB version not having enough storage? I don't have a crazy amount of apps, music or pictures on my current phone so i'm not sure that I would need 32 GB. Thanks!
P.S. I'm really excited to join this community and I can't wait to get my hands on this phone!

If you root and need to take backups, or if you ever install any games, You'll possibly find 16 isnt enough.
You dont get 16 anyway. You get 12 ish

Im rooted and made backups and have gots loads of space left out of my 16gb got loads of apps too

chainsuk said:
Im rooted and made backups and have gots loads of space left out of my 16gb got loads of apps too
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I think hallmark have a card for that

Get yourself one while your there

chainsuk said:
Get yourself one while your there
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Sure thing sweet cheeks

You know you seem quite sensitive and i sense you dont like it if someone dosent take your advice awwwww you need to get out more and get a girlfriend, or are you, well you know......

rootSU said:
If you root and need to take backups, or if you ever install any games, You'll possibly find 16 isnt enough.
You dont get 16 anyway. You get 12 ish
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I don't have games on my Nexus 5, and I always have 3 TWRP backups.. still 8gb left :silly:

well, for just 50$ more i think it's ever worth to get double the storage. If you don't have it from the start, no problem but when you get the extra GBs and can load on it tons of photos, videos, music etc etc without have to thing :"that's too big" you will see the difference.

Also these days you can store all your pics and apps on the cloud and still access off your phone and save yourself $50

My own usage
I have 16Gb model and i have a lot of pics, music and videos on my Nexus 5. I still have 5-6Gb free space. Just a few example why 16Gb is enough:
Pictures -> Cloud
Music -> Spotify etc.. (you can always delete app data if spotify storage comes too big)
Videos/Movies -> USB OTG
I don't play games much, so i don't have games installed on my Nexus 5. I suggest you to save your $50, and use it for example USB OTG, good memory card and you're more than good to go. :victory:
Kitkattii

Lethargy said:
I don't have games on my Nexus 5, and I always have 3 TWRP backups.. still 8gb left :silly:
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One set of Titanium backups
No Nandroid backups
most /sdcard/Android game data moved to USB OTG
3.5 GB free - Enough room to take a nandroid and move it off immediately
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chainsuk said:
You know you seem quite sensitive and i sense you dont like it if someone dosent take your advice
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I didn't give any advice and I am not sensitive if someone takes my advice. I just saiud it possibly wont be enough.
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you need to get out more and get a girlfriend, or are you, well you know......
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Happy with my social life and girlfriend, thanks for your concern.
Edit > Not that I post for "thanks" or even care about them but I did notice that OP only thanks those who suggest 16 GB is fine, ergo it is apparent his mind is already made up and only seeks validation that 16 GB is the version for him to go for,

I would go with 32gb I got a 16 GB and had to buy a meenova SD card reader to store my files and music
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I'm down to 4GB remaining out of 26GB(32 model). I'd say $50 is a reasonable for the upgraded storage.
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I have 16gb. I keep one nandroid, I stream music, have a lot of apps and have a lot of Zooper files with 6.6gb left over.
sEnT fROM dA rOoT oF KTU84mmm

I would go for 32gb too. Pixtures can be big ( quality) so a quality picture will take more space. Then you never will have the folowing problem: I forgot to backup my pictures and when i'm at holiday and suddenly no memory left anymore... .
Also I think that the system will work great if half of memory is not used( like windows on a pc) but i'm not sure if this is the case for N5.
so if It was me , i would buy the 32gb, if i had the money for it.

Better safe than sorry. Its definitely worth it if you're into downloading media contents alot. On the other hand if you still wish to get 16GB version then make sure to get a micro USB card reader.
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I chose 32GB(Actual 26.7GB) because I'm the kind of person who always stores music, videos, games, downloads for entertainment purposes.
I only connect the Internet when I'm at home or when I have mobile data subscription.
But if you have a Highspeed Mobile Internet, you can store everything in a cloud so 12GB can do.
Depends on how you use it.

Can't believe they don't offer more than 32GB on a device without an SD card. Seriously is it still 2012???what year is it,

I got the 16GB and spent the $50 in accessories (Case, Screen Protector, headphones...) since I was on a budget. Also it will all depend on your habits, but like many here have mention it is safer with the 32GB.