Samsung Galaxy S II

snowey07 · 20-04-2012 10:25pm

Hi all
can anyone advise me on battery depletion on my new s2?

Im having serious battery depletion and today to test it , I barely used the phone. I made one call , sent 5 texts, maybe 5 minutes online. I didnt use any apps or radio etc and I was at 40% 10 hours after unplugging from the charger. Im barely getting 14 hours each day and thats with really light use : one short call , a few texts, checking face book, emails , 30 minutes of music before it turns itself off

Ive downloaded better battery stats and theres a partial wakelock thats coming in now at 14hrs 37 , the phone has been off charge for 14h 57 . it is also showing as awake for 14h 50 - does this mean that it has never been in deep sleep?

Any help would be appreciated , Ive a fab phone but cant use it fully . Is the app causing the wakelock the problem ? its one of the preloaded ones that cant be uninstalled

thanks for any advice , ( apart from flashing it , that scares me at the moment as Ive only the phone two weeks )

Shryke · 20-04-2012 10:49pm

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Loads of great Twitter apps, Tweetcaster is my current favourite.

Don't worry too much about data charges (unless roaming), I assume you have an allowance with your contract? Install 3G watchdog to see just how much you use.

The phone is PAYG so I'd be more worried about my credit! I read that 3 do good deals for mobile internet so I might look into that. Meteor are offering 500MB a month for e5. That doesn't sound great?
Right now I'll be sticking to wifi hotspots. It's a bit annoying as I just got Tune In radio. Fantastic!

Seesmic is what I just got there for Twitter and I really like it. All the functionality I could want.

CornsnakeKeeper · 21-04-2012 12:36am

I just got this phone, I thought it was a silly move seeing as every rumour out there says the S3 is out soon. Even so, having upgraded from an i5500 it's a huge step up.
I am not a big fan of Touchwiz though...I'd change it but I don't want to void my warranty or something.
I'm with o2 and updated to ICS after a few hours. No noticeable differences other than the Data Usage and screenshots which is a nice feature. Did I mention Touchwiz? It sucks. I remember looking at Nexus vids on YT thinking my phone would look similar after ICS, especially the whole blue theme the nexus has but it is mostly the same as before. blegh

danthefan · 21-04-2012 6:50am

I have one of these with 3, the phone is constantly going onto roaming. Like I'm in the middle odd Dublin and it starts roaming. Is there a way to stop it doing this?

FrostyJack · 21-04-2012 8:26am

I upgraded to ICS yesterday and I am very impressed so far, have had none of this lag people talk about. It must be individual apps that are having issues. The OS is faster now and opening photo gallery takes a nanosecond as apposed to the week it used to take. Can't comment on battery life so far but look forward to more playing around with it.

Zagato · 21-04-2012 9:04am

CornsnakeKeeper wrote: »

I just got this phone, I thought it was a silly move seeing as every rumour out there says the S3 is out soon. Even so, having upgraded from an i5500 it's a huge step up.
I am not a big fan of Touchwiz though...I'd change it but I don't want to void my warranty or something.
I'm with o2 and updated to ICS after a few hours. No noticeable differences other than the Data Usage and screenshots which is a nice feature. Did I mention Touchwiz? It sucks. I remember looking at Nexus vids on YT thinking my phone would look similar after ICS, especially the whole blue theme the nexus has but it is mostly the same as before. blegh

You can always install a different launcher from the play store. Most have free versions.
LauncherPro, ADW, GoLauncher, Nova Launcher. This will change a lot of the appearance but not the notification bar. Worth trying a few though. I like Nova, I'm using Trebuchet now, don't know if it's available on the play store or not. No rooting required.

Patsy fyre · 21-04-2012 9:20am

The ics update is available for my phone now. It annoys me that some apps are not available for ics yet, should I stick or twist?

Sitec · 21-04-2012 11:05am

How do I un-root my phone. Need to use Sky Go for a few weeks.

srsly78 · 21-04-2012 11:08am

Flash official rom with Odin.

Shryke · 21-04-2012 11:13am

No firmware update for my phone. I just downloaded Kies. Because of the kind of model I got? GT I9100. What's this about now.

Sitec · 21-04-2012 11:23am

srsly78 wrote: »

Flash official rom with Odin.

Where can I find this?

srsly78 · 21-04-2012 11:36am

www.samfirmware.com

Patsy fyre · 21-04-2012 5:32pm

Any ideas why my contacts are not being recognised by ics?

sitja · 21-04-2012 8:59pm

Sitec wrote: »

How do I un-root my phone. Need to use Sky Go for a few weeks.

download an app called ota rootkeeper.. it temporarily un-roots phone with a click, uses it all the time to use sky go.. cant confirm if it works on ics though.

srsly78 · 21-04-2012 9:42pm

Patsy fyre wrote: »

Any ideas why my contacts are not being recognised by ics?

Because you don't have international dialling code in front of your numbers.

Patsy fyre · 21-04-2012 10:36pm

srsly78 wrote: »

Because you don't have international dialling code in front of your numbers.

So what do I need to do to fix it ? Do I need to delete them and enter them again ?

srsly78 · 21-04-2012 10:58pm

Edit them.

VampiricPadraig · 22-04-2012 9:10am

I have started a 24-month contract with Vodafone and I obviously got the S 2.
I have a couple of questions regarding the S 2 and my contact with Vodafone.

I am on 2.3.5 on the Vodafone stock ROM. Would my warranty or guarantee be void if I was to root it and/or put a custom ROM on it?

Is Vodafone in development of a ICS ROM?

srsly78 · 22-04-2012 9:13am

Vodafone ICS is out already, it should appear available as an update. If not you can flash it yourself: www.samfirmware.com

VampiricPadraig · 22-04-2012 9:54am

srsly78 wrote: »

Vodafone ICS is out already, it should appear available as an update. If not you can flash it yourself: www.samfirmware.com

I just never bothered to install Kies on the computer. I thought it would have come in through the Software Update on the phone.

Updating to ICS now. Thanks srsly78!

srsly78 · 22-04-2012 9:58am

You're welcome. Just be careful with Kies... if the update process gets interrupted it may brick your phone (requiring fix via Odin). A few people here have had nasty incidents with Kies.

Make sure your PC does not go asleep in the middle of it.

VampiricPadraig · 22-04-2012 10:01am

srsly78 wrote: »

You're welcome. Just be careful with Kies... if the update process gets interrupted it may brick your phone (requiring fix via Odin). A few people here have had nasty incidents with Kies.

Make sure your PC does not go asleep in the middle of it.

My computer never goes to sleep or gets turned off...

Just to make sure that nothing goes wrong, I am using the laptop for the time being while the main computer is updating it.

;D

VampiricPadraig · 22-04-2012 10:28am

Just getting a bit concerned now.....It's been 30+ minutes now since I started the update

On the Samsung Galaxy S 2 it's showing "Downloading... Do not turn off target !!"

and the computer is just showing "GT-I9100 firmware upgrade in progress...Please do not disconnect the cable connected to the PC"

Nothing has moved, there is no log on the computer nor a loading bar of some sorts!

EDIT: I would say that it is working, just taking it's time.

srsly78 · 22-04-2012 10:41am

This is exactly what the people with bad experiences reported :pac: They got impatient waiting, and yanked the cable - thus bricking the phone. Kies really is crap sometimes.

Is your internet slow? Maybe it's just taking a long time to download it.

Worst case scenario: you can flash the update with Odin manually.

VampiricPadraig · 22-04-2012 10:43am

srsly78 wrote: »

This is exactly what the people with bad experiences reported :pac: They got impatient waiting, and yanked the cable - thus bricking the phone. Kies really is crap sometimes.

Is your internet slow? Maybe it's just taking a long time to download it.

Worst case scenario: you can flash the update with Odin manually.

I haven't yanked the cable...........yet.

If nothing moves in about 10 mins, I'll yank and (hopefully be able to) try again

EDIT: Kies

qSt8

EDIT 2 12.04pm: yanked. Restarted the phone...seems to ok. No damage done

EDIT 3 12.20pm: yay! It's working now

qSGc

Funkiwi75 · 22-04-2012 11:24am

Hi, I juat got the SGS2 yesterday and updated it to ICS, i was playing around with it and deleted the Buddies icons on the screen, now can't find where they are to put them back.

Do i have to do a factory reset?

Zagato · 22-04-2012 11:44am

This is why Kies is so annoying, Odin just works and quickly.

VampiricPadraig · 22-04-2012 11:45am

Got it working now. Thankfully it wasn't a big set back. Working perfectly now

markc91 · 22-04-2012 11:20pm

Is there any way to get the phone to vibrate wen i get a push notification on facebook?

Aodan83 · 23-04-2012 1:40am

markc91 wrote: »

Is there any way to get the phone to vibrate wen i get a push notification on facebook?

Open the application, press the option button, next to the home button, and it's under notifications.

markc91 · 23-04-2012 2:48am

Aodan83 wrote: »

Open the application, press the option button, next to the home button, and it's under notifications.

Cheers mate

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 23-04-2012 8:53am

I'm giving LP7 (UK) a try this week.

I flashed it last night and at one stage I thought I'd bricked the phone.
The phone was stuck on the boot screen for a good 15 mins. Had forgotten I had switched on encryption. Guessing that's why it took so long to reboot.

It was a clean install. Fully charged from 8am this morning - lets see how long the battery lasts.
I hope it's a big improvement on LPQ!

Edit: Just checked and it's already at 90%. What a load of c**p.

albert kidd · 23-04-2012 10:08am

ive finally managed to get ics onto the phone after two weeks trying off and on..i also encountered alot of problems mentioned on this thread.

the laptop and the phone wouldnt sync through the usb cable and kies> turning the phone off and then back fixed that problem.

when it did finally sync it downloaded the upgrade components..but seemed to freeze on the next stage(firmware upgrade process)..

while having the usb plugged in and kies open i went to ABOUT PHONE on the phone and checked for software update..and it installed ics!!!..took a good thirty minutes in all.

hope this post helps someone because i was near breaking point lol!!

Elessar · 23-04-2012 11:52am

Can someone please, for the love of god, tell me how to disable the voice talk app??? Almost every time I click the home button, just once, it appears..... I just cant stand it anymore!!

MarkR · 23-04-2012 11:59am

Elessar wrote: »

Can someone please, for the love of god, tell me how to disable the voice talk app??? Almost every time I click the home button, just once, it appears..... I just cant stand it anymore!!

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s2-international/412305-turn-off-voice-command.html#post3195146

Elessar · 23-04-2012 12:50pm

MarkR wrote: »

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s2-international/412305-turn-off-voice-command.html#post3195146

Doesn't tell me how to disable it.

TheDoc · 23-04-2012 1:54pm

Hmm

Have a Vodaphone version, bought it unlocked day of release for my Meteor contract.

Running version 2.3.5 , Build Gingerbread

Shouldnt ICS have been out by now and available as an update?

VampiricPadraig · 23-04-2012 2:02pm

TheDoc wrote: »

Hmm

Have a Vodaphone version, bought it unlocked day of release for my Meteor contract.

Running version 2.3.5 , Build Gingerbread

Shouldnt ICS have been out by now and available as an update?

Install Kies on your computer and connect your phone to your PC. It will then tell you that there is a update. See the last page where I updated to ICS

PrzemoF · 23-04-2012 3:12pm

Please read with a pinch of salt:
uninstall kies, get heimdall and install cyanodenmod9 based on ics

gammon_steak · 23-04-2012 3:32pm

The battery life is really starting to get on my nerves.

Fully charged leaving the house this morning and I'm getting low battery warnings and beeps just after 4pm??!!

I've barely used the device all day. Checked facebook once or twice, received one call for about two minutes and think I received one sms.

Other than that the phone has been idle.

The only syncs on are viber and gmail. (got one gmail notification of an email which I checked on pc then)
GPS is off but google location is ticked.
Bluetooth and wifi are off.
Screen brightness set to min and 15s timeout on screen.

How could it be drained in just over 8 hours?

It's definitely worse since I got ICS. Noticed a lot more crashed and glitches since then too

srsly78 · 23-04-2012 3:36pm

Install cm9 if you want amazing battery.

coldfire1x · 23-04-2012 4:09pm

Not sure where the problem is, after the ICS update my phone easily lasts around 2 days if I dont use much. Over a day is never in question.

Which ICS update did you use? I used the recent UK/Ireland and updated it via odin.

Dont see many crashes or anything like that.

My data is on all day, syncs my gmail + whatapp.

gammon_steak wrote: »

The battery life is really starting to get on my nerves.

Fully charged leaving the house this morning and I'm getting low battery warnings and beeps just after 4pm??!!

I've barely used the device all day. Checked facebook once or twice, received one call for about two minutes and think I received one sms.

Other than that the phone has been idle.

The only syncs on are viber and gmail. (got one gmail notification of an email which I checked on pc then)
GPS is off but google location is ticked.
Bluetooth and wifi are off.
Screen brightness set to min and 15s timeout on screen.

How could it be drained in just over 8 hours?

It's definitely worse since I got ICS. Noticed a lot more crashed and glitches since then too

srsly78 · 23-04-2012 4:21pm

Probably an app that is misbehaving after ics upgrade. Try resetting to factory default.

Aodan83 · 23-04-2012 4:43pm

gammon_steak wrote: »

The battery life is really starting to get on my nerves.

I'm noticing the battery is draining a bit quicker as well. Although it's not quite as bad as you're having it, I'm just about managing a full day out of it with moderate use.

srsly78 wrote: »

Install cm9 if you want amazing battery.

Using this as well but I'm not sure if it's done much for the battery life. Defo not getting the 2 days out of it you are anyway.

srsly78 · 23-04-2012 4:45pm

Get rid of misbehaving apps so, leaving skype open is a big drain I find.

CornsnakeKeeper · 23-04-2012 5:13pm

For battery problems.
Ordering this soon:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/EXTENDED-BATTERY-SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S-2-S2-3500mAh-BACK-COVER-1YR-WARRANTY-/320818895952?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4ab24bdc50#ht_2586wt_952
Peeps over on XDA give mixed reviews...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554418
I personally carry a second fully charged battery around as I use it pretty heavily and I don't like not having my phone on me.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 23-04-2012 5:24pm

Just an update since flashing LP7 via Odin - unplugged from charger at 8am this morning.

Just over 10 hours and I'm at 78% battery left. I'm actually pleasantly surprised.
Usage - few texts/calls and about 15 mins of interweb.

LEIN · 23-04-2012 5:27pm

Anyone have a link to the last version of GB? Branded or unbranded? I'm on 3.

ICS is not for me in its current form, battery is a big issue but the constant crashing has my nut done in.

Lots of other smaller issues also.

23-04-2012 5:41pm

BearNecessities wrote: »

Just an update since flashing LP7 via Odin - unplugged from charger at 8am this morning.

Just over 10 hours and I'm at 78% battery left. I'm actually pleasantly surprised.
Usage - few texts/calls and about 15 mins of interweb.

Unplugged my phone at 8.30 this morning. Been on boards on and off most of day. Couple of calls lasting 20mins. GPS and WIFI on. Played Coin Dozer for a while and been checking email all day! Its been 10 hrs and battery is at 52%. Upgraded to ICS last week via kies.

plhealy2000 · 23-04-2012 5:58pm

Do you have a link for this.

BearNecessities wrote: »

Just an update since flashing LP7 via Odin - unplugged from charger at 8am this morning.

Just over 10 hours and I'm at 78% battery left. I'm actually pleasantly surprised.
Usage - few texts/calls and about 15 mins of interweb.

Samsung Galaxy S II

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