Use this tag if your issue is *specific* to any variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100).
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How to access Samsung Galaxy S2 storage while phone is off
My Galaxy S2 recently froze while browsing facebook using Firefox (the loading animation kept playing though), then shut down after a minute. I haven't been able to turn it back on since then. I tried ...
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Google Play store crashes and gapps process not working since upgrading to Jelly Bean on Samsung Galaxy S II
My phone is about 9 months old and has not given me any problems before I upgraded to the latest Android version - Jelly Bean 4.1.2. I downloaded an original version (not a cracked version) when I got ...
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Tesco Mobile very poor signal on S2 [closed]
I have been having problems with the signal, both for calls and internet since I bought my S2 from Tesco mobile. It has been "repaired" twice, exchanged for a refurb, and I have had two new sims since ...
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Trouble importing photos to windows
Hi I am trying to import photos from samsung galaxy s2 using windows photo gallery. When I do this it imports all of my music album art and mixes it all together with my photos.
When I simply try to ...
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Backup Wifi SSID and password on SGSII
I updated my sgs2 [I9100] to JB, I want it to format or wipe that clean and stable install. I can backup everything except wifi keys. I guess kies seems have it, but it was not work before.
How can I ...
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Phone / Skype Dialing Option
I have a Samsung Galaxy SII.GT-I9100 Android Version 4.1.2
Recently I installed their latest upgrade. I still have the option to choose between Phone & Skype when I am dialing, which is great, but ...
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Galaxy S2 skyrocket (american) wont turn on
My friend is American and brought a galaxy s2 skyrocket with her....we wanted to update the software here in Spain...and the thing went wrong. After the update....the phone wont turn on. We have no ...
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Wow, my Android OS used 1.75GB in 5 days
I just purchased a samsung galaxy s2 from Virgin Mobile on the 7th of May 2013. Have it activated on the 8th of May 2013. Can anyone tell me why my Android OS would have used up 1.75 GB of data in ...
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Revert Android Update 4.0 to 3.0/3.2
Is it possible to downgrade from Android version 4.0(ICS) to 3.0(Honeycomb) after upgrading to ICS? Can any one help me.
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After update my Samsung S2 cannot lock the screen
I can't lock my screen. When I click the lock button, the screen just blacks out. When I click the home button it directly show me the home screen even though I have set the lock pattern.
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Windows wont install android USB driver automatically or manually
I've had all sorts of problems getting ADB to run in the past so I generally know how to trouble shoot this but now I can't get windows 7 to recognize or install the USB driver when I plug it in. It ...
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Disable Cyanogen 10.1 notification drawer widgets
I want to remove the notification drawer widgets, but despite having System > Notification Drawer > Power Widget unchecked, it keeps showing up.
When I have new notifications, pulling down the ...
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Installing stock JellyBean in Galaxy S2 [Argentina]
The system that came with my Galaxy S2 is heavily bloated. I want to install a bare, stock Jelly Bean ROM. I've searched and searched, but keep running into walls.
System version
I don't know how to ...
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Mediaserver is eating my phone's battery?
I'm using dual boot on my SGS2 with CM10.1 and JellyBam and both running fine but with some issue of mediaserver draining my phone's battery like a crazy nut. I have checked on Google and got many ...
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Can't access Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) storage?
I'm using Samsung Galaxy S2 and I was able to access its storage before. But now, it does not appear in My Computer anymore.
I tried reconnecting it and even restarted both the S2 and my PC but to no ...
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Sudden drop in battery life
I used to get average good battery life, i.e. for about 2 days without re-charging, since yesterday my Samsung S2 battery life has become terrible, I haven't installed any new applications.
What ...
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galaxy s2 wont turn on just keeps popping up us cellular symbol than re does it again
My galaxy s2 charges normally but when I turn it on, it starts up and then just randomly keeps restarting. I have taken out the battery and it still does it. It also charges just fine when I just plug ...
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Galaxy S2 X t989d firmware update - Kies crashes
I am trying to apply Jelly Bean firmware update on my Galaxy S2 X, but everytime I try to, Kies dies at 0% of the firmware update, without any error message.
I tried uninstalling and installing Kies ...
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Vibration stopped working on Galaxy S2
I can't work out why, but it seems the vibrate and haptic feedback functionality on my SGS2 stopped working recently. First time it failed it seemed to come back after a reboot, but it's since died ...
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random freezes after revive from emmc brick
my galaxy s2 phone was bricked because of emmc-bug , I have re-partitioned it using custom .pit file , but I got many freezes every day (using stock rom) but using CM10 freezes are not too much but ...
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Laptop doesn't get IP address when tethered via WiFi
I'm trying to get an internet connection from my laptop via my SGS2. The phone is rooted, and I've tried two different WiFi tethering apps. I don't have a tethering plan (they want to charge me more ...
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Galaxy S2 is possibly bricked. What can I do?
Background:
Browsing on Chrome, device suddenly freezes. Hold down power button to turn it off.
Turn it on again. "Galaxy S2 i9100T" logo keeps displaying nothing else happens. Tried rebooting ...
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Cant download any pictures/files/movies from the Internet on my Samsung Galaxy S2
Yesterday I downloaded a video online from the Internet on my Samsung Galaxy S2. When it took too long time, I stopped the download and pressed deactivate and force stop. I tried to download the video ...
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Voice command when switching pages on home screen
On the main home screen when I slide between the different pages, a voice says "page 1 of 2" "page 2 of 2" etc. This also happens when my phone is on silent mode and out of driving mode. How can I get ...
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Text messages sent from Outlook do not show in my andriod's messaging folder
I can send and receive text messages with my Outlook 2010 on an Exchange 2010 server. Received text messages appear both on the phone and Outlook but sent text messages only appear on the device that ...
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Galaxy S2 Not Booting After Editing build.prop
I'm really far from "rooting Android devices" . I had root my device . SuperSU and CWM installed.
But today i did a mistake and decided to try Facebook Home. So install it from an .apk and then edit ...
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Wrong Phone Number under Status [duplicate]
Please tell me how do i change my phone number under Status in my phone, it says my old number not my new number, so when i send text, pictures and audio it says received from old number on receivers ...
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Phone will not let me ENCRYPT
I want to encrypt my apps and personal data, such as passwords to email etc.
If I have factory reset my phone (GS2sprint) and it is fully charged (over 90%) and plugged in. So I went to ...
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How to change message vibration type on s2?
How can I change message vibration type on galaxy s2? After jb update it vibrates the same (basic call). In settings I changed for example into heartbeat, but it doesnt vibrate this type when I ...
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Why isn't the Swype keyboard showing corrections?
Normally, while using the Swype keyboard, corrections appear at the top of the screen and it allows me to pick the right word. For some reason it isn't appearing at the moment.
Is there a way to ...
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why does whatsapp keeps me online on my samsung S2 (android), even when I am not using the application?
Before I lock the phone, I didnt go to the homescreen. Instead, I just lock it while my whatsapp is on. But my friend said I was offline when I left, and after awhile, my friend said i went online ...
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Galaxy S2 on Android 4.0.4 won't vibrate
How can I set my phone to just vibrate? No sound; just vibration. I just got the upgraded version of the S2, and my phone won't vibrate. I tried everything.
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Read/Write not working on external sd card - Android
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and no applications can read or write to the external SD card - except the Root Browser. This happened a month or so ago after I installed a custom ROM (Alliance) and I have ...
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Native SIP client in Samsung Galaxy S2 Android version 4.1.2
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 which is upgraded to Android 4.1.2. I did not find the SIP settings. Where have they gone to?
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How should I correctly turn on my phone?
This is regularly driving me nuts. Every once in a while, my phone freezes for whatever reason. I press and hold the power button to shut if off. Now comes the part that's giving me trouble.
If I ...
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Rooting Galaxy I9100 S11 Jellybean without changing ROM
Am looking for a simple safe way to uninstall some Vodaphone branded apps without changing the ROM (if possible) I expect rooting will be necessary and possibly a temporary ROM will be required to do ...
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Root or flash Galaxy S 2 with Odin 3.07
I need to completely erase my current Android OS from my Galaxy S2 and install a fresh version from scratch.
I have Odin 3.07, the ".tar.md5" file and the Samsung drivers. I already did some ...
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How do I disable notifications only when I am talking on the Samsung Galaxy S2?
I would like to disable my notifications for a text message, only when I am talking on the phone.
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How to migrate TwLauncher customization to another Launcher
How can I copy the home screen customization from Samsung's TwLauncher on a Galaxy S II running Android 4.0.3 to another Launcher such as Holo, Nova, GO or Apex.
I tried Desk migrate as well as the ...
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Galaxy S2 Android 4.1.2 - calendar sync option disappeared
I just upgraded my SGS2 to 4.1.2 and I have huge problems synchronizing my Google calendar.
First of all, my Google calendar app disappeared. Until here ok, I reinstalled it from Google Play. When I ...
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Using Galaxy S2 I want to setup google talk account to use the built in messaging system
I have a Galaxy S2 and a google talk account. I would like to use the built in SMS texting of the Galaxy S2 to send/receive texts via google talk. But, I'm not sure how to set it up. (google talk ...
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samsung galaxy s2, cant make or recieve calls, texts, interenet (vodafone) (Android 4.0.4)
My samsung galaxy s2 wont allow me to make or recieve phone calls,messages or texts. my provider is vodafone, android version 4.0.4.
I have tried my sim in other phones and it works fine, it is just ...
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Samsung Galaxy S 2 new software won't connect via USB with Mac?
My Samsung Galaxy S 2 just got updated software over the weekend and now it's completely different to use. I've nutted out most of it but it is no longer recognised by my laptop and I can't share or ...
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Is there a way to preserve my configuration between firmware updates?
I had some apps installed on my Galaxy S2 and configured them on screen the way I liked to have them.
Today, the firmware got updated (it looks cool) and all my installed apps are gone from my ...
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Which version of Heimdall to use with S2 or S3?
I think this is a pretty straight forward question.
I have a Galaxy S2 (i727) and a Galaxy S3 (i747) and I'd like to use Heimdall with both of them, but can't seem to find which version of Heimdall ...
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My samsung galaxy s2 keep saying not registered on network [closed]
my phone keeps saying not registered on network, i cant make or recieve calls or messages also no connection to the interenet.
how do i fix this?
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Cannot open message application on Samsung Galaxy S2 and Deleted all of my Contacts
I was originally getting an error message about the logserver not working, which I fixed through managing the application and forcing it to close, but now I get another error when I try to access text ...
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Automatically Install apps after factory reset
I'd like to know how I can set up my android 4.1.2 (Galaxy S2 I 9100) that it will install all my apps in the Play Store (the one you can see when you click "my apps").
I think it was CM 10.1 where ...
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My Samsung Galaxy S2 keeps saying not registered on network when I try to phone
My Samsung Galaxy S2 keeps saying not registered on network when I try to phone also a no entry sign where the signal bars should be keeps randomly appearing.
Does anyone know how to fix it or whats ...
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Charging paused, battery temperature too low
I dropped my Samsung Galaxy S2 in water, and now when I plug it in I get a message that says:
Charging paused, battery temperature too low
Is there any way to fix this?
