yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tefanym:
I had the same problem , wiped cache and dalvik cache and wiped data then installed jb compatible siyah and Rootbox jb 2.3 .. then my phone booted up

in ur case .. U have messed something up with a root app , and u will be able to flash slim ics and jb roms .. Other roms will give u a boot loop

Dont install a 4.0.4 rom and wipe anything .. Coz this will result in a hardbrick .. So be careful!!!

sent from my SGSII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Your phone looks like soft brick.

Visit this thread for solution:

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1457458

Good luck

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cuddlemybowel:
tried that

didnt work. :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
what's the error you encountered?

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cuddlemybowel:
after flashing it stays in the recovery mode where it unpacks the data, but suddenly stays there and wont boot due to the emmc error.
[General Questions and Answers] abhijay.jagini:
Is the micromax a90 worth buying?
[General Questions and Answers] spyki007:
good specs and performance for that price range but its micromax....... so u have to think.......

or

wait for the price to be reduced....
[General Questions and Answers] bioinfoboy:
I am currently using A90... It's a fairly good device not so overwhelming but definitely not undermining...

It packs decent specs and the price is manageable (Rs. 12450)

Pros

AMOLED Screen

Ice cream sandwich

Dual SIM

Light weight

Doesn't look like China phone at all (believe me on this)

Cons

Battery (as it is dual SIM)

Slow performance while multiple apps are running

Camera is not at all astonishing even if 8MP

No custom ROMs (hope to get it soon)

I have seen Karbonn A18 and it looks bulky compared to this phone.

If you want to wait then you should wait for Samsung galaxy s duos... it is extremely similar to GSIII form factor and updates and custom ROMs will be available
[General Questions and Answers] rajbaba09:
Currently i'm using Micromax A100

Micromax Superfone series mobiles are not bad...!!

U can go for it...!! :angel:
[General Questions and Answers] TeeJay3800:
Please see the sticky at the top of this section for all such questions. Thread closed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roxy.schram:
Back when I first started to use Miui I would assign avatars that you could pick, they were available through Miui. I was curious if anyone still had those avatars or knew the link to the server that had them... They don't seem to have carried over from GB to ICS ROMs
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
I suppose you could take the GB version of MIUI that had the avatars find where there located and extract them. Then transfer them to your phone after you flash the ICS version of MIUI then you can assign the avatars as the contacts pictures.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roxy.schram:
I thought about that but knowing Miui, there online like everything else
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimp208:
I didn't think of that, would be the easier solution.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramiro.f:
Hi, did you manage to find this? I'm looking for the same thing but can't find the answer anywhere...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 99ryan993:
Hi guys i have a annoying beep going on the beep from s voice 24 7 i have tried all i canthink of what could it be any ideas??
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] GreatnessMVP:
Did you try factory reset?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 99ryan993:
Hi i have done a factory reset and a restore point with CWM but it still happens could you please post the xda app please thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Android_Monsters:
The s voice apk is in the themes and apps section
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 99ryan993:
Ok thanks i tried to use that but its still going on
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 99ryan993:
think i have done it

i wiped the batery stats and ful charge then a full discharge and also disabled the alarms i have set up and then recalibrated just for future reference
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SiNJiN76:
Do a reset without the restore. When you did the restore, you probably restored the problem.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 99ryan993:
thanks for the help

insted i put a whole new rom on that was a good idea
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
Dear all,

I reverted back to Gingerbread 2.3.6 from ICS as was facing battery drain problem.

Also, rooted Gingerbread and installed battery stats apps as noticed battery drain after revert to gingerbread.

With the help of Anttec manager i freezed couple of apps which i thought might cause the problem

But still the problem persist

Please find the attached screen shots and request you to please let me knw who is causing the problem.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harchaoui:
try to make a full wipe ...etc

then check again if battery drain fast ... if so

try 2 change ur Kernel ...

also tell me when u was on ICS battery was darin fast too ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
- Do a factory reset, it is recommended after software upgrade or downgrade

- switch to custom kernel if the problem persists

Good luck

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
yes

Yes, on ICS the battery drain was very fast while using wifi or screen on sometimes it drained 1% in 1 sec so in 10 mins 10%.

I am currently on stock gingerbread rom (rooted)

I few minutes back installed one live wall paper and noticed that screen use to come up after few seconds. After uninstall the same screen has not come up.

But still i can see awake 3m (188 secs) 16.1%.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
thanks

Already did the factory reset after kernel change.

Could you please point me to good kernel as being new to all this i am confused which one to use.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Speedmod kernel, make sure you are flashing the gingerbread version.

Flashing an ICS kernel will result into bootloops

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harchaoui:
i would like to recommend u to use stock kernel

and make sure to do a full wipe also format / system before flashing

a stock rom (untouched) and check ur battery if drain fast... then u should replace it ...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UnwiredDroid:
Too bad you are running GB. I am on JB with Siyah Kernel 4.0.1 and it works fine running around 16to 26hours using as a normal phone
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
Well does not like to be on GB but had to revert due to ics battery drain issue but looks my efforts did not pay. having the same issue on GB also.

Well i am so lucky that my battery is increase every 10mins by 1% without the use of charger. Battery guage?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
this is due to the fact that your battery reading is still inaccurate, the fuel gauge is trying to settle down/calibrate your battery.

Ps: if you can reupgrade back to ICS, I'm sure I'll be able to narrow down and fix your battery drain issue

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
thanks

ok, i will do software update using the software update tool and let you know that i am done.

Just a quick question: One i update will i loose the root access or it will stay.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
since you presently have root access, you can just flash a custom stock based Rom, with less bugs all the way.

It's faster and safer than using kies or whatever they call it

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
thanks

Sorry to bother you again and again... being new i am not able to select a good ics rom for my SG2. would be great if you could provide me the link to the rom.

BTW i have started the update process using the phone inbuilt tool, right now its 27% done.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
ok.

You will lose root after the update, but getting root back is just too easy.

Good luck.

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
thanks

I don't know for any reason the install failed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
So what now?

Is your phone still working?

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
thanks

yes the phone is working fine. As soon as i am on ICS will let you know for the help
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
as advised, Can i use the ICS rom straight away. Any custom rom ?

I flashed a siyah kernal GB 2.6.14 battery drain seems to have settle down (still monitoring) but play store has stopped working.

But I feel ics is much better hence have downloaded stock rom which i was thinking to flash using odin. but if you suggest that i sud flash an ics custom rom then let me find a good one or if you could point one to me that would be nice. I will using the CWM method (using sdcard)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
-Download NeatRom lite (UHLPS ICS 4.0.3) and flash straight away via CWM recovery.

Don't forget to do full wipes.

Good luck

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
I am now on ICS but stock rom as tried downloading the neat rom but the connection with downloading site use to disconnect.

Tried couple of times but no luck hence installed the stock rom.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
check this neat rom thread link below dwnld directly from there:)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1569686

read OP of the thread carefully before installing the same:)

Also do bkp ur exsisting rom in case u need it later:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
No problem.

Now let's get started.

1. Dial and post the all the returned info

2. Go to SETTINGS - About, and also post all the info

Swyped from Samsung Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
thanks

Android version 4.0.3

baseband version I910ddlpa

Kenel version 3.0.15-19100xwlp7

Build number IML74K. XWLP7
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Good.

I think it's time to ROOT.

This is the easiest method as you can easily UNROOT anyone you want: xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1501719

Swyped from Samsung Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
Rooted

Jokesy@ Phone rooted.

Kindly advise how to tackle the below mentioned issue.

After updating to ICS stock rom using odin my battery drain issue is 80% resolved. I am running the rom with minimum application installed.

Whenever i switch off the phone and restart the battery % goes down to 3-4% which does not allow the phone to switch on. I have to then plug the phone to charger and then restart. which resets the battery gauge and puts it back to the right %.

This is very annoying. Therefore the first problem is the battery Gauge.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Yeah, that's the problem of battery gauge.

Maybe it's time to flash a custom kernel, this issue, some people are experiencing have been solved in custom kernels

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
Okay, Please advise which kernel i should flash to get rid of the problem ( link would be highly appreciated). I heard there are kernels which have been tweaked to increase the in call volume which is the second issue.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Kernel:

1. Download latest version of Siyah kernel (zip format)here: www.gokhanmoral.com/

2 boot to CWM recovery

Wipe cache partition

Wipe dalvik cache (under advanced)

Flash kernel

Reboot phone

Call volume:

I think you are experiencing noise reduction issue, affecting some users. If this is your issue then let me know.

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
downloading the SiyahKernel S2-v4.1.2

Not sure about the noise cancellation problem (In order to identify could you please highlight the symptoms for the same). The call volume is sometimes very low when i receive call and few times okay.

Edit: Changed the kernel as suggest...

Kindly let me know the next step
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
let's fix the kernel issue first then.

After flashing the kernel, download Extweaks from market.

Open extweaks, under misc, reset fuel gauge chip, allow your battery to discharge to about 5%, then charge your phone to 100%

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
have done that.. now will wait for the battery to go down to 5% .

what next
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Test for your call volume, very well, then if problem still persist, let me know

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
thanks

Okay, Rep added
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
Strange

Feedback after the battery chip reset.

As advised, a reset of the battery chip was made by me at 69% battery. In order to consume the battery i installed a game "Moto Racing" and started playing. After play of 2-3 mins my phone suddenly switched off. had to plug charger to restart it, again i started playing and the same thing happened, restarted using the charger and third time it switched off as soon as game started. This time during charger plugin i noticed that the battery percentage had dropped to 1%.

Plugged the charged and charged the phone till it was 100%, thinking, the game could be at fault or faulty installation must have caused the switch off.

I left the phone on overnight with just the alarm on.

In the morning the battery dropped from 100 % to 89% with no activity. In order to check the last night problem i again played the game for 5 mins and this time it ran okay, then i switched off the phone and it did not restart. The Galaxy S logo use to come and then the switch off.

Wondering is it the battery gauge chip or something else.

Kindly advise.

update: did the battery calibration using the software available in playstore from nema and so far has not encountered the problem.

Hope it stays like this only.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Glad to hear that.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
My happiness turned into sadness today morning.

It behaved very well yesterday and today when i was using whatsapp the signal went off and phone hanged. I had to switch it off. And the same problem started, it did not boot and when connected to charger it showed 1% battery.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
I'm trying to figure out if this battery stuff is software / hardware issue

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
as per my observation it should be software related issue otherwise it should have not worked well yesterday.

Rest i leave it to you as you are more experience and knowledgeable.:good:

BTW the fast battery drain is not happening during the phone use and only problem is when it is shutdown
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
This thread is probably the direction your phone is heading to, but i hate concluding without proper diagnosis (sorry for using that word, but I'm a physiotherapist).

Here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1843783

I'll come up with some ideas, as soon as possible

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
Thanks!! have already seen that thread earlier. My problem is slightly different from the guy. His phone drain battery in idle and mine is working fine when in use.

The problem only starts when i have to switch it off.

1) This could be the battery issue. The battery looses current ---Will check someones battery and see.

2) could be the software conflicts---- More likely.

3) Hardware issue.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
Another problem triggered

Phone looses signal (this happened twice today) and shuts itself down after sometime.

And to restart the same plug in process.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
Jokesy, I think its the Wifi which is causing the shutdown. I noticed that both the shutdown happened when i was using the app with wifi on. Hence, Wifi could be the problem.

I think i should install some custom rom with no problem and see if this still persist.

what do you say?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
I always love custom Roms. You can go ahead.

Before flashing any, first backup your present ROM

Swyped from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
Selecting one custom rom from this sea is very difficult and suggestions
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
u can always try out a cpl of them, since asking about good ROM/KERNEL/MODEM is against XDA rule's and u might be infracted by the moderator's for the same for sure.

visit a cpl of custom rom threads and see the changelog in the OP, do comparison, arive at a conclusion the one that suits ur needs, then flash the same and see by allowing a cpl of recharge cycle with the same.

and by the way Wifi is more related to Kernel caompared to ROM, so installing a custom kernel along with a custom rom is always recomended:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
thanks

well thanks for highlighting that it is not right to ask the roms here. Will keep this in mind for sure.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
this is to confirm that my problem is associated with faulty battery. As advised by Jokesy and Sun90 i tried my friends battery and the problem did not happen. With N number of restarts the battery % remained the same and phone restarted fine.

After this i scanned my battery and found a bump in the middle of the battery.

I will try to replace the battery tomorrow and hope this problem goes away.

My advise to others who are facing the similar kind of problem must inspect their battery.

Would like to thanks Jokesy and Sun90 for the wonderful support.

I will report back once the battery is replaced.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UnwiredDroid:
Currently I am on Super Nexus Rom with siyah kernel 4.0.2 and extweak for my cpu management for normal use call, sms and wifi I can go around 27hrs or roughly 5hours of screen time
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thin_Bezel:
Well im using resurrection remix 3.0.6 jelly bean with siyah kernel 4.1.4 and it rocks.try it :)

JUST HIT THE BIG THANKS BUTTON... :)

Sent from my beautiful phone powered by the best OS ever
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vishal11in:
I replaced my battery 4hrs ago and so far not encountered the problem.

Hope its gone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
I hope so too

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Acer Iconia A500] jfatty99:
Im trying to sell my a500 which is rooted and is in great condition. I have a cover for it that has three different settings for standing it up which also covers the screen. There is nothing wrong with the tablet and im not trying to sell it here unless i actually found a buyer but i was wondering what do you guys think would be a good price? Ive had it since january 2012 and its running 4.03. The only reason im selling it is i want to get the asus transformer tf300
[Acer Iconia A500] fermunky:
Oddly enough, I was looking to do the same and get the Nexus 7 tab. Just doing a Google shop search on the a500, I see refurbished ones starting at $250. I was thinking of selling mine, just like yours (perfect shape etc), to friends for ~$250.
[Acer Iconia A500] jfatty99:
That sounds pretty reasonable.. thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] taodan:
IMHO, getting another Android tablet same size with different brand, I don't see any benefit to it. Have you gone to the store and try the Asus TF300? I went to Bestbuy (store in USA) and tried it out but didn't notice any much different.
[Acer Iconia A500] jfatty99:
I just want to sell it while it still has its value and thats actually a good idea to go to best buy.. did you see any that you liked better than the a500?
[Acer Iconia A500] nnjwy:
Samsung galaxy note 10.1
[Acer Iconia A500] chismay:
If your in the uk or shipping is cheap ill buy it off ya
[Acer Iconia A500] jfatty99:
Im in the US.. sorry
[Acer Iconia A500] jfatty99:
Thanks but im not really a samsung fan.. i like asus though. Might even go for the acer a700. Not sure yet
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Krisku:
Im looking app that will be turn on wifi when any application will need it for example i chose play store and wifi will turn on when i close play store wifi will turn off etc.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Jo_90:
Hello guys,

Can someone tell me the benefits of rooting the phone ??

I know how it is done but cant find a reason for it.

So, stating some reasons would help making up my mind.

Thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] andogeek10:
It allows you to:

1. Gain superuser rights

2.Remove all the bloatware e.g. Xperia hotshots

3. To install cwm through which various mods and roms ( supporting locked bootloader) can be flashed

And many things more: :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] UchihaDareNial:
U can use only root apps,copy the apps that you download from google play (for back up!) in the important system,and much more
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Hull1977:
Link2sd is a big one for me as the memory on a mini is pretty low and you dont have to worry any more with this installed also as above you can get rid of all the bloat.

I also had an overheating problem and a fix was on here very quickly but needed root for it to work (no problems since :))

Also if you generally like to play with stuff and try things new root is needed to really get to grips with the help on here.

I got ics from here before it was available for my area also.

Finally its FUN :D just follow the instructions to the letter and if your not sure dont do it.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Hoshizora:
with root u can install root xplore n titanium backup lol

the most importan app for android user :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] antr34:
root is the same as administrator for windows :cool:

bootloader unlocked means u own the device :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ScatteredHell:
Rooting ur phone wll give u tp use many apps. Dont hesitate to root
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cerilla:
With rooting, you will get access to many useful tools for android otherwise can't be used.

For starter, people above me have mentioned before have mentioned some useful apps that can be used in root-only hh.

Titanium Backup is an indispensable apps for your phone to ensure your apps and crucial data inside it won't gone. It can be used to remove useless bloatware, as well

Personally, i use ProxyDroid to bypass the proxy on my campus. Note that unrooted phone has no way to set global proxy.

Of course, rooting will give you access to abundant Custom Rom in the development forum. What is the benefit, you ask?

First, you don't need to stuck to Sony-made UI if you don't like it. I believe someone will say to just install third party apps to make up for it, but you can't just replace the entire UI with it.

Second, you can control the performance of your phone. It is the so called undervolt and overclock stufs. Playing with this, you can determine how the phone play, the way you like it, whether you make it gaming powerhouse (in the cost of battery and overall hardware) or just make it use lesser battery.

Hope that help