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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jiffage:
Couldn't see anything about a general jerky S2 here - hope I'm not duplicating something...

I have a T-Mobile UK Galaxy S2. I've had it a week and its my first Android phone so I'm not super experienced with it. I am rooted running:

Android version 2.3.3

Kernel KF3

Build Number BOKF3

About once per day the phone becomes very jerky and unresponsive. If I am navigating the menus or flicking up a long menu screen the motion isn't smooth. Similarly if I am using Swype my swipes often get interrupted by this freezing motion. The phone just doesn't keep up with my finger and in end up with an incomplete word. In the web browser it takes a while to register my finger on the screen and often when I try to scroll, I end up clicking.

The problem goes away if I turn off the phone and restart but I have not been able to find a way to resolve it without doing this.

I have tried: ending all apps; clearing ram; using advanced task killer.

Only a reset seems to make a difference. I can then be OK for the next few hours, but I think I've had this problem at least once per day since I've had the phone.

I've not notice it being triggered by any specific app.

Can anyone help me fix this? Is there anything I can install to see what might be going on? Anyone else had the problem?

Any help really appreciated :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Backup all data and factory reset as first step ..

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jiffage:
Can you advise what my best way is to do that given my current situation.

I didn't make a backup pre-root. Is this a problem? Is it just a matter of connecting to Kies to do the factory reset? Or do I need to use other tools/locate the original kernel.

There is nothing on the phone that I need to back up (other than a few paid apps which I believe I can use Titanium (free) to backup right?

Thanks

Update: Backed up my apps with "file expert", did the factory reset, downloaded fresh copies of only the apps I really wants and so-far-so-good. Thanks again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jiffage:
Problem seems to have reappeared. Was using the phone this morning and it became all jerky again. Can anyone suggest other things I can look at?

thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost77:
If you are still on old KF3 ROM, consider upgrading to KG3 or wait few days KG6 will be released.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jiffage:
I see signs of kg6 in the other forums. is the version I need out now?

Im really keen to gert this shorted as the jerk is driving mr madit seemslike a pylsetjayfreezes the phone. If I am in my contacts list i can flick the screen and make the list scroll fast down.but it stops for a second then continues on its way.normally when it happens it happens s second time just when the scroll is slowed right down. Its like there is something running on the phone causing it every 1.5 seconds.

Im worried my phone is defective as none else seems to have this problem.

Any pointers to three correct kg6 our other solutions much appreciated.

Cheers
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jiffage:
Well a couple of months later I still have the same problem. I'm now running KH3 and the problem is persisting. I've also noticed that the 'jerk' interrupts the filming of video so anything recorded while it is happening ends up with little skips in the video and out of sync audio.

I've also tried an app from the market "fast reboot" but that doesn't solve the problem. I still only get a temporary fix by turning the phone completely off and then back on again.

Does anyone know the process for returning a phone to T-Mobile UK? Am I going to be without a phone for ages? A friend who also has a SGS2 on the T-Mobile network but purchased from Carphone Warehouse is convinced it that it is the fact it is a T-Mobile direct phone that causes the problem... but they can't all be like this???

Otherwise, is there anything else I can try to troubleshoot what might be happening. There must be *something* that starts running on the phone that causes this jerky behavior but I just don't know how to identify it.

Any help much appreciated - thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blubbi4ever:
Well, that's definitely not normal. Sounds like an hardware issue to me. A friend of mine got his SGS2 from T-Mobile Shop Austria (with branding) and he doesn't have this issue.

- Maybe your homescreen is overloaded with widgets. Try to remove some Widgets, like Program Monitor (caused me some jerking).

- Do a factory reset (settings/privacy/factory data reset). don't forget to backup your data.

- Try to flash a different Rom (full wipe) with Odin, like KI3 (2.3.5) or a Custom Rom . I'm personally using CheckRom Revolution and I'm really happy with this Rom. However you'll lose your T- Mobile branding and your warranty, if you root your phone. Don't forget to backup your current Rom and buy / use a USB JIG to get the warranty back, if it doesn't solve your problem.

Well, I personally doubt that any of these methods will help your problem.

If nothing helps, then talk with T-mobile ... maybe they'll instantly replace your GS2 with a new one, if you explain the situation in detail. Try to put some pressure on them^^ Otherwise you have a couple of weeks to wait, because T-Mobile will most likely send your damaged phone to Samsung.

good luck.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] spockmeat:
Hey guys, just wanted to add my drop to the bucket on the camera discussion.. in this album are 2 pics from iPhone 4 and 2 from the g2x, one indoor and one outdoor each. Now, to me, the iPhone 4 is.. by a wide margin.. better. The g2x images are washed out and kinda caca IMO.

https://picasaweb.google.com/outland.jim/G2xVsIp4?authuser=0&feat=directlink
[T-Mobile LG G2x] skat325is:
I think it would be better if you could take pictures of the same thing\item or scene with both phones, all 4 pictures are completely different :(.

Thanks for sharing though.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dkb218:
And the point is?:D [Looks like someone was upset in the third pic.]

One of the problems with the G2x camera is the glass over the lens. It needs to be cleaned each and everytime you take a pic.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mt3g:
I completely removed the glass cover kinda makes the phone look, well... ugly lol. But the pics outside or w/flash look so much better... any idea on how to remove the little center glass piece would be great!!!!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] *Omnipresent*:
If you want a cellphone that takes the best pictures, then you should check out Nokia's N8.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobyMcNoob:
OK...I've read the Wiki and the Glossary, I've searched the forums, I've been obsessively reading this forum for a week, and I still have some very basic questions that I'm hoping someone can either point me to a link or just drop some info for me. I know many of you have been at this since the Dawn of Android, but sometimes I feel like I'm walking into my first day of med-school when everyone else has been here for 5 years. Assume for a moment that I am a tabula rasa where the rest of you are now writing in the margins of a dense technical manual. Because that's what it feels like for me.

First, some background info: I want to learn how to do all this stuff, but this phone was expensive! I don't want to break it. So I'm cautious. I'm not a programmer but I'm not technically inept. I am good at following directions. I don't panic when things go wrong. So I think I can root, flash, and all the fun stuff that comes with having an Android device. But I have some questions that are still unanswered. I'll try to be as concise as possible (too late, I know):

1) I have the SPH-D720 model. I see rooting guides for the I9020 but not the SPH-D720. Will those other guides work for my device? I've seen other people ask this same question get sent to BuglessPete's guide so I'm assuming so, but I want to be sure.

2) I know that GRJ90 and 2.3.5 just came out. My phone is updated to both. It looks like most of the root guides are still referring to 2.3.4 or 2.3.3. Should I wait until someone releases an updated 2.3.5 guide, or is the method still the same?

3) Backups...these are different than saved settings, yes? So when I root my phone (which apparently requires unlocking the bootloader now) I'm going to lose all of my apps/themes/settings, right?

4) Do any of the developers offer tech support? :)

I now throw myself to the mercy of the masses, prepared for flames, but hoping for help.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krohnjw:
It's the same.

- fastboot oem unlock

- flash a custom recovery for your device (crespo4g) using fastboot

- boot into CWM, mount system and flash the su binary

No change unless you are trying to flash a modified boot.img for adb remount (this is not necessary if you merely want root access)

Yes, fastboot oem unlock wipes everything, including the SD card.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobyMcNoob:
Thanks. So a follow up question then:

Is it possible to back up all of my settings and whatnot, and then quickly put them back after rooting the phone? No biggie if not, and since all of my contact info is on Google that sync happens automatically.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobyMcNoob:
Another question - when I'm installing the sdk, do I need all the other stuff that it automatically selects or can I dump all that and just download the USB driver package?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krohnjw:
You will need the usb driver and platform tools.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krohnjw:
You could use something like titanium backup, but watch what you restore as some things cause issues.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobyMcNoob:
Awesome. I'm taking the leap now! So far, nothing screwed up...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobyMcNoob:
So...I can't get the correct driver installed. In all the guides it says I should have the Bootloader Interface listed as the driver. But that is not one of my options - Allgamer's guide says there should be 3 choices, but I only have 2:

Android ADB Interface

and

Android Composite ADB Interface

How do I choose the Bootloader Interface?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albundy2010:
You need to be in the bootloader on the phone I believe. I am new to the nexus s so I am not 100 percent sure.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobyMcNoob:
Didn't work from the bootloader either - still showing Android ADB Interface.

I guess I'll uninstall everything and start from scratch.
[Motorola Droid 3] scottml:
There's a bunch of new updates for the Linux 3.0 kernel specific to OMAP up on the Android Source GIT.

[ New User can't post link to the Android Source GIT ]

Be intersting to see if some of this can make it into a Motorola update.
[Android Apps and Games] ecsnead69:
Ok, here is it.. just pushed last night and already inverted! The major part of this was done by B-boy, I just added the finishing touches and did a few smali edits..

Instructions for ROOTED users.....

uninstall updates for gmail

download the app

navigate to app

select and install.....enjoy

if this doesn't work, then you will need to use RE, rename gmail.apk in /system/app to gmail.apk.old and then REBOOT, if you do not reboot it won't work!!

Now return to the app, select it, and install... enjoy

Non-Rooted users, you can give this a try and see if it will work...

uninstall updates for gmail

download app

navigate to app

select and install

You will know right away if it works.....

Always make a backup and enjoy Gmail 2.3.5.... Blacked Out

http://bit.ly/Gmail235BlackedOut

Rooted users... if you have issues installing, let me know and I will post some update.zips... but this should work for ALL devices...
[Android Apps and Games] watt9493:
Needed this. Thanks!

ADR6300
[Android Apps and Games] Hatman41:
Very nice...I wish I could do this..I would like all the text to be ff0017ce but I do not know all the locations of were the texts are..I changed what I could in colors.xml but that did not do it.
[Android Apps and Games] dell707:
Wouldnt install on my stock galaxy tab
[Android Apps and Games] B-boy™:
Unread/read text is smali.. the inner messages that we inverted is in the raw files..... look for an update with a slightly lighter "read" background....
[Android Apps and Games] orb3000:
Thanks, can you place some screenshots please
[Android Apps and Games] dseo80:
FC on authentication -SGS2
[Android Apps and Games] ecsnead69:
Are you rooted?
[Android Apps and Games] myronic:
Awesome, thanks for this!
[Android Apps and Games] Hatman41:
If I wanted to change the read/unread could you point me to the correct file and line? Also what is the smali color code for the grey that you use? Also the html color code for the grey. I could probably find out where in the files they are located if I knew the color code. I have a black/blue theme and am wanting to redo my Gmail to match it. I have almost completed theming the entire gmail. I am just missing the smali edits. Any help would be appreciated and all credit would be given.
[Android Apps and Games] B-boy™:
If it installed but fc's, go to settings/apps/manage/all/Gmail/clear data and cache ....
[Android Apps and Games] B-boy™:
Ecsnead would have to guide ya on the smali stuff.... the gray text we use within the messages is in raw-hdpi and raw-mdpi... the -v9 ones or whatever can be deleted... open those with note++ and the top section has background and text color... make the bg 000 and the text color 666 .... if I knew what smali files were used I'd hook ya up but ec did those on Gmail....
[Android Apps and Games] Hatman41:
Thanks much. I made the changes to the styles in the two raw directories and now my text color is the blue of my theme. ecsnead69 is helping me with the smali edits. After I am done I will post screen shots.
[Android Apps and Games] Hatman41:
Ok mine is done. Thanks alot B-boy and ecsead60
[Android Apps and Games] B-boy™:
No prob... glad ya got it... and if ya still haves purple text in the inner messages, in those raw files at the bottom part is 2 lines that say purple... change them to blue... fixes the purple color....
[Android Apps and Games] Hatman41:
I do not see any purple so far.
[Android Apps and Games] AlexNC75:
I have an first generation Incredible and it would not install. ROOTED.
[Android Apps and Games] ecsnead69:
If it won't install, then go into /system/app and delete the Gmail.apk in there and reinstall.. You will need to reboot after deleting the file though, or the install will fail
[Android Apps and Games] Zaiaku:
Work perfectly on my Milestone, had to remove other gmail first but no problem there.
[Android Apps and Games] Rootax:
Still FC's here.
[Android Apps and Games] Rootax:
Yes.
[Android Apps and Games] ecsnead69:
Great, do this.... delete ALL gmail apps, system and/or data.. once they are gone.. install mine... it will install to data, if it still fcs, use RE to move it to /system/app and set permissions... then reboot, you must reboot... it should work fine then..
[Android Apps and Games] jacknmary:
Screenshots???
[Android Apps and Games] radi0chik:
works on my rooted xom running hammerhead. but theres no longer a gmail widget. still worth it :) thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] markup:
Well thanks for the screenshots but they are too small :) can you re-upload them with e better resolution? :)
[Android Apps and Games] Fr4gg0r:
Is it resigned with your key?
[Android Apps and Games] Visegrad:
Well, it was worth a shot, because I miss all of the inversion, but just reporting back that this did not worked on a stock, non-rooted, D3.
[Android Apps and Games] sarshadd:
Will this work on 2.3.4?
[Android Apps and Games] cmucooper:
does not work on Photon non-rooted
[Android Apps and Games] neilrl79:
can't get to work on Droid 3, non-rooted of course.
[Android Apps and Games] rikardo1979:
great job m8 ;) working fine for me.I'm on rooted NS 9020 with MIUI RoM.I prefer black apps to save batt ;)

The installation didn't work for me.I had to remove original Gmail.apk from /system/app and rename yours to Gmail.apk and push into /system/app with permissions ;) after restart,tadaa black Gmail ;)

so maybe u can post this procedure in your #1 post for guys who having trouble to install.

Great job m8,appreciate

Thanks

:cool:
[Android Apps and Games] rikardo1979:
here u go ;)
[Android Apps and Games] chvybeatsford:
Thats what i had to do. Thanks...
[Android Apps and Games] Jacobmowry:
Everything looks perfect on my Sensation. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] kiwiboy_1978:
wouldnt run on my SGS2 with Batista ROM.

Went to do the RE method and RE keeps FC'ing on me! argh!

Any other ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] dominicanman912:
worked great for me on first try! uninstalled updates>installed apk> let sync and BAAM, dark gmail!!!

rooted mytouch4g
[Android Apps and Games] kiwiboy_1978:
Sorry but how did you uninstall the 'updates' only? I cant find them in manage applications...
[Android Apps and Games] chvybeatsford:
Read a few post above my last.. Seems your Rom had the newest update installed .. U prolly never had to update like i didn't.

sent from Infuse but miss my captivate on cont. 5.5.... One day this can be as good...
[Android Apps and Games] kiwiboy_1978:
Thanks. It still didnt work. I was on 2.3.4.1, upgraded to 2.3.5. Uninstalled the updates (took me back to 2.3.4), tried to install, no good.

And, RE force closes for me. any other ways to get this on? Really feeling the blacked out apps!

ta!

EDIT:

Got it to install. Unfortunately it fC's every time it runs. Disappointing.

Ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] devrruti:
You could use some root file manager or even titanium backup to set gmail.apk in /system/app/ folder. Also take care of the owner and permissions, set them like the rest of the apps in that folder. Reboot and also try to wipe gmail.

Btw, where can I find a black gtalk (no video, for hdpi 320x480)? links seem down, or a black sms app
[Android Apps and Games] mobidzid:
THANKS

My problems were solved by rebooting after I uninstalled GMail 2.3.2.
[Android Apps and Games] kiwiboy1978:
silly me.. I didnt move the new .apk from the SDcard to the internal.. Once I did that it magically worked.

Looks brilliant! And im sure i saved myself a few mV!!!
[Android Apps and Games] cmucooper:
Has anyone got this working on a non-rooted Photon¿

Set Photons to stunning!!!
[Android Apps and Games] Rootax:
It did the trick, thx you very much !
[Android Apps and Games] AZTX:
I tried installing the Black Gmail App. on a stock (non-rooted) Captivate running 2.2. The installation failed (I figured it would, but worth a shot as it is a beautiful looking app.). It looks like I'll need to root if I want this.

Thanks guys!
[Android Apps and Games] djfrost17:
works perfectly!!

great job!!

THANKS!!!!
[Android Apps and Games] kingtheproducer:
:confused: Hey guys, how exactly do you push using RE? Every time i try to move the file to system/app it says it cannot because it is a read only file? Everytime i mess with permissions, it goes back to default. Sorry for the lame question. Thanks guys
[Android Apps and Games] rikardo1979:
in RE at right top corner u can see a button Mount R/W or Mount R/O

If u like to edit/copy/move or remove sys files u need to turn Mount R/O.

same apply for changing permissions Mount R/O

Your permissions have to look like this -

And when u do any changes include permissions u need to restart your phone to apply ;)

:cool:
[Android Apps and Games] Trueno7:
Evo 3D

Original instructions did not work for my Evo 3D.

Listed below is what I had to do for this app to work.

Uninstall Gmail updates

Download Gmail235BlackedOut.apk and place it in the system/app directory

Rename the original Gmail.apk to Gmail.apk.old

Rename Gmail235BlackedOut.apk to Gmail.apk

Reboot/Restart Evo 3D

Sync Gmail

Thanks to everyone for the hard to make this happen!!!

Work perfectly on my Evo 3D!
[Android Apps and Games] kingtheproducer:
Thanks Rik!! It's great when people help each other! I love learning new things hahaha even the smallest things! Im very easy to please if you coulnd't tell.
[Android Apps and Games] wpnyc2009:
NOT blocked on Juicy ROM for Inspire HD

10 chars....

Cheers lads.
[Android Apps and Games] Ben74:
nice work. works fine on rooted captivate with 2.2. only thing i don't like is the email text. could you make it white, or a lighter shade of gray? right now, it's a little low contrast, and hard to read. thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] ecsnead69:
The reason that text color is that color gray is due to the fact that some email have their own backgrounds and usually those backgrounds are white... the color gray we chose is easy to see on white and black backgrounds.....
[Android Apps and Games] simon.ponder:
Looks great!!

Thanks looks great, just wanted to let you know the labels go all black when scrolling through them. Once you stop, they turn white with black lettering. Not the go to labels, but after selecting an email or more and then pressing labels. I don't mind as I use the color of the label to know which label it is.
[Android Apps and Games] junkiee24:
if your rooted cant you just uninstall gmail. then open astro file and find the blackout apk file and install that?
[Android Apps and Games] McLabia:
You should be able to. Im not sure what problems people are having. I didnt uninstall, I just installed over and it works.
[Android Apps and Games] jlg19753:
Worked perfect on my vibrant only think is the text is a little small but looks bad ass!! Thanks for the share.
[Android Apps and Games] bnitty:
couldn't it to installed even after I uninstalled the previous Gmail
[Android Apps and Games] magestic1995:
Worked great on mytouch 4g thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] CRIME INC.:
Works perfectly. Looks great!!!

Sent from my Rooted and polluted SHIFT using the awesome XDA app.
[Android Apps and Games] amnigo:
Didn't work on rooted Gingerbread Atrix 4G. "Application did not install".
[Android Apps and Games] Jurm:
Thanks !

Works great on my sgs2 with Lightning Rom <3
[Android Apps and Games] Jester23:
I really like the idea of this but the emails were too difficult to read with the dark grey text and I coulnd't really tell that I had now emails as they looked almost the same as read emails. I'll wait for another update.

thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] rikardo1979:
yeah,I know what u talking about ;) I found this a litle dificult too,to recognize what's new email and what I've already red.

But I keep it anyway cos I like it more than standart colors

:cool:
[Android Apps and Games] EmDzei:
E-mail address?

My short question: where to write contacting Google directly and give feedback? Their Google Maps, GMail, Android Market and Google Docs use WHITE background.

Asking this becouse I am not interesting to root my phone; I pay my phonebill myself. =)
[Android Apps and Games] tommo123:
thanking you OP :)
[Android Apps and Games] Tsjoklat:
Thanks for the dark facebook theme. I just made one small change to the apk. Here is the same version but with the signature check removed so that email notification programs such as Missed It! and Go Notifications still work.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QK7Z1FLS
[Android Apps and Games] B-boy™:
I normally don't hijack threads but since me and ecsnead worked on this together it's not a big deal.. here is a link to the thread I posted with the same Gmail.apk but I made 2 new versions.. one has a very noticeable gray background for 'read' messages and the other has a dark gray background so straight on, you can't see a difference but if you just tilt your phone a little, it's very noticeable.. that one is great cause it keeps the "Blacked Out" look we wanted but you can still see the difference in the unread/read section.. and ecsnead already explained why we used the gray text color inside messages...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1195982 Thread to the updated Blacked Out Gmail 2.3.5