Samsung Galaxy S2

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You must root your device but once you install 2.3.4 your phone will be unrooted again.
 
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8=>moklet said:
Does anyone know when the 2.3.4 Android update will be released in SA officially? I know that one can get it unofficially but can this be done without rooting the device? And if so, what are the disadvantages of doing it this way?
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Yes, you can do it without rooting your device. Just use ODIN. There are no disadvantages of doing it that way.
 
8=>moklet said:
ok cool, thanks...I thought as much but just needed confirmation. Are there any speed or battery improvements with 2.3.4? The only advantage I know of is the ability to do video calling via Skype...which is basically good enough of an advantage for me.
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There are bug fixes etc. People say the phone is smoother since updating.
 
8=>moklet said:
ok cool, thanks...I thought as much but just needed confirmation. Are there any speed or battery improvements with 2.3.4? The only advantage I know of is the ability to do video calling via Skype...which is basically good enough of an advantage for me.
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It is both smoother and uses a bit less battery. I think you mean video calling via GTalk.
 
Swift-wp said:
It is both smoother and uses a bit less battery. I think you mean video calling via GTalk.
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I gots video calling with skype, somebody made an app, looks like skype, feels like skype, does front cam and back cam 2 way vid calling. tested it yesterday via my wifi, works a treat.. Google for Skype developed by theos0o
 
Subways81 said:
I gots video calling with skype, somebody made an app, looks like skype, feels like skype, does front cam and back cam 2 way vid calling. tested it yesterday via my wifi, works a treat.. Google for Skype developed by theos0o
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it is skype, just modified
 
I got my SGSII today from Virgin Mobile. My Desire got stolen out of my fiance's car and I only had to pay in R400 to get an early upgrade.

The problem is the phone won't connect to the network. Status bar says emergency calls only. Trying to connect to a network in Settings says Unable to connect. Trying to make a phone call says Mobile network not available.

I did some googling and I see that there are other people with this problem. People suggest rooting it and doing a sim unlock. Tried that but it only returns an unlock code of a few 0's. Trying a different ROM now, MIUI because it's what I'm used to. Going to flash it on the phone now and see if that helps.

I had to do a sim swap because my sim was stolen with the phone...The salesperson assured me it will work the second I walked out the store though. I phoned Virgin to see if they can help and they just said to remove the battery and sim for 5min and it should work, but it didn't.

Anyone else had this problem and know of a work around if flashing a new Rom doesn't work?
 
iPirate said:
I got my SGSII today from Virgin Mobile. My Desire got stolen out of my fiance's car and I only had to pay in R400 to get an early upgrade.

The problem is the phone won't connect to the network. Status bar says emergency calls only. Trying to connect to a network in Settings says Unable to connect. Trying to make a phone call says Mobile network not available.

I did some googling and I see that there are other people with this problem. People suggest rooting it and doing a sim unlock. Tried that but it only returns an unlock code of a few 0's. Trying a different ROM now, MIUI because it's what I'm used to. Going to flash it on the phone now and see if that helps.

I had to do a sim swap because my sim was stolen with the phone...The salesperson assured me it will work the second I walked out the store though. I phoned Virgin to see if they can help and they just said to remove the battery and sim for 5min and it should work, but it didn't.

Anyone else had this problem and know of a work around if flashing a new Rom doesn't work?
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You know that you voided warranty by rooting your phone. Does your sim work in another phone?
 
Yup, check that your sim works in another phone. If not you know where tthe problem lies. I had to do a sim swap with Vodacom once and it took them 4 days to process. Also had no network coverage and funny enough I quite liked it like that ;-)

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Hi guys,

2 nights ago I wiped my SGS2 completely, flashed stock KG6 Rom, then flashed VillianRom 2.4.2 KG6.
I must say, the battery life has never been like how it is now, EVER since day 1...
Other ROMs I could barely get a full 24hr on it with moderate to heavy usage... With this ROM, I've gotten 49 hrs and its still got about 10% of battery still in it...
Just got my usual apps that I had on my previous ROMs... I don't even have Juice Defender on this ROM and its like this...
All data conns are active - wifi, bt, gps.

So yeh, this ROM is certainly the best for me... I guess its personal pref again with ROMs... Most ROMs act differently to differnt people...

Cheers
D
 
Any links/tips?

I want to try Darky's, I still have the Vodacom firmware, there are no updates (at least from the phone's update checker, I haven't used KIES (yuk) yet).

I want to get a jig, then get the Vodacom ROM handy in case I need to send it in for a repair, and then flash generic Samsung, then try various roms.

I've flashed a few SE phones, but am entirely new to Samsung/Android, so I'm a little paranoid atm :D

DaDon said:
Hi guys,

2 nights ago I wiped my SGS2 completely, flashed stock KG6 Rom, then flashed VillianRom 2.4.2 KG6.
I must say, the battery life has never been like how it is now, EVER since day 1...
Other ROMs I could barely get a full 24hr on it with moderate to heavy usage... With this ROM, I've gotten 49 hrs and its still got about 10% of battery still in it...
Just got my usual apps that I had on my previous ROMs... I don't even have Juice Defender on this ROM and its like this...
All data conns are active - wifi, bt, gps.

So yeh, this ROM is certainly the best for me... I guess its personal pref again with ROMs... Most ROMs act differently to differnt people...

Cheers
D
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nihilist said:
Any links/tips?

I want to try Darky's, I still have the Vodacom firmware, there are no updates (at least from the phone's update checker, I haven't used KIES (yuk) yet).

I want to get a jig, then get the Vodacom ROM handy in case I need to send it in for a repair, and then flash generic Samsung, then try various roms.

I've flashed a few SE phones, but am entirely new to Samsung/Android, so I'm a little paranoid atm :D
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Stock KG6 --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
KG6 Root --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
VillainROM --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198334

Just read stuff up on xda forums... if ya have the time to do so that is... :)

I dont think the Vodacom/MTN/... ROMs are available on the net, I could be wrong... ;)
So if you want the voda/mtn/... ROM, I think you will need to backup the ROM - no idea on how to do that ... but yeh.

The jig, yeh, get/make it... Very handy

Cheers
D
 
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