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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saenic:
My Brother just got his Galaxy S2 and when he started Angry Birds I saw the color banding there.

Its not an effect of the AMOLED, its in the software (else you wouldn't see it on the screenshots).

Here are comparison screenshots:

HTC Desire (2.3.3) (click for big version)

SGS2 KE2 (click for big version)

Can this be fixed somehow? Maybe with KE7 firmware?

Or is this a problem solely from Angry Birds?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanwray:
hmmm

Ok so I ripped a background overlay from angry birds (the sun ray casting)

Can you run the attached and press switch button see if that is the effect of which you speak?

Edit: I also now think that it could be something to do with how the GPU uses ETC compressed bitmaps
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuhinz:
16 bit option shows more severe banding. However the 24 bit colour also shows some light banding effect.

Strange thing is, when I open this page on my phone, the |HTC screenshot shows no banding at all... which seems to indicate an issue with how the GPU/ Driver handles the image in-app which causes the banding.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godutch:
maybe this could work?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1012278
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtda:
my sgs2 has colour banding on wallpapers and on plenty of things

i was so excited to have a sgs2 and the screen seems dissapointing compared to my old sgs1

can anything be done to fix this

i have ke7 stock optus, then i flashed with xeu ke7

is there a better firmware to choose?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaukassus:
no firmware will fix the color banding atm.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanwray:
I don't have any colour banding issues really. Maybe only very few in blue mid-tones and very dark green. But not noticeable.

Usually is set to low colour mode by the developer/app. So 99% likely that it's not a fault.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Anthony-:
What is the source of your informations?

Thank you btw!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanwray:
me? my eyes? my devices, the fact that I set my apps to 888 or on some devices they default to 565? Not sure what you mean...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StickyGeko:
this colour bandings not on all sgs2's, im on my 3rd.... 1st 2 were fine n had no colour banding at all, but im on my 3rd now and this 1s awful, massively noticable on the nexus live wallpaper, the grass 1.... doesnt really matter what the colours are, this 1 has a really dull screen too...... gutted
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluntendo:
Colour Banding

Well, my SGS2 was sweet until i flasha custom rom , now even with the same stock Orange UK rom the colour is fakked up!:mad::mad::confused::confused:1111 :( it now feels like a cheap chinese copy of the SGS2. :(

Even at boot the Orange animation has 50% colour that it used to have.....:confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dexter_Morgan:
I have to say I never really noticed this (or at least let it bother me). I just fired up angry birds and can see what you mean. Annoyingly, I only just flashed KI3 to a mates SG2, else I could have looked at his to see if it is any different.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyaniris:
I am having this issue with my SGS2, but I don't believe it's a hardware problem. I took screenshot on a Moto device, and transferred the PNG image to SGS2. The gradient color is shown without any color-banding effect.
[LG Optimus 2x] sacredsoul:
Since CM7 now is more or less stable for daily use, I think it's time we have some CM7 themes to dress up the phone? Most if not all themes currently available is exclusively for the Modaco ROM. It would be greatly appreciated by me and the lot of CM7 users (Believe me, we are quite a few :D ) if these themes are ported to CM7 and also, if new themes are also done. I understand CM7 is not even in RC stages yet but as I have read, there have been RC's that have been less stable than current O2X Nightlies. I also tried Theme Choose themes and they do not tailored for the O2X screen size and they appear odd.

I do not expect them to turn up overnight but some slow progress would be indefinitely better than no progress. That's all I'm saying. Thank you for your time.
[LG Optimus 2x] 75markus:
yes, theme chooser is a nice feature, but the problem is this themes don´t contain everything shown in framework ...

i think it will be better to "old school" theme framework-res.apk & SystemUI.apk for a better look !

if you like i can start to port my theme to CM (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056722) , but somebody has to try, cause i´m still using MCR ...
[LG Optimus 2x] sacredsoul:
Thank you! We need more devs like you :) Ah, the BGB theme. Used to use that on Fear's rom but moved to CM cos of the battery drain issue. Yep, BGB theme would be a great start for CM :)
[LG Optimus 2x] rori~:
You tried Honeycream, CyanbreadX....? (free in the market)

they fit perfectly :)
[LG Optimus 2x] 75markus:
they really look nice :D
[LG Optimus 2x] 75markus:
If someone wants to test 1. Alpha Version of BGB Theme for CM, pm me and i give you download link ...

I am not able to test yet cause i´m still using MCR Rom ...:rolleyes:
[LG Optimus 2x] pa.pn2:
CyanbreadX looks really nice

where can i get the theme chooser?
[LG Optimus 2x] sacredsoul:
Theme Chooser is preinstalled with CM :)
[LG Optimus 2x] pa.pn2:
yeah but just in the nightly^^

not in this-->WGSpoelstra's Gingerbread Edition V3.1.2 (CM7)

tried to push theme chooser via rootexplorer to system/apps with permissions but fcs
[LG Optimus 2x] sacredsoul:
I suggest you ask in WGSpoelstra's thread. He usually is really helpful ;)
[LG Optimus 2x] pa.pn2:
can i use any hdpi cyanogen theme with the latest nightly?
[LG Optimus 2x] aMpeX:
I use Honeybread, looks very nice :)
[LG Optimus 2x] sacredsoul:
Ah I go more for the simplistic approach :D
[LG Optimus 2x] pa.pn2:
wasnt an answer for my question^^

is it possible or not?
[LG Optimus 2x] aMpeX:
If I had aimed to answer your question, I would have quoted your post.:rolleyes:

Honeybread is a HDPI theme, so I guess you can use them with the nightlies.
[LG Optimus 2x] pa.pn2:
ok thx for that:)
[LG Optimus 2x] znejk:
Search market for mattedblues, u wont be dissapointed!
[Desire HD General] Slvrback:
Hi all, my DHD was on 3uk, done everything to debrand the bad boy but still got a 3 splashscreen on startup, any way of getting rid or changing it??
[Desire HD General] Hawks556:
Find the thread "[SPLASH] The splash image thread - post your splash!" by jkoljo. There you'll find an answer :)
[Desire HD General] Slvrback:
Sound, all sorted, many thanks ;-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] WarDrake:
According to samfirmwares, Gingerbread just hit the phones at Hong Kong, and they'll be uploading the firmwares in a while, with this we might finally get a decent Call recording feature in GB ^_^
[Xperia Arc General] gabhru:
hi all,

I'm facing a strange problem in gallery. As i pinch-zoom pictures taken from the camera, zoom is fine and the edges remain smooth. Similar is the case with pictures downloaded from hd wallpaper app.

However, if i zoom-in on the pictures (9.1 MP captured through my Sony DSC-H50 camera), it is not showing up nice. It shows up blocky inspite of the fact that its resolution is higher than that of the screen; even so on minor pinch-zoom.

Major problem however is that if I try to make these as my wallpaper, it shows up very blocky.

Is there any resolution for this problem? Is there any other app through which I can set images as my wallpaper without disturbing the quality?
[Xperia Arc General] JohnBox:
Try wallpaper set and save :)
[Xperia Arc General] copo:
Did you wait for a moment, say, 5-10 seconds? I was using an old card which is a class 2 SD card and everytime I zoom in a picture it takes about 5 seconds to load the full resolution, the situation gets much better after I have changed to a class 10 Transcend micro SD card, try to get a class 10 card and you will probably find improvement in pretty much everything since there is very frequent usage on SD card for caching I guess.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcoplo:
I have strange problem with my Arc because if connect to charger and it 100% take of charger then drain battery like 10% per hour. When I restart my phone it keeps working for 2 days.

Basically after i charge phone i have to restart otherwise in 4 hours my battery is gone!

I bought 2 weeks ago phone under warranty any solution for that.

Any battery calibration tips tricks or battery stats wipes without losing warranty
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomo100brt:
Did you update your arc using SEUS on PC? I had same problem but after update on Android 2.3.3 it is gone. They fix that in Android 2.3.3. If there is no update wait for it. It will come. Other thing you must know about battery is that after a mounth of using device battery last longer but i think this is battery bug that is fixed in Android 2.3.3.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manutd1372:
battery low
[7 Mozart General] cyb0tr0n:
Hi all

Im looking for a HTC Europe rom with a CV of 206 to use to flash / debrand my O2 Ireland HTC 7 Mozart. My current firmware is 2250.21.14102.206

If anybody can provide a link to this rom, I would be most grateful !!

Thanks

cyb0tr0n
[7 Mozart General] ciarank01:
Im in the same boat man, if you find out how to do it then I would greatly appreciate it if you showed me
[Desire General] pouetpou:
Hi all,

I have recently decided to pass my desire to the last CM7 stable, well donned.

But I have a problem I didn't have before with my original ROM 2.2 (maybe with an old voicesearch not updated) that's my phone do not recognize chinese speaking. It recognize English and French without problem (didn't test others yet).

I have downloaded the last voicesearch.apk available on the market (verzion) using Market Enabler because I couldn't find any voicesearch on the Chinese original market.

I am using Smart Keyboard Pro and have downloaded English/Chinese/French dictionary and that's working well before.

Someone got the same problem ? Do you know how to solve this ?:confused:

Thanks.
[Desire General] pouetpou:
Is there any chinese here using voicesearch write sms/email by speaking chinese and english ?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] digitalpirate:
I keep getting a force closes or my front facing camera doesn't' seem to work when i try any of the video chat applications. Tango, Qik, and Fring all don't work for me. Fring and Qik get forces closes and Tango just doesn't show any video. I have a Verizon Xperia play.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] whyteboyello:
Same here can't figure out what the problem is
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] mamallica:
u know its funny i use yahoo and for some reason it uses my back camera. there is no option to use the front camera! so i guess i am suffering from the same pain! lol.

but yahoo video works as long as u use the back camera.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] elinscheid:
I have the same problems. I guess it's a verizon Xplay specific thing?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] mamallica:
Im from canada. With rogers. So its general
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ps3taker:
Doesn't Verizon's Xperia Play has Skype with Video?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ammarcool12:
well i had read in some reviews that the front camera cannot be used for any kinds of videos calls it was in gsm arena i suppose :P
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ps3taker:
Yahoo Messenger or Vtok?

I tried Yahoo Messenger (with Video add-on from the market) from my Xplay to my sister's laptop and it would ring her and vice versa but would always give a message that she could not answer the call, neither video nor voice. The only video I could see is that from my Xplay's back facing camera and I could not change it to the front facing video. For a photo for my profile however the yahoo messenger took the snapshot from the front facing camera. I tried both over 3G and Wifi - if anyone had better experience please let me know so that I can see if it was some network issue or my sister's laptop issue.

Has anyone tried to use vtok from Xplay to Google video chat? Apparently it works and is free and does not require additional sign-in besides Google’s – I wonder if someone could confirm how well before I try to convince my sister to install gtalk on her laptop.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ps3taker:
just noticed your post - had same thing with my video but also could not get the video or voice from the counterparty. Maybe a problem with my sister's yahoo messenger installation on her laptop? Did you do it over Wifi or 3g or both please? Thank for your help in advance
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ps3taker:
There was a leaked Skype apk with Video for android exclusive for verizon back in April - I saw people tried to modify it for other handsets and networks - I hope one of those mods will work for you given that you are on Verizon.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] digitalpirate:
fring seems to have been updated and works now but nobody really uses fring that I know ..
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ryocoon:
That is a big NO. Nobody on android has an official Skype with Video. There was a leak that was specifically for the Thunderbolt (4G-LTE phone, same CPU/GPU combo I think though), but didn't come stock and is not on the market.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ryocoon:
From my knowledge, the most prominent threads I've found on that... It was leaked for the Thunderbolt (same CPU/GPU as far as I know as Xperia Play) but it was never officially released. The modded one removed a few things that were causing device specific checks, but the app still FC'd upon launch or sign-on.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ps3taker:
Thanks - I looked into it more now too - and saw all the problems which maybe hard to fix :mad: - just not sure if people who were trying to mod it were on Verizon or not - was hoping that if someone on Verizon could get it to work on Xplay first then it would be easier for other developers to remove network lock too. Hope Verizon is still planing to issues Skype Video for Xplay themselves soon. Or maybe Sony will be unhappy with supporting Skype now that Microsoft bought it:confused:
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] mamallica:
Hi. I used both wifi and 3g. Works perfectly. ItsbCtually amazing! I tried it more than five six times already with ppl using yahoo on pc. Worked fine. If u see ur pic on the bak and u can call her, then ur part works fine. She must reinstall orbupdate her yahoo. Try it on other computer and u should see the result
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c3c0l0n:
Hi, I would like to have root access to my phone, but not necessarily with a custom ROM. I would also prefer to not change my bootloader.

What exactly is rooting? Is it replacing the whole system image with an image that gives the user root access? Or is it just like enabling sudo for the user? Or is a smaller part replaced? (I am somewhat familiar with electronics, computers and Linux, but I find the Android hacking a bit confusing :) )

Also, is it possible to run stock Android, only with root access? Will the access be lost when upgrading?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c3c0l0n:
Thank you. How is the rooting performed? Is only an ACL modified, or is a more fundamental part of the system changed (like the kernel, bootloader etc)?

I know that a custom ROM might be unstable/experimental, but does the same apply for rooting, or is the modification so small that one could expect the exact same stability as in the stock ROM?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stian230:
All your questions are explained in detail in the Development section
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c3c0l0n:
Sorry, I did not find it. However, I read this without getting smarter. This video suggests that rooting is a process that does something with your phone without replacing everything. An exact list of what the rooting tools do would be perfect :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Treybonew:
Not all tools do the same thing. To get a specific answer, you will have to ask the person that came up with whatever rooting tool you are referring to. Some phones take more to root than others.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ameypg:
I'm using XXJVO Gingerbread. When the battery is charged 100%, it shows the charged notification and *starts discharging*.immediately. The earlier ROM would stay on AC and use power from the charger (like a laptop).

After battery is charged 100%, I used the phone as usual with charger plugged in and once unplugged, charge dropped to 70%!

Sent from my Galaxy S
[Galaxy S I9000 General] vcespon:
Read the forum before posting another stupid thread about something that has been commented too many times already.

It works that way now, we know that, it has been explained thousands of times in the last month.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cwl999:
I have to defend the OP since I definitely see what they are saying.

e.g. I plug the charger in last thing at night. In the morning I unplug and can see that the charge level is about 97%. This we all know is normal to protect the battery. On froyo, if I don't use the phone, it'll stay at 95-97 thoughout the morning. On gb, when I unplug it also displays 97 but over the next few hours it'll drop rapidly and stabilises at about 80%. I can see from System Panel that nothing is using the phone and it remains in sleep.

I'm not sure whats causing this but its definately different than froyo.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] -Liam-:
Instead of being so critical and nasty, why don't you just supply the op with a link to a duplicate thread?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] xpirozx:
Ive noticed a few here that dont seem to contribute anything useful...

Anyways... This is the first ive heard of this... Usually I unplug and find it at 97-98%.... And I tend to play a fair bit with the phone plugged, and have not noticed this yet... But will definetly check this out...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] scorpeeon:
i think this phone doesn't really have an AC mode. even on froyo, it's only virtually AC, the battery is constantly used when fully charged: the power goes from AC to the battery then from battery to the device. just try to turn on the phone while no battery, only AC is connected. that would be AC mode but this phone sadly can't do that..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ccrowe3:
I noticed the same issue with JVO. I had never had that problem before, so I am now on JVH to see if it is any different. I am quite sure that my battery is properly calibrated too. It would seem that, even if there isn't a true AC mode, that the software wouldn't let the battery run down past a certain point without recharging.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ccrowe3:
It also happened to me on JVH.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] medic007:
Found this thread on XDA that shows how to enable the CRT animation on gingerbread devices.

It is mentioned in the thread that "samsung does not have animation enabled by default. The code is there, they've just disabled it from the xml."

Code:

Make sure settings -> display -> animation isnt set to none.

Link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=977501
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] DrKampret:
how to get these unsignedframework-res.apk ??
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] tr.supradeep:
I tried it the method suggested by changing only the boolean variable for the screen animation and i went into a bootloop after replacing the framework-res.apk using adb. Though i had a backup of the old framework-res.apk i couldn't get root access in the bootloop so had to reflash the ROM. Better keep a backup before trying this.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zkyevolved:
Hey everyone! I asked Mugen if they're going to make any extended batteries for the SGS2! Guess what?:

Look at my attachment :D They said yes!

I've been a big supporter of Mugen, they've made some WONDERFUL batteries for my older devices (blackberries mostly), and I certainly hope to get an OEM sized (20% more powerful) mugen battery in my device.

Will you guys?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] rikc:
Had one of their batteries on my previous phone.

3400mAh... though it was quite bulky. What id really like if they would develop a battery which is wider above the battery compartment.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zkyevolved:
Samsung makes that, as well: http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/sho...ective-case-extended-battery-power-pack-combo

Which I might get as well. It all depends. I'm waiting this week to get mine SGS2, most people say it's OK. While others moan about its horrible battery life. So I'm not sure. I'll test it out and see. Regardless, I will get the mugen one that fits OEM. And if it's too little as well, maybe the case. All I know, is that I'm already in love with the SGS2 :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] CandyAndy:
If they would be able to make 2500mAh batteries with the same thickness as the original, I would be happy
[Galaxy S II Accessories] rikc:
Well, they can't do that, maybe 1850, 1900 mAh tops.

What I was thinking off was a battery which is a cover at the same time. A bit like the batteries on the nokia 6210 and 6310i of long ago. You could get those from Nokia in the 'small', normal, and 'large' variants.

The SGS2 and battery construction allows for this. I.E. a battery that 'snaps' on and is the same height as the thicker part of the telephone on the bottom. Such a battery if constructed properly should easily be able to hold +/- 4000mAh while adding little to the overal phone thickness.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] onbacardi:
anything over 30% more power as the same original size i think its worth change anything under that change my vote to from YES to NOOOOOOO WAY.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zkyevolved:
Easily 4,000? I don't think so. You're talking about the actual battery + a few more mm for the top. Now, the rest of the body will be the same thickness of the same cover, right? Then that'll make it impossible to construct any usable MAH into that! So we'll get around 2,000 mah. Which by my standards is just frikken fantastic! I'd buy that in a second :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] SBS_:
I would highly recommend all of you to take a look at this page:

http://batteryboss.org/

The findings are pretty clear; 3rd party batteries _never_ hold up to their supposed mAh-rating.

If there was a way to make a battery of the same size larger capacity why wouldn't Samsung have done it? Battery capacity is a _huge_ selling point for mobiles, Samsung has truckloads of money and huge departements doing R&D. The same can also be said for all the other big manufacturers.

But lo and behold, time and time again some rather small battery making companies release 3rd party batteries that offers upto 30% increase in capacity at the same size as the OEM batteries, it's just amazing!

One thing is oversized batteries giving you some more juice for your phone (not exactly what it says on the box there either...), but never take a 3rd party's word for it if they say they can cram more capacity into a same-size battery than the original. More often than not they have lower capacity than the OEM batteries despite being rated much higher.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] giokou:
Those are awesome news!

I hope they release it soon!

My experience with the 3200mAh extended battery for SGS was excellent!

I wish they released a smaller one of about 2500mAh of capacity for SGS II, that would be astonishing!

Either way I am looking forward! :D
[Galaxy S II Accessories] aussiebum:
You obviously never bought or used a geninue Mugen brand battery before then. They're probably the only company that doesn't make ridiculous claims about battery life.

And just because the manufacturer doesn't squeeze more power into their batteries doesn't necessarily mean it can't be done. They do have cost considerations and a profit margin to think about after all.

EDIT: I expect Mugen's OEM size battery to probably be around 1750-1800mah, or about 10% more capacity than the Samsung one.