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[Galaxy S II General] saywhatt:
i emailed someone over at ishield and talked about one of the problems my brother was experiencing with a local stall here in cebu.. and they said that the lifetime warranty still takes effect but we just have to pay for the ishield shipment :p you still have your receipt, don't you?
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
Oh, cool. Now..... where did I put my receipt..... lol I know I hid it somewhere.. :p whew, glad to know.. at least I won't pay for the full price anymore. :cool:

Sent from my JELLY BEANY PARANOID S2
[Galaxy S II General] saywhatt:
go go go!! :D hahahaha
[Galaxy S II General] KristianKenneth:
Is this normal battery consumption?

I lost 11% in just one hour.
[Galaxy S II General] xytherion:
you don;'t really need the receipt as they have record of purchases. someone here from ishield told me that. just bring your receipt just to make sure :]
[Galaxy S II General] galangdj:
Yours is better than mine honestly. For 57 mins of screen usage, that should left me around 70+.
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
Facebook app drains battery a lot. I use friendcaster. It has some bugs, but it doesnt drain my phone unlike with original Facebook app.

I usually have 89% batt with 1 hr screen on and wifi always on. But then again it depends on the apps that you're using and depends on rom, kernel,modem, etc.

Sent from my JELLY BEANY PARANOID S2
[Galaxy S II General] legola:
Battery consumption depends on many factors such as rom, kernel, modem and settings. Cooks for this matter mostly develop rom with great battery life, stable, fast and smooth. However, users comes from different region so modem now plays a role in respect to bat life. IMHO, the combination of all the factors will contribute to bat life. Sometimes you have rogue apps that consume battery.

I'm on wanamlite 12.3 (xwlpt 4.0.4 base rom) with nmeuret mod which include the ripple lockscreen from alliance rom running on dream kernel 2.7.0 charge with superchargerby zeppelinrox. Overnight with 100% charge at 10pm lost only 2% bat. For 1hr browse on wifi only 1% of bat.

Before this, Im with Spike Rom base uhlps 4.0.3. Batt consumption is higher compared to 4.0.4.

Before wanam I likewise tried aberration 1.2 (the latest 1.3 won't boot) 4.0.4 base too which give me a goo d batt life too.

In all I've used xxlq5 modem at the time it was available else used lps modem.
[Galaxy S II General] saywhatt:
that sounds a like a dream to o_o

ParanoidAndroid gives me an average battery drain

CheckROM gives me less battery drain

CM9 and MIUI just sucks for me -.-
[Galaxy S II General] cyberlion17:
Hmmmm. Is this possible? Even the ipad which is composed largely of battery will have a hard time accomplishing this. Compare that with our sgs2 which guzzles much power. Another factor would be that most webpages are colored white or rather shades of white which means this consumes further more energy from the battery compared to when the phone is in standby mode at the homescreen with a black wallpaper since more pixels are illuminated in surfing (white backgrounds) This is due largely to the sgs2's screen technology amoled.

In line with the discussion. The best result that I've had with regards to using the battery is 5hrs screen on time. Activities were gaming, watching vids and a bit of surfing. Made sure to close wifi whenever it is not needed. The phone didn't last a day :P Another test I've done was the super light use (using the phone only for texting and calling) and it lasted for about 4 and a half days with 3 hours screen on time. My setup is wanamlite12+siyah3.2.5.2+dxlp9baseband. This was coupled with different energy saving tweaks such as cpu and gpu underclocking and undervolting. And yup I know my setup may be a little outdated, like the siyah kernel version but this setup is the most stable and the most energy efficient for me. :D
[Galaxy S II General] galangdj:
Browsing with wifi on and etc. Fb for android, Google+, youtube and those other things. Makes me think it's really a problem in the ROM itself. I am currently running the experimental build of CM10 but hey I want to try what you just said 'coz I have this wild doubt that it could be that my battery is defective. Not sure though. Thanks. Any guide on how I could replicate yours on mine?

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You got me so jealous. But hey I'm more jealous with the Jellybean update. Heavy use I think for me now goes about half than yours, that's 2+ hours on display consumption. It's quite a problem. :)
[Galaxy S II General] legola:
Sorry guys check it again on 1 hr. browsing on wifi is about 10%. And overnight at 10pm up to 6 am lost is only 2%.
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
The best batt life I've had was having 5 hrs screen on and having 20% battery left. Wifi always on and 6-7hrs of discharge. It's my current setup. But hate it when I open viber. Causes wakelocks the whole night, I have to restart my device or something, or maybe force stop the app. I usually lose 0-1% battery on long deep sleep with dori. It's a good kernel. Some experience freezes, but I haven't experiece it in the latest version (and hopefully never), some users are reverting to older versions.

Sent from my JELLY BEANY PARANOID S2
[Galaxy S II General] KristianKenneth:
LOL take a screenshot to prove it.

This is the best I can get from my battery:
[Galaxy S II General] galangdj:
@idareyou - how much screen brightness do you usually set on your phone? I'm gonna post mine later.
[Galaxy S II General] legola:
Here it is. I just miss typing the 0 in the earlier post.
[Galaxy S II General] saywhatt:
Here's mine.. idk how you guys get up to 5hrs screen on time :(
[Galaxy S II General] saywhatt:
This one :)
[Galaxy S II General] Tricks25:
Actually 5-6 hours of screen is kinda easy, well as for me.. i dont play games on my phone so my phone is clocked at 800mhz and -50mv undervolt.. of course with that set up performance is reduced but i cant notice it since its really been a long time since i tried the default settings.. uc/uv is the first thing i do after flashing rom/siyah kernel.. :)
[Galaxy S II General] vincent47me:
Well for me im satisfied with my phone....

Divine 2.0 + stock kernel
[Galaxy S II General] legola:
Im on dream kernel 2.7.2 below is my setting

Undervolt -25mV

GPU voltage -100mV

scaling max freq 800MHz

gov sleepy

scaling min freq 100Mhz

2nd core is enable when the 1st core is loaded at 70%

scheduler noop

profile is battery
[Galaxy S II General] headshrinker139:
Hello, guys. Gorilla glass is marketed as scratch proof. However, that is based on regular day to day use. It is not a 100% scratch proof so I recommend this a little care if you plan to do without a screen protector. I am still not certain what particular objects scratch it (sand, tiny particles, sharp objects?? Not sure.) I manage to scratch mine (S1 & S2) so I looked up the info about a year ago so really can't recall. I can live with little scratches here and there. I initially had screen protectors and capdase, later on I found out I prefer the 'naked feel' without any protector strapped on it. Although I'm not against it since it would be wise to do so, so you can sell it in mint condition.

And yes, the screen is much clearer without the screen protector!
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Easily achievable with MagicConfig. :)
[Galaxy S II General] saywhatt:
Geko95gek :D Just wanna try something diff for a while.. i know i'll end up using your uv config anyway
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
Hey guys, have you tried bvlp7 modem? I'm thinking of flashing it or dxlp7 later when I charge my phone.

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[Galaxy S II General] ephraim:
I have read in a forum that cut the rope, star legends etc force closes regularly due to some sound files somewhat not compatible (not sure about the term) with dual core processors.. I always face crashing on star legends because of that.. Not sure about this but that is what i've read, and people complained alot about that..
[Galaxy S II General] timoti.sy:
I've reached until the part where you can change the length of the rope with the spinning wheel thingies. That's when it crashes.
[Galaxy S II General] kmike9km:
hello kabayans. What custom ROM do you recommend for a newbie like me? my concern is that if I flash a custom rom, can I still get back to stock rom if I don't like it?

I heard cynogenmod is still not stable. I like a ROM that is the most stable in our sgs2. And the best battery life.
[Galaxy S II General] rnpasinos:
help with flashing kernel

hi guys... need help...

whenever i flash a kernel, i always get stuck at the boot screen... this happened after i flashed to XXKI3...

when i was still using lite'ning (forgot the firmware i used), i can flash any kernel without issues...

after upgrading to XXKI3, the only roms i can flash are LeoMar75 Rom Revolution, Check's Dark Knight Edition, and Omega... however, if i want to change the kernel of these roms, i get stuck at the boot screen...

i am unable to install the following roms as well - VillainROM 3.0 (i was able to install the version built from 2.3.4), Touch X-Power, Androidmedia-Hyperdroid, and Exynos Extreme...

here's how i do it...

1. flash XXKI3 via odin3 1.85 (doesnt matter if i check repartition or not - tried both)...

2. root the device via odin using CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KI3-v4.1-CWM4.zip...

3. remove the triangle by flashing Kernel_I9100XXKI3.tar via odin then flashing CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KI3-v4.1-CWM4 zImage...

4. flash the rom of my choice via CWM (wipe everything)...

4.1. at this point, if im flashing VillainROM 3.0, Touch X-Power, Androidmedia-Hyperdroid, and Exynos Extreme, im stuck...

5. if the rom was successful, i try flashing SpeedMod, Ninphetamine, or SiyahKernel...

5.1. at this point, regardless of rom and kernel, im stuck...

as far as i can remember, i also have the same problem when flashing a modem... i also have problems flashing some themes... whenever i flash via cwm, i always clear dalvik and cache...

ps looking for a dx modem... cant seem to find any... what's the best for globe... ki4 is what i've been reading... some say it's kg6... but i believe they're not optimized for south east asia nor the philippines...

tnx!
[Galaxy S II General] timoti.sy:
AFAIK stock is still best. Depends on your needs though.
[Galaxy S II General] JiroPrinz8:
First guys, english please, International forum.

Second, for noobs, be sure to get a usb Jig before you go flashing roms, to ensure you can still get to dl mode when you get a soft brick, and belive me sooner or later you will get a soft brick..
[Galaxy S II General] ephraim:
What do u mean? He is speaking english.. AFAIK is short for as far as i know..
[Galaxy S II General] JiroPrinz8:
I read the whole thread, didn't mean to quote the post above. Edited. Oh and yeah I know what AFAIK stands for. lmao..
[Galaxy S II General] ephraim:
My bad.. I thought you were reffering to the post above you :D
[Galaxy S II General] kmike9km:
I'll just stay at the stock rom then.

edit. just fixed my problem.
[Galaxy S II General] timoti.sy:
What was the problem?
[Galaxy S II General] kmike9km:
nothing sir, just the com.android.phone force close issue, just need to reflash again the KI8. Now I have no problems running KI8.
[Galaxy S II General] iamspikee:
flashed XXKI3

I flashed my phone from DXKI2 to XXKI3 last night. I was surprised that my phone was reset. I had to re-install all my apps and restore my backup from kies.. Was resetting really part of flashing a firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] blue4004:
Usually no. Maybe the one you used for flashing requires a wipe. Cause I think there are roms that wipes the phone after flashing.
[Galaxy S II General] hot ice:
THere are WIPE and NON-WIPE ROMs available. You most likely got the WIPE type.
[Galaxy S II General] kulot:
Can't wait for ICS to run on SGS2 now that it's official.
[Galaxy S II General] iamspikee:
Thanks. I got it from samfirmware.com. i'll double check next time i flash a firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] prinzhernan:
Hello. If you want versions that won't wipe your plunge you can check out intratech's official firmware thread. I never use the ones from Sam firmware because they are not labeled if they wipe or not.
[Galaxy S II General] gtizon:
For those of you who want custom roms, highly recommend our very own Pongster's rom. ANDROIDMEDA. very fast and smooth. You guys ought to try it. Awesome batt life. Lemme know if you have questions.
[Galaxy S II General] kulot:
Where can we dl the rom?What does it require?Can we flash it via cwm?
[Galaxy S II General] janreiviardo:
Hi guys! Tanong lang about HDMI Adapter. I have 2 because I am unsure which one is the problem, my adapter or my phone.

1. ) Will the phone charge if I will just connect the HDMI Adapter to my phone and just plug the charger to the HDMI Adapter? Or does it have to have the HDMI Cable connected for it to charge?

2. ) Will HDMI work with my setup? I am using Wanamlite 12.4 XWLPU based rom as my 2nd rom and Siyahkernel 4.1.2.

Thank you very much!
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
to answer your first question: HDMI adapter + charger + your phone = will charge regardless if your HDMI is connected or not.

2. hi chance it will work if it is samsung-based ROM
[Galaxy S II General] droidstarxx:
hello mga tol. pa share naman kung ano ang setup nyo sa sgs2 nyo? at yung performance at snappiness ng ui e maimprove salamat. :))
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Hahah, that's ok mate.

Use whatever works best for you. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] francis820:
Guys, just to remind to post in English per forum guidelines... :cool:
[Galaxy S II General] UnwiredDroid:
I reverted to DXLP7 and works well now.
[Galaxy S II General] francis820:
Not sure why the md5 has to match, but it looks like that's the GetRIL app's basis of finding the appropriate modem for your device. Didn't hurt when I tried it's recommendation which is the XXLPW and so far it works well... even better with my previous ones tested (DXLP9, DXLPA, XXLPS). Pretty much sure it had a factor in power efficiency, as I keep adding and increasingly using my phone for games and streaming videos but battery usage pretty much stayed the same... 16-18 hours on an extended battery and 14-15 on the regular one. Kinda early to tell though since it takes 2-3 days for the modem to settle so I'll run by it some more.

Oh by the way, I reverted back to a stable version of RR so that has a lot to tell regarding power efficiency. Came off an unstable JB version before that... will come back when Proj. Butter is already included.
[Galaxy S II General] KristianKenneth:
What app can monitor apps that causes my phone not to go to deep sleep?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Betterbatterystats app, can be found free on XDA.

Sent from my HTC One X
[Galaxy S II General] KristianKenneth:
Thanks. Does it require root? Cause I installed the app and enabled root on advanced settings but got no su prompt?
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Hmm... are you sure you got the latest su binary?

Just try and see overnight if you have any apps waking up your device for over 2 mins (this shouldn't happen, unless you're constantly using an app).

Sent from my HTC One X
[Galaxy S II General] ttam27:
s2 wifi

guys can you pls help me?my samsung galaxy s2 wifi doesn't work well,some said that it was called wifi freezing.,

here my s2 specs

android = 4.0.4

baseband = i9100ZSLPN

kernel version = 3.0.15-I9100ZSLPP-CL1005264 se.infra@SEP-66 #3 SMP PREEMPT mon aug 6 23:31:23 KST 2012

build number = IMM76D.ZSLPP

before i update my s2 to ics 4.0.4 there's a boot looping and my wifi doesn't work well too,so that's why i update my s2 to ics.,
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
does it happen when you turn on your wifi? if so there is a known issue. stuck on turning on wifi. you'll end up restarting your phone (hold power button for 10 seconds).

2 ways to fix. 1 workaround, 1 requires root.

workaround

clear your memory before switching the wifi on

fix

you need to change the min_free_kbytes to 8092. the default is 3306. root required. if you can activate init.d, you can also put a script to change it at boot time.

siyahKernels already implemented this. by default set to 8xxx or 16xxx something.
[Galaxy S II General] ttam27:
s2 wifi

yup it happen when i open my wifi,even i restart my s2 my wifi is still freeze,

so how can i root my s2 sir?

and by the way this thread bugs me to do such a silly thing http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1756242 bec im using the 4.0.4 oficially FW,and im afraid my s2 turns to hardbrick =(
[Galaxy S II General] Flash05:
how did you go to 4.0.4? im still 4.0.3 and perhaps most of us here except those who are on custom ROMs.

follow this link to easily root your phone.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746794&page=30

then if you want to run a script on boot without the complexity of making init.d, use SManager App.

and lastly the script you need to fix the wifi problem

create a file like "wifiFix.sh" then inside it put these:

#!/system/bin/sh

echo 8192 > /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes

then put this script on SManager and make it run on boot.

Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S II General] saywhatt:
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[Galaxy S II General] headshrinker139:
Hello, guys. We discussed it here before. Here's a screenshot of my battery usage. Screen on for 4 hours 32 mins(wifi on, gps on intermittently as needed, internet surfing, games, texting/chatting, music) and I'm at 22%. Works similarly on both CM9 RC2 and Stock ROM with Speedmod kernel (I think I used Speedmod k-16)

I used only simple apps such as GSam battery monitor, CPU Spy... Thankfully, I've had no problems with deep sleep.

Hope you guys are able to tweak yours for the same, if not better results.
[Galaxy S II General] denmxda:
Are you using the 2Kbattery or 1600
[Galaxy S II General] droidstarxx:
Wow very good battery life pare! Haha sana maka 4hrs din ako sa akin :)))
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
Please use English language ONLY. :D

I got 5hrs20 on dorimanx. My best battery yet.

I miss speedmod kernel, but I like dori's tweaks ~^^

Sent from my JELLY BEANY PARANOID S2
[Galaxy S II General] droidstarxx:
Dorimanx? Then what is your rom and your setup? Thanks sir :)) i like that. 5hrs.
[Galaxy S II General] oaba09:
if you don't mind the extra bulk, you can buy an extended battery(doubles the battery life). When my 3g is always on, I get at least 30 hours. I turn my 3g off when Im at work so during weekdays,my battery lasts at least 60 hours. My phone is a little bulky but at least my battery can last 24 hours without charging.
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
paranoid android jelly bean. Battery might be even better in paranoidandroid ics. But their JB is smooth already, even without project butter.

I'm using battery profile, 200-800, 15steps, ondemand/noop, -75UV, 100000mhz min screen off freq. Deep sleep gov is ondemand. 66,133,160,247 GPU (800,850,900,950), gestures off, no bln, led always off. Cortex enabled. Others are on default.

5.69 is more.stable for me. 5.70-5.73 is causing many sods, freezes and reboots, but dori is already fixing it because he, himself is experiencing it. Hopefully 5.74 will be somewhat stable than previous versions and hoping that it will be out by tonight or tomorrow. 5.70+ versions have SLEEPY gov, but let's wait for it to be tuned more for stability. ~

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[Galaxy S II General] francis820:
That ROM looks promising.. though I wish they have an S2 version of that.
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
ParanoidAndroid? Yeah they have, I'm using it on my S2. Or do you mean a diff version of S2? :confused:

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[Galaxy S II General] headshrinker139:
I miss speedmod, too! However, now I prefer cm9 over the Samsung ROM. If I go back to a Samsung based rom, would definitely use speedmod kernel again.
[Galaxy S II General] droidstarxx:
Just want to ask sir . Why do you like cm9 ? Rather than original samsung.
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
You should try ParanoidAndroid :) ICS is cm9 based, but more better. I'm on JB version and I super love the phablet mode ;)

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[Galaxy S II General] trixnix:
Sirz does the Paranoid JB include buttery smooth?

- Tapatalked!
[Galaxy S II General] francis820:
What I meant was if this is available for S2... sorry for the confusion :silly:
[Galaxy S II General] KristianKenneth:
The UCCW weather feature suddenly stopped working, can anyone confirm thsi?
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
Not yet. But it feels like it for most users. It's based on cm10, so whatever cm10 has is also on PA. Update is not as fast as nightly, but it's worth the wait.:thumbup:

Teehee. Yes it's available for S2 :)

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[Galaxy S II General] saywhatt:
hey guys, i just made a thread called [REF] BORROW A USB JIG NEAR YOU *updated :P the title says it all, i just updated this old thread and continued updating it since he didn't update it anymore for the past 6 months :/ and it's such a waste.. so hopefully, this thread i made would help those people who badly need a usb jig :P
[Galaxy S II General] new2androids:
Hi guys,

So after I flashed 2.3.6 (I think), the yellow triangle was cleared, and my boot loop problem was solved. Well, kind of... My phone was still shutting down unexpectedly with still good enough battery to stay powered on.

Anyhow, I managed with my phone for about a month. Yesterday, I suddenly got a notification about software update (OTA), which have never worked on my phone before. So I tried it, and boom, it was downloading the update to ICS 4.0.3. Then my phone rebooted and installed the update. Weird thing was that my phone did it twice. Then after all was set up, I checked my phone. Everything seemed to be ok.

Now I noticed my phone gets really hot quickly, and hotter than before. I again experience auto shut down issues. Worse is that my phone cannot make calls or send text messages. The Sim toolkit I'd but visible in the apps list, but I saw it in Settings >Applications > Manage applications.

Any idea how to resolve these problems? I'd greatly appreciate it.

Btw, I'm on Globe network. TIA.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Most of these issues can be solved by rooting and installing custom rom + kernel.

Sent from my HTC One X
[Galaxy S II General] francis820:
That's the reason why I stopped using Samsung ROMs... LOL :silly:
[Galaxy S II General] new2androids:
Hi, thanks for the reply. What custom ROM and kernel do you recommend?
[Galaxy S II General] francis820:
Not to preempt Sir Gecko's answer but it will actually depends on one's experience, plus what feature in particular do you prioritize. For example in my case, I prioritize customization and performance over battery usage and stability... thus, I use Resurrection Remix coupled with Siyah kernel and a BVLP7 modem. My ROM and kernel deals with the customization and performance that I want, and the modem is to compensate battery use (I hope :p). Also, though the latest version of this ROM is not stable (since it's a pre-Jelly Bean release), it has one of the most active threads right now so people participating in there have workarounds that they share in the community.

You may want to check here or here for the list of ROMs you can try. Kernels can be found here while the modems over here.

Happy hunting! :cool:
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
As suggested above, it really all depends on what you want from a ROM.

For lightness, battery and speed I'd suggest CM9 + SiyahKernel (with MagicConfig).
[Galaxy S II General] droidstarxx:
I suggest BVLP7 as modem. Idk if its placebo effect or any effect that is occuring to me. But with this modem, my phone is not so much hot and data is fast. As for the rom i recommend you use neatrom for ics or chckrom revo hd v6 coupled with thunderbolt script and speedmod kernel plus the modem above hehehe have fun trying. Just remember always do a nandroid backup
[Galaxy S II General] haramizuki:
I tried bvlp7, but KH3 is better, I think? I get more battery life on kh3 than bvlp7. Just my experience. Fast connection too. Well it still depends on usage. :p

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