foxbat121 wrote:
brentemery wrote:All of you have no clue what you are talking about! It shows at the top in the status bar a "missed call" or "message" or even a "text message" regardless if u use the pin lock or pattern lock on the screen........ You obviously are not familiar with this device or even the Samsung Captivate as it was the same. Go back to apple!!!
Why the hatrate?
I know more about Captivate and GS2 than you ever know.
Obvious OP is asking for a way to know the status by simply look at the screen, not unlock the phone first. Your status bar won't show up until you fully unlock the phone.
Thats weird I can see my missed text messages and facebook crap and my status bar (stock btw lol)
http://www.cultofmac.com/121811/att-is-trying-to-c
Not sure if this has anything to do with people having that unlimited data plan issue when trying to get the SGS2 via the corprate website or not but figured I would share, I hope this is not off topic.
It really looks like AT&T wants to kill off the unlimited data plan :'(
Not to go OT, but I have heard a rumor that the Unlimited will be killed off. 
PM pamelaz and she can fix that for you (forum glitch for some phones now). 
ivioo wrote:
Why all the hate?
I have the phone in my hand and I added a unlock screen password and if the phone is locked and screen off you just press the power button and the status bar is visible you can see missed calls, texts and all your notifications. I say this with love unlike the others lol
btw I like how this form doesn't know what device I sent this from lol
I just couldn't believe that they had the phone because after the first store I called said they didn't have it, I expected the second store to say the same. So needless to say, I'm the happiest camper! :]Everything about the phone is spectacular! What I was looking forward to the most in buying this phone were its customization features and boy am I pleased with it. There are so many themes that you can use and they look great too. As for the applications, there are so much more than I thought they would be! I was and am pleasantly surprised. As a previously frustrated owner of a blackberry, this phone's internet gives me peace of mind as it is sooo easy to use and the scrolling/zooming is so crisp! The ONLY downfall with this phone is the battery. I never had to charge a phone so much, ever. After an hour or more of using Pandora, battery basically goes to half point. But honestly I've never been so pleased with a phone purchase. I can deal with the battery issue since I gotta admit, this baby is a handheld computer!
And actually, speaking of which... the back of the phone heats up after a while, much like a laptop would. So I suppose that as well as the battery issue would be the two downsides. Other than that, I am just addicted to this thing! I straight ABUUUUSED the talk to text feature these first few days. But recently I've noticed I haven't used it as much. I actually forget the feature is even available sometimes o.O. SN: Speaking of, I wonder how often those upcoming iPhone 4s users will actually use Siri (especially in public!)
I wanna thank my boyfriend for putting me onto this phone. Ever since he told me about it in august, I've been stalking the phone ever since. It's too bad in the end he couldn't get the phone he wanted though, since verizon decided they weren't coming out with the phone anymore. Now he's stuck trying to tell himself that the iphone 4s will be better since he recently preordered it. I guess we'll see which one is better when his comes in the mail on the 15th.
And I just wanna thank my fellow frustrated AT&T (some who have now switched to Sprint) forum family for allowing me to vent when AT&T wasn't answering many of our questions regarding this phone's many rumored release dates. And I wanna add how disappointed I am that they did not advertise this phone enough at ALL! Such a great phone and yet there was absolutely NO line to get it! My bf and I were stunned to see that my car was the only customer car in the parking lot of the at&t store the day of it's release.Anyhow, I am pleased with my purchase and thankful to all the wonderful and helpful forum members here. I hope you all are pleased with your GS2s as well!!
Sent from the new Samsung Galaxy SII. (
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Glad you were able to find one locally! Enjoy!
For that device, send a PM to pamelaz and see if she can help with that.
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spontem wrote:I'm loving the phone. Had it for about a week and it has met all my expectations (waited for about 6 months for it be released) BUT there is one major flaw that I cannot figure out. The battery is not what I expected it to be. I'm pretty Android savvy and have tried multiple ways to fix it. I hear people getting more than one day of battery life but mine doesn't. I can get through the day but just barely. Anyone have any ideas besides modding the phone? P.S. Android OS usage is about 80%.
I have the same problem. I can probably go no more than 8-10 hrs (and I probably downloaded almost every app in the app market). I have about 5 apps running all at once sometimes but I go to task manager and close out all of them and try to clear up as much RAM as possible for my battery's sake. Still, 10 hrs is probably the longest I've gotten thus far.
I hear that getting a charging dock with extra batteries helps because once the stock battery dies, u'll have another charged battery on-hand and ready to switch with. I just don't like the idea of me having to take off the back cover everytime to change the battery, as I have very short nails so it's harder for me to get it off. But feel free to try it out for yourself!
I really think that you need to read this article. http://www.androidcentral.com/ram-what-it-how-its-
lemons4later wrote:
spontem wrote:I'm loving the phone. Had it for about a week and it has met all my expectations (waited for about 6 months for it be released) BUT there is one major flaw that I cannot figure out. The battery is not what I expected it to be. I'm pretty Android savvy and have tried multiple ways to fix it. I hear people getting more than one day of battery life but mine doesn't. I can get through the day but just barely. Anyone have any ideas besides modding the phone? P.S. Android OS usage is about 80%.
I have the same problem. I can probably go no more than 8-10 hrs (and I probably downloaded almost every app in the app market). I have about 5 apps running all at once sometimes but I go to task manager and close out all of them and try to clear up as much RAM as possible for my battery's sake. Still, 10 hrs is probably the longest I've gotten thus far.
I hear that getting a charging dock with extra batteries helps because once the stock battery dies, u'll have another charged battery on-hand and ready to switch with. I just don't like the idea of me having to take off the back cover everytime to change the battery, as I have very short nails so it's harder for me to get it off. But feel free to try it out for yourself!
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