Hello People!
I am originally from Denmark but I live and work in China and this is where I bought my Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1. Now, ofcourse I didn't remember the whole google vs China government issue so now I am missing android market and general google apps. I installed android market using this guide from Technic Pages.
Also, since it is with Chinese firmware I get all kinds of stuff from their search engine Baidu and it wan'ts me to use Renren (Chinese facebook) instead of the real facebook in SocialHub.
I can see that I can download ROM's for other regions and I am wondering if it is possible to flash my tab so that it is running european or US firmware instead of Chinese?
If so, is there a way to back-up the current firmware so that in case it goes south, that I can go back to the Chinese stuff. I mean, it works, but I would rather have everything that I want.
And if this is possible, can someone point me in the direction of how it is done
- Thanks!
I have the very same problem and would appreciate your help as well.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
In my opinion Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 could work well, wait to solve this problem.
Hi,
I got the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0.
I tried to do my due diligence, but it seems like the workarounds I was able to find for getting Hulu to work are pretty old, and none of them seemed to work for me.
Things I've tried so far:
Hulu Plus app (paying subscriber, works on my phone, but not supported on Tab - none of Samsung devices are listed as supported)
Via standard browser and chrome (it says that it's not supported on my platform)
Via standard browser as desktop browser
Tried downloading a modified flash player, but it won't install (after allowing in security settings, just says "not installed")
Tried libflashplayer.so, but there's no directory to put it in where the thread I got it from suggested. I made one, but it made no difference.
So, I'm running out of ideas here. If I can't get hulu to work on this thing, I might as well return it (main reason I got it is for a bigger screen than my Sensation for hulu and reading), and with none of Samsung devices listed as supported on hulu plus, I doubt that something is coming very soon.
Please help and thank you!
use Vgeezy's modded apk
I have a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 as well and I just installed the landscape version of Vgeezy's modded Hulu Plus apk. Works great and root is NOT required.
Hulu plus for Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and others
Hello All,
I'd like to install my Galaxy Note II phone dialer on my Galaxy Tablet 10.1 (2014 Edition) so I can make calls (a certain special way). Some of the apps I want to use require "native dialer integration" and currently I'm using a SIP dialer (Google Voice / CSipSimple).
Can someone confirm that I can just send my phone apk via bluetooth over and just install it that way? Would this work (of course it wouldn't work with 4G, it'd work with WiFi via another 3rd party calling app - not CSipSimple).
Please let me know before I do something too crazy. My only worry is since my tablet isn't rooted that I may run into trouble if I want to uninstall it (cannot use Titanium and the app isn't from the Play Store).
If there is another method recommended, please let me know, thank you!
- Taxmaster
I had a Galaxy Tab 10.1, and fortunately that one has a dialer available here. I don't remember offhand what was required to get the dialer working in that specific case, I'll try and dig up the thread.
EDIT: I took a look around, there are a few theads about it, i couldn't find the exact one i remember flashing. Search gt-7500 dialer and poke around.
In my case, it worked great, it did exactly what you want, but somebody with more android knowledge than myself will have to chime in about your specific case.
Hey everyone!
This is my first time ever posting on XDA. I have been running custom ROMs for a while now and I love the clean, for the most part feature rich ROMs that strip all the bloatware out that these manufacturers force on their users.
There has been one thing that has been bugging the crap out of me and that's as the title states getting a Gear 2 Neo watch to work with "Gear Manager" now simply named Samsung Gear.
A little background:
I first attempted this on CM 12 (Lollipop Android), and there was endless thread of people attempting the same thing with different ROMs getting mixed results with a variety of either different version of the gear manager App and all different version of associated plugins. (All attempts I tried all failed, just couldn't get the gear software on my phone to find the watch, either when the phone was BT paired to the watch or not.)
So after giving up from complete frustrations. I decided my phone needed a cleanup (was getting really buggy from multiple app installs and who knows what else) I generally have root mode disabled whenever humanly possible. Lucky CM releases great night version of their ROM that can be easily installed an upgraded using CWM or in my case TWRP.
So Now I'm on the latest build of CM13 (Marshmallow Android) and as most of you know Samsung released the gear app to work on other versions of Android (But no their own hardware with custom ROM installed).
So The App installed and all I get is the "You've modified you OS that is incompat... blah blah blah, gear app won't run". Quickly searching this the latest post basically stated that all they did was change their build.prop file to say htc instead of samsung. I made these changes, re-installed gear app. Now it loads (At least some progress) but still no matter what I do the dang app refuses to find the watch.
Can someone please provide a clear step by step what I need to do to get my Gear 2 Neo, to work on my S5 running CM 13? I really don't want to back to TouchWiz :S
Hey guys, Im fairly new to this Note 20 Ultra and Android in general so I decided to ask this here but wasn't sure if I should make a separate topic for each anyways here we go I hope you can help me out:
1. How can I make it so when I receive text messages, notifications, etc... the phone screen turn on like iPhones?
2. I'm using Google Maps for navigation but it seems to be running at a very low FPS and it's not smooth at all, is there a way to make it run smoother/higher frame rate?
3. Whats the best way to fully format and reinstall the firmware on my Note 20 Ultra ( I have the unlocked US version purchased directly from Samsung )/ for reference I know I can do a reset from the settings but I wanna know if there is a way to hook it up to PC and have the phone completely wiped and install a fresh OS like I used be able to do on iPhone.
I-Siamak-I said:
Hey guys, Im fairly new to this Note 20 Ultra and Android in general so I decided to ask this here but wasn't sure if I should make a separate topic for each anyways here we go I hope you can help me out:
1. How can I make it so when I receive text messages, notifications, etc... the phone screen turn on like iPhones?
2. I'm using Google Maps for navigation but it seems to be running at a very low FPS and it's not smooth at all, is there a way to make it run smoother/higher frame rate?
3. Whats the best way to fully format and reinstall the firmware on my Note 20 Ultra ( I have the unlocked US version purchased directly from Samsung )/ for reference I know I can do a reset from the settings but I wanna know if there is a way to hook it up to PC and have the phone completely wiped and install a fresh OS like I used be able to do on iPhone.
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1: look into option within settings for edge lighting.
2: download maps locally to speed things up.
3: don't bother.
4: research the xda forums.
Limeybastard said:
1: look into option within settings for edge lighting.
2: download maps locally to speed things up.
3: don't bother.
4: research the xda forums.
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Thanks for taking the time to reply at least but:
1. Already have edge lightning which is not what i was asking: ( Turn the screen on when receiving txt messages )
2. done that as well, doesn't fix the low sub 30 fps issue. looking for any hidden settings/mods to get higher fps in Maps
3. honestly that was not helpful, I'm simply asking what's the best way to go about it, not bothering is simply wasn't what I was looking for.
4. again thanks for taking the time none the less.
1. For this I use a third party app as the Note 20 does not have anymore the notification LED. This app is called aodNotify (from Play Store) and it has option to wake up the screen when a notification arives.
The phone itself does not have such an option, it has something else called "lift to wake" that will wake the screen if you pick it up from where it was standing....but that's regardless if you get a notification or not
2. Dunno what to say here, Maps works fine for me. Maybe reinstall the app, wipe its cache, things like this. But I presume you already tried these
3. Download your official firmware either from Sammobile site or using a tool like Frija, Samfirm (is deprecated) and such, then write the firmware on your phone using Odin. This will ensure you won't trigger Knox and that you'll have official firmware written as new
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I-Siamak-I said:
Hey guys, Im fairly new to this Note 20 Ultra and Android in general so I decided to ask this here but wasn't sure if I should make a separate topic for each anyways here we go I hope you can help me out:
1. How can I make it so when I receive text messages, notifications, etc... the phone screen turn on like iPhones?
2. I'm using Google Maps for navigation but it seems to be running at a very low FPS and it's not smooth at all, is there a way to make it run smoother/higher frame rate?
3. Whats the best way to fully format and reinstall the firmware on my Note 20 Ultra ( I have the unlocked US version purchased directly from Samsung )/ for reference I know I can do a reset from the settings but I wanna know if there is a way to hook it up to PC and have the phone completely wiped and install a fresh OS like I used be able to do on iPhone.
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Welcome to the forums, welcome to Android, and welcome to the Note family!!
To start off with, there's going to be hiccups switching platforms. Apple and Android do the same things, but for different people. Apple just works, but it's the same experience across every device. Android requires some tinkering and customization, but the beauty is you CAN do that.
And some people just can't make the switch, and that's cool. I left Android for Apple years ago, but after months of trying to make it like my Android, I realized that was stupid and switched back to Android and never looked back. Then there's some people who switch platforms and love it. Then there's others who carry and Apple in one pocket, and an Android in the other, because they appreciate the differences.
1. I second AOD notify. I love that app and have used it on my Note 10, my Note 20, and plan to see if it works on the Z Fold 2 when it arrives next week. It can mimic the LED notification light, wake your screen, etc. Also, remember you have an Always On Display that will show all notifications without turning on the screen. I know that's not what you asked, but OPTIONS.
2. Do you have the adaptive refresh rate on? My Google Maps has never been choppy. My work phone used to be an Apple, but I don't remember it having smoother navigation than my Android. I wish I could see your two phones side by side to see what you mean.
3. We don't have iTunes, so you have to do a little more research and work, but we do have an equivalent for reinstalling the factory firmware. For Pixels it's a few command line commands. For Samsung, it's using a Windows application called ODIN.
I say this not to be lazy, but because it will genuinely help you way more...but use the search bar and do some research here. Also check out the the other Galaxy forums (S series, Note 10, even Note 9 and 8). You'll find many tutorials on how to flash the firmware with ODIN. More in depth than I could ever type here. I think I even wrote a guide back in the Note 8 days and posted it here.
But honestly, 99.9% of the time, flashing the firmware isn't necessary and is a waste of time. But, if you want to do it, you can!
The learning this new platform will be fun if you really dive in and start reading and learning. We were all new to Android one time as well. Some of us old farts, like me, came Blackberry and have been doing this for a while. Some people tend to forget they were new once too.
Search, read, then ask questions, and you'll be fine. Welcome!!