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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khein:
Sucks to be the guy who receives all these problems. I suggest, you just get a refund, as you should be ashamed of yourself if you sell a defective SGS2.

If you like the sensation, get it. It's also good, as I usually borrow it from my sister when we feel like exchanging phones for a few days. Sensation's default battery life is a little worse than the SGS2, as I only get 18hrs-1d 4hrs in the Sensation(still not rooted/default ROM) against the 1d - 1d 10hrs of the SGS2(Leomar ROM + Ninphe 2.2/undervolted).

My sister just got those chichitec 1900mAh batteries, and she said battery life on the Sensation improved(Only her word, as we have yet to exchange phones again this weekend). Now, all it needs is an undervolt + good ROM and the Sensation's battery should last a longer if not the same than the SGS2. Though you'll surely miss the SAmoled+ quality if you compare it with the SLCD of the Sensation, hope HTC improve on this department, they should have used IPS instead of SLCD.

A little tip if your getting the Sensation, is to thoroughly check its touchscreen sensitivity. My Sensation, is a little buggy sometimes, sense lagging/resetting + weird touch sensitivity. Though, I think it should be fix by flashing a good ROM + Kernel. Good Luck. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjoannou2001:
well im going to fully charge it again today and see how it goes. i have reverted back to stock rom and just rooted with chainfire kernel and installed titanium backup and unistalled all the samsung hubs and froze the wifi sharing bit. but my display is still high but i see how long i can get out of it i will post a screen after i let it drain down ..

and sorry to hear that you are having the same problem. :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjoannou2001:
what is your display percentage and how can you manage to get so many hours out of it? any tips? i will be posting screen shots tomorrow for you guys to see what im talking about
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veyka:
If you have been using the phone the screen will always be #1 on the list, as its the part that needs the most power.

The phone will get about 6-8h of screen on time total before the battery is flat, but it will depends on mobile coverage (weak coverage will drain faster), if you are using heavy data, wifi usage (will be better than using mobile data on a weak signal or if you are pushing a lot of data round).

Generally radios will eat up the juice.

Also games will hurt.

You can use CPUspy to see what states the CPU is in, and if its going to deep sleep.

Also in settings > about phone > battery use, you want the awake and screen on lines to match up as much as you can.

(Music will keep the phone awake while the screen is off, and so will downloading stuff etc)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuniorGG:
The truth is, that what you report as a problem, is not a problem, it is simply a fact. SAMOLED displays drain batteries like hell. Mine does exactly the same. Like you, I was starting to think that my unit was somewhat faulty, but soon fund out that it was not. In fact, the truth is that the galaxy s2, if left on with the acreen at normal brghtness, fully drains its battery in a matter of 5 hours or so. It is due mainly to the display draining something like 0.8 Watts, alone.

People saying they get almost 2 days use simply tell bullocks, because there's no way of actually using this phone and getting more than about 15 hours autonomy from its battery.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teekkari:
Samsung support/RMA process has worked very well for me. Third phone already. Maybe ask them to replace yours?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSaw:
I'm still confused over there. You're just talking without making any sense at all. The only thing I've got from all this is that you're complaining about display being the highest on the battery drain list. That means nothing. Or not much at least. Those values need to give a total of 100%, so if you're using your phone, and display is the highest, your phone is working really good, and you don't have the AOS bug. Which means your device is not faulty, you just don't understand the battery statistics screen. Pardon me if I understood your problem wrong, but if I didn't, just carry on with your life, your phone has no problems at all. I get around 1.5 days with medium usage, and I think that's normal for a phone like this.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjoannou2001:
You are not being rude at all. I have flashed yesterday batistas new rom and using jeffrey speedfrey kernel and i have fully charged the phone and calibrated it as well. I am going to let it die down and recharge it again to the max and see how it goes after that as well. My point of this though is as below on the screenshot. The display is always in that percentage and that is what has me worried. I have checked on other posts and the most that they get is 35 to 50%. I have the lowest brightness settings and it still that high..That is why i am asking if there is something wrong with my phone. I am getting good battery life so far just with medium usage and having wifi on since i have charged it but the display is what worries me. If someone could help me with these pointers as well i would appreciate it:

Does underclocking with Setcpu help battery life even more?

And what do you guys think of the screenshot?

i know this sounds silly but how does someone close a thread once they opened it i have a few i want to close..

Thanks again to everyone for you help..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_up:
It has dropped to 76% after 10 hours and a couple hours of screen usage. I don't think that there is a problem.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjoannou2001:
why is my display % so high though that is what im questioning. its not just for a few minutes its as soon as i get the phone out of sleep the display percentage sky rockets. and its that much cause the phone was asleep overnight
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Testraindrop:
Make a simple test, recharge to 100%, use a music player/radio app, turn off the screen and wait 2 hours or more... You will notice, that the music app will be highest in the statistics, now download a game and play it, run benchmarks etc. at the end of your battery life you will most likely have display on top again with say 35%...

If thats the case everything is normal.

Here you have my Display usage and surprise its also the highest value...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSaw:
It's a sign that your phone is working really good :> Nothing else is eating your battery, except the display.

I'll explain it on a lower level:

You have the full percentage, which is 100%. If you never ever turn on the display, and only the OS would consume the battery, you would have one item in the list, which would be android OS, with 100% battery usage. (I'm just making up numbers here, that scenario is impossible). Now if you add another application running, that will also take from that 100%, let's say cell standby gets 30%, so AOS will have 70% left. Now if you turn the display on, it's a huge battery drain, so it takes e.g. 70% of the 100, and the rest will have 20% for AOS and 10% for cell standby.

These are just stupid values, but this is how it works. If nothing else is using the battery, then the display will get all the percentage. I don't know if your display is consuming more than it should or not; try installing all the applications you use normally, and use the phone normally, make calls, use wifi, take pictures, etc, and see how long does it take until it discharges and how much the display takes from that. If it discharges in like 5 hours, and display has 80%, then I'd say you have a problem, and you should take it back, otherwise it's normal.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_up:
I didn't see any percentage figure for Android O/S, only for Android System.

Your phone is in a very strong signal area, so the Radio will be working very little. The phone is basically asleep overnight, so Android is only doing housekeeping duties. So relatively the couple of hours that the screen is on for is high as a percentage of battery usage.

As a test, fully charge the phone then hook up to the WiFi and either stream a tv show or play a game for a couple of hours. Read your battery stats then.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
thanks guys for your inputs and opinions much appreciated. so far so good looks like the new kernel and batistas rom is doing its magic..will report tomorrow with the new findings..appreciate your help guys thanks again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_up:
If you install a new ROM it normally takes about 3 charging/discharging cycles to get a true reflection of the battery consumption for that ROM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blue265:
My display is at 62 percent and ive had the screen on a lot this morning its normal. Unless you never have screen on. Leave the phone sitting after a charge without using it and see what it reports then. I don't think its unusual if you're using the phone a lot.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robbiev80:
Have you tried installing CM7 on your phone to see if there's a difference?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
how do i install cm7? and from what i have been reading its not stable yet.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
just want to say a big thank you for your help to everyone who posted your messages on my thread...thank you guys and i really appreciate it..if you are ever in romford drinks on me.

thanks again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aroutis:
I have had drainage problems with my battery.

If I ask things that may sound stupid, forgive me but I only bought this (fine actually) phone on Thursday and I am still trying to figure out what's going on with it.

I charge it fully at night, and after 7 hrs is on 55%. I 've installed SystemPanel which shows that System Processes are the problem (that is NOT good, I know). And Namely, problem lies on suspend and events/0.

I did some digging, and found this.

Do you have any knowledge of this, is there something I could do;

Baseband is XXKE7 and ROM is WXKF3 if that helps.

Thank you everyone.
[Xperia Play General] lyricalchaos:
if I update my 2.3.3 rooted with latest update(includes xloud) will I lose root
[Xperia Play General] Cat_On_Droid:
You made 2 topics, wait for a response and I recommend ask questions in xplay general forums
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
How is this releated to development in ANY WAY :mad:
[Xperia Play General] Deoxlar:
Try it and tell us.
[Xperia Play General] yohandesilva1:
Yes I updated last night. I lost root.but the update really rocks big time. New widgets , smooth launcher. Some new apps. Games run smoother too. Phone is very responsive looks like se done a great job.
[Xperia Play General] Cat_On_Droid:
It's awzum with root, fast and lag severely reduced and it looks complete
[Xperia Play General] lyricalchaos:
can it be rooted tho
[Xperia Play General] Cat_On_Droid:
Use autoroot, find in XDA somewhere and flash it.
[Xperia Play General] mr.ultraman:
i ran it too and i rootED it by yesterday using recovery PLAY. method :D

Sent from unknown device using XDA app :P
[Xperia Play General] romcio47:
Do I need to unlock my bootloader to use autoroot?
[Xperia Play General] brochador:
How I wish this update would be done via OTA..:D

main reason for me is I don't want to lose root and to I don't want to flash also because restoring 14gb+ of data will be a lot of work for me..:D I'm thinking not to use titanium backup instead I will just copy all my sd card files to my PC as a backup file.. But I fear that if i return all my files back to sd card after update some apps/games might not work properly.

autoroot would be a great idea though, but I don't trust the guy who said it.. I think felix is just boosting his post count by lurking around this forum, giving incomplete details, always saying "there is already thread about that", and other non sense post just to boost his post count.. No pun intended felix..:D
[Xperia Play General] Mozza2k11:
I think many/most people with a locked bootloader are waiting for the ota (myself included). The ota for the arc xloud update came a while after it arrived on Pc Companion/SEUS so i guess it just a waiting game now for when it arrives.
[Xperia Play General] rveens:
Could you perhaps tell us how many weeks it took for the OTA update to arrive on the arc? Im allso looking forward to this but id like to get some indication.
[Xperia Play General] Mozza2k11:
Im not sure myself since i also have the play but i think it was a few weeks. I just noticed a similar discussion on the arc forum (about if they will loose root) and a few weeks later people were getting the update over ota. But like the last update not every country has had the ota update yet only some.

OTA update 4.0.A.2.368 available + remain rooted (arc)
[Xperia Play General] narflynn619:
got the update via OTA today! (Philippines)

and i managed to preserve root! :D

Yey! :p
[Xperia Play General] Deoxlar:
I got the ota update last night. UK generic version
[Xperia Play General] Cat_On_Droid:
I think you need FasTboot to flash it?

Thats how i did it anyway,you dont need unlocked B00TLoader to use FlashTooL so maybe try that?It may not work though and pretty risky too
[Xperia Play General] cloud1250000:
I read somewhere you don't need unlocked bootloader to use flashtool but if you try to flash custom kernel via flashtool you need an unlocked bootloader....
[Xperia Play General] DeadlyDazza:
I tried ota (uk generic) today but after download I get 'could not install software' error.
[G Tablet Accessories] 4.3:
If you die or kill some one dont blame me.:eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdAkKKxOvu4
[G Tablet Accessories] aasoror:
lol ...

its a hoax .. :)

That said you would find the comments very entertaining.
[G Tablet Accessories] TJEvans:
Too funny. He posted a link to his website...follow it, click on "about" and check out the link to the patent...

Duct tape,lol
[G Tablet Accessories] boltgd:
lol.. this is funny

i liked the first comment under the video ... the one of forhead mou8nt.....really funny
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andylcm:
Hi,

I just flash my S2 to MIUI 1.812, can I upgrade my kernel to speedmod k1-t22 ? Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
You can use any kernel.

Regards.

Sent from GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andylcm:
Just want to tell you, yes, I can install any kernel on any roms, but it may cause some problems, especially like the 2.3.5 rom.

I tested, whatever I apply speedmod k1-t22 or ninphetamine 2.0.5 on MIUI 1.8.12, also got a strange problems: the screen will keep jump back to lock screen within 3-5 seconds. The phone also becomes very heat after applied these kernel. Only the original kernel work fine with MIUI 1.8.12. Do you know what is the issue?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooza:
Its true that some kernal may not work to well with some roms.the ninphetamine 2.0.5 kernal will heat up as it is over-volted or something like that.the 2.0.2 kernal is more battery friendly and doesnt heat up as much.chainfire is always a good one too cos they stay close to standard but give you root and cwm too
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelectral:
So hi all, I got my SGS2 about 2 weeks ago and so far am really liking it. I, however, am intrigued about the features that a custom ROM could provide.

Currently I'm looking at Cognition S2. I've read the installation instructions and browsed around the forums reading about this stuff. There are, however, a couple of questions that have risen.

1) Do I need to root my phone before being able to flash Cognition S2? If so, is the best way to do this by getting CF-Root?

2) If I flash said ROM, will I lose all applications and data? If so, is there a way to back them up first? I've read about people recommending Titanium Backup, but even that requires the phone to be rooted so this seems like an egg and a chicken -type of thing to me.

3) If I flash a custom ROM, is there a way to reset the phone back to it's "original" state so that, in case it dies during the warranty, Samsung won't just tell me to get lost because I've flashed it myself?

Basically I'd like to flash, but not if I jeopardize such an expensive toy.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tangiers:
1. Yes.

2. Yes but once you have root, install Titanium, do a back up and then flash Cognition rom.

3. Yes provided you find the correct version of your carrier's software. But beware : if you don't read carefully and screw your phone up with a bad flash, you might not be able to do it yourself.

Read more and then follow instructions exactly.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MS.:
Yes, your phone must be rooted before flashing (most ROMs). Simply flash CF-Root kernel via ODIN and you are done. Really easy.

Most likely all your apps and settings would remain, BUT. I would highly recommend to boot into CWM recovery (you'll get it by flashing CF-Root kernel), do full wipe and only then flash new ROM.

To backup your apps use AppAdmin/AntTek app Admin/Titanium Backup or some similar app. Titanium Backup has an option to backup app settings/data. Personaly i would NOT use it, but that's another story.

1. Flash CF-Root kernel.

2. Backup your apps/contacts/text messages and so on.

3. Boot into CWM recovery and backup your current ROM.

4. Wipe.

5. Flash new ROM

And yes and no. you can restore phone firmware (if you made a backup on step3), you can flash back stock kernel, but SGS2 have two(?) hidden counters that shows how many times you have flashed custom kernels. If counter shows something else then 0 - your warranty is lost. At least it should be like that but friend of mine got repaired his SGS2 with no problems while his counter was showing "3". Perhaps it depends on person who work at repair center.
[Android Themes] welshwarriorsf:
Tech N9ne inspired themes:

**These themes are designed for the theme engine inside of CM7 based roms, with hdpi screens (480x800)**

***Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any unseen or undesirable consequences you may, but most likely WILL NOT, experience with these files***

*Directions for our (sometimes) lovable Newbies:

1. Download the greatness that is this and any other themes contained within my OP.

2. Boot into recovery, wipe cache and dalvik-cache.

3. Flash the .zip of the theme.

4. Reboot, choose the theme in theme chooser.

5. If necessary, ex: your status bar/header don't reset, reboot your phone once more.

6. If you like, or for that matter even if you don't, please hit Thanks : p

**Special Thanks to:

- XDA and all its Devs, Themers and Modders

- CM, Team Win and everyone who Devs for AOSP

- UOT Theme Kitchen

- Team ALPHA (including Magnus)

- Everyone who keeps it positive and helpful on these boards.

- Myn and the Mynion fam

ReVamped "Sept. edition"

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/file/p634u9zytvv4r38/Techn9cianSeptEdition.zip

Version 1:

TechN9cian (8/17):

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/file/ar7gufvl8j87ezq/TechN9cian-8-17.zip

Wallpaper: http://www.mediafire.com/i/?36qso57s3bv0cf6 *Note: I did not make this wallpaper, I DLed it from the free market app Backrounds HD Wallpapers by Stylem Media, you can find it in the "For Guys" category if you so choose.

** A bit about the battery icon: It is meant to not display specific #s (I find them distracting) that is until your battery depletes to 19% or below, at this point it will tell you so that when you're low, you know exactly how low, and it may even change colors when you get down to "9" percent ;)

Not sure who Tech N9ne is or just want to listen to his music?

Hit up: https://www.guvera.com/#search?q=artist:"tech n9ne"

This is a website (Guvera) where artists post there music for free, and somehow they still get payed : )

I just realized for the more Explicit songs you will have to register, I realize this is somewhat against XDA policies but I hope nobody will be too upset because it is FREE ARTIST SUPPORTED MUSIC. While there I recommend searching Kutt Calhoun as well for some more great Rap.
[Android Themes] welshwarriorsf:
Link to my "practice" themes:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1154963 , some of which I will hopefully soon have final versions.
[Android Themes] Abaddon:
downloading now! thanks for the hard work :)

will try this on my DZ :D
[Android Themes] welshwarriorsf:
You're welcome! What did you think of it?
[Android Themes] SoCalSpecialist:
this looks like a re-colored Rover theme.

if anything u need to give dude props as well.
[Android Themes] welshwarriorsf:
No idea who/what that is. Made this all in the kitchen off the top of the head. Link to this theme you speak of?
[Android Themes] welshwarriorsf:
Yadidi Techn9cians?
[Android Themes] welshwarriorsf:
New theme in OP, final version coming soon, worth checking out.
[Android Themes] yashar013:
Really nice theme! Thank you very much!

Sent from my Nexus S
[Android Themes] jriv:
Techa Nina in the house

sent from a guy living in a van down by the river
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] geraldgeron:
Well just want to know to know about dis..

Coz i still had not the kies updte in my country..

Jehe..thnx..

Devs Kip rockin us..haha
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Hameedhudeen:
I doesn't matter whether Kies give you a new update or not, You just flash the newer version using Odin.

Practically, I'm from India and Kies didn't give me update for my Galaxy Ace more than 2.2.1 (Froyo).

But i myself am running BlackHawk (2.3 Gingerbread Based ROM) and had no problems off it till now.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] alexzon:
Yes, you don't need to rely on Kies (in fact, with auto-sync with Google and other services, I don't need Kies at all).

Here in Brazil there's no update from Kies too, it's 2.2.1. Just flash a new Rom with Odin and you will be fine.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] geraldgeron:
Thnx on replies..

Im kinda doubt flashing firmware..

Hehe..i had read them..and all has its advantages..

Which kinda conflict..

Btw thanks again..i thought there were dev 4 2.2.1

..
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smii:
Bit of a preamble...

Because I'm a stickler, I spent a while getting used to my device when it was stock and eventually with medium to heavy use I was getting 36+ hours out of the battery. It nearly always hit 1d 12h before I even considered recharging.

I then went with Gingerburst and was delighted to see that the battery life remained the same. Now, Gingerburst wasn't happy with my class 2 SD card and Sense restarted all over the place, before eventually crashing in such a way that I had no choice but to wipe it to get functionality back. I fancied a change anyway, so flashed Miui to my phone.

At this point, battery life went to the knackers...first run through on Miui was a mere 10 hour battery life. I stuck with it for a few days but it didn't improve, and a couple of other things irritated me as well. (Another story)

I've since gone to Ginger Villain, and although the battery life is a bit more than 10 hours - more like 18 - it's still nowhere near what it was. For example, it's on next to me. Wireless data turned off, just mobile signal and wifi for the last 15 minutes, and it's shed 7% in an hour and a half. By that reckoning I'll get 20 hours out of it.

Looking at the battery usage curve - on stock and Gingerburst, it'd barely decrease, being more or less a horizontal line, unless I started doing things, whereby it'd steepen. It seems like since flashing, it follows a steady decrease at a steady rate whether I'm doing something or not.

I've recharged to full and wiped my stats to recalibrate but so far, very little change.

Any ideas what's caused this, or how I could fix it? It's very frustrating to have to charge it so often again!

(P.S. Oh, and another reason I'm irritated enough to post - it went flat from 39% overnight. Whilst on airplane mode. Which meant my alarm didn't go off! When on airplane mode before this started, it wouldn't shed a single percent point overnight!)