yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsdamage:
You're not alone, I keep getting those as well. Randomly and frequently. I've factory reseted about 4 times since I've done the ICS update (never rooted, always keep my phone stock) and to no avail. I get error messages, system unresponsive or force closes, when I text its very slow and lags.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] poppyshoes:
I believe he said by the end of the month.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jlamour4:
Hmm... from the amount of complaints, ICS sucks for the S2. I guess I will just wait until the next software update while keeping my already-fast-and-beautiful rom on GB. :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FarReach:
Hey all,

I've been searching threads for awhile now and can't find a solution so I apologize in advance if it's been discussed already.

My lockscreen will not show the weather, says "unable to display weather data". I do not know how to fix this.... It's really not a big deal, but it is a cool feature that I would like to use. Does anybody know what I'm doing wrong or how I am able to activate this??

Thank you,

F.R.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jlamour4:
From what I've been told, you have to enable Google location in settings. Enabling it will allow Google to know your location and send you the correct weather data.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mobbarley:
new to galaxy s ii. Just wondering, the roms they show on galaxys2root.com like

galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s2/darkside-ics-rom-for-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/

What's the difference between something like that and the ICS push this week?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] guardian855:
It works great for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FarReach:
Awesome thank you very much. Im gonna try it out asoon as I get off the phone and see what happens
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mobbarley:
basically I'm starting from scratch, and also want a rooted phone.

Just wondering if it were you, where would you start? Update to ICS? or use an ICS rom?

thanks in advance for any help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ShaPrince:
I have it running perfectly!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dincp:
My stock browser no longer works.

No problems, then I installed the chrome beta. My stock browser would give an all white screen, then all black. The phone would freeze up for a minute and then just go back to home screen. I removed chrome, but still the same problems with stock.

Any ideas? Obviously hoping to not have to reflash and start from scratch again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ShaPrince:
Social network sync

Is anyone having an issue with syncing social networks after the upgrade? None of my Facebook contacts pictures show in my contact list. I'm also using the SPB 3D Shell launcher and the contact pictures don't show up on the widgets that come with the launcher either. It was working fine before the upgrade. Help anyone???
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FarReach:
AAHHAAAA!!! It worked!!

Thanks again!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] melinton:
This update is a POS

My battery dies in 5 hours. It lags and sometimes it freezes and its bloated just like Nikki Manajes ass.

Going back to Eugenes CM7.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Natureboy72:
Love'n this update! Battery life is awesome, the phone is much faster.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mobbarley:
would anyone be able to point me to a guide somewhere to remove bloatware after updating to ICS and rooting? thanks!. Not sure what I should/could remove.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FarReach:
Maybe try the dolphin browser and give that one a shot. That's the only one I use

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Do they show up when you're using a different launcher?? I only ask befause I used to use SPB before the update and it would act up on me quite bit so I ditched it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anfrey:
Instagram Artifacts

Whenever I use the blur/tilt-shift tools in Instagram, I get crazy artifacts all over the areas to be blurred. I have attached a screen capture of the issue. Anyone else having this problem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] josemedina1983:
Yup T-Mobile should of delayed this and make sure everything works. I hope everyone calls T-Mobile so they can atleast release a fix asap which I doubt they will.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RikkKeith:
I would use Titanium Backup (or something similar) and freeze the bloat. Here is a list of bloat that can and can't be removed. This list was NOT complied by me; I found it while asking the same question as you.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...1gdDJRekl4QmkyNmIzUmRvX2h3UDVkQXc&output=html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsdamage:
I am as well. Glad to know it wasnt just my phone. Ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling but to no avail. Its irritating, especially since i like to use that effect.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
Its doing that on this latest cm9 nightly im on
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] inslee:
I just upgraded my phone to ICS this morning and every time I try to restart or shutdown my phone, it hangs on the "Goodbye!" message and does not shut down.

Anyone else having this issue?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
How did you update? Odin or kies
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] inslee:
I ODINed back to stock from DarkSide and installed the ICS update via Kies
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ScreamingSkulls:
Reboot into recovery:

Power off device, hold vol up and down + power and release when you see Samsung logo pop up. When recovery starts just choose "factory reset" and reboot. That may fix the issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Pardue:
I also believe it uses Accu-Weather to display this information - if you have removed or Frozen this app, it will not work....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ScreamingSkulls:
This is true and a lot of people have started to remove it and then complain that weather is not working. You can not remove accu-weather as Pardue has stated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] inslee:
I did reboot into recovery and attempt that this morning but to no avail. I believe I just fixed it however.

I ran Super Wipe and installed the stock rooted Telus ROM from this thread (Even though mine is a T-mobile phone): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1705617

Seems to be working OK now, and without the T-mobile bloat
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wannagofast:
I waited to flash any ICS ROM onto my phone till the official ROM dropped because I like my phone to operate smoothly and hassle free. Well, after spending last night on stock ICS, and today on TDJ ICS, I just got home from work and I am flashing back to GB-LDE.

Lag, lag, and more lag, horrible reception bouncing between 4G and edge a few times today, do not like the browser, worse touch sensitivity, more unnecessary bloat...blah, blah, blah. This OS release was one step foward and five steps back. There is a reason this build is not being pushed OTA. Thanks, but no thanks TMO/Samsung/Google. I am not Beta ROM testing an OS when I am paying for the phone and services every month, and depend on a phone that works. I had zero problems on all three different GB releases. We deserve better than this excuse of a OS release.

End Rant.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] donn9:
Im a real noob when it comes to phone.I got tmoblie sgs2 sgh-t989 in i want ics stock,but my problem is i cant connect to kies. Usb device not recognize so is there any way i can get ics. I have tried all the fixs on web for two days still on hope. so plzs someone help.

thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
The OP has all the info/links you need to get that accomplished.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
I've been running TDJ 's Evo 3, no lag with excellent reception and decent battery life. I'm not sure what you did, but the only difference here is the user.

Sent from the Darkside, ICS style
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] donn9:
thanks Towle but were do i find the OP
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
The OP is the original post of the thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=27316294
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Haxel:
Interesting, I do not see a "Collect Diagnostics" menu option... Thats odd.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] droptopMP:
Any one else haveing issues with facebook/contact pics? Worked fine before ics......
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wannagofast:
I was more talking about the OEM ROM than the TDJ ROM, however many of the issues with stock were still present with Evo. I always do fresh clean installs with every ROM I flash. I de-bloat and mildly tweek to my liking all ROMs that I flash. I can assure you my issues are not user error. This phone has had barely a hiccup in the 8 months I have owned and used it, and always running some form of a GB ROM from our 3 OEM release versions.

So simply put, my phone does not like and get along with this ICS release in any form, therefore I do not like my phone with this ICS OS. I had no problems with my Nexus when flashed it with the very first ICS release last year.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxmelissaxx:
Ughh... It took a whole day to notice any issues with this ics update.. But now I'm getting that lag /unresponsiveness out of nowhere! :mad: did anyone manage to fix this issue with a master reset?? Other then that everythings great.. I'm surprised how this problem just popped up all of a sudden today smh

I'm giving this phone to my brother when I get the Galaxy s3 on the 21st and wanted to make sure it's running smoothly for him before he gets it.. He knows nothing about phones at all and don't want him having any trouble.. So I need a fix asap if anyone has one... Thxx in advance :)

Also : I don't see when my media scanner is running anymore in the notification bar? Is this because of the update? Has anyone else. Noticed it? Not a big deal but I'm just wondering about it..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lawalty:
Please post how you returned back to GB-LDE. I stayed pure to stock, waited for this ICS release. Now i totally regret it.

1) Any browser I use on ICS (i tested many), won't let me visit a mobile friendly HTTS web site to login to Coast to Coast AM. Yet my wife's old Vibrant does it so nicely.

2) Wife and I play the game Jenga on our phones. Its a really cool game. Doesnt work on ICS.

3) THE NONE SCROLLING WALLPAPER is a big issue for me. My friends have the Nexus ICS and their wallpaper scrolls nicely. Hell, even the crappy iphone's wall paper scrolls.

Is this correct? -I need to gain root, by flashing through Odin CWR, then i assume i need to flash Superuser through CWR, then go ahead and flash a rom?? Am i leaving anything out?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wannagofast:
I used Odin to get back to GB-LDE, then Odin to flash CWM, then restored my nand backup. If your going to flash a custom ROM then you can skip the rooting step and just flash the ROM after flashing CWM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] donm76:
I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I haven't had a single issue with my Kies installed ICS- plus rooted. It seems so much more smooth and crisp now with no lag, no boot hangup, Nada. My battery life has increased. My only complaint so far is the dialer screen/contacts tab That's retarded.

Stock Ics- rooted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MilkSteakJellyBz:
follow the steps in this thread to get back to uvlde
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mobbarley:
can someone link to TDJ ROM? thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MilkSteakJellyBz:
This is his thread
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Haxel:
If you use titanium backup, be sure to put a .nomedia in it's backup folder. helps out alot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxjrsmith3xx:
Love the update but i feel my phone still can go faster i have CPU spy on and most of the time its under clocked at 1242 MHz im use to 1700MHz CPU.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PortlandAmir:
The best thing about this ics update AFTER rooting(and staying stock, no roms) is S Voice(Samsungs answer to siri).

Installed it AFTER making room in the system rom(125mb).

S Voice works like a charm, and answers everything I throw at it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] EddiePR:
it is a failure

The fonts system do not work correcty in ics. That was one of the things that i appreciated in my sg2. I am very disappointed whit this update. I expected much more. I expected better performance but spend more battery. I prefer gingerbread
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] animaleyez:
Could someone point me in the direction where I can download and install S Voice. I've tried several ones and none work. I keep getting

Application not installed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xeder:
You need to be rooted and use something like the root explorer app to write it to the system > app directory.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PortlandAmir:
You also need to have at least 100 mb of free space in the SYSTEM ROM. very important, otherwise it will keep failing to install.

I have the file if anyone is interested.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blackangst:
(CAUTION: *MY* personal experience below!)

Well its been a few days and Im sad to report I'll be going back to GB for now. Ive tried 100% stock, Mr X's and Darkside ICS ROM, all with the same issues.

-The Swype version installed is very laggy, and it jumps around a bit when using it. Its very distracting.

-MMS is spotty at best over wifi. Sometimes it sends right away, other times it will be "sending" for half an hour.

-Overall lag in various apps. The two most noticable were root exlorer and Titanium backup. If I do a search in root explorer it will hang at some point in the search. With Titanium it will hang in the middle of a batch install. Occasionally it will freeze the phone...cant hit home key or back key, but eventually (like 15 minutes later) it will free up.

I will say the radio worked well for me, although not a huge improvement in coverage or speed.

My install method for all is:

Darkside cache wipe

Darkside super wipe

Odin or flash ROM

Let it sit for 10 mins after first boot

Boot back into recovery and Darkside cache wipe/fix permissions again

Boot into the phone.

Ive tried recovering apps from Titanium, letting Google download them, and a complete reinstall from market. No difference.

So, thats it for me for now. I'll go back to Darkside GB 2.7 as that has been the fastest most stable ROM Ive used on my SGS2.

Anyway just thought Id share my experience.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PortlandAmir:
But this information is available in the S Voice thread. No need to grab it here. I was just stating that that was another plus for this recent ics update
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Caboose13:
yes it is. just find the apk and you are good to go.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] K_esco:
Noob question: for the Rooted ICS stock rom users, after removing bloatware is it running any better? My only complaint about this ICS rom is that its a memory hog which of course lags my phone. My stock GB rom ran perfectly and never lagged especially using Go launcher and i didnt even remove bloatware on it then.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rudyraza:
Does anyone know how to get the ice cream sandwich gallery. I hate the samsung gingerbread one that they give you on the ics release
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jasnmb:
I haven't tried it myself, but see if this works: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1553456

EDIT: It works. Gallery2.apk is the ics gallery, and Gallery4.apk is a live wallpaper.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jasnmb:
I found a bug with the lockscreen google music controls. If the screen lock security is Swipe, they don't show up. But if the security is set to Pattern or Pin they show up just fine.

Anyone else experiencing this on stock TW ICS?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AJ26T:
Question

I am on stock and then tried a cm9 nightly restored stock now when i use root explorer n try n delete a system app says delete failed and yes r/w is on any ideas
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dazednconfused:
More awesomeness from an awesome developer. Thanks.

Oh hell, didn't mean to hijack your second post.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neudof:
Can't wait to give it a go.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
Dammit Dazed. You borked my reserved spot. :P Lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Play time!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] extreme sense:
Enjoy my peoples. Its running real smooth as long as you follow the directions. Plus the VeNuM exclusive. Can't go wrong. Loving this rom.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] extreme sense:
U get one too
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
Its all good. Now i just gotta stuff my op full.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dazednconfused:
You'll have to forgive me for being a dumb a$$. I give myself this image, dedicated to me.

View attachment 1125302
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TBarb169:
So no wipe necessary - as it says? Will my data still be there or is there a script in the rom which will wipe automagically?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
It auto wipes for you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Thanks! Any screen shots?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] snapback2:
Downloading now :P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] the rhyno:
I second that...need me some eye candy!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ScubaSteev:
All these new roms!

I flash more roms then a hooters girl flashes her............personality
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TBarb169:
And my data will be...

a) still there

b) gone

thx in advance!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
Gone. Caput. No more. Back up your data via TiB.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
Ya I love a girls.............personality :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
Yes.. this will be excellent.. I am going to begin the manual odex now.. if you get a script working ahead of time, let me know.

Do we want to use this or Satan?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
I think another user had this issue. I believe it was a bad DL.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
I discontinued satan. RubiX seems much more popular. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strongsteve:
ok.. I am on it..

The users can decide which feels more smooth and gives a better feel.

Smali and Baksmali make it very easy to go from classes.dex to .odex fairly easy so modding is never a problem for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] who343:
Great ROM, fast and so far so good on battery.

There is a problem I just had where I got the message "unfortunately the process android.process.acore has stopped". This was when scrolling through contacts. Also phone hangs when trying to delete 2 contacts in a row.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
Ok ill add that to my patch :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
Just release it whenever you get it done.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ginjeet:
I'm gonna take whatever is given to me, and I'm gonna like it.

Truth be told, I'll use either version.

What 'd I'd actually whip my checkbook out for is the 1x/3g mod.

I could do it myself I guess, but as often as I flash, I'd rather not.

There, put that in your pipe and odex it, lol.

reference mod: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1682112
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] &roid:
I came back to life restoring a backup with your well working recovery.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
Take it didnt work :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BigJPNut:
I had that too and reflashed the rom, all is well now. Great job on this rom! Im loving the speed and all the slimming down you did. Now I just added a few backed up apps I like and found my go to dev in the process. Your tastes on what makes a great rom on this phone are the closest I've come to my own. I knew you were onto great things when I was one of the first couple people to test your first Rubix rom. With you on Team Venum now this is awsome....thanks bro!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] &roid:
Yeah. Sorry. Thanks for trying to do though. StrongSteve specializes odex stuff. I used his el29 Rom for a long time. He'll do a good job. Odex or not, this is the fastest and best ICS experience Reactive.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] akamara13:
I had this problem too as well as the Market issue. I checked the md5 and it came out "6adf41c1dd9956bcb43a46d2c06fd83e" twice. Maybe it's my phone. Everything runs pretty fast and smooth, outside of that stopped process and the Market issue.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BigJPNut:
I cant update profile or PRL....anyone else?

Edit: I cant do a hands free activation either???
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
My tester confirmed he can indeed update PRL and Profile on v0.0.1
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] &roid:
The hands free does not work for me either. Probably something to do with using some CM9 stuff. No big deal for me though. I never really use that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
Go into settings and wipe the markets data and cache then reboot. Should do the trick
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ginjeet:
##72786# HFA works here okay.

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And now a non tester has as well :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] :
Yes I did and it worked fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donnyespo:
having issues with the download saying file is invalid.. any mirror?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
When I get more time I will try to upload to a diff server. It should DL
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beejis:
Here's my drop box link

http://db.tt/coEF54jn

It burns when I Tapatalk...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] m_reyna_16:
Anybody have a working sprint vvm apk? For some reason it errors out when i search an xda thread and i dont have a computer to.extract it from a rom zip
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
Ill add it to my patch :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 1brainsurgeon:
Just a suggestion for those having issues updating profile/prl. Update in airplane mode, or disconnect 3g while updating. Works every time for me

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mikesal57:
Had ROM for a few days and battery isn't as good as some of the others..

Any body else sees this?

mike
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gabe2gg:
try disabling LED notifications
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mikesal57:
will do..thxs
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ReActiveDisorder:
Really? One user reported 1 day 4 hours and still had 47% battery left.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] VECTUS:
I doubt they see it because you didn't post it. Do you have suggestions on how to fix the issue or did you just type this post to feel important? And btw I seriously doubt RD knows the vulcan mind meld so he replicant everything you are doing or running on your phone so he could fix the issue. If there really IS an issue. The POINT is, these worthless observations about YOUR phone mean nothing to the developer execpt waste space where someone else could post a helpful post. Either show what you got and help fix the problem or stop posting silly posts like that...

Sorry RD, I know from exeprience how fustrating those posts are and I couldn't resist... now back the regularly scheduled program...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mikesal57:
OK...Now where is it?

:rolleyes:

mike
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] &roid:
The battery life on this ROM is phenomenal, PERIOD.

Seriously have used all ReactiveDisorder's ROM's so far and they all are amazing on battery.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kchitown1977:
Noticed in gmail options on bottom really dark and can barely tell what they are.. For example trash can to delete /search

Former Army sergeant 11C20