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[Galaxy S II Accessories] viva.fidel:
I got my S2 in early May 2011, never had a case on it, dropped it plenty of times from hand height onto a wooden floor, dropped it 3 or 4 times from car seat height onto concrete, and once into a sink full of water.. all I have is one scratch on the top-left casing of the phone and a completely scratch free screen.. it's a pretty hard-wearing phone. Mind you I've always been careful to not put it in the same pocket as keys/coins
[Galaxy S II Accessories] eTechUncut:
ive been using XtremeGuard since day one. $3 on ebay. small investment for protection.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] terpion:
I've had my SGS II since 05.2011. Never have I used any type of protection on it, I carry the phone i my jeans pocket and the only thing I had to do from time to time is to clean out the lint from USB port :p
[Galaxy S II Accessories] ndnesh:
i have had my S2 since june 3rd 2011. I have had the SGP Ultra Silke Soul Black Case on it for the first 2-3 months. however, after getting the 2000mAh extended battery, i removed the case and since then have been using it without any case.

the screen does not have any scratches(neither does the screen guard), however, the silver plastic around the screen has had a small dent near the top right of the phone due to it falling from my hands onto concrete(ouch!)

Since then, i am using the standard samsung flip pouch with the phone!

Cheers!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] djclark25:
Had mine since June with no screen protector or case.

Dropped it from a great height when put my jeans over the stairs bannister (With phone still in pocket)

It bounced off the railing landed on a radiator bounced onto a table full of crap then landed on the floor. I thoght the screen would be smashed and the phone would be covered in scratches and bumps.

Ended up with a little mark on the top trim and a chip out of the top front speaker!! impressed with how durable it is
[Galaxy S II Accessories] [IMPI]:
got my S2 7 months ago.

I haven't used any cases or screenprotectors...but it still looks as awesome as on day 1 w/e scratches etc.

Putting le poor beauty in a case is like making Rihanna wear used toiletpaper on stage...imo :(
[Galaxy S II Accessories] anaweb:
I have had my s2 about 4 months and have gone with and without case but now use case whenever I am going out
[Galaxy S II Accessories] 01alim:
Cool thread. I searched up 's2 is ugly with case' and this came up. I bought a case for the phone, but I can't get used to the look! It hides the true beauty of the phone, so from reading this thread, I have decided...

My S2 will remain naked for the rest of its life!

I won't be keeping it for long anyway, till the S3 comes out so I don't really care atm.

Lovely thread to boost my confidence, thanks!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] androturk:
Well, no. I started using it without them as they're ugly, I started dropping it all the time. But; I will not use a case nor a screen protector:P
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pnevroq:
Another opinion here... :)

Got my SGS2 from April and used without a case all the time, no scratches, only a little bit of paint at the bottom has come off. In the pocket I carry it in a pouch though.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Slow N Stupid:
just want to add that.. scratches doesnt always come from dropping... i use my SGS2 with screen protector and metal bumper case (just for the feel/look XD) so for about the case as i mentioned it just for the look.. i have big hand (i think) so the SGS2 feels really small (like i am holding onto nothing >.>) so i bought the taurus metal bumper case... since i have 100% confident that i wont ever drop it (never dropped a phone in my life and owned maybe 9?) anyhow enough of side story... i have screen protector from zagg if i remember correctly... and well one day i was picking up my little brother from kindergarten and i dont know maybe some sand went into my pocket.. later on when i took my SGS2 out the screen was mess up >.> the protector is well placed and didnt slide off or anything.... but the protector looked like someone had rubbed a sandpaper on it for long long time... later on i took the protector off and the screen was unscratched (thank god) and bought a replacement

so yea... depending on situation your pocket might as well be the screen killer
[Galaxy S II Accessories] markp1989:
I use a case and screen saver for a couple of reasons:

1. my case has a flap/cover to cover the usb port, getting dust in ports annoys me, I am really looking forward to inductive charging becoming a standard. so I don't have to worry about plugging and unplugging things every time I charge it

2. screen protector is pretty important to me as I sometimes acidently put my keys or change in the same pocket as my phone, my last screen protector had a 1/2 inch scratch on it , when I took the protector of the screen looked like it did the day I brought it. I have applied a new screen protector which currently has a few marks on it

3. as the camera is raised slightly, without a case I would be scared of scratching the lens, my last mobile had a chip on the camera lens which was visible in every single photo I took.

I want to keep the phone "as new" so when I decide to upgrade I can actually sell it for something.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] patience_gnr:
I think the handheld is too deep,it easy drop that you should be need a case.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] SwannyBhoy:
I had a Galaxy S for a year and I never used any cases and I dropped it ALOT.

The worst I had was a crack on the camera on the case but it did not affect the camera and a new back could replace it.

I have had my S2 for a few months and I used a plastic screen protector you put on and take off and leaves a "coating". I have dropped it quiet alot even in wet conditions and no damage.

So tbh it is well built but if your paranoid about breaking it then there is no harm on having a hard case or flip-flap case.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] droid_1989:
I'm using a case when i'm not at home and out and about, but i'm not too keen on it, my brother bought me it for Christmas, so not to hurt his feelings i've kept it on, in about 2 months, i'll probably just use it without a case.

I've got insurance anyway with my bank.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] deweini:
same here, used it for about 1 year now and even "dropped" while cycling through the city! ><

well, it has few scratches at the lower left side where it hit the concrete, but the screen is fine.

nevertheless i'm thinking of buying the gameboy or Nes case! ^^
[Galaxy S II Accessories] madkri:
used to keep my s2 in a barely there case, it's called that because it is not also barely there, but it is barely a good case :D It looks nice, but doesn't give any worthy protection. I dropped my s2 about 4 months ago and broke the screen. It looks ugly, but it works as good as it did before. I don't use a case anymore and i haven't used a screen protector. I have one scratch on it(besides the fact that the screen is broken) and it came after i broke it. Anyway, i'm not being very careful with it since i already broke the screen and because of that i have dropped it a few times. The screen looks ugly, but everything works as a charm :)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zzoinks:
All,

I was able to update my locked/stock Vivid to ICS using the RUU. Everything went well after locating the appropriate Windows 7 drivers. After using it for a couple of days, here's some random thoughts and questions:

In Gingerbread I was able to download an HTC battery widget from the HTC Hub. I can't find it now in the updated (ICS) version of the HTC hub. Am I just missing it? Not a big deal since I have Beautiful Widgets installed, but the HTC version matches the overall Sense theme better.

When using static wallpaper swiping between home screens does not cause the wallpaper to scroll. I thought it did this in GB, but I might be mistaken. Is there a setting somewhere for this?

Rearranging the lock screen shortcuts isn't intuitive. After a bit of trial and error I had the light bulb moment and realized that they are using the shortcuts on the launcher for the home screen shortcuts as well.

Speed! This ROM is fast, even for an arguably bloated stock offering.

Sense 3.6 is a bit of a disappointment after seeing the clean look of the Sense 4.0 screenshots. It strikes me as odd for them to offer (and then have to support) this interim version. The hardware is capable of 4.0 (speculation on my part) so this leads me to believe HTC/AT&T just want to differentiate between the One series and not cannibalize sales.

I'm loving the new home screen folders. Much more polished looking than Gingerbread

Bluetooth is performing better under ICS than GB. My wife noted that the call quality when paired to my Pioneer AVIC Z110BT car head unit was slightly better now. Less echo, but still not great. Likely a head unit problem more than the phone - the AVIC units are notoriously bad for BT performance.

Overall a very positive upgrade! I must admit I was shocked that AT&T would get this update out so quickly. I figured they'd drag their feet until after the launch of the One series if not longer.

-Brett.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ransack:
I agree with you about it being a positive upgrade but I wouldn't exactly say AT&T got it out, I think credit for that goes to PirateGhost. AT&T from what I understand has only sent it to one person that we know of. I wonder what will happen when AT&T actually does try to push the upgrade in my area?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] brucegil:
When I run the "AT&T Software Update" from settings, I get an error message, "Server Unavailable." So, AT&T is not yet putting out the ICS update, at least not in my area. IF and when they begin, it probably will take some time to get it out to all users.

I suspect the version currently in the wild was released for a little field testing to see what happens.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ransack:
The AT&T update told me that my software was up to date right before I flashed ICS, so the update definitely isn't out in my area yet. When I got my phone on 2/25 the guy at the store told me an update was coming in 'a few months.'
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mug318ca:
To answer one of your questions, GB does not scroll a static background (at lease the background that I am using on my phone).
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slimslim:
Just a thought, do you have "background data" enabled in acoount/sync settings?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zzoinks:
Are you using an image that is wider than a single screen? For instance, I'm trying on of the ICS default background images as found here. It's wide enough to scroll through several home screens but for some reason it's not scrolling.

Thanks,

-Brett.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slimslim:
From what I know there's no wallpaper scrolling on any sense version, unless you have a custom launcher.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zzoinks:
Maybe I'm getting my memory mixed up with the way my HP Touchpad running CM9

is behaving. Thanks for the clarification.

-Brett.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Chism87:
My software update doesn't do anything when I hit check now. Well, it just stays on checking forever. Weird.

Could that be because I'm on holiraider?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Snowdog7:
What Sense version does holiraider have? If it's 3.5, then that might be a problem since the Stock GB Vivid only has 3.0.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Chism87:
Oh yeah, I totally forgot about that. 2.3.7 w/ 3.5
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Hunt3r.j2:
That battery widget trashes battery life by polling the battery percentage all the time.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] threejs30:
so far so good

I have been running on ics since the first night it was available and I think it is fairlly smooth and fast. Everything seems to work well but when i try to check for software it dosent do anything. But I am greatfull to Pirate and all who made it possible. I hate to see the devs going for sure. This seems to be a descent device for real and I hope we can get the dev's rolling again.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zzoinks:
I hadn't considered that. Do you know if the holds true for the Beautiful Widgets battery widget? I would assume all battery widgets use a similar polling mechanism.

Does it make a difference if it's not on the main home screen? I would hope these widgets would be smart enough to only update when in view.

Thanks,

-Brett.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] BrandonBaskin:
It's not out yet, so ATT most definitely IS dragging their feet. I'm the one who uploaded the leaked OTA.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zzoinks:
Good point. Was it ever determined if this was a test version or the final product? Any reports of anyone else getting the update OTA? The version number being 4.0.3 710RD does seem to sound different than other versions I've seen.

Thanks,

-Brett.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Apatche69:
I went the RUU route and rerooted my phone to remove all of the bloat. To be quite honest I like it a bit more than gingerbread simply because it boots faster and manages the ram more efficiently. While the transitions between flipping through the sense pages is smooth, the touchscreen feels a bit "sluggish" compared to gingerbread. Sometimes it's downright not responsive and it takes an extra swipe to register my action. It might be an isolated event on my end but if it's not I'm just giving a heads up. Sense 3.5 runs well and it's still too soon to tell for battery life. I'll edit this post in a week after I give the rom some time to settle and get used to ICS a bit more.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mug318ca:
I just checked and no. Now that you mention it I do remember a scrolling image but I can't remember the circumstances around it. Maybe it was a live wallpaper.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] dah_veed:
This seems to be the final test version sent to the carrier for approval. The official release is likely a couple of weeks away because it takes carriers about two weeks to sign off on it, unless they find something to change.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] :
I updated via the RUU. Did anyone else notice that sometimes clicking a link will pop the browser, but the browser doesn't load the link? It almost seems like it refreshes the last page the browser had open. Upon clicking the link again, it pops the browser again and it works. Am I the only one seeing this?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] timmytim:
Has anyone figured out how to toggle the LTE without editing the build.prop?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] colonel187:
Haven't noticed any mention our complaints about quick settings losing GPS toggle.. That is a sorely missed feature.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] plaster:
I have. I solved it by going into settings and changed the application association to chrome beta.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] russ9127:
A couple of this I noticed.

When it reboots it says "upgrading device" and has me select a timezone.

I use an aftermarket keyboard and whenever I type a notification pops in the bar about touch input.

Other than those two things it runs wonderful!

Updated via RUU
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mrakifa:
Is anyone else having problems activating mobile hotspots? I have a tethering plan but just will not activate on my device
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] pauley:
I think it's kinda annoying that the highlight/background when clicking on things is HTC/Android green in some places, ICS blue in other. No real method to the madness, just random. It'd be great to have one or the other.

Sent from my HTC Vivid
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] travisxcore:
Why is everyone so whinny lately? Be happy! We've got ICS unofficially and officially isn't to far off. It works, its stable. Not to long ago we were nowhere near this point. So me personally, I have no complaints towards it, I'm happy. I can't wait for all ROMs...that is unless the few devs we've got get scared off..
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] anthromatt:
Whiny? People are pointing out what I would consider serious issues (lack of ability to use mobile hotspot even with a tethering plan) to minor cosmetic issues.

If this was a ROM someone had cobbled together after weeks of work, I think people might expect things to be significantly less than perfect. But as this update was apparently sent out OTA by ATT (as opposed to being a leak from an inside source), I think people have a reasonable expectation that because this update got pushed to someone, at the very least things like mobile hot spot should be functional. Not to mention, for many of us, it is our first hands-on with ICS...so what might be normal for ICS is foreign to us, at least initially.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] renden:
I have the RUU installed on mine. Locked non-rooted and mobile hotspot works fine. Granted I have the tethering plan.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] pauley:
Wasn't whining here... If this ends up being the official AT&T update (after all .54 did come from an OTA) it should be as close to perfect as possible. The point of this thread was to point out observations... That's what's been done. Since RUU is .52, OTA .54, AT&T could still be working out the kinks, we could see another leak, or final version could be .5x.

Personally I love this update, I despise Samsung Androids, so I haven't played around with ICS till I flashed it. I'm grateful to all the devs for their time putting everything together. Also tried out 4G LTE for first time while I was in ATL over weekend, & very impressed. Very quick & stayed connected, no issues at all. Sprint's 4G is a joke, I would have had to camp right by a tower to actually stay connected to Wimax on my old Evo.

Sent from my HTC Vivid
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] dah_veed:
Mine does the annoying upgrading apps thing with every reboot as well. Other than that, no problems. Tethering works fine. The loss of the extra quick toggles in the quick settings menu is sad, but I was used to holiraider, which had a ton of extras. I think this is a great ROM, and hope the official release comes soon.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zzoinks:
Another nice ICS feature that I hadn't seen mentioned - You can now swipe-to-remove individual notifications. I know, probably old news to many but just in case some of you hadn't noticed this yet.

Thanks,

-Brett.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] woodsytattooman:
If AT&T does have a different release version can i upgrade to the final release via OTA or the same method as i installed the RUU on my vivid after installing this RUU ICS Leak?

I haven't really found any major issues after installing the RUU.Other then having the browser not load pages a few times but it seems this problem has stopped.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] brucegil:
Good question. I looked and it was enabled. I guess AT&T doesn't want to waste electricity running a sever just to tell my I'm up to date. :rolleyes:
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ismoore:
I noticed that my settings in exchange activesync don't stay. For example, I'll change from 15 min to push. It will keep this setting for a moment then goes back to default. Also as mentioned earlier, clicking on a link takes me to the browser home page, not the link. Everything else is good so far.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] sbddude:
I flashed the RUU and then RumFloat beta 3. I did like some of the improvements but ultimately the non-working things are a deal-breaker for me. I'm downgrading back to GB for now.

My observations:

Good:

Overall faster than GB

Chrome browser is a huge improvement

animations and transitions are slower but smoother

Gmail app is updated and looks nice

ability to dismiss one notification at a time, works better than it did on my inspire cunning CM7.

Haptic feedback on home/back/menu/search is less strong

Bad:

Tethering (without plan) does not work

Google Voice widget stops updating until you reboot or delete/re-add the widget

Auto-Brightness tweak caused a boot loop

Battery life seems much worse than before

4G icon takes up more statusbar space (in GB it's either WiFi or 4G)

No battery percentage
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] strose09:
There is a work around for tethering,my battery life is better than when I was on Rumraider, there is a flashable zip homeslice created for the battery percentage.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Jirv311:
This happens on my ASUS Transformer as well. Just a function of ICS. :)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] woodsytattooman:
That's not true.My HTC Aria had scrolling wallpaper with the stock launcher and Sense 2.5 .This worked with regular and live wallpapers.:cool:
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slimslim:
I was talking about Vivid, I meant 3.0 and up :-)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] woodsytattooman:
I am too still having this issue.Im gonna try Google Chrome Browser today and see what happens.
[General Questions and Answers] Mr.Zone 6:
How do you enter clockworkmod recovery in the LG revolution without rom manger because it bricked my last two phones
[General Questions and Answers] Psych0-Smil3s:
To enter ClockworkMod Recovery from the device being powered off, you hold volume down and the power button until you see the screen change to the "Wipe data message"
[General Questions and Answers] Mr.Zone 6:
yea but if i do that will i enter clockwork will it delete everything
[General Questions and Answers] admelater:
no,if u want to change something in the cwm u need to allow a yes/no question
[General Questions and Answers] j0rd4nkzf:
3 Button Combo for most devices.

Home + Volume Down + Power

It will not wipe anything unless you do so.

Controls:

Volume Up/Volume Down = Navigate

Home = Select/Enter

Power = Back
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] galaxymny:
[Q]How to dump previously unreleased firmware without installing anything on the Mini?

Hello,

I've been following xda-developers for over a month reading stickies, guides in stickies and searching for threads for threads. It's been useful indeed for my first Mini.

Now the question is: Is there any way to backup a firmware / rom withouth installing any software on the Mini?

I've noticed the firmware in my brand new Mini is not listed in droidangel (recommended visit in a sticky)

therefore I think it might be a good idea to back it up and share.

Backing up using CWM implies installing CWM in the Mini. So then maybe the firmware backup up would NOT be a pristine byte-to-byte copy of the factory-default firmware? Since intalling CWM would imply modifying the Mini as it is.

I know, this sounds psycho, to a certain extent, but I'd like to know beforehand.

Greetings to all!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] VR.gtmini:
Could U please post the screenshot "About" the phone in settings.

Just press home + power buttons (simultaneously) to take a snap, then pin it here.

and the memory snaps in "task manager" & "application settings"

This is to know the firmware and the fresh internal memory & ram usage of the phone

posted through xda premium
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] galaxymny:
Hello VR.gtmini and all,

Sure, pm'ed to you. You'll notice the sticker on top of the screen. It's brand new and no SIM has been inserted so as not to alter internal settings whatsoever.

By the way, I just can't post image links. I'm a new user: "To prevent spam to the forums, ALL new users are not permitted to post outside links in their messages. After approximately eight posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thanks for understanding!"

Greetings,

edit: I should like to add:

There's three firmwares at droidangel matching pda: S5570XWKQG, namely:

Europe firmware

Country: UK

and

Provider firmware

Country|Provider: United Kingdom (Carphone Warehouse)

Country|Provider: United Kingdom (O2)

However, there's no firmeware matching phone S5570XWKQ5 or csc S5570YOGKQ3.

edit: Plus, at sammobile there's 5 firmwares matching pda S5570XWKQG...

pda - android - date - csc - country/carrier

S5570XWKQG	2.3.6	2011 September	S5570TMHKQ1	Hungary (T-mobile)

S5570XWKQG ##	2.3.4	2011 October	S5570XEUKP1	Europe

S5570XWKQG ##	2.3.6	2011 October	S5570CPWKP1	United Kingdom (Carphone Warehouse)

S5570XWKQG ##	2.3.5	2011 October	S5570XEUKP1	Europe

S5570XWKQG ##	2.3.6	2011 November	S5570O2UKQ4	United Kingdom (O2)

none of them matching csc S5570YOGKQ3, though.