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[Galaxy S II Accessories] drsoran2:
no, I didn't apply the coil to the battery for the simple reason that it makes switching the battery easier if it's empty or faulty.

However, I did not follow the exact steps in the description. As you suggested, I wanted a more elegant solution and so I stuck the coil, magnets and circuits from the palm backcover to the 2000 mAh extended battery cover and used it with the 1650 original battery.

I also did not use cooper foil but soldered small wires to the + and - pole of the Galaxy's board, these I connected to the approbiate places on the circuit inside the Galaxy extended back cover. This way I can remove the back cover and lay it next to the phone when switching the memory card, sim card or battery.

From the outside, no mod is visible at all. It just looks like the extended battery cover. Very elegant. However, due to the size of the circuits and coil, you can't put the 2000mAh battery and the extended battery together. It's just to thick. Trust me, I tried.

You can only use the coil and circuits with the standard battery and the extended cover.

If you feel good at doing this stuff, then go ahead. You won't regret it. I myself helped my dad while he was doing it because he has a soldering iron and a lot of experience with this. I didn't want to risk anything.

It's well worth it. I have the mod since Tuesday and my phone has never seen a charging cable attached to it since then (although you can still use it if you want!). It really awesome and cool. No searching for the charger cable, no plugging in and out, no tripping over the cable and knocking down the phone, no wear and tear. Just drop it on the touchstone and it charges!

The phone gets a little hotter than usual while charging but nothing serious. When charging is finished, the temperature is normal again. Lastly, it charges a little slower than with the charger cable. The phone recognizes the touchstone as USB connection so charging is 450mAh not 650mAh.

I just purchased my second touchstone from ebay so I can charge at two places without carrying around the one touchstone. This is how much I like the mod.

If I buy a new phone sometime in the future, it MUST have inductive charging built in! It's a whole new feeling. Plugging in the charger cable is so 2010 :)

Thanks very much to the OP for the mod. It's really cool and works flawlessly!! The only thing I regret is, that I didn't do it earlier.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] bluedragon38:
There is no problems with the reception of the phone ?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] drsoran2:
no, there are no problems at all! See, the back cover with the coil and the touchstone were originally released for the palm/hp smartphones pre, pixie and a bigger touchstone for the hp touchpad. All these phones have gps and everything. HP wouldn't release this if it affects their phones function's negatively. The mod just uses these parts and ports them to the S2.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] kasarona:
Hi!

I managed to do this mod with extended cover + 2000 mah battery :laugh:

Got the (-) from the sim-card holder

The contact between battery cover and phone is still under dev :silly:
[Galaxy S II Accessories] drsoran2:
very smart to use the mold on top of the SIM card holder and put the circuits there. Should have thought about that earlier! I glued them to the inside of the extended battery cover and used little wires so that I can remove the back cover, memory card, SIM card and battery if necessary without affecting the mod.

I have now the extended back cover + induction mod + standard battery. Looks nice and original. The icing on the cake would have been the extended battery included as well.

Anyways, keep it going. I hope to see the final result. Trust me, inductive charging is so cool and convinient.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] P!ll@r:
Thanks vry much:good:
[Galaxy S II Accessories] car_26:
thanks
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dakore:
What happenes when I put the phone on touchstone and plug a USB cable in? Does USB charging "override" inductive charging?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] caliber2001:
Good question but as my mod use usb socket I am not able to check
[Galaxy S II Accessories] sun-seeker:
I don't advise doing both as the S2 doesn't recognise wireless charging like the S3. Your effectively doubling the input current which as I experienced lit the screen brightness up vastly for a split second until I broke the connection. I was lucky not to cook mine as is it still works.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
Awesome Idea!! Will probably try it by myself but ill use the extended Battery i think the cover has still some space to loose ;)

Question, how thin is the solution? more than 2 millimeters?

What happens if we "increase" the usb charging speed via custom kernel to 650 ma ?

Does it work?

Thx for sharing!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] drsoran2:
AW: Wireless Inductive Charging Palm Touchstone Mod for Galaxy S2 i9100

Please have a look at my last posting on the previous page. There, I did exactly what you are planning to do.

I've also used the extended battery cover + mod + standard battery. The whole mod is not very big, could be 2mm.

However, although the mod is not huge, there is not enough space for the extended battery + mod + extended cover. It just doesn't find without crushing the parts.

Try it, it's awesome and you won't regret it. It changes the way you use and charge your phone completely.

Changing the charging voltage could work, however if the coils can't deliver more because of technical reasons then it won't work.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
Thx, it's there a description what is needed and the estimated costs for it?

I don't mean soldering items,I have them already :D

Btw I've seen your post already, I hope I can make the cover thinner to fit the extended battery as well.

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] drsoran2:
AW: Wireless Inductive Charging Palm Touchstone Mod for Galaxy S2 i9100

The description of what you need is partly in the very first post. You'll need a Palm Pixie or Pre Inductive back cover (10€), the extended battery set from Samsung (20€) and the HP Touchstone Set with charger, touchstone (20€). The set has also adapters for other countries in case you need them and a stereo headset which you probably don't need. It's important to use the original HP charger and cable to connect to the touchstone, others may not work.

Total cost is about 50€ for these 3 parts. I got them all from Amazon.

You can try to make the cover thinner, I've tried myself because I didn't want to have the battery laying around. But the cover is already very thin so if you make it even thinner, there is a high risk that'll break under slight pressure, e.g. with the phone in your pocket!

I may post here a few pictures of how it looks like from the inside and outside later. Probably before noon today.

You are German? If so, you can also pm me if you have questions and we can write in German. Others can of course also pm me :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
I already have the extended battery since ages :D

I need the hp touchstone?

What is wrong with the round one delivered with the Palm pre devices?

Right now I'm highest bidder at eBay for 3 Palm backcovers including Palm touchstone.

I'm also going to order a spare backcover for the s2, but for the extended they are hard to find.

I know someone with a good "Fräsmaschine“ maybe we can thinner the cover an additional millimeter.

I'll post pictures.Thx for your assistance.

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] drsoran2:
There's nothing wrong with the round one. It has to look like the one from the link: http://www.amazon.de/Hewlett-Packard-FB338AA-AC3-Touchstone-Ladestation/dp/B005GYUK1Y/ref=pd_cp_ce_1 If it does, then you can use that one.

I didn't know that you already have the extended battery and the touchstone. In this case, you only need this http://www.amazon.de/Pixi-Touchston...KPGU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361008828&sr=8-1 or this: http://www.amazon.de/Palm-Touchstone-Rückabdeckung-für-Pre/dp/B002UNKGMC/ref=pd_cp_ce_0

And the extended spare cover. If you have the extended battery already, where has your back cover gone?

I didn't have access to a milling machine (Fräsmachine). I only had my dad with 40 years of soldering and repairing experience who did the soldering stuff as I didn't want to ruin my S2 :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] drsoran2:
Here are the pics of how my variation of the mod looks like.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
I want a spare cover for the case I break mine, :D

Thx again I'll report but I need some time.

Good weekend to you!

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
Okay guys here the first impressions.

The good news, it works even with the extended battery, it just fits, it's tight but it fits, yeah!

I took the back from a Palm pixi. Unfortunately I could get a touchstone from eBay yet, and I didn't manage the wiring yet, but the backcover is ready, I was too curious..

Here is what I've done:

R.I.P. pixi backcover..

Next step, get a touchstone, duo the wiring, I'll have a solution with glued contacts, full reversible.

That's for now.

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dakore:
Someone asked about magnets affecting the compass and he didn't get exact answer so I'll ask again :)

Can you tell us what happen if you try using navigation? Or Ingress with dinamic compass? Is it possible to use compass feature at all?

Second question, what would happen if you put 4 metal pieces instead of magnets? Does touchstone have magnets in it or not? If does, how strong are those magnets, could they hold device if I put 4 metal pieces in?

I assume that touchstone HAS magnets in as well but with opposite polarity to achieve stronger "grip" and align it.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
For me the compass is not affected at all since the tiny metal pieces are not magnetic.

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dakore:
Oh really? I thought they are little magnets... Thanks for the info! :)

It's time to make few orders.

One more question: can you read me output current/voltage from the Palm charger?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
I hope it will arrive tomorrow, then I'll do. I'm curious as well..

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[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
Yeah it had arrived!

Could someone show or point me to a picture where I can see where exactly I need to solder the positive wire on?

Thx in advance!

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dakore:
It's shown in OP (dropbox album). Could you read charger's output specs for me?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
I know but I wanted a more sharp high resolution picture.

I will tell you soon, I'm at work now :mad:

I wonder if we could attach it directly to the battery pins... since the Duracell WICC does exactly the same... with an galaxy s2..

I'll be home in about 2 hours, I'll post the result tonight.

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[Galaxy S II Accessories] dakore:
Ok thanks (sorry, I thought maybe you forgot).

I don't think connecting positive end directly to battery pin is a good idea. There is a whole battery charging logic placed AFTER USB port - or soldered pin in our case - which carries about charging process.

I'm not such an expert on this field but let's just say I wouldn't do that on my GS2 :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
Me neither. I'm now starting the mod, here is your required result:

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII

---------- Post added at 11:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:35 PM ----------

The backcover, I'm now applying the metal pieces.

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII

---------- Post added 10th March 2013 at 12:07 AM ---------- Previous post was 9th March 2013 at 11:50 PM ----------

Done, now I'm going to open my phone.

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
Mission accomplished#

Phone is still working :p

Mod applied:

It's charging:

But now the best part, it's not only charging, it does charge on AC current!

Full speed, no usb!

I'm happy :D:cool::p

Edit, I needed too reopen my case once more b/c my wire was too thick so the speaker had no contact, I slightly cutted the isolation a bit and I bend the contacts a bit up. Keep in mind if you plan to do this also.

Conclusion, if you do it right you can keep with the extended battery and you enjoy the full charging speed as well, great mod!

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dakore:
From where did you take the ground pin? Any pictures of those two pin holes, how did you make them?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
I took the ground right from the metal below the pin hole.

Made the holes with a tiny screwdriver.

both contacts are fixated by soldering iron :D

Hint, take care for the speaker pins, possibly they lose contact if you put the positive wire below the speaker, just bend them slightly up.

I didn't take any pictures while soldering, sorry my bad.

It's tight but it fits, if possible take a wire from an old headphone, they are flexible and thin.

Edit, damned I'm getting old I wrote the speaker thing twice...

Edit 2, found a picture, hope it illustrates what I mean:

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Darkmike1991:
Some Pics

So finally I also managed it to build my inductive loading Galaxy SII :)

It's really cool.

Mostly I did it the same way as Karpfenhai did it.

Because I think this is the most beautiful version and I was able to use the 2000 mAh Akku.

So all in all the best solution.

Thank You!

Following some pics:
[Galaxy S II Accessories] harari:
awesome ideas and executions guys.

here's my version :

i made a step-by-step guide

http://www.instructables.com/id/Add-Wireless-Charging-to-Your-Smartphone/
[Galaxy S II Accessories] OrcaOfTheSeas:
Here I just want to show you my version of the wireless charging mod.

I did rip off the plastic foil from the receiver pad so I basically just have the electronic coil with it's electronics.

Then I used double-sided duct tape to attach it to the original battery (So I can remove the battery without any problems).

In the pics you can see how I managed the wiring. For the 5VDC from the USB connector I used the "long way" at the top of the phone because when I use the "short way" the housing of the loudspeacker module is bended and it doesn't work any more.

Everything is working fine, charging by the wireless station, charging by USB, they both stop when battery is at 100%. USB communication is good as well. I use the phone with this mod for several days already and I didn't expierence any problems with the phones receiption, etc.

I'm happy. :)

By the way, I am using the original, tiny small plastic cover and everything fits under the original cover. It feels a little thicker when holding it in the hand but it doesn't disturb me.

Brgds
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
Nicely done mate, Thx for sharing!

Mine is still working too, take care for dorimanx kernel, it will break the wireless charging.

So no more metal plates needed?

I like the magnetic holding effect on my touchstones.

I assume you find the thread after your mod? I wrote about the speaker issue which easily can be avoided.. anyway, great job!

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] OrcaOfTheSeas:
I actually didn't use the Palm Touchstone wireless charging set.

It's another maker (no name) which I bought in the internet. And with this set there was no any magnetic holdings etc.

Before I did the mod, I read this thread and the instructions at instructables.com and then I was pretty sure to manage the mod without breaking someting... ;)

I tried several times to run the cable through the speaker box but no change, the cable is just too thick, even it is a very small cable already. Everytime I ran the cable through the speaker box, the speacker didn't work. So I had two possibilities; use a flat copper foil to go through the speaker box as we saw in thread before already, or running the cable the long way around and I decided that this is the better solution.

I am actually using the Slim Rom 4.3 Built 1 official.

Kernel Version 3.0.85+

Are you that it is this Dorimanx kernel?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
Yes pretty sure b/c on any other kernel it's working...

Test it, maybe it's not broken with your mod?

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dakore:
I would also love to know for sure if Dorimanx's kernel break the inductive charging. I've bought Palm kit a while ago but didn't install it yet. Since there are very few good kernels for our phone, I'm stuck with Dorimanx and that's why this is important to me. I would appreciate if someone knows more or can test it with latest kernel version :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Karpfenhai:
I tested it and dori decided to ignore my request on that, maybe the new approach above is not suffering the issue, he should test for us...

Btw, charging while phone is off still works even on dori's kernel..

Tapatalked from my Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Accessories] W0153R:
I have an old HP Veer which is falling apart, a good donor for this mod, or so I thought... The Veer doesn't have the electronics attached to the coil, it only has a flatcable which also goes to the power button and the volume rocker.

Does anyone know what the little board does? Do I need it?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Djimi365:
Hi all,

Im having a problem connecting to a VPN on my Galaxy S3 (stock ROM, not rooted, running Android 4.0.4). I can connect to the VPN fine when Im on a wifi network, but when I try to connect while on 3G network it just says connecting for about ten seconds then comes up Unsuccessful.

Initially I thought it might have been something to do with the network blocking VPN connections, but it worked fine on my old phone (Desire Z running stock 2.3.3) and still runs fine if I try it on the old phone with a different sim from the same network.

The VPN in question is connecting using PPTP.

Is there some setting on the S3 that determines whether or not a VPN can connect over 3G? Or is there something else that I might be missing?

Cheers.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
Are you sure you're using PPTP and not L2TP or OpenVPN on the old phone?

The network _could_ filter VPN based on the SIM-card but it's somewhat unlikely.

Try comparing the Network APN settings of both devices, especially whether one of both has a Proxy configured.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Djimi365:
Now that you mention it I think the old phone might be set to use L2TP, but they changed that setting in ICS and I was unable to use L2TP (neither the PSK or RSA options would allow me to connect) so I had to use PPTP. The fact that it is connecting on the S3 when Im connected to wifi I didnt think it would make a difference; do you reckon that could be the cause of the problem?
[HTC One S] OCedHrt:
So, on a whim I googled CM10 16:9 camera and found this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1901917

I was expecting either camera doesn't work at all, or it would work with 16:9. I took the gallery2.apk and put it on my One S. Camera and gallery still worked but no 16:9 resolution :(

Maybe someone more capable than me can get 16:9 camera resolution on our One S :)
[HTC One S] usaff22:
The CM10 camera already records in 16:9, but since the grey bar on the right takes up some of the screen real estate, there are black bars on the top and bottom. In fact, you will want to record in 4:3 so that those black bars are gone. Or you can try and make the grey bar on the right transparent somehow.
[HTC One S] OCedHrt:
I was referring to taking pictures, not recording video. I don't mind the black bar because ultimately you end up with fullscreen 16:9 during playback. I guess something that would be relevant is whether the camera sensor is more suitable for 16:9 or 4:3 at 8MP? I don't know the answer to that.
[HTC One S] dzo:
The Camera sensor is 4x3 so it just crops the top and bottom for 16x9 giving about 6MP, we could easily add this resolution to the camera if people want.
[HTC One S] OCedHrt:
Thanks for the answer! I never noticed that the Sense camera only took 6 MP pictures. Talk about HTC screw ups after screw ups.

I guess at this point it doesn't really matter to me, though I can still see a desire for 16:9 photos just because they fill the display. I wouldn't mind having a 6 MP 16:9 mode.
[HTC One S] ValliJoe:
There is a HD1080 option in camera settings if your looking for pictures to take up full screen in gallery.
[HTC One S] usaff22:
That's exactly what I meant, just spoke about recording instead of images :D oops
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathfrag:
Hi,

I flashed the official Indian Firmware

I9100XWLP7_I9100ODDLP9_I9100DDLPA_HOME.tar.md5

and after everything I tried to check the CSC and it shows Unknown. when I enter *#1234#

How can I rstore it to INU? I'm unable to find the link to the CSC download. Can anyone kindly help.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
1. Download this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manniakk.cscselector&hl=en

2. Backup your important data. The process will wipe everything on your phone.

3. Run the program and select the CSC code for your country.

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII

Supercharged ParanoidAndroid 2.12

Dorimanx kernel 5.78

GT I9100

Next phone: Galaxy NOTE II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathfrag:
Thanks a lot, I re-flashed the stock firmware through Odin(coz it contained the CSC) and this time it's showing the correct CSC.

But I've lost network connectivity. There's no signal and I can't make calls or send messages.

What's wrong?

Signal strength is 1asu and network is Unknown.

When I try to manually search for networks it shows nothing. If I select automatically, then it says, "Registered on network" but then a circle with a cross (i.e. no signal) keeps appearing. I can't make calls. Can you please help.

My IMEI is also correctly shown & also the serial number. I've also tried my SIM on my friends mobile and it works. I tried a different network SIM on my phone and it's the same. Doesn't work.

Please guide on what issue it might be.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
reboot the phone

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII

Supercharged ParanoidAndroid 2.12

Dorimanx kernel 5.78

GT I9100

Next phone: Galaxy NOTE II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathfrag:
Rebooted twice. Still the same. :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Ok.

You have to flash the firmware again

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII

Supercharged ParanoidAndroid 2.12

Dorimanx kernel 5.78

GT I9100

Next phone: Galaxy NOTE II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathfrag:
How will that help me? Still, I'm doing it now. IN the meantime, I rooted the phone and tried GSII-Repair from the market. I also had my EFS backed up with EFS Pro. I restored it with EFS Pro too. But still the same.

Now I'm flashing the official Stock ROM again as you suggested. Can you please guide.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathfrag:
I flashed again.

But it's still the same. Can you please guide on what to do next.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acekay:
Select 2G (GSM) instead of Auto and check if you get signal.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathfrag:
Tried that too. Not working. Also tried.

Flight mode --> switch off --> pull battery out for 5 minutes--> switch on -> flight mode off

Nothing works.

I've checked everything & it seems that nothing is wrong. Can it be that my IMEI is blocked? I contacted my carrier Vodafone to ask but they are unaware & will call me back tomorrow. Is it possible that Vodafone put my phone into black list? But my phone is unbranded and carrier neutral, so i don't think it is possible.

What do you think?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Dial *#1234# , post the result here

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII

Supercharged ParanoidAndroid 2.12

Dorimanx kernel 5.78

GT I9100

Next phone: Galaxy NOTE II