yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] :
Got my (blue) S3 yesterday, and I'm sending it back and sticking with my S2. It's too big and too ugly. I think a lot of people are going to have a shock when they see the bright purple menu button for the first time. And the overall the shape is just too rounded, which makes it unnecessarily larger at the sides. Screen is great, but other Incremental improvements over the S2 just don't swing the extra £15/ mo cost for me
[Galaxy S II General] max.android:
damn....i was gonna buy s3 tomorrow...this thread is making me think again now :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] shredder74:
@nexo85: Signed! You're not the only one, dude!
[Galaxy S II General] moffyboy:
The s3 will be a good purchase in a few months but not at the moment. The s2 is in it's prime right now.
[Galaxy S II General] Mario_N:
I had a chance to play for an hour or so with S3 three weeks ago on sales education.

First impression was great, but after half an hour playing with it I've lost my enthusiasm.

Yeah, it's great phone, but compared with S2...nothing spectacular like going from HTC Desire to S2.

I'm going for S3 but not before the end of this year, hoping that price will go down a bit and don't won't to skip a generation of smartphone. That's the only two reasons I'm thinking about getting S3.

What bothers me the most is the screen, everybody's saying that difference between S2's Super AMOLED+ and S3's HD AMOLED (true RGB vs. PenTile) is almost invisible, I don't have Superman sight but clearly could see difference. S2 has much better screen, colors are more vivid, screen is brighter...superb compared to S3. It's like changing Mercedes in favor of Seat (no offense meant, Seat drivers ;) ).

My conclusion: if you can afford it now (and don't own S2) go for it, but if you have S2...stick to it, at least until prices drop to a reasonable range.
[Galaxy S II General] sl8125:
I was holding out for a Sgs3. One of my friends ordered one from negri and I didn't like it. I like more industrial design of sgs2. Curve is nice but that's not me. I love flashing roms. Thats why I stuck with my nexus one. I also love CM. Since I was in the market for a new phone I just decided to go with sgs2. Just ordered one of negri for 445 dollars and save some monies. Got me some new golf club with what was left over. Very very happy man as of today.

Let the flashing begin!!!!!!
[Galaxy S II General] kmudasir:
Which custom rom u hav found the best ...i wanna install in my gs2 . Thankx waiting
[Galaxy S II General] SoulTerrox:
Dont be a non-minded, you want buy it, buy it. I am sure that a lot of that people who say they won't buy bew S3 will not buy it because that will just suppose an extra, in some cases impossible, affort for them, now or whatever.

S3 is new device, you can say he is the same as S2 and so on, but are only excuses rly. I don't get why try to discredit the Samsung development and the amazing new device is.

We all know that new device may have some firmware bugs and optimizations but it's not an exuse if you really want a new S3

Tapatapalked from my GT - i9300
[Galaxy S II General] redzion:
if you have S2 it's stupid to buy S3..

I will skip S3 and buy rather S4 next year with A15 quad core and not with A9 core which is old..
[Galaxy S II General] g00ndu:
You should try DianXin Rom. But just too bad that it is only available in English and Chinese.:(

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] Ascertion:
Conspiracy theory!

Samsung isn't going to dramatically dominate the market with a revoluntary device anymore because if they make one too good, consumers will stick to one and forget about spending more on future devices.

Oh wait.
[Galaxy S II General] DanDroidian:
I live in Cambodia, and I'd easily spend $1000 on a phone, but after researching the S2 vs S3 i honestly think I'd be happier with my S2. It's fast and lag free, and as big as i want my phone to be (for now). Many of my students had the Note months ago and i just laugh when i see them use it as a phone!

Even my S1 was awesome when tweaked out but i lost battery life...
[Galaxy S II General] sl8125:
Just got my s2. Huge compare to my N1. I love the size. I can imagine holding a S3 in my hands. Glad i picked up an S2.
[Galaxy S II General] dreanmer:
same thing

happens with me, but when i buyed my sgnote, i used it about 2 week, and back to sgsii :)
[Galaxy S II General] aspot72:
No way back...

Hi guys,

have both the S IIIw & S IIw.

And tbh not really excited. I think the SII has reached the top what mobile phone can offer and SIII (and rest of recent new devices) is just enhanced versions (quad-core CPU,better GPU, bigger screen etc).

So to conclude; get S III only if you're a (rich) geek ;).

S II will serve you well for less money...
[Galaxy S II General] roswell782:
I have sold my S2 and bought a S3. All is running faster on S3 and battery life is better!!
[Galaxy S II General] ArmorD:
Yeah, but ya will all be back after some months. I think S3 will overpass S2 with its development in some point. It's already been a huge success.
[Galaxy S II General] anthonypiccolo:
I've still got well over 12 months to run on this contract with my SGS2. No way I'm going to pay it out early to get the SGS3. I don't know how I'd go with a phone of that size. The SGS2 is already pretty damn big in my pockets.
[Galaxy S II General] Belloc.dk:
I got the SGS2 at the moment, but just need the last couple of $$ for buying the new SGS. What I look forward too is the general overview and since I like Samsung better then Apple, but that's just my opion and to be in top of the "mobile chain" once again :)
[Galaxy S II General] hairyonion:
troll maybe
[Galaxy S II General] Belloc.dk:
Me :confused: :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] Qdezi:
Huh? :eek: what battery are u using? Is it stock one? or the extended 2000mAh one?? I'm waiting for my new S2 shipped, and having a little bit confusion about its battery life
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
What's the point of an enhanced and ultimately unnecessary hardware when the compatible software isn't out there? People will do benchmarking and video editing in SIII? or their money was rotting in bank?

:p

Swyping from my i9100 via Tt
[Galaxy S II General] pileot:
In Canada the S3 is going to be dual core so aside from a bigger highres screen and NFC and new software which will be ported eventually, theres not a whole lot of reason for me to drop another $500-$600 on a new phone.

If your really complaining about lack of mods give us a break, the phone JUST got released. same thing happens for all new devices, it takes a while to get mods for them.

Use this time to get to know the phone, how it works, so when you DO have a wide selection of mods you can have a good baseline.

If your worried about the launcher then download another one. There are dozens to choose from.

If you want tweaks there are custom kernels out there. Keep in mind there is always some risk in flashing any firmware to the phones, have a USB jig ready. Read the instructions. It should be fine.

Honestly, i dont know why you would post this aside from stirring up drama. Glad you like your S2.
[Galaxy S II General] vee4410:
I was going to buy the s3 but i love modding my s2 and imo, the s3 features dont convince me that much to get the phone.

So for now will keep playing with my s2 maybe until the s4;)
[Galaxy S II General] aspot72:
well... i couldnt resist.... got the S III,which is superb device but S II feels a bit more stable. Now have both and soon will have to decide which one to keep. running same or almost same fw on both (4.0.4 - NEE) and so far S II has better results...

Oh, btw just got an OTA update. It's 9.92 MB and after applying it my S II looks smoother, more responsive and faster...
[Galaxy S II General] idoleng:
i was able to try my colleagues' s3 here, brand new and still no apps yet. my first impression was it was smoother than my s2. but probably he has not yet installed any apps.

I currently on cMIUI and still liking it.
[Galaxy S II General] bluefa1con:
if u dont like your s3 ship it to me :p jk

btw the dual core variant of s3 is better as its near to a15 architecture which is more efficient

a a15 based exynos is the next nexus.... oh i am dreaming again ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AZ FadeOut:
Alright so I've been looking all day and no luck. I've used prop modder, and several other methods to try and lift the throttling on my sprint gnex. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NexusNero:
Are you looking for the Verizon PRL that Sprint folks are flashing in order to up there 3G speeds and get better signal in more areas?

If so the thread is here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1660740

....if this is not what you are looking for, I apologize.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AZ FadeOut:
On some aokp spin offs, such as black ice, there's an option that edits the build.prop to supposedly increase 3G speed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
Pretty sure that is for GSM. And Sprint data 3G probably wouldn't get much faster.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AZ FadeOut:
Well I've seen it in rooms for the sprint nexus. Such as black ice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
3G turbocharger by Zeppelinrox Google it.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zolaisugly:
You can not root ics 4.0.4 build. 431 using the easy root method

If you want root on 4.0.4. 431 then follow overload thread on how to root.

Basically. You downgrade the kernel root it then. Upgrade the kernel it may sound scary bit it is all done via flashtools. Just download the Rom and kernel and you are good to go
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BluechipJ:
Original thread, near the top of the general forum...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1683957

[YOUTUBE]huPuFmmeZHc&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Makozak:
Oh sorry, didn't saw that post =/

Thanx for the links ^^
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Master_Key:
Guys I am a novice on this forum.

I have the stock rom ddle1.

My phone's uptime is 641:10:00.

My ram usage is 252 mb.

My phone lags like hell, plz help me to reduce ram usage or any performance tweaks.

Any help would be appreciated.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] anasdcool71:
Go to this thread for tweaks - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1534510. But why is your ram at 252 mb?? Your phone will lag a lot because of that much ram usage.

Sent from heaven!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Master_Key:
Ram usage 252 mb with 0 foreground app.

I forgot to mention this.

Thank you. :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] jeffcleds:
my phone increases ram after a long time of usage.. and it does not goes down. to maintain it balance, end process some application or reboot.. it's effective :D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Master_Key:
I'll reboot and apply those tweaks.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Master_Key:
I didn't boot up.

I applied the tweak as I do while using .NET.

Ram usage down to 230.

Lets hope it does not resurge. :):)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Master_Key:
Alright, so now done with cwm. :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] deathviper:
ur stock rom is good

you need to use any custum rom(creed or repencis or any good one)

use v8 supercharger and merruk kernel
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Master_Key:
I feign you intended to say "your stock rom is NOT good".
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] yusuv:
Reboot regularly, dont to loong leaving ur phone on, turn off when night charge . Etc..
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] sgyphilippines12345:
try andrenaline booster
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] ARVolutionz:
you can try removing some unused apps in your phone, uninstalling antiviruses (i dont use one anyway) changing to lighter launcher, and clearing ram from task manager. and try to reboot every 100 hours or so. it will start to lag when you leave it on for too long.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] The_Zodiac:
okay guys looking for the easiest way to boot into recovery / bootloader

would prefer both physical on the phone and adb commands

if you would be so kind
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Pirateghost:
Volume down+power = BOOTLOADER

adb commands are the same across nearly every device

adb reboot recovery

adb reboot bootloader
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] The_Zodiac:
thanks, i never had to use adb with my captivate or infuse so i figured i would ask .

also for some reason sometimes volume down +power wont work to get me into the bootloader.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] the_scotsman:
I use Quickboot...it has many reboot options, including reboot into Bootloader and Reboot into Recovery.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] BBock9:
Another simple way is to pick restart from the power menu then just hold volume down as the phone restarts.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stnguyen09:
You have to hold volume down the entire time until it gets to the bootloader. On the Captivate you could release it as soon as the splash screen came up but on this HOX you have to continue holding.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
If the phone is powered off when you want to go into bootloader, you have to make sure "Fast boot" in Settings>Power is unchecked.

Going into bootloader using power+vol down requries the phone to be fully powered off or a reboot. Fast boot is actually just a deep sleep mode and not a full power down.

---------- Post added at 10:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:37 AM ----------

That method never seems to work for me. Holding the vol down immediately after selecting restart, or even holding the vol down while picking restart, it just boots normally.

I have to power down (with fast boot unselected in Settings>Power) then hold vol down while pressing power button, in order to get to bootloader.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] leptone:
I am trying to boot my samsung captivate into the boot loader. I've tried the physical key combos mentioned in this thread and there not working.

I tried using ./adb reboot bootloader but the phone does a regular reboot.

I am able to get a splash screen with that says "Download" and has a picture of the Android shoveling, by pressing both volumes and plugin in the power.

But if i do this, the device is not visible when I used ./adb devices

The question is how can i get this to reboot into the bootloader preferably from the terminal so that I can unlock it and install CWM.

Any advice would be much appreciated!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] 954wrecker:
Good job finding the wrong phones forum and digging up an old thread to post on

Sent from my HTC One XL
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
This forum is specific to the HTC One X/XL. You need to go to the forum specific to the Samsung Captivate. The key sequence is likely different, and getting advice from people with a different device can quite possibly lead get you the incorrect info.

Also, as mentioned above, try not to dig up old threads from 7 months ago.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] waktasz:
derp.

wrong thread
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PrinceOfAbyss:
Quick question: I'm trying to reboot my android STB in bootloader mode to check its lock/unlock status... Obviously I can't use the Vol Down + Power button in a STB...

So I tried "adb reboot bootloader", which didin't seem to work. I mean, it powered down, then powered up in a screen with the brand's logo, but nothing else happened, and the command "fastboot devices" didn't find any device either (while before that, "adb devices" showed the device normally). Also, I didn't get any unrecognized devices under Device manager which would denote that a new "device" got connected into the system...

I then tried "adb reboot recovery" which works fine...

So what does this situation mean for my STB?
[Fascinate Android Development] notta:
I really don't know who to credit for this, so if your reading this Credits to you! :D Koush & CM obviously too!

I repacked CWM4 & CWM5 to solve the three finger recovery loop dilemma...

Flash cwm4-repack after each ROM flash to solve the three finger boot loop issue.

If you three fingered and need to flash a CM7 based ROM, you can simply wipe data and proceed to flash. If you need to flash a CM9 based ROM, simply flash aokp-cm9-recovery first, then go to advanced/reboot recovery to reboot to the updated recovery. From there wipe and flash your chosen CM9 ROM. (Always Remember to flash cwm4-repack directly after to break the recovery loop..)

When you reboot it may take you to recovery, just choose reboot now and your ROM should continue booting!

With these two zips and your chosen ROM, you should be able to flash on the go again without fear or break your existing install!

Update:

It seems most of the newer CM7 builds will require the same procedure as flashing a CM9 ROM.. (flash aokp-cm9-recovery first, then go to advanced/reboot recovery to reboot to the updated recovery. From there wipe and flash your chosen CM7 rom...)(Always Remember to flash cwm4-repack directly after to break the recovery loop..)

I have not tested any of the above combinations with twrp! Use at your own Risk! I also recall twrp having something about an injection feature of some kind that may be useful for that...

06/27/12

How to use these to upgrade from stock/rooted stock to ICS Rom of choice!

If pure stock you obviously need a CWM recovery installed so odin/heimdall cwm all or cwm4 fix!

Reboot recovery

wipe data

flash cwm4fix-no_assert

reboot

wait until samsung logo blinks, then pull battery

three finger into recovery

wipe again to be safe

install ICS Rom of choice

It will reboot twice, once to update recovery and proceed installing and once more when it's done!

09/30/12 (Mainly a JellyBean reference)

Easily switch between ROMS and the different partition layouts!

Reboot to recovery and flash cwm4-fix, power the phone down (might need to pull battery) and three finger back into recovery!

Wipe data, flash chosen GB,ICS, or any partion JB ROM from any order! (ie: downgrade or upgrade)

cwm4-repack Contents:

Repacked CWM4 fixed for CM7 (Flashes Recovery only)(Does not affect ROM recovery)

cwm4-repack no asserts Contents:

Repacked CWM4 fixed for CM7 (Flashes Recovery only)(Does not affect ROM recovery)(Allows force flashing)

aokp-cm9-recovery Contents:

Latest source built CWM Based 5.5.0.4 Recovery (Flashes Recovery only)(Does not affect ROM recovery)

cwm6_recovery Contents:

Latest source built CWM Based 6.0.1.0 Recovery (Flashes Recovery only)(Does not affect ROM recovery)

aokp-cm9-recovery 4.50 MB - 06/06/12

cwm4-repack 5.83 MB - 06/06/12

cwm4-repack no asserts 5.83 MB - 06/27/12

cwm6-recovery (JB) - 5.15 MB - 07/29/2012
[Fascinate Android Development] sageDieu:
so what about saving yourself from a loop? like if I download this and then three finger into recovery. then flash this, what happens?
[Fascinate Android Development] notta:
If you download, power off, three finger and flash cwm4-repack and reboot it should break the boot loop and continue booting your ROM (However sometimes when updating the recovery it will automatically reboot to recovery, reboot now if this happens). Assuming ICS...

Also if you power down, three finger, do nothing and reboot, your phone will actually reboot! :D Assuming you already flashed cwm4-repack...

Not to sound dirty but I was three fingering all day while doing yard work... :D

Back n forth from CM7,CM9 & AOKP Based!
[Fascinate Android Development] jmac9:
This is great....thanks. I'll give this a try on TWRP later (when I have access to ODIN just in case).
[Fascinate Android Development] Stephen.k.spear:
Nice dude! that's nice to keep on the Sd card.

Sent from my Glitched AOKP Unicorn.
[Fascinate Android Development] tetrismonkey:
will be sure to keep these on my sd card had to go back to stock to get out of the that boot loop it was horrible when i close my eyes i can still see images touchwiz
[Fascinate Android Development] Stephen.k.spear:
The horror...

Sent from my Glitched AOKP Unicorn.
[Fascinate Android Development] notta:
So am I to assume all is well with both scenarios... :D
[Fascinate Android Development] jmac9:
Sorry....never went back to twrp. With the new devil kernal, I've been playing too much to want to try anything different. On a side note, I went back to the glitch kernal this morning (experiment) and had issues with trying to get the Rom to load and then actually had to go the three fingered route. This worked great once I followed your directions EXACTLY! ;)

Note to anyone else.....if you are flashing a Rom that requires gapps, make sure you flash the cwm-4 repack right after the Rom....BEFORE the gapps. Loop doesn't break if you try to slip the gapps in there too soon I found.
[Fascinate Android Development] SeatownGST:
WOW this will be super helpful.

what does it take to compile roms to be installed via CWM 4 or CWM 5 ?
[Fascinate Android Development] notta:
Not sure exactly what your asking but typically you would compile cm7 for cwm4 and cm9 for cwm5!

Or the answer for exactly how I read this:

A computer, some time and some knowledge... :D
[Fascinate Android Development] SotYPL:
It doesn't work for latest AOKP. Bootloops on samsung logo after flashing rom. I've had to go back and do it like always (CM9 b2 first).
[Fascinate Android Development] notta:
Well, my apologies for mis-leading. However I did just repeat the above steps exactly, coming from Geewiz EH03 to a today built build 40! Perhaps a limitation against pure stock?

If this was stock and you are put in the position again, you could try flashing a non stock kernel after a odin/heimdall of cwm of course! I suppose this could be an issue... Maybe?
[Fascinate Android Development] Izeltokatl:
so, I've been searching around and apparently haven't found the right search term.

Why does the 3 finger boot screw things up in cwm 5?

How does one cold start into the recovery? I finally got ics on my trusty fascinate.
[Fascinate Android Development] notta:
I'm not really sure! I was going to attempt a look but a short search came up empty for some older sources.

Speaking of, they need a smiley that is bashing his head against a wall in shame..

Clearly, Credits for this go to Koush! (And queue the above mentioned smiley) :o
[Fascinate Android Development] LilBompie17:
LMAO!! Nice! And good guide btw, I still have no idea why three fingering does that :/

Sent from my SCH-I500(Fascinate)
[Fascinate Android Development] XxStechxX:
It seems with the recovery wipe repack method, i get all the way to the point of the rom booting up, but it will just sit there and play the boot animation over and over and over.... how long is it supposed to take? I'm beginning to think i'm going to have to odin... ugh!
[Fascinate Android Development] ztotherad:
notta, you needta update this to cwm6 for jb, please & ty
[Fascinate Android Development] lifeofcoding:
+1
[Fascinate Android Development] notta:
Technically it isn't needed! CWM4 is all I have been using for JB so far. Works perfect to break the 3 finger curse and also to downgrade the recovery for better JB flashing in some scenario's.

Truth be told I only need heimdall now once in a blue moon and that is always because of something I'm trying. :silly:

I still posted it though as I figure it may come in handy at some point or at least have an odin/heimdall alternative. In OP for those in seeking...

Also while getting this together for you guys, I noticed the files in the OP are pushing close to a 1,000 downloads. Yet only 9 people have thanked me.

Has this not been useful? Just Curious... :o
[Fascinate Android Development] devichris:
i just wanted to say this is very helpful.. i just got into a bootloop from flashing devils kernel with datadata partition and freaked so i 3 fingured...that didnt help to i odined recovery booted into that ....came here and got confused by all the directions lol

BUT....All i did was flash cwm 4 and flashed the right devil and rebooted and it worked!!!....thank you for saving me from starting from scratch ! much apreciated that i got to keep my data and ish.:good::good::good::good::good:
[Fascinate Android Development] Kaptinkrunk:
I've never had luck with this method and jb I can't trust a 3 finger with my fassy

Fascinating AOKP Jelly Bean Devil jb 1.1.0...