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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dominikm:
Reception

How dou you compare reception GSM/3G and stability of coverage to other phones?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daivik:
Superb. Since 2 weeks ago (when I got my GSII) I didn't know that for 60-70% of the time, around the area where I live, I get 3G.

I live in the countryside, so I assumed this was normal on my Desire, but it wasn't. Even in London, sometimes on my Desire, I only got H, still didn't get 3G that much. With my GSII, in London, I'm almost permanently on 3G.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elminjo:
for the price i have paid i'm not happy because of the bad wifi & GPS

All the rest is awesome.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lhrrob:
100% happy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raidenuk:
So Happy Brought a second one
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pekka91166:
We've got 2 x SGS, 1 x Galaxy Ace and 1 x SGS-2 in da house.

Now the SGS is running 2.3.4 that's doing very well, but somehow I got an iPhone4 very cheap to test some apps which weren't available on Android.

I'm extremely happy I managed to swap the iphone4 for my new SGS-2.

The SGS-2 is sooo fast. fully snappy respons, super-clear screen which au ATU-brightness can be too bright, so I usually turn it down to approx. 15% brightness.

Battery-life is the single problem. I'm running on Lightening Rom 1.3 right now with some built-in apps Freezed. I'm hoping 2.3.4 on SGS-2 will be as great as on SGS!

Furthermore, the size of the SGS-2 is quite a lot bigge than the SGS. It takes some time to get used to the huge format...

Noticeable difference between 2.3.3 on SGS and 2.3.3 on SGS-2 is the completely different Exchange-Email client. On the SGS-2 it definitely looks better (standard HTML-support is way better than on SGS, finally :-) )
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luke997:
Fantastic phone, period.

With the Lite'ning 1.3 it's best phone ever.

I've uninstalled a bunch of apps which were running in the background eating RAM and battery, disabled Google location (which through maps was eating even more battery) and I'm now down to ~170MB used RAM and miles better battery life.

With Google maps location going even on standby it would chew ~30% charge within 12h (3g, no wifi, no bt, constant e-mail)

Without this service just 10% and after uninstalling more apps it's even better.

Yet to see a lag on the phone :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robin M:
I'll never know how happy I would have been. I was sure the GS2 would be my next phone. But I got tired of waiting for it to be released in the US, so I bought a Droid X2. Duel processor, very fast, very thin, 4.3" screen, great camera, great battery life, and loads of accessories left over from the Droid X.

After tweaking the UI, I am thrilled with the X2. By the time its out of contract, the GS2 will be history. ;-)

Sent from Galaxy Tab with XDA app
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ph00ny:
Im glad that you're enjoying the x2 in a sgs2 thread
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chalid:
The SGS2 is by far the best phone I've ever had.

People are jumping the bandwagon on many of the bugs listed here ...

I've got the SGS2 for some time now and am still very happy with my decision not to wait for the HTC Sensation. I've got a good battery life, nice reception, perfect GPS signal no UI-lags nor random reboots etc.

Everything works as it's supposed to.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigna:
extremely happy with mine!!!

i came from sgs1 which I thought was an awesome phone already - but it definitely had its annoyances. so I was pleased to read reviews that said the misgivings the sgs1 had the sgs2 had fixed! from the moment it powered up, my jaw dropping at its super short boot time until now, everything just seems to work - no lag, no crashes, gps works, and everything is just so damned FAST!

the battery life could be better, but that's probably from me not being able to stop fidgeting with it :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jody2k:
To be short: This phone is KICKASS!! :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diodaq:
So far im 100% happy with my sgs2

Battery life is much better than my previous sgs running gingerbread (didnt notice the famous sgs 2.3.3 batt drain) and quite similar when it was on froyo.Some ppl just expect too much from such powerfull device with 4,3 " screen :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teddybear2:
Today I send mine back to T-Mobile as there seems to be a software error with the phone. As far as I understood, I am not the only one having this problem:

The phone occassionally shuts down and reboots. I used Firefox twice when this happened, but it also happend with Android market. :mad:

Otherwise the phone is great. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damian5700:
I am very pleased with my Samsung. It is my first smartphone and I can't stop playing and customizing with it. I've no issues with pink or yellow colors on my screen, nor dead pixels.

With normal use I've got a good battery-life and in my personal environment there are actually people jealous.

So I can really say it was worth the € 500,=
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nomz2k3:
There must be something wrong with mine, it stutters when scrolling the home screens, it has 2-3 second lag coming out of standby / lock screen and possibly the worst checker boxing in the browser i have ever seen. as can be seen below via the link.

youtube.com/watch?v=yYIiRf88-g0

The compass seems a little wild as well.

I should be happy but im not seeing what everyone else is.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daivik:
Get it replaced. That shouldn't be happening.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whmcal:
im guessing either u have returned your phone already or solved ur issue. If not, I wondered whether by any chance u downloaded an antivirus software like AVG ? It seems to do it's job well enough, but slows my phone down terribly. I had issues like urs until I uninstalled it. Worth a try...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxcheng:
Lighting fast and the best screen handphone I had :) coming from hd2 android ^_^
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treva23:
Best phone ive ever had,

best camera

best feature

brest screen

best everything

only thing id add to make it 100% is an LED notification

other then that 99.99% happy:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hemanbond:
i wanna buy 1 but

no battery drainage calculation

overheating issues

restart issues

no led

yellow tint on display

is it worth it .... evo 3d is almost out .... what say people?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jr866gooner:
easily the Beirut phone i have ever had.just need to fine a case to protect it that doesn't affect my calls!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shlomko:
the best device ever
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
Your predictive text has gone mad! lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amdaley:
Very happy with the S2. Best phone I've ever had. Makes my HTC Touch Diamond 2 seem like something from the stone age.

Sent from my Un rooted & Un Interfered with Galaxy S2.:D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hemanbond:
so u cant modify s2's rom acc to your needs .... c'mon ppl ...stock rom has million of glitches ... u cant be living with that which is actually ruining s2's owners life
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
Personally, if someone on here says they're happy with their phone I tend to take that as a sign that they're happy with their phone, and not that they can't possibly be and suggest that their phone is actually ruining their life.

That's just me though :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hemanbond:
u said un rooted and un interfered wit..... what does that mean ? until all glitches are removed .... till then its a crappy device for me.... man 15 mins of heavy use and its hot like nythng....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tenretni elibom:
The best phone I've had. Not a single complaint.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
I wouldn't keep a device I thought so badly of. Return it to your provider and get something different.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarpathianUK:
You're not the only one that's weird like that, don't worry :D

It's the one thing that stops me using this place more often. If you come here with a positive view you get looked down on by some people as if you're a fan-boy, an idiot or not using your phone fully.

It always has to be remembered that, as a rule, people don't take the time to register and post on a forum unless they have an issue. If you're happy with something then you have no need (for the general public) to track a site like this down. Imagine 10 people buy something. 7 are happy and 3 are not so those come and register posts. Anybody checking out those posts will only see a number of people with the issue but never know about the majority who are fine. There is no way of knowing how many people have the opposing positive/happy view as they won't be here to reply! Because of this it always looks more one-sided than it maybe is and prospective buyers coming here to check out their thoughts may get a skewed view.

Just thinking out loud based on experience of other forums over the many years.

Phone wise I have no yellow tint, no heavy battery drain, no pink spot, no overheating, decent headphone volume and.....well, you get the idea.

I'm happy with my unrooted, as-it-was out of the box, KE7/UK phone and there's no motive or hidden agenda behind that! :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] da13:
very happy with it. As with every android phone - if you want to use it's full potential, root is a must.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
Fanboy liar ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leoking3:
I agree with the "fanboy liar".;) We all have different needs. I am happy with my SGS2 from the box, no root or strange cooked ROMs. Great sound, pics, movies, connectivity, screen, speed, battery became better after a few charges so.... Nothing left to be desired for myself.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
Same here mate. Mine's been 100% joy since I took it out of the box. By far the best phone I've ever had, and I've had some pretty good phones over the past few years.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leoking3:
Exactly the same with me! :) Cheers!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rj3005:
Best phone I ever owned....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killall:
I am 100% happy with my phone, never had any problems with it at all.

I have to disagree with the sentiment that the only people that visit and post on this site are people with problems though.

There is a lot more on offer than just solutions to you phones problems.

This is a site for Developers after all;)
[Blade General] Spiceworm:
Hi all!

I'm trying to provide my fantastic Blade with the new Clockworkmod recovery (3.0.2.7) from 3.0.1.4. The first flash failed at about 95%, so I'm afraid to reboot or use the Clockworkmod recovery. Clockworkmod recovery says I've currently 3.0.1.4 installed, but I think that one is broken.

Can I reboot with a damaged Clockworkmod?

Retrying the flash also fails, but now quicker (before there is a visible progress bar). I use the newest rom manager: 4.3.1.5, and MoDaCo Custom rom for the blade r12 (which has some serious reception issues I just recently found out).
[Blade General] Spiceworm:
Well, I sucessfully flashed 3.0.2.6 with the Rom manager.

Cheers!
[Blade General] pigeonaras:
I also installed this recovery....

It hangs up....

It can't get into CockworkMod recovery.

The only solution was to flash another, older, recovery via ROM Manager...

I flashed ClockworkMod 3.0.0.6 and everything works fine right now...:D:D:D:D:D
[Blade General] k0zmic:
I think the latest version is only for Gen 2.

Are you guys on Gen 1?
[Blade General] harmenjeurink:
Hi Spiceworm here, but YES indeed it was a GEN1 phone.

I flashed it to a GEN2 and now the flash of 3.0.2.7 was successful.
[Blade General] Vikram Menon:
Hi, since u r having Gen2 now, y not try CW 4.0.0.2?

Sent from Blade Gen2 (CM7 V5 Naked) using xda app
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mixterz:
my option for the 'show status updates' is greyed in the sync menu and cant activate it. running 2.3.3.

ive all the sync tabs checked and facebook syncs the photos etc but never been able to see status updates under the contacts

anyone experience and fix this yet ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ucubz:
Do you have 2 faceboook sync account in setting? One that have normal faceboook icon and other one looks like square faceboook icon.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mixterz:
yes the first one is from sony integration second one is just facebook both are on
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ucubz:
Remove that two sync account then create again (I don't know whether reboot is necessary after removing account) . Try sync contacts in se faceboook integration first than sync contacts in other one. When done the Grey menu in contacts setting will clickable.

I've just did that thing after reading your post, just realized my menu greyed out too.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mixterz:
ok deleted both restarted you cant install sony one untill facebook account is added first, then the sony one automatically gets added each time. again each contact is syncing ok with the 'show status updates' greyed. annyoing me now. i seen someone posted the exact same problem on sonys board with no reply ha.

i also read that its a beta app for sony at the moment that their currently working on so maybe thats the problem

but still if anyone has it working could you confirm it thanks!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rustynuts34:
Reading this I just noticed I dont have these either twitter there but there no option for Facebook in the show status option in contact settings Facebook integration is there and working as gallery syncs weird :-(

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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rustynuts34:
option for status updates in contact menu

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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rustynuts34:
Would it be something to with the unlocked bootliader, the same as not being able to use the like button in music. Just a thought

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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ucubz:
My arc bootloader is unlocked, I think there are just about miss configured setting.

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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rustynuts34:
Well that idea fell flat on its face lol cheers how would I install se integration and reinstall it.

Sent via noahs ark
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mixterz:
go to facebook on your browser

''in Privacy Settings - Apps, games and websites, "Information accessible through your friends"

You can untick things you don't want to share, and those that have done that, don't appear in your contacts facebook photos / interests as it's an app, not directly through Facebook...''

interesting have a look at this!

still doesnt solve the problem
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jagjeetpradeep:
To Enable the "Show Status Updates" Create an APN under Settings -> Wireless & network Settings -> Mobile Networks.

For some reason if there is no APN, the option is disabled.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hush66:
The "Show Status Updates" option under Contacts app -> Settings was initially greyed out for me. Adding a Facebook widget to the homescreen finally activated that option for me, and now I can see the statuses of my contacts.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mixterz:
mine eventually started to work in the end aswell
[GT540 Optimus General] bataya:
Which kernel is better and why?

I google, but can`t found diference of this two.
[GT540 Optimus General] patryk95juve:
Quarx for V20B/MMXTREM's for V20C
[GT540 Optimus General] fearlessretard:
patry95juve is correctt .
[GT540 Optimus General] lavero.burgos:
MMXTREM 666 kernel actually works for many 2.1 versions if not all. Tested on v20e, 20b, 20d, 20c I haven't tested on v20a but should work. This kernel is the #1 right now

Veronica
[GT540 Optimus General] bataya:
I read that it is #1, but can not found why. :)

bouth have iptables, suport ext3/4, swap, good overclocker... :rolleyes:
[GT540 Optimus General] nutterbg:
I'm wondering about this as well, actually. My gf's phone has a rooted stock v20a (if i remember correctly), and Quarx's 0.3.1 kernel installed, but if mmxtrem's 666 would work and would be a better alternative.. why not? I'd test it myself, but with exams and everything, I'm not sure when i'll be able to.

EDIT/NOTE: They mention something about a battery boost of like 20% with mmxtrem's kern, that's why I'm considering it.
[GT540 Optimus General] fishears:
Battery should be better with the Infernal Kernel. Also it supports init.d scripting (don't think Quarx does). Oh & it was compiled using LG's latest source (v20c).
[GT540 Optimus General] lavero.burgos:
V20c? Hmm I think is v20e is the latest one
[GT540 Optimus General] fishears:
That's the latest rom but they've only released source up to v20c
[GT540 Optimus General] bataya:
What about pcfighter kernel? How good is it?
[GT540 Optimus General] G00fY2:
Whats the latest state of affairs?

I'm asking because I'd like to flash best kernel to EleganceSwift 5.0 (Eclair).

Or is EleganceSwift 5.0 already using mmxtrem's boot 666?

How can I deteced that?
[GT540 Optimus General] andreas__:
in the settings :D install the rom and under android version theres somewhere the kernel
[GT540 Optimus General] G00fY2:
Just that easy. Was confused about all the versions and where to look it up.:D

So when I'm using boot 666 (which should support swap) with EleganceSwift 5.0 I'm able to enable swappiness? If yes, how can I do this?
[GT540 Optimus General] bataya:
Yes... after flashing kernel download script from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19814203 and copy it to etc/init.d folder, set permision and reboot.

Sent using Tt.
[GT540 Optimus General] andreas__:
Exactly :) but permission isn't needed I think but dunno

Sent from my GT540
[GT540 Optimus General] G00fY2:
I flashed MMXTREM boot 666 with init.d support, created swap partition via cwm and moved the swapon file into right direction.

But after restart swap seems not not work (terminal shows 0). Where could be the problem?
[GT540 Optimus General] G00fY2:
Edit: With Swapper 2 swap works, so I think the Rom should support it. But why not nativly?:confused:
[GT540 Optimus General] andreas__:
have you made a swapfile on your sd card or used the partition when doing it with swapper 2 ?
[GT540 Optimus General] G00fY2:
Swapper 2 creates a swap file by itself.

For nativ support by swapon script I created a partition.
[Defy General] WolfFX:
(I did use google and the search function for this, without sucess)

I've been using android (CM7 RC0) for one and a half week for now, so far so good, but I'm having a problem with the alarm clock.

Lost class one day, the alarm didn't go off on speakers, because I left my headphones plugged in the night before, listening to music.

So, I figured out "Always play on speaker" settings under CyanogenMod settings, and checked it.

Next day, guess what, it didn't wake me up. :confused:

Found out that while music is playing (it kept playing all night long, after I slept) even with the "always play on speaker" checked, the alarm only sounds on the headphones.

Searched for settings to correct this problem, there is a "volume while music playing" option, but it doesn't give me the option to

ring on speakers while music is playing.

Does anybody know a solution for this problem?

Thanks.
[Defy General] Jaflo:
I'd recommend you to use Alarm Clock Xtreme (free) you can find it in the market.

It has an option to force your alarm through the speakers even with headphones plugged in, it also has a lot more nice features!
[Defy General] WolfFX:
Thanks!

Will test it later today, I hope I don't lose any more appointments because of that.

I don't know if this is a silly issue, could this be a suggestion for the Cyanogen devs to add the "always on speaker while music playing" option under the existing menu?
[Defy General] WolfFX:
Thanks for your help, the suggested alarm did work. Funny thing is when it rings on speakers, the music that was playing at the headphones is also redirected to the speakers, it becomes a messy sound :) Anyways, it WILL wake me up!
[Defy General] Jaflo:
I'm glad I could help you. I never knew it would mix the alarm sound and music sound when the alarm goes off (haven't used that feature yet). The "always on speaker while music playing" option in Cyanogenmod should do the same thing so I guess this is a bug.
[Defy General] sonhy:
or get a music player app with a "sleep function". i.e. click on 120mins and the app will self close/turn off the music in 120mins... so your alarm can sound in the morning via speaker... not as flexible but just another option.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naira1:
I used the SuFu, but found nothing that suit my situation.

I extracted a Rom to remove some apps i don´t need, but the problem is i used windows 7 (also Winrar) to compress the file together, but the phone is seeing the file but it´s not executable. When i click on the file in recovery mode, all i get are just the individual files and i cannot install like a normal rom.

How do i return the rom to it´s original form for installation. What am i doing wrong.:confused:
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UpInTheAir:
Use 7zip instead. Don't extract the ROM.zip file.

Once I stalled, right click / 7zip / open archive / and delete what you need.... Close, save if asked.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naira1:
Thanx mate for the blitz response. will give it a try.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ensiferumx:
Help me.....

I need to root my new ace without pc . Any one click app is there ?..... Give me a link for that. Ace 2.2.1
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB24@CL:
I thought one of the main disadvantages of WP7 has been inferior hardware.

For the original release Microsoft only supported the old snapdragon CPU with 1Ghz and Adreno 200.

Now for Mango, they did obviously update their support

for 8X55 and 7X30.

None of those are actually dualcore SoC's.

How are they going to keep up with Android if they continue offering inferior hardware specs? Or did I miss something?:mad:
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andoridkiller:
I wish they do relase one which does. but they dont need dual core for the os so why burden the battery
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] webwalk®:
"inferior hardware"

wow really?

dude, 1ghz, on a phone, thats everything else but inferior

it may be the truth that andoid is goin to need dual cores to give users a good looking and fluid experience, but windows phone is not.

no matter what handset you get, its working faaaast. no lags, no hickups, almost no loading times (and with mango its getting better)

so why would windows phone need it ?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andoridkiller:
However I would really like to have dual core phone,jut like to think that I have one of the fastest phones. But its true windows os is so smooth it wont make a perfermonce differnece, only thing that can help is using NAND memory instead of SD. Howver I want a better GPU so we can play faster games with good FPS and better quality, not saying that the quality is poor atm its great but it can always improve.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Casey_boy:
I agree with you wholeheartedly, but the problem is it's not about "why would WP need it".

The average consumer, who is used to buying PCs based on their specs, will look at an Android phone and a WP and compare them. If they don't know the difference between the two OS then they'll be looking at the specs.

What do you think they're going to choose..?