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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] skim32:
Losing facetime didn't bother me at all as I never used it. Also I do have an iPad so I am not completely off the Apple ecosystem. Losing iMessage did bother me a little bit. It would be nice to have delivery and read receipts. Besides that I am on an unlimited text plan, so really iMessage really was no benefit to me. Most of my friends are all about privacy and only a handful enabled read receipts, which is actually far more useful than delivery receipts anyway. So I am not really missing much.

Color accuracy. I have many friends that are in the Graphic Design field and have stressed the importance of color reproduction. So much so that a friend got me convinced that I absolutely must get an IPS or PVA panel for my computer instead of a TN. And I listened to him. I'm glad I did, but only because I like the view angles of IPS over TN. The color reproduction I really didn't care about as much. At first I didn't even know what he meant by it, but the way a friend described it was, does the color on the screen match what you see in real life. I guess that's important to people in that field, but to me a slight deviation doesn't matter to me. Just like the CNET article that Jrockttu referenced. Some may prefer the over-saturation of the standard mode and others may will like the more accurate colors of movie mode. But at least with Sammy, you have the choice.

The apple ecosystem was definitely nice. Airplay was nice. However I won't miss itunes one bit.

Apps. I had all these wonderful apps downloaded to iphone and ipads. All great. But I realized about 99% of the time I used my iPhone for a select number of functions. And almost all of it, android had as well. And did it as well as iOS and if not better than iOS. There are only 2 things so far that I miss from the Apple App store. One of them being Logmein. I actually bought Ignition when it was on sale for the iPhone. They now have a free version, which Android lacks. And I don't want to spend 29.99 for another copy of Logmein ignition on Android. I know android advocates will say Logmein is stupid, just use something else like VNC. But I absolute must have Logmein. It's convenient and I have many computers setup on it. Especially friends and family that require tech support from me from time to time. The other thing I miss is a good Streamtome or AirVideo replacement. Emit just doesn't cut it. I have yet to fool around with Plex, but I guess that may be a good alternative. But I liked the simplicity of Streamtome and all the features.

With all that said. I have no regrets making the switch and couldn't be happier. Infinitely expandable memory via microsd card support, the ability to carry multiple batteries if need be, screen size, no longer tied to itunes, no more need for converting videos, greater customization, no proprietary overprice lightning connector, and a bunch of other stuff I can't think of right now, definitely outweighs what I loss from iOS. And I do have my ipad if I really need it. But I don't see myself going back to iOS any time soon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] DJHile:
Glad to see you make the transition. I've converted a few iPhone users myself and once they got used to Android, they love it and thank me all the time for getting them off of the Apple bandwagon.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note II (SGH-I317) on the infamous AT&T Network.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] UCLAKoolman:
The Note 2 is my first android smartphone (came from iPhone 4/4S).

As for a facetime replacement, before I jailbroke my devices I would use Tango for video calls over 3G. Tango works well on android too and seems to have better quality video than Skype. Give it a try.

Also, I absolutely despise S-Voice. It is slow, clunky, and the voice sounds like Siri with a cold. But that's OK since we have Google Now! I downloaded an app called Home2 Shortcut, and now when I double tap the home button it launches Google Now's voice search.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] quarlow:
Long press menu for Google Now, or there is a button in the task switcher with long press home. I disabled the double tap home within S Voice. Probably the first and last time I will open S Voice, but now the home button doesn't delay as it waits to see if you are going to double press.

Sent from my Note II
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Guinness114:
Welcome to android! I am also a iphone convert...though this is my third android phone. Never looked back :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jbeef86:
iPhone 4 -> Note 1 -> Note 2

Its not even really fair to compare them to a non-jailbroken iPhone. You can do so much on android without rooting etc compared to what you can do to an iPhone stock. The Note 2 is an easy winner everywhere. Battery life kills any iphone I used....just got 2 days on a single charge with 3.5 hours on screen time.

The big thing missed from iPhone days is Lockinfo. Yes there are sort of comparable things as far as getting the data I liked on the lockscreen in android but I loved the simplicity and layout of Lockinfo. Android smokes iPhone though on the lockscreen notification area. With Elixir 2 I can get all kinds of stuff on there....without root, custom rom jailbreaking etc.

One small thing is also location spoofer so I can trick the NBA package that I am in London so I can watch/torture myself watching Golden State Warrior games due to local blackout rules. It would be great to watch the games on my larger screen Note 2 but oh well I can deal.

BiteSMS was also solid...but they make chomp for android which is close but to me not as smooth on the lockscreen side. Most of the times it pops up but sometimes it doesnt.

Group messaging is good on iPhone but its not something that happens to me more than twice a month so pfffft.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Err0xx:
GoSMS isa kickass sms app that has more customization than you can imagine and some KILLER themes to boot. Check it out of you get a chance, it's free and fast with lots of eye candy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] UCLAKoolman:
Yes I know these shortcuts however those require an additional step to make the app listen to your command. With my setup I double tap the home button and Google search is listening immediately.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] x2h:
Thanks for the tip, I be waiting for that.

Sent from Note II
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ThaiM:
In short, our Note 2 can do anything and everything iCraps can, but only better, more of it, and at a fraction of the price with ten times the support community. Crapple is coasting, Samsung innovates.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] 45ACP1911:
I'm in the same position. My first smart phone was the 3g then moved to the 4. It was awesome but it was all I knew. With every new update I was chasing jailbreaks and it was fun. But just like what was stated I got sick of the bs lawsuits and being locked down and that giant pos itunes wanting to constantly wipe all my data. I finally made the jump and wonder what the hell took me so long. I'm so used to having to chase the jailbreak my first instinct with this was to root. So after 2 days, a ton of reading, and scared I was going to brick my new baby I did it and I will never look back. Never liked crapple but the hw was good and I was comfortable with the whole jailbreak process but am extremely happy I took the dive and glad to be here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bodoct:
One thing I miss from iphone is the spell checker and underlining of misspelled words with predictions in no matter what you were in. Not a fan of the predictions over the keyboard.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mac11700:
Check this one out on the Play Store...https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.comet.android.TypeSmart&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jb21ldC5hbmRyb2lkLlR5cGVTbWFydCJd

I'm downloading it now to see how it works...hopefully it will do as good as the reviews say...

I'm still learning this phone...and I had been using a 4s for a few months...and can honestly say this phone blows it and the I phone 5 out of the water. I have several friends and co-workers that have the 5 and have used them a-lot There really is no comparison for any of them.Sure some apps are more polished...they have to be..but...I have found most of my replacement apps to be fully functional..Everything on this phone works perfectly...and with Google Now...well...that just is another nail in the coffin for IOS if they don't do an about face and start really changing it for the better...funny thing...many apple fans don't want to...

I really get a kick out of watching peoples face when they see what this phone can do...If your really want to impress someone..down load a full 1080P movie to it and play it back for them...I-phone fanatics will do 1 of 3 things...get PO'd...either ***** or complain it's too big...or show their impressed by their jaws dropping and then say nothing or very little...Those that are dissatisfied will ask a ton of questions and want to see more...

I got to say this phone amazes me every time I open it up to use it...and that is something no Apple phone could ever do..There is no WoW factor...and the egg heads at Cupertino don't get it...Sure...the I phones can do a lot...they are safe and secure...and they generally work as promised...but Android just snuck up on them and bit them in the buttocks real hard and passed them by...

Mac
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] funnycreature:
I have one question too. I'm stuck with my iPhone 4S for now but I'm desperately trying to switch to the Note II. My biggest (and perhaps even only) concern is the camera quality. Judging from this thread it seems that the camera (at least using stock conditions) is inferior to the 4S's. However, without a direct comparison it's hard to tell. Does anyone here have any direct comparison between the two cameras?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mac11700:
There isn't that much of a differene between them to worry over. Both do a good job and if you need more get a real dslr for serious picture taking.

Mac
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] funnycreature:
Problem with dedicated camera is that I know I'd never have it with me when I need it! :silly:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Astom22:
I too have come over from a chain of iPhones, starting with the original and ending with the 4s. Thanks for the Android lost app tip, hadn't seen that and love it. Way better than find my iPhone.

Really enjoying the learning process. Amazing all you can do, even without rooting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Techweed:
I came from an iphone 4s and I think the Note 2 takes superior images and video. Nothing earth shattering but definitely an improvement. Besides, the options and customizations in the camera app alone put it light years ahead of Apple's all other things being equal. I think we'll have to wait a couple more generations on any platform before we really get excellent quality from a cellphone camera. The Lumia 920 is the first to make a small leap in that direction.

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I'd also like to add that the blacks on this screen alone make it better than the iphone's screen, for me at least. They are amazing and really make the screen pop with that insane contrast. And what is with all the complaining about brightness? I would never have my brightness level more than 60% on my iphone and I keep it at the same level on the Note 2 as well. I'm surprised people say it's not bright enough, meanwhile I use barely more than half of my brightness allotment. I also use Natural Mode for the screen. It's not oversaturated and colors still pop. Overall I am extremely happy with my move to the Note 2 from the iphone 4S.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] tosh1:
For those that need a facetime replacement, I have converted my family that I really want to use this feature with to open a Google+ account and then u can do a hangout in video. ..works over 3g as well. Great alternative! !!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Clark Joseph Kent:
Great job Users, just had to close a thread similar to this one, but seems the Iphone and Android users turned into a bash/flame thread...This is a good explain of how Android user's converted and yet are not bashing the Iphone users...

Good to Go, And thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bodoct:
Meh, still not great. Wish there was a Rom to add the function we are looking for.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Lefaid:
I did a comparison with my dad between my Note 2 and his iPhone 5. He is a huge Apple fanatic but he thought my picture looked more realistic :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sonny21:
After two years with the iphone 4, last Saturday I got the note 2 which happens to be my first Android. I liked and enjoyed the iphone, especially jailbroken. I absolutely love the screen size of note 2, along with power user feel/experience.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] UCLAKoolman:
I have some minor issues with Android that I've noticed since I switched from the iPhone 4S to the Note 2:

Google Now: Boy is it fast! However I used Siri mainly to set timers and to schedule appointments, which would then be added to my google calendar automatically. Google Now doesn't do this on the Note 2 unfortunately. It will set alarms for events, but these do not sync with the calendar. And if I set a timer with Google Now it sets an alarm instead, and I cannot track the countdown.

Messaging: I used to group-text with my family, but now when they message me I get separate text replies from each family member and cannot reply to them in one thread.

Messaging Photos: On my iPhone, photos sent to me by friends and family were always received the same way in my messaging app and could easily be saved to the device by long-holding the image (even if multiple photos are sent at once). On the note 2 I seem to get photo messages that sometimes want to play as slide shows, and if I want to zoom in on any of them I have to first download them as attachments and then hunt for them in the gallery.

Lockscreen info: Text messages cannot be read on the lockscreen. I have to swipe the text bubble to open it. All other app notifications do not appear at all on the lockscreen either, though some have an indicator in the status bar. On iOS I could see email and facebook message summaries on the lockscreen and swipe them to go directly to that app. Frankly I'm surprised this functionality isn't on my Note 2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ThaiM:
Use GoSMS.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gosms&hl=en

Use Alarm Droid.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5zcGx1bmNoeS5hbmRyb2lkLmFsYXJtY2xvY2siXQ..

Lots and lots of free apps to facilitate your needs. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] UCLAKoolman:
Thanks for those suggestions! I will check them out. What I mentioned in my above post certainly aren't deal-breakers with the device, and I'm glad to see there are some solutions available on the market. If you have any other suggestions please let me know!

Edit: I like GoSMS, but is there any way to get the notifications to appear on the lockscreen (besides in the status bar)? Even when I put a quick-launch icon for GoSMS on the lockscreen, no indicator numbers appear when I receive a text.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gotshoaib:
S Voice works for using applications within Note 2 by voice guidance.

Google Now is for Internet search, its crazy fast.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] simonxliu:
Why did Samsung disable the spell checker built into android 4.0+? No one knows.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jbeef86:
@UCLAKoolman - were you jailbroken on your iphone? that was the only way to text directly from the lockscreen with something like BiteSMS...well the good thing is you dont need to anything to Android to open this up. I actually use Chomp made by the same guys who do BiteSMS. You can set it up to popup notify on the lockscreen....quickreply. You can also add a quick text icon from the notification bar. So basically you pull down the bar and click on the quick message icon text send done. Handsent and GoSMS can do text notifications and replies from lockscreen too from what I have read. Not sure if they have the quick message in the notification dropdown though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] UCLAKoolman:
Before I switched to iOS 5.0 I used BiteSMS, and being able to reply from anywhere on the device was a great feature. But when I upgraded to iOS 5.0 I never felt the need to install BiteSMS. One of the new features in 5.0 allowed messages to appear on the lockscreen (almost exactly like it was done with the lockinfo jailbreak app), and if you swiped that particular message it would automatically launch into the messaging app to respond.

Thanks for the Chomp suggestion, I'll give that a look. I'm wondering if the stock water-esque lockscreen on my Note 2 is preventing the GoSMS lockscreen notifications and pop-ups...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] tdamocles:
Try executive assistant.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gotshoaib:
Lockscreen info: Text messages cannot be read on the lockscreen. I have to swipe the text bubble to open it. All other app notifications do not appear at all on the lockscreen either, though some have an indicator in the status bar. On iOS I could see email and facebook message summaries on the lockscreen and swipe them to go directly to that app. Frankly I'm surprised this functionality isn't on my Note 2.[/QUOTE]

I will give you lame excuse,

Due to security reasons, messages and notifications are not shown up on lock screen.

Lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jbeef86:
the key for me is being able to quick reply directly from the lockscreen after I receive a text without having to unlock the phone and go into the messaging app. The thing is that even if you have these apps the notification/text box will disappear after the screen times out. I know Chomp does. So say you receive a message, screen lights up but you are not around, then screen times out, then you click power/home button the message box is not there anymore. Then you can still slide down the notification bar and click on the message from there and it will pop open your default messaging app.

The only thing different with iOS and Android is that with iOS the missed text notification little bar stays on even if your screen times out. Then you hit home button and the thing is still there that you can slide. Honestly I never liked that feature and had it blocked using lockinfo because I could click on whatever I wanted to do right from lockinfo. I also never really used the iOS notification bar like I do with Android....get used to it and use it because it smokes Apples version.

If you want even more stuff to use in your notification drop down hit up Elixir 2 and create app widgets where you can open apps right from there. I dont have any apps on any of my home screens everything I use regularly is in the drop down and everything else I can get from the app drawer. You can even setup like a favorite contacts from there where you can either call them or text them. All kinds of other stuff too. I use it and havent noticed any real battery drain with it.

Just so you know that if you get another text/messaging app make sure you go to the default messaging app and turn off the notifications or you will get dual notifications from GO/Chomp or whatever other app you use.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsolidsnake86:
the galaxy s2 is supported so much in this community, but what about s3? will more moddable or not than s2?

for moddable i mean kernel support, roms and others
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pruhster:
Just look around the forums. There are tons of mods and roms - samsung based, aosp, aokp, cm - based, you name it, you can even dual-boot two roms. It's usually the first device to get new goodies.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Not sure what you are saying ??? Have you actually looked at the development and mods ???

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w1nter456:
Ya. For. Now. But. Not. For. The. Future. Samsung. Community. Will. Be. Dead. Soon.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhericurls:
You sure? Due the large amount of devices sold, there will always be interest in development. S3 has sold 30 million and I'm sure S4 will do just as well.

Some developers on here have moved over to Sony, but that forum is far from active. Your average user wouldn't want a Sony device.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] norpan111:
Why would you say that?

Skickat från min GT-I9300 via Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w1nter456:
Cant you know what im talking about? I didn't talk about samsung sells, I talking about the community.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diaze:
The s3 has a great community and growing
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ulasates:
how can we have dual-boot ? :eek:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcellocord:
S II got dual boot much before, long long time ago. But real development is on the S II, much more people using, much more people developing, easier and older, so devs already have a lot of experience there.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diaze:
Bcuz its older..wait and u will see
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsolidsnake86:
for example dorimanx ported the 3.1 kernel to s2, in s3 seem that are for now stuck ad 3.0.x
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tamilphenix:
Hi, I am trying to root my Galaxy Note gt-N7000 but it doesn't work. it says E.Signature varification failure. I've seen a lot of post regarding about this problem but nobody seems to have a solution. Anybody Help!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] friedje:
1st of all, QUESTIONS go into the Q+A section, not in general....

Then, you are trying to flash a NON official package using the Stock recovery, that won't work.

If you want to root, follow Dr. Ketans instructions in the development section.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
how, what, are you doing to root?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaReDeViL:
Hello,

I'm facing ril/modem crashes with the XXLSJ rom (philz rooted kernel). I just loose signal in the middle of a call and I have to wait some seconds for a message saying "com.android.phone has stopped" then the signal bars reappear.

Is anyone facing similar problem ?

Is it related to the leak or may be I did something wrong ?

Is there any solution ?

Thank you in advance
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaReDeViL:
No answer ? I guess I'm the only one facing this problem.

I will reflash xxlsj from scratch and see what will happen, while waiting for an answer ...

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaReDeViL:
UPDATE : Problem solved (Why can't I THANK myself ???)

Reflashed xxlsj rom, didn't root, didn't use titanium backup to restore my apps, reconfigured everything ... NO MORE RIL CRASHES !!! It must have been a misbehaving restored app ...
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] tootall58:
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You can find it on amazon, or ebay!

Sorry for bad english!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] BlueFlame4:
Is it normal or double sized? If it's normal sized I'd highly doubt that the power declaration is right. Could I see a link please?