yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] imp96:
I just go the galaxy s2 since I was pleased with my galaxy s.

So far I like everything about galaxy s ll except for one thing, the audio is atrocious. On my galaxy S I was running Darky Rom and Voodoo sound control

which had significantly improved its sound quality.So I am wondering which rom

should I flash and what application should I install to improve sound quality on my Galaxy S ll.

Thanks in advance.

P.S. I installed DSP manager and power amp which slightly improved the audio quality.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pcm2a:
When I'm reading forums, like xda, I like to open about 10 links at once. Opening them and having to flip back 10 times is not acceptable. Is there a way to add the option to open in the background tab? All other replacement browsers do this.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emoibm:
Hey I could do that easily by going to Browser - > Settings -> Advanced -> Open in background !

I'm using TW !!
[LG Optimus 3D] sy5tem:
hello!

i am trying to setup openvpn since vpn doesnt work on android with normal settings :(

now i need to find a tun.ko for kernel 2.6.35.7

anybody can please compile one ???

thank you!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsncool:
ok, over the last week or so ive had this issue, gradually getting worse...

my battery will charge to around 40-45% and then charging will slow right down.

two hours later, it will be on around 50% if im lucky, and about 3 more further hours before i hit 60% (this is some of the time, other times, it just remains on its current charge%)

if i leave it overnight for about 10hours or so, highest it goes to now is about 73%, but this is rare, usually 45-50%ish.

ive tested with htc ac wall charger, htc usb, blackberry charger, car charger and a random microusb wallcharger. all have same issue.

when tested with two friends desire hd's on different days, my battery charged perfectly, and at the normal gradient speed over the % range. and my phone reads it correctly at the 100%-98% when back in my phone after change back.

i thought it was down to my phone, just dont know if its rom or hardware. shud i factory restore, or claim on insurance?

i have another issue here...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18480603&posted=1#post18480603

which also applies to the question of restore or insurance...

thanks
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rakinisbat:
What Rom are you using, i am using runny 2.2 only 62% charge in 6 hours

9 hours later on battery only upto 68% i have amazing battery life now
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthew33:
i'm using runny 2.2.....left it on charge for 2 hours with phone on, but wifi and everything off and it had only gone up 2% ! !

Turned phone off and plugged in charger, 30 mins later, only went up 1% ! !

72% charge at this point.

So took it off charge, put it in my pocket, went upstairs to bed, turned it on to set alarm and it said 100% on battery....weird!!

matt
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raze599:
Lol this is an issue with calibration. The battery is charging but the software doesnt report it.

You have to charge the phone for as long as possible so you know it is on 100% whether the software says it or not, go into CWM, wipe the battery stats and then let the battery drain fully until it shuts down by itself. Then plug it in and leave it until you know for certain it is at 100%. If the green light comes on leave it for an additional half an hour. Then it will be fixed.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsncool:
ive only recently got this handset, as last one was replaced on insurance a month or so ago, and its runuing on stock rom with latest updates....?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] jasonpantuliano:
I'm wondering if anyone knows how long

It usually takes for moto to release their kernel source. Also under the gpl what is the longest they can wait. Thanks in advance for your answers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iunlock:
There is a company called Anker that makes high quality - high capacity aftermarket batteries for phones, however, I don't think they have one for ours yet.

I'm a little gun shy to buy aftermarket batteries again...

My experience with Anker Batteries:

I had one for my MT4GS and although it did last much longer, I kid you not it does something really weird to the phone. Call me crazy, but I had random people confirm this with their very own eyes. If you've experienced this too, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

1. Like I said, I kid you not, when I put in the higher capacity battery, it made the screens color look more washed out and blurry. Crazy, crazy I know, but it's darn true. Has anyone else experienced this?

2. For whatever reason, the phone would freeze often as well, whereas before with the OEM battery, everything was fine. I had to pull the battery almost 2 times a day to restart it from a freeze.

Interesting....:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] imaleecher:
I was looking for an extended battery for this phone as well but when I searched for the Anker brand as I have it for another device, they all said not compatible with the AT&T or T-Mobile version.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...msung+galaxy+s2&x=0&y=0&sprefix=anker+samsung
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
The batteries for the international version are a different size than ours so no, they won't work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
also the other batteries might not come with the NFC

if you don't mind losing the NFC feature on the phone, then you can use the 2000 mAh original batteries from samsung
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zaventh:
What? The NFC is in the battery??? That's crazy...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
personally i prefer this over having it at the back cover like on the Nexus S

this means i can chance the phone skin any time i want without worrying about losing NFC

i saw many nice back covers for the Nexus S but couldn't change it as they do not include the NFC antennae on the aftermarket back covers for the Nexus S
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dungtran88:
No way! you 100% sure about this? I was planning to buy an extra battery but now I'm hesitate to buy. How do I know which battery has NFC and which battery don't? I thought on the galaxy S2 they integrated onto the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
just wait for a new version of the 2000 mAh with NFC

the last one i saw on the samsung website did not have NFC build in
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mettleh3d:
Would the 150 mAH additional warrant the large price? (probably $50+)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Lakeshow423:
Tmobile Galaxy S2 has the same battery as what...?

I'm looking to get a spare battery and external charger for my S2. Looking for anker or chichitec, what other device has the same compatibility as ours. Which ones will fit?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] InGeNeTiCs:
You may have a hard time finding cheap batteries for this phone because the NFC antenna is built into the battery. If you do find one, there's a chance your NFC will suffer because of it. If you don't use NFC, that may not be a problem. I on the other hand, use it daily.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daddymatt:
The Samsung Infuse has the same battery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Markit0s:
There are some cheap ones over at thE BAY around $10 for 2 battery plus wall charger OEM are around $30.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
does the cheap one from ebay include NFC ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kun817:
Extra set of quality batteries?

Has anybody here bought a quality battery from ebay? there are batteries ranging from 10 dollars to 40 dollars and I'm just wondering if any of them are good? i don't want such an expensive extra battery but i also don't want a cheap battery that will mess up my phone.. speaking of which, can a bad battery mess up a phone's internal system? Thanks for the responses.

if possible, provide a link to the ebay listing or just tell me what i should specifically search for.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
i'll suggest buying the real Samsung batteries if you can afford $40
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kun817:
thanks allgamer for the response. the thing is i can't afford the $40. should i just wait till a quality replacement battery comes to market? i used to have an htc pro and i bought cheap batteries on ebay for it that came in handy and worked well but my phone eventually died out (screen does not turn on all the time but it might be a wiring problem and not a battery problem). i was hoping there was a similar economically viable option for the galaxy s 2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
it might take a bit

because these news batteries comes with the NFC

so the cheap ones in ebay or where ever they don't usually include the NFC
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kid Poker:
I doubt it. And the Infuse has a lower mAh
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kun817:
i don't really need NFC with the extra set of batteries. NFC's potential hasn't been fully realized yet and i don't have much use of it as of now.

one question though.. if i buy those cheap batteries on ebay, will it destroy my phone because of incompatibility issues?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeroinBurgers:
noobish question, I'm aware, but I haven't been able to find a clear answer one way or the other.

I have a Motorola Photon which I purchased unlocked, as I live in Canada and I wouldn't use Sprint even if I could. Overall I like the phone, but I prefer a lot of stock Android features WAY more than MotoBlur, and I'm debating flashing to Cyanogenmod or some other custom ROM.

My question is, if I do this, does my phone remain unlocked?

I've seen a couple of answers on this forum, but they seem to be dealing more with WP7 devices, and while I assume it works similarly, I want to be clear that a custom Android ROM won't "re-lock" my phone before I try it.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
Yes your phone will still be unlock
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeroinBurgers:
That's all I needed to hear. thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] cooza:
This has got to be a freakin joke:mad: Whats the point of an amazing i9100 screen if theyre forced to screw it up.Man Im pissed:mad:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_ii_update_to_increase_the_size_of_icons-news-3249.php
[Galaxy S II General] Deleted member 4038153:
Samsung Galaxy II update to increase the size of icons
[Galaxy S II General] toastysteve:
Even if Samsung were stupid enough to actually do this (and they aren't), you could just use an alternative boot loader (which most of us do anyway).
[Galaxy S II General] knightnz:
If you're on this forum, and still using a stock Samsung firmware, then what's wrong with you?
[Galaxy S II General] veyka:
Number of rows on the homescreen is not hard to change, i am sure there will be a mod out within days to change it.

There will also be alternative launchers, tw4.5 etc.
[Galaxy S II General] FirstNoobToBrickHisPhone:
I like it. Shrug. Big icons is some of the reasons people use MIUI in the first place.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
OMG! They are giving us the option to have larger icons!! How crazy is that? People with bad eyes shouldn't be using smartphones!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:
[Galaxy S II General] kennethlongshaw:
The first article says the large icon size is optional. Nothing to see here people
[Galaxy S II General] cooza:
I myself dont use Kies as to me its a big load of crap although sometimes I do like to try officially released firmwares just to see what they bring and then after a week flash back to XDA firmwares.What hacks me off is that things can get to this stage with the bull between companies.People that dont flash for what ever reason,and thats fine as no-one is forced to flash their phone,are gonna be screwed.Im pissed for them,not so much for myself but for the people that will be affected.I myself will be sticking to XDA as always but come on...:mad:
[Galaxy S II General] cooza:
If you read it properly it says that "HOPEFULLY" the icon change will be optional.It does not in any way confirm that it will be and both links are the same review.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Take it from me, the change is going to be an option.:)
[Galaxy S II General] chanw4:
use custom firmware and launcher from market. Problem solved.
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
Finally! I can now drink freely and heavily, without being affraid of tapping the wrong icon.

or

Finally! Males will be able to prove to females that we are superior.

or

... (the list goes on and on)

---------- Post added at 11:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:44 PM ----------

Rather, a default, right?
[Galaxy S II General] cooza:
Maybe its a good thing cos my grandad needs a new phone anyway and the bigger icons will be just what he needs:D.Now i know what Im gonna get him for xmas:D
[Galaxy S II General] jok4h:
Optional or not. If disliked there are multiple launchers on the market to replace the factory one..beauty of Android.
[Galaxy S II General] xxlikquidxx:
LCD Density Changer and ADW Launcher is all you need.
[Galaxy S II General] jetpackjeff:
Just change the DPI of your screen. 240 is WAYY too high for such a big beautiful screen. It's like running 800x600 on a 24" 1080P monitor. 190 is a lot nicer and more crisp. You can use Rom Toolbox from the market to achieve this. Root required.
[Galaxy S II General] Bergaliden:
Hehehe! Indeed!

Running GO Launcher and it is very easy to fix columns and rows.
[Galaxy S II General] Albadros:
It's for my mom ! =D

Her HTC legend is too small since she has seen my SGS2 :P .... Poor eyes.. =D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikersBeard:
I am continuing to have the issue that was reported in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1098806

I've tried everything, this issue is on several different ROMs and seems to be unaffected as to whether I'm on wifi or regular data. What's going on? I can set up exchange with touchdown but not the default app. Any suggestions? This problem is very frustrating =( :confused::confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sabret00the:
My phone has crashed and I can't get it to start working again.

Its booting up, but then it gets to a certain point and then nearly every single android service has an error and needs to be force closed.

I'm trying to connect it to Samsung Kies but its not connecting.

Can anyone tell me what's gone wrong and how to fix it? I'm running the stock ROM.
[HTC Desire S] kire.htc:
I have an HTC desire S and the ear speaker is crackling (low fuzzy sound) when making calls. Someone else have this issue? Should i change the ear speaker or is it software problem? Thanks :confused:
[HTC Desire S] vinprivag:
same here....help anyone!! I'm using endymion 3.1 base.....
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
i had this issue with my old carrier as the signal was low

what signal strength are you getting?

you can check at settings>about phone>network

& also is your device rooted?
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Try updating your radio to the latest version!

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Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] kire.htc:
In my case it wasn't software problem. I change ear speaker with eBay one and now its perfect.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donkeyjr:
Enter all my NAI, AAA, and HA keys correctly, when i do a ##33284 it said authenticated =1 and gave me the ip but Im not getting any internet..
[HTC EVO 3D] luis86dr:
Is it possible to unlock this device without the use of a unlock code to use on any gsm carrier? I know this was possible on the g2 was just wondering if this would apply on evo3d. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reigndropz:
Has anyone been experiencing 3G issues today? I noticed that around midnight last night that my texts werent going through for some reason. I changed my kernel and also rolled back the radio thinking that might help but it hasn't. Another phone on my plan is having issues as well. I can browse the web with no issues but the text messaging is failing constantly. Voicemails are also hit and miss. Anyone else experiencing this?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glockshooter:
Been dealing with this in the Memphis area for about 2 weeks now.I figured Verizon could fix this issue for me.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reigndropz:
Ha I'm sure they would. I would switch in a heartbeat if they brought back the unlimited data plan.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tripp-phpBB:
We just had an outage here in Greensboro, NC. Around yesterday afternoon I kept getting a radio resource usage error when trying to send texts. And when you tried to call anyone it would just disconnect. Got on Facebook and realized it was all Sprint and Boost users that were experiencing the problem. Took over 12 hours for them to fix it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reigndropz:
Thanks for the reply. Im in VA, so maybe its traveling north :)

Im able to text sporadically now, some go through, others dont. Hopefullly it'll be fully functional by tomorrow.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xdaoscar996:
Yes in san diego
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lebon2:
here in north orange county ca., i am not able to receive mms :mad:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sunsparc:
I flooded Control with so many incident IDs today for these issues, they should take notice.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dw3bb10:
Working all good for me here in So Cal
[G2 and Desire Z General] emaayan:
i know there is a message about this earlier on, i've read it , but still i couldn't find the answer, ever since i've installed a rooted stock gingerbread on my htc desire z, everything seems to be working fine, however, i cannot find google apps, attempting to download it from the web site failed because it says it's not compatible with my phone.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bharakrama:
By "google apps" do you mean Gmail, Market, Google Talk, etc? You may need to install the google apps separately like you have to do if you are using the Cyanogenmod ROM.
[G2 and Desire Z General] emaayan:
sorry, sorry, i meant google MAPS, just maps :), and finally i used titanium backup, to-relink to the market, from the own , it was smooth sailing...
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] joeykrim:
Credits:

birbeck for the usual random java guidance, slushpupie for his previous java guidance, dodgejcr for extreme amounts of testing, and one_love_420 and shift for some great graphics!

testers: JT-, couga6442, happytweak and many others I might have forgot in the furry of the initial three days I built a lot of the app from scratch!

Thanks to SDX

Background:

flash_image (bmlwrite) is an extremely useful utility for flashing custom kernels, boot logos and recoveries. This binary has made it possible to easily flash all these items and is used almost everywhere behind the scenes (i.e. in custom recoveries, packaged into kernel /sbin, etc).

Description:

This Android App is a GUI interface for the linux binary, flash_image provided by google in AOSP for loading custom kernels and recovery images onto the phone.

This app allows the flashing of kernels and recovery images in normal android mode.

No recovery or adb needed!

LG Optimus One, V, S and T support includes flashing of anykernel type .zip files, boot.img type zip files and recovery.img files!

Current Device Support:

Full Kernel, Logo and Recovery flashing: Samsung Moment, Transform, Intercept and Acclaim - the s3c6410 series of devices

Full Kernel (Anykernel and boot.img) Flashing and Recovery flashing: LG Optimus, HTC EVO 3D (CDMA & GSM), HTC EVO, HTC EVO Shift & Nexus S/Nexus S 4G

Full Kernel (zImage) Flashing: Samsung Epic

Future Support:

Looking for feedback regarding making the app more user friendly or simplier to use for the HTC EVO. Thanks!

Install Directions:

Install process is the same as any other .apk. Download to computer and adb push or mount sdcard on computer and copy over or download directly to the phone. Use any file manager, adb, connectbot/terminal emulator to install.

My preferred method, maybe a bit technical: adb install c:\downloads\FlashImageGUI.apk

Download Locations

Market (99 cents!): Flash Image GUI

Release versions (free from my personal hosting): Flash Image GUI

Contact:

Any questions, comments, concerns, or issues, please post in this thread or send me an email! Thanks for all the help and support!

FAQ:

Q: Will this app support a marketplace to pick and chose kernels from?

A: No. Use Kernel Manager!

Screenshots:

Splash Screen

Main Screen

Options in Main Screen

Flashing Netarchy Kernel with Progress Bar Details

Flashing Clockworkmod Custom Recovery
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] sweetnsour:
i know there is a thread on this already, but hey, you're the developer, so i can care less. thanks for the app!
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] jaysarraf596:
thnx !! its a cool app :)
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] eigokyoukan:
Awesome work! Kudos. Once I get home I will flash with it and test. :) sounds like a great front end
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] watusi:
yes working on my GB...thanks
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] lolphirae:
P500 now appears as an unsupported device with CM9.

With CM 7.2.0., we have this in /system/build.prop

ro.build.id=GRI40
ro.build.display.id=GWK74
ro.build.version.incremental=eng.jenkins.20120615.190413
ro.build.version.sdk=10
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=2.3.7
ro.build.date=Fri Jun 15 19:04:23 PDT 2012
ro.build.date.utc=0
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=jenkins
ro.build.host=cyanogenmod
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.model=LG-P500
ro.product.brand=lge
ro.product.name=cyanogen_p500
ro.product.device=p500
ro.product.board=p500
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=LGE
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=msm7k
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=p500

With CM9 RC2, we have:

ro.build.id=IMM76L
ro.build.display.id=IMM76L
ro.build.version.incremental=eng.mint.20120726.140253
ro.build.version.sdk=15
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=4.0.4
ro.build.date=Thu Jul 26 14:03:34 EEST 2012
ro.build.date.utc=1343300614
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=mint
ro.build.host=androidmeda
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.model=LG-P500
ro.product.brand=lge
ro.product.name=lge_p500
ro.product.device=p500
ro.product.board=p500
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v6l
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=LGE
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=msm7x27
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=p500

I frankly do not see what it the problem here with the device identification, pretty much the only relevant difference being ro.product.name=cyanogen_p500 vs ro.product.name=lge_p500

:confused:
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] joeykrim:
The build.prop is generally helpful but not being used by FIG in this case.

Can you post the results of ls -l / from each version?

This information is in the kernel and also important.