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What are some things our phones can do naturally that samsung locked for whatever reason? Like how the fm radio that htc didn't have activated was found on the nexus one when it first released
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Radio fm come aumentare le frequenze bassi

Hello everyone, I have a problem that surely you have seen them all.
The FM radio of our Galaxy's has no equalizer
and you can adjust the frequency
I would like this thread can be used to solve and improve the sound quality of FM radio
perhaps by increasing the low frequencies that are missing.
Have you made any changes?
I installed but does not work with DSP 2.2 Froyo Journal
I installed Audio boster and works well on everything except the fm radio
Any solution?
Thanks in advance
I was not aware that w have an FM radio... Interesting
The vibrant is NOT equipped with a FM radio. You should look to the I9000 forums for answers regarding this.
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There is no FM radio in the Vibrant. You need to post in the Galaxy S thread because you do not have the same phone as us.
The vibrant does have an fm radio, but not all carriers have it enabled. I use the radio on my vibrant all the time
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How do you enable this feature on the vibrant?
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Cazart said:
The vibrant does have an fm radio, but not all carriers have it enabled. I use the radio on my vibrant all the time
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Are you using the Vibrant for the Bell Canada carrier? This is actually the section for T-mobile's T959 Vibrant and the Bell Canada version is serviced by the I9000 forum.
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Nothing in this thread, or in the listing in the xda app, says this is a T mobile thread. I'm not saying it isn't, but it's not listed anywhere in the app forum titles. This is probably a good time to ask this though. How many different vibrants does Samsung make then? It never occurred to me to check.
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This is for the t959. Not the i9000m.
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Want new phone

What phone should I buy unlocked? HTC one X and galaxy s III don't support T-mobile 4g. I really want new phone but don't know what the best phone that supports T-Mobile 4g is? I don't want the one S
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Then you are out of luck for a couple of months, unless you want the s2, amaze, or sensation
I was just hoping anyone had a hack or sth for one x or s 3, guess I'll wait till s3 come to our magenta
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celeox said:
I was just hoping anyone had a hack or sth for one x or s 3, guess I'll wait till s3 come to our magenta
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Can't "hack" a phone to make it support different frequencies. That's at the hardware level.
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Why don't you like the one s?
And the art HOX is essentially the HOS with a bigger screen. Unless you go over seas for a euro version but doubt it will work on tmo 4g..
If your wanting the latest n greatest phone I would wait a few months when the next band of phones come out. I am not all to impressed with the sgs3. But that's my onion which is apparently opposite of 9.million other people
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have you checked out the Galaxy Nexus? It's pentaband meaning that it also supports T-Mobile 4G as well as AT&T. My friend has it and he gets 4G on his Galaxy Nexus.
They sell it for $400 over at Google Play Store. You should check it out
Yeah I was thinking of getting the nexus. I most likely will wait for next batch though
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I guess the sgs 3 coming to T-Mobile after all.
http://m.engadget.com/default/class...ii-for-t-mobile-hits-fcc/&icid=eng_latest_art
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Will Nexus 4 have different versions like GN has? How we see OTAs happening?

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As far as I can tell, there is only one version with pentaband GSM and support for T-Mobile's 42mbps HSPA+.
Also, you posted this in the wrong forum.
Hey!
Thanks for the message and sorry for using the wrong thread.
I more meant yakju and co Rom versions. It appeared that GN doesn't receive OTA updates depending on the version we have. Depending on ur version, you will get it from Google or from Samsung, and clearly not at the same pace.
I was wondering if it would harmonized to be Google only with the Nexus 4.
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It should all be one version this time.
Google has gone a different route this time due to issues regarding the Galaxy Nexus release. There will be one version (for now)
Google will have 100% control of OTA updates for every Nexus 4 in the world. This time around, Google is not letting any carrier or manufacturer get in the way of their device, like what happened with the Galaxy Nexus.
Thanks for the replies.
i don't want to play the devil's advocate here but is there anything which has been communicated officially which would confirm that good news?
Thanks again.
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I'd say you are 100% save if it is possible to buy it in the Play Store in your country. Otherwise, the situation for the Nexus 7 should be similar for what will happen with the Nexus 4. Don't know anything about that one though.
Well well... from the news I see on engadget, apparently TMobile in the US will block their subsidized phones not allowing wifi calls. To me it looks like a Tmo rom version to block this feature.
That would then confirm multiple roms for the Nexus 4.
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Good thing I chanced upon this thread first. Was gonna ask the same thing. The whole yakju thing for the gnex was a pain despite the ease in converting. Nice to know that this time around, Google will keep to just one build
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tarzoueffe said:
Well well... from the news I see on engadget, apparently TMobile in the US will block their subsidized phones not allowing wifi calls. To me it looks like a Tmo rom version to block this feature.
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If you want accurate news stop reading Engadget. T-Mobile confirmed they are not including their UMA calling app. This is nothing new. No nexus devices have ever officially had it. This isn't news more like fud. They are not blocking anything on the operating system level.
tarzoueffe said:
Well well... from the news I see on engadget, apparently TMobile in the US will block their subsidized phones not allowing wifi calls. To me it looks like a Tmo rom version to block this feature.
That would then confirm multiple roms for the Nexus 4.
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T-Mobile has ZERO control over the software on the Nexus 4. None whatsoever. Google has not bothered to implement carrier-specific features like T-Mobile's wifi calling into the phone.

Does it come rooted

My friend has a nexus 7 and I was wondering if it came rooted. I know that some tablets have stock root so just wondering
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No you have to unlock bootloader and root it yourself.
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I don't know of any tablets that come rooted. You may be referring to an unlocked bootloader, which quite rare these days. An unlocked bootloader makes it easy to root, but does not make it rooted. The nexus 7 comes with a locked bootloader, you can unlock it with a toolkit or with one of the how to guides on xda. Remember unlocking the bootloader wipes the device so do that first or you will have to use an alternative method of rooting and backing up your stuff.
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Well see the reason I asked this is because my little brothers tablet(which the charging port is broken on) came rooted. Were not sure why as for the fact that it only has a power button and nothing else
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skinzy98 said:
Well see the reason I asked this is because my little brothers tablet(which the charging port is broken on) came rooted. Were not sure why as for the fact that it only has a power button and nothing else
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I'm confused, are you saying it doesn't have volume buttons?
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T-Keith said:
I'm confused, are you saying it doesn't have volume buttons?
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Yes all the buttons are on the screen. I believe its an arnova 7 g3
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I'm confused, are you saying it doesn't have volume buttons?
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My buddy has a cheap little Coby 7" tablet that has no volume buttons. Volume is controlled via LCD "buttons."
In theory, a device manufacturer can do whatever they want with a device they sell. I've never heard of any Android devices sold that "come rooted", but that's not to say they don't exist. No name-brand manufacturers do this. Even Google doesn't ship rooted devices. The benefit with Google devices though is the fact that they make it trivial to do so if you want. Many manufacturers also are starting to realize that locking down the bootloader is stupid and counter productive and have made it easier to root their devices.
I could see some cheap Chinese tablet manufacturers doing this, and trying to sell it as a marketing ploy, but that's about it.
Honestly, I don't think it would be wise for manufacturers to ship devices with root access. It would just be asking for trouble, because they would have to support all the idiots who did something stupid and broke their tablets/phones. By leaving root out, and making it so that you have to actually DO something to get it, they can deny support/warranty claims if you screw up. Also, most people don't need or care about root access, so they would only be appealing to a minority of users.

Would you by an S4 again?

I am on an original Galaxy Note and will be ready for an upgrade in a few months. I am looking at the S4, among others. I am leary of getting another Samsung device only to have Sammy abandon it for its successor, leaving owners in the lunch. I was an early adopter of the Note and now, 19 months on we have the Note 3 out and Sammy stopped supporting upgrades on the original Note not long after the device was just a year old.
My question is....knowing what you know today, would you buy another S4? If so, why? If you wouldn't, what bothers you most?
What would you buy in place of the S4?
Thanks to you all.
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Lurch. Not lunch.
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At this point, I would not, you'd have a locked bootloader and an older phone. I'd probably get a nexus 5.
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You may as well wait and see what the S5 offers. The launch might coincide with your upgrade timeline anyways. Aside from that, I also came from an O.G. Note to the S4. While I do love it, I kinda wish I had gone with a Note 3. I was spoiled by the larger screen. :-$ And yes, locked bootloader does suck. Really limits development. And we are coming up on a year that this phone has been on the market.
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I just upgraded from the skyrocket to the S4 a week ago and I'm not disappointed at all. I was lucky that it came with the MDL build do it was easy to root and get TWRP flashed as recovery. I installed the Xposed framework and a module to enable "hold back to kill" feature as well as a couple others that I like. I actually think I'm done modding the phone now, it does everything I want it to do.
Do would I do it again...absolutely!
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There is an off topic thread for this type of stuff...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2433789

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