yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] tonnytech:
Feel your pain there fella and wouldent wish that bad experiance for anyone, the fact you got a gtx580 and 8 gigs of ram kinda puts the price of the phone in perspective and why we shouldent be content with these faults.
[Galaxy S II General] tonnytech:
well third phone arrived today still got yellow tint , also has transparent lines that run down screen and if you use screen side on there is also some weird banding taking place , this has purple spot as well.

Totally gutted with samsung 3 phones now all with same kind of faults marks on screen yellow tint and purple spot. I said i wouldent but will trying one more exchange tomorrow then giving up on this phone.

Shame samsungs build quality is so bad :/
[Galaxy S II General] skarboy:
i had a very similar spot (to your 2nd sgs2). it was even bigger (1-2cm) and it had a very low mic volume.

so i returned it.

my 2nd sgs2 has still a bit low mic volume but its acceptable and the screen is just fine.

at first i thought i can see a battery through the screen but then it seemed more to be a dried up drop or something to me.
[Galaxy S II General] stewart30:
Since we are talking about build quality can i ask your opinion on the home button. Mine feels as if its craking when being depressed.

Is this normal?
[Galaxy S II General] angelomaldito:
Well, I think I'm very lucky, because I've bought my phone on eBay (no warranty) in the first month that it was launched (probably one of the first batches), and I have no issues at all. I'm extremely pleased with my device in all its aspects. Nevertheless, if I had experienced such issues (specially the customer service in Greece) I would be very disappointed also.
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
Likewise first batch no problems .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] Sparksltd:
No problem with mine. Although maybe on a very white image or screen the very left of my screen might be very very very slightly tiny bit darker. Could be me seeing things. Only started looking after reading threads like this though.

Doesn't bother me if it is because I can't really notice it.
[Galaxy S II General] scorpion667:
My s2 was warped (crooked) right out of the box, low headset volume (even maxed via secret code) low mic volume and poor wifi.

I sent it in through bell for warranty and am still waiting to get it back. If my issues are not fixed I am selling it and never buying Samsung again. My sample should have never left the factory in that condition. At this price point, it's unacceptable.
[Galaxy S II General] King Shady:
Only problem with mine is a dead pixel and some overheating when playing heavy games. Its so amazing otherwise though
[Galaxy S II General] agbbah:
Got mine under the authorized dealer last month.

I have an issue with the speaker (Near my ear). When I max up the volume I hear a little cracking noise like what you hear when there is a small hole in the speaker.

It is not easy to notice but it bothered me.

And to no surprise, I take it to the service center , the did I firmware upgrade and told me there its nothing wrong with the speaker.

I took the phone and waiting till it worsens so it can be notable by the semi deaf technician.

love the phone and there is no alternative :-(
[Galaxy S II General] jags_the1:
alarming amount of a complains for this phone.

i havent heard of any other phone having even 1\10th of the problems seen on this single hand set.

its is easily one of the most defective phones of 2011

not a recommended buy
[Galaxy S II General] zkyevolved:
Wow so many issues. I never imagined. Well my device was perfect from the start. Without a doubt the best phone I have ever had. It drives circles around my retired iPhone 4. Which to be honest I'm on my 4th iPhone 4. The first had a defective battery. The second the screen died on me. The third had a faulty home button after about 3 months. So now I am on number 4. Every time I got a new device, not refurbed.
[Galaxy S II General] tonnytech:
dont think so , never had any problems with home button on any of the devices ive recieved.

Well i recieved 4th samsung phone today got a small hair line scratch on bevel that runs around screen , transparent lines that run down screen and noticable with darker backgrounds. Hardly any yellow tint to be fair but pink spot in camera still there.

Giving up now on owning this phone, shame samsungs build quality is so bad becouse i really do like this device and how it performs in other aspects such as browsing games and system ui.

all 4 phones manufactured korea finished china

08/11

07/11

06/11

06/11
[Galaxy S II General] Archer:
I feel for you mate. I do find it very unusual that millions and millions of these devices have been sold, yet there's the odd person like yourself (not calling you odd ;)) that gets a few bad ones on the run. I guess it's just ridiculously unlucky.

For people like myself who have had 0 issues (which is most of us, thankfully) it's the best mobile phone experience most of us have had, so I do feel for you, because I know what you're missing.

Regardless, I hope you have more luck with your next phone :)
[Galaxy S II General] m2smoe:
How do you expect a phone with brand spankin new technology like the SAMOLED+ display to name one, to be completely perfect?

This isn't your tired old iPhone to which all that's new every year is the number at the end. Innovation comes with setbacks, trials and tribulations. That's how it's always been.

If you want a phone where you will find absolutely ZERO surprises, buy an iPhone.
[Galaxy S II General] qwerty warrior:
first batch

not a single issue

(made in china)
[Galaxy S II General] fasst:
Mine is 1 month old.

Loose and squircy Home button and low mic volume.

Sending it in for repair (:
[Galaxy S II General] TechNoir:
Anyone reporting yellow tint/dark side isues of the display, post your FW version (settings > about phone > Build number).

Samsung have fixed/improved tint issues with newer kernel sources, from KG1 onwards I think, could be KHx aswell. Modded KGx ROMs using older kernel sources still have the issue.
[Galaxy S II General] pixate:
Lots of reports of the first batch being better. My first batch phone is currently back with CPW being diagnosed after constant reboots, screen freezes and random battery life drops (even on latest firmware, and numerous reset to factory data wipes).

So they aren't all perfect!
[Galaxy S II General] Archer:
Anyone reporting yellow tint/dark side issues, DO NOT post your FW version. This is not the existing massive thread that is all about that subject, so please don't go OT.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1079444
[Galaxy S II General] tonnytech:
Thanks for all the replys , ive not thought about what phone to try next i did think about the sensation but think its sneeky what they did with the dual core setup ie asmp that as well as the screen not being as nice. The samsung phone tbh runs so smooth and fast that i do genuinly love how it runs. I might just hold back for a few weeks and try again even thou everything tell`s me not to :D
[Galaxy S II General] agbbah:
Well I have another isue with the sound quality of my voice transmitted to the receiving end.

I have seen complains about this issue and it pointed to the noise reduction feature being buggy.

People may hear your voice going and coming .

A temporary solution is to toggle noise reduction on or off. Don't know if this is going to be solved by a firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] tonnytech:
Sure can fully appreciate that however if some of these problems was admitted by samsung tech to be drawbacks of the technology then i would leave it alone and not bother looking at replacments. However have they done such a thing ??? no

Instead we have many reports from people on both end of the spectrum who have no problems whilst others do which is what leads people like myself looking for a phone equel to what other people have recieved and free from defects.

On Another note i spoke to phone company today who inform me they have a fresh batch so this will be my 5th try and last attempt will report back monday how get on , wish me luck :D
[Galaxy S II General] robotapocalypse:
How was the 5th phone?

Any updates on quality. I'm on the verge of buying one through Ebay, CL, or Expansys. I can get it $150 cheaper on CL, but no warranty. I'd hate to spend this much money and end up with a lemon.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l_Estat:
Hey Guys,

is it possible to set up android so it does not ask for the pin after

I come back from the Airplane mode?

I have an app that does it automaticlly but I still have to put in the pin everytime
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yagya:
If you want to get out of airplane mode you will have to uncheck lock sim by pin option in Call Settings. But, that would leave your sim unprotected so choose protection vs ease of use ...:)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
Hey guys I just found a little problem with freezing the stock messaging app and using gosms. It seemed to happen only recently with no other changes but I couldn't receive any mms, but I could send them fine. Anyone else run into this?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Freemantig:
Yes. You shouldn't freeze or uninstall the stock app. Just deactivate the notifications.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ZzFDKzZ:
I'm pretty sure in the disabling option in GOSMS there's a message saying that it can cause instability issues with MMS.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
See that's the thing, once I unfroze it it worked fine.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Freemantig:
So what is the problem? Just don't uninstall the stock SMS/mms and you'll be fine. The stock is part of android and is needed.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
Just trying to save ram and bat lol
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Freemantig:
You don't need to save ram with android. If your using a task killer that's probably where your battery drain is coming from.

Read this and you'll understand a little better.

http://androidspin.com/2010/05/25/why-you-dont-need-a-task-killer-app-with-android/
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
Oh no I definitely don't use a task killer. Only thing is the one that comes with the go launcher ex. Just more worried about ram. But I'll check out the article for sure. Thanks.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beatblaster:
Worried about RAM? Why? Just curious. What exactly are you doing with your Infuse that you need to spend time worrying about RAM?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Focustom:
Oh nothing I just like to have the most out of the phone you know?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beatblaster:
To each their own :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Raviteja:
I think I have Gallery Bug..Today morning I took 2-4 pics with Mobile and few minutes back when I checked gallery there were no pics and same happened few days back Gallery didn't know my old pics which I took with Mobile thought it is a bug and restarted mobile still same problem.Did clear data it didn't fix than did Factory reset and now problem came back..Please Help me to fix it.

EDIT: sorry forgot to say when I 1st checked gallery it showed pics and after few hours it was not showing.

EDIT 2: Connected it to laptop and removed the connection and it did Media scanning...Now It is not showing the pics which I took few mins back for testing....Looks like Media scanning is not scanning fully.

EDIT 3: Never mind Fixed the problem my self..Click on format USB storage (Mobile storage) and it fixed
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Raviteja:
It has been 1 hour still no reply :( and Just now noticed if I change camera setting save mode to Memory card and than move the pics to External_SD/DCIM/Camera than gallery is showing the old pics which I moved there..Before I used to save them in phone (Pics in SDcard) gallery was not showing.....What you guys think what is giving problem to it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Engineers are on extended tea break .

Please post your phone with a $500 dollar bill .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Raviteja:
LOL nice joke and BTW I have added some more data to second post
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Raviteja:
Looks like No one know how to fix it :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Raviteja:
Any one using Other Countries FW? I am thinking if I flash a new FW my problem might be solved...Any one using 2.3.4 on Stock rom? I don't want to root......I will use the Other Countries FW (2.3.4) till it is released in India
[HTC Desire S] braindump03:
Hey folks,

I need your help.

I just tried to reset a Desire S to factory settings, including S-ON, stock rom and so on. I just did not realise, that me device is branded so I followed the guide for unbranded devices. Now I've got a Desire S with an S-ON, factory HBOOT but without any ROM or recovery partition.

The last installed stock rom was 1.47.206.2 but I only find o2-RUUs for 1.31.206.1, which HBOOT won't accept: "Main Version is older!"

Any idea what I can do now?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Opps.

I'm afraid that you might have done what this chap did : :(

[Q] Stuck in Hboot, S-ON, no Rom, no Recovery
[HTC Desire S] Nomader0:
how r u supposed to know your phone is branded? (Except with swapping sim cards)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
If you buy along with a contract it's normally branded.

It will also have network related bloatware installed on it on top of the base HTC ROM as well as having network splash screens and possibly even boot animations.

Its normally quite obvious.
[HTC Desire S] braindump03:
I got it. I just managed to create a working gold card, so I could flash an non-branded version. Right now I'm downgrading back to the current provider version. Thanks :)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
That's great news.....:) could you post the link to where you created the Gold card from or provide detailed instructions as that will prove a useful resource.....

I'm unlocked myself....but its a question that's often asked....
[Motorola Droid Bionic] theproj:
FAQs​

SYSTEM "HACKS"​

How to root:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1254516

How to UN-root:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1255861

How to Return to Stock:

Windows:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1262540

Linux/Mac:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1263009

Install Recovery (Bootstrap)

http://cvpcs.org/blog/2011-09-16/bionic_bootstrap_recovery

How to use Bionic Bootstrap

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17598089#post17598089

De-Bloat/% Battery Increment ($2.99)

http://shop.teamblackhat.info/TeamBlackHat-Application-TeamBlackHat-Application.htm

http://forums.androidcentral.com/bi...-one-rooted-their-bionic-yet.html#post1227579

Blue Battery Icon with Percentage (Flash in recovery. Created by me)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17641483#post17641483

ROMS

​

DEODEXED (Stock) - By Kejar31

DEODEXED (Stock Debloated) - By Kejar31

UNL3ASH3D BLURRY - By droidth3ory

APP "HACKS"

​

Skype Video Chat "Fix":

Currently until Skype updates its app to support the Bionic you can install the hacked version. In Settings Enable Video Calling and then in the Advanced Settings Check "Use valid preview surface" and I checked Autostart on boot (optional).

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16889575&postcount=1262

http://www.multiupload.com/4FHCGQ2U60

Tether (Use at your own risk)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1261379

FM RADIO

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...fm-radio-tune-in-using-the-droid-3-radio-apk/

HARDWARE "HACKS"​

Remove Verizon Wireless Logo

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1265606

Q&A​

Question: "I can't see/find/locate files on my SD Card"

Answer: When browsing through the files on your phone, your actual SD Card is a folder named "SDCard-Ext". The folder named SD Card is the "built in" storage on the Bionic. So when looking for say your nandroid backup it will be located in /sdcard-ext/clockworkmod/backup/

NONE OF THE ABOVE IS MY WORK JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE A SINGLE LOCATION WITH LINKS FOR NEW BIONICS TRYING TO FIND THEIR WAY. OF COURSE EVERYTHING YOU DO IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

MORE INFO ON http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1265643
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Brenardo:
Nice to see everything in one place...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ClydeDroid:
Thanks so much! Time to debloat this thing...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] smacinskyjr:
this thread needs to be pinned!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] PerCompLLC:
3D Gallery works as well...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] theproj:
Which 3d gallery?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mikeymop:
AOSP android 3d gallery
[Motorola Droid Bionic] AJMetal87:
Thank you

Thank you for consolidating these threads for easy reference!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Rootuser3.0:
I just bought the team black hat app and loaded it. Got a message "failed to load leaks network down"?

Edit: now it works weird.? bTW Thanks op for having everything in one location thanks button hit :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] rqballjh:
Where/how can I get this gallery app?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] wingdo:
I know this is a crazy thought, but you may want to search the market for "Gallery" and see what pops up.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Deodexed:
Ok now that was funny! No offense, it just was!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] cbal04:
Could you also tag the following helpful Links for Webtop info?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1281722

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1281620
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
can you add Liberty to the list of ROM's. CM and another ROM are on the way as well.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mlogan24:
The link for Tethering isn't working :(
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DesertAndroid:
USB Mass Storage Watcher

How can I get the USB Mass Storage Watcher to work on my Droid Bionic? My phone is rooted, version: 2.3.4, and kernel version: 2.6.35.7-g68606e6 vwm736@il93Indroid43 #1.

Thanks in advance for any help.:confused:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ghmerrill:
are there any hacks for doing things with webtop?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] timmay54:
I know this is an old topic, but if your still wonderong, theres a way to turn your webtop into a linx looking computer, which would allow it to have its own memory partiotion on your sd card, and "insall" apps (it says ypu can have access to some linux applications, but i have not texted this) if you are interested, try searching "Webtop2SD"
[Motorola Droid Bionic] SuperSquirrel0129:
Thanks! Helped me get pacman on my phone! :cyclops:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] tydiamond11:
How do u root the droid bionic on jellybean?
[Dell Streak 7] twillet50:
I do the volume up, power button and get the menu, choose update, hit the power button and the screen goes dark. It does not go to the next screen to choose the file. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.
[Dell Streak 7] giveen:
Do you have the update.pkg in the root of your SD card?
[Dell Streak 7] twillet50:
Yes I do. Honeystreak R4.
[Dell Streak 7] lrs421:
Did you flash r2 first as the instructions indicated?
[Dell Streak 7] twillet50:
Yes. On the R2 now.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gab1to:
"Error downloading app from market. There is insufficient space on the device."

That's the error that I get when I try to download big apps, like Third Blade, etc. I notice that this happens with apps that are bigger that 30mb.

I just want someone to confirm that the game can be downloaded in a Samsung Vibrant.

I really have a lot of space in my device so this is not the problem.

I'm on trigger right now.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] movieaddict:
i have that same problem!! but only with that game and i have alot of room too

i wanna play third blade toooo

im on cm7
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
I had that problem on BOTH of those ROMS.

Mostly CM7.

Everyone suggested to just ODIN, it didn't work for me, so i just changed rom and it was good again?

Before doing anything, i think you should backup everything on your SD CARD, then try and format sd, and then try download.

i may be wrong.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadJoe:
/cache is full. Go in with root explorer or similar, and clear out some stuff. You might even need to go into /cache/dalvik and delete a few installed apps (don't fret, they should rebuild after a reboot) for it to initially fit. That's where Android places the zip before installing a new app, or an update. I go in there all the time and clear any updates or apps I just installed, and I rarely have issues with not being able to d/l larger apps. I'm on latest Trigger CM.

Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kxlling:
Disable voodoo, it works for me every time
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theli_ua:
i just made something like

mkdir /mnt/sdcard/external_sd/cache

mount -t bind /mnt/sdcard/external_sd/cache /cache

and i have no problems regarding /cache space now
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
What exactly would that command do if I put it into an Android command prompt emulator
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadJoe:
This would need some modification to work for CM based ROMs, but looks like its creating a cache folder on and forcing system cache to the external sd? I wonder if this would work for CM? Anyone?

Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xenoism:
This happened to me awhile back, it really sucked.

After trying everything, eventually it cleared up when I cleared dvk cache (or whatever its called) in advanced settings of clockwork
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gab1to:
I currently don't have anything inside the /cache and I still get the problem.

Interesting, I'm gonna try that.

Seems a little big risky but I can try it later.

The thing is guys, have you downloaded Third Blade? I need some proof.

Thanks.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] movieaddict:
u cant download third blade on cm7!! ive tried it on 3 cm7 phones to my knowledge
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LordVetinari:
This worked for me.

HTH,

LV.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] learn2swim96:
I have tried everything in this thread and all of the others I found by searching the forums.

Allow a noob to ask a question, please... What do you do with this zip?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech9iner:
found in /cache via root explorer a leftover 16mb apk.. deleted & market installs working again.. THANKS!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radioraheem:
I get an Insufficient Space error every time I try to install some larger apps (latest examples: Paradise Island and Duke Nukem 3D).

I have tried every suggested fix I can find online. I have cleared the market cache, uninstalled market updates, cleared dalvik cache, cleared regular cache, checked partition usage of /data, nothing has changed this behavior.

As a final step I ODIN'd back to stock and reinstalled Bionix Nextgen V2. Made sure to do the 20 minute wait n' reboot. Tried installing the same apps via the Market once the ROM was installed and the old market doesn't even give me the error, it shows the download arrow in the notification bar for a couple seconds and then it just disappears.

I'm at my wits end on this one. Seems my choice is to either run CM7 and have non-functioning GPS or Bionix and have a semi-functioning market.

Does anyone have any suggestions?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marlopainter:
I wiped my cache partition and dalvik from recovery. Rebooted and I could now install Wind-Up Knight. It's all I had to do. CM7.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radioraheem:
Update: For whatever reason my /cache on Bionix Nextgen V2 is set to 24.7 Mb after a fresh installation. No wonder it wouldn't install 27+ Mb apps.

I finally fixed this issue myself with a symlink:

Ran inside Terminal Emulator (you will need to run the commmand su after opening terminal emulator to get root rights):

umount /cache

rmdir /cache

mkdir /mnt/sdcard/external_sd/cache

ln -s /mnt/sdcard/external_sd/cache cache

As soon as I exited Terminal Emulator I was able to install large apps.