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[Galaxy S II General] XDA mark:
Nice to read this mate. I hope you enjoy it :)

When I jumped from the HTC Desire to the Galaxy S II almost a year ago, I got a big Wow effect as well. I remember I was amazed by how thin it was, how beautiful the colours on the screen were and how fast it was. Good times :D

I would never buy an LG or Sony Android phone. They may have good design, but most of them have got crappy software (crappy custom interfaces, that lag and aren't awesome). Besides Samsung, I also like HTC. If somebody asks me what phone to buy, I would say wait and choose between the Galaxy S III and HTC One X :x

Anyway, Galaxy S II is a total winner

Edit: oh, for music Poweramp +1
[Galaxy S II General] Jamolah:
Yah I was using PowerAmp on my X10 good product. I generally like to keep stock apps, so I don't bog down the phone with stuff that doesn't work with each other. I guess in this case I'll have to use a 3rd party music player.

Yah this phone is amazing. The speed and screen is just amazing.

Yah all the crap that sony puts on their phones is just a waste. Like that dumb TimeScape. Who uses that, total waste.

I don't know why people keep complaining about the SGS2's plastic feel. I think it feels fine and very sturdy.
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
CM9

If you want an even better experience, try CM9. No other mobile OS comes even close to stock Ice Cream Sandwich.

I can proudly show off the phone to other people now, its that good. Not that I like to show off but if I have to I won't mind. :)
[Galaxy S II General] capt_carl:
I've been using Amazon MP3 for music and its quite a good player, its free has a reasonable widget and has lock screen controls. Plus I can buy music through it. :D
[Galaxy S II General] suicidus:
yes sgs2 with ice cream sandwich is a much better experience than with gingerbread i think. makes much more fun.
[Galaxy S II General] a-Rcky:
Agreed with the 3 point you just mentioned, found solution for almost the three of them.

1- For the dedicated camera button, the app Camera360 can make it happen. In the settings you can make the volumen button to work as the camera shot; :D (You will need to use the zoom touchwise, though, is good enugh for me)

2- Music player widget, the app PlayerPro is amazing. Has the widgets, shake functions, and lock widget;

(Very customizable for any kind of taste).

3- LED Notfications, is not on us, It just doesnt have a LED... :confused: But, BLN app works amazing. Make your touch "Menu and Back" button lights work as notifications lights.

(Very customizable)

Hope it helps a bit...!
[Galaxy S II General] iluvitar:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1436854&highlight=crt+animation
[Galaxy S II General] NullRef:
Thank you for the tips!
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
It is neither bad, not super good. It is nice but nothing more :P

Camcorder is a bit crappy due to low FPS in certain conditions.

To which phones?
[Galaxy S II General] a-Rcky:
You're welcome... :D Good stuff is always better if is shared...
[Galaxy S II General] shr33kant:
CM9 is made of win :). But READ THE FAQ...there's nothing worse than clogging up their already bloated thread...it's like a samsung rom in there..
[Galaxy S II General] daz_2000:
to app my pennies worth.

Try no led for notification light problem. You can customise it well. I suggest using large icons. So when you got a gmail. A gmail icon appears on black screen. same for whatsapp etc.

I use the stock music player rather than a third party as stock is the only one i know that has controls in notification bar. even better than a widget imo. and simple lock screen controls.
[Galaxy S II General] norpan111:
Would that not keep the phone from deep sleep considering the display is light up in your pocket until you dismiss?
[Galaxy S II General] blunted09:
Since when is the camera on this phone thought to be medicore?? I personally think its top notch amongst camera phones.
[Galaxy S II General] ctomgee:
FYI, since no one else in this thread seems to have told you. You don't actually have the phone that this forum is for. This forum is for the Galaxy SII whose model number is "GT-I9100". Also known as the International GS2. Mostly marketed in areas outside of North America.

The SGH-I727R is the Rogers branded Galaxy SII Skyrocket.

Free tip: don't flash any I9100 firmwares or kernels to your phone. Unless you want to break it. For the "why": firmwares and kernels aren't compatible because the phones have different SoC/chipsets, and the GT-I9100 lacks the LTE radio.

SGH-I727 (the AT&T branded Galaxy SII Skyrocket) firmwares and kernels are compatible with your phone though, and there is a separate forum for that phone.
[Galaxy S II General] Jamolah:
Thanks for clarifying that. I knew there was different models, I just assumed they were under the same section. Oups... Thanks for the clarification.

But all the stuff still applies to this amazing phone.
[Galaxy S II General] GFXi0N:
Well, considering i come from Samsung Galaxy Spica, I also noticed the awesomeness of this mobile phone when i switched to it......

At least, I'm sure I have a device whose development will last for a while....

I recommend MIUI ROM..... its still a bit buggish since we are just using the very first ICS ROM that came out one week ago now..... but as it gets updated once per week, you might notice improvements as the weeks pass by.....

Anyway... my recommendation is that you try every rom you think is worth it and just stay with the one that you like the most....

Have a nice time with your new toy :)
[Galaxy S II General] ernest101:
When you're picking a Rom, do know the difference between Sammy based Roms, and AOSP based Roms. Oh yea, read, and re-read the relevant posts about flashing before you flash, I've never bricked my phone before but you can read the stories in Q&A sub-forum.
[Galaxy S II General] rammoo:
:) Actually , SGII #1 in market
[Galaxy S II General] daz_2000:
You can set the length of notificaion period. i have 1 min. You can also set the screen brightness. its pretty good. compared to a led flash. which could mean you have an alert for anything. here you can see whay app the alert is from.
[Galaxy S II General] anaweb:
With Galaxy 2 will not you turning a blind eye:)
[Galaxy S II General] raglits:
The music player controls on the lock screen only work if you don't have security set up. As someone who always PIN locks their device I use a third party music player to get lockscreen music controls...

Why Samsung made that decision is beyond me...
[Galaxy S II General] daz_2000:
I understand yout problem. As i also use pin code lock screen. But i also have tasker which i have setup to disable pin lock when at home and work.
[Galaxy S II General] androidkid311:
Never that. Sony camera blazes the S2 with ease. One of many advantages sony cam has.... well no pink spot lol.
[Galaxy S II General] toast7989:
And then you get the ICS AOSP camera...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ARC X12:
Good day. It seems that alot are having problems with capacitive buttons not being responsive and on almost every xperia s review, they always mention having difficulty in having the buttons register. But, they say also that when ICS upgrade comes, those buttons would be useless anymore and wouldnt be used. What do they mean? In what way, will the ICS upgrade affect the useability of those buttons? :confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] keunhuvac:
ICS has 3 onscreen buttons (home, back, menu), but i guess ppl will not like its on their phone!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ianford10:
As we have the capacitive buttons they could still utilise them couldn't they? At least that way we don't lose screen to the onscreen buttons like the GNEX has!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] krohnjw:
I would suspect that the capacitive buttons will continue to be used much like the nexus s. has Sony indicated otherwise?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] somemadcaaant:
More likely Sony won't utilise the "on screen" ics buttons and simply remove those in favor of the extra screen realestate. The physical buttons are in the exact same position as the ics on screen buttons so no point in having 2 of each button to do the same job.

I don't have much of an issue now with the buttons, practice makes perfect.

Try sliding up the buttons instead.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ianford10:
As far as I'm aware no they haven't and to be honest I would prefer the capacitive buttons :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] blackon:
Similar to somemadcaaant, here's what I realised. Almost 80% of the time I just need the back button.

I am sliding my finger around the button area from right to left. This action feels natural for going back.

For home button, I make a small circle in the middle. I so seldom use the menu button it doesn't bother me.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ARC X12:
I just hope that there would be an option to use the on screen buttons or the capacitive buttons when ICS is implemented. I just cant imagine why a big company like sony could have mislook this possible problem with the capacitive buttons.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bustervic:
Yeah, after having capacitive buttons on the original Nexus, and a few other devices they are all the same.

Sometimes a little inconsistent, and you just need to adapt to them. the S is no different.

Took me a day or so to get used to it.

Hopefully they just integrate the buttons into the ICS rom and don't bother with the screen ones.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] shmoejoe:
Really, I don't get this whole "unresponsive capacitive button" thing.

They are responsive, it just takes getting used to. You find the sensor, you touch it, it works, it is responsive, but the dots just confuse people. You can't hit the buttons well because of big fingers or well you keep thinking its the silver dots? Use the swipe method.

They respond just fine :) it's not a matter of them needing to be more sensitive or larger, it's a matter of getting used to it. Part of the joys of having a new shiny device, learning how to use it :).

And if ICS brings the onscreen buttons, I will disable it, because I can use my "unresponsive capacitive buttons" perfectly fine, and don't want to lose screen space.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ash_c64:
i really hope they remove the on screen buttons or atleast have an option to tun them off, it will just look out of place having two sets of the same fuctioning buttons.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Razje:
I totally agree, since I had this Phone i never experienced unresponsive buttons or something, and its my first phone with capacitive buttons.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lord Takyon:
I simply swipe upwards. It's not a huge movement, just a fraction of an inch.

Took about a day to get used to it, quite like it now.

Sent from my Xperia S via transwarp beacon.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ajftl:
Hope no! That would take realstate of the screen. I got used to the tiny buttons ....
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tmcthree:
out of interest, do either of you use a screen protector?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] shmoejoe:
I have the one that came factory installed, and yes it is actually a screen protector, it's clearly visible from closeup.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] somemadcaaant:
Phone comes with a screen protector already on.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kutbinahar:
Amazing hint

Sliding the buttons instead touching really gaves a warm nd better feeling as well as all the issues people arr having with touch buttons are gone!!!

I think sony made it sliding only but didn't mentioned anywhere!

Sent from my Sony Xperia S LT26I
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ErichSan:
Another way to get more responsitive buttons is to remove the screen protector from the buttons area... they get a little bit more responsive...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 3Shirts:
I had a Nexus S and when CM9 (ICS) came to that it just didn't have the on-screen buttons. I'm 99% sure that'll be the case on this phone.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 4lex96:
Maybe i'm the only person that have not problem with buttons?

You must to touch not the point but a little up! ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] krohnjw:
The stock ICS OTA has no on screen buttons either.
[HTC Rezound] Proz00:
which file is gsm and cmda/LTE driver is ?

thx
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Your not gonna get a good answer since it is basically all network drivers. There is a thread in the forum on getting the Rezound working on GSM so maybe that will help.

Plus it would not hurt if you say what you are trying to achieve.
[HTC Rezound] Proz00:
thx for the reply :)

i wanna try rename the gsm driver to cmda driver so maybe sim unknow msg will disappear :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rugal28:
AMOLED BLUE THEME BY ETOY & decalex

note: this theme only work with AOKP build 28

change log for Nexus S version:

modify inverted Gmail & MMS (stock icon) (if Gmail FC , you just need clean cache)

inverted youtube with 720p HD (thanks to theos0o)

animations:ChaosReven​ege :p

cm9 clock

Update statusbar recent app button :D (thanks to evilisto)

[HOWTO] Add ICS 'Recent Apps' button (or other softkeys) to Status bar

know issue: if use Weather panel, recent button will gone, i can't fix, cuz' no more free place and put 3 button

Screenshots:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/110564969127620476970/albums/posts

Nexus version, Screenshots

======downloads==============

AMOLED BLUE THEME:http://www.mediafire.com/?87ew12b18rosoi3

recent app button download http://www.mediafire.com/?9afhwycwal8opys

AMOLED BLUE THEME + recent app button : http://www.mediafire.com/?so2ulybp45ymq85

blue icon mms : http://www.mediafire.com/?57z3sp7jequ74m2

Stock animation : http://www.mediafire.com/?9yvnmc7r93ijdym

sorry my poor english
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] 7_Ab:
Thank you very much:) I'll try it soon.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] boris0711:
I love yaa!! Just as I requested!!

*OMGOMG* Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks! (and yeah, I'll also click the THANKS BUTTON!)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] 7_Ab:
Works fine. Thanks again :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] boris0711:
Just one question:

Does this theme also work on Slim ICS, 'cause Slim ICS has some AOKP elements in it?

Kind Regardz,

Boris0711
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rugal28:
you can try it , but i don't know work or not...:confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] keuda:
Good theme, works fine and ChaosReven​ege animation its my favourite, thanks a ton !!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jjuki:
Working perfect on b28 and semaphore. Just had to wipe gmail data to stop its fc. Thanks mate!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] castaway1:
will aokp_b28_sbar_recent.zip change anything else then add recent button?

thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rugal28:
aokp_b28_sbar_recent.zip only include SystemUI icon, no other Amoled Blue Theme app

i suggest flash AMOLED BLUE THEME + recent app button

it's include amoled theme and recent app button on statusbar;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] wingg:
Thanks. Great theme.

Only one change it could be done is blue mms icon and stockdigital clock from B28.

Recent app button is very useful thing.

//->AOKP 28 GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rugal28:
ok, i will update one blue icon mms.apk in op

if you want stockdigital clock

before flash my theme

you can open my ZIP file

path:system/app , and delete DeskClock.apk

than flash it, you get stock clock!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bhu1:
mate, i have been reading the same guide to add a search button in status bar but i dont have much experience in compiling. i forked it in aokp source but i dont know how to compile a single android.policy.jar. (won't compile the whole rom just for that) Can u pls tell me how did u do that, cause google isn't helping much.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] boris0711:
Very Nice Theme!

But could you make a 'stock animations package' 'cause I don't like chaos revenge that much...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] djlukas1983:
I like this theme very much. It's beautiful and I love this chaos revenge animations.

Everything works just fine, there was a problem with gmail force closes but I did clean cache of it and more it works just prefect.

Wysłane z mojego GT-I9000 za pomocą Tapatalk
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] miromir2217:
Good direction!

Good direction guys, keep it going :) Is there plans to include "status bar weather theme chooser" or something like that ? :)

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rugal28:
you just need use eclipse ....;)

if you want modify rom source to change features

but you must have the source code

i hope to help you that by my advice

PS: blue lighting is great, it's awesome,stable and fast ,

but i like experience for new features which new rome...:D

sorry my english is poor
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rugal28:
update stock animation for you

see op :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rugal28:
currently no other plan

cuz' i like favorite Concise style

but thank your advice
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bhu1:
Ohk, I have eclipse....I'll see what I can do. I'll try to add some buttons like Google search, gmail, gtalk and all.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayuk20:
EDIT Wrong forum
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayuk20:
Sorry I am on V6 Checkrom not 4.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaski47:
So i am new to Samsung (coming from a launch evo) and watched the QBKING77 videos and rooted and flashed Calkulins rom pretty easily. So far pretty simple but I have a question.

I am on stock EL29, What confuses me is the list of all the different modem .zip/.tar that are listed in the Caulkins thread. I couldn't really find a thread or video explaining what the difference is between the many different modems, or what the heck a modem is even. or if i should even worry about those at all. Should i just stick to the stock kernel that came with the rom? If i do decide to change the modem do i just flash/odin and im all set? or do i have to re flash the rom?

From what i learned so far, the kernel and phone radios are one in the same right?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tkemack:
Modem = radio. Also known as baseband under your settings - about phone. Modems are flashed independent of a ROM or kernel.

You can mix and match anytime you'd like. If you have solid service on EL29, no need to switch.

You can use any modem on any gingerbread or ics rom. If using a GB rom, you can't use an ics kernel and vice versa.

Hope that helps
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] IA-32e:
.zip is for flashing via Clockwork Recovery. .tar/.bin is for flashing via ODIN. Most importantly it's vital to read and reread everything and also ask any questions before flashing, like you're doing now. I make Nandroid backups anytime I'm about to make ANY changes. Good luck.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tkemack:
Also keep in mind that anything with F in the version (ex FC07) is an unofficial leak. The latest official is EL29, which you are already on.

As a good practice when I switch modems, is to update PRL and profile then reboot.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zonlicht:
Components come in the following packages. These packages will come either in .zip or .tar/.bin form.

1. Modem (Always separate, can use any Modem with any rom)

2. ROM (With Kernel or Without Kernel)

3. Kernel (With CWM or Without CWM, use ICS kernel for ICS rom. Use GB kernel for GB rom)

CWM = Flash .zip and make Nandroid backup

Odin = Download Mode flashing tool that can flash .tar/.bin. It can be used

Don't go around flashing your radio all the time. It can be dangerous and very brick easy.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawaski47:
Thank you guys! This is the info I needed. I'm sticking with EL29 for now since I'm having zero issues on the radio side. And I wasn't going to flash ANYTHING via Odin until I learned more about how it all worked.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] specialkb01:
Do I need to manually update the kernel when installing Calkulin's 2.9.2 ROM?

I installed Calkulins 2.9.2 ROM quite a while back and have been happy with it. I believe I am on the stock EL29 modem (my baseband version says S:D710.10 S.EL29).

I am confused about the kernel. When installing Calkulin's ROM, did I also install the "Rogue" kernel? Or did the kernel not change from the stock kernel that was on the phone from before.

From what I have read I believe that if I am still on the stock kernel then I would not be gaining the battery life benefits of the ROM because the scripts installed by Calkulin's ROM would not be running.

Currently my "kernel version" says "2.6.35.7-SPH-D710.EL29-CL852097". I believe that this is the stock kernel from Sprint. If I need to install the "Rogue" kernel, (1) where do I get it from and (2) how do I know I am using the right one for Calkulin's version 2.9.2 (and not V 3.0)?

Thanks for any assistance you can provide,

Kevin
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
You can find kernels in the wiki in the stickies in dev section. If you turn your phone off completely( no light on the buttons at them bottom). Then you push and hold volume up and power at the same time. Wait for it to go into recovery. Does it say e3 with blue letters or is there a green backround?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] specialkb01:
When I go into recovery on the top it says "Rogue ET Recover 1.1.2 (CWM v5.0.2.7)" and the background image says "Team Rogue". I wasn't able to find something that told me what kernel I was on.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] j0hnnyth3f0x:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you're on what's called a repacked stock kernel...its the stock el29 kernel with the cwm recovery added to it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] specialkb01:
Johnny - thats the thing I dont know; I am unsure how to tell what kernel I am on. I have always been under the impression that when I installed Calkulin's 2.9.2 ROM, that it also installed the "Rogue" kernel. But I am now under the impression that I may be on a "stock" kernel.

From what I understand about the ROM, the battery saver tweaks do not work for "stock" kernel. I never quite understood what a "repacked" kernel is.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rwilco12:
K. So there's a couple of things going on here. Let's get you some definitions.

Kernel: Essentially the backbone of the operating system. There are different stock kernels for different versions of Android (one for GB and another for ICS). A stock kernel comes with stock recovery. It is not a good idea to flash anything using this recovery (in some cases it is actually blocked so you can't).

CWM: Clock Work Mod. The original version from Chris. It is considered a "repacked" kernel. It stands apart from a regular kernel because it has a custom recovery built in. There are a few other things packed into it but the main difference is the custom recovery. The EL26 CWM is commonly referred to as stock CWM (not a stock kernel though).

Rogue: Team Rogue is the most common one you'll see for our phones. They took CWM and customized it further. They also developed custom recoveries based if the leaked ICS kernels. There was something causing bricks in the kernels they created, unfortunately we can't quite figure out why until we have source.

If you are seeing Team Rogue when opening recovery you currently have a "customized custom recovery kernel".

If you are flashing anything GB you're ok with what you have. If you're flashing ICS you'll need to use the EL26 CWM.

How this clears things up a bit.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crusader777:
Hey guys, I need your advice.

When im in recovery mode and trying to install the latest release for my galaxy s I9000

im receiving this error : "

assert failed: getprop("ro.product.decive")=="galaxys" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "galaxys" ||...

...

...

E:Error in /sdcard/aokp_galaxysmtd_build-28.zip (status 7)

Installation aborted"

how do i solve this?

thanks ahead.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opensource01:
Try to download from other mirror. May they uploaded wrong zip
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leebh28:
I disabled the assert test at recovery menu (CWM ver 5.x.x) and was able to install, but I encountered this problem when I was flashing Slim ICS 2.9. I think may be this zip is not "signed".