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[Galaxy S II General] cge10:
Hi, i just got my sgs2 today and was wondering if there was away to change the default browser to always display desktop mode?

Thanking advance
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Yes, also I'd like to hear the incoming no. twice instead of just once.

Regards.

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[Galaxy S II General] RayeEarth:
Thank you! Very useful :)
[Galaxy S II General] rebecker:
Noob Questions

How do you change the applications docked at the bottom of the screen?

Answer:

1. Click on Applications (bottom right).

2. Click on Menu then on Edit.

3. Now from the list of applications you have on your phone drag an icon down to whichever of the icons you want to replace.

4. Click Save... job done.

Just got my phone today. Is this still the way to change the bottom apps? I can't get past the first step. Menu then Edit?? Help. :o

Figured this one out.

How do you get to the Bookmarks in the default Browser? It's not a menu choice in the browser.

Figured this one out.

How do I turn off the mobile view in the default browser?

I figure this is the first of many questions. If you can help, thanks!

Thanks.

-Bob-
[Galaxy S II General] rebecker:
I guess this is the wrong place to ask questions. :( Can someone tell me which forum I should use? While I'm new with the phone, I'm not new to Android. Would like to find a site where I can ask questions that will get me up and running quickly. Some are simple questions, like where do I download Kies (can't find it at the Samsung/US website). A link would be nice.

Thanks.

-Bob-
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Oops, I guess no one was available to attend you at the right time, but this is the correct place to ask.

Anyway, to get Non mobile view in the Stock Browser, just type about:useragent and select Desktop, but as soon as you exit the browser the Settings will be back to default. I don't think there is any permanent solution out there but if there is I am sorry then ;)

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Bob,

You can ask any question in the 'General Section'.

Don't be afraid to ask... no matter how trivial we have all been there at some stage.

Re Kies you can get it from here.
[Galaxy S II General] rebecker:
Thanks for your reply. It worked! I'll create an "about:useragent" link to access it (maybe try to make it my homepage).

I have another question :rolleyes: Is there an app that will start Settings/Wireless and Network/USB utilities to get to the USB mass storage dialog? Seems like a long way to go for a basic function.

Thanks again.

-Bob-
[Galaxy S II General] rebecker:
Thanks.

-Bob-
[Galaxy S II General] cge10:
Yes just tap and old on the home screen, select shortcuts and then settings and pick what ever you want
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
Thanks but that does not have the USB section.
[Galaxy S II General] mouki_9:
there is a solution, but solution is not for everyone, because of the work needed to be done: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1126826

btw, these things can be found using the search function in this forum ;)
[Galaxy S II General] motorsportgod:
Ok i have flashed the root my sgs2 but when i try go into recorvery mode it says:

Updating application

successfully updated application

appling multi csc....

installing multi csc

cant access to /system/csc/VAU/system/

successfully applied multi csc

What does this mean and is it right?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] ikaoivan:
Hello people...I have android 2.3.4 XXKG3 firmware and i rooted it with CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip kernel...after booting there is warning triangle..how can I moved it out?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
OK, if you have just rooted then do these steps.

1- Extract the Zimage from the rooted kernel and copy/paste it to your SD card.

2- Download the Stock/Samsung signed kernel, preferably the same as your current one, and flash it with Odin.

3- Flash that Zimage file via CWM which is already installed on your phone.

Done. Your phone is now rooted and NO Yellow Triangle.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] ikaoivan:
Ok,after I have flashed with that CF root kernel I must extract zImage and copy it to SD card? And please can you tell me more precisely about no.2 what you have written..what Stock/Samsung signed kernel,where can I dowload it?Do you have a link..I am kinda new in all this so forgive for a little bit stupid questions..thank you for helping me..
[Galaxy S II General] NrootN:
Great post!
[Galaxy S II General] androidlover287:
Noobish question

Can i root via a one click solution, i don't want to flash a new kernal
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
How could I turn on Voice guided navigation in GMaps? When I search for a direction it shows the route on the screen, but I'd like to have a voice guidance too.

Regards.

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[Galaxy S II General] Rockin_Zombie:
Is there anyway to get rid of the annoying low battery warning? I mean the pop-up, where you have to click ok. I am on Cognition 1.31
[Galaxy S II General] tietherope:
Tap the "navigate" button on the Google Maps screen which will then use the Navigation app.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
There is NO 'navigate' button on GMaps, I tried the Navigation app too, but still can't find the voice guidance. How could I get it?

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
I do not think Google maps yet has voice guidance navigation for India. That is one area where Nokia shines (I had it more than 2 years ago on my Nokia 5800). You have to try one of the paid apps.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Oops, I didn't know that, I thought GMaps has Voice navigation surely. Thanks fyi.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] alex13809:
Im pretty sure most models DO have NFC, I haven't bought mine yet, but from the research I've done, only the UK models do not have NFC.

techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/samsung-officially-confirms-nfc-enabled-galaxy-s-ii-954965
[Galaxy S II General] ikaoivan:
Hy people..I wanna know why in Android Market there is no Tegrak Overclock Ultimate supported for my GS2?I went on Android Market with comp,found Tegrak Overclock Ultimate and there when I sign in,it writes: This app is incompatible with your VIPnet Samsung GT-I9100.

I am from Croatia and is it possible that in my country I cannot install this application? :confused:

Also does anyone know why when I run Tegrak Overclock free,when I set up on 1,453 GHz and run Quadrant the phone reboots itself?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Does it need root? Don't know!

All I can say that Overclocking is precise thing, please be sure what are you doing. Maybe in your case the OC wasn't stable, thus the device rebooted.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] ikaoivan:
Yes,it needs root,but I have already rooted my phone..
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
I am sorry then.
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
how did you root it?, what did u use

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[Galaxy S II General] ikaoivan:
I flashed via Odin with Chainfires kernel CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG3-v4.1-CWM4.zip and then flashed with original kernel to get rid of yellow triangle,put extracted zImage of CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG3-v4.1-CWM4.zip onto SD card and flashed in CWM...
[Galaxy S II General] sathya1234:
Hi Guys,

I had the phone in my pocket (inside samsung pouch), and the display broke, can see a small visible crack.. now the screen display is not working. would it be covered under warranty. i am very worried..

P.s: I am 100% sure the phone hasnt had a fall....
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
strange thing, how could it broke inside your pocket... i guess you better go to warranty asap and explain to those guys what happened, but don't wait too long, maybe the crack will get bigger
[Galaxy S II General] qjsmartphone:
Can I connect external devices to the galaxy S2 via HDMI like an external hidden camera???? or via 3.5 mm jack or via conversion cable I know stupid question but I am curious.
[Galaxy S II General] toastmh:
Why is it that flashing from the external sd with cwm does not work on ninpo's kernal?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
It doesn't work on CF-Root either AFAIK.

Pretty sure it's an issue with CWM, the external_sd is not visible. So put whatever you want to flash on Internal SD.
[Galaxy S II General] isaak182:
nice faq, thanks for all the tricks! just have a few questions:

how do i add google search engine to the browser? my stupid carrier didnt included it and its pissing me off since everytime i search for something it says theres an error with the data service, changes the words im searching for a stupid url (z.mobi.telcel) and doesnt search anything! :mad:

and the other one is: do you know how can i change the boot animation? i want that cool s from samsung but guess what? stupid carrier messed also that :(

thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] mtv1507:
Are KG1, KG2 and KG3 very different ROMs or Are they just different numbers for different regions (For E.g - An XXKG1 in Singapore is equivalent to XXKG2 in say Poland ) ?

This may sound very stupid and it probably is :), But I would still like to clarify.
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
Is there someone in here with Windows 7 SP1 x64 / x86 who succeded to update the phone via Keys?

i get the same error every time: "The program has closed unexpectedly".
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
I updated my phone to KF3 a month back, using Win 7 SP1 x64.
[Galaxy S II General] Chef_Tony:
+1 win 7 sp1 ultimate x64, no problems whatsoever. try re-installing kies and connect the phone without sd card for the first time, so that every driver installation succeeds. then you're good to go. also, starting kies as an administrator might help.

the problem might be caused by kies itself, a crash due to poor coding, or it might break due to the drivers. and since odin uses the very same drivers and relies on kies for that, do NOT, i repeat, do NOT try and flash a rom using odin in this state of your pc, if that fails as well, in the worst case in an early state, you might brick your device. sort out that problem first.

p.s. this is not to say that odin is more dangerous than kies, but in this very case, it might attempt to flash, while kies fails earlier and an incomplete flash is still worse than not starting in the first place.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Guys can you recommend a good Sports app, I tried ESPN Score Center, but don't really like it. EPL is near, so I'd like to have an app which will show me live scores and else, also for other sports like Cricket and others.

A simple yet effective always gets my priority.

Thanks in advance .

Sent from GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] fire_fist:
Since I can't post this in the MIUI (1.7.29) thread yet, has anyone else have troubles using 3g in the web browser? Wifi works fine but when using 3g, it doesn't work.
[Galaxy S II General] mtv1507:
I use the NDTV Cricket App which works great with Airtel GPRS and WiFi. But that would be just cricket, you could try the 'English Premier League Scores' from the market. I know this means having several apps for all the sports you like, but I dont find any better option as of now :)

Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
I did all the steps you guys mentioned above, first time I connected the phone on Debugging mode, after that I connected in usb card mode and Kies mode, all the drivers were installed successfully

I also installed & uninstalled Kies a few times, I even formatted my PC and did a fresh Win install

but, no luck, every time the same f'in error, I'm so frustrated I feel like I want to smash something

Another thing I want to mention: I use ADW Launcher, but I'm disabling it every time I connect to Kies...

I have also updated my Win and installed the latest .Net Framework, which I understand that is required by Kies

I can't figure out what's going wrong... :-(

Could the beta version of Eset Mobile Security interfere somehow with the upgrading process?

p.s. I don't want to flash it via Odin, I know I have to solve this issue first

p.s.2 forgot to mention, I already tried my laptop, x64 and PC, x86

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[Galaxy S II General] Quiety:
Thanks for your work !
[Galaxy S II General] mfenix130:
maranello69 Are you using the same modem/internet connection on all your devices ?
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
Nope, I have the default wired PPPOe connection on my desk PC and a shared wireless on laptop, also tried via wireless usb modem... same ****

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[Galaxy S II General] mfenix130:
Well sorry then dont know what is the problem

I had the same problem where the update would download and at the updating stage it would crash. i changed from a wired modem (which i had setup to connect to internet only when clicking the connection) to a wireless one (just plug and internet start)
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
no problem man, thanks for your reply

I also believe that this issue is somehow related to the internet connection, but I really don't know what else to try...

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[Galaxy S II General] vrekeno:
ScoreMobile (available on the market)

Using it all the time :D
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Thanks man, surely will check it out.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] ikaoivan:
Hi,I'm currently on Litening 5.0 XXKG6 ROM,Ninphetamine 2.0.5 kernel..what I have noticed is that is everything a slitely jerky..a litlle..is it because this ROM is deodexed like almost every custom ROM?Anyone with same annotation?
[Galaxy S II General] bbtaz:
is it worst to buy 2000ma battery?
[Galaxy S II General] donetus:
Google maps question

I'm using a stock rom (2.3.3) with Google Maps v5.2.1. The problem with it is that I can't pinpoint my location if I use it offline but when I enable the data connection or access to a wifi connection, it pinpoints where I am in the map. The same case also happens if I update Google maps to the latest version.

what can you recommend to fix the problem?
[Galaxy S II General] croftyboy8:
Try Goal.com mobile. its also in the market
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Thats the way how it works sir. GMaps doesn't work Offline, so you ought to have some Data connection for location.

Regards.

Sent from GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] Baraz:
Google maps need GPS to works. GPS need your data connection.
[Galaxy S II General] Baraz:
You can try Ninph 2.0.2 or try odexed ROM. I'm using a fully odexed ROM. No jerky at all.
[Galaxy S II General] Chef_Tony:
that is simply not true.

gps has nothing to do with data connection.

when you have an offline navigation software like navigon, you don't need a data connection for navigating, as you have the maps on your sd card. that is the same way, dedicated sat nav devices work, they don't require a sim card, just the navigation software, the maps and a gps signal.

also google maps does not actually need gps to work, as you can simply use it to look around or plan a route from point a to point b independent from your current location.

the stock navigation app on the sgs2 needs a data connection, because there are no offline maps available, so it needs a remote server, to calculate the routes.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
32GB

The classes refer to the speed the card can read & write date.

The greater the class the greater the speed.

Classes start at 2, then 4, 6, 8 & 10.

However not all manufacturers class rating is equal in speed.

i.e. A Sandisk Class 2 is greater in speed to a Kingston Class 4.

My favorite card is the Sandisk 32GB Class 4.
[Galaxy S II General] Sticks02:
^Sort of correct. Class specifies the MINIMUM guaranteed speed a device can WRITE to the card at, read speed is generally faster anyway. You can see higher quality cards, e.g. Sandisk Class 4's sometimes writing at 14+MB/s and noname-local class 8s and 10s writing at barely above 8 and 10.

Higher the better though, since you might get stuttering and lag with 720p+ video and taking 8MP stills with some cards that actually DO write at lower speeds.
[Galaxy S II General] nnik_1969:
Where are the photos and videos you shoot from the phone saved?In external sd or in intergrated memory or you can choose?
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
After you load the Camera App you click on the Settings icon (bottom left in Landscape or top left in Portait) and scroll down to the last but one item ~ Storage.

Here you select either Phone or Memory Card.

Phone stores it to the Phone's internal /SDCard/DCIM

Memory Card stores it to /SDCard/External_SD/DCIM
[Galaxy S II General] manks:
Is there any way to change the default screen it starts on. Liked sense how it started on screen 4. Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] crouch.michael:
I'm pretty sure there isn't, unfortunately. Hopefully developers can add this in.

Was this possible (through mods) in the original SGS eventually?
[Galaxy S II General] sohanlon07:
Springpad, while not a fully fledged diary app is a good note app which has a lot of options for different types of notes and you can use it via your desktop/laptop browser too. Might be a reasonable alternative for people.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
I have both a Springpad & Evernote account installed. As you say it does offer note taking with additional info but it is overkill, to large as a dedicated Diary App and not really ideal for this purpose.

The lightness of the MiniDiary is ideal...... Just a shame (as has already been covered) you can not backup your MiniDiary notes.

So, the question remains ~ under Frequently Asked Questions ~ There does not appear to be a direct method to backup MiniDiary. The only option is to first root your phone and backup the MiniDiary App but that again is not ideal as:-

a) It requires rooting the phone.

b) Backup is not implemented directly from within the App.
[Galaxy S II General] marvi0:
"Originally Posted by pulser_g2

If you are rooted, you can do this by renaming the shutter sound ogg file in /system/media/audio/ui. Rename it to .ogg.bak and it should stop the noise."

ok renamed the ogg file, the shutter is now gone, but their is still a bleep, when i press the button to take a pic. can this be silenced as well?.
[Galaxy S II General] rwc3b:
how do you take a macro shot?
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Select Camera then once it has loaded select Settings then look down and you will see 'Focus Mode'.

Tap Focus Mode and from the drop down menu select Macro which is the middle of three you can select.

Selectable items are:-

Auto Focus, Macro or Face Detection.
[Galaxy S II General] neock:
not really true, it was then confirmed that it was just a misunderstanding of the facebook chat. there will be NO tegra 2 version in hongkong.
[Galaxy S II General] A[L]C:
This will be the focus sound. It's played when the focus square goes green.

Im also looking to disable this so would appreciate any info.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] pulser_g2:
Once (if) I ever get my SGS2, i'll look at removing the sound.
[Galaxy S II General] bdpyo:
Wanting to pick this up for Att anyone have a valid drop date? Can't seem to find anything reliable.

Sent from my iPhone using RedSn0w.
[Galaxy S II General] Mother_Gooz:
Awesome device! Got it today, but i have a problem and not seen it in the topics so far. I have Kies installed but it doesn't recognise my phone. It keeps saying: Connecting. When i look at the pc's device manager i see it says: CDC Serial No drivers installed. I think thats why Kies its not recognises the device.

I dit a full uninstall and re-install but its not working, any of you owners have the same problem?
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Which version of Kies are you running?
[Galaxy S II General] Mother_Gooz:
Kies_2.0.0.11044_11_3 the most recent from samsung's website
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Well it's not Kies... It could be your USB Port.

Try using a different port and have a read of this.

I know it's for the SGS but the info applies.
[Galaxy S II General] Mother_Gooz:
Thanks for the info! But it doesn't work, tried everything: Different USB ports - Try finding the right drivers in the zipfile - Deleting Kies and install again..

Anyone got a bright idea on this one, or am i the only one with this problem :P
[Galaxy S II General] donetus:
if you need direction to go a certain place, then yes, GPS should be enabled. GPS needs your data connection? Yes and No. the reason why I asked the question regarding Google Maps is because in my X10 Mini Pro, i enabled the prefetch cache option so what i did is i just browsed all the locations that i frequently go so that if i need to access it offline, i can view it.

Also, with the X10 Mini Pro, Google maps can pinpoint my location without any data connection. thus serving its purpose of guiding me where i need to go.
[Galaxy S II General] clownage:
simple question: Does anyone know if it's possible to timestamp all pictures taken using the phone? I can't seem to find an option to turn this on, surely samsung haven't omitted this simple feature?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
No, AFAIK this is not possible right now.

Don't lose your hope though, because if you look carefully at the filename of a photo....the datestamp is there. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] lalit.j:
How can I avoid dual notification of SMS`s , I have Handcent sms APP installed in my GS2

whenever a SMS comes the phone rings twice and both the message apps shows notification stock as well as Handcent

cant find the setting to disable either of them o-0 :-?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Well can't say about Handcent, but you can Disable notification and select ringtone as Silent to STOP notifications in Stock SMS app under Settings. There must be an option in Handcent too.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] Ezzy77:
Change the camera app, some have a timestamp feature. Can't remember one that does from the top of my head, but i recall some do.
[Galaxy S II General] cad_2011:
by the way, is there a link that details what are the 2 letters of the ROM represents? there are like ke, kf, kg (1-7)

for example, what's KE? KF? KG?

what the difference between KG1 and KG4?
[Galaxy S II General] pillaru:
hello, i have a xxkce version, do you know if i can update it to xxke7
[Galaxy S II General] BopNiblets:
Messaging skins?

Hi guys, anyone know how to get the stock Messaging app skins/themes back after updating?

I updated to XXKG6 and want them back!

Also, how do I take screenshots on the SGSII? Holding Back and pressing Home doesn't seem to work for me.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] B3311:
1 - someone in this thread got it the themes working on KG6, didn't work for me though:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1177494

2 - Screenshot=Home+Power
[Galaxy S II General] mark0326:
Screenshot: more descriptive version...

While holding the 'Home' button down, briefly press the 'Power' button then release the 'Home' button.
[Galaxy S II General] 888hd2:
In SGS2, how do I play .mts , .mov , .mpg taken with my Sony digital camera? None of the player worked?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Have you tried using MoboPlayer.
[Galaxy S II General] bluefa1con:
any good flv player?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Hmmm, could be some extra special formatting from Sony.

Try converting the files to .avi or .mp4.
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
I find QQPlayer plays them nicely, but stalls sometimes on some avi's. A combination of Mobo Player and QQ Player generally has resolved almost any video format issue I had with the standard player.
[Galaxy S II General] ocaldini:
I want to know how to improve wi-fi range...:cool:
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Try different modems... :)

Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA telepathy.
[Galaxy S II General] sunseaker:
Where are the Wallpapers stored? They don't show up in the gallery so I assume they are amongst the system files somewhere.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
If it is a picture then it will be there in the Gallery, maybe in a different folder but it will be there. Like O have 4 folders in Gallery, they all contain different images from different sources.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] sunseaker:
The stock wallpapers (which came preinstalled) don't show up in my Gallery. Using the stock rom. I've done a search in the sdcard folder and didn't find them either. But they do exist somewhere as I can access them by long tapping the homescreen and selecting wallpapers.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Oh the Stock wallpapers, nope, they don't appear in Gallery.