Use this tag if your issue is *specific* to any variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100).
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Selected mobile carrier unavailable, do I need to install a multi CSC? If so, how?
I just bought a Samsung S2. The phone is unlocked but when I put my SIM card in it says Selected Service (Bell) Unavailable.
I searched around the forums and I think the issue is that my CSC is CPW, ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich and Microsoft Office Outlook Calendar 2003
After upgrading to ICS, my phone does not seem sync properly with my MS Calendar using Outlook 2003. Unfortunately, my work platform is MS Office 2003 using XP Professional.
I uninstalled and ...
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Poor battery after update to Android 4.0.3
I updated my non-rooted Samsung Galaxy S2 from 2.3.5 to 4.0.3.
Now, I recognize a significant decrease in battery lifetime.
Any idea what may cause it and how to get around it?
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Taking pictures using an external (USB) camera on a Samsung Galaxy S2
Question: How can we take a picture using an external, USB camera, on a Samsung Galaxy S2 (setup in host mode, using an OTG (On The Go) cable), running Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
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We ...
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ICS messes up Hebrew text display on Galaxy S2
Follow up from this question... I just installed ICS on my Galaxy S2, and now the Hebrew display is messed up - the nekudot are displayed slightly to the left of the letter to which they are supposed ...
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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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ICS Bluetooth Losing Connectivity
I have a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket on AT&T that is currently running Nexus ICS Zero Build 2 Rev.12.
I've been trying to pair the phone with my car. It will initially connect, but when I try to either ...
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Samsung S2 reads out message aloud
Some one has changed my phone settings, so when I recieve an SMS from any number the message is read out loudly.
Can someone tell me how to disable this?
My driving mode is turned off too.
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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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SGS2 2.3.3 active sync email stopped syncing mails
I have been using MS exchange Active Sync to sync my office email. For 15 days it seemed to work fine but now it has stopped syncing my messages completely. All other mail accounts like Gmail and ...
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Is there a real 5.1 (surround) output mode for music on Samsung's Galaxy S2?
In the music application on the Galaxy S2, there is a 5.1 mode, it seems to me all it does is to apply a set of filters to the sound...
But I wondered if there were real 5.1 capabilities on the S2, ...
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native email client on galaxy S2 does not attach original message when I reply back to the sender?
When i reply back to the sender or people in CC, The email client shows me the original message while i'm typing my reply but somehow it gets removed/deleted when i send the email and it appears to ...
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Galaxy S 2 iPhoto import lists no photos
This is an SGS2 with a Mac. When I connect the SGS2 with USB debugging activated, it mounts the phone and the sd card correctly. iPhoto starts and shows both devices. However, both are empty ('No ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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?
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Phone connected to wireless but does not respond to pings
I have here two phones that both exhibit the same symptoms. One is a samsung GT-S5570 running the stock ROM, the other is a Galaxy S2 running an AOSP-based custom ROM. The problem I have is that ...
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Showing emails in HTML as default
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, running Ice Cream Sandwich 4.04.
How can I set up my emails to show as HTML, rather than having to dowload more content to view it properly? I am using Hotmail.
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How to stop Galaxy S2 screen freezing while connected to PC via USB port?
Having trouble with Galaxy S2 screen freezing while connected to PC via USB port. Regular charger is fine, can still operate phone while charging. USB lead came with phone and is geniune Samsung. ...
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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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Phone Stuck on Samsung Galaxy S2 Screen
I have a rooted GT-I9100G. Recently the official JB for France came out, and I wanted to flash it.
Some of the reasons to do so were:
My phone use to randomly show charging even when the charger ...
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Restoring LGU+ Galaxy S2 to official factory firmware
OK, this is going to be a lot to take. So, please don't get angry.
I'm in the US and my brother is in South Korea. He was recently given (for free) a working Samsung Galaxy S2 from the LGU+ network. ...
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folder not visible
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, running Android 2.3.
I have folder named usbStorage. After the firmware to latest version (via Kies), I can't see the usbStorage folder. When I mount the storage via USB ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 battery gets hot
My Galaxy S2 is less than a year old. The battery sucks! I have to charge it more than once a day.
Tonight, while on the charger, the battery life is actually going down. It's also way too hot to ...
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Why notification bar freezes in SGSII with ICS?
Since GB 2.3.6 I have had the same problem and none of Samsung firmware updates could fix the matter!
At the moment I use ICS status bar app that is nicely updating the clock and battery level but of ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 becomes hot while charging
I have a new Samsung Galaxy S2. It has been 8 weeks since I purchased it.
I have a problem while charging the phone. My phone, charger, and battery gets hotter and hotter. Finally, I won't be able ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Exchange ActiveSync - Two Inbox with sub folders
I have set up two different Exchange ActiveSync mailbox on my phone. Both of the mailboxes have sub folders in Inbox.
The problem is that I can only expand and sync the sub folders in the mailbox I ...
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Update to Android 4.0.4 fails
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with ICS 4.0.3 installed. The phone is rooted. Since a while I get a message about a 129MB update. I suppose this is the update to 4.0.4, but I'm not 100% sure. When I try ...
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Copy application data file from internal memory to sdcard via update.zip script
Unlock pattern has been used too many times on this android device and we don't have username and password. Most probably USB debugging might also be disabled. I can reset wipe data/factory reset from ...
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samsung galaxy s2 battery shuts phone down when plugging in charger
I have a Galaxy S2 and when I plug in the charger on one battery the phone shuts down and will not reboot. On battery #2 (exactly the same OEM) the phone remains usable on the charger. Dilemma that I ...
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Wifi not working on samsung s2
I have ICS on my Samsung S2 I9100 phone. I was able to turn on WiFi until about today afternoon. Now, from recently though, whenever I turn on WiFi, it does not turn on WiFi at all: the device shows ...
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Samsung Skyrocket - Maximize Battery?
I have tried a few alternative ROMs, and underclock using SetCPU, but I can't seem to find a truly effective way to have my Samsung Skyrocket's battery last for more than a day. My average usage time ...
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OS 4.0.03 on Galaxy 2- Read emails are not marked as read in Exchange server
I have a Galaxy S2 with OS 4.0.03. Now when I'm reading exchange emails on my device, they are marked as read in the mobile device but not on the exchange email server on my PC. In the previous OS ...
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Why does my screen still turn on while charging? (CyanogenMod 9)
Why does my screen still turn on while charging? have to off manually by pressing power button
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Samsung Galaxy SII Voice Talk No Network Connection
After my latest upgrade of Android (now version 4.0.4) whenever I try to use Voice Talk to ring someone I get a message that says "Network Error. Please Try Again".
I have network connection (I can ...
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Galaxy s2 Contacts Issue
This is a small problem but a problem none the less, What is happening is when a contact is dropped into the Frequently Used section in the contacts favourites screen they are displayed with a small ...
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Picture Frame Widget - recommendations
When I had the stock rom on my Galaxy S2 it came with a pretty decent photo widget which allowed me to select multiple pictures to display.
Allowed multiple images to be selected and rotated
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Missing features in Galaxy S2 ICS upgrade
I just upgraded my Sgs2 to ics but found a few things missing.
First one is facebook integration with Contacts app is broken. I used to be able to see everyone's info from their Facebook in my ...
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Kies stuck on a particular file during backup
So I'm trying to back up my galaxy s2 before doing an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich
I'm using the Samsung Kies (by the way, is there a better way? this program sucks) to do this.
I'm backing up ...
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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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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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Issue with Frequently Dialed count in Samasung Galaxy s2
In my Samsung Galaxy S2, the count of frequently dialed numbers is not getting updated properly.
1) Is there any issue with this in Galaxy S2 ?
2) Does the frequently dialed count automatically ...
