Help new S2 user

[dunjamon]

After seeing and hearing so much about this phone I've decided to upgrade, but have a couple of questions. Does it sync contact photos with facebook? And can I transfer my paid apps from my old phone to this one?

Thanks.

 

[Shotgun84]

Yes and yes your paid apps will be waiting for you to redownload when you open the market for the first time.

 

[dunjamon]

Cheers bud.

What are your thoughts on the phone?

Edit...is there anyway I can move all my texts from my old phone?

 

[Shotgun84]

Personally I love the phone. It's the best one I've had by far. I'm not too sure about transferring messages unless you have been using a third party text app as I don't think data from 2 different stock apps will be compatible.

 

[dunjamon]

Does the S2 have a battery percentage indicator for the status bar?

 

[heshanj]

Does the S2 have a battery percentage indicator for the status bar?

nope. there are custom roms which include it, but the stock samsung rom with touchwiz does not have this indicator.

 

[dunjamon]

Thanks mate, I've installed system info widget instead.

 

[ghostchili]

You can download a widget to show the battery percentage, that's what I did and it's super helpful.

 

[Shotgun84]

Edit...is there anyway I can move all my texts from my old phone?

Just found out from another thread that there's an app called sms backup+ which backups to your gmail account so you can transfer them between phones.

 

[dunjamon]

Cheers, but a bit late. I just got rid. Loving the new phone, but the keyboards taking me a bit to get used to.

 

[cdl]

Does the S2 have a battery percentage indicator for the status bar?

you can get one with this app (free):
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.darshancomputing.BatteryIndicator&hl=en

 

[cdl]

Cheers, but a bit late. I just got rid. Loving the new phone, but the keyboards taking me a bit to get used to.

This is very subjective, but I found Thumb Keyboard to be the most convenient keyboard app:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.beansoft.keyboardplus&feature=search_result

Swift key x has a more accurate prediction algorithm, but I prefer Thumb keyboard
SwiftKey X - The world's first 'Social AI' keyboard

 

[dunjamon]

That thumb keyboard looks interesting, might give it a go.

btw...I have an unlocked handset, but there is not update past 2.3.4, should 2.3.5 be available yet?

 

[cdl]

That thumb keyboard looks interesting, might give it a go.

btw...I have an unlocked handset, but there is not update past 2.3.4, should 2.3.5 be available yet?

I specifically like the option to reduce the height of the row with the space key - I find it useful because I often hit it by mistake. Then, again, it's very subjective.