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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] smartypants0:
Quality

How is the quality? I want to use mine to watch youtube and downloaded videos on my TV. Is the quality comparable to connecting my laptop to my tv via hdmi.

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Tornade69:
Sorry for the delay, i could not say is comparable to HDMI with your laptop but it's still very nice to watch. I tried youtube videos, WMV, AVI, and 720P MKV Videos without problem,...You can notice some small blur when there.s a lot of movements in the videos. Maybe the Original Samsung Adapter is better than this one, i don't know i don't have one in my hand to compare...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] elesbb:
Can you turn your cell phone screen off while using the adapter?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Tornade69:
No you can't, sleep button is disabled when watching videos!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 8c0re8:
as far as having blurring the samsung one shows none of that..the quality is really great...HD youtube vids and movies play pefectly.:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daveid:
If you have root check out root-dim. Pretty much the same effect. Dim to 0...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ru11er:
I ordered an mhl adapter off eBay with inline charger ... but it doesn't seem to work... it charges my phone but I get nothing on my television... :/ I have it on proper input .... is there something I am missing?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Tornade69:
I've read other threads saying the ones from e-bay it's a hit and miss... some works some don't!!!

Did you try to reboot while it is plugged ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jrosetto:
I bought the cheapest one I could find for like $5 and it works great. The adapter doesn't seem to work with any of the JellyBean roms, just ICS and lower if that helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daclothe:
whenever i use my sgs2 with a MHL adapter the phone goes into 'auto rotation out of control mode' when i switch inputs on the target device. i'm sure it has something to do with it losing HDMI sync, but i've never seen a fix for it which is so damn annoying.

other than that it's pretty nifty.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] getochkn:
I've been using the CM9 ROM and like it so far, but as one who likes to try stuff, what is the best way to go to a new ROM but easily be able to go back to the this one and the ways it's all setup?

If I do a full backup in recovery, can I then do all the wipes, install a new ROM, try it out, if I don't like it, go back to recovery, do all the wipes, then restore my backup?

If for some reason something gets boinked, I can always use 1 click to go back to GB stock with recovery and reinstall CW9, then recover my backup to get all my stuff back? Providing I don't wipe my SD card or use a different card, does a backup in recovery backup everything, like doing an image of a PC at a specific moment in time?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jeffsf:
Yes, backups from recovery will restore the phone. You can backup your microSD to a computer as well. I'd strongly recommend investing the few dollars in Titanium Backup Pro as well. That way you have app/data backups every few days.

Heimdall will let you flash a known-good kernel/recovery pair without having to go back to stock. That is the fastest and most reliable.

Posted from my SGS4G, thanks to Team Acid development
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] n1vlek:
Just don't format sdcard your all set to go, but remember to format/wipe system every time you flash an ics rom. I see the best performance of the rom when doing that
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Gabeloooooo:
Constantly using assistive light, but I dislike having to unlock, then click the widget (which is HUGE, and thus not on my first page)

What are your favorite solutions for quickly accessing flashlight from lock screen?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] WoodenAnts:
What you could do is buy Widget Locker ( something like a $2 app, i knoow, not free:( ) and then add a flashlight widget to it. If u look up widget locker you will know what im talking about, but in essence, its a customizable lock screen and u can put widgets there to click on.

Alternativly, some ROMs will have the ability to have a flashlight as a quick tool when u pull down the notification shade. Paranoid Android 2.1 has this ability, and it is Jellybean. Great daily driver, and also stable. Give it a shot!

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] enigma1981:
Exactly what I've done :)

I haven't rooted/flashed anything custom to mine yet as I'm waiting for JB before I do that, but I've got widgetlocker installed with the jellybean style unlock orb - pull right to unlock, left for camera, down for gosms and up for 'brightest flashlight free' which is the fastest loading of all the ones I've tested (plus it has a cool on/off sound that reminds me of splinter cell lol)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] gambit8:
Flashlight

No need to unlock the screen to get your Torch App.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5pZG1vYmlsZS5mbGFzaGxpZ2h0Il0.:good:

Hit "Thanks" button if it help:highfive:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Gabeloooooo:
THANK YOU for all the great suggestions, will try a bunch of stuff and report back.

I had read that Widget Locker drains the battery quite a lot though, have you found that to be the case on the S3?

So far I was using brightest flashlight free from lock screen, but it opens the app, I basically want to stay on the locksreen for toggling on/off.

LED genius concept is nice, but I'm afraid it will keep opening in my pocket when I shake my hips :) (seriously, I'm already using shaking to silence the wonderful eCID app when it is speaking)

I've a bunch of stuff to investigate thanks to you all! Cheers!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] a4ol:
Get the app called TeslaLED it has a cool and easy on/off widget as well as a shortcut which you can put on the lockscreen. I like this app cause it doesn't need all kinds of strange access/permissions like the others do.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Gabeloooooo:
Quick update:

Tried all that was suggested. Ended up using Widget Locker + assistive light widget on lock screen. While the widget is not very pretty, t'is the fastest way to launch the led I found (slightly faster than teslaLED for me).

So far, Widget Locker doesn't seem to drain the battery too bad. And it is very sweet to have more than 4 shortcuts on the lock screen :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] alphka:
high

my solution

you download teslaled apk free

in setting to lockscreen your put the app on the lockscreen

and in the setting of teslaled you select "start light when app is open"

and now on the lockscreen you have the icon teslaled you pullup and the flashlight come

sorry for my very bad english!!!!!

see you soon
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Royal2000H:
You should check out Search Light

It's the fastest starting flashlight app on my phone (Galaxy Nexus). Much faster than Tesla. And no silly permissions like internet and positioning like some flashlight apps need.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scottmain.android.searchlight

Maybe that in combination with widgetlocker? I don't have widgetlocker so I can't vouch for the combo.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] joazito:
On my SGS II, I use a ROM with JKAY support just so I can have this lockscreen: youtube.com/watch?v=JL-sc2QlNtA

As you can see around the 16 second mark, you just need to slide that tab left to toggle the LED. I'm not sure what the status is on JKAY MOD on the S3 but I know he is making a version for this phone, so check it out.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] elencross:
Regarding this topic, just to add one other advanced method (which I am using) is to combine Tasker, Widgetlocker, and teslaLED with the S3's proximity sensor to control the LED flash.

Basically you turn on the LED flash on or off by putting your finger near the proximity sensor which is on the left of the front-facing camera.

**This method is not necessarily faster than using a widget, just a heads up to those people who are using tasker and widgetlocker, that this is one possible implementation they can use.

The reason i did this was because the widget on the lockscreen sometimes activated from accidental pressing in my pocket which resulted in huge battery drainage and a hot phone.

(Another reason was that I was bored and wanted to do something with the proximity sensor, and this was a pretty cool way to do it, plus you have one less widget on the lockscreen if you find it ugly)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] joazito:
Is Widget Locker necessary for this? Don't Tasker and teslaLED suffice?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] elencross:
Yes Tasker and teslaLED would be sufficient, however Widgetlocker is there to set up the condition for this profile to work. So this profile only activates IF widgetlocker is running (that is when your phone is locked). You could do without this condition if you wish, however do note that without such a condition, the proximity sensor will remain on indefinitely, which would cause a huge battery drain to occur. By setting it so that it requires Widgetlocker to be activated, the sensor only turns on when the phone is locked.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] ikenvape:
A little late to the party. Flashlight LED genius is free and also has a 'shake to activate' feature. Hit the home button to turn on the lockscreen and shake. it has sensitivity options to avoid accidents.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] fallenwout:
Nexus One LED Flashlight

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jazzmoonstudio.android.widget.flashlight&hl=en

Fastest and simple one click flashlight widget. If you want to start it with an app shortcut you can install the addon. It is very lightweight, has no running services and stuff. I always return to this one.

Seriously, try it!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] misi2096:
Thank you!

Nexus One LED Flashlight is indeed the simplest solution! Shortcut available as addon from Google Play for TouchWiz plus needs no suspicious or permissions (as of dec. 2012).

Thanks fallenwout!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] kaynpayn:
If it's fastest way, I'd go with Jkay's mod, don't think it can get faster than this. It has an option where you can press the home button once to wake up the phone and press a second time and keep it pressed for a second to light up the led. Phone will remain awake but you never even need to unlock it. Turn off by keeping home pressed for a second again. It has helped me a lot.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] shorty1483:
+1

Definitely the most simple solution witch is btw an awesome feature, same like double press home on lock for camera.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] qavro:
I vote for Led Genius, but it is really "user dependent" and i will explain why.

I use a phone case that actualy cover the screen, it's a leather flip-case. In case i want to open the flash light, i press the power button without opening the case and then i shake the phone. The light turns on. Since you have the sensitivity adjustable and the fact that if you don't press the power it will not interpret no matter how hard you shake it, it is virtually impossible to activate it in your pocket by mistake. (my power button is not side-accesible other than using your finger)

This method allows me to operate the flashlight without even looking at my screen (or at the phone for that matter), and to turn it off exactly the same: without opening the flipcase. Once i finish with the flash light i am shaking it again to stop it, then i press the power button to turn off the screen and that is all.

Just my 2 cents...
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] tbvnz:
I use Tesla led in combination with appshaker. Shake phone on lockscreen turns led on.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] georgios73:
Done
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] droidsmith:
Works on i717

This works great on my note with alliance Novena.DLXJ2 ROM with nova launcher.

I couldn't figure out how to use the flashlight widget in the 15 toggles mod so this combined, with the supplemental launcher app is my solution.

Not as elegant as wake -> long press menu, as available in the jellybean ROMs, since it's power button wake -> tap menu -> long press menu
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MPH33:
i sold my galaxy S2 yesterday and made sure that all my pictures and music was on my mini sd card before giving the phone away. i pulled the card out and it showed no pictures on the phone. today... i get a mini sd card reader and pulg into my computer and i cant find the pictures. what am i doing wrong here? ive searched under dcmi... but dont see camera pictures. where should i look on the card? im really upset because i had some very sentimental photos on that phone. no way i can get the phone back and even if i did... i done a factory reset. i root a phone, know my way around a pc and a mac and i cant figure this lame crap out. this sux!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quarlow:
Were you running stock, or a custom ROM?

How did you verify they were on your card before you sold it?

Did the computer ask you to format the card?

I believe the default save location is "camera" vs DCIM.

Try a search on the card for *.jpg

A factory reset does not wipe the internal SD unless you go out of your way to format the internal memory. It only wipes your apps etc. Any pictures, files, music etc stay there by default.

Sent from my HTC One X
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] joshyy_rey:
Pretty sure they were never on there unless your computer reformated the card. Far as I know he default save location is on the phone internal
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Correct about save location. I'm thinking you gave whoever bought it a nice picture gallery.

Sent from Team Pirate Headquarters. AKA yer moms basement.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MPH33:
if thats the case then why did the phone in "gallery" showed zero pictures when i removed the mini sd card?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Doesn't really matter. If u didn't format the internal storage (which is NOT a factory reset like u did) and the pictures aren't on your external sd card where else could they be?,

Sent from Team Pirate Headquarters. AKA yer moms basement.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MPH33:
so... if you take your sd card out and theres only a few pics saved to the internal memory when you click on gallery.... where would the pics go? doesnt make since :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quarlow:
How long did you let the media scanner run?

All the time I will see content from the SD card still in my gallery when I have either no card, or a different card. It takes a while for the media scan to sort it all out. And it really is harder than it should be to make camera shots store directly to the MicroSD. The only reliable way I found is to let them store on the internal, and use a file explorer to copy them to the card. But, that also is due to flashing a different ROM so often, and they different way AOSP handles all that.

Just to clarify based on your other posts: are you talking about a Galaxy S II i777, or a Galaxy S II Skyrocket i727? And again, what were you running on it?

Sent from my HTC One X
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MPH33:
skyrocket i727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quarlow:
This isn't the Skyrocket forum.

IIRC the MicroSD on the Skyrocket is hot swappable (you can remove without taking the battery out), and if you don't unmount correctly it will cause issues. You would probably have better luck asking in the Skyrocket forum.

Sent from my HTC One X
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Cmoore0965:
You had a phone, and an sd card with some pictures. You attempted to move the pictures between the two of them. You got rid of the phone, kept the sd card, and have now noticed that the item you still have is not the one with the pictures. 1+1=fish, buddy. Not to mention that your i727 mention has probly about killed any shot at useful help you'd find here. See if your buyer will give you hands on the old device. Best of luck
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
There's a reason people refer to it as the slow rocket :) be glad yer rid of it man. Hope you get your pictures back.

Sent from Team Pirate Headquarters. AKA yer moms basement.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] joshyy_rey:
I thought we called it the s**t rocket:cool:

Sent from AT&T Galaxy SIII
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] j510:
No thats just you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quarlow:
I didn't want to say it, but I recall that fond nick name being used a lot last Novbember as well.

Slowrocket is more politically correct, though.

Sent from my HTC One X
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] j510:
Its not that serious
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Shawheim:
Just saw this on Engadget. looks promising but i dont know about 80 bucks for it. here is it straight from the site http://www.power-skin.com/battery-cases/samsung/galaxy-s3-battery-case.php
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Shawheim:
the GS3 is 8.6mm thin and this case is 19mm thick so this is like adding 11mm to the S3 since the phone goes inside the case.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
Posted a couple days ago.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1883594
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Shawheim:
yeah i did a search and it didnt show for us. fail on my part.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] NCRoadster:
Wow that's pretty hefty.

Is a GS3 with an extended battery thinner than 19mm? Might be a better route.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
yes it is thinner with an extended battery... it is just over 16mm with the extended battery AND honeycomb case from hyperion.. and it is 4200mah.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] BKinney:
$60 on Amazon, description says only for att and tmobile but it's the same part number as the one from the website.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008YAJY50/ref=mp_s_a_5?pi=SL75&qid=1347925664&sr=8-5
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheArtiszan:
Hello all.

I was wondering if anyone can point me to a ICS rom that I can use the WiFi calling patch with.

I tried nexushd and cmnightly and a few others and have not been able to find one yet.

Can anyone please recomend one?

Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheArtiszan:
Anyone?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] erythrophilia:
I'm using this ROM, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1434860, and it works with this Wifi calling patch by the same dev, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1038784
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] trungsoo:
anisaya virtue

noob question but can i use viber after flashing this wifi calling ???
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dioscorus:
So, my phone just rebooted out of the blue and the power button no longer works. sometimes it will get the power menu to come up, and then the phone will reboot if it is pressed again. I am running a VENUM hybrid ROM. I would not even know how to attempt a factory restore without an operable power button... anyone have any tips? I don't think Sprint would even fix this as I bought it from another Sprint customer :confused::(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BluesRulez:
You sure its not a battery issue?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dioscorus:
the battery moisture indicator is pink. i just cracked open the phone and I only see one indicator towards the bottom of the phone near the USB port, which is a fresh dry white. Don't think any moisture could have reached inside for whatever reason (not that it was wet recently...)

are there any others?

is there any way to power up the phone without the battery and test?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MultiLockOn:
Mine does the same, it's started two months ago. It's gotten to the point where the phone reboots itself literally fifteen times a day. Very frustrating

Swyped from a Galaxy S2 on CM10
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dioscorus:
I guess I have the magic touch or some ****... just put her back together and it works like a charm :) I will be getting an extended battery I think. This battery is worn out and doesn't hold a strong charge.

I'm sorry to hear that multi, it's a true pain in the ass. I was just in touch with a Sprint rep and they said something about a $35 repair option?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jordan2333:
My phone started doing that since yesterday.This is the second time it's happened.I'm thinking the power is stuck,cause when i try to turn off the phone.It always restarts itself.It's killing my battery.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Czarnickoli:
This has been happening to me as well. It usually happens after chrome freezes on me tho. It did it for the first time not on a chrome page today. I think it's just the battery tho, it's been getting worse life lately. I ordered new Anker batteries so if it quits after that I'll keep everyone updated.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
Ever drop your phone? Do you use the power button a lot?

Something other than software is causing this to happen. Whether it be water damage, or damage from dropping.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] VeNuMuS:
VeNuM Hybrid??? Wow thats an old ROM. Very loyal:thumbup:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dioscorus:
yea, I actually dropped it earlier today. it seems to be working alright for now...

dirk, not that loyal, just WAY too lazy to bother upgrading it and I like the interface ;) ps awesome sig
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jordan2333:
I think it's we use our phone alot.Cause i have 3 different batteries and it still happens.Also i can't receive any texts anymore.I have to use google voice to get them.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] VeNuMuS:
Yeah I remember that ROM I was so pissed when development was dropped but hey it made room for more awesome ROMs. Thanks I like my SIG too:cool:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mms6:
I recently tried to do the update (~85 MB) over a public WiFi spot

I downloaded around 70 MB and had to stop since I left the WiFi spot

Is there a cache I can clear for the Over the Air Software Update?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ollien:
Will it let you continue downloading or does it not? Sorry, I'm rather confused by the wording
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] al_atlantis:
i need your suggest about the best launcher in your opinion!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] galaxy mini:
For me touchwiz is the best launcher!! I have tryed almost every other but still went back to touchwiz!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] al_atlantis:
i can edit the dock bar,in my touchwiz,wat version touchwiz that you use?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] al_atlantis:
can you attach your touchwiz apk,i can't edit the dockbar,can you edit it??
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] galaxy mini:
Yes i can upload it later when iam back on my pc!!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] al_atlantis:
thanks!!i'll wait for it!!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] starbriganza:
Touchwiz uses holo launcher as a base launcher.....I like it.

Along with holo locker.

:D
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] galaxy mini:
TouchWiz launcher

Here it is :cool: ,and remeber it only works on stock and stock based roms!!

not on cm!!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] yackovsky:
1st things 1st, whatever suits you :) you gotta pick for yourself :) for me in that particular order, adw, holo, zeam.... if you wanna ask why, adw for customization, holo for image quality (it's slow tho...) and zeam for simplicity :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] F4uzan:
CyanogenMod based ROM :

- ADW, Go Launcher, for customization

- Zeam, Holo, Nemus, Launcher Pro for lightweight

- TouchWizz 4.0 for stock lookalike

- Creed Home from Creed ROM for stable TouchWizz lookalike

ICS Custom ROM :

- Holo for lightweight ICS stock launcher lookalike

- Apex, Nova, for customization

- Trebuchet for CM9 and CM9.1 ROM

- TouchWizz 5 for Galaxy SIII lookalike (well, MiniSIII is the only ROM that have TouchWizz 5)

- Zeam for simplicity
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] starbriganza:
Touchwiz 5 is out for Galaxy Mini.

'D
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] F4uzan:
That's not real TouchWiz 5 ! That's a Modded Holo Launcher ! The only way to get TW5 is flashing MiniSIII ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] starbriganza:
Could be. But if there is a touchiwz 5 launcher in Mini S3 ROM then I guess it can be ported to other ROM's too.

:D
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] al_atlantis:
hhmm,not on cm,my rom is chocobread v3.2,can i used it??

if i can,should i push it to system>app?