Samsung Galaxy S II

lafors · 13-10-2011 8:47am

Just posted this on XDA Battery Drain

Anyone got any suggestions for me?
I've tried everything I can think of to fix it at this stage.

My usb slot is faulty too, it pops up thinking its connected to a car dock or a charger even though nothing is connected. It also won't connect to my PC as usb storage anymore.

I might return it to stock and send it in for repair for the USB and also the battery drain issue

subway · 13-10-2011 10:57am

can someone tell me what this screen is called and how to change it?
its the initial image shown on power up and has been branded by one of the custom roms i installed

Sorry about poor image quality:pac:

srsly78 · 13-10-2011 11:00am

lafors wrote: »

Just posted this on XDA Battery Drain

Anyone got any suggestions for me?
I've tried everything I can think of to fix it at this stage.

My usb slot is faulty too, it pops up thinking its connected to a car dock or a charger even though nothing is connected. It also won't connect to my PC as usb storage anymore.

I might return it to stock and send it in for repair for the USB and also the battery drain issue

Blast the port with some air, maybe something inside is causing a short (like a bit of tinfoil or whatever).

lewis · 13-10-2011 11:39am

lafors wrote: »

Just posted this on XDA Battery Drain

Anyone got any suggestions for me?
I've tried everything I can think of to fix it at this stage.

Android OS battery drain is in every device, weather it be 15% or 60% it happens at some stage or other, as for the time being, there`s only temporary fixes, I thought you might find this thread interesting to read, it might inform you a little bit more, Happy reading

homerun_homer · 13-10-2011 12:09pm

I got this phone and find the battery life annoying. It's my first Android phone and a day isn't good enough. It was 50% after a few hours and damn all usage.

I am looking to turn off the auto updates from the internet. I thought having wifi turned off would be enough since I don't have an internet usage subscription with O2, but it still auto checks for emails and facebook updates and I don't want it to. When my 30 free days net usage runs out I've a feeling it will charge me for this.
Can anyone tell me how I turn this feature off?

Atomic Pineapple · 13-10-2011 12:32pm

homerun_homer wrote: »

I got this phone and find the battery life annoying. It's my first Android phone and a day isn't good enough. It was 50% after a few hours and damn all usage.

I am looking to turn off the auto updates from the internet. I thought having wifi turned off would be enough since I don't have an internet usage subscription with O2, but it still auto checks for emails and facebook updates and I don't want it to. When my 30 free days net usage runs out I've a feeling it will charge me for this.
Can anyone tell me how I turn this feature off?

Settings>Accounts ans sync>Background data turn it out and Auto-sync in there off as well.

Not hard to find really.

It's also really easy to get 2 days out of the battery with normal phone use.

staker · 13-10-2011 1:39pm

My s2 was stolen before I got to register it with Samsung Dive.
Samsung say there's no way of tracking the phone.
All I have is the IMEI no,is there any way at all of finding the phone?

Dempsey · 13-10-2011 1:44pm

Whats this Samsung Dive you speak of??

macpac26 · 13-10-2011 3:00pm

Got this phone last week after the past 3 years using an iPhone and iOS.

First impressions are good, the Android system is a lot more open and the sheer amounts of things you can do with this phone is incredible. Just last night i discovered i was able to stream my phone media to my PS3 using DNLA. No hassle just click and its done. Nice. Internet browsing experience is fantastic and my god FLASH! at last! No more gaping holes on webpages. Getting used to syncing accounts and background processes etc. Not quite sure if i need any apps to manage the phone better or not i just have the default active program app running on the homepage.

The battery is quite poor and im getting a day max out of it at the moment. I guess once i stop playing with it so much ill get more out of it. I just have Gmail sync on only.

Overall im very happy with the switch, great screen, camera and its FAST! its nice and light too. Happy days.

Lordfranto · 13-10-2011 3:33pm

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Sofiztikated · 13-10-2011 4:21pm

homerun_homer wrote: »

I got this phone and find the battery life annoying. It's my first Android phone and a day isn't good enough. It was 50% after a few hours and damn all usage.

I am looking to turn off the auto updates from the internet. I thought having wifi turned off would be enough since I don't have an internet usage subscription with O2, but it still auto checks for emails and facebook updates and I don't want it to. When my 30 free days net usage runs out I've a feeling it will charge me for this.
Can anyone tell me how I turn this feature off?

You have an android phone, but no data pack? Are you planning on just using wifi? Or Pay as you use data? Or none?

Sofiztikated · 13-10-2011 4:23pm

subway wrote: »

can someone tell me what this screen is called and how to change it?
its the initial image shown on power up and has been branded by one of the custom roms i installed

Splash screen.

AFAIK, you can't change it without going deep.

staker · 13-10-2011 5:18pm

Dempsey wrote: »

Whats this Samsung Dive you speak of??

My understanding is it's an inbuilt Samsung GPS tracking app which you register the phone to. Rather than an add on it's there already just to activate it.

Dempsey · 13-10-2011 5:39pm

staker wrote: »

My understanding is it's an inbuilt Samsung GPS tracking app which you register the phone to. Rather than an add on it's there already just to activate it.

I click the 'Register your mobile phone' image after registration and nothing happens?

Sofiztikated · 13-10-2011 5:45pm

Site is down for maintenance.

Dempsey · 13-10-2011 5:52pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Site is down for maintenance.

Firefox was blocking a popup, thought it was an advertisement!

staker · 13-10-2011 6:07pm

Dempsey wrote: »

I click the 'Register your mobile phone' image after registration and nothing happens?

That's where I'm goosed, you need to register from your phone...

homerun_homer · 13-10-2011 6:10pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

You have an android phone, but no data pack? Are you planning on just using wifi? Or Pay as you use data? Or none?

I'm not on bill pay and pay €20 a month for unlimited free texts to any network. I was going to have €10 taken from this credit to pay for 700mb data usage a month but I decided to leave it for now and see how much I need the Internet when I'm away from wifi. (I'm stingy when it comes to phone credit- haha)

I mainly will use wifi with it. My gaff and everyone I know has broadband that I'm synched to and hopefully I won't need the Internet more than that.

I don't want to be checking my email, Facebook and everything constantly so I'll restrict myself if I can.

Dempsey · 13-10-2011 6:14pm

staker wrote: »

That's where I'm goosed, you need to register from your phone...

As said, the site is down for maintenance although how they show it is poor.

I tried from desktop & mobile btw, same shoite!

staker · 13-10-2011 6:18pm

Dempsey wrote: »

As said, the site is down for maintenance although how they show it is poor.

I tried from desktop & mobile btw, same shoite!

Excellent,thought ye were talking about something else.
There may be hope yet:rolleyes:

Zagato · 13-10-2011 6:19pm

homerun_homer wrote: »

Sofiztikated wrote: »

You have an android phone, but no data pack? Are you planning on just using wifi? Or Pay as you use data? Or none?

I'm not on bill pay and pay €20 a month for unlimited free texts to any network. I was going to have €10 taken from this credit to pay for 700mb data usage a month but I decided to leave it for now and see how much I need the Internet when I'm away from wifi. (I'm stingy when it comes to phone credit- haha)

I mainly will use wifi with it. My gaff and everyone I know has broadband that I'm synched to and hopefully I won't need the Internet more than that.

I don't want to be checking my email, Facebook and everything constantly so I'll restrict myself if I can.

If you had a decent data plan you can get a free app to webtext (Cabbage or Textroid) and could use Skype or Viber to reduce minutes used.

ShaneU · 13-10-2011 10:04pm

Anyone know how to get notifications from email addresses other than gmail?

Sofiztikated · 13-10-2011 10:21pm

I have mine coming in through the SocialHub at the moment. Hotmail and Gmail through it.

Pretty easy set up, walks you through it.

Not super keen on it, but it works.

marcbrophy · 13-10-2011 10:24pm

ShaneU wrote: »

Anyone know how to get notifications from email addresses other than gmail?

You can set up hotmail to be pushed to your phone, if you are looking for that?

It's just using the regular email app!

ShaneU · 13-10-2011 10:27pm

Thanks, couldn't find the option to do it before

marcbrophy · 13-10-2011 10:43pm

ShaneU wrote: »

Thanks, couldn't find the option to do it before

I used this link to set it up!

ShaneU · 13-10-2011 10:46pm

Got the phone just a few days ago and have noticed a problem with it. It's too light!

seriously if it fell out of my pocket I wouldn't notice, I have to keep checking my jeans all the time. Maybe I should get a case for it

Sofiztikated · 13-10-2011 10:46pm

ShaneU wrote: »

Thanks, couldn't find the option to do it before

Way, I helped someone.

Top Dog · 13-10-2011 11:58pm

Can anyone suggest any method for boosting the volume through the headphone jack? Used the hands-free headphones for the first time tonight, and after 2 minutes of struggling to hear the other person I had to give up, pull in, and just use the phone as normal. Have also noticed that even at max volume the music isn't particularly loud, though I'm guessing winamp or similar might sort that side of it, but it still leaves me with the problem of making calls. Tried it again later when cruising on a smooth dual-carraigeway and it was a bit better, but still very poor in comparison to any other phone I've used in a similar way

Nolimits · 14-10-2011 12:12am

Top Dog wrote: »

Can anyone suggest any method for boosting the volume through the headphone jack? Used the hands-free headphones for the first time tonight, and after 2 minutes of struggling to hear the other person I had to give up, pull in, and just use the phone as normal. Have also noticed that even at max volume the music isn't particularly loud, though I'm guessing winamp or similar might sort that side of it, but it still leaves me with the problem of making calls. Tried it again later when cruising on a smooth dual-carraigeway and it was a bit better, but still very poor in comparison to any other phone I've used in a similar way

Go into settings, volume, and then try increasing the media volume

Samsung Galaxy S II

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