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[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Guys one small clarification. If I buy a Bluetooth earphones, will it work for both Nokia and Samsung?

Also which is a good single ear Bluetooth earphones which will not get heated up on use?

Had Nokia Bluetooth earphones, where I could make omlet with it.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
I guess you mean a bluetooth headset or bluetooth earphone? I guess it's the headset, then yes you can use it with any phone.

Try SE ones, they are sexy :D , both functionality and design.

Am using HBH-GV435 for four years, what a great headset. That model isn't available anymore, so look for same spec one in SE website.
[Galaxy S II General] ImSherlocked:
When I said I don't like Sense as much, that doesn't imply I like TW. As far as I'm concerned I like some of the features of TW like swipe to call/message etc.

I was talking about people hating sense on leaked ICS builds. Lets see how much HTC change/improve sense for their ICS builds. I'm sure we will also get TW5 in the near future which should be a great improvement over current TW.
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Actually I got.confused myself whether to call it headset or earphones lol. Basically i wanted to tell that I need single ear and not stereo :p

So let me checkout some Sony! Btw, Sony and Ericsson got split up. Sony Ericsson will be called Sony Mobil communication from now www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_is_n...php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

@Raviteja, you haven't faced any issues with CheckROM v6? Did a non wipe flash?
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
Tw5 is only for s3. Unless someone ports it to S2
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
THAT is precisely the point. Whereas all the HTC devices that will be upgraded to ICS will be getting the new Sense. Samsung is mean!
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Guy's max payne 3 second trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTPRPr15sW0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Also max payne is coming to android! blog.gsmarena.com/max-payne-for-mobile-devices-is-on-the-way-rockstar-confirms/

Feeling so sad that I cannot play part 3 in my pc :( someone lend me one on rental basis lol?
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
No problem till now..It is a non-wipe rom so didn't do a Wipe.

OT: WTP Rockstar on 25th in Stargold & Stargold HD 9pm
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
Come here lets play together :D

guys it seems mass storage mode is back with LPH rom, awesome...
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
Sure, you can play with any one of mine :D

Btw, release date?
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
Anyone playing COD MW3?

Some awesome movements in their:D
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Good. I'll flash the same and have last taster of GB :p

Lol. Let me get some budget on hand and get myself a video card :D

The release date is on 15th May.

And its a great news mate for the mass storage in ICS is back. Thought we would be stuck in MTP mode which is not so good for file transfers.

EDIT:

Strange thing happened!

I changed the font from settings and while exiting the screen, the phone froze (kinda normal from past few weeks) i just left it there so it would be back to normal. But after few seconds there was a small green android on top left with text diplaying on top middle of the screen as

KERNAL PANIC

UPLOAD MODE or something

I was like screwed. Just removed the battery and no problems.

What on name of Galaxy was that?!

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I'm playing Modern Combat 3 in my phone :p free from Samsung Apps.
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
Kulfi :D hilarious
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
Flashing a CSC of a different region contains APN and network provider settings specific to that region. There are multi CSC or generic ROMs which donot override your provider's settings. Ppl also mix and match PDAs with CSC so to find the best combination but they only do that because they are well aware of the nitty gritties involved. Ppl like u and me are not advised to do it as we may end up messing our firmware. Then again this beauty is near unbrickable ;) . But my friend is right stick to the EU and u should be fine. Tell you what when ever there is a generic firmware release for version upgrade there's always a thread that pop's up just follow it and you should be fine. :D
[Galaxy S II General] coolbuddyin:
is there any application which actually logs the GPRS or 3g logs as the case with nokia symbian phones.

nothing 3g watch dog pro or phone usage and many other programmes just count the usage, but they dont log the information like which apn is used and at what time each connection started and how much time it lasted

does anyone know of such programme?
[Galaxy S II General] gauravbhawsar:
help!!help!!help!!

hey frenz,plz do help me..just b4 a couple of days my sgs2 is giving me an error notice related to logprovider and asking 2 force close...after trying a lot it dusn't sorted out..so i made factory reset somehow..but after formatting its wifi is not working..as i try 2 turn it on it says error...plz help me...wot shud i do????
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
It seems there is problem with your MODEM (the part of firmware responsible for all communication related activities WiFi, 3G etc.) for Legacy users (WM or symbian that's the Radio ROM)

There are 2 ways to handle this:

1) If you are not root and a noob or not a noob for that matter simply go to the samsung center and they'll rectify it since you are in warranty. I believe you have not messed with the phone and not flashed a stock or a custom ROM. They'll have to rectify it else replace the set as simple as that. :D

2) If you are the do it yourself type what you can do is flash a stock rom what it'll do is it'll completely re-write the modem part of the firmware. Do a factory reset and clear the dalvik Cache after you have installed a new ROM as it'll clear all the files pertaining to your previous ROM. If everything (Hardware) is in order it'll sure shot rectify your problem. :D

You could even flash your current firmware.

But i would recommend going to samsung first as it might be possible you could've messed up some hardware or something. :eek:

Also incase you solve it by some other method we'll love for you to post it here. :D

All the best my friend. :)
[Galaxy S II General] sunny_ag:
Can you suggest me any rom. I want 2.3.4

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
I'm running XXKH3 seems good enough. After you flash it just run this command *#272*<your IMEI No># and a CSC selection option'll pop up. Select EU as the default is KOR(KOREAN). Be sure to backup your APN settings as they may get overwritten.

And enjoy the experience.
[Galaxy S II General] rdst_1:
Try MIUI.It's 2.3.5

Working for me on Tata Docomo.:)
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
That's a custom ROM :eek:

Don know much bout them and u need to root (i was under the impression the person askin for it was'nt) :D

For stock do the following

Go to intratech's thread if you want XXKH3 it's in the Frankenstein's firmware section but it is stock (i don't know why he posted it there) it's a non-wipe version but since you are upgrading from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 will advise you to do a factory reset after installation to avoid complications else there is a thread for XXKH3 which has the samfirmware wipe version which'll wipe your phone when installed.

Intratech's Thread :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

Samfirmware Release Thread :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1224423

The decision is yours :D N'Joy
[Galaxy S II General] JulyDerek:
Skype sucks the battery like no other app even when it's idle.
[Galaxy S II General] JulyDerek:
Does anyone know if there is a tripod like accessory for the s2?
[Galaxy S II General] JulyDerek:
My phone was getting stuck on downloading so I uninstalled the Market updates. Now I'm with the old Market which hasn't been updated even after 3 days. :)
[Galaxy S II General] gauravbhawsar:
thnx dude..y'day i found a firmware upgrade thru kies..trying 2 do dat 2day..letz c wot happens..will defiitely let yu kno...
[Galaxy S II General] maldyzooks:
Anyone buy any good armband for S2 here in India?

The belkin ones listed everywhere are for iphones, and only expansys seems to be shipping S2 version here.

I need a decent armband for cycling.
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
hey, i have got a FW update through ODIN and currently use XXKG2 which is an EU version. battery life is about 18 hours or so with mild to mod usage. at the end of the day, display is used for 2hrs 30min and voice calls are about 1hr 30min or so. plus i do some gtalk video calls(minimal). the highest battery consumption is by Android OS, is this normal? am i missing something here?

secondly, has there been any FW update for the Indian SGS2 via KIES? can anybody confirm that?
[Galaxy S II General] sarthakmttl:
What fw were u using before u got the update coz i got the notification too but as it turns out nothing was there...thankgod for nandroid backup saved a ton of time.. :-P :-P :-P
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
Glad you went the odin way :D i'm starting to think there may not be a problem with the F/W. :D

Then again it all depends on what you use and how u use it. Wifi and 3G useage does drain the battery alot. HD gaming,videos,camera and music does the same. Now u use video + wifi + camera (GTalk) at the same time so the drain is bound to happen. :D

What you need to do is customize your usage according to requirements. Meaning don play too many HD games try fruit ninja and angry birds instead (you'll like them believe me). Kill you Data connection and Wifi when you don use it (if you are not doin it already .... apps like juice defender help is this perticualr scenario). :eek:

You can charge the phone in midst just plug in the phone with a data cable when you are on the fly.(lame solution but better than running outta juice) :D

What i would also advise you is to get an advance task manager which kills apps with one click. So ever time you wake up your phone run it and kill apps which are not required. I have a widget for the same purpose in go launcher ex and a task manager as well. Believe me It helps ..... :D

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Dude post a pic of the before and after firmware upgrade.

It may be possible you coulda had a old stock rom as i believe there was an update for 2.3.3 KE2 to KF3 or something like that. If you got an old phone and just plugged it in maybe that's the update you are getting. :D

Ne ways photo toh laga hi dena.

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That's cause you keep it signed in. Sign out when you don wanna use it and kill it from the processes it won't bother you no more. :D
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
I have Vodafone's 6 months 1GB 3G offer active on my SGS2..Is there any limit per months in Usage like 1GB per Month or I can complete 6GB in 1/2 months only if I want?...I have Pre-Paid Sim
[Galaxy S II General] TheMegastar:
What FW update??

What firmware update is Kies giving you? Which firmware were you on before the update? As far as I know, there is NO UPDATE in Kies even till today after KF3. KF3 android 2.3.3 is still the latest firmware in India officially. We all are waiting for a FW Update since the last two months, but it has not come yet.
[Galaxy S II General] sandeep10:
1GB per month only. I get message that usage above that will be charged at 2p/10kb. Also any unused data is added on to next month's free limit. :D Voda also appears to have dropped 3G tariff. Now for Rs. 102, they are offering 200MB instead of 100MB.

So finally Voda is becoming customer friendly?
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
Linux doesn't have MTP support. Would have been screwed if mass storage hadn't come :D

Kernel Panic for Linux happens when a kernel error occurs in the low level. If it happens in PC, it doesn't ever boot at all after that :p
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Kernel error at low level? Why it happened to me? Such a disaster in PC? Hope it isn't related to hardware! I can do any fix if its software issue, but not when on hardware..
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
No its not about hardware. Its a pure software problem.
[Galaxy S II General] rak_ark:
Hey guys.....big dilemma....I might be able to get a galaxy nexus...I dunno wat to do...not a fan of TW..but the s2 hardware is amazing....

No memory card slot in the nexus...aaaah....confused....wat do I do????
[Galaxy S II General] Virtualsk:
It has to be your call. If you buy Nexus , You get faster update, HD Screen and Pure ICS Exp.

If you get SGS II , You have powerhouse , low resolution and crappy modded tw on ICS.

If I was you would wait till S3 comes. unless someone is not gifting it to you. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
ICS is struggling IMO, 7 to 8 leaks till now. Not been fully fixed yet.

I guess it hadn't happen with GB update!!!
[Galaxy S II General] fuel2fire4u:
Can sum1 please sent a link for the galaxy s2 GT-I9100G version any forum
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
There is no separate forum available on XDA till now.

Though Rom thread is available

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1374135

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1497685

Kernel

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1369977
[Galaxy S II General] sub1n:
Cant understand the complictations. ICS was build jointly with samsung for the nexus but still samsung cant implement it perfectly into their greatest creation.

:mad:
[Galaxy S II General] rak_ark:
Hahaha....how I wish someone would gift me a nexus...I don't wanna part wit my beloved s2...I just hope cm9 gets stable soon...

A lil skeptical bout Samsung phones...updates r a pain...n I agree wit ur point...TW on gingerbread was better than stock gingerbread....but TW on ics is a big no for me...

Wat would u guys do???? If we don't get a stable cm9.. .I will regret not getting the nexus...
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
Not smooth as s2 and CPU is lower and the GPU in it is of SGS1

Its not worth it and not considered as "UPDATE" from s2

Both are good at their places

Just wait for some time and u will get CM9(Just after official release their will be kernel sources in a week)

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Modern combat 3 is a copy of Modern Warfare 3(Gameplay is same,story is different)
[Galaxy S II General] TheQuarterMile:
@ithehappy

Well it's not bout TW (not just a launcher but a framework) or Pure ICS but bout the overall experience of the Android OS as a whole...

We all know that Google is struggling with fragmentation of the Android OS and they have taken various failed measures till now. But after Google acquiring Motorola things are going to change, they will not only control the OS but also the hardware which was not the case before.. And with Google getting into the hardware market other OEM are going to get affected and they have no choice but to fall in place or switch the OS... Cause I suppose with jellybean Google is going to be real strict bout this.

For example the Bada and Android UI experience being almost similar cause of TW is what I'm trying to say...

I assume there is a reason why Samsung has kept its proprietary OS BADA still alive unlikely HTC or others...

....That's right there is a plan B cause Samsung has become real big now...
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
OT: Can anyone help find this pic in large size so I can use it as Lockscreen pic...Tried google but failed :(
[Galaxy S II General] TheQuarterMile:
Yup ICS by Sony is the purest among other OEM..

Modern Combat 3 is an awesome game... The best FPS on Android till now... Finished it long time back :D
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
MW3 was disappointing. MW2 was way better.

Waiting for Black Ops 2 :D
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
Try official facebook page of NTR

http://www.facebook.com/NTR.Official

One I found is 400x600

http://www.google.co.in/imgres?q=Bh...&w=400&h=600&ei=3aY_T4PwCY_wrQfj29jABw&zoom=1
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
well, you win some, you lose some. with samsung, you get great phones. but, on the down side, they company sucks at upgrades and the customers get part upgrades.

that is the reason, koreans have such a name in the market. after-sales support is required to hold on to a customer and it is the after-sales part samsung needs to work on.

somebody needs to talk to samsung
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
They produce so many phones, simply they r Not able to address properly for each device.

Fortunately SII got 7-8 leaks, so we r lucky that what I can Say
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Thanks..Bottom should not be oval..Will try FB
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
true.

10chars
[Galaxy S II General] rak_ark:
thanks a lot guys...m not gonna give up on my s2...but now I have my fingers crossed....hoping to see cm9 stable soon...
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
About the updates, it is their business strategy. Not fault. This is whole thing is like this:

> They will release ICS for GS2 just for the sake of releasing so that people don't go mad.

> So, indirectly this thing comes to "If you want to experience the full version, please upgrade to GS3".
[Galaxy S II General] Virtualsk:
Exactly. Which is wrong. Also take a look at ics leak not all features have been updated. Still old gallery old caller screen.

Lets put ut this way guys....

S2 is not getting v4.0 update but its getting v2.4 update. :thumbdown:
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
if that is their business strategy, its about time they changed their business strategist.

one of the reasons behind apple's success in their iOS device is, they are all regularly updated. even 3 years after product launch.

android makers like sammy, they stop support within 1 year it self. that too for their so called flagship products.

we can go on complaining but it will take us no where
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
I would add one more point -

> Release the ICS update for GS2 and reduce price by officially announcing S3. That will boost the sales of GS2 since more people will be able to afford it using up remaining slots of production line.
[Galaxy S II General] atulalvenkar:
Samsung can't just replace the Touchwiz UI in 4.0 with AOSP ICS. They have to worry about the lowest common denominator who cannot handle major UI changes. There are folks i know having S2's who will be lost if Samsung slaps stock AOSP and unfortunately people like those are majority. People like us don't really concern Samsung as we make a small percentage of their customer base.

People like us can always install CM9 to get ICS look the way Google intended.Also i heard a lot of comments saying CM7 is not stable, I used CM7 for about a month and i did not find any stability issues, only thing that doesn't work is playing videos using stock app. Which can be fixed with Mobo/MX player.
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
what they can do is(although some may find this impractical), release one with the same touchwiz 4.0 and release one version as AOSP. all they need to do is convert the already existing nexus file to an S2 version, with out further engineering. i am sure sammy is not going to do any thing of that sort in the near future.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
the same point suits for other manufacturers too...

sense and timescape ui are much polished than touchwiz, atleast samsung could improve the quality of touchwiz, i hate to see similar UI for galaxy y and s2 via touchwiz.
[Galaxy S II General] atulalvenkar:
Yeah. Agree with you bala, Samsung can do a much better work with UI. I agree timescape is good, but Sense is ****. It looks great but it really bogs down your phone. It's very very heavy.

From what I've seen Samsung goes for function over form.Swipe left to right on status bar for brightness/Toggle buttons in notification came from Samsung and was then incorporated into CM. Samsung went all the way to HW accelerate their browser and Launcher for GB when even CM hadn't thought of it.
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
I find Timescape UI the most less ram/system consuming

It looks great and is also functional

BTW Brightness/Toggle buttons can be modded and added in Sony rom

Sense takes atleast 500 MB ram from 750 MB ram and much CPU
[Galaxy S II General] Neo.:
Does MTP work in CM9?

I saw bala mentioning that it's working...Can anyone confirm?
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
in what? CM9? No
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
MTP will not work in CM9. Use a wireless file transfer method instead like AirDroid.
[Galaxy S II General] coolbuddyin:
Well I really hope Samsung will give a pleasant surprise to all of us in the final release of ics.

If the LPH is the "almost final version"., then Samsung UI designers and marketing heads should seek a long well desired appointment with leading psychiatrist for less IQ/for recent decline in intellect
[Galaxy S II General] Lost Monk:
I agree. Samsung has so much potential to improve its software division. I wouldn't even mind paying extra for their AOSP release.
[Galaxy S II General] coolbuddyin:
How the hell they are finalizing the UI design interface that far inferior to the ICS.

They should importance to the user interface also along with frame work
[Galaxy S II General] atulalvenkar:
It can definitely be modded, no doubt. Am just saying the idea came from Samsung.

People give Samsung less credit than they deserve. Even wrt upgrades, Galaxy S was released with Eclair and it's currently on GB. Not many devices can say that.Samsung is pretty friendly to modding community too, they don't lock their bootloaders like HTC/Sony/Motorola.
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Oh glad me. Do I have to do anything to not have kernel panic again? Anybody else faced kernel panic?

How about dead space in android? You cannot forget that!

They even gave a brand new GS2 to the CM team and also appointed one of CM team member as employee.
[Galaxy S II General] sahibunlimited:
1.Sony have unlocked bootloaders

2.Xperia x10 got updated from donut to gingerbread
[Galaxy S II General] virani_joush:
Even touchwiz interface is same in Samsung cheap Bada phones as in our sgs2. Not all same but almost.. . Lols. ..

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] gradientt:
Hi,

I am a new user on this problem and I am having a problem with KIES. I think it is a india-specific issue. I would appreciate if some one takes a swipe at it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=22677518
[Galaxy S II General] drrkgupta:
It seems now that I had this Kernel Panic. Since some days my cell was not working properly. While trying to update my Kernel to Red pill while booting the cell got stuck at the samsung log on screen.. I got a soft brick .

Can any one throw more light on this subject?
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
well, you are just one person who doesn't mind. but what about the rest? millions of galaxy phones are being used as we speak. but how many would like to pay for an upgrade?

sammy knows, that if they start charging for upgrades, their company would lose the market so badly that even RIM's heads would say "you'r screwed".

if you want AOSP or near AOSP, it is only going to happen with devs on XDA and rooting phones. of course, you can donate to them if you like their work.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
when did i mentioned mtp is working in cm9?

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Guys, finally i removed the amzer anti glare screenguard and replaced it with Magic screeguard(from local retailer). Crystal clear and perfect. cant believe i have compromised the clarity of my screen for so long with amzer screenguard.:eek::eek:

One thing im going to miss from the amzer is the anti glare and smudge free screen.
[Galaxy S II General] Virtualsk:
Dude. SGS 1 was released with eclair when froyo was already released. Samsung only does hood job for new device.