Backlight notification (BLN) on Samsung Galaxy S II? Yes, it is not a dream anymore. Using NoLED on Samsung Galaxy S2 does help to get notified when we have missed call, SMS or email. But it eats a bit more battery compare to backlight notification. Therefore, BLN is the ultimate solution for Samsung Galaxy S2 users. Too bad that Samsung did not enable this feature on stock firmware. But no worry, there is backlight notification for SGS2 users now.
Upgrade Samsung Galaxy S II firmware with Samsung Kies is a very simple task. Basically, you just need to open up Samsung Kies. Then plug in USB cable to your Samsung Galaxy S2. Continue the firmware upgrade by following the onscreen instructions. Anyway, I have a picture step by step guide for those new beginners to firmware upgrade. No worry, it is really as simple as ABC…
Wow… There is lot of great and best Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread Firmware for Samsung Galaxy S II. Really hard to determine which one is the best custom firmware for Samsung Galaxy S2. Personally, I won’t stick with stock firmware which is XWKF1 ~ Android 2.3.3 in Malaysia. And still no update until now while other region already got XXKG3, XXKG5 and XXKG6. Thanks to all the developers who develops these firmware. Some ROMs don’t have Samsung bloatware included while some have. Try out all the top and best Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread ROM for Samsung Galaxy S2 yourself…
I used to keep my HTC HD2 in the leather pouch that bundled along. And planned to use pouch to keep my new SGS2 too. However, the genuine Samsung Galaxy S II Leather Pouch looks like a purse to me. I prefer the slide out pouch. Therefore, I bought a cheap one from eBay…
Kernel is the heart of the Linux operation system like Android. The better kernel you have, the better performance you will get for you Android phone like Samsung Galaxy S II. So what is the benefit of using custom kernel? Most of the custom kernel will give you root access permission just like CF-Root. BusyBox and Superuser should be added too. Besides, ClockworkMod Recovery is also another must have component. In addition, depends on which custom kernel that you install, some have boot animation support, overclocking, undervolting voltage control, multiple tweaked governors, GPU overclocking, I/O tweaks, automatic backup of EFS partition, BLN support and more…
