hmmm... not surprised if after 10th... this thread quiets down and Note becomes the most active thread... lol...

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Added on October 31, 2011, 1:37 pmjust what i need, actually. very happy with sgs2 and if i got complaints (besides the little bugs with little things), its that sgs2 is a bit small. i'd prefer something bigger.

dang... this sgn poison really kuat la...

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Oct 31 2011, 01:37 PM

in the last v, i remember an owner said he (or she) could play 1080p files bigger than 4GB. i was kinda surprised coz i tot all these time, android os (due to file system) can only recognise up to 4GB (or so).

so i tested with a 1080p movie about 9GB. played on sgs2... and surprise... can wor... but i din enable sound, so not sure if the sound was ok. will test again later -- it was just a quick test. but i think the video was not really running at normal speed. it seemed like frame rate (i think that is the term) was lower...

still... i'm just surprised i could play that file.

i was using mobo player. in mobo player, it showed the file as 1000+k (around there la).

personally, I found kies useful only to allow me to connect phone to pc via usb. the rest of the function including flashing firmware failed on me.

I can suggest a workaround for you. sync your contacts with gmail. then expert from gmail and import into outlook.

playing 1080p movies on sgs2... from what I conclude, depends very much on the your of encoding. if I'm not mistaken, files like mkv can be encoded in different 'ways'.

when I tried with a movie recently, it didn't seems a fast or as smooth as it should be. but it wasn't jerky. in that file I tested, no audio came out. so I suspect it's very much dependent on how it was encoded.

I have tried smaller 1080p movie trailers and they played fine.

I'll try different files and report my findings.

as for why use 1080p files in sgs2, for me, its out of convenience. I already have that file. dun wanna have to spend time having to look for a dvd version just to watch on my sgs2.

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Oct 31 2011, 11:07 PM

easy way for you to understand... from the small screen on sgs2, the movie should look fine. won't really be able to tell if the quality dropped or improved.

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Oct 31 2011, 11:18 PM

for me, as I explained earlier, is just for convenience sake. already got that file, might as well use it, if possible. dun wanna have to look for another version if the same movie.

you dun capture video with the screen la... we use the 8 mp camera, which I think can actually give more than 1080p, if based on resolution of 8mp photo.

update: dang, kena ninja again. typing on sgs2 makes me feel I'm slow...

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Oct 31 2011, 11:23 PM

have you tried moboplayer?


honestly, that's the only ad i get if the advertiser is admob (quite sure its from admob). many times i'm tempted to lodge a report... what kinda stupid ad is that?!?

i dun think this one is targeted ads... or maybe it is in the sense that any IP from MY, display this ad. but i have a feeling that's the one and only ad they have...

hmmm... so many female companion... when are we getting JARVIS?

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Nov 1 2011, 08:54 AM

updated but dun use any Google+ widgets... so can't really feedback.

for my case... adobe flash was not in the list of apps until i downloaded the new and installed it. i recall mine was stuck at and old version and no update was coming until i downloaded the latest version from market. after that, i'm now able to update.

and based on my experience with the new market apps (phone came with old market), if i remove/ uninstall it, i will revert to the old version.

so what i suspect... removing the new version of adobe basically reverts the phone/ user back to the old version that was shipped with the phone. you can't remove those apps that's shipped with the phone.

at one time, cut the rope was offered FREE and it is a LEGAL copy.

but otherwise, most other games... that's considered PIRACY.

other legal markets (or places to download apps) i know...

* getjar is legal and meant to be alternative way for publishers and developers to distribute apps. yes, cut the rope here was available for free.
* amazon
* samsung apps (this is an apps that comes preinstalled with the phone)
* direct from game developer's sites (like gameloft, tegrazone, etc)
* 'your candy', 'my candy'...
* some telcos
* some forums like phandroid

basically... if its a paid apps everywhere else... chances are, the free one you're downloading from is illegal. also, if that site offers everything for free... then also very likely its an illegal site. coz all the sites i mentioned above... usually there will be some paid apps.

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Added on November 1, 2011, 1:28 pmnew to lyn is not an excuse. description of this thread already says... be a smart user. read page 1.

and right on top at page one -- no piracy talks.

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Nov 1 2011, 01:28 PM

i assume you have a G version? can do a test? coz i noticed a difference between mine (non-G) and a fren's one (G).

basically, just install this flashlight apps (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.devuni.flashlight) and then activate the flashlight.

just to confirm... press the top right grey button...


and make sure the tochlight (the top left) is selected...


then try and activate the torchlight...

on my non-G, the light came on immediately. on the non-G... i noticed it could take 2-3 seconds before the lights come on. or just my fren's phone is faulty?

but i recall there's mention that there are actually 2 counters. the jig only resets one of them.

but like others have mentioned, so far, Samsung MY is being very generous.

interesting.. I was testing 1080p video on the sgs2 using mobo player that I forgot to also try out the stock video player.

on a new movie I tested (about 8gb), mobo was not playing it smoothly like the first one I tried a few days back. but at least there was sound, though the sound was just some weird noise.

but on stock video player, it was smooth. but no sound. however, I found the volume on stock player to be a bit low even when I've set to max. also, I can't seen to control the brightness... it was too bright for me... hmmm...

anyone using stock browser? is there a way to open the last closed tab? sometimes accidentally close the tab.

lol... i never thought of that. all the while, i only focus on bookmark tab and never noticed the other two...

just wondering... and please correct if my understanding about custom ROM for sgs2 is incorrect.

my understanding: there is no one complete ROM for sgs2. complete here means everything works -- like the BT, wifi, etc...

if my understanding is wrong and there exists such ROMS, anyone care to share the ROM name?

thanks.

personally for me... i've yet to really find an apps that really maxes out the dual core on the sgs2. but what i'd like is a bigger screen and note is able to provide that. so for me... if i can choose, i'd look at note. that's me la... diff ppl got diff needs.

i was also checking and reading the galaxy w thread. single core with processor running at 1.4ghz. some owners were kind enough to test two games i considered quite taxing (coz they lagged on the Transformer tablet). owners reported both games ran smoothly. the two games: Destroy Gunners & GT Racing: Motor Academy. so this does makes me wonder... do i need even need quad core for now?