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Most annoying app ever...

I'd like to nominate this app as the most annoying app ever
Let me know if you think it deserves this prize

Wow that is pretty god dam annoying .
My eyes are still trying to get back to normal wrinting this post

scotjen1 said:
Wow that is pretty god dam annoying .
My eyes are still trying to get back to normal wrinting this post
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I had trouble reading my own post too
One hint I can give anyone wanting to try it is: DO NOT LOOK INTO THE LIGHT

Did you make this software or just find it laying around somewhere

scotjen1 said:
Did you make this software or just find it laying around somewhere
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Wrote it myself

oh man, that's awesome!
could you do me a favor and remove the screen-strobe (so the flashlight only strobes) and upload?

Nice
i thought of another good use for it. When driving down a road and coming up to a speed camera if the car in front is sort of annoying you, you could flash it just to worry em and see if they respond.
The only thing u would need is a bigger button in the GUI and maybe pressed once to start and once to stop.
Sorry just my mind wandering again

Wicked app !
As mentioned, would be absolutely GRRREEEEEAAAATTTT if the screen strobe could be disabled, that way we can blind others without at the same time blinding ourselves lol !

I could disable the screen-strobe, but then the light-flashes would be less-bright.
Somehow if I tell the universal to use ultra-bright flash, it automatically turns off the LCD-backlight, presumably to reserve power to the flash.
When writing it I didn't really have any use in mind apart from annoying friends, but I'll look into the suggestions you guys posted and see if I can come up with anything better

haha minted mate
Could this be made to run when theres an incoming call?
I cant think why you'd ever want to, but there is a chance
JAmes
ps. there a big redish area in the middle of everything i look at now......

LED Camera Flash is dead

I was using Torch to help my friend install his car stereo and I guess I had it on too long, because when I went to use it again the LED wouldnt light up anymore. I tried taking a picture, recording a video, different settings in Torch, but nothing works. Is this something that can be replaced/fixed or do I have a phone without a flash now? I thought LEDs were indestructible...

LED flashes can overheat and burn out.. Oddly enough, their normal lifespan is 20,000 hours. :O So either you were doing some serious lighting, or it was a manufacturer's defect.
try flashing a different ROM and see if the flash works afterwards, if you've been using a custom ROM and are rooted.
If either it does not work after a different ROM, or you have not rooted and flashed a different ROM, i would recommend backing up your stuff and getting a replacement phone. A burned out flash after little, if any heavy use, is a reason for a factory exchange. Definitely.
Good luck, there.

I have the same problem. I will be getting my phone switched out soon. I guess I won't use death ray anymore...

XpoX said:
I was using Torch to help my friend install his car stereo and I guess I had it on too long, because when I went to use it again the LED wouldnt light up anymore. I tried taking a picture, recording a video, different settings in Torch, but nothing works. Is this something that can be replaced/fixed or do I have a phone without a flash now? I thought LEDs were indestructible...
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Have u tried reboot?? Sometimes reboots fix this kind of problem..
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I tried reboot. I am rooted and using a custom rom (Villain's gingerbread 1.2) so I'll try backing up my current setup and restoring a backup from when I know it actually worked. I really dont want to send my phone off, its my only phone line but I may have to.

I think you should just exchange it.
Keep in mind that when you exchange a phone with t-mobile they send you the replacement before you have to send back your own, so there's practically no downtime.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.

Oh I didn't know that. I'll get it swapped. The flash makes the camera so much better.
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Damn, but torch clearly gives you the warning that after 45 minutes the LED started glitching. I guess you shoulda thought of that before.
The lifespan of a product might be of many many hourse, but not on one use, just like a normal bulb.

I definitely didnt leave it on for 45 minutes, maybe 5 continuous minutes at the most. I'm thinking its lose or it was going bad anyway. It went out once before randomly (not using Torch that time) and just started working again on its own, so I ignored it. It still hasnt come back on, so I think its dead this time.

I've left mine on strobing at several house parties for at least 3 hours each time (while charging). Now I read this... I'm scared to do it anymore!! Lol
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I have found that different apps produce different levels of brightness. For instance, the app "Tesla LED Torch" uses the full brightness of the flash compared to "LED Light" which uses a much less intense and most likely more sustainable level of brightness.
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The Torch app that comes with most Roms now has 2 different levels. Death ray, and normal. There's a disclaimer when you select death ray because its inviting impending doom upon your phone.
Tmobile has a new one on its way. They were really good about sending me a new one, I just had to follow a few troubleshooting steps and pretend like it wasnt rooted. I told her (helpdesk lady) my original G1 was rooted and custom romed and she started going "nahnahnahnah cant hear you!" Probably the funniest thing any customer support has done with me on the phone.

XpoX said:
The Torch app that comes with most Roms now has 2 different levels. Death ray, and normal. There's a disclaimer when you select death ray because its inviting impending doom upon your phone.
Tmobile has a new one on its way. They were really good about sending me a new one, I just had to follow a few troubleshooting steps and pretend like it wasnt rooted. I told her (helpdesk lady) my original G1 was rooted and custom romed and she started going "nahnahnahnah cant hear you!" Probably the funniest thing any customer support has done with me on the phone.
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Lol! That's funny.
I haven't gotten a new one yet, but I could have sworn that yesterday it turned itself on for a few seconds while I was a few feet away from it lol. I know I saw it, buy I removed all traces of the torch app from /system so i don't know how that's possible. I haven't been able to reproduce.
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XpoX said:
I told her (helpdesk lady) my original G1 was rooted and custom romed and she started going "nahnahnahnah cant hear you!"
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Hahaha, I love it!
Good example of a person doing what's right, instead of just what is in her job script.

redpoint73 said:
Hahaha, I love it!
Good example of a person doing what's right, instead of just what is in her job script.
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That's why their customer service is #1
Haha, but no they r great.
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Anybody know where i can buy G2 parts such as the flash, (i know its a led but i dont wanna sodar) my G2 went swimming with me in vegas (5 minutes under water in a swimming pool) and has sever water damage (all stickers are pink) it works fine and the LED lasted forever, (allways used deathray) but it went out a month or two ago and i been waiting to find parts for it on http://www.cnn.cn but doesnt look like they will have them any time soon.
Thanks.

Screen unable to show accurate yellows.

Has this been fixed with firmware updates or now that custom roms are able to be loaded?
Or is the screen just that terrible?
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I've heard this complain before but I don't seem to have this issue.. or perhaps I'm color blind or something lol.
I do intend to not have much yellow more so red and black on my screen than anything..
Is it really THAT MUCH of a nuisance?

it is really annoying, and unfortunately i'm pretty sure it's hardware-based due to the PenTile display. there are plenty of previous discussions on this so please search back and read up on it there.

seh6183 said:
Has this been fixed with firmware updates or now that custom roms are able to be loaded?
Or is the screen just that terrible?
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It's not terrible for me. It's just the way our screen is.
Our screen was built for -> battery saving, that's why color reproduction has problems.
And for me the choice paid off, I am getting the best battery life than with any android smartphone.
If color reproduction was more important to you, you shouldn't have bought an Atrix.

Supposedly pentile screens also have advantages with sunlight visibility.My wife has an HTC Desire S, and it is literally unviewable in the Sun and yet mine remained completely usable and clear. She was not impressed and I was left gloating

dLo GSR said:
it is really annoying, and unfortunately i'm pretty sure it's hardware-based due to the PenTile display. there are plenty of previous discussions on this so please search back and read up on it there.
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Im well aware of the problem and there is no need for me to do a search. This is why I'm asking if the problem has been addressed. Doing a search will only net me what I already know as no one talks about this issue anymore.
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xploited said:
It's not terrible for me. It's just the way our screen is.
Our screen was built for -> battery saving, that's why color reproduction has problems.
And for me the choice paid off, I am getting the best battery life than with any android smartphone.
If color reproduction was more important to you, you shouldn't have bought an Atrix.
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You're getting the best battery life of any android phone because you have the biggest battery of any android phone LOL
And there is no reason in the world why inaccurate color reproduction would EVER result in better battery life. Unless of course you're talking about switching a screen to black and white.
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seh6183 said:
You're getting the best battery life of any android phone because you have the biggest battery of any android phone LOL
And there is no reason in the world why inaccurate color reproduction would EVER result in better battery life. Unless of course you're talking about switching a screen to black and white.
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He was saying that the screen technology on the ATRIX gave it better battery life. Not the color errors. Clearly.
I haven't noticed any colour reproduction errors.
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Magnetox said:
He was saying that the screen technology on the ATRIX gave it better battery life. Not the color errors. Clearly.
I haven't noticed any colour reproduction errors.
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Its too bad some color panel hidden behind the scenes couldn't be accessed to correct the color. It would have been a top contender for some time to come. Love how big the battery is.
Have they ported cm7 to it yet? Are they still doing the 2nd init hack or has the bootloader been unlocked?
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seh6183 said:
Im well aware of the problem and there is no need for me to do a search. This is why I'm asking if the problem has been addressed. Doing a search will only net me what I already know as no one talks about this issue anymore.
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wasn't trying to upset you.
but if we're on that wave, if you're well aware of the problem and searching only netted you no new answers, what did you expect asking would do? net you more non-new answers.

The Atrix screen indeed makes everything a little "bluer" (are your yellows slightly green?).
I read that in CM7 you can alter the color scheme a little bit, or there's an app that can also do this...I'd have to search a little bit to find what I'm talking about, but I'll post a link in just a sec.
Edit: this is what I was thinking of...Might not be exactly what you're looking for, as it requires you to have CM7 it looks like (not that that's a bad thing, but of course it's still in pre-beta and you might not want to use it). It's a start though, and gives you a little more info.

It's an unfixable hardware "problem".
It not a huge deal (can't really tell a huge difference)
Who cares.

seh6183 said:
Its too bad some color panel hidden behind the scenes couldn't be accessed to correct the color. It would have been a top contender for some time to come. Love how big the battery is.
Have they ported cm7 to it yet? Are they still doing the 2nd init hack or has the bootloader been unlocked?
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No need for 2nd init...
Bootloader has been unlocked for a couple of months now.
CM7 is in early beta stages right now.
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dLo GSR said:
wasn't trying to upset you.
but if we're on that wave, if you're well aware of the problem and searching only netted you no new answers, what did you expect asking would do? net you more non-new answers.
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You're wasting mine and everyone else's time.
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Monochrome ftw.
I voided my warranty and your mum.

thebeardedchild said:
The Atrix screen indeed makes everything a little "bluer" (are your yellows slightly green?).
I read that in CM7 you can alter the color scheme a little bit, or there's an app that can also do this...I'd have to search a little bit to find what I'm talking about, but I'll post a link in just a sec.
Edit: this is what I was thinking of...Might not be exactly what you're looking for, as it requires you to have CM7 it looks like (not that that's a bad thing, but of course it's still in pre-beta and you might not want to use it). It's a start though, and gives you a little more info.
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This is excellent information and essentially a fix to the problem. I may pick up an Atrix for this very post right here!!! Thank you for the info!!!!
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BravoMotorola said:
It's an unfixable hardware "problem".
It not a huge deal (can't really tell a huge difference)
Who cares.
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Read the post above yours lol
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seh6183 said:
This is excellent information and essentially a fix to the problem. I may pick up an Atrix for this very post right here!!! Thank you for the info!!!!
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Lol sure thing. Just remember that, from what I can gather, it requires you to use the CM7 ROM (which in turn requires unlocked bootloader, etc. etc.) so make sure to look into all that first!

thebeardedchild said:
Lol sure thing. Just remember that, from what I can gather, it requires you to use the CM7 ROM (which in turn requires unlocked bootloader, etc. etc.) so make sure to look into all that first!
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The only thing I use is cm7 so not to worry
I just need to ask around about a couple of other things about the Atrix before I decide to buy one again.
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The atrix is the bomb diggity yo.
I voided my warranty and your mum.

<SOLVED>[Help] Lost CRT screen-off Animation & Proximity Auto-Off

Well I just recently made the jump to Gingerbread and was really enjoying the little perk of the CRT screen animation.
Just lately though, I noticed that it had disappeared.
As well, I've been noticing that my phone does not automatically turn off when I put it up to my ear.
My first 4.5.91 flash I feel that I botched:
I had flashed Nottach's Darkside ROM (v1.3) and his Evoluer theme (v1.0) and I was trying to set up some of Droid Shogun's SwitchPro widgets and messed with a screen auto-off widget. I thought this was what caused the problem in the first flash and I eventually ended up wiping my phone (much deeper than I kinda planned, too).
I reflashed Darkside and Evoluer again and the problem reappeared. Though I remember testing the CRT & auto-off before I flashed the theme.
I just now flashed Nottach's uninstaller (found in the Evoluer thread) and it brought me back to the stock AT&T theme (no Darkside theming), but that did not solve the problem either (bring back CRT & auto off).
I'm asking a couple of questions here:
1) Is this a known problem? The animation and or Auto-off disappearing for some reason, whether it's theme flashing, flashing that particular theme (Evoluer), or something else (kernel problem, etc...)?
2) Is there something I could have done that is easily reversible (something I ticked/unticked in settings?). I will also add that I always do a little Spare Parts tinkering when first setting up my phone. Could that have altered anything?
3) What are my solutions? I could always reflash, but that is a true PITA. Help, please?
Thanks for any advice or input you guys have to offer. Also, please let me know if there's anything more I can divulge that would help in your diagnosis.
At this point,

In spare parts you most likely ticked faster window animations....put that to normal and crt anim should be back....uh not sure bout your proximity problem.
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jzaslice said:
In spare parts you most likely ticked faster window animations....put that to normal and crt anim should be back....uh not sure bout your proximity problem.
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Well,
I.
Will.
Be.
That fixed it.
Thanks a bazillion (and now I feel a pill).
Any thoughts on the auto-off vanshing?
EDIT:
HOLEE SH!T.
That fixed the auto off thing too!!
You are a frickin' prophet man.
Hey please say one last thing here so I can give you the very least 2 thanks you deserve.

xyrovice said:
Well,
I.
Will.
Be.
That fixed it.
Thanks a bazillion (and now I feel a pill).
Any thoughts on the auto-off vanshing?
EDIT:
HOLEE SH!T.
That fixed the auto off thing too!!
You are a frickin' prophet man.
Hey please say one last thing here so I can give you the very least 2 thanks you deserve.
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I think I'm the true prophet here.

xyrovice said:
Well,
I.
Will.
Be.
That fixed it.
Thanks a bazillion (and now I feel a pill).
Any thoughts on the auto-off vanshing?
EDIT:
HOLEE SH!T.
That fixed the auto off thing too!!
You are a frickin' prophet man.
Hey please say one last thing here so I can give you the very least 2 thanks you deserve.
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Haha no problem man I had the same issue when I first used spare parts I noticed the crt went away but glad it fixed all your issues posted.
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jzaslice said:
Haha no problem man I had the same issue when I first used spare parts I noticed the crt went away but glad it fixed all your issues posted.
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Me too bro.
Just out of curiosity, you didn't run into any other problem with spare parts, did you? I'm just kind of at a loss as to how it messed with the screen proximity off and want to make sure there aren't any other seemingly unrelated things it could break.
Also, where did you get yours? Is the Market version still being updated? I just want to make sure mine is up to date.
CancerJesus said:
I think I'm the true prophet here.
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Yoo gouf. proov it

xyrovice said:
Me too bro.
Just out of curiosity, you didn't run into any other problem with spare parts, did you? I'm just kind of at a loss as to how it messed with the screen proximity off and want to make sure there aren't any other seemingly unrelated things it could break.
Also, where did you get yours? Is the Market version still being updated? I just want to make sure mine is up to date.
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I'm using kens Alien ROM, its pre loaded. And no not really any problems. I Use it for compatibility mode and faster transitions, other than that I don't open it at all. I don't remember it messing with the sensor like that, I might have not noticed tho I didn't leave the fast window animations on for very long, but not so sure why it would bug out like that. Spare Parts shouldn't cause any other problems tho.
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jzaslice said:
I'm using kens Alien ROM, its pre loaded. And no not really any problems. I Use it for compatibility mode and faster transitions, other than that I don't open it at all. I don't remember it messing with the sensor like that, I might have not noticed tho I didn't leave the fast window animations on for very long, but not so sure why it would bug out like that. Spare Parts shouldn't cause any other problems tho.
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Awesome. Thanks for clearing that up.

R.I.P GS2

***UPDATE***
So switched it on, running a KF3 base with KE7 modem....
Now need to upgrade to some villainrom magic lets get my phone back
Don't you love a happy ending?
lol
***OLD UPDATE***
So a quick update to you guys who have been oh so supportive!
Just received a brand new SGS2 this morning replaced without questions from o2...
Now im giving it its first charge so haven't switched it on yet but a bit disappointed i lost all my old stuff
Anyways, will post more details as and when to see how the later batch measures up against the first...should be interesting
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My GS2 was one of the best around...bought on release day it experienced rooting since birth and has run villainrom since with not even the slightest of slight hiccups! Battery life was always measured in days rather than hours and never experienced any of the "banding" "yellow tint" or "random reboots" many people have faced....i loved my phone....and now its dead
Was in the cinema watching a film, got my phone out at the end and nothing.
nada
not even a blink from the BLN
The phone wasn't overly hot in any way (though it did smell like liquorice) and I thought, "ahh, deep sleep issue, undervolting too much!!"
Battery out, battery in, switch on!
Nope
Battery dead?
Got home to stick it on AC
Nothing
My heart died
Frantic searches over the net reminded me of the jig i bought
Stuck that up its arse...
Nothing
Not even a peep
Tried numerous button combinations to no avail...
Finally bit the bullet and sent it in for repair
Complete with custom boot (bios animation), custom rom(VR3.0), custom kernel (Ninphet 2.0.5), custom theme (JKay + various tweaks)
I doubt they will be able to bring it back to life to see that it was rooted, even if they do I would pay for the repair, but yeah....that's life :'(
My GS2
04/05/11 - 14/10/11
Obituary over
If you guys would like to share experiences with dead GS2's and how you overcame your loss feel free
Just needed to get this off my chest and the wife doesn't understand how we get so attached to £400 worth of shiny bits n plastic

Your wife broke it. She thought you spent too much time with the device and too little with her
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bruflot said:
Your wife broke it. She thought you spent too much time with the device and too little with her
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Have you tried the jig? ok i see you have... thats errrr, give some news about the fix

skaif said:
My GS2 was one of the best around...bought on release day it experienced rooting since birth and has run villainrom since with not even the slightest of slight hiccups! Battery life was always measured in days rather than hours and never experienced any of the "banding" "yellow tint" or "random reboots" many people have faced....i loved my phone....and now its dead
Was in the cinema watching a film, got my phone out at the end and nothing.
nada
not even a blink from the BLN
The phone wasn't overly hot in any way (though it did smell like liquorice) and I thought, "ahh, deep sleep issue, undervolting too much!!"
Battery out, battery in, switch on!
Nope
Battery dead?
Got home to stick it on AC
Nothing
My heart died
Frantic searches over the net reminded me of the jig i bought
Stuck that up its arse...
Nothing
Not even a peep
Tried numerous button combinations to no avail...
Finally bit the bullet and sent it in for repair
Complete with custom boot (bios animation), custom rom(VR3.0), custom kernel (Ninphet 2.0.5), custom theme (JKay + various tweaks)
I doubt they will be able to bring it back to life to see that it was rooted, even if they do I would pay for the repair, but yeah....that's life :'(
My GS2
04/05/11 - 14/10/11
Obituary over
If you guys would like to share experiences with dead GS2's and how you overcame your loss feel free
Just needed to get this off my chest and the wife doesn't understand how we get so attached to £400 worth of shiny bits n plastic
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Holy ****.I'm really sorry for your loss.There was another guy the other day whose GS2 fried.I'm really starting to feel afraid,my phone runs at 1.6GHz.
Anyway,your post is kinda hilarious btw.I almost felt your pain at "Nothing
Not even a peep"
but sticking the jig up its arse?Nice one.

thanks for the support guys in this time of great pain and need, will keep this updated as and when I hear anything!

O.O oh my, I should worry now. Lately my phone been shutting down without me knowing about it.
So far it booted every time that happened "thank god"
Hope urs gets fixed

I feel your pain I drop My SGS2 And chipped the edge of the screen, I was pissed for days

You stuck the jig up her arse? No wonder she broke your phone bro... ;-)

jangomango said:
You stuck the jig up her arse? No wonder she broke your phone bro... ;-)
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Lmfao
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I feel your pain bro!!
That's how i felt when i bought SGS1 and tried to root it with z4root.
It was stuck at the z4root screen obtaining root for about 1 hour and as a
noob then it didn't cross my mind to pull the battery out afraid of something
wrong will happen.I was ready to throw it to the garbage.
Thank god someone helped me and my sgs1 still lives
You guys made me laugh with those posts.God blesh you!!!
I hope the best for you

have you tried another battery?

+1 abut another battery....sorry m8 for ur loss...thts y i neva go for those oc settings,jus use the way it is,anyways keep updating...

OMG bro u must be hurted a lot

My microSD card died 2 days ago. Brought it to Samsung and got the mainboard replaced, now it's working like a doll.

This makes you think about how something can just die in a instant, we need to treasure every moment we have with our GS2s. RIP

i know i feel the pain of phones dying on you. i had my xperia x10 and one of the best phones i loved. i started facing reboots & random shutdown and freezing issues. i tried to do my best to hold myself then 1 day it didn't wanna work with me and wouldn't turn on so i got angry and smashed the SOB down to the ground and guess what?? nothing broke no lcd digitizer no screen no nothing but had no pulse. i took it to its hospital (wireless repair shop), they tried to jumpstart its heart pushing to his chest (motherboard) with pumps and kept saying CLEAR, CLEAR :|. still didn't work and i knew it died on me. i was upset but then this new hot chick (sgs2) came around the block and i was like whoaa this chick is hott and has all the new fashion trends. finally got it and now we're dating (sgs2) and me. obiviously my wife is jealous but she's happy also . anyways thats my story from transition from x10 to sgs2..ENJOY

I dropped my iPhone in the toilet one time while I was watching YouTube haha. Classic
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You guys are so funny.. sorry for your loss though

haha, you guys are making this bearable and for that i thank you
Tried a new battery while at the o2 shop but to no avail
Im kinda pissed about the internal sd tho, cuz i couldnt access it i will most probs lose all my titanium backups and that hurts like a ***** :'(
My advice? backup everything...now...before no amount of ass-jiggin can wake her up...

sad bro real sad R.I.P