Recent content by PeteCress

This subject has probably been beaten half to death by how.... but I just started building up my new Note 4 and, at first, thought somebody was joking: "Catch-22: You can put an SD card in to your Note 4; but you may not write to it." This thing is not Rooted yet, but Rooting is on the list...

Doesn't seem logical..... Or does it? The only location-relevant app I can find running via Android Assistant is WeatherBug. I am using GSAM Battery Manager Pro to look at battery use. Is there maybe another app that will tell me which apps are is behind "System (gpsd)".

My N7000`s instance of 4.1.2 keeps spontaneously uninstalling apps. At first it seemed to be only one app that I don't use all that much, but today I was out in the middle of nowhere and discovered it had uninstalled all 3 of my map/navigation apps. My understanding is that this is a known...

I'm trying an LG HBS-750 Bluetooth headset with my N7000 - listening to recorded material, not the phone - and it's not happening for me. With the LG headset's volume maxed and the N7000's volume maxed I can barely hear the spoken material. A little background noise nearby, and it's hopeless...

My instance of the "Fing" network utility says Ping has been disabled in Android 4.3. I'm rooted. Is there a way to enable it?

Samsung P600, using MX Player (the built-in VideoPlayer seems to abend before playing anything), trying to play a 1080i .MPG and it acts like it was being played over an N connection: ok for a few seconds, then it starts stuttering and cutting out. At first I suspected the AC router (Ubiquiti...

2014 Samsung 10.1" tablet SM-P600 - coming from an 8013. Three negatives stand out so far: - They have split the notification area up top so that half the icons are on the right and half are on the left viz: http://tinyurl.com/pyrg59p Anti-ergonomic in that the eye has to check...

I want to root my Samsung 10.1" SM-P600 (Android 4.3) tablet, but will not be doing anything with custom ROMs. I just want root to be able to set User Agent under Chrome, uninstall some bloatware via AppMaster, and a few other things. Can anybody recommend the best route to root? In the...

About 5 this morning, my N7000 started intermittent vibrating. It was turned all the way off and not even on a charger. The screen had the little green Android icon in the top left and was advising that a new ROM was ready to download and I should press VolumeDown to proceed and VolumeUp to...

I've read the sticky guide, but don't feel comfortable with my lack of knowledge. Flash count? Should I care? What I am looking for is Root access just to be able to run certain apps that require root. i.e. no intention of using another ROM. Can somebody suggest something that meets...

Finally got my defective N7000 back from the vendor in Germany where a Samsung tech claimed water damage (NOT!) and wouldn't touch it. $90 shipping and three weeks without the phone. Takeaways: If you live in the USA, don't buy a Samsung product that is not made for the USA market. Samsung...

Has anybody tried replacing their device's micro SD receptacle? Mine seems tb on the way out: intermittant spontaneous disconnects. Tried contact cleaner and different cables, but no change. ??

My N7000 will only go about nine hours before the low battery alert pops - and that's with minimal use throughout the day. I've been the battery monitor route - and found the occasional bad actor (the most recent being corrupted files on a 64-gig micro SD card that were making "Media" run...

On a day-to-day basis, there's no way I can nurse my N7000 through a 12-hour day without the battery (less than a year old) going flat. This morning I booted my N7000 up with: 100% battery GPS = Off BlueTooth = Off Screen Rotation = Off WiFi = Off Settings | Location Services | Location and...

Well, I managed to root my N7000 without bricking it... and it even seems tb working normally. Now I want to drive a stake through the heart of an app called "Google Play Music" that has been tormenting me with "... stopped..." dialogs. But I want to be as non-intrusive as I can. My guess is...