Hi guys, Merry Christmas - Happy and Bugless New Year!
I ve got Samsung Galaxy s2, and i have some question about it,
1. Why it boots itself when long time wifi is ON?
2. I updated 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 trough KIES, (i live in Ukraine), and now i check, there is no update for me in KIES, but all world running on 2.3.5 and 2.3.6 official updates trough Kies, but why i can not get it?,
3. Is there any influence of GSM operator on update for android version? i mean if i change my simcard to other operator, will it update?, or it doesn`t change anything?
4. Why my phone running maximum 9 Hours, ok i am medium user, playin, facebook etc. but, in any case, 8-9 hours not so little for this phone?, sometimes even 4 hours and battery is DEATH
5. Go Ex Launcher is heavier then Touchviz ?? i mean which of them more soft and make more less busy cpu and ram?
6. hmm this is interesting question, is there any trick which can make my location different to kies, to i get official updates of another country , i know this is utopia, but whatever i would like to learn, why not?
Thank you guys, sorry for my laggy, damaged, and un understandable ENGLISH , but i hope you will decode what i say
Wait you SIMPLE ENGLISH EXPLANATION, Hell yeah, finally wrote in english ,
Nobody doesnt have any answer for me??
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Hi guys,
So I am new to all there android related things, I am very much interested in upgrading my android firmware.
The little says it all, it would be great if someone can help me with this,it would be nice
I have a few questions too.
1, What is the easiest way to upgrade my firmware and will there be any risk to my mobile ?
2, are the methods same for installing custom Roms too?
3, and what would you recommend me to Install? The official firmware or a custom Rom?
Thanks in advance
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EDIT :
Thanks for your replies guys,
Now i wanna know some other things.
1, I'm from India and There is no Gingerbread 2.3 Version upgrade released here till now..Is it ok if i install the 2.3 update that belongs to other countries?
2, which is the best custom rom available for Galaxy Ace till now ?
1.through odin or kies (kies for official, odin for custom and unofficial) there is always a risk when flashing roms although i nvr bricked mine b4
2.custom roms are thru odin
3.ur choice
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3. Better to use Custom ROMs, no bloatware apps ans highly customizable
Thanks!
Thanks for your replies guys,
Now i wanna know some other things.
1, I'm from India and There is no Gingerbread 2.3 Version upgrade released here till now..Is it ok if i install the 2.3 update that belongs to other countries?
2, which is the best custom rom available for Galaxy Ace till now ?
Hameedhudeen said:
Thanks for your replies guys,
Now i wanna know some other things.
1, I'm from India and There is no Gingerbread 2.3 Version upgrade released here till now..Is it ok if i install the 2.3 update that belongs to other countries?
2, which is the best custom rom available for Galaxy Ace till now ?
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1. Yup, no problem.
2. All a matter of personal preference, just try them out and decide for yourself.
Cheers
Just some words from a pseudo-noob:
I've flashed two roms in my new Galaxy Ace and about 10 roms in my old HTC Touch. I've never bricked my phone and nothing never went wrong or different from the tutorials.
Maybe it's luck, but I have another guess, and I'm posting some tips here:
* I believe most of the time bricking happens is when you interrupt the flashing process;
* So, try to do the flashing process with:
- Phone with full (or almost full) battery;
- Notebook with good battery or Desktop with a good nobreak;
- An stable operating system. Be carefull with softwares that "steals" CPU in the middle of other processes or that asks to reboot your Desktop. The last thing you want is to reboot your PC while flashing a rom.
And the most important, in my opinion:
* Don't be lazy! Read a lot from the forums. Post your doubts and clear them. Be sure you're using the right software and version, the right files etc.
Sometimes we want to test a Rom or a software very quickly but the time we spent to gain some knowledge about it is worth it, it can free us from bigger problems in the future or even from a bricked device.
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Sorry about my English.
Hi All,
I am new to this forum and also to this Smartphone world
I am planning to buy Galaxy S2 , but want to use ICS Stock UI ( I can wait for official ICS update or use some ICS ROM ) , but what I want to know is that how can I use default ICS Stock UI on my Galaxy S2.
And another question when we use unofficial ROM on our Android phone , what are the risks we should consider in terms of our personal data security and also the stability of our phone ?
Thanks,
Maverick
mavericki said:
Hi All,
I am new to this forum and also to this Smartphone world
I am planning to buy Galaxy S2 , but want to use ICS Stock UI ( I can wait for official ICS update or use some ICS ROM ) , but what I want to know is that how can I use default ICS Stock UI on my Galaxy S2.
And another question when we use unofficial ROM on our Android phone , what are the risks we should consider in terms of our personal data security and also the stability of our phone ?
Thanks,
Maverick
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If you do some reading around the SGS2 forum, you'll find all of the information you seek. Or you could try google...either way, the powers that be here at XDA aren't very friendly to those who don't bother trying to research, read, or use the search function. I'm trying to be a bit more personable.
At the moment, ICS is in either the Alpha or Beta stage...meaning that it's still buggy and doesn't really function as a daily driver yet.
To get ICS right now, you have to flash a ROM...which involves root access. The risks are pretty high. You have the risk of bricking your phone, if you don't read the instructions and follow them exactly, which isn't always easy because you're not very likely to find exact instructions for your specific phone (the hardware specs will match, but the ROM/Radio/Modem numbers may be different which can lead to confusion). You also run the risk of voiding your warranty, which is a pretty significant one.
I flashed an ICS build yesterday, and then my S2 wouldn't charge. I eventually flashed back (thank God I had made a backup yesterday, and 2 days ago as the one from yesterday didn't work!)
As far as security goes, nothing really to worry about. Dev's don't build in Carrier IQ and don't really want your personal data. But the flip side is, that they don't get paid for what they do...so if you have a problem or 'eff something up, you're pretty much on your own. You can ask for help, but again, sometimes the dev's don't want to be bothered with a question if it's already been answered or if you could've found the answer by searching for it. This is where it gets rude, sometimes.
That's the long answer. The short answer is READ, READ, READ...everything about your phone and flashing ROM's. Start at the beginning of the forum, as that's where the 'stickies' are and work your way thru. ICS will be released officially and stably later.
Hope that helps.
Thanks ,
I have googled it and read some threads on this forum and on others as well... thats how I came to know that you can root your phone with unofficial ICS ROM... but wasn't sure that in that case , will I get ICS with TouchWiz or Stock UI...
And 2nd thing that if I screwed up what will happen to my personal data...
anyhow thanks for replying my (dumb ? ) question
Hi Guys as my title Says..
i need Help very Badly.
First of all MODS and USERS i'm sorry i didn't knew where to post this thread so if its in in-appropriate section please move it to correct section. THanks
OK my problem is this.
i recently (less than a week ago ) bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 its by Bell Canada and its i9100M. i bought it online since my service provider is Rogers.
i guess this phone is already rooted to unlock it and i can see CWM and SU icon there.
Well i'm a Hardcore Blackberry Fan and have been using Blackberries from last 6 years. I loved the new samsung because of it looks and its screen.
I Had Lot of Problem with it like setting up my yahoo as push email, setting the Ringtone Profile, setting up the Custom Ringtones for Text Messages..
Having wrong time stamps on Recieved TEXT Message.. well i fixed all those by installing apps from market and forwarding my yahoo to my gmail...
i Hated doing all that but infront of the beauty of this phone i had to compromise but today it took 3 hours to find my gps location and day by day im using it i'm hating it .....
SO OK I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ALOT... the more i'm researching the more i'm getting confused...
first of all what is the difference between custom ROM and KERNEL.
i know custom rom could be like operating system but customized by unofficial person.
what the h is KERNEL..
to install rom's or kernel do i really have to root.
To unlock do i have to root or is there a paying method.
also i want to know if i'll go back to stock rom can i still unlock it.and recieve all the updates from samsung or google specially when ICS will be launched.
after unlocking and installing custom root. can i unroot it
and lastly which is best custom kernel and which is the best rom availble.
since been a blackberry user i have very basic needs. i don't play any games or download much apps and if an app is paid..i'll pay for it.. i don't want to jailbreak anything .
all i need is better battery life, gps and network coverage.
Thanks for taking time to read and reply.
Hi there.
I'll try and get through your questions as simply as possible,
Imagine your phone is like a car
A kernel is like the engine of a car - it's the low level machinery that keeps it going.
The Rom is like the body of the car around the engine. Roms can be official (or Stock Roms), or they can be customised by other people.
So, when you install a stock rom - you're installing the kernel, but you're also installing the radio (called a modem or baseband) and the registration (or the CSC which is location specific information) as well as the unique 'body' of the car for that rom - tweaks, default software, etc.
You don't have to have rooted your phone to install a Rom. When you update your phone via Kies, you are, literally, installing an stock rom. You can even install stock roms from elsewhere without rooting your phone. Because stock roms are released in different regions at different times, lots of people update their phones to the latest official roms via this method - no root required.
However, to install a custom, unofficial rom, you will need to root your phone as they will require access to the 'root level directory' of your phone's file system - which is what root really means.
You can find everything you need to know about that, how to root and also lots of stock roms you can install without rooting here:
Some shops will root you phone for you if you want to go down that path and don't want to risk it. But it's easier than you think and the galaxy s2 is very hard to break. There's lots of help available on XDA - just remember to search before you ask so you don't ask a common question the millionth time.
If you have installed a custom rom you can easily re-install a stock rom over it that will still work with Kies and thus be updateable when ICS turns up.
There is no 'best' Rom or kernel. Some Roms go 'as is' and some are customisable to the nth degree if you like fiddling with your phone non-stop. I personally use CheckRom because I like the kitchen app that lets you swap kernels, modems and mods with ease - but check out the Original Android Development threads and see which other roms you like the sound of.
Depending on what you are currently running, a new rom - even a stock one if you're running a very old one - could easily help with battery and range issues. For GPS - try installing FasterFix from the market and see if reassigning your GPS fix to a closer location helps.
Best of luck - it's a great phone once you open up its possibilities
Thanks a lot for the reply
well your reply did help me a lot...
my phone is been already rooted by someone else already from the person i bought it....
as for searching i did a lot.. and its been confusing me more and more ..well thanks for your answer
also as u said S2 is hard to break..i guess u mean is that the JIG thing on EBAY
and as for flashing the stuff i've played with other stuff just not android thing ive replaced the os on BB and jailbreaked iphones and installed macintosh on HP PC and also worked on most of the languages 10 years ago... and i believe nothing is impossible so going to someone else is never an option for me
just want to know as much as stuff i can before going further
well i have few more questions
how can i find which rom or kernel is already installed...
i mean is it possible to tell if its stock or its customized and its customized by which group.
and one last thing.. u know the words u used modem and baseband...
i read about it before...
but my question is ...
IS THE BASEBAND ANYTHING LIKE IPHONE BASEBAND???
u know in iPhones when baseband is updated u r screwed sometimes its hard to jailbreak and definately hard to unlock and reverting changes to baseband....
is it the samething in Galaxy S2 as well...
Thanks a lot for replying...i really appreciate all the time you took to reply.
Thanks once again.
Yeah baseband is the code that handles the phone part of your smartphone. Talking to your wireless provider, 3G, texts all these things are done by baseband.
Flashing a different baseband won't screw your root, and you'd still be rooted. Samsung doesn't make it hard to root as Apple does to jailbreaking. Even if something goes wrong with a new version, you can always revert back to old one using Odin(Samsung ROM flashing tool) and you are good to go.
Thanks a lot... about that quick reply...
i'm gonna collect more information and hopefully i'll be flashing it on weekend...
but how can i find which rom or kernel is already installed...
i mean is it possible to tell if its stock or its customized and its customized by which group
Everything you need to know can be found here. Most of it, anyway.
Backup your device with cwm when rooted ... So you can always restore to previous state. ;-)
Good luck there. But reading is a must.
SGS II - XDA
blackberryfan said:
thanks a lot... About that quick reply...
I'm gonna collect more information and hopefully i'll be flashing it on weekend...
But how can i find which rom or kernel is already installed...
In your dialer type *#1234#
info will apear. Now read chainfire's tutorial how to root your device ....
I mean is it possible to tell if its stock or its customized and its customized by which group
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sgs ii - xda
also you can go settings - about phone - then look at the bottom fields to see kernel, baseband and build. Quote those and we should be able to tell what you have.
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Hey everyone,
I have recently received a Galaxy Gio 2.2 Froyo from a Chinese roommate who moved out (for free no less -- and it actually was a gift), though I am having some significant troubles trying to tap into its fullest potential.
Basics of the phone:
- Galaxy Gio (China)
- Model GT-S5660
- 2.2.1 Froyo
- 2S5660ZCKG1 Baseband
- 2.6.32.9-perf [email protected] #1 kernel (after attempting to root and I'm kind of somewhat pretty sure that's not a root-accessible kernel... if that makes sense =/)
- China Mobile SIM with no service, but I do have wi-fi access
Other possibly important data:
- I do have another, unrooted Android phone
- I do not own a Windows computer and run exclusively on Mac OSX 10.7.5 and Ubuntu Live CDs
Process of how I dealt with things:
Even though I can't read Chinese worth a &[email protected]!, I knew enough about maneuvering the settings to change the language to English.
I tried to root it with instructions I found and the kernel never changed. I proceeded to factory reset the phone (stumble my way through settings to change the language again), and then tried a different set of instructions on rooting a Gio with Froyo with the same results.
From this point, I've thought about trying to a find a terminal or rootchecker-type app, but haven't been able to since the phone doesn't have Google Play, but some kind of (Chinese? >.>) App Market.
Ultimately, I'm seriously wanting to root this baby so that I can get a gingerbread or jellybean ROM on it and have some real fun, but have been at a real roadblock with this and would appreciate any help.
Thank you all,
DJ
I figure I should bump this up since it's now buried 8 pages back on me in the 2 days since I originally posted
Again, though, any help someone can provide will be greatly appreciated.
DJ
i only know that if u want to root galaxy gio with froyo,u have to use SuperOneClick app on windows (dont know about linux -,-)..
and AFAIK if u want to upgrade it to gingerbread u dont have to root it first,just upgrade it..
after u get ur gio on gingerbread it comes more easy to do anything to ur devices..
sorry for my bad English..
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hey guys..i bought my samsung galaxy s2 with ics 4.0.4..but im very disappointed and unhappy with ite and it makes me insane.. every time i used my phone after 3 hours of usage my phone freezes completely and i have to remove the battery every time it freezes, ihave to factory reset it then....i've donea search and found out none isfacing the exact same problems also inoticed that there aren'tm any ics 4.0.4 frimewares avaliable for the i9100P i tried flashing france frimware but the freezeing still occurs , could it be the ics 4.0.4 version?should i go back to 4.0.3?
I face the same
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hey guys..i bought my samsung galaxy s2 with ics 4.0.4..but im very disappointed and unhappy with ite and it makes me insane.. every time i used my phone after 3 hours of usage my phone freezes completely and i have to remove the battery every time it freezes, ihave to factory reset it then....i've donea search and found out none isfacing the exact same problems also inoticed that there aren'tm any ics 4.0.4 frimewares avaliable for the i9100P i tried flashing france frimware but the freezeing still occurs , could it be the ics 4.0.4 version?should i go back to 4.0.3?
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Hi,
I have posted the same problem and you can check the answers i got here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2097322&highlight=4+0+4
But actually I am a beginner and I found this hard to do.
Good Luck, and if you found an easy solution please tell me
We went thru this already, why make a new thread?
Brand new phones shouldn't freeze on its own just like that. Either it's faulty or there's something screwed with the ROM.
Here you can find 4.0.3 ROMs in order to avoid brick bug (remember to flash a safe kernel before you try it).