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[Galaxy S II General] escaflo:
For the browser:

Go to the Browser->Settings->Auto-fit pages. Check the box and it will automatically re-flow the page.

For the email:

I am not sure if it works for Hotmail as I am using Exchange. Can you go into Accounts-> Hotmail -> Accounts Settings -> Schedule Sync? If not, I guess that's the limitation of it and that it only works for Exchange.
[Galaxy S II General] pan24:
i want the stock rom has the crt off screen animation
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Better power management when wifi is 24/7 enabled with IM applications, The S1 could last for a close to 1.5 days with that setup the S2 barely lasts 20hrs due to the AOS bug... Iphone3GS/4 can last as high as 3days.
[Galaxy S II General] Pfeffernuss:
Complete BS. If you don't know what proper reflow means please don't give these kinds of advice. The stock browser does NOT reflow. It only has a two-step zoom level, that is it.

There is no way to zoom to a specific value you want after which the text will reflow. Only (some) user-installable browsers do this the way it is supposed to work.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Use safari on the iphone/ipad, thats reflow.. theres a difference between that and auto fit.
[Galaxy S II General] dork05:
NFS & a slightly higher res screen is something i wish it had, but it does not matter too much.
[Galaxy S II General] manmikey:
My input to missing featutes

There are no repeat audible notifications for missed called and messages...I have to use a clunky app for this basic functionality.

Privacy settings in the notification bar - why can't I turn off the displaying of message content in the notification bar?
[Galaxy S II General] Archer:
Er.. I think you should check a little before you rant at someone. You're both wrong (and right).

Yes, you can only double tap to zoom in and out for text reflow to work. However, there are 3 different levels of zoom, which can get selected via the settings.

Whilst this is not as useful as text reflow with pinch-to-zoom, it is still a lot more effective than you suggest.
[Galaxy S II General] soysuperbien:
+1 for that
[Galaxy S II General] Archer:
And the solution - use Go SMS Pro. You can set that to just say "New Message", instead of showing the content.
[Galaxy S II General] tommo123:
what i want is bluetooth support (proper) so we can use bluetooth controllers like the ps3 and wii one. cm7 roms (and devnull i think) has them only afaik
[Galaxy S II General] escaflo:
Well if I am wrong, I don't mind you correcting me. But do you have to be so rude about it? I am new to here and just trying to help in whatever way I can. If I give the wrong advice, you can just let me know and I will learn from my mistake. It is not like it is the end of the world for one person to be wrong once in a while.
[Galaxy S II General] escaflo:
Also to add, I thought that was reflow because the experience I had it with is exactly the same as the one I had with the browser on HTC Sensation and also with Dolphin HD. I am sorry if I am wrong but the experience I had between HTC Sensation browser and Dolphin HD make me thought that it was the same as reflow.
[Galaxy S II General] override182:
I miss reverse tether via usb on my old htcs ( desire hd, sensation) as my room here the wifi signal is weak but my laptop is able to get full speed and signal, the sgs2 grabs only one bar.. any solution on reverse tether?
[Galaxy S II General] viva.fidel:
Why don't you use exchange activesync with hotmail? You'll get push email (or you can poll at selected intervals) and you can sync read/delete mails etc

server is m.hotmail.com, when setting up a new account choose manual setup on the page it asks for username/password and take it from there, username will be /blablabla@hotmail.com (or live.co.uk/live.com/hotmail.co.uk)
[Galaxy S II General] tameracingdriver:
Isn't this the beauty of android though, you can replace anything that doesn't fulfil your expectations.
[Galaxy S II General] lamensterms:
Hi again mate,

thanks for the tips about exchange for hotmail. the only reasons im using POP3 for hotmail is because thats the way i set it up on my Desire - and because the exchange is microsoft (i think?) and ive had issues using the exchange server in the past (on desktops). I will most likely change the setup to use the exchange, and test it out for a bit.

also guys, sorry i havent been maintaining the original post as much as i had intended - work has been flat-out the last week-ish but i will sort through all the posts/suggestions and compile the main list in the next few days.

thanks for all your input.

cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] harrisony:
I wouldn't mind some of the stock android apps. Has anyone tried flashing a gapps zip from cyanogenmod?
[Galaxy S II General] lamensterms:
Original post and list updated.

Thanks again for all your input guys.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] :
Opera

Vibration Notifier
[Galaxy S II General] lamensterms:
Awesome, thanks a lot oinkylicious.
[Galaxy S II General] rockky:
I have ditched, actually uninstalled the stock browser. Samsung just screwed it. Lack of reflow, lack of desktop option setting (the user:agent workaround isn't worth it btw)....I. Mean you manufacture one of the top screens in the industry and then dumbdown the displays!

Tested all the third party options. Speed wise the boat mini browser comes out on top. F A S T....efficient.
[Galaxy S II General] Archer:
Err... Samsung didn't make the STOCK ANDROID browser ;)
[Galaxy S II General] rockky:
Samsung modified ('dumbed it down') the android gingerbread browser for their devices.

I'm using stock as 'shipped' with the device.

Compare it to any HTC smartphone, also slightly modified but much closer to actual stock android.
[Galaxy S II General] Archer:
Actually, I'm comparing it to numerous HTC phones (including "google phones"), and I see no difference at all. I admit, I may just be missing the differences, but to me there are none.

Feel free to correct me though - I'm not competing with you :)
[Galaxy S II General] rockky:
Well an obvious one is beyond the first tap/zoom there is no more text reflow for any further zooming...unlike most all other android browsers.

Another is on all android browsers when you unchecked 'mobile display' most all sites will display desktop ie: full site views. Not so on Sammy....most all sites are dumbed down to the mobile versions.

Those are the two most annoying aspects reported on Sammy browser..... Making Internet surfing less than optimal for many.
[Galaxy S II General] lamensterms:
i have tested the text reflow on dolphin HD and found that it functions the same way as the stock browser (very poorly).

i also tested opera mobile (as suggested by oinkylicious), and while the reflow is grouse... i found that i couldnt tolerate operas useragent settings - even with a custom useragent set...googles 'android/mobile' site will not display correctly. Is there a work-around for this?
[Galaxy S II General] rockky:
Check out boat browser mini
[Galaxy S II General] tonymy01:
Maybe I am missing the point here as I have never owned an iphone, but once you zoom a web page, the next double tap re-flows it, with following double taps zooming to fullscreen/standard screen?

edit:

Scrub that, strange... it used to do this I am sure... argh (just got my SGSII the other day, had SGSI before that using mainly DolphinHD but also stock browser on occassions).
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
I don't recall my iPhone ever reflowing.
[Galaxy S II General] Altimas:
I wish there was the ability to remove individual notifications. CM7 had this ability by simply swiping them horizontally.
[Galaxy S II General] lamensterms:
will do. thanks for the tip mate.
[Galaxy S II General] :
I hadn't used Google's default Android page on Opera (I use it in desktop mode), but even when setting a custom user agent to be the same as the stock browser (opera:config, User Prefs, Custom User Agent), that page does look pretty awful.

Perhaps someone else knows of a browser which does text reflow as well as Opera and still has a working Androidified Google page, if it's a deal breaker for you.

I tried both Boat Browsers, and neither seems to reflow text when pinch-zooming, only when double tapping.
[Galaxy S II General] jpxdude:
As others have mentioned, the text reflow on the stock samsung browser isn't great. It does work, but not as nicely as on my HTC Desire did. I hope this is fixed in future updates!
[Galaxy S II General] lamensterms:
Haha, im currently on the search for this mythical browser you describe. Hopefully proper/all zoom reflow may be included in future releases of Dolphin HD or Boat Browser (as they are both very nice browsers). Or maybe Opera will fix theyre useragent issue.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] rockky:
Boat browser reflow only works with the zoom icons after the first zoom/tap.
[Galaxy S II General] lamensterms:
so it does. Not a bad compromise for multi-zoom-level reflow (although the zoom levels are still 'stepped'). but still not as intuitive as HTC and operas true reflow.

thanks again mate.
[Galaxy S II General] mchu6am4:
Your list mainly software...nothing that can't be fixed!
[Galaxy S II General] codeangels:
Advanced IPSEC VPNs....

For whatever reason, Samsung did not include this functionality with their 2.3.x FW.

As a result, VPN compatibility is very limited without hacking.
[Galaxy S II General] tjtj4444:
I would avoid the word "true reflow" for opera's reflow, it might be "true" for you but not for others and just causes confusion.

Personally I would really like having reflow during the zooming, not just afterwards , so you really see what you get. That is the "true reflow" I'd like to see.
[Galaxy S II General] lamensterms:
Fair call mate. The main reason i specified/called it true reflow was to emphasize the difference between the multi-zoom (with pinch support) reflow and the single zoom level reflow of the stock browser. breaking it down further could over-complicate the definitions. I have never seen the reflow you describe, but it would be good.

There could be many types of reflow - all with different triggers and functions.

- True reflow may be as you describe - dynamic.

- Reflow could respond to all levels of zoom, with pinch support but not dynamic (HTC browser, Opera).

- Boat reflow could be as it is on the boat browsers - multi zoom level, but no pinch support.

- Lame reflow could be as the defaul browser functions. One level of zoom, and reflow only for that level.

- No reflow would be... no reflow.

Depending on how different developers implement the feature... there could be a lot more different types of reflow, but i think most users would be pretty happy with the HTC/Opera style reflow.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] juicejuice:
Here's another one for your list...

The calendar application does not seem to be able to have a default "Reminder" setting. So every time you create a new calendar event you have to remember to add a reminder if you want reminding about the calendar event. (and why else would you create an event unless you wanted to be reminded about it??!)
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Better wifi switching when in log signal spots, iOS does this perfectly w/o having to even set up anything at all.
[Galaxy S II General] forgetmyname:
Wishlist:

ASOP calendar

DVB-T tuner

not that this matters, because it won't happen. I'd have to buy a new 'phone.
[Galaxy S II General] jr866gooner:
Can we do this for gmail too?
[Galaxy S II General] bachir6:
Hello All,

What i am missing:

1- Over 300dpi display (retina) i heard that Samsung are planning an update to the Galaxy S2 screen to over 300dpi (sometime in 2011!)

2- Is there any ROM that includes Sense 3.0 from the HTC sensation ??

3- Would it be possible to have an option to save contacts to google and not only to phone memory ?? (via 3rd party app...)

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] King Shady:
Dude the display is hardware.. can't be changed unless they make a new model lmao. 800 x 400 can't be changed :). I hear the new ICS phones will be 1280 x 720
[Galaxy S II General] tonymy01:
The samsung social hub email app is push when you add the account as premium. Gmail is push through the gmail app also. You don't need to do any active synch trickery.
[Galaxy S II General] tonymy01:
The phone first asks where you want to save your contact when you add one, and you can choose google. If yours are saving only to phone I am guessing you chose the wrong option at some point in time and now this is your default. My default now is to save new contacts to google.

Edit: bingo. Contacts, left menu key, more, settings, save contacts to...done.
[Galaxy S II General] bachir6:
Hi,

I know the screen is h/w :-) however as i read on "mobile-review.com" in the SG2 review it was mentioned that Samsung are apparently planning on rolling out an updated version of the SuperAMOLED with over 300ppi sometime later in 2011.

"Currently the SuperAMOLED technology cannot produce screens with the pixel density of more than 200 ppi – iPhone has a matrix of more than 300 ppi. Samsung is going to enhance the production technique to go past 300 ppi in 2011 already."

They were probably not specifically refering to the SG2, but it's GOOD NEWS anyway :-)

Cheers.
[Verizon Droid Charge] thewanton:
I was wondering if anyone could create a theme thats minimal with a pure white or black (though preferably white) with the opposite color for the status bar icons.

Theres very little choices for a nonshiney, minimal themes, and while the other onrs out there for the charge are great, theirs not my style.

Please and thank you!
[HTC ChaCha] sz1a:
Hi,

Went to AT&T today to get a Status but decided to play with it first. I have a Legend and absolutely despise it for all its flaws and need a keyboard.

I went into the Gmail app and was appalled by about 2 lines worth of text? The top was filled with oversized gmail icons and the bottom ditto but with some buttons. Add in the status bar and there's virtually no room for the actual email.

Can this be fixed somehow or do you all just live with it?

I don't understand why no manufacturer dares making a premium candybar qwerty/blackberry killer. Except for the Motorola Pro which is huge there really isn't anything viable. I had my hopes up for the Status, let's see what Q4 brings.
[HTC ChaCha] ajeevlal:
did u tried changing the text size thru setting?
[HTC ChaCha] sz1a:
Yeah, put it at tiniest and it was still useless since the reply and delete menus were oversized. Have you tried?
[HTC ChaCha] qbert456:
You're right the gmail app is poor. Top row of stuff way too big.

K9 mail is better, but not as simple sadly
[HTC ChaCha] hpdroid:
yeah, its really annoying.

i had try htc mail, but its not simple as gmail.

anyone has solution ?
[HTC ChaCha] EpicEric:
I've gotten used to it.
[HTC ChaCha] bajillions:
The gmail app has been updated, you can now choose to turn off the toolbar at the top and stop it from scrolling down the page
[HTC ChaCha] sz1a:
Nice, does it work better now? Screenshot? :)
[HTC ChaCha] rangercaptain:
The update did improve things a lot. The upper bar scrolls out of the way, so theres more reading area.
[HTC ChaCha] greddy:
which version has the "good" version of gmail ?

i have here installed the v 2.3.4.1 ... where is the better version ?

cheers, Peter
[HTC ChaCha] sabesh:
That's the one.
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Meh... I'm still not that happy with the GMail app on ChaCha.. I have set up the IMAP account on the standard Mail application and that is way better (from my point of view).

Give it a try if you want.
[HTC ChaCha] greddy:
new is v 2.3.5, is shows more text on the screen ...

it works good but other notify tools not more working with 2.3.5
[HTC ChaCha] chuday:
Menu>More>Settings>General Preferences>Message Actions> select only show in portrait or dont show.

BR

Gmail v2.3.5
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Still using Mail app instead of GMail. Mail gives you enough settings and preferences that makes it more powerful than GMail app.
[Atrix 4G General] benedict.s:
basically my motorola atrix doesn't work any more!!

the bit of the screen which is meant to be used to access the buttons bellow, work as though you are pressing the bottom of the visible screen!!

EVERYTHING is shifted down! if i want to press something, i have to press the area 1cm bellow the location!

I suspect it is cause by me formatting every single folder on the internal storage using clockwork recovery...

i have tried installing the original Rom using RSD, i have tried everything!!!

ANY HELP PLEASE?

the device is a piece of garbage now!

i saw that NO ONE else has reported this issue anywhere on the net!!

it can't be a hardware problem cause it was working before i formatted all of those folders! including the ones with the 3 character names... can't remember the names... but basically i formatted everything...
[Atrix 4G General] dLo GSR:
this is a common problem when you format / partition the internal memory. it screws up your PDS partition, which i hope you backed up. search a little more, there are lots of topics on this in the dev forum and I believe there MAY be a solution but i don't remember.
[Atrix 4G General] benedict.s:
Just found a couple of threads...

I didn't back it up... does this mean that my Motorola atrix is practically worthless now? :s
[Atrix 4G General] benedict.s:
Solution

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1131649

this apparently is supposed to work... will try it in a bit.

but still, you won't get the original mac address and bluetooth number and the rest...

:/ sad times... there must be someway to acquire the original values?!?!
[Atrix 4G General] dLo GSR:
i'm not sure there are, as those values were never meant to be cleared out.

can ask why you decided to format every folder in the memory?
[Atrix 4G General] benedict.s:
Well, if you look in the post i linked to, it is an image that i pushed into the partition...

it's working now at least! :)

I do have my mac address and IMEI, do you know how i can edit that image file to put my own values in it? i have no clue as to how the image can be edited.... :/

the reason i did that was because i had an HTC HD2 before. it originally comes with windows, and so when you installed Android, it had a horrible process... in that process, the MAGLDR and CWR as they were called, did not erase every folder in the phone's main memory... so i had gotten used to formatting them individually in that phone.. that's why i did it on the Atrix...

also, in the HD2 they were folders not partitions... so basically, i wasn't familiar with the exact core of Motorola android devices...

there must be a way to put in my own hardware details into the PDS image file?
[Atrix 4G General] dLo GSR:
well, that's a little over my head, but i know some of the devs would be able to help you if you PMed them maybe.
[Atrix 4G General] benedict.s:
coolios...

know anyone in particular?
[HTC Sensation] iverson3-1:
I see my battery life can go from 35 to 50% after I restart my phone
[HTC Sensation] idavid_:
Me too

Swyped from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] Bobguy21:
That's probably bc when you do that it resets your battery statistics from a fresh restart. That charge won't last for too long but it just reads your battery more correctly.

HTC Sensation Stock Perm_Rooted 4.3.3
[HTC Sensation] gokberks:
Because it's not linear. Before you restart your phone, battery calculating for open apps, running process. When you restart it doesn't.

ps. sorry for bad english :(
[HTC Sensation] iverson3-1:
Thanks that makes since.
[About XDA developers] github:
It's a good start I suppose. Here are some questions:

Does this change how users can report posts/users? Or is it still the troublesome bulky way of having to PM your forum mods and hope for the best? Sometimes days between reports and action?

Will we see more moderator involvement in the community, or will it continue to be a ghostland unless someone flashes the bat-signal for help? (I can only speak of EVO 4G forums).

In short: What should the average joe user who is, say, frustrated with [Q] in development for example, see in the upcoming days/weeks?

Hopefully this can stay on-topic :cool:
[About XDA developers] cajunflavoredbob:
It isn't necessarily a matter of days or weeks of when the new report system/mod involvement will roll out. The report system is being reworked to accommodate the mods and users alike. The old way was only beneficial to the users and create hassle for the mod team. This made it more difficult to deal with reports instead of simpler. The report system was made that way in the first place because, at the time, it was the right way to do it. As the user base exploded here, it became apparent that this was no longer viable.

The old report system dumped all reports into a massive pile and made it difficult to get to the important ones that needed immediate attention. This is why you now need to PM mods to address moving threads. That isn't an important issue as much as flaming, kanging, or warez is.

There is a new system in the works to address the issues that the old system raised as well as make it simpler for users to report posts. You'll just need to be patient while the kinks are worked out. Don't worry, good things come to those who wait.

As far as mod involvement, this is where the new [revised] site direction comes in. It's no longer an act of congress to ban or discipline someone. If a user does something retarded, he will be punished. It's that simple. However, not every mod can be in every place at once. That's the whole reason we have a report function. Especially if you see a forum needs deep cleaning, you should PM the forum mod first. If that doesn't work, PM any senior mod with your problem. There is also a Requests from the users to the mods and admins sticky thread here that you can utilize.

All in all, there are good things on the way. We just need to be patient while the kinks are worked out.
[About XDA developers] ThaiDai:
Even if I understand and respect the goal to provide better methods and tools for the admins and mods of this forums, I'd like to ask the question:

"Was it necessary to use the Iron Fist picture and publish it with this title?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Fist
[About XDA developers] cajunflavoredbob:
They could have called it the "Turd Ferguson Project" for all I care. The name isn't important. However, this one being the Iron Fist that is set to unleash blows to those who think it's ok to use this site as their personal dumping ground seems fair to me.
[About XDA developers] SXUsr:
Having been a member of the X10 and now Arc forums since joining I welcome "Iron fist", and still believe there should be a week limit when you first join before you're allowed to post anything because that way it would encourage people to search more, along with having to actually read threads where the answer being looked for has been answered a thousand times already. In regards to githubs point, I'd like to see more of that too in the Arc section.

ALL moderators imo should 1. Actually own the phone of the forum they are moderating and 2. Be able to dedicate a certain amount of time each day to the forum, which might help with keeping the forums clean because they have an interest and a duty to keep on top of things.

:)
[About XDA developers] hilaireg:
Spot on.

Spot on. Our goal has been to assign mods to device forums that apply to them. When possible, we attempt to assign a few mods to each device forums such that time zone overlap occurs.

Some of the challenges we often encounter are:

Infrequent mod attendance; this is a volunteer (aka unpaid) role after all

Mods who switch to a new device at some point before a replacement mod is assigned - i.e. they now manage several forums

Obtaining quality mod candidates

Mods who decide to retire
[About XDA developers] mrkite38:
This was covered in the message:

And, frankly, I'm glad they didn't call it the 'Turd Ferguson Project.' ;)
[About XDA developers] egzthunder1:
The "Allan Parson Project" seems a more befitting name :D