yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cameraddict:
Timely, the linked app in question, allows you to sync your alarms between devices, a nice feature that may be the reason for some of the requested permissions. And it was bought by Google last year. Also, remember you can limit permissions in the Privacy Guard settings. Under the Privacy guard, it has never asked for permission to use the non-alarm clock based permissions (which I have all set to ask permission every time). I've never had a problem with the alarm not working, by the way. It always wakes me up, very pleasantly (the best alarm sounds around, btw)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eric93se:
Personally I'd rather google not know what time I want to wake up or when I need a reminder for something. I wish Privacy Guard had a firewall feature, probably wouldn't be too hard for them to add something like that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cameraddict:
Well, you don't need to use the sync feature. And you can disallow syncing for Timely under your Google profile in settings. Additionally, you can install a firewall app. Personally, I use Droidwall. Seems to do the trick.

Just as an aside, you shouldn't install any Google Apps if you don't want Google to have a peek inside your life. And your Gmail account tells them more about your entire life than what time you wake up. Let's not even go into Calendar and Hangouts...

Just saying...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] undered:
Google play services incompatible

Hello i am new here, i have problems with google play services my phone says that is incompatible, I installed the Rom next sultan gapps but i continue with the problem, thanks for the help, and thanks for the ROM Sultan !!!:good: And sorry for my bad English:eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
Try reflash your Gapps (and Rom) see if that helps. Also make sure you are flashing the newest Rom :)

Here is a post that flashes the Gapps and the Rom clean
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] undered:
Thanks for you reply LimeliME :good:, I do several times reflash Rom and Gapps, but i get the same result, "Google Play services, which some of your applications rely on, is not supported by your device. Please co"#$"...bla bla".:eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
Did you flashed the Gapps that is for 5.1.x ? Flashing Gapps that are from other Android Version can cause such error
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] UNiqEz:
Wake me up when September starts guys.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
Well here is a nice little countdown for you :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] UNiqEz:
Good one lol thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zeekoshrub:
I was on vimeo watching a podcast and the phone went to a black screen and started humming. I held the power button down and it rebooted. Now all my post gapps apps are gone. Anyone ever seen that before?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] undered:
I found the error, now working like a charm, thanks LimeliME. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] UNiqEz:
Never, your damn phone needs an Exorcism lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
No, and that is very weird that such thing happened to you. The reason could either be there is a serious error in your Rom , you could possibly had a virus on your phone or your phone is haunted:silly:<JK ignore this:p>

I guess here is the possible solution for you:

1. Scan and clean the virus

a. Install an antivirus app like this one

b. Run a scan and clean whatever virus or something that it find

c. reflash your gapps again

d. That is all there to it :good:;)

>>If you think your phone might have a serious error caused during the flashing then follow instructions below<<

2. "clean" reflash

a.boot into recovery

b.go to wipe>advanced wipe>check system, dalvik, and cache> swipe to wipe again

c. Flash Sultan's custom recovery, Rom then Gapps

d. Reboot and see if it will happen again

3.. Redo Everything

1. Backup everything

2. Follow this guide to undo your virtual partition

3. Then virtual partition again

4. Flash the Rom, Gapps Reboot see if it happen again

If above all didn't work for you then we suggest you to send us a logcat so we can see what the problem were :):good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cpnfantstk:
What about using the Repair Data partition feature in TWRP with some of these issues? Sultan looked over a logcat (I'm on his 4.4.4 rom) and said to use that since my data partition was corrupt. I did that and errors I had disappeared. Could help someone here possibly. BTW, , the feature does not erase your data but repairs corruption and takes a few seconds to a minute depending.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ragzz:
bad or no network

the ROM is working perfectly but having network problems . it reads the sim card but doesn't show and read the network services ..

ive been rebooting my phone a number of times and by luck it works .. anyone who can assist :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
Go to Setting>Mobile Networks>Access Point Names(APN) and make sure the APN it selected is your carrier's

and most importantly, make sure your plan has mobile network or had it enabled :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ragzz:
the mobile plan is working very well and with this ROM I've been setting the APNs manually for diffrent plans but it doesnt show any service at all ..

it only shows No Service - wind
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
What Rom version are you on? And your provider? I have been using the latest Rom [5/15] with T-mobile and working fine.

Another option could be go to Settings>Mobile networks>Network operators and let it scan

If it still doesn't work then you might need to send us a logcat so we can see what is causing the problem:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] true_lies:
Would Viper4Android be compatible with this ROM or our device? Anyone tried?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] javelinanddart:
Same here. That would be torture for me. I loathe Apple with a passion.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
I always say it's for simple minds who want to keep things simple. That said, I have been happy that a couple of my co-workers who are normally tech averse dropped i-Phone and got android devices. They love them. I was surprised by that honestly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] developer209:
Okay so I've been using the ROM for a couple of days and I'm starting to notice like lines across the entire screen, it looks like the screen resolution is starting to decrease? Anyone else getting this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cthulhus:
Screenshot ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] developer209:
Under developer options, there's the quickboot feature but after enabling it my phone won't shut off. It can still restart though. I just thought I'd make this aware to everyone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tronmech:
I noticed 3 oddities in this one:

1) Titanium Backup seems to have problems uninstalling apps. It removes them, but the launcher (non Google Now) thinks the apps are still there. A reboot clears that up.

2) Titanium Backup app restore stalls. At 0%, in the first app.

3) Google Play Market only installs apps to /data. I need to dig through the settings on this one. I may have missed something.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] developer209:
Are you talking about installing apps to the external sd card? In that case did you go to settings > apps > menu > preferred install location > removable SD card
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cthulhus:
A few bugs/issues I've came across while using this ROM [MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION]

1. Font does not apply to all text. Setting a new font

Goes to some but not all text.

2. Stock browser cannot sign into google account.

3. No volume profiles in power menu or screen shot function

4. Stock keyboard(aosp or whatever) or even downloading google keyboard from the playstore has buggy text corrections

5. Earphones even when plugged in sometimes audio comes out through speaker only.

6. Smart lock: Trusted Faces crashes

Otherwise, no other issues besides the "broken" list on page1

Amazing ROM thus far.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] junio07:
for screenshot, like other rom just press the volume down + power ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cthulhus:
I have never tried or heard of volume rocker down + power taking a screenshot on

Custom Roms! Lol! But thanks :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] developer209:
I think he meant like its not in the power menu options

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My camcorder doesn't work on neither one of my two S2's. I changed the video quality to 720 instead of 1080 and I still get the "Can't connect to camera"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] junio07:
haha so i'm the only one know's about it. or it only works on my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ryh2013:
Does screen record work on this ROM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cthulhus:
Ive used screenshots before. Its just ive never used

The combo volume down+power. For custom roms

Ive always used the screenshot option in the power menu

But thanks! It works, i never knew about it!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FCORivers:
Whaaattt????!!!!???

Lollipop on my gs2!?!?!!!???

This devs are awesome. Thanks for keeping this ancient device alive guys. Even though I own an gs5, when ever I view this threads I get a new surprise.

My hd2 is amazing too. I have always made the right decision in terms of the device I buy, the rest of my life is a different story, lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sargeue:
Your version of non-working LP installed, but can't install this one. Using lastest TWRP 2.8! Won't install, any ideas anyone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cthulhus:
I Use twrp 2.7.0.0, lastest twrp is always kinda buggy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] developer209:
I can't seem to figure out screen pinning anyone figure how to work it? Or is it broken. Also the ability to add and switch between users isn't present is it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cthulhus:
We cannot screen pin. Only nexus devices or custom

Roms that have the navigation bar or you download

Gravity box or an app from xposed to get a navigation bar.

To unpin its the two outter buttons (back and overview)

To unpin. As for user, I think that's a bug
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JukiCro:
I did, but after I flashed it I couldn't hear people in call and had problems with sound...I flashed the one from other viper thread they made for 5.1 roms but doesn't work for everyone...try it maybe I wasn't lucky
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cpnfantstk:
Works on Sultan's 4.4.4 with the same lollipop kernel as here. I wish viper4 windows would work for me though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] davevidduong:
Which version is the most stable right now? Stable meaning the one with the less problems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrianLuna:
I use the 0301 version, is very stable for me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eric93se:
I think I need help :crying: :eek:

I had to revert back to CM11 (sultan) and I don't have any data backups. I don't need any old data but the problem is in CM11 the internal sdcard is not being used normally and its not accessible (say's 'requires elevated permissions') root access was enabled for the file manager. I followed the instructions from sultan on how to revert back so that I could use regular roms, flashed back to the normal twrp and wiped everything (except external sdcard). The directory structure in the internal sdcard is not what it normally looks like. I thought flashing a new rom after wiping everything would create the file/folder structure.

Will flashing via ODIN bring everything back?

Am I over reacting :confused:

Does something simply need to be re-formatted?

Edit:

So, it looks like I need to restore that directory structure but I don't have it. I tried the .pit file re-partition and it worked but sdcard0 is not being used by the system.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] junio07:
yes just restore the stock using Odin. and everything will be normal again...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eric93se:
Anyone know of a good tar rom file to get me going again? A lot of the links are dead. I've got "T989UVKL1_HOME_SGH-T989user_CL799405_REV00.tar.md5" so far, is that good to go with?

edit:

Found "T989UVMC6_T989TMB_T989UVMC6_HOME.tar.md5", going to give that a go.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cristi99:
my capacitive keys wont work and i use virtual keys. can someone help me to get them back?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eric93se:
I remember Odin was supposed to be slow, but right now It's been downloading for a little over 9 hours :( Its a big flash file (700mb) but this can't be right!?

Is there a way to completely erase the phone and then flash with odin?

edit:

Anyone know if I can follow this procedure: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2610757
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cristi99:
original android 4.1.2 for odin: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0cqFZlTyIcfX3R1eElOLUE1bG8/view?usp=sharing
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] UNiqEz:
Odin is not that slow...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eric93se:
Yeah, after 9 hours I unplugged it. Now its stuck in odin mode with incomplete/interrupted firmware error. I then tried that link I posted above about erasing the nand along with the pit and tar file, after a little while it failed.

thanks for the tar file cristi99.

Doesn't look like there is a Samsung toolkit for the t989??

edit: I found a toolkit, hope it can help.

edit: nope, useless.

edit: tried odin v3.07 and v1.85 and so far nothing works. Used samsung cable and tried both usb3.0 and usb2.0.

edit: SUCCESS, she's alive again! Odin v3.06 (not 3.07) did the trick, tryin all usb ports on my pc. It's not totally out of the water though, currently its boot looping, did a factory reset and cleared cache. But its almost there. Anyone know if I can flash Sultan's KK rom directly in Odin?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] davevidduong:
How about the newer versions anyway have any good things to say about them?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
It's not possible to install sultan's KK Rom through odin because the Rom is made for flashing only

From what I see on your progress, all you had to do now is to root the phone (stock Rom), install the custom recovery, and flash the Rom.

Root: http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s2/how-to-root-icsgb-on-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/

Twrp app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ore&pcampaignid=APPU_1_iXZ2VZqgIMy2oQTPxIL4Ag
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eric93se:
To get root I flashed twrp in odin, and to get SU I flashed Sultans KK rom in twrp. I also did the pit file adjustment for the 8gb internal storage and I formatted each directory to ext4 individually.

I still have some weird permissions issue where the only program that has access to sdcard0 is twrp. I cannot modify or add a folder in the file manager for sdcard0, also no app is able to write to it either, even the OS cannot add folders or write to sdcard0. The only two folders in sdcard0 is "lost+found" and TWRP. This is the same exact problem I had earlier when I tried to revert from LP to KK.

Update: I found how to change the permissions of sdcard0 in terminal.

http://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/101955-cm11-insert-sd-card-cannot-write-to-storage/

sdcard0 is now working properly.

I'm glad the phone is running again, I wasn't ready to get a replacement just yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] q2werty:
Wrong network name

I have a problem with my T989. In Poland, the PLAY network uses the PLUS and T-Mobile network. When the phone does not use roaning, it displays just as you would with roaning.

260 01 PLUS

260 02 T-Mobile

260 06 PLAY

Phone reset does not help, delete the data to the default settings helps, but a few days back ill display the name of the network.

In CyanogenMod 11 was the same problem.

What can I do to properly display the name of the network?

Thank you in advance for your help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cristi99:
who can help with my capacitive keys. they wont work

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no problem :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eric93se:
Cristi99, Capciaitve key's do fail but they are replaceable, ebay has them for under $5. But before doing that, I would find where the connector plugs into the motherboard. It's possible that it simply needs to be re-seated.

youtube has teardown videos for the t989. The scary part is removing the screen which is glued down, so heat is needed to soften the glue requiring some finesse and patience. Hopefully playing with the connector will do the trick.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eric93se:
I think this was fixed in a recent CM nightly. So you won't see it fixed in CM11 Sultan, but in a future CM12 Sultan release it should be fixed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] davevidduong:
Any of the newer versions that are pretty stable right now?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrianLuna:
In new versions, in some calls could not hear me or hear them, and that doesn't happen in 0301 ROM. I only have that problem
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
Sadly, there is no stable version for this Rom yet. But if you wanted a stable Rom, then I suggest you to Sultan's CM11 Rom which right now is considered as stable.

What I feel about the Rom right now, I think it's pretty close to stable. I don't encounter any bugs that are too serious and I had no problem using it as a daily driver :good: I did do some tweaks on it in hopes to make it better :p ;)

Overall, no big problems. If you can handle installing this Beta-Stable Rom then go aheads :) If you wanted a truely stable Rom, then go to Sultan's CM11 Rom :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cpnfantstk:
Agreed. With the latest kernel update , I've pretty much had zero issues with Sultan's CM11 ROM. Signal could be a little dodgy at times but otherwise very stable. I just make sure I wipe Davlik/ Cache before install and let the phone settle for 30 minutes afterwards. Done.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] d3multimedia:
Partitioning

I was just wondering what the breakdown of of system/userdata actually was for the build of this ROM and if this "virtual" partitioning scheme was hardcoded into the ability of the ROM to work.

The reason I ask is that I have previously physically repartitioned my phone to have 6gb UserData through the use ODIN through a modified PIT file.

Any insight would be great.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manishkr:
After installation Stuck on TWRP screen/Boot loop

I followed the steps mentioned and installed the unofficial CM 12.1 to my Samsung Hercules. After the installation everything seemed to be working fine but my battery was draining too fast, so I did a factory reset. But now I am stuck at the TWRP boot screen. The phone keeps rebooting, but after the TWRP boot screen it restarts again. I tried to go into the ODIN mode, but my my PC Odin does not recognize my phone any more.

Is there anything I can do now to get it working again ? Please help !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
According to what you had provided above, it doesn't seem that you had done anything wrong. See if pulling the battery then hold the power button around 10 second, put the battery back in and see if it still reboots. If so, then what I can observe right now, it looked like your power button is jammed <probably not if you are able to boot into recovery>:confused: If Odin doesn't recognize your device then there is a high possibility that you are using a bad USB cable, change to another USB cable see if that helps ;)

If you are unable to boot into the Rom/System, if you can boot into recovery then in recovery, go to wipe>advanced wipe check Dalvik, cache, and system partition and swipe to wipe. (This usually won't delete any app/data on your phone). Then go back to home screen [don't reboot yet, it will say no OS installed], go to install>[find sultan's Rom and Gapps [and Sultan's aroma kernel if you wanted to customize the kernel<Also, you can flash multiple zip with the add quote function which saves time>]>swipe to flash then reboot see if it's working now :)

Now, if you can boot into the system and still have battery problems then I recommend you to follow this post which contains tweaks that hopefully slow down the battery drain ;):good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daviqh:
AdrianLuna,

Have you found a fix for this other than rebooting? This just happened to me for the first time today....

Thanks!,

-David
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adrianLuna:
Not yet :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Silencetarz:
Celluar data

Thank you sultan for your hard work. I really love this custom rom just one big problem. My celluar signal keeps dropping. I followed all the steps and manage to flash to rom and everything works but i keep getting no signal. I have T-Mobile. Does anyone know how to fix this
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
What Rom version are you on? (5/15 etc). this shouldn't be a problem. I'm using 5/15 of the Rom and also had a t-mobile carrier. I didn't had the problem you mentioned :confused: I guess you could try the solutions I mentioned below: (try the next one if the one before it doesn't work)

1. Make sure you have the latest Rom, and Gapps on your phone first. Then Boot into recovery, go to wipe>advanced wipe>Check dalvik, cache, and system> swipe the flash. After that, go back to home, then install and flash the Rom and Gapps.

2. Go to settings>About Phone>Check Baseband version: it should say "T989UVMC6" if not follow this: (look like the screenshot below)

a. Go to this website and download the zip to your phone. Then go into recovery and flash the zip. Then follow what happened (wipe and flash the Rom again) in the first solution and see if problem still happens. (If your phone soft bricks, follow this guide to get back to normal)

If it still happens then send us a logcat so we know what is causing the problem ;) :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Silencetarz:
Turns out i had the old version. Is it okay i flashed the rom, and gapps first then selected wipe davik,and cache or should i do it again and this time wipe the cache first? Oh and everytime i restart the phone it keeps doing the andriod is starting...... optimizing 1 of .... apps
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
Usually you do the wiping first to prevent error but feel free to try it out.

The optimizing process only lasted a few reboots (it optimizes all the apps to make the system run smoother I think), unless you had xposed installed :)

EDIT: Forgot to mention, that "Android is Starting" is unavoidable (If it can then you can correct me)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] q2werty:
The CM11 nightly problem still occurs after finding the network name of the network are bad. NetMonitor tested it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] davevidduong:
Anyway to fix the random app closures, and random network failures? I'm on the 3/4 version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] junio07:
Stable Version?

what is the much stable version? the one without audio problem. because whenever i'm talking to someone using hangouts video chat. i can here the one i'm talking to. but she/he can't here me. :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LimeliME:
Unfortunately, there is not stable version out there right now. This Rom is still a WIP (work in progress). The latest version is 5/15 which should be the stablest Rom so far :)

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Try update to the latest Rom version (5/15) see if it fixes your problem:)