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[Galaxy S II General] barneypooch:
I'm truly upset about this, because I think this phone is almost marvellous. But in the two weeks I've had it a few horrible problems have emerged, and I can't find solutions.

If anyone can help (REALLY help), I'd be very grateful.

So. Here I go:

1) The antennae (or whatever). I'm sitting here, in my study, which is in my garden, about 60 feet from the house. In the house (right on the kitchen window) I have a wi-fi AP, to boost the signal. In my study I have : a PS3; a desktop PC; a (Samsung) netbook; an iPhone 3gs; an HTC TP2, and the SGS2. Every single device has a good-to-excellent connection. Except the SGS2. Which says "poor", except that most of the time it can't get a signal at all - so that's not even as good as "poor";

2) I took a friend to hospital today. There were three of us in the waiting room. The SGS2 had no (phone) reception. The others did;

3) On the way to the hospital I needed to use Google Nav. I plugged the SGS2 into my car charger. It didn't charge. I've since tried three different chargers (and no, they weren't from Poundland). Same thing. The SGS2 just won't charge in my car if it needs plenty of juice. I've been trawling the webs and this seems to be a common issue - but nobody has a definite answer. I was about to spring for an official Sammy charger, but nobody seems to know for sure if it'll do the trick.

4) The sound isn't great, either in fidelity (and I'm using Shure SE530s, just so you know I care about good sound) or volume. It's tolerable, but only that. No comparison to my little Sansa clip, or even (I hate to say) the 3GS;

5) (though not as much as some, it would seem) the battery life is a bit meh. And I'm not a heavy user.

I read many people complaining about silly little things. A lot of them are down to software or simple ignorance. But a super-smartphone that has poor connectivity and can't be used as a satnav (whilst simultaneously charging). Well, I'm sorry, but...

As I said at the top, I'm genuinely miserable about this. I really, really thought that this was the Smartphone to Rule Them All.

And, again, if anyone can offer me hope that things will get better, please do. Sadly, I think I'll be going back to separate gadgets to fulfill my needs. A phone that works as a phone (and maybe a diary); a satnav that charges in the car; a music player that sounds good. Etc, etc.

:(
[Galaxy S II General] rojdag:
ive got a crappy 8-in-1 car charger works fine.
[Galaxy S II General] Mitty1990:
I have none of the problems you said in your post so maybe you just got a **** phone, maybe return it for another.
[Galaxy S II General] barneypooch:
Do you mean it works fine when you're also using satnav? Because there seem to be many, many people whose SGS2 won't charge when running satnav.
[Galaxy S II General] Ayocuz:
That's what I was thinking maybe one problem is tolerable but all those things you mentioned I would've been took that boy back for a swap out. Unless you brought it online.
[Galaxy S II General] barneypooch:
Yes, maybe I have a "**** phone". Then again, lots of people seem to be having similar issues. Do you think there was a bad batch? Can you charge the phone in-car whilst using satnav? Is your wifi strength as good as your other devices?

I think I may call Vodafone now and see if a replacement helps. That's if they'll still swap it out.
[Galaxy S II General] stoney73:
If you arent happy with the phone, return it/exchange it.

simple as.

As for advice, read the threads.
[Galaxy S II General] zzleezz:
I also have none of the problems you are suffering. My wifi works as well as any other device I have had. Phone signal is better on the same network a my htc desire. Sound quality is better than my desire. Battery life is so far pretty good and will get better with use and even better once 2.3.4 comes out very soon.

As for your charging issues while using nav this is a common thing with cheap chargers, you might not have got it from poundland but its just not supplying enough juice. Had exactly the same problem when I first got my desire over a year ago, ended up modifying my car charger by soldering the data wires together to force it to max out its current output. Use that same charger for my sg2.
[Galaxy S II General] sammy555:
The only problem ive had is the car charger one which i didnt realise untill yesterday. All your other problems dont exist on my phone so mabey exchange it
[Galaxy S II General] rojdag:
just been out to the car and can confirm, it charges fine with google navigation running - seems to make no difference with mine navigation or not.

keep soldiering on dont give up on yer sgs2 yet! :)
[Galaxy S II General] zzleezz:
With reference to the car charger problem while using satnav look at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=670702&highlight=car+charger&page=2

Thats the thread from the HTC desire doing the exact same thing. If your charger is 1000ma you should be able to mod it or a cable so that it will happily charge your sg2, if not make sure the next one you buy can supply enough current.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
The phone seems to have love/hate relationships with different routers. In the way I use it, it works as well as a G2 and G2X connecting in the same locations. I have a beast of a router and what I tend to connect to (airports, hotels, airplanes) have better than average equipment. People have had some luck by replacing their router. If it's software, the imminent 2.3.4. update may help.

There have been various postings on this. People with issues popped another carriers SIM in the phone and in a lot of cases the problem went away. Try replacing your SIM. If the phone's just not good reception wise in the areas you travel or on the network you use you may have to return it.

I've been using the LG charger from my G2X and it keeps the phone battery-positive using Nav and Bluetooth audio streaming. There's a thread dedicated to this somewhere, do a search.

I have the same headphones and am quite pleased with the output. I also stream Bluetooth in my car and the phone easily outperforms the G2 and G2X. There's a long thread discussing audio and a couple of folks using Shure's were getting different results. It might be a hardware issue with your particular phone. But, judging audio is subjective so what's good for me may not be for you.

There's an issue with the suspend process in 2.3.3. that drains the battery at idle. The imminent 2.3.4. update should correct this.
[Galaxy S II General] Azra2k:
I also noted poor wifi signal. Changed my router to a better one and it fixed the issue, however I still have problems in my travels ( hotels, bars, airports ).

Regrading the navigation, I did a total of 2500km ( 2 long trips of 900 km each + other small and medium trips ) with the phone being in nav mode. I had the battery issue you described due to overheating, but as soon as I protected the phone from direct sunlight ( a small piece of paper over it ) or kept a small flow of air on it ( placed it near the AC vent and redirected the flow twoards it ) the issue got resolved. Using a 500mA car USB charger my phone stays cool at about 36 degrees C and the battery gets +1% every few mins ( navigation + wifi tethering on with Kies over wifi activated ). In regards to the software, I mainly use iGo or Copilot.

So solution: make sure you have a little airflow on your phone and a little space between the back of the phone and the phone holder. Satisfy these 2 conditions and you will eliminate the charging problems.
[Galaxy S II General] barneypooch:
Thanks for that, mate. Just to say: my phone "says" it's charging in the car; but when I do a drive with the satnav, then unplug the phone, it hasn't actually been charging. Again, I'm not the only one with this problem (or feature).
[Galaxy S II General] barneypooch:
@azra2k

"So solution: make sure you have a little airflow on your phone and a little space between the back of the phone and the phone holder. Satisfy these 2 conditions and you will eliminate the charging problems."

Thanks for those suggestions. Really, though: why should that be necessary? It's all a bit Heath-Robinson, is it not? I don't have to put pieces of paper over other satnav devices, or lodge them in the a/c vents.

I may buy the official Samsung charger but there are people elsewhere who've had no luck with that.
[Galaxy S II General] kitch9:
Sat nav will max out the phones power draw, reducing charging to a trickle, it's just a case of taking out almost as much as you are putting in.

I find from using wifi analyser on a few devices what Samsung call two bars in signal strength, most other devices call 3.

Not sure why that is.
[Galaxy S II General] zkyevolved:
Well, I'm sorry, but I find it completely normal to say that some charger we got off eBay, third-party probably that's not even a brand name, isn't capable of feeding our next gen device that has not only a dual core processor, the most ram on the market on any phone, a GIANT screen, not enough dissipation space (for heat) to keep it thin as thin as thin. ;) I'm worried about battery life as well, but oh well. It's the price we have to pay! hehe.
[Galaxy S II General] daivik:
Sorry to hear this...but the problem isn't the "GS2" it's your specific GS2. The vast majority of users have maybe one of your problems, which either fixes it self, or fixed through an update. There are even more, who don't even have any of those problems.

I think that you have a faulty unit and if you are upset, get a replacement, because the GSII is one fine device and capable of doing all you need it to do. :)
[Galaxy S II General] zzleezz:
Please read my last post for the correct answer to the satnav power supply problem. It has nothing to do with ventilation and everything to do with the type of charger you are using.

You could buy a 1000ma very expensive charger and it still might not charge your phone when under extreme load. Some chargers will only supply 500ma as that is the max that a usb socket on your motherboard is supposed to supply. Doing the mod I described earlier solves this.
[Galaxy S II General] Azra2k:
I only make sure that the AC is blowing through the defrost holes also... the airflow required is minimum. This applies to all phones and even other dark colored gps devices I owned before... In the summer, the sun heats up the phone and/or gps device a lot. As a test, try leaving the phone in the cradle in the car ( under direct sunlight ) for an hour. The phone can be kept at idle, or even closed. It will heat up a lot... I remember I threw away a compact photo camera cause I forgot it on the dashboard for a day, in the summer (it was pretty much melted and very deformed)...

So a bit of common sense will fix the temperature issues... the charging problems appear due to the temperature issues. If the batter temp is above 50 degrees it will stop charging. When you keep the batter under 50 degrees, a 500mA decent charger will be more than enough to keep the phone running and slowly charge the battery.
[Galaxy S II General] xdard:
I have charging problems if the battery is down to 20%, and I am still heavily using my phone (maps, navigation, camera or parallel kingdom).

It won't charge, it will at most use the power to power the phone, or even lessen the drain.

Not using the phone, charging it up to 100%, and then continue charging at 50...80% or so, and it does charge.

I am not completely sure what's the magic behind it, but it does sound more like a software problem in deciding at what speed to run, and what charge current to use, thinking that speed is more important than charge. Or a smart decision that the battery is too hot to charge.

About the WIFI reception: the wifi is as good, if not better than the HTC Dream. It's way worse than my toshiba ac100 android netbook. But that is to be expected, since the wifi antenna of the toshiba ac100 is probably bigger than the S2.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kresstian:
Hello. I want to root my HTC Desire, S-LCD version, but I'm very confused with all the different guides, versions of the phone etc. found all across the web.

I have spent hours reading, but is still confused. Different opinions everywhere.

Most of them are pretty old too, so I don't know if they are up to date.

Is there anyone here who knows a sure way to root this phone, simple and safe?

Here is my Fastboot information:

BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.93.0001

MICROP-051d

TOUCH PANEL-SYNW0101

RADIO-5.11.05.27

I'm on Windows 7 64-bit, by the way.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
Before doing ANYTHING go to Settings>About phone>Software information and post the software version listed on our phone. We'll go from there
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kresstian:
Android version: 2.2

Software number: 2.29.405.5
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
Download this for unrooting purposes:

http://www.mediafire.com/?bbb7m2b4t5jejhm

Then just root using unrEVOked. You'd be better off using v3.21 as 3.32 doesn't seem to work properly
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kresstian:
Ok, thanks. So given that i have PVT4, S-LCD, HBOOT-0.93 and all that, the standard unrEVOked method should work just fine? :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
Yes but make sure you use AmonRA as your recovery as opposed to Clockwork Mod as it's better for PVT4 handsets
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kresstian:
Ok. One more thing. Am I required to have S-OFF to use AmonRA?
[LG Optimus 2x] Marsou77:
Hi all !

I would have the original recovery (I'am actually on the last CWM) if I need to send my P990 to LG support for any problem.

I want to know if it is possible to get a .img of the recovery wich I can install with a .bat like CWM.

Thanks in advance ! :D

PS : Sorry for my English (What I think bad....)

PS2 : If threads already exist, sorry for the inconvenience !
[LG Optimus 2x] Antubis:
Have a look here or NVFlash a stock firmware
[LG Optimus 2x] Marsou77:
Download don't launch for me... can you upload on a mirror please ?

Thanks a lot ! :)
[LG Optimus 2x] railman88:
There is another sticky on modaco where you can get full recovery, not only the boot. Can't link as I don't got enough posts :/
[LG Optimus 2x] Marsou77:
Can't send by MP ? I seem need glasses because I don't see the good sticky... or can you say me where the thread is exactly located ?
[LG Optimus 2x] Stikkontakt:
Paul's link doesn't seem to work.

I have uploaded to my Dropbox

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27197205/r1-stockrecovery-2x-unsigned.zip
[LG Optimus 2x] Marsou77:
Works! Thank you :)
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Thought? ;) Seeing as most other major announcements have a thread for them :p Also the PSV (Vita) (NGP? :D

IMO they both look pretty sweet :D
[Off-topic] JimJam707:
NO wii U! >:D
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Lmao xD Took me a while... But I got it :p
[Off-topic] obsidianchao:
Screw PSV. WiiU for life, 3DS game lineup looking SWEEEEET

"PH'NGLUI MGLW'NAFH CTHULHU R'LYEH WGAH'NAGL FHTAGN"
[Off-topic] ClementNg23:
pretty shocked when i realised i couldnt use the WiiU controler as a standalone portable gaming device......

generally speaking, WANT IT :D
[Off-topic] orb3000:
Me wants too!
[Off-topic] osiansteele:
I was also shocked when I first realized that I can't use Wii.
[Epic 4G General] Shoulon:
well I saw this and im not all that to know much so does this look convincing to anyone who could compile?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113592

They want it compiled same as our Epic 4G
[Epic 4G General] readingkeeper:
Are these the same guys who came in about a month ago asking for our Rom Manager file?
[Epic 4G General] Shoulon:
possibly? well I saw their community and development on their side is a bit lonely. So it wouldn't hurt to throw some help. at-least We have a recovery =P

i'd compile it, but im still looking for more damn guide's on learning to setup.
[Epic 4G General] jahnbodah:
we got it compiled, but still having issues, and yes, our community is kind of lacking. Hopefully when we get a working recovery that will change.

as for the rom manager file, I know nothing about that.

...If you could take a look at this thread and help us out with getting this working that would be great!

(previously mentioned thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1109274 )

Thanks for helping us out! (or even reading this)
[Epic 4G General] noobnl:
I am working with them now, providing them redirector and oneclick root methods
[Epic 4G General] ecooce:
Nice man, they will be praying to you soon I'm sure... I'm hoping you help when we get GB, I would love to see you team up with the remaining devs for something big, I know Meat will provide us with a great kernel once source drops...

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[Epic 4G General] xjman:
I'd love to, however I moved to the NS4g when my epic died.

There are far more knowledgeable devs working on kernels now. I'm just a random guy with a computer who plays with it as time allows. :p
[Epic 4G General] ecooce:
Damn, that sucks, you don't give yourself enough credit man... Ohwell, one can still hope...

Edit::: And the last batch of kernels were horrid (for my phone), so maybe next round will be better.

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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikaeldalc:
Is sd booster really any good and whats the affect on battery life?

I have sd booster set to 2084 and don't really see a difference in speed when loading gallery.

Also wondering if maybe I should just enable voodoo lagfix.

What's the differences between the two as far as battery life?
[Android Software Development] neurostu:
I'm currently developing an app and from within the app I'd like to let the user select custom images to use.

Right now I use

public final int GOT_IMAGE =1;
private void getImage() {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
intent.setType("image/*");
mUri = Uri.fromFile(new
File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(),"temp_image" +
".jpg"));
intent.putExtra(android.provider.MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, mUri);
try {
intent.putExtra("return-data", true);
startActivityForResult(intent,GOT_IMAGE );
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode,
Intent data) {
if (resultCode != RESULT_OK) {
customImgChk.setChecked(false);
return;
}
if (requestCode == GOT_IMAGE) {
Bitmap image = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mUri.getPath());
if (image!=null)
{
image = WPUtil.resizeBitmap(image, WPUtil.IMAGE_SIZE_X,
WPUtil.IMAGE_SIZE_Y);
}
else
{
customImgChk.setChecked(false);
Toast.makeText(this.getApplicationContext(), "Failed to grab
image!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
}

This works great on a few devices but not all. I'd really like to come up with a universal way to perform this function but I have not found a way to do it yet.

I've thought about writing up my own image selector and cropper but I'd rather not re-invent the wheel.

Can anybody suggest a decent app/library that I can use to select and or crop photos from within my app?
[Android Software Development] killersnowman:
ImageJ is great. It is a stand alone app but there are published apis for integrating into your own apps.

*its better than that, its open source and you can use the jar and just ignore the gui library

Might look into that

http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/

From something awesome
[Windows Phone 7 Software Development] mupets_revenge:
Hi,

This is a quick vid of my current update, which is nearly ready to go. Would love to hear your thoughts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byVvHpoNi0E

Current app is already in the marketplace.
[Windows Phone 7 Software Development] Noodleman:
I think it is like toast...

I want to spread jam all over it
[Windows Phone 7 Software Development] blindpet:
I have the current app and it's great. The live tile is awesome and I think it updates in the background which is nice. I didn't like the past layout for Most Read cause I thought you didn't use the space properly but you've fixed that in this release. I look forward to it.
[Windows Phone 7 Software Development] mupets_revenge:
Thanks for the feedback, glad you like the new look should be available in a couple of weeks. Anyone else got any thoughts on the new layout?
[Windows Phone 7 Software Development] B4PJS:
Looking good. Have the current version so looking forward to the update. When do you expect to release it?
[Windows Phone 7 Software Development] mupets_revenge:
Just publishing the update now so should pass review and be available in the next couple of days if all goes well.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurtcrosbie:
After a solid 2 days of searching XDA forums and around the internet in general, I give up on searching around and want to know if there is a straightforward way to install the MIUI ROM that I have already downloaded. I have the ROM already on an SD card, and I figured I am just supposed to restart the phone and some kind of .bat file will automatically start running and itself the rom onto the phone. Well, that didn't happen.

How do I get this ROM installed?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cn0421:
use rom manager. find it in the market place
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrueSharinganx:
no? use hboot, and cwm 3.x wipe data/factory reset wipe cache, wipe dalvic,

install from zip.

If that doesnt make sense its time to read more about modding/flashing

additionally rom manager app is trash for flashing, only useful to create nandroid backups.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] POQbum:
Some people prefer ROM Manager, I'm not sure what type of MIUI releases are avaiable through there, you might need to purchase premium which is a total pain.

It is overall just better with flash it through hboot and cwm3. Also... andorid/linux do not read .bat files, that's specific to window's OS.

Basically (I'm simplifying this, plus there's 500,000+ other posts saying the same info)

1) Root your phone

2) Install CM3 or if you rooted with unrevoked3 then it automatically installs it.

3) Download ROM of choice

4) Put that ROM on the root of your SD card

5) Boot into hboot (turn off phone, then hold down the 'volume down' and 'power on' your phone.

6) Choose install .zip from location, navigate to SD card and install

7) done :rolleyes:
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buff McBigstuff:
I may be wrong because I have an EVO but between 5 and 6 you need a step that says to choose recovery. On my phone you can't flash roms through hboot.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrueSharinganx:
+100000000000000 to that, battery life is fuking incredible :D
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonnyrs:
battery life is the main reason i'm not going back to CM7. it's almost twice as good, and with the same features, if not better...
[General Questions and Answers] ddecoy:
Hey fellas,

I'm curious to know if there is a simple way to install a rom after rooting the device with the aroot batch file. I have the bell motorola atrix. Which is the best most stable out of all the roms available, and easiest to install. This without any worries of bricking the device. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Also, will it remove all the "bloatware" or does aroot do that?
[General Questions and Answers] LiThiuMElectro:
Check this tutorial It look nice
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yourname146:
Does anyone know why Titanium Backup would all of a sudden stop loading it's backups? I have them stored on an external SD card that I have used through multiple flashes without issue, then yesterday I had to reinstall Continuum 5.5. When I went to use my backups, TiBu just says "0 apps loaded". It finds the folder just fine, and allows me to select it, but won't load the backups. Can anyone help me? Is is possible something got corrupted, and if so, how do I go about isolating that to be able to get anything I can restored?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
Did you hit the "problems?" Button on the first page of tibu and install busybox?