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[Galaxy S II General] bojanmil:
What will remain on phone after removing TouchWiz and Messaging applications??? I gues that Samsung removed stock Gingerbread launcher and Messaging applications from their ROM and replaced these applications with their own.
[Galaxy S II General] samnor75:
playing games

hy can i play games in HD that Galaxy S2 cannot but can play with Galaxy S such as Need for speed shift HD... is there any software to overcome this matter
[Galaxy S II General] KEICHI_:
I use Root Explorer or delete before I flash ROM. You can also try GScript.

Here is a list of safe apps to remove: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...SENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Hey guys I need two things, one, I need a Calendar widget which will show full month, like the one I had on my S8500. And also I like the MIUI clock widget, but can't find one which will show a second hand option! I am currently using the Month Calendar widget which more or less does the job, but it takes way much extra space, and Analog Clock collection for the MIUI clock, but as I said, no second hand.

If anyone could help me on these I'll be very very grateful.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] hadox:
thanks for the info!
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Try S2 Calendar Widget 2

For the Clock try Animated Analog Clock Widget

You can also download other clock packs to use with it.

Clock Widget Pack Modern

Clock Widget Pack Sense UI

Clock Widget Pack Glass
[Galaxy S II General] bojanmil:
OK, I removed Samsung's "Messaging" application using Root Explorer. Now I haven't any application for send/receive SMS and MMS. How can I install native Gingerbread "Messaging" application?

EDIT: OK, I solved this.
[Galaxy S II General] pejx:
Try "Business Calendar" by Appgenix Software. Absolutely brilliant. There is a paid and a free version.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
I have another request. Can anyone advice me a Flip clock with Second flipping option. I am currently using the Go Clock and its super smooth, but as you can see it doesn't have the Second display.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
The only one I can think of is Digital Clock Wallpaper.

You have the seconds with this App.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Thanks for that. But that app doesn't have a Flip clock, it's just a normal one, and also it's a Live Wallpaper. What I need is a clock widget which will actually flip and with seconds. Searched whole Market, but couldn't find one! Tried these apps, they are NOT flip, yet some of them named as Flip!

3D Flip Clock & World Weather- https://market.android.com/details?id=com.droid27.d3flipclockweather&hl=en

FlipClock BlackOut Widget 4x2- https://market.android.com/details?id=factory.widgets.FlipClockBlackOut&hl=en

Retro Clock Widget- https://market.android.com/details?id=nl.jsource.retroclock.android&hl=en

Animating Flip Clock Wiget- https://market.android.com/details?id=com.peppernutstudios.flipclock&hl=en

Simple Flip Clock- https://market.android.com/details?id=az.acc.flipclock

aniFlipClock LITE- https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kuse.it.animated.fliplite&hl=en

Animated Rolling Clock- https://market.android.com/details?...drollingclockLITE&feature=more_from_developer

Only one of the above gave me a Flip second option but it was laggy as hell. Still searching.......
[Galaxy S II General] Omega Frost:
Any decent explanation about ROMs Firmwares Kernels Modems and CSCs? When / How to change them, the relation with the Android Version, explanations about Baseband?
[Galaxy S II General] bra1nDeaD:
They are named "flip" because they look like they "flip". Also, Animating Flip Clock Widget does really flip, but does not have show the second. Showing the second with an animation will eat your battery.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Thanks. I've already tried the app as I said. Yes, it does flip and flip more smoothly than some other apps out there but this Clock is just silky smooth, the smoothest I've seen.

Besides I am not sure if a flip second option will drain any extra juice, cause I've tired some livewallpapers and there wasn't any extra suffering of juice, so I suppose it will be the same in this case.
[Galaxy S II General] deep_707:
transfer apps

Hello, I am a one day member to Samsung S2 I had a htc phone and had lot of apps which still exists there...is there any way to transfer the apps...to this new phone....considering the phone is not rooted.

Thanks in advance...:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
If you have Apps stored in your google account from The Market then you should be able to install on your new phone when you sign into your account.
[Galaxy S II General] bra1nDeaD:
A live wallpaper has a different architecture in Android than a widget. The LWP is designed for animation and the process (service) that animates it stays active.

Also, if you replace a LWP with another (clock) LWP than the battery use will most likely be the similar as LWPs always use more.

A widget does not have a consistent process, so will have a bigger overhead on every update.

Because widgets are not designed for animation, you will struggle to find any at all. But if you do, please let us know because I'm very interested.

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yes, but you won't be able to copy over the data of every app on un-rooted phones.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Agreed but the question I read was 'just' the App itself.

If as you say is the App and Data then you are quite correct.
[Galaxy S II General] bra1nDeaD:
Indeed. I thought I'll mention it explicitly in case that's what deep_707 meant.
[Galaxy S II General] deep_707:
Thanks for the prompt response...I do not see the apps in 'My apps' in market though I am using the same google account...is there any way to upload the apps that are stored in my old phone to my google account now?
[Galaxy S II General] bra1nDeaD:
It could be that some apps are not compatible with your new phone so they won't show up. Not sure why it shows none.

You could try to go to the web market, login there and see if both phones are listed in your account. Then see if you can install the same apps on your other phone from there.
[Galaxy S II General] deep_707:
Actually I did that...and its shows both the device, and status installed..compatible to both devices...is manually searching the market and installing the only solution?

Thanks again
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Snap..... My thoughts exactly.
[Galaxy S II General] deep_707:
May be this is a known issue....

Missing apps in the My Apps menu

If you’re missing some or all of your installed apps when viewing the My Apps section of Android Market, it’s possible that you’re logged in to Android Market with the wrong account. If you’re on the latest version of Android Market and are running Android 2.2 or higher, please follow these steps to switch your account:

Open Android Market

Press Menu and then touch Accounts

Select a different account to use

We’ve heard of some users suddenly missing apps under the My Apps section of Android Market. This is a known issue that we are currently investigating, and updates can be found on our Known Issues page.
[Galaxy S II General] bra1nDeaD:
I'm not a 100% sure, so someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Only paid apps will show up in the Android Market (at least on my phone) under the section "not installed" so you can install them from there.

Free apps are free, and you'll have to manually install them.

Another option could be using ADB to retrieve all the APKs from the old phone and then install them on the new phone. But I'm unsure if this requires root as I've been rooted for so long now I forgot how it was before.

basically you'll need the Android SDK (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html), use that to download the ADB driver (you might need a driver from you phone manufacturer) and then you can use the ADB command line application in the SDK to get files or install APKs.

I just had a little google and found this page: http://mauweb.net/3.0/en/technology...idextracting-apk-files-from-your-android.html

It mentioned that you need a rooted phone, so I guess you're stuck with manually installing them again.
[Galaxy S II General] deep_707:
Thanks guys...I might root it soon ...but just started the contract would do once convinced the device does not have a flaw...thanks again...
[Galaxy S II General] bra1nDeaD:
Mind you, I think you only need to root the phone where you want to copy the APKs from. Once you have them on your computer you can install them with ADB on a phone without root. You only need to change the settings in the phone to allow non-market apps on the phone.
[Galaxy S II General] UdaG123:
Concealing received texts

Hi, can someone help me please.... Is it possible to temporarily conceal the fact that your Samsung is receiving texts, until you are in a private space and want to read them? I'd be grateful for any answers, thank.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Lol, that's one of the weirdest questions I've heard in a while.

I guess you could not take your phone everywhere you go.... or put it on vibrate and not take it out of your pocket.

Simple.

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[Galaxy S II General] UdaG123:
Yeah, the problem is, I don't want the people who are with me, who might use my phone, to see the texts I am receiving. They are for my eyes only ... lol. Is there anything I can do, please? (Thanks for your speedy reply, I appreciate it!)
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Lol, well sounds to me like your friends don't respect your privacy.

Your can lock your screen so it will require a password or a code pattern to unlock. Have a look at the privacy settings.

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[Galaxy S II General] UdaG123:
Thank you, that is a help although it's not quite what I mean. I take it it's not possible just not even to show that I am receiving a text, until a time of my choosing ...? Even if someone else uses my phone in the meantime, to make a call?

Thanks ever so much for your help with this.
[Galaxy S II General] kwokwchoy:
use Go SMS.. it has the privacy settings that you require.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
You could turn off the notification for receiving a text message. Its in messaging settings.

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[Galaxy S II General] UdaG123:
Ah, thank you. Can I find "Go SMS" under the Samsung Apps on the handset, or do I connect to a PC, download something from the Internet ...?
[Galaxy S II General] elio:
SPC in the market will also do the job (super private conversation)
[Galaxy S II General] UdaG123:
Oooh, great, that sounds do-able ! You see, the phone is not actually mine, it's a friend's. She is in her sixties, I am in my late forties, we are both not that technical (as you can probably tell). (She is even worse than me, which is why I am asking for her...) So I relay the messages to her, and when she feels brave enough, she tries ... :-)

So - I appreciate all the help I have got from you all, thank you ever so much. Hopefully this'll do the trick!
[Galaxy S II General] UdaG123:
Heyy, everyone - we have done it!! The messages still arrive, thank goodness, and there is a small "1" in the envelope at the bottom, but not a huge orange envelope in the middle of the screen any more! It was in message settings. Wow, I'm so grateful, thanks again to you all.
[Galaxy S II General] RenatoN:
Creating tarballs to flash

Can someone explain how can I extract/create a new tarball for the CSC or the MODEM from the bundled tarball (PDA/MODEM/CSC)?

And how can I create a "frankenstein" tarball with given PDA, MODEM and CSC?
[Galaxy S II General] kisekio:
Guys, is an app such as "app2sd" really necessary for the SGSII?

I read around and want to prevent possible issues for apps or games that are installed on sd card by app2sd.

i.e. force close, hang, freeze, not working at all, etc... maybe because some of the app files are in the sd card, while some others in the internal memory, and several other issues. I am more concerned into stability and realibility rather than storage space.

Is it recommended to just use the external sd card for music and pics storage, while install apps and games neatly and nicely in internal memory?
[Galaxy S II General] Trötter:
Screenlock problem

My screenlock(by pincode) on the galaxy s2 has for some reason stop accepting my chosen code. This has occured without any manually done changes in the settings of the phone.

I have always used the same code as my sim-card and i get by the sim-card lock on startup but not the screen lock that follow.

Has anyone else ran into this problem?

I have tried rebooting the phone both with and without a sim-card. This doesn't help.

I have tried to reach the factory reset by using Volume up+home+power on the bootup of the phone, but sadly that also requires the same password that is no longer working.

I have also tried upgrading the firmware with Odin 1.85 but that didn't reset any settings on the phone.

I can't do anything through Kies since it only says that the phone needs to be unlocked before i can do anything.

On Android Webb-version of market there is a app called Screen Lock Bypass that would solve the problem, if the phone would actually turn on on my account. The reason is doesn't turn up is probably since i have disabled automatic uppdates on applications in the background, to save battery...

Any suggestions other then sending the phone in on service? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] shetyeashish:
please help me

Please help me with the query

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1295070
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
External sd is mainly for you to backup/save music, pics, downloads and other stuff on. Internal sd is used by system.

I would strongly advise against using apps2sd. There is just no need for it.

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[Galaxy S II General] lordsyre27:
Nice

NiceNiceNice Thread sir very helpful
[Galaxy S II General] kobakis:
very nice thread!
[Galaxy S II General] materijalmen:
"-Enable usb debugging from Menu > Settings > Applications

-return to home screen

-plug usb cable in

-pull down status bar

-press ' connect usb storage' button"

I was trying to use my phone as an usb device. My pc recognizes the phone, in Total Commander i see the storages (one for the phone and one for my 8gig microsd) but I cant explore it, cannot do anything. Whats the problem? I use win7 64bit edition.
[Galaxy S II General] OrangeDweep:
Is there way to say if the phone is using it's self to connect to inet, or that it is tethered ?I mean for my provider, who restricts me from using my data plan for tethering...
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Not 100% sure what you mean....

If you only want to use WiFi connection, then you can disable Packet Data in Mobile Network settings.
[Galaxy S II General] OrangeDweep:
I mean that My provider says, that I can use my data plan to MOBILE data only, like web, mail apps etc. but I can not use it to tether internet connection to my laptop for example... And I'm like - how is he gonna know? is there a way to tell?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Well, the only way they will be able to tell is when your data usage goes up. To be honest they won't know anything for sure, unless they are tracking your phone lol

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[Galaxy S II General] Hammersuit:
Good rom?

I am planning on returning my Infuse 4g tomorrow (AT&T) for a SGS II, and I was wondering if someone could possibly recommend a fun, stable, fast rom. I have browsed through these forums some, but there are so just so many roms in comparison to those available for the Infuse ( One of the reasons i'm making the switch, support for SGS II compared to Infuse from this community and AT&T alike)
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
VillainROM

Pretty much the first, and still the fastest, most stable and battery happy ROM available.
[Galaxy S II General] Hammersuit:
Thanks! I have my SGS2 in hand right now and I just rooted it, now time for some custom rom goodness!:D
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Free your android. ;)

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[Galaxy S II General] Hammersuit:
Capacitive touch buttons

Sorry for my noobiness, I have browsed for this answer but these the SGS2 forums are enormous. Since most of these roms are for international SGS2's, and have the hardware button in the middle, will a lot of the roms not work with my AT&T SGS2 with 4 capacitive touch buttons? Will I run into this alot? Or is this just simply a matter of needing a different kernel?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
The kernel usually controls those soft buttons so yeah. I didn't realize you had that version lol.

European version is better :p , have to say though you do get a bigger screen and faster CPU on the US version.

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[Galaxy S II General] Hammersuit:
Lol i know it's confusing right... but actually the version I have is exactly like the European version...... but has those buttons, lol. 4.3 inch screen and all. Do you know of a kernel in particular that is for American adaptations?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
That's weird lol.

Best bet is ask in Chainfire's CF-Root kernel thread if you could use one if the kernels to root your phone.

What's your current stock kernel?

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[Galaxy S II General] Hammersuit:
Well I have now tried flashing several roms, I just flashed Cognition S2 and it uses the ninphetamine kernel. I feel that i must have screwed something up... Every rom I have flashed the "back" and "search" buttons are not working. And oddly enough the developer of the rom has the same providor as I do so I would think the kernel would be adjusted for this model, unless of course it is infact for the international phone.

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Sorry for the double post... but I definitely believe that something has gone wrong, I had a hard time attaining root access and the only way I could attain it was by installing CWM kernel and then booting into recovery and flashing a "stock" AT&T rooted rom... I have a feeling that kernels aren't flashing properly... Two different roms I have flashed have not been sending out calls (or in call speaker is not working, I can't tell) but MMS seems to be working fine.
[Galaxy S II General] Hammersuit:
Wow i'm sorry, my apologies I feel like an idiot, I did not realize there is a complete separate forum for my phone- apparently the hardware is very different.
[Galaxy S II General] anibalin:
hey guys,

In my sgs I my icon labels are transparent.

Any chance of getting the same effect in sgs2? (running stock xxki3).

Thanks in advance guys.
[Galaxy S II General] Holidae1:
Is there a way to restore data and apps from another phone. I had the Epic 4G up until the Epic 4G Touch released. I used Titanium Backup on the epic. I have it on the epic touch now and I want my apps and things from my old phone to transfer to the new phone :confused: :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Well, you could always copy the TB folder from your Epic 4G to the Epic Touch. All the stuff you backed up is there, just remember not to restore any system data.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Guys what Font pack is the best out there? I am bored with the default Bold style font of KI8 and found this, it's good but want more font options,

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hongik.fontomizerSP&feature=search_result

TIA.
[Galaxy S II General] norbu23:
Hi how's the Ninphetamine 2.0.2 on the battery life? Does it help save it?
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
Try to Ubuntu font from that app, looks great
[Galaxy S II General] Remix2011:
My country still didn't get the official 2.3.4 update....damn
[Galaxy S II General] adotth:
SMS delivery report?
[Galaxy S II General] dirtyglove:
hi all, i hope this is the right thread/topic to be posting this..

iam getting the galaxy s2 phone along with my friend from tmobile..

had a few general questions that i couldnt seem to find in the FAQ's at the beginning of the forum..

first off would love to hear some reviews aside from those i googled or youtubed.. just major pro's/cons.

any upgrades as far as memory etc?

and last what mods/roms do people reccommend to do that improve the phone overall? that 'light'ning' rom looks siick!..

i recently just cancelled my metro pcs..cant believe how long i was with them with the type of service i got.. i had the huawei ascend which i rooted and did an icarus mod to but more or less was pointless for how slow the phone was/metro as a whole.

anyhow would hope to hear from you guys, all thoughts/tips appreciated!

d.
[Galaxy S II General] madmaximillian:
I don't see the volume bug mentioned anywhere here. Why not? It's a dealbreaker issue that hasn't been solved.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
What volume bug??

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[Galaxy S II General] madmaximillian:
crummy audio quality too :(
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Fine for me here, 5.1 works well with headphones.

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[Galaxy S II General] hitendra72:
phone review - the phone rocks! some people complain about not having notification led, but if u use a kernel like ragemod or ninphetamine that support bln, you can get the softtouch key led to light up so that's not really an issue.. can't think of any other drawback really hardware-wise.. software wise - a good rom + good kernel + good practices can give you superb battery life (i have gone up to 37 hours with moderate use) and my last quadrant score for what its worth was around 4300

not sure what you mean by memory upgrade - but you could throw in a micro-sd upto 32 gb if you like esp. if you are a heavy music/photo/video guy

on roms - i hav tried rarity, sensation, and check roms.. currently am on check-rom and quite smooth.. and if u r into oc/uv kind of stuff, then choose a kernel that supports that.. and remember, some kernels will support setcpu, others tegrak etc. the other big good news is that a stable cyanogen build is out so you could try that.. if

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yeah.. what audio bug?

crummy audio quality is a subjective point... have you tried with a different set of headphones instead of the bundled ones? sometimes it may be the headphones, not the device... and occasionally, the music file might be encoded at a low volume, esp. for mp3 downloaded off the net...
[Galaxy S II General] -SKYLINE-:
in-call notification sound audible to other party on headphones

how do you disable notification sounds that are audible to the other in-call party when you are using the headphones / headset / earbuds?

for example, i use the headphones for a call. Then a whatsapp notification sound plays. The person on the other side of the call hears this notification as well. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Your can usually turn off notifications in app settings.

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[Galaxy S II General] :
My audio quality is just fine as well :D
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Guys what is the path for System Fonts? In Root Explorer or something like that? Have lot of good fonts in Go Launcher, but can't use as system fonts as I don't know the path.

TIA.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Pretty simple really, "system/fonts" is the location. :)

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[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
I already saw that! But that doesn't seem the correct place for System Fonts. The fonts listed there don't match the system fonts list. See the photo. They are different.
[Galaxy S II General] shadowkavi:
MAn !! thank u !! Thumbs UP !!! how long did it take for u to type this ?? I will try to Donate u in the near Future !! Great work !!