Funny considering the 4.3 leaks (at least the ones for the N2) are working so well. Hmmmmmmmm Sammy, what are you playing at.

More mature leaks = crappier?

Have these people heard anything about continous self improvement?

Maybe they're trying to cram Note 3 features in, and decided it wasn't a good idea after all lol.

Thanks for the newsflash bro. Thankfully I update everything religiously, except maybe Maps, which I'm keeping at 6.14.x simply because it STILL has manual nav routing options vs the new ones which are totally nerfed in that aspect.

Touch wood but maybe hardware damage? My old broken S3 got hot for no reason when too before I realised that the WIFI/Bluetooth chip was busted.

Holy crap. Making Samsung TTS read English articles in foreign languages is totally hilarious...

Unfortunately, making it read anything seriously in the default English voice is just sad compared to Google TTS.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 15 2013, 11:34 PM

Even at bootloader level? Not good.

Hmm. See what happens with DN3 V3 first.

That said, I had to roll back to a previous nandroid. Not surprisingly, my uninstall spree with the TW Framework components resulted in instability as stuff kept on FCing (quietly) right after boot. Rolled back, carefully removed only the stuff that is really not needed and it's rock solid again.

Seems Sammy likes their firmwares unfrankensteined.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 18 2013, 08:41 AM

Samsung cares about their profit margins. Plain and simple. If they don't provide N3 features for the N2, people who need it will be 'forced' to buy the N3. Add Knox to the N2 so that nobody can hack N3 features in, settle.

Then do the same from the very beginning to the N3 to safeguard the sales of the N4. Rinse and repeat. If someone breaks Knox, make Knox 2.

Pffft. I'm simply thankful the Knox updates are skippable, or any update for that matter - and that we don't get Knox out of of the box. Our N3 brothers can't even flash mismatched modems without tripping something.

Sammy can prove me wrong and give us N3 features anyway, but from the looks of it, chances are slim if not totally nil.

That said, I'm actually excited that DN3 V3 is coming out. Will be observing the DN3 thread for a few days post launch to see if it's 'stable enough' as my daily driver first though, I guess I've simply gotten too old for impulse flashing these days.

And there's also that issue with the evil new bootloaders. Ugh Sammy.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 20 2013, 02:22 PM

Agreed, a choice to turn it off would have been preferable, but at the same time that would have compromised Knox's overall strength as a security platform - it really isn't secure if you can turn it off.

In the end, it's a simple matter of Sammy does whatever they want and we'll just have to follow. Especially when there's NOTHING else even close to what the Note provides in terms of features from anyone else.

For now, anyway.

Monopoly breeds greed. And as long as NOBODY else has a good enough rival to the Note, we will continue buying and Sammy will continue to be greedy. Plain and simple.

Not a good way of doing business from a CSR point of view, but I doubt Samsung cares.

@edan1979: If TWRP had haptic feedback, it would have been perfect. That said it hasn't failed me yet on the N2, even when an earlier version screwed me royally back in my S3 days. Plus the backups made with TWRP are compressed out of the box, which is great (you need to turn this on in Philz).

Sad that Philz is STILL not updated after all this time. Sheesh.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 20 2013, 08:04 PM

Hopefully more manufacturers realise that as stupid as it might seem, the "painfully obsolete" stylus HAS it's uses, especially when you stick an active digitizer into the package.

Being able to easily scribble notes while on the phone by simply removing the S-Pen might just be one of the greatest hidden pleasures I have experienced throughout my life as a gadget geek.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 20 2013, 08:12 PM

Interesting question: Does the Air Command feature depend on the TW launcher? Because I don't really use TWL at all.

@mydragoon: DNS redirection is actually just a simple build.prop tweak away, but yeah, you need root for that.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 21 2013, 09:42 AM

Very simple answer for no2: The newer bootloaders are EVIL.

Longer answer: The older boot loaders are Knox free.

Actually hor, how do you check which BL you're on?

And...



This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 21 2013, 02:33 PM

@joytest: The string "ro.bo.bootloader" doesn't exist if you're on DMF2. It's called "ro.boot.bootloader".

And yeah I'm on DMF2.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 21 2013, 06:22 PM

At least it wasn't ro.ro.ro.your.bo.bootloader.



This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 21 2013, 06:24 PM

Wait what? DMF2 is the OLD bootloader?

Means I'm still running the good ol' stuff!



That's why the only bloatware removal method I can wholeheartedly condone is manually with TiBu (with a backup), coupled with a weekly nandroid. At least if things break, I have a general idea of what broke them. That way I can slowly work my way back from the nandroid if things aren't salvageable through TiBu restore alone.

Like what happened last week. Things were fine and than suddenly: BOOM. FCs all over. Worked back from the backup and now everything's fine and dandy.

That said, 4.3 kernel sources WHEN Sammy oii? I need me some custom kernel goodness.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 22 2013, 01:42 AM

*Observing the DN3 saga carefully from the safety of my good ol' MI6... For now*

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 22 2013, 02:47 AM

You're on DN3 V2 now izzit, mon ami?

Been developing the same habit lately, maybe I'm in the wrong profession after all. Besides, the N2 is my daily driver: I can't afford to flash it with every exciting thing I find and have it die on me on the most inopportune time.

The itch is there though, throbbing at the back of my head.

THIS is why I ran away from TWRP back in my S3 days, it would fail zip flashing sometimes. On the flip side, if you find Philz too outdated for your liking, there's always plain old CWM Touch, which I think is a wee bit better updated and was my recovery of choice back then.

Right now I'm in no rush to flash DN3 so will stick to TWRP simply because it's working ok so far.

That said, edan1979 seems to flash fine with TWRP with no FCs. Maybe we're just doing it wrong?

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 22 2013, 08:00 PM