Samsung Galaxy S2

[ph4t3]

Been rocking CarbonRom Nighlies for two days now.

Really been good. Had one random reboot, but none I noticed after that. Very snappy and stable.

Its android 4.3.1 and best of all the GPS finally gets a bloody lock without flashing any other drivers. yay

Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2137013

 

[Raithlin]

Unofficial builds of Cm11 for the i9100 available and apparently very stable. I'm downloading now, have to try it out.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2523604

I tried this yesterday, but had data issues and some non responsive buttons. Really nice otherwise, but for now I have restored back to 10.1.3.

 

[cfvh600]

Fixed!

Installed the exynos gps driver (.zip via recovery) which replaces the ROM gps driver. Got the file here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/updefy66wbnjkm5/Patch%20gps.exynos4.zip
Found the fix here:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/74647-very-slow-gps-fix/page__st__20

Thanks for the help - can get round to trying Ingress now.

That's great. I flashed the fix as well and getting a faster GPS lock. Thanks.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I tried this yesterday, but had data issues and some non responsive buttons. Really nice otherwise, but for now I have restored back to 10.1.3.

Strange, I'm using it as my daily. Not recommended but I've had no issues so far and battery life is better than 10.2.

 

[saor]

Damn. I reverted back to CM 10.2 nightlies and just can't get the damn GPS working despite trying every fix I could find . I was having data problems in Ingress on 10.1.3 ("scan failed" messages) so figured it might be a ROM issue hence the revert. Oh well. Off to try another ROM.

Actually - has anyone had Ingress installed, changed ROM and then re-installed Ingress and continued to use it with the same Ingress account/username?

 

[satanboy]

I've just discovered my S2 also has the ability to stay "on" as long as I keep looking at it.

doh!

 

[saor]

^^^ .

Hopefully the last post on the matter: Flashed CM 10.2 nightlies but that previous gps update (that worked on 10.1.3) wouldn't work. Eventually got it working with this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=by.zatta.agps
Which replaces the config file in system/etc with it's own file. My data connection is also working in Ingress now so I'm happy for the time being .

 

[Raithlin]

Actually - has anyone had Ingress installed, changed ROM and then re-installed Ingress and continued to use it with the same Ingress account/username?

Several times. I reverted back for the same reason, but my joy is at 10.1.3. Go figure.

 

[TheBadMadMan]

S2 is king...
NON power saving most of the time.
Brightness on 100% throughout the day but lowered at night.

 

[TheBadMadMan]

Update.

What can i say i <3 my S2.

 

[OGroteKoning]

That is excellent Tariq786. I doubt I will be able to get results anywhere close to that, since I spend quite a lot of time on calls. But what rom rernel are you using?

 

[kingrob]

That is excellent Tariq786. I doubt I will be able to get results anywhere close to that, since I spend quite a lot of time on calls. But what rom rernel are you using?

+1

That is insane battery life!

 

[Raithlin]

Strange, I'm using it as my daily. Not recommended but I've had no issues so far and battery life is better than 10.2.

I took a second chance. Enjoying 4.4 again, properly this time. Stunning battery life.

 

[TheBadMadMan]

That is excellent Tariq786. I doubt I will be able to get results anywhere close to that, since I spend quite a lot of time on calls. But what rom rernel are you using?

ROM: Alliance ROM V7 XWLSD (been running this for months already). Here is the XDA thread with latest version - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037363

Kernel: Jeboo Kernel V2.1 (again running for months). Here is the XDA thread with latest version - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2062208

Radio: XXLS8

Location: Cape Town

Network: Vodascum

Battery: 2000mAH official extended battery

Rooted. Greenified. Autorun Tweaked. Bloatware frozen. Only essential apps setup to sync.

Must say Greenify is the app that has the biggest effect on increasing my battery life.

EDIT: I suppose if I turn brightness down I would get much longer life but I like running at 100% to see my screen in all its glory .

 

[ph4t3]

Is the Alliance rom Android 4.1.2?

 

[TheBadMadMan]

Is the Alliance rom Android 4.1.2?

yes.

Head over to the XDA link I posted for it above. Very customizable for a Samsung based ROM.

 

[OGroteKoning]

ROM: Alliance ROM V7 XWLSD (been running this for months already). Here is the XDA thread with latest version - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037363

Kernel: Jeboo Kernel V2.1 (again running for months). Here is the XDA thread with latest version - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2062208

Radio: XXLS8

Location: Cape Town

Network: Vodascum

Battery: 2000mAH official extended battery

Rooted. Greenified. Autorun Tweaked. Bloatware frozen. Only essential apps setup to sync.

Must say Greenify is the app that has the biggest effect on increasing my battery life.

EDIT: I suppose if I turn brightness down I would get much longer life but I like running at 100% to see my screen in all its glory .

Thank you

 

[kingrob]

Thank you

It's a pleasure.

 

[OGroteKoning]

It's a pleasure.

:thumbup:

 

[cpu.]

It's a pleasure.

May I ask why you say pleasure to a post by Tariq786 that was thanked?