Phone Model: Samsung SGH-I757M
Phone Provider: Bell Mobility
Provider's Phone Name: Galaxy S2 HD LTE
The Samsung Galaxy S2 HD LTE is a mouthful. I say this in both a literal and joking way. This powerful is totally worth the cost for those who are not sure they are ready to shell out the money for a Samsung Galaxy S3. The model contains all the best hardware features of virtually all the S2's out there and packages them into one device. It is likely that Samsung expected to release this unit way earlier than it did. Only a few months shy of the S3, it has quickly become dwarfed in Bell Mobility stores.
Still, there are many of us who appreciate the phone. XDA does not have an official section of the page for the phone so often finding resources can be difficult. This thread is intended to be a resource guide for all those with the phone.
I free welcome additions to this page. As valid (and functionally tested) apps, mods, roms, and themes are shared with the thread, I will update it for all.
ClockworkMod Recovery
There are a few options out there for ClockworkMod Recovery for the the S2 HD LTE. It is in my opinion that dsixda here on XDA has the most efficient version for the phone.
ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.1.1
by dsixda
* There have been some issues reported applying ClockworkMod Recovery to the phone after applying the Bell ICS Update.
Bell ROMs
For the time being you can find stock ROMs on dsixda's ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.1.1 page.
Custom ROMs (Android Firmware v2.3.6)
DexRom3.0 SGS2 HD LTE (Toggle Bar added!!)
by markdexter
Custom ROMs (Android Firmware v4.0.4)
CyanogenMod 9
by dsixda (Project about to become retired.)
Custom Mods
This thread space is reserved.
Recommended Free Apps by XDA Developers
Stock ICS Launcher, Calendar and Messaging (SMS/MMS) apps!
by Timmmmmm
Theses are perfect stock replacement options for the Calendar, Messaging, and Launcher for those who are less of a fan of what Samsung has to offer. For those using the Bell Samsung ROM, you will find wallpaper issues with the Launcher and will notice that you cannot disable/remove the native Messaging app (without disabling the phone's ability to send/receive messages.)
Jelly Bean Keyboard port - Beta 1.2
by appelflap
For those who prefer more of a stock keyboard, this is my personal favorite so far.
Mi File Explorer v3.0.4
by apooonet
This file explorer is simple to use. Its graphical interface is far the best option out there.
Mi Sound Recorder v1.3 (MP3, OGG)
by apooonet
Samsung provides the phone with a sound record however it is limited in comparison to this handy app.
Related
Hey there Guys (and Gals),
As many of you are probably aware, call recording on the Android platform is quite a mixed bag. Some devices support call recording (two sided) out of the box. Others only record the device stream leaving the caller side audio only being recorded from the mic (which means very low volume). While others that may not support call recording out of the box, can be made to do so with either a Custom ROM and/or a patch.
What I would like to do is to start a thread similar to what was created for Windows Mobile devices where we compile a running list of Devices + Custom ROMs + Patches that have been confirmed to allow two side call recording.
We have compiled our own list of Android devices that our users have confirmed support call recording to a certain degree, but due to frequent use of Custom ROMs and patches, it's relatively inaccurate. Here's what we have so far:
- Acer Liquid 100
- Droid Eris
- Droid Incredible (may require speakerphone)
- G1
- General Mobile DSTL1
- HTC Evo
- HTC Dream
- HTC Hero
- HTC Legend
- HTC Magic
- HTC Tattoo
- HTC Wildfire
- LG540 (reported on OS 1.6)
- LG GW620 (reported on OS 1.6)
- LG Optimus One (reported on OS 2.2)
- Motorola Charm
- MyTouch
- Samsung Galaxy (OS 2.2)
- Samsung Vibrant (partially confirmed, please test first!)
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 / Mini
Unfortunately even on this list, it's not as simple as it looks. Some require very specific application settings to get call recording working, which can include the timing of the call recording, among other things.
With that said, it would be great if everyone could give the following feedback on this topic, so we can finally create a rock solid list of Android's that support this very important functionality. Please post ONLY if you are able to record both sides of the call with decent quality OR if someone has listed a Device/OS/ROM/Patch combination that is not working for you.
> Device Model/Variant
> OS Version
> or Custom ROM version
> Link to said Custom ROM
> Any additional Patch you feel you've installed that may have affected your ability to record calls
> Link to said Patch
> What call recording app(s) you were able to record using (as well as any special setting that was required, if any)
I'll monitor and maintain this post to ensure we end up with a clean, accurate list for all current and future Android users looking for this functionality. And of course, feel free to use our Total Recall application to test, which comes as a 14 day demo. If you require an extended demo, just PM me with your IMEI so I can refresh it for you. As an added bonus, if you do use Total Recall to test and are the first to report a specific working Device/ROM/OS/Patch combination, including the URLs to the custom ROM and/or patches, I'll give you a free license for the app.
Big thanks guys, I'm sure this will benefit us all!
Stay Killer
Josh @ Killer Mobile
www.killermobile.com
Samsung Fascinate here on superclean 2.8v with eb16 kernel. Nothing worked, any recording format, speakerphone or not. No other patches installed, a fresh install.
Link to ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=910921
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA Premium App
Anyone else care to participate? We all win with this!
Cheers!
Josh
Already a thread here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=926498
Mods please merge them.
Thanx
I hv tryd trial that u gv in this post...
I m using samsung vibrant sgh959
Andtoid 4.1
Rom is slimbean 3.1
Aftr i instlld
Total recall is started to hang from its first launch... its just circling that registering.... try to uninstall n installed again.... its same issue....
So vl you provide me full license version... it might work
Sent from my SGH-T959 using xda app-developers app
The race to Android 2.3 updates is on. Yesterday several users started reporting that Samsung was rolling out a new version of Kies, the desktop software used to update Galaxy S phones. We were wondering what the latest release was for and it appears this update is laying the groundwork for Android 2.3 updates of the Galaxy S.
In a Facebook posting Samsung said, “You need this update to be able to get the 2.3.2 update to your Samsung Galaxy S, Vibrant, Fascinate. 2.3.2 will be worldwide but carriers will be delayed.”
Samsung previously said on their Romanian Facebook page that the Android 2.3 update would be out by the end of March. That has yet to occur, but it looks like things are on schedule now that the new Kies is out.
Just as we saw with the Android 2.2 updates, the international versions of the Galaxy S should be updated long before the US versions of the phone. The delays might have been the carriers fault, but Samsung took a real beating since they arrived so long after the competition.
Hopefully this time around Samsung will work more closely with the US carriers to ensure their phones are updated in a timely manner.
http://drippler.com/samsung-galaxy-...utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=facebook-pages
I am positively shocked that they mentioned the US versions on Facebook. Just checked Mini Kies for the Vibrant and it is updating.
If Sammy makes this happen soon (official Gbread) it will go a long way in ensuring repeat customers.
Would be nice...but some of us just got froyo...naturally I want it though.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA Premium App
Would be nice...
What are the benefits of the update? All I've seen is speed. I don't need download speed - I use wifi and don't download much anyway - just a few apps. The speed I want is processor. Read my PDF files and books faster. I might not want it as the phone is working just the way I want it. How do you refuse it in that case?
I just looked it up and the only interesting thing is VOIP. I had that on a Nokia.
1. New user interface has a simple and attractive theme in black background, which is designed to give a vivid look while being power efficient too. Menu and settings are changed for ease of navigation.
Don't care - use my own photos as wallpaper
2. Redesigned soft keyboard is optimized for quicker and accurate text input and editing. And the word being edited and dictionary suggestion is vivid and easy to read.
Don't care about that, either.
3. Multi touch key cording to input number and symbols without changing input mode
PITA on the Blackberry
4. Selection of word and copy/paste made easy.
Don't use
5. Improved power management through application control.
Might be interesting
6. Provide user awareness on power consumption. Users can view how the battery is used and which consume more.
Same as above
7. Internet calling – supports SIP calls to other users with SIP account
Very interesting - But Skype over wifi works
8. Support Near-field communication (NFC) – high frequency high speech data transfer within a short range (10 cm). This will be useful feature in m commerce.
No
9. A new download manager facility that supports easy storage and retrieval of downloads
Have no problem now.
10. Support for multiple cameras
Mostly use separate camera - As far as I'm concerned, the 5mp camera in the Nokia C6 was superior to the one in the SGS4G.
I use the phone as a PDA/phone. I don't see much there to benefit me.
Z
Okay dev's,
Here it is:
Free hosting for android developers for the following devices:
Iphone (with android in bootloader)
Samsung galaxy SIII (all varients)
Motorola atrix (all varients including photon)
HTC evo family
MT6575 /6577 varients (china phones)
General devices (may or may not work)
Others may also be used but too lazy to make a huge list.
Here is what I am doing; this will be a free service to the first 20 developers that contact me. What this is is absolutly free webhosting for all android ROMS only.
What you need to do to qualify:
-Be a dev. (Duh lol)
-Have a somewhat popular ROM
-Be able to provide either source or the root system partition files. (Will be doing checks randomly for malicous ROMs)
-ROM must be under 1GB (during upload)
What is not allowed on the server:
-viruses or malicous ROMs
-GAPPs
-any copy righted or trademarked files
-bootlegs
ROMs can be ports but gapps is not allowed on the server UNLESS cooked with the ROM first.
Have any questions feel free to PM
I expect to have this service up and running within the next couple days.
Specs of the server are:
200GB HDD
4GB ram
50Mb/s download max
No limits bandwidth
Etc
Its not the best server but it will get the job done more quickly then most filehosts.
Sent from my SCH-R530U using xda premium
DN in this context refers to the swedish newspaper "Dagens Nyheter" (http://www.dn.se).
They have developed an app that is called DN+ and works rather well on iOS devices.
The app requires the user to have a paid subscription for the user to be able to read the latest newspaper on their respective device.
For testing the application there are some sample 'newspapers' to download from inside of the app.
On the Android platform at least, the app is based on the Adobe Air platform.
I got frustrated about how the DN+ app didn't work on my Samsung Galaxy Note II but worked on my Samsung Galaxy Note.
So...inspired by some of the hacks here on the forums I thought I would give it a try to hack it.
The instructions and tools are similiar to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2057765
But you need to replace the com.hbo.android.app.apk with air.se.bonnier.dn.newsplus-1.apk.
The directory where I found the apk on my device was 'data.ext4\data\app'.
The file config_android.xml is located in the directory: 'assets\assets_runtime\config'
I will provide a link to the .apk file here (as soon as I've reached 10 posts on this forum) if you don't want to hack it yourself.
I changed some settings in the config_android.xml file. Not being an Adobe Air developer, I might have changed a little bit too much or tweaked the numbers wrong. Please let me know if you have any problems or if you can improve on this 'hack'.
I attached the changed config_android.xml file to this post.
Unzip that file to your directory where you unzipped your .apk file in the subdirectory: 'air.se.bonnier.dn.newsplus-1\assets\assets_runtime\config'
Confirmed working on my:
Samsung Galaxy Note II (Samsung GT-N7105 Galaxy Note II LTE), Samsung Galaxy Note
Disclaimer:
This may blow up your device, make you pregnant (or your get your wife pregnant) or something else...
Hi Everyone,
I have a Samsung S8500 with Bada 2.0 installed on it. I read in the internet that it is possible to put an unoffical Android ROM on it. Obviously there are existing a lot of different roms (Zendrokat V2.3, Iczen veyron, Omni etc.)
It's very difficult to get a good overview of all versions and existing bugs.
What should work if i install android:
- making Calls, texting messages
- Wlan, 3G Internet Browsing
- WhatsApp and Snapchat (maybe skype and viber?)
- Camera
- Kalender
- no Games
Do some of these roms support this basic smartphone functions?
I also read that there is a problem with the overheating protection. Is this solved by now?
I am willed to take the risk that this whole flashing can destroy my phone, but i dont want to risk a fire in my flat or maybe a exploding battery in my pocket! Can I be sure that this doesnt happen?
Which rom would you suggest for me? Or will be a new one be released soon and i should wait for it?
Thank you
CheVeyo