yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Epic 4G General] josidhe:
My problem is the excessive use of the word 'reportedly', which is the journalistic equivalent to "sources say", and both are vague. It stands that the final deals either haven't gone public or simply haven't been linked to here.

It also says something that the initial request for $15/unit was a standalone offer, without any cross-licensing. The deals ended up being cross-license arrangements, which of course means the per-unit royalty went down (you don't negotiate backwards, after all). So if the conversation went:

MS: "$15 a unit!"

Sammy: "$10 a unit!"

Conclusion: *cross license*

It's entirely possible the final cost was under $10. Who knows? I don't. And most 'articles' are glorified blogs and op-eds, not hard, boring facts.

-aside-

It's also readily ignored by the Android community that, once finally shown the IP MS claims is infringed, hardware vendors by and large roll over without any fight whatsoever (with an exception of...what, Motorola?). No matter how you look at it, it means that, in the courts, MS has incredibly compelling evidence that sucks all of the fight out of vendors. It's easy to sit on your butt and flap your keys at a forum about how MS should "show us the code", but ultimately it's just a bunch of whining, because the people they DO show the code to...give up.
[Epic 4G General] Race2Speed:
Interesting...Thanks.
[Epic 4G General] Sohip:
The developers are climbin in your windows, snatchin your kernel up tryna develp them em so y'all need to hide your links, hide your source cuz they're rapin everybody out here!!!. :D
[Epic 4G General] wsigo:
Lmao niiiice
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
The site's back up and no GB source code.
[Epic 4G General] jdelano:
In the past have they pulled source on the OTA day to replace it with the tar?
[Epic 4G General] sephiroth009:
So it should be released today?
[Epic 4G General] rulyskull:
It could but don't get your hopes up

that epic be a sendin
[Epic 4G General] garyf:
I've come to believe the patents involve activesync and exchange server - which all phones offer connectivity to, for example including iphones - and which because of that entitle MS to the usual royalties.

I wonder how much MS makes per iphone, but would be surprised to learn that it is not, all things considered, about what it makes per android phone.

Google by now, likely has patents it can and will assert against Apple and MS. Samsung's patents on CDMA entitle it to royalties from every ios or windows phone on the Sprint network.

As long as Android's market share is increasing, I'm not worried much about patents. They do suck and are profoundly anti-competitive but they are not an issue for me as a consumer.
[Off-topic] TJBunch1228:
.....seriously
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
wow! WTF? how did that even happen?

lol :p
[Off-topic] aly19:
lucky it was only an 8 GB one

unlucky if you had important stuff on there
[Off-topic] TJBunch1228:
Took the back cover off my galaxy s 4g, not the battery cover, but the cover covering the internals (I was troubleshooting a speaker issue). The SD was supposed to come out before I did that and I spaced it and got a tiny hairline fracture when snapping the cover back into place. Even with the tiniest crack, none of my card readers would read it anymore. After trying to ever so slightly bend it back into place it finally cracked all the way through.

The software and music can be replaced, mostly just the several hundred family photos that I lost that sucks.
[Off-topic] aleks_:
That is crazy.....I have the greatest respect for these tiny cards because they are so tiny yet have so much information. They are made as durable and long lasting as possible but that must have been some force you used to break the card. I've been rough with mine before but not to the point where they crack and break in two. That's a first for me to see something like that. They have been tough for me and I still have a few I bought many years ago that are still going strong. Guess next time you might want to be careful. Sorry about those pictures. As my aunt would say.....just take some more and smile. haha. CHEERS!!!
[Off-topic] SA7039:
You have my condolences lol
[Off-topic] Dripz167:
R.I.P MSDHC, you and you contents will be missed.

Look at the bright side, it was only 8GB. I'd start crying if it read 16GB.
[Off-topic] bojarevics:
wow, that sucks, man.
[Off-topic] TJBunch1228:
I posted it in general because it has a direct connection to my phone. It was done while working on my phone. It is my understanding that off-topic is for all things not gadget related, therefore I didn't post my gadget related post there as to not go off-topic in off-topic.

Sent from the bastard child of Zeus.
[Off-topic] TheRomMistress:
I vacumed mine up a few weeks ago...I think there were pictures in it...and then I broke my laptop that had the only copies. FML too
[Off-topic] TheRomMistress:
Nope, Off Topic catches all the undesired threads ;) - no offence...they like to shoot these my way
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ZRW089:
Got it working...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Kevc44485:
I hate to see pposts like this that says you have a problem but then you go back and delete what you originally said and replace it with got it working. Why not say what you did to fix it? Why not leave your original post so that other people can compare it to their problem and try your fix? Instead nobody knows what your problem is or how to fix it. Your post may have meant something at one point but now it is useless.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Волк:
+1

Though i was about to say "Have you tried to clear app data? That worked for me before."
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hengkah:
I had a great adventure trying to get my phone to CM7 but I'm back to 3.0.1.A.0.145 now.

My journey began by following the instructions on CM website. Unfortunately, the guide did not mention about 4.0.A.2.368 being the requirement. So I ended up with a phone with my baseband not working.

So I tried to do a recovery but failed badly for a few days with fastboot on a Mac. So I decided to use flashtool and even installed Windows using Boot Camp. I even borrowed a Windows PC, but I could not get flashtool to detect my phone.

Eventually I managed to find the right right 3.0.1.A.0.145 ftf file. So I used fastboot flash the boot.img and system.img to recover the phone. It worked.

Now I really want to try to go to CM7 again. I can only find the ftf file for 4.0.A.2.368. Question is I can use the boot.img and system.img found in the ftf file package and fastboot the images directly instead of using flashtool? Then proceed with the CM7 installation.

Is this procedure workable?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1299729
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hengkah:
Thank you for the link, XperienceD.

I have already installed the fastboot drivers and brought back my phone to 3.0.1.A.0.145. I also have an unlocked bootloader.

So from the link, it appears that I can use the fastboot method instead of flashtool.

The link does not mention about 4.0.A.2.368. So do I need to bring the phone to 4.0.A.2.368 first?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
368 is mentioned on the FXP thread, so use that.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hengkah:
Thank you very much!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hengkah:
I tried to do the following.

fastboot -i 0x0fce flash boot kernel.sin

fastboot -i 0x0fce flash system system.sin

(both using files extracted from 4.0.A.2.368)

But it gets stuck at SE logo.

I also tried to use RootXperia.zip, but I cannot find root-xperia-xxx.bat anywhere. I used "install zip from SD card" to install RootXperia.zip, but when I try rebooting, I keep getting back into the menu.

So I'm back at 3.0.1.A.0.145 again :p
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CHez0or:
I am also trying to flash to 4.0.A.2.368 from 3.0.1.A.0.145 with no luck either....

Has anyone been able to go from 3.XXX to 4.XXX???

I really need to get this working ASAP cuz i dont get Signal in CM7 and my phone is useless...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hengkah:
I read in another thread and realised that I've been pressing the wrong button for flashtool. (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18567861&postcount=31)

It didn't help that the 'Back' and 'Menu' buttons are reversed on the Arc and X10. So when I saw the pictorial on the flashtool, I thought I was pressing the right button :o And of course I made the silly assumption that you press the same button for both fastboot and flashtool :(

Ok, one more try tonight!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bombast3r:
man all u should do is first download all needed files :

1- download LT15i_4.0.A.2.368_Generic Global.ftf

2- LT15.sin i can find this file at this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052067

3- You need to download flashtools 0.3.0.0

--------- after u have all those files -------------

1- Install FlashTool

2- LT15.sin place it in the /loaders sub-directory of where you extracted FlashTool to

3- Past firmware you wish to flash to the /firmwares sub-directory

4- Switch your handset off

5- Run FlashTool

6- Press the 'Flash' button and select the .ftf file you wish to flash

When prompted, connect your handset in 'flash mode' - FlashTool should explain exactly how to do this but just in case, press and hold the 'back' button while connecting the USB cable

FlashTool should automatically detect your handset and start flashing it - if it doesn't however:

Disconnect your handset (it should remain switched off)

Close FlashTool

Go to the /drivers sub-directory and run/install ggsetup-2.2.0.10.exe

Now go back to step 6 and follow the instructions once more, everything should work ok this time

When FlashTool finishes, disconnect your phone and switch it on - don't worry if it's a little slow the first time it boots after flashing​

when u finish all of this

Download the latest version of CyanogenMod.

Optional: Download the Google Apps for the device.

Extract the boot.img from the CyanogenMod update.zip and copy the it to the same folder as fastboot (the /tools folder within the Android SDK folder).

Place the CyanogenMod update.zip file on the root of the SD card.

Optional: Place the Google Apps .zip on the root of the SD card also.

Disconnect the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc from the computer and power it off.

Press & hold the Menu button while connecting the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc to the computer.

On the computer, open terminal and run the following command:

fastboot -i 0xfce flash boot boot.img

fastboot -i 0xfce reboot

While the device is reboot press the Volume Rockers a few times to boot into the ClockworkMod Recovery.

Once the device boots into the ClockworkMod Recovery, use the side Volume Rocker to move around, & the Power button to select.

Optional: Select backup and restore to create a backup of current installation on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.

Select the option to Wipe data/factory reset.

Then select the option to Wipe cache partition.

Select Install zip from sdcard.

Select Choose zip from sdcard.

Select the CyanogenMod update.zip.

Optional: Install the Google Apps by performing steps 7 - 9 again and choosing the Google Apps update.zip.

Once the installation has finished, select +++++Go Back+++++ to get back to the main menu, and select the Reboot system now option. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc should now boot into CyanogenMod.​
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hengkah:
Thank you, bombast3r.

I got it working!!!

I got the phone to 4.0.A.2.368 with Flashtool.

Then followed the procedure to install CM7 and viola! Very straightforward!

The thing I did wrong initially.

- Installing CM7 without going to 4.0.A.2.368 first

- Pressing the wrong button when using Flashtool

Hope this helps those who made the same mistake as myself.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lorddeadxiter:
Hi guys! What you think? Is it possible to bring new Android into SGS2?

I was watching at Hong Kong conference. So I'm excited. Probably I'll buy new phone - Galaxy Nexus. So what's your opinion? Is it possible? I'm noob :D.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doop:
Very possible. Google Nexus is not that much of a hardware leap from the SGS2. It will come to the SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ceo.mtcl:
watched the event myself as well... Not too much impressed tho... Its coming on verizon for now.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjhiza:
Give it time… you'll see a ROM or two out by Thanksgiving IMO. The sdk has been released, and once the Nexus hits the market, and a system dump is "in the wild", devs will cook ROMs like crazy! :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lorddeadxiter:
doop - I think so after week it will be new rom here.

ceo.mtcl - Why? It looks phenomenal!

jjhiza - I agree with you
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wltklah:
Is ICS's native GUI hardware accelerated by GPU?? From the demo, it doesn't seems perfectly smooth to me. Although Android 3.x was promoted as hardware accelerated GUI, I still find it very laggy scrolling through the homepages when there are some widgets. Putting it besides iPads, it's really a negative to Android.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donalgodon:
Not supposed to say this maybe, but I'm underwhelmed by the UI in ICS. Had the same feeling about much of Honeycomb, really.

The UI is looking more and more Metro-like and ultra minimalist to the point of absurdity with every iteration. :shudder:

Flame away, but Gingerbread looks far better to me aesthetically. Give me the under the hood fixes, better multiprocessor support, etc. , but leave what works alone, IMO. If I wanted a Win-doze phone 7 device, I'd buy one.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sammy83:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/google-confirms-nexus-s-will-get-ice-cream-sandwich-for-real/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blisset:
Hi, can I know WHEN I will install Android 4.0 on my Galaxy S2?

one month.... two months...or more?

Thank you very much
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esk02k:
9 months.

No but really that's a question only Samsung can answer. We have the SDK but we need a system dump and even then who knows what hurdles we have to jump to get it to function properly.

Just keep an eye on various development sections.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Siberian Tiger:
We have already a system dump ;)

http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/...am-sandwich-galaxy-nexus-system-app-dump.html
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xeq544:
Earlier with cyanogenmod I would say :) And I am not looking for anything else because ics will be gimped to death by touchwiz :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laird_Attwood:
Okay, so we've already seen Ice Cream Sandwich running on the Nexus S, but that was decidedly... unofficial. We've just heard straight from Google's Gabe Cohen that the Nexus S will definitely be getting ICS. In fact, both he and Matias Duarte think most Gingerbread devices will see an upgrade, saying: "Currently in the process for releasing Ice Cream Sandwich for Nexus S. Theoretically should work for any 2.3 device." It's hardly a surprise and there's no specific word on timing just yet, but hopefully it won't take long to move that vanilla Android device up to something with a breaded exterior.​

I guess that would be a yes, I can't see Samsung not updating a hugely popular handset (which has yet to have a real update) but I can not see them doing it anytime soon unless they drop the 2.3.5 update like they did with 2.3.4 to look at ICS.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lorddeadxiter:
As you know for Google phones it's immediately but for other brand it takes some time. Personally I think it will be after 3 or more months for official Samsung ROM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leedavis:
They'll want to sell Galaxy Nexus for Christmas, but I don't expect Samsung to release for the SGS2 until New Year.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blisset:
ARE YOU SERIOUS? :eek: 9 months? In 9 months Samsung ships Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0...

But system dump of Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Nexus? :confused:

Have we have to wait the Samsung official 4.0 firmware for S2?

Android 2.3.5 was out on July and Samsung official 2.3.5 for S2 was out in October... It takes 3 months, pheraps 4 monts, not 9...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Intratech:
<rumour>SGS2 will get ICS faster than you think. </rumour>
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Knock Knock....:
what can we do with the system dump that has been posted?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikulec:
Thanks, any additional info on that "rumor"?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] downwiththebanksters:
Of course it will kids...as soon as this stuff is out in the wild there'll be buggy stuff, and then good stuff. Wasn't the firmware for the SGS2 out before the phone was?

Everybody say:

OOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

see the calm waters rippling on a sandy beach

OOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MakeW00t:
Dont know if u care but Samsung Finland has said in facebook that android 4.0 is coming to GSII.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hdaackda:
Any chance of sgs getting ics? Not s2, but good old sgs
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deciduous Sprue:
Seems to be a thread in the Galaxy S forums for that question.....;

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1307731
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/242132/ice_cream_sandwich_the_most_delicious_android_yet.html

First impressions from me, very impressive in particular the facial recognition thing.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planetf1:
Do you have a link?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MS.:
After watching all those presantations i nearly jizzed in my pants! :-) Really, really love every single thing about it. I'm talking about ICS. Nexus Prime is another thing that i don't like at all. 4,6"???? It's a phone, not tablet god damit. 5mpix camera? Even Apple decided to give 8mpix camera to their (l)users...

Anyways, waiting for ICS.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
As i said on another thread i couldn't justify (or afford) getting a Nexus while it only has a 5MP camera when my SGSII has a 8MP camera, asides from that it looks impressive although 4.65 is too big IMO!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prodygee:
You do know you cant do **** with just an SDK when it comes to making a Rom eh? :D

Theres no Source Code to ICS available yet, so the devs will probably use system dumps like you said!

---

Anyways, we will get it officially too. Because of that new law Google made up :P. Where phone manufacturers have to support and provide updates for their phone for a minimum of 18 months after release.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SAlmighty:
also, does more resolution on a handheld device really make any difference at all? i think SG2 is practically appropriate down the line
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr_Kierz:
I must admit i like the look of the call screen with a big pic.

i do agree it is moving towards W7
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MakeW00t:
https://www.facebook.com/SamsungSuomi

Its in the update that tells about Galaxy Nexus and ICS. In the comments. But it is in finnish.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Intratech:
I'm talking about officially available.;);)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikulec:
Come on Intratech, dont talk in riddles. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cangir:
will this fix the battery xD?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pik1:
intratech, don't be so intraverted :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MS.:
Some users needs to be fixed, not the batteries.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkullDeath:
I hope ICS is released for SGS2 this year, hardware acceleration sounds nice.

I really hope SGS 3 (or whatever Samsung calls its next flagship) and other manufacturers go for hardware buttons rather than wasting valuable screen space for permanent buttons.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronijs19:
Beter wasting phone space? virtual buttons alow biger screen in small phone. when you use internet or wach muvie, you got full screen. real experience.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freemini:
Not to mention that they can change orientation, remaining the the same place whatever the orientation. They may also change(menu button only when you need it).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XVampireX:
To be honest, I agree with the quoted person (the one you quoted), there's a problem with battery life, and I'm talking to you about getting through the day with normal usage, barely playing games and listening to music. Was just sitting on a game for 5-10 minutes, that Air Attack HD or whatever and it drained my battery by about 5-7%, talking for 1 minute drains 1% of battery most of the time.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] King Shady:
At first I disliked the on-screen buttons, but now after seeing them in action... Whoa they look good.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barryyam:
it will be great if s2 with 4.0 andriod.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AleXHB:
I have a question...

All gingerbread devices should receive ICS, so "gingerbread devices" refers to all devices that are able to run gingerbread (updated from froyo) or all devices launched with gingerbread??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronni.rasmussen:
Nobody said all gingerbread devices should get anything. What was said is that all gingerbread devices should be able to run ICS. Seems like a lot of people misunderstood this, so people shouldn't get their hopes up.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjhiza:
I would say that most "newish" devices will have the ability to run the OS, but some older models will never see it via OTA. My advice if you have an older phone (or even a brand new one, like my D3 = stuffed full of Blur)… learn to root it, and flash an AOSP ROM when one becomes available. I'm thinking Pete will probably release one, along with Cyanogen (CM9), and maybe Chevy. I would venture to say that the first wave of AOSP stuff should be rolling out by Thanksgiving, and then it's just a matter of waiting for your particular device to be supported. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indian07_blood:
Last time we all waited for official update for like 2months. Dont you guys think if samsung release update so quick then it will affect the sales of nexus?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmoravin:
let me get this straight [at least for newbies]

Android 4.0 is available BUT

Cannot update the Galaxy S2 Android 2.3.4

RIGHT?

So..........we've to wait till a rom such as Lite'ning is released

Sorry about the basic question.........dumped iPhone and using S2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anshmiester78900:
Dude officially Samsung will release it n it might take some time .. but unofficially it will be ported too soon by devs .. :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MS.:
Ask game developers to add an option to limit FPS, this will drastically save the battery.

Per day i play up to 1 hour of Pocket Legends (which is a real resource hog), i spend 45-60 minutes on calls, i do few texts, check Twitter and in the evening usually still have 10-20% of juice.

This really depends on ROM/settings/software you use. Also, you shouldn't forget that this is one of most powerful phones in the world + it has a huge, super-bright screen (just set brightness to 100% and battery will die in 2-4 hours, depending on CPU load).

You just can't complain if your Aston Martin One-77 eats 5 times more of patrol then Nisan Micra ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cangir:
which rom do you use?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MS.:
Last ~two months i was on Lite'ning 1,5 + Ninphetamine 2.05 kernel and KE7 radio. Now testing my own stripped KI3 ROM with CF 4,2 KI3 kernel and KI3 radio.

Also, to prevent phone of overheating (when gaming + charging) i always use Set CPU with these profiles.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anjarys:
I +1 at this :D