Recent content by problemshredder

it may not be the phone but something with the service operator. is there any limitation by the operator for sending texts or calls, certain quota or prepaid balance and active periods etc?

can you find the playstore app listed in the application manager? if it is there, you can reset the app by clearing the cache and the data.

yes 4.338v is higher than max safe voltage. lithium polymer batteries are supposed to reach up to 4.2v then remain constant voltage till finishes charging. it maybe caused by the aftermarket charger, which is, more likely to not safeguard specific model. stock charger will not cause the bulge...

if you haven't updated to jelly bean, there's a choice to move apps 2 sd card. not the external sd card but rather the internal one, android's internal has separate storage for running programs and data. usually, storage for running programs is less than for storage.

unlike previous battery technology like nicad/niMh, lithium battery doesn't have memory effect and doesn't need to be charged full all the time or drained to nil. doing full cycle is only needed to calibrate the battery. moreover, if you just do 50% charging it's like doubling the battery's life...

yes it takes more processing power than just still image. the cpu always use battery to process everything.

in mobile network setting, have you tried using network : wcdma only ? if set to auto, in a low 3g signal area, the phone will always revert to edge/gsm as it's stronger signal than 3g. i don't think a high-end phone like Note 2 doesn't have 3g. another issue might be the operator's network, try...

yes it's like playing video all the time but with lesser power usage. not only animation, everything that keeps the phone from truly idling (deep sleep) will drain battery faster.

personally i prefer saving to phone as it has more storage than sim card, also, sim card may get corrupted all of a sudden. i've recently changed sim card because the old sim just unable to get signal all of a sudden.

a simple test is to recalibrate the battery stat indicator. it's advised to do this once in a while in order to refresh the battery indicator preventing inaccurate reading. just drain it till off 0% then recharge to 100% while the phone is in turned off state. if this doesn't work and the...

i guess because it is preloaded with so many samsung apps that may not be for every user. android storage is already partitioned right from the start, app partition is different than data partition different from external sd n so on. I was confused at first, when I bought sony xperia j, I...

i see your point now, pardon my misunderstanding. i never thought it was possible to charge samsung phone with blackberry charger though, yes it's possible the charging rate is intentionally reduced to prevent overheating. yes a real test is necessary to get a reliable result. if only you can...

s4 battery capacity is 2600mAh. if the stock charger is rated 2.1Amp, it means that it can deliver 2100mA of power in 1hour. so to fully charge the phone (reach 2600mA) of course it will take more than 1hour. as for blackberry battery, I don't know exactly the specification but I think it has...

what is really annoying is that the update is not giving all info about what will be added n what will be removed, they only state all the benefits that will be compensated with numerous sacrifices. We've lost app2sd function, no more support for adobe flash, more battery drain and wakelocks...

1. it may not be the screen timeout setting. have you tried using the app while the phone is charging ? when charging, the screen display brightness may be set to full 100%. then, go to : setting - system - developer options. enable developer options first, then check "stay awake". this will...