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amitabhishek
Bad to the bone
Let me google that for you
coderunknown
Retired Forum Mod
not mobile specific so no mention of crapwares that can be removed from stock rom of any particular mobile.
ajaymailed
In the zone
Android 2.3, Galaxy S2
the default music player or any other free music player is not reading mp3 files in SD Card. It reads when in internal storage but not in SD Card.
Also the photo gallery does not show all the pics in the storage. Is there any maximum limit for this.
the default music player or any other free music player is not reading mp3 files in SD Card. It reads when in internal storage but not in SD Card.
Also the photo gallery does not show all the pics in the storage. Is there any maximum limit for this.
sameer.pur
The Chosen One
^Hmm.. weird, I will check on my dad's S2, he doesn't use a sd card as of now.
Pics should also show up.
Pics should also show up.
coderunknown
Retired Forum Mod
i too had the same problem last year. card won't get recognized once i rebooted. i had to reboot, unmount remount several times. format too didn't help. ended up getting a new memory card and till now no problem.
It's definitely the card problem, if NO player is able to read the mp3 files.
The unavailability of all the photos in photo gallery is also probably due to the card problem.
Have you checked if the phone is able to read the card at all in the first place? Check it by using a file manager like Astro, whether the contents of the card is shown or not!
Ok, read the Sam's reply later.
So, probably the card is just damaged!
ajaymailed
In the zone
I ran PowerAMP Trial version, it was able to read every mp3 file & folder in the SD Card. Problem is with default music player.It's definitely the card problem, if NO player is able to read the mp3 files.
The unavailability of all the photos in photo gallery is also probably due to the card problem.
Have you checked if the phone is able to read the card at all in the first place? Check it by using a file manager like Astro, whether the contents of the card is shown or not!
Ok, read the Sam's reply later.
So, probably the card is just damaged!
Even in Photogallery, it was able to read all the photos in SD card when i initially got the phone. But later when number of photos increased, its unable to read all of them.
I am able to access all the contents including music, videos, images etc of SD Card through Myfiles/SD Card/. I just download Astro, its able to read all the contents of the SD Card.
one more doubt
How can easily switch to another task while using browser or watching videos or browsing music without opening task manager, the movie should pause, browser should not stop loading pages. In windows i minimize and access the application through desktop or my computer or directly go to start menu.
if we switch to another application using task manager, Is it like minimizing it or closing it ?
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sameer.pur
The Chosen One
^ Press Home Key to go to Home Screen and launch another app.
Most apps should save your data and go in background. (minimize)
Don't know about Movie player, but browser would keep loading.
Re-launch the app to get previous states back. (Maximize)
Remember, the back button on your device serves as close button.
As a developer i could say that, we use back button action to finish/remove the activity/fragment. (you could say task).
Most apps should save your data and go in background. (minimize)
Don't know about Movie player, but browser would keep loading.
Re-launch the app to get previous states back. (Maximize)
Remember, the back button on your device serves as close button.
As a developer i could say that, we use back button action to finish/remove the activity/fragment. (you could say task).
coderunknown
Retired Forum Mod
sorry but can you repeat the question. 3D content? even if you play 3D content you won't see any 3D. i have no idea. never heard anyone trying to play 3D on a 2D mobile
so they'll be added to the cache processes?
sameer.pur
The Chosen One
Sorry if I am a bit specific/technical, but here is how android manages it's apps-
When you move to another app/activity the first one's 'onPause'/'onStop' methods are called. A developer may choose to handle this to their advantage.
But even if the app is paused/stopped it's still in memory and can be said as just minimized. For a browser to keep loading a web page, it would have to be in another thread. When app is re-opened they may be in stopped state and could just come back as nothing happened, if it's coded well. (For e.g. a score/weather info. app could refresh the information when resumed.)
By default, activities are not meant to be destroyed/finished unless user wants to. When OS realizes the memory is very low, only then it destroys activities by calling 'onDestroy' method. But it saves data from them and supplies them back when they are re-opened. (Of course a developer would have to use the supplied mechanism for this in their app.)
One more thing, we do not need to use and should not use 'Task Killers' on our devices. Android itself manages that. And if you are using something like this, it would only cause you battery drain. If there is a rogue app, which drains battery or uses extra memory, uninstall it and find an alternative.
So essentially yeah those are moved to cached processes.
When and how, shouldn't matter for us.
coderunknown
Retired Forum Mod
thanks a lot for the detailed yet simple explanation
after a reboot, when apps are not running, launching an app takes longer than when one exits an app. a typical everyday app is opera mini. so this should be the reason.
facebook & alarm manager causes a lot of wakelocks. removed facebook long ago.
sameer.pur
The Chosen One
You are welcome!thanks a lot for the detailed yet simple explanation
after a reboot, when apps are not running, launching an app takes longer than when one exits an app. a typical everyday app is opera mini. so this should be the reason.
facebook & alarm manager causes a lot of wakelocks. removed facebook long ago.
I need to use Facebook app even if it's buggy due to my work requirement.
(Facebook SSO is easier if app is installed.)
maverick786us
Padawan
With this thing official, when will ICS for Galaxy S2 will be officially available from the operator?
kalpik
In Pursuit of "Happyness"
That's up to Samsung and the Operator. Why do you think anyone here would know? :/