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hi there, So my edge light notifications work but not with Signal, that is what i want. in detail. When the screen is on, i can see notifications, when it's OFF and you get a message they do not show but it does vibrate, i tried every single option possible on the phone. (maybe it depends...

hi there, I am in roaming and i have a choice of 3-4 networks in the new country i am in right now. They all have the 4G+ option which is good however i noticed that with a few, when i am in a call, i can also browse, dropping the network to H+ while some others during a call, just show 3G but...

How to find associated app downloads that have residual pieces under "Downloads" hi there, asking some expert dev his opinion on this..... I noticed that i have some files listed in my Downloads of my Galaxy S8 which came from an app (PDFs and one downloadfile.bin) which are impossible to...

hi guys, the other day i got a notification that there's a new update dated June 2020 for my S8, i haven't installed it yet, mentions something about messages and security. BUT does it sneak in additional covid frameworks or something like that? i currently blocked the C word framework and...

hi guys i just noticed that google just sneaked in this new voice under the Google account settings, which is for COVID notifications. i am extremely upset, i don't want that so how can i get rid of that? at the moment is all blank on my phone as well do i need to root the phone? can we hack...

hi guys, I am having a nasty problem with Gmail's sync. oftentimes it happens that it takes a long time to get the email notifications on my s8, if i force on and off sync emails will come right away, and even then it seems is doing ONE round of syncs fine, however most of the time it does not...

Hi there, i keep my S8 in flight mode during the night, with a optimisation (not restart) scheduled at 04am every day. Sometimes when i turn off airplane mode in the morning, i see the torch button pressed and blue but no torch on. Doesnt matter if i use torch or not before going to bed and is...

hi guys, how can I show on the little info box of an SMS the time the message was actual sent and not when the phone received it? I did that on my S5 some years ago and that was a recompilining of the SMS.apk if I am not wrong... is it still doable on the A6? there's a bunch of apps like...

hello everyone, as per my thread here https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-a6/help/wifi-speed-100-mbps-t3852580 how can i get the phone to dowload more thna 100 mpbs? i just tested on speedtest app with my old Galaxy S5 about 177 mbps, close to 180 mbps. The only difference is that the S5...

Hi guys So i noticed that when i am on TIM italy... And i am in roaming from o2uk, well after i either do a phone call or i receive one the phone goes to emergency calls only for like a minute or so which is a bit odd. Called o2 they just said fo change network im roaming on.. My wifes samsung...

i cannot get more than 100 mbps on speed test and i am on a 191 mpbs connection, why is that? thanks tried few speed testers...

hi guys, I have seen this occurring quite often with a new SD card that i purchased like 2 months ago for my S5, the card is Samsung 64 GB Evo MicroSDXC UHS-I Grade 1 Class 10 Memory Card, amazon link https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J29FF4G. Even if i slowly browse with the gallery...

On one of our S5 phones in the updates page the "wifi only" option is missing.... how to make it appear? thanks

hi, This has been going on forever on 5.0 - does anyone know why the battery page shows the WIFI as active even though it's disconnected? Tends to happen if you forget the wifi on then lose connection to that particular network and then turn it off... it will still show as active with the bar...

hi, Since few weeks i have installed a new SD card, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-MicroSDXC-UHS-I-Memory-Adapter/dp/B00J29FF4G?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 which so far did the job, but something strange and annoying has been happening. Even though i scroll to...

hi guys, so i was trying to clear the phone's cache for some gallery cache problems... anyway long story short from the recovery menu of TWRP (the external one) i chose "wipe" by mistake and that included data+dalvik+cache and the phone reverted back to original settings which sucks. Now i...

hi there, There's a few interesting banking apps out there, but it seems as though most of them will detect IF your device is rooted and in such case, the app will not run. Is there a workaround to run these app on a rooted device? They might think you are a criminal if you have a rooted phone...

hi there, I have just installed a new SD card the other day and i noticed that every time i access the "gallery" app, then not all thumbnails are loaded by default... it's still extremely fast but it seems is not caching EVERYTHING... does it take some time for that to cache everything? I went...

hi guys, Since maybe a week or so my Samsung S5 doesn't sync gmail right away upon exiting airplane mode which I keep overnight. We have 2 phones, my wife is an identical S5 and hers does it immediately after exiting airplane mode which has been on all night. If I put airplane mode briefly...

hi i've noticed that gmail often stalls when pulling down messages, like on a folder for around 1-2 minutes, but if you kill the app and open it then it loads everything straight away. is that a bug or normal because it's waiting for another sync interval? thanks

hi guys, I have noticed that when i unplug the phone from the AC power, without doing anything particular, the battery seems to drain rather fast from 100% to say 93-96% then after that it's very good and i can see in the battery graph that it goes much flatter and i can usually do 3 days...

hi guys, I just noticed that Google play services updated to 8.3.01 (2385995-238) as it's saying that calendar won't run otherwise bla bla bla on my S5 and the location prompt is somewhat different, with the old version, 6.7.77 (1747363-438) i would get (see first attachment) with the little...

hi guys, I just noticed that Google play services updated to 8.3.01 (2385995-238) as it's saying that calendar won't run otherwise bla bla bla on my S5 and the location prompt is somewhat different, with the old version, 6.7.77 (1747363-438) i would get (see first attachment) with the little...

hi there, i am looking for a modded SMS app that shows sent time rather than received time, but i am not looking to put up a new rom altogether. have root but on stock rom - debloated. is that possible at all? thanks Gabrio

Hi guys I noticed countless times that randomly when turning on wifi and then turning it off, the "always allow scanning" under advanced options is ticked. I noticed this because then under battery usage you will see wifi active even tho main switch is off and 99% of the time that is why. Is...

hi there, we have 2 S5's at home, one for me and one for my wife... on my wife's phone I can totally tell that the "haptic feedback" is really stronger than mine and works great, it seems that mine got weaker from one day to the next and then remained so. I have some more apps than her but not...

hi there, is there a way to reduce the hiss/static/crackling noise on the background that I hear when the other person talks, especially noticeable when on speaker? we have 2 Samsung S5 and it seems to be on both phones. I just did a test calling my landline and the noise is there. weirdly...

hi there, i would like to Disable Convert SMS to MMS - im rooted, stock SMS app and Stock 5.0, does anyone have a mod just for that? thanks, Gab

hi guys, just got today an S5 and quite happy with it so far. I would like to do few things on it, hope you can suggest me the best way: - get root (Lollipop 5.0, possibly keeping Knox unaltered) - remove bloatware (especially my magazine) - make it sim free, I belive is locked to the...

hi there, i am thinking to get an S5 from O2 here in UK, mainly because it's a good spec phone and the price at the moment is quite good, since the s6 has been released. having said that, i have seen 2 display models (which are most likely on 24/7) in 2 different o2 stores in London and they...

hi it has been a while now, my Google Account is screwing up the sync to my Samsung Sgs2 every 2 weeks or so, I used to remove and put back the Google account and that fixed it. now that doesn't work anymore. unless I click on "sync" is not doing anything so basically not "pushing" emails...

Hi guys Over the past two weeks my gmail app 4.5.2 would stop loading new msgs and showing no connection. After a bit of trial and error i found out that is not gmail app since new release didnt fix it. Instead if i delete my google account from my sgs2 then add it back it works. Though it...

hi there I have at the moment CWM V 3.15 from 2011 and I would like to update it to latest version, just the CWM manager, not new rom or kernel...here's what I am running now: 4.1.2 BaseBand I9100XXMS2 Kernel 3.12.0-rc5-Siyah-Dorimanx-v8.42 Build Number JZO54K.I9100XWLSW how to do it? I...

hi my phone recently updated to 4.1.2 is overheating quite a bit near the camera... i have read many people are having this issue... i just recently did: 1) changed governon from ondemand to conservative, seems to make little to no difference 2) disabled fast dormancy, it seems to have...

hi there i would like to know what is the fix for the "pink spot" when in camera mode.... i flashed a few days ago 4.1.2 (stock UK) and noticed this issue, before on ICS i didnt seem to have it. this is my current camera firmware via *#34971539# Cam FW Ver SCEF02 Phone FW Ver TBEC28 thanks

Hi there I just updated to 4.1.2 (from sam mobile) and so far is good. I rooted and i wanted to know if there is a good mod i can do to change sms to sent time and remove the mms conversion thingie. Finally if there is a mod for camera for using the power key as shutter that would be great...

Hi guys Its been a while i didnt update my sgs2, here is what i have now: 4.0.4 Baseband I9100XXLQ6 Kernel 3.0.40-siyah-s2-v4.1beta4+ Buils number IMM76.DXWLPT Recently it has been a bit buggy and with a few hanga but after a glorious one year i gotta say. I am presented update via wifi i...

hi guys, i am having a bit of a situation, i have a sgs2 unlocked, rooted, 2.3.4, o2 sim card and since a few weeks, every day when i am at work, usually at 09.00am, my phone is literally stuck, when i arrive it works OK, even going in/out of the tube, then at work, (2nd floor office, good...

hi guys couple of questions: i have a XEUK firmware on 2.3.4 at the moment, unbranded, unlocked and rooted and phone notified me that there's an upgrade available: - will the upgrade work via wireless from the about menu straight away or i need to go via kies? - apps, contacts, photos and...

hi guys i have discovered a bad bug on skype version 2.7.0.0907 and i was wondering if anyone has a link or a .zip to just one version prior to this one, i just searched but everybody seems to link to the market that has this buggy version.....you can take a look at my thread at...

hi guys, something strange going on, when i am in my home network, where i have WPA2 + MAC address restriction for devices, all works well but i noticed that my sgs2 apparently has problems to show the "device name"... when i add it to the allowed devices, obviously i tag it with a name and MAC...

Hi guys, I was trying to move some big files from sgs2 to pc via kies air but it seems that doesnt work if file is bigger than exactly 2gb.. Can someone test it pliz?? Ive reinstalled java 3 times but I think is that.. Anyone noticed this? Thanks Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App

hi there i wanted to know what is the real reason for we have to use an app such as clocksync (great by the way). for instance, my old 10 years nokia doesn't need "resync" and keeps the right timing while my smartphone now needs to have the time corrected otherwise it will drift away plenty of...

hi guys, it happened already 2 times that when i am on call and if i minimize the call to the stauts bar (while on call, push home screen, check sms or whatever, so call is at the top with the green highlight thingie), after a while call would be stuck and if i do "end" then it would be stuck...

hi guys, my camera right now makes filenames such as this: 20111108_135246.jpg and similar video files, which are clearly in US format, i believe because the guy that did this .apk is from US probably... what is the file i need to edit to change this template, i want to have DAY MONTH YEAR...

hi there guys, i wanted to know if there's a fix for the white balance issue when using the flast on the sgs2, as many users pointed out the photos tend to have a bluish / greeinish tint, i would say on the skin especially... we know that the issue comes from the fact that the led produces a...

Hi guys, I have: Scef 02 Tbec 28 And I have the hack from criskelo, works nicely. Can I update the firmare of cam to something newer? Im on xeuk on 2.3.4 right now Thanks Gabrio Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App

hello guys, i wanted to know if there's a simple way to disable the sms conversion to mms when you type more than 3 msgs. i am on XEUKH2, 2.3.4 with PDA XWKI4 and PHONE XXK1, build of 14 sept 2011. would this mod work? mod <int name="smsToMmsTextThreshold">4</int> to <int...

hi guys i just noticed today that when i am in camera mode, there's no count of photos "left", and i am pretty sure it was showing when i had 2.3.3... i am running baseband KI1 at the moment...if i switch to video, it shows the minutes left that i can record, but nothing for the pics..there is...