My S2 is due from Expansys next week (hopefully )
I'm using all this unwanted time to research what I'm going to do when it arrives. I see lots of posts here talking about battery issues that only seemed to surface after an upgrade to KE1 or KE2.
So, will I leave it alone and wait for KE<some number bigger than 2>? If all the reviews I've read used KE0 (is that the name of the one from the factory?), then it looks like that's the one to stick with for the moment. While I'm on the subject, I don't think I've ever witnessed such positivity for any smartphone ever; hopefully it's not all hype.
All and any advice welcome. But please be gentle - I'm coming from WM6
Return it
On topic: upgrade to KE1. it seems ke2 has been pulled.
arabbitte said:
I'm coming from WM6
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I heard about you people but I though you were extinct years ago.
Best advice is to forget what you know about smartphones based on your experience with WM. Just explore and figure things out for yourself about the device because once you figure it out you'll never forget it. Explore the market for apps, unlike WM the app market for Android is actually functional and has a wide variety of apps and most are free.
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I heard about you people but I though you were extinct years ago.
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Hey, I'm STILL on WM6!
Ok, so most people say upgrade to KE1 (KE2 pulled) when take the phone out of the box.
So it was deffo only KE2 that had problems then - KE1 won't start eating my battery?
And don't knock WM6! I'm writing this on a 4-year old TYTN II ;-)
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Hey, I'm STILL on WM6!
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You have my sympathies.
arabbitte said:
My S2 is due from Expansys next week (hopefully )
I'm using all this unwanted time to research what I'm going to do when it arrives. I see lots of posts here talking about battery issues that only seemed to surface after an upgrade to KE1 or KE2.
So, will I leave it alone and wait for KE<some number bigger than 2>? If all the reviews I've read used KE0 (is that the name of the one from the factory?), then it looks like that's the one to stick with for the moment. While I'm on the subject, I don't think I've ever witnessed such positivity for any smartphone ever; hopefully it's not all hype.
All and any advice welcome. But please be gentle - I'm coming from WM6
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Good question and it has been something I've been thinking about while I wait for more sim free GS2s to come back into stock. Didn't realise KE2 has been pulled - interesting.
I'll see your tytnII and raise you with my HTC Wizard with rom flashed from WM5 to WM6.5 that I still use
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Run stock for a few weeks to make sure phone is ok .
Get backup of original firmware .
Learn the basic FAQS .
Then root toot hack and crack .
jje
ke2 has been pulled?
Im on ke2!
how do we know its been pulled? and how to i downgrade? :L
edit: the information is in other threads. never mind. im on orange aswell...
see here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084887
new firmware is coming in the next couple of days
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Hey, I'm STILL on WM6!
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Me too ... my old HTC Touch HD have served me well through 4 years, good battery, accurate GPS and several drops to the floor ... haven't been able to kill it yet
But I will get my SGS2 tomorrow and know for sure that I will fall in love instantly
The plan
Thanks for all the replies - some good advice here.
I think I'll leave the phone as is for a while and familiarise myself with it and Android before I start fiddling.
In a former life a long, long time ago, I used to be able to spell "UNIX". I suppose this means I won't be able to resist messing about with rooting, new firmware, hacks, etc. Maybe I should stick to my TYTN II ?
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Hi there
this is sort of ROM development related, just so happens that the cook is HTC!
just got off the phone with a technical support specialist at HTC and been told that an update to the phone is imminent
just thought i'd give everyone a heads up
Yes, I also recently asked HTC support about update and they said new ROM is going to be released in nearest weeks.
Good news for us, less good news for the ROM cookers.
Now I can't wait for two things, the new Elite RC3 and the new ROM by HTC .
Thanks for the update duke_stix!
yes but what updates is it going to bring maybe winmo 6.5
yeah and wich one gonna be Windows Mobile 7 ??? that also a good quastion we should ask Microsoft are't we???
Doubt that...it'll prob be something we wont even notice!
I don't know what to say.. to another user some guy from HTC costumer service said that a new ROM will be released in december. December passed and no ROM released.. So..
i guess this is some sort of strategy. htc says "we will be releasing a new rom in very short time". And everyone becomes "oh ok then i can live with my problems on my htc pro now, as there ll be a new rom soon." and customer is now happy.
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i guess this is some sort of strategy. htc says "we will be releasing a new rom in very short time". And everyone becomes "oh ok then i can live with my problems on my htc pro now, as there ll be a new rom soon." and customer is now happy.
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Exactly. that's why i haven't announced their promises anywhere %)
today i phoned htc europe support because i have to return my phone for repairing the g-sensor; by the way i asked if there is also a solution for the gps-lag and he told me that a new rom will come out in the next weeks (there are on testing it actually) and gps will be part of it; i don´t want to comment this statement but maybe a really solution will come ? - lets keep our fingers crossed
juwenio
Wait and see
By the way
I am Mr. Blue, and Ill be the one holding my breath.
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today i phoned htc europe support because i have to return my phone for repairing the g-sensor; by the way i asked if there is also a solution for the gps-lag and he told me that a new rom will come out in the next weeks (there are on testing it actually) and gps will be part of it; i don´t want to comment this statement but maybe a really solution will come ? - lets keep our fingers crossed
juwenio
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Hmm, I don't believe that nobody from this forum is not on the short list beta users ...
Good man, share with others !!! OEM is enough
Yay! Maybe finally due to a large number of customer complaints about the GPS, and the general lethargic nature of the phone (including music skipping, etc) HTC have decided to fix things. (Wouldn't hold my breath though)
I have called HTC today again to complain about the GPS and other things.
The specialist with whom i talked said to me: A new rom will be available for the EU soon. At the end of februari with fixed GPS. So let's wait ...
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I have called HTC today again to complain about the GPS and other things.
The specialist with whom i talked said to me: A new rom will be available for the EU soon. At the end of februari with fixed GPS. So let's wait ...
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yea, they are going to release a new ROM with all the GPS fixes that the great chefs at XDA discovered. We know they pay attention to the forums here, why put in the RnD when all you have to do is see what we did to fix our phones, and implement it
The real reason is probably that Iphone takes too large market share,
The real reason is probably that Iphone takes too large market share,there will be no room for HTC high end device, if WM6 doesn't upgrade.
jblakk and biou,
you both are totally right
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I have called HTC today again to complain about the GPS and other things.
The specialist with whom i talked said to me: A new rom will be available for the EU soon. At the end of februari with fixed GPS. So let's wait ...
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So it was supposed to be "late december" then "january" and now "end of february"....
Well we can't be surprised with lack of support from HTC; it's always been like this. They have a line-up of 25 new phones appearing in 2009. How much time can they allocate to support post-sales problems for each model? Maybe one working day for each model?
well just my 2 cents. i was at att the other day and i saw a guy there from att head quarters testing wm7 in my area. my buddy works there and said they have been testing for a while. i did see it with my own eyes. looks totally different.
wm7 or 6.5?
What kind of onscreen uptime is everyone getting? not standby mixed with usage, just display on uptime ?
Right now I'm at 67% after about three and one-half hours. I will stay on and post a screenshot as I approach 0%. Wifi always on... in the meantime, my advice is: go out and buy the sgs2. It's freakin phenomenal.
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What kind of onscreen uptime is everyone getting? not standby mixed with usage, just display on uptime ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1503316
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Get the HTC One X!
Wait for the Galaxy S III, it's going to completely rape everything. If you can, just buy a cheap off-contract S2 on craigslist.
here ya go
This shows 100%-2% with screen a hair under 50% brightness. Keep in mind, my (stock) firmware has known battery issues. I'll be much better off after root and a couple of tweaks. If you don't have yours yet, get it now! Or, at least, take your phone and hold it in one hand and hold a sgs2 in the other. The screen blows you away and the performance will amaze, even on a carrier-crippled unit. You'll buy the sgs2, guaranteed. And then, you can mod the thing however you want.
If you wait for sgs3, you might as well wait for jelly bean, or Klondike bar or lemon merange pie, IMHO. HTC? Huh?
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I really appreciate everyone replying back to me. Thanks.
I average about 4-4.5 hours of screen on time throughout the day (approx 16 hrs). I'm happy with it, some people have gotten quite a bit more with some more tweaking.
Plus we have great dev support! But yes battery is great especially on the custom Roms... Buy it all really depends if you prefer to keep your data on
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Pic is up... 7+ hours on time...
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Bowsa2511 said:
Wait for the Galaxy S III, it's going to completely rape everything. If you can, just buy a cheap off-contract S2 on craigslist.
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Yeah but the rumored 4.8" screen kills it (for me anyway)
well ordered the phone today, bought it outright so 484 bucks.. but keeps my upgrade open!!... got some screen protectors now just have to wait till it gets here
iB4STiD said:
well ordered the phone today, bought it outright so 484 bucks.. but keeps my upgrade open!!... got some screen protectors now just have to wait till it gets here
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Best phone you ever bought....have fun.
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What took you so long?
Mods, would it be worth it (and possible) to have the thread title say something about screen on time? Make it searchable, anyway?
tylerdurdin said:
Best phone you ever bought....have fun.
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Thanks!! Cant wait ..
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What took you so long?
Mods, would it be worth it (and possible) to have the thread title say something about screen on time? Make it searchable, anyway?
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I blame the galaxy nexus for my wait lol, I'll edit title of post...
btw, if the phone gets here with UCKK6, i plan to downgrade to 2.3.4, what rom would you guys recommend that is stock and has good battery life?
and yah i have alot of reading to do, aren't new phones fun
UnNamed 1.3.2 is probably the best 2.3.4 at the moment.
actually, one important question, if i downgrade to 2.3.4 using zedomax method would that effect flash counter? or should i just update to UCKH7-CL503881 <- assuming thats the latest stock att rom? Im trying to avoid UCKK6 battery drain if the phone come with that firmware.
iB4STiD said:
btw, if the phone gets here with UCKK6, i plan to downgrade to 2.3.4, what rom would you guys recommend that is stock and has good battery life?
and yah i have alot of reading to do, aren't new phones fun
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Its all opinion.... try them all.
right there with ya, man
Will be rooting soon, going with Entropy's DD and unNamed. (probably will use the kk6 one... I like the blue scroll-end much better than the bounce) Regarding method to revert to 2.3.4, I think you want this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
anyone working on a stock gb or asop rom for this device?
I use go launcher and it is a lot better than the samsung touchwiz default launcher. the other samsung touchwiz items do not bother me
That actually has nothing to do with what the thread was created for.
Give it time, people will start to develop for this phone as time passes
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I doubt anyone will bother with AOSP GB, most people seem to be waiting to do ICS roms, which is what this device should have come with anyway.
Most will be waiting to dev ics? That's honestly the most bs answer I've ever received on this site in my life. That's like saying they are going to develop yellow snow in hell but waiting for it to snow....
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Most will be waiting to dev ics? That's honestly the most bs answer I've ever received on this site in my life. That's like saying they are going to develop yellow snow in hell but waiting for it to snow....
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Assume what you will, but if I were a developer and I had any inkling that an OS update was on the horizon for the phone I'm using, I'd probably opt to not develop for an OS that will be obsolete, since it's likely that no one would even use the ROM once ICS is out.
In other words, if I were a developer, I'd wait for ICS too.
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Most will be waiting to dev ics? That's honestly the most bs answer I've ever received on this site in my life. That's like saying they are going to develop yellow snow in hell but waiting for it to snow....
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Am i wrong in saying that lol
Rom devs need source code to work from.
Alot of what you see going on right now is piddly because without source code, not much can be done (based on my limited understanding of how this all works).
Not to discount the one or two roms out there now, its a good start but Samsung needs to give up the goods.
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Rom devs need source code to work from.
Alot of what you see going on right now is piddly because without source code, not much can be done (based on my limited understanding of how this all works).
Not to discount the one or two roms out there now, its a good start but Samsung needs to give up the goods.
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The sources have been out for a while now.
https://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=SGH-I717
Being the source code for all the i717 models are listed here i didn't know what it would take for an asop version of gb for the note
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Assume what you will, but if I were a developer and I had any inkling that an OS update was on the horizon for the phone I'm using, I'd probably opt to not develop for an OS that will be obsolete, since it's likely that no one would even use the ROM once ICS is out.
In other words, if I were a developer, I'd wait for ICS too.
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The problem with this statement is you say "update on the horizon" when it is in fact a ways away..
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I honestly wish someone would put out a cm7 version for our notes to gives us something better than stock at least until ics comes out, not saying that saurom and tpc aren't nice and trust me I'm pretty happy with saurom rom in my note, but coming from my htc hd2 that had dozens of roms to choose from , and coming from cm9 before I got my note , kinda leaves me hoping for just a bit more rom developing that we have at the moment, if I didnt work 50+ hours a week and had kids to take care of I would take a crack at my own rom but just don't have the time for that level of development.
Hi i think my S2 is falling behind in updates so i consider installing a custom rom, i just dont know where to start ?
Can anybody help me ?
What do i need to know ?
Wich rom to choose ?
There is no "best rom" so try to google or look at forums to see the one that suit you the most.
If you need light one then try Slim Bean or if u need a lot of options go for CM10.
There is a lot roms so you need to find the one u like the most. Most of them are great, its just what u like/need.
Try reading this thread before starting and make sure you are confident in what you are doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1826497
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Hi i think my S2 is falling behind in updates so i consider installing a custom rom, i just dont know where to start ?
Can anybody help me ?
What do i need to know ?
Wich rom to choose ?
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You should probably buy a usb jig, find out where your nearest j-tag center is(for future reference), and a mb is about £100 if your out of warranty.
1.yes
2.almost everything
3.take your pick
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You should probably buy a usb jig, find out where your nearest j-tag center is(for future reference), and a mb is about £100 if your out of warranty.
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Well if others can do it, i can too
There is just so much to read, maybe i didnt have to read it all
Almost every person who has busted their phone to one extent or another on here lately (and there has been quite a few) did so because they thought 'There is just so much to read, maybe i didnt have to read it all'.
The likelihood of you borking your phone increases exponentially depending on how little you read/learn/understand. Take your time, don't do anything to your phone unless you understand exactly what you're trying to do to it.
theunderling said:
You should probably buy a usb jig, find out where your nearest j-tag center is(for future reference), and a mb is about £100 if your out of warranty.
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2.almost everything
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Almost every person who has busted their phone to one extent or another on here lately (and there has been quite a few) did so because they thought 'There is just so much to read, maybe i didnt have to read it all'.
The likelihood of you borking your phone increases exponentially depending on how little you read/learn/understand. Take your time, don't do anything to your phone unless you understand exactly what you're trying to do to it.
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Thats why i was hoping for an expert telling me what to read
Killall did.
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Well if others can do it, i can too
There is just so much to read, maybe i didnt have to read it all
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Thats right, you dont need to read it all.Because of the popularity of the phone, loads of threads have 1000s of posts-so for now just read the first few of the ones you need.
And in this forum, you find almost everything covered each week and it just like a bootloop the following week (same crap different people).
So read a few guides about odin/cwm/roms/kernel/efs/nand backup/brickbug/bootloop etc.
And look through the problems here.Youll find the solutions posted which will increase your knowlege.
Some people know so much about brick bug....they became experts by having their devices bricked because of that bug.
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My SGP612, Z3 Tablet Compact from Japan(I think, via eBay) 32GB Wifi, has said that it's up to date via the "About Tablet" settings and the Sony software on Windows and Mac ever since I've had it. Never got the 5.0 Lollipop and now the 5.1 is being released and nothing. Is there something easy that I was supposed to do here or does anyone know any little tips or tricks for this? Thanks very much.
Up to date, 5.1 release is only for: Italy and Benelux regions, speaking of model 612.
But you can flash it manually as I did. Works perfectly, though my region is Central Europe.
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Was hoping to not do any rooting or ROMing but if it comes down to it I will. Principle is though I shouldn't have to, ya know?
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Was hoping to not do any rooting or ROMing but if it comes down to it I will. Principle is though I shouldn't have to, ya know?
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Agreed we shouldn't have to but things don't always work out that way.
It is great that we have options and contributors such as @sebarkh to step in with advice that I would never figure out on my own.
I am in the UK and likewise watching out for the update. If it fails to materialise OTA then I am reassured that there is a manual solution. But so far I am very impressed by what Sony is doing both in terms of hardware offerings and ongoing software support. Samsung needs to take heed.
sebarkh said:
Up to date, 5.1 release is only for: Italy and Benelux regions, speaking of model 612.
But you can flash it manually as I did. Works perfectly, though my region is Central Europe.
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Oh derp. Should do more reading first, sorry! Thanks for the heads up!
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Agreed we shouldn't have to but things don't always work out that way.
It is great that we have options and contributors such as @sebarkh to step in with advice that I would never figure out on my own.
I am in the UK and likewise watching out for the update. If it fails to materialise OTA then I am reassured that there is a manual solution. But so far I am very impressed by what Sony is doing both in terms of hardware offerings and ongoing software support. Samsung needs to take heed.
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You're definitely right. I'll eventually stop being lazy and just do it myself for sure, just hoping I won't have to. I do really like what Sony is doing too. Hoping for a Z4/5 Ultra this year! Thanks for your help guys!
Luckily the 5.1 update came today for me over wifi, which was nice cause I didn't feel like using the desktop software. Looks great!
Just wondering if I am alone in waiting on the UK OTA update to 5.1.1?
If, for some reason, I have missed the boat then I shall follow sebarkh's advice and use XperiFirm. Otherwise I am happy to wait a while longer for Sony to get round to us.
Hi, I am now able to answer my own question. Yesterday Sony OTA upgraded my UK OS to v5.1.1
So I can defer rolling up my sleeves and getting my hands dirty and possibly voiding my warranty for a while. The need for Root is becoming quite pressing though.
Just stay on 4.4 because the 5.1.1 update sucks! There is no change regarding the throttling issue when brightness is above 50% or when you have automatic brightness activated so, the intermitent lag is stiil present.
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It solved all of the bugs that effected me though. :/
No throttling for me anymore on 5.1.1
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