yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] nocte69:
It's true!

I bought a unit produced in the Manaus Free Trade Zone(Zona Franca de Manaus), thinking it was a baseless news about the non-GG (Gorilla Glass). But my surprise is checking the Samsung website it had not GG. Speaking at the samsung forums and samsung's twitter also confirmed the lack of GG.

Well I'm still thinking it might be a mistake of the attendant, did a test on my two Galaxys: T-mobile S1 and S2. To my surprise, scratched with extreme ease the display of the S2, using the same tools and pressure applied in the two devices.

I think that's absurd, and a great discrimination with the People of Brazil and Latin, as the devices produced in the Manaus Free Trade Zone are all distributed throughout Latin America.

I have sent several mesages around the web stating what happened, but get no responses for solve this problem....

Sadly i'm disapoint with Samsung....
[Galaxy S II General] Simonetti2011:
that just goes to show to complete lack of respect, the total disregard most companies have with Brazilian consumers.

We pay premium prices (we pay higher prices not only due to higher taxes, but also to larger profit margins) for their products and, yet, they deliver sub-standard experience.

We get worse products, delayed (if any at all) updates, etc.

The tax thing, actually, is a kind of myth. A Galaxy S2 (Brazilian made, actually) costs us (the consumers) 3x more than it costs in the USA. Yet, since it is assembled here and benefits from the "Processo Produtivo Básico" law and has tax benefits. Whatever we pay more, is profit margin, and that goes to 30-40% of the price we pay.

Sometimes it sucks to be in Brazil.
[Galaxy S II General] hebermc:
Due to the rumours about brazilian SGSII not having GG I decided to take a closer look at my phone, to my sad surprise I found a small scratch about 3mm long.

:(

Now i'll have to put a screen protector on it.
[Galaxy S II General] luizlee86:
But GG is scratch resistant, not scratch proof...

Also, searching the web looking for a reliable source, I got to reclameaqui.com.br where Samsung replied to a reclamation saying that our SGSII has GG.
[Galaxy S II General] gep2004:
NEW ROM KL1 and KL2 in PT-BR

hello everyone, do you se this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1420996

See then please, have a good news for us!
[Galaxy S II General] Steve_max:
I'm using the older XXKPA, which also has the option to use PT-BR. The translation isn't perfect, but may help some (example, the days of the week are: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Quinta-feira, Friday and Saturday).

Now, remember that these are BETA ICS ROMs. They're not rock stable, they use more battery, they disconnect randomly from wi-fi, etc. They can be a daily ROM, if you can handle the bugs.
[Galaxy S II General] luizlee86:
Im still on KK5 (Checkrom Revolution) with Siyah 2.2.6 and Im getting the best battery life since the day I bought it.
[Galaxy S II General] gep2004:
Well, Mister Steve_max, I am use diary, XXXKL1, is very stable for me. I instaled for 2 days and don't have problems, very different the others. But, the fact is ... First new ROM in PT-BR ! I'm right?
[Galaxy S II General] stocovick:
I also got a small scratch on mine...that's sad
[Galaxy S II General] Steve_max:
One of the most annoying things I'm getting on the ICS leaks is the mobile signal bar. It stays at 100% signal even when you have no GSM/3G reception at all, then randomly goes back to 0%. In other words: the signal bar is unreliable, it only shows full signal or no signal and you can't even say you have reception when it's full. Do you have this issue?

I like the new builds, but I wouldn't recommend them to my grandmother. That is why I think a disclaimer is in order: IMHO, not everyone will be happy with the leaks.
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
No :-)

Some gingerbread are in pt-BR, including a recent Jamaican one 2.3.6 I think...
[Galaxy S II General] Marcb:
Apparentely there's a new firmware for Vivo (ZVV)...

check out on SamMobile's site: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9100&r=6#regiona

Latest firmwares

GT-I9100	I9100UHKI6 ##	2012 January	I9100ZVVKJ1	Brazil (VIVO)
[Galaxy S II General] blisslove:
Is that 2.3.6?
[Galaxy S II General] Marcb:
don't know... just saw it was released...

I'm at work right now... can't download it to test it...
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
I don't think so...

This Brazilian ROM is UHKI6

There was a XWKI8 2.3.5

2.3.6 started on KK* ROMs

I think best bet for 2.3.6 in pt-BR is this one, from Intratech topic:

Notice UH is for our region:
[Galaxy S II General] MaKTaiL:
Guys, I need some help. My mom's phone is from VIVO and I updated it to 2.3.4 through Kies.

However the GSM now is a little bit unstable. Sometimes it goes to "No Service" and I have to reboot to make it work again (not even that sometimes).
[Galaxy S II General] VinnyExR:
Hey guys! As you can see, i'm a noob :P

Just watched the video "You're a noob" and I'm feeling kinda of a freak right now lol

So, I'm a new happy user of GSII, the phone is awesome and since I replaced my old Milestone, I already know a little bit about replacing ROMs, Rooting, etc

I saw the S2 have some minor differences like a internal counter for every time you install a new ROM, wich I know can be reset by using a JIG (right?), I even bought one at DealExtreme, but a friend of mine said that with new bootloaders the JIG doesn't work to reset the internal counter, is that true? My counter is now "1" because I've installed a new Kernel called "SiyahKernel v2.6.7"

Witch ROM fits bets right now for S2? Currently I'm using the stock 2.3.4, is there enough benefits to leave it and install the 2.3.6 version?

Thats it! Sry for being a noob, at least for now! :)
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
New firmware guys.

Brazil (VIVO) ZVV - I9100UHKI6/I9100ZVVKJ1 / I9100VIKJ1 (Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread)

Hopefully there'll be releases for unbranded and other carriers. You can use Check Fus Downloader to get it.
[Galaxy S II General] peterperfect:
CyanogenMod 9 ICS 4.0.3 overhere! Pure AOSP ;)
[Galaxy S II General] KickButts:
Official post of Samsung from Brazil (in portuguese):

Samsung Brasil

RT @SamsungMobileBR Pra esclarecer uma dúvida importante, o Galaxy SII TEM #GorillaGlass. Essa é a informação oficial e garantida!

So, yes. The Brazilian Galaxy SII have Gorilla Glass.
[Galaxy S II General] lolcoelho:
Hello,

Sorry but I would get in the way of taking a course.

I am from Sao Paulo and I have TIM but my internet signal is crap here.

I would like to know which modem you are using, I use the official rom 2.3.4 (and 2.3.3 was changed) with kernel 2.6.7 syah

Ki4 current modem, already tested the ki2, ki3, kg5 kg6 and wonder what you use and know how to give me a help.

Thank you already

Olá,

Desculpe atrapalhar mas gostaria de tirar uma dúvida.

Sou de São Paulo e tenho um S2 operadora Tim e sindo que meu sinal de internet é uma porcaria aqui.

Gostaria de saber qual modem você esta usando, eu uso a rom oficial 2.3.4 (era 2.3.3 e mudei) com kernel syah 2.6.7

Modem atual ki4, ja testei o ki2, ki3, kg5 e kg6 gostaria de saber qual você usa e se sabe como me dar um help.

Muito obrigado desde já
[Galaxy S II General] rioferraz:
2.3.6?????

in configs = 2.3.5 man.
[Galaxy S II General] zamana:
Confirmed: 2.3.5
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
I just did a copy & paste, sorry guys. :p
[Galaxy S II General] KickButts:
I just installed it. 2.3.5 indeed.

Sent from my Milestone 2 with XDA Premium App
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
Try XXKL1 modem, it is the best by far for me.

Best signal, best 3G speeds, just perfect...
[Galaxy S II General] Gnux:
im using WBKK1 and work like a charm in pt-br. (2.3.6)
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
Thanks for clearing this out
[Galaxy S II General] d.calasans:
Mine has same scratches on the screen. My old milestone didn't have any!

This gorillaGlass from samsung is quite misterious.
[Galaxy S II General] KickButts:
I know people with Milestone 2 that have scratches and it's supposed to have Gorilla Glass also.

Sent from my Milestone 2 with XDA Premium App
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Mine did...
[Galaxy S II General] Steve_max:
Gorilla Glass is a scratch-resistant material. It's not scratch-proof. It's physically impossible to make a 100% scratch-proof glass, and a nearly-100% scratch-proof glass would have the same problems as diamonds: would be ridiculously expensive, and would shatter completely on impact. The technology means we get something that's way more scratch resistant than normal glass AND less shatter-prone as well.
[Galaxy S II General] hebermc:
Tim 3G is also bad in Recife - PE. Is 3G from any company good?
[Galaxy S II General] fabiofurquim:
I can not unlock SGS2! help me please!

Hello everyone,

I'm from Curitiba (Brazil) and bought a few days ago so my dream SGS2! Buy it in Paraguay

and to my surprise he's only carrier operating on "Claro" I tried different chips

other carriers ("TIM", "VIVO" and "BRT") and does not work. It gives a message "Unable to connect,

try later "by clicking in the selection of mobile networks. I've done everything in my power, I root

I changed modems (baseband), used applications such as "Galaxy S2 SIM Unlock" and "Unlock Galaxy_S"

but both failed to unlock. I applied difererentes ROMS (DarkyROM HD and even a

TIM ROM) and did not work: (

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Hugs!

--------------------------------

Olá Pessoal,

Sou de Curitiba (Brazil) e comprei há alguns dias meu tão sonhado SGS2! Compre ele no Paraguai

e para minha surpresa ele só está funcionando na operadora "Claro". Tentei diversos chips de

outras operadoras ("TIM", "Vivo" e "BRT") e não funciona. Dá uma mensagem "Não foi possível ligar,

tente mais tarde" ao clicar na seleção de redes móveis. Já fiz de tudo ao meu alcance, fiz root

troquei os modems (baseband), usei aplicativos como "Galaxy S2 SIM Unlock" e "Galaxy_S Unlock"

mas os dois não conseguiram desbloquear. Apliquei ROMS difererentes (DarkyROM HD e até mesmo uma

ROM da TIM) e não funcionou :(

Alguém teria alguma outra sugestão?

Abraços
[Galaxy S II General] Ze Tolas:
Just for curiosity, Brazillian Galaxy S II have NFC?
[Galaxy S II General] gfgodoy:
No. It doesn't have NFC
[Galaxy S II General] Marcb:
honestamente, isso ai pode ser 2 coisas... ou o aparelho é bloqueado da Claro, ou o aparelho é roubado e esta na black list destas operadoras...

___________________________

honestly, it could be 2 things, either you have a locked phone from the operator, or it's a stolen phone which has been blocked by those operators...
[Galaxy S II General] KickButts:
Dude, you saved me! I didn't know that "Unlock Galaxy_S" was able to unlock Galaxy SII as well. I used on mine and now I can use my TIM sim card instead of the VIVO.

Where "Galaxy S2 SIM Unlock" has failed, "Unlock Galaxy_S" worked like a charm. And this after the last firmware update. I just rooted it using SuperOneClick before.
[Galaxy S II General] marco alexandre:
Helo there.

My SG II is drain batery too fast.

I use TIM in SP city. Do you think this WBKK1 from Jamaica can resolve this ?

Does this ROM good for pt - br ?

I´m now in UHKI1 (2.3.4) with shyah kermel (last one V. 2.6.11).

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] luizffgarcia:
KK1 will be better for sure, but other settings will help you as well.

- Check in Siyah's changelogs which version is better for battery, i think 2.6.9 is more battery friendly than 2.6.11.

- Disable "Fast Dormancy", dial *#9900# to do that;

- Always disable GPS and location by network when you are not using them;

- If you really want battery life and don't need very fast internet connection, leave your 3G disabled and use only EDGE;

- Remember, your screen will eat your battery, try to use the brightness at good levels avoiding maximum;

This will increase your battery life for sure.
[Galaxy S II General] diegoms89:
question for the one's using 4.03 and your variant's (cyanogen, MIUI, doesnt matter)

I know camera still buggy, but as far as I know, at least taking pics its fine. So my question is related to shutter speed, is it faster?? 'Cause I always had the thought that GSII could be much faster on taking pics, although it takes really great pics, it takes too long to do that! Would be cool if ICS could do an up for us =D

Just another question, is there a way to change the function of hardware buttons on gingerbread?? 'cause, I hate using phisical buttons (home button problems with iphone made my head), but the fast swap on the long press of home button its really useful. Is there a way to put it on, back button long press, for instance (I disabled the function to activate the voice control).

thanks

PS: device rooted, so market limitations wouldn't be a problem for me, just don't know somewhere else to search (XDA is too big, already searched a lot and didn't find a solution, at least no for GSII - found for htc inspire)
[Galaxy S II General] peterperfect:
On the shutter speed point, ICS > GB. Its not even close to a zero lag shutter like on Gnex cause this feature is hardware related but I can really say that ICS is faster.

Try searching google / xda for "Galaxy S2 button mapping". Im pretty sure Ive already seen something about it but can´t point you to a precise topic right now.

---------- Post added at 02:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:28 PM ----------

By the way, no matter whats happening in the world you guys should stick with AOSP ROMs. Touchwiz is the crapiest thing ive seen in my life. Samsung general software implementation (kernel, blobs, drivers, coding, bloatware) is dirty, they mess everything around to match up Touchwiz and change all Android standards. Thats why Samsungs software lags. They badly hack everything.
[Galaxy S II General] Unrealbr:
Yeaaaah, about that, unless you can prove me that a custom rom will run videos with hw acceleration, wich means 1080p @ 30mbit with NO LAG I'll stick to ****ty TouchWiz.

PS: Aeeee finalmente o tópico brazuca!!!

EDIT

About that, mine`s from Claro, bought on 28/06/2011 - realease date!

Its a UHKI1 UHKI1 ZTOKI1, well, it is now since I flahsed Sammy's Brazilian unbranded version.

When i bought it, the firmware version was Chile related and not Brazil, probably some Claro screwup on the release date.
[Galaxy S II General] peterperfect:
CM9 will for sure. As soons as Samsung release the freaking kernel sources.

You use CM9 Alpha for two minutes and you can already see its much snapier / lagfree then stock based stuff. And we talking about alpha stage. Alpha coding, few haxx, Alpha Trebuchet Launcher, no kernel sources.
[Galaxy S II General] Unrealbr:
I'll probably move to CM9 in July, once warranty runs out.
[Galaxy S II General] thituto:
I bought my phone from VIVO and would like to switch to the ROM of TIM, where can I download?

Can anyone give me the link of the official ROM? I have not found.
[Galaxy S II General] Gnux:
My battery run 2 days whitout problem with this room. I use in Floripa/SC, maybe resolve or maybe not. Im switched 2.3.4 (the same than you are use) to 2.3.6 and i notice a little more faster and not drain so much battery for me this thinks make difference to change room.

Sorry for my BAD BAD english.

maybe tomorrow im change the room to ressurrection ICS room for testing and install CM :)
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14505996&postcount=3

Scroll down to TIM

or use this:

http://fus.nanzen.se/
[Galaxy S II General] diegoms89:
thanks Peter, its good to have brazilian feedback =D

as soon as they get hw acc, tv out, and less camera bugs i'm going to ICS (propably would be some beta stage)

love this phone, great advance from and iphone 3gs

=D
[Galaxy S II General] Unrealbr:
Okay, a question for everyone here, where in the 7 hells can I find in SP a USB OTG cable to buy? I found some adapters @ Sta Ifigênia but none of them worked with my SGSII.

One more thing, the USB-HDMI cable, we have it SP to sell too?

Cheers mates!
[Galaxy S II General] KickButts:
Pprobably you won't find it to sell at São Paulo, and if you find, will be way too expensive. Try imports sites like DealExtreme, they deliver to Brazil with no delivery fees.
[Galaxy S II General] luizlee86:
Discussions about battery life with almost zero information won't help anyone. Everbody has a different usage and there are so many things that can affect battery drain that you guys should at least tell us how many time of screen on, signal strength, if you played games/videos/music and for how long, if 3G is activated or not, apps running in bg etc... and I think the basic information is how long till the battery dies?

Well, there are a loooot of variants.

And people usually forget that smartphones are battery eater! You can't compare our SGSII with a basic cellphone, as it will have a greater battery life.

Well, but if I can be of some help:

Rom: Checkrom Revolution (KK5)

Kernel: Latest Siyah (2.6.11)

Modem: KL1

Voltage control: MagicConfig by geko95gek

Screen on time: average 2:30 hours playing games or on fb, tapatalk or whatsapp

Voice calls: about 30min

3G on most part of the day, the other with wifi (never sleep policy)

About 2/3 hours with a veeeery poor signal

Fast dormancy disabled

Well, with this config and usage, I get about 15/16 hours of juice till the battery runs out.
[Galaxy S II General] thituto:
Hello people, I need more help. My Facebook shows the error "Authentication failed" and does not synchronize my Twitter contacts. Anyone ever had this problem? What can i do?

Olá povo, preciso de mais ajuda. Meu Facebook mostra o erro "Falha na Autenticação" e não sincroniza meus contatos do Twitter. Alguem ja teve este problema? O que eu posso fazer?

People i think than we need to write in Portuguese too, because not everyone understand in English.

Thanks Again.
[Galaxy S II General] peterperfect:
As reference, if you have a GSII giving you 15+ hours of battery a day you are doing it right. Its enought to you to wake up go to work and come back at night with a safe juice stock on your device.

Never ever ever trust people that report having 30 hours of battery life time. Those guys aint touching their phones. I use my GSII a lot and love it. Want to have more fun? It will cost you juice. If im supposed not to touch the phone just to get more battery life then i rather buying a cheaper device.

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Twitter sync seems to be broken, doesn't work here too. :(
[Galaxy S II General] madesk8:
Help on boot loop

Hi guys.. i have a rooted SGII and wanted to erase all data to give it to my brother.

I did a full reset and now the phone is stucked in boot looping!

Could you help me, pleeease?

I think i need to reflash the original Firmware through Odin, right?

If i´m right, there´s another problem.. lol..

i don´t know which version should i use.. as i cant turn on my phone, i don´t know the PDA/CSC of it..

How can i discover this infos????

Thanks!!!

Dá-lhe Brasilllll!!
[Galaxy S II General] luizlee86:
Did you try to boot in recovery mode and wipe data and cache?

How did you reset the phone? Through settings or recovery mode?

And for God's sake, why are you just giving away your SGSII????
[Galaxy S II General] FuhrerThB:
Excuse me, but ... am i the only one who can't access the download page ? (I reffer to the ROMs page) thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] dandroid13:
Multiupload is down, if that's what you mean. You can use Check Fus instead, or download from sammobile site.
[Galaxy S II General] thomasck:
Hi guys, need a bit of help here.. As my NS has died :(, so I bought a SGSII from claro..

flasing roms or kernel to the NS was very easy, so now Im having some problems with the sgsii

right now im running gb 2.3.3, baseband I9100UHKE2..

i have been using the handset for only 4 days n noticed it does not ring any ringtone at all.. when i receive a call/ text, it just vibrates.. however, while in a call, if i receive a text or whatever that emits a sound, it goes through the speaker (the one I listen the person Im talking with)..

any ideas how to fix this up?

and, before rooting and changing my rom, is there any way to do a nandroid (or a full backup) just in case i mess up.. we never know when will be necessary to use the warranty..

i have looked another thread with some rooted kernels, but no one matched with UHKE2.. what to do so?

many thanks
[Galaxy S II General] angelomaldito:
Well, first of all, I recommend that you double check your sound settings in order to solve your problems with the ringtone and notification sounds. Secondly, it's very easy to flash ROMs and kernels to your SGS2, and the easiest way is using Odin v. 1.83 or 1.85 (look for Intratech's thread "[ROM+GUIDE] Samsung official firmwares" in the "Android Original Development" SGS2 i9100 subforum. There is a very good step-by-step illustrated tutorial which has everything you need to know, including the necessary software for download (i.e. Odin). See also Chainfire's tutorial on his "CF-Root kernel" thread (also on "Android Original Development" subforum) to learn how to find a compatible kernel for your firmware. Both these tutorials are included in the first and/or second posts of their respective threads, so they are super easy to find. Regarding the nandroid backup, I think (but may be wrong) it is only possible to do if you're rooted and have CWM installed (it is included in CF-Root kernel and others, ROM Manager app, etc.). Nevertheless, you can flash back your original firmware ans kernel later if you need to use the warranty, just look for it on intratech's "official carrier branded firmware" in the "Android Original Development" subforum.

I hope this info will help you to find your answers. Good luck!
[Galaxy S II General] thomasck:
Thanks for the prompt answer bud. I'm going to take another look onto my sound settings, but dunno what else I can check or uncheck.. I also thought that this could be a software problem.. And after rooting and changing ROM might get solved.. However, If does not there is any other way to back the phone to stock to be sent to the warranty?

About the flashing stuff it is all clear now.. cheers :)
[Galaxy S II General] angelomaldito:
You can always get your phone back to stock, you just need to flash back the appropriate carrier branded firmware and reset the phone's "custom binary download counter" using a USB Jig. If you're with Claro, your stock firmware must be one of these two from this thread:

The USB Jig can be bought from MercadoLivre and costs around R$14-21, just search for USB Jig on that site and you'll find it. You just need to pay attention to the fact that the USB Jig only works with the old bootloader (i.e. pre-2.3.4), however you can flash the old bootloader with no hassle.

Alternatively, you may try getting an update via Kies and see if it fixes your sound problem before flashing custom kernels and ROMs. Otherwise, just get the phone straight to the service center if you believe that it may be a hardware problem. :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] thomasck:
I really think it is a hardware related problem.. Cause using headphones every sound runs smooth through it.. And I already upgraded from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4, but without doing a full/ factory reset, I guess..

edit

just did a factory reset n tried the jack plug trick but no luck.. gosh, cant believe it.. will take ages in service/ warranty here in brazil zil zil..
[Galaxy S II General] rafaelgimenes:
somebody are using the andy X rom?
[Galaxy S II General] ehcelino:
BR Noob

Hey guys, finally got my hands on a SII. I have a doubt, tought. Everytime I turn the phone on, there's a picture that I have to slide offscreen to see the main functions of the phone. I got tired to try to remove it, but no success at all. Is there a way to do it?

By the way, I'm starting to do some flashing and stuff, by reading the posts here. I'm thinking about using the SiyahKernel, are there any visible advantages on using it? I'm still very very new at this android thing - i've rooted the phone and installed CF-Root 5.2, but i'm walking on thin ice for now... too much information here!

By the way, I'm from Minas Gerais, using VIVO (argh - no other option for 3G in my city yet).

Thanks in advance!!!