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Rabu, 23 April 2014

Top 5 News: Nexus 5 battery fixes, OTA on rooted S3, M8 camera test

Kris Carlon

Kris Carlon

Putting down roots in Berlin after six years of traveling is a major step for Kris Carlon, who has spent more time living out of a tent lately than sitting at a desk. Kris comes to the AndroidPIT Editorial Team via a lengthy period spent writing on art and culture in Australia and other places he has lived. He joined the Android community while resurfacing in civilization back in 2010 and has never looked back, using technology to replace his actual presence in other people's lives ever since.

This week we're one step closer to Android 4.4.3 and one step closer to losing chat privileges in the official Facebook app. Meanwhile, our favorite apps have been getting major updates and Amazon Fire TV arrived just before Android TV was leaked. We've been playing with the HTC One M8 and Galaxy S5 all week and anxiously awaiting the OnePlus One launch on April 23rd. In our last survey though, you guys pegged the Nexus 4 as the smartphone that has made the biggest impact of all time.

top5 news2Top 5 News of the Week. / © AndroidPIT

Considering all the battery drain issues the Nexus 5 has been experiencing lately, an extended battery case from Limefuel might be just the ticket. By more than doubling the battery life of your Nexus 5, you can rest assured you'll be amking it through the day and then some.

AP130036The Limefuel extended battery case for the Nexus 5 will more than double its battery life. / © AndroidPIT

If your Nexus 5 battery has simply given up the ghost then perhaps it needs to be replaced entirely. Despite being a non-removable battery, it's actually really easy to manually replace the Nexus 5 battery yourself. Here's how to do it.

Nexus5 internal batteryDon't be afraid, it's a lot easier than you think to replace the Nexus 5 battery. / © NewLife2OldStuff

Android users quite often have to wait a while to get apps released first on iOS, but there's plenty of Android-only apps that Apple fans will never get to experience. Check out our list of the best apps that iOS misses out on.

AppleVsAndroidYep, I never get sick of this picture! / © Applause

One of the main reasons most people don't root their Android is because they then lose their warranty and automatic OTA updates. If you want to enable OTA updates on your Galaxy S3 again, here's what you need to do.

androidpit root galaxy s3Bah Humbug! But it's not that hard to get OTA updates on your Galaxy S3 again. © AndroidPIT

The HTC One M8 is pretty amazing and the Duo Camera is almost as good as it has been hyped up to be. The pictures that come out of HTC's shiny new beast are pretty great, but why take my word for it? See the results for yourself.

teaser one m8 camera videoOne of the nicest parts of the HTC One M8 is its feature packed camera. / © AndroidPIT


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Minggu, 13 April 2014

Enable OTA updates on Rooted Samsung Galaxy S3

Sterling Keys

Sterling Keys

After finishing his Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Alberta, Sterling made the move to Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Within a stone's throw of mountains, ocean, and complete wilderness, he mountain bikes and skis during the day and is hopelessly connected to his phone and computer at all other times. His writing "career" started as he penned about his escapades while skiing and has slowly progressed to freelance marketing and promotion throughout British Columbia. Interested in anything tech and gadget related, he has thoroughly enjoyed his transition of writing for AndroidPIT.

If you’ve had your Samsung Galaxy S3 for awhile, it's likely that you may have gone the route of rooting the device and installing either a custom ROM on it or pure Android. However, if you’ve gone ahead and done this, you’ll notice soon enough that you’ll no longer be able to receive official OTA updates, despite being given the constant reminder that they're available. We’ll show you how you can get back to having OTA updates so that you can get the latest firmware changes as they’re rolled out.

androidpit root galaxy s3 © AndroidPIT

Note: This will work as long as you’re running stock Android on your rooted Samsung Galaxy S3. If you’re running anything else, such as CyanogenMod, you’ll need to get stock Android first. As well, there is always a risk when you’re playing around with a rooted phone and this could cause you to brick your device, so follow this guide at your own risk.

First, you’ll need to confirm that your device is rooted (hey, don’t laugh, it’s important to check). Turn off the phone and then hold the Volume down, home, and power button while it boots up. Then you’ll use the Volume up when you see the warning and it’ll boot into Download Mode. You’ll see some text in the corner or your device and if you see that Current Binary is set to Custom and Current Binary Download is set to Yes, you’re good to go. Take note of the information on this screen as you’ll need to verify it later.

s3otaChecking the Download Mode information on your Galaxy S3. / © DroidLessons

Secondly, download TriangleAway from the XDA Developers Forum (thanks again to Chainfire for this!) and make sure your device is on the supported device list. If you downloaded the apk file to your PC, transfer it over to your Galaxy S3 once it reboots. If you’ve downloaded it straight to your device, just launch it from there using a File Manager. As well, you can support Chainfire by buying the app from Google Play and helping support him in his coding endeavors:

Once installed, let it have Super User permission and then check out the Current Status portion of the app. If the information matches what you had on the Download Mode screen, you’re good to go.  Hit Reset Flash Counter and let it do its thing: once the flash counter has been reset, your Galaxy S3 will reboot automatically.

triangle away chainfireCompare your information from Download Moade to your Current Status and then hit Reset Flash Counter. / © Google Play

If you boot back into Download Mode after using TriangleAway, you should see Current Binary set to Samsung Official and Custom Binary Download set to No. If so, that means that TriangleAway has done its job and you should be able to receive OTA updates on your device again!

galaxys32If TriangleAway worked, you should see the following on your Download Mode screen. / © DroidLessons

Has anyone tried it out? If so, how did it go for you? 



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