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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aecabanaboy:
i am having a issue with my screen calibration with this official stock rom. after the screen is on for 3 or more seconds the screen registers my finger but only on half. like when i touch the bottom of the screen it shows it registering the tap halfway up the screen.

this does the same thing in portrait mode. can't use it and i tried to calibrate the screen but that option is no longer available in ics.

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GS2_Man:
Sounds like me. Kies was a pretty easy install, though. I have no experience modifying phones and it was pretty simple to follow.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
It's because people wipe before using Odin, but most weren't doing a factory reset before updating via Kies..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] droid_ra:
Might as well include my $.02 worth, since I also have no clue, and modifying the phone scares the heck out of me. Bricking a $600 phone is not something I wish to do.

The GSII is my first purchase of a smart phone.

I recently registered here and I have read, read, read some more, and am still reading the various threads of rooting, CMW, ROMs, SuperUserSU, SuperUser, etc. Over the course of 3 weeks, my understanding of all this is becoming more clear, and everything starts to fall into place. The more one reads, the more things start to make sense. Some devs aren't perfectly clear, but if you listen/read all that you can, it will make sense. While somethings aren't perfectly clear, I believe I have a good understanding of how to use Kies, USB, ODIN, Fatory Reset, Wipe, flash CMW, root, install ROMS, etc.

But I have also come to another understanding:

The phone works beautifully the way it is!

While I can understand the want/need to root and become SU, what's the point if one is happy with the phone?

(I probably will root at some point....

but I will do it when I feel the need and am ready!) ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] playya:
You guys are right no need to root if you don't want too or even have a slight fear. But I will tell you this if you have problems rooting a Samsung phone then there is no need to try and root anything else. I must admit of the numerous phones and tablets I have rooted this one is the easiest. Get to Download mode open up Odin and load the .tar file in the right place and voila you are done.

Believe me guys this is the one to start with first. I had my friend who is a pure novice simply read the directions and he upgraded through Kies and rooted his phone within an hour.

Its not that developers leave steps out it just that there are multiple ways certain things can be done and sometimes a little common sense may be needed. But I get it you do not want to think at while doing a task that could destroy your $600 investment. For that I agree, but do yourself a favor as well and read at least the last 10 pgs of a thread prior to trying anything foreign to you...

Good luck guys and ICS is nice!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anfrey:
anyone else having trouble with sending/receiving MMS with wifi calling?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blackangst:
Try Samsungs fix I got from Tmobile. Its worked several times for me.

While on wifi open gmail on the acct registered to your phone. Send an email with a picture attached to yourself. You should get it right away. Now send an mms to yourself. If you don't get it, turn data off and send again. It should go through.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anfrey:
thank you very much for the tip! i really appreciate it. after following your instructions, MMS with wifi calling enabled now works when it is set to "wifi preferred" (regardless of whether packet data is enabled or not).

however, the moment i set wifi calling to "cellular preferred," MMS stops working reliably. it usually stops working, but sometimes they'll go through. sometimes i get a notification that there's an MMS, but it won't download. very odd.

if i disable wifi calling entirely, i can send/receive MMS without a problem. it feels like the phone is having issues accessing MMS and packet data while wifi calling is enabled and in "cellular preferred" mode.

cellular preferred is really ideal for our home as we get decent signal upstairs but not in the basement. also, sometimes calls get iffy on wifi calling when there's a lot of internet activity happening on our lowly 6mbps connection (such as viewing netflix and uploading large videos to youtube).

looks like i'm just gonna have to keep it set to "wifi preferred" or disable wifi calling altogether to have MMS functioning. i do use MMS more often than voice, so it's not too bad a compromise. just wish it would work reliably as it did back in GB....

tl;dr

wifi calling disabled = MMS working fine

wifi calling set to wifi preferred = MMS working fine

wifi calling set to cellular preferred = MMS very iffy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blackangst:
Im glad its working for you :) IMHO wifi preferred should always be on.

A bit off topic...you could get a router for under $50 that you could flash DD-WRT firmware on and set it up as a repeater downstairs where your signal is weak. Thats what I did :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikron24:
well recently had to master reset and on ics 4.03 t989 gsii and now on my cell i cant shut unit down , it hangs on the goodby screen is this a bug with ics
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Atmazzz:
If you are rooted, flash DARKSIDE.CACHE.WIPE in recovery. If you are not rooted, try 'wipe cache partition' in recovery although that's not as effective as the DarkSide wipe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GorillaPimp:
I tried stock ICS and Darkside and wiped like it was going out of style but my call quality was garbage no matter what. Back on GB.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lawalty:
Same here! I couldn't stand the small little changes Google made with the maintenance update prior to the official ICS update, but i was patient. When the official ICS update hit, all those stupid oddities i was putting up with DIDN'T go away. I odin back to GB stock prior to the maintenance update and MAN I LOVE MY PHONE!

1) moving wallpaper

2) able to access long secure URLs with stock browser or Dolphin HD

3) See sms/miss phone calls on lock screen.

I know, to each their own, but this phone runs GREAT on stock GB!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonnythrice:
I dunno WTH happened to this phone since I upgraded to ICS, but the damn POS gets worse and worse every day!

Slow, laggy overall. Random dropped calls and hangups. Now I'm getting this weird problem where I dial a number using WiFi calling, it connects and hangs up after 30 seconds (it still says "dailing" on the screen, even tho it connects to the other person).

I've had it with this peice of crap phone....its driving me nuts and I want to throw it out the window!!!

//end rant
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
There are fixes for all of these issues discussed everywhere. If you don't want to take the time to do it, then this is just something you're going to have to deal with.

Instead of just complaining about ICS, how about we start by first explaining the steps we took to get to ICS, what setup you are running, and what you have done to your phone after upgrading. It is possible to have a fully functioning ICS on your phone, you just need to take the time to do it right.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] camineroga:
There any way to move the icons in the botton like message app and phone icon
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonnythrice:
I'm just dissapointed with this phone. It's a 100% completely stock, unrooted SGSII. I would expect the damn thing to work perfectly fine from the factory (just regular stuff like making calls, running a few undemanding apps, not rebooting or hanging randomly). I dont see the need to root and mod my phone with any fancy visuals or overclocking, I just want a reliable phone that works, especially for making calls!

I'm honestly put off of rooting. I rooted my last phone, a Galaxy S4G, and it made the phone horribly unreliable (uploaded what everyone said were the best ROMs and radios).

Again, this isnt anyones fault but Samsungs (or maybe T-Mobile), I'm just getting frustrated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] salty bisquits:
Not without Apex or Nova launcher...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
Open the app drawer, press menu then edit.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] princeasi:
:eek:you expect this thing to work a 100% out the box? You sir, my friend should leave smartphones alone lol.

I'm just sayin!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] oryan_dunn:
Perhaps he should get a Lumia 900 so as to not be a beta tester.

Lol, still laughing at that (since it can't get WP8). :laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sideswipe:
Why shouldn't a phone work correctly out of the box? Maybe not optimally but surely it should not be as slow and laggy as he claims. an upgrade to ICS should not require any "tweaking" imho.

TapAtalkin'
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ktabel01:
yeah not sure why he is being bashed by expecting a stock upgrade to not be buggy and freeze up. I eventually had to root as I tired of it but that should not be necessary
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
I had an hd2 before this and those people on those threads were so much more helpful and nicer...for some reason people over here have short fuses...this update was not a dev experiment update it was a factory update and should work with no problem...just saying...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] camineroga:
Anyway to get samsung keypad to work on input language, or someone can put the app. It was working before and i dont know what happen thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] josemedina1983:
T-Mobile drop the ball pretty bad with this update is pretty slow and buggy I wonder if they even care?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
No they don't...the gs3 is out and that's all they care about now...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Blaket405:
I thought S Voice was only for the S3 and Galaxy Note? Am I wrong?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
Someone plucked the apk out of the s3...but it don't work very well...i use aivc pro and i think it's better..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kvaka22:
I have problem with outgong sms,than I did factory reset and everything was ok

Coud help seomeone with this some problem
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hiiimgravy:
Help! Quick question!

Hi, I was looking through the thread, but couldn't really find an answer, and was hoping you can maybe help with my question.

I have previously rooted the phone under gingerbread with odin and cwm superSU v 0.87. I am now looking into flashing the DARKSIDE.EVOLUTION.3:: [v8][UVLE1][VENOM OC|UV][7.15.2012].

My question is do I have to update to ICS first? Or can I just go straight into flashing TDJ's rom? Thanks, any advice appreciated!

Also, in his instructions, he instructs to flash an ICS ready radio, but then there are two to choose from UVLE 1 and UVLC 8. What are the differences? I noticed in your sig, you have UVLE 1, maybe I'll go with that too?

Thanks in advance again!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
Sorry for the late response. But you can flash any ICS rom without upgrading to official ICS. Just make sure you follow the OP instructions exactly. And for the radio, either one will work. Depending on your location you might see different results with one or the other.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hiiimgravy:
Awesome, thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kyriakosi:
For me T-Mobile really messed up this update.

I was so looking forward to get a taste of ICS but unfortunately the ICS that T-Mobile offered us it was spoiled.

Too many bugs/bloat (for an updated software) and laggy as well. I had many FC that I never had before with GB.

After various resets and clean installations I decided that enought is enought.

I sold my S2 on craigslist :( for 350, added another $40 and now I am a Nexus owner.

I missed though my S2 but at least I can now enjoy an almost bu/bloat free android phone.

You served me well S2, you will be missed:(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
Well congrats :) I'm also enjoying a bug/bloat free ICS on my Android phone (SGS2)!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lawalty:
Oh yeah! What rom are you using? I can guarantee you have a bug on your SGS2 if your running ICS. You want me to show you?

On your ICS stock browser try to access this login secure web page here:

http://goo.gl/JvqyR

Be honest. You can't can you? But, on my gingerbread SGS2 stock browser, i can. I access it everyday when i login.

This ia just one of many little fu@#-ups bugs that is with ICS, but not with GB.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
That's an issue with the stock browser, not the Rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lawalty:
Your wrong. It's an issue with ICS. It doesn't matter what phone your using, or carrier. It's an ICS issue. I can access that link anytime i want with my GB rom, but as soon as i upgraded (the right way) the bug surfaced. If you have access to and earlier rom on any phone, you can access it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] samcrocr:
That's why there's a ROM called Darkside... Who would wanna use that bloated stock rom when we have ROMs like DARKSIDE
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lawalty:
Wrong thread buddy. If you wanna advertise either your's or someone else's rom, you can, but not here. This thread is for the bloated and buggy hack job called Official ICS from T-Mobile.

However, i have nothing but admiration and praise for THEDEREKJAY for his works of art "roms", that him and others have given for the people to better our devices.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] samcrocr:
I'm sorry I was just trying to help..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
Don't worry about it. That person above you has some type of crazy hate towards ICS, and has been flooding the threads with whining posts since it's release.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lawalty:
I don't have any misgivings towards ICS, of coarse Im talking about non bloated, bug free ICS.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Step666:
I did but common sense dictates you try it out yourself before spending any money.

You may find that you don't want/need any of the features of the Pro version.

Especially given you get features in the free version of Apex that you have to pay for the Pro version of Nova to get.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GS2_Man:
I am noticing something similar. I posted this topic before seeing your post :o

I may request a mod to merge my [Q] topic with this discussion ... :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Laazyboy:
I find it kind of surprising that being a nexus owner, you don't realize the advantage that having a nexus means that your official updates aren't affected by carrier and manufacturer bloatware and skins. Samsung still has their tw interface over ics so no, our device will not look like stock ics.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] alitaw:
Hello

I am rooted and using juggernaut 5. Can I just update it via kies?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asting:
For those who have trouble with barnacle, did you remove the tethering monitor from the phone with TIBackup? I can't remember what it's called and of course I already removed it. I'll try it in a few minutes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] joeh2184:
Hey i backed up my sytem in nandroid...there is some old ones there i wouod like to delete...how do i i cant figure it out at all?? Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asting:
I've always used root explorer to delete the old backup folders. Alternatively use your computer to do it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 0MN1:
Rooted, but Stock UVLDE; Best/Easiest way to update to UVLE1

Towle,

First off, thank you for generating a new thread. Searching the forums started to become quite impossible as it pertained to the UVLE1 update. I've been following a lot of your comments, so thanks from a noob here for all that you have been doing here.

I've looked at Mr. X's Radio and possible Rom as well as a couple of other threads. I think with all of the reading I have just confused myself between the various answers that have been given elsewhere, so I am asking direct. (sorry for the long way to get to the point -- just don't want to get flamed by the millions here:) )

Question: What is the Best/Easiest way to update. I want to update to fully stocked UVLE1. I have UVLDE currently that I got through kies. I am rooted. What is the best way, in your opinion, to achieve the update and root quickly? I was hoping to use a zip for CWM, but I've read from several members that it may not be correct right now to do it that way. I've been reading as much about this as I can elsewhere, but a lot of people are correcting each-other and such, so I thought I'd ask straight from you.

Nonetheless, I'll keep reading and searching.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tdizzle404:
I think so it is the easiest customizable launcher for ICS
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asting:
First, flash back to stock to get rid of your root and CWM.

this should help.

You can update via Kies, then use the thread i posted here to get CWM and root back.

There are a few .zips, but honestly the samsung servers will be faster. I tried from a couple different threads here and the hosts are pretty bad. I'm getting like 200kbs on one, and 80 on the other.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gijoe69:
How do you get rid of a voicemail icon cant get rid of a icon no voicemails in carrier or google voice
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
anyone know a way to remove the bookmarks from stock browser? I tried using KIES Air but it doesnt work anymore. And tried using a few in the market but doesnt work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 96shox:
Wow the interface of ICS is horrible, much less functional and intuitive than before.

Its really bad how you cant access Phone Logs, Contacts, Keypad and Favorites like before. Now you HAVE to click on Phone to get keypad, call log and favorties; and you HAVE To click on Contacts to get contacts. And Favorite contacts is so stupid, you can only call them, not message by swiping left. Why would they use those huge blocks for each fav. contact?

OMG and they changed the 12-key number pad style while texting by putting all the numbers on top... wtf are they thinking?

just wow

AND no more screen shots?? Home + Power does nothing

T_T cant add folders to the Applications screen. I press Add Folder but a big empty grey bubble pops up and I cant do anything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asting:
There was a post in the discussion thread but trying to click it after searching just brings me to the wrong page. Someone said they had to send themselves a message through the voicemail in order to get rid of the icon. Alternatively, T-Mobile can fix that on their end sometimes (had to with GF's comet).

I dislike this too. Some of TDJ's work had this fixed, so hopefully we'll see that brought over to this rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
If you want to be 100% stock and unrooted, the best way would be for you to do as the guy said on the previous page. Use Odin to get back to stock UVLDE with stock recovery, then plug your phone into Kies to accept the UVLE1 update.

If you want to remain rooted but have the stock UVLE1 rom, Mr. X has a thread in the development section with a stock UVLE1 zip that you can just flash in CWM Recovery.

*If you are just going to root the Kies update, then just flash Mr. X's rom. You will end up at the same place, but a whole lot faster.*
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 0MN1:
A Big Thanks to asting. -- I wanted to hit "thanks" but I already used my 8!

Thanks asting -- :D

I was cringing to see if I would get flamed and to my surprise you wrote! I appreciate the help.

I did download SGH-T989_IC_Opensource.zip from the samsung servers, so I am good there.

I'll start right away. I hate doing anything without confirmation from the Jedi masters.

On a separate note -- I'd like to contribute, but I'm a script kiddie at best. Just learning from you all here and it is quite fun. Was wondering if hosting might help?

---------- Post added at 03:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:25 PM ----------

Thanks Towle -- I definitely want to remain rooted. I have everything link2sd, so I was hoping to do this an easier way somehow. I keep checking Mr. X's thread but he still has the TMO ROM listed as: TMO < will reup tomorrow. Apparently there was an issue or something with it. Is that what you were referring to?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ianblake:
agree on all, very disappointing
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
That is the one I was referring to. He just hasn't uploaded it yet. So either way will get you to the same place, it's just up to you if you want to go with Odin & Kies, or wait for Mr. X.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ianblake:
i hate all that and more :mad:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xxmelissaxx:
:)the new update is Working great for me I'm not having ANY problems... I. Restarted my device a few times after updating and it started running much smoother.. Maybe some of you that are having problems could Try that :) hope it helps

Screen capture : same method as before just hold down longer (home + power same time)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
Oh boy. Seriously, you post everywhere around here just to complain about ICS. Contribute a little. Answer some questions, make a guide, be helpful. You sure are on here enough.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lawalty:
I appreciate your reference to thederekjay's darkside rom. I've used his roms back before ICS was released.

I'm liking the buttery smoothness of JB.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
Better! :clapping:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lawalty:
I wish ICS would have a "vanilla" update from Sammy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manpiu23:
Android Update

When I restarted my phone yesterday the screen flashed "updating Android and now my ICS feels smoother than its ever been since the upgrade. Anybody know about the update?

Phone info shows the following

Baseband UVLE1

build number IML74K.UVLE1

Kernel

CL508451 May 06 2012
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
That's just a normal thing...you're phone was rebuilding it's cache...that's not a software update...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Danielleashly:
Im sure this has been answered but i just got my s2 a couple months ago and im scared for anything to happen to it. Its 'my baby' lol. But i love custom roms and having the latest os but im so scared to break this phone ive been hesitant to even upgrade to official ics. Is it worth the upgrade? And should i start flashing roms yet?:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] davwman:
Yes.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] samcrocr:
Man you're missing out... If you brick you're phone while flashing official ICS you're something else man... Just connect it to Kies and and do it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Danielleashly:
But what about custom roms?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Danielleashly:
Also what about s voice...do we get it yet or ia that jellybean?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] besthijacker:
Anyone how long the upgrade should take in Samsung Kies? I got notification that update is available...on laptop I can see process 100% and on the phone "I see downloading..do not turn off target? it has been that for an hour

should I unplug phone and try it again or leave it maybe it will move? :/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blackangst:
What about em? For the most part they're stable. You're going to have to read read read thru the dev section to find what appeals to you. Everyone has their favorite and with time you'll find yours :)