Recent content by texasniteowl

Just an update...I've decided against exchanging the phone. A poster on XDA forums pointed out the camera module is available for around $20 and is easy to change out. Since I know the camera is the only problem on my phone, I'd rather swap out the camera than get a refurb unit that a - who...

Thanks for all the info Loomis42. I installed the phone INFO app and sure enough, since I'm still on 4.2.2 it says bit not found. I'll take a look at the threads you linked and go from there.

So in other words, I'm overthinking it and trying to make it more difficult than it is? Will I have any problems with the exchange center since it is rooted but the device status reflects official?

So I need to prepare my 11 month old GS4 for a warranty exchange. I haven't actually done anything with it in terms of rooting or firmware changes since shortly after I purchased it last July. So to say I don't remember much of anything is an understatement. The reason for the exchange is debris...

I bought my Galaxy S4 last summer...July I think...from an AT&T store. Everything has been fine...until yesterday. I snapped a few pics with the camera and discovered 2 black spots/specks in the pics. Here's an example pic: http://i.imgur.com/4GJquWV.jpg Just the day before, these spots were...

Hmm...well even more oddly then, they did show up in the Play Store (via the web & phone app) when I first set up with the throw away gmail account that I don't want to use. That's why I assumed they would show up when I switched to the 2nd, real account. But I'll stop worrying about this then...

Upfront Info: AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4; 32gb; MDL version Rooted & TWRP Recovery using the CASUAL java tool *novice* android user...this is my first android device So I just picked up the phone last Friday the 12th at an AT&T store. At the store they walked me thru an initial setup and because I...

Thanks for taking the time to respond. I do understand the necessity of the phone syncing with an account. So the question comes down to: Which account, actual gmail or mydomain at google apps, should be the primary account to which Google Play syncs for purchases? It sounds like you are...

Just bought the Samsung Galaxy S 4 (AT&T 32gb model) Friday night. It is my first android device. Previously spent 4 yrs with an iPhone 3GS. I had been torn between the S4 and the HTC One but in the end went with Samsung. Anyway, so the employee at the AT&T store was doing the basic setup with...

OK here's the update. Tonight I went by both Best Buy and AT&T. The signals each phone was pulling side by side were essentially identical. Like -82, -84. So in the end, the phone I bought was: Samsung Galaxy S 4, 32gb model via AT&T. They gave me $100 trade in credit for a way, way, way old...

Thanks. I think I will just go by either Best Buy or the AT&T store and compare the signal strengths? I was doing some more reading and understand that the android phones show the actual number under Settings somewhere. And I have put my iPhone 4S into the mode where it shows signal as a...

So, I'm back with my Pros/Cons/Push list. One kinda important question I haven't really seen an answer to ... Which one seems to have better reception for calls in possibly marginal areas? Anyone know of reviews or links to specific information on relative signal strength for voice calls...

Oh, I've already spent at least an hour over the past week at the AT&T store looking at the 2 phones. And part of that of course was figuring out how to navigate at all! I am aware that a new iPhone will be coming out but since it is an "S" release and not a 6 I have to imagine if I didn't care...

So yes, I am a 4 yr Apple user. The iPhone 3GS was my first Apple device and while it's been a fine device I am not a complete Apple devotee. I mean, I've stayed with the 3GS instead of upgrading for 4 yrs and only am now using a 4S since last Sunday because a family member passed it on to me...