Soldato
will have to wait till i get home for that, is there a separate cable in the box or do i need to split the charger one? i can't recall.
****The Official Samsung Galaxy S II Thread***
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Soldato
I've installed Handcent SMS, however, I'm a bit confused as to how I replace the "Messaging" icon with it down the bottom? I disabled notifications on standard messaging options but am a bit unsure how to finish setting everything up? Any chance of helping the noob?
Also, does Handcent make the SMS Popup app redundant?
You manage this yet?
Press Applications then menu button (the capacitive one) then select edit. Now you can rearrange the icons and drag handcent down to the dock to replace messaging. You might need to enable defaults too.
Personally I hate this menu system so use launcherpro, have a lovely 3D scrolling menu now.
Seems quite a few on xda getting it too, mine made the same noise although for a little longer when installing the camera firmware too.
Have you tried running Odin as admin, might be worth trying anything at this point.
Soldato
yeah no go, i guess im holding out that its my cable!
Eventually got mine on Wed in local o2 store. I went for a Business contract on their recommendation - £30pm + £50 = 500mins, unlimited texts, unlimited o2 to o2, replacement phone, free calls to 10 favourite landlines.
Very impressed with the device, my first smart phone, although still finding my way around it
could have questions though:
It is essential to try to install that firmware update through kies? I'm afraid of screwing the phone up
Screen protectors - what to buy? Some on ebay cost a few quid whereas on proper mobiles sites, some are over a tenner. Is there really that much of a difference? Any recommendations?
Thanks
Very impressed with the device, my first smart phone, although still finding my way around it
could have questions though:
It is essential to try to install that firmware update through kies? I'm afraid of screwing the phone up
Screen protectors - what to buy? Some on ebay cost a few quid whereas on proper mobiles sites, some are over a tenner. Is there really that much of a difference? Any recommendations?
Thanks
Personally i would'nt bother with a screen protector unless you're prone to damaging phones because the glass on the SGS 2 is gorilla glass which is tough.
You haven't got kies running in the background ?
Man of Honour
Argh! Dust! The one reason why I hate wrap around cases lol. Wiping away dust is a chore because it just collects at the edges and since there's no edge falloff on a wraparound case....well you get the picture.
I might trim off the bottom wrap lip on the case so then I can just wipe dust down and off the screen
I might trim off the bottom wrap lip on the case so then I can just wipe dust down and off the screen
O2 really are shocking took my money on the 4th and still waiting for my phone while they prioritize contract customers. The only thing i've heard from them is the them confirming the order all my info i've gotten has been from XDA, what ajoke.
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Here's an XDA thread on people with the com.android.phone crash after the latest firmware update - glad I'm not the only one now! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1077027
Soldato
IT WAS THE FRIGGING CABLE!!! arrghghg first time and its working
Atleast you're up and running now!
Good stuff mate glad it was something simple guess thats a lesson for all of us then.
Soldato
yeah thanks for all the suggestions, i know cheapy cables from ebay can be dodgy, but presumed wrongly that an offical HTC one would do the trick as well, as i could access all my data from the phone. lessons learnt for next time!
cheers again, phone rebooted and all working pheeeeeeeew!
Looks like Orange are sabotaging the phone because they are jealous!
That would be highly hilarious if it is only Orange users with this issue.
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It might be wired differently, for instance although there's only 2 data and 2 voltage lines in traditional USB, it could be that for a firmware update they route one of the data lines to a 5th input perhaps on the phone, and that's a way of ensuring a firmware update is only done using a good cable etc.
Soldato
Has anyone seen this:
Are you a Galaxy S II owner patiently waiting for Samsung to release their USB On-The-Go cable so that you can use your favorite USB devices on your mobile device? Thanks to XDA forum member NZtechfreak, you will wait no more, as it was discovered that a standard off-the-shelf USB OTG cable will work just fine and probably save you a decent chunk of change in the process.
Only enough power to supply pendrives, but drives with their own power supplies, or drives connected to the phone via an externally powered HUB, will work.
Read speeds are fast enough to watch 1080p content.
Unfortunately USB keyboard/mouse, and two different USB gamepads were a fail.
For more details, as well as video proof that this does indeed work, make sure to continue on to the original thread.
Source http://www.xda-developers.com/android/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-found-to-play-nicely-with-usb-on-the-go/
Are you a Galaxy S II owner patiently waiting for Samsung to release their USB On-The-Go cable so that you can use your favorite USB devices on your mobile device? Thanks to XDA forum member NZtechfreak, you will wait no more, as it was discovered that a standard off-the-shelf USB OTG cable will work just fine and probably save you a decent chunk of change in the process.
Only enough power to supply pendrives, but drives with their own power supplies, or drives connected to the phone via an externally powered HUB, will work.
Read speeds are fast enough to watch 1080p content.
Unfortunately USB keyboard/mouse, and two different USB gamepads were a fail.
For more details, as well as video proof that this does indeed work, make sure to continue on to the original thread.
Source http://www.xda-developers.com/android/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-found-to-play-nicely-with-usb-on-the-go/