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[Bada Software Development] Scarface1991:
same here, awesome looking app but I cannot chat with it either because the keypad doesn`t appear when trying to chat with somebody.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adoniscomplex87:
Currently running urban regeneration and quick pic. Us it possible to eery remove gallery completely? If so, is that accomplished by using a file explorer?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Yes like Root Explorer, ES File Explorer or SDX App Removal tool
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bdbc:
I removed mine completely, and have for the past few roms I flashed. I prefer to use AntTek App Manager Root for my freezing and removing needs...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeyLee:
I guess this question is sort of related to this so I'll ask it here. In Gallery is there any way that anyone knows of to NOT display every single folder that has an image in it? It's a little annoying going to the gallery and having folders for music album folders, certain apps, themes etc. I just want to see what in my DCIM folder and sub folders
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adoniscomplex87:
Such an option exists within quick pic, I never figured out how to do it in gallery, if it's possible
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atharchian:
In the folder you wish to hide, create a .nomedia file in it. That will hide the folder from appearing in gallery.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neckberg:
So I have root explorer, but where do I go to to delete Gallery?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris41g:
/system/app/Gallery3D.apk
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neckberg:
I do that and it tells me,

"Gallery3D.apk cannot be deleted because the files system is read only."

I am running Random Rom Osprey, with EG22.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZiggSVO:
Have to mount root explorer r/w
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neckberg:
Awesome! Thanks so much for the help! I feel so empowered that I can now delete anything off my phone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jmh625:
I have never had luck with doing any kind of modding to my phones. I was one of the few where the g2x actually worked. In the beginning I hated b/c of restartes but a hard reset for some reason fixed. That is besides the point. I figured a update from the manufacture would be a breeze, and nothing I shouldnt be able to handle. I followed lgs steps to a T and now my phone is stuck on s/w screen. After a google search I see that 100's have the same problem. I hate LG b/c of this, but I will worry about that latter. I need this fixed asap as I am a truck driver and I use my phone everyday for work. I noticed some people took a different direction at installing it by using a file called KDZ. I also saw some mention of needing a driver from forums. I saw a link on lgs site for this also, but their instruction didnt mention anything about needing to download it.

My biggest problem is I need step by step instructions to do this. I have ZERO experiance at this type of thing therefore any missed step with most likly throw me off. So I need this run down to me like your telling it to a kid lol not someone that has done this before and is familiar with steps left out. Mainly things like if I need the KDZ file, how do I download it, what do I do with it after I download it? Do I download it to my phone or computer and then my phone? I need detailed info so I understand how this stuff works please. I have tried using the KDZ file already and it either freezes or cant find my phone. My phone also is not recognized by the lg update anymore either. I noticed some people were stuck at 4 percent. I actually got to about 50 when it said to remove battery and restart test because of conection issues or something along those lines.. I did as it instructed and here I am lol.

Like I said I need my phone working asap so any help is appreciated. Also if someone tells me to just download this and that and it will fix it, I most likly will be lost. If this need to be unziped after download or little key information like that is left out I will not know to do it.

Thank you for the help and sore for the spelling and punctiation. I am on a old phone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] danz8509:
http://www.lgforum.com/forum/boards...pics/is-this-the-final-upgrade-lg-product-pro

asking lg product pro about the update and this is the response i got, i hope hes wrong!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aowendoff:
he has to be wrong. This build is better, but still has some bugs that need to be worked out, like issues with BT.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] danz8509:
im mad this guy asked me what i dont like about the camera, i thought the word upgrade means better not worse!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] alodar1:
Why would that be wrong? I hate the LG camera. Takes too long to use....press the button, go have a coffee, come back, see the flash.

I prefer this one, much faster. If I wanted perfection, I'd use my Nikon.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] r4d14n7:
I agree. Very slow. Now that the hacked camera in CM7 is supporting the higher definitions, I think the only feature that's really missing would be FFC support. Which you can probably find an app for.

I just refuse to flash GB until all the drivers are available and people stop reporting APN issues. ;)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Jay2487:
better and worse are relative terms. I had a terrible time with the LG app. Especially when I turned on google+auto upload. Share a pic then try to take another while that one is sending or syncing. It bogs the cam down to a stop. Lag doesn't begin to describe it.

I think I like the AOSP camera better. Just sayin
[T-Mobile LG G2x] smashpunks:
I'm fine with this camera as well. Lg one took forever
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jim1211:
would anyone provide me a link how to restore x10 to original factory firmware?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beau420:
Download and install SEUS from Sony and it will guide you through reinstalling the stock, most recent version.

I can't post the link.

Goto google and search for x10 Sony SEUS
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jim1211:
well thank you so much..ill give a try later..will update later on..cheers!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jim1211:
hey dude i mange to do it,it back to original with the latest official firmware..thank a lot for your help..
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
Hi Everyone,

Just got the SGSII from VirginMobile. I know there is a thread about SGSII launching in Canada but I thought that us Canadian owners of SGSII need a thread for news, reviews and any additional information since its officially available in Canada as of July 21.

Looking forward to hearing from all owners about their opinion of the device, mini reviews and any relevant discussion.

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My mini review:

Amazing device. Very responsive. Screen is just awesome. The build quality is very nice, despite some reviews saying it feels plasticky, in my opinion, the lightweight and solid build is perfect for this device. When you hold it it feels like a premium device. Everything works like it should.

Pros:

AMOLED+ 4.3" Screen

Responsiveness

Light weight

8MP Camera

TouchWiz 4.0

Cons:

Battery was acting up for two days (Turned auto brightness off and removed some apps and widgets; it is back to normal now, 10% loss over 3hrs)
[Galaxy S II General] robbiev80:
Maybe somebody can post the modem/radio file for our phone. That would be great!
[Galaxy S II General] akusokuzan:
Loving the phone so far. Thankful for chainfire's root kernel allowing me to titanium back from my arc. Looking forward to a healthy dev community here
[Galaxy S II General] Mshoss:
Loving my phone all ready unlocked on Rogers.

I just wanna remove these DAMN Bell apps, seeing how we cant Root yet.
[Galaxy S II General] Tom Slick:
Root is available --> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
battery life is awesome so far.

12 hours of use with 72% battery left (with very moderate use)
[Galaxy S II General] MatchstiK:
Myself and.my GF picked ours up last night, I'm coming from an iphone 2G so this is a big change.

There's a lot of redundant apps preinstalled, was kinda confusing at first.
[Galaxy S II General] demonofsteel:
Here are 2 links with modems/radios for our phones. The first ones are flashable through CWM and the second ones are flashable through Odin/Heimdall.

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II:_Support_Downloads

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1131950

So far, here have been my experiences with radios...

I can't remember my first radio (KE4 of KF2), but it worked better than KE7.

KE7-Works OK.

KG1-Works better than KE7, but I totally lose signal about 4 times a day (need to put flight mode on then off to fix it).

KG2-Hard to say, I'm only using it since today, but so far, it's the best.

I've had mine since more than a month and a half now and I'm very pleased about the phone. It's my 2nd Android phone (I had a Motorola Milestone before).

I just hate touchwiz so much (but not as much as Sense or Motoblur).

What Bell apps are instelled on the phone? There must be so much junk apps on there, mine doesn't come from Bell, but has all of those Samsung bloatware apps, I guess it must be much worst with one that has Bell's apps on it.

If you want to get rid of those apps, you have a few choises...

1) Root and remove them manually.

2) Install a Samsung based Rom that removed those apps (Cognition is very good).

3) Install CM7 (altough there's still no stable release), you'll get pure (well, actually better than pure) Android.
[Galaxy S II General] 1xinfusion:
theres like over 10 bell apps.

is there any software differences in our i9100M rom to international i9100 other than bell apps?

i hope its not modified like the i9000m (bell vibrant) compared to stock i9000m
[Galaxy S II General] robbiev80:
XXKG2 is the European modem file. I'm looking for the UGKG2 (Bell modem file).

I'm sure it'll be released on samfirmware.com soon. Thanks for the reply though, I appreciate it. :cool:
[Galaxy S II General] demonofsteel:
Not 100% sure about this, but I've read somewhere that there's almost no difference between the i9100 and the i9100m from Bell. Thankfully it's not modified like the i9000 variant. I haven't seen one from Bell yet, so I'll probably just hop in a Bell store to take a look how different the software is.

Is there any of those Bell apps that could be interesting/usefull?

I may be wrong, but does it really matter? The radios are good for any region. If you ever get hold of a Bell radio, let me know where to get it, I'll try it to see how it goes with a regular i9100.
[Galaxy S II General] Dice62:
I picked up a Bell SGS2, flashed the XXKG2 full rom on it that Darkyy posted, then rooted it, flashed Darkyy kernel only from XXKG2, and then the zImage from the CF-Root kernel to remove the yellow triangle.

No bell apps now, and everything works amazingly well including signal and battery life.

There should be no difference in modem files, as the European model and the Canadian one both are the same phone. Both the i9100 and the i9100m have all the 3G bands, unlike how the i9000m and the i9000 didn't.

Just use the full rom that has what you need and all will work fine. I tried flashing a few full firmwares on my i9100m, all worked perfectly fine.

EDIT: GPS locks on also in roughly 5 seconds, indoors, so i don't think you need a Bell modem file.
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
Network Speeds

How is the network speed performance with Bell/Virgin?

I'm with VirginMobile

At home, I get speeds close to 1mb down and 1.5mb up (download speeds were very disappointing)

But at work (Toronto) I get 7-8mb down and 2mb up

Looks like location plays a huge role.. anyways I was happy when I saw 8322mb/s download speeds..
[Galaxy S II General] robbiev80:
I flashed the latest stock rom (KG3) and used the CF-Root KG3 kernel.

My network speeds are MUCH better now.
[Galaxy S II General] MeanWoman:
Canadian (Bell/Vrigin) users:

are you guys experiencing the yellow tint on the side of the screen when its in low brightness setting?
[Galaxy S II General] Croak:
Same here, and WiFi seems to be working better as well. Most importantly for me, the email application doesn't FC when I try to open it and connect to my work Exchange server.
[Galaxy S II General] Tri3Dent:
You guys have a link to the latest stock rom? Is it bell's? Or is it just generic?
[Galaxy S II General] rickytenzer:
Thanks for the advice guys! I flashed KG3 along with the appropriate CF and it appears to have solved my GPS issues!
[Galaxy S II General] Croak:
It's generic.
[Galaxy S II General] LordSoth:
Anyone having issues adding a Google Apps email account after flashing KG3? I flashed the first one listed. Is there a difference between it and the second one?
[Galaxy S II General] Canadian DJ:
Hey guys, just wondering is there any way to get a copy of the stock ugkg2 files?
[Galaxy S II General] marc24:
Bell has not released the files yet. Once they are released, you can find them on samfirmware or in the stock firmware thread in the development forums.

On another note, has anyone had issues with GPS not being able to lock without using WIFI? I flashed LeoMar ROM and the GPS does not find a signal without using WIFI.
[Galaxy S II General] derringdo:
No yellow tint on low brightness here, I'm pretty relieved.

However I am experiencing an issue with low wifi signal strength. Signal strength drops very rapidly as I move away from my wireless router. My laptop has no problem picking up and maintaining a connection in the same room, but the phone struggles to maintain one bar of signal and will occasionally drop the connection.

Is anyone else seeing something similar? Is it a firmware issue or do I have a faulty unit?
[Galaxy S II General] MatchstiK:
I noticed my wifi signal varies wildly depending on how I hold the phone and what orientation the device is. Haven't had it drop out or slow down network speeds at all due to this though.
[Galaxy S II General] dbieb440:
I love my phone, but I'm having a couple of issues.....

1) THe battery life has been disappointing. I've been messing around with various programs to optimize battery life, so we'll see how that goes, but currently it hasn't been that impressive

2) When I press power to wake the phone, the homescreen flashes for like half a second and then the lock screen appears. This is kind of frustrating, but not a deal breaker. I just don't know why the phone doesnt immediatley load to the lock screen. It seems like a glitch.

The worst part about this all is I exchanged my for a new one to see if it was just my phone, but my new one has the same issues.

Anyone else having these issues. Particularly the lockscreen issue I mentioned?
[Galaxy S II General] robbiev80:
1) Try removing all those widgets added as default, changing the wifi policy, etc.

2) This still happens in 2.3.4 ... As far as I can remember it also happened on my CM7 SGS1.

But you loveeee the phone right??? :p
[Galaxy S II General] theNoss:
(First post :O)

To anyone on Virgin Mobile: Does the phone have the Virgin Mobile logo on it?
[Galaxy S II General] Croak:
No. Just a Virgin sticker on the box, and a Virgin-branded SIM package inside.
[Galaxy S II General] theNoss:
Veeery nice
[Galaxy S II General] yiannisthegreek:
Hi everyone...

I could not wait for Bell to release the SGSII and so I bought the International version from a dealer here in Edmonton. It was factory unlocked, etc...

I love this phone but I am noticing that my DL and UL speeds are VERY disapointing here in Edmonton and I am on the Rogers Network.

I think the best I have seen is like 2.5Mbits DL and 1.8Mbits UL and this has me concerned.

I have flashed numerous firmware (ROMS) and themes to my device and it still shows that I have the 850 band for 3G/HSPA but again... my speeds are very light (or so they seem to be). I have even seen test results (recent as of today) that show like 0.53Mbits DL and 1.18Mbits UL :confused:

Is Rogers that bad or that congested here in Edmonton? Can anyone advise?
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
Its probably your location. I go to a different city for work and the speeds are very different depending on location. In Toronto, I get speeds of around 6mb/s down and 2mb/s up.

The carriers usually optimize the devices for their network but I don't think that would make a huge difference in speeds. Many Canadians bought the UK version and many have said they get 5mp/s down and 1.5mb/s up on average.
[Galaxy S II General] yiannisthegreek:
Are you on the Rogers Network?
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
I'm with VirginMobile.
[Galaxy S II General] yiannisthegreek:
Hmmm... Ok but... Virgin is an "offshoot" of Bell Mobility and is a different "type" of network, is it not?

Is there anyone here on Rogers that can tell me what their data speeds are?
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
I've been on an international SG2 and Fido's network for a while... To be honest, I've tried most ROMs here. If you love the stock feel, CF-Root + VillainROM is a decent solution... If you're an ADB user, Cognition has the ROM rooted in adb which is a plus. Otherwise, there are tons of themes and such...

Best modem is by far KG2 for our carrier's band... I doubt the Bell modem will make a huge difference from KG2, but who knows. ;) Here's hoping I can actually flash it onto the international one.

As for data speeds (Fido being Rogers network) I get roughly 2mbps/1mbps
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
Can you pull your build.prop file from /system/build.prop and attach it here? I'd appreciate it!
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
The wifi signal display is wonky, apparently... Displays 2 bars under what you're really getting sometimes.
[Galaxy S II General] superspacey:
Hey, so you're running the KG3 Kernel which is for Android 2.3.4, but are you actually running Android 2.3.4 or still 2.3.3?

I flashed to the CF-Root-SGS2_JP_XSG_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
His post mentions running stock KG3 ROM with KG3 CF-Root kernel... Myself would get really lousy results with KG3 though. So I reverted modem back to KG2. But then again I'm running Cyanogenmod 7... So I'm not a reference.
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
Anyone who still has a stock Virgin or Bell phone:

Please pull the build.prop from the /system folder... I'd like to see the settings if possible.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] superspacey:
Oh, so he changed the ROM to KG3 which is 2.3.4 and the Kernel to match.

I'm in Montreal too so I'm curious to hear your experiences. You tried the KG3 and it wasn't as good as the KG2?

I'm debating running Cyanogen or Cognition right now...
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
I have interference at work (Where my desk is) meaning my connection drops down and goes back up alot. On KG3, I would get complete disconnects at this particular spot, while with KG2, it drops down to 1 bar MAX... So reception is alot better. Data speeds, haven't gotten anything over 2mbps in any circumstance ever since switching over to this phone. Then again, never got any better with my HD2... Don't know if it's fido/Roger's network, my build.prop settings or whatnot. I ruled out the SIM card by replacing it (Had an iphone 4 micro-SIM) and I also ruled out the phone by replacing it alltogether with another one...

As for Cognition vs Cyanogen, alot of things still don't work with CM7 (Haptic, Bluetooth, auto Backlight, etc. etc.) but otherwise it's very functional and I use it as my daily driver... Cognition is the best stripped down stock ROM I've found as it comes pre-rooted and uses Ninphetamine kernel which is really fast and stable. It's all a question of what you're willing to compromise. ;) CM7's overall feel + tablet tweaks + notif bar tweaks are what kept me there...
[Galaxy S II General] robbiev80:
Yea KG3 is 2.3.4 and I matched the CF Kernel that matches it. I haven't yet installed CM7 because it's not yet up to par with this phone. I did have it on my SGS1 and loved it.
[Galaxy S II General] Guegs!:
SaskTel just released this phone. Hopefully picking one up tomorrow if my small town dealership has it.
[Galaxy S II General] smallfrie:
Just rooted my Virgin mobile S2 and didn't back up the original Kernal [MUGKG2]

I would appreciate it if anyone can send me their backup if their kernal are the same as the one i just mentioned. Thanks i appreciate it.
[Galaxy S II General] moscarven:
I'm in the same boat. flashed a new firmware and I can cofirm mugkg2 original bell modem works perfrect. any other kg2 keeps switching between 3G H+. Can some one please post a back up.

thanks
[Galaxy S II General] demonofsteel:
I'm from 1 hour west of Montreal and I have the exact same issues with KG3. I have never had any issue at all with KG2. I never had any of those issues with my previous Motorola Milestone. Since we don't have the same carrier, I don't think your issue is due to the carrier.
[Galaxy S II General] daz_meh:
good on you starting a thread for us canadians :o)
[Galaxy S II General] rickytenzer:
Flash KG3. It solved my GPS issues.
[Galaxy S II General] tmac729:
Instead of red spot..........

Hi everyone,

I am a newbie of Android and I just bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 at the virgin mobile this morning.

I didn't realize it at first but when I got home I found some disappointing camera shots............

Instead of the red spot that people are talking about elsewhere, my pictures shows some yellowish spot at the middle under the auto white balance...........

I checked the back of the phone and it says it is made in Korea, does that make a difference? Would that be a software problem or a hardware problem. Is there anyway to fix the problem?

I like this phone a lot and I don't wanna exchange it because it has an awesome screen.........but if the yellowish spot is a hardware problem then I have no choice...............
[Galaxy S II General] smallfrie:
Would it be possible to have someone with the MUGKG2 firmware upload their kernel and share it with those who needs it or it is not possible to get that out of the phone? Sorry for the noob question but im just curious.
[Galaxy S II General] MatchstiK:
Ya that's what I mean. Seems it's just a display problem, not an actual signal problem. I can deal with just a display problem.
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
Wifi and battery life

Same here, even when it shows no bars, the phone rarely drops the connection.

what kind of battery life are you guys getting?

Recently, I am getting 16hours (very moderate use).

For me Display uses the most battery, 'Android OS' is second. I had auto brightness on but now I have turned it off, not sure if this is the problem.
[Galaxy S II General] ysandhu:
How is battery life.. I feel it's crappy.. Doesn't last full date.. and i am not even using phone that much..

Can you guys post your experience .. Feels like something is wrong with phone..

If i talk for 5 mins..it feels hot..
[Galaxy S II General] ysandhu:
how come you are getting such a good battery life.. did u change some settings
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
I actually just posted about the battery life as well. Mine seems to have decreased. I guess I have installed more applications now, today I lost 50% in 8hrs. (Display is at 45%, Android system is at 23%).

Battery usually takes a week to calibrate so I am going to play around with some settings and see which one works best. Since the display is using up alot of battery I'm gonna turn the auto brightness off and see. I will report the results.
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
After playing with the UK version for almost 2 months now, I can say that battery life is mostly dependant on what you install on the phone... I personally get around 30% drain over 8 hours of moderate use... That's a very rough estimate, because I plug in my phone often to transfer back and forth, so it does charge up a bit. Overall, I can go 2 days without charging quite easily.
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
I still haven't gotten a copy of build.prop from an original Bell or Virgin phone, any kind soul willing to pull it from /system for me? It'd really help me alot!

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] Lycender:
There you go, buil.prop from Bell SGS2.