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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lirong:
I have downloaded Apex Launcher and it definitely feels smoother.

The problem is that a lot of the lagginess I know encounter is in apps like Touchdown (which I use for contacts and email). It was smooth before and know very slow and laggy. Sadly the great new launcher doesnt fix this!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skyrocket727:
i too was kinda pissed about humongous power control widget. But i found Power Controls by PAINLESS DEATH in play store. Really nice looking,fast and customizable :good: and it's free ( no adds)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] uselessbass:
Do u happen to have power saving mode on when u get the laggyness
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] LR07:
anybody know how to get contact photos to work? i joined all my contacts with my facebook friends but their photos still don't show up
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Jhumeniuk:
Apex launcher and disabling the bloat will definitely make ICS smoother, and it will allow you to resize widgets if you want to do that.

For the power menu, widgetsoid and recast both have great widgets that are far more customizable and reliable than the stock widget.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lirong:
no i have not been using this mode. why?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lirong:
Thank you.

I have downloaded and started using Apex. I am not rooter but I have gone through and used the built in stock ICS ability to disable certain apps.

Will report back. Appreciate all the advice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] trishah1105:
This is my problem right now too! No matter how I try, it doesn't sync the FB contact pics even when I choose to sync through the FB app!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mindmajick:
Correct. That is ics for you. Facebook sync WILL NOT WORK. PERIOD.

use a 3rd party app like haxsync

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] marvin02:
The carriers and manufacturers provide a path to upgrade that doesn't lose your apps and settings because that's what most people want. It even works some of the time.

Going back to my first Android phone I have seen the same thing - a major upgrade works better with a clean install.

By the time upgrades are released no two users phones are exactly alike. The results when doing a non-clean upgrade vary for that reason.

If you did not have a custom recovery installed that you used to make a backup you will end up starting clean when you revert to GB.

I used Kies and the wipe install method to install stock ICS on my phone and was amazed at how well it worked. YMMV, but a clean install is the best way to do this upgrade.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
What "Kies and the wipe install method"?

When I got the ICS update via Kies, the pc/kies did everything, or so I thought?

Sent from, The Eclectic Chair.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] marvin02:
read this
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
What I was referring to specifically was the "wipe" part of your post. It didn't seem that kies wiped anything, it only updated the o/s.

And, I did read those 7 pages. I just had the impression that you were saying that you needed to wipe dalvik & cache particians before you did the ICS update via Kies?

Sent from, The Eclectic Chair.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] marvin02:
If you use the first method in that post your phone will beveiped as part of the process.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Yeah, that's what I thought... It just seemed that the first time I read your post, you were suggesting that there was a separate procedure when you used kies to update. I guess I just misunderstood :-)

Sent from, The Eclectic Chair.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebobp:
What are the exact dimensions of the screen? For some reason, I haven't found a review site that bothered to use a ruler. As a result, everyone knows the [supposed] diagonal but not the width or height.

Also, if anyone could measure the height of the nav bar buttons, that would help in computing the de facto screen size. See here.

Please note that I'm not looking for diagonal measure, but height and width (though you can include it as well, it's not necessary because of Pythagoras).
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wes_s:
H: 5 15/16" or 151mm

W: 3 11/16" or 94mm

Notification bar: 5/32" or 4mm

Nav Bar: 11/32" 9mm

Total Diag: 7"
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zinfinion:
Going off a screenshot:

Notification bar: = 33px

Nav bar: 75px

So usable content area of 800px x 1172px.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebobp:
Thank you!

From this we can calculate:

Dimensions: 151mm x 94 mm = 5.94in x 3.70in

Diagonal: 177.9mm = 7.00 inches

Dimensions (not counting nav bar): 142mm x 94mm = 5.59in x 3.70in

Diagonal (not counting nav bar): 170.3mm = 6.70 in

Dimensions (not counting nav or noti bars): 138mm x 94mm = 5.43 in x 3.70 in

Diagonal (not counting nav or noti bars): 167.0mm = 6.58 inches.

[Accuracy to sig figs not guaranteed - because I forgot all that stuff.]

By comparison, the Galaxy Note (full phone, not just the screen) is 145.8mm x 82.95mm = 5.74in x 3.27in, (therefore with 167.7mm = 6.60in diagonal).

So the screen is 1cm wider than the Galaxy Note and about as tall, depending on how you're counting. Full-sized Note can be found here.

Good sign.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] altrikdout21:
This just shows how small the Nexus is T_T

Now that I think about it, I'd prefer if it has no bezel at all...but that's preposterous.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Step666:
Someone else started another thread on this subject a few hours earlier than this one, please continue all further discussion there.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rrusso:
Hi guys,

Im trying to make my exchange mail work on JB but he only keeps syncing and syncing....I think theres something wrong...he worked nice on ICS

Anyone knows if theres a fix for that?

The only diference that i see between JB Email app and ICS is that JB asks for a port...and ICS version didnt...

Im using ARHD rom...

many thanks guys
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drPheta:
I don't have a fix, but exchange works on my phone. My exchange account even requires access to wipe the phone in case of emergency, and I was asked to give it permission running Vicious V5 JB.

I also was able to setup hotmail to sync through exchange.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Exchange works fine on my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rrusso:
My problem is with Microsoft Exchange...dont know why isnt syncing anymore (ICS was okay)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Geart891:
I'm having the same issue, everything works fine on ics. Had been trying to find solutions for a while but nothing works. I'm considering return to ics cos most of my email accounts are different from gmail and they require to relogin to stay active.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DragosG:
Heh, very weird :). I found a fix - just make sure the Check Frequency and Days to sync are on automatic AND turn on the automatic sync. Turning on automatic sync for all accounts seems to have done the trick. Hope it helps someone :).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] indian_curry:
Hi guys,

Update: Problem Solved.

I re-started phone, removed all security features and tried to configure again. It worked by configuring automatically and applying all security features.

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I have the similar issue.

I used Samsung's OTA update today to upgrade to Jelly Beans and my Exchange went kaput. It's unable to find mail server. I deleted the account and tried to create again, but no luck.

I compared with ICS on my tab and only difference between JB Email app and ICS is that JB asks for a port...and ICS version didnt...

Anyone knows if there's a fix for that?

I am using the OTA updated version without system root.

Many thanks in advance,
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eiMer:
hey,

I tried your solution indian_curry but it doesnt work for me. I've deleted and reconfigured the account several times during the last days. Right after configuration everything works fine. All contacts are there. But a couple of minutes or hours later, the contacts are gone. It started a few days ago. But not directly with the JB update... very weired

So are there any other sulutions?

thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathstoned:
Hey guys

Need Some help here

I own a yr and a half old Galaxy S I900,Until 6 months back i was still stuck on froyo (2.2)..Never bothered to upgrade my phone as i was happy and satisfied with froyo itself.But 1 evening when i went to sleep,i kept my phone right next to my hand and when i woke up,it was on the ground switched off..Restarted it and to my surprise all my contacts and all the apps and settings were gone,the only things remaining were the images and music/videos.I thought it was a s/w problem so instead of reinstalling froyo i would bite the bullet and switch to ICS itself and skip gingerbread entirely.

So i came to this forum and started reading up on stuff and contacted a few people asking for help,a few responded and guided me through installing CWM and then i installed The Dark Knight rom..it was good for upto 4 months.1 day the battery completely drained off,i tried charging it.Tried starting the phone,it wouldnt do that at all,tried a lot of things but it dint work,qouldnt switch on at all.so i went to recovery and reinstalled the rom.installation went smooth in CWM but when it was supposed to go to the place where we select the Language,it came "ENCRYPTION UNSUCCESSFUL",RESET PHONE.so i did that but again it booted up to that screen,after 3-4 times doing the same thing,it went to the screen with the language,selected it and finished setup,but after a week or so it suddenly restarted again and again that same bloody page " Encrypttion unsuccessful".Now i thought there was something wrong with the rom,so upgraded to the latest dark knight rom.again the same problem..

Now thinking i had to try out a new ROM,i shifted to cyanogen rom..worked for a few days but again today that same page booted up.I sincerely dont know what to do now.If anyone could help me i would be really grateful.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
Follow this guide to solve it http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1580902
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L1ndon:
Hi, just wondered if anyone had any ideas how best to set up a desire for someone who is visually impaired the standard writing on icons etc is too small.

I'm thinking big fonts etc

Is there a Rom out there that could be easily modified (I've no experience modifying fonts in Roms, but I've flashed loads of different Roms in the past.

Or is there a better solution?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gie62001:
There are few apps in market: big font and big launcher. Maybe they will help a bit until you get some response from people that actually dealt with this before. Also changing dpi maybe would help.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darchnet:
Maybe you should try any of ICS ROMs. They have _standard_ feature of changing fonts size in display settings menu. This feature affects almost all user interfaces, so for me it works perfect in comparison to changing fonts in 2.3 by installing zips.

Moreover there is a possibility of changing font size in browse of ICS.

The main issue is to find stable ICS ROM for your device ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L1ndon:
Ok chaps, thanks for that, ill check out those apps and keep my eye on ICS development -
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panpjp:
Spare parts + from play store. Select font size. Tried and worked on Sammy tab 8.9:):cool:;)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] R3dbeaver:
Title says it all.

No "charge only" USB mode in ICS?

i love being able to plug in my phone without getting any annoying pop-up in the desktop...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] trekie4ever:
I put my phone in media transfer mode to allow access to SD cards on both phone and computer
[Motorola Droid RAZR] JerseyFF:
I cant stand the VZW BackUp AssistMedia popup on your computer when you plug in a USB cable!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] quarky42:
Disable the popups on the Motorola utility icon in the systray. Right click on it and there you'll have the option to have it do nothing when you connect your device.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] CharlesG70:
But we still want the option

does anyone know how to add this option, or of a good USB/card managment app that can over ride the default and give users this option?

thanks everone
[Motorola Droid RAZR] danifunker:
Just set the usb options to mtp. Should save a lot off hassle.

Sent from my XT894 running ICS
[Motorola Droid RAZR] DROIDESP:
I use a USB adaptor that changes the ground on pin four. No data over usb and the phone rapid charges if the port is high enough amperage.

Works perfect and is small.

Sent from a really small keyboard
[Motorola Droid RAZR] iguanad:
I want one. What is it called? Where do I get one?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] nektoinphx:
I would be interested in that too.
[HTC EVO 3D] TML1319:
I would first like to apologize if this question has been already answered. I'm quite new to this forums.

I noticed after installing the new ICS update on my evo 3D, I have not been getting sms/text preview to show up on my lock screen. I checked under privacy setting and everything is checked off in the option box, so I find it really strange why this is happening, My brother also happens to have the same phone, but he doesn't seem to have this problem. I'm just curious how to fix this.

Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] laie1472:
If your rooted try wiping cache and davlik cache threw recovery. Also try fixing permissions as well. If your not rooted then try a factory reset, however that will erase all your data so backup what you want to keep.

#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\=LTE
[HTC EVO 3D] TML1319:
Any other way instead of factory reset?
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
Shot in the dark: Go into the Messages app. Press Menu then Settings. Press Notifications. Make sure the Notification Preview box is checked. It says display sender and message preview on lock screen so I think it might work, but am not sure.
[HTC EVO 3D] TML1319:
It is checked. That's why I'm really confused why it's not showing up
[HTC EVO 3D] DjDom:
Yeah, you're probably going to need to do a factory reset.

Before you do it, just download MyBackUp and backup your apps and data.

The app backs up everything important.

Then do the factory reset.. and restore from the app.
[HTC EVO 3D] troyboytn:
also, go to settings>privacy and make sure 'message notification preview" is checked
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jaytxvo:
Anyone know a good battery backup charger? One that has the same output as the cord charger?

I was thinking of getting a second battery but I don't want to keep opening my case to change batteries.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] DarkManX4lf:
I have the Anker Astro 3 10000mah battery backup. It's a bit huge but works well. They have smaller models. Check amazon.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] MoJoePin:
I just got the OEM battery charger/case that comes with the extra battery for $39.95: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SAMSUNG...433808?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item35be0791d0
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Nabbu:
I'm going to admit that I had no idea what was required to flash a custom ROM on this phone, I'm coming from the Galaxy S2(sprint), and the OP didn't post any installation instructions, as is the norm here, and me being a noob to this new phone I thought I had to format the sdcard, system, and wipe dalvik cache, etc. It erased my nandroids and it's hanging on the Samsung logo now and I'm currently downloading the stock ROM from the manufacturer but again no instructions, as is the norm...again, and so I'm guessing I have to UNZIP the file and then try to flash it in ODIN.

My question is...Do I unzip the Stock ROM and flash it in Odin, PDA slot, or do I leave it as a .zip file and then flash it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boat Traveller:
Hi,

I would like to know if a high RAM usage has an influence on battery consumption.

Yesterday I noticed that 720 Mo of RAM was used with no application running. (only Widgetlocker screen was running)

I restarted my S2 and it's around 570. Is it normal ?

I updated Widgetlocker screen and installed Swiftkey 3 and it seems that my RAM usage is higher.

Thx
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LifeLessGT:
It does consume battery..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boat Traveller:
But is it normal that around 570 Mo of RAM is used with no app running ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LifeLessGT:
I don't think so.. for me it's only around the 300Megabytes :S
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boat Traveller:
Ok :(, are you on Gingerbread or Ice Cream Sandwich ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LifeLessGT:
I'm on Ice Cream Sandwich stock Sammy rom,

using the DarkKnight ICS v1.9 Kernel

When you go into RAM and press the Clear Memory button, how much RAM does it clear?

Alot or not very much?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
You should know; even if no apps are shown as "Active" in your task manager, likely there are several running as background apps, such as your launcher, your messaging app, Gmail, any widgets you have on your homescreen, whatever accounts you have set to sync, etc.

570MB used with no active applications open isn't unusual.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boat Traveller:
It clears a lot. After clearing only +- 350 Mo are used
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LifeLessGT:
Then your phone is completely normal just clear it regularly I always do that.. (:

Even though I'm nooby at Android but whatever :D..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boat Traveller:
Ok thanks.

But it seems that since I installed Swiftkey 3, i got a memory leak issue. My RAM usage went up to 720 Mo with no active app.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
The answer seems obvious. Uninstall Swiftkey.

And killing all those apps is somewhat counterproductive. The OS will just load them again.
[Nexus 7 General] jptech:
The screen is 1280x800

The content displayed is 99% of the time going to be 1280x720

The content area in between the tablet bar and notifications bar is 1280x720

They did this to allow for a full 720p content area.

In portrait orientation, it's 800x1280 with a content area of 800x1200
[Nexus 7 General] burntcustard:
Thanks for this information, but surely in portrait mode the bottom few rows of pixels will be taken up by buttons, so really it will be something along the lines of 800x1200, rather than 720x1280?

I would much rather 800x1200 than 720x1280, as few desktop backgrounds floating around the internet have more than 1200 pixels vertically.
[Nexus 7 General] zinfinion:
I'm fairly certain jptech meant 800x1200 (leaving 40px for notification bar at top and 40px for nav bar at bottom) in portrait.
[Nexus 7 General] Logan_M:
I think the smart thing to do, which I hope is what Google did. Is to remove the buttons on the bottom when playing video, only bringing them up when you tap the screen.
[Nexus 7 General] jptech:
Thanks, fu**ing math:good:
[Nexus 7 General] Logan_M:
Actually if you look at the screen shot here: MobileSyrup , you can see that they both disappear when playing video.
[Nexus 7 General] jptech:
They're supposed to disappear.

But that video looks like 2.35:1 so it's not a good judge. I'd like to see a photo of the n7 playing native 720p video.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] enelyam:
Hey you all! The last couple weeks i had an issue with a couple Infuse mobos i have in here. Did everything i can on hand to try to repair the infamous reboot loop on my Infuse but had no success. The thing is that i even applied UnbrickableMod to one of them thinking that may solve it and had no luck. If you try the JIG it will get into download mode but it will reboot again.

Guess what???? I found the trick, the issue is something very common on the Samsung Galaxy Captivate, the Power Button! Yeah! Just like that, what i did was that i took one of the 2 motherboards i had with that same issue and removed one of the volume buttons in it, and replaced the Power Button on the other non working motherboard, It was my only hope. And it worked!!!!!!!!!! :D. So i think i will help a bunch of people in here because ive read many people trying to solve this exact same issue.

So if someone knows where they sell those power buttons i will be very happy because so far i had no luck on Ebay or any other place where they sell those buttons. There you have the solution for your problem, if you can find a place to send it to be replaced do so. I have the tools and the skill set to do it on mines so i just need somewhere to buy the Button. If someone knows please post it in here so i can order it........
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mg2195:
Is it just that the button is stuck down? If that's the case then you could probably take the phone apart and just clean that button (space around it) so that it no longer gets stuck...never taken an infuse apart so I have no idea if that would work...but I did take my vivid apart today and changed the color of the capacitive buttons cause there was nothing for me to flash and I was going through withdrawals lol

I'll keep a look out for those kind of spare parts tho and ill let you know if I find any :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] enelyam:
Well M8, that could be a good idea. The problem is that at least on my phone the button felt just fine. Like i said, i did that as the very last option, but it worked. So it means that the power button someway, somehow is givin up. Maybe its a good idea to clean it. But for the moment im looking for those power buttons so i can replace the ones on the mobo i took the one i used. And now i need 2 of them at least(the volume button and the power button).
[Samsung Infuse 4G] enelyam:
Just a thought, if you guys have a JIG, an easier solution can be applied, you can just desolder the power button out. And from there on, anytime you need to power on the phone you just have to insert the jig for a second and the phone will power on like that. Thats of course way better than having the phone acting like its bricked.... Just be careful when desoldering that you dont mess with the soldering points in case you find a button to replace it.

EDIT: The battery should be inside the phone when doing so, its not like when youre trying to get the phone on download mode!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] sillyangie43:
Here ya go...

Hey man- Just wanted to give you this link on a place I found to buy the buttons- kinda at a steep price but hey. I have a question though. soon as I disconnected the power button on mine it stopped the loop and started acting normal (as normal as it can with no power button). So I made an attempt to solder on the new one. Guess what- I think i did something wrong or am a beginner at soldering because I still cant get it to turn on. Can you give me a quick go around on soldering one of these power buttons or is you maybe have a youtube tutorial?

Thank you!

:confused:

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go to this address below but where it says DOT or SLASH just put the actual thing. Because im so new it wont let me put links in.

mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce (((DOT))) com ((SLASH))) samsung-infuse-4g-power-button-repair/
[Samsung Infuse 4G] hamedi3e:
hey guys

i just take the power button off but still I'm in boot loop i can't stay in download mode even when using usb jig,after seconds it restarted again, when i pull battery in its turn on bye it self, i can't go in recovery mode at all,but with combination key can go in download mode but up volume key won't work to continue to download mode and restart again, i checked the volume keys they work. every thing just end with restart. as i told u i take off power button key but still restarting.

can u pls help me:(

i don't know what is the problem, is it hardware or software problem?!