Samsung Galaxy S2

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Maverick Jester said:
But I hear you on the massive inroads that the official ROM's are making- and this is why I am still deciding on whether to flash it or not. Laying on my SD card, decisions, decisions...
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Hmmm... The leaked JB is addictive. kingrob, myself and others struggle to put the phone down. Hence the search for battery improvements! No battery can stand this amount of usage... Good luck with your decisions :D
 
OGroteKoning said:
Hmmm... The leaked JB is addictive. kingrob, myself and others struggle to put the phone down. Hence the search for battery improvements! No battery can stand this amount of usage... Good luck with your decisions :D
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The 2000 mAh extended Samsung S2 battery might give you a bit of hope and a fighting chance....
 
kingrob said:
Was running the Samsung Jelly Bean test ROM til yesterday, when I decided to move back to ICS because battery drains fast in JB.

Biggest mistake ever. Never ever load ICS on your S2 if you are used to JB. Never.

Could not wait to leave work and put JB back! Now that I have loaded JB on my S2 again, I once again have this incredibly beautiful phone!!

And it turns out the media scanner is the big culprit in this Samsung test ROM.

The fix is available on XDA, Google is your friend.
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Here is the link with the fix. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012452

I will test it and see if my battery life improves.
 
Maverick Jester said:
LOL, definitely true. Best phone I have ever owned bar none.

Do you know of any covers that will fit the extended battery in them?
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The Capdase case I had, still fitted over it, but made the phone feel too thick.

And if you fit the extended battery, your camera lens cover is protected in any case.
 
Maverick Jester said:
LOL, definitely true. Best phone I have ever owned bar none.

Do you know of any covers that will fit the extended battery in them?
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I found some awesome covers that look much like an iPhone rubber-type case - no back, plastic and rubber cover around the sides. Protective and very suave-looking, revealing the back for all to see. :) Got it at the local oriental shops in Centurion for a steal.
 
Galaxy S II and Note to get 4.1.2 Jelly Bean in January

Galaxy S II and Note to get 4.1.2 Jelly Bean in January

Here is some good news for the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note loyal users. The Jelly Bean update is coming as soon as early January.

As indicated by the leaked test ROM, both devices will skip the initial Jelly Bean 4.1.1 release and move straight to the 4.1.2.

The update, in addition to all the Jelly Bean goodies we showed you in our Galaxy S III Jelly Bean review, will also bring some of the Note II features to the two devices.

Canadian carrier Rogers officially confirmed The JB 4.1.2 updates will be hitting the S II LTE and Note LTE versions in late January and given that unlocked models always get new firmwares before carrier-locked ones, early January rollout seems like a safe bet.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy S III users are also expecting the 4.1.2 update availability to expand beyond Poland and Germany sometime around Christmas.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_s_ii_and_note_to_get_412_jelly_bean_in_january-news-5226.php
 
I tried testing the Root box 3.3.1 rom (which looks to be working very smoothly but there are a couple of interface bugs that annoyed me and I don't like the toggle too much, yet).

Trouble is when I tried restoring back to the Samsung rom I found the play store doesn't want to work anymore, as soon as I tried installing or updating apps the play store app stops working and crashes. I've reflashed gapps, cleared the app data, fixed permissions, nothing. Any suggestions? Please.

Ps, battery ordered! Even got a R35 discount voucher from kalahari, bargain! :D
 
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