Samsung Galaxy S2

[x_Mr_C_x]

Well I got an S2. Sorted the contacts problem with car. .

Although battery is a bit poo. I have been playing Grand Prix Story and well the battery even when charging seems to get sapped. Any ideas?

Are you charging from USB or mains? I believe USB charges at a much slower rate than mains. (There are some posts on XDA about this and about problems with in car charges not giving enough charge when using GPS)

[ant3b]

no mate was the official charger. im not to fussed just means i cant play my game for ages

[SiE]

my missus was complaining at how hot her phone was getting last night. Guess it just builds up heat with it being dual core.

[Robbo]

Had my Desire HD robbed last week, hopefully house insurance might send me a cheque. Should I replace the Desire HD or get the S2
My mrs had the sensation and not much better than the desire HD

[pumpman]

my Mrs had the sensation but then she got a headache

[GTI]

I don't really want to gatecrash the mutual masturbat-a-thon over on the HTC Sensation thread... but just wanted to say that holding my Samsung Galaxy S II makes me feel so much more superior than the HTC lot its so light, thin, sexy, fast and the SuperAMOLED screen makes everything else look positively gay. In any case the Sensation will soon be superceded by the HTC Super-cali-fragil-istic-espi-ali-fucking-docious...Suckers

[Mooncat]

Does anyone know how to get the media player on SGSII to store the last position you get to in an MP3 ratrher than start it again every time you start the player. It stores the position of video but cant sussit on MP3 which is a tad annoying whilst listening to an audio book. I did try Power Amp which is good but I like the fact I can pause on the screen without having to swipe to unlock first with the musicplayer.

[blaggard]

Does anyone know how to get the media player on SGSII to store the last position you get to in an MP3 ratrher than start it again every time you start the player. It stores the position of video but cant sussit on MP3 which is a tad annoying whilst listening to an audio book. I did try Power Amp which is good but I like the fact I can pause on the screen without having to swipe to unlock first with the musicplayer.

I bet that doesn't happen on the Sensation.

[Jack-daniels]

Well Samsung won me over HTC and I just bought a shiny new S2 from the bay.
Bye bye Nokia and Meamo

Hello apps that work and a supported and updated OS!!

[Robbo]

Bought the S2. Really good phone

[Jack-daniels]

Well the S2 turned up today, only had a quick play but WOW it's blown me away.

Super smooth and fast, really fast.

I think I'm going to enjoy Android, thanks Samsung.

(Goes off to download tapatalk for Android )

[flik]

Rooted perfectly even on latest update that I installed tonight following this guide....

What you need:

• A Samsung Galaxy S2
• A Windows PC
• A USB DATACABLE
• Odin Downloader (Download Here)
• Download the attached XWKDD, but do NOT extract the .tar file (Download Here)
• Download and extract SuperOneClick (Download Here)
• Put device in USB debugging mode: Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging

Step One
Reboot your device into download mode Turn the device off, then power it on again by pressing and holding VolumeDown + Home + Power simultaneously.

Step Two
Start ODIN Downloader

Step Three
Connect the device to your computer using USB.
Wait a few seconds, the ODIN screen should show you that a device is now connected.
tick the checkboxes next to “Auto reboot” and “F. Reset Time” and leave everything else as is.
Press the “PDA” button, and select the “XWKDD_insecure.tar” file.
Press “Start”. ODIN you should now be flashing the kernel, and the device should reboot.
DO Not Remove the cable and Wait until the device is rebooted.

Step Four
Once the device is rooted and while still connected via USB
Start SuperOneClick, and press ROOT
Reboot the device
That’s all folks! You should have successfully rooted your Samsung Galaxy S2.

http://samsunggalaxys2review.org/roo...y-s2-heres-how

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OK my new shiny S2 has the following specs :
Model GT-I9100
Android ver 2.3.3
Baseband I9100XXKE4
kERNEL 2.6.35.7-I19100XWKE7-CL215725 root@DELL103 #2
Build number GINGERBREAD.XWKE7

Am I good to go for rooting using the method above ?
Don't want to brick my shiny new toy !

Oh and is anyone having problems with Applanet ? It keeps coming up with a network error although it goes to the site but no apps are visible. Are there any other alternatives ?

[moonrat]

OK my new shiny S2 has the following specs :
Model GT-I9100
Android ver 2.3.3
Baseband I9100XXKE4
kERNEL 2.6.35.7-I19100XWKE7-CL215725 root@DELL103 #2
Build number GINGERBREAD.XWKE7

Am I good to go for rooting using the method above ?
Don't want to brick my shiny new toy !

Oh and is anyone having problems with Applanet ? It keeps coming up with a network error although it goes to the site but no apps are visible. Are there any other alternatives ?

I dont know anything about rooting your S2 (I'm on the sensation side lol), but as for applanet...its been down for a while. you can read all about it on their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Applanet/176954165657627