Hi, auhckw, do you might add me in to the owner list? and thanks for opening the OMNIA II thread.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Sep 19 2009, 10:17 PM

New SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 in Samsung OMNIA II









This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Sep 30 2009, 05:26 PM

For lifestyle can, for professional cannot lo, unless manual which too troublesome.

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Added on September 30, 2009, 5:34 pmOh, I didn't notice yet. But I do hope SPB or anyone can make enable to Hardware accelerate on it.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Sep 30 2009, 05:34 PM

Yaloh, O2 support hardware acceleration but Samsung only do for OpenGl v2.0 and v1.1 but SPB mobile shell & any cook HTC touch Flo 3D is base on v1.0

Can you point with picture as I can't understand which part you mean.

First Windows Mobile 6.5 for OMNIA II Review











I8000UZNII1 is the 1st firmware base on Windows Mobile 6.5 release by Samsung that currently available download from internet. (Not official from Samsung website)

This firmware actually is specific make for China market, but no issue when using at any OMNIA II phone. The only drawback is it only support Simplified Chinese Interface, which means not possible to switch to English or others languages interface.

Pros of I8000UZNII1:

* Windows Mobile 6.5 (not the latest build 6.5.1)
* Stable (I never face any issue yet like 6.1 which you may face need to restart the phone after a period of time due to some application may not run properly)
* New nice of WM default Start Menu and Today Screen
* Redesign of Samsung Main Menu
* No issue displaying Chinese language everywhere (Include chinese ID-tag in touch player)
* Better preloaded keypad with support of English & Chinese Language
* More finger friendly Interface (at Default Windows Mobile interface)
* Overall speed is good, I believe future firmware will be much more smoother
* A lot of new application preloaded by Microsoft
* New Internet Explorer 6 Interface
* Brightness auto control is working finally, it won't rapidly changing like last time on WM 6.1
* GPS is signal is must more better and faster. (I can locate the signal at 1st use without on the XTRA)
* WiFi standard for China WAPI is support (By default is WAPI, which means you need to disable it before can use in others country include Malaysia as WAPI standard only support in China, but now if I at China, I can use it because WAPI support is included)

Cons of I8000UZNII1:

* Only Simplified Chinese Menu
* ROM size too big
* Start-up screen has change to one of the China operator logo rather than the default Samsung logo
* Got few Junk China operator program (can't uninstall but can delete manually)
* Samsung Main Menu interface got some bugs which prevent you remove the 1st 5 icons. (Solutions is manually remove all icon from start menu to others location, then add in back one icon, with such step the bugs is solved)
* New Samsung Main Menu speed is slowest than Samsung Main Menu at Windows Mobile 6.1
* Smart Search is Remove

* Overall I still love this version, will keep it until English firmware is release.

Link for Windows Mobile 6.5 (I8000UZNII1) Firmware:

* http://rapidshare.com/files/286790251/I8000UCHNII.part1.rar
* http://rapidshare.com/files/286795271/I8000UCHNII.part2.rar
* http://rapidshare.com/files/286798428/I8000UCHNII.part3.rar

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 3 2009, 10:17 AM

Sample photos taken with I8000UZNII1 Firmware

Nope, I using Resco Contact Manager for threaded sms if needed.

But I think Samsung has fix up SMS issue even at not threaded version as now it show correctly contact name and number when you open the sms at Inbox and Send. Last time it show back my own number.

Nope, I never face this problem also.

From internet lo, I flash my own.

Sample Video Record using WinMo 6.5 I8000UZNII1 firmware:



Original File: Original Video

Windows Mobile 6.5 I8000XXIJ1 Firmware for Samsung OMNIA II Review:











I8000XXIJ1 is purely one of the best firmware at the moment. Recommended. This firmware not support Chinese interface. Supported languages include English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Finnish, Danish, Polish, Swedish & Dutch. Thanks a lot Secany for posting out the firmware. At the moment, Samsung Service Center still don't have any Windows Mobile 6.5 firmware to upgrade yet.

Pros:

* Online widget like Facebook, Youtube and MySpace. no longer spinning except the AccuWeather widget.
* New nicely design Main Menu.
* Threaded SMS support officially this time.
* Capable of displaying Chinese wording.
* Smooth overall.
* Default lock screen is smooth not like the simplified chinese version (I8000UZNII1) leak last week.
* Main Storage free more than 100MB.
* The best WiFi speed so far. (No need do connection restore like I8000UZNII1)
* Newer Windows Mobile 6.5 build than I8000UZNII1.
* Asphalt 4 is added in (support Accelerometer) cool! but the graphics is not ready nice, version leak in internet is much more beauty.
* Crayon Physics is added in officially.
* Facebook, Search Widget & Youtube is pre-install.
* Two new incoming call, one need to slide when phone is lock, another is touch when phone is not lock. No longer need S2U2 already
* Better photo quality.

Cons:

* Program RAM only free around 50MB
* Old Red & Green Main Menu no longer exist.
* PlumSIP (Chinese input) no longer pre-install. (Cannot input chinese, need install 3rd party program now, but is ok for me)

Link: I8000XXIJ1 (The owner request no mirror)

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 8 2009, 12:47 AM

Sample photo taken using I8000XXIJ1 Firmware

My OMNIA II WM 6.5 + SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 + Resco Contact Manager 2









This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 9 2009, 04:02 AM

Continue...









This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 9 2009, 03:48 AM

In new Windows Mobile 6.5, The Samsung touchWiz UI by default is disable, but you can't get the actual Settings from Microsoft also. I didn't find got setting Menu inside the new Microsoft Menu UI also. I doubt it has been disable by Samsung. (Maybe la, or it don't have one, I never play others WM 6.5 before. Actually OMNIA II is my 1st device base on Windows Mobile. I still new on it)

I get back all the default Windows Mobile setting (not Samsung one) from SPB Mobile Shell.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 9 2009, 12:09 PM

Thanks Thanks A lot! it is working

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Added on October 9, 2009, 1:55 pmThe blue settings is setting done by Samsung.

The grey settings is original Windows Mobile settings which hide by Samsung.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 9 2009, 01:55 PM

Us your stylus and re-align the screen will solved the issue. Don't re-align using finger.

OMNIA II vs OMNIA

3.7inch AMOLED | 3.2inch TFT LCD
480x800 resolution | 240x400 resolution
800Mhz CPU with HW acceleration | 624Mhz CPU
256MB RAM, 512MB ROM | 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM
Accelerometer - YES | Accelerometer - YES

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 10 2009, 11:57 AM

Useful Registry Setting for Samsung OMNIA II - Windows Mobile 6.5

* You may use Resco Registry Program to modified the registry value.
* Don't try the registry setting if you don't have any knowledge of registry value.
* Be caution mess up the registry value may need to hard reset for working back properly.

1. Show Default Windows Settings in Menu

* Goto HKLM\Security\Shell\StartInfo\
* Select and modify the HideSettings DWORD Data from 1 to 0

2. Enable Landscape Mode

* Goto HKLM\System\GDI\Rotation\
* Select and modify the HideOrientationUI DWORD Data from 1 to 0
* Goto Default Windows Settings - Personal - Buttons and choose the button you decide to assign as Rotate Screen button. (Only work in Windows Default Settings because Samsung Settings has disable the Rotate Screen selection)


3. Enable .png as Icon (the .png file must be 90x90 for WVGA device)

* Goto HKLM\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start
* Select the .Ink folder you plan to use custom .png as icon.
* Create New string Value and name it as Icon.
* Place your .png location path in String area. (Example: \Windows\start_fm_radio.png)
* Soft reset for icon change in Windows Menu. (Samsung Main Menu icon will immediate change after registry edit)

4. Exclude unwanted photos appear in Samsung Photo program

* Goto HKLM\Software\TecAce\PhotoAlbum\ExcludeFolders
* Add new string value for each folder you want to exclude, (not working in My Documents folder)
* Give string name as ... 002, 003, 004 ... by following sequence. (If your last appear is 001, then you add in new string as 002 and so on)
* Add in your folder address in string data. (Example, \Storage Card\Screenshots)
* Close the Registry Editor.
* Delete all data in \Application Data\PhotoAlbum.Data (You may use SKTools - Auto Clean! to clean up as well)
* Re-open the Samsung Photo program, all photos thumbnail will be re-generate.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 10 2009, 11:55 AM