yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsdamage:
Can you link me or help me out on exactly how to do that? I'm still a major noob on basic rooting and flashing. I mean, I used Odin for the first time ever just a few days ago just to flash back to stock Gb. Lol. So any help is welcomed please. I want to try that out since you say its helped a lot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bipoler:
not being rude but if you take time and I dont know Google or search the forums plenty of threads out there. Also you say used Odin so aside a few file changes process's are generally the same update to update be your " own" help.....jeez
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
I have had no problems with Swype...it's not a know issue either so that doesn't mean everyone will have this problem...just saying...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DarkAdonis:
Swype being jumpy is an issue plenty of people have had. If you didn't experience it that's great, I'm happy for you. But many other users here have, myself included. Even the people at my local TMobile store knew about the Swype problem so don't tell me it's not a known issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] galaxy_man:
Scrolling wallpaper

For those of you who want scrolling wallpapers back get "Wallpaper Wizardrii" from the play store. Once you have selected your wallpaper image and click "set" it has a check the box option for "scroll" or "no scroll" along with some other croping options.

This has been discussed in a few other threads and works great. I have been using this app for a while now on my Galaxy Tab 10.1 to get my custom wallpapers to work right.

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Is there a way to make the e-mails I have read on my phone show as read online?

I use the stock e-mail application for my live.com (hotmail) account. With gingerbread the messages that I read on my phone would update the server so when I accessed my e-mail online or through microsofts "windows live essentials" the messages I had read on my phone would be marked as read online also.

Since ICS update this does not happen. I read through all my e-mails and they show as read on my phone but when I check my e-mail online they still show as unread. I have the same issue with my Galaxy tab 10.1 that is running honeycomb. I have done a lot of searching but this issue is hard to narrow down for a search.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] oryan_dunn:
Setup the account as a Microsoft Exchange account and use m.hotmail.com as the server. If you set it up as a POP3 account, then you'll get the behavior you've described. Setting it up as an Exchange account, they email stays in sync. I've got a hotmail account on my Tab 8.9 setup as exchange, and everything stays in sync.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anfrey:
make sure you're using IMAP instead of POP3?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] oryan_dunn:
I don't think hotmail supports IMAP, but it does support exchange.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anfrey:
even better!

i didn't see you had already replied when i posted. that's what i get for opening a tab and not looking at it until several minutes later lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] oryan_dunn:
Ha, i do that all the time. Or i see an email with the "latest" reply, which is several behind.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
Ok i tried to give you the benefit of the dought and i google it...nothing came up for Swype problems and our phone so don't get so mad about it..if any other person has a problem with Swype lagging or not working properly please chime in...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonnythrice:
I have Siftkey X, and its also laggy as hell. The phone is practically unusable now.

Anyone else experiencing this? I did a factory reset and re-installed all my apps, still the same.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
Go into developer settings at the bottom of the settings menu and go to window and transitions animation and set them to .5 or disable and tell me if that made things faster
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] redbeard07:
I've got same issue....any fix? I'm using Flex T9

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Mind throwing up a link to where to download S-voice?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
Have you done a full wipe or just an upgrade?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsdamage:
I was using A.I Type keyboard and it was not even useable. It lagged like no tomorrow. Even with all animations off. Swype was HORRIBLE.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
To all those who updated to ICS and haven't wiped or done a factory reset; do it. Seriously, almost all issues will disappear. I even had my battery drain go away instantly. It's well worth the time it takes to set everything back up, I promise.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PortlandAmir:
This man speaks truth....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Atmazzz:
I did a full wipe and clean install a couple of days ago. My phone is running great! Except my battery has gone to hell. I hope it will smooth out in a day or two.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anfrey:
factory reset has really helped things out with my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxmelissaxx:
Are you guys factory resetting using hard buttons? Or a settings reset? And are you clearing the usb storage also? I'm gunna give it a try tomorrow.. I'm giving my phone away and want to make sure he has no problems with it... I'm experiencing the unresponsiveness it seems like a issue when apps force close? Does resetting help with this? I'm using swiftkey x so I'm not having any problems with the keyboard luckily..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
Just do a factory reset in settings/storage...no need to wipe sd card
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DarkAdonis:
I've had this phone for about 2 months now and I noticed right away that the in call volume is kinda low. Is there a fix for this? I was hoping the ics update would do something about it but no such luck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
I have also been hoping for a fix for this. Faux123 added this to his mt4g kernels, so maybe it can be done here also.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
Volume + will make it louder..you can get it in google play
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Beefvvl:
Man I love this feature and it sucks it's not working. I thought it was a ROM issue since I was on Darkside Evolution 3 Venom. Guess it's really the app and compatibility of our ICS.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ceo01:
I love this update, I haven't had one problem with the update.... Learn how to take care of your phone, and maybe you won't have any problems
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Hollywood80:
Just thought I'd throw my two cents in. I too get the issue with Instagram and using the blur effect. I get bad articfacts. Also I've been trying to get S-Voice to install all day and it will not install. It's saved on the /sdcard dir which I've discovered is the phones internal USB storage not the actual external SD card I have. I try to install (with Unknown Sources checked) and it starts to install and then just stops and says "X Application not installed" after a few seconds. Any ideas?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] terryjohnson16:
Is there a way to downgrade the T989 T-Mobile version back to 2.3.6, because I am not liking the slowness, freezing up, and other minor issues.

Does it require rooting? I am not a fan of rooting while within the warranty period.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blackangst:
Just Odin the stock 2.3.6 img file found int he stickies.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MohammedH17:
I'm having a problem that's really annoying

my phone would literally freeze at the "goodbye" screen when i turn it off and i have to take the battery out and put it back in in order for it to actually shut off.

anyone knows what to do? anyone else having the same problem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Atmazzz:
:: DARKSIDE.CACHE.WIPE ::

Flash in recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ianblake:
worst update ever
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MohammedH17:
yeah but this is for rooted devices

mine is not
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
going to settings then storage then factory reset... everything will work fine then... replace all your apps without data from previous build
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VoiD_Dweller:
LOL really.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rastlin:
I am surprised by how many people have had issues. i didn't do a factory wipe and the upgrade went fine expect for the link that kept timing out but other than that it's just fine
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DarkAdonis:
The only issue I had was with Swype. Which I fixed by uninstalling it and replacing it with the beta. Other than that the update has been good for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] howardmoon:
No problems here. Just did a Kies update and re-rooted. The camera *may* take a split second longer to come up.

Battery life has doubled. Not running any power saving features.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] C0mm0n_Sense:
No problems with ics very smooth, battery is great, and I love the clear display now. I rooted and i'm rocking the DARKSIDE ICS ROM, and it's fantastic. Awesome battery life, shout out to zedomax for his website, Galaxys2root.com
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] terryjohnson16:
I also noticed that when I take pictures with the stock camera app, the auto focus isn't working as good as it did with 2.3.6. The pics seem grainy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TerrorCandii:
When I got the ICS updatr, rooted, uninstalled stock camera, gallery, and keyboards. Installed camera, gallery, and ICS keyboard from Google Play, removed bloatware. Reboot into recovery(I'm using TWRP)Backup current rom, wipe cache, dalvik, data, factory reset, Darkside Super Wipe, restore. Fixes every single issue. Moblex ported the camera, and gallery. I forget who ported the ICS keyboard. All three are AOSP. I'm stock rooted and running silky smooth. Hope this helps someone.

TerrorCandii Gaming uses ASUS/Samsung
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
You could have skipped everything between "backup" and "super wipe" ;) but glad to hear that everything is working good for you :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TerrorCandii:
I'm a little OCD, Lol. Hey, made me happy, Lol. I'll flash a custom rom once a stable final pops up. Few months or so, then back to custom and OC'd. Till then.....this sh*t is definitely better on my S2 then anything GB I've run...smoothness wise.

TerrorCandii Gaming uses ASUS/Samsung
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] head33:
Has anyone had problems with root breaking ?? I havnt been a member long but ive been doing this for along time i updated through kies used the tool kit to root and yes deleated the old folder made a backup first always do and root installed fine on third try . After two days i had root but not full root apps were getting access but when i would mount r/w it would say fail so tried to update su and it failed so i reflashed su i csnt tell u how many times i would get full root for afew min then it would break . So after i flashed su again i went straight to rom toolbox and deleated su apk and in sys/xbin , sys/bin . Then flashed again ran cache wipe first ds script then again after and still no go tried re odining cwm now im on twrp and no go so i re did everything super wipe formated everything and then odined the ics tar file rerooted and had root for about three days or so then it happened again . So if anyone has any ideas . Ive tried every up to date root zip . Nothing will hold !!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sllim-kun:
After reading all the mixed reviews, I decided to peep it. I was on stock rooted with frozen bloat. Remove the bloat, cleared dalvic, then rebooted. Applied ics update via kies. Then ootred and debloated. Everything runs smooth and I really like the update. I even still using the oc daemon. Just waiting for a kernel with interactive. Everything works and Ics is much more refined than GB. Loving the update so far. Had TW 4.5 on GB which I miss. Maybe I'll try TW 5.. Any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dammit2Hell:
Issues I'm having are unreliable wifi and bluetooth and ringtones/notifications playing though earpiece and not external speaker (intermittent)

When I am paired to my cars built in bluetooth and I get a notification, the tone spits and sputters like a skipping cd. I've noticed when this happens that I'm still paired for calls, but the check box that says "audio and media is routed...blah blah blah" is unchecked.

I stay on wifi calling 80% of the day, several times during the day I can pick up my phone and while I am still on wifi, wifi calling isn't running. After 10-20 seconds it will turn back on.

At random times sounds will stop playing from the external speaker and only play through the headset. The only way I can remedy this is to reboot the phone.

I came from stock rooted GB updated to ICS with Kies. I had issues so I ended up doing a SuperWipe and flashed stock ICS with Odin. Then rooted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anfrey:
anyone have an issue with google web sync constantly failing? it's only synced once for me and never again.

screen capture attached.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sorinel999:
i want to able to find my phone via the samsung account webpage.

i followed the steps on http://v2.samsungdive.com/help/guideRemoteControls.do to setup the samsung account and add it to my sync settings.

the steps for sgs2 are outdated because they have not been updated for ics. these steps point to some settings shortcuts that no longer exist in ics.

i am using the walkthrough for sgs3. i went thru the steps to add the "samsung account" to my list of accounts to sync. two things are weird here:

1) the sync arrows next to samsung account are always greyed out (but they are also greyed out in the screenshot on samsung's webpage so i dont worry much about this)

2) the accounts screen for my phone is missing the background data and auto-sync checkboxes that are shown in the screenshot on samsung's webpage.

next i went to this menu: Select "Settings > Personal > Security" from the main menu.

samsung is telling me: Select "Find my mobile > Remote Controls".

where is the find my mobile tab/section? i dont see it. why?

i am using mr x's ics rom from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1705617
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] samcrocr:
You are a life saver bro thanks a lot now the phone runs fine. I had a problem with Skype too but now it's all good.. Thanks bro
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Atmazzz:
You're welcome but Thank TDJ, he's the life saver. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] drewsg:
Does anyone know how to deal with duplicate mp3s showing up in the Music?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PortlandAmir:
The wonderful delete button?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
Either rescan media with an app, or maybe just unmount then remount. Or both mp3 have something similar in the tag
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
I've had this happen before also. I think you need to clear data for media storage then reboot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] piggygirly:
just upgraded to ics.

so far so good. hopefully it stays that way. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] samcrocr:
Skype is really screwed up after this update :confused: maybe its Skype developers fault
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] samcrocr:
Yeah man I gotta donate him some $ the phone is pretty smooth after the cache wipe but when I log out from Skype is cant log in again....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] barfingmonkey:
Install swipe beta
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jq32786:
darkside.cache.wipe installation

Hi Everyone,

Newbie here.

I've got the tmobile galaxy s2, running on ICS, and rooted. I rooted using the method on galaxys2root.com (under "How to Root ICS/GB on T-Mobile Galaxy S2 SGH-T989!").

I'm having some of the same issues that others have described: problems with wifi calling, phone freezing on the pink "goodbye" screen when powering off. My text messaging is also a little funky - as I'm typing, the display seems to refresh slower than it did when I was on GB.

I've tried the Factory Reset, but I've still got the same issues. It sounds like the next step would be darkside.cache.wipe. But before I do that, I just want to make sure I know what I'm doing...

This is how I plan to use the darkside.cache.wipe file:

1. Put the darkside.cache.wipe file on my external SD card.

2. Go into Download Mode.

3. Choose "Install zip from sdcard"

4. Choose "choose zip from sd card"

5. Navigate to where I stored darkside.cache.wipe.

6. Choose "yes" to install the the file.

7. Reboot the phone.

Would anyone be able to confirm/correct the steps above?

Other questions:

1. Will I need to downgrade to GB before I do any of this?

2. Will I lose the root access by doing any of this? If so, can I regain root access by following the steps on galaxys2root.com? (The video they have makes it pretty foolproof which is essential for this newbie.)

Thanks for all of your help!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] samcrocr:
i said Skype not Swype
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] barfingmonkey:
Lol, sorry, thought I was going to be helpful too...oh well
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blackangst:
No. For step #2, you dont go into download mode. Go into recovery. Hold both volume keys, then push power. Hold all 3 keys until you see the Samsung logo, then release the power key only. It will then boot into recovery. Release the volume keys once in recovery.

No you dont need to downgrade, and no you wont lose root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] princeasi:
I had this problem as well, This is what you do, go into recovery, and flash darkside superwipe first then darkside cache wipe after. Then go ahead and flash a good copy of ics and your good!

I'm just sayin!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] diffdrummer:
New to the SGH-T989, and I just upgraded to stock ics, rooted, and added apex launcher. Very smooth and happy so far. However, how do you actually remove the bloatware? Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
I always use Titanium Backup Pro and freeze them. You can also uninstall them with TiBu, but if you accidentally remove something you shouldn't, you will have issues.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Atmazzz:
Like Towle said, Titanium Backup Pro. Check this thread and see his list. you can safely delete any of those you want. I have most of them. Also, check this apk list. I don't think its completely up to date but it looks like most still apply. Before you start doing something like this its always a good idea to do a nandroid backup in recovery first.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] samcrocr:
It's okay bro
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mobbarley:
Hi,

I flashed modded UVLE1 radio before flashing the Darkside ICS rom,

just wondering if I can now flash UVLC8 radio to see which works better without having to flash the ROM again? Basically, can I flash back and forth between radios? thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
Yes, just use the modified ones from the OP of the darkside thread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Pardue:
Yes you can, but you need to make sure your using the radios that Derek has listed in his OP. He has removed the rils that will.cause problems if you try installing radios with them still installed. You can flash the radio in recovery without touching the ROM and figure out what works best for you. Happy flashong
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mobbarley:
thank you Pardue!

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would I also need to do anything like like superwipe or cachewipe?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mobbarley:
just wondering if anyone can share how to get LED notifications to work after rooting?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Pardue:
Not unless you notice problems ... Just flash radio and reboot ... if you find you need to wipe, make sure you're using Darkside Cache Wipe.... Happy Flashing...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] luarken:
nice battery life
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GorillaPimp:
So anyone go back to GB yet?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HTCMDA:
Never left GB to begin with.

:cowboy:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sideswipe:
I did, much happier :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
I must have missed the point in time where this thread was changed to a "complain about ICS here" thread.

If you're having specific issues that haven't been reported yet, post them here. But we don't need 100 posts of "ICS sucks" or "I like GB better"..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] horr1blek1tten:
Audiomanager
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ramone360:
ICS 4.0.4. Any ideas?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DeeXii:
Im guessing that the people that are having problems with the official ICS did not reset their phone or something of the nature. I just updated to ICS via Kies and I have ZERO problems with the OS itself, its smooth as butter. This coming from one picky phone user.

The only problem I have encountered so far would be the lag when typing in the Android browser. I have made it better by installing the Swype Beta, It still lags slightly but is much better. Just Saying.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eMace:
Anyone know if ICS has fixed the "Failed to move application" problem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anthonylokrn:
Loving ICS except that they moved the the contact list which is stupid.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sold2U:
I went back to stock, wiped everything and installed ics from Kies. Fixed all the issues except for the swype lag as has been discussed numerous times before. However, after using this heavily for a week, all of the issues came back. I booted into recovery and wiped the cache again and this seems to have fixed it. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm on rooted stock.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dsmwookie:
My understanding was ics was ota by the 22, but i have yet to receive this update. Can someone link a manual update? I'm stock GB and intended to go to stick ics.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
They are not pushing it OTA. Download Samsung Kies (Google it) plug your phone in, and hit update. It's best to do a factory reset after to eliminate all issues.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Atmazzz:
I can't remember where it is, but there is a thread here with a stock ICS .tar file you can Odin.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dsmwookie:
The problem is I have no damn clue what I m doing. The phone modifying scares the **** out of me. I m always afraid I m going to brick the device. Secondly a lot of the write-ups tend to skip one little step, which wreaks havoc on me. I am very detail oriented and if it does not have every individual step I will not assume anything and in hand get lost or screw something up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
Are you unrooted? If you are, use Kies. It's fool proof.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Atmazzz:
I would have to disagree with that. I've seen a lot more problems with people using Kies than I have Odin.