Hello people,
I've had my Galaxy Note 2 now for about a month, and initially I was euphoric. The size didn't bother me at all, in fact I used to love my ipad and kind of wished that was a phone and that I didn't have to carry my blackberry too! The Note is small enough to be fine in pockets etc..., but big enough to read the newspaper in pubs! I think it's the perfect size. Although I realised it would take a while getting used to a new operating system, I was convinced this was the best phone in the world for the first week...and laughed in the face of iphone users - but things have started to change.
First of all, I come from a blackberry. Having experienced an ipad, I was sick of the lack of apps on blackberry - my phone was text, phone, email....I wanted a truly smart phone in the same vein, and sensed Apple and Android was the way to go. Sat nav, internet, everything...and a big big screen please! Perfect. Having had an ipad, I knew the typing would be difficult (I was light speed on a blackberry) but I wanted apps, so it was a toss up between Galaxy and Apple, both of which were touch screens. So I bit the bullet on losing the blackberry keyboard. Let me tell you, after a month with the galaxy, my typing on the touch screen has not got any more accurate or fast...it is a living hell. I have tried all sorts of keyboard apps to make it easier, but it is just rubbish. Which takes me on to email.....apart from typing being a nightmare, THERE IS NO SPELL CHECK. Excuse capitals, but the keyboard try's to predict what you're trying to type but if your're typing at speed without looking, you want to get the red line saying "are you sure you have spelt words right"....well it doesn't exist! The lack of a spell check is a major major flaw....do you want to send a work email out having spelt separate wrong? Or definitely? No! So let me tell you, typing on the touch screen is a nightmare....and the lack of spell check is unforgivable.... I have downloaded an app called Airdroid, that basically allow me to type and SMS on my laptop keyboard through my phone (which also spell checks on my laptop). This app is abit of a life saver - get it if you get this phone.
* Addition to above....the file tranfer doesn't work using Android file tranfer and Kies is rubbish(lots of forum complaints) ...Airdroid is also the only app that allows you to transfer files with your phone!
Which brings me onto another point, maybe bigger than the first. If you're used to touch screen typing coming from Apple, then everything above means nothing to you. But you will appreciate having a swapable external SD Card on the Galaxy. This phone has a internal 16GB storage and I've added 64GB external storage too. Wow! This was one of the main reasons for choosing Samsung over Apple....but guess what? You cant use itunes of course....so I uploaded all my music to Google Play, the online cloud music service from Google - naturally I thought the Google service would work perfectly with Android. So imagine my shock when I could only download a few GB of music to my phone (offline content - the whole thing will stream on wifi)?! Obviously the music was saving to the internal memory, not external....no problem I thought, it's just a setting away to save to the external card right?! NO!.....I need a breather paragraph...
So...I did a google search. It seems that Google music player doesn't have an option to save to an external card?! Basically this renders the reason to have a big external card (lots of music) pretty useless. Phones these days are a replacement ipod! I promise I'm not lying...also the threads on external forum boards go on for miles and miles (months!)...Google isn't doing anything about it! There is a fix, but you have to have a degree in computing - the fix involved "rooting" the phone (this is like a jailbreak for iphone users)...and mapping or binding drives to the external card!)...I've fixed it but it took my all day.
Don't Google employees have these phones with Google music player on them?! It makes no sense.
Now this reminds me of a story of my old Dell. I bought a cheaper higher spec computer than a Mac, thinking it was better value...but I literally had to have a degree in computing , it was always going wrong. When I bought my Mac Air...everything "just worked". And here I am, "rooting" a my Galaxy Note....and spending a day messing around with the phone in order to just save my music to an external SD Card?! Google is the new Microsoft...
Yes, the phone is big, beautiful, and the specs are great, its cheap and you can out a great big Sd card in it....but if you value your sanity, pay a little bit more and stick with the tried and tested iphone for a touch screen, or get a decent keyboard phone. If Apple brought out this phone, at this size ...(an iphone Max if you will), then I think it would be the perfect phone. This is the right size and the way to go in my opinion. Unfortunately the Android world reminds me of Microsoft of old...all good on the outside, but a trip here and a crash there...and really, its a complete pain...
Great idea, but the operating system lets it down badly. No spell check, no save music in google music player to external sd card, difficult typing = not good enough. Google maps is brilliant by the way, and use it to navigate in car instead of tom tom now...you dont get that on Apple...
If Google brought out an update for the music player (save to external) and a spell check, I would be alot happier - 4 stars, but the forums have been waiting years for these updates....best of luck! Nothing can be done about the keyboard, and this is one of the bigger ones! If i could go back I would get the iphone 5, stick with Blackberry, or get a "vertical" keyboard Android phone (motorola maybe)...this is from the man who initially loved this phone...
Wish I could write a better review for this phone, there are many good qualities, but if Google can get these big things wrong...what's round the corner?
hulkyhulk said:
Hello people,
I've had my Galaxy Note 2 now for about a month, and initially I was euphoric. The size didn't bother me at all, in fact I used to love my ipad and kind of wished that was a phone and that I didn't have to carry my blackberry too! The Note is small enough to be fine in pockets etc..., but big enough to read the newspaper in pubs! I think it's the perfect size. Although I realised it would take a while getting used to a new operating system, I was convinced this was the best phone in the world for the first week...and laughed in the face of iphone users - but things have started to change.
First of all, I come from a blackberry. Having experienced an ipad, I was sick of the lack of apps on blackberry - my phone was text, phone, email....I wanted a truly smart phone in the same vein, and sensed Apple and Android was the way to go. Sat nav, internet, everything...and a big big screen please! Perfect. Having had an ipad, I knew the typing would be difficult (I was light speed on a blackberry) but I wanted apps, so it was a toss up between Galaxy and Apple, both of which were touch screens. So I bit the bullet on losing the blackberry keyboard. Let me tell you, after a month with the galaxy, my typing on the touch screen has not got any more accurate or fast...it is a living hell. I have tried all sorts of keyboard apps to make it easier, but it is just rubbish. Which takes me on to email.....apart from typing being a nightmare, THERE IS NO SPELL CHECK. Excuse capitals, but the keyboard try's to predict what you're trying to type but if your're typing at speed without looking, you want to get the red line saying "are you sure you have spelt words right"....well it doesn't exist! The lack of a spell check is a major major flaw....do you want to send a work email out having spelt separate wrong? Or definitely? No! So let me tell you, typing on the touch screen is a nightmare....and the lack of spell check is unforgivable.... I have downloaded an app called Airdroid, that basically allow me to type and SMS on my laptop keyboard through my phone (which also spell checks on my laptop). This app is abit of a life saver - get it if you get this phone.
* Addition to above....the file tranfer doesn't work using Android file tranfer and Kies is rubbish(lots of forum complaints) ...Airdroid is also the only app that allows you to transfer files with your phone!
Which brings me onto another point, maybe bigger than the first. If you're used to touch screen typing coming from Apple, then everything above means nothing to you. But you will appreciate having a swapable external SD Card on the Galaxy. This phone has a internal 16GB storage and I've added 64GB external storage too. Wow! This was one of the main reasons for choosing Samsung over Apple....but guess what? You cant use itunes of course....so I uploaded all my music to Google Play, the online cloud music service from Google - naturally I thought the Google service would work perfectly with Android. So imagine my shock when I could only download a few GB of music to my phone (offline content - the whole thing will stream on wifi)?! Obviously the music was saving to the internal memory, not external....no problem I thought, it's just a setting away to save to the external card right?! NO!.....I need a breather paragraph...
So...I did a google search. It seems that Google music player doesn't have an option to save to an external card?! Basically this renders the reason to have a big external card (lots of music) pretty useless. Phones these days are a replacement ipod! I promise I'm not lying...also the threads on external forum boards go on for miles and miles (months!)...Google isn't doing anything about it! There is a fix, but you have to have a degree in computing - the fix involved "rooting" the phone (this is like a jailbreak for iphone users)...and mapping or binding drives to the external card!)...I've fixed it but it took my all day.
Don't Google employees have these phones with Google music player on them?! It makes no sense.
Now this reminds me of a story of my old Dell. I bought a cheaper higher spec computer than a Mac, thinking it was better value...but I literally had to have a degree in computing , it was always going wrong. When I bought my Mac Air...everything "just worked". And here I am, "rooting" a my Galaxy Note....and spending a day messing around with the phone in order to just save my music to an external SD Card?! Google is the new Microsoft...
Yes, the phone is big, beautiful, and the specs are great, its cheap and you can out a great big Sd card in it....but if you value your sanity, pay a little bit more and stick with the tried and tested iphone for a touch screen, or get a decent keyboard phone. If Apple brought out this phone, at this size ...(an iphone Max if you will), then I think it would be the perfect phone. This is the right size and the way to go in my opinion. Unfortunately the Android world reminds me of Microsoft of old...all good on the outside, but a trip here and a crash there...and really, its a complete pain...
Great idea, but the operating system lets it down badly. No spell check, no save music in google music player to external sd card, difficult typing = not good enough. Google maps is brilliant by the way, and use it to navigate in car instead of tom tom now...you dont get that on Apple...
If Google brought out an update for the music player (save to external) and a spell check, I would be alot happier - 4 stars, but the forums have been waiting years for these updates....best of luck! Nothing can be done about the keyboard, and this is one of the bigger ones! If i could go back I would get the iphone 5, stick with Blackberry, or get a "vertical" keyboard Android phone (motorola maybe)...this is from the man who initially loved this phone...
Wish I could write a better review for this phone, there are many good qualities, but if Google can get these big things wrong...what's round the corner?
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Itunes Agent for syncing music to your phone (you might have to take the SD card out and put it in a reader before connecting it to your pc as I think iTunes Agent will only 'see' a mass storage device). Es File Explorer can transfer files via WiFi. There are other options out there.
However, I agree, it's an awful device, but as I'm such a decent guy, I'll buy it off you for £200 if you like
Why couldn't you use the File Transfer? I use Android File Transfer just fine. What about Bluetooth?
And if you don't like the keyboard not having spell check, well this is Android, you can just install a keyboard that has it.
Dude cmon.... If you hook your phone up to the computer you can copy files to the sd card. I copied my itunes folder and google play magically added all of my mp3s.
Try Swiftkey.
Try iSyncr.
Android= smart phone= smart users
IPhone= dumb phone= dumb people
And the reviewe above is my proof.
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You're not going to get alot of sympathy from people here about the spell checker. Almost everyone on this forum came from a previous android device so naturally everyone is all used to touchscreen. And they're all pretty much pro at typing and using an appropriate keyboard for it. The keyboard will autocorrect everything so spell checker isn't even an issue, but rather grammar checker would be more needed here. But in the end, you will have to get used to this. Nothing will ever be a proper substitute to a hardware keyboard. Your blackberry was made to be a super productivity workhorse.
Also, keep in mind, the way you are wanting to use Google Music isn't the way Google actually intends you to use it. Google Music is meant to hold all of your music in the cloud so you will primarily stream it. You pin your most played songs on your phone. Not every single song.
It seems you may have issues with MTP? You mentioned you have a Macbook Air? I can't really comment on this, but the user above seems to be able to use the android file transfer app for macos just fine.
You're not going to win anyone over with your opinions about the note 2 and iphone 5. Nobody here is going to switch over. For god sakes man, this is a developer forum you're in, not a general mobile device buyer's forum.
Wtf?
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Request to pls close this thread nothing beats SwiftKey period.
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What an unnecessarily stupid long post. Don't like the keyboard? Download SwiftKey or another of the tens of dozens keyboards in the market.
The fact that you think the keyboard is Google's fault, when it's in fact a Samsung keyboard, is kinda hilarious. You don't even know what you're saying.
Plug your phone into your computer and drag and drop your stupid music to the sd card. Problem solved. No need to use if you don't like it Google music.
Please, go back to iphone. It was engineered specifically for idiotic people.
hulkyhulk said:
Hello people,
I've had my Galaxy Note 2 now for about a month, and initially I was euphoric. The size didn't bother me at all, in fact I used to love my ipad and kind of wished that was a phone and that I didn't have to carry my blackberry too! The Note is small enough to be fine in pockets etc..., but big enough to read the newspaper in pubs! I think it's the perfect size. Although I realised it would take a while getting used to a new operating system, I was convinced this was the best phone in the world for the first week...and laughed in the face of iphone users - but things have started to change.
First of all, I come from a blackberry. Having experienced an ipad, I was sick of the lack of apps on blackberry - my phone was text, phone, email....I wanted a truly smart phone in the same vein, and sensed Apple and Android was the way to go. Sat nav, internet, everything...and a big big screen please! Perfect. Having had an ipad, I knew the typing would be difficult (I was light speed on a blackberry) but I wanted apps, so it was a toss up between Galaxy and Apple, both of which were touch screens. So I bit the bullet on losing the blackberry keyboard. Let me tell you, after a month with the galaxy, my typing on the touch screen has not got any more accurate or fast...it is a living hell. I have tried all sorts of keyboard apps to make it easier, but it is just rubbish. Which takes me on to email.....apart from typing being a nightmare, THERE IS NO SPELL CHECK. Excuse capitals, but the keyboard try's to predict what you're trying to type but if your're typing at speed without looking, you want to get the red line saying "are you sure you have spelt words right"....well it doesn't exist! The lack of a spell check is a major major flaw....do you want to send a work email out having spelt separate wrong? Or definitely? No! So let me tell you, typing on the touch screen is a nightmare....and the lack of spell check is unforgivable.... I have downloaded an app called Airdroid, that basically allow me to type and SMS on my laptop keyboard through my phone (which also spell checks on my laptop). This app is abit of a life saver - get it if you get this phone.
* Addition to above....the file tranfer doesn't work using Android file tranfer and Kies is rubbish(lots of forum complaints) ...Airdroid is also the only app that allows you to transfer files with your phone!
Which brings me onto another point, maybe bigger than the first. If you're used to touch screen typing coming from Apple, then everything above means nothing to you. But you will appreciate having a swapable external SD Card on the Galaxy. This phone has a internal 16GB storage and I've added 64GB external storage too. Wow! This was one of the main reasons for choosing Samsung over Apple....but guess what? You cant use itunes of course....so I uploaded all my music to Google Play, the online cloud music service from Google - naturally I thought the Google service would work perfectly with Android. So imagine my shock when I could only download a few GB of music to my phone (offline content - the whole thing will stream on wifi)?! Obviously the music was saving to the internal memory, not external....no problem I thought, it's just a setting away to save to the external card right?! NO!.....I need a breather paragraph...
So...I did a google search. It seems that Google music player doesn't have an option to save to an external card?! Basically this renders the reason to have a big external card (lots of music) pretty useless. Phones these days are a replacement ipod! I promise I'm not lying...also the threads on external forum boards go on for miles and miles (months!)...Google isn't doing anything about it! There is a fix, but you have to have a degree in computing - the fix involved "rooting" the phone (this is like a jailbreak for iphone users)...and mapping or binding drives to the external card!)...I've fixed it but it took my all day.
Don't Google employees have these phones with Google music player on them?! It makes no sense.
Now this reminds me of a story of my old Dell. I bought a cheaper higher spec computer than a Mac, thinking it was better value...but I literally had to have a degree in computing , it was always going wrong. When I bought my Mac Air...everything "just worked". And here I am, "rooting" a my Galaxy Note....and spending a day messing around with the phone in order to just save my music to an external SD Card?! Google is the new Microsoft...
Yes, the phone is big, beautiful, and the specs are great, its cheap and you can out a great big Sd card in it....but if you value your sanity, pay a little bit more and stick with the tried and tested iphone for a touch screen, or get a decent keyboard phone. If Apple brought out this phone, at this size ...(an iphone Max if you will), then I think it would be the perfect phone. This is the right size and the way to go in my opinion. Unfortunately the Android world reminds me of Microsoft of old...all good on the outside, but a trip here and a crash there...and really, its a complete pain...
Great idea, but the operating system lets it down badly. No spell check, no save music in google music player to external sd card, difficult typing = not good enough. Google maps is brilliant by the way, and use it to navigate in car instead of tom tom now...you dont get that on Apple...
If Google brought out an update for the music player (save to external) and a spell check, I would be alot happier - 4 stars, but the forums have been waiting years for these updates....best of luck! Nothing can be done about the keyboard, and this is one of the bigger ones! If i could go back I would get the iphone 5, stick with Blackberry, or get a "vertical" keyboard Android phone (motorola maybe)...this is from the man who initially loved this phone...
Wish I could write a better review for this phone, there are many good qualities, but if Google can get these big things wrong...what's round the corner?
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lets begin with typing : on android the spell check is performed by the keyboard and not the software (gmail, whatever..), so if you want a keyboard with spell check, get a keyboard you like that does it, there are a lot on the market, like some people have recommended, swiftkey is pretty good.
file transfer doesn't work? what? have you even tried connecting your phone to your computer? it just opens the root of your phone, add whatever the heck you want in there.
same goes for music, though i don't get why you would want to have all of your music both on your phone and on the cloud at the same time, just save it on your phone manually if you really feel like it, its very easy to do and you do not need any stinking software like itunes to tell you how to do it.
don't expect your phone to do everything for you, but also remember that this is an android phone, and if you don't like something, you can change it.
Go easy on him people. It's his first android experience.
But I really didn't understand why you upload all of your song to Google Music and then try to download it to your sd card instead of just copying all of them directly to your sd card in the first place. You just plug in your phone to your pc and copy them like you're copying to a flash drive. It can't be more simple. You don't need to install icrap and all. It's just like a flashdrive.
And there are dozens of keyboard on play store. If you google it for 5 second, you can find at least a dozen. Install one of them if you didn't like the samsung keyboard. That's why we're here. That's why we like Android. If you don't like it, you can change it and try different things.
A lot of people are missing that he mentioned that he's using a macbook air. MTP isn't really compatible with MacOS, so google made an app called android file transfer for it. Apparently it's not working for him.
No spellcheck? Are you serious? Or had technology really created dummies out of us? If I am writing a work email, I'd spellchecked it myself. I'd proofread it at least twice over to ensure it's prim and proper. What's the difficulty?
And if you cannot type properly, download SwiftKey, or swype, or some other keyboards. At least there's a CHOICE.
iahk said:
A lot of people are missing that he mentioned that he's using a macbook air. MTP isn't really compatible with MacOS, so google made an app called android file transfer for it. Apparently it's not working for him.
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Still, with Android, there's rarely just one way to do something. There's gotta be a dozen wireless ways he could've got his music straight to the phone without this ridiculous method he was using.
This is a strange post. I have owned a tons of Android phones. This one has been the best. Not sure about the music issue my phone is playing my mp3s off my sd card....????
Iphone user regret it sounds..
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I don't want to get into the details of my upcoming presentation, I'm not in sales. We're looking into potential tools in my workplace. I need suggestions for reasons why the Evo is an ideal smart phone. I've already outlined the obvious (Android's apps, large screen, 4G, fast...) and I DO NOT want to compare it with the iPhone.
I'm looking for bells and whistles (because of my target audience), things that other phones can't do--stupid cell phone tricks like, using your laptop remotely with your android device, that sort of thing...
I just need a few suggestions... thanks.
-jac
** I can't root the phone either.
I always get the best reaction out of Layar and Google Sky.
everytime i show phonemypc app to my coworkers they freak. might give that a look worth the 10 bucks
Presentation you say? How about HDMI?
Plug your phone into a massive projector or TV.
Then play a video on youtube about some features and you're good.
Also mobile hotspots/tethering means people can connect to your phone through wifi and use your 3G-4G internet on any device.
It has an err kickstand.
If you really wanted to you could run a desktop operating system on it, though you would need to root..
8MP camera for great still shots in ample lit rooms.
Some cool games in the market.
Of course theres flash!!
Can't think of anything else right now..
if we're talking stock unrooted, i really like the intergration sense did with contacts/facebook/twitter/gmail. i also show off the kickstand (it gets more oooh/aaah reactions than i expected).
tethering and a good cellular signal (lol you'd be surprised how many people ask me that) also comes up.
Show them Proxoid and explain the free tethering if they root.
Get a copy of LogMeIn Beta (it's floating around on here...) and show it.
Qik/Fring video chat
Google Voice
Google Maps + Navigation (If any of the people you're showing to are travelers/sales, show them the turn-by-turn navigation on the BIG screen, for free.)
SwiftKey and Swype
Voice Dial/Search
Gesture Search
Show them all their Google stuff syncs to it (email, contacts, etc.) so if they lose their phone, it breaks, whatever, they still have everything important.
Dropbox (Very useful for sales, doing presentations and whatnot)
Just let them use it for a little while, the EVO sells itself
How about voice-to-text feature.
Show them the screen; all 4.3 inches
if they are iphone users, show them you can install an app from the sd card without rooting your phone, the turn by turn is good to show off, facebook intergration, high quailty youtube vids,
Tell them how it f*cking prints money, builds you an island, and then flies you to it
All kidding aside, the kickstand is a huge one. If you're in a 4G area, big seller there, notification LED for missed calls/texts/emails/etc, front camera, HDMI if you have a good TV there.
Take off the battery cover and show them the MANLAND hiding inside!
scev5 said:
everytime i show phonemypc app to my coworkers they freak. might give that a look worth the 10 bucks
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Ok, PhoneMyPC is exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for. That is an intense app. Thanks, I'd never heard of it. I'll try it tonight.
RemoteDroid - use your phone as a trackball keyboard to control your computer on the same wifi network, useful for powerpoint presentations etc (it's also been recently open sourced)
USB webcam - although in its infancy, allows you to use the evo's camera as a webcam on your pc. Its choppy, but it works if you're in a pinch.
Touchdown - An email client with activesync support for exchange accounts, one of the only mail apps that allowed me to access mail at work
Rockplayer - Plays a variety of multimedia files without the need to recompress, simply drag/drop to sdcard and play
Astrid tasks - An open source todo list manager that you can schedule notifications for, also has a widget for easy viewing of pending tasks.
PureCalendar - Self explanatory
Gmote.
With Gmote, you can use your phone as a remote control for your PC or laptop, including using it as a keyboard if you want. I use it often for PowerPoint presentations.
Geniusdog254 said:
Tell them how it f*cking prints money, builds you an island, and then flies you to it
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Don't forget it can grant you 3 wishes
redrazr7791 said:
Don't forget it can grant you 3 wishes
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And one of those wishes can be for an iPhone 4 with the bigger geebees, the whyfies, and the three-gees. And it has apps.
TiKL - push to talk function to other Android phones for free.
Check out my thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715767
Cool apps not found in market and some great unknown apps that are in the market. You'll get some cool ideas here as well as download links.
Don't forget to highlight Google Maps & Navigation...as it's hands down the best maps GPS application out there BAR NONE - and it's free.
A few people also mentioned this, but the text-to-speech integration is also insanely cool.
And Swype (or really swapping out any stock keyboard) is a nice touch, as most phones are locked to a single input type.
If your phone is rooted, it also wouldn't hurt to use ShootMe or the other screenshot app I'm drawing a blank on ATM...I believe you can even remotely display the phone interface on a PC, which does wonders for any kind of presentation.
Then there's the cheese - games, live wallpaper.
Hi all!!
So, it's time for me to upgrade from my Dash 3G. I've really liked the phone and have learned the Windows Mobile OS, fairly well. BUT, it's time to upgrade and I've wanted a touch screen for quite some time. Originally, I really wanted the G1, but after my girlfriend got it, I had second thoughts and stuck with the Dash 3G.
Fast forward to present and I walk into a Tmobile store, planning on upgrading to the Hd2. Low and behold, there's a phone, sitting in a cradle, playing Avatar. "What the Heck?" I think to myself. Actually, I said it out loud...and here comes a Tmobile rep. After a few minutes chatting, and actually putting hands on the reps Vibrant, I'm thrilled!! So, I come home, do a bit of research, mainly here on XDA, and call up Tmobile and get 2 Vibrants shipped out. Oh, forgot to mention, my girlfriend's also upgrading....lol. Both phones should arrive Wednesday and I CAN'T wait!!!
So, for the past 2 days, I've been sitting at the computer, reading, studying and reading some more. Last night, I ordered the Realook SP, so I'm ready when the phones arrive. I'm not taking any chances...lol. I decided to go this route, after reading the 31 pages battling the Realook and ClearFreak, here on XDA.
Here's a ton of questions...lol. Please forgive the questions that have been covered, extensively, elsewhere on XDA.
1. Now, this will be the first Andriod phone I've owned AND the first touch screen. What kind of learning curve do I have to look forward to?
2. I keep reading about "rooting" the phone. I'm sure it's been covered, but, what exactly is "rooting?" Why should or why should I NOT "root" the Vibrant?
3. How much trouble am I going to have, moving everything from the Dash 3G to the Vibrant? On the Dash, music is all stored on the Micro SD Card, so that part shouldn't be too difficult. Will the songs be compatible since I assume they're WMA formatted? I do know some are Mp3 formatted. I use Windows My Phone, to back up the Dash, but I'm thinking that probably won't be compatible with the Android OS. Any other suggestions?
4. Can I get some suggestions/advice on LEGALLY putting movies on the Vibrant?
5. I've read a lot about GPS issues, with the Vibrant. GPS, using TeleNav, works exceptionally well, with the Dash 3G and I use it a lot. Am I going to have issues with the Vibrant? I have a paid subscription to TeleNav. Should I keep this subscription or cancel it and use Google Map instead?
6. Somewhat related to #5...lol. IF I were to cancel the paid subscription to TeleNav, I'd consider paying for the subscription to MobiTv. Is it worth it?
7. I'm totally unfamiliar with Android Apps, although I'm sure there's a lot more available than what Windows Mobile had to offer. Any suggestions?
8. I want to be ready for the upgrade to Android 2.2, when it's available. What software or apps should I avoid, that may cause problems with the 2.2 upgrade?
Hmmm, I think that's about it...FOR NOW. I'm sure I'll have a ton more to ask, once I get the phone in my hands and find I'm unable to figure anything out...lol. I'm afraid this is going to be the first phone I own, where I'll actually have to open up the "owners manual," lol.
on the note of Micro SD i had a hell of a time getting my 16GB micros SD to work in my Vibrant I had it formatted for my I900 Omnia (WM 6.5) and everytime i tried getting it to format/read in my Vibrant I kept getting a SD card corrupt/Damaged Notification. My GF has a Blackberry Curve and somehow formatting the card in her Blackberry got it to work in my Vibrant lol.
All your music will work on your vibrant however. the phone comes with a micro Usb wall/usb 2.0 cord. plug it into your comp pull the dropdown on the phone down click "mount" and Viola windows will show both the phones internal and external storage as drives so you can drag and drop.
as for Movies legally it's the same as music you have to own an original copy of the product at home, and the movies/songs must be for personal use only.
Telenav as a GPS program seems really subpar compared to the navi program I had on my Nokia N95 I just do use Google Maps with 3G connection it's accurate enough to help you navigate most places.
MobiTV personally i think it's garbage theres to many streaming sites online that i can watch individual movies and/or series for free. Not to mention huge battery drain for streaming that much data on the go. If however you go that route consider Buying a Spare battery for those times when you have no charger available.
I know i'm slightly backward on answering questions here but the learning curve for this phone is so easy it's not even funny. theres far more to these phones then there is to Windows Mobile 6.1/6.5 but they are so much more user friendly. everything is literally right there at your finger tips. Almost everything is self explanatory straight out of the box.
easiest way to explain "Rooting" is think windows on your Comp you have an administrator account right? that account can literally do anything it wants. where is a normal user only has limited privileges. Rooting your phone gives you "administrative privileges" thus the ability to edit and play with things a standard user doesn't have access to. n the Note of Rooting, do so at your own risk. And make sure you have researched rooting and the benefits of it prior to doing so to make sure that it is for you. i did it strictly for theming and customization.
As for movies, they would be movies that I own, on DVD. I just have no idea how to get them from DVD, to the Vibrant...lol.
Would it be possible to get some links to Streaming movie sites that would work well, on the Vibrant?
Also, what, if any, browser should I install on the Vibrant?
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As for movies, they would be movies that I own, on DVD. I just have no idea how to get them from DVD, to the Vibrant...lol.
Would it be possible to get some links to Streaming movie sites that would work well, on the Vibrant?
Also, what, if any, browser should I install on the Vibrant?
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You simply need to take those DVD's and put them in your computer and turn them into a format the phone can watch (the Vibrant can watch most common types so that shouldn't be a issue).
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-cd-dvd-burning-software.htm
edit: then just copy it to your phone
1. Now, this will be the first Andriod phone I've owned AND the first touch screen. What kind of learning curve do I have to look forward to?
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Not much, besides the touch screen typing but swype is awesome and I personally would never buy a keyboard phone anymore.
2. I keep reading about "rooting" the phone. I'm sure it's been covered, but, what exactly is "rooting?" Why should or why should I NOT "root" the Vibrant?
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"Rooting" is like jailbreaking for the iPhone. It gives you more control over your device.
3. How much trouble am I going to have, moving everything from the Dash 3G to the Vibrant? On the Dash, music is all stored on the Micro SD Card, so that part shouldn't be too difficult. Will the songs be compatible since I assume they're WMA formatted? I do know some are Mp3 formatted. I use Windows My Phone, to back up the Dash, but I'm thinking that probably won't be compatible with the Android OS. Any other suggestions?
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These are all the formats the Vibrant can play
Video codecs
* mpeg4
* H.264
* H.263
* Sorenson codec
* DivX HD/ XviD
* VC-1
Video formats
* 3GP (MPEG-4)
* WMV (Advanced Systems Format)
* AVI (divx)
* MKV
* FLV
Audio
* FLAC
* WAV
* Vorbis
* MP3
* AAC
* AAC+
* eAAC+
* WMA
* AMR-NB
* AMR-WB
* MID
* AC3
* XMF
4. Can I get some suggestions/advice on LEGALLY putting movies on the Vibrant?
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If you own a movie all you have to do is convert it one of the many formats this phone can play. *See above*
5. I've read a lot about GPS issues, with the Vibrant. GPS, using TeleNav, works exceptionally well, with the Dash 3G and I use it a lot. Am I going to have issues with the Vibrant? I have a paid subscription to TeleNav. Should I keep this subscription or cancel it and use Google Map instead?
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I never used telenav, I see it a complete waste of money when I DO USE Google Nav and it works great for me. Although the phones GPS is wonky Samsung stated that they will fix it coming september so it should improve.
My GPS is mediocre.
6. Somewhat related to #5...lol. IF I were to cancel the paid subscription to TeleNav, I'd consider paying for the subscription to MobiTv. Is it worth it?
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I didnt use the mobiTV service as I don't care for live TV when I have the internet so I cannot comment on that I didnt use the service.
7. I'm totally unfamiliar with Android Apps, although I'm sure there's a lot more available than what Windows Mobile had to offer. Any suggestions?
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I suggest you look through this site http://www.appbrain.com/
There are hundreds of great apps you can use and download play with etc...
EDIT: THOUSANDS of apps!
8. I want to be ready for the upgrade to Android 2.2, when it's available. What software or apps should I avoid, that may cause problems with the 2.2 upgrade?
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Nothing. When the update rolls around it will most likely be a message on the phone asking you to update the software. There will be nothing that will get in the way of the update.
Enjoy your new phone. Hope this helped. If you have anymore questions don't be shy to ask.
Do you guys think google gets around on the web and reads what we are saying? If so do they try and listen or do you think they are on their own path.
Reason I say this is because I feel google and android could totally take over the market if they got a couple of things working. Google Music for one. I know they are working it but that is one of the only things I miss about the Iphone is how easy it was to buy / download / sync music.
Another thing is Itunes. It syncs everything pretty easily. I like how we can browse our file system put things where we want but it seems most people want the easiest way possible. if I buy a song, book or app to just be able to plug my device into a computer and just sync without any interaction.
What do you all belive google could do to completely take over the market? Or what would you like to see to make your android experience better?
Have you watched sales reports for the past two quarters? Android isn't losing market share anywhere, in fact they are gaining it in every segment. I don't think they have anything to worry about at the moment.
I think, iTunes is retarded. There is absolutely no reason that in 2011, you need to EVER plug your phone into your PC to 'Sync'. Maybe pull a few large movies over, that OTA is not feasible for - but everything else should be done in the cloud.
One of my biggest issues with iPhone is the requirement of iTunes, even if you just use it once when you first turn the phone on.
Makes it hard to replace a computer with an iPad if it has to be sync'd with a computer to use it the first time.
Most of the larger consumer electronics/web companies have paid staff positions that monitor various blogs and forums and post as consumers (with an agenda).
Hi guys,
I have been waiting for a long time for a mature Android phone (have had iPhone for the past 3 years) and i think Galaxy SII is just that. Its fast, speedy, have good camera, thin, pretty good standby etc...
Feature1 (or rather application suite):
What i been missing from Android phones so far has been a OSX sync, backup, music/video/podcast sync application and for Galaxy this is still missing sadly. So you guys who have OSX what do you use for the sync and backup? (it can be both freeware and thirdparty apps that cost, as long as its working without bugs)
Feature2:
This is something all old phones use to have but for some stupid reason have been removed on both iPhone and Android phones. I'm talking about recording calls natively (not interested using services or mic recording). You guys who know the hardware do you know if this is possible or is it like iphone not possible to do with this hardware?
Other then that i really love the screen of this phone so i like to upgrade to this from my current iPhone. Actually i have two sims so i will use both phones
Thanks for all answers
If I'm not wrong Samsung kies can Sync and Backup
And yes Call Recording is possible. Here is more about that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065110
Syncing music, videos is no big deal. Kies does it, so do countless apps out there including winamp. You can basically sync any damn Android or smartphone or dumb phone with memory slot using Winamp.
Kies also has functionality to backup your phone (apps can be synced to your google account anyway ).
You could try Kies Air, it is in your browser so it doesn't need any software.
(I could be wrong, because I don't have the SII.)
Thanks for all feedbacks.
I been searching and reading a little thanks to your tips and i the result wasnt all to positive.
At Samsung i found the Kies only for Windows (intressted for OSX).
samsung.com/se/consumer/mobile/mobilephones/mobilephones/GT-I9100LKANEE/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=support
Same goes for winamp ofcourse which is a Win app.
Kies Air seems to be just for the older models also or has any of you actually been downloading it for Galaxy SII? that would be really nice....
I dont have Android phone to see what i can download but it seems all these call recorder apps work on some models and not others.
Call recorder:
androlib.com/android.application.com-opensystem-callrecord-jjDw.aspx
also
sv.appbrain.com/app/call-recorder/com.schass.recording.call
DroidRecord PRO:
brighthub.com/mobile/google-android/articles/101742.aspx
and
appbrain.com/app/droidrecord-pro/com.gonzo.droidrecord
Also read about TotalRecall which seems to be old and not updated.
Has any of you actually tested any of these and can verify that it works (on GSII)? which one?
Thanks for the help guys but please give me some info that you know for sure works on GSII. Links are also very welcome.
Kies Air seems to be just for the older models also or has any of you actually been downloading it for Galaxy SII? that would be really nice....
Its on SGS2 either as stock or via the Samsung update on the phone .
Not that i have ever used it as i copy and paste .
jje
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Kies Air seems to be just for the older models also or has any of you actually been downloading it for Galaxy SII? that would be really nice....
Its on SGS2 either as stock or via the Samsung update on the phone .
Not that i have ever used it as i copy and paste .
jje
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Thanks for confirming. I dont understand what you mean by copy/paste though! Music/video sure you can do that but for contact/calendar and backup i dont see how u can copy/paste.
Any way i'm saving some money for this baby so i hope it can work well under OSX. Seems all Android phones are made for windows. On the other hand SGII has other benefits like playing xvid/divx so no need to re-encode movies....
Doubletwist?
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DoubleTwist works great with OSX, I use it .
I can confirm that my GSII came with kies air pre-installed.
I use kies in windows but kies air in linux.
Drag and drop is really easy on this phone as well due to the large internal memory.
I use iSyncr, works great for iTunes music, videos and podcast synching to my MBP. There is an option to sync by Wifi at extra cost.
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You used an iPhone right?
So in baby words, instead of now using iTunes for iPhone/iPod, you use Kies for Samsung.
You can sync all your music/photos/vids/apps and what not
Easy? It's also the official software for it too so yeah
Ahh DoubleTwist AirSync looks the most promising so far. Pretty much same as itunes. Easy to use and just drag&drop, me like
I wish it had Address Bok, Calenday, Bookmarks syncing as well like iTunes but you cant have it all
By the way one thing i'm a but scared of and cant seem to find a consistent answer to is the application and their saved data. On my iPhone when i sync all application and their settings+saved data (game saves and such) are backed up. So when i do upgrades or jailbreak i can always copy back all i had.
How does this work on Android phone (SGII)?
Lets say i have a few games and have many saved data and want to try a new Android build? how exactly do you backup your data and then put it back? Has anyone done something like this?
Sorry for my noobish questions but after 3 years of having had iPhone it feels strange to not know how anything works. Your support makes the jump much easier
if you are installing new roms get Titanium Backup Pro. lets you store all game and app data on your memory card.
also for calendar and contact sync I've been happy with Google doing that and storing it in the cloud.
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if you are installing new roms get Titanium Backup Pro. lets you store all game and app data on your memory card.
also for calendar and contact sync I've been happy with Google doing that and storing it in the cloud.
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Great tips, will download it once i get the SGII. Thanks.
By the way i just might get mine Tuesday next week, the store is getting in 2 of them and i'm in queue so here's hoping. I been to the store 5 times and played with it. Tested my Bluetooth headset and played some music and it worked perfectly fine.
@Rooster19:If you going to help new people get rid of the attitude or just dont help. I love my iPhone but i'm open for trying new OS:es. Respect other peoples preferences and choices. If you dont like something dont buy it but stop judging people based on what they buy. i work in Telecom business myself and fall in love with iPhone directly from the release of the first device. After my 3GS it did felt a bit tiresome i couldn't access the memory, play movies directly (divx,xvid), change themes, play mp3 for ringtone and some other minor things that i saw obvious.
On Android side i tested many of them like Desire, X10 but they never felt smooth enough and the menus felt messy. SGII is the first device i actually think is mature enough for me to abandon my iPhone. I haven't got mine yet so maybe i go back to iPhone but from what i seen i think not. Time will tell.
Android has some flaws too but thats just the nature of products, everything has its pro and con. Anyway please understand that people have their reason for liking or disliking things. Just because you dont like something it doesn't automatically make it the right thing for everyone.
I am finally giving android a second chance. About 2-3 years a go I left iPhone for a HTC Hero. I couldn't stand the touch screen. So laggy. I went right back to the iPhone. So now after playing with my friends SG2 I thought I might give the GNote a chance to sway me over to android. I currently have the iPhone 4S and got a GNote in the mail arriving on Thursday. I just want some input on what apps to load. I don't think I will root right away just incase I want to return it. But I saw an app where u can browse and download usenet servers right from the phone. This is the main reason I am leaving ios. I am bored with it and want something new from my phone. Hopefully the GNote will satisfy my cravings for something new and not just make me realize why I had an iPhone in the first place.
So please what are the must have/must do things to do to my new GNote?
Thanks
1) The first thing I do on any Android phone is Google Voice for visual voice mail.
Download and install the app, then make sure you have your www.google.com/voice account setup. Then forward your VM calls to Google Voice(different carriers have different ways to do this, look yours up.)
2) Make the transition to your Google Account/Gmail.
Import/Manage all your contacts over, you will not regret it. You will never lose them again no mater what, and they sync without effort. Alternatively the facebook app on Android can sync your contacts, but because Facebook is lame, they don't let you keep the contact info or export it. In any event, if your contacts are on Google/Facebook or the phone itself will make little difference in everyday use. Use whatever you like the most.
I have the iPhone 4, and I plan to switch to the G-Note come early next year. I have been using android on the 7" tablets, and so far I have been able to find the same apps that I use on iOS. I think the switch will be easier then you think...unless you use Siri a LOT while driving.
My reason for switching is pretty singular. I want that Glorious 5.3" inch screen! Oh and that stylus, I love having it on my Flyer....
This is HUGE for me. I am giving up my iPad 2 to get the ok from the wife to buy the GNote. I really want to like android. I guess what I was really asking for in this thread is what apps make Android stand out from iOS? What will I be able to do with the GNote that I will not be able to do with an Jailbroken iPhone. My GNote arrives tomorrow and all I got from you guys is to start a gmail account (which I already had cause i sync'ed my iPhone with google) and to use google voice (which I can't cause I'm in the UK).
Please help me out and let me know the stuff and apps that you guys use on your Androids.
Thanks
Android apps that are great
iphoneric said:
This is HUGE for me. I am giving up my iPad 2 to get the ok from the wife to buy the GNote. I really want to like android. I guess what I was really asking for in this thread is what apps make Android stand out from iOS? What will I be able to do with the GNote that I will not be able to do with an Jailbroken iPhone. My GNote arrives tomorrow and all I got from you guys is to start a gmail account (which I already had cause i sync'ed my iPhone with google) and to use google voice (which I can't cause I'm in the UK).
Please help me out and let me know the stuff and apps that you guys use on your Androids.
Thanks
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Clipper (free) or Clipper Plus - for a clipboard of cut and paste.
AdFree - like it says.
Extended Controls - widget for toggles of wifi, bluetooth, GPS, airplane mode, etc.
Mighty Grocery - nice shopping list app
Tethering Hotspot - not by an app, but by one simple mod to settings.db
Speektoit Assistant - gives you much of what Siri does
Thumb Keyboard 4 - keyboard that has arrow keys for moving back and forth, up and down within your text.
Lots of other apps that are same as (Angry Birds, Cut the Rope) or similar to iOS apps, but the items above give you things that you can't get on most iPhones without jailbreaking. Some of them need rooting, but that is easy enough, and of course rooted phone is untethered, unlike iOS5 jailbreak ATM.
Want something totally different from iOS? SwypePad
IT allows you to create "app menus" that appear when you swipe from the very edge of your screen. The menus are assigned to specific edges, like "upper right" "lower right" "right-bottom corner" and the like. Total of 9 menus, I guess. I love it.
Oh, major bonus: these menus appear when you swipe from any app, even the app menu, inside games and whatnot. But the swipable areas are small enough so they dont interfere with usual swiping natural to those apps.