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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Barbiox Dogg:
While many industry watchers have suggested that Research in Motion give up its BlackBerry OS and adopt Android instead, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins (above) divulged exactly why the company avoided that route in a recent interview with the Telegraph.

And while RIM’s future seems especially bleak, after delaying its BlackBerry 10 release until 2013, Heins is still holding out hope that BlackBerry Messenger will be an enticing feature for its future devices.

“We took the conscious decision not to go Android,” Heins said. “If you look at other suppliers’ ability to differentiate, there’s very little wiggle room. We looked at it seriously – but if you understand what the promise of BlackBerry is to its user base it’s all about getting stuff done. Games, media, we have to be good at it but we have to support those guys who are ahead of the game. Very little time to consume and enjoy content – if you stay true to that purpose you have to build on that basis. And if we want to serve that segment we can’t do it on a me-too approach.”

Heins is basically reiterating his earlier position on Android, though now it sounds like RIM was closer to adopting Google’s OS than previously thought. I can’t blame the guy for avoiding the Android pile-on though. Looking at HTC’s disappointing earnings report today, it’s clear that there’s really only room for one Android manufacturer at the top — and RIM won’t be unseating Samsung anytime soon.

Personally, I still think RIM has a better shot at repositioning itself as the premiere Windows 8 enterprise partner. Sure, Nokia is struggling with its Windows Phone partnership, but that doesn’t mean similar deals will fail (especially if RIM focuses on a single lucrative market). And it’s certainly better than waiting for BlackBerry 10 to debut next year.

On the topic of BlackBerry Messenger, Heins reiterated that he doesn’t want to bring the service to other platforms. “That’s what attracts people to BlackBerry,” he said. “This is our BlackBerry experience we can deliver – there’s no other system out there where you can read, write, check if you’ve read my message. We want to make it as differentiated as possible.”

Apparently, Mr. Heins hasn’t heard of iMessage, Kik Messenger, or the multitude of other modern messaging services that boast more features than BlackBerry Messenger.

In the same interview, the CEO noted that RIM may have to seek outside help when building BlackBerry 10 devices to keep up with the iPhone and Android. Though I can’t imagine who’d be crazy enough to pay for the privilege to build a BlackBerry 10 phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oddlyshapedstickman:
Yup, WhatsApp is like the WinRAR of Android.

It trumps BBM anyway - which i doubt will ever be on Android as it trumps RIMs only monopoly on Android.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
I use gTalk and whatsapp, and I have about 500 contacts on both

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wcstick:
As the title says, I spilled water over my phone whilst trying to put on a screen protector. The water didn't get into the back of the phone, just where the screen is. I put it in a bag of rice overnight (and most of yesterday afternoon), but there are still spots on the screen (see attachment). After a quick test, everything seems to work except the trackball click. So I now have several questions:

- What seems to be the problem specifically (there's water damage obviously, but specifically where)?

- Is it more cost-efficient to fix it myself or take it to a shop?

- If I am to fix it myself, are there guides I can follow and are there special tools I need?

Thank you for your help!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strip419:
The best you should have done was to take out the battery and and probably get it open so the water evaporates......putting it in a rice bag was not the best idea should have keept it somewhere dry with lots of air blowing over so as to take out the water vapour which would build up as the phone warms up your rice bag method has only locked up water vapour in your device and if that comes into contact with any component that could be serious damage get a tech guy to open it up and let all the water dry up keep in mind that if its not open vapour will just lock up an make your screen look bad:mad::mad::mad::banghead:

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For you track that could be the end of it water I the worst thing that you keep near you phone a drop on you CPU RAM or any vital thing and you done DON'T TRY FIXING IT ON YOUR OWN ANY PHONE GUY WILL NOT YOU EXCEPT YOU ARE ONE if your warranty is still somewhere it might help but most warranties don't cover damage caused by you the user..... If you try the above and its still the same then a service center is the next op
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wcstick:
Thanks for the response. I wasn't aware that the rice bag method isn't for all water-related incidents. So the best thing to do right now is to open it up. Does that mean open it to the internals or just take the battery out and blow a fan over the phone? I hope nothing other than the trackball is affected. I can live without the trackball clicking.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @non4:
Your phone may still die, I had a water damaged desire z, I dropped in in the toilet, thought I was lucky as I had already flushed lol. After drying for a few days (I unfortunately, like you, left the battery in) I booted it and found the flash was acting crazy. By avoiding using it I thought I was ok, but a day later the flash had formed a short circuit rendering the phone useless, the power button rather than booting the device simply made the flash blink like the cm7 strobe effect. Tried further drying by disassembling. Nothing. Binned. Died a little inside. Bought a galaxy mini. Hated it. Sold galaxy mini and now using Motorola defy, got it cos its water resistant XD, its an OK replacement but I miss my z's better touchscreen, and the keyboard rocked, alas that's why they're so unresistant to water though. Hope yours survives, as the trackball is pretty isolated even if it is shorted it might not do much damage hopefully (flash is near camera, power button and proximity which all lead to the motherboard!) let me know how it goes, good luck! :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wcstick:
My sympathies. =( I hope I don't have to replace my phone too.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @non4:
Just do not put battery in until its as dry as possible and you may be lucky, I soaked the galaxy mini too washing dishes but that one was fine once I dried it, your trackball may start working again if youre patient

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Oh and I see your earlier question, yes take internals out if possible but carefully to avoid damage, even removing the back to expose the motherboard would be helpful if you don't feel comfortable pulling parts out
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strip419:
Yes all all covers should be out atleast the system board should be as dry as possible cos that's were the trouble is,the track pad uses some kind of optic stuf and could be changed if its removable. If its attached to the system board don't try cos you might brick your phone if your touch screen is good then there should not be a problem, for me I hardly use my track pad. As for it working again I can't assure you of that but open it up it shud work
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wcstick:
Turns out, I don't have the tools to open it up. I suppose there's no avoiding taking it to a shop to have it fixed.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strip419:
DON'T FORGET TO CONTACT A GOOD GUY IF YOU ARE NOT SURE OF OPENING IT YOURSELF G2 is a good phone it should be able to survive except you made it swim:D:D:D:D

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HIT THANKS PLSSS SMH.... AM SOOOOOO "THANKS DRY"
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wcstick:
Well, I didn't douse it in water. I just spilled water on top of the screen as I was applying a screen protector. If anything, it's just the screen part that's wet, not the other half of the device. Hopefully it won't be an expensive fix either. Anyway, thank you for your help! =)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strip419:
Good luck dude but incase it dies I can sell you mine :D:D:D:D;):beer:;):D:thumbup:
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
rice works pretty well pulling out moisture, opening you phone is quite easy if you slightly mechanicaly inclined. you will need a small pry tool (guitar pick should work) and a t5 torx bit. that will get your back case off. there are about a dozen small phillips screws to remove the motherboard and then a few more to get to the digitizer. looks as if the water either seeped in through the front speaker or around the edges of the screen meaning the glue has gone bad.

if your able to fully dry your phone great, but be carefull any moisture left can turn to corrosion quickly.

there is a small ribbon cable that connects your softbutton pad and track to the rest of the phone, if the soft buttons still work but not the track this is most likely what needs to be fixed

if the screen seems unresponsive then you will need to replace the digitzer
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warbuff:
I dropped this g2 in the toilet a long time ago. Left in rice for a week and dried completely. Used for a week after that and impurities on the board would not let the phone boot up past bootloader and then it'll shut down. I opened it up and using 99% alcohol and a toothbrush cleaned the motherboard. The phone has worked perfectly ever since. The moisture in the screen eventually goes away after a few weeks. In my case i only have a faint line noticeable from certain angles. You can fix it by simply replacing the LCD.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wcstick:
I would have taken apart my phone if I had a t5 torx bit. Inconveniently, the smallest I have is a t7. I'm going to take it to a repair place tomorrow and see what's gone bad. I'd rather pay the price for repair now than pay for a new phone.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kakamadrid1:
Is there any working music download app that displays the bitrate and size of the song?
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allspark2020:
If I'm not wrong don't you think downloading music from an app would be illegal(I mean piracy)
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MicroGeek:
Yes it is illegal.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kakamadrid1:
But why are then these apps available for download in the market?
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MicroGeek:
The apps i've seen only stream music, they don't allow you to download and play the music from your music player and ita not like google can find every illegal app and delete it.

Press thanks if I helped.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Alarmmy:
Hi everyone,

Is anyone using PHP from Tmobile? I wonder how much do I have to pay for Deductible fee if I claim PHP on S2?

Thank you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] EnigmaticGeek:
It's $130 as the deductible.

sent from my T989 full of CM awesomeness and a touch of Venom from the Darkside!!
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] cybertron12:
your BUZZ must Have CM7[ROM] installed

First Go to PLAY STORE and search for: Ice Cream Sandwich MDPI Theme BY:Sonny Sekhon

Then Seccond Go to PLAY STORE and search for: Ice Cream Sandwich (theme) BY:kovdev (THIS IS ONLY FOR ADW-Launcher)

And the last step Go to PLAY STORE and search for: Ice Cream Sandwich LWP BY:Wasabi

link wil be put in post soon as i can (cuz i am new here :p)
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] Pator57:
Or simply flash the lovi'n ics gengerbread rom :D
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] cybertron12:
i but 7.2 is a stable one
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] drewniany92:
So you can flash ICS style by JM. I foundit is very fast and smooth and stable (:
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zijin_cheng:
Hi, I was wondering what the highest capacity battery was without having to replace the back cover?

I know of the anker 1900mah, what about the Samsung 2000mah? Also, what do you guys think of buying no name batteries that are advertised as 1900mah?

I've bought no name batteries for my HTC incredible s before, I bought an 1800mah battery which gave me the exact same battery life as a 6 month old stock 1450mah battery, so thoughts?

EDIT: I'm a stickler for thinness so even if a back plate adds 1mm to it, i don't want it, I've had enough of my thick as stars HTC incredible s
[Galaxy S II Accessories] manmad:
the samsung 2000mah battery gives you a new back cover and makes your phone a little bid thicker, but not much. Most hard cases will still tightly fit ;)

This would be your best option, as you are sure it will be 2000mah.

I myself got the 1900mah anker battery and dont really see any difference with it... It is about the same as stock. My 2000mah battery is arriving soon ^^

There are enouf pictures/movies of the 2000mah batter, there you can see how big it is ;) I myself think it will make the phone easyer in the hand
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zijin_cheng:
Do instead of it having a bulge at the bottom, now everywhere is as thick as the bulge?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] manmad:
yes!

I only get 2.5 hours screen on time with data most of the time off with my 1900 anker battery, which is same/worse than default battery.

I think your safest/best choice is the samsung's official 2000mah battery. Do know that many slim cases wont fit anymore.

You can clearly see the size here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tHvfEtsvUg&feature=player_detailpage#t=327s
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zijin_cheng:
Oh yes, since I'm getting a slightly bigger case along with the 2000mah battery, why not get something with even more capacity? What's the largest capacity that will fit in the back plate that comes with the 2000mah extended battery?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] manmad:
2000 mah :p

You can buy even bigger ones, but they will be 2-3x bigger in size.

And if 3rd party batterymakers say it holds 3500 mah, it actually is only 2500.

Size-quality wise, the official is the best by far!

And if you are really scared of running out of batteries when you are on vacation or something, just get a 2nd battery? This way you can switch battery whenever you want. And you will always have a spare fully charged battery with you
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zijin_cheng:
:( alright cool, thanks lots for your help, been mostly an androidforums Guy, don't come here often
[Galaxy S II Accessories] adriatic_mne:
I have quite contrast opinion and experience on Anker battery on my SGS2. It mathematically holds some 16% more juice, but actually performs with 20-25% improvement. My friend who bought one for his Note (both orig and Anker are 2500mAh) says Anker holds up 15% longer (orig would drain every day between 7 and 8 pm, and Anker holds for another hour and a half, approx). It fits your original back cover, and I think it is worth trying.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zijin_cheng:
Oh that sounds good, but don't companies like Anker, Chichitec and mugen "overadvertise" their battery capacities? A 1900mAh would be maybe a 1500mAh and a 1800mAh would be a 1400mAh?

Oh and did you compare your Anker 1900mAh to a new stock battery or one that's maybe 6 months old?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dazzawul:
get the 2000 mah battery from samsung, its great, doesnt make the phone any thicker but it makes enough of a difference mate! :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] adriatic_mne:
Anker is not overadvertisig its batteries like some Chinese factories. When I first tested Anker, my stock battery was some 3 months old. You should know that Anker batteries (as well as stock ones) need some 5 complete charges to start to act fully with their capacity, so do the test not the same moment when you buy the battery, but after 5-6 charges. I am using Anker battery now 99% of the time, and keep my stock one at home, full, just in case I need the phone full urgently. Every time I keep stock battery in phone I can see how it's depleated faster, so Anker is still better than stock one, some 8 months after using it heavily.

My stock battery is always on 15-20% at the end of the working day (from 8am to 22h-midnight), empty by midnight on weekends. Anker can withstand one day + night + morning shift on working days, and full day on the weekend, with some juice left.

Oh, and I use battery circle with % on it, so I can pretty accurately monitor

how fast is my battery draining while on internet, watching video, playing games (you don't see the % during the game, but you see it before and after), calling etc.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] gigeaky:
ho guys I found on a forum here on my country/county this announcement: http://forum.anunturi-galati.ro/index.php?/topic/335260-acumulator-baterie-samsung-galaxy-sii-i9100/

and i can't tell anything from the case and the info isn't to detailed... what do you guys think?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] zecs:
@gigeaky: a battery like this is fake... trust me!

an original 2000mah samsung battery looks like this on the phone... :good:
[Galaxy S II Accessories] mihaixp:
Se vede ca-i chinezarie cea din link. Daca nu ma insel, pe cea mai ieftina baterie OEM de 2000 mAh am vazut-o la Orange Shop, 17 euro costa.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Arjunsm:
I last saw one that made the s2 just 1mm thicker I will post it when I find it again
[Galaxy S II Accessories] saywhatt:
i think the best extended battery you could get without any noticeable/annoying bulges, is the legit 2000mAh from Samsung.. it does not cost that much considering that it is not some hoax and it also comes with their custom back cover for the extended batter.. I don't trust Chinese products entirely :o
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fireman928:
I am running the eye candy rom on my wifes kindle and she loves it but when i try to download the 3.6v beta onto my computer it goes to a screen that basically says that i need to enable java script but here lies the problem my javascript is enabled. has anyone else had any problems trying to download this. any other possible sollutions. I tried the mirror ones on the screen but get the same thing
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ixthusdan:
I download directly to my kindle, no problem. Is that what you do?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thea mohamed-toorn:
I downloaded the Rom yesterday on my computer

transfer it to the kindle and today i have installed it

works fine no problems.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fireman928:
i usually download directly to computer then transfer over to kindle but some reason i cant download it cause of the screen i stated before i havent tried to download directly to the kindle ill try that right now. im assuming the goo.im wont work cause i dont think pimp put it on there and when i check for update on there there are none
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fireman928:
it is downloading directly to my wifes kindle i still dont get why when i click on the V3.6 to download i get this message

{"INFO":"failed posted hashcheck","SOLUTION":"please make sure you have javascript enabled for androidfilehost.com. Hit the back button, enable javascript and try again please. we promise we are probably not doing anything nefarious. maybe. no promises though."}

and i have tried the instructions it says
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MMontanez347:
Just wondering if anyone in the NYC general area is having issues connecting to mobile data? I have cell service, i can tall and call and what not, still have my IMEI and i even did the IMEI data restore method to see if that was the problem but still nothing! can anyone in NYC or Bronx, Brooklyn etc and comment if they can connect to mobile? im on T999UVALH1 modem btw, thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
Upgrade to t999uvalh2
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ionic7:
That wont fix a problem he should still get data on an older radio
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Deleted member 2371530:
My data is good I live in the Bronx sometimes it can actually up but so far so good
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MMontanez347:
I live in the bronx too and i always get data speeds up to 16mbps but for some reason i woke up today and I just cant connect to mobile data...havent flashed anything in the past 4 days so idk what the problem is. Im going to try flashing a different rom to see if it fixes the problem

edit:still cant connect to mobile data....ugh getting very upset! =/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Warrior1975:
Was in Queens a couple of days ago with no issues
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I repliex in your other thread so check there.

We actually don't have a UVALH1, that's on a different carrier I think. Previous radio was UVALG1, so I'm assuming you're on the latest already.

I'm thinking its a network issue since you haven't done anything in a few days and it was working before.

Call tmobile and ask if they're having problems on their end.
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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Exoplanet25:
Hi,

I've decided it's time to root my phone and install Cyanogenmod 10 to get some JB goodness.

However, I'm currently using a case (Incipio NGP) that makes the side unlock button very difficult to press. Because of this, i only use the side button to LOCK the phone, and instead use the physical home button on the front of the phone to UNLOCK it.

What I want to know is, with CM10, will I still be able to unlock the phone using the front physical home button?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] TheFiveDots:
I'm going to ignore that fact that using a case that impedes proper use of the phone is just silly.

Do you mean to wake or unlock? The home and power button both wake the phone on CM10. Home button can be a bit hit and miss at this point, but multiple presses resolves this and it will be fixed in the long run.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pussyliquor:
Idk about cm10 but task650 and ktoonsez ROM you can use both buttons to wake. I'd try out AOKP. It is the best ROM out for the S3 in my opinion.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Exoplanet25:
106168 ryionic

Hah yeah, might be a little silly but the case is just amazing in every other aspect so I'll deal with a slightly hard to press wake button.

And yes, what I meant was wake, not unlock. So you are saying that if i press the front home button a few times it will wake up and the screen will turn on?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] TheFiveDots:
I'm saying that both CM10 and AOKP work normally with regards to waking the phone like you'd expect when you press the home button. Just like stock.

However, as of right now some people are reporting that it doesn't always respond to the first press. That's just a bug that will certainly be worked out at some point.

The only way the home button is currently working a bit differently is when you have a delay set between the screen off and screen lock. My screen locks 1 minute after it goes off, but if you use the home button to wake the phone during this time, it will wake, but also close any app you have open.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Exoplanet25:
That's pretty sketchy - I use a 30minute delay so I guess I'd have to take that off. Why is it that AOKP and CM10 both have the same bug - is it just a bug inherent to AOSP Jellybean with S3 hardware?