Use this tag if your issue is *specific* to any variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100).
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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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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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How can I undo the “Do Not Ask Again” for using my home screen wallpaper as my lock screen wallpaper as well?
I use an app called "Live Video Wallpaper" or LVW which is basically a live wallpaper that allows you to select a video as your live wallpaper.
I have no problem with it but I accidentally checked ...
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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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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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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 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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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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my mail won't show after upgrading to 4.0.4
After upgrading my Samsung galaxy s2 to android version 4.0.4 my mail won't show in the default mail app (cant find out the name!). I only get a dropdown bar -- but when I clicked it, the arrow points ...
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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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Formatting (or reinstalling) Samsung Galaxy S2
I have some experience about Android phones (but i'm not an expert) .
I have problems with my Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) . Its battery heating too much, there are a lots of applications, sometimes ...
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Disappearing Icons on Galaxy S2
On my Samsung Galaxy S2, sometimes all of the icons will disappear from the home screens except for the 4 built in icons (phone, messaging, web, applications). This sometimes happens at startup, and ...
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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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How to transfer text messages from iPhone to Android with iOS 5?
I'm trying to switch from an iPhone 3GS to a Galaxy SII and got multiple questions. This one concerns migrating the text messages (SMS).
I've found quite some articles, basically they fall into two ...
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my samsung galaxy 2 battery is draining to fast!
I have an Samsung Galaxy S2 GT i9100. I have had it for quite a time, but today I noticed something strange:
First my battery had not been charging while I was sleeping: when I woke up I had only ...
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How to connect Galaxy S2 m250s model via USB?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 that my uncle brought for me from Korea. This model of the S2, for some reason, has connecting issues through USB. The computer does not detect it at all!
I tried connecting ...
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Internet problem in Samsung Galaxy S2 after updated Android 4.0
Recently I updated my Samsung Galaxy S2 OS from 2.3 to 4.0, after that the internet is not working properly (e.g. Internet web, facebook, twitter). If I open this application a message is shown saying ...
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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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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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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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Samsung Galaxy SII Severe Boot loop
My Galaxy SII is in a wicked bootloop, I cannot get any control over the phone.
If I take the battery out and put it back in, it just restarts again and again. I don't feel like I have any control ...
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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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GT-I9100G screen replacement
I have a GT-I9100G and the screen went bad, I'd like to replace it but all the screen replacements on amazon are for the GT-I9100 version. They look the same but I am still not sure if this will work ...
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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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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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Install Russian input method on android
I don't have Russian input method in the list of methods available. Tried third party apps like 'change locale' bu they are changing interface of the OS and not giving me to type in Russian.
Android ...
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How can I free up storage on my SGS II?
I got a notification on my SGS2 today that said the phone memory is nearly full.
So my question is: How can I move apps to the internal USB storage? I don't have a micro SD card in my phone.
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Galaxy S2 not recognized by computer
When I try to connect my Galaxy S2 device to my computer via USB, I get an error saying that the device has malfunctioned and is unrecognized. It appears as "Unknown device" in device manager.
I'm ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 stops during boot
My S2 stops at the Samsung logo screen during boot. When I restart it, the same thing happens. My phone is using Android 4.0.4 (ICS), and it is not rooted. Please help me with this. Thanks in advance.
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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 turn off camera click sound on Samsung Galaxy S2? [duplicate]
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 through boost mobile.
I want to get rid of the camera sounds. I bought Tasker, and set up the profile like I was told. Everything is on or off. But when I exit Tasker at ...
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“Failed to detect compatible download-mode device” on Mac Lion with Samsung Galaxy S2
Hi I'm using the cyanmodgen wiki to install it. but I'm stuck on the first step.
Whenever i do sudo heimdall flash --kernel zImage
I get :
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Failed ...
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How can I set up email (mostly yahoo) so that no matter which device I delete an email on, it will be deleted on the other?
I finally switched to Android from Apple, and I've tried setting the email account as both premium and not, and it either stays independent when deleted (not deleted on the server), or it's just ...
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Changing contact to canonical form (adding + country_code)
I am using Samsung Galaxy S2. Is there any automated way or app to change all my contacts with appropriate country code into canonical form.
I just found that lot of my contact are there without the ...
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Does the processor speed have any bearing on the time taken to charge?
I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 running the default Sammy Android 2.3.3 on the Siyah Kernel 2.0
I use SetCPU to change my processor speeds to conserve battery life during the day.
Will ...
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How do I get my Samsung Galaxy S 2 to connect by USB “normally”?
Note: This question has been edited significantly based on new information, however, I think it still meets the original intent.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S 2. When I plug it into my computer by USB, ...
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Would a Class 10 MicroSDHC card ever be worth it on a Smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S 2)? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is a Class 10 MicroSD overkill or is a Class 6 adequate?
first of all I am aware that there are similar questions, I've read them but they don't totally apply here.
I ...
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How to get rid of “SD Card blank or has unsupported filesystem” notification
My Samsung Galaxy S II phone crashed and after I restarted it, there was an SD card notification icon that says "SD Card blank or has unsupported filesystem" with the only option of formatting the ...
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Unable to move files to external SD card on SGS2 XXLP2
Running a rooted Galaxy S2 with ICS XXLP2 official leaked rooted build. I have a 32GB microSD card mounted at /sdcard/external_sd in addition to the 16 GB internal storage. I'm unable to copy files to ...
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Samsung Galaxy S 2 - Recovery mode
I am trying to install an application to my Galaxy S 2 using the "apply update from sdcard" option from the recovery mode (the script in the update.zip is written to do that). The problem I am facing ...
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Internal and external storage spaces appear to have switched
I'm a big fan for Resurrection Remix after installing the latest version 2.0 on my Samsung Galaxy S2, the device started considering internal memory (12GB) as SD card (external memory card) and my ...
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Short in sd card slot possibly?
This is not quite an "Android" question, however I figure someone here has to have had a similar problem before. Today my phone randomly started getting hot in my pocket. It wasn't the battery that ...
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My Samsung Galaxy S2 is constantly shutting down
Recently, whenever I am using an app or doing something on my phone other than texting or reading, my phone will up and shut off on me. When I try to reboot sometimes it will get all the way back to ...
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Mere presence of SD card causes all sort of issues - what can be wrong?
My Galaxy S II started to act weirdly recently - application can't be installed or updated neither in Google Play, nor locally, the Settings > Apps (Storage) says "Computing" forever, my SD card fails ...
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problem with external sd card after restart
I usually store all my music, documents, and other personal files in the external sd card.
So I have my ringtone to be used from my external_sd. I've seen that if the external sd card is being in use ...
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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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S2 not accepting activesync password
I had gone on a holiday to Singapore and had inserted a local SIM card. After a day, the phone stopped accepting my original password which was for the active sync. I am now back in India. How do i ...
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How do I unlock my samsung galaxy s2 after many attempts [duplicate]
Someone tried to unlock my Samsung Galaxy S2. The result is "too many pattern attempts". I use Google account to sign in. I can't remember my Google account. What can I do?
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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 ...
