Rogers Samsung Galaxy S2 flashing with stock ICS rom - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys:
I want to get a Galaxy S2 from Rogers, and I was wondering if I can flash the stock stock stock ICS rom onto the GS2 (I'm not a fan of the touchwiz)
Thanks
Bill

No you can't because the Rogers Galaxy SII is a different phone that uses a different chipset, making it incompatible with the ICS rom.
Even if you got the Bell one, which is the international variant, there are no fully functional stock ICS roms yet. If it's what you want, get yourself a Galaxy Nexus.

Sorry I should I have made it a bit clear, what I meant is, can I flash the phone with a stock version of the android operating system? since I'm not a fan of the touchwiz, nor am I a fan of the Rogers apps that they install on the phone.
(Or can I turn off TouchWiz?)
Thanks!

Instead of TouchWiz launcher, you can find other launchers in Google Play (Market). I've used ADW laucher ex (small cost) and Go Launcher (free) with great success.
I really don't care for TouchWiz either. Limited number of icons in the launch bar across the bottom and it doesn't handle my custom lcd density.
I'm running the Roger's branded Samsung Galaxy SII LTE (sgh-i727r).
I realize this question was posted a while ago but hopefully my response is of some assistance.
Good luck.

gonoherpasyphilaids said:
Instead of TouchWiz launcher, you can find other launchers in Google Play (Market). I've used ADW laucher ex (small cost) and Go Launcher (free) with great success.
I really don't care for TouchWiz either. Limited number of icons in the launch bar across the bottom and it doesn't handle my custom lcd density.
I'm running the Roger's branded Samsung Galaxy SII LTE (sgh-i727r).
I realize this question was posted a while ago but hopefully my response is of some assistance.
Good luck.
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FYI, you should probably be looking for help/information/firmware/etc in the SGH-I727 forum, not the GT-I9100 forum... I know the forum title actually says "AT&T Skyrocket", but it's the same phone, (SGH-I727) really...

I'm not the OP, just replying since I have the device the OP was considering.
You are right however, that most of the content related to Galaxy SII Skyrocket (sgh-i727) applies to the Rogers branded Galaxy SII device.

gonoherpasyphilaids said:
I'm not the OP, just replying since I have the device the OP was considering.
You are right however, that most of the content related to Galaxy SII Skyrocket (sgh-i727) applies to the Rogers branded Galaxy SII device.
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I thought it worth mentioning, since you are a new member, (only 2 posts at the time of this writing) and I've seen many many MANY users of other Galaxy SII variants screw themselves over by flashing I9100 firmwares or kernels.

Related

Where's Samsung Apps?

I'm a brand new owner of the AT&T GS2. And a newbie to Android as well. Supposedly I should be able to open the Samsung Apps widget and download/install some free games (Asphalt 6 for example). But I can't for the life of me seem to find the Samsung Apps widget. Can anybody tell me where to find it? Many thanks in advance.
Where did you hear that?
The Thrill came with 3 free 3D games, Asphalt being one of them. Nova and Let's Golf being the others.
Could you have mixed them up? The Thrill is a dual core android phone that released on att last month.
Sent from my SGS II
http://theunlockr.com/2011/09/06/freebie-asphalt-6-hd-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s2/
And here's the official link:
http://www.samsungapps.com/topApps/topAppsDetail.as?productId=G00001437463#
But when I click "How to Get", it shows that I need to click the "Samsung Apps" widget or icon to connect. But I don't see it on my phone.
#blameatt
they have never included the Samsung Apps on the carrier bloated roms.
if you want those apps, you will have to get them from the i9100
Yeah, your link says its included in the i9100, i9000 and i9003. Ours I'd the i777. That means none of the US versions will get it. Att isn't the only carrier not to include them.
Sent from my SGS II
You'll have to wait till a dev incorporates it into their ROM. That's how I got them on my cappy.
Damn, I want that free game.

[Q]Galaxy S2 and Galaxy tab..

Is there a rom that works well together for the galaxy s2 and galaxy tab?
Has anyone made one for both that integrates good?
Cheers guys
Bump anyone ?
The SGS2 is on 2.3.X and Tab on HC so mechanically there can't be a common ROM. I have a SGS2 and haven't seen any matching themes. Even the wallpaper from my SGS2 looks like crap on the higher res screen of the Tab. So the short answer is no, there's no common ROMs or themes the two can share.

Galaxy Core Live Wallpaper

Hey guys,
Since I am making a post here, you can probably tell that I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 2.
A friend of mine has a Galaxy S 2 on Sprint which comes equipped with a "Galactic Core Live Wallpaper" . I know that there is an app on the Marketplace called Galaxy Core Live Wallpapers which has about 10-15 other live wallpaper, but the quality and the animation in this application is just not the same as the original stock wallpaper on Sprint and T-Mobile Galaxy S 2s
I was wondering if there is a way to port this particular wallpaper from the Sprint or T-Mobile version to use on AT&T.
Again, I know about the application on Marketplace by A.O.I Studio but its just not the same
Thank you
I have Galaxy Core Free installed on my SGS2 running Unnamed and it hasn't given me any problems. The graphics are smooth and detailed with no artifacts. Are you running a non-standard ROM? When I installed CM9 on my SGS2 for testing the graphics on this wallpaper were not nearly as detailed. It might be a driver issue.
Nah its the stock ROM. I just have it rooted. The graphics and animations were just fine with the application but compared to the original it doesnt measure up. But I guess its the best I can get!
and I am only looking for the Galactic Core Live Wallpaper - not the other wallpapers that come with the application.
Thank You
Shouldn't the apk pulled from the Sprint's SGSII work just by installing it (no porting)? Maybe post a request for the apk over on their forums.
wonner said:
Shouldn't the apk pulled from the Sprint's SGSII work just by installing it (no porting)? Maybe post a request for the apk over on their forums.
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I have no idea. My friend with the Sprint S2 is 'noobier' than me and didnt wanna root his phone. So he cant use Titanium Backup Pro to backup the wallpaper. but I will try the Sprint forum and ask there.
Thanks
it should be easily taken out of one of the stock sprint sgs2 roms. but maybe someone will isolate the .apk for you.
the galactic core live wallpaper by kittehface software is much better than the one you are referring to, imo
yeah it is pretty cool I agree, but its still a personal preference.
The galactic core application by AOI has almost the exact same live wallpaper but if you compare it to the original stock live wallpaper its just not the same:
I posted this thread on the Sprint forums too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424651

[Q] Galaxy Nexus Or SGS III in terms of Android custom Rom?

Hello everyone,
I did a little research before opening new thread,but I couldn't find anything simiral to my question.
So,my question now!I am planning to buy an Android Device.And yes like most of the people I am in a dilemma.Now before you hasten to answer my question let me explain this : I am not looking for an answer according to hardware specs or any kind of benchmarks.What I am looking for is the following :
I really like the stock look of the ICS(yes the one that Galaxy Nexus has).So I was wondering if there is anyway to get rid of the Touchwiz from Galaxy SGSIII.After a small Google research that I did it seems that a user is not able to get rid of Touchwiz unless it replace it with another Launcher like the Launcher Pro.So what I found out that the only way to do this is to flash the phone with a custom rom,which will not contain any OEM launchers or any other third party launchers.To make this clear once and for all I am not lloking any kind of launcher that will make SGS III look like Galaxy Nexus's stock launcher,I am looking only for the stock launcher only.
So I was wondering if there is any custom rom to get rid of touchwiz and leave all the other goodies that Samsung has included like the Smart-Stay(the one that tracks your eyes in order to keep the screen on),All share,etc,... in SGS III or the only way is to buy the Nexus?
If you buy the SIII you can simply install Nova Launcher or Apex Launcher (Both available in the Play Store).
Both those launchers look exactly like the one found on the Galaxy Nexus, just with more options for customization.
Installing the launcher will hide the Touchwiz Launcher, but leave other parts of Touchwiz/Samsung software intact (Such as the smart-stay feature, S Voice, etc.).
Okay I have two questions.First,is it possible with these two launchers to have the three buttons(back button,home button and the multitask button) like the Nexus has?(Yes I know that the SGS III has the same three dedicated buttons,but I really love those three Nexus buttons)Second,are this launchers consume too much Ram or they will work without lags like touchwiz?
Okay,I know that I am not allowed to do this,but I am posting this to give to my thread a little push.Yes I know I am not the only memebr in this forum and there are 4 milllion other members.
use the search button maybe some devs at the s3 forum made one already
dude people did compare these two phones many times already.
and... unless you are a higher ranked, people most likely avoid you.
the s3 is sexy, big and yes i had hands on. Gnex is also sexy and yes i had hands on. The s3 is a little more advance so it gets a plus, but the galaxy nexus would be my choice because i look in the long run. Gnex gets updates first and its google's flagship phone as iphone is to apple.
Gnexs are coming next week preloaded with jelly bean while some people dont have ics yet. If you are like some people who can afford to buy a new phone every month then get the s3, but if you plan to go the two years get gnex
So the S2 is out of the question? The S2 probably has more custom rom than both put together (or it would at lease be close )

New GS2 JB update to have TouchWiz 5?

Hi guys. Sorry if this has been answered before. I searched with no results.
Im curious to know if the new Jelly Bean update for our Samsung Galaxy S2 will have the latest TouchWiz 5 Interface in it. For those who are not familiar with this Touchwiz 5 word, well, to make it more simple to you, will the new Jelly Bean update for the S2 have the interface like the one is Samsung Galaxy S3.
Ive seen a lot of the new low/mid-end phones made by Samsung are being made with TouchWiz 5, so I thought this has not to do with hardware as it has to do with software, so Im sure our S2 is good enough to handle TouchWiz 5.
If someone of you have any information, i'd be happy to know.
Thanks.
This is the dedicated discussion thread for Galaxy SII Jellybean update:forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1736726. So ask your questions there.

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