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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imsohungover:
ok well i followed the guide to flash to factory ROM back to my phone after rooting it with EB. But when I go to phone info it still say that my Build Number is still EagleBlood 1.0. is that correct? Im trying to get my XT9 to work again but it doesnt seem like it is. Am I doing something wrong?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brainimpact:
Hey Guy's If I reflash back to Stock Kernel then do Factory reset and reset cache will I lose Root ?

btw I'm Still running Stock Firmware if that makes any difference
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dan@msx:
Guys, just to confirm:

Factory reseting the device should not affect root as the source for this lies within the kernel you used to root in the 1st place. unless a stock kernel is installed the root will remain.

---------- Post added at 02:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:20 AM ----------

you WILL lose root if you flash a stock kernal yes. a factory reset alone will not affect the root status.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brainimpact:
only got my SGS2 last week its my first Android so trying to learn for the future

thanks very much for the Quick Answer

All I need now is a USB JIG any recommended place to buy one from?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knightnz:
eBay.

Factory reset wipes the /data partition, ONLY user-modified data is erased.

All custom firmware, kernel, root access, bootloader, recovery, etc. is untouched as none of it resides in /data.

Effectively you just remove your user profile including the apps+settings for them.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brainimpact:
So does that mean to unroot my device I will need Flash both the Kernel and Rom then use a JIG to reset Flash counter to 0?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morphine_s2:
Hello guys, this is my problem right now. I rooted using the S2 Root guide and Odin with insecured kernel. Then I did the factory reset because I thought I could fix my text msg issue. So reinstalled Titanium Backup and Root Check; I noticed that Titanium Backup said I need to root the phone. So I tried to root my phone again following with the Odin step then to S2 Root. On S2 Root part, it got stuck on the part where it say remounting something and it does nothing at all. Any of you have this issue?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Root + CWM .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399

Advice is to read the Faqs and Guides before messing with firmware not after .

jje
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] frankcarter:
Does anyone know the name and location of the "Factory Data Reset" executable? I need to use it in a command line. thanks
[General Questions and Answers] stemmler010:
I had an earlier version of thunderstick gb (1.4.0, i believe) and wifi tethering worked fine, but when I updated to 1.4.7 it no longer seems to work. Has anyone else experienced issues with wifi tethering and thunderstick GB? I searched the thunderstick thread and only found stuff on bluetooth tethering and the line stating that it had fully functional wifi tethering. Any help would be appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dean_fx:
Anyone know if it can be done? Would definitely be nice.

Latest MIUI has it, works like a charm, but its ".mtz" for their theme engine, won't work on other AOSP roms.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muffycheeks:
Yes it can be done as a modified version.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datajosh:
Doubtful that it can be ported straight over but the WidgetLocker dev is planning on adding a similar style in the near future.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dean_fx:
Cool.

Thanks for replying guys.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wampuscat:
Check out Agile Lock. Free version is crap with no settings. But paid is like $1. Looks really good. It's the first release and still works flawlessly on my decks 1.2.1. Looks just like the 3.0 lockscreen. I definitely recommend
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KommodoreHeinz:
I have downloaded this from the Market and noticed an issue.

If I lock my phone by way of the power button, the device will not turn back on resulting in a battery pull.

If the device locks on its own via timeout, the lock will appear when pressing the power button.

Anyone else having this issue? Im on CM7 Nightly's
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sanjsrik:
I was about to download this as well, and read the comments, it's a known issue.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SouthPhilly:
I'm running it on Decks 1.2.1 and its running awesome.

Viewing it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DewCrew88:
cool stuff

btw this 10post thing is ridiculous
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbksys:
all you need to do for now is press the Volume key, that'll return to the lockscreen...and I'm certain they will fix this bug soon enough.
[Defy General] -juanito-:
hello

i just see SCRIPT on Android Software and Hacking General section http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1111145

this SCRIPT look great..but works on motorola defy or not ?

and if didn't works..can anyone create SCRIPT like this SCRIPT for defy ??
[Defy General] binodnepal:
Flashed with cwm it works and can see few free ram increased
[Defy General] br0kendr0iddev:
Jep, worked!
[Defy General] -juanito-:
i flashed but nothing new !! if i launch game defy wait 5 seconds then open it
[Defy General] -juanito-:
which rom do u use it ? and what the difference after after u flashed the script ?
[Defy General] binodnepal:
Using cm7 and it freed around 20 MB of ram.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5dadd7:
I am seeing this error for the Gmail email account on my Epic. My contacts and calendar are syncing correctly. I have turned Sync off and on, soft rebooted, cleared cache and data for the Gmail app. This appears to be a common problem across android phones. I am running stock EC05. Has anyone found a fix?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] musclehead84:
Nope. Does it to me too. It doesn't do it though if u use the facebook apps instead of the integrated sns accounts. But u wont sync to a calendar just contacts.

"The greatest respect you can earn is self respect" Louie Simmons
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5dadd7:
Okay, I posted the same question on the Sprint Community Forum. One of the Sprint techs worked with me on my issue. Unfortunately I had to go back to factory defaults on the Epic and reinstall everything. I did not upgrade the Gmail app to the latest s/w revision which is 2.3.4.1 so the Gmail app running on my phone is rev. 2.3.2. Everything has been working since I did this on 7/8. I will probably upgrade my Gmail app today to see if the problem comes back.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkolner:
I ran into a similar problem when I tried to disable Facebook, Twitter and Flicker on my IncS. It appears to happen when the database on the phone gets into a "bad" state and then it can't manage to sync--but will keep trying (and my phone did so constantly, draining the battery extremely quickly).

The fix in my case was to go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Contacts Storage and then hitting the "Clear Data" button.

Be sure to have a backup of your contacts on the phone e.g. with Titanium Backup.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] :
I envision a world where Apple fights competition through their products and not in the court room. But, alas, today is not that day.

http://tinyurl.com/3kokl6j
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] chris....:
It'll get here, they'll probably just settle the case with an ass load of money. They both have a lot to spare.

Sent from my Galaxy Tab running CM7
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] roadrunnerrd3:
Eh, doesnt matter to me i snatched up my sammmy before this crazyness lol!! I hope the judge gets a hands on opinion with new samsung devices and then he/she can tell for themselves how different they are. I don't hate apple but this lowballing technique really doesnt help their image. Maybe they should create a phone that can actually compete with new android devices like the Evo 3d, now thats competition! In America "Competition means good business."
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GDofWR420:
Apple sucks.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bassmanjames:
+1 (for the most part)

wow steve!?! You gonna start collecting a real salary again? It was a good idea for avoiding income tax.

On the moon our weekend are so advanced they encompass the entire week
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] roadrunnerrd3:
i like you.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] chris....:
Got a little bromance going on, eh?

Sent from my Galaxy Tab running CM7
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GDofWR420:
Lmao
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Success100:
At&t is supposed to be getting it. But it doesnt look like there is any s2 branded for tmobile, or at least that supports tmobile AWS bands. You can order one unlocked and put your tmboile sim in it, but it will only work for voice and 2g/edge data. Even with that limitation...ive been thinking of buying one anyways, or the single core at&t infuse 4g and just unlock it and put my sim in it and live with the 2G data. Dont think i have the balls to live with 2g tho.

On another note, im guessing Tmobile USA isnt getting it because of the Hercules thats supposed to be released in September which is supposed the be like the s2 on steroids. lol.

I need to buy something new. The fact there are much more powerful phones out there even though i love my gs4g...is killing me softly...lol
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] putney:
the question is pretty obvious. Given the current launch of new tablets vs. rooted NC is it still worth the purchase.

I don't really need a tablet for anything other than reading the ebooks / and digital comics i have. I like to tinker and play with stuff so custom roms and rooting are fine with me and I would most likely try to push an NC to it's limits, but given what's coming in late fall early winter would you still purchase the NC (provided you have one)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AidenM:
Well, the NC is a great idea for a budget tablet. 1.3 GHz is really good for a meant-to-be-ebook reader compared to just a 200 MHz faster Flyer which is meant to be a business tab. Also, if you want to fool around, the NC is the best. It has a root and a ever-growing dev community. And you can't argue the price. Coming soon I would have still gotten on of these, but since I have one now I'm saving up for a Flyer (I do more than read books!) But, it's your choice and money. Disregard this if you want to.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phatdawg:
Well, what are you comparing to?

Which new tablets are you looking to get instead?

I mean _right_ now, I don't see a better option provided you don't need the things that nook doesn't have (bt/gps/mic/etc).

Screen, cm7, safety to mess around with, etc...it's great.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwyrt:
For the price, you can't beat the Nook Color. Especially if you pick up one of the Refurbs B&N is selling on eBay with full 1 year warranty for $190. It is so easy to play with and install custom ROMs. Like Phatdawg mentioned, unless you need a camera, GPS, or any of those extras, the Nook Color is great.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigtuna00:
What other tablet can you purchase now, or soon, for $250 retail with warranty? The answer is as obvious as the question, IMO. NC is about doing what all the other tablets do for half the price.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] putney:
thats a good question, im not sure. There seems to be a few options coming out the A100, Lenovo has one coming out, toshiba has one coming out. Im more aware of whats available I guess than what's down the road. hmmmm i guess there's a life metaphor in that somewhere.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] putney:
Yeah I guess the answer is in my face. I don't need all the stuff as mentioned by phatdawg, thats what my phone and laptop are for.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] putney:
great responses everyone! Thank you all for your input. I'll see you all soon when I get my NC and join the family.

best,

P.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex6499:
I'll have to give into selling my G Tablet for a nook color. I'd rather have portability and a better screen than a dual core and working honeycomb.

Also Nook color is $189 refurb on ebay right now. Now is the time to buy a nook color.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pootoss:
Just ordered mine yesterday, looks they raised the price to 199, but still a good deal
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AidenM:
Congrats. If you need any help installing your custom ROM or rooting PM me.
[Epic 4G General] lys3rgic:
I seen that there was a XDA circle made for people.

and was thinking for people who's testing out google+ and needs friends that we start possibly a google+ circle for epic 4g owners since we are small but great community :]

just wondering on people's thoughts of this.
[Epic 4G General] adelmundo:
I started putting some of the people from here into my XDA Circle
[Epic 4G General] lys3rgic:
look up my username as i set it as my nickname. and add me to your circles :]
[Epic 4G General] JuiceTheKidd:
Goodidea...is ur username the same as on here?

Let's Get in the Weightroom...Toned Body, Sound Mind
[Epic 4G General] lys3rgic:
yes. i added it as my nickname. so it should work the same i would think :?
[Epic 4G General] JuiceTheKidd:
No go to gplus.to and it will let you customize your url u'll be able to make it plus.google.com/lys3rgic there

Let's Get in the Weightroom...Toned Body, Sound Mind
[Epic 4G General] JuiceTheKidd:
I changed mine to plus.google.com/FreakOSuave

Let's Get in the Weightroom...Toned Body, Sound Mind
[Epic 4G General] lys3rgic:
gplus.to/lys3rgic

did so. thanks :]
[Epic 4G General] anderson620:
This sounds like a great idea. I have been wanting to give google+ a fair shake but without anyone I know on it there isn't much to do.
[Epic 4G General] lys3rgic:
just go to the gplus link and add me to your circle :]
[Epic 4G General] duce102:
I have an Epic 4G circle but its pointless because your just sharing stuff to people in that circle..... its not like a fan page..... which by the way im about to make so look out for that..... ^_^
[Epic 4G General] lys3rgic:
well it's more for the fact that a lot of people real life friends and so on most likely don't wanna just jump on the wagon yet. so people are making google+ profiles and haven't no friends or no circles yet. and it's a good way to get to know the community :P
[Epic 4G General] R3537L1F3:
Sure i'll try it
[Epic 4G General] duce102:
Oh yeah no doubt about the community..... but to me nobodies gonna know which circle they're in lol I've got about 75 people in circles right now and about 10 of those are in my Epic 4G circle..... I post almost everything as public anyways lol..... I just hope I can get my second account into Google+ so I can make this Epic 4G page
[Epic 4G General] Pete720:
Can I get an invite to this circle? pjcriscuolo@gmail.com
[Epic 4G General] cds0699:
I'm in!!!!
[Epic 4G General] lys3rgic:
just go to the link in the thread that i posted and add me to your circle.
[XPERIA X10 General] dipanzan:
WOW, nice...thanks for the review! I myself own a X10 but the current news of GB 2.3.3 & unlocked bootloader is really awesome!

Enjoy your S2 buddy :D
[XPERIA X10 General] realunited123:
I tried a SGS2 couple of days back and only one thing annoyed me the most. The home button takes ages to wake the phone up from sleep. I know it is nothing but it annoyed me a lot :p Apart from that nothing to complain. I will surely get it once I can go to store :(

Sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 General] DooMLoRD:
i disabled home screen waking ;) it was getting annoying... better to use power button to lock/unlock device...
[XPERIA X10 General] aZuZu:
load of c**p!

a) dual core is using more battery than single core.

b) dual core price is much larger than single core + no full usage of dualcore.

c) single core processors won't be outdated. NEVER! Why? For example in Croatia

i payed like half my pay for year old X10 and my pay is like 600 usd per month, imagine how much would cost dual core?

Conclusion dual-core is for gamer freaks... / ppl that don't get that "lag" here or there is normal thing from pc to smart phone...

Find me one pc / phone that has never had any lag in any game / program and i will ... something with stone ...

But review is ..... long and detailed ..... and very usefull! Thanks!
[XPERIA X10 General] iridaki:
Very nice and thorough review, thanks a lot! :)

Turns out that those were exactly my thoughts too. My cousin bought the SGS 2 and even though it feels great in use, I want to wait another year, save some serious money and buy the top phone available then.

Xperia X10i via Tapatalk
[XPERIA X10 General] realunited123:
Hence another problem of pressing volume button instead of power. I had it for a day and a half to play with it. BTW was it just me or it gives an alarm that battery is full!?? Dunno why Samsung made it that way.

Sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 General] DooMLoRD:
agree with u on some aspects BUT here is some info if u didnt already know...

dual core doenst use more battery... it only kicks in after certain speeds... so if u are idling (say 500mhz/200mhz) then only single core is active... only when u need more processing the other core (s) get active... something similar to turbo boost but the other way ;)

great decision! till then the android market will have sufficient apps to make use of that much power...

OH BTW currently andorid doesn't native-ly support gpu based screen/UI/framework acceleration...

i know! its damn annoying... pulser_g2 has a dev thread going on regarding that!
[XPERIA X10 General] ooidort:
What I find absolutely stupid about Android as a whole is, that you need a frigging dualcore phone to run it smooth 'ala iOS. I mean smooth as in the UI running at a constant framerate without any dips at all. That was the only reason I was looking up to Apple's devices for a while.

Then SGS2 happened. Now I know what my next phone is.
[XPERIA X10 General] InternationalPlayer71:
Thanks for this great review...all i can said is that you are perfectly right about dual core phones advantages! :-) have you already tried to compare arc display with sgs2 one?and how much better is arc compared to x10? thanks doom..nice work!

Cheers
[XPERIA X10 General] DooMLoRD:
well the problem is that iOS supports gpu based acceleration of UI! which android doesnt! android depends completely on CPU for UI rendering which causes this lag... u can check even on HC this is a problem... BUT once the gpu acceleration based apis are in place then OH MAN will these things fly!

yes dude i have compared X10 / Arc / SGS2 display... wanted to compare with iPhone4 and SGS1 but couldnt get hold of those devices...

let me put it plainly SGS2 display IS THE BEST U CURRENTLY CAN HAVE...

the colors are much better on SGS2 display (again this is personal preference)...
[XPERIA X10 General] InternationalPlayer71:
So..the only way to have the better screen is super amoled??cause if you want the best phone you need this kind of screen but it is made only by few manufactures..like samsung and some htc..so there not much choise!
[XPERIA X10 General] DooMLoRD:
see thats the thing... its not the case that Super AMOLED is the best...

its more on personal preference... w.r.t. display u can ur self check out SGS1, Nokia N8, SGS2, Arc, HTC Sensation...
[XPERIA X10 General] a2ha:
Very nice review, i'd love to buy the sgs 2 too but the price is just tooo big :)
[XPERIA X10 General] DooMLoRD:
just wait for a few months (2-3) till then the prices would go down by 15-20%... also that will be time then next gen processors hit the market...

@all

almost forgot... another issue of SGS2...

NO LED FOR NOTIFICATIONS :(
[XPERIA X10 General] pngface:
Also I heard the camera is not as good as Arc's? Atleast it records video in 1080p though
[XPERIA X10 General] daniel090588:
Well SE in hardware is always in time of the needs if you can see arc was the best smart phone in 2011 above SGS2 and now there is a dual core xperia smartphone on the target but of course it will come when the software is totally ready for that i would like to see the xperia duo
[XPERIA X10 General] zodiac100:
ios runs smoothly because it's a much simpler platform than android. If apple ever get the balls to revamp their os to support homescreens and widgets, I am pretty sure the performance would dip significantly.
[XPERIA X10 General] iridaki:
I took some photos with the SGS II and the quality was superb.

Lightning conditions were not good, but still there was very little noise,

the picture was sharp and the colors vivid.

Only thing is, there was some short of pink hue in the corners of the picture.

I don't know if that's the case for this phone, or that one was faulty.

Also, the flash is VERY BRIGHT!!!!!!

What do you think about the camera Doom?
[XPERIA X10 General] ImS0Raw:
[ THE BAD / UGLY ]

Ok the screen resolution on SGS2 is really bad... I mean seriously, a 4.3’’ screen deserves 960×540 (qHD) resolution not 800x480… sure u can change dpi but then that’s NOT TRULY changing resolution…

There is no hardware camera button! It is very funny but seriously I miss the camera button…

when will they get good XENON flash in top end android devices? i really miss the xenon flash from my old Nokia N82 :P

another problem is that there is NO LED FOR NOTIFICATIONS

A lot of defective display units are there… I myself had this problem and had to get it replaced with a new piece… also many users at SGS2 forums have reported this…

Device heats up even using stock FW… I was playing Modern Combat 2 for 15-20 mins and I could feel the back of the device getting really warm…

NOW THE BIGGEST ISSUE there are not many apps currently available which can make use of dual core processors… may be multi-threaded/multi-core optimized apps will take time to get in but currently not many apps can make use of this…

Nice review, but these things made me happy that I haven't bought a SGS2 yet!! I would miss the camera button, led, and especially devective unit which are much of them... Very much... Great phone, but lacks of the most standard functions of a smartphone... Maybe that's why the phone is so thin... Also I've heard from many SGS2 users that there is a some kind of yellow shine on the left side of the screen. Super phone, but little things that aren't worth for this price... It's a smart choise from me to wait till any quad-core phone, and I really hope there will come a very sexy Nexus Quad-core phone. Camera is also nice, but for real recording get a camcorder LOL.

Before fanboys start screaming at me, PHONE IS GREAT but just these things...

And DooM, don't let our negative things/or things the x10 has but SGS2 not have spoil the fun. Enjoy your new super phone!

EDIT:

Doom, you also talked about higher resolution. Well, that's not possible on AMOLED screens. They can only support up to what the SGS2 now has...
[XPERIA X10 General] ImS0Raw:
I agree! :D
[XPERIA X10 General] OmegaRED^:
Yeah.. Sometimes its just pure trolling.
[XPERIA X10 General] DooMLoRD:
sorry guys havent had the time to do a fair comparison with the cameras... on the individual devices the snaps look good, but that can be misleading... will try and do this checking soon...

glad to hear that u liked the review ;)

ya thats probably the reason the phone is so thin... cause even on the Arc the camera button is towards the lower end/bottom of the device where the thickness is more...

nah i love both the devices!

oh the resolution is limited due to AMOLED screens is it? damn i didnt know abt that...
[XPERIA X10 General] ImS0Raw:
Yes, that sucks...
[XPERIA X10 General] DooMLoRD:
really sad that such a beautiful display is limiting the screen resolution... may be the next version will support higher resolution...

btw if u get a chance to fiddle with the SGS2 test out the following options:

its in: Menu -> Settings -> Background Effect

then test out some images... i am sure u will like the "Movie" effect...