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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dnguyen1988:
You should definitely get the gs2. I came from the sensation and this is a way better phone. I know the amaze has the bump up in ram and the better camera (compared to the sensation) but I guarantee this phone will blow it out of the water. The sensation I had had no problems besides overheating so I was skeptical about the gs2 being that much better but it is. I also like the build quality of the gs2 which I didn't think I would. Oh another thing is sense is such a memory hog and the novelty of it was cool for the first week but after that I wanted aosp bad. So yea I think you should just go with the gs2 you won't regret it. And the vertical lines aren't really an issue its there but not noticeable in everyday use. I can really say that besides the vertical lines this phone has been perfect.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Enzopreme:
I had the amaze, I brought it back on the 13th day of my remorse period and got the sgs2. Best thing I've ever done! Hands down a better phone. Actually, best device I've ever had, and I come from a long line of HTC devices, but I am now a fan of Samsung, and even touch wiz if you can believe it. I'd recommend the

sgs2 all day....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] haensgn:
MKV

I can plug in my one gig hard drive full of 720p mkv movies and play them with out a problem what so evar! My tegra2 transformer cant do that, nor can my playstation, or my 360. Not sure about the amaze. One thing I am sure of between the two we will be getting ICS well ahead. With no crappy overlay, not that I dont like sense, just no point of it. With ICS all widgets are scrollable.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] justice26:
Coming from a sensation,.the sgs2 is a great improvement. The amaze to me is an ugly phone. The amaze also seemed extremely heavy. I could see chipping the elevated glass on the phone, and after going through several sensations, same as the amaze, with different problems well enough said. I'm extremely happy with the sgs2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] OuncE718:
You have to know what you want in a phone to make your decision. Both phones has its pros and cons.

Galaxy S II Pros vs Amaze 4g:

Longer battery life, larger screen, louder speaker, does not/barely overheats, 2 megapixel front facing camera, better video playback/audio, no death grip issue with signal (both wifi and data), lighter materials with a premium feel means you can hold the phone in your hand for long periods of time without strain.

Galaxy S II Cons vs Amaze 4g:

Screen resolution isn't as great as the Amaze, the design looks much more rich on the Amaze, the Amaze has a slightly better camera especially in low lighting, the Galaxy S II does not have hardware camera and camcorder buttons like on the Amaze, No LED notification.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] UntamedDeviance:
Exactly what i was looking for! Thank you so much!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] OuncE718:
Your welcome. Based off of the pros and cons, which one do you think better suits your needs?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ericqt:
allgamers is right. you come to sgs2 you will hear all the good things about fhis phone. because we already get it. we don't make mistake right lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] UntamedDeviance:
I am 99.8% sure both my wife and myself will be getting the Samsung
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hazard99:
True story. When both phones got released. I walked in and played with the amaze. They hadn't put out the sgs2 yet. I was instantly in love. The camera and software was beautiful the design of the housing i loved it.

I felt no lag scrolling through home screens and best of all the home lag wasn't present. When i played with the sgs2 i completely noticed the home lag. I couldn't tell if it was just me or if it was present. I didn't know at the time it was because of the voice app.

When i returned i was set to buy the amaze but something told me the sgs2 would have better support. So in the end with all its flaws i bought the sgs2 placing faith in xda.

Samsung you are nothing without xda and don't you forget it!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tigerz0202:
ADVICE to you ...go in the store ,play with both phones for about 30 minutes each ,then choose .nothing anybody here tells you is gonna make up your mind ,the hands on experience will
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] brian_v3ntura:
this is hardly advice...30 min on each advice in the store is nothing. MOST stores factory wipe their devices each day just to keep it fresh for the next day and get rid of all the test text, cache, downloaded/installed apps, etc.

my advice to the OP is hold out and wait for something better. IMO this phone offers me nothing except a dual-core processor and 1GB ram. OR just get the galaxy nexus
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
That's what ever phone that came out offers...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
II want to disagree. I played with the amaze and sgs2 at two different stores. I got around 30 mins or less with each but in that time you'd be surprised how much you could do with each phone. Also, why tell people to wait for something better? as much as phone tech is evolving and changing every 6 months, waiting for the next big thing is fruitless and pointless. Galaxy nexus this year, nexus x a year from now, quad core., etc. your decision should be based on your needs now and you have to be able to forecast if you will be happy with your device and how you'll use it 6 months from now. If you think you can just sit and wait for the next big thing you'll always be in buyers remorse, because there will be something better.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] brian_v3ntura:
exactly. nothing special in the TMo SGS2 imo. plus the camera quality is definitely a step back compared to my vibrant UNTIL the software is better optimized.

u may think you can get alot done with only 30min in the store with the phone, but no user/real-world test can be done until actually walking out the door with the phone and spend a few days with it.

i thought i loved the TMo SGS2 at first, but like i said in a different thread, it doesnt offer me anything special. ESP when coming from a vibrant.

You can get a better feeling from the phone when using the 14 day (30 days in CA) grade period.

i have to disagree when you say waiting is pointless. it depends on the phone and the SGS2 does not deliver IMO. which is why i suggested the galaxy nexus. its the next nexus and as with every nexus phone, the development and progress on it is phenomenal.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hazard99:
Or what you could do is get this now. And then sell it later.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
There nothing special in galaxy nexus either or any phone. What development in nexus devices? They have touch wiz, miui and cm which is essentially stock. Nexus Galaxy will have the same stuff as well. Except with the upgraded feature to change your virtual buttons around. The galaxy nexus if it wasn't for ice cream sandwich would be virtually not that great of a phone. In a month that phone will be outdated. Just like this phone. So what is he going to wait for to be basically outdated like every other phone in the market?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Okay. I agree that waiting might not be pointless for some. Waiting might bring a phone an individual person was waiting for. suggesting the nexus to everyone as the phone to get is not advice imo because you may not know what they are going to use the phone for or how much they are willing to spend. The original nexus was not a fit for me, when it came out because I couldn't afford it and I had to buy it from another source. Also, suggesting using the remorse period as a trial is a good idea, but you risk losing $50 for returning or swapping for a different phone. This is alot specially to those buying the phone at retail like me. To me, this phone is what the vibrant should have been. It satisfied my needs and wants. I may never use NFC but that's an option that is available if I need it. I am still getting ics with this phone so I see it pointless to get the nexus. [QUIRE=brian_v3ntura;19597669]exactly. nothing special in the TMo SGS2 imo. plus the camera quality is definitely a step back compared to my vibrant UNTIL the software is better optimized.

u may think you can get alot done with only 30min in the store with the phone, but no user/real-world test can be done until actually walking out the door with then phone and spend a few days with it.

i thought i loved the TMo SGS2 at first, but like i said in a different thread, it doesnt offer me anything special. ESP when coming from a vibrant.

You can get a better feeling from the phone when using the 14 day (30 days in CA) grade period.

i have to disagree when you say waiting is pointless. it depends on the phone and the SGS2 does not deliver IMO. which is why i suggested the galaxy nexus. its the next nexus and as with every nexus phone, the development and progress on it is phenomenal.[/QUOTE]
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
Thanks Vanessam and il Duce for the updated Google Search apk :)

The purpose of this guide is to enable you to press the Search key to bring up Google Search instead of MIUI search, but long-pressing home will still give you Recent Apps. (Simply deleting Sidekick.apk will remove that functionality, that's why we're not going to do it)

Note: Why do I prefer this? For some reason, at least on the EVO 3D, search suggestions do not show up. The search window does not take up the whole screen, and the most annoying part of it all is that the search field is not put in focus when you open the app, meaning you have tap once more to bring up the keyboard. Google Search fixes all this (and seems to be faster, in my opinion).

Stuff You'll Need:

Android Commander: Direct Download (if his site is not loading), More Info

1. So, for starters, delete any trace of Google Search (if you've already installed it) using Android Commander. Make sure it's out of system/app, and out of data/app. Reboot your phone once you do.

2. Then, download this apk (Latest Google Search), navigate to where you downloaded it on the right pane, and click "Installer" as shown:

3. A window comes up showing you all the installable apks in the folder you're currently in. Click the checkbox for our Google Search, and then click "Install".

4. In the next window, it will ask you what type of install you want to do. Pick "Install as a system app".

5. It will install the apk.

6. When it is finished, click close, and reboot your phone (<-- IMPORTANT). When it restarts, Google Search will come up when you hit the Search button. I know this works because I've tested it multiple times. It should also (in theory) update just fine whenever Google Search is updated on the Market. Unfortunately, you'll need to do this every time Google Search updates. Fortunately, that doesn't happen too often :)

Enjoy guys.
[HTC EVO 3D] jdeloach:
Awesome work, as usual.
[HTC EVO 3D] feedDunk:
Awesome! Worked perfectly. Love my Let Me Google That For You Real Quick button!
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
Never leave home without it ;D
[HTC EVO 3D] THunDA:
Works awesome man.. thanks :)
[HTC EVO 3D] Joker87:
Perfect! Works greatly with Acer Liquid on MIUI ROM, too! Thank you! ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] Joker87:
Unluckily it didn't work with yesterday's google search update.

Works fine repeating the procedure with the new apk. ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
This is embarrassing. I'm having trouble getting this to work with the latest Google Search.
[HTC EVO 3D] mk2munky:
MIUI should allow you to choose which search you use... they do it with pretty much everything else :/

---------- Post added at 11:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:43 PM ----------

Using the same process that you used, I got it to work for me. Here's what I did:

I had the latest version of Google Search installed, using my search history and everything. I clicked the vest in Android Commander, which backs up to your PC. Then I uninstalled the app and data using the program. Once it was done, I did exactly what you did, only I used my backed-up APK of the current version. So far, so good! Hope this works for you!
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
Thread updated with the latest Google Search apk courtesy of il Duce and vanessaem :)
[HTC EVO 3D] etp23:
didnt work for me im on the latest miuiandroid and did everything as said

Never mind removed all permissions for sidekick and got it to work
[HTC EVO 3D] etp23:
Is there anyway I can keep the task killer
[HTC EVO 3D] internetking123:
Yes it works like you described.

thanks a lot
[Droid Incredible General] username235:
http://phonedog.com/2011/11/15/htc-...ghz-processor-and-ics-rumored-to-be-included/

Oh, looky what I found
[Droid Incredible General] theguitarguy58:
that sounds like an amazing phone (:

i wonder how the battery life would be though </3
[Droid Incredible General] dyetheskin:
quadcore= 4x battery consumption. speed is good but these are only phones.
[Droid Incredible General] username235:
Nope. http://m.ign.com/articles/2011/11/08/nvidia-unleashes-the-quad-core-tegra-3-processor

It's about the Tegra 3, but you can probably figure Qualcomm's will be similar in how it works. Oh, and another thing, the Asus Transformer Prime, first quad-core Tegra 3 tablet, has a 12 hour battery life, compared to the original dual-core, Tegra 2 Transformer, which has about 8 or 9 hours.

The power is good. But quad-cores should just be stuck into tablets, not phones, it's not like many people will seriously need that much power, maybe some constant gamers, but that's really it.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] djr4x4:
I have never really cared to have a smart phone but have decided to make the leap. Just got the bionic about a week ago. My question about the ROM's is what is the purpose of flashing to a different ROM? I have rooted my phone, thanks to Pete's Motorola Root tools and have used the Safe bloat removal script from psouza4. Also have titanium backup pro and freezed a little bit more that the script did not get. I'm very happy with how the Bionic is now, and looks like I'll be getting roughly 18-22 hours of battery life. I'm rather nervous to try anything else at this time but I must ask. Exactly what do all these different ROM's do?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] MillionManMosh:
They're mostly visual and user interface tweaks. Many of the people on this board are not fans of the stock user interface and prefer something cleaner- and often by extension faster. There are also a number of people running leaked versions of the official Motorola software, newer builds that take care of many of the issues the Bionic has. Once the bootloader encryption is broken it will be possible to run newer versions of Android than are officially supported- however for now we're stuck with a Gingerbread kernel.

In general, flashing your phone isn't something you want to do until you're very familiar with the process, and can weight the potential rewards with the risk of breaking your phone (and the near-certainty of a voided warranty). That said, there are always step by step directions on how to flash, and often ways to recover from errors that might seem like they've turned your phone into a paperweight.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] djr4x4:
Thx for the info MillionManMosh. I already managed to have to do a hard reset and when i got back it was stuck in the setup mode and I was not able to do anything. Thx to everyone's links and such I managed to find the stock ROM and used RSD lite to flash the phone and got everything working correctly again. I'm very interested in doing this in time. Will just hold off a little bit for now. I love how everyone that has wrote ROM's and such give terrific instructions on what to do etc. This is awesome and very much appreciated.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] theshadow62:
rom

sorry to jump your post 4x4 but i have a question. so how do i load a new rom on my bionic if the boot-loader hasn't been hacked yet? just switched over to android from blackberry and still learning.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] djr4x4:
np shadow. have you rooted your phone yet? Here are a few apps I have found through out this site that has helped me along the way. For rooting, you can use http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1279825 or even this root http://www.psouza4.com/Bionic/#windowsxp.. Can't go wrong with either one.. They are very straight forward. Couple apps to get would be bionic boot strapper. This program you can reboot in recovery mode. I used this lastnight to give my first shot at installing a ROM. I put Liberty3-1.0 on my phone and things went pretty smooth. Titanium Backup Pro is another great program. Here is a very good writeup and rooting, custom recovery, and turning off alot of bloatware.. http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/09/16/complete-guide-root-custom-recovery-backup-and-de-bloat-your-droid-bionic/ Hope all of this helps..
[Motorola Droid Bionic] theshadow62:
sorry, had to go for a couple of days. yes i have already rooted my phone. thanks for the links they were a big help.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] djr4x4:
not a problem. Hope you enjoy your Bionic. I had the samsung charge and brought it back and got the bionic and I am glad I did. I was happy with it before I did all of this and now I love this phone.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] theshadow62:
hey, _base2, thanks for taking the time to write out those instructions, the were very helpful. looking for roms to try now.

thanks again
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xizzmatt:
I'm looking to get a android phone for Verizon and I'm wondering what to get. It has to be $150 or less and has to have good development!
[G Tablet Accessories] avria:
i've been looking through multiple threads here, but i'm getting the feeling that most are after the cases (e.g. M1 case, sleeves and etc.)

not really into carrying these cases as after all i have a netbook sleeve serving the purpose for my gTAB. anyway.

i'm wondering if anyone knows about the thin skins for Gtab (skinomi, armorsuit?), in terms of build quality and bang for buck?
[G Tablet Accessories] NeoMatrixJR:
Are you looking just for a back-cover skin? Or a screen cover too? I definitely recommend a good quality screen protector. Mine came with one so I don't know what brand sold one for gTab. Could bee invisishield or something. For the back I looked at the "carbon fiber" skin that electronic crap had for $14+S&H the gTab. Instead I made my own template for the sticker and bought a 4 foot ROLL of the carbon fiber Di-Noc off ebay for like $9 including shipping. Great skin and got PLEANTY left for other stuff.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fliptechnologies:
just curious to other members feedback, m buying a new phone next week and have narrowed it down to 3, im after feedback on most customizeable easy to root, and flash

1. samsung galaxy s (what ive had in the past)

2 motorola defy (if is possible to disable motoblur)

3. htc incredible s

let me know you're thoughts
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruben1221:
personal preference. But if it was me, I would choose none of those. But good luck on getting your next new phone. Enjoy
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] madmike23:
All of a sudden, the pta APN network is flawlessly working for me, wife and friend's Skyrockets. I'm in NYC, is it working for you guys?

"Working", meaning that it'll browse regular, full, non-mobile sites with no problems...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Dxtra:
Is working for me with no problems since yesterday. Finally
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Kadin:
Good find. Just pulled up Justin.tv and loaded just like it should. Interesting...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] randomtask16:
I"m still stuck with mobile only on most sites. Cnn loads full page, but engadget and most others forces mobile.

However justin.tv loads full and normal.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] arcaelia:
As is mine. After the customer service/in store crap I had to deal with yesterday for 4 hours regarding this "data lag" problem (as they so called it), this better last a good long time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
Same here juat tested it justin.tv worked and loaded no lag as did cnn.com thankfully i just got the skyrocket yesterday but the browser not.loading alot of pages was irritating and made the phone useless to me without wifi. Glad its working now westminster md
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] naiserie:
Same here. Boston lte
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] djarpit:
what is PTA APN?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] naiserie:
it's the stock APN on the phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
If you push menu settings wireless and networks mobile networks its access point names. And theres been an issue with the stock att apn not loading certin webpages but it seems to be corrected for the time being ( hopefully permanently) so if your not having this issue theres no reason to worry or change any settings
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rviqueira:
Washington DC LTE now working. Thank Goodness, I was about to jump ship.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chocodough:
Figures, that's my luck.

I was bothered by the APN issues and ended up returning my SR and going back to the GS2 cause I figured it would take AT&T forever to fix the problem.

Now they go ahead and fix it that fast.

Major bummer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Can anyone put the PTA working apn its not working for me.

Running BeastMOD. try to set default but got 3g speed with it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] madmike23:
@saildiverdog

I had those apns listed here before from my own trial and errors in the OP of http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1342159 . But since then took them down after the PTA network started working for a lot of us. And the wap.Cingular/PTA or wap.cingular/phone combo stopped working. The strange part was that the phone combo worked for me and my wife's worked with the PTA combo. Since the original post of this thread, they stopped working and the PTA was up and running.

For the rest/future readers, what's your location where the default apn is not working for you?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] billownz:
Woke up today with no data. Rebuilding the APN fixed the issue. I live near nyc so my guess is lte rollout confused some devices
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
my location is north chicago! 60061!
[Acer Iconia A500] Bloodflame:
Anyone who's used an iPod in mass storage mode knows what I mean when I say the folder structure is a pain to deal with. So I'm just wondering if anyone has successfully been able to transfer music to and from their iPod using the A500. I've done this on a PC without iTunes using a third party application, so I know it's technically possible. I tried finding a similar Android app without any luck. FYI, I've had no issue connecting the tablet to the iPod via USB. It reads in mass storage mode without issue - it's just the damn folder structure & file naming that I'm trying to figure out how to manage.
[Acer Iconia A500] hardslog:
What file manager are you using? Also are you using a rooted ROM or STOCK?
[HTC Sensation] BriEE:
I'm just wondering if anyone has used the casemate gelli case which looks awfully a lot similar to those ebay $2, $3 TPU cases. I'm hesitant to even buy something that a $3 case (which I do have a few) can provide for $20-$30.

It's a high price point for something like this.

Those who have the GELLI, can you tell me if it's cut much better or the fitment is better than the ebay ones or if the material is that much different? So far most TPU cases I've gotten in the past are more or less the same quality.