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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSniperFan:
How hard is the Galaxy S2 to root? Super easy.

How are the chances for it to get ICS? 100%

How long will it take? Hard to tell, as it depends on when google releases the sources. (Samsung release will have TouchWiz)

Is TouchWiz bad or good? It's not that bad, but I find both, MIUI and CyanogenMod, better. But that is just my opinion.

Is it better to wait for the Galaxy Nexus? Well I had the chance to give away my Galaxy S2 and get a Galaxy Nexus once it comes out, but I didn't. I must admit that the screen is damn impressive, but no micro-SD-slot is an absolute no-go for me.

Will the Galaxy Nexus be much better than the Galaxy S2? Define better. For watching movies? Yes. For playing games? I highly doubt that, as it got a weaker GPU and has a much higher resolution. Both factors have a negative impact on the performance. However, keep in mind that the Galaxy Nexus will set the standard for this "generation" of Android phones, so it doesn't really matter which one you get. Both are amazing.

I hope this helps you with your decision.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojorisin7178:
wow I must have missed that no microsd card slot? I have not had a phone that didnt have one for over 10 years at this point. No SD card slot what? How much on board storage does it have Afew gigs? I mean I have a 16 gig in now and it is almost maxed out and easily could be I have to cut down on what I carry. I need 32 gigs I guess that they are pushing their google music cloud storage and google docs and such. Oh well thanks for the heads up.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSniperFan:
As far as I know there are two versions. One with 16 and one with 32 gigabytes. For me 16 aren't enough and 32 too expensive. Besides that, I don't know if I might need even more in future. Therefore lacking the possibility to upgrade if it becomes necessary is a no-go for me. The screen is the only real argument that speaks for the Nexus. I can wait for ICS...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kailkti:
Yes it has no sd card slot. I believe it comes in 16/32gb, can't remember. Well if you really want an HD screen you could wait till the sgs 2 HD LTE comes out for south korea and have it shipped down here. If not, the sgs 2 is all good.

Personally I don't even like the nexus prime, well the pricing at least. They want us to pay $300+ for a HD screen? Wow... Plus if the GPU it uses is a sgx 540 then that's an even more of a downgrade like the 8mp-5mp camera.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSniperFan:
That's bulls**t. The megapixels only tell you about the maximal size of the images, NOT about their actual quality. Why do people still think that more megapixels mean that the camera is better?

I wouldn't be surprised if the camera of the Galaxy Nexus will be much better than the camera of the Galaxy S2. However, we'll see...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Carnelain:
Because it was used that way by advertisers just like having high cpu frequencies is right now. Why'd you think the s2 got pumped to 1.2 just before launch. But still you are right.

But on the matter, I have a s2 and it is an amazing phone. I don't think you will regret it if you'd bought it. But personally I'd go for the gn but it is mostly based on looks. Although I have never seen one.

ICS will take some time but if you want it as soon as possible the nexus is the way to go. And no TW. It works and it has some cool features but 75% of it is useless to me.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Electroz:
the SGS2 I9100 (this forum) doesn't work on T-Mobile US. I believe you're looking for this forum: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1329
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSniperFan:
Well you're right. I even underclocked my Galaxy S2 to 800 mhz. It still gets amazing scores thanks to being a dual-core, having an amazing GPU and running MIUI. But now I can play much longer.

I guess I just thought that the people here on xda were smart enough to know, but forgot about the fact that this site has so many different users.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Carnelain:
Well I probably count as one of those many other peeps ;)

Just here to use others creations. Might pick up programming though the more I learn here the more I find these little things nobody cares about.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSniperFan:
Well, learning by doing is how I learned what I can today (besides of school). Right now I want to start with developing for Android, but I hate Java and monoDroid is too expensive for someone who only wants to develop apps for personal use.

Wow, got quite off-topic here...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kailkti:
I am aware that megapixels mean do not give the actual performance. However in the case of mobile phones and chips, it is highly unlikely samsung will produce or place a 5mp camera better than the 8mp camera found on the sgs 2. This is a mobile camera sensor, there is only so much you can do with it. Aside from lens, etc.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSniperFan:
You forget that there might be some "new technology" that improves the camera. Besides that, the integration of the camera into the OS is also very important and ICS should give the Galaxy Nexus a fair advantage in that point. At least until the Galaxy S2 gets ICS.
[Motorola Triumph] HitchHiker:
I don't know if you have seen these, but finally someone has made some great speakers/dock stations for our android devices. I hope that these are just the first of many to come.

Philips Fidelio
[Motorola Triumph] netscorer:
It's Bluetooth, which means it's unreliable at best. And, of course, as everything that comes from Philips butt, it is about $50 overpriced for what it is.

But I am with you, given the absolute dearth of good speaker docks for android, it is tempting.
[Motorola Triumph] jondroot:
I have had the larger Philips fidelio speaker for about a month now and have no regrets! Bluetooth streams seamlessly and provide rich bass :)
[Motorola Triumph] HitchHiker:
How well does the app work with it? Do you have any pics of it being docked?
[Motorola Triumph] jondroot:
The native app needs improvement but I use a third party app anyways
[Motorola Triumph] Canadoc:
which 3rd party apps do you use?

Got the clock radio round one and like it as a dock and speaker but the app leads to significant battery drain in standby when not charging
[Motorola Triumph] wigginst:
Interested in what app you are using as well. The Fidelio app is annoying trying to open every time I plug my phone in.
[Motorola Triumph] HitchHiker:
Got one for Christmas

Just thought that I would post and let you all know that I got the Philips AS851/37 Fidelio for Christmas. I love it. The sound is great, there are only two problems that I have with it so far, and only one of them is really a problem. First is that yes the Philis app sucks. Just use what ever audio programs you have been using and it works great. The second issue is that I love it so much I can't make up my mind which room of the house I want to keep it in. So I just move it around with me sometimes.
[Motorola Triumph] DanielMalmgren:
Did anyone of you find out the best apps to use with Fidelio? I got my new AS111 a few days ago. I really like the piece of hardware but the app is really crap.

Right now I'm testing Alarm Clock Plus which seems quite good so far.

One problem I'm having right now is that after a power outage here the clock on the device doesn't synk up again. I guess this is because I don't have the Fidelio app anymore, when I had it installed it wasn't any problem. If this is the case, does anyone know any other way to fix it than installing the Fidelio app?

/Daniel
[Motorola Triumph] jimloader:
Hi everyone ! Got one for my birthday, and I must say the excitement vanished quite quickly...

I'm spending a lot of enery trying to replace the Fidelio app, but so far without success.

I set the Fidelio (aka DockStation) alarm clock on "no sound" in order to let another third party alarm app play music, but the music keeps getting out in the smartphone speakers instead of the Fidelio's, and worse, I still get the forest birds ambiant sound ! I tried several alarm clock apps, even the Alarm Clock Plus mentionned above, none will let the sound go through bluetooth, although the media players are able to.

Does someone have any complete Bluetooth + Alarm combination working ?

Edit : forget what I said, I didn't go deep enough in the alarm apps options. There is one to use the music stream instead of the alarm stream when bluetooth on, and it was not activated by default. Works as a charm now.
[Motorola Triumph] trfr3ak:
Set Time on Fidelio

Hey folks, I know, that this thread was long dead,

but because there was no solution in setting the clock on your fidelio device without using their app,

I created an App that does that. I tested it on my Nexus 7 with JB and on my Nexus 4 with KitKat and it works on both devices.

If someone needs it, try it and report if it works with other Fidelio devices as well.

Heres the Google Play Link: "Edit" sorry, Im not able to post links yet. My App is called Fidelio Time (de.fideltime.time)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jokerjake:
Hey I'm currently using the lightning 6.1 rom you guys have on this forum but I'm trying to get the new cyanogen mod 7.1 on my galaxy s2 instead via CWM.

I've rebooted into recovery to try flash the .zip but nothing shows up on my SD card... when I try enter the folder it just springs back to the start menu and i'm unable to flash.

Does anyone have any idea?

I have:

Formated my SD card, then put all my data back on.

Made sure the SD card is working.

So how comes its not working via CWM?

I can ask to flash it via the actual app but when it boots into recovery to flash it gives me a signature error.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomascunill:
Try going to the "mounts and storage" option in CWM. Then click on mount sd card. That might be your problem.

TIP: If you want to flash CM7 flash this kernel before http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1118693 , becasue if your using cf root kenrel you will get into trouble.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jokerjake:
I tried this and it still says there are no files on the SD card... do I need to name it something specific? I tried naming the rom zip update.zip once but that didn't do anything either.

I dont really want to flash to a recovery rom only if i'm not able to get CM7 off of my SD Card :/

*edit* I currently have the zips at the root of the SD card.. there are 4 folders data, LOST.DIR, DCIM and media... should the files be on the root or in another folder?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGhost1233:
Make sure the zip file is on the root of the "internal" sd card, also just keep the name the same as the downloaded file. You should find it somewhere at the bottom of the list. Also select with the menu button, not the power button. Power button is to go back.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jokerjake:
Only option I get for SD cards is external_sd which is near the bottom...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bruflot:
He means, place it on phones storage, and not the SD card. Just use the USB cable and transfer it from your PC (Or Mac ;))
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] awaisuk:
Hey,

Whats the Best keyboard app for SGSII?

What do you guys use for faster typing?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ithehappy:
Latest Swype, it's amazing.

Trying the TouchPal V5.1 now, it's amazing too so far, lets see with which one I fix at last.

There were already some threads regarding this too.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] waterloomotu:
Smart Keyboard pro!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] nikzDHD:
SwiftKey X
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rojdag:
+ 1 swiftkey looks the best imo too
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] uzirox:
5.1? Where did you find it please? It's not on market and maybe I've missed some twit from cootek. It's my main keyboard for month!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dstaley:
I prefer the standard Gingerbread keyboard. You can download it from the Android Market. Once you use it for a good period of time, you get used to it.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ithehappy:
Best of luck,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1261750
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ayamary:
SwiftKey X is excellent! Definitely worth the money. Go and download the one month trial.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] skimminstones:
ive tried a lot of them but keep going back to the htc mod someone made for it. Still the best one in my opinion
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] oldswe:
Swype
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Dr.Sid:
I would be interested in new keyboard .. but I don't want any prediction. I want nice layout portrait and landscape, perfect reaction time. Customizable layout would be sweet, as so far, nothing really fits my needs.

Edit: looks like Smart Keyboard is going to cut it for me ! Lots of customization .. and some neat Czech options ..
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] okmijnlp:
Swiftkey X. My typing is TERRIBLE but it has fantastic auto-correction, so now I never have to worry about typos.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] michal_alton:
+1 for SwiftKey X

and also this is what I like about this keyboard:

- great prediction and auto completion,

- simultaneous use of different languages so don't have to remember to change language like in swype

- It can even predict little town names (at least in UK) and start them with capital letters.

- when you want to come back to previous words, you can still use dictionary, it doesn't treat them as a bunch of single letters but as a word.

It was my best buy from the market.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Molitro:
Well... That's very nice. I'll have to give that keyboard a try.

Edit: Predictions are excellent, I've got to say. Very nice keyboard.

And having two languages at the same time is killer
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mr.sev:
I'm using Swype. Couldn't stand Swiftkey because it kept predicting the wrong words for me.

That said, I do love the latest Swype with prediction.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] madchild1:
Swiftkey

Its by far the best, and gets better the longer you use it.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ryn888:
Smart keyboard pro... most accurate...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] donalgodon:
The latest beta 3.26 is the best one yet. Get's my vote by far, and I've bought other keyboards. Excellent multi-language support and editable dictionary, gestures, etc. It's getting to be amazing.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bundi22:
nothing beats gingerbread keybard or latest swype is good
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] benjo:
Thumb keyboard is definitely worth a look. Can customize it quite a lot too. It lets you change the size of nearly everything.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bclark:
I'd have to agree, Thumb works very well as does the new Swype. Not really a fan of TouchPal and Swiftkey is nice but I lower my dpi to 182 and it is just way too small for my fat fingers.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] King Shady:
WP7 keyboard
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] nitishthelegendkiller:
SwiftkeyX pro is really great. I have tried many of them including swype but swiftkey is far better than them , atleast for me.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] gonwan:
i'm using SlideIT, the free version is absolutely fine, although it could be a bit smarter in predicting the next word
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] awaisuk:
Ya I like gingerbread keyboard aswell been using it on old android phones and now on this works great
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] :
1. MultiLing Keyboard

2. SwiftKey X
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] TechSilver13:
Smartkeyboard pro.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] TechSilver13:
After using SwiftKey x, I am going to go with it now.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bergkuh:
I'm using SlideIT. Work's better for me than Swype. May I'm just a fanboy, this was my first sliding keyboard on HTC Desire and I love it until today ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] offenberg:
Perfect keyboard is the best one ive tried.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ernest33:
Ultra Keyboard is the best !

This one is the best (:p).

The thing i love with it is the row of numbers on the standard keyboard !

It is capable of tracing 'a la Swype' :D...

It have a lot of themes :)

Look at the market description here ;)

PS : Did i said that Ultra Keyboard is the best...:D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Nyssa1104:
A.I.type Keyboard

I had issues with my swype a while back installed A.I.type Keyboard and loved using it. Got my swype working as it should from a factory reset. But I still using A.I. type love using it. Just a matter of choice at the end of play ;) https://market.android.com/details?...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5haXR5cGUuYW5kcm9pZCJd
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rob77:
Another vote for smart keyboard pro. Has worked flawless on my nexus s and now my gs2. I run it with a honeycomb skin that can be downloaded free and find it perfect.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] flunkyou2:
WARNING

For all SwiftKey X Trail users!

The Application may collect all the text you type!

This can include passwords, credit card numbers and other personal data.

IMO Dont use... Or use with caution!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] johnbhoyc:
Do any keyboards come with up, down, left, right navagation keys? They came as standard on the last rom I had loaded on my Desire but can't remember it's name.

Found them very usefull for navagationg to spelling mistakes which I find very difficult on my sgs2.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rab1412000:
swiftkey x

especially if youre a lousy typer like me .
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] KLoNe1:
Smart Keyboard Pro has the U/D/L/R keys :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Molitro:
More info on that, please?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] zamana:
I can't live without Swype anymore in my life.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] BillSplate:
iPhone keyboard. Big letters and I do not have that much typo's anymore. Used Swype in the beginning and that was also good, but like my current one way better than Swype.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mljjlm:
It's just the standard warning you will get whenever you enable a market-downloaded keyboard.. Nothing more to be worried about :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] nikzDHD:
For anyone scared about SwiftKey remembering data you can always block net access for the application via droid wall.

It's not going to secretly feed back to a Nigerian scammer asking for your bank account details as they have £1,000,000 to deposit into your account for your help.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Molitro:
Yeah, I wasn't really worried, but he said it with such conviction...

The more I use the more I think it's an excellent keyboard, by the way. Allows to type very fast, and without the need of changing languages you can introduce technicisms and stuff on the fly.

It's great.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] nikzDHD:
I've tried most but always find my way back to SwiftKey, the prediction is second to none do need a few improvements but hopefully they listen to us users. I find the space button too small on the browser keep hitting the .com button at times.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] johnbhoyc:
How do I get the honeycomb skin for smart keaboard pro?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] chiefroastbeef:
I liked swiftkey, it was the keyboard I used for the longest before I fully took the plunge to swype. I can't live without swype now, occasionally when I am tired and mis-swype, I would get 2-3 words wrong in a sentence and it would be annoying, but usually I am very fast and very accurate. I also love being able to swype with one hand, great for when I am on-the-go in a city like Hong Kong.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rob77:
I use this one http://www.dexilog.com/smartkeyboard/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1177&p=8288#p8184

Make a folder named "skins" at the root of your sd card/storage and drop the zip file in to it
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] jbarol:
does the swype for sgsii update on its own?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bclark:
The version it shipped with I don't believe does but the newest betas do. Which us awesome BC I don't have to keep messing with my themed version
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] miqnobo:
Smart keyboard pro ftw! It just works.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] carloslopescj:
Swiftkey X and Swype.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rajaspidey:
Swift Key is the best !! ask these kind of questions in Andrroid general forum !!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] lionheart99:
Well smart keyboard pro comes with navigation keys, as well many other customizable options. It even lets u resize keys. I've tried many and cannot recommend any over this one. Most responsive and most accurate too. Give it a go, u may never go back.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] myshu:
I'd go for the HTC IME keyboard :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] adam_pl:
Me too, although stock ginger keyboard is also good
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] icoX:
you should give ics keyboard a try! works well for me!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kersey:
SwiftKey is only 10p on Android Market at the moment :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] UUK3:
Yes Swype is the best one.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Dark_Lord0122:
swiftkey X .. new comers are lucky its for 0.10USD ( 10P ) at the moment get it quick before it expires :P
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] jbarol:
where do you see this? on market i see 3 dollars

Edit: On the website, found it.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] strix75:
Try this one is great and it´s free. The best out there.

Touchpal Keyboard

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.cootek.smartinputv5
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] jgrimberg1979:
Perfect keyboard is definitely the best. I have bought and tried them all (free and paid), smart keyboard pro, swift key x, swype, ics, ultra, gingerbread keyboard, Samsung keyboard, go keyboard, and others and I keep trying any new ones or updated keyboards of the ones Liste above and o always revert back to perfect keyboard because it rocks. Text prediction is great, and unmatched, full keyboard customization including keyboard height layout etc. User word replacement /shortcuts, theme support. Many other features as well. The closest thing to perfect keyboard would be smart keyboard which I used to use all the time, has a lot of the same features and has been around longer, but I always mess up when I am typing for some reason, when I use perfect keybaord I never make the same mistake as I do with all the others
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] markp1989:
+1, use swiftkey on my tablet and my phone.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Vennaol:
Definitely SwiftKey x.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mateo85:
Try HTC ime mod by Jonas.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] vmollz:
Smart Keyboard pro!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] S2TMO-VN:
+1 for this one ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] maranello69:
+2, swiftkey is great, been using swype for a while, but the ai engine on swiftkey is mind-blowing
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] trickk:
Absolutely :). Ive also tried all keyboards and perfect keyboard is definitely the best !!!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dinan:
Can perfect keyboard customize the length of the space bar? It looks really small in the screenshots which is why I like Smart Keyboard Pro right now.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] minidou-77:
Am I the only who love the gokeyboard ?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JHimmelbauer:
I like Smar Keyboard Pro, because I often use the "custom text" feature (=like macros for quick sms messages or different signatures) - but if I work remote via SSH on a Linux host, I use "Hackers Keyboard" (because of the special keys like CTRL or F-keys)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] shr33kant:
Perhaps Original poster can create a poll?? I vote Swiftkey X! And I've tried them all...believe me. Swiftkey really is the only keyboard I can live with since I got used to it. Everything else just slows me down. Unless Swype bring back the smiley key, I'm staying firmly on Swiftkey.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] SGS-II:
Swiftkey X. Super good prediction engine.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] MistahBungle:
SlideIt. Like Swype, but better ;-)

And works with roms where installing/getting Swype to work is a pain in the arse (i.e Miui).

Well worth the ~$6.