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Lost my galaxy note :(

So I was in the taxi last night and my phone dropped out of my pocket, tried calling taxi company up and was no use! Im on orange and paying £41a month, is there anything I can do?

Unless you have security apps like seek droid or lookout to track your phone, then its gone. So sorry for you.
Thats why i never turn off data and gps on my phone. Doesnt hurt my battery life Coz it can last for hrs with this battery.
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Thanks for your concern

hugorunes said:
So I was in the taxi last night and my phone dropped out of my pocket, tried calling taxi company up and was no use! Im on orange and paying £41a month, is there anything I can do?
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Here are some things you can do:
1 - Call up Orange and cut the line incase your sim is used...
2 - Should you be insured simply report it as stolen and you will get a replacement
3 - Next time track & remote your phone - Should you loose it you can track it!

Omg open browser on pc. Go to google market and remote install lookout plan b
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Also, you can remotely install "androidlost" that is an excellent application for finding your device, provided it's still online and trusted to your google account. Gives you geo coordinates, photo from front and back camera, can make it speak or whistle or show a message, can run a Web server to gain access to your own data, and can wipe or lock the phone remotely.
Ernesto de Bernardis
[from my Galaxy Note]

This is a situation for http://samsungdive.com
Try your samsung account on that site. It should tell you where the phone is.

sounds like you are UK based, so you should report the phone as lost to the police, obtain a reference number which you'll need for insurance claim, then as already mentioned, contact Orange. While reporting to the police, ask about getting the IMEI blocked and ask Orange the same.
Sorry to hear of your loss though, you'd not think a phone this big would be lost easily, makes a good point about tracking software to all of us, albeit at your loss. mine doesn't seem to have the Samsung remote option in the menu which is odd, KKA cf-rooted. Thought it was there in the original firmware but not there now.
Dave

I second the Samsung dive option , it can track your phone over 12 hours and show you where it's been. One you find it you can make it ring at full volume to prove its yours.
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Samsung dive
Samsung Dive is very handy

What can you do? ...........not get so pissed next time!! ;-)
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Really sorry about your loss.
There is an app on the market I have read about, called "Plan B" - it's meant for installing/using AFTER you have lost your phone.
I myself have not tried it, but should work if the phone hasn't been factory-reset and is still tied to your google account.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
Hope you get your phone back!

Hey really sorry for your loss i can only imagine the pain of losing such an amazing phone, but i think the best way to retrive it is to go personally to the taxi company and kick up a fuss or something and see if you could get your phone back.
I really hope you do and if you do, use the samsung dive feature as its really awesome and is a life saver, i dont think you need gps turned on but you do need data usage on to track it
Once again i wish you lots of luck in finding it

To use SamsungDive, you will have to have a Samsung Account and is registered with SamsungDive. Your mobile tracker must also be on and whoever got your phone have not disabled it.
If you have a SamsungDive account and your mobile is locked and cannot be tampered with and the tracker is on then tracking your lost phone will be easy.

Thank you all for your suggestions I greatly appreciate it. Trying them all now and hoping one will work thank you again

Since you are in the UK, you can try the following.
Ask your mobile provider formally for a subject access request for all your data with your provider including call logs, SMS logs, internet logs, location data from mobile phone masts from the time your phone was lost. They cannot refuse a subject access data under the law. If they refuse then contact information commissioners office by complaint.
Use the call logs, location data etc to track person who took phone. even if they took the phone and sold it after trying it a bit the then location data and calls logs and internet email access, Facebook access etc should be useful to catch person. Police won't be interested at all from my friends experience. But if you get the data then they can't ignore you hopefully.
Best of luck. But try other methods suggested too.

Sorry to hear you lost your phone, it's made me think about what I would do in the same situation. I don't have a samsung account so can't use samsung dive, what other options are available to track a lost/stolen phone?
Again, sorry to hear of your loss OP, I would raise hell with the Taxi company, they will know which driver you were with and will contact him to ask if he found anything which of course he may deny.

AdzUK said:
Again, sorry to hear of your loss OP, I would raise hell with the Taxi company, they will know which driver you were with and will contact him to ask if he found anything which of course he may deny.
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As you say, he may deny finding anything even if he did, but given that most cab drivers don't search their cabs after each fare, it's just as likely that a subsequent fare found and took the phone.
Regards,
Dave
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I know how you feel. Just very recently lost my HTC HD2. Broke my heart. I loved that phone

Right so I tried everything apart from and still no luck apart from bubblesmoney idea which I will give a try but for that method to work would it need my sim card ? Cause I blocked that one so they can't use it

Google Wallet on Rooted MF9 Phones

I had a working google wallet on my rooted phone prior to upgrading to MF9, however I just realized that wallet is broken again. I haven't been able to find a solution that works now with my rooted MF9. Anyone have a solution?

DarqAnshin said:
I had a working google wallet on my rooted phone prior to upgrading to MF9, however I just realized that wallet is broken again. I haven't been able to find a solution that works now with my rooted MF9. Anyone have a solution?
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What happens when you try to use it? Did you try going online and deactivating the device then setting it back up on the phone?

DarqAnshin said:
I had a working google wallet on my rooted phone prior to upgrading to MF9, however I just realized that wallet is broken again. I haven't been able to find a solution that works now with my rooted MF9. Anyone have a solution?
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I'm on MF9 and rooted, and I can use Google Wallet without issue. All it does is place a little nag bar about your device being unsupported because it's rooted. It still functions, but if you have a problem they technically won't "support" you. If you didn't do a clean install (update to MF9, factory reset), there may be a software issue. Try this if you haven't, in this order. App manager -> Clear cache, delete data, uninstall, go to Market, reinstall.

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I'm on MF9 and rooted, and I can use Google Wallet without issue. All it does is place a little nag bar about your device being unsupported because it's rooted. It still functions, but if you have a problem they technically won't "support" you. If you didn't do a clean install (update to MF9, factory reset), there may be a software issue. Try this if you haven't, in this order. App manager -> Clear cache, delete data, uninstall, go to Market, reinstall.
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I did do that. It keeps telling me the device is unsupported, but no matter how many times I try waving the over the NFC contact on the reader it does not detect a device transaction. I thought that it may be a a problem with the reader (7-11), so I brought a buddy and had him test it. The reader instantly picked up his unrooted MF9.
Now if I go home, do a factory reset; downgrade; unroot; do a factory reset; OTA MF9; and try it, the device instantly works. The moment I hit with root it states unsupported and then I spend 3 minutes waving my phone like a magic wand over the reader while the guy behind the counter looks at me as if I've lost my mind. Granted he has seen me buy items with the wallet before, but still I would rather figure out what I may be doing wrong that is causing the issue than to just not using it.

DarqAnshin said:
I did do that. It keeps telling me the device is unsupported, but no matter how many times I try waving the over the NFC contact on the reader it does not detect a device transaction. I thought that it may be a a problem with the reader (7-11), so I brought a buddy and had him test it. The reader instantly picked up his unrooted MF9.
Now if I go home, do a factory reset; downgrade; unroot; do a factory reset; OTA MF9; and try it, the device instantly works. The moment I hit with root it states unsupported and then I spend 3 minutes waving my phone like a magic wand over the reader while the guy behind the counter looks at me as if I've lost my mind. Granted he has seen me buy items with the wallet before, but still I would rather figure out what I may be doing wrong that is causing the issue than to just not using it.
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You're not crazy. I knew I left this thread somewhere. Sometime after the 15th and before the 20th, Google changed rooted MF9 from a nag bar to a full block. I tried to launch Wallet later that evening after that post and was met with the full denial message. I contacted them on Twitter and during trouble shooting they eventually asked about being rooted and I admitted to it, while also noting it worked previously. I am waiting to see if this was an intentional server side change or they cut my support off right here, LoL

I'll have to try mine, I'm rooted stock mf9 and when I start wallet I don't get the unsupported message that I used to see. I'll have to try a purchase and see if I get denied.

cruise350 said:
I'll have to try mine, I'm rooted stock mf9 and when I start wallet I don't get the unsupported message that I used to see. I'll have to try a purchase and see if I get denied.
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If you get it to launch, you're already one step ahead. This is what you'll see if the app has been fully blocked. I haven't gotten further contact from GoogleWallet. I'm guessing they've cut my support off for rooting, lol.

Darnell0216 said:
If you get it to launch, you're already one step ahead. This is what you'll see if the app has been fully blocked. I haven't gotten further contact from GoogleWallet. I'm guessing they've cut my support off for rooting, lol.
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That message is because of root. You modded your build prop or something and now your phone is showing up as a phone that isn't supported. Are you running a mod to allow an app from another phone to run?
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cruise350 said:
That message is because of root. You modded your build prop or something and now your phone is showing up as a phone that isn't supported. Are you running a mod to allow an app from another phone to run?
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It worked while rooted before. Just a small banner appeared above a "working" app. I did, however, edit my build.prop to change my 4G symbol to Verizon's 4GLTE because Sprint's is well, ugly. You mean to tell me that little thing pissed off Google Wallet? -_- Great.
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And just like that Wallet is launching and functional again with the nag bar instead of a full blocking. Thanks for the tip, although I still want to kick Google in the shin for making that 3 letter edit disable the app.

Actually, I'm running that same mod for the Verizon symbols. I can't remember if one of the xposed modules gets rid of the unsupported nag or not since I'm not getting the nag.
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Xposed? Seen the name thrown around but haven't looked into it. Guess now is as good a time as any. And yes, the "4G" irks me that much, lol. Hopefully an update will come along and change the symbol as more LTE locations come online.

[Q] "SIM card removed" error DRIVING ME CRAZY

(Incase xda won't show the picture)
SIM card removed
Unable to detect your SIM card. Your device will restart to check for your SIM card
Restart (button)
Anyone else get this error? I can't do ANYTHING when this pops up. Can't pull down my status bar, no where to dismiss the message, can't bring up the app switcher, nothing. Only things i can do is hit the sleep button to turn off the screen or hit restart.
A few months ago, i'd get it maybe once a week. Then it got progressively worse to once a day, a few times a day, then eventually it would pop up 15-20 times a day, making my phone essentially useless. Went to an at&t store, and got a new SIM card, hoping that was the problem. That solved the problem for about a week, and it started getting progressively worse again. I'm now getting this error message about once or twice a day again.
I cracked my screen (not huge, just 2 long cracks) a few weeks after getting the phone back in august, so i'd have to replace the screen ($150 locally) before sending my phone into samsung, so i was hoping there was maybe a more simple fix and the SIM reader wasn't physically bad :-\
At&t Samsung Galaxy S4 32gb stock ROM, fully updated firmware, non rooted (can't figure out how)

The sim card issues Is a know issue. I would have samsung fix the screen and the sim card error.
They should fix the sim card issue under warranty but if you try to do the screen your self they may chard for the repair. Most likely like mine it was the main system board that needed to be replaced.
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shamelin73 said:
The sim card issues Is a know issue. I would have samsung fix the screen and the sim card error.
They should fix the sim card issue under warranty but if you try to do the screen your self they may chard for the repair. Most likely like mine it was the main system board that needed to be replaced.
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I had my main system board go bad on my s3, and they told me if the screen is cracked, the warranty is automatically void. So i had the glass repaired locally ($130) and then shipped it out to samsung to get looked at. Unfortunatly they completely whiped the entire phone (internal memory) to replace the board, obviously. I'm really hoping they wouldn't have to do that with this phone, since it's just a piece on the board and not the board itself.
Are there any threads that talk about this issue? I'd like to do more research before spending the money to have it repaired

Vinnie_Madrox said:
I had my main system board go bad on my s3, and they told me if the screen is cracked, the warranty is automatically void. So i had the glass repaired locally ($130) and then shipped it out to samsung to get looked at. Unfortunatly they completely whiped the entire phone (internal memory) to replace the board, obviously. I'm really hoping they wouldn't have to do that with this phone, since it's just a piece on the board and not the board itself.
Are there any threads that talk about this issue? I'd like to do more research before spending the money to have it repaired
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Why not just buy a Sim tray for 10$ and replace it yourself??

SaHiLzZ said:
Why not just buy a Sim tray for 10$ and replace it yourself??
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because that doesn't fix it nor does a new sim card it's a known Samsung problem and one I've been battling for months I believe it's a software problem that Samsung is aware of. Here's the other thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2375982
"No soup for you! Come back one year!!"
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Vinnie_Madrox said:
I had my main system board go bad on my s3, and they told me if the screen is cracked, the warranty is automatically void. So i had the glass repaired locally ($130) and then shipped it out to samsung to get looked at. Unfortunatly they completely whiped the entire phone (internal memory) to replace the board, obviously. I'm really hoping they wouldn't have to do that with this phone, since it's just a piece on the board and not the board itself.
Are there any threads that talk about this issue? I'd like to do more research before spending the money to have it repaired
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Here's the other thread and I've been fighting this bug for months and so far there's no easy fix I've tried them all
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2375982
"No soup for you! Come back one year!!"
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You can also search for my username here and on android central. I was part of a few threads about this.
I also have a couple threads on AT&T support forums too.
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I haven't been able to confirm it yet but I think I might have a solution. I was going to wait a couple of days before posting but then I figured that I can post and collectively we can get a better sample size of data to come to a conclusion. I had long suspected that this was somehow due to location services as the problem first began for me when I downloaded Find my Friends and Glympse. I tried everything under the sun, factory reset, new roms, disable xposed, adding apps back one by one to find the cluprit (over 400!), paper in the sim tray to improve connection, everything!
The other day I had just freshly restored my phone from a Nandroid backup as I had noticed that when first restoring the phone would seem to remain problem free for a couple of days before I started getting the messages again. Well yesterday I was problem free until about 20 minutes after I first downloaded an application from the playstore following the reset. Then it hit me, all the other times the problem starting popping up again was always right after downloading all the of the application updates that piled up since my last backup. Initially I always thought that one of the application being updated was the problem (thus the adding of them one by one!) but in that moment I also realized that my Playstore app on the backup was the older version and would get updated when I made my first download. The problem must be with either The Play Store or Google Play Services! I used my trusty Rom Toolbox to go check the latest update for play services and, sure enough, play services had been updated maybe 5-10 minutes prior to the problem, probably receiving the prompt when I first tried to download something, or in the original cases, when I started the updates!
The Solution!
I froze Google Play Services as a test and low and behold, no pop up for over two days! But Google Play services is so engrained in our phones that suddenly my playstore didn't work, maps was acting wonky, and Google Now wasn't playing nice anymore. So I went back to Rom Toolbox and defrosted Play Service but turned off all location based intents, receivers, and services. Since then I'm almost 1 day error free and haven't seen any adverse effects in maps or navigation resulting in the disabled receivers, intents, or services. The answer seems to have something to do with Google Now's Location services which are constantly pinging your location. I haven't seen this fix recommended anywhere (and I've checked!) so hopefully this helps some of you out. I'd love to hear back about your results one way or the other.
Unfortunately for those of you who are not rooted, this fix does require root access and an root application manager that can manipulate receivers and intents. If you are not rooted you can try deleting the data from play services and removing updates. It may help temporarily but you may end up needing to do it regularly. You can also just disable play services all together if you can do with Google Apps.

Did anyone ever find a solid fix for this? I've been plagued with this problem and would really enjoy a solution.

DKOMofo said:
Did anyone ever find a solid fix for this? I've been plagued with this problem and would really enjoy a solution.
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The same thing happened to me. Unfortunately for me I had to send it in to sing for it be get fixed. They replaced the pcb board along with many other things that fixed the issue. So if I'd have to say. Call samsung and have them fix it for you. Took a week to get it back.
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androidfine16 said:
The same thing happened to me. Unfortunately for me I had to send it in to sing for it be get fixed. They replaced the pcb board along with many other things that fixed the issue. So if I'd have to say. Call samsung and have them fix it for you. Took a week to get it back.
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Not an option, I don't have a warranty on the device seeing as it was purchased through a 3rd party. I am very tech savvy and have plenty of resources (tool wise) at my disposal. Just can't figure out what is going on here.
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DKOMofo said:
Not an option, I don't have a warranty on the device seeing as it was purchased through a 3rd party. I am very tech savvy and have plenty of resources (tool wise) at my disposal. Just can't figure out what is going on here.
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And it seems as though it expired on August 6th of 2014

There might be a fix here give it a try it couldn't hurt
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2375982
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DKOMofo said:
Not an option, I don't have a warranty on the device seeing as it was purchased through a 3rd party. I am very tech savvy and have plenty of resources (tool wise) at my disposal. Just can't figure out what is going on here.
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And it seems as though it expired on August 6th of 2014
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I bought it through a third party too. From a local cell phone shop. But it wasn't tampered with inside so they gladly fixed it. Of you want I can send you the log report of the fix and you can see what you need to fix in order to get it working again.
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DKOMofo said:
Not an option, I don't have a warranty on the device seeing as it was purchased through a 3rd party. I am very tech savvy and have plenty of resources (tool wise) at my disposal. Just can't figure out what is going on here.
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And it seems as though it expired on August 6th of 2014
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I bought it through a third party as well. From a local cellphone guy. I didn't have warranty and they still gladly fixed it for me, bring that the device wasn't water damaged or tampered with. Here's the full log of their documentation of the fix. See if you can find out what exactly to repair.
*10/21/2014//18:17:33//STAFL2240//Telephone//Customer*
1) Inquiry:
Ibrahima Barry
Bps device is Carrier locked after repair.
2) Resources used:
4126952233
Fastlink>Policy>Unlocki
ngsamsungDevices>DeviceLocks
3) Steps taken:
sent phone to us.. Sim would not read... bp received phoneback from RSI... Bp say
s device was unlocked prior to sending it in device is no longer unlocked.. gave unlock code before. advised bp that samsung doesnt
access to unlock codes, and that he will need to speak to the devices cariier AT&T because they are the only people that can provide
carrier unlock assistance for that device.
4) Additional comments/Requirements:N/A
5) Outcome:
Bp disconnected the line
to call AT&T
*10/14/2014//18:41:26//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
IBI PROCESS
*10/14/2014//18:41:25//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
10/14/2014 5:40 PM-Monica Angon: The unit is shipped.
*10/14/2014//18:41:24//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
10/14/2014 5:40 PM-Monica Angon: No hold amount
*10/14/2014//18:30:15//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
IBI- PROCESS
*10/14/2014//17:42:19//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
10/14/2014 4:42 PM-Melisa Salinas: QC Pass.
*10/14/2014//08:57:02//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
10/14/2014 7:56 AM-Liodan Ortega: The unit has left the technician. SOLUTION: Replaced Cosmetic - Replaced Component - Replaced PBA
*10/14/2014//08:55:45//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
10/14/2014 7:55 AM-Liodan Ortega: The Unit did not pass Quality Assurance Check.
*10/13/2014//12:34:31//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
10/13/2014 11:34 AM-Liodan Ortega: The unit has left the technician. SOLUTION: Replaced Cosmetic - Replaced Component
*10/13/2014//10:37:11//0001773863//Telephone//ASC*
10/13/2014 9:36 AM-Beatriz Malagon: The unit has been received. Pack Condition: Fair Packaging (Box & Cushion)
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Rocksolid77 said:
I haven't been able to confirm it yet but I think I might have a solution. I was going to wait a couple of days before posting but then I figured that I can post and collectively we can get a better sample size of data to come to a conclusion. I had long suspected that this was somehow due to location services as the problem first began for me when I downloaded Find my Friends and Glympse. I tried everything under the sun, factory reset, new roms, disable xposed, adding apps back one by one to find the cluprit (over 400!), paper in the sim tray to improve connection, everything!
The other day I had just freshly restored my phone from a Nandroid backup as I had noticed that when first restoring the phone would seem to remain problem free for a couple of days before I started getting the messages again. Well yesterday I was problem free until about 20 minutes after I first downloaded an application from the playstore following the reset. Then it hit me, all the other times the problem starting popping up again was always right after downloading all the of the application updates that piled up since my last backup. Initially I always thought that one of the application being updated was the problem (thus the adding of them one by one!) but in that moment I also realized that my Playstore app on the backup was the older version and would get updated when I made my first download. The problem must be with either The Play Store or Google Play Services! I used my trusty Rom Toolbox to go check the latest update for play services and, sure enough, play services had been updated maybe 5-10 minutes prior to the problem, probably receiving the prompt when I first tried to download something, or in the original cases, when I started the updates!
The Solution!
I froze Google Play Services as a test and low and behold, no pop up for over two days! But Google Play services is so engrained in our phones that suddenly my playstore didn't work, maps was acting wonky, and Google Now wasn't playing nice anymore. So I went back to Rom Toolbox and defrosted Play Service but turned off all location based intents, receivers, and services. Since then I'm almost 1 day error free and haven't seen any adverse effects in maps or navigation resulting in the disabled receivers, intents, or services. The answer seems to have something to do with Google Now's Location services which are constantly pinging your location. I haven't seen this fix recommended anywhere (and I've checked!) so hopefully this helps some of you out. I'd love to hear back about your results one way or the other.
Unfortunately for those of you who are not rooted, this fix does require root access and an root application manager that can manipulate receivers and intents. If you are not rooted you can try deleting the data from play services and removing updates. It may help temporarily but you may end up needing to do it regularly. You can also just disable play services all together if you can do with Google Apps.
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I've been getting the error for a couple of weeks on my stock AT&T GS4. I've had it since release from May 2013 so about 18 months old, and out of warranty. I just recently got the OTA update for 4.4.4 so I thought maybe it had something to do with that but looks like this has been an issue for a while, and not with just the GS4 (or just Samsung phones, but HTC and others also). So your solution made the most sense....something that is common on all the phones would be the Google Play services. After reading, I turned on the location services on my phone and it immediately got the SIM error. So after the reboot, I cleared the data for the Play services and am hoping this will take care of it. Pretty big issue if its caused by Googles apps/services.
Other solution I saw was this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56806072&postcount=238
That is too involved for me to try out so I'm really hoping this Play Services thing will work. But the way he describes the issue is very similar to mine...seems to be the worst when I have the phone in my pocket walking around (although it does happen when the phone is just sitting there on the desk too). I've also noticed its a little better with wifi off.

msheikh25 said:
I've been getting the error for a couple of weeks on my stock AT&T GS4. I've had it since release from May 2013 so about 18 months old, and out of warranty. I just recently got the OTA update for 4.4.4 so I thought maybe it had something to do with that but looks like this has been an issue for a while, and not with just the GS4 (or just Samsung phones, but HTC and others also). So your solution made the most sense....something that is common on all the phones would be the Google Play services. After reading, I turned on the location services on my phone and it immediately got the SIM error. So after the reboot, I cleared the data for the Play services and am hoping this will take care of it. Pretty big issue if its caused by Googles apps/services.
Other solution I saw was this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56806072&postcount=238
That is too involved for me to try out so I'm really hoping this Play Services thing will work. But the way he describes the issue is very similar to mine...seems to be the worst when I have the phone in my pocket walking around (although it does happen when the phone is just sitting there on the desk too). I've also noticed its a little better with wifi off.
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Hope it works! I ended up getting the messages again anyways though I do find that whenever the message pops up, if I delete Play Services Data it seems to last a little while before the next message. I'm still not totally convinced that it's not a software problem, as you said, it's an issue that happens on a couple of devices though it does seem to be epidemic on the S4. I've since given up on my S4 and just got my OnePlus One today! Personally, I've given up on Samsung. I've been a diehard Samsung fan for many years but my experience with my S4 has totally soured me on them; it's a piece of crap! They're becoming everything I've ever hated about Apple. I'm jumping ship to OnePlus; same specs, half the price. Except the lack of an SD card which really bothers me... But not enough to pay 300 bucks for it!

solved by switching filesystem to f2fs
I have been experiencing 'sim card removed' problem for almost 5months but recently when i switched filesystem from ext4 to f2fs i have not encountered the problem anymore, counting, 3days.
Here's what i did. I just installed cyanogenmod 12 for s4 i9505 by AntaresOne and just followed all steps from the link below including switching from ext4 to f2fs using TWRP. http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/rom-cyanogenmod-12-t2943934
Im sure that it has nothing to do with changing my rom from touchwiz4.4.2 to cyanogenmod 12[5.0.1 lollipop], which required wiping my data,cache and formatting my system, because i still encountered the problem with new the rom with the existing/default ext4 file system.
This is just pure observation, i cannot explain the mechanism with the use of f2fs in relation with sim card functionality. It has worked for me so far and the cyanogenmod12 in the link works really smooth. Please proceed with caution!

Just started getting this problem last week. Like the rest of the posters in this thread, I've tried a plethora of troubleshooting ideas to no avail. Pretty sure my phone is out of warranty but I will check...but the number of major and minor annoyances experienced with this phone and Samsung as a company ensure that I will never buy a Samsung phone again.

My i717 needed rebooted several times a day because of the SIM Card Removed error. After a few months, my charging port started going and ultimately broke. I've ordered two new ones, but they affect my cell reception, so I'm waiting on a third. Point is, after getting a battery wall charger and re-installing the old charging port board, the SIM Card error has stopped happening. Leads me to believe it has something to do with the charging port or the board it's connected to. Just my two cents.

Could you try liquidsmooth 3.2milestone. I had this issue as well but using this ROM i have no problems? Software vs hardware who knows!!
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Hi,
Have same problem for while,and have tried many thing. In the end, I found that as long as I keep the NFL feature on. The phone seem to be OK. People try it out,hope it work out for you.
Ryan

I've had this issue since last year and posted in this thread back in November 2014 when it first started. Living with this for almost a year but it hasn't been too bad once I realized how it works. Basically every time I have to reboot the phone, the issue starts up. It'll last anywhere from a few days to a week or so but eventually it stops on its own. Those few days can be frustrating because it can literally reboot on you every couple of minutes at times. Obviously you have to reboot your phone every time you get the SIM error, but the trick is not to restart your phone otherwise because you never know which time it will finally be stable. I have gone months without rebooting my phone once I figured this out. Only time I reboot is when its forced because I can't get to a charger in time and the battery dies.

New Android Pay Error

Hey guys, just wondering if someone else has run into this issue. I mess around with other roms and kernels, but today I wanted to go back to stock. So I flashed the latest factory image and life was good. When I went to add my card in Android Pay, this error message popped up. This is the only device I've used Android Pay on, so I don't know how I can remove my card from the other "devices". This is my only card that is supported in Android Pay, and it was working on a rom earlier in the day. I spoke with the Google Support team and they had no idea, and it was escalated. It's too soon to expect a response though, so if anyone has an idea please let me know!

Sounds pretty straightforward. The card has been added too many times, maybe you used the same card in multiple rooms?
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You need to remove that card from any other devices that have Android Pay on them.
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Go to play.google.com and select the link to My accounts. After logging in select Payment methods.

On a related note. I initially activated AP and added my amex card with my N6 shamu. Once I got my 6p, I removed my Google accounts from the N6, factory reset and now my wife has it. Over the last couple of days, I've received two emails from amex stating that my card had been removed from AP on my Motorola device. My Amex card is still functional and showing on my N6P. I assumed that by deleting my Google account and factory resetting the previous phone, any associated AP cards would also be removed. However, that does not appear to be the case. Lesson learned, delete all cards from AP before changing/selling your device etc...

I had this error previously. You have to call the bank that the card is through. That's what I had to do.

NFC Not showing up in Connected Devices menu w/Essential Phone PH-1 on Android 9 Pie

Just got the phone a few days ago, was super excited as I was tired of using my old 2013 Moto X w/a cracked screen after my iPhone 6 stopped recognizing any SIM card (no service). But I digress....
There was an Android Pie update which I downloaded since I've heard how people enjoyed the phone more with it, plus it was still fresh so I updated. Spent the past few days tweaking things here and there, downloading my usual apps. Excited to try Google Pay via NFC as I was used to Apple Pay (which seems to have more banks supporting it, my Cash App card and my credit union card both don't work on Google Pay but they do on Apple Pay).
Tried it at a Staples earlier with a back to school rush and lines down the entire wall of the store, and it wouldn't work! With the app open or not. Had to pull out my iPhone to finish the transaction (embarassing...).
Got home, tried it again on my Square NFC/chip reader, NOTHING. Read up on how the sensor is on the bottom of the device, no go. Go to Google Pay options, says "to use Google Pay, you need to turn on NFC. Click settings, NFC isn't listed in Connected devices, nor does anything but an NFC Services show up when I search "nf" in the settings app.
I'll be highly disappointed if I can't use Google Pay on this phone. I didn't get a chance to try on Android 8.1 as I updated to Pie pretty much immediately. Help please!?

Press connection services in the connected devices page... That should give you this

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Press connection services in the connected devices page... That should give you this
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Nope, still doesn't show up....this is what I get

What do you get in the nfc service app?

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Nothing.

That's the same as mine (which works). For info, I'm on 9.0 (stock original, August), rooted, with adaway and an always on vpn.
Until someone else suggests another fix, I recommend an essential website fastboot reinstall of a full image. That's what I've done every time an I don't have the issues that others report.

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That's the same as mine (which works). For info, I'm on 9.0 (stock original, August), rooted, with adaway and an always on vpn.
Until someone else suggests another fix, I recommend an essential website fastboot reinstall of a full image. That's what I've done every time an I don't have the issues that others report.
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To have to do all of this on a brand new phone (literally got this last saturday) that I already had frustrations with due to Amazon's shipping partner is even more frustrating. Not sure how to do a reinstall. Wonder if amazon or essential would send a replacement phone.

Then return it to Amazon for a replacement! You're within the return period and the longer warranty.

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Then return it to Amazon for a replacement! You're within the return period and the longer warranty.
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In a chat now with them

Good, but I think you should have done that first

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Good, but I think you should have done that first
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True, wasn't sure if it was an issue specific to this copy of the phone or a setting I inadvertently changed. Should be getting a replacement tomorrow so hopefully there aren't any issues - I'll still upgrade to Android 9 Pie if it doesn't have it already. I'll update the thread if so.

Same issue
Fwiw, I'm on a pixel 2 and have the exact same issue after the Pie update. Trying to use a Daydream headset and get the same NFC issues (says it is not enabled, not listed in Connected Devices but running). Hope there's a fix in the pipeline.