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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] seanyuan62:
Most gingerbread ROM's without sense have camera application working flawlessly and taking very nice pictures. In addition, you can install the MIUI camera .apk for full screen and fully optimized picture taking
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] crevlthe:
I had the C905 as well! great camera.

yeah, I feel the image quality on the HD2's camera isn't perfect, but it isn't bad either; just that sometimes I get really underexposed photos. serves its purpose ;)

crevlthe
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jianC:
Some builds have better camera than others because of their different camera libs. Miui rom has much better camera libs than the cyanogenmod 7 nightly does..
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] sendromx:
the camera in HD2 is perfect for me. i tried it in several roms by several softwares and just satisfied with it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] A2CKilla:
Though I'm not complaining as it helps with battery life, but do any of you guys find it weird that even if the brightness is turned way down the screen is still very bright and vibrant???
[Motorola Photon 4G] devilsshadow:
Not really. As was said in another thread, the pentile screen is indeed a marvelous thing to behold. It's a case of pros outweighing the cons.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jfdebo779:
I thought My Vibrant had a bright screen, but the Photon puts it to shame and battery life is crazy.
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
Someone saying good things about the photon screen? :eek: blasphemy
[Motorola Photon 4G] JonandRoid:
Hahahaha! Thats all i gotta say...and i agree, pretty bright
[Motorola Photon 4G] MultiDev:
Yeah, this is about the only advantage to the pentile screen. This and battery life.

In all other avenues, it sucks. I still can't get used to jaggedness and cross hatching yet despite having had the phone for a month; I know some people have, but I can't seem to. And my friend's Evo 3D has much much better color fidelity.
[Motorola Photon 4G] A2CKilla:
i don't know my friend, i too have the photon and the evo 3d, and i like the colors of the photon better, and about the screen,lol, there was never anything wrong with it, just some people need to nit pick about any little thing to say the photon is crap when it is, in my opinion, the only TRUE smartphone out there
[Motorola Photon 4G] MultiDev:
Oh don't get me wrong, this is the superphone. I love it...except the screen. Despite the complete crappiness of the screen, I still choose this phone over the Evo 3D or Epic Touch.

I just really hate seeing the jaggedness of everything. When zoomed out on webpages, the text gets really pixelated and hard to see. Aside from brightness, I can barely stand this screen. Whats really annoying is when you play netflix and netflix switches to a low quality stream for connection issues; the jaggedness there is almost unbearably bad because the video is blocking in addition to the cross hatching.
[Motorola Photon 4G] willysp:
I would agree that the screen is quite bright. I normally keep it at 20% for normal office lighting, and 10-15% for airplanes or darker rooms. Works quite well for me at those settings.

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LOL! After reading Photon reviews, I went to the Sprint store fully expecting to hate the screen. Instead I love it! The Samsung needs to be turned up very bright to match it, and is then washed out by comparison.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
If it's too bright, screen filter app. Duh
[Motorola Photon 4G] willysp:
I spent an hour in the store trying to see those problems and just couldn't see them. Have you looked at other Photons in other stores, etc, etc? Maybe some peoples eyes just see issues or don't see issues....

WRT color fidelity, the Photon is closest to accurate color representation - the EVO 3D is a bit over-saturated, the Samsung is WAY over-saturated. But some people like artificial saturation, which is why digital cameras have a 'vivid' setting. :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] vikramdhani:
I am wondering if there is way for me to shut down the 4G service on my amaze and have 3G instead. I know on some android phones it is possible. signal drops on 4G is really pissing me off
[HTC Amaze 4G] Enzopreme:
if it drops 4g it should automatically switch to 3g, if its not, its either cause you have no data reception at all at the time, or you have a screwed up phone, probably not the latter. There are some toggle apps you can look into on the market though, elixir is really good, and beautiful widgets has a 4g toggle i believe as well... hope this helps ya...
[HTC Amaze 4G] TheHeffNerr:
I'm using LTE switch. cuts it down too 4G

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.geoffreybuttercrumbs.lteswitch&feature=search_result

GSM Only (2g)

GSM Auto (4g)

elixir looks nice, I'm going to play around with it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Enzopreme:
the LTE switch works for HSPA+?
[HTC Amaze 4G] TheHeffNerr:
It's kicking my phone down too and showing 2G and after running a speed test it's like 200kbps. I haven't really tried to kick it over to 3G.
[HTC Amaze 4G] thephunk:
Your choices are 2G or 3G/4G. The 3G and 4G signals are essentially the same, both WCDMA. This is why you don't see a 3G icon, it is all wrapped into the 4G icon.

If you want to stop 4G data, you can download the widget from the market or go to Settings > Wireless & Networks >Mobile Networks > and change Network Mode to GSM only.
[HTC Amaze 4G] devcurious:
This.

4G and 3G use the same "part" of the network.

T-Mobile's network is not like Verizon or Sprint, where a completely different communication channel is being used.

The functionality is quite similar to WiFi...With 802.11 B and G, they use they same frequencies and talk on the same channels. However, 802.11 B tops out at 10Mbps, while G is capable of hitting (theoretically) 54mbps. The only caveat being that both the access point and the client, must support the updated protocol.

So yes, although it's doesn't seem logical, your choice is either 4G (HSDPA and HSDPA+) or 2G (EDGE).
[HTC Amaze 4G] lamenramen:
If 3 and 4g are the same on Tmobile's network, then when you're on 4G, does it use any more battery than it does on 3G?

My user experience says yes. The battery hogging is on par with the EVO and Sprint's wimax. There was a switch to revert to 3G, and all sprint users that I knew never used 4G because it drained the battery in a matter of a few hours.

On an AT&T iPhone 3G, the battery never drained this quickly.
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[HTC Amaze 4G] djdanska:
As long as i am not leaving the 3G or 4G area, i set mine on wcdma only. Problem solved. When i travel into 2g areas, i put it back on auto.
[HTC Amaze 4G] xndabox:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.. But our 3g and 4g has no dependence on our radio. It's dependent on the signal we receive. So to answer your question, no power is saved because 3g and 4g use the same part of the phone. Only on 2g because a lower power radio is receiving the data signal

Over 10000!!! You bet I am.
[HD7 Windows Phone 7 Development] tttt9999:
Making your own tones

But we know many of you have a particular ringtone in mind—or sound files already on your PC that you’d like to turn into one. In Mango, we give you the flexibility to do this yourself—with some important caveats. To qualify as a ringtone, a sound file must be:

1. 39 seconds or shorter

2. smaller than 1 megabyte (MB)

3. saved in MP3 or WMA format

4. not copy-protected (i.e. DRM free)

In short, custom ringtones can be installed using the Zune software on your PC. Once you’ve created an audio file that meets the ringtone requirements, find it in your Zune music collection, right-click the file, and change the Genre field to Ringtone. Then just sync the file to your phone like you would any music track.

Don’t worry: items marked Ringtone won’t show up in your phone’s music collection—so there’s no need to fear that during a workout you’ll suddenly hear your dog barking or other homemade ring. Instead, you’ll see them in Ringtones + Sounds in Settings, under a new Custom category we’ve created.
[HD7 Windows Phone 7 Development] alanomakot:
god very nice solution, thank youuuu. it s better short way to make your own ringtones.
[HD7 Windows Phone 7 Development] gabriel_dream:
This trick was posted in WP7 forum at begining of September. Can be used only on Zune 4.8 final.
[HD7 Windows Phone 7 Development] 5ft24:
you can use any MP3 editor to change the Genre to ringtone as well...

I use MP3Tag
[HD7 Windows Phone 7 Development] rdia:
very good these tips parabens.
[HD7 Windows Phone 7 Development] xxtsfxx:
Does this work on alerts as well? I.e. Change the genre to ALERT?
[HD7 Windows Phone 7 Development] bigboy38:
what about alerts guys i love here you have mail then a plan tone !!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] azmtbiker:
Newbie question here.

What are you guys using to back up your phone when you flash a new rom?

Is there an easy way to reload all the old apps when you flash a new rom? or do you have to reload everything manually.

I just put the starburst rom on my phone and really liking it. I assume I will want a flash a later version at some point and am wondering if there is an easier way to the apps back and such after flashing.

thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ApocNarok:
TitaniumBackup. When backing up, I would just backup the apps, and not the system data. I have StarBurst too, and it works great.

FYI if you have the free version, when you restore apps you have to manually hit install, done, install, done. If you buy Pro, then I believe you won't need to.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bluefire808:
Exactly what Apoc said. But just buy it. Its WAY worth it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Drakhar:
Be careful using Titanium backup to restore apps. It can cause big time problems when restoring backed up apps from different ROM bases.

AppBrain is a good app that will keep track of all the apps you have installed and you can use it as a reference to reinstall them from the Market. This is what I do, then I use Titanium Backup to restore the data to those apps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] notnice564:
got my phone on the day it came out. loving my SGS2, had my phone in my pocket , took it out to text and i see a hairline crack on the top of the screen. i dont know what the hell happened but my screen is cracked. i do have insurance but since i just got the phone can i return to tmobile and get a new 1 .some1 any1 help on what i can do.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tq745:
yeah you should be able to just return it if you just got it...

sorry for my ignorance but does the gs2 have gorilla glass?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] notnice564:
i have no idea. i doubt it because my phone was in my pocket jus like i always carry my htc sensation and that never happened.i dont think gorilla glass would crack that easy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bighulk666:
wow! Lucky you have ins on the phone. Must have been a faulty screen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Z51:
Life happens. Did tmo swap it out?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heygrl:
You can't return a damaged phone. You'll have to go through insurance to exchange it and pay the deductible.. you might get them to sympathize if it has NO other damage but I'd doubt it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mziol:
GSM arena seems to think so:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_t_mobile-4129.php

I'm not 100% sure though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jasontx:
I've seen specs in numerous places that state we have gorilla glass. It feels like gorilla glass, I just came from a defy.

I've dropped my defy from 5 feet and it has sustained zero damage to the screen. I've also seen a defy slide off a lap at 3 feet and shatter.

Every piece of glass has its sweet spot. I'm sorry about your screen. It's unlikely that they'll replace it, you'll probably have to use insurance already.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
i disagree

there are simply waaaaay to many simple ways to break the screen inside the pocket without one knowing.

it happened to me with many many different phones

since then i learned a screen protector is a must, and a hard case shell is a must

since i started that practice, i've not had another repeat of those broken screen incidents
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Malike25:
Take a look to see if the LCD cracked our the gorilla glass. They're two separate pieces. Also if you purchased it at a corporate store it wouldn't hurt to take it in.

You can also try calling cust service and see what they suggest.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] makomek:
The phone is too big to go in your pocket ,cause when you sit down you are putting pressure on the thin phone and sometime the plastic flex a little will crack the glass. Not like HTC where they have metal in the back . Samsung Phones are allways built like toys.thats the reason why I don't like Samsuk.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] imnothimm:
Maybe if you wear skinny Jeans, but that's on you if you do....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Malike25:
Talked to a buddy that works for TMO corporate and he said there is a known problem on some builds of the gs2 where the LCD will have a hairline crack that will show up on it's own. In other words faulty LCD's straight from the factory. If you talk to customer care or a store they should switch it out under warranty. If they question you tell them to look in their internal system under "Known Issues" for the device. On another note he said that's the only major issue they have noted.

Check out this video comparing a drop test between the iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elKxgsrJFhw
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Poser:
^^^

f#$@ing Epic

Well played sir, well played
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phreshjoker:
::tears::

Sent From my Galaxy S II T-Mobile
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] imnothimm:
I do what I can...

Besides, he's clearly here just here to troll.

HTC makes such great phones, just look at the sensation..... Oh wait.. ;)

What about the Amaze you ask?

I had the Amaze for two days, and in those two days it froze on me 6 times to where I had to pull the battery and got the unexpected shutdown do you want to notify HTC message.

Six f*****g times!

On top of that, the phone was Laggy as s**t when opening the application drawer or playing 720p videos off the SD.

I'm glad I came back to the SGS2! Otherwise, I never would have known what I'd be missing out on right now if I'd stuck with the Amaze instead of carefully selecting a new SGS2 with no defects.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phreshjoker:
"Six f***ing times!" PUAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! that made me laugh

Sent From my Galaxy S II T-Mobile
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Adam7986:
Definitely a legit issue. To see if is still under warranty, you need to ensure the crack stops when the screen stops. That means the crack shouldn't be on the black glass area that shows the front camera and the sensors.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MrBewst:
Sorry to bring this one up from the dead but I am researching an issue on the SAMSUNG Galaxy Nexus where out of nowhere, I have a hairline crack under the topsheet of glass but not affecting the actual display as when looking right at the phone (like I usually do), I don't see it.

For the record, I don't wear skinny jeans. (which are ridiculous for guys).

The crack starts up top about a 1/4 off the left edge and goes diagonally down to the right and is about 1/3 from the top. Sounds like others with the SGN have the same thing.

Is what I describe similar to this? Please see the pictures over here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21343823#post21343823
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] heinrich:
I'm sorry for your crack. I've had a previous Winmo phone in my pocket, and remember a wrench gently dropping in my lap. Screen shattered. Remember there is flex in your pocket as well.

Incidentally. Have a new Motorolla Cliq2 with T-Mobile wifi calling I'll trade anyone with a SGS2 or similar that is either bricked or screen cracked.

I want to start developing but don't want to use my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gijoe69:
Factory warranty covers you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AznDud333:
Well this is rather scary..what caused it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AznDud333:
i took a look around on gorilla glass manufacturing, i think this is actually a manufacturing defect that occurs over time

gorilla is made by heating glass to 400C and dipping it in molten potassium(to rid of the sodium ions in glass and replace it with potassium, which is a bigger ion) what this does is that it creates more surface tension, as the surface of the glass is pushed together, therefore getting rid of "imperfections" and so it does not crack as easily

the con in this process is that the "breathing" room for these ions are gone, so if you were in a really cold place, chances are your screen is a bit cold too..then it gets heated up and the potassium ion has no where to go, therefore forming this hairline crack
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phreshjoker:
Dude you rock... I ain't taking my phone no where cold
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AznDud333:
the idea isnt that the phone cracks when it's cold

it's that when it's suddenly heated from a lower temperature it may or may not crack due to the increased surface tension(not entirely cracking, just the surface of one of the sides)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] maybememe:
Galaxy Nexus Screen Cracks Far TOO easily!

My GN screen hair line cracked mysteriously.

http://youtu.be/7rkz36Q-xZY

Others have no idea how it’s happened to their phones as well!

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1425382

Maybe it’s the new fortified glass design that’s flawed?

Maybe it’s weather related, from indoor to cold outdoors?

Maybe it’s just a bad design overall?

I just want to warn others of it’s extreme fragility.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaekidd1012:
I've had a D30 case and screen protector on my phone from day one and have dropped it too many times (s*** happens, right?) Without a scratch, crack or blemish. It takes away from the aesthetics but its better than replacing a $500 phone. I would love to look at my phone without the case but this thing is too expensive to take out into the world commando.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iLeopard:
I don't think gorilla glass is any harder to break. It only increases the resistance to scratches. Someone else confirm this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Longcat14:
And if you drop a heavy thick craps phone (HTC) from more then 2 feet, it'll shatter like a iPhone 4.

People have taken hammers to the SGS and SGS II and not even managed to crack the screen.

The plastic body is also better because, unlike "metal" like HTC, it won't deform from a drop, just scratch up a bit if it's a bad drop.

That's really weird that the screen cracked already, but now that I know that cold thing, NO COLD PLACES FOR ME PHONE.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rekzer:
I live in Winnipeg where its -40 regularly during the winter. No cracks on my phone. Ive had it exposed to the air to. I dont think warm or cold really has an effect, I honestly think its manufacturing defects. We know we have screen issues already...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Longcat14:
Yeah, but apparently this is something with Gorilla Glass, so basically any Samsung phone would have this problem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MrBewst:
Not so fast, the Samsung GN doesn't have Gorilla glass.

However, it just clicked that this might be related to specific processes of any 'fortified glass' or for that matter Samsung manufacturing procedures. Both GSII and GN having this problem? Gorilla glass and some unknown 'fortified glass'?

Seems a little fishy. Maybe this unknown fortified glass is the same thing as Gorilla glass. Or maybe it's just the way both glasses are made... who knows.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AznDud333:
you're failing to see the point in this

gorilla glass is manufactured by replacing smaller sodium ions with larger potassium ions, so in lesser space a larger ion has to fill the spot the sodium ion once filled, this creates a pressure that pushes the glass together and rids of "imperfections" on the glass

now on to the hot and cold part

you ever wonder why the electricity lines are tight in the winter and loose in the summer? same logic here..

what happens is that if your phone screen gets to a certain temperature and is heated suddenly, the material wont have enough time to adopt to the new temperature, and since heat causes expansion, the potassium ions would create a even larger pressure and pushes the glass apart

jusy my 2 cents, since gorilla glass i created by dipping glass in 400C molten salts, id assume only the surface is "gorilla'd", which is the reason why only a side of it would crack

edit:

the screen defect is not related to this at all

the screen defect is caused by the circuit behind the screen not being able to provide equal power to all parts of the screen, it has nothing to do with the glass

now this is rarely an issue on LCDs, but amoleds consists of numerous of oleds per pixel, so each of them is powered and signaled through some sort of controls, some of these oleds dont get enough currents, which is why this issue exists
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MrBewst:
Please forgive me, what is the defect that you are referring to?

I thought we were talking about cracks....

Some people have referenced the fact that some point of the manufacturing process might be causing initial cracks that grow over time with additional temperature change.

edit: I might have read you wrong...you might be referring that the hairline cracks are not

created

during user use. I'd agree with that. Most electronics can survive what humans can't. Although a crack could grow like on a car window after the initial damage.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] magnum_touchpro:
this is weird, i have a samsung infuse that has a hair line crack on the top of the screen near the FFC out of nowhere.

glad my s2 is ok, did you have any type of screen protector on it?? i think ill go get the ghost protection just incase
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AznDud333:
Manufacturing defect is not necessary to cause this, all materials are formed with bonded atoms, therefore there will be imperfections between them

Anyway, imagine one side of the glass expanding while the other gets compressed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Erikdrakon:
gsII screen crack is a known issue within tmo if you take it in to a store or call in it should be replaced without much of an issue... covered under warranty no charge for the replacement.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xhyperion:
The screen is flush with the sides of the phone. It's going to come in contact with things other than your fingers. My epic had a slightly recessed screen with no protector or case and I never had a scratch or crack on the screen.

This phone really does need a case and protector even with gorilla. One straight hit to a concrete edge and you are done sir.