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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsimonr:
Hi, i have had my sgs2 for a few months and i've decided i want to swap it for a different phone

my problem is, i have flashed a lot of different rom's and forgot to make a nandroid backup of original firmware so i have found the second to last update (original samsung stock) and flashed that via odin so the phone is back to stock unrooted, i then connected it to kies and tried to update to latest firmware but it came back with unable to update this device

i got the stock firmware from the post in original development and i'm almost sure its the right one

i am from the UK and i am on Orange network but the mobile is unlocked, can anyone help me to get kies to update or tell me what the right firmware/kernel to use so kies will update the device.

p.s. i only want to do this because i want the person i am swapping with to be able to update it without using odin etc..

Thanks,

Simon.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
KF3 is an official firmware as far as I know. Download and flash that via Odin. You should get update via Kies if it is there.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooza:
First is your phone factory unlocked or unlocked by IMEI.If its unlocked by IMEI then you need to check the product code to see what operator firmware is the original but if its factory unlocked then XDA or Samfirmware should have it but clear the bin counter and system data in CWM mode before the flash.Try everything to clear the phone completely.

What firmware do have now??
[Networking] sitnlow4life:
I am traveling to France for 2 weeks

I would like to have 3g Data and voice while I am over there

Does anyone recomend a Pre Paid Sim provider that i should go with?

I have a Unlocked Tmobile Galaxy S2

Thanks in advance
[LG Optimus 2x] Deletko:
Every 30 or so min when the phone is on standby the process suspend spikes the cpu to 100% over and over again.

Using cm_p990_full-168

Ive read the forums this problem existed before and its back or it was never fixed. Anyone found whats cosing the problem? Please share.

I did full wipe before installing and this is my first time trying cyanogenmod. Im seeing the process with Watch Dog. Never had this problem with any of the stock roms.

Ive tested the miui rom also it uses the same karnel and i think its karnel related because the same thing happens on miui rom. Anyone can point me to a custom karnel that i can try?

Tnx in advance.
[LG Optimus 2x] xAdaM--:
Just because it also happens on MIUI does not neccessarily mean it is down to the kernel. MIUI is based on CM so could quite possibly just be a bug in CM.
[LG Optimus 2x] S0ci0:
Dont post this in the dev section, what do you think the Q & A section is for? AAARGH
[LG Optimus 2x] galaxyfitankit:
Same problem anyone have solution??
[LG Optimus 2x] Rayman96:
Yes - BAN.
[LG Optimus 2x] Micronuub:
Mod, move this thread please.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paradan09:
I got a question concerning the european 3G version of the Xoom. I was wondering whether I can use an AT&T simcard in my european Xoom 3G when I am in the US to get AT&T 3G to work?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] almostinsane:
Nope 10 char
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paradan09:
But why not? I mean the european Xoom supports 1900Mhz which AT&T uses for their 3G. So what is the reason it won't work?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jester450:
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/AddOns/Accessories/AccessoryDetailPopUp.aspx?accessory=916075f6-938d-4ce1-a6d3-69a685769d1a&inCart=True&catCode=22

I travel alot and one of the main reasons I bought the GS2 was for the big screen to use with Nav. Just ordered this today. Will post pics and review :)

REVIEW:

Got the dock today. Gotta say, not too bad. Although I don’t really think it’s worth more than about $25 tops. The build quality is ok. Everything is plastic, but it feels kind of light (the suction holder). Guess that’s a good thing if it’s being mounted to the windshield.

What’s included: Phone Dock, Suction Holder, Car Charger, Sticky suction pad (to use on your dash)

Suction Holder

There are 3 main components to this. The suction it pretty heavy duty. Probably better than my Garmin windshield mount. Once positioned on the glass, there’s a lever you push down drawing the air out making for a pretty good and strong contact. To release it from the windshield is just as easy. Just pull the same lever up to release.

The holder allows for full 360 rotation of the phone. Loosen the round knob to position and tighten. Once tightened, it’s pretty snug.

Where the phone dock connects, the suction holder has a little spring loaded push lever that’s used to clamp the phone dock to the holder. Same method is used to release the phone dock.

Phone Dock

Again, it’s pretty light. I wouldn’t say it’s feels cheap but just really light. The phone fits in pretty sung. It’s definitely not going anywhere. The dock also has a cut out for the camera, which is nice if you want to take pics of the road or maybe even a video of the guy in front of you with a lowered Silverado with a mural of his trunk on his tailgate 

Once the phone is in, the bottom end of the phone dock slides in and out making the usb contact. On the back of the dock, you have a micro usb port for charging and a 3.5mm line out jack. My only concern is with time, this portion will get loose. Seems like there’s 2 positions this click into as you slide it one way or the other.

Car Charger

It’s a micro usb car charger. Nothing more to say. Always good to have a spare one.

The dock definitely DOES NOT accept the phone with any cases. Don’t know about skins though. It’s a pretty sung fit with. Going to head over to TMO sometime this week and pick up the a ZAGG Dry application skin and see.

Figured it would, but as soon as you slide the plug from the dock into the phone, it goes into car mode right away, even without it being plugged into a power source. This can be deactivated by going into notifications and clicking Deactivate Car mode.

All in all, I’d have to say I’m pretty pleased with it. Not really pleased about how much it costs, but hey…It would have been nice for them to include an audio cable with the package. I bought this to replace my older Garmin Nav. Figure it’s much easier having this than traveling with the Garmin.

Update: Looks like this is going back. The line-out doesn't work. Getting no sound :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Deleted member 2653512:
does anyone else find it interesting that all of these same accessories cost $29.95 with the Vibrant and now cost $44.95 with the SGSII?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dsmwookie:
Thinking of picking this up:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Exogear-Exo...ccessories&hash=item588ef6bfb4#ht_4693wt_1270

Seems like a decent quality holder that will work no matter any case I use.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mziol:
Nope. Makes sense, T-Mobile just released the phone so they hiked up all prices on "new" accessories. It's all naming/branding my man.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Raul69.atl:
Looks nice...if u get it post some pics please.

I have one but makes too much noise when the car moves.

Tmo Galaxy S2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dsmwookie:
http://www.amazon.com/MSW-Exogear-E...ZLOS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1319143393&sr=8-6

It is cheaper on Amazon. I am searching for a few other universals and I will make a decision in a day or two.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GaryParr:
Was feeling frisky so picked it up at the store with the phone. Works great but the phone is held rather tightly and requires two hands to remove it when getting out of your car. Might loosen a bit over time, but a PITA for now. Phone also recognizes that this is a car dock (as opposed to desktop dock) and kicks on the VoiceTalk app automatically. Kind of nice.

-- edit --

Used a universal on my last phone... have to say that having the charger plug into the mount directly is hands-down worth the extra money. I hated having to find the dangling end of the usb cord every time I got in my truck... especially in the dark. With the made-for-it mount, you sit the phone in the mount and then slide the bottom part up which engages the charge and locks in the phone. All with one hand.

-GP
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zoth:
Have one and the best part about this mount is that it sticks to almost part in my car. Aside from the really curved parts.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] esdwa:
Bought my first car dock for my old Vibrant few months ago, now have to get it again for my new SGS2. Like before I am getting OEM directly from Samsung website. Not sure what TM sells but the one I saw in their store looks pretty crappy from some 3rd party vendor.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GaryParr:
The car dock... excuse me, "vehicle navigation mount" I got at the t-mo store two days ago is a Samsung-branded accessory. Guy had to actually open the box that UPS delivered that morning. Perhaps your store didn't have them yet?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] esdwa:
Good for you! I guess the TM store I had a pleasure to visit had different model on display. Looked really ugly comparing to oem model.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] myunitisz:
they should start getting them in. There OEM it should be in green and white box with samsung all over it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ctkatz:
$64,000 question: will it work with a case?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pwanghk:
What do you think of these Herbert Richter German made windshield mount? The mount is used in a Pioneer AVIC-F500BT GPS which is quite heavy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bobsbbq:
Probably not as it is made to fit the device snugly. This is why I use a pouch belt clip as I use my phone all the time for navigation and can't be taking a case on and off every time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dsmwookie:
My Exogear mint will be here tomorrow. I'll let you know how it is. Cost $18 shipped off Amazon.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dsmwookie:
Some quick shots of my Exogear mount. Sticks to just about any surface and holds most phones in a case. Video is uploading as we speak.

---------- Post added at 06:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:44 PM ----------

http://youtu.be/PApQgF4Q8Lk
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] robdan51:
cheap but nice mount

Just rec this mount ordered 2 one for my s2 and one fr my wifes vibrant really pleased with them ordered one more {ebay}Samsung Galaxy S II T989 Heavy Duty Windshield Premium Car Mount Phone Holder
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Splaktar:
Bummer. I need one that works with cases and has a longer arm to position the unit closer to the dash from the deeply set window. I really liked my previous one that I got from Amazon, but the bearing wore out or something and it won't stay in any position other than limply hanging down now...

Thanks for the review!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dsmwookie:
Are you referring to mine? It works with a case on.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] msundin:
You can enable the audio jack by checking the "Use external speakers when device is docked" ckeck-box in the Dock Settings.

Menu button -> Settings -> Dock Settings
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jester450:
Ahhh. Maybe thats it. Good thing I didn't send it back. Must try.

..... that was it. Thanks.

Sent from my SGH-T989
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] iYuseffitou:
Hello everyone! i'm new to the Forum as you all can see.. and i'm also new to the Android family. I have the HTC Merge.. but I live in Puerto Rico, and over here there's an Exclusive Puertorican carrier called "Open Mobile" is kinda like US Cellular, cause they have all the same phones.. the thing is.. I got it like a month ago and i have Android 2.2 and my girlfriend got it a few days ago and she has 2.3.4 built in, so.. I went to the HTC page and I downloaded the update but when I run it I get the Error 131 Customer ID Error.. and i really want to update my phone.. I read a little about it and atleast I think it's that it's not the US Cellular carrier or something and I cant update it with that Rom Update Utility.. cause i'm from another Carrier.. any thing else I can do to update it? thank you
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tiki_turtle:
I recently installed miuig2x-1.8.19 on my LG 999 however after about 5 minutes airplane mode come on. The only way to fix is battery removal. But them again....it only lats about 5 minutes.s

Anyone got any advice :-)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] epicsquare:
Same issue here. Lucky me though it lasts most of the day before going to airplane.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jboxer:
Sounds like a way too aggressive power saving setting. Does MIUI have a power saving program built in, or did you install some kind of battery saver program?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Khilbron:
I would gladly ditch my GS2 for this bad boy. I mean who doesn't want a phone that brews their coffee for them.

http://www.pomegranatephone.com/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gmap516:
Please, please, please, realize what this actually is.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Khilbron:
Wait, you mean its not a real phone?????????????? OMG I've been fooled by an ad for Nova Scotia.. no **** its not a real phone, did your sense of humor die today?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jimbobtexas:
:rolleyes:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] buggerritt:
I like the harmonica
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] geolemon:
That's it, I'm moving to Nova Scotia.

Clearly they are more technologically advanced than the rest of the world.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Khilbron:
But the question is, can it multi-task. Can it brew your coffee while playing a movie on the projector! Now that is the question.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gksmith:
I like the blonde...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
"As a promotion to induce tourism, Nova Scotia commissioned these ads for a fake phone, the Pomegranate NS08, a ridiculously full-featured..."
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
Does it come in green? Lol

Sent from my Epic Touch 4G
[Motorola Photon 4G] MultiDev:
I know the current unlocked bootloader causes you to lose 4g.

I'm curious as to why. I've tried searching these forums and googling this, but all I can find is posts and articles that say it simply doesn't work, but never mentioning why. From my Evo 4G days, when they unlocked the bootloder, 4G was never lost and the same is true with the Evo 3D. Revolutionary was able to unlock without affecting 4G. I'm wondering why the photon is different. Does Motorola's bootloader do things differently? Or is something else at play here?

Basically, I am hoping someone can tell me why 4G is lost in the current bootloader.

(P.S. This isn't a complaint or anything. I know there are good devs working on this. I am genuinely curious about why 4G doesn't work with the unlocked bootloader)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Kcarpenter:
When the Evo 4G was originally unlocked, it did kill 4G. Pretty much for the same reason ours does - the bootloader passes off some keys to the 4G radio so that you can connect to the network - ours is missing that part of the hand shake. Jugs has a fix in mind, but is having a hard time coming up with the hardware to build a new bootloader - at least that was the case about 2 weeks ago.
[Motorola Photon 4G] BuddahWolf01:
same thing happened with the evo shift. When it was unlocked it took a while to get it figured out how to keep 4g.
[Motorola Photon 4G] willysp:
That's old news - he always had compatible hardware (but didn't realize it) and then someone gave him a 64-bit OS. Other issues have arisen since then - I just don't think that path will produce anything.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Kcarpenter:
A lot changes in 2 weeks ;)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] jdsemler:
I got the Jrioni arcade playing MAME ROMs, but I cant get it to load Neo Geo ROMs. It does not see them if they are unzipped as a .MVS file, and the zipped versions that do show up have an error. I do have the neogeo.zip BIOS file in the directory.

Any tips or app recommendations? I need a Samurai Showdown II nostalgia fix! :D
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] TheVicious:
For Neo-Geo best app is TigerMame. Almost all Neo-Geo games works (Garou, SNK vs Capcom, all Samurai Shawdown etc.)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Red_Kop:
TigerArcade...everything NeoGeo I've thrown at it works...and it has save states (if you pay).
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] jdsemler:
Thanks, it is working great!

Do you have any issue with SNK vs Capcom or Samurai Shodown V not having sound? The other games I tried had sound, so just checking if I have bad files.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] TheVicious:
Try diffrent rom files. I have both games, and both works great!
[HTC Wildfire S] jikantaru:
Hello,

for those who like small fonts (like me), with a little help from robocik, i made this zip to change the size of the stock fonts

DOWNLOAD ATTACHMENT - for ALL roms, and will work on all installed apps

DOWNLOAD - REVERT TO STOCK FONT SIZE

Credits to vladnosferatu for making the fonts, I just repackaged it in zip flashable with wildfire s recovery.
[Off-topic] khein:
I don't think I need to say anything more.

[YOUTUBE]elKxgsrJFhw[/YOUTUBE]

iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elKxgsrJFhw
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
+1

sweet!

this is amazing!!!!

[YOUTUBE]elKxgsrJFhw[/YOUTUBE]

LMAO @ siri when answered "i don't know the answer to this question"
[Off-topic] khein:
Thanks for correcting. Should have googled "xda youtube post" first before betting the preview was just having some issues. :P
[Off-topic] jonny68:
haha pay €600 for an iPhone 4S and you drop it and look what happens:p
[Off-topic] nwmuc:
wtf? :eek:

but ... nice test!
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
that's what insurances are for ;)
[Off-topic] ph00ny:
That test heavily depends on how it lands on the surface but lack of mass and metal should help with transferring some of the impact

I've made a post in the SGS2 forum but i've dropped my phone without a case several times already and it took some damage on the casing where it hit the asphalt/concrete surfaces multiple times but no cracked screens yet
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
that's the whole reason why Samsung choose plastic over metal case

makes it more crash resistant by default, in addition to the gorilla glass

however... there's another truth not many site has reviewed or shown.

the sudden heat/cold change can shatter the gorilla lass on the Galaxy S phones easily

of course that will apply to almost anything else as well. ;)
[Off-topic] m2smoe:
fun video 10char
[Off-topic] Flasher8:
absolutely brilliant ! :D
[Off-topic] movieaddict:
lol! thats whats insurance is for
[Off-topic] vnvman:
Yes, because everyone chooses a phone looking at the drop tests. Let's get a Nokia 5210 then :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] luchador78:
Awesome! I'm always dropping my phone lol
[Off-topic] Jaunzems:
Sandwich of two pieces of glass and a tiny strip of metal isn't my definition of "durable and tough".

Samsung chose plastic over metal because it is just better. I've dropped Omnia 7 (only one of two in Latvia) and the glass shattered, however Galaxy S and Ace are more resistant.
[Off-topic] Jsmokey:
Yeah they are samsung did a great job designing their devices to take a hit. My captivate has fallen down two flights of stairs and all it did was crack the slider where the charger plugs in didn't even scratch the screen.

The old iPhones could take a drop much better than the 4s, I've watched my brother drop his face first a few times, it was the 3gs, and never did more than chip the edge. Then he bought the original iphone 4 and shattered the screen the first week.

Sorry to hear about your omnia, thats a tough break with only 2 in the country.
[Off-topic] Zygi Jables:
Haha, smooth.
[Off-topic] Jaunzems:
Jsmonkey - it wasn't my Omnia - it was a review sample :)
[Off-topic] Jsmokey:
Well thats not so bad then, still that would suck though, and definitely cut down on your review time lol.
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
People please stay in topic

the original content is about the material quality of iphone4s vs Galaxy S2 in a drop test

the topic is not about who created a flat screen smartphone/tablet first, nor about apple vs android, there's already a topic for that here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1246779
[Off-topic] Whiskey103:
Okey guys, please stay on topic. And keep it civil and a nice place in here. Thanks.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Correct. It's also why HTC used aluminium semi-unibody.

I'm by no means careless, but I am clumsy (big difference - one apathetic; one genetic) so having something that "bounces" a little decreases the impact. Physics FTW.

Aluminium is also softer(ish) than asphalt or concrete so it will deform instead of vibrate and shatter.

One thing I don't understand is that a lot of people say that the SGS2 build is "plasticky" and therefore not robust. I sincerely urge you to try to put the thing through a simple stress test to see if that holds true. I have tried bending the phone (not too hard, though...) and it's pretty solid. Although, I can't say much about your preference, but don't try to make personal aesthetics scientific.
[Off-topic] Sophia Kuo:
A good test should test more times! how about 10? :D
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/lf737/iphone_4s_and_galaxy_s_ii_compared_both_phones/c2s7j2p
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
Again.... stay on topic

if you want to ague about apple go back to that topic http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1246779

this topic is about the quality of the material on a drop test

not which phone was invented first.
[Off-topic] TheRomMistress:
You were all warned 4 times to keep on topic of the durability of the two phones. I will not be so nice as to simply warn you. Next person to argue what type of phone is better or even mention something off topic will get an infraction...after that...thread will be closed.​
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Lets see if i can remember what I posted about iphones breaking before...

I can recall an engadget type article about the first one in the office getting an iphone 4, taking it outside to check signal quality and dropping it, resulting in a smashed phone.

The poor design of the iphone with respect of it's durability has been known since the begining, there were people who claimed only the back glass would break as the front glass was so much stronger, they were shown to be wrong.

People were even showing how to make a diy replacement back panel out of wood.

If you own an iphone 4, insurance is a must, and is normally more expensive.

I can see no reason why the back panel couldn't have been made of acrylic etc that wouldn't shatter, but then it would be more prone to scratches I suppose, so it's a case of form over function AKA bad design.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flasher8:
guys,

any rom has wifi hotspot fully working ? :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Godra:
Its about kernel, not ROM. You have LDX and FXP kernel with built in hotspot function.
[HTC Sensation] macman120:
Since rooting my device and flashing revolution hd I keep getting unable to send message when I try to send an sms.

Is there a fix for this?