yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pro-phecy:
Thanks for that info donkeykong, I quickly uninstalled weather and some news apps I never use, but seemed to be running...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beezwhammer:
Well thanks for the help. I run alot of widgets, so i guess that might be why i have some badish performance.

Some problems though. I cant watch youtube while on 3G, which is very annoying actually.

Also, i randomly had a folder on my sd card deleted, and i never touched it.

another problem, i had the lock screen lock, and the screen was unresponsive to touch, so i had to pull the battery, and this has happened about 3 times.

Last problem i can think of now is battery life. Its COMPLETELY random, some days it would last all day. Other days it will last 5 hours and die. The battery also gets crazy hot randomly too. I dont understand why battery issues with me are so random, it isnt something i can reproduce. BTW each of those days, i had the same amount of usage on the phone. Wasnt doing anything else.

Sorry for announcing all these problems, just trying to kill multiple birds with 1 post if you know what i mean.

Overall i do like this shift rom, its not to bad. Its just a couple of the flaws.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefyocum:
That's why I left the 2.1 and 3.0 roms. Battery sucks and the other unstableness. I had to battery pull cause couldn't answer phone before. Now I'm on super z and its pretty sweet. I flash roms every other day though. This is wicked fast though. My battery has been stellar so far. 88% left since 5:40 this morning.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beezwhammer:
Which super z? I know there are multiple rons that are z roms. I just want a very stable roms, no issues. So i can continue enjoying my phone
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefyocum:
Super Z v5.2
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beezwhammer:
Where can i get the rom? Rom manager? On The Incredible list i only see Super Z 2.0. And for the beta 5.2 i dont see a link to download it.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefyocum:
You have to register on the osmasterminds forum see the downloads.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beezwhammer:
Thanks, putting it on phone right now. What kernels are compatible?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefyocum:
Froyo. The one that comes with it is actually pretty sweet.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] refthemc:
Same thing happened to me a couple of days ago (oh those texts that I will never get to read :/). I redownloaded the nightly I was on, redownloaded the March Gapps (last Official ones), and ran Fix permissions and I was back up and playing Pokemon Crystal on GBCoid. It happened to me once before a couple of months back, CM thing?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beezwhammer:
I am really loving this rom. Only problem is that htc sense force closes. If im on an app and get a text, htc sense fcs. Its kinda annoying. Thats my only problem
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefyocum:
Yeah I've been getting that to lately. It doesn't effect it like the 3.0 though. This is my second day with it and am running out roms I feel like flashing. I might run this for a little yet.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beezwhammer:
Sounds pretty good. Are there any good kernels out there for 2.2? I LOVE incredikernel, but sadly its 2.3.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vonhinkle:
udrom.com, its a great aosp rom for Inc.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
The 12/23 kernel is sense/froyo. Also Lou's kernels and ziggy's.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefyocum:
I ran a fix permissions last night and so far so good.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beezwhammer:
Yeah i also tried fix permissions. i still get the htc sense force close :/
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefyocum:
Really I haven't had a single one today.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beezwhammer:
Your lucky. Also sometimes my widgets disappear. you ever get that?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefyocum:
Dude yeah today. Screwed me up.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefyocum:
Just flashed the new miui.us. Not bad so far.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beezwhammer:
Let me know how it runs and what problems you have. Im really looking to rom hunt till i find the best stable rom for me.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefyocum:
Well besides the Chinese most web pages were in Russian or something. Deal breaker for me so I flashed incredibly re-engineered. No problems with this so far.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beezwhammer:
Ah ok. Let me know then again how its going. This rom tho is still going fine. Its just that fc of sense sometimes
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MomentFreak:
I have been having my phone shut off for no reason at least 5 times a day. Even when phone is in sleep mode. When I wake my phone I have the bamf toolkit in my notification bar that says unclean shutdown settings not applied, that's how I know it keeps rebooting while in sleep mode. Only reason I haven't made the jump to 1.7 is because I like the extras that are made for 1.6.3. I didn't wanna try and flash 1.7 and then apply 1.6.3 mods. Running stock kernel that came with Rom. It didn't used to do anything like this when I first installed it. It seems like it's getting worse over time. Anybody else having the same problem or similar? Any ideas or thoughts would be helpful. I'm actually thinking about putting GB back on. I just wish I knew what the odds of me ending up with a expensive brick were before i put it back on.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guardiansnet:
I had the same problem. Flashing the second radio on the radio thread finally solved the problem for me.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] cokeman2:
the officially Samsung battery pack is out wander how much thickness it will add :

"An official Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 accessory that fits to your Samsung Galaxy S II and provides additional power.

Essentially an extended battery, this power pack for the Samsung Galaxy S II has a 1300mAh capacity. Add this to the 1650mAh standard battery in the device already that gives 2950mAh. "......

http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-power-pack-extended-battery

sorry mods if this been posted before, couldn't find it no where posted
[Galaxy S II Accessories] quad2012:
Actually sounds good to me but how is it supposed to work, I mean how do you add the extended Battery? does it switch automatically or do you have to manually switch it when normal bat runs out of juice? Well I know u cant answer as dont have it either but what do u guys think?

And is this anywhere confirmed to be official, I mean I could sell "official" Samsung pee myself xD.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] TheUndicider:
From my understanding if you can't turn it off it will kill the internal battery very fast because it will be constantly charging and recharging at 100%.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Crean:
Does anyone have more information???
[Galaxy S II Accessories] puregreen59:
i was going to buy one of theys, but i decided to get a newteck 5000Mah battery pack for 20 quid instead, glad i got it instead.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] salarro:
Where U get this one from?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] CandyAndy:
To my understanding the extended battery pack is kind of like a mobile charging dock.

When you put it on the phone, the phone goes to the charging mode.

I just ordered one. I hope it works like that, that I can keep the extended case in my bag and if running out of juice I just hit it in the place like putting it on a dock.

Of course I have to make sure that the extended case is also charged first.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] malimal:
Did you order one that was in stock somwhere, or pre-ordered?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] RUKI:
In Thailand It will come with the GSII + Desktop Docking for who pre-order GSII.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] XCellPhoneSalesRep:
Found this for you guys. Lookin a lil large. i think i read somewhere that when the Power Pack in installed on the Galaxy S II it is about the size of a 7" Galaxy Tab (just kidding!)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] tids2k:
Gosh that is uglyyyt !!!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] karendar:
I agree with Newtrent guy: http://www.newtrent.com

I don't want to put such a fugly case on the phone... So an external battery (Which isn't so big, 4 inch by 4 inch by 2 inch, slips in a pocket) connected to the phone is my "on the fly recharge" solution. ;) I got the imp1000, 11000 mAh battery, charged my HD2 5 full times before needing to be recharged.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] karendar:
It actually increases the size to about the Dell Streak from what I see. ;) The Tab is a little too big! haha
[Galaxy S II Accessories] connectandroid:
external battery is much better, get one which can charge multiple devices like notebooks etc. You'd only have to bring one external battery for both phone and notebook device needs :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] spectoral:
RE: killing the battery because of charging/recharging at 100%.... is this still true? Because I thought / heard somewhere that the newest generation lithium batteries are less prone to that kind of fragility. Over maybe a year... sure... but how fast is "fast" when talking about killing a battery by charging it on full charge?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] CandyAndy:
pre-ordered and still waiting it to deliver :rolleyes:

I am actually now thinking about cancelling it and thinking about some other options to longer the batterylife in special needs.

I have dock at home and work so no worries here but then if have a long day at bar etc then I might need more juice on the road..
[Galaxy S II Accessories] RiTCHiE007:
Hmm, any phone should shame if it wont make it a full day tho. Kinda makes me wonder why this sgs2 eats bats this fast.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] wiaza100:
Is this piece is available for purchase?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] eiraku:
Am I the ONLY one who has one right now?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] x9745:
Looks good and cool!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] bryant_16:
Hey there,

Where did you get it from?

Any link?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] eiraku:
From a local brick and mortar shop. No links sorry. Peculiar though that an unnamed shop in Malaysia gets a few even before reputable online retailers.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] bryant_16:
How is it working for you so far?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] malimal:
They keep pushing back the sale date on expansys.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zkyevolved:
Pretty much! Hey, just wondering, how much thicker does it make the device? Double? More? Less than double?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] eiraku:
About double.

Works fine so far, only problem is Samsung made 3 huge mistakes with the pack:

1) No off button (Samsung, you have any idea that some of us would wanna turn the thing into a PERMANENT case?)

2) VERY slow charging. Pack barely charges itself if the phone is in the case.

3) MHL accessories don't work with the case on (OTG, HDMI).

Gonna test batt life tomorrow.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] malimal:
Could you post more pictures?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] eiraku:
Sure, but I didn't take that much. Do mind the carbon fibre decal, that's my own (hate the smooth plastic).

In terms of batt life it adds about 3 hours of HEAVY USE time (and it could have been 4 if JuiceDef was configured to realize it wasn't connected to a wall charger). That should translate to an extra 6-8 hours of normal use.

Acceptable, but here's hoping PowerSkin makes a 2000mah batt case.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] malimal:
Thanks. I dont know why other sellers cant get it.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] nraudigy2:
It looks like an HTC phone now.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] foxcheng:
thanks for showing the unit, I'm going to buy one :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] fenguinpower:
I dont get it. What advantage does it have? I got 4 standard batteries. When i run out of battery i just plug a new one and still maintain the same slim size.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] eiraku:
Not everyone enjoys the slim size, or the cumbersomeness of having to pop the back out every 5 hours.

Not that I don't have spare batts myself.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zkyevolved:
4???? wow....

I don't like the super slim size, to be honest. I'd prefer it to be chunkier.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] bryant_16:
Thanks for the review there.

Can I check with you, with the power pack on, how long does it take to charge the phone and pack together (considering the phone battery is around 10% and pack 0%)?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] eiraku:
About 6-7 hours. The pack charges as slowly as the phone after all, I just charge em separately.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] jessar82:
thanx man your so helpful we need to know how long keep you ON?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] LBTaylor1984:
Just got one of these, can someone confirm the purpose of the button on the bottom edge? It seems a button to check battery level?

One issue I'm having is keep getting the fully charged notification.

I was wondering if this button has some purpose other than battery level.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] LBTaylor1984:
OK found the manual, the button is for testing current charge.

However I do keep getting the fully charged notification. This is really annoying an I'm not thinking thievish right. Only happens when fully charged obviously but seems like a mistake as the screen keeps coming on...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] lsquare:
Any reviews of this extended battery yet? How much battery life will I get if I'm a heavy user with 3-4 push e-mail accounts and lots of web browsing on the go?

What are the negatives besides the fact that it'll make the phone thicker?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] krishca:
Is there any one using this. I might get one next week. Need to know how Mugen is doing?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] lsquare:
Yea, I need to know how this will compare with the Mugen battery. I don't mind having a thicker phone because I need a phone that last an entire day. I like the fact that phones are getting thinner, but not if it comes at the expense of battery life!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] cigaro78:
I'm not sure I understand this - what you are saying is that the extended battery pack is not a new, bigger battery, but in fact a separate pack that hugs the phone, masking the power button in the process?

Does that mean the phone sees itself as 'charging' when the pack is plugged and full, but when the pack is empty, it then starts using the 'internal' battery?

Cheers
[Galaxy S II Accessories] eiraku:
Yep, like any other battery case.

Oh, and it adds 2-3 hours of screen on, full on surfing on 3g time in case anybody was wondering. Stand by time should be increased by a factor of 1.7x roughly.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] lsquare:
I'm just wondering where you bought the pack in London? I'm in London at the moment and I'm seriously considering this power pack.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] lsquare:
I'm a very heavy phone user. I'm generally out of the house from 8 AM to 8 PM. I browse the web a lot, uses instant messaging, and have 4 push e-mail accounts. Will the extended battery give me enough power to last the entire day?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] nongrata23:
I have also purchased this item, and i hate those 3 big mistakes!

I cannot belive samsung are so dumb not to let a on/off btn for the pack, plus this popup notification is killing my brains! i mean u can use it only when your battery is not full, then is fine and all, but when your battery is full the power pack makes crazy the phne with all notifications!

+ i like the bulky size makes my phone looks like an efficient weapon if i need to hit somebody on the strees:)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] eiraku:
You would be better served with spare batteries or a mugen power pack.

For very heavy use (constant screen on), it only adds 1-2 hours.

For heavy use (near constant use with breaks) expect a maximum of 8-10 hours with the pack (mine lasted 6-8 hours without the pack).

It's really not that economical for power users - the 1320mah in the pack is simply insufficient for the bulk it adds.

Although medium users would be served well IMHO.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] lsquare:
What notifications are you referring to? Will the SGS2 notify you that it's low in power when the internal battery is low even though the battery case is full of power?

So if I have the battery case on, there is no way to access the power button to turn off the phone?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] lsquare:
Would it be cheaper for me to buy a Samsung SGS 2 dock and a spare battery? This way it'll ensure that I can still use this with a car dock and maintain the slim profile of the phone.

The bad news is that I'll have to carry two batteries with me. It's not exactly the most efficient solution.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] t00dy:
He is referring to fully charged notifications of the phone. If you attach the power pack (PP) to the phone which has 90% charge, it will charge it to 100%, it will still have the capacity to charge 35% (according to my testings, which i will discuss in the next paragraph), the phone will stop charging and when it again discharges for, let's say 1% or even less, the charging will begin again and last till the phone is fully charged, hence notification. This loop will only end when the PP runs out of power, or if you detach the phone from PP!

All the buttons, such as power button and volume rocker are very easily accessible (sadly i cannot post pic,) but you can see it clearly here: http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j401/eiraku/23072011860-2.jpg. Right side of the PP is identical to the left!

First, when i got the PP (two days ago) i cycled full charge/full discharge it 3 or 4 times, using stock travel charger 700 mA. IMHO this should be enough to reach full capacity of the PP's built-in battery, which should, according to the manual, have the capacity of 1.300 mAh.

About an hour ago i tested it again. I attached FULLY charged PP to phone, which had 48% (792 mAh). Charging lasted for 1 h 25 min, until the phone reached 93% (1535 mAh). While charging with PP, i had screen, WiFi, 3G, sync OFF (maybe it would be better to put it in airplane mode). So the PP was only able to deliver miserably 45% (743 mAh). That's rather far from theoretical value, which should be about 1300 mAh or in other words PP should be able to charge the phone from 0% to 78%, if you to the math (1300/1650=0,78)!!!

I don't know if my power pack is defected, or if this should be like this. But to me 42% efficiency seem VERY small, that is why i will contact Samsung, and present them with my findings while demanding my money back!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] nongrata23:
My final conclusion about this Battery Pack!

Is a piece of junk!

The value does not worth even 50% of the product! Why ?

I had the power pack fully charged, and i set it up in my phone which my bat lvl was at 31% and the Power Pack ONLY charged upto 72% of the phone batter, after that the power pack was complete discharged!!!! I mean come on wtf ! 40~% is NOTHING!

Beside it takes almost 4hours to charge this stupid power pack? i dont understand why so long...

Very sad device!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] t00dy:
I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!! I'll be returning mine
[Galaxy S II Accessories] LBTaylor1984:
I don't know what your mean to get from a PP but under normal use i'm getting 6.5 hours out of it. for a booster pack thats not bad.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] stjs:
Same results here..40%
[Galaxy S II Accessories] nongrata23:
the thing which piss me off the most are:

IF phone full charged, and PP full charged, IF u leave the phone docked in PP, in 8h during night time with flight mode ON, pp is gone!

Also the second thing is: 40% is way to low for a 1300 battery, in theory should be 70%~!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Beards:
Another option (which I use when out for the day walking) is to use an external battery charger.

I have a slim 5400mAh charger which easily connects to my SGS2 when in a jacket pocket.

With the charger at Max I can re-charge the SGS2 roughly twice or keep the phone topped up whilst still using.

Ideal on long journeys when you have GPS and all other manner switched on.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] SBS_:
I just tested my battery pack, had the phone at 44% when I started and now when the pack is empty the battery is at 91% (so plus 46% with the pack).

I had only used the phone lightly, but had Wifi/3G and all syncs on the entire time. I also checked Battery Monitor Widget a couple of times and it showed between +428mA and +791mA when the pack was connected and stopped charging after 1.5 hours

If we check the numbers on the pack (and assume they are more correct than battery monitor), it says it's giving off 650mA. So some math then showes that it gives you 975mAh extra batterylife. If we take the former numbers the pack added a net value of 760mAh when the phone was on and with light use. This would mean a drain of 143mAh per hour (or 9% per hour) with the usage I had with the phone giving me 11.5 hours of battery life if that pattern is consistent. If we factor in that the power transfer is probably not 100% efficient, that number is probably a bit lower in reality so the math seems to make sense.

And if the math is correct this would mean that the power pack stops giving a charge when it has 25% capacity left, which is probably smart with a battery that regularly will go to "zero" with the intended use. If it went to proper empty every time the lifespan of this pack would be pretty limited.

I wish they would've just designed the phone with a 3000mAh battery though when I see how slim the actual battery part of the power pack is.

So I hope this post makes sense and gives some useful info :p

TL;DR

The power pack is probably working as it should according to the specs.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] SBS_:
A little update today on the power pack. Got to use it proper today in a real world scenario (at work).

Usage consisted of FM Radio, streaming music over Wifi and quite a bit of web browsing (and ofc various widgets, news, e-mail and twitter/facebook syncing all the time). The power pack kept the battery at 100% from 7am to 2pm, so it gave 7 extra hours on medium to heavy use. Also note that I always have the screen on 100% brightness with all power saving options turned off.

It may not be for everyone, but I'm pleased.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] t00dy:
can you make some screenshots (home key + power key) of battery usage in settings menu?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] SBS_:
That is unfortunately not possible with the standard battery usage in the settings menu because of the fact that the power pack charges the phone constantly to 100% thus wiping the battery usage stats (so it always says something like 20 seconds on battery with no stats to speak of).
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Auga:
I'm also getting about 6.5 hours out of mine as well...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Auga:
The notification was irritating. I did a search and found the below fix. Applied the .apk file and the full charge notification doesn't appear. :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1070506
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Hassanx:
thanks for posting mate!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] connectandroid:
folks mention charge rate is slow but what's it's rated charge rate ?

I'm still using my Energizer XP8000 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1115104 with 8000mah extra battery life i get a good 5+ days on original firmware and 7+ days on latest for my Optus branded S2 and it only charges at ~420mah
[Galaxy S II Accessories] phacker:
Samsung genuine extended battery

Hello. If you are interest in extended battery, see post #154 in thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1239719. There are some results. And here you can find some pictures.