Samsung Galaxy S II

marcbrophy

ellinguistico wrote: »

Finally got my phone into proper recovery after re-flashing the kernel, prior to that it was just flashing into the 'blue' recovery. Flashed the shiny and new KH3 radio (on XDA it is supposed to be mega strong and in turn magic for your battery.........

Still haven't achieved a 'H' signal on the phone since rooting and flashing. have PM' d the 3 Ireland reps here so will see. At this stage perhaps it is the sim card? Im at a loss to know now but proper frustrated having almost zero data capability. Thanks for the suggestions and help folks.

How can you tell what version radio your rom has?
Is it listed in the settings?

ellinguistico

yep, mine was KG6 but flashed KH3 as it supposed to be better but evidently my problem isn't the radio as i cannot get anything higher than E when out and about. It's under baseband in your about phone/settings

marcbrophy

Oh cool, so a rom with a KH3 baseband, means the radio is KH3 also!
I thought they were two seperate things for some reason :pac:

I'm also using a KH3 based rom that I flashed on Saturday, but like you my data connection constantly jumps! It mainly stays on 3g, but will bounce down to E and back or up to H+ and back down, all the time being in the same spot.

This is my 4th different phone since March, and none of the other 3 (2 androids and a Nokia) had this happening at all to them :mad:

ellinguistico

marcbrophy wrote: »

Oh cool, so a rom with a KH3 baseband, means the radio is KH3 also!
I thought they were two seperate things for some reason :pac:

I'm also using a KH3 based rom that I flashed on Saturday, but like you my data connection constantly jumps! It mainly stays on 3g, but will bounce down to E and back or up to H+ and back down, all the time being in the same spot.

This is my 4th different phone since March, and none of the other 3 (2 androids and a Nokia) had this happening at all to them :mad:

Think so. Didn't think there were KH3 based roms yet? Yeah i am running Villainrom 2.4.2.

Zagato

marcbrophy wrote: »

Oh cool, so a rom with a KH3 baseband, means the radio is KH3 also!
I thought they were two seperate things for some reason :pac:

I'm also using a KH3 based rom that I flashed on Saturday, but like you my data connection constantly jumps! It mainly stays on 3g, but will bounce down to E and back or up to H+ and back down, all the time being in the same spot.

This is my 4th different phone since March, and none of the other 3 (2 androids and a Nokia) had this happening at all to them :mad:

This constant swapping between 3G and 2G network can cause battery drain, you may get some benefit in turning off Fast Dormancy. Can't remember exactly how I did it, but if you search this forum I posted about it before.

Basically Fast Dormancy allows your phone to switch rapidly between 2G and 3G without causing a significant battery drain, and the phone can switch as frequently as every 7 seconds. It is enabled by default on SGS2. Sounds good right, but your network has to support it. The only network that I know of that supports it is O2's UK network. I asked Vodafone on their forum hear -got the usual polite, enthusiastic response about finding me an answer, and then they just let the thread disappear back through the pages and it's never seen, heard or followed up again.

Switching fast dormancy off will reduce how frequently your phone switches between 2G/3G if you're in borderline coverage. I would say it has helped things ....a bit:p

EDIT: Here's the post


Also if a ROM is based on a particular firmware release say VR2.4.2 which is based on KG6, it doesn't mean that after you flash it you will have that radio/modem, but you are right that 'baseband' is your radio version

Dr.Winston O'Boogie

Apple bastards.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14652482

stripysocks85

Hi lads, whats the story with the alarm? Can I change the sound of it? My main question is CAN I PUT IT ON SNOOZE? I can't find a straight forward answer anywhere!

Professey Chin

niallo24 wrote: »

Apple bastards.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14652482

Looks like the patent it related to the Gallery app...which would be the stock Android gallery app so a Google product. Cowardly bastards wont take on the owners of it though :rolleyes:

Dempsey

stripysocks85 wrote: »

Hi lads, whats the story with the alarm? Can I change the sound of it? My main question is CAN I PUT IT ON SNOOZE? I can't find a straight forward answer anywhere!

When creating the alarm, all the option for snooze and alarm type are there under the time you want to set

stripysocks85

Dempsey wrote: »

When creating the alarm, all the option for snooze and alarm type are there under the time you want to set

I am extremely thick. I really am. Is it possible to give a thumbs down to myself? Thank you

marcbrophy

ellinguistico wrote: »

Think so. Didn't think there were KH3 based roms yet? Yeah i am running Villainrom 2.4.2.

Yeah, they started appearing last week over on XDA. I'm using lite'ning rom v6.1 and i can't fault it at all!

Zagato wrote: »

This constant swapping between 3G and 2G network can cause battery drain, you may get some benefit in turning off Fast Dormancy. Can't remember exactly how I did it, but if you search this forum I posted about it before.

Basically Fast Dormancy allows your phone to switch rapidly between 2G and 3G without causing a significant battery drain, and the phone can switch as frequently as every 7 seconds. It is enabled by default on SGS2. Sounds good right, but your network has to support it. The only network that I know of that supports it is O2's UK network. I asked Vodafone on their forum hear -got the usual polite, enthusiastic response about finding me an answer, and then they just let the thread disappear back through the pages and it's never seen, heard or followed up again.

Switching fast dormancy off will reduce how frequently your phone switches between 2G/3G if you're in borderline coverage. I would say it has helped things ....a bit:p

EDIT: Here's the post


Also if a ROM is based on a particular firmware release say VR2.4.2 which is based on KG6, it doesn't mean that after you flash it you will have that radio/modem, but you are right that 'baseband' is your radio version

Thanks Zag, that's a good description of fast dormancy, cos i really didn't know what it was. Problem is that i already turned this off when i got the phone at the start of the month (all the XDA rom cookers recommend it, but never tell you what it is!! ). When i go into the sysdump screen, i only have the option to re-enable fast dormancy!!

Zagato

jammer84 wrote: »

I used this app and it successfully unlocked the phone for me: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock

IMEI, etc are all still prefectly intacked and checked with a meteor sim just now. Happy days!!!

Just saw this, that's great, had been feeling slightly guilty

jammer84

Zagato wrote: »

Just saw this, that's great, had been feeling slightly guilty

haha, there was nothing for you to feel guilty about - it was always a chance and worst case scenario it was hang on until the €127 credit went through it :-)

Thanks for all your info and assistance!

Drumpot

niallo24 wrote: »

Apple bastards.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14652482

What does this mean for people with existing Samsung Galaxy phones ? Will we have to stop using them ?

Professey Chin

Drumpot wrote: »

What does this mean for people with existing Samsung Galaxy phones ? Will we have to stop using them ?

Id like to see them try :pac:

Kenny Logins

Drumpot wrote: »

niallo24 wrote: »

Apple bastards.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14652482

What does this mean for people with existing Samsung Galaxy phones ? Will we have to stop using them ?

We have to pay every time we use the gallery app, billing is automatic though so no need to worry about it.

Dempsey

Drumpot wrote: »

What does this mean for people with existing Samsung Galaxy phones ? Will we have to stop using them ?

Nothing

smcnena

My menu button stopped working yesterday. :mad:
Tried everything. Have it rooted, so unrooted it. Just need to reset the custom rom counter and go back to the phone company with it and hopefully get a replacement.
Seems like a hardware problem and an issue for others
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s2/348682-galaxys-2-menu-button-not-working.html

Anybody else have this issue?

ellinguistico

Cant help you there Im afraid. I have been banging on about not getting mobile data that works on 3 for the last while.Seems to be happening with SGS2 quit a bitBit of light on it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132399&page=5

Elessar

Does anyone find the text input on the SGS2 incredibly poor, compared to, say, the iPhone?

I've had the SGS2 now for a few months but I am getting increasingly frustrated at it's poor input recognition and text prediction. Whether I'm typing a text, or searching something in google it's always making mistakes or not recognising the right letter I'm pressing. I never had this problem with the iPhone - it got it almost 100% correct, all the time. I've tried a few different keyboards from the market but they're all mostly the same. Currently using Swiftkey X and it's appalingly bad.

It's irritating me so much that I'm considering selling the SGS2 and getting something else, or the new iPhone when it's released. And I don't really want to, it's a superb device otherwise!

hunter29

Is anyone having problems with (txlauncher) needing to force close. I only have my two months and every time i have to swipe the screen saver i get this message

BopNiblets

Mega Chin wrote: »

Looks like the patent it related to the Gallery app...which would be the stock Android gallery app so a Google product. Cowardly bastards wont take on the owners of it though :rolleyes:

And Google just got it from Cooliris!
http://www.cooliris.com/mobile/android/

jammer84

tipperary wrote: »

What about this for a case - http://www.expansys.ie/case-mate-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-tough-cases-black-218855/
What screen protection do ye recommend?

It's an excellent case. Definitely no complaints with it, it makes the phone feel good and solid (although a little bigger). Also restricts your choice for a car holder if that's a consideration.

The case comes with a screen protection thingy.

I didn't get any screen protector :-(

Any recommendations on what screen protector to purchase?

PrzemoF

jammer84 wrote: »

I used this app and it successfully unlocked the phone for me: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock

IMEI, etc are all still prefectly intacked and checked with a meteor sim just now. Happy days!!!

It requires root, and I've seen info that phone should be unlocked before flashing to obtain root. Catch-22 or I'm missing something important?

I'm going to flash the phone with Heimdall, but I dont want to make a slim Samsung made brick

jammer84

PrzemoF wrote: »

It requires root, and I've seen info that phone should be unlocked before flashing to obtain root. Catch-22 or I'm missing something important?

I'm going to flash the phone with Heimdall, but I dont want to make a slim Samsung made brick

The process I followed without any issues was to download and flash with the KH3 firmware from XDA-Developers using Odin.

Once that was downloaded and flashed, I downloaded the CF-Root kernel from XDA-Developers for KH3 firmware and flashed with Odin.

Once all that was done, I only had to download and install the above app from the market and run it. Job done.

Some people are successfully unlocking with the Galaxy S2 Sim Unlock tool also.

PrzemoF

jammer84 wrote: »

The process I followed without any issues was to download and flash with the KH3 firmware from XDA-Developers using Odin.

Once that was downloaded and flashed, I downloaded the CF-Root kernel from XDA-Developers for KH3 firmware and flashed with Odin.

Once all that was done, I only had to download and install the above app from the market and run it. Job done.

Some people are successfully unlocking with the Galaxy S2 Sim Unlock tool also.

Thanks! So probably there is no need to worry that the phone is not unlocked before flashing - I don't want to wait 2 month for meteor to give me the code to unlock it.

jammer84

PrzemoF wrote: »

Thanks! So probably there is no need to worry that the phone is not unlocked before flashing - I don't want to wait 2 month for meteor to give me the code to unlock it.

Nope, you will need to flash into a root kernel in order to unlock the phone.

If you don't want to flash to KH3 you can download the CF-Root that matches your kernel.

Zagato

PrzemoF wrote: »

jammer84 wrote: »

The process I followed without any issues was to download and flash with the KH3 firmware from XDA-Developers using Odin.

Once that was downloaded and flashed, I downloaded the CF-Root kernel from XDA-Developers for KH3 firmware and flashed with Odin.

Once all that was done, I only had to download and install the above app from the market and run it. Job done.

Some people are successfully unlocking with the Galaxy S2 Sim Unlock tool also.

Thanks! So probably there is no need to worry that the phone is not unlocked before flashing - I don't want to wait 2 month for meteor to give me the code to unlock it.

I think that was more of an issue with original SGS

ciaran75

just got my S2

when i setup my hotmail i can see the inbox fine but i can not see any of the folders. Anyone know what i am doing wrong or how to fix?

Cheers,

Professey Chin

ciaran75 wrote: »

just got my S2

when i setup my hotmail i can see the inbox fine but i can not see any of the folders. Anyone know what i am doing wrong or how to fix?

Cheers,

Youre using hotmail :pac:

Really though I dont think the stock app can sync folders with hotmail (or at all maybe). Try something like K9. That could be able

ciaran75

Mega Chin wrote: »

Youre using hotmail :pac:

Really though I dont think the stock app can sync folders with hotmail (or at all maybe). Try something like K9. That could be able

Thanks for this. Just tried to install.
not working yet. will look at it further later.

Cheers

Zagato

ciaran75 wrote: »

just got my S2

when i setup my hotmail i can see the inbox fine but i can not see any of the folders. Anyone know what i am doing wrong or how to fix?

Cheers,

If you press inbox at the to of the screen, it should give you a list of folders, failing that get a gmail account :-)

AntiRip

Does anyone else have an issue with very weak wifi signal with the S2. I mean having one bar or none in one place where you'd be getting full bars with another phone (i.e. iphone 3GS) ??

evolutionqy7

Any one else got the phone overheating when you turn the brightness up to Max. It drained half the battery in an hour with wifi only and no cellular connection.

When I went into settings to turn it down it had it maxed at 75 with a note saying phone turned it down to prevent overheating problems lol

PrzemoF

jammer84 wrote: »

Nope, you will need to flash into a root kernel in order to unlock the phone.

If you don't want to flash to KH3 you can download the CF-Root that matches your kernel.

My S2 is now rooted & unlocked
I used heimdall - it was very, very easy

A next step will be Cyanogenmod

marcbrophy

PrzemoF wrote: »

A next step will be Cyanogenmod

Let me know what you make of Cyanogenmod?
I think it's still got a few issues under the hood though

jammer84

PrzemoF wrote: »

My S2 is now rooted & unlocked
I used heimdall - it was very, very easy

A next step will be Cyanogenmod

Good stuff!

AntiRip

AntiRip wrote: »

Does anyone else have an issue with very weak wifi signal with the S2. I mean having one bar or none in one place where you'd be getting full bars with another phone (i.e. iphone 3GS) ??

Seriously guys, simple question. Any issue with wifi signal?

Professey Chin

Cant say there is with me anyway. Getting pretty much equal strength all over my house with a GS2, my laptop and my tablet

Zith

AntiRip wrote: »

Seriously guys, simple question. Any issue with wifi signal?

Yes, it has always been reported very low on my SG2. I think it underestimates because even with 1 little bar showing I get full speed from the Wifi.

AntiRip

Zith wrote: »

Yes, it has always been reported very low on my SG2. I think it underestimates because even with 1 little bar showing I get full speed from the Wifi.

The most I get around the house is 1 bar. I need to be beside the router to get full bars. I used to have full bars with 3GS.

I'm just underneath the router now and still only getting one bar and Wifi Analyzer is telling me the signal is -70dBm.

Only have it 4 days and wondering should I take back for replacement?

Zagato

AntiRip wrote: »

Zith wrote: »

Yes, it has always been reported very low on my SG2. I think it underestimates because even with 1 little bar showing I get full speed from the Wifi.

The most I get around the house is 1 bar. I need to be beside the router to get full bars. I used to have full bars with 3GS.

I'm just underneath the router now and still only getting one bar and Wifi Analyzer is telling me the signal is -70dBm.

Only have it 4 days and wondering should I take back for replacement?

Find out what radio you're using, settings > about phone > what baseband does it say you have? Just look at the last 3 letters/numbers i.e. KF3 our whatever.

Now have a look at some forums and see if others have wifi problems with this radio. If it is a problem with the radio you have you can just download and flash a different one, 'cos if that's the problem, then changing it for a new phone (with probably the same radio) won't make a lot of difference. I'm using the latest one KH3 and find wifi pretty good. No problems surfing upstairs when my router is downstairs

jos28

Apologies if this in the wrong place. Could someone recommend the best way to store birthday reminders in the s2. In my older phones I entered them all manually using the calendar. Is there a better way ?

AntiRip

Zagato wrote: »

Find out what radio you're using, settings > about phone > what baseband does it say you have? Just look at the last 3 letters/numbers i.e. KF3 our whatever.

Now have a look at some forums and see if others have wifi problems with this radio. If it is a problem with the radio you have you can just download and flash a different one, 'cos if that's the problem, then changing it for a new phone (with probably the same radio) won't make a lot of difference. I'm using the latest one KH3 and find wifi pretty good. No problems surfing upstairs when my router is downstairs

Think it was KG2. I've rooted it and put on Lite'ning Rom v6.1 XXKH3 which made no difference to signal.

Think is though, I can surf away with it and I did a speedtest with the speedtest.net app and the speed is pretty good.

Zith may be right, maybe it's underestimating the strength of the signal?

Blisterman

Switching over from the iPhone, one thing which has annoyed me is that writing "im" translates to "Important" rather than "I'm", resulting in several confused text recipients.

Is there a way to manually select what words are autocorrected?

Grassey

you could try the following see if it helps, I used it to stop words like "I'm, I'd, I've etc" spawning word suggestions after only 2 characters have been typed.

when on keypad for texting, press the "gears" symbol to go into settings,

1. under XT9 advanced settings change the word completion point to 3 or 4 letters
2. (optional) enable auto-substitution so im becomes I'm etc


Hope it helps some.

evolutionqy7

Blisterman wrote: »

Switching over from the iPhone, one thing which has annoyed me is that writing "im" translates to "Important" rather than "I'm", resulting in several confused text recipients.

Is there a way to manually select what words are autocorrected?

Just buy a better keyboard. I've switched to smart keyboard and its miles ahead.

Using wp7 and IOS daily what Samsung included in the s2 for typing is a joke.

Zagato

AntiRip wrote: »

Think it was KG2. I've rooted it and put on Lite'ning Rom v6.1 XXKH3 which made no difference to signal.

Think is though, I can surf away with it and I did a speedtest with the speedtest.net app and the speed is pretty good.

Zith may be right, maybe it's underestimating the strength of the signal?

Maybe, I don't pay too much attention to the number of bars showing, just how long it takes to open pages, download things

marathonic

Okay so I've:

• Receive the phone
• Copied over my iPhone contacts
• Ported my Three number over
• Flashed Lightning ROM 6.1
• Installed Go Launcher and a Theme
• Installed a few Widgets
• Installed TuneIn Radio (my most used iPhone app), JeFit Pro, QuickOffice, Facebook, Viber, Skype, WhatsApp and Cabbage Ultimate (another good one )....

Anything else I should be doing??

AntiRip

marathonic wrote: »

Okay so I've:

• Receive the phone
• Copied over my iPhone contacts
• Ported my Three number over
• Flashed Lightning ROM 6.1
• Installed Go Launcher and a Theme
• Installed a few Widgets
• Installed TuneIn Radio (my most used iPhone app), JeFit Pro, QuickOffice, Facebook, Viber, Skype, WhatsApp and Cabbage Ultimate (another good one )....

Anything else I should be doing??

Think you're good to go

I might try VillianROM just to try it out and see if it's good. I also have LauncherPro instead of GO Launcher.

You should try Fancy Widgets also, has a pretty nice widget (Clock & Weather). FilmON TV is good (though better on iphone :rolleyes:), also try NoLED (will light up a pixal when you miss a text/call/email.

Enjoy!