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Old 09-25-2012, 03:08 PM
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DSLR Controller WiFi Passthrough


Pretty cool feature if you have a compatible DSLR.
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my dad lost our unlimited by upgrading our plan
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hellz no !!! he should get grandfathered in !!!

I have the ATT unlimited data ($30 plan) till date....i got it when i first got the original iphone and recently I switched to Galaxy note and still have the unlimited plan on the 4G LTE network
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dummy needs help lol i downloaded titanium backup but its pops up this window and im not sure how to do this (i simply cant find this)

Old 09-25-2012, 05:33 PM
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Just updated to Jelly Bean.

It's so smooth that while using it, I came.

That is all.
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where did u get it ? link ?
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dummy needs help lol i downloaded titanium backup but its pops up this window and im not sure how to do this (i simply cant find this)

nvm i got this
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Originally Posted by Costco
Just updated to Jelly Bean.

It's so smooth that while using it, I came.

That is all.
I'm guessing its for the Galaxy Nexus? I know Verizon's Galaxy Nexus just got the JB update.
Old 09-25-2012, 05:52 PM
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nvm i got this
Yeah depending on which version of Android and what phone its in different spots. Also take note that by default Titanium backup saves your backup to the internal SD. You will need to move the folder to the external and then point to it in the preferences option if you do decide to move it.
Old 09-25-2012, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Costco
Just updated to Jelly Bean.

It's so smooth that while using it, I came.

That is all.
Lol. Jelly bean is awesome isn't it?


For the S III owners on T-Mobile, don't forget to download your free copy of the Avengers in MediaHub like how they gave a copy of Avatar on the original Galaxy S:

http://androidspin.com/2012/09/25/fr...y-s-iii-today/
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Old 09-25-2012, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by swoosh
hellz no !!! he should get grandfathered in !!!

I have the ATT unlimited data ($30 plan) till date....i got it when i first got the original iphone and recently I switched to Galaxy note and still have the unlimited plan on the 4G LTE network
we've been grandfathered in, but now we're out. My dad upgraded our plan and signed a new two year contract i believe? I dunno, whatever he did, he did cause he got a good deal on the S2 and S3 for him and my bro.
Old 09-25-2012, 08:58 PM
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Yes, I have a Nexus and I'm on Verizon

Was pleasantly surprised when the OTA update popped up, but is it me or did Verizon make it take longer than necessary? I thought Nexus phones were usually really fast at rolling out updates.
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at the same time, I'm sure S3 owners in the US will get their updates soon as well? Within a couple of months, tops? I haven't been in the Android world long enough to know what to expect.

I mean, if it was already released in Europe for the same phone...
Old 09-25-2012, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by swoosh
hellz no !!! he should get grandfathered in !!!

I have the ATT unlimited data ($30 plan) till date....i got it when i first got the original iphone and recently I switched to Galaxy note and still have the unlimited plan on the 4G LTE network
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Yes, I have a Nexus and I'm on Verizon

Was pleasantly surprised when the OTA update popped up, but is it me or did Verizon make it take longer than necessary? I thought Nexus phones were usually really fast at rolling out updates.
they are, verizon was slow to roll it out for you guys.

GSM nexus had it in late july I believe.
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Yep. Verizon took their time. They probably wanted to add their bloatware which made their testing phase longer. Also they were having issues with their LTE and they wanted to make sure it was working fine. Word is that Motorola/Google is pissed at Verizon about the whole Bionic thing. They're starting to strongarm Verizon with the new RAZRi and are threatening to leave Verizon hanging with no new phones if they keep delaying updates. Samsung is supposedly waiting for the outcome and if Verizon screws this up they'll only be left with just the iPhone to sell in the next coming months.
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http://www.droidforums.net/forum/mot...less-moot.html

^He knows someone that's doing negotiations either at Google or Verizon.
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so there was a photo that was leaked that may have been taken by samsungs next nexus device.

...and there are rumors of a 5" nexus 5 from HTC
Old 09-26-2012, 08:01 AM
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Heads up!

Samsung has fix for Galaxy S III reset vulnerability, asks users to update software
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/26/34...-iii-reset-fix
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
This has been fixed on the S3 and Jelly Bean phones for a while...Unfortunately, the tech sites failed to verify this before publishing their story. If your phone, however, is still affected (older phones) you can install this app to be safe or be smart and just don't click random links:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...=search_result

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....voss.notelurl
Old 09-26-2012, 09:58 AM
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25 Billion Downloads in Play Store

Google just announced that the Play Store just surpassed 25 Billion downloads. How will they celebrate? By selling certain apps, movies, books, magazines for $0.25 for the next 5 days. I can use some of the $25 credit I have left from my Nexus 7. I love these sales!

Whether you’re looking for directions, checking email or sharing a picture with friends, apps are now an indispensable part of life. And if you’re using Android, it all starts with Google Play, home to 675,000 apps and games. That’s a lot of choice. We’ve now crossed 25 billion downloads from Google Play, and to celebrate we’re offering some great discounts for the next five days.



Every day you’ll be able to choose from a collection of apps from some of the world’s top developers including Gameloft, Electronic Arts, Rovio, runtastic, Full Fat and more. And all for just 25 cents. We’ll also be offering some special collections like 25 movies you must own, 25 banned books, 25 albums that changed the world and our 25 top selling magazines, all at special prices. Visit Google Play a little later today to check them out.

Twenty-five billion is more than twice the distance, in miles, that the Voyager 1 spacecraft has travelled since its launch 35 years ago. It’s the amount of time, in minutes, that have passed since some of our earliest ancestors began to set foot in Europe. And now, thanks to all of you, it’s a Google Play milestone. We look forward to the next 25 billion.
http://officialandroid.blogspot.com/...downloads.html
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Originally Posted by CGFebTSX04
This has been fixed on the S3 and Jelly Bean phones for a while...Unfortunately, the tech sites failed to verify this before publishing their story. If your phone, however, is still affected (older phones) you can install this app to be safe or be smart and just don't click random links:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...=search_result

OR

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....voss.notelurl
Seems to be missing with older Samsung phones as well. The S2 and the Note. Which they don't have a fix for yet.
Old 09-26-2012, 10:29 AM
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Graphing Calculator now in latest CM10 Nightly

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Reminds me of my TI Calculator back in the day. I used to write some basic apps with that thing. Lol.

http://get.cm/
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
Seems to be missing with older Samsung phones as well. The S2 and the Note. Which they don't have a fix for yet.
Those apps that I linked in the Play Store will fix it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....voss.notelurl

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...=search_result

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$0.25 sale so far:

Angry Birds Space Premium
Asphalt 7 Heat
Draw Something
Granny Smith
Let's Create! Pottery
London Bus Checker
NFL Kicker 13
Ocean HD
OfficeSuite Pro 6
Tasks
http://www.modaco.com/page/news/_/an...us-find-t-r751

http://slickdeals.net/f/5250438-Goog...le-Next-5-days

Keep checking in as they find more.
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the playstore has a section for it

https://play.google.com/store/apps/c...ate_25_billion

also sadly the books and movies arent 25 cents haha, just discounted
Old 09-26-2012, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by speedemon90
the playstore has a section for it

https://play.google.com/store/apps/c...ate_25_billion

also sadly the books and movies arent 25 cents haha, just discounted
If its like their other sales, it'll be different each day. So buy whatever you need that's on sale today cause it probably wont be tomorrow.

Also Phil Nickinson did a review of OfficeSuite Pro here:

http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-te...tablets-194321

^Sounds like a good buy for $0.25
Old 09-26-2012, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by swoosh
hellz no !!! he should get grandfathered in !!!

I have the ATT unlimited data ($30 plan) till date....i got it when i first got the original iphone and recently I switched to Galaxy note and still have the unlimited plan on the 4G LTE network
Originally Posted by CGFebTSX04
If its like their other sales, it'll be different each day. So buy whatever you need that's on sale today cause it probably wont be tomorrow.

Also Phil Nickinson did a review of OfficeSuite Pro here:

http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-te...tablets-194321

^Sounds like a good buy for $0.25
yupp, i remember their 10 cent sale haha

i think i might just get asphalt 7,

I got office suite pro a while back for free on amazon's free app of the day
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The YouTube update that just came out today is pretty nice. Liking the new UI with the comments and stuff. Makes the app more cohesive. Liking the direction that Google's UIs are starting to take.
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I finally stopped being lazy and flashed CM10.

One word - Awesome.
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^ Especially after they fixed that project butter lag.


Resetting the flash counter and going back to stock is a bitch on the new Samsung phones. Maybe it was a little more difficult cause I was doing it remotely and it was his only phone so we had to use chat and I had to visualize the steps he was doing and seeing. Took us a while but I figured it out cause any time you use ODIN (and you use ODIN a lot for Samsung phones!), it triggers the flash counter. First time I've done a phone with such counter and I usually don't go back all the way to stock any way.

So for future reference for people going back to stock on an AT&T Galaxy Note and want to keep the flash counter at 0 for warranty purposes:

1) Flash stock ROM using ODIN
2) Flash CWM Recovery via ODIN
3) Flash Reset counter via CWM
4) Flash stock recovery via CWM.

Finding all of those files and putting them into one took a little more time than I would've liked as there was no thread that did it that way. Also, the drivers weren't cooperating with his laptop for whatever reason which is why it took us so long to do it. Otherwise, doing all of the above should've taken no more than 10 minutes. I believe with the S III you can use Triangle away but you still need to flash the stock recovery via CWM or through a bunch of terminal commands and NOT ODIN.

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hows your battery life civic??
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saw this from my friends fb status she has an iphone

"Used Apple Maps to get to Bottega Louie.. Ended up in some ghetto area in Long Beach. Wth? -_-"
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That's ~24-25 miles away.
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Lol. I was just there a few weeks ago. Their pizzas are pretty good over there. And lots of people going crazy over their macaroons.
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Originally Posted by CGFebTSX04
The YouTube update that just came out today is pretty nice. Liking the new UI with the comments and stuff. Makes the app more cohesive. Liking the direction that Google's UIs are starting to take.


Im really happy you can now set it to only show uploads from the people your following. Unless Im retarded, I didnt see that option in the previous version.

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hows your battery life civic??
Too soon to say. Ill let you know tonight.
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When I used my phone yesterday during class. I just turned it on and looked at a few texts I believe. I think I lost 3% in a minute not happening right now while i type this out.
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Yea, battery life on the 9/26 nightly sucks. I lost 29% in 7.5hrs. Not cool.
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Ohh yea you have an 3xtended battery haha.

So last night I bought asphalt 7 from the play store on my comp and it didn't come on my phone. And if I'm on my phone and look at it, it doesn't say I bought it ...I got a confirmation email and everyyhing. This is my only android device so I guess I'm gonna have to dispute this...
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Still, I should only use ~2% per hour. Right now its double that. Im not even overclocked. Ill give it some time to settle. Ive noticed in the past that some roms burn through the battery on the first charge.
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JB doesnt have as great battery life for me, reasoning behind it is probably because of everything going on though

for me i think its because of that, and my battery just getting old. My phone has slowed down in general. Lags like crazy at times.

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