Samsung Galaxy S II

Zagato

Deliverance XXV wrote: »

After Kies/Drivers reinstall it still doesn't see the device. Thought the USB cable would provide enough power to access the device? I have tried two different cables.

Dempsey wrote: »

Updated Samsung Kies this morning and the software no longer picks up the phone when I connect it. I tried reinstalling the software with no luck, any ideas?

Well I guess you can see why everyone hates Kies, it doesn't work most of the time, and when it does work it's incredibly slow.

Either try different PCs with Kies installed, or use Odin instead

budgemook

I have SGS2 and haven't upgraded it or modded it since I got it 4 or 5 few months ago. I'm on Android 2.3.3.

If I upgrade through Kies do I need to wipe beforehand? Is it better that I do?

I can't be bothered wiping it really and it's working fairly well for me as is so I think I'll only upgrade if I don't have to wipe.

Also, what's the latest version available through Kies (Meteor)?

Thanks

Dempsey

Zagato wrote: »

Well I guess you can see why everyone hates Kies, it doesn't work most of the time, and when it does work it's incredibly slow.

Either try different PCs with Kies installed, or use Odin instead

My 1st problem with Kies and I've got it going again after a bit of mucking about with USB ports and drivers.

Whats Odin?

Zagato

Flashing software, with a less pretty UI, but always works, and normally takes less than 10secs to flash an update

Dempsey

Zagato wrote: »

Flashing software, with a less pretty UI, but always works, and normally takes less than 10secs to flash an update

Bar updating the firmware via kies, i know nothing about rooting smart phones

Zagato

Yes, I agree, it's preferable if the software they supply just works, it's just that it doesn't seem to for a lot of people -although Kies 2 does seem to be a bit better.

You don't have to root to use Odin, but you can

briN_s

Lordfranto wrote: »

Ok im starting to get very annoyed with my gs2, im having the auld rebooting for no reason problem! its been happening more and more, actually happened 3 times in row this morning. i can image this being even more annoying for some folks if they are waiting on important calls. so does anyone know what's causing this? and please don't suggest apps and or firmware. firstly to many folks with all different apps and carriers all over the world having this issue and im on the latest firmware.

I had a similar issue when I got my phone first, I saw somewhere that it can be due to the sd card being a little loose. I checked the card, it seemed fine, i took it out just in case, gave it a wipe on my sleeve, put it back in, and the phone hasnt reset since. That was four months ago! Not saying it will solve your problems but seems to have worked for me.

Deliverance XXV

I had the rebooting issue myself. I uninstalled half the apps on my SGS2 and it hasn't happened since. That was two weeks ago. Might have been the fix, might not. Will probably never know

Dr.Winston O'Boogie

How easy is it to just transfer AVI files (converted to mobile resolution settings for my creative zen already) to the Galaxy S2 so you can watch them on there?

Looking to throw a few movies on if possible for a long upcoming flight.

gbob

niallo24 wrote: »

How easy is it to just transfer AVI files (converted to mobile resolution settings for my creative zen already) to the Galaxy S2 so you can watch them on there?

Looking to throw a few movies on if possible for a long upcoming flight.

Easy.. plug in the usb cable and drag n drop.. Depending on the file type you may need to install another video player, i use Mobo player its free on the market.

Dr.Winston O'Boogie

gbob wrote: »

Easy.. plug in the usb cable and drag n drop.. Depending on the file type you may need to install another video player, i use Mobo player its free on the market.

Good stuff. Any particular folder to put it into?

gbob

niallo24 wrote: »

Good stuff. Any particular folder to put it into?

Well downloaded movies are automatically saved to the 'download' folder, so that's where i usually put ones I've transferred from the pc.

LizardKing

I'm looking for a usb charger another plug charger and a spare battery with charger for that and new cover and screen protector? I looked on amazon but looked steep .. anyone know any other sites that sell these items in europe preferably ..

Thanks

Dr.Winston O'Boogie

LizardKing wrote: »

I'm looking for a usb charger another plug charger and a spare battery with charger for that and new cover and screen protector? I looked on amazon but looked steep .. anyone know any other sites that sell these items in europe preferably ..

Thanks

eBay is good for all that. Got 2 spare batteries and an external charger for about 15 quid from Hong Kong.

Lordfranto

briN_s wrote: »

Lordfranto wrote: »

Ok im starting to get very annoyed with my gs2, im having the auld rebooting for no reason problem! its been happening more and more, actually happened 3 times in row this morning. i can image this being even more annoying for some folks if they are waiting on important calls. so does anyone know what's causing this? and please don't suggest apps and or firmware. firstly to many folks with all different apps and carriers all over the world having this issue and im on the latest firmware.

I had a similar issue when I got my phone first, I saw somewhere that it can be due to the sd card being a little loose. I checked the card, it seemed fine, i took it out just in case, gave it a wipe on my sleeve, put it back in, and the phone hasnt reset since. That was four months ago! Not saying it will solve your problems but seems to have worked for me.

Ill try to that but if that is the problem it is a fault and should be rectified by Samsung!

Lordfranto

Deliverance XXV wrote: »

I had the rebooting issue myself. I uninstalled half the apps on my SGS2 and it hasn't happened since. That was two weeks ago. Might have been the fix, might not. Will probably never know

Again if that's the fix its a case of Samsung give me my money back, cos i don't want a 16gb phone with a 32gb memory that can only handle a set number of apps before it begins to malfunction. U shouldn't have to delete half your apps! if everyone who had this issue stopped trying to make excuses and kinda fix it and instead returned the phone for repair how long do u think it would take Samsung to man up admit a problem and then fix it? btw im not being ungrateful for peoples input im just saying that we should all maybe man up and admit our shiney new super phones have got serious flaws and need to be fixed by Samsung or replaced with shiney new htc's!

mathie

Can anyone who has gone from a Samsung Galaxy S to the Samsung Galaxy S II let me know how it compares?

My S is great but it do find it a bit laggy some times. I did to the oneclicklagfix and it did improve things but it will be slow sometimes.
Accessign texts and the buttons don't react.
Pinch zoom in and out on the browser (especially if it's on a pciture) can just grind to a halt.
And apps just crashing.

Anyone any thoughts?

thanks

Lordfranto

mathie wrote: »

Can anyone who has gone from a Samsung Galaxy S to the Samsung Galaxy S II let me know how it compares?

My S is great but it do find it a bit laggy some times. I did to the oneclicklagfix and it did improve things but it will be slow sometimes.
Accessign texts and the buttons don't react.
Pinch zoom in and out on the browser (especially if it's on a pciture) can just grind to a halt.
And apps just crashing.

Anyone any thoughts?

thanks

All the things you just mentioned are not an issue at all on the gs2, its fast and slick. but read my posts above it has other serious issues. look at the HTC sensation xl as an alternative.

mathie

Lordfranto wrote: »

All the things you just mentioned are not an issue at all on the gs2, its fast and slick. but read my posts above it has other serious issues. look at the HTC sensation xl as an alternative.

Thanks!

If I go from the GS2 to the HTC Sensation XL will I be able to use all the apps I downloaded for my GS2?

Is it all linked in to my google account?

thanks

Lordfranto

mathie wrote: »

Lordfranto wrote: »

All the things you just mentioned are not an issue at all on the gs2, its fast and slick. but read my posts above it has other serious issues. look at the HTC sensation xl as an alternative.

Thanks!

If I go from the GS2 to the HTC Sensation XL will I be able to use all the apps I downloaded for my GS2?

Is it all linked in to my google account?

thanks

Yeah should all be linked to ur Google account u can back em up and put em on the HTC or just redownload em.

Tails142

Lordfranto wrote: »

mathie wrote: »

Lordfranto wrote: »

All the things you just mentioned are not an issue at all on the gs2, its fast and slick. but read my posts above it has other serious issues. look at the HTC sensation xl as an alternative.

Thanks!

If I go from the GS2 to the HTC Sensation XL will I be able to use all the apps I downloade
d for my GS2?

Is it all linked in to my google account?

thanks

Yeah should all be linked to ur Google account u can back em up and put em on the HTC or just redownload em.

Have been using my GS2 for a few months now without any problems. Have had the odd app crash on a couple of occasions but I assume this is down to the third party app rather than the phone, no reboot problems or anything like that. Loving the phone, was using someones galaxy mini today and it really made me appreciate the speed of the GS2

JR79

Hi,

Have my gs2 for 2 months now all working fine until 2 days ago, search engine wont work all I get is "please check your network connectivity"
I can access the market, and apps like RTE news, ebay works fine.

Any ideas thanks

splendid101

Greetings y'all,

The Samsung Galaxy S2 is great. I haven't had any rebooting problems with mine. Although those problems seem to be coming from the memory cards and I don't have one.

I am having a problem with the internet browsers though. I tend to open several windows at once, following links on Twitter for example and leave them to read later. This is fine until I come back to the browser and find it has closed and all my precious articles are gone. This fecking wrecks my head!

I previously had an N95 which was a piece of sh*t compared to the S2. Yet, I could open 12 windows in UC Browser on my N95 and the browser would stay open for as long as the phone was switched on (the occasional crash aside).

This is a pretty pathetic and major flaw with the S2 in my opinion.

I've tried this with the default browser and also with Firefox too. I'll experiment with UC Browser and Opera too and deer how I get on. Has anyone else with similar browsing habits had the same problem and found a solution?

Many thanks,

Alan

Top Dog

splendid101 wrote: »

I've tried this with the default browser and also with Firefox too. I'll experiment with UC Browser and Opera too and deer how I get on. Has anyone else with similar browsing habits had the same problem and found a solution?

Are you actually exiting the browser (and possibly clearing cache/history) or are you pressing the home button?

I'm using the Dolphin browser most of the time, have it set that if I exit it clears everything, but if I press the home button and return later then everything I had open would still be there. Haven't tried it with more than 4 tabs though.

Zagato

Top Dog wrote: »

Are you actually exiting the browser (and possibly clearing cache/history) or are you pressing the home button?

I'm using the Dolphin browser most of the time, have it set that if I exit it clears everything, but if I press the home button and return later then everything I had open would still be there. Haven't tried it with more than 4 tabs though.

If the phone decides it needs the memory though, it will still exit the browser if it is using RAM in the background.

As a solution, what about one of those read it later apps? Don't use one, but isn't that the idea, that they cache pages, and then you can read them later when you have a few mins.

splendid101

I'm using the Dolphin browser most of the time, have it set that if I exit it clears everything, but if I press the home button and return later then everything I had open would still be there. Haven't tried it with more than 4 tabs though.

No, I'm not exiting by possessing the back key or anything. I'm either pressing 'home' or holding 'home' and opening another app such as twitter.

UC Browser was great on the N95 but isn't great on this. I'll try Dolphin I guess.

Thanks for the reply.

Top Dog

Zagato wrote: »

If the phone decides it needs the memory though, it will still exit the browser if it is using RAM in the background.

Didn't realise that.

Sure still might be worth trying for the lad

marcbrophy

splendid101 wrote: »

Greetings y'all,

The Samsung Galaxy S2 is great. I haven't had any rebooting problems with mine. Although those problems seem to be coming from the memory cards and I don't have one.

I am having a problem with the internet browsers though. I tend to open several windows at once, following links on Twitter for example and leave them to read later. This is fine until I come back to the browser and find it has closed and all my precious articles are gone. This fecking wrecks my head!

I previously had an N95 which was a piece of sh*t compared to the S2. Yet, I could open 12 windows in UC Browser on my N95 and the browser would stay open for as long as the phone was switched on (the occasional crash aside).

This is a pretty pathetic and major flaw with the S2 in my opinion.

I've tried this with the default browser and also with Firefox too. I'll experiment with UC Browser and Opera too and deer how I get on. Has anyone else with similar browsing habits had the same problem and found a solution?

Many thanks,

Alan

There's an add on for firefox mobile called reading list.
It saves pages for later reading.

It might help you out!

Craigels

JR79 wrote: »

Hi,

Have my gs2 for 2 months now all working fine until 2 days ago, search engine wont work all I get is "please check your network connectivity"
I can access the market, and apps like RTE news, ebay works fine.

Any ideas thanks

I have the very same issue its very annoying

Patsy fyre

Anyone know how to get rid of the screensaver, ive been looking for ages and cant seem to find the solution

Alan70

no lock from market

Sully

Lads, if I root my phone can I revert back to what it was before? Tempted to give it a try but not sure whats the best out there, the downsides and the risks involved

lewis

Sully wrote: »

Lads, if I root my phone can I revert back to what it was before? Tempted to give it a try but not sure whats the best out there, the downsides and the risks involved

It`s a big step, but your best off picking something and seeing if it works for you, you can always go back to where you started....

RangeR

Sully wrote: »

Lads, if I root my phone can I revert back to what it was before? Tempted to give it a try but not sure whats the best out there, the downsides and the risks involved

I believe SuperOneClick allows you to do that. I use it on all my [Samsung] phones.
I've also put Darky HD on my 2. Superb is all I can say.

nellocono

I believe SuperOneClick allows you to do that. I use it on all my [Samsung] phones.
I've also put Darky HD on my 2. Superb is all I can say.

RangeR - Is there a guide anywhere that I can use to get this ROM on my SGS2. I am having some issues with my stock SGS2 lately and I would like to upgrade the ROM as it may help but never done so before.

RangeR

nellocono wrote: »

RangeR - Is there a guide anywhere that I can use to get this ROM on my SGS2. I am having some issues with my stock SGS2 lately and I would like to upgrade the ROM as it may help but never done so before.

Go here. Obligatory : I don't take any responsability for you fooking your device etc... However, It's just superb. It feels like a different [better - Is that even possible. Yes it is ] device.

Edit : I believe it will also root your phone in the same process.

rommy

Is this darky rom better than cyanogen mod 7? im loving cm7 but is the first rom ive flashed.

lewis

rommy wrote: »

Is this darky rom better than cyanogen mod 7? im loving cm7 but is the first rom ive flashed.

Nope, CM I think is better.

rommy

Ok thanks the other rom i was gona try is called miui is that better than cm7?

lewis

rommy wrote: »

Ok thanks the other rom i was gona try is called miui is that better than cm7?

Nope, if you like the Iphone look and feel then go for it.

You may like them, you'll just have to pick one and see...

rommy

You know what ill just stay with cm7 as ive had no problems with it so if it aint broke as the old saying goes...........:)

Gaffs89

rommy wrote: »

Is this darky rom better than cyanogen mod 7? im loving cm7 but is the first rom ive flashed.

You'll never know 'till you try!I've tried CM 9,Darkys ,& Checkrom.That's the beauty of android.Checkrom is my favorite.

RangeR

I prefer Darky as it's based on Samsung ROM. It contains the Samsung apps, most notably, AllShare and the Camera apps. I hate the stock camera app and use AllShare on a near daily basis.

CM is based on ASOP to work on as many types of hardware possible. I use that on my SGE and it's cool.

squareboy007

Just got by MHL adaptor in the post this morning.

Plugged it into S2 and TV via HD Cable and also had MHL adaptor powered from mains.

The TV indicates its getting a signal and when i play a movie/music there is no sound coming from the phone speakers.

However, there is also no sound coming from the TV and the screen is black with an occasional flicker of something in the bottom left.

any ideas/tips/tricks?

marcbrophy

squareboy007 wrote: »

Just got by MHL adaptor in the post this morning.

Plugged it into S2 and TV via HD Cable and also had MHL adaptor powered from mains.

The TV indicates its getting a signal and when i play a movie/music there is no sound coming from the phone speakers.

However, there is also no sound coming from the TV and the screen is black with an occasional flicker of something in the bottom left.

any ideas/tips/tricks?

Simplest suggestion first!

Have you made sure that the media volume is turned on ur up high enough to hear a sound?

squareboy007

marcbrophy wrote: »

squareboy007 wrote: »

Just got by MHL adaptor in the post this morning.

Plugged it into S2 and TV via HD Cable and also had MHL adaptor powered from mains.

The TV indicates its getting a signal and when i play a movie/music there is no sound coming from the phone speakers.

However, there is also no sound coming from the TV and the screen is black with an occasional flicker of something in the bottom left.

any ideas/tips/tricks?

Simplest suggestion first!

Have you made sure that the media volume is turned on ur up high enough to hear a sound?

Yes it was because when i plugged out the Mhl adaptor the sound played from the phone speakers

marcbrophy

squareboy007 wrote: »

Yes it was because when i plugged out the Mhl adaptor the sound played from the phone speakers

If it's anything like when you connect a bluetooth device, you will have a seperate volume control for MHL connections, that will only appear when an MHL connection is active.
For instance, I use bluetooth in the car, and before it connects it's called media volume, but when it's connected it's called media via bluetooth volume, and has a different volume control slider, that's independant of the regular one.

What I'm saying is, try change the volume on the device with the cable connected!

markc91

Just got this today but having a problem connecting to my home wifi....i typed the password and it then says, connecting,authenticating and then disconnected any ideas how to fix this?

lewis

markc91 wrote: »

Just got this today but having a problem connecting to my home wifi....i typed the password and it then says, connecting,authenticating and then disconnected any ideas how to fix this?

Get Wifinder from the market, it helped me when I first got my phone.

I couldn't connect in the phones wifi settings, got Wifinder and connected through it.

RangeR

markc91 wrote: »

Just got this today but having a problem connecting to my home wifi....i typed the password and it then says, connecting,authenticating and then disconnected any ideas how to fix this?

More than likely, you put in the wrong password. It's a fiddly, small, keyboard.
Click "Show Password" to confirm. Password is case sensitive.