I have the Galaxy Exhibit ii 4G. Prior to the most recent OTA update it was able to charge both third party as well as Samsung OEM batteries. After the update it no longer charges the 2 third party batteries I own but still is OK with the original Samsung battery. With the 3rd party batteries it gets a disconnect message regardless of whether the phone is turned on or off and regardless of what charger I use. When this happens it will no longer charge these batteries in the phone. These 3rd party batteries charge just fine outside the phone.

From all my tests is seems the charger is fine and the batteries are fine. So I believe there is an incompatibility issue between this latest update and certain 3rd party batteries. There is likely something in the updated battery charger program that is very, very finicky.

The kernel version I now have installed is: 2.6.35.7-perf-T679UVLG3-CL1165714

Samsung's response is simply that they don't support nonSamsung products; i.e. third party batteries. So far no one has given me a reply in the Tmobile forums. So I am still looking for a solution.

Has anyone else found this same problem? Is there a fix for this available? If not, what is the easiest way I can get back to my original build preferably without having to reinstall everything again? Is there a way to just simply uninstall that last update? Also, does resetting a phone back to Factory state relock the phone?

Thanks

 

Thanks AAP. You're the first person in all the places I've posted that has come back with some answers. I was beginning to think I'd have to go buy some new OEM batteries.

I'm not worried to much about the warranty. I think just unlocking the phone probably already voided it. How well is Jelly Bean running on these phones? They're not the most powerful to begin with. Also how does Jelly Bean work with already installed apps, such as the paid version of Documents to Go? Does the firmware install without getting rid of all the apps I've already installed or do I have to start over once the new OS is put on?

I haven't rooted this phone and have never tried to replace the firmware myself. Is there a good place for instructions? Plus where do I find these firmware OS replacements?

I know it's lots of questions but I'm still fairly new to the Android world.

 

Oh and one more thing. The upgrade to ULVG3 was the first upgrade I put on. I purchased the phone last spring, loaded a few apps, and headed to Europe with it. So I had no access to KEIS until returning from Europe in October. So whatever was on the phone originally was what I upgraded from. So the battery problem must be a ULVG3 issue.

 

Thanks again aap for all the help. I've been studying XDA developers and am starting to come up with a set of step-by-step instructions. They do have a lot of resources but it takes a lot of hunting to put everything into a single sequence of steps. I have more questions, however.

It seems that my very first step is to root the phone since I can't even do a Titanium backup before doing that. Am I reading this correctly?

I also seem to be finding that there are multiple ways to root. Do you have a link to the easiest and most sure method? The first page I found on XDA blew me away as it looked like I would have a steep learning curve to feel comfortable enough to proceed. Perhaps you have a method that's easy, straight forward, and guaranteed not to screw up the phone. If you have a link to those instructions I would really appreciate it.

One set of instructions referred to an &amp key. What is that? As you can tell I'm pretty much starting at ground zero for doing this.

I'm thinking I'll jump to Jelly Bean. The new features sound fun and it since it'll fix my battery problem, might as well.

You mentioned there are a few glitches, however. Are there any that are particularly onerous that I may want to know about in advance? (That's so I don't wind up cursing myself thinking I totally messed up the phone)

Is CM10 the entire Jelly Bean ROM including the new camera and gallery, keyboard, Google Now, etc. or are some of the standard JB features just found on JBGapps?

And what would you say are your most and least favorite features in JB?

Thanks a bunch for your time.

 

Ok I'm getting almost ready to give this a start. First I'd like to flash CWM. However when I look at the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26860509&postcount=4
they refer to an &amp button. I can't figure out where that is and I haven't been able to find a clue about it online either. Some folks say they've got it on their keyboard but I don't see it. Where is it?

Let me get this absolutely right, Titanium Backup can restore apps from a backup created by CWM, correct? If that's so that's really nice.

Is Swapsd on Google Play Store? I wouldn't mind using that.

I'd be disappointed with the camera not working. I like to use the check deposit from the Charles Schwab company regularly. Have you found a better camera app that does work with CM10?

How much RAM do you find you're usually using with CM10? I find I'm constantly trying to clean out the RAM to keep things running.

Still nervous, but gaining more confidence each day. I might try installing the fixed custom kernal first. See how that functions and see if it fixes my battery issue. Then back that up so I have that configuration saved and then try CM10. Step into the full ROM upgrade gradually so I always can get back to where I started.

 

AAP,

I got the custom kernel installed and that fixed the battery charge problem. YEAH! So far so good. Now I'm working on backing up everything, in several places, before I try the new ROM.

Thanks again.