Do you have the update zip already? You will need that.

It's very simple to manually flash a official Google update usually, you don't need to be rooted.

 

update zip.... no i dont. i have absolutely no clue what im doing.

 

Acutally, the Galaxy S has already had Gingerbread and was the first to get it besides the Nexus S. There are unofficial versions (unofficial meaning not yet released by ATT, Sprint, Verizon but they're from Samsung) for the Captivate, Epic 4G and Fascinate on XDA at the moment but they're out there if you want them. Also the international Galaxy S versions continue to get official Gingerbread updates ever since they received them back in March and are now on 2.3.4 way before the other manufacturers, again, besides the Nexus S. I feel the same way about the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II. Had I not gotten the Galaxy S, the S II would've been a definite for me. The dual core Exynos processor, 1 GB of RAM and 4.3" SAMOLED+ (no more pentile matrix found in the original Galaxy S) are what makes it stand out though. The plastic doesn't bother me because the phone is very lightweight and thinner than anything HTC can produce at the moment and the original Galaxy S feels good in the hand without a case. I've watched a bunch of YouTube reviews of the S II and that thing did not want to slow down no matter how many apps they opened. I'm guessing its most probably due to the 1 GB of RAM.

As far as the 4G, I'm guessing the S II will come in different variants just like the original Galaxy S. So on some carriers, it'll have 4G/LTE and on others it won't. There's also talks that there will be a Galaxy S II+ with the only difference so far noted is a 1.4 GHz dual core instead of a 1.2 GHz dual core currently present. Its supposed to come out around the time the iPhone 5 comes out and makes sense because by then, the original Galaxy S II will be 6 months old and in Android time, that's quite a long time.

http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-gal...itor-27161593/


The phone may use plastic, but Samsung uses high quality plastic as they always have in the past:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErXqn...layer_embedded

 

Which phone do you have? That really determines whether or not you have an upgrade available at the moment.

 

Running only the best OS for smartphones...


Yup. Android. It will be tough as nails according to Tag Heuer. The phone will be made from a variety of premium materials, including black PVD, diamonds and rose gold. The mirror-polished and fine-brushed stainless steel is premium grade surgical 316L, corrosion-resistant and hypoallergenic. The big display front is made from damage-resistant Gorilla glass. And the exclusive, hand-worked coverings are in calfskin, alligator or lizard. Other features include a large 3.5’’ display(800*480 ), a 5-mega-pixel auto-focus camera, 11 hours of music play time, WiFi & 3G, 8GBs of storage.

Price? If you're gonna ask...you can't afford it.

 

LG P999.... i read from your link it would be supported.

 

damn. those are awesome! I like the zipper one.

 

First you will need to root the phone.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1039985

Super easy to do....follow the steps in the link. If you can jailbreak, you can do this.

After root, install clockwork mod recovery.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1056847

Then install ROM Manager and you can choose the ROM to install.

Honestly, most of your time will be spent reading and researching. If you take the time to do that, you will be fine. Read the links I posted and go from there.

 

happy, cant expect me to be on azine 24/7


Anyway

Did anyone get the invite for google+

I'm trying to go about how i apply for one, but I dunno how too

 

exceeded capacity....

https://plus.google.com/up/start/?sw=1&type=st

 

It cost $6700...

 

thats cheap.

 

Looks good. Don't forget to install the Clockwork Recovery. You'll see it in the ROM Manager as well. Also, CM 7.1 is an RC build. There will be some things broken still. RC just means its stable enough for daily use. There will be a few more RCs before it becomes final which should be in the next couple of weeks. One final note, for Cyanogenmod builds, you need to download GApps separately. ROM manager should prompt you. Very noob friendly.

Also for more detailed instructions check this out and don't forget YouTube. Lots of great tutorials on there:

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/LG_...nd_CyanogenMod

 

Yeah, they're pretty good. I'm using the Sense lockscreen. It works so well and functions great.

For everyone else not wanting to jump into the MIUI bandwagon, you can use WidgetLocker to do almost the same function in the market.

https://market.android.com/details?i...=search_result


They also have themes available for WidgetLocker that mimic other lockscreens:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968613

 

I put a link in there for CWM. If you flash the CWM from ROM manager, it doesn't actually flash the recovery to your phone....you can only access it from ROM manager. If you flash it with the nvflash link I posted, you'll be able to boot into recovery. I ran into this when I had the phone for a brief week.

 

Interesting. Because on the Galaxy S and HTC Magic, ROM Manager will flash the CWM recovery permanently meaning I can get rid of ROM manager and boot into CWM recovery manually if I wanted to after flashing it through ROM Manager. Either way, I've only used ROM Manager 2 or 3 times since doing it manually doesn't take that much longer for me and I prefer it that way.


After reading the link you posted, it seems ROM Manager does do a temporary flash of CWM Recovery. It must be an LG thing. There is a way to temporarily boot into recovery with HTC devices without actually flashing it permanently using fastboot and ADB. However, ROM manager for most phones should flash a permanent CWM recovery.

 

damn

 

Ya, I've only ever installed the updates to recovery through CWM. For my G2, I had to use fastboot and ADB like you said.

On a different note, I updated to MIUI 1.6.24 and my lockscreen theme is performing the way it should. With that link you posted I am going to have to switch it up every day. After I updated the ROM and reinstalled my apps (no data) with TiBackup, I was getting a constant FC on android.process.acore and I didn't want to factory reset. So, with the help of google and xda, I tracked it down to the contacts app. I deleted all the backups and wiped the data from both the contact apps (there's one called storage and a standard one) and the FC went away.

I don't mind doing a factory reset, but I generally seem to get the tough FC issues after I've spent 40 minutes getting the phone setup the way I want it. lol

 

$6700 and a 5mp camera with 8GB of storage. Lamo

 

That's what I was thinking... that is technology that you'd see in a HTC Hero from almost three yrs ago.

 

haha that sucks, for me if that happens, i reflash the rom and it usually fixes it, i only do a factory reset as my last option

is there no way to port of MIUI lockscreens to CM7?

Or does CM7 have the availability of any cool lock screens?

 

WidgetLocker is your only option and even then it'll still be pretty limited because the MIUI lockscreens are built into the framework. They have themes for WidgetLocker that come close to MIUI lockscreens but nothing will be exactly like it, at least for now.

 

i'm not really a huge fan of widgetlocker, i tried it.

On a happier note i found out that my video chat works now with google talk!!

Also I may get a google plus invite

 

Looks like Google Plus invites are being activated right now. Trying to see if I can get one. lol.

 

I get the feeling google plus will go the way of google buzz.

 

^Actually from all the reviews so far, its been very positive. The best of Facebook, Twitter and Skype seems to be the consensus. The Hangout feature alone looks pretty cool. When Buzz came out, everyone was up in arms especially with the privacy issue.


I just got my invite...But I can't get in yet. Over capacity. Hopefully, Google didn't limit the invites when I got mine. Will find out once it stop being over capacity. I'll try to send some invites once I get in.

 

The instant upload is a good idea. I'll check it out when/if I get an invite. Are the +1s next your google search results part of plus?

 

Yes and no. Its a separate service but gets integrated into Google+. At least this is what I'm reading. So people in your circles can see what you +1'ed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAyUN...layer_embedded

It seems people are getting invitations and getting in and others are getting invitations but getting the capacity message. I'm in the latter group. If you guys want to try your luck, Android Police is sending out invites using a private Google Docs form:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/06...ab-yours-here/

 

^ thanks,
did that way but I should be getting one another way already, this is just in case something goes wrong the other way

 

Looks like Google shut down the invites. Hopefully, they'll open them again in waves tomorrow morning and the next couple of days.

 

Anyone with an Android Tablet try out the modified 1080p with color enhancements Netflix:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...postcount=2011

I wonder how much better picture quality really is.

 

For iPhone freaks, that's pennies. I mean, they bought every freakin' iteration of that overrated product...yeah, there you go. One TAG phone.

 

Motorola Atrix free from amazon wireless. you also get $100 of the laptop dock.

http://wireless.amazon.com/dp/B004KZ...droidpolice-20

 

Fuck yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





WIth the new Android OS update, my phone and my car finally do more than make/receive calls from each other!

FINALLY, I can use BMW iDrive OFFICE and check emails/texts on the nav system and have them READ TO ME.

ALSO.....


I CAN STREAM PANDORA via bluetooth to the car!!!!



OK, I am a little excited.

 

Google plus invite finally went through! I got invited at least three times and now I'm finally in. Once they enable invites I'll let you guys know. Gonna add Mark Zuckerberg...

 

I got my invite too!!!!!!

Who's down for a azine huddle?? Lol

 

Google+ lets you pretty much have full control of what you share and who you share it with upfront using the Circles, one of my bigger gripes with Facebook especially once they started everyone and their mothers get on it. Downside right now is that not many of my friends are on or using Google Plus yet. So far I've only added the Android devs on there and they're pretty active on there. According to some people, the invite loophole still sorta works but its not guranteed to get you in. Its probably what happened to me where I got an invite but it didn't go through. Maybe it just gives you priority?

 

I just picked up an eee pad transformer today. Setting it up now....

 

u should b... thats hella

 

Nice. Root that thing and get Voodoo sound on it asap. lol.