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[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
friendly advice

Asking for apps to be posted in forums is considered warez.

and nope im not trying to police the forum.

Good luck
[Acer Iconia A500] D_Steve595:
By that logic, isn't every rom with a Samsung, Asus, or Motorola app warez too?
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
yes

Im just saying asking is what breaks the rules of xda.

anyway I was trying to be nice not criticize you.sorry
[Acer Iconia A500] v_lestat:
Electrodeath is correct.

If asking for the same app that is readily available via a rom is warez, then the entire ported rom is warez.

Period.
[Acer Iconia A500] shin lucifer:
Dont think the OP asking any one to post APP. I think he/she simply asking if there is a way to do what he is trying to do. Or if someone can point in the direction that can lead to some answers.
[Galaxy S II General] yetep:
Hey folks

I've noticed myself being pulled in more and more by getting an iPhone. Having previously owned a Touch Diamond (WinMo), Xperia X10 and mini then a GS1 and finally this phone, I've owned throughout all this change an iPod touch and also an iPad for the best part.

What I've found is the Apple products seem more... complete. The user experience is significantly more seemless.

Please don't turn this into an "I hate apple so keep the Gs2" thread cause truthfully I hate Apple as a company but what they produce is actually very good.

So, having rooted the phone and flashing custom ROMs, can someone advise tthings I could do to this thing to make it a bit more user friendly? I've had MIUI on it and when it works 100% ill have it on but until then, to prevent me sswapping this for an i4 can you guys advise on mods etc that might make the gs2 experience a bit better?

Regards
[Galaxy S II General] jimhaddon:
why should we bother? Get an iPhone. see who cares.
[Galaxy S II General] rockky:
I had IPhone for 3 years. Great device. No way could I leave this for it again.

If iPhone5 is 4'3" screen, 1.5 dual core processor, accelerated browser, as easy to jailbreak as this is to root, I'd consider it.
[Galaxy S II General] Syrellaris:
I kind of have to agree with the above poster. Why should we convince you? You are supposed to know what you like and want, not the other way around.
[Galaxy S II General] o0radryan0o:
Problem

I really think this should not be a problem
[Galaxy S II General] yetep:
Okay, well scrap this post. Sorry for trying to ask a question that, regardless of what anyone says, a lot of people wanted to ask. Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] Syrellaris:
A lot of people want to ask how to make SGS2 Ui more user friendly? I consider it to be one of the most user friendly user interfaces there are. The only one even more user friendly is HTC Sense UI.

It uses the same type of movement as the Iphone does, holding a button a few seconds etc. I love it.

I find the Iphone to be annoying and to closed for it to be comfortable, unless you jailbreak it. Which has been getting harder and harder to do lately. The Iphone 5 is coming soon and there is a large change it will take several weeks before even a small jailbreak is available for that one.

As far as I am aware, the Iphone also lacks Customization, like flashing new firmware or roms etc.

But in the end its just a matter of personal preference and nothing we say can change that. You are the one that needs to feel happy with a phone, if you are not happy with SGS2, then switch to what phone you think will make you happy.
[Galaxy S II General] yetep:
Above post was what I was looking for. Thanks bud
[Galaxy S II General] abteer:
If I was going to move to the iPhone I'd wait till the iPhone 5 came out.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
I dont know why you would need convincing from anyone else to keep something that does not meet your expectations or your needs, if you can return the S2 then do so now and get the Iphone and be happy there, its not about what phone you have its about how you area able to use it at its full potential w/o relying on anything else.
[Galaxy S II General] CaspaTheGhost:
I would be happy to give your S2 the loving home it deserves...
[Galaxy S II General] ekoandrew:
Here is my way to convince you, if you can find a way to Jailbreak iPhone5 with out Comex help or any other 3rd Party help. Just do it yourself than Leeching off Comex. Yea I will say go for it.

If NOT, drop your SGS2 in to the Atlantic Ocean depth to the Abyss, that you can never get it again. Now you got a choice to get iPhone5. Selling it off eBay or Craigslist DO NOT COUNT!!

Or just Love your current SGS2 to the best you can, and ditch the Steve Job Ghetto iPhone5 good bye. Since Ghetto Steve Job left the floor...maybe due to health or something personal who know, Human Made NEWs are all Entertainment to people ears and eyes!!
[Galaxy S II General] Syrellaris:
Indeed, With Comex gone jailbreaking the Iphone 5 (you know they hired him to prevent the jailbreaks on upcoming versions) is going to be a lot harder. In such a case samsungs open approach is much and much better. Thats why i love Android :)
[Galaxy S II General] Micronads:
I had a 3g and a Iphone 4. Never been happier than I am right now with sgs2. I like to tinker with phone and change roms every day. Can't do that with Iphone. Love the screen on this phone, love the speed, very easy to work with. Sgs2 is the best phone on the planet right now in my opinion.
[Galaxy S II General] bartybet:
Seriously??? who cares?? get what you want and then use it. then i figure useless threads like this will die off.
[Galaxy S II General] a67543210:
If you mind not having a microSD Slot, great features, flexibility, if you prefer to only scroll icons on a single estate, if you don't like super amoled, you move to iphone

BTW, what the heck do you bring such stupid questions to such a forum. You should know what you want, then seek solutions to what you have in the respective. Forums
[Galaxy S II General] iwang:
Iphone screen is just too small now its irrelevant. Anything less than 4" screen is so 2010.
[Galaxy S II General] holgalee:
I think you should write down all you can think about the pros and cons of both phones, and weigh what is most important to you. That will put your mind to peace once and for all. For me, the much lighter weight, far less radiation and greater flexibility (e.g. drag & drop rather than itunes) far outweigh any other smartphones.

I don't get the smooth and seamless aspect that I keep hearing about though. I've tried the ipad and have an ipod nano...the devices have limited features and are underwhelming. Perhaps you've read about many "issues" with the SGSII and the need for tweaks to make it perform more smoothly. I do suspect users of android phones--who have done the necessary research--are probably perfectionists in the first place, who scrutinise everything that they own and enjoy the ability to customise the phone to their needs.
[Galaxy S II General] yetep:
Again, above poster. Thank you

Gonna keep hold of it for now, spend ssome time at work tonight figuring out some tweeks etc and go from there.

Those that have been extremely unhelpful, why don't you just not reply?

Anyways, can a mod please lock this thread? Don't see the need for further flaming. Again, the helpful ones, thank you.
[Galaxy S II General] puncosorock:
Get an iphone and be a slave of sysstem.
[Galaxy S II General] admartian:
No offense to you OP, but these are the sorts of threads that are most annoying on any forum.

It reaks of attention whoring and laziness.
[Galaxy S II General] Albertotuchi:
Buy an Iphone, if someone has to convince you to keep a SGS2, it not wothy for you to keep it.
[Galaxy S II General] iwang:
Buy an iphone and worship it somewhere else...maybe in crackberry¿
[Galaxy S II General] Sleepycat3:
Since you seem to be already convinced on the IP4 and just want to hear us tell you to keep the SGSII, I'd just say get the IP4 and use it to find out which you prefer. No point for a thread like this since we are not you.
[Galaxy S II General] maddada:
O COME ON, yet another thread about someone who needs convincing to keep his GS2 !!!

Android is not for you

Get An Iphone no one gives a Sh-T
[Galaxy S II General] afterthefuture:
And don't forget it should not be more than s2 price either.....
[Galaxy S II General] hbkmog:
Please convince me to keep my gf...
[Galaxy S II General] blunted09:
does she cook well?
[Galaxy S II General] polikarps:
Put any file you want into the usb storage or sd card of an android device, and the file immediately becomes available to the phone as long as you have the necessary app to run it.

Freedom from itunes and a real file system should be all the convincing you need.
[Galaxy S II General] xProteus:
I guess what you really need to ask is why you gat an SGS2 in the first place.

If you like "user friendly"ness the by all means get the iPhone.

I actually took this thing because of the lovely screen, and the things i can do on its linux innards.

The thing is nothing anyone can say on here will convince you of what you really want, sure they can sway you to rationalize the decision but deep down you know whats right for you.

besides, one guy's simple could be another guy's complicated as f*$k... I'd enjoy a terminal / console UI anyday. :p now that's user friendly
[Galaxy S II General] cafg10:
You know i had to convince myself ti hand my fossil watch over my GS2
[Galaxy S II General] raf2k:
Guys please convince me to change my Mercedes class C to vw Golf.

What a stupid topic.

You should know best what is good for you.
[Galaxy S II General] a67543210:
Haha, funny.
[Galaxy S II General] NIK516:
I'm in the same position as you however I don't need other people's opinions, I'm going back to apple. Don't like the company but the product is overall better in build, customer service, aftermarket accessory, and most sites are moving to html5 so the flash argument is no longer an issue, and itunes will be wireless, owe and dropdown notifications.

Hate the four square buttons at the bottom but that's something I can live with.

The gs2 is all muscle, it's fun saying 1.2 ghz processor but that's a wank. Factor because it wouldn't need so much power if the software was more streamlined.

I'm not a fanboy I call it as I see and from my experience from apple, android and windows now, android is falling behind again, apple and windows are pushing forward with a more streamlined polished product.
[Galaxy S II General] THUDUK:
Been there done that, even swapped my SGS2 for an Iphone4 twice, now back with my SGS2...

Basically, Iphone cant help me with what I need to do on a regular basis.

Work related, I use flash a lot for my animation work, I have to be able to upload to my ftp server and webpages, be able to view flash animations on on-line from my device easily, able to drag and drop from any PC on my device quickly when in a meeting, need flexibility and control which the SGS2 gives me perfectly.

The bigger screen gives me easier viewing, being an older git, speed and access to practically anything my Laptop can do is hugely important, don't need to lug my laptop around at all now.

The Iphone was great for apps and gaming, jailbreak it and you can do a little more, but its really a very basic device that strangles most things you want to be able to do apart from playing, if your either a child or someone that just wants a gaming device with some superb applications for your everyday lifestyle and also like heavy devices that make your trouser pocket droop go for the Iphone.

If you want to be able to do anything your laptop can do, but with less gaming choice and be lighter than a box of matches in your pocket, be able to flexibly connect to anything without having to say, I'm not allowed to do that, then the SGS2 is for you.

If only android would stop all this TEGRA, XPERIA PLAY type fragmentation it would stand a chance against the Iphones march to complete domination
[Galaxy S II General] B3311:
1. Drive across the border to Norway.

2. Fill the tank of your Merc.

3. When you've stopped crying at the price you've just paid, get down to your nearest VW dealer:)

On topic - these threads baffle me. All the info on every device is out there, what on earth can we say or do that can or cannot convince anyone?

OP - assuming you're 9 years or older, decide yourself. That's all there is to it.
[Galaxy S II General] ChongoDroid:
iPhone is like playing on easy... quick entertainment that gets boring fast. Android is like playing on expert... you might have to read something if you get stuck but in the end... you are a superuser.

Narf
[Galaxy S II General] ChongoDroid:
OP, you know that new phone feeling you get when you buy your new iPhone? I will receive that same gratification everytime I switch rom, home launcher, theme, etc. Enjoy springboard, folders... and that's i... oh yeah you got wallpapers now too. Oh! You also can get a similar/functional pull down notification bar just like android... oh yeah but you'll have to wait until everyone else kills each other for one... and uh.. your gonna have to pay just shy of 800$ for that "experience"

Rant over

Ps. That took like a minute to swype... just sayin.
[Galaxy S II General] centavar:
I had the iPhone 4 and switched it for Xperia Arc. Not missing Apple at all,but you are right about the more complete experience on iOS. Also no android can beat the battery life on the iPhone. But other than that Android is a winner.
[Galaxy S II General] biffsmash:
Have to say the responses to this thread are upsetting to me. I have often wondered what Iphone is like and whether android fanboys are just bashing it for the sake of bashing it, myself included.

Thing is, shops aren't all too helpful these days, and unless there is a phone on display, aren't always too pleased to let you play with one.

So if you can't ask people's opinions on forums, where else are they to get honest, first hand, unbiased opinions.

I love android.. well love hate, as it's far from perfect, faaaar faaar from perfect, but am also open minded.

I am still struggling to find things Iphones don't do except widgets and sending pictures and songs via bluetooth, both of which are things I think are overrated and I don't really do/use. Having all the icons on the screen instead of tidied away is annoying, but then I press the Applications button on android and look through hoards of apps myself when I want to use one, which is kind of the same thing! lol

Anyway, hope the thread starter works out what they want from their phone and which phone to stick with, as it's getting harder and harder these days to choose and make the correct choices when shelling out tons of cash on gadgets.

Personally, if I was thinking of buying a new phone, and got responses like some that people dish out on android forums, i'd be in the Apple shop talking to friendly staff any day lol!
[Galaxy S II General] jonny68:
The moderators of the GS2 forums really need to start culling the sheer amount of threads that are related to the iPhone, in the last month there have been countless threads relating to a phone which has nothing to do with the Samsung Galaxy S2, no disrespect to the OP but this forum is getting clogged up with threads which should not be here, as far as im aware there is a dedicated iPhone forum on XDA and a general and off topic forum where anything can be discussed, this particular forum should just be for the GS2 and that is that, what type of answer do you expect to get when you ask a question like that on a forum like this.

I'm not being a smartass or anything but these bloody iPhone threads need to stop on here, people can post to their hearts content about anything iPhone/Apple related but please not on these GS2 forums, i have zero interest in the iPhone as im sure many others don't.
[Galaxy S II General] chrisjcks:
Who cares....

The SGS2 is the best phone on the market today, simple as that.
[Galaxy S II General] mrnovanova:
I just went from iPhone 4 to the xperia arc to the samsung gs2 and let me put it this way. With the iPhone I felt like a slave, with the xperia i felt somewhat entitled like the overseer with the sgs2 I'm the master pure and simple. Once you root your phone it's rooted you don't have to jailbreak it every other month because of a new update. You can access websites with flash and a slew of other reasons i don't care to get into. I'm never going back to slavery. I mean apple.
[Galaxy S II General] meranto:
It's not slavery, it's a business model. A lot of people actually like it if others think out their paths and set their boundaries for them, or they go for the image and don't care about the modding functionalities. So what? The market is not about superiority of 1 product over another, it's about suiting the needs of almost every possible person wanting to buy a smartphone, and that is not/never done by just 1 product. If governments forced people to buy iPhones, then it would be slavery. People choosing iPhones or Samsungs or old Nokia's is just a functioning market. Bashing 1 or the other continuously does not change that.
[Galaxy S II General] dk206:
1080p flash video straight off anywebsite

blueray 1080p MKV files playback

SUPER AMOLED PLUS ...wow I can go on and on but looks like you don't use any of the features above so I guess get an iPhone4.
[Galaxy S II General] chrisjcks:
Lets face it - the iphone has been carried by just 2 things.

Brand and appstore.

The market is due to surpass the appstore at current growth in the next year or 2.

So, will people stick with apple just because of brand - i aint too sure.

If you look at all the iphones, they didnt add much to make the next version.

Adding 3g - new phone

Adding video recording - new phone

Its pretty pathetic, it took til iphone 3 to have video recording - when other phones on the market had this for years Before iphone 1.

Once again, brand and appstore have sold the iphone, certainly not the 'phone'

So apple must be crapping their pants at the android market, sales of android phones, leading manufacturers of technology using android as their platform.
[Galaxy S II General] jon3sh:
I agree to the post above me Apple advantages just Appstore and Themes easy to install after jailbreak. I sold my Iphone 4 to buy SGS2 and not goin back not unless they make bigger screen and faster processor. Also the guy behind the last Jailbreak (JAILBREAKME) is working for apple now to help combat exploits so goodluck now to those who are thinking of getting an Iphone.
[Galaxy S II General] chlau112:
Lets look at the some basic hardware of Iphone,

Internal battery : This is horrible part of Iphone or any hardware(like psp go). Mine happen twice and I had seen my friends Iphone hang too. Yes true, longer battery life and you will have to wait MORE LONGER for the phone to drain off its battery before you able to use it back. Trust me, there are situation that all soft, hard reset doesnt work here.

Home button : I had seen too, few of my friends Iphone home button not functioning. And without the button, your phone are almost useless at all. Manufacturer defect, nothing you can do. Just send back and claim a new unit.

So, why do you want to own a Smartphone and you cant even make a SIMPLE phone call at all. Might as well call it a Dumbphone. You have to prey you are not the unlucky one when using your Iphone.
[Galaxy S II General] chrisjcks:
Lol, this happened to my iphone 3G (back in the day), didnt think it was a common fault, thought i was just unlucky. (o2 just replaced it, but i did lose my bodyguardz skin which peed me off at the time)
[Galaxy S II General] Sparksltd:
Totally agree. I get fed up of hearing people go on about the crappy icrap everywhere I go. Then I come here to read about the galaxy s2 and there's idiots posting about the icrap! Why do this to me?!

If you don't like the galaxy s2 then return it, pay some more money and get an icrap. Just don't post here about it because NOBODY cares apart from the complete brain dead izombies.

Sorry this really annoys me.
[Galaxy S II General] c0nd0r54:
Look about the Galaxy 2 threads, if the things people post don't connvince you. Leave and go to apple. It's of no loss to us.
[Galaxy S II General] BatfinkUK1:
iTunes is a complete nightmare. Enough said!
[Galaxy S II General] androidkid311:
Pahahahaah!!
[Galaxy S II General] B3311:
Yetep, you called me a retard in another thread.

And now you need wetnursing over a decision a small child can make for him/herself.

Keeping digging your hole sweetpea.
[Galaxy S II General] ChongoDroid:
People like that need temp bans in my opinion. Waste of space
[Galaxy S II General] ChongoDroid:
LoL, the sgs2 and the atrix both had better battery life then the iPhone. Don't speak on behalf of Android, speak on behalf of your Arc.
[Galaxy S II General] blunted09:
The sgs2 doesnt have a better battery. he is right on that front. Even the atrix doesnt. Android does much more but is also more taxing on the battery.
[Galaxy S II General] Archer:
So the OP said 2 days ago that he's keeping the phone. What are you guys commenting on?
[Galaxy S II General] jonny68:
In fact if you know what your doing and perform some simple tasks the GS2 can wipe the floor battery wise with the iPhone 4,ill post my stats tomorrow and you will see what really good battery life is like on the GS2.
[Galaxy S II General] Archer:
Oh please! We've not had any battery life threads so this should be real interesting! :p
[Galaxy S II General] jonny68:
sarcasm detector is turned on :p:D

nah im just making a point if someone comes out with a statement that is incorrect;)
[Galaxy S II General] ChongoDroid:
I get about 24 hours with Facebook, twitter, google plus all synced every half an hour. I also send and receive roughly 75-100 emails via gmail. Light navigation for a total of roughly 4 hours screen on time. My iFriends never ever get that kind of battery life... ever.
[Galaxy S II General] LonelyJourney:
If you like simplicity and being tied down do an icrap. There is no phone to phone comparison. No honest person can say the SG2 doesn't destroy the iphone specs and capability wise.
[Galaxy S II General] roccos_van:
Honestly nobody gives a crap so go get the Iphone.

OT: IOS = ZOMG screen full of icons!
[Galaxy S II General] Docsboard:
I used an iPhone for like a week, is only a good phone if it's your 1st smartphone, & you arent a power user.

My Sii sucked battery for first two weeks, now lasts like 18 hours, up from 6 hours, onyl thing I changed is dont turn off my WiFi, dont udnerstand why leaving it on saves power.

I also have a 10.1 TAB, love it, owned an iPAD for a week, and sold it, I could not believe it doesnt have offline ability to read email, spent liek 6 hours typign emails on a flight to Europe, when I connected to WiFi in Europe all emails were gone.

Most of what we take for granted on the Android or previously on Windoze Mobile gets iPhone users all excited when introduced years later.

My Galaxy tab had a recent update, much longer battery too and better display, cant convince me to buy an iPhone again
[Galaxy S II General] King Shady:
Lmao there is no way you get that good of battery based on your description of usage... and dude YES the iPhone 4 has better battery, but not by much. Galaxy S II is a much better phone overall though - the only thing I miss is the App Store. Other than that, this phone is freaking awesome :).
[Galaxy S II General] B3311:
Your what?!!

Words fail me...
[Galaxy S II General] KayvinM:
In all honesty I don't get what all the fuss is about regarding the Iphone. I don't see why every other phone in the market has to be compared to it. If you ask me that all just Apple's way of brainwashing people thru advertising. And finally, It's all about personal preference, if you like it....buy it! Simple as that. I personally have owned an Iphone before and will never own one again. I can go into more details as to why but you know what? I don't think I want to bore people :D
[Galaxy S II General] kronikabis:
Just get the iphone

in other news....

$20USD + Post

if sold to me right now
[Galaxy S II General] ChongoDroid:
Yeah my iFriends lol.. You know like normal friends except a little more annoying and it has a lower case i in front of it.