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[Galaxy S II General] dw4:
Hi everyone, iam new here so dont be too harsh on me :D.

I just got a sgs2, i had the sgs before.

As you may have guessed i have a problem.

I simply can't root it, SuperOneClick, GingerBreak, S2Root doesnt work, i don't have acces to the recovery/download mode and well i'm kind,

of stressed right now because all of the turorial on "How to Root your SGS2" are using the download mode which i can't acces.

Android Version: 2.3.3

base version: I9100XXKDJ

kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9100WKE2-CL187606root@DELL101

Version N°: GINGERBREAD.XWKE2

a little help plz ;)

Nevermind all this, im just the biggest asshole ever
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Guys why these Yahoo applications keep popping up on the Status Bar if I disable Background Data in Accounts and Sync settings? Also it seems that these applications drain more battery. I am talking about Yahoo Mail version 1.3.6.

Regards.

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[Galaxy S II General] aviatorarun:
Samsung Galaxy S II Plus

Guys, any news on this rumor.

Samsung planning to release SGS II Plus this september..

http://www.samsunghub.com/2011/06/2...r&utm_campaign=Feed:+samsunghub+(Samsung+Hub)
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
What an idiotic move by Samsung.

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[Galaxy S II General] Sticks02:
Seems like all it is is an overclock to 1.4 GHz. Big deal.
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
And even more overheating.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Guys how do I open this .jar files in GS II? I've installed the J2ME runner but still have no idea how to open! And also how will I make sure that I've the latest version of Java installed?

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

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[Galaxy S II General] beverpower:
Just click the "verify" button.. http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Thanks but I think that's for PC. I asked about the GSII. Checked the the link anyway and after 30 secs it was forwarded to another page, this,

Regards.

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[Galaxy S II General] beverpower:
Hehe, sorry.. read your post a little to fast:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] Ovidescu_SGS2:
Hi y'all!

During a call in progress, if you receive another call you get a beep in the speaker to let you know that someone else is calling you.

Without ending the current call, if I take the phone away from my ear, the screen turns on but I don't see who is calling, like it should be. So I have no idea who is calling or if I want to end my current call to take the new call.

Can anyone please corroborate this and tell me if there is any way to make the phone actually show me who is on call waiting (and not just the beep)?

Many thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] zuchitnix:
Ring Once

Guys any ideas on how to use ringtone which rings just once rather in loop???
[Galaxy S II General] kwokwchoy:
I use a song as a ringtone.. and its an avg 2-3 min song.

I don't think anyone will wait at the other end for 2-3 mins for me to pickup the phone!

Or have I misunderstood your question?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
I was looking for an alternative email app as the built in GMail and Email app was so sucking and found one called K-9 Mail from Market. And I am more than impressed, it's so simple yet so effective, liked it so much, though yet to know what is Unified box! I'd highly recommend this app. Also I will keep searching for a same app like this one and your comments are welcome.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] nraudigy2:
I have unlocked Chile version of SGS2 running on KE2 build. How do I update firmware to KF3? Will it mess up the unlocked sim free?
[Galaxy S II General] w0ng3r:
Bought my SGS2 in Singapore, going back to California in a month or so. Can I only 3G and HSPA+ on ATT? Or will Tmobile work as well?
[Galaxy S II General] :
Is there any possibility to get the rid of this lockscreen? Not to change picture, just to set it off.

I do not really like it.
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
Find the app ' no lock'
[Galaxy S II General] robsw:
You'll only have Edge on T-Mobile. The SGS2 doesn't have T-Mobile's AWS 3G/HSPA+ bands.
[Galaxy S II General] flute:
I'm looking for a list of all commands that can be entered from the numerici keypad (i.e. *#900# for disabling/enabling fast dormancy).

Anyone can help?

Thank ;)
[Galaxy S II General] flute:
Thank you very much!
[Galaxy S II General] anupam_luv:
This is my first android phone after samsung omnia i900 (windows mobile)...

I want to learn all about rooting (wht's it, how to do it etc) .... is it same as updating the rom/firmware to the custom made roms... and last but not the least... is it really necessary as the every new phone is still 2-3 month, why take risk of changing the official rom?
[Galaxy S II General] tbong777:
Lots of reading first. Rooting allows you to use applications that give you access to areas of the file system otherwise not available for a number of reasons.

It is not "necessary" to to flash a custom ROM. It only adds features takes bloat away and generally customizes your experience. Itb s like having a personal developer to make your handset do what YOU want it to rather than the Carrier or even manufacturer.

The risk is minimal if you follow directions and understand what you are doing before you even get the phone.

If you like the phone as it is.......... just use it like millions of others.
[Galaxy S II General] anupam_luv:
Thanks a lot 4 d million dollar info... but where can i find the step by step guide to rooting...
[Galaxy S II General] anupam_luv:
Also can u plz tell me why only wifi usage in my s2 drains whole battery within 24hrs... i tested by enabling Wifi, only default services were running, checked few mails every 1-2 hours, browser usage 15 minutes, Auto brightness, and sleeping most of the time... chked battery usage, Android OS using the max 42% ... rest were display, maps etc (no wifi sharing)...

I tried all the suggestions given on ths forum (except rooting), even tried recalibrating for half an hour but no luck... googled a lot since last month... many ppl sayin tht wait 4 next android update or try rooting ...

I dont understand whts the truth behind the gsmarena reviews tht shws tht it survived more than 82 hrs of continuous usage or more than 8hrs of video playback ... mine can't go past even 3-4 hrs on video playback with other services disabled...
[Galaxy S II General] mihaicp:
To be honest I start doubting gsmarena's reviews. I bought my omnia 2 based on their review...i was very dissapointed by the phone. I think they have the tenancy to over rate things. Now I bought sgs II, also being influenced by their site. in their review they said nothing about camera.s pink spot, about the battery/phone getting warm, etc.
[Galaxy S II General] mihaicp:
By the way, does anyone know why my phone drops frames (sometimes) when I record videos (at any resolution) or even when I watch movies? Can it be because I have ' power saving mode' enabled? I have enabled it because I have noticed that the battery lasts longer and the phone doesn't get that warm like it did before.i'm on ke2.
[Galaxy S II General] tbong777:
Attached are steps I cut and pasted...

This URL should help.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
[Galaxy S II General] anupam_luv:
Thanks a lot... I was lookin for a link whr i could also d/w the latest roms ... but its ok n thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] allthatrocks:
..'m sorry i am new to these stuffs...how can i flash ma rom bak to the orginal state....how many times can a rom b flashed?? i downloaded the orginal version but it has 5 files but donno how to use it, the files are as follows

1.CODE_I9100XWKE8_CL214845_REV02_user_low_ship.tar .md5

2.EFS_I9100XWKE8_CL214845_REV02_user_low_ship.md5

3.GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-ODDKE2.tar.md5

4.KERNEL_I9100XWKE8_CL214845_REV02_user_low_ship.t ar.md5

5.MODEM_I9100DDKE2_REV_02_CL1007315.tar.md5

need help plzzz
[Galaxy S II General] loliruri:
Hello guys. When my phone comes into boot mode(with green android pic), the phone disconnected from pc, so i cant to root him:( Can u help me pls?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Either you don't have the Drivers installed in the PC, or you are not clicking the Vol Up button to continue or may be you don't have USB Debugging mode checked.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] loliruri:
What driver should be installed?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Samsung USB drivers.
[Galaxy S II General] loliruri:
still nothing :(
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
You on Mac or Windows?

If possible install a fresh copy and then try. Something is messed up in your OS I guess. Also have you tried with different USB ports?
[Galaxy S II General] loliruri:
thx, i buy new usb port and everything ok now:)
[Galaxy S II General] lumbalombo:
SGS2 is the best phone!
[Galaxy S II General] fabiodt:
Dude, this is standard in the Gmail Android App. The only way to delete a single message in the conversation is on the web version of gmail.

It's annoying me as well sometimes.

Cheers,

Fábio
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Ooops, you pulled up an old issue! Anyway I am not bothered about GMail or Email app at all as I am using K-9 Mail. IMO, both GMail and Email software's sucks big time, it's a bad, worst part of 2.3.3.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] Greenarcher707:
Is there no way to arrange the icons on the grid (touchwiz) alphabetically? It's driving me nuts. LOL
[Galaxy S II General] Akbhar:
You can use the 'List view' - it sorts them alphabetically.
[Galaxy S II General] Chef_Tony:
in another thread i read that through "manage applications" you can remove program data for touchwiz, which sorts it out. and on there market, there is an app to do that, search for "touchwiz".
[Galaxy S II General] Greenarcher707:
Nice. Thanks guys.
[Galaxy S II General] naddie:
It gets reset back to grid view every so often.
[Galaxy S II General] 06types:
I'm trying to figure out the release date on this phone for the US?

been lurking for a while.
[Galaxy S II General] zincha:
Availability of SGS2 in Bangalore, India ??

Hello guys, I want to know where the SGS2 is available currently ?

What is the best quote one can get in Bangalore ?

What are the must-carry accessories for the phone SGS2 ?

What are the freebies that you get when you buy this with a connection ?

Kindly answer any of my or all of my questions. :)

Happy to be here ...
[Galaxy S II General] Flyer888:
How many hours do i need to charge for the first time?

Is it only until the battery has been full then I unplug it or I need another hours to "overcharge" it?

I remember years ago my Nokia phones were always recommended charged for about 10hours or more altough the batt meter had stated as "full". And it was Li-Ion too, fyi.
[Galaxy S II General] chukky:
Re. Lite'ning Rom 1.5

Hey guys! first post!

Just flashed Lite'ning 1.5 yesterday, all seems ok except there is no overscroll glow on my phone. Am i missing something or is this the way it should be? CRT animation blue theme etc all there, just not the glow...

Any way it could be added manually?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Hey guys how do I remove the dock icons in Kaiten mail? Can't find it in settings! Here,

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

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[Galaxy S II General] ScottXe:
Hi bbourizk,

Have you tried to connect your SGS2 to any Mac pc? I found the Kies is not working with SGS2 and do not know if I am new with Android OS & software. Do you encounter any issues?
[Galaxy S II General] kamikaze.df:
if a clock like HTC ("flip clock") for Samsung GT-I9100 with stock android 2.3.3 ?
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Check Fancy Widgets.
[Galaxy S II General] airuzzo:
some info say August...
[Galaxy S II General] Shiwantha:
Sorry Worng post...........

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[Galaxy S II General] jonny68:
I have desktop equalizer and i want to put a icon on the bottom of the screen in place of the contacts tab but when i do the above i can only see inside applications and the icon saves to the main screen,is there another way to do this?
[Galaxy S II General] jonny68:
+1 i use fancy widgets pro and it comes recommended.
[Galaxy S II General] vidor:
Deafult email app gives me a hard time by not opening PDF files . It is like this from the very start :(

Any help would begreatly appreciated!

I can not post links unfortunately,please take your time an view the screenshots.
[Galaxy S II General] Ovidescu_SGS2:
For me Polaris Office (which comes pre-installed on the phone) opens the PDF files without a problem.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Uff, I am now bored with all the email clients guys, fade up with K-9, K-10, and now using MailDroid. Still having trouble Loading messages manually. Really embarrassed that not a single email client is doing the job nicely.
[Galaxy S II General] wcharon:
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

I am trying to use my phone as a HotSpot. My Lap-Top recognize the wireless from the phone but when i go to the Internet it don't display the webpage saying connection issues but if i connect using the usb cable it connects perfect.

Any suggestions?????
[Galaxy S II General] goodwinod:
Trying to install Cognition 1.1 (with 2.3.4.) but I get an error: "E: signature verification failed". Anyone know how to fix this?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Signature related error pops up normally when you have rooted your phone and flashed back the stock/Samsung signed kernel to get rid of Yellow triangle. But you missed one step, that is you forgot to flash the ZImage file from your rooted firmware. So do it and see if the problem still remains.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] svj1187:
How do I delete multiple APN's from Mobile Network settings on the S2?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Go inside that APN, press menu, you will have the Delete option.

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[Galaxy S II General] wcharon:
SG 2 HotSpot

I am trying to use my phone as a HotSpot. My Lap-Top recognize the wireless from the phone but when i go to the Internet it don't display the webpage saying connection issues but if i connect using the usb cable it connects perfect.

Any suggestions?????
[Galaxy S II General] fabiodt:
Guys,

The notification light (the little led) is not working on my SGS2.

I was a HTC Bravo user before, and I am used to see the led blinking when I lost calls / messages / etc.

Can I configure that ? Or this is an error ?
[Galaxy S II General] jacobnorth:
The SGS2 has no notification light. I know, it takes some time to getting used to, I'm also from HTC (Desire).
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
What notification light are you talking about? There is no notification LED on GS II. I hope you aren't messing the proximity sensor with notification light which is placed next to the secondary camera.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
is there any way to view the sms count in the stock application? just like it was on sgs1
[Galaxy S II General] dery1990:
Thanks for QA!
[Galaxy S II General] mnongkhlaw:
Can it record voice calls and FM radio?

Can it record voice calls and FM radio?

If yes, how? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] henrikrox:
Just got my galaxy s2

I have experienced some things, it chargs pretty slow compared to the iphone 4. Is this normal.

The screen has a blueish colour when its off and im looking at it at the side, is this normal?
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Yes, that is quite normal and I would be very concerned if the screen when switched off looked like some of my other phones.

That is the beauty of this Samsung screen and it's Gorilla Glass.
[Galaxy S II General] mihaicp:
Can somebody help me?I have noticed that if i write a sms that is longer than 3 (like 3 in 1, if u get what i mean)the phone converts it to mms and it does not go into the 4th sms. I tried automatic input mode,gsm, unicode. I changed the keyboard (swype/samsung) but nothing. I don't use special characters. I noticed this today. I didn't change anything before happening. Can someone tell me how can I fix this?

Thank you!

Ps: I'm using stock rom
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Generally an SMS gets converted to MMS when it exceeds a length of 3 messages (480 characters)..

Use third party SMS software like Handcent.. etc. It offers the option to not convert to MMS if the length exceeds that.
[Galaxy S II General] mihaicp:
Thank you for answering...but I sent 5 sms in 1 before and it did not convert to mms. I have noticed this change after i have sent a video mms to someone. After that the sms limit set to 3. Does your phone do the same? Do you also have this 3 limit?
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Sorry but I personally don't send long texts of this length so can not confirm or deny.

All I would say is have a look at the third-party SMS Apps. You never know, they may correct it back for you.

Also, another reason for choosing third-party Apps like Handcent and GoSMS Pro is that you can allocate a different notification alarm to each of your contacts.

However, if you do do not forget to first turn off notification alarms on the default SMS App.
[Galaxy S II General] thekit:
Just got the phone... love it! beats all my friend's iphone 4 :p

BTW very helpful post
[Galaxy S II General] eRPeeX:
Screenshot in jpg?

Wrong place
[Galaxy S II General] Redmon21:
that is awesome man thanks for that!
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
I'd like to know the same and also how to disable this threaded SMS mode, with an app maybe?

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] mihaicp:
I have another dilema... :( I've received a mms, but when i opened it, the video was lagging badly.After i finish watching it I got a message that the content was modified,adjusted to my phone. When i looked at details, the video had .gif (!!!) extension although it was originally sent as .3gpp. Is there any way to prevent this stupid "adjustment"?what is wrong with this phone's message app? It starts to bug me.
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
I finally decided to change the stock sms app to GO Sms, it has all the settings and stuff that are missing from the stock one, what an amazing app.

Shows the sms count, has built in recovery and backup, themes, ability to install more themes and various pluggins, definetly a much better choice.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
So far this is the weirdest and most bogus problem I've faced, some apps are closing automatically! This happened today when I tried to open the Stock Internet browser, it just closed automatically. Only XDA app was running on background. I went to Task Manager to see what's showing there, and found that the Internet app was showing in Red, sometimes its turning Yellow! What is this? Not enough RAM? Well around 500 mb was used out of 850 mb, so?

Please tell me something.

Regards.

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[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
Maybe it was already opened from a previous session and remained active a long time in the background

the red / orange color states that the app itself is using an high memory percentage, but theres no need to worry, just close it from any task manager and restart it, now things should be back to normal
[Galaxy S II General] mihaicp:
It turns red when the application uses too much cpu power. I don't know what is considered to be "too much" . The same story for yellow color. Blue is when is 0% cpu usage. I think the ram has nothing to do with it.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Well it was not on for a long time for sure. I just started it. Why would it is so high CPU power?

Regards.

Off Topic- Can someone explain how this damn Multi-Quote works in XDA? Just can't find it out :o
[Galaxy S II General] mbevc1:
Is there any way to turn up my mic volume while on the phone?
[Galaxy S II General] p1n0yginxp:
2g or 3g?

whats up fellow xda users!

just a general n00b question.. when using the SGS2 in the states.. do you get 3g speeds? cause i know some phones that come from across the pond can only use 2g networks when brought stateside.. soo i just wanted to check before purchasing.. sorry if this is ridiculously n00b of me.
[Galaxy S II General] rwc3b:
yes. works great with AT&T
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Guys please advice me a simple app which will get rid of the stock Threaded SMS mode and convert it to Normal/Non Threaded mode? Anything? I won't like to have a heavy, battery hogger app for this simple task.

Thanks in advance,

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
How will I login with a different user id in GTalk? Doesn't matter how many times I click on Sign Out, it just logging in with the same account. I've disabled the Automatic Sign in option too. Any ideas?

Regards.

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[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
Is it possible to flash a firmware with Odin and in the same time to keep all my apps and settings, just like using Kies ?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Why don't you use My Backup Pro?

Anyone?
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
thanks for your reply, but that app can only backup the install file (apk) if i don't have a rooted phone, it needs root access for data files + market links, so its basically useless for me...

So, do you guys know if its possible to flash a rom via Odin and keep all my apps + data + settings?

/What's the purpose of the "Software Update" option from the Settings menu? its for Samsung Apps or Android update?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Ahem... not to troll too much but.. its actually about as easy to unroot the Galaxy S2 as it is to root it in the first place. After all, doing that will give you endless backups and restores + a lot of other usefull functions.

Just wondering why you sound like its a no go for you thats all. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
I didn't say that's a no go for me, I just want to know if it's possible to do all that stuff, that's all

I'll definetly root it in the near future, but this is irrelevant for my previous posts...

So, can anyone tell me what's the use of the "Software Update" option from the settings menu?
[Galaxy S II General] Chef_Tony:
the software update through the phone's menu only works for scandinavians so far. since it is a service samsung would have to pay fees for, they will launch it slowly.

and to finally answer your initial question without beating around the bush:

yes, when you flash any stock rom using odin, by default, it does NOT wipe any of your data. therefor, when booting, you don't have to set up the device again. it will have ALL your apps, settings, contacts, messages... as if you hadn't changed anything, just like with kies. but for major updates, like kf3 to kg2 (2.3.4) it is recommended to perform a factory reset (at least of the 2gb device memory).
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
@ Chef_Tony - thanks a lot man for your reply, you answered all my questions in one go, now that's a real helping post ;-)

now I can easily flash a KF3 rom, for the beginning, with no worries about loosing my game progress in Drag Racing :lol:

guess I don't have to tick "Repartition" in Odin, correct?

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[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Talkable Caller ID? How?

Guys today I noticed a surprising thing, got a phone call, was playing at that moment, so it kept ringing, and sometime in the middle of the full ring a female voice talked and read the incoming phone number! Well I liked it, stopped gaming, and tried to find what happened or what did I change, is there any option to turn on such a thing, but couldn't find any. Tried to call from my land line and for the first time it again read the phone no but from then I am trying several times but no, it's not there, nobody is reading out the phone no! I really liked that feature, so do you guys have any idea how it got activated, actually what got activated? There is no such option I can find, loved the sweet voice, wanna hear it again :D

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
Settings - Voice input and output settings - Text to speech, tick Driving Mode and start playing with the different options

I use Samsung TTS engine, the voice sounds better thanks Pico

Good luck

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[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Thanks mate, didn't even notice that option. Played with for 15 mins and found one thing,

It doesn't work for SMS or Emails.

Anyhow, I am enough happy with the Call feature anyway.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
yep, same here, it doesn't read the sms contents, just the number...