yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] mrkoola:
yaa.. mine too arrived at the delivery facility around 15 kms away.. but then..

I drove all the way and picked it up directly at the Cargo Terminal as DHL said they wouldn't deliver till tomorrow... coz its a holiday today..

The best part.. I paid ZERO customs in abu dhabi.. no add-on charges whatsoever..

YAYYYYYY!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D
[Galaxy S II General] sarvesvara.dasa:
The device arrived safely (AED. 191 for customs).

I am enjoying it for more than 24 hours now... :D :D :D
[Galaxy S II General] Menthix:
Mine arrived on Friday too. Amazingly fast, although it shouldn't be too hard to amaze me with speed, coming from a Motorola Milestone/Droid.
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
I asked them to lower price invoice but they didn't accept that.
[Galaxy S II General] HumanoidTalking:
Exactly some times they charge sometimes they dont..... anyhow so you got SGS2 200 dirhams cheaper than rest in UAE.. Be Happy
[Galaxy S II General] emorej:
Actually custom duty is only 144 QAR but there is that legalization fee which is 250 QAR and administration fees around 50 qar,,,i dont know what are that for but next time i wont order via handtec or clove anymore, ill just buy on ebay and they are sending it as a gift , so far on all my purchased phone on ebay i did not paid anything even customs duty tax.
[Galaxy S II General] sarvesvara.dasa:
Anyone facing the WiFi issue???

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1067473
[Galaxy S II General] snafusir:
Ordered from Expansys UK on May 5 for GBP473.32; to be shipped to Malaysia. Got a request from them to fulfil ID check the next day. Found out it got picked up in HK twenty minutes ago! A total of four days went by; order processing speed is very good, by any manner. :)

Update: Shipment arrived at Malaysian customs in Sepang. One down, 300 klicks to go!
[Galaxy S II General] harshet:
Can anyone from UAE confirm that DU/Etisalat support the Galaxy S2? Is an unlimited data package for android phones available in UAE?
[Galaxy S II General] mrkoola:
Well.. it works fine on both Etisalat and Du. No issues there.

There is a 'unlimited' package.. but there is a fair use of 10Gb. More Here.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoolhandLocke:
I hate asking for help as I'm one of those read, read, read, then fix it yourself kind of guys. I've been using Rom's for over a year and this is the first time this is the first time I've had a Hard Brick.

I was running a Phoenix Rom, and decided to upgrade to a newer version. I did the same thing I've always done, which is run odin to reset, then flash the new rom. I've done this countless times, and even had the power go out once, and still got it working.

This time it locked up with a purple screen for over an hour, so I unplugged it. I had a hard brick with no power afterwards. I got around that after reading the forums a bit, and got it back into dl mode through odin. Odin started working again and now I'm stuck at a green screen instead of purple.

Now my pc does have some USB port issues, so this may be causing it. I have worked around those before and got my phone working with new roms, no issues. I wanted to post this, as I can still get it to function, and don't want to do any harm to it and make it a true "hard brick."

I just tried it for the 3rd time, and I'm back to stuck at the purple screen an the factoryfs.rfs file. Any help would be appreciated, I'm going to let it set until I get a few responses. I can get to download mode through odin after leaving the battery out for 10 secs..but that's about all I can do.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
Use another pc with reliable usb connections!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bulletproof1013:
i agree...thats like driving a car with only 3 wheels. you can go,but your not gonna get very far. fix computer or use another .if you keep trying like that.what happens when it fails in the middle of the SBL flashing ? it wont be a semi hard brick.it will be a sure thing ;)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhernand1102:
I agree, I had the same thing happen to me on my Win7 laptop...green screen,red screen, and other colors too always at the factory.rfs part. I setup my old XP desktop with everything and haven't had any issues since.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRusselo:
by green screen and purple screen you mean on the phone?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoolhandLocke:
Problem solved.

I just kept monkeying around with it, until I got it to go. I just bugged out a bit, as I have a job reviewing apps, so my paycheck is tied into my phone literally lol.

I understand about the USB thing, and honestly this is going to be the last flash until I can get a new PC. The ports on both my cpu's work, but something is buggy with them. Odin won't work with my USB ports on the back or front of my desktop PC, although the ports work with everything else. The laptop will recognize it, but the ports occasionally bug out for some reason.

Either way, thanks for the quick responses :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crystalhand:
Ya this is a rare problem that I have had. Only solution is to keep flashing with odin.
[7 Mozart General] ninn89:
I have a Italian htc mozart with nodo.

I would like to downgrade to unlock it

there is a method?
[7 Mozart General] nok_fusion:
have a look here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1009974
[7 Mozart General] ninn89:
my mozart nodo has already ... I have to take the first version o.s. and then use the tool chevronWP7.

i must downgrade from nodo to pre-nodo
[7 Mozart General] verynuclear:
I already downgraded my mozart to 7004 and then unlocked then update successfully
[7 Mozart General] brysonwong:
Bros, any help to downgrade my mozart from nodo?

Cant seem to find any thread about it. If I could, i would not post this up.

Thanks!
[7 Mozart General] verynuclear:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=915827

Choose your old Rom then Unlock as I did

Good Luck
[7 Mozart General] brysonwong:
Thanks! Will we loose our apps if we downgrade?
[7 Mozart General] nok_fusion:
yes but zune restore the most of them (all apps u install with zune desktop ;) )
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nerotix:
Heya,

I just installed this new rom (Android Revolution HD 5.1.0) and on that post it says that if u install setcpu u can clock it to 1200 mghz or something. I tried it and I also tried to perflock it but it said it didnt work and I had to mail the developer.

Anyone has an idea how Im able to overclock it? its the gingerbread version btw.

Thx in advance! :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reneover:
New kernel has yet to come for this base, so have patience, it will come soon i think
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Foladko:
^ Use the 3.7 ROM if you really want to overclock.

It's also more stable and optimized.

Also the radio for 5.x.x is horrible :S I can hardly get any WIFI signal now.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apoorvajsh:
MDJ has made an OC kernel you can flash through CWM.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1050106
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyleastley:
this kernal works with all GB roms with sense dont people read its been updated about 10 times since release,
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bert2662:
Install MDJ kernel to over clock GB rom.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enjoirock:
I remember reading that Netflix said it has specific hardware requirements involving DRM issues with the EVO. But how does HBO get around this with it's new app, HBO Go?

Maybe I'm comparing apples and oranges, but on the surface it seems like HBO just proved Netflix is, well, lying.

Anyone have any insight?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NewZJ:
Sprint tv beat them both
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enjoirock:
Yeah, I suppose that's true.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JohnDoe01:
Hi,

Coming from symbian/winmo phones, the S2 will be my first android phone, what would the best apps to install right away -input, launcher, navigation, etc. (I don't care about games, and I don't mind paying for my apps).

Thanks in advance for your help.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Tennis11:
Pulse is the best news app.

Google Maps is the best nav app.

Launcher Pro is my favorite home replacement.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] okorn_:
Google Goggles

Opera Mini

Callmeter NG (data count calls sms..)

Astro (file manager)

Barcode Scanner
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Stitch!:
Bit useless question to me, although understand that your asking for it, Ill try to give an impression what apps are needed for me and why ;)

adfree: no more adds, even in paid games etc.

astro: mentioned before, best file manager

chrome to phone: send stuff from your chrome browser directly to your phone (note: works with both chrome and firefox!)

dropbox: send files directly from your pc to your phone

google maps: navigation etc etc

msn talk pro: best msn client

root explorer: file manager with root acces, nice if your a bit more comfortable with your phone and you want to place stuff in system folders

simi folder: nice free folder manager (very customizable)

launcher pro plus: best home replacement/launcher

skype: not the best app, but hey, skype on your phone.

soundhound: best music recognition app (similar to shazam, but a bit better)

google talk: nice messenger app from google, will soon work with video calling

thinkfree office: nice office package (also reads pdf)

titanium backup: best backup app for me

google translate: handy if your abroad all the time (like me)

whatsapp: free message app, similar to ping! or blackberry messenger

widgetsoid: (all in one widget creater, place nice toggles and shortcuts easily, very customizable)

Games:

ashpalt 6: good racing game

eternal legacy: good ff replacement

fruit ninja: just try to beat my highscore! (987)

Illusia: nice 2d adventure

JetCarStunts: really addictive platformerish game

Modern Combat 2: nice fps

Speedx 3d: strange reflex game, highly addictive

I have some more stuff, but these are my recommendations! :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JohnDoe01:
Thanks tennis11, okorn and stitch !

I understand your point stitch, it is a little bit like if I was asking "what would be the qualities I should be looking in a GF ?" We are all different, and our choices in anything including what we install in our phones directly reflect who we are, what are our personal interests, etc.

Still, if I could avoid going through 3454 web sites and 234 threads to discover what's the best rss reader or nav app, I would be very happy :p

Therefore merci beaucoup for the time you spent answering me guys !
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JohnDoe01:
and on the top of it, you will see a fair share of complete android noobs (like me) who juste made the move because of THIS phone !

Sorry in advance for the large number of basic questions we will ask the seasoned android warriors over here...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Huck33:
i'm one of these noobs too

thanks for asking JohnDoe01, and thanks for answers
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Stitch!:
Yeah I do understand, as I mentioned, thats why I gave my complete list. For rss reader you might want to try BeyondPod podcast manager, its the best rss feed reader imo.

I see that your French, you might want to check out the ratp and sncf apps as well.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] stoney73:
Pulse news reader has a nice layout. Free aswell
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] okorn_:
On games add Angry Birds, but be careful...dont give the phone with Angry Birds installed to your GF, she wont five it back :p
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] troed:
Tx Stitch! !

You helped me a lot and spared me a lotta time searching.

These are the apps I will definitely need too ..........

Lemme ad:

Ulysse Gizmos (level meter, compass etc.)

Ulysse Speedometer (nice app for drive-tracking)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dickie2007:
where did you get this? i can only find Asphalt 5!

Dickie

Never mind, was being a 'tard, forgot about GLs site lol
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] forgetmyname:
We are all differennt so here is my list of apps that I use:

General

LaunchPro

Fancy Widget (Pretty clock on screen + date weather etc)

Productivity

Android Agenda Widget

Astrid (and then integrated into Android Agenda Widget)

K9 Mail

APG (Gnu PGP encryption for K9 Mail)

Games

Pew Pew

VideoPlayer

mVideoPlayer

AudioPlayer

MIUI player (don't think that this is in the Market, but there is a link for it on this forum)

News and affairs

BuzzBox

Connectivity

ConnectBot (SSH/Telnet)

Torrents

tTorrent (lite). The paid version allows unlimited d/l whilst the free one allows a max 250kB/ps, which is quite adequate.

All these app are available for free on the Market (bar MIUI player, which is freely available). however some have paid versions that offer better features. LauncherPro comes to mind. I bought this.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] jgittins:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=827898

Doom Live Wallpaper works perfectly and looks great on the SGS2 screen.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Fishawy:
That was a nice collection. Allow me to add more. :)

In alphabetical order:

1Mobile Market: As great as the normal Android market, has some additions IMHO.

aMetro: Subway maps for various countries.

App Update Notifier: As the name says. You can also schedule updates check.

AppRemover: Best uninstaller out there.

BatteryCalibration: As the name says.

Cache Cleaner: As the name says.

Dual File Manager: Best file explorer IMHO (Root Explorer is great too if you want to access the system, but this one has a better interface).

FasterFix: A fix for applying fast GPS lock.

HD Wallpapers: As the name says.

JuiceDefender: Best battery saver out there, truly makes a difference.

Maxthon: An excellent browser indeed. As well as xScope.

MoboPlayer: Best flv videos player (Am not sure if SGS2 plays flv by default).

Mp3TaggerPro: Best tags editor for your music tracks.

MultiTasking Pro: Visual task switcher (Something like the good old task manager, back in WinMo days :)).

PhoneUsage: Statistical reports for your usage (calls, SMS, and data).

Plume: The very best Twitter app out there.

PowerAMP: The very best music player out there.

SD Speed Increase: As the name says, makes a difference in reading/writing speeds.

Smart Keyboard: Best one IMHO, as well as SwiftKey.

Where's My Droid: Excellent one, if you lost your phone, just SMS it & it will ring. :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] zenf:
NoLED is pretty handy - it shows a little sprite on your screen if you have a missed call or unread text etc, and uses very little power because of the SAMOLED+. A bit like the glowing trackball on the Nexus One.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rishap.shah:
can i download the apps on the pc and then install it on my phone?

If yes how?

and where can i get the apps to download from?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Lotharioss:
Try market first.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] laneyofdeath:
I personally think spark 360 is an excellent app for xbox live costs about a pound but well worth it if u have xbox
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] the_rascal:
Music downloader and other requests

I've just arrived at Android, having spent the last 18 months with the HTC HD2 and would like to try to find some similar apps to Winmo ones that I particularly miss (I don't miss the phone though...).

My wish list is for the best Android versions of;

Scilor's groovedownloader - absolutely superb free mp3 downloads

SPB Backup - saved my sanity on many occasions

iGo Primo - Great offline sat nav

That will do for now, if there are any suggestions out there.

I am loving this phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hrking2000:
I read/saw somewhere that the S2 has the ability to unlock using facial recognition.

Have anyone of you also heard/discovered this or am I dreaming up fairy tale features :p

Hamid

P.S. Loving the S2, just made the switch from the X10 :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammy555:
Yea i see it on a video. aint got my s 2 yet though so cant help ya. In the video it was the same settings page as set screen lock patern etc if that helps.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronak_1078:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03QG-xMojb0
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
This would be amazing if we can use this!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shabs52:
by the time that thing recognizes face and unlocks, most people would've used their phone to watch a whole movie til then : P
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cottino:
in actual firmware there isn't :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lhrrob:
So, Samsung lied again. Another further was taken off.

NFC - gone

Face Recognition - gone

What next...?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] entropia:
What about Korean devices

I wonder if Korean devices has facial recognition, as it also has NFC. Any Korean device owners here who can verify?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awesome-member:
exynos...

super amoled plus...

samsung logo...o WAIT:eek:.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jenkinson6a:
The facial recognition on the phone isn't for unlocking it's when you taking a photo you can tell it to look for faces then it focuses on them like most cameras now
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simonk83:
There's a Youtube video somewhere showing a demo of the phone, and facial recognition unlock is definitely present.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faddys123:
I heard this some where some feature from MWC aren't included maybe they will put it in 2.3.4?? That browser rotation animation isn't there any more??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DVC1985:
Apparently the facial recognition unlock worked with photo's too, so I'm not really surprised if they did take it out, it's not a very secure feature. Cool, but not secure.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robot1000:
This feature can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To7QqybjLfI&feature=player_embedded#t=38s
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frostfree:
I can imagine my missus pointing the phone at my face to unlock while I'm asleep, yeah cool to have, but won't use and don't miss it :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
Software update can bring this feature

Look at this future app/s

http://www.blueplanetapps.com/products/BioLock.aspx

or

http://www.animetrics.com/Products/CredentialMe.php
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TGA_Gunnman:
Thought I would make a one stop shop for driver support.

These are all the drivers you need to support and mod your T-Mobile G2x Phone in Windows x64 and x386 based O/S.

LG Mobile Support Tool Application for the G2x P999DW

This app is for future upgrades and will also give you the option to install the current driver suite to support the phone in windows. The current LG Driver installer floating around is missing like 3 drivers. This app will get them all in.

*** This Does not include the Nvidia NvFlash Drivers*** (See below to get those.)

It's an easy method of installing the drivers needed for root, SD access for windows, modem , serial, etc... And will keep your drivers updated as well as your phone as updates are available.

Download:

Nvidia NvFlash APX Driver[/SIZE][/B]

Unlike a lot of Android phones out there the Nvidia Tegra2 chipset require additional drivers in Windows to support low level flashing.

Download:

[URL="http://i.minus.com/1335705255/rx4gpOnLuoSbF_1WYg1Wpw/iOxRcOFzpzbKr.rar[/B]
[T-Mobile LG G2x] t0ny0:
Woot, keep the lg goodies comming gunnman :-)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] alexp162002:
Tried it and it already said I had the latest version. Is that what it is supposed to do?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] joackie27:
It's supposed to upgrade the firmware if an upgrade is available. Right now the latest firmware is V10f. So it won't do anything coz your phone has that firmware already. So as the OP said, this is for FUTURE upgrades.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] JsonV:
So I'm an idiot and held down the power up/vol down button.... Back to a new install.... Damnit!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wIIse:
worked like a charm, thanks a lot for this sir.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Dolphinwigs:
my g2x improved?

I used this tool and after it updated my drivers for pc i think and i then rebooted my phone seems smoother and seems to look a little better (color). weird, maybe i'm mistaken but i don't care!:D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ironstorm:
I got a Dot Net exception on XP:

The action that failed was:
LinkDemand
The type of the first permission that failed was:
System.Security.PermissionSet
The Zone of the assembly that failed was:
Intranet

Config: XP inside VirtualBox w/ APX having a USB Device Filter

Cause: This was caused by my trying to run it from a fileshare.

Fix: when I copied the files to the machine's desktop it worked as expected

Thanks for your hard work, cheers,

-G

P.S. should also mention:

as I was certainly worried that it hadn't worked (this is quoted from the manual install method)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] s00paSold3r:
Is the LG tool suppose to take a long time to start up?? When I click on the LG icon on my desktop it starts loading but never seems to get done.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TGA_Gunnman:
Do you see the big red letters saying kill VmWare? The virtual VM driver for the USB device in the native O/S does not play nice with APX Driver in the host machine.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] PrettyPistol555:
Is there a special driver needed for adb?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TGA_Gunnman:
What does the original post say? It's all in there. Please read it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jland22:
If we already did this with your recovery tool are the drivers supposed to stick? Or are the drivers only recognized when pulling the battery and holding vol up/down? Reason I ask because I flashed the recovery with your tool and was just double checking this thread and noticed that under USB devices I no longer had the nividia drivers in there (this is with phone battery not pulled just plugged in to usb debugging). Thanks
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Neffstarr:
dope i need this

worked like a charm
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tonyizhurr:
so I installed the drivers, and when I plug in the phone the drivers are installed; however, I still can't access my SD card. Any advice?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TGA_Gunnman:
stock or rom'ed
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tonyizhurr:
Rom'd on nightly CM7.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TGA_Gunnman:
thats why cm7 issue
[T-Mobile LG G2x] rameel:
for the lg support tool.. it is stuck on check for connection with cell phone? any help?

and before this my phone was stuck on the LG screen! i dont know what to do :( im panicking
[T-Mobile LG G2x] BlackElvis79:
This does nothing.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] F4113n:
My LGP990!

Hello everyone!

I installed CM7 couple days ago and the i updated it always when new patch was released and then i noticed some calling issues with CM and i tried to recover it backups to LG's stock rom as it were but then recovery failed and i couldn't start device.

So i DL this file Driver file and did everything as guided and then when it should'we start phone after reset it judt flashed LG logo there and it didn't went anywhere. USB was plugged all the time. then i just unpluggeed phone from usb just like that and put battery back and restarted. It took a while (like a 1min) and then it was live again, BUT when i started to do that LG Touching guide for new device, i flashed LG logo lightly in the middle of the screen all the time now!

I think thats unusual and something is wrong right?

So if i now Download Rom manager and use it to install Stock LG rom does it run after that correctly? I got Premium version bought.

Please help this poor noob who don't wanna loose his 550€ :D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TGA_Gunnman:
Go here and do this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1088728
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gggirlgeek:
Thanks! +1.

The only thing missing to make this a complete guide to LG G2x USB setup is the link to the USB driver. The LG tool does not provide it.

http://www.lgforum.com/resources

Worked great on my Win7 32 bit! Why doesn't LG tell us this??? At least they left us with easy rooting I guess.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TGA_Gunnman:
yes it does