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Hello people,
Yesterday I saw a friend with a Galaxy S, and it looks like he seemed to have the Bada lockscreen in is phone. The lockscreen show a puzzle when there are some new messages or lost calls. And more, the hole phone looks like the Bada software...
Is it possible or am I wrong and it wasn't a Galaxy S? I'm pretty sure that wasn't a Samsung Wave...
Hi,
Anyone out there with experience of Android updates to older phones and how well they handled it.
I ask because I want to know about the Galaxy S2 and how well we expect Android 4.0 (ICS) to be implemented.
Of course, it will come out at some point, but my primary concerns are whether it will add to the battery power needed burden to make things run smoothly as it will retrofit the S2 hardware.
I also want to know how easy it is likely to be to replace the on screen buttons with the S2 hardware buttons, as this will be a waste of screen space on the S2 if it is still to pop up there above the hardware buttons.
Any help and other thoughts on the matter will be much appreciated.
wyase9 said:
Hi,
Anyone out there with experience of Android updates to older phones and how well they handled it.
I ask because I want to know about the Galaxy S2 and how well we expect Android 4.0 (ICS) to be implemented.
Of course, it will come out at some point, but my primary concerns are whether it will add to the battery power needed burden to make things run smoothly as it will retrofit the S2 hardware.
I also want to know how easy it is likely to be to replace the on screen buttons with the S2 hardware buttons, as this will be a waste of screen space on the S2 if it is still to pop up there above the hardware buttons.
Any help and other thoughts on the matter will be much appreciated.
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To say anything on how it will be implemented on the S2 would be pure conjecture. No one knows yet.
Its still in the middle of being ported/hacked over to our device, with no official Samsung ICS Roms released/leaked yet.
Regarding the 'on screen button' query, it would seem that ICS would detect capacitative buttons, and thus hide the on-screen buttons.
Hi,
First of all i wouldnt class a Galaxy S2 as an older phone, samsung have made a point of holding back on the Galaxy Nexus hardware so it doesnt outdo there own flagship model.
Yesterday, I compared a Galaxy Nexus to my Galaxy S2 running the ICS alpha and was slightly disappointed that the Galaxy Nexus screen didnt look any different to my GS2 both in screen real estate and screen clarity.
I doubt very much ICS will reduce battery life as the hardware acceleration should help matters as there will be less reliance on the phone CPU to draw things the GPU can draw easily.
The onscreen buttons can be easily disabled and dont offer anything that the GS2 hardware buttons dont. If anything the GS2 has the advantage of a menu button which you dont get on the Nexus and until the majority of apps put a software menu button on their apps it's going to cause issues, i thought that the software buttons would be more intellegent and add a menu button for legacy apps but they just seem to stay the same buttons all the time. I know paul o'brian has done a custom mod for this so hopefully google with do the same.
I personnally am happy with my GS2 hardware, the issue for me is software and whether i can wait for 4.0 either official or unofficial.
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i thought that the software buttons would be more intellegent and add a menu button for legacy apps but they just seem to stay the same buttons all the time.
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There actually IS a "virtual menu button" for those apps who use the menu.
But it's rather small and easy to miss.
It's on the far right, looks like three dots above each other, I could use all "old" apps I tried so far with it and effectively not using the "real" buttons at all.
I hope if ROM cooks tend to remove the on-screen buttons, they keep an option to re-enable them, 'cause I really like them
(and they are NOT showing up in the SDK emulator, so it does seem to have some kind of detection.)
ICS does not show the Virtual Buttons on devices with HW Keys.
Thats an absolute, 100% given, please stop discussing about it.
The Galaxy S II has a better GPU and a CPU I'd call Equal with the one of the Galaxy Nexus, also the screen has a way lower resolution, so it might even run smoother than on the Galaxy Nexus,
But what about future apps.....if they are built to a standard 720p resolution, then will the Samsung galaxy S2 suffer then compared to the Nexus which has similar spec - ie do you think we will get new apps that will run better on a 720p screen which looks likely to be more standard in all future high spec phones ?
In my opinion, Galaxy S2 will perform much better on ICS than Gingerbread, considering ICS will actually utilize DUAL-CORE efficiently, rather than just burning battery on two-cores just to work one-core...
It's like XP before & after SP2
wyase9 said:
But what about future apps.....if they are built to a standard 720p resolution, then will the Samsung galaxy S2 suffer then compared to the Nexus which has similar spec - ie do you think we will get new apps that will run better on a 720p screen which looks likely to be more standard in all future high spec phones ?
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You are trying to find a future-proof a device. Well - it ain't gonna work. Technology moves at a quick pace. At most - I can say GSII may work super well with all apps (and games) until a point when it has become the standard for all screen resolutions to be 720p or 1080p or 9040p. This may be in 2 or 3 years.
Besides, an app developer would make their app compatible with all devices UNLESS they intended it to run purely on a certain resolution.
Nexus phone isn't better than the GSII by the way. It just has ICS on it. =/
Thanks for all of you inputs guys.
Sounds like the GS2 will work as well with ICS if not better.
It also comes across that although the screen size if the GS2 is smaller than the GNex, it is more or less cancelled out seeing as the GNex has to use some screen for the virtual buttons at the bottom, wheras the GS2 will not have to use any screen on this.......therefore negating the screen real-estate difference.......right ?
Then it only comes down to resolution between the two.
For a much lower resolution, the GS2 still looks amazing to the eye, which makes me wonder what the real worls advantages will be of the higher resolution screen on the GNex.
Could it be the web page layout or looks when they load up ?
Could it be noticed when playing media ?
I am not sure anymore.
Ideally the resolution advantage comes into play during
1. Browsing, especially while reading small text as very small letters can be drawn accurately.
2. Pictures will be more clearer, especially some wallpapers do ask for more resolution.
3. Video playback
Altogether everything will appear more smooth and clear. So a welcome thing this resolution is. But nexus has pentile display and there are chances this might offset the resolution advantage mainly during text diaplays
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I agree with the last comment to an extent. But we are talking about a phone screen with hundreds of pixels already.
To the normal user in the real world, do you still think that applies ? Ie the text might be a little clearer, but is it not darn clear already on the lower GS2 resolution ?
And wallpapers - even if it was origianlly a 720p picture and the GS2 resizes it, would the average guy out there be able to distingush ?
wyase9 said:
Hi,
Anyone out there with experience of Android updates to older phones and how well they handled it.
I ask because I want to know about the Galaxy S2 and how well we expect Android 4.0 (ICS) to be implemented.
Of course, it will come out at some point, but my primary concerns are whether it will add to the battery power needed burden to make things run smoothly as it will retrofit the S2 hardware.
I also want to know how easy it is likely to be to replace the on screen buttons with the S2 hardware buttons, as this will be a waste of screen space on the S2 if it is still to pop up there above the hardware buttons.
Any help and other thoughts on the matter will be much appreciated.
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Here http://t.co/RzNWJWcQ , Have a look how stock ICS looks and works on GSII. And all this is done without any driver source code. Imagine how quick it would be when samsung does ICS with proper drivers.
At least Samsung confirmed they will release ICS to S2. When? That's a different story... Probably late next year.
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Hello everyone,
Recently i've been planning to change my mobile and i've planned to buy an android based mobile phone.I'm a complete newbie and this will be my first experience with an android device,so i've been up for some research lately regarding different android devices and from my point of view i think samsung galaxy s2 and htc sensation xe are the best mobiles in the market at the moment and benchmarking results etc show that galaxy s2 is a better-off mobile so i'm thinking to buy this mobile but i have few questions before i buy this device.
1)During my research i saw that there are too many people doing customizations of HTC mobiles on youtube and i can hardly find ppl doing customization of that level with the samsung galaxy s2,so does this mean that there is less customization in the galaxy s2 thn the htc mobiles(sensation xe)?htcs have so many different user interfaces with different lock screens,home screens etc but in galaxy i can hardly find ppl customizing the interface,all galaxy s2 have the same dock setup as it is out of the box condition but htcs have different things like htc sense 3.0 UI..so are these customizations availble in the galaxy s2 too or only HTCs can do such customization?although both are android :s..
2)galaxy s2 has bettr frnt camera,its faster thn the sensation xe,althought xe is 1.5 ghz.galaxy has usb on the go function,faster hsdpa,better battery life,2 microphones,bttr camera (some say), where as sensation xe has beter screen res and ppi....so the main thing thats confusing me or maybe stoping me to buy the galaxy s2a is custiomization,i dont really know whether HTC Sensation xe is more customizable mobile or the galaxy s2, coz on youtube,everyone is customizing the HTCs...And my plan is to buy a mobile that has endless customization plus apps,so i will never be bored of that mobile.So from customization point of view,which is better? =)..and if galaxy s2 is quite customizable then will i be able to use all the customizations of HTC sense and other htc mobiles (like on youtube) in galaxy s2?for e.g will htc sense UI 3.0 work with galaxy s2?or htc customizations can only be done with htc mobiles and not samsung?(although both are android).recomnd me the best mobile betw these two,from customization and apps point of view.
lastly,as i told earlier that i'm a complete newbie to android devices,will i be able to customize these mobiles or they require rooting etc to be done in order to do customization(which a newbie like me might not be able to do)?cuz if it does require then i mite brick the mobile and that becomes risky.will a completely new user be able to change the roms etc etc of the device or do its very tough work for a noob?please recomend me the best mobile for me among Gs2 and sense XE ?although nexus is going gud too but i dont like its 5mp cam,galaxy and sense has 8mp :/.
waiting for a response..
thanks
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Hello everyone,
Recently i've been planning to change my mobile and i've planned to buy an android based mobile phone.I'm a complete newbie and this will be my first experience with an android device,so i've been up for some research lately regarding different android devices and from my point of view i think samsung galaxy s2 and htc sensation xe are the best mobiles in the market at the moment and benchmarking results etc show that galaxy s2 is a better-off mobile so i'm thinking to buy this mobile but i have few questions before i buy this device.
1)During my research i saw that there are too many people doing customizations of HTC mobiles on youtube and i can hardly find ppl doing customization of that level with the samsung galaxy s2,so does this mean that there is less customization in the galaxy s2 thn the htc mobiles(sensation xe)?htcs have so many different user interfaces with different lock screens,home screens etc but in galaxy i can hardly find ppl customizing the interface,all galaxy s2 have the same dock setup as it is out of the box condition but htcs have different things like htc sense 3.0 UI..so are these customizations availble in the galaxy s2 too or only HTCs can do such customization?although both are android :s..
2)galaxy s2 has bettr frnt camera,its faster thn the sensation xe,althought xe is 1.5 ghz.galaxy has usb on the go function,faster hsdpa,better battery life,2 microphones,bttr camera (some say), where as sensation xe has beter screen res and ppi....so the main thing thats confusing me or maybe stoping me to buy the galaxy s2a is custiomization,i dont really know whether HTC Sensation xe is more customizable mobile or the galaxy s2, coz on youtube,everyone is customizing the HTCs...And my plan is to buy a mobile that has endless customization plus apps,so i will never be bored of that mobile.So from customization point of view,which is better? =)..and if galaxy s2 is quite customizable then will i be able to use all the customizations of HTC sense and other htc mobiles (like on youtube) in galaxy s2?for e.g will htc sense UI 3.0 work with galaxy s2?or htc customizations can only be done with htc mobiles and not samsung?(although both are android).recomnd me the best mobile betw these two,from customization and apps point of view.
lastly,as i told earlier that i'm a complete newbie to android devices,will i be able to customize these mobiles or they require rooting etc to be done in order to do customization(which a newbie like me might not be able to do)?cuz if it does require then i mite brick the mobile and that becomes risky.will a completely new user be able to change the roms etc etc of the device or do its very tough work for a noob?please recomend me the best mobile for me among Gs2 and sense XE ?although nexus is going gud too but i dont like its 5mp cam,galaxy and sense has 8mp :/.
waiting for a response..
thanks
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Htc sense may be the only better thing than touchwiz.. But touchwiz 4 has more cutomizations as you want.. Samsung has improved ui and customization with touchwiz 4..
Simple, s2 is still best and ahead of all phones(including sensation xe)..
Buy the phone you will love it..
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Not to mention sense drains your phone. Bloody hell, it just sucks the life out of it. I personally don't find it worth it for the aesthetics.
Got to agree Sense just drains the battery and imho it is too bloated.
You will need to root to be able to flash different rom's and customisation's, but it's not that difficult and there are plenty of threads with instructions on how to.
surely i will be going for the galaxy s2
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surely i will be going for the galaxy s2
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Good decision.. You wont regret...
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just but one you want to buy, but I suggest you buy S2, my friend have a sensation, but both we think that S2 is better then sensation took much.
it's not very difficult to customize Rom of S2 by yourself, use HTC Android Kitchen.
Siu0517 said:
just but one you want to buy, but I suggest you buy S2, my friend have a sensation, but both we think that S2 is better then sensation took much.
it's not very difficult to customize Rom of S2 by yourself, use HTC Android Kitchen.
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as i'm new to android ,i dont really know what ROM in a mobile is..the only rom i know is Read-only-memory.but anyways,once i've brought the s2,i will do research regarding its customization to get best out of the device,will inbox you if i need any help aswell..
Athavan said:
Good decision.. You wont regret...
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but i wonder why there are too few videos on youtube related to customization of s2 and most of the ppl are using htcs to show customizations that can be done on android..
i'm just unsure whether an android newbie like me will be able to do customizations or not..cuz if customizing becomes a prob for me after i have brought s2 then i wont be able to make the mobile more fun to use and eventually get bored and might have to shift to iphone or something later on.This will be my first experience with an android device.and i heard customizing android can lead to bricking the phone aswell(if a newbie tries to custmize)..nw that makes me nervous as its a risky game thn..
I used Sense for a long time and it is the most beautiful and functional launcher or android modification ever.
When i started to use touchwiz there were two things i noticed instantly...
Touchwiz has less abilities to personalize and is very iphone-like...
But its lightweight... very lightweight.
Nearly as light as the aosp one...
Everything has it pros and contras, you have to decide for yourself,
but i can promise you, the sgs2 is the best phone your hand could ever hold. In my opinion in ways better than the new galaxy note.
Switched from HTC Sensation to S2....its way better...
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but i wonder why there are too few videos on youtube related to customization of s2 and most of the ppl are using htcs to show customizations that can be done on android..
i'm just unsure whether an android newbie like me will be able to do customizations or not..cuz if customizing becomes a prob for me after i have brought s2 then i wont be able to make the mobile more fun to use and eventually get bored and might have to shift to iphone or something later on.This will be my first experience with an android device.and i heard customizing android can lead to bricking the phone aswell(if a newbie tries to custmize)..nw that makes me nervous as its a risky game thn..
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read well before you start flashing and rooting... there are many threads here at xda to help you.. manu ppl buy android for its customisation only.. you can put diff roms, themes, etc... btw enjoy the phone as it is for a week or so while u read at xda.. congratz 4 buying the world's smartest phone ever...
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Athavan said:
read well before you start flashing and rooting... there are many threads here at xda to help you.. manu ppl buy android for its customisation only.. you can put diff roms, themes, etc... btw enjoy the phone as it is for a week or so while u read at xda.. congratz 4 buying the world's smartest phone ever...
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yeah gona buy the gs2,lets see how it goes for me
Hi there, I have a Samsung Galaxy i9003(SL).
I think there is a problem with touch screen response speed.
Although Galaxy SL has a 1 ghz processor and better gpu than SonyEricsson Xperia Mini, It seems that Xperia Mini is faster when we're talking about touchscreen response(messaging,sliding the menu etc)
After trying another lower resolution(i mean lower than galaxy sl) android phones such as galaxy ace, galaxy gio or android sdk(because you can set any resolution with it) I realized touch screen response is related with resolution.
Lower the resolution faster the touchscreen response gets.
I found this really annoying. You're paying much more to get a faster and big screen phone. But what you get is slower than the cheaper ones.
Do you think is there a way to lower the resolution on samsung galaxy sl to get a faster response? I found a way to change it but instead of changing the resolution(like 800x480 to 640x360) it changes LCD density and that is not what i want because it does not affect any response speed. or maybe another way? Changing kernel, improving gpu etc?
Maybe i'm asking too much because what i'm talking about is like miliseconds delay but i can sense the difference when i'm testing another phones.
Iphone seems to overcome this situation. Why android can't?
Super boosting your touchscreen
Hello Kreston,
I am also using Samsung galaxy SL gt-i9003 and was having the same issues like you. Whenever i switch the phone off and start it again, the touchscreen responses better. But this isn't a solution. So, I searched the internet and found an app which will super boost the response. Even better than your xperia mini. The good news is, the app is exclusively developed for samsung galaxy s series.
name of the app:- SGS Touchscreen Booster
sorry i was unable to give you the link because i am a new member and am not allowed to post links in my messages until and unless i have posted 8 posts.
Do remember to thank me bro !!!
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 )