Samsung Galaxy S2 Thread

[dcx_badass]

Originally Posted by macdaddy

Dont blame samsung. Its the carriers who want this.

Of course I can blame Samsung, it's their choice when they release it.

[eclap]

Originally Posted by Li4m79

yeah, LR 2.2 needs to be downloaded from the website, I think the camera apk is missing from that rom, so its included there.

Personally i'm sticking with v2.1 just now. Its super rock solid stable for me just now.. i use ICS camera_ as my default camera anyway, you can get it on the market, its the AOSP camera but so much faster at loading and taking pictures

also completely useless to me because it's missing half the settings the standard camera has, most importantly iso settings.

[vbetts]

Originally Posted by dcx_badass

Of course I can blame Samsung, it's their choice when they release it.

Just to kind of throw this out there, any updates that go to phones are decided upon both the carrier and the manufacturer, it's completely dependent on the phone's popularity at this point though. Phones that the manufacturers sell unbranded, updates come from them. Now say these carriers have these unbranded phones branded to them, they get the update from the manufacturer, and tweak it to add in certain apps or change a few things. So Carrier A and Carrier B could both have the Smartphone 1, but Carrier A's version might be the only version to release update 1.5 on it. (If you're rooted though, 9/10 times this isn't an issue)

For popularity though, if the phone sells then it gets the update. Take here in the US for example, the Droid X2. The Droid X2 is a Tegra 2 4.3, 2.3.6 CDMA phone. Has 1024mb of memory as well, same as the Xoom which already runs Honeycomb, same as the Atrix which runs the webtop which I believe is debian? And same as the Photon 4g which is confirmed to get ICS. But because the X2 didn't have the popularity the first X had, the X2 is not getting and ICS updates, just regular security updates.

Now you have some of the manufacturers that don't update devices not because they can't handle it, but they can't handle the new OS requirements plus their own customizations. The Galaxy S is a great example of this by the way!

[rpps13]

I've already given up on the stock Samsung ROMs because TouchWiz is just terrible on top of the default ICS interface. Fortunately almost everything works on CyanogenMod 9 now (save FM radio [useless] and tv-out) so I have no reason whatsoever to go back to a Samsung ROM, it's ironic that third party developers ended up with a better ICS ROM than Samsung...

[Li4m79]

Originally Posted by rpps13

I've already given up on the stock Samsung ROMs because TouchWiz is just terrible on top of the default ICS interface. Fortunately almost everything works on CyanogenMod 9 now (save FM radio [useless] and tv-out) so I have no reason whatsoever to go back to a Samsung ROM, it's ironic that third party developers ended up with a better ICS ROM than Samsung...

Not really that Ironic...... look at the games industry and the standard of third party Mods!!!

For your average Joe you gotta give samsung some credit, but its great that other Devs take it to the next level. And its good that Samsung don't have the phone all locked down like other companies do......Yes SONY you!!.. lol


EDIT: Upgraded to LR 2.5 Yesterday!!!.... WOW..... much better battery than 2.1, faster (well it seems faster) its using ths Syiah Kernel.... but just seems a lot more together!! not that it felt loose before.. Very happy with LitePro's work!


LiteningROM

[Psycho101]

Originally Posted by rpps13

it's ironic that third party developers ended up with a better ICS ROM than Samsung...

Not too surprised myself, as browser aside, CM 7 plus ADW launcher was pretty much streets ahead of any Samsung gingerbread ROM.

Samsung are to concerned with branding and with cooking up the galaxy S 3 software that yet again I have to root to get decent experience.

[xg-ei8ht]

I use custom rom.


Sensation rom 3.0.

Is ICS 4.03

Mines rooted anyway.

Apex Launcher is nice.

I have a mixture of ICS and samsung on screen. Looks decent that way.

Bat is good, sig is sweet i'm on t-mobile.

There are many good roms at xda.

[timSR3]

Resurrection v1.0 is the best I've used so far in terms of ICS. It's fast, looks great, good battery life and everything works

[dcx_badass]

Got bored and my dad's phone crashed again so he finally relented and let me flash ICS, he wanted to keep warranty etc and a clean binary counter so we went for the official polish release. It hung at the start of flashing on my PC so we had to power it off, did it on his PC worked perfectly.

The Polish release (they're on 2nd release of ICS now), has the generic UK (XEU) and CPW csc customisation packs included in it already so literally no reason at all for Samsung UK to not have released it already as it's done.

First time I've done a GS2 and two things I wasn't expecting, first that it auto applied the CPW csc, I was expecting the polish one and me having to do the *272*IMEI# dialer trick to change it, that was weird.
Secondly, in recovery mode that the factory reset/clear data, doesn't remove anything on the internal usb storage partition.


ICS itself though is running like a dream, no issues at all with that, just working great. Flash works as well.

[Lane]

Actually i use this rom + Apex, and even if im really interested in some custom rom and have use them, i let them now do the first versions ( last 2.5 LR look to have some problem with mail ), for let them the time to fix all.

Seriously even the official ICS + Apex work like a dream, fast, all is working perfectly.

[eclap]

if you have problems with gmail with LR2.5, go to manage applications and delete gmail data, you'll have no issues after doing that. Have to agree, Apex is great.

[Li4m79]

i use Kaiten Mail absolutely perfect email app

[xg-ei8ht]

I had another look at the roms out at xda and noticed one called.

Turkbeyrom v3/


Love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfujAnG4NM0

[dcx_badass]

Just seen this:

Originally Posted by vbetts

Just to kind of throw this out there, any updates that go to phones are decided upon both the carrier and the manufacturer, it's completely dependent on the phone's popularity at this point though. Phones that the manufacturers sell unbranded, updates come from them.

It looks like you couldn't be bothered to read my post, in the UK only branded updates are out, Samsung UK have not and will not say when the unbranded is coming. It is 100% their fault, no-one else can be blamed.

Doesn't matter now as I flashed the Polish one now (which incidently includes the unbranded UK and unbranded CPW UK customisation packs anyway), instead of waiting for the idiots at Samsung UK to release an update that is already complete.

[N0sferatU]

I have the USA branded GS2 (SGH-i777)

Sporting ICS 4.0.3 via ShoStock2's ROM. It's dope for a lack of a choice of words.

Smooth, fast, battery life some days is great...others not so much.

Overall, I can't go back to Gingerbread. Only thing it's missing is NFC because it's based off the i9100 int'l variant but otherwise phone has full functionality as intended. I'm loving it.

[Lane]

In case, just tested LR 2.6, and all look working perfectly. ( so far anyway lol ).

Just anyone know where to get the image he use by default on the lock screen? ( with the blue thunder ).. i have try search it a bit in the phone, but cant find it.

[Li4m79]

Originally Posted by Lane

In case, just tested LR 2.6, and all look working perfectly. ( so far anyway lol ).

Just anyone know where to get the image he use by default on the lock screen? ( with the blue thunder ).. i have try search it a bit in the phone, but cant find it.

not sure where the image is, but LR 2.7 is available just now!!!

http://z13.invisionfree.com/Litening...?showtopic=227

pretty cool that they are "no wipe" just flash on top and loose NOTHING!!!

Edit: and keep and eye here: http://www.gokhanmoral.com/gm/

as the Siyah kernel seems to get updated on almost a daily basis!!

[Lane]

ooh good news thanks ..

[xg-ei8ht]

Turkbeyrom v3/

Did love it, but the wifi is glitchy.


Anyway changed it over for VK ICS ROM XWLP4-V4.4.1

No issues at all.

Also a couple of games i only just started playing.lol

freesbie - free
temple run - free
tiki kart 3d.

Are smooth of the samsung s2.

Good fun.

[avivoni]

guys im new to this smartphone thing and im about to get a galaxy s2 from CLARO i believe they are verizon wich give aparently the international s2 model. what is all this kernels,roms and stuff for? advantages over how it comes by default? what sort of improvements?

[N0sferatU]

Originally Posted by avivoni

guys im new to this smartphone thing and im about to get a galaxy s2 from CLARO i believe they are verizon wich give aparently the international s2 model. what is all this kernels,roms and stuff for? advantages over how it comes by default? what sort of improvements?

go to xda developers forum they'll answer a ton of your quesitons

[dcx_badass]

UK XEU/CPW versions are (finally) out now.

[Lane]

Originally Posted by Li4m79

not sure where the image is, but LR 2.7 is available just now!!!

http://z13.invisionfree.com/Litening...?showtopic=227

pretty cool that they are "no wipe" just flash on top and loose NOTHING!!!

Edit: and keep and eye here: http://www.gokhanmoral.com/gm/

as the Siyah kernel seems to get updated on almost a daily basis!!

Back to 2.6, the 2.7 was give me error with Kies and you need connect the phone as mass USB storage for manage the file. Not really a big problem, but as i like connect just my phone and manage it, thats all. ( i know Kies is far from good ) .. the second problem was coming from the setting tool on notification ( the one you slide from the up corner ), some was take time to react, or not even full react ( GPS is a good example, it dont light up, but it seems connect it.. ) again no problem on 2.6 so the choice was easy made.

2.6 is really good with the Apex ( damn now i cant pass me of the group of software and the tools ), i will try now the Foxhound or the Checkrom RevoHD ( look better for manage themes ).


Installed Foxhound.. really good too, ICS without Touchwiz + Apex.. and it is really quick and stable so far.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1162715

[Duke Nil]

Originally Posted by N0sferatU

I have the USA branded GS2 (SGH-i777)

Sporting ICS 4.0.3 via ShoStock2's ROM. It's dope for a lack of a choice of words.

Smooth, fast, battery life some days is great...others not so much.

Overall, I can't go back to Gingerbread. Only thing it's missing is NFC because it's based off the i9100 int'l variant but otherwise phone has full functionality as intended. I'm loving it.

I just flashed that today as well, really happy with it so far

[Li4m79]

Originally Posted by Lane

Back to 2.6, the 2.7 was give me error with Kies and you need connect the phone as mass USB storage for manage the file. Not really a big problem, but as i like connect just my phone and manage it, thats all. ( i know Kies is far from good ) .. the second problem was coming from the setting tool on notification ( the one you slide from the up corner ), some was take time to react, or not even full react ( GPS is a good example, it dont light up, but it seems connect it.. ) again no problem on 2.6 so the choice was easy made.

2.6 is really good with the Apex ( damn now i cant pass me of the group of software and the tools ), i will try now the Foxhound or the Checkrom RevoHD ( look better for manage themes ).


Installed Foxhound.. really good too, ICS without Touchwiz + Apex.. and it is really quick and stable so far.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1162715

there are fixes out now for those issues in the LRToolbox