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[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
Well i got my screenguard from flipkart today. Finished installing it and having mixed opinion

pros

* Screen surface is very nice, as mentioned its fingerprint proof and crisp to touch

* no idea about anti glare

cons

* i could see micro colored dots like thing in screen, couldnt put it in a much better way.

set the brightness to 100 and opened a white screen, its not smoothy white but with dot like thing is allover the screen(like micro micro dots :D) i dunno is this a feature or something.
[Galaxy S II General] Joe_Nalin:
Get Gameloft Games at 0.99$ – Asphalt 6, NFL Pro, N.O.V.A., Tintin etc

Read on Android advices, that there is a new year offer (I believe starts on 01-Jan) and is on till 05-Jan.

"Gameloft made this announcement with a Tweet and sale will includes titles such as Asphalt 6 : Adrenaline, NFL Pro 2012, NOVO, 2 HD, Order and Chaos Online, 9mm, The Adventures of Tintin and much more to add in the list. The only exception added is the newly released Modern Combat 3 which will be for sale on a single day with the discount price."

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What was screen guard you were using previously? would you suggest this? I'm actually waiting for your feedback :p

the top surface of my screen guard is giving way, I think it was called screen ward..
[Galaxy S II General] 3xeno:
If you think that is bad, take a look at the leaked ICS ROMs from HTC which carry HTC Sense. Absolutely no difference when you compare it to a Froyo / Gingerbread (Or even Eclair, for that matter) ROM.

Unfortunately, companies think it's their custom interface that sells (Which does, to a great extent, there's no denying it), and hence, they totally disregard the minority who would like to have his phone with a stock look, minus all the bloat.
[Galaxy S II General] rdst_1:
I have a similar scratch guard installed on my S2. I have gotten used to these micro-dots thingy. The scratch guard is really good. It doesn't get oil smudges or scratched. Best bang for buck for 190 bucks.

Sent from a Galaxy in the S2 system
[Galaxy S II General] Virtualsk:
I agree that OEMs will never leave thier Custom Interface...but Least they update it accroding to OS ! I mean Come on , this is 4.0 Major bump. OS itself bring full UI overhaul...and they are keeping thier Custom Interface intact just to make sure S3 sales go higher then S2. For me , its like loosing old customers to make new ones.

Now, I would really think twice before going for Samsung phone for sure.
[Galaxy S II General] ambar_hitman:
I checked Nexus S with ICS. Many of the supposedly new features are already there in Touchwiz 4. The music player has now equaliser and other sound settings, already present in Samsung's music player. The incoming call option has option to reject call with message templates, already present in Samsung. Also, there are a few call options like auto reject, video call etc are not even present in ICS for Nexus S, let alone the Gingerbread. Then there is the hardware acceleration of ICS, and we all know that TW 4.0 is already having hardware acceleration.

So far I am looking forward to Lock screen, but wait, I am already using it thanks to Go Locker. And then there is news that ICS supposedly drains more battery, and a patch is in the work. So, not a good feeling about ICS.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
as long as all the ics features are included in the rom i wont bother about tw launcher, the launcher is the only thing that will differentiate the samsung roms. so its just a matter of time before i install the trebuchet launcher and delete tw launcher.(i already have it prepared for installation in my internal sd)
[Galaxy S II General] Virtualsk:
Except Browser, there is nothing in TW which is Hardware Accelerated. As far as battery is concern, I would not comment on it right now. Point it not about Features ... Point is about UI overhaul. Didn't you feel ICS UI to be more impressive then the on You have on SGS II TW 4 ? If not , then SAMMY's ROM is sure for you !
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
Please can any one point to the modem file from the latest XWKL1 build.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
my previous one was the one in univercell shoroom for 100rs most probably screenward. the screen surface is much better than screenward and totally smudge free apart from the micro colored dots. if thats ok with you,just give it a try as it is only 120 rs

yes, also the surface is crisp to touch it would be easy for multi touch operations.

lets hope it would be fixed before reaching us ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Hrithan2020:
I applied the domination theme. I find that the font has become bolder.are you using the stock font or have you changed it? If so, please suggest a good one.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
im using the roboto font. its elegant .
[Galaxy S II General] mrcreativity:
Yeap... I'm on stock and will be till official updates are released.

Ok...flashed KL1. Wanted a desi feel. On CF-root so don't want to test the battery life now.
[Galaxy S II General] ambar_hitman:
The UI is way way better than TW 4, no doubt. I dont even use TW 4, I use Go Launcher EX, and unless ICS gives me option to choose transition effects, I will be using Go Launcher EX only. So UI of ICS doesn't really matter to me. I keep changing my launchers and themes/transition effects after 2-3 days. I have like 10 launchers installed.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
XWKL1 modem.bin attached
[Galaxy S II General] vivekpie:
Hi.

I am new in this forum.
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
Details for the same http://goo.gl/kTuVU
[Galaxy S II General] Joe_Nalin:
Sammy needs to learn from LG and Sony Ericsson on the updates!:mad:

Both LG an Sony Ericsson have reveled there schedule for ICS update
[Galaxy S II General] atulalvenkar:
People like us who want a new interface with every new OS iteration are rare. Most of Samsung's customers will be pretty pissed off if they find they have to relearn how to do stuff. Not everyone is tech oriented or has time to invest in learning new UI.

We guys who like to mod/rom will always have CM9 and other AOSP mods to satisfy our lust for stock interfaces :-).
[Galaxy S II General] ano.cresent:
welcome ... care to share your device model number !!
[Galaxy S II General] Hrithan2020:
Isn't the theme having a bolder version of roboto.

Considering that Samsung is likely to bring ICS to its user much faster than others I don't mind at all.
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
See his post clearly he sent from XDA app he have I9100
[Galaxy S II General] ano.cresent:
srry my bad :o
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
where have you been? celebrating the defeat? :p
[Galaxy S II General] ano.cresent:
no wonder he's in such a foul mood :D
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Lol Bala. I'm getting excited looking at you're preparations! :D
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
I am in home..watching TV and downloading something.........celebrating the defeat??? What you mean by that
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
It means India Loose the match by 122 runs on 4th day as usual
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
i meant the cricket match ravi, losers they failed again.ricky pointing words became true :(

btw attaching the amzer screenguard picture i received
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
oh :( ...I have not seen the match after Sachin out

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ya you are right.........I can't see Screen guard all I see is your hand and mobile :p
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
no retake possible, now its on my screen ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
ok........

400mb left in Vodafone 6GB offer once it is done no more vodafone...but I got used to this number :( only problem I have with it is Mobile will say Refreshing Sim Data sometimes (It will say daily for sure) before activating 3G it was fine after activating 3G this has started (Only VF sim have this problem)This can be fixed by getting a New sim from VF with same number but lazy to go there office and submit all the papers again

_______________

Samsung shipped 1 million Note's
[Galaxy S II General] ano.cresent:
yeah ..... do you know what's the reason behind this "refreshing sim" every now and then ... I searched some time back but did not find concrete answer.
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
No idea........

OT: Fast & Furious cyclone "Thane" is to hit Chennai and surrounding areas tonight! Wind speeds can reach unto 125Km/Hr uprooting trees and electric lines. Please stay indoors and don't go to the beach.
[Galaxy S II General] ano.cresent:
Aye Aye Captain !! :D
[Galaxy S II General] Joe_Nalin:
Hey Bala what case do you use? is the case on it?

Thanks Sir!

Lot of winds since last evening and morning wind was really heavy.. not much heavy rains though.

Cant stay indoors fully, need to get back home:D

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Anyone on Stock KL1: did you notice that FM Radio keeps running in the background always? I rarely use it.

Not sure what is happening here, even after a force stop it starts after sometime..any suggestions?
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
lol

Sir?....Sir bahut shareef sa lagta hai........Call me Ravi :p
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
He mentioned about his case long time ago. See the quote below:

Well check this post for pics: xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19659911&postcount=4318

Sorry bala I could not resist showing off your grippy mobile case :p

The posts are like 200 posts away and a month old but feels like it was posted a year back!!

Robo sir!
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
oh, just saw in google earth, thats one big cyclone :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] Joe_Nalin:
Hey Ravi, Pun intended from the 'sir' :p

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WOW! thanks for the details Harsha... not able to get such cheap and simple cases here.. I believe I need to travel to Madurai to get it ;)

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Check out the link below to government website (IMD), you get lot of options for different satellite images with constant updates!

http://www.imd.gov.in/section/satmet/dynamic/insat.htm
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
But you are Chennai! You try the local stores you will decently find it. I went around like 5 stores and found in the last one :) I'm happy with it for now.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
if you have any univercell mobile showroom in your city you can get it there.

thanks for the satellite images link. whats the update cycle there? i can only see the satellite image taken at 9 AM today morning.
[Galaxy S II General] Joe_Nalin:
They update it every one hour, but I believe there is a 5-6 hours time lag. Now they have 10 AM image.

thanks, I'll check out in univercell this weekend..

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I've tried in many places, velachery, Numgambakkam, greams road..

And since i have a constraint i.e. no black I'm kinda stuck
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Yeah man. Is this the first one to get something like that big cyclone other than the tsunami?

2012 trailer :p

Everyone by the border, stay safe and indoors bros!

Credits to Joe_Nalin for pic.
[Galaxy S II General] digi_fort:
That's a bad a$$ cyclone i'm seeing there mate stay indoors and take care hope the services don go down ........
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
Crap. I need to be at the hospital tonight :(
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
ah :( ...........
[Galaxy S II General] srikat:
I am using JKay AOSP Deluxe lock screen.

Is there a way to place certain buttons like Camera on the lock screen?
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
You can't place them on the lock screen. But you can put them to one of the unlock bars :) To do that go to deluxe settings. Then edit actions then tap on any of the shortcuts to open the list of apps, in the list select camera.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
Anyone here have some in-depth knowledge in multi dpi?
[Galaxy S II General] kachrukamble:
@ Bala

Hey Bala, what is the status of Supercurio's Louder App for S2. As I seen, you have started a new thread on it. any progressive tweet from him?
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
i am totally selling android to all the docs here. specially the S2. lol

any way, i am now on the indian rom(finally), and no, it is not a KIES(which should actually be renamed SUC-KIES) update but an ODIN one. and its going pretty smooth so far. battery life is a question though
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
as per his tweets the release is around the corner. Thanks for reminding me about that thread. updated the thread too :)

@ emze

finally you have updated your droid ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
You better find a place to hide......If they didn't like the battery life they getting they might kill you :p .......................Check PM
[Galaxy S II General] h3llboy911:
Display eats most of the battery for me as I have screen on 80% of the time with lowest brightness. I was searching for some kernel which would be able lower the lowest level of the screen brightness even further, but I can't find any.

For those who find lowest brightness level too bright for night reading/browsing, I recommend to download "screen filter" from market. It creates a shade and can dim the display by decreasing the transparency of the shade. Though the app claims to save battery life on AMOLED displays( Theoritically it should, the darker the colours, the less the power consumed), I haven't tested much yet.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
yes it surely saves some juice, im using it . useful for night browsing/reading
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Codeworkx is going to get needed part for his ICS rom from Sammobile
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
thanks 4 d info, didnt note that :) if that happens, we will get a working cm9 including NITz for the new year
[Galaxy S II General] ashishvirmani:
Could someone revert with their stable uv settings ? I know they can vary for diff handsets but i wanted a starting point.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
see my sig. add + 25mv to start with.
[Galaxy S II General] jasraja:
I use UC browser for night browsing. It has a night mode (black background and dark colors) which is quite useful especially when the lights are off :)
[Galaxy S II General] emze:
check PM ravi. responded
[Galaxy S II General] h3llboy911:
From codeworkx.

Looks like kp4 still has the nitz issues. In 12days samsung couldn't fix it. **sigh**
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
@hellboy, there might be some possible fix,hoping for that. rebooting many times brings the network back, saw it in cm9 experimental build forum with proof. have to try that trick.
[Galaxy S II General] h3llboy911:
It crashes again when you switch networks(when you are outside and are moving). New RIL files act the same as old. So it's unusable. Sammobiles is yet to give the modem and kernel. I spent last night on IRC and Devs are unsure if it is RIL specific. They awaiting to see if it gets fixed with the new modem and kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
@hellboy

i heard coderworkx tweeted RIL is still unstable.. so atleast it should work with the sammys rom. lets see the progress. yet another work in todo list ;)

edit:

yes , he has posted, the NITZ problem is still there, then its a problem for indian mobile networks. have to go with the same workaround by copying the KP1 RIL files it seems
[Galaxy S II General] Link2Adi:
Hey guys,

I have a problem. I had a Reliance GSM number and I got it ported to Bharti Airtel. After that i bought my Galaxy S II. But I notice a strange behaviour with My S2. Everytime I select "Auto Update Date & Time" feature, my device shows correct time for some period(4-5hrs) then suddenly changes it by more than 5 hours. I had this issue on stock ROM too.

Please Guide
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
Google Maps Navigation

I'm having a problem with Google Maps Navigation. Whenever I open Navigation, I get the message "Checking Navigation Availability" and then get "Google Maps Navigation is not yet available in this location", and I get two options, "Get Directions" and "Cancel". Navigation does not work on my phone. :(

Anyone know a fix?
[Galaxy S II General] naturist:
I am using casemate case too. Though it's costly but quite cool. People are selling capdase cases on Erodov.com/forum at cheaper rates than flipkart. Check that. U will save some bucks. :-)

Don't go for amzer I tried but amzer covers are too thick and looks cheap. Go for capdase or casemate.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] naturist:
He got the files but the nitz issue is still there. Saw his twt yesterday. :-)

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Voice navigation is not available in India. Its restricted to US and some European countries. What you can do is install a modded maps called 'Brute Maps' from XDA. Or install third party navigation apps from market.
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
I chatted with Samsung support yesterday. They said this was not supposed to happen. I'm awaiting a call from Samsung's crappy technicians now :p

Btw, why doesn't the Software Update function work in SGS2 when it works even in crappy Galaxy Y?!?! :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
Please never install Brut Maps.That version of apk is all messed up.It will eat up your battery!!Your battery backup will be 13-16 hours at max :P

Yes sygic aura can be a good alternative.
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
:eek:

I'm staying away from it then! :p

I had Sygic Aura untiil day before yesterday I updated to KL1 and got stuck in a bootloop. Had to do a factory reset from recovery mode to start up the phone! :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
But the maps folder will be intact..right(Coz it is in /sdcard)??Just install sygic agin and you are good to go.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
the same google maps with world wide navigation activated is already available, you can install that over your original google maps.

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Have you people tried this app called super status bar (its in beta state)

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.firezenk.ssb

nice little app to customize the status bar. have already posted it in jkay thread, if he incorporates those features to his mod, it would be wonderful
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
Got to know, but as stated by Chetan, it drains a lot of battery. So I'm not going for it. :p

Tried that but the /sdcard/Aura folder somehow got deleted :(

Let it be as pure as it can be now. Not even rooting my phone :p

Samsung technicians said they'll release ICS in Jan via Kies. So waiting to get my hands on that. Will do crazy stuff again after I get ICS :p
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
im not talking about brut maps. have pmed you a link with google maps + mod, try that
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Samsung India said they will release ICS in Jan?
[Galaxy S II General] atulalvenkar:
I used brut mod on all my phones, been using it since 5.0 i guess never faced any unusual battery drain.
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
But I'm already having max 15 hours battery with CheckROM and siyah kernel :( brute is not installed. I just don't know wot to do! Don't know whether its because I use mobile a lot with 3G network on all the time or something is eating away my batter :(
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
What does BBS say???
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
Oh. Should I try it on the KL1? What do you say? :confused:

Trying it out! :D

Yes. I had called Samsung support day b4 yesterday for a problem. I got a call back from a technician to assist me. The problem was about the KL1 ROM. They said that this is actually the European firmware with minimal modifications so it is not fully compatible with our Indian SGS2 (I9100LKAINU). So he stated they'll be releasing ICS in Jan which will be fully Indian firmware with deep compatibilty for the I9100LKAINU. :D
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
Actually "Unusual" is relative.How much backup do u get?I am talking about brut maps.There are other modded versions though(yes the modded ones which bala is talking about)..Which we cant post due top obvious reasons ;) :P

But Brut maps is a serious mess.Tried and tested by S2 users.It always eats up the juice.But i guess you are lucky ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Ok Thanks.....................Looks like my rude words on Samsung FB really worked and they released a European FW for us..........Can't wait for ICS...Hope they releases it on 14th/15th Jan as a Gift to me :p
[Galaxy S II General] Debadatta:
Lol..Hope they release as promised ;)

*fingers crossed*
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Well I taken the screen shot of all the ones now. Can you look into it and suggest the best route of action? :)

You can ignore the sleepy jack as my friend played it in morning.

Thank you Chetan.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
@ harsha

did you see the screen on vs awake ratio? screen on is around 55 min and awake is around 3 hrs. something is stopping your device to go into sleep mode. what does cpuspy says? does it enter sleep mode?
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
Yup i also think that.. His device is unable to move to sleep mode.. Cpu spy info needed
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Well I'm yet to ask about it in BBS thread. In mean time I have disabled the app, but after blocking I cannot open the app, for some its not even in the app drawer! I just thought it will block from opening itself.. That's not the case? I want just to block the app from starting up itself. But even after configuring autorun options all to no, it still runs in background.

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@Bala yeah I saw that. Weirdly I had awake:screen on time at that ratio. Usual it used to be almost equal. I will install cpu spy and put the report here right away. Thank you both.
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
See this crazy guy ..After GadgetCheck i am his next target ..lol

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20833028&postcount=15

Edit

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See my reply ;)
[Galaxy S II General] sumitpathak:
Hi All,

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to this forums. Its good to see an Indian thread running here :)
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Lol what is wrong with these people? Jeez! Sabh maar do uska..

@Bala and Chetan

Well buddy how long should I let this cpu spy to spy? Shall I share through screen shot right away or??

@ sumitpathak

Welcome to the GS2 family! You do have GS2 right? Is it the I9100 or I9100G model? :)
[Galaxy S II General] chetan_mohanty:
Just see for how much time device is in deep sleep..Report back..

OT---

And hey that guy's signature is also Sadist!!!he has links to GadgetCheck's profile,threads,what not....lol
[Galaxy S II General] rajarshi10:
Do I go for Galaxy S2 or wait for Galaxy S3 ?
[Galaxy S II General] ImSherlocked:
Guys yesterday I installed fifa 12 on my s2. It downloaded some 1.6 gb data. Now when I try to open it, it reaches the main menu and then force closes. :(
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Raviteja:
Wait for S3...
[Galaxy S II General] supersim:
Hi

Hi guys ! I ll be getting a Galaxy S 2 soon . Ordered online .

Lets see if its the G version or the non G version.

I would like to ask you guys about :

1)Whether you use a screen protector on your S2 ? If yes , then which is the one which you will advise ?

2) I also need a case cover for my S2 , which should look good and should not increase thickness of the phone by much. Any ones that you would recommend ?

Thank you :)
[Galaxy S II General] ano.cresent:
1. why to take risk ... use a screen protector ... visit flipkart ... they have some good screen guards.

Amazer Screen guard

2. casemate barely there case is good one to start with.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
1- Of course I use a Protective screen, this one,

http://scratchgard.in/productdetail.aspx?cid=9&scid=0&bid=17&pid=782

You can use cheaper ones like Amzer though.

2- Case Mate Barely There maybe? Search eBay or Flipkart.