The GOOGLE | ANDROID Thread

[dman]

hi tuners

i have a samsung S2 GT i9100 the phone was working great up till sunday the battery was low and it cut off i charged it and when fully charged i turned it on it came on and said battery low and cut off and has never come on since

i borrowed a battery from a friend and it still didnt turn on but my battery turned on her S2

any ideas on what could be wrong or any reputable place i could carry it to ?

[RASC]

hi tuners

i have a samsung S2 GT i9100 the phone was working great up till sunday the battery was low and it cut off i charged it and when fully charged i turned it on it came on and said battery low and cut off and has never come on since

i borrowed a battery from a friend and it still didnt turn on but my battery turned on her S2

any ideas on what could be wrong or any reputable place i could carry it to ?

S2 bro?
Come on the price you would pay to repair that old work horse... you might as well get a brand new S3...at least do yourself that favour.

[pete]

Boy.. my S2 started giving an error of not enough storage space for the gallery app and waze. Went totally the wrong way about fixing it and it's soft bricked now. Hopefully flashing a stock rom will get it to boot.

[rodfarva]

S2 was a true great yes. Excellent screen for the time. full RGB Matrix and all.

M_2NR My Nexus 5 ended up having the same mic issue you mentioned
Got myself a G2 and flashed Paranoid Android. Will report on the battery life. But Im pretty happy so far.

[Trini Hookah]

S2 was a true great yes. Excellent screen for the time. full RGB Matrix and all.

M_2NR My Nexus 5 ended up having the same mic issue you mentioned
Got myself a G2 and flashed Paranoid Android. Will report on the battery life. But Im pretty happy so far.

G2 is different from G Pro 2 right?

[rodfarva]

S2 was a true great yes. Excellent screen for the time. full RGB Matrix and all.

M_2NR My Nexus 5 ended up having the same mic issue you mentioned
Got myself a G2 and flashed Paranoid Android. Will report on the battery life. But Im pretty happy so far.

G2 is different from G Pro 2 right?

yup
g pro 2 is a phablet...5.9" screen I believe

g2 is about the same size as the nexus, with a 5.2" screen

[Val]

hi tuners

i have a samsung S2 GT i9100 the phone was working great up till sunday the battery was low and it cut off i charged it and when fully charged i turned it on it came on and said battery low and cut off and has never come on since

i borrowed a battery from a friend and it still didnt turn on but my battery turned on her S2

any ideas on what could be wrong or any reputable place i could carry it to ?

Insert the battery and hold the power button at the same time. You probably have to recalibrate the battery stats.

S2 was the best phone I ever owned, I miss it.

[A172]

farva if u didnt geh dah issue with the nexus, how it compare to the g2??

[rodfarva]

farva if u didnt geh dah issue with the nexus, how it compare to the g2??

soon to say really. I havent had the G2 long enough. But first impressions, I think the G2 is slightly better in almost every area. Its not leaps and bounds ahead.

G2 Screen is better - Richer and bigger without making the phone bigger
G2 Speaker Volume is Higher - Only really matters to me with my morning alarm
G2 Battery is 3000 MAh and It shows.

Biggest complaint about the G2 is build quality. It creeks. Its not as sturdy as the nexus. I can bend the phone a bit with no real effort.
Its also Heavier than the Nexus
Overall I like it more...mostly because I can run Paranoid Android on it & because the screen is a nice upgrade.

I'll post more on the battery as I use it.

[Mr.Bollywood]

Settles it.....I need the g2 In my life

[M_2NR]

M_2NR My Nexus 5 ended up having the same mic issue you mentioned
Got myself a G2 and flashed Paranoid Android. Will report on the battery life. But Im pretty happy so far.

dannnn. keep we informed after a month. I still have my n5 here. battery life got piss poor. I feel i need a full wipe/reflash. (Typical android woes)

[A172]

farva thx bro

alyuh gehin me concerned here

so the z1, g2 or even the s5 when e come out > nexus??

[Jonathan_337]

You guys should check out QuizUp, pretty decent trivia game to pass the time.

Great addictive game.. Next to clash of clans.

Never picked up clash of clans tbh

Took me a while too.. but everyone I know plays it and well.. Digging around in it I learnt it. Really nice strategy game but pisses me the hell off at times.

[S_2NR]

hi tuners

i have a samsung S2 GT i9100 the phone was working great up till sunday the battery was low and it cut off i charged it and when fully charged i turned it on it came on and said battery low and cut off and has never come on since

i borrowed a battery from a friend and it still didnt turn on but my battery turned on her S2

any ideas on what could be wrong or any reputable place i could carry it to ?

Insert the battery and hold the power button at the same time. You probably have to recalibrate the battery stats.

S2 was the best phone I ever owned, I miss it.

Still have mine. It is indeed a great phone. Longest I ever had a phone and actually content

[Trini Hookah]

farva thx bro

alyuh gehin me concerned here

so the z1, g2 or even the s5 when e come out > nexus??

S5 launched Wednesday night, they said it'll be sold from next week locally.

[purple_heart77]

hi tuners

i have a samsung S2 GT i9100 the phone was working great up till sunday the battery was low and it cut off i charged it and when fully charged i turned it on it came on and said battery low and cut off and has never come on since

i borrowed a battery from a friend and it still didnt turn on but my battery turned on her S2

any ideas on what could be wrong or any reputable place i could carry it to ?

Insert the battery and hold the power button at the same time. You probably have to recalibrate the battery stats.

S2 was the best phone I ever owned, I miss it.

Additionally try power, volume up and center menu button, all three together. If you get it on in recovery mode, flash a custom rom. I would say try Cyanfox for the i9100. Good luck

[stev]

M_2NR My Nexus 5 ended up having the same mic issue you mentioned
Got myself a G2 and flashed Paranoid Android. Will report on the battery life. But Im pretty happy so far.

dannnn. keep we informed after a month. I still have my n5 here. battery life got piss poor. I feel i need a full wipe/reflash. (Typical android woes)

hoss...i ended up getting rid of franco....went back stock!!!

i actually getting better battery on stock.

[S_2NR]

M_2NR My Nexus 5 ended up having the same mic issue you mentioned
Got myself a G2 and flashed Paranoid Android. Will report on the battery life. But Im pretty happy so far.

dannnn. keep we informed after a month. I still have my n5 here. battery life got piss poor. I feel i need a full wipe/reflash. (Typical android woes)

since you was on iphone i could ask you this..
you prefer an iphone because it just works or android that you have to tinker with to get good battery life, fix issues, etc.
yes, its more customization but you think its worth it coming from apple?
idk if i should make my next phone an iphone and done. yes i like to tinker but after a while when the novelty wears off you just want a stable working device with good battery life and reliability.

for example, ..i had to flash the sheit out my s2 till i was happy with its battery life and acceptable stability balanced with the features i want. i see you and other users here tweaking that nexus 5 to earth and back to get good battery life when the 5s does this by default.

[bazzelstar]

Hey Android users, check out 'Bite it!' Its a simple, fun game.
Made in Trinidad, by: ASA 1 Touch, be sure to like the Facebook page & share to support your Trini app developers https://www.facebook.com/pages/ASA1Touc ... 8282657557

Android users can download the game here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ch.Bite_it

Give us some feedback when you play

[devon4786]

Hey Android users, check out 'Bite it!' Its a simple, fun game.
Made in Trinidad, by: ASA 1 Touch, be sure to like the Facebook page & share to support your Trini app developers https://www.facebook.com/pages/ASA1Touc ... 8282657557

Android users can download the game here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ch.Bite_it

Give us some feedback when you play

Nice seeing other developers in here..your link is down though...u can check out mine too..its called Birdie Pirdie...also whether you are using Digicel or Bmobile you can check out Bmocodes or Digicodes

[Trini Hookah]

hi tuners

i have a samsung S2 GT i9100 the phone was working great up till sunday the battery was low and it cut off i charged it and when fully charged i turned it on it came on and said battery low and cut off and has never come on since

i borrowed a battery from a friend and it still didnt turn on but my battery turned on her S2

any ideas on what could be wrong or any reputable place i could carry it to ?

Insert the battery and hold the power button at the same time. You probably have to recalibrate the battery stats.

S2 was the best phone I ever owned, I miss it.

Additionally try power, volume up and center menu button, all three together. If you get it on in recovery mode, flash a custom rom. I would say try Cyanfox for the i9100. Good luck

He would have to flash a safe kernel before he does such. Unless he was on 4.4 before.

[devon4786]

hi tuners

i have a samsung S2 GT i9100 the phone was working great up till sunday the battery was low and it cut off i charged it and when fully charged i turned it on it came on and said battery low and cut off and has never come on since

i borrowed a battery from a friend and it still didnt turn on but my battery turned on her S2

any ideas on what could be wrong or any reputable place i could carry it to ?

Insert the battery and hold the power button at the same time. You probably have to recalibrate the battery stats.

S2 was the best phone I ever owned, I miss it.

Additionally try power, volume up and center menu button, all three together. If you get it on in recovery mode, flash a custom rom. I would say try Cyanfox for the i9100. Good luck

He would have to flash a safe kernel before he does such. Unless he was on 4.4 before.

Fellas if you need help with any Android questions etc you can also check out my YouTube channel called T3CHSMASH and feel free to hit me up with any questions

[Trini Hookah]

hi tuners

i have a samsung S2 GT i9100 the phone was working great up till sunday the battery was low and it cut off i charged it and when fully charged i turned it on it came on and said battery low and cut off and has never come on since

i borrowed a battery from a friend and it still didnt turn on but my battery turned on her S2

any ideas on what could be wrong or any reputable place i could carry it to ?

Insert the battery and hold the power button at the same time. You probably have to recalibrate the battery stats.

S2 was the best phone I ever owned, I miss it.

Additionally try power, volume up and center menu button, all three together. If you get it on in recovery mode, flash a custom rom. I would say try Cyanfox for the i9100. Good luck

He would have to flash a safe kernel before he does such. Unless he was on 4.4 before.

Fellas if you need help with any Android questions etc you can also check out my YouTube channel called T3CHSMASH and feel free to hit me up with any questions

Seeing as you started the reviews on YouTube, whats your day to day device, and why? If you dont mind me asking

[bazzelstar]

Hey Android users, check out 'Bite it!' Its a simple, fun game.
Made in Trinidad, by: ASA 1 Touch, be sure to like the Facebook page & share to support your Trini app developers https://www.facebook.com/pages/ASA1Touc ... 8282657557

Android users can download the game here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ch.Bite_it

Give us some feedback when you play

Nice seeing other developers in here..your link is down though...u can check out mine too..its called Birdie Pirdie...also whether you are using Digicel or Bmobile you can check out Bmocodes or Digicodes

Thanks! Try back? https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ch.Bite_it
I will most definitely check them out.

[A172]

M_2NR My Nexus 5 ended up having the same mic issue you mentioned
Got myself a G2 and flashed Paranoid Android. Will report on the battery life. But Im pretty happy so far.

dannnn. keep we informed after a month. I still have my n5 here. battery life got piss poor. I feel i need a full wipe/reflash. (Typical android woes)

since you was on iphone i could ask you this..
you prefer an iphone because it just works or android that you have to tinker with to get good battery life, fix issues, etc.
yes, its more customization but you think its worth it coming from apple?
idk if i should make my next phone an iphone and done. yes i like to tinker but after a while when the novelty wears off you just want a stable working device with good battery life and reliability.

for example, ..i had to flash the sheit out my s2 till i was happy with its battery life and acceptable stability balanced with the features i want. i see you and other users here tweaking that nexus 5 to earth and back to get good battery life when the 5s does this by default.

year this is what i getting at

which device would be the best straight out the box on stock rom to do basic everyday chit like play game troll people and watch porn??

nice screen good battery life and no lag are the only essentials, budget around 700us max

[Cid]

my last upgrade was from sgs3 to note 2 , cant wait for the note 4

[metalgear2095]

M_2NR My Nexus 5 ended up having the same mic issue you mentioned
Got myself a G2 and flashed Paranoid Android. Will report on the battery life. But Im pretty happy so far.

dannnn. keep we informed after a month. I still have my n5 here. battery life got piss poor. I feel i need a full wipe/reflash. (Typical android woes)

since you was on iphone i could ask you this..
you prefer an iphone because it just works or android that you have to tinker with to get good battery life, fix issues, etc.
yes, its more customization but you think its worth it coming from apple?
idk if i should make my next phone an iphone and done. yes i like to tinker but after a while when the novelty wears off you just want a stable working device with good battery life and reliability.

for example, ..i had to flash the sheit out my s2 till i was happy with its battery life and acceptable stability balanced with the features i want. i see you and other users here tweaking that nexus 5 to earth and back to get good battery life when the 5s does this by default.

year this is what i getting at

which device would be the best straight out the box on stock rom to do basic everyday chit like play game troll people and watch porn??

nice screen good battery life and no lag are the only essentials, budget around 700us max

Z1 or prob z2

[A172]

really like the z1, brought in one for a pal late last year and it came up to 3500 which is reasonable i think

would you guys say the z1/z2 is superior to the nexus 5??

[metalgear2095]

Battery life would be.

[rodfarva]

M_2NR On my nexus I found battery life to be pretty ok. Even after the ROM newness wore off.
S_2NR & A172 I was an iphone user from the 3GS straight up to the 5. (with a couple short android stints in between models) The main reason Im on android now is screen size. You have a good point..iphone provides a very reliable experience right out of the box.

Dunno bout the rest of the nexus guys here, but the flat out stock experience on the nexus is great. I had no real issues.

So its not that with android you need to tweak. Its that you want to tweak. You CAN tweak. If iOS were an open platform, people would do the same (I dont mean jailbreak, I mean Custom ROMS). Im sure you can agree that there are a few things you would change on iOS if you could.


the Nexus 5 offers a great out of the box experience overall. When Apple hits us with a bigger screen, I'll probably buy in.

I did 2 major tweaks on my Nexus:

I went from stock on the nexus to PA for one reason - Because PA allowed me to toggle immersive mode on the phone, which utilized the entire screen. On stock, you basically had to sacrifice a small portion of the screen for onscreen buttons. That bugged me.

I installed a custom kernel on my Nexus for one reason also - Because It allowed me to change the color profile on the phone. I found the Nexus screen slightly washed out, and on the custom kernel, I could use a richer color profile.

Would still have been happy if I couldnt make these adjustments. But since Android allows us to do those things, why not.