yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadowofdarkness:
Mass produced hardware always has quality variance.

I have had the same problem before. The first time I bought a cell phone without a pull out antenna I borrowed the exact phone I wanted from a cousin that had it already and took it to work which has bad signal for a day and used it which just barely worked with one bar. Then I decided I was OK with that and bought the same phone and it always had one bar less then his even out in the open. Needless to say I was unable to use that phone for years in the room I spent 8 hours a day.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_up:
You say that he has tried different ROMs, well that is a difference, especially the RADIO part of the ROM.

On my previous phone, HD2, I tried a few Radio ROMS (the roms came in 2 parts a main rom and a radio rom) and noticed quite a difference in signal quality, reception and battery life.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cybertex1969:
I understood he is saying his friend tried different ROMs on the "failing" phone, in order to solve (unsuccesfully) the problem. Am I wrong?

It seems an hardware problem, for me.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Yep as changed hardware logic is broke something possibly antenna .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chunderman:
Yes, he tried roms, kernels and radios in my phone in order to see whether it would make a difference.

I should point out I get reception in other places. In fact in my flat a full set of bars.

If it was the antenna would I still get some reception elsewhere?

Would the antenna either work or not work, or is that incorrect? Could it have been damaged when the USB port was changed?

If not the antenna what other parts would be likely contenders?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fred_up:
What happens at that location if you put your phone into flight mode and then take it out of flight mode?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chunderman:
Nothing really. The airplane logo appears in top bar. It says 'Flight Mode will be enabled' then when i click it again, it says 'Flight Mode will be disabled'
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vwgolfman:
Hi,

After several months of using my UK SIM Free SGS2 with no problems (Froyo and then Gingerbread) I decided to update to ICS. I did this via the phone itself (not using Kies) the other day when the firmware was released by Samsung for UK unbranded.

I used ICS for about 4 days before deciding to wipe the phone and reinstall a few things just for good measure. No immediate problems.

However, the following day I discovered that the Wifi will not turn on.

When I drop down the menu at the top and hit the Wifi button, it turns dark green instead of bright green and will not turn on.

After a while it goes grey again but simply will not turn on.

The issue seems to be affecting the operation of the phone in other ways.

Sometimes the phone won't wake up and I have to hold the power button in for 10 seconds.

Sometimes it operates sluggishly.

Sometimes the battery drains rapidly.

I believe all of these symptoms are linked to the Wifi issue.

Lots of people seem to have had the same issue here.....

(URL removed as I am a new member and until I have posted 6 times I cannot include URL's)...

It's a very long thread with many hundreds of SGS2 owners with the same issue as me after ICS update.

If you PM me I can provide the URL.

Anyway I have tried the following (in various orders) with zero success....

Removing the battery for 30 minutes.

Wiped cache.

Factory reset.

Flashed stock Gingerbread 2.3.4 (XWKI4/XEU UK Unbranded) using Odin.

Let Kies reinstall ICS (once I had Gingerbread back on).

Flashed stock ICS 4.0.3 (XWLP7 UK Unbranded) using Odin.

In the Settings>About phone>Status menu I have the following displayed....

IMEI number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

IMEI SV: xx

IP address: Unavailable

Wi-Fi MAC address: Unavailable

Bluetooth address: Unavailable

Serial number: Unavailable

Should it display a serial number?

Should it display a MAC address?

I visited a Samsung authorised repair agent today.

They reflashed ICS and maybe some other things (I don't know what they did).

Now it is displaying a serial number but it is not the same serial number as that one under my battery. Should it be the same?

The Wifi still does not turn on and they say that it needs to go back to Samsung.

I can't do without the phone at present as I am working away and need to be contactable so didn't let them have it for now.

I don't know what else to try.

I don't want to root or increment my binary counter unless absolutely necessary - I don't want to invalidate my warranty.

Does anybody have any ideas what could be the issue?

Could ICS have upped the voltage on the Wifi circuitry to improve Wifi strength/distance and in the process damage it?

Remember that lots of others have the same issue (the thread which I couldn't post the URL to).

Surely ICS hasn't damaged the hardware of lots of SGS2's!

Is it more likely to be software related and I wonder why the repair agent was unable to fix it?

Might Samsung release an update to fix it?

If it sent back to Samsung what can they do that the agent couldn't?

What can I try next?

Please help, thank you.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] castillo92:
Yes, there is "Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X." This is a combar air simulator =)

The version that you should search is 3.3.1

I only know that
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] mudkipstar:
yea H.A.W.X. is good smooth enuf to play. I think you will like Galaxy On fire 2 too plays smooth on the Ace as well.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] PulseDroid:
Leo's rc sim is a gr8 light weight app;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] SpaceCaker:
Its fun game :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] PulseDroid:
I crash the all the time o well still is cool to see how the plane breaks:p
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] SpaceCaker:
Only has no updates :(

I hacked it once with root explorer to go fast but then the plaine will be gone
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] LewisGauss:
Okay...Going to try it

Sent from my WAREZ impulses.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ethanwas:
Hello Everyone,

I'm using a Droid Bionic with Eclipse 2.2 which I put on 2 weeks ago. Everything has been running fine until yesterday when my perfect full bar service dropped to 1 bar, sometimes 2. I am now longer able to receive phone calls, which go straight to voicemail. Texts take several minutes to send, sometimes not at all and the internet has been going off and on.

I've tried airplane mode and restarting the phone several times as well as trying different themes but to no avail. And apparently *228 does not work while rooted?

Can anyone please help me with this problem.

-Ethan
[Motorola Droid Bionic] saintsdx:
When you revert back too safe system do you have the same problem
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ethanwas:
I unrooted my phone and took it to verizon. Turns out 1 in 15 verizon phones are having my same issue. **** You Verizon. Now I need to Re-root my phone...

I'll make a new post properly warning people of this issue. If a moderator could please delete this, that would be great

-Ethan
[Motorola Droid Bionic] projektorboy:
*228 does not work on Verizon phones that use SIM cards, as the network is supposed to automatically handle PRL updates.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jamice4u:
Hello everybody, I have a question and I know there is a wealth of Tech wisdom on this forum. How can I benefit pairing my cellphone to my samsung t.v. set via bluetooth? I want to learn new things to do with my cell phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krazyflipj:
To stream things from your phone to TV
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] someguyatx:
Remote control
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jamice4u:
What software would I use?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jamice4u:
I tried this and it does not work for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tkemack:
Look for Samsung remote un the play store. Both the tv and phone need to be connected to the same wifi to work.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jirafabo:
And you need the right model tv. Basically 2011 or newer I believe.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jamice4u:
I am currently using Samy Go remote because it is the only remote that works in Tablet Mode. But my quest ion has to do with bluetooth and not wifi. I love streaming thru wifi. But why do they have bluetooth?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sol_671:
I'm guessing it has to do with options. I imagine not everyone has wifi.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MajorTankz:
yeah I used the remote app before. Works fine, has all the buttons the normal remote does. All of them don't fit on the screen though. You actually have to scroll up and down the remote from what I remember.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigtoysrock:
I don't BT to my TV, bt on my TV runs my keyboard.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ckim06:
That actually seems really cool to me. Do all sammy tvs do that?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigtoysrock:
Allot of the newer ones do. Mine does allot more MINE. Dont even need a PC for the TV now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sewhuy:
I have a Panasonic viera plasma instead of a Sammy set and it works great from my phone. It uses wifi to connect instead of bt.

With Allshare, I can view pics and stream music but not videos.

Comes in handy because my couches tend to eat my remotes, the phone is always in my pocket
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jamice4u:
It looks like the general consensus is that bluetooth from the phone to the tv is worthless and wifi is way more useful.

If I helped you out in any way please thank me. Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] I_FLY_Z3R0:
I connected my phone to my google TV made by Sony. I can use it as a remote to control the TV but that's about it. I'm sure you could transfer files if you found some reason you needed to lol.
[HTC One X] kubiak_fr:
Hi all,

I have search , but it seems that nobody have this.

Yesterday, i had trying the new CM9 Rom from Modaco ( not so bad), and when I come back with a Nandroid restore to my daily rom, i had lost the volume in my external speaker ( back of the handset)

I don't think this is a hardware problem because , the speaker works , i can hear music correctly, BUT with a very very low volume.

I have try to flash some boot.img with another rom like ARHD 5.2, and do a superwipe, but the volume stay very low.

If somebody have an idea , please help.

Thanks

Edit :13-05-2012

After a lot of tests , now my speaker does not work any more. It is completely mute in all the Rom .

If somebody have an idea : I need to know if it s a Hardware or Software problem.

If is a software problem, maybe somebody knew a solution: HHHHELP
[HTC One X] farnsbarns:
That happened on my first (unrooted) HOX. I plugged some headphones in and removed them and it went back to normal. Never happened again.
[HTC One X] kubiak_fr:
Thanks, but not works for me.

This is my third HOX, and now it is unlocked .

I want to be sure that is a hardware problem, if i have to ask to HTC to repair it.
[HTC One X] xaenigma:
I would suggest using the RUU to do a complete reinstall of your phone rather than flashing boot images from other roms just in case the boot.img's you are using conflict or dont alter the same files.

You could maybe try this though:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1642379&highlight=volume
[HTC One X] kubiak_fr:
I have the pay version of volume+, but did not work.

Have you a link to a tutorial of a complete reinstall using RUU , for unlocked device ?

I try this very soon.;)

Thanks.
[HTC One X] kubiak_fr:
I have relocked the phone and install the RUU 1.28, but no change. Still speaker with a very very low volume ( can't hear the ring ).

If somebody have an idea . I pray for that was not a hardware problem ( one more ) of the HOX.
[HTC One X] kubiak_fr:
After a lot of tests , now my speaker does not work any more. It is completely mute in all the Rom .

If somebody have an idea : I need to know if it s a Hardware or Software problem.

If is a software problem, maybe somebody knew a solution: HHHHELP
[HTC One X] lawrence750:
Sounds like hardware to me, the fact it went quiet then gone altogether I would think it blew

Were you running any volume boost apps or anything?
[HTC One X] kubiak_fr:
Thanks for help.

Seems to me that is effectively a hardware problem.

I'm happy to be the first with a speaker problem.:)

I 'm tired of that phone. 3 differents handset , with 3 differents problem.:(

Seems to me that the GS3 have a good futur , with the shame from HTC.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylebenton:
Has anyone figured out the Verizon Apps (i.e. My Verizon, NFL Mobile, etc.) dilemma yet? I'd like to pay my phone bill with #PMT, but it doesn't dial anymore; it just attempts to load the My Verizon app...

And when football starts up again, I liked the red zone on my phone.

Kyle
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scottthreet32:
Back up everything Hard reset phone problem solved.not stock Rom sorry can't help
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylebenton:
Yeah. I'm not stock. I'm rooted using Das Bamf Rom with sense 3.0.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phoenix6:
First I was on TDJs Evo 2 Beta 2, I flashed it using Touch CWM, I noticed yesterday, using CPUSpy To confirm, it's not going into deep sleep.

I downloaded BetterBatteryStats and this was my log...

What I don't understand is this:

================

Kernel Wakelocks

================

No reference since unplugged set yet (): (0 s) Cnt:(c/wc/ec)1/1/1 100.0%

what is that?

If I run "dumpsys power" in Terminal Emulator I notice towards the end a line about

FULL_WAKE_LOCK .... .... "cscupdateservice.."

SO I flashed AOKP using non-touch CWM and used darkside super wipe, all the proper steps, still wont sleep. I have not restored ANYTHING using titanium backup.

Does anyone have any idea what could be going on here? I've removed the battery entirely just incase something was stuck, still not working. Is CPU Spy not working correctly on ICS, or is something going on ?

Thanks for all the help guys.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Killbynature:
Aokp is sleeping for me you try killing the service that's keeping the phone awake.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phoenix6:
Thats the thing I can't find the service that's doing it...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Killbynature:
What I notice is that I stop restoring data. For some reason apps always have process running and never die also try reflashing a rom and waiting 20 minutes and then rebooting. I know devs say 10 but I just wait a little longer. To ensure everything is settled. Then reboot and wait like 5 minutes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phoenix6:
Thank you.

I finally was able to get it, I think... I saw mediascannerservice was hogging things up bad, I think it was linked to download manager, bc I froze that and it stopped, phone is deep sleeping now... back to being happy :)

Thanks guys for the advice
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xcrazydx:
You probably have corrupt data somewhere. To fix it you would have to format emmc, system, and sd card. But back whatever you dont want to lose forever. Like pics and things.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] G1_enthusiast:
now that u mention it, my phone stay 60% at 384mhz and 20% on deep sleep today...hmmm this is weird, i uninstall download manager let see if that work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] G1_enthusiast:
This seems to solve it however I was getting issue with start up, some gaaps foreclose, also could not make calls but might be because I switch to fully 4g mode and no gsm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phoenix6:
You sir were right, my media scanner was taking an awful long time at boot, I took all my important stuff off the sd cards and formatted then put the stuff back, works fine now.

G1 - I had that problem too, don't freeze download manager, it screws up gapps. Just clean your sd cards :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xcrazydx:
Cool man!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le3ky:
Hi all, just need sme advice as I've done a lot of reding tonight but still unsure how to proceed.

I have a UK Galaxy Note, originally unlocked stock Samsung.

It currently has the original chainfire repack of the I9220 chinese leak (http://download.chainfire.eu/146/CF-Root/SGN/CF-Root-I9220_ZC_OZH_LP1-v5.2-CWM5.zip) from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1500186

I'd like to flash the official N7000OXALPY ROM on it now.

My question is, can I use mobile odin to apply the german ICS ROM directly?

I believe I may need to flash a GB ROM first? If that is the case could I do this via mobile odin?

Unfortunately I don't have a nandroid of the GB ROM i was on before to restore (I've learnt my lesson!).

Thanks! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerboi:
Check this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1535025

AND

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25916135&postcount=1840
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] becknise:
Here is what i did. I flashed N7000CPWLB2--United Kingdom (Carphone Warehouse) using PC Odin, download link from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1424997. I then root and used PC Odin to flash the german ICS. I did full wipe afterwards in recovery. You don't get CMW with this approach but i don't need it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le3ky:
With regards to the second link, do I have an i9220 bootloader now from the chainfire repack? (not sure how to confirm this).

I'd like to follow the instructions from dr.ketan but bit unsure if it's safe?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerboi:
If you have flashed LP5 Repack then you have i9220 bootloaders ! If you have flashed the LP1 repack then you are without those bootloaders
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le3ky:
Hackerboi, its the LP1 ROM. Does that mean I can use dr.ketans guide directly to flash the official ICS via mobile odin, or should I still flash a GB rom with odin first?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuliancitoD:
I was on TMT 1.0, what I did was flash a direct rootable ROM using PC Odin, root the ROM, flash stock LPY ROM using the instructions on http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1424997 and that's it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chasmodo:
Flash NOTHING from Repack, be it with Mobile Odin or CWMR.

Use PC Odin to get to GB first. Then you can proceed to ICS.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1633943
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le3ky:
Thanks for all the help guys, successfully on the official rom now.

I did the following:

1. Flashed CPW rootable old gb rom using PC odin.

2. Rooted using zergrush

3. Flashed new ICS rom and chanfire kernel using mobile odin
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Towserspvm2000:
Just did that exact same way myself - I always flash back to stock with PC Odin, and then re-root. Takes longer, but less hassles!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icky2g:
Sorry if this is considered a question, but I am a serious student looking for a teacher to give some advice.

Ok, with a title like that you would have thought something different. This is a thread asking seasoned Dev's what their backgrounds are. I'm an Information Systems Major and since recently starting programming classes to achieve my degree, it has sparked an interest in developing android apps and maybe even ROM's down the road, but I am not trying to get ahead of myself.

Here is what I am wondering:

* Do you have any formal schooling or degree;

How long have you been programming(in general);

What are your strongest languages;

What are the mandatory languages needed for android dev(apps, ROMs);

What is your 9 to 5;

What type of system setup do you dev in(I'm not talking hardware);

What dev tools/programs are you a fan of;

This is just to get an idea of what I am getting myself into. I dont like this cut and paste(Chef/kitchen) approach, it feels too much like being a script kiddie from the AOL days (OK, I'm showing my age a little). I love to read, but there is so much, and once you get on one trail it shortly runs dry, then you have a system completely setup to one persons liking, only to find a different way that requires starting fresh again.

I can install whatever OS needed, and I'm working on a Quad-Core with 2tb of storage free. Lets get dirty, I'm willing to accept any kind of minuscule task that I may be able to take on to help dev something.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lithid-cm:
How long have you been programming;

About 2 years.

What are your strongest languages;

Scripts/perl/python

What are the mandatory languages needed for android dev(apps, ROMs);

Java/c/python

What is your 9 to 5;

Unix system engineer

What type of system setup do you dev in(I'm not talking hardware);

Ubuntu 12.04 64bit

What dev tools/programs are you a fan of;

Gedit, meld
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dastin1015:
I'm a Computer Game Design major.

How long have you been programming;

Started first quarter of college. (Fall 2011)

What are your strongest languages;

Java, Processing

What are the mandatory languages needed for android dev(apps, ROMs);

Java, C if you're doing AOSP.

What is your 9 to 5;

College freshman

What type of system setup do you dev in(I'm not talking hardware);

Ubuntu 12.04 64bit

What dev tools/programs are you a fan of;

Dr. Java
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tommytomatoe:
Lithid I am on the phone so i am using.your layout!

How long have you been programming;

1.5 years

What are your strongest languages;

java, bash/shell scripting, c++

What are the mandatory languages needed for android dev(apps, ROMs);

Java - app development, c/c++ - systems and drivers development, python - systems and build environment

What is your 9 to 5;

college senior in computer science, wok chef

What type of system setup do you dev in(I'm not talking hardware);

Ubuntu 11.10 64bit, Mac OS X 10.6.8

What dev tools/programs are you a fan of;

Gedit, eclipse, android ADT, repo, git
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdesai:
I'm still in school, no degree

How long have you been programming(in general);

1 year

What are your strongest languages;

bash | C

What are the mandatory languages needed for android dev(apps, ROMs);

Apps = java

Kernel = C

AOSP = Java (the frameworks and apps), C/C++ (core system, the libraries) asm(dalvik vm)

What is your 9 to 5;

School

What type of system setup do you dev in(I'm not talking hardware);

Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64

What dev tools/programs are you a fan of;

gedit
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] don2012:
Wow

Sent from my GT-I9100 Powered by sense 4.0 pre-alpha by don2012!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dreamboxuser:
I personally wouldn't consider myself a developer but intent on learning.

Degree;

Recording engineer

Electronics engineering

How long have you been programming(in general);

1 year

What are your strongest languages;

Python and java(just breaking the surface though)

What are the mandatory languages needed for android dev(apps, ROMs);

What they said

What is your 9 to 5;

English teacher(originally from Canada but teaching in indonesia)

Part time computer science major(online)

What type of system setup do you dev in(I'm not talking hardware);

Ubuntu 11.10 32bit upgrading soon

What dev tools/programs are you a fan of;

gedit JDK and Android SDK

My brain and searching forums

Git is also very important but I'm still learning it.

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