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[S_2NR]

Anybody's S2 get hot if using it while charging? I try not to use it when charging so I don't damage something with all the heat being generated..

[bassotronics]

The only issue I noticed when updating to official jellybean is that photos I stored on vault was deleted entirely from the app and the device.

[christopherwilliams2]

Anybody's S2 get hot if using it while charging? I try not to use it when charging so I don't damage something with all the heat being generated..

Is it in a case while charging? I have heard of the heat issue while charging.

[Val]

My S2 gets hot whenever using wifi/high cpu usage/charging.

I think it would be a normal thing for such a thin phone.

[Ted_v2]

my galaxy tab does the same

[S_2NR]

Anybody's S2 get hot if using it while charging? I try not to use it when charging so I don't damage something with all the heat being generated..

Is it in a case while charging? I have heard of the heat issue while charging.

Case or no case, same thing. Doesn't happen in A/C but that's kinda obvious lol

[kurpal_v2]

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/06/samsun ... ing-issue/


Looks like a common problem, look at the comments on the article

[intelMAX]

Nice price drop on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet

$199.99

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-7-Inch-Wi-Fi/dp/B007P4VOWC/ref=pd_ts_zgc_e_3063224011_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&pf_rd_p=1392669102&pf_rd_s=right-4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=1232597011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=15NXYHT00FTX0TAVXM6Y

[christopherwilliams2]

I have to admit that I moved back form the Jelly Bean 4.1.1 to ICS 4.0.4 on my Galaxy s3 from Digicel. Yes it is the international version of the s3 and it upgraded to the poland release of the jelly bean quite seamlessly. So I did enjoy some of the new features. I noticed that some things were not working out the way it was supposed to.
Firstly, I did not see the new jelly bean camera interface. This was one of the big reasons I wanted to go to jelly bean. I take lots of photos then filter through and get rid of some on the fly. the jelly bean interface makes this easy by just swiping up to get rid of photos that weren't that good. The same camera interface is what is in this release of jellybean.

Secondly, a major killer was when i pinch the home screen to see my various home screens, it worked well, but if i tried to delete any of the home screens, the homescreen TouchWizz would freeze, crash and not allow me to do so.
I also surprisingly found it way more 'laggy' and jerky than ICS especially when scrolling through lists not necessarily switching homescreens.

Next, when i leave the car at about 7.30am with 100% battery life, being a teacher, I have lots of interaction with my phone as my main computing device. By the time i get home at 6pm I would usually have about 30% battery with ICS. That is if i don't plug it in to the car charger. With jelly bean, my battery life was 5% by 2.30 everyday.
Strangely, with ICS i could use my old blackberry charger to charge my phone. With JB, only the official samsung s3 charger worked or at least, charged as normal. These were enough reasons for me to go back to ICS. I had about 8 of the 16 gb free. I am back to ICS and I guess I will wait till they work out the general release of JB. I did notice on SAM-mobile that there is an update for Trinidad for jellybean but i think it is in testing phase.

[Trini Hookah]

An OS can stop you from using a branded charger? Learn something new everyday yes.

[casper]

I have to admit that I moved back form the Jelly Bean 4.1.1 to ICS 4.0.4 on my Galaxy s3 from Digicel. Yes it is the international version of the s3 and it upgraded to the poland release of the jelly bean quite seamlessly. So I did enjoy some of the new features. I noticed that some things were not working out the way it was supposed to.
Firstly, I did not see the new jelly bean camera interface. This was one of the big reasons I wanted to go to jelly bean. I take lots of photos then filter through and get rid of some on the fly. the jelly bean interface makes this easy by just swiping up to get rid of photos that weren't that good. The same camera interface is what is in this release of jellybean.

Secondly, a major killer was when i pinch the home screen to see my various home screens, it worked well, but if i tried to delete any of the home screens, the homescreen TouchWizz would freeze, crash and not allow me to do so.
I also surprisingly found it way more 'laggy' and jerky than ICS especially when scrolling through lists not necessarily switching homescreens.

Next, when i leave the car at about 7.30am with 100% battery life, being a teacher, I have lots of interaction with my phone as my main computing device. By the time i get home at 6pm I would usually have about 30% battery with ICS. That is if i don't plug it in to the car charger. With jelly bean, my battery life was 5% by 2.30 everyday.
Strangely, with ICS i could use my old blackberry charger to charge my phone. With JB, only the official samsung s3 charger worked or at least, charged as normal. These were enough reasons for me to go back to ICS. I had about 8 of the 16 gb free. I am back to ICS and I guess I will wait till they work out the general release of JB. I did notice on SAM-mobile that there is an update for Trinidad for jellybean but i think it is in testing phase.

WOW...sorry to hear of ur unpleasant experience...suprisingly though i experience none of the above...my battery life is bout the same probably a little less as how google now which is introduced with Jelly Bean tries to access ur location right through once u have data on cuz thats just how it works in order to recommend close by restaurants, hotels, cinemas etc...

i had a blackberry before and still have the charger and data cable and i still gettin to use the charger on d S3...my UI is alot snappier on JB than it ever was on ICS as well...also, the device itself runs alot cooler on JB than on ICS in my opinion...on ICS the phone used to get a bit warm - hot...phone is mostly cool on JB now...dunno how come u gettin different results

[christopherwilliams2]

I have to admit that I moved back form the Jelly Bean 4.1.1 to ICS 4.0.4 on my Galaxy s3 from Digicel. Yes it is the international version of the s3 and it upgraded to the poland release of the jelly bean quite seamlessly. So I did enjoy some of the new features. I noticed that some things were not working out the way it was supposed to.
Firstly, I did not see the new jelly bean camera interface. This was one of the big reasons I wanted to go to jelly bean. I take lots of photos then filter through and get rid of some on the fly. the jelly bean interface makes this easy by just swiping up to get rid of photos that weren't that good. The same camera interface is what is in this release of jellybean.

Secondly, a major killer was when i pinch the home screen to see my various home screens, it worked well, but if i tried to delete any of the home screens, the homescreen TouchWizz would freeze, crash and not allow me to do so.
I also surprisingly found it way more 'laggy' and jerky than ICS especially when scrolling through lists not necessarily switching homescreens.

Next, when i leave the car at about 7.30am with 100% battery life, being a teacher, I have lots of interaction with my phone as my main computing device. By the time i get home at 6pm I would usually have about 30% battery with ICS. That is if i don't plug it in to the car charger. With jelly bean, my battery life was 5% by 2.30 everyday.
Strangely, with ICS i could use my old blackberry charger to charge my phone. With JB, only the official samsung s3 charger worked or at least, charged as normal. These were enough reasons for me to go back to ICS. I had about 8 of the 16 gb free. I am back to ICS and I guess I will wait till they work out the general release of JB. I did notice on SAM-mobile that there is an update for Trinidad for jellybean but i think it is in testing phase.

WOW...sorry to hear of ur unpleasant experience...suprisingly though i experience none of the above...my battery life is bout the same probably a little less as how google now which is introduced with Jelly Bean tries to access ur location right through once u have data on cuz thats just how it works in order to recommend close by restaurants, hotels, cinemas etc...

i had a blackberry before and still have the charger and data cable and i still gettin to use the charger on d S3...my UI is alot snappier on JB than it ever was on ICS as well...also, the device itself runs alot cooler on JB than on ICS in my opinion...on ICS the phone used to get a bit warm - hot...phone is mostly cool on JB now...dunno how come u gettin different results

Yeah, I don't understand it either but say what...maybe it's just my s3.

[wheelbarrow]

Chris did you do a factory reset when you installed?

[christopherwilliams2]

Chris did you do a factory reset when you installed?

No... I just did a upgrade to the jelly bean. I had to do a factory reset to go back to ICS.

[EFFECTIC DESIGNS]

will the HTC sensation 4G work with our HSPA network down here?

[Strauss]

FTC moving closer to Google antitrust case
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON | Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:32pm EDT



The majority of top decision-makers at the Federal Trade Commission believe that an antitrust case should be brought against Google Inc, meaning the search giant could soon be headed into tough negotiations, three people familiar with the matter said.

Four of the FTC commissioners have become convinced after more than a year of investigation that Google illegally used its dominance of the search market to hurt its rivals, while one commissioner is skeptical, the sources said.

All three declined to be named to protect working relationships. Two of the sources said a decision on how to proceed could come in late November or early December.

A long list of companies has been complaining to the FTC, arguing that the agency should crack down on Google. Companies rarely talk publicly about their dealings with the FTC, but consumer reviews website Yelp and comparison shopping website Nextag have both complained about Google during open hearings in Congress. Google rivals specializing in travel, shopping and entertainment have accused Google, the world's No. 1 search engine, of unfairly giving their web sites low quality rankings in search results to steer Internet users away from their websites and toward Google products that provide similar services.

Computer users are overwhelmingly more likely to click on the top results in any search. The low ranking often forces companies to buy more ads on Google to improve their visibility, one source said.

Google has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

Asked about any discussions with the FTC, Google spokeswoman Niki Fenwick said: "We are happy to answer any questions that regulators have about our business." The FTC declined to comment. During a congressional hearing in September 2011, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt denied that the company manipulated its search results. "May I simply say that I can assure you we've not cooked anything," he told the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel.

COMPLAINTS PILE UP

The one source said the FTC commissioners have given weight to other complaints that Google refuses to share data that would allow advertisers and developers to create software to compare the value they get on Google to advertising spending on Microsoft's Bing or Yahoo. In a related issue, the FTC is looking at Google's handling of valuable patents, which are determined to be essential to smartphones. The agency is trying to determine if they are licensed fairly and whether patent infringement lawsuits are used to hamper innovation. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in mid-September that he expected a decision in the case by the end of the year. European regulators are conducting a similar antitrust probe.

If the agency finds that Google broke the law, the FTC and Google could hammer out a settlement that resolves the issues or, if settlement negotiations fail, the matter could end up in a lengthy, expensive court fight. The FTC announced in April that it had hired high-powered Washington lawyer Beth Wilkinson to lead the probe. The hiring was seen as a sign that the FTC was contemplating filing a lawsuit against Google.

This is not the first run-in that Google has had with the agency.

In August, Google was forced to pay $22.5 million to settle charges it bypassed the privacy settings of customers using Apple Inc's Safari browser. The practice was in violation of a 2011 consent decree with the FTC over a botched rollout of the now defunct social network Buzz.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/ ... 6G20121012

[streetlifestyle]

An OS can stop you from using a branded charger? Learn something new everyday yes.

yep. same with me. Blackberry charger was plugged in all night and woke up to 15% charge

[christopherwilliams2]

An OS can stop you from using a branded charger? Learn something new everyday yes.

yep. same with me. Blackberry charger was plugged in all night and woke up to 15% charge

Exactly what I experienced.

[casper]

chris u know where i can find stock official firmware for galaxy S2?

[christopherwilliams2]

chris u know where i can find stock official firmware for galaxy S2?

Check it out here.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page ... 1#firmware

[Damien]

i find my battery dying real fast with the jellybean as well, how you gone back to ics?

[casper]

how alyuh men battery dieing so fast jred?

[christopherwilliams2]

Put the phone into recovery mode and choose reset to default.

http://www.android.gs/recovery-mode-galaxy-s3/

You will lose all your info. So back up your pics, music, apps (with Titanium Backup). Google will back up your contacts automatically.

[achillies]

I have to admit that I moved back form the Jelly Bean 4.1.1 to ICS 4.0.4 on my Galaxy s3 from Digicel. Yes it is the international version of the s3 and it upgraded to the poland release of the jelly bean quite seamlessly. So I did enjoy some of the new features. I noticed that some things were not working out the way it was supposed to.
Firstly, I did not see the new jelly bean camera interface. This was one of the big reasons I wanted to go to jelly bean. I take lots of photos then filter through and get rid of some on the fly. the jelly bean interface makes this easy by just swiping up to get rid of photos that weren't that good. The same camera interface is what is in this release of jellybean.

Secondly, a major killer was when i pinch the home screen to see my various home screens, it worked well, but if i tried to delete any of the home screens, the homescreen TouchWizz would freeze, crash and not allow me to do so.
I also surprisingly found it way more 'laggy' and jerky than ICS especially when scrolling through lists not necessarily switching homescreens.

Next, when i leave the car at about 7.30am with 100% battery life, being a teacher, I have lots of interaction with my phone as my main computing device. By the time i get home at 6pm I would usually have about 30% battery with ICS. That is if i don't plug it in to the car charger. With jelly bean, my battery life was 5% by 2.30 everyday.
Strangely, with ICS i could use my old blackberry charger to charge my phone. With JB, only the official samsung s3 charger worked or at least, charged as normal. These were enough reasons for me to go back to ICS. I had about 8 of the 16 gb free. I am back to ICS and I guess I will wait till they work out the general release of JB. I did notice on SAM-mobile that there is an update for Trinidad for jellybean but i think it is in testing phase.

Factory Reset is always recommended when changing code base, from 4.0.4 to 4.1.1 had many changes, if you upgrade without any issues, then it's all good, but if you experience any abnormal behavior, then a factory reset is needed, especially with the type of issues you experienced

[achillies]

i find my battery dying real fast with the jellybean as well, how you gone back to ics?

You should try to find out why your battery is dying quickly, there are apps in the Play Store for that, Better Battery Stats, GSam Battery Monitor, CPU Spy to name a few

[achillies]

Congressman urges regulators to drop Google antitrust case, threatens to diminish FTC's power

Congressman Jared Polis is none too pleased with the antitrust case the Federal Trade Commission is reportedly preparing to launch against Google. The Colorado Democrat is urging the commission to refrain from taking any actions that could negatively impact Google's services or otherwise slow innovation at the search giant, and he's threatening to lessen the FTC's reach if regulators proceed. "Application of antitrust against Google would be a woefully misguided step that would threaten the integrity of our antitrust system," he warns in a pointed letter to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. He goes on to say a lawsuit "could ultimately lead to Congressional action resulting in a reduction in the ability of the FTC" to enforce antitrust matters.

"Given how easily consumers can switch to a new service with one click, regulators should be wary of intervening in the tremendous competition online," says Polis, essentially echoing Google's stance. He declares himself a "high-tech entrepreneur" and points to a resume that includes tenures with several startups that have made him familiar with Google's portfolio. Google poses no threat to competition, Polis insists, and faces the risk of falling to a competitor much like any other business. "If I created a better search algorithm I could set up a server in my garage and compete globally with Google," he says. That's an optimistic theory for certain: just ask Microsoft how difficult it is to break the Google habit.

But Polis doesn't stop the defensive effort there. He cites iTunes, Amazon, Yelp, and Facebook as proof that consumers don't turn to Google for all of their web needs. The public hasn't asked for government regulation, he claims, going so far as to call out the numerous protests prompted by controversial SOPA and PIPA legislation as examples of what can happen when the government oversteps its bounds. The FTC has yet to formally announce the results of its antitrust probe or any lawsuit against Google but clearly some lawmakers are hoping to avoid such a confrontation altogether.

The Verge

[christopherwilliams2]

Anyone tried the 4.1.1 update for Trinidad off Sam mobile?

[casper]

Is it the real thing or a beta?

[christopherwilliams2]

Is it the real thing or a beta?

Beta

[casper]

Damn lol