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Recent content by DeadBeginning

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    random bootloop

    last night I'm using my phone as usual, nothing out of the ordinary. Sending some messages on Skype. My phone suddenly reboots and goes into a boot loop, the Samsung i9100 logo comes up, screen goes black, logo comes up again, screen goes black, and this repeats. strange thing is, last time i...
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    AndyX v15 Rom wakelock

    I upgraded to v15 last night, and it hasn't been in deep sleep since. did i do something wrong? I booted into CWM, did "wipe data/factory reset", "wipe cache partition", "wipe dalvik cache", "wipe battery stats". I then used Hawker's Rom Nuker, then installed Andy X. The only apps i...
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    recommended anti theft app?

    im currently using AVAST, which has a lot of features. are there any others, more recommended ones i can use?
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    Restored system apps

    As my other question didn't get a reply I'll try rewriting them. After flashing checkrom v6 I used titanium and restored system apps and data. I did a full wipe, installed stock rom, then flashed siyah. 1. Will there be residual files left over from the checkrom install? 2. Will the system...
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    losing battery after checkrom v6

    its me again, managed to break something else, lol. So i finally dived in, installed checkrom v6 after using Hawker's Rom Nuker, i added my google account, restored my missing apps and system data from titanium, now im losing 1% battery every 2-3 minutes. It's losing battery faster than the usb...
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    Three UK - Browsers?

    I have the All you can eat data from the Three Network. I have recently tried the Dolphin HD browser, after a while i get my data disconnected and the only web page i can access is one telling me im not allowed to tether on my current plan, the only way to get my data back is turn my phone off...
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    how much can be undone by flashing stock rom / kernel?

    I have root, first thing i did was make a backup using CWM, and i backup my apps using titanium, i have also backed up my efs folder. do i need anything else? I have also downloaded the stock firmware and kernel from Intratech's thread on XDA, how much will this undo? for example, I am...
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    high battery usage since flash

    Yesterday i finally flashed my SII with CF-Root, then flashed a 2.3.4 bootloader to use my jig, then put 2.3.5 bootload back on, since then i have noticed my battery draining a lot faster than usual. I noticed that my battery was almost dead when i woke up, according to CPU spy my phone has been...
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    USB Jig entering factory mode?

    i finally decided to root my S2, upon trying to remove the yellow ! and reset the counter i plugged in my usb jig, the phone goes into download and says in red letters at the top "FACTORY MODE" it does not remove the yellow ! or reset the counter. did i do something wrong? This is not my...
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    Android Market problems / no updates

    So i have two strange problems with android market 1 - the first being im no longer getting notifications telling me i can update my apps. If i search the app it says i can update, but otherwise i don't even know there is an update. 2 - the second problem, when i log in to android market...
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    SD Card - Tips on what i should do?

    Sadly, im new to smartphones. I've had my S2 for a few days now. I'm looking into rooting but right now im just stock. Do i need to / is it worth resetting my phone and download all my apps again? how do i know what to move to sd? So what should i do with my SD, fill it with movies and mp3s?
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    Android Humble Bundle

    The Humble Bundle for Android (pay what you want and help charity) The newest Humble Bundle is live, and currently contains 3 android games(EDGE, Osmos, Anomaly), you get a 4th(World of Goo) if you pay over average price. They also work on windows, mac and linux, if you arent interested in...
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    gmail push problem

    I dont appear to be receiving push email using the stock email or the gmail app. is there a recommended one to use? do i need to have my gmail account added in both? are there any extra settings i need? does autosync need to be on? or is background data enough? Autosync seems to drain my battery.
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    A few noob questions

    I'm sure these get asked a lot, I have done some reading around (here and other places) and can't seem to find any information that I am confident enough to say its up to date. So i would like to find out first hand from anyone with some experience. 1. Which way should i root? I see lots of...
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    hello

    im new here and new to Android, seemed like a nice community so i decided to join :D I have Galaxy S2 International Version, I'm deciding if i want to root or not, about to go do some reading :)