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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] PeartFan40:
The Case Mate POP! is a good case. Fits sluggly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jgrimberg1979:
I picked up the case mate barely there and I love it. It doesn't make the phone any heavier or bigger and the texture of it is nice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] the_scotsman:
Thread cleaned. Quit with the flaming and off topic crap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Think with realistic attitude before you reply. For someone who has been following the SGSII, it does look pretty abysmal that our phone only has about 1% of the accessories the International version had out after it had been on the market for the same time.

Obviously if someone is in this thread they realize that there are accessories, just not a ton, and there's a lot of misinformation where sellers are trying to get quick sales by passing theirs off as "ATT compatible" even though they're not necessarily.

At the end of the day though, we're AT&T customers, and while in the US that might be the "big guys", we're just tiny goldfish in a big ocean of phones, and when AT&T decided to go with a slightly different model than the international, of course they did it purposely. Now you're forced to search harder for accessories, and they know a big percentage of users will find it easier to go pay their full high-prices in the ATT stores.

There are accessories for the ATT version, but they're hidden behind piles of the international version accessories. This phone is really a gap-phone, only released to fill the gap between other, more flagship type releases. Notice no commercials like when the Infuse was released? ATT doesn't see this phone as a huge deal, so there's never going to be any "big deal" made about it or getting a ton of accessories to market.

As soon as the Nexus and HTC's new phones come to market, the SGSII will be lost in the shadows, so be prepared. I only got this phone to cover me for the month gap between now and next month when I will be able to buy the Nexus in Seoul, SK.

Sorry that turned into a diatribe, hehe
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quarlow:
I find the lack of accessories disturbing.

Is there a USB OTG + MHL combined adapter?

I prefer naked phones, so a lack of cases was not disturbing, nor was the lack of batteries, a $4 charger at Walmart solved that gap for me. But, I would prefer to only buy one adapter, than 2.

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] seanpr123:
I picked up this case in red and love the texture, size and protection:

http://tinyurl.com/7pdj73m
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] captrage:
The problem I've encountered with a candy case; it gives me a positive on the moisture sensor after gnawing on it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] porcupineli:
Extended batteries for AT&T SGS2 are available for some time at Mugen Power site:

1800mAh

3200mAh
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sleepeeg3:
$45 for 9% more power or $99 to make the phone a horrible monstrosity? Great options.

Anyway, here is a review on the Mugen 3200mAh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLLNFWehfl8
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
This is pretty typical of North American carriers. They mangle phones JUST enough so as to be form factor incompatible with international variants.

Just another example of how when it comes to cell phones, North America is a backwater.

Someone asked about USB OTG + MHL combined - sorry, not possible, the D+ and D- pins are used for MHL.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmadpete:
Can someone tell me how I can view the internal sd card files please, cant see it on laptop (win7) and also cant see it in the phone, only external appears. Drovers and PC Companion are installed.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coffeeteddy:
If you want to see your SD files on your phone...

- Go to Android market and search "file manager". There are plenty of file manager apps for free on the market. Some popular ones include Explorer and Astro. (I'm using the former) Install one of those applications and you will be able to navigate to your SD card via your phone.

If trying to access SD card via PC...

- After you plug your phone into the USB, a little USB icon should appear on your phone. Tap on it and enable USB connection. Your phone should scan for the SD card files.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FlameFlyer:
The methods said above is clear and i have to add… as far as i know, there is no way to view your internal storage on a computer... but anyway you can just copy the files using a file explorer to the sd card:D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
Myphoneeplorer lets you see internal and external phone storage on your PC.

Android app, find it at the market, its free
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milton.bain:
If you have rooted device, you can install root file explorer, file expert, ir any explorer with Root access

CheersS! :)

From X10i on ROM : "ThGo2 v9.3"

using XDA premium
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FlameFlyer:
Oh thanks mate, that would be convinient :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clubtech:
I find the default 320 density value to be a bit too much.

Everything just shows up too big on the phone wasting a lot of screen real estate.

I switched mine to 240 (after rooting) and started you ADW launcher (as the Samsung one doesn't play nice with smaller density values).

I was wondering value do other people use?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersh:
I think that i will use less than 240.

Maybe sub-200. Some roms on the hd2 with 168 were awesome, now with more resolution and more screen, 320 and 240 will be much for my taste.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clubtech:
240 Density on this screen is like 180 density on the 800x480 screen.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kersh:
uhm, I didn't know that.

Then, I will use about 240 or so, I'm with you, using so much density like the default it is pretty dumb.

I'll try on thursday
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jorkobe23:
How can you guys change the density of the phone??
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kunalparwani:
Will this just re-scale everything, or will it make operations less processor intensive?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albireox:
First of all, you must have the phone rooted. After that you can use LCDDensity for Root (from Market) or edit \system\build.prop using root explorer or other equivalent software.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prozac69:
Clubttech - how did you manage to root it?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clubtech:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1326955
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jorkobe23:
Thank you! But after changing the density, the apps which were not compatible with Note works fine?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] appelflap:
Still didn't try to change the density myself (first have to find a window box to root the note). Therefore a little question: does the note app still work with a smaller density? I mean is it still possible to make notes without annoying scaling problems?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prozac69:
I've downloaded the app' but I'm stuck with the:

(1) make sure u have installed adb drivers for ur device

Where do i get the adb drivers from please?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigmille:
Just follow the steps untill the HTC bit (step 3) to install ADB on your Windows PC.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1152148

This is from HTC Sensation page, very helpful for people doing it the 1st time.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prozac69:
Thanks very much mate. I'll give that a go. :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kunalparwani:
Any answer?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prozac69:
@Bigmille - Did all that and it still didn't install the adb drivers!! :confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rgbc:
I haven't found a stand alone Note driver pack, however installing the latest Kies from the Samsung site should give you the drivers you need.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigmille:
Like the above post said, you might need Samsung driver, also make sure you run the Command Prompt as administrator.

Also do you have a folder called "platform-tools" inside C:\AndroidSDK?

My Note will not arrive untill later this week, so can't do the process myself. But the procedure works as I used it to push files to my Galaxy Tab using ADB.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinokirk:
Could you take some screen shots with different densities?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aalupatti:
I tired to change the build.prop to have a different density, but the change is not sticking.

I change it to 240 and save the file , it shows saved but when i open the file it still shows 320.

I am rooted and using root explorer.

any suggestions ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prozac69:
Well, after reading a post from wendyalison (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18972854&postcount=13), I installed PDAnet which installed the required drivers and then ran the zergRush/DooMLoRD rooting app' (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1319653), and now I'm all rooted up.

So then I tried the LCD Density app' from Marketplace. It changed the density fine but boy oh boy did the screen look like a pile of pooh!! :( The weather widget was too small, as was the clock, and it just seems to reduce what's on the screen to a smaller size but still leave a big gap of screen,

which you can't use

, around the right hand and bottom edge. A totally pointless exercise.

It doesn't affect the row of icons along the bottom of the screen (phone, contacts, s Memo, messaging & applications), but anything from the page dots upwards is reduced in size. It then leaves this big gap between the bottom icons and where the page dots start!

You also have to be careful because the app' I used will only let you enlarge the screen back to a density of 300 whereas the native default screen is 320. Luckily the applied changes are temporary and a reboot of the device quickly restores it to it's default, and proper, state.

So overall, my advice would be to leave it as it is. You'll gain nothing by reducing the density other than a phone that then looks cr*p!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techvir:
Sorry to let u know that TW and samsung apps wont work well with no stock lcd version.

U have to use alternatives

I use Launcherpro and dialer one.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prozac69:
But if you're having to use 3rd party launcher app's and dialers, then surely you're taking away the whole identity of the phone itself!

The Galaxy Note experience is the whole package - hardware + software. If, after just a couple of days, you start putting different launchers on it you might as well have spent your £500 on any old Android phone. :confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techvir:
unfortunately my old phone does not have a 5.3 inch screen and other specs listed here.

everyone knows that TW has plenty of issues and cause for slowing the phone down.

In SGSII the stock firmware is pretty lousy. however some of the modded ones are real slick.

Leaving all that behind, launcherpro is one of the best launchers and dialerone a very good dialer.

Finally its individual choice
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChodTheWacko:
Really? Name one phone that will give you a similar feel to the Note, if I run identical apps on both phones. Hardware is the fundamental difference between any two android phones.

If touchwiz makes you happy, then go for it.

If the stock software doesn't do what you want, how you want it done, then you owe it to yourself to find software that does. It's your phone, for crying out loud.

- Frank
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squalllion1uk:
Far from if i wanted a unchanging experience I'd get a i*hone , touch wiz imo is far to bland and just reminds me of IOS , I've had android from day 1 ie the g1 . The point in different launchers etc is to allow one to make the phone there own and not some derogatory mass produced experience . Anyone that's really a android enthusiast won't be staying with touch wiz.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RashaMatt:
Re-scales EVERYTHING including images (and does a damn good job). No performance difference that I've ever noticed.

I'm liking 280 dpi, used LCD Density Changer app from the market (requires ROOT) - see here (and others too) for CWM recovery and root -- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1324225
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uvz:
I'm trying various values, 240 at this moment, on the dell streak I've set 140.

I've installed ADW launcher, but is too laggy

what laucher do you use?

;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wonderwout:
This is 240 density:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uvz:
I made a little video for another forum where you can see the note at 240

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ldHRQT046A&feature=player_embedded
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RashaMatt:
Different launchers will behave differently with regard to nonstandard screen densities. FWIW ADW does great: this is ADW at 280 dp, and I've had no trouble from other apps either.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RashaMatt:
Looks like the forums not allowing png uploads.

Try here:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magxs:
I was trying 240 out for a bit, but now changed back to 320. ADW works fine in 240 (although not in 320), but found that a few apps don't play nice with 240. They were:

- Phone (small, but usable)

- S Memo (looking at notes is ok, but creating one has broken up backgrounds, not usable)

- S Planner (some bits are distorted, not nice, but usable)

- Browser (address bar doesn't fit, but usable)

- Silent mode button in notifications - font overlaps button (minor cosmetical, but usable)

While most of these are usable, they just don't look nice. So I am back to 320, but can't make up my mind which is the lesser of two evils.

At 320 I don't really see the point of the big screen, as everything is too big. Would be good for grandma, but I am wondering if I should have waited for the new Nexus. It probably fits the same amount on 4.5 inches (or whatever it is).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clubtech:
The nexus system dump showing that it is also using a 320 density

Try to use 300 and see if it is any better. I found that at 300 Samsung apparently are still usable.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magxs:
Thanks for the tip. I have tried 300 now, but S Notes is still messed up and the difference is not big enough for me to make it worth it. Oh well....

Thanks anyway.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinokirk:
I am also getting this problem, anyone know how to solve it?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clubtech:
Root explorer seems to be having an issue to edit the build.prop file.

Pull it with ADB, edit on your PC then push it back.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uvz:
...or you can change with lcd density on the market ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paulshields:
Sounds a lot like the Galaxy Tab 7. A lot of the Samsung apps were hardcoded for a density size of 240, but that default setting resulted in large font sizes. If you set it lower then the Samsung apps (Phone in particular) wouldn't expand to take up the extra real estate. The only option was to either live with apps that looked a bit odd in non-native LCD density, or run other software - e.g. CM7 was a lot more flexible when it came to smaller density settings. I consider that a flaw in Samsung's app development, but no doubt they'll say it was designed for the default settings of the device. But for those of us with reasonable close-vision eyesight who prefer the smaller fonts it can be a pain not being able to reduce the layout...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinokirk:
Anyone know why Root Explorer is having issues changing build.prop?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magxs:
I did it with Root Explorer, but set permissions on the directory to r/w and on on the file I ticked all possible permissions. Then you can save the change. Once done I changed all permission back to what they were. Worked.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techvir:
U can use es file explorer....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yerry:
Alter TouchWiz

Might this be used to alter TouchWiz?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=863519
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] appelflap:
make sure you enable r/w (default read only)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] appelflap:
I know from the Galaxy S and SII that it's not easy. It probably can be done, but nobody came up yet with a work around for that devices.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] appelflap:
Oh wow, so we only need to change the memo template resources

Is there no problem with the pen? Is writing the same on a lower density? Or are there artifacts?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] appelflap:
There are only a few densities used by devices (according to the Android specs.. ):

320 is the new xhdpi standard. 240 is hdpi (galaxy S2 for example) , 160 is mdpi (Honeycomb tablets) and 120 is ldpi (low end devices from the beginning)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magxs:
The pen was fine.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fards:
so it is just the samsung apps?

I can live with that till we fix them.

he he 160 forces adw to use tablet launcher :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watch_mania:
There are two kinds of user who bought Note:

1) To get bigger display with exactly same amount of information for old eyes

2) To get more information on the screen with minimum screen -- that's their advertisement!

Samsung apps needs to honor lcd density configuration, rather than pushing efforts of Font size options on the Settings menu -- which doesn't seems to work anyway. It's pity that the developers goes away from standards provided on the platform. Some Samsung apps parts seems to do -- contact list --, but others -- call log -- seems to just harcode the font size.

Samsung you'll have to fix this!!! I bought it full price from you and I refuse to do work on fixing it!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utp:
Cannot agree more on your point of views!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fards:
found a way to alter build. prop direct on the Note

grab release candidate of android total commander from www.ghisler.com (free)

install and use to

Copy build prop to Sdcard edit it check it Saved and copy edited file Back to system

Same process doesn't work on root explorer, can't work out why it won't save the file.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theloginwithnoname:
I've found 280 works really well - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1350386

---------- Post added at 09:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:44 PM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1350386 should sort it out for you...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daoutlawz:
I'm on 240 and I found everything works fine, some cosmetic issues here and there, mainly in S-Memo and the Dialer (KEYPAD ONLY), but it works and operates fine and as it should.

I much prefer the extra real estate over the minor cosmetic issues.

I used FontChanger to change density, works fine and easy to use.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techvir:
or you can just use es file explorer to directly edit. works well
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clubtech:
The problem with any density that is not 240 or 320 is that the market won't let you download some apps.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utp:
Solved that by uninstall updates and pm disable com.android.vending.updater

On density 201, other than SMemo background issues, works great with compatibility mode off.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pachi72:
Dam what a pain this phone is with screen density and crap..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mecha2142:
It isn't a pain because it isn't mandatory. No ordinary person is even going to think about doing something like this. Everybody here, including myself, spent a pretty penny on this device, and would like to get the money's worth by testing every conceivable improvement possible. This just so happens to be one of them.

Besides, what phone DOESN'T have its own discussion regarding the ideal screen density? I know the Galaxy SII does for sure.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utp:
Hum.....I like the statement.....:p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fards:
since when has adbing in and out been doing it directly on the Note?

mm tried that one didn't work for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utp:
What I did was cp /system/build.prop /sdcard/build.prop

Edit it on Win32 by Samba share

Mount /system r/w by root explorer

In Termainal, su, cp it back to /system

For some reason I used to be able to do the whole process by rootexplorer but not this time, file won't save at all by rootexplorer...

Since we do not change that often, I think it is ok...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techvir:
Make sure that in settings up enable root explorer and mount as writable option. By doing this it always worked for me.

Another thing is, when opening the file male sure it opens in es explorer note editor.

Let me know
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigmille:
b

I can't seem to be able to find com.android.vending.updater, I've looked in titanium backup and Systems/app folder. There is a market updater 1.0 app, but disable that breaks the whole system.

Can you let me know where that app is located in your phone?

Cheers

My build is XJ4 rooted.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theloginwithnoname:
Ah yes, see what you mean - response a bit punchy though?

Alternative way of doing it is to get Terminal (from the market) then run it and "mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system" (optionally chmod 644 /system/build.prop) and finally edit it with your favourite Android text editor (I use Astro's built-in one).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RashaMatt:
I froze Market Updater in Tibu and that worked - nothing broken. Try clearing cache and Dalvik from CWM and reboot...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phytrax:
Wow, I've been trying to figure out for a couple months why half my apps won't update. I guess one fix is to just change the density to 320 or 240, then install what you need. The apps I've had a problem with seem to work fine at any resolution until they demand an update (NFL 11 or Facebook).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utp:
it is done by terminal, or adb..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverHedgehog:
Can someone take some screenshots of the Note (running some apps, like Dolphin, Launcher Pro/Adw, etc) in 160 dpi?

I'm interested in getting it, but I want to run it in tablet mode (when density is smaller than 160), once ICS hits.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utp:
I did that while ago, and it is quite not usable....fonts are way too small to read...anyway u can do quick test by LCDDensity app, root required.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverHedgehog:
I didn't buy it yet, just thinking about getting it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrky:
i am using 220 for a couple of days now
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverHedgehog:
So can someone take some screenshots at 160 density?