Recent content by Derek63

Rixxardo, see my latest post on this thread. http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii/276421-jellybean-upgrade-dont-do.html I performed a factory reset (reluctantly) and it has made a big difference to my speed. I am told the reason for this is after a firmware upgrade your phone...

I was loath to do this as that means having to re-download all your apps again, log into accounts and generally set up your phone again the way you like it. After talking to Samsung again, i was told I could have my phone flashed at the service centre in Sydney (the Perth service centre cannot...

Have you done a back up previously on Kies or your saved contacts on your SD card if you have one? If you have not done a back up on Kies previously you may have lost them for good but I have had a problem with one of my applications disappearing recently and when i have reinstalled it my saved...

Hi Stuart, the lesson i learn from this is don't do a firmware upgrade in future no matter who the manufacturer is without at least first doing some research such as this on forums and maybe visiting the manufacturer website to view the changes and ring customer service to ask what effect an...

I'm not talking about in the Notifications window, I am talking about the Messages icon, it shows a red number showing the number of text messages you have. Previously you only had to open the message and see the whole conversation and the notification disappeared, now you have to tap on the...

What about text messages? The only way you can get rid of text message notifications is to click on the specific balloon of the incoming text. That means a tedious extra click and a couple of seconds I don't have to spare. Why the hell have they done this? On a positive note, the new Calender...

I Googled and found some links to this before but it looks like quite a process but does this actually work? Samsung told me a piece of software is written with an upgrade to Jellybean that means it cannot be downgraded to a previous version.

My advice is DON'T DO IT!!!!! A couple of weeks ago i accepted a firmware update to Jellybean. I think i had Gingerbread before that and I regret it big time and I am very angry about it. I have rang Samsung and been to their service centre demanding to have it rolled back to Gingerbread and...

My advice is DON'T DO IT!!!!! A couple of weeks ago i accepted a firmware update to Jellybean. I think i had Gingerbread before that and I regret it big time and I am very angry about it. I have rang Samsung and been to their service centre demanding to have it rolled back to Gingerbread and...