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[Galaxy S II General] AnDruid:
Anyone here ordered from Flipkart yet? I did that yesterday night after seeing them offering the phone + hdmi adapter + car charger at Rs 30990. Will be better than going through the courier dance others had with Aramex etc when ordering through Lets Buy/Infibeam/Indianplaza etc, the last two of which are selling at 29990 (I guess phone only, no accessories).

BTW one question to those who already received their phone,how is the battery life? I am considering getting an extra batter + charger if I see the need for it, has anyone gotten them yet? Also, are what would be a good place to get highspeed SD Cards 16G/8G in Bangalore.
[Galaxy S II General] viper_79:
Woo "freakin" Hoo!!! Just got a call from the aramex guys that my parcel has arrived and should be delivered by 2pm! And I said no freakin' way... on my way to collect my phone now!!
[Galaxy S II General] suman_pal78:
Hi Tanmay...can we root using XWKE8. Please assist. Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II General] swapnilp18:
regarding Audio quality??????????

GUYS,i have almost decided to buy S2 , the only concern left with me is the audio quality of S2 as i have heard that audio quality is not that good(below par, low volume).........

PLEASE guys reply soon those who owns it.......how is the audio quality ?????...................is there any other method( android player etc ,any other earphones.)........

please reply soon..........as i am gng to buy it tommorrow from reliance digi for 32300/ INR.......
[Galaxy S II General] ganeshsha:
please help
[Galaxy S II General] private900:
pre-ordered from letsbuy on 26/5/11 and ordered on 2/6/11. they promised to send on 4/6/11 but have not shipped till today. angry like hell.
[Galaxy S II General] Unamrakerag:
Can anyone point out any shops (in Mumbai) where I can pick up this phone, immediately, other than Alpha..I do not want to buy from Alpha, there have been few bad reviews about phones bought from there.

Any other shop in Mumbai , where its available now ?
[Galaxy S II General] swapnilp18:
^^^^^^^^^^above........

in every outlet of RELIANCE DIGITAL in mumbai ,you will get it for 31300/..

and in navi mumbai, it is available with most of the retailers for 31k-31.5k
[Galaxy S II General] yogi1771:
Where are you situated in Mumbai,if in central Mumbai there is a shop in Matunga(e) he had some 15 pieces with him and was quoting 31.5k.
[Galaxy S II General] kryptoner:
I live in matunga, where exactly in matunga? what is the address?
[Galaxy S II General] AnDruid:
Any banding in the display?

I am curious if any of you owners of the I9100 saw the banding issue mentioned in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075364

It can be confirmed by browsing to this page from your phone:

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/gradient.php

Looks this is an issue of 16bit vs 24 bit display, and should be fixable via a software update, so it just might be working fine on the newer software version that the India released phone is on.
[Galaxy S II General] Unamrakerag:
I live in Colaba....I checked a couple of shops around here, but none of them had the stock , all said the phone should be available in 3-4 days.

Also the Vodaphone store has them...also they are offering 6 GB data usage, so I am tempted to buy from them.
[Galaxy S II General] viper_79:
the blue tint is driving me nuts... makes the phone almost unusable. disgusted to the core right now :( !!! and this was supposed to be the best feature of the phone?? text ain't sharp... i'd rate the screen on my hd2 10x better than the one on the GS2.

also, played over 10 hd files on it... video smooth as butter, but absolutely no sound. all the excitement and joy has already faded!! honeymoon over before it even started...
[Galaxy S II General] rainin:
just bought a SGS2. Have switched from Nokia - Symbian OS. So, Android is a completely new experience for me.

Was just wondering that by default are the applications installed to the 16GB onboard internal storage or the device memory of 1GB?

I installed a couple of apps, but I feel that its been installed to the device memory of 1GB, rather than the 16GB onboard memory?
[Galaxy S II General] TheMegastar:
Just read the Features and specification on the box pack carefully. If the Box says 1.2 Ghz dual core processor & 16 GB storage, then you are fine. They can't write something on the box and give something else inside.
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
One of the biggest advantages of the SGS2 is its humungous memory. 1GB ROM, 2GB Apps and 14 GB storage. Comparatively Sensation, O2X, etc. lack in this. Do not worry, just install any app normally. If you feel certain apps do not have widgets and/or are memory hogs, just go to Settings>Applications>Manage, select the app and select move to memory card. You will not be able to move it to the external SD though. There may be ways to do that but why should I forgo fast onboard RAM for a slow SD card?
[Galaxy S II General] iekansh:
Thanks for the help. Any other piece of advice? Something else that I should check before buying it?
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
Hit '*#0*#'. It will give you a nice test menu where you can check the display, colours, etc.
[Galaxy S II General] rishap.shah:
The person who i tried calling also has 3G network

same here

not tried on wifi but not able to make calls on 3g network with the other person also on 3g network with cell capable of 3g calls
[Galaxy S II General] srikat:
@Style Icon

Yes. The scheme is available for both post paid and prepaid Vodafone customers.

Because of low post count, I can't post links yet. See vodafone.in/documents/pdfs/samsung_galaxy_sII_tnc.pdf

Yes. From what I know, the catch is that if you exceed 1 GB, you will be billed @ Rs. 1 per MB. So we have to install some data usage monitoring app and ensure that we don't exceed 1 GB if we don't want to get billed.
[Galaxy S II General] rainin:
So, basically Sandeep ji, u're trying to say that we have 2GB for apps. however, I guess it depends from app to app, some apps can be shifted to the Internal 14GB storage some cannot, depends upon how the apps are programmed to make use of this feature.
[Galaxy S II General] euclid1:
No comments till now?Pl. advice fellows.
[Galaxy S II General] srikat:
Few days back HomeShop18 had a Rs. 2000 coupon off their regular price of Rs. 29199 for S2. So I bought it for Rs. 27199 from there.
[Galaxy S II General] iekansh:
they don't have cash on delivery, I suppose. So, I couldn't buy it then.
[Galaxy S II General] iekansh:
Just leaving for the market. Let's see if I can bargain some more. Hopefully my next login/post would be from the beast only.
[Galaxy S II General] srikat:
Right. They don't have cash on delivery option for this.

I ordered on Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 12:38 PM and it was delivered on Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 11 AM.

Photos: (https) picasaweb.google.com/107780594838940170775/SamsungGalaxyS2?authkey=Gv1sRgCNO6sL648-mbZA
[Galaxy S II General] joshuab227:
hey there

had my samsung galaxy for about a month now

just recieved my usb otg wire and usb jig from ebay today and rooted my first android device

good to see a nice indian thread on this site

could anyone let me know which modem works best for mumbai??

planning to install CriskeloRom and then flashing the KH3 modem
[Galaxy S II General] govinda123:
galaxy s2 or nexus prime

I am in confusion between s2 and nexus prime. Is it the good time to go for s2 or wait for nexus prime.

Please someone tell me if i buy s2 today at 27000 and sell after 6 to 12 months. how much will i get from it or how much is the price then?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] azeter:
When wil the 2.3.4 update released for us ?
[Galaxy S II General] iekansh:
Just switched on my device after charging. Beast it is. Got an August manufactured model. Loving android.

Can anuone tell me that how can i use the home button as menu? :)
[Galaxy S II General] goldbergx:
37 degrees is perfectly fine and yes, the camera area gets heated up first - perhaps the processor is right there.

I read somewhere on these forums that heat causes hardware damage only after 65 degrees Celsius. The maximum I have managed till now is 52 degrees celsius and that was with intensive stability tests at 1600 Mhz :)

So you should be quite safe, enjoy the phone!
[Galaxy S II General] karan999:
Hi!

Im getting a Mugen Power Extended Battery 3200mAh for my GS II.i hope the heating problem is solved then if at all it is battery related.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II General] funtoosh:
Any of you having battery drain issue with your GS 2, as mine drains out in like almost 12 hrs with minimal use and not a single widget on my phone, I think mine is currently on 2.3.3

Any easy way to get 2.3.4 as I have read somewhere 2.3.4 has this issue resolved

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] sam142000:
what does "wipe cache partition" do?
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
It will erase ur data.
[Galaxy S II General] sam142000:
Thanks a lot for the advice!!

IT WORKED!!

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Which data? The Internal HD data or the SD card data?
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Your app data will erase. Sd or usb storage remain the same
[Galaxy S II General] omkarpatil:
Suddenly my android market application started giving server error message.. Tried the trusted google search.. Tried most methods like testing data of gmail app and uninstalling market update..

Nothing works.. Has any one faced similar issues?
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
Nope you wont be able to upgrade,coz your phone is from Saudi region.You phone will show that regin's baseband etc., Show your kies will also show updates meant fot that country.

And flashing via ODIN is safe.99.99% safe.That 0.01% failure is due to User's mistake.Follow the instructions in that link.Download the package XWKL1(latest indian firmware).

Usually its just flashing the file in the PDA section of Odin

Flashing through Odin doesnt void your warranty.But rooting your phone does ;) I am sure if you keep coming to this site for the next 15 days without fail you will surely ROOT your phone within the next few days :) ;)
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
You can use aux input almost all car stereos have that ..... i bought a cable worth 50/- works great with my i10 (it's a cable with male inputs on both sides) .....:p

OT: Tata Pixel have a look seems to be to good to be true

Link : http://goo.gl/wVNrj
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
Did u try this>>

Go to applications>market> clear cache,or if necessary,clear data.
[Galaxy S II General] hooligan007:
To have FM transmission from phone to car radio..u need FM transmitter in your phone...so that's a big no...
[Galaxy S II General] hooligan007:
I use airdroid app .but u need to have ur pappy and phone to be in same wifi network..sick
[Galaxy S II General] omkarpatil:
Doesn't work..:-( tried a lot more stuff like restoring a previous backed up copy of market app in titanium backup.. Still no use..

browser also acting weird..
[Galaxy S II General] mrcreativity:
Wiping the cache paritition does exactly that...wipes the cache. No data will be lost.

Wipe data/ factory reset will hard reset / factory reset your phone without affecting the sd card data...internal or external.
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Guys I have a small question...I am going to flash CheckRom again (reason can't say) and than Flash Removed apps,Fonts,ICS theme,Siyah kernel all One by one ( Flash Rom > Removed apps > Fonts > ICS theme > Siyah) and than click reboot now..Will it Boot or Will it get stuck at Boot?
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
I think your phone may explode or may be become Megatron :D

Nothing will happen man:) If it bootloops then why are we here?We will help you out ;)
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
I think your data network has problem, try with another sim to access data
[Galaxy S II General] farhan032:
Just updated my Phone to KL1..Phone seems a bit faster..Font is a bit different & larger

I also noticed that now I see a 'phone vibration' icon on the status bar even when my phone is set to ring+vibrate

Is there any way to get rid of it ..or we just have to live with it ?
[Galaxy S II General] radicalgel:
Thanks man! That's a really nice app. I was using kies air all these days and this is way better! :) Still not the same a MTP though cuz you are limited to the wireless transfer rates. :( Any I'm jus flashing the 03122012-2 build. Lets see if it's fixed. Wishful thinking.

Do you have any trouble with accelerometer? Can someone on CM9 can try the racing game GT Free+ and tell me if it's playable?
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Guys when I click Mount R/W in Root Explorer it is not working It will change to Mount R/O but now It is not....Click clear data, Re-installed App still same
[Galaxy S II General] Joe_Nalin:
Hey did you notice that the icon is not back-lite? Only if its back-lite it means that your phone goes into the silent mode, else it is the normal ring / ring+vibrate mode. In 2.3.3 the sound icon was always back-lite..
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Never Mind Fixed it...I lost the Root..Just flashed CF-ROOT again and It is back in action

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8000 POST!
[Galaxy S II General] abilash.amara:
Sad to hear the coating may have gone.

Is there a way to get the coating back? Can Sammy replace the screen if the phone is under warranty.

I know this has been asked a lot of times. But what screen guard gives the same smoothness as the glass surface without loss of screen quality.
[Galaxy S II General] abhi2889:
lol! My previous phone was HD2 so played much with custom roms and enjoyed a lot so will mostly keep S2 stock rom for a while.. Also if I flash firmware using Odin, will it increase my custom binary count and show me that annoying yellow triangle at boot up? I hope it doesn't and if it does should i use that USB jig?... Are Overheating and Bad battery life issues gone with new updates? I read some where that they are gone with 2.3.5. Thanks for your help.. Eagerly waiting for my S2 :)
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
If you are just updating or changing your ROM with Samsung ROMs itself then no yellow triangle or increase in binary counter. You will see the yellow triangle only if you flash an insecure kernel like CF-Root.

I have not been facing any heating issues with 2.3.6. As for battery life, some people telling they have good battery life with latest Indian ROM :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Binary doesn't increase in case of ROM flashing but only Kernel.

There's NO overheating or bad battery problem in that sense, now don't expect your phone will run cool like it does in New York, and GB does have some problem running background processes any time/on schedule, I don't think there is way to get rid of that other than only monitoring it with the help of app like Better Battery Stats or else.

Swyping from my GT-I9100 via Tt
[Galaxy S II General] SkullDeath:
I managed to drop the screen protector after peeling off the glue side (it came with Capdase case) and spoiled the Scratchgard that was applied before it.

I'm planning to get a screen protector applied from the market.

What's the cost of a generic screen protector in the market?
[Galaxy S II General] Raven'sSight:
Managed to flash CM9 with CWM last night (today morning 3 am :P ) Just needed another version of CM9 as suggested bu Bala.

Impression:

Uber Cooooool :D

Just as Bala said, office colleagues were :eek: after they saw faceunlock.

Very Very smooth. No issues yet. Most apps have installed back using TB.

Battery life is good enough. 3.5 hrs+ of screen time.

Wifi, data call msg all everything i use work good.

Only thing that has a mind of its own is the auto-rotate.Faceunlock failed once to start up and widget drawer failed to start once.

Must say its awesome+ for an alpha build. I expected much much worse.

0 restarts till now and i have been playing since i installed it.

Question:

Can i go back to siyah kernel while still on CM9?

Is there, by any chance, a way to make swype work?

Is there a way to switch of the white back lights of the back and menu touch switches?

Oh! And is there a way to restore all the apps + data back with TB without having to allow permissions for all 368 backed up apps?

I mean it asks install' for every app while running the batch mode of restore.
[Galaxy S II General] TheQuarterMile:
Sweet! So no Force Closes while doing a batch restore of User apps from stock firmware?

U use to get FC wen u tried restoring user apps on CM7.1?
[Galaxy S II General] mrcreativity:
There is. Buy the Pro version. Its worth the 300 rupees.
[Galaxy S II General] abhi2889:
Thanks for the quick response... :) last few questions:

if i flash the official Firmware using ODIN, will KIES continue to recognize my phone or it won't?

also I am getting my S2 from Dubai, is it okay to flash indian firmware?

and last, which is the best screen guard for Galaxy s2?
[Galaxy S II General] rajarshi10:
I am on BSNL 3G. I think my speed is a bit slow than it should be. I flashed Cynogenmod 9 & then back to stock 2.3.6. After that its kinda like that. Can anyone give me modem that speeds up the net? Is there anything like that?
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
• If you've meant official Indian firmware then yes, Kies, will recognize your device. For Non Indian roms, Kies will recognize device but it won't support firmware upgrade.

• Its okay to flash Indian ROM.

• www.scratchgard.in

Or Amzer ones from eBay or Flipkart, if you want a cheaper one.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
just came back home after a very long travel and spent a full day with cm for the 1st time , got 14 hours of backup with 33% still left

usage as follows

6 hours of music

20 to 30 snaps

1 hour of calls

i wonder what magic did cm team did for this cm9, and the stock music player sucks, restored poweramp and worked amazingly in cm9 , quite opposite to cm 7. Very impressed.

the only problem is the battery drain by the media process service, have to stop it manually once in a while.

for people in ics, do you people ever noted the exact awake time for the process running? it was cool, am not sure whether it was there in GB roms.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
try KL1 modem from the modem collection thread, it was good for 3g speeds
[Galaxy S II General] rajarshi10:
And can you please tell me how do I flash a modem through ODIN ? Where to put it & can I only flash a modem on any firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
use mobile odin its easy and free, install it and open the modem file(tar file), it will automatically chooses the appropriate location, all you need to do is press the flash button.
[Galaxy S II General] rajarshi10:
Btw, my baseband version is KL1 & that means my stock modem is KL1. Right? Then why do I need to flash it again. Is there any other modems with blazing fast speeds?
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
How to set 5 Icon dock In TW 4.5
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
Try this

Its not good to buy a phone from a different country because it doesn't have warranty

I got it from ebay.in for 27490(Christmas offer that day) with one year warranty got mine in 2 days(was out station at time through)

And now the price is 28590 with one year warranty and reaches in 3 days

http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280800679856

BTW anyone know a fully functional CM7?
[Galaxy S II General] Raven'sSight:
Grrrrr Steinheil !!!

Stupid people got the number wrong on which side of the scratch guard is to be removed first wrong!!!

Atleast they pack 2 in 1 pack. Spoilt one of the ultraoleophobics because of this :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] adi8800GTX:
Hey guys do i have to uninstall the Jkay Deluxe Settings app from Criskelo ROM V36 before flashing to V36.1 ?

Thanks:)
[Galaxy S II General] Raven'sSight:
Is it possible to we flash Siyah over CM9?
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
AFAIK both uses same jkay deluxe version , so no.

as of now no. but gokhan will do his magic for cm9 soon
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
No

CM9 requires Linux kernel 3.0.13 and Siyah kernel is based on 2.35 so it won't work

No until samsung releases a official update and then kernel sources
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
used this

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21019980&postcount=452

seems both are same actually, thanks any way.

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lol! are u sure u read it right?:p
[Galaxy S II General] kryptoner:
guys which application do you use for twitter, there are so many twitter clients available in the market which one is the best?
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
u r right,codeworkx is expecting the source code to be released by the end of this month, so if that happens we will be seeing siyah 3 soon, gokhan is so fast in adding new stuffs.;)

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for reading twitter feeds i use android pro widgets, has more customization for themes and others
[Galaxy S II General] lovish1:
How many indians here think that iphone4 is much better then s2 like I do ??
[Galaxy S II General] lovish1:
Tweetcaster pro is the best.. works like charm for me... you can try out plume too if you like..

Love is eternal - Albus dumbledore
[Galaxy S II General] ImSherlocked:
iPhone is a fashion accessory. S2 is a smartphone! :D :p
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
Anyone know a fully functional CM7?

I installed latest nighty but video camera not working

Then i installed the one listed stable but then whole camera is not working
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
i dont think there is one, have tried so many cm7 builds with much anticipation , but none of them worked perfect for me.
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
Hmm

None with fully working camera?
[Galaxy S II General] Raven'sSight:
Yup dead sure !!!

It was so stupid !!! First touch of my finger and its the sticky side up !!!

Dint install the 2nd piece tonight. Bad day omen :p
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
+1 for that. I have both, iphone 4 and a S2, and i know which one is a smartphone.

Iphone is just for people, who doesn't like creativity, and development.
[Galaxy S II General] Link2Adi:
I have a problem with automatic time update setting. Whenever i enable the option, my mobile shows accurate time but then after few hours my clock time shifts by more than 5 hours from the actual time. Had this issue even on stock rom. Do u know what can i do to avoid this? Its really bugging!

BTW am using airtel. Plzz help me resolve this annoying issue
[Galaxy S II General] spoiltz:
Automatic Time Update Works, when you switch on your phone with WiFi, or Data ON. I had this bug, when i used X10. So here's how i fixed it:-

First Uncheck Automatic Time update, and change the Time Zone to GMT +5:30(Kolkata). Also check Network Provider Values.

Now, check the "Auto Time Update" Option, again.

You should be fine by now.
[Galaxy S II General] Link2Adi:
Mine timezone is already set to GMT +5:30.

And isnt auto time update and network provided values the same option? So hw can i enable them one after another?
[Galaxy S II General] Hrithan2020:
very very few. especially since you are asking in S2 thread.

iphone4 or iphone4s? without considering the huge price difference?
[Galaxy S II General] Athavan:
ha ha... nice joke..

Swyped from: GT-I9100

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[Galaxy S II General] Athavan:
I use sesmic.. nice app.. you can add multiple accounts..

Swyped from: GT-I9100

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[Galaxy S II General] coolbuddyin:
All other user from sony,htc and motorola will have leaks like samsung users have?

i never used any android before,this is my first one. So i had a big doubt last night

and

second doubt, if we install a app from market from a second gmail acc and remove that account,will that app( i mean a paid app,which check for license) work??