1. Does anybody know if there is an HD version of the game hangman out for the Galaxy S2?
2. Whats the best time to set the alarm on the Galaxy S2 and will it effect the battery life? P.S hope its not too early as i dont start work till 9am!!!
3. Will the battery on my Galaxy S2 last till Tuesday? Could someone please answer this as i have left the charger at my friends house and wont get it back till then!!! Thanks in advance
4. Im looking for a live wallpaper for the Galaxy S2 that dont move about and do things, has any body got any good still and stable Wallpapers they would suggest? Something with Blue in if possible!
5. Where do i empty the recycle bin on the Galaxy S2? I have dumped some weather widgets as its raining outside and im not sure how big they were. I dont want them doing weather in the background unless its sunny!
6. My Galaxy S2 IS Currently on 95% and its 1.25am is this normal? forget that will check myself at the same time tommorow!!! (see im learning)
7. my Galaxy S2 is rooted am i now a superuser? if so how can i prove it?
8. When i move an app out of the app draw to the home screen and go back in apps it has morphed its self back in the app draw. Are any other Galaxy S2 users getting this happen?
9. If i flash a rom will it be in the app draw or the drop down notifications?
10. When i learn some android programming i will write a rom one day.Going to call my rom Da Do!!! cool eh!!! Da Do rom rom rom Da Do rom rom!!!
Thank you all in advance for the wise advice im sure will follow
I lol'ed, i recommend a 7.30am alarm, that's the time I would get up to get to work at 9am!
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TechWizard said:
1. Does anybody know if there is an HD version of the game hangman out for the Galaxy S2?
2. Whats the best time to set the alarm on the Galaxy S2 and will it effect the battery life? P.S hope its not too early as i dont start work till 9am!!!
3. Will the battery on my Galaxy S2 last till Tuesday? Could someone please answer this as i have left the charger at my friends house and wont get it back till then!!! Thanks in advance
4. Im looking for a live wallpaper for the Galaxy S2 that dont move about and do things, has any body got any good still and stable Wallpapers they would suggest? Something with Blue in if possible!
5. Where do i empty the recycle bin on the Galaxy S2? I have dumped some weather widgets as its raining outside and im not sure how big they were. I dont want them doing weather in the background unless its sunny!
6. My Galaxy S2 IS Currently on 95% and its 1.25am is this normal? forget that will check myself at the same time tommorow!!! (see im learning)
7. my Galaxy S2 is rooted am i now a superuser? if so how can i prove it?
8. When i move an app out of the app draw to the home screen and go back in apps it has morphed its self back in the app draw. Are any other Galaxy S2 users getting this happen?
9. If i flash a rom will it be in the app draw or the drop down notifications?
10. When i learn some android programming i will write a rom one day.Going to call my rom Da Do!!! cool eh!!! Da Do rom rom rom Da Do rom rom!!!
Thank you all in advance for the wise advice im sure will follow
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1. Errhh.... Check the developer's site?
2. Well, doesn't matter much really, what's more important is: When do you want to wake up...?
3. Most likely not, so shut your phone down and use it when it's necessary or use USB cable data and connect it to your PC.
4. You know, google is the best place to search, seriously.
5. Wat, there's not such thing as recycle bin in Android...
6. WHAT
7. Not necessarily, unless if you root your phone...
8. ???
9. ??!?!!
10. I dont even
Lawl great thread. Made my day, thanks.
$1 gets you a reply
TechWizard said:
1. Does anybody know if there is an HD version of the game hangman out for the Galaxy S2?
2. Whats the best time to set the alarm on the Galaxy S2 and will it effect the battery life? P.S hope its not too early as i dont start work till 9am!!!
3. Will the battery on my Galaxy S2 last till Tuesday? Could someone please answer this as i have left the charger at my friends house and wont get it back till then!!! Thanks in advance
4. Im looking for a live wallpaper for the Galaxy S2 that dont move about and do things, has any body got any good still and stable Wallpapers they would suggest? Something with Blue in if possible!
5. Where do i empty the recycle bin on the Galaxy S2? I have dumped some weather widgets as its raining outside and im not sure how big they were. I dont want them doing weather in the background unless its sunny!
6. My Galaxy S2 IS Currently on 95% and its 1.25am is this normal? forget that will check myself at the same time tommorow!!! (see im learning)
7. my Galaxy S2 is rooted am i now a superuser? if so how can i prove it?
8. When i move an app out of the app draw to the home screen and go back in apps it has morphed its self back in the app draw. Are any other Galaxy S2 users getting this happen?
9. If i flash a rom will it be in the app draw or the drop down notifications?
10. When i learn some android programming i will write a rom one day.Going to call my rom Da Do!!! cool eh!!! Da Do rom rom rom Da Do rom rom!!!
Thank you all in advance for the wise advice im sure will follow
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1. Put your screen in landscape ... see ? HD you got
2. Just to be sure, put 2. One at 3.35am, if the battery is less than 15%, plug it in, then wait for the 6.30 one to wake you up
3. It depends, I've started mine this morning and up to know it still performs good ;P
4. Do not use a live WP, 'specially if you want your battery to last 'till tuesday
5. Go to the desktop, there should be a recycle here .... Wait ! sorry, wrong OS
6. Congrats ! you're going to learn more and more stuff here
7. Educated guess : Make it fly, if it ain't broken, don't fix it you're super
8. Yeah, mine do that sometimes, do like if you haven't seen it
9. Depend if you do it from recovery or not
10. Yeah cool, should show android surfing the wave at bootscreen
Best. Thread. Ever.
Ive shown this to everyone at work....love it
Every noob on here should read this thread before posting...
answers to Q. 1-10
Heat the milk up,open up another box of rice crispys and put a DVD of the smurfs on and forget your phone
This also made my day
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Great! Made todays biggest smile to me !
I so hope this thread is a joke xD
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hahahah
when i read 2 i was like " ... wtf "
Feed Back Much Appreciated!!!
Thank you all for the feedback. I have tried setting the alarm at 6am 6,20am, 6.50am and 7.05am so far but there is no difference in battery life!!!
Going to try 6.13am, 6.33am and 6.47am next will report back my findings!!!
Keep the feedback flowing perhaps someone could test 7.09am and 7.19am for me and feedback!
If you find the thred useful please hit the thanks button!!!!
I have posted a 3 Step Battery Guide in the general section http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358875
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Avoid setting alarm for 6.13am!!!!!
Having tested 25 alarm times im giving up as i dont think there is one that will improve battery life!!!!
This may sound odd but since fitting a new screen protector im getting an extra 2 hrs battery life!!!!
My head hurts
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somebody should check if all his posts are like that.
if they are, then we should probably be taking his questions seriously lol
Guys, don't feed the troll!
TechWizard said:
Having tested 25 alarm times im giving up as i dont think there is one that will improve battery life!!!!
This may sound odd but since fitting a new screen protector im getting an extra 2 hrs battery life!!!!
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i would check what that screen protector is doing when your back is turned....
Battery life fall
Darkside Agent said:
i would check what that screen protector is doing when your back is turned....
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I tried your sugestion, had to use a mirror to see it with my back turned, does not seem to move in any way!! funny thing is since looking at it with my back turned battery life has dropped an hour!!!
System of a pWne!^ said:
Guys, don't feed the troll!
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Hardly trolling!
It's just a bit of light relief after all the trolling/flaming on the ICS threads.
You should check out the OP's 3 step battery guide as well
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HI ,
I'm willing to buy S II , but i heard there are some issues regarding the battery life is that true ? and if that is true any solutions for the short battery life , what are the most useful applications i must install after buying it ?
Thanks
Sherif
Buy an iPhone.
Why iPhone ?
MistahBungle said:
Buy an iPhone.
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Lool! All smartphones have a decent battery life, nothing amazing. Not really an issue but you do have to tweak your phone a bit to get the best out of it. Like kernels and freezing and removing something useless things . Hope i helped.
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
androidkid311 said:
Lool! All smartphones have a decent battery life, nothing amazing. Not really an issue but you do have to tweak your phone a bit to get the best out of it. Like kernels and freezing and removing something useless things . Hope i helped.
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
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you crack me up you do...you always so jolly
anyway to OP. Like jollyman said you need to tweak about with the phone with kernels and modems and try different roms to get the best out of the phone...i was like you in the start and was questioning if i made the right choice or not. heck i even send it back and got a sensation.....but realized my mistake and got me baby back and could not be happier..so go with the s2 and read read read on how to get the best out of your phone
do you think better idea to stick to the official updates only? because i'll be new user and i dont wanna screw up my new phone..
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do you think better idea to stick to the official updates only? because i'll be new user and i dont wanna screw up my new phone..
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for the time being yes. stick with official updates. then while you stick with official updates do your reading. take your time and read through out the threads. and when you feel confident enough to root then go ahead. but for now i suggest you stay stock.
Suarez7 said:
you crack me up you do...you always so jolly
anyway to OP. Like jollyman said you need to tweak about with the phone with kernels and modems and try different roms to get the best out of the phone...i was like you in the start and was questioning if i made the right choice or not. heck i even send it back and got a sensation.....but realized my mistake and got me baby back and could not be happier..so go with the s2 and read read read on how to get the best out of your phone
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Lol. Suarez. Im just a cool guy lol. To op suarez has got u from here, he knows more than me .
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
androidkid311 said:
Lol. Suarez. Im just a cool guy lol. To op suarez has got u from here, he knows more than me .
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
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i am coooollllll but anywhooooo i am just a noobie buddy....just common sense really kicks in when needed
i dont quite understand the ppl who buys android phones and doesnt modify it... i mean the only TRUE difference between iphone and sgs2 is powered by iphone iOS and Android.. which is open source... the other difference doesnt really matter much.. processor ( yea its more powerful but duuh.. there isnt much things to do that really require that much power) or the screen (duuh iphone has abit better screen so what? if u dont look closely u wont even see difference(atleast not me)) so yea if you gona buy sgs2 i RECOMMEND you to do alot of flashing and rooting and play with it around
WITH BACKUP of course... especially the EFS backup
It all depend how you use your phone. Sometimes I it for hours on end and go through 2-3 batteries a day (I have 3 spares).
Today I used it very little. About 7 phone calls, 2 messages and only about half an hour browsing / xda etc. Currently on 85% after 18 hours.
So usage makes a massive difference.
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sxi200 said:
It all depend how you use your phone. Sometimes I it for hours on end and go through 2-3 batteries a day (I have 3 spares).
Today I used it very little. About 7 phone calls, 2 messages and only about half an hour browsing / xda etc. Currently on 85% after 18 hours.
So usage makes a massive difference.
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Actually , few phone calls may be total 15 min per day , but i will there will be a fair using for the WIFI may be 4-6 hrs per day , do you think this will effect much the battery performance?
sshehab said:
Actually , few phone calls may be total 15 min per day , but i will there will be a fair using for the WIFI may be 4-6 hrs per day , do you think this will effect much the battery performance?
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With that usage aslong as you charge each night you should be fine, my usage is similar and i go to bed with 20%
Ricey
do you think is there a need to change the Kernel version ? or just do the official update and it will be fine ?
Definitely stick to official updates. Regardless of what anyone might tell you, it's a fantastic phone running stock firmware. And if you're not confident about flashing custom roms/kernels (there's a small risk everytime you do it that things might go wrong/you might brick your phone), definitely stick to official firmware.
At the very least until you've done a lot of reading on here and are confident to try different roms/kernels. If things do go wrong, it might take you a few days of research on here to work out how to fix your phone (which means you won't have your phone working for that time), and at worst you'll have to return it to Samsung for repair. Which you'll probably end up paying for as running custom roms/kernels voids your warranty.
So slow and steady, stick with stock for a while and read. Then read some more. And when you're done doing that, read for another couple of months.
MistahBungle said:
Definitely stick to official updates. Regardless of what anyone might tell you, it's a fantastic phone running stock firmware. And if you're not confident about flashing custom roms/kernels (there's a small risk everytime you do it that things might go wrong/you might brick your phone), definitely stick to official firmware.
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Sorry but got to disagree, yes its a great phone as stock but with custom ROM and kernels its an amazing phone. The devs here have done some amazing work. BUT (and its a big one) dont do a thing till you've researched your arse off, and you understand all the risks of what your doing.
Ricey
(woohoo 400th post)
Latest stocks have been fine, even stock kernels have shown improved battery life. But with a custom rom/kernel combination your setting up a phone the way you like it with many ways of tweaking it.
If you do buy one, update to latest stock, try it out, if your not happy then root and enjoy.
My post was an attempt to persuade the OP to stick to stock should he purchase an SGS2. The last thing we need on here is yet another " Hlap mai fone broked !" post :-/ (and everything that goes with it).
ricey1986 said:
Sorry but got to disagree, yes its a great phone as stock but with custom ROM and kernels its an amazing phone. The devs here have done some amazing work. BUT (and its a big one) dont do a thing till you've researched your arse off, and you understand all the risks of what your doing.
Ricey
(woohoo 400th post)
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sshehab said:
Actually , few phone calls may be total 15 min per day , but i will there will be a fair using for the WIFI may be 4-6 hrs per day , do you think this will effect much the battery performance?
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My wifi and GPS are on 100% of the time. I never turn them off. Today, 23 hours since charge and about 2 hours screen time and battery on 69%. But 3g is off (2g only) and no email sync.
Yesterday, heavy usage and went through at least 2 batteries.
BTW, since I got the s2 I've only ever used cf root kernals. Nice and stable for me and the closest thing to stock. Others claim increased performance or have over clocking etc don't interest me. I believe the phone doesn't need them. Also using Checkrom. On the S1, well that was different.
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please explain this crap. i am on Slim ICS with Siyah Kernal 3.2.1. Korean S2 converted to I9100. for 3 days m getting this Stats. no matter what i do. it always come to this. I Delete the Battery Stats from Kernal menu. but after some time. ths Android OS again shows the same.
so 30% batt gone in 4 an half hr apprx..so u mean ur not using an this happens give rom,kernel details an more in depth will ,giv u better ans
First read the What is Android OS post second read and install from Better Battery Stats thread .
jje
Yes I did not use it. and my in 4 hours 30% discharge. m using Slim ICS with Siyah kernal and Yes i had read that post about android OS. there's no way Android OS drain can be that much.
Is this a Korean Version fault?
and my problem is not related to better Battery thread. or it is? please guide me
give it some time to settle and install betterbatterystats so u can kno if anything is causing wakelocks,,,,,also wat i suggest is turn brightness to lowest,auto sync off,no livewallpaper,use data only wen needed,enable power saving mode,turn off wifi,bt,don use live widgets,avoid task killers, hope this helps to a point....and using totally black back grnd helps alot in tecky way...
Wait about 3 recharges and check what your drainage is then, if the problem still occurs, try reinstalling the ROM. Hopefully, the problem should be fixed.
rocky23 said:
give it some time to settle and install betterbatterystats so u can kno if anything is causing wakelocks,,,,,also wat i suggest is turn brightness to lowest,auto sync off,no livewallpaper,use data only wen needed,enable power saving mode,turn off wifi,bt,don use live widgets,avoid task killers, hope this helps to a point....and using totally black back grnd helps alot in tecky way...
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wow, you are doing all that? Is there much point in you having a smartphone then?
skimminstones said:
wow, you are doing all that?
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No, the intelligent ones take the advice to use BetterBatteryStats. The others just moan about it and make fail threads.
rocky23 said:
give it some time to settle and install betterbatterystats so u can kno if anything is causing wakelocks,,,,,also wat i suggest is turn brightness to lowest,auto sync off,no livewallpaper,use data only wen needed,enable power saving mode,turn off wifi,bt,don use live widgets,avoid task killers, hope this helps to a point....and using totally black back grnd helps alot in tecky way...
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Then What is the Purpose of having a Smartphone?
oinkylicious said:
No, the intelligent ones take the advice to use BetterBatteryStats. The others just moan about it and make fail threads.
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I will delete This Thread. So Just Chill. nd what am i moaning about here? Whats Your Point. i respect you, nd Your Post is alse a Useless. if you are using your phone like that then better to have a black and white nokia phone. S2 is not for you.
I am not moaning here. and I will figure out my problem. So thanks. Dont worry about the thread. I will delete it.
hassi4042 said:
Your Post is alse a Useless. if you are using your phone like that then better to have a black and white nokia phone. S2 is not for you.
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I think you misunderstood my post. I certainly wasn't agreeing with the person telling you to use your phone like a dumb phone.
skimminstones said:
wow, you are doing all that? Is there much point in you having a smartphone then?
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i got 5 androids,37 nokias and yes i dont use wifi,live walpaper,task killer,aoto sync,bt, only data is on 24/7 an its not like i don use features of smart phone but not on daily basis....hope tht answers ur question....
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hassi4042 said:
Then What is the Purpose of having a Smartphone?
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an yes understand this i answer a hell of pms and q&a so go on fast on every post ok ...i mean not to use ur phone as a dumb phone......i don kno wat ur using on ur thts draining,so this is the basic tht anyone will tell u,if in case ur extreme on something....cause many noobs do.....i use a hell of phones an i kno hou things work,iam not a expert......an theres a number of posts an thread on os drain,batt drain....do read ,y ask......
I had this issue on every phone running ICS 4.0.3, even on nexus s and I found out that it is the bug in OS, it's a false reading. But if you really experience battery drain try to reflash and use clean rom for a couple of days and see if it's still present. I hope I helped you, cheers
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Bena1988 said:
I had this issue on every phone running ICS 4.0.3, even on nexus s and I found out that it is the bug in OS, it's a false reading. But if you really experience battery drain try to reflash and use clean rom for a couple of days and see if it's still present. I hope I helped you, cheers
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i guess have to change my rom now. I love slim ics.
hassi4042 said:
i guess have to change my rom now. I love slim ics.
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No logic says you go to the rom thread and find out if its the rom or the user .
jje
hassi4042 said:
i guess have to change my rom now. I love slim ics.
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No, you don't have to change rom unless the rom is draining battery, and you can check that by reflashing it and use it clean for a couple of days. I have stock i9100 ics 4.0.3 and battery stats are reading android os as one of the top consumers but I don't have any drain. I guess it's a 4.0.3 bug because I had same reading on nexus s with stock 4.0.3 and on various stock/custom ics roms on different devices.
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I just found out that this bug can be fixed if you disable screen touch and lock sounds in settings>sound. Apparently this keeps os awake. I've disabled all sounds except ringer and notification on my devices and now I'm testing that theory, I hope it will cure that bug and maybe give me some extra battery life.
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You realize this is not normal, and trying to fix is stupid in my opinion, waste of time, I'm have used aosp and cm9 and stock and all are way low.
atifsh said:
You realize this is not normal, and trying to fix is stupid in my opinion, waste of time, I'm have used aosp and cm9 and stock and all are way low.
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maybe it's stupid, maybe it's not, but when I see that something is wrong i try to fix it, and as far I can see turning those sounds is working, my awake time is now only 15-20 min longer than screen time on both my devices. Before I did that it was 2-3 hours longer on a daily basis. I think he should try, and if it works, great, if it doesn't he should change the rom. Not really waste of time as he can test that in couple of hours. Cheers
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Hello!
I wanna know, what you - S3 users, think about this phone.
I wanna buy my GF new phone, which is gonna best 1st "smart phone" for her, and with S4 comming out, S3 prices are gonna drop.
So what is overall expierence with this phone?
Battery life?
Screen brightness?
Any problems?
Version differences? What should I look for, and which should I avoid? (For example, HTC One S comes with Snapdragon4, and also with Snapdragon 3)
P.S. Probably staying on stock rom
Stiflerlv said:
Hello!
I wanna know, what you - S3 users, think about this phone.
I wanna buy my GF new phone, which is gonna best 1st "smart phone" for her, and with S4 comming out, S3 prices are gonna drop.
So what is overall expierence with this phone?
Battery life?
Screen brightness?
Any problems?
Version differences? What should I look for, and which should I avoid? (For example, HTC One S comes with Snapdragon4, and also with Snapdragon 3)
P.S. Probably staying on stock rom
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Search this question is asked multiple time from day one .
jje
JJEgan said:
Search this question is asked multiple time from day one .
jje
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U got the point... From day 1
Now its been some time now, and things have changed, I wanna know "fresh" answers.
Stiflerlv said:
U got the point... From day 1
Now its been some time now, and things have changed, I wanna know "fresh" answers.
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search, the answers are the same
Stiflerlv said:
U got the point... From day 1
Now its been some time now, and things have changed, I wanna know "fresh" answers.
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The multiple times includes this month ..
Its crap buy an Apple post in Apple .
jje
S3 is amazing. Battery is excellent, screen brightness is more than average. Brilliant phone. I would buy it! I have had mine for 4 months and I love it
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I dont really recommend you this phone Yes is has a good screen and quad core processor etc. , but it has the Sudden Death Syndrome which got fixed with an update , but the fix makes your phone freeze depending on the use , i use my phone for whatsapp and fun run and maybe dead trigger or Vice City and i get 1-2 freezes a day ... Thanks to samsung's kernels They are ... what to say xD The best xD? lol
I have this phone for more than a month, and I can say that it's a great phone! It's performance is fast (especially when you can find some tips online how to make it faster and to use different launchers,'cause Touchwiz is really boring)
If abotu battery life, on my phone it's quite poor,when I use it all day, on the evening usually I have around 30-40% left (but you can buy some extended batteries and you will see a difference)
GREAT PHONE....
if u root and install ROM
its like butter smooth and great batttery life
it was the best phone of 2012
Best phone I have ever owned.
And it keeps getting better with the custom rom updates
Probably, an quad core would be no use for girls..
Better buy an sexy phone with average features..
I would suggest you to go for galaxy s2.. Or HTC Mozart(windows = colourful and that phone is an eye candy)
Seriously, SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME is no more bothering galaxy SIII
I love the S3, it's lightweight with a big screen, great battery life and it will run just about every app perfectly. 2D or 3D!
Hey guys. I have been using this site for a while and have just made a new account. I look forward to some helpful chaps
PHONE: GALAXY ACE GT-S5830
I have installed 4 different types of Cyanogenmod (CM 10.1 Pro, etc.) and have found a problem. Even after battery calibration (thank google play ) i have always received severe battery drain. Eg. I would leave my phone on charge overnight. In the morning I would wake up and I could basically watch it go down like a timer. About 2 minutes after unplugging the phone it would have gone down to 81%, even without using the phone!
I know this isn't the ROM's fault since it has happened on numerous ROM's, as I said.
Also, after it reaches about 20% it sometimes slows down the drainage.
I don't get this problem on the stock ROM. I really want to use the stock ROM and UI (TW) cause its got many features, but wanna keep Jellybean cause of BBM for Android coming out soon. If there is any type of ROM which looks just like the original Stock ROM for SGA but with JB installed, could someone please point me in the right direction for it?
Many Regards & looking forward to a ahppy community, HelloMrBrandon. :highfive:
Update: BTW I know I shouldn't post Q&A here. But I couldn't find the right spot for them. Sooooorrryyyyy!
PING!
Hey guys,
I'm a new Galaxy S2 owner, since I was able to get a real / near new condition galaxy S2 for cheap I'm having an issue with screen on. I have seen loads of posts, tried loads of things, but haven't been able to get over 4 hours screen time. Now before people say 4 hours is enough, it isn't. I use my phone for everything and I need it to last at least 6 hours with screen time. My standby time if I leave it is around 12 hours. That's it.
Now before you go and say go and get a bigger battery. I have. I have the extended Samsung Galaxy S2 Official 2000 mah battery some people I know have been able to get 5 - 6 hours screen time no problem. I'm lucky to get around 3 hours.
It seems screen related and if I put the screen to auto brightness my battery is halved from the 3 hours I get. I just don't get it. I have tried Stock Samsung Firmware, to The latest and greatest Neat ROM. I was able to get 5 hours and 49 minutes some how, once. But now I can't reach anything like that. It's killing me as it is such a great phone and I don't want to get another stupid bulky battery.
Any ideas on kernels? Different ROM maybe? I want to stick with jelly bean but if people can better screen on time with different ROM's I'd be happy to switch.
Thanks for the quick read, Hope you can help me before I just sell this phone again, Which I don't want to do, it's a great piece of tech
rebel24 said:
Hey guys,
I'm a new Galaxy S2 owner, since I was able to get a real / near new condition galaxy S2 for cheap I'm having an issue with screen on. I have seen loads of posts, tried loads of things, but haven't been able to get over 4 hours screen time. Now before people say 4 hours is enough, it isn't. I use my phone for everything and I need it to last at least 6 hours with screen time. My standby time if I leave it is around 12 hours. That's it.
Now before you go and say go and get a bigger battery. I have. I have the extended Samsung Galaxy S2 Official 2000 mah battery some people I know have been able to get 5 - 6 hours screen time no problem. I'm lucky to get around 3 hours.
It seems screen related and if I put the screen to auto brightness my battery is halved from the 3 hours I get. I just don't get it. I have tried Stock Samsung Firmware, to The latest and greatest Neat ROM. I was able to get 5 hours and 49 minutes some how, once. But now I can't reach anything like that. It's killing me as it is such a great phone and I don't want to get another stupid bulky battery.
Any ideas on kernels? Different ROM maybe? I want to stick with jelly bean but if people can better screen on time with different ROM's I'd be happy to switch.
Thanks for the quick read, Hope you can help me before I just sell this phone again, Which I don't want to do, it's a great piece of tech
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Smartphones are battery hungry fact. But im abit like you where battery life is important.
I came across Neatrom, Im now getting 7hrs screen on time. I also use greenify from google play which stops apps running in the background which helps abit.
link to Neatrom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569686
stonedpsycho said:
Smartphones are battery hungry fact. But im abit like you where battery life is important.
I came across Neatrom, Im now getting 7hrs screen on time. I also use greenify from google play which stops apps running in the background which helps abit.
link to Neatrom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569686
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Hate to say it but I am on NeatROM, the latest version. And I understand they are battery hungry but my Acsend G300 could easily pull 9 hours of abuse. And this phone has a bigger batter and what I was originally told a more power efficient screen :/
rebel24 said:
Hate to say it but I am on NeatROM, the latest version. And I understand they are battery hungry but my Acsend G300 could easily pull 9 hours of abuse. And this phone has a bigger batter and what I was originally told a more power efficient screen :/
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Neatrom lite? Is your battery new? Have you done afew battery cycles? As it takes afew cycles to settle. Power saving mode enabled?I highly doubt you will get 9hr screen on time with the s2.
stonedpsycho said:
Neatrom lite? Is your battery new? Have you done afew battery cycles? As it takes afew cycles to settle. Power saving mode enabled?I highly doubt you will get 9hr screen on time with the s2.
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Yeah it's neatrom lite 5.2, battery was brand new and sealed. Battery cycle as in fully charge, fully discharge? I have done every time since I have got the battery. I have power saving enabled. I would be happy with around 5 hours screen time, That'd be perfect. I use spotify in the car every morning for an hour and in the evening for an hour and two and from work related travel. But apart from spotify I use facebook, whatsapp, but that's mainly it, i don't see why it has to just drain so quickly. I also have green power switching off data when I lock the screen and it re-switches it on every 10 minutes to sync my stuff. That kind of helped. But not a huge deal.
rebel24 said:
Yeah it's neatrom lite 5.2, battery was brand new and sealed. Battery cycle as in fully charge, fully discharge? I have done every time since I have got the battery. I have power saving enabled. I would be happy with around 5 hours screen time, That'd be perfect. I use spotify in the car every morning for an hour and in the evening for an hour and two and from work related travel. But apart from spotify I use facebook, whatsapp, but that's mainly it, i don't see why it has to just drain so quickly. I also have green power switching off data when I lock the screen and it re-switches it on every 10 minutes to sync my stuff. That kind of helped. But not a huge deal.
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Neatrom has been updated to 5.3.1 now.
I dont have any sync on maybe thats the difference? But I hit 7hr with 15% batt left.
Have a look at the link below Bobs battery bible, might help you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35061392
stonedpsycho said:
Neatrom has been updated to 5.3.1 now.
I dont have any sync on maybe thats the difference? But I hit 7hr with 15% batt left.
Have a look at the link below Bobs battery bible, might help you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35061392
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Thanks, I'll try some of these tips now and update my ROM, appreciate it ! I'll be on here more often now
By any chance would anyone know if there is any of the latest gapps inverted??
And I mean the latest latest, not half a year ago :/
Also is it a good idea to disable fast dormancy? Will it affect any of my apps or my phone ?
rebel24 said:
Thanks, I'll try some of these tips now and update my ROM, appreciate it ! I'll be on here more often now [/QUOTE
once youve done 10 posts if your still having that prob post on the neatrom thread as they are really helpful on there!
No probs m8
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Try kernel Apolo 4.11 regular. Install gsam battery monitor.
dz1ki said:
Try kernel Apolo 4.11 regular. Install gsam battery monitor.
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Is it possible to have a dark theme with neat rom (as in like the dark slim toggle on slimbean?), I have installed apollo, seems way better, 1 hour screen on it and 13% drain Also removing the samsung push service has helped a ton!
rebel24 said:
Is it possible to have a dark theme with neat rom (as in like the dark slim toggle on slimbean?), I have installed apollo, seems way better, 1 hour screen on it and 13% drain Also removing the samsung push service has helped a ton!
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Not trying to annoy any mods, but bump. Just want to find out since I'd love to be able to turn neat rom in to a power saving legend by using mostly black apps
rebel24 said:
Not trying to annoy any mods, but bump. Just want to find out since I'd love to be able to turn neat rom in to a power saving legend by using mostly black apps
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I dont think so. There are theme mods for Neatrom but Ive never looked into it. Biftor rom lets you change the colour of almost everything maybe give that a try, link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026911
rebel24 said:
By any chance would anyone know if there is any of the latest gapps inverted??
And I mean the latest latest, not half a year ago :/
Also is it a good idea to disable fast dormancy? Will it affect any of my apps or my phone ?
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Yes, 4.3.1 inverted gapps are available from lots of devs, I use team black out updater (available on Google play) which makes life very simple, check it out
Jimsilver73 said:
Yes, 4.3.1 inverted gapps are available from lots of devs, I use team black out updater (available on Google play) which makes life very simple, check it out
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Thanks, checking it out now
rebel24 said:
Thanks, checking it out now
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Could you press the thanks button please if this helped you