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    2 days on battery, 8 hours display

    This is rather typical use for me. Used as an actual smart phone. Though i dont feel the need to sync anything. I check emails and stuff manually. Most of the display time is from web browsing and reading ebooks. Mostly browsing with wifi on. Inside during day time. Auto brightness only...
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    My current battery usage - 4 days on battery and 63% left

    Sorry no screenshots yet. 4 days on battery with obvious light use. 63% left. Display on time 1h30m, display 11% of battery use. Voice calls about 20 minutes. 3g often left on all day other days i never used it at all. Wifi seems to use a lot more battery as it seems to use more of the...
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    Help anyone else have problems with pattern unlock?

    I notice if i go to unlock the phone after its been sitting a while, it doesn't let me put the pattern in. It lets me touch the screen and all, but i draw 1, 2 or 3 dots or whatever and the pattern suddenly turns red. Its hard to explain. But my wife and I both have GS2 and both have this...
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    I want to flash a rom to my phone. Do i have to root?

    i cant find anything solid on this. I flashed 2.3.5 to my phone from 2.3.3 and that worked fine. Didnt need to root. Just did it via Odin and download mode. If i want to get a custom rom, is it the same procedure? Im on Bell network. Canada
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    Flashign rom on Canadian Virgin GS2 serious noob question

    I already rooted the phone. that part was easy. and i know how to flash a rom. But is there a right and wrong rom to flash? Im worried i will brick it if i get the wrong rom. So what do i have to do? Check what i have already and go from there? Or could I, in theory, install any rom...
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    Help is there a way to eliminate screen lock?

    My HTC Desire HD had the feature. To wait 15 minutes before locking the screen. Meaning that i didn't have to type a code, swipe a pattern or drag that picture away to get access to my phone. The swipe screen is the most convenient, but even that i hate doing. I want to just push a button...
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    my phone dropped 2% in7h30m on standby (3g on)

    Thats not bad at all. Thats about 16 days standby if it remained consistant. Its not a scientific test i know. I just got my phone too. It is 48 hours old right now.
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    to those who complain about battery life

    i managed to nurse my desire hd to nearly 5 hours of display time and from 6:00am to 8:00pm off charger. And 3g was on most of the time. Dont complain. that is good. A hint is to download a screen filter that basically makes your screen slightly less bright. you can control it. Just dont...
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    Dont get your Galaxy S2 wet. It is BAD

    I just switched from desire hd to galaxy s2. and wow. love just about everying more on this phone. But two days into owning the phone, i spilled water on my pants and got my pants wet. and my phone was in my pocket. Not a lot of water either. And within 5 minutes, the screen wouldn't work...
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    Help WCDMA and GSM. Tell me about?

    If i put my phone on GSM only, then nothing works. Cant make a call, cant connect to 3g. i understand why for the 3g. but what is gsm good for? I just thought id try it since HTC website says that talk time on GSM is significantly longer. Thanks
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    anyone else having 3g issues?

    instead of sending my phone away and paying 25 dollars for a loaner, im going to ask here. If I leave my 3g on, then let the phone sit idle for some time (say an hour) and then go to use it again, 3g wont work. In settings it will say it is on, but it wont connect. I can sometimes turn it off...
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    How much display time do you get out of one battery charge?

    Im sorry for going on and on about battery life on this phone, but today i suffered badly with battery life and i want to know if it is normal. Telus seems reluctant to take my phone in on warranty to get a battery changed... I had 3g on surfing the web. I was in the company truck so i had a...
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    app for brightness control?

    anyone have an app for me? I like to keep the screen brightness low, but then as soon as you go outside you need max brightness to see anything. Auto brightness is pointless because it keeps brightness at 50% when 5% would suffice. I want an app that works better. Or can it be kept at say...
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    Root installing custom roms for battery life. coredroid? others?

    sorry im tech literate but smart phones are soooo new to me. in a desperate attempt to improve the battery life of my phone i have been searching. i read that installing coredroid can extend battery life three fold. has anyone done it? worth it? how do i do it exactly? do i have to root? i...
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    Looking for data limiting apps?

    im not sure if anything like this exists. but i sometimes use a lot of data when i am online. is there an app that can limit data? for example if i am on a site with a lot of ads and background pictures, it would do away with this stuff and just give the more basic info? Or am i stuck...
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