Samsung Galaxy S II

Zagato · 03-06-2012 9:32pm

Sorry.

.....maybe you were waiting for an excuse to root and flash a custom ROM?

Dozen Wicked Words · 03-06-2012 10:29pm

Zagato wrote: »

Sorry.

.....maybe you were waiting for an excuse to root and flash a custom ROM?

Is it straightforward? On stock but rooted already, but concerned that stuff wont work on the ROM or the Kernel will be too confusing or I will kill my phone!!! Which I will have for at least another year.

Mc Love · 03-06-2012 11:19pm

So is CM9 the best ROM? Interested in customizing the phone! Was looking at Litening too.

Cossax · 03-06-2012 11:29pm

Mc Love wrote: »

So is CM9 the best ROM? Interested in customizing the phone! Was looking at Litening too.

CM9 and Resurrection Remix seem to be the most popular ICS roms.

wotzgoingon · 04-06-2012 12:04am

Cossax wrote: »

Resurrection Remix ICS ROM.

Yes Resurrection Remix is pretty good.

Mc Love · 04-06-2012 3:08am

BearNecessities wrote: »

I'm on 3Ireland and updated to ICS (XEO - 4.0.3) via Odin.

It definitely isn't holding onto the 3G signal as long, compared with GB. Becoming a bit of a pain.

Also, is anyone else on 3Ireland/ICS receiving the "data was disconnected due to roaming" warning notification? If I'm on 2G and connected via Wifi, I keep receiving the notification. It was a bug in 4.0.2 but was meant to be fixed in 4.0.3

Edit: Battery life is shockingly bad compared to GB. From 8am till 7pm and only 15% battery left. I would normally get nearly 2 days from the same usage.
I'm going to do a full wipe - hope that fixes the battery.

I have noticed this too - any fix other than a custom ROM - so far it looks like RR is a good move

Zagato · 04-06-2012 6:28am

dooferoaks wrote: »

Is it straightforward? On stock but rooted already, but concerned that stuff wont work on the ROM or the Kernel will be too confusing or I will kill my phone!!! Which I will have for at least another year.

Well if you are rooted and have ClockworkMod recovery, it's pretty safe and easy. The important thing is to have a nandroid backup (which will allow you restore the phone to its prior state should there be any problem)

CM9 is pretty good, you just need to remember that you will lose the apps that Samsung put on the phone, this means FM Radio (you can download SpiritFM from play store/xda - free version only has mono sound), anything ending in 'hub', Polaris Office and a few other apps, mostly bloatware.

Flashing CM9 the first time requires a full wipe, so you will need to backup any apps/txts/call log/email settings that you wish but Photos/Music/Videos will not be wiped as they are stored elsewhere. You can then update CM9 to the newest nightly version without a full wipe (always good to wipe the Dalvik cache though) as you wish. It comes with a kernel, so you don't have to worry about that, but if you want you can try a different kernel such as Siyah which is easy to do and doesn't require any backups/wiping

Mc Love · 04-06-2012 6:39pm

Battery seems pretty bad. Wireless won't even connect

Sitec · 04-06-2012 7:02pm

I just had a weird problem with my S2. I went to turn it on and the battery overheat icon came up, even though it wasn't remotely warm.

Then a battery icon with a cross going through it came up when I tried for the 2nd time to start it.

Then it started and said battery disconnected?

Instead of telling me the % of battery life it just says "Charged".

I'm afraid to turn it off incase it wont turn on again.

New battery needed?

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 04-06-2012 7:22pm

Haha after I posted, I thought to myself - someone is going to ask why I'd want to lower the volume while someone is ringing.

If I was watching a movie and had left the volume on max by accident. The next time I get a call the ring volume is set at max. So the first thing I do is lower the volume then answer the call.

Well that's what I did on GB. Haven't been able to do it on ICS.

* Edit: I know the ringing volume and media volume are meant to be seperate but for some reason my ringing volume always ends up at the max setting.

Zagato wrote: »

I doubt that's a bug?! I can't see why anyone would want to adjust the volume of their phone ringing while it is ringing, unless they wanted to mute it as quickly as possible (maybe no matter what button they pressed even if it was in their pocket)

I imagine that what you describe is there by design

Can't test it at the moment, add no one ever calls me :-(

Mc Love · 04-06-2012 7:32pm

Mc Love wrote: »

Battery seems pretty bad. Wireless won't even connect

Anyone else facing the same problems on ICS? I have stock version!

Anyone know a good place to get a memory card?

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 05-06-2012 1:24pm

Zagato wrote: »

I think we all know the moral of this story

I'm a bit slow... what's the moral?!

Zagato · 05-06-2012 5:42pm

georgiecasey wrote: »

I'm a bit slow... what's the moral?!

You should probably pick a better time to yank one out!

kc56 · 08-06-2012 10:24am

kc56 wrote: »

I get that too and I have to remove the battery to recover. I assume some app is hogging CPU and warning the phone but I've no idea which one they reset when I remove the battery. Any idea of guilty apps?

ICS 4.0.3 via Kies

Had the phone repaired under warranty (took 2 days). A component was replaced. Apparently ICS 'stresses' parts of the SGS 2 (and other makes) but no sign of an update from Samgsung.

09-06-2012 9:43pm

Anyone know if/when 4.0.4 ICS will be released for SGS2?

G1032 · 09-06-2012 11:28pm

Mc Love wrote: »

Mc Love wrote: »

Battery seems pretty bad. Wireless won't even connect

Anyone else facing the same problems on ICS? I have stock version!

Anyone know a good place to get a memory card?

No issues whatsoever for me with ICS. I'm on stock XWLPG with Speedmod kernel and Jkay theme. Jkays theme ment I could ditch CM9.
Phone is perfectly stable, no lags, great battery, no wifi or data issues.............

Mc Love · 10-06-2012 12:56am

Thanks G1032 - went with a custom rom after all

reganovich · 10-06-2012 2:27pm

Problem with my fone..I decided to try and flash a new rom to my fone..to get CM9.

This worked fine.

I had rooted and backed up my fone using clockwork mod
However, when I try and restore my original fone image from clockwork mod it gets a bootloop on the samsing GS2 screensaver thing.

Really annoying..

I can flash new firmware to the fone but what I really want is to get back to my original so I can get my messages, back up apps etc

Any ideas on how to restore my original back up?

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 10-06-2012 3:28pm

Zagato wrote: »

You should probably pick a better time to yank one out!

but it relieves stress after you think you've bricked your phone!

georgiecasey wrote: »

Having serious problems with my S2, right before I head to Dublin for Forbidden Fruit, great timing!

I was changing battery yesterday and I think I yanked one out while it was shutting down. Anyway when I turn on it won't get network coverage or detect SIM. I try another SIM and that didn't work either. Then I did *#06# for the IMEI and it was blank! I knew I was in trouble then.

Turns out from reading online I probably have a corrupt /efs partition which holds all IMEI info and if I don't have a backup I was bricked. Low and behold I came cross /efs backup on my SD from when I originally rooted the phone. But I can't copy the old efs to the phone no matter what, Root Explorer won't mount /efs as read/write no matter what I try.

Anyway I'm still reading on xda-developers here, trying to fix this. To anyone else I suggest you backup your /efs NOW with this free app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.hellcat.droiddev.ktool&hl=en

As you can see with me, corrupt efs can happen even with the stock ROM and without a backup, you're basically screwed.

I managed to fix this if anyone cares or happens to them. As long as you have the nv_data backup, you're grand. The big problem with me was mounting /efs as r+w, didn't work in 'root explorer'.

Zagato · 10-06-2012 5:33pm

reganovich wrote: »

Problem with my fone..I decided to try and flash a new rom to my fone..to get CM9.

This worked fine.

I had rooted and backed up my fone using clockwork mod
However, when I try and restore my original fone image from clockwork mod it gets a bootloop on the samsing GS2 screensaver thing.

Really annoying..

I can flash new firmware to the fone but what I really want is to get back to my original so I can get my messages, back up apps etc

Any ideas on how to restore my original back up?

have you done full wipe and wiped the Dalvik cache? That is the usual cause of boot loops.

Also take a look at the other thread on this forum about the risk of bricking your phone when flashing stock kernels. On my phone now so can't link it, but it's called something like 'I've got the bug' I imagine it's a small risk but might make you reconsider how much you want those texts. Should be easy to find your apps under My Apps, and then All, when you swipe to the right

closeline · 14-06-2012 1:09am

When I am on the phone at the other end people can barely hear what I am saying. What do ye reckon lads?

zuroph · 14-06-2012 10:17am

closeline wrote: »

When I am on the phone at the other end people can barely hear what I am saying. What do ye reckon lads?

Hold it differently, my GF is always at me for this. Cup your hand around it and hold it right to your face, not tilted out at all.

That post sounds filthy out of context

smilerf · 14-06-2012 11:01am

Lads I'm having an annoying problem my 3g keeps coming back on even after I have deactivated it when I switch to wifi any help thanks

Pippy1976 · 14-06-2012 11:12am

This may sound ridiculous but how do you know when you're using free Wi-Fi or your Vodafone GB's??

reni10 · 14-06-2012 12:37pm

Where's the best place to buy the SII now unlocked and without contract?

Has the price fallen since the SIII was released?

smurra3 · 14-06-2012 3:22pm

closeline wrote: »

When I am on the phone at the other end people can barely hear what I am saying. What do ye reckon lads?

WHAT???????

Sorry, couldn't help it:p

testicle · 14-06-2012 5:32pm

Pippy1976 wrote: »

This may sound ridiculous but how do you know when you're using free Wi-Fi or your Vodafone GB's??

The data icon on top is different.

homerun_homer · 14-06-2012 6:09pm

Anyone else having this problem with their S2?

It happened first on Sunday while I was on holiday. I had it charging and when I unplugged it the phone started having a spa attack, the media scanner continuously running, the phone making the "plugged in/out" sound, the phone won't go to sleep, if you shut it down it restarts. Texts come through in the summary but not in the Inbox. It seems to be a recent problem and googling for an answer isn't coming up with one.

Here is another with exact same problem, no resolution.

I removed the sim and put it in an old phone i brought with me and later that night I replaced it back in the S2 and it was working ok. Now today it has started acting up after I unplugged it from charging.

roarlad · 14-06-2012 6:39pm

homerun_homer wrote: »

Anyone else having this problem with their S2?

It happened first on Sunday while I was on holiday. I had it charging and when I unplugged it the phone started having a spa attack, the media scanner continuously running, the phone making the "plugged in/out" sound, the phone won't go to sleep, if you shut it down it restarts. Texts come through in the summary but not in the Inbox. It seems to be a recent problem and googling for an answer isn't coming up with one.

Here is another with exact same problem, no resolution.

I removed the sim and put it in an old phone i brought with me and later that night I replaced it back in the S2 and it was working ok. Now today it has started acting up after I unplugged it from charging.

Had a very similar issue, mine also used to say Voltage High, Charging is stopped.
Sent it for repair, the micro usb/charging slot need a replacement part.

PrzemoF · 14-06-2012 7:38pm

closeline wrote: »

When I am on the phone at the other end people can barely hear what I am saying. What do ye reckon lads?

Were they in Poznań or Gdańsk?

briN_s · 14-06-2012 8:13pm

Hi All,

I recently upgraded to ICS (via KIES), since then any contacts which were on my SIM card as well as the phone are only showing up as a number (no name or picture) in messaging app. To get around this I deleted all contacts from my sim card so that there would be no duplicates. The problem is still there! Anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this?

Thanks

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 14-06-2012 10:12pm

homerun_homer wrote: »

Anyone else having this problem with their S2?

It happened first on Sunday while I was on holiday. I had it charging and when I unplugged it the phone started having a spa attack, the media scanner continuously running, the phone making the "plugged in/out" sound, the phone won't go to sleep, if you shut it down it restarts. Texts come through in the summary but not in the Inbox. It seems to be a recent problem and googling for an answer isn't coming up with one.

Here is another with exact same problem, no resolution.

I removed the sim and put it in an old phone i brought with me and later that night I replaced it back in the S2 and it was working ok. Now today it has started acting up after I unplugged it from charging.

micro USB is fckued, same as mine. if you can, send it back

homerun_homer · 15-06-2012 9:56am

georgiecasey wrote: »

micro USB is fckued, same as mine. if you can, send it back

This seems to be a problem that is only occurring recently amongst all sorts of users around. My friend has a Galaxy S1 and it's started happening to her lately.

Patsy fyre · 15-06-2012 12:10pm

Any hope of samsung releasing a software update in the future? The problem with ics is extremely annoying. Phone switching off regularly.

chakwal · 15-06-2012 12:24pm

hi,

i have got samsung galaxy sII. it gets stucks at times. I need to power off and on (restart) and then it starts working. what should I do ?

ED E · 15-06-2012 10:57pm

Just tidied(read: changed to zeam) and configured the mothers new work phone(Desire S had a bit of a bump), a GS2. She had a GS1 but didnt like it but I have to say the GS2 really is lovely.

Everythings working fine(she loves the ICS face unlock) but I just noticed a load of dev options in settings, is this a touchwiz standard(SE user myself) or has she got some sort of branded(voda) dev phone?

BopNiblets · 16-06-2012 2:55am

ED E wrote: »

Everythings working fine(she loves the ICS face unlock) but I just noticed a load of dev options in settings, is this a touchwiz standard(SE user myself) or has she got some sort of branded(voda) dev phone?

Nope, that should be there as far as I know, it was kinda hidden away in Gingerbread (2.3) but they moved it in main settings list for ICS I think.

ED E · 16-06-2012 11:28am

BopNiblets wrote: »

Nope, that should be there as far as I know, it was kinda hidden away in Gingerbread (2.3) but they moved it in main settings list for ICS I think.

Grand, thanks.

Tigerandahalf · 18-06-2012 11:50am

I am having issues with the battery on my S2. I have the phone a year now. The phone is getting v hot at times. I have had to let the battery die completely and then recharge it. I did this again last night. I started browsing at 11am. It is 11.50 now and the battery is over half down. Before I only had to charge it every night.
Is there a warranty on the battery?

MJ23 · 18-06-2012 11:54am

Got a Samsung s2 2 weeks ago. Have to say, it's the best phone I've ever had. Love it.

Tigerandahalf · 18-06-2012 3:03pm

I took the phone into the vodafone store and I have been told that the battery problems are because I haven't upgraded the phone to ICS. I was told that the vodafone network are no longer supporting the old honeycomb OS and thus the phone is having to work harder to get a signal. I don't know if this is complete BS or not. I have to connect my phone to PC and download the ICS software through KIES.
Has anyone else being told this and has it worked?
Apparently a lot of people have had similar issues.

18-06-2012 4:30pm

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I took the phone into the vodafone store and I have been told that the battery problems are because I haven't upgraded the phone to ICS. I was told that the vodafone network are no longer supporting the old honeycomb OS and thus the phone is having to work harder to get a signal. I don't know if this is complete BS or not. I have to connect my phone to PC and download the ICS software through KIES.
Has anyone else being told this and has it worked?
Apparently a lot of people have had similar issues.

That is such BS! You should put that in the Vodafone forum.

DRose1 · 18-06-2012 4:33pm

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I took the phone into the vodafone store and I have been told that the battery problems are because I haven't upgraded the phone to ICS. I was told that the vodafone network are no longer supporting the old honeycomb OS and thus the phone is having to work harder to get a signal. I don't know if this is complete BS or not. I have to connect my phone to PC and download the ICS software through KIES.
Has anyone else being told this and has it worked?
Apparently a lot of people have had similar issues.

Sounds like complete rubbish to me.

marcbrophy · 18-06-2012 4:40pm

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I took the phone into the vodafone store and I have been told that the battery problems are because I haven't upgraded the phone to ICS. I was told that the vodafone network are no longer supporting the old honeycomb OS and thus the phone is having to work harder to get a signal. I don't know if this is complete BS or not. I have to connect my phone to PC and download the ICS software through KIES.
Has anyone else being told this and has it worked?
Apparently a lot of people have had similar issues.

Utter toss! Just trying to fob you off! :mad:

Tigerandahalf · 18-06-2012 6:55pm

I was thinking it was BS as what he said didn't tally with what was happening with my phone. It seems they want to wipe their hands of battery issues. He said to me that the warranty on the battery is 6 months. Is this true?
I'd imagine lots of other people are having similar issues.
What is so good about this ICS update? I have noticed people here having a lot of problems after updating to ICS, thus I was avoiding it.
What options do you have if the battery is just failing. Btw i have everything on power save mode. Wifi, GPS and Bluetooth are always off unless needed which is rare enough, unless i'm using Wifi for a few mins to upload pictures etc.
How much would a new battery cost?

Thanks

BopNiblets · 18-06-2012 6:56pm

"Honeycomb"
Ha, Honeycomb was never on the SGS2, it was the tablet only version of Android.

I believe they were talking out of their rear ends.

Tigerandahalf · 18-06-2012 7:01pm

Sorry he said the older version before ICS. I thought this was honeycomb.

Top Dog · 18-06-2012 7:27pm

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Sorry he said the older version before ICS. I thought this was honeycomb.

Gingerbread came before ICS

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 18-06-2012 9:58pm

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I was thinking it was BS as what he said didn't tally with what was happening with my phone. It seems they want to wipe their hands of battery issues. He said to me that the warranty on the battery is 6 months. Is this true?

That's a fantastic BS story. Name and shame the Vodafone store!

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

What is so good about this ICS update? I have noticed people here having a lot of problems after updating to ICS, thus I was avoiding it.

Well there's some new features but I don't see the point in upgrading either. People just like having the latest version of things. For phones, I think you should just use the major software that comes with it. So I'm buying an S3 to test ICS apps on and leaving 2.3 on my Galaxy s2

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

What options do you have if the battery is just failing. Btw i have everything on power save mode. Wifi, GPS and Bluetooth are always off unless needed which is rare enough, unless i'm using Wifi for a few mins to upload pictures etc.
How much would a new battery cost?

Thanks

Are you 100% sure it's the battery? What happens when you charge it, does it charge fully and how long does it take?

If it is the battery, new batteries are dirt cheap. Here's one I bought from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-1900mAh-Battery-GT-I9100-EB-F1A2GBU/dp/B00567Y7A6/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_cart_2

It has a bit more juice than the stock battery. If you buy 2, they work out at €14 each before delivery, and they throw in a free charger as well. I keep a fully charged spare battery in my wallet for long journeys and stuff, very handy.

Tigerandahalf · 18-06-2012 10:05pm

That is not a samsung battery though. The warranty on the phone would be invalid.
My phone wont charge. It will only charge if the phone is turned off. Im only getting an hr to hr and a half of surfing and phone is getting hot. The battery is discharging v quickly. Signs of a battery that has been recharged too many times??

Samsung Galaxy S II

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