Samsung Omnia II GT-i8000 UI

[apocax666]

Ponle Android para que veas como lo pones a VOLARRRRR!!!!

[RandomStudiosFM]

I got that phone. first few vids were done by it..... pizzzzzzzzzzzzzzza

[FartedBadly]

how do i get this theme ? mine is all block and can't change anything

[silencer22]

@FartedBadly hi there, tis theme comes default with some of the firmware. you could flash other leaked firmware online to get this theme

[KoRn1738]

OMG! how laggy this thing is...

[TheZeroPTCool]

@KoRn1738 if you compare this phone to galaxy S

in my opinion it´s a good mobile if you don´t want wast money

sorry but my English isn´t perfect

[emhan5]

the only bad thing about this one is the lag. it intervenes ur enjoyment. check out the samsung wave.

[fcmc96]

and as it does to put the unlocking of the phone that way, because I came with the release of the lock stop dragging left or right! how do I put the unlock as well?

[fcmc96]

I Want this Theme to main menu, the "main menu neon"... how I get this??

[fcmc96]

I want this theme "neon" for my OMNIA 2... How I get this theme (main menu)? i want, so much!!

[silencer22]

@fcmc96 hi there, tis theme for main menu is the default that comes with omnia 2

[fcmc96]

@silencer22 but my Omnia 2 did not come with this theme, how do I get it? i neeed this theme!!

[silencer22]

@fcmc96 if you r refering to the grid style main menu, you can check out the modaco i8000 subforum

[arlcaringal18]

can the keypad be mute?

[avcielo]

i am planning to but this phone. but worried, is it really slow?? is it worth the money? :| help me out guys!

[silencer22]

@avcielo there are many newer and better models out there, you might want to consider those too..

[Bubbleluv809]

Would you recommend this phone for a 14 year old?

[silencer22]

@Bubbleluv809 winmo 6.5 ain't a good option at the moment, 7 is coming out end of the year on newer devices.

[Bubbleluv809]

@silencer22 Oh Okay thanks, yeah I went to the verizon store and the guy didn't recommened it for me either.

[pedrogregorio]

slow ass phone



[chungmini]

i bought mine for 500 bucks :D

I have one..brand new hahah :D I wanted white, but couldn't wait :D

[aznpanda100]

How much does this cost?

[silencer22]

@aznpanda100 depends on your market, you could check out with your nearby retailer. he or she probably know best. cheers

[luciantheman]

can the sounds be turd off?

those sounds are really annoying...

[silencer22]

@luciantheman yup sure, you could turn it off from the settings

[bootz3454]

can yu take all that stuff off that bckground cause im about to get this phone?!?!

[silencer22]

@bootz3454 are you refering to the home screen? Yess you could change them to something else you like

[xzibitx3000]

Great phone. Do u know hw to search for music files in music player mode? rather than searching thru file manage?

[silencer22]

@xzibitx3000 You could locate your file through library of music player. They are sorted in alphabetical order in each category such as album, artist.

[syrif]

hey, how do use media player? how do u add songs?

[silencer22]

@syrif to add songs, u could go to media player, menu > update...

or there is only a couple of songs, u could go to file explorer and launch the music file directly

[joacogal]

Hey! I have the same phone, but i can not rotate the keypad (i did it ones but now i can't) ... do you know why? thanks!

[silencer22]

@joacogal try holding ur phone upright first, and rotate the phone to landscape. the full screen keypad only appear in landscape in SMS

[joacogal]

Hey! I have the same phone, but i can not rotate the keypad (i did it ones but now i can't) ... do you know why? thanks!

[joacogal]

I have the same phone, but sometimes i can't rotate the keypad (horizontal) ... do you know why?

[Person2347]

What is the price for this phone?

[szybkilopez566]

Technically it is brilliant, well priced as well. But I cannot stand this multicolour menus and UI. It is way to gayish. I'm sorry, it just is.

[zechreich]

i wish i have own this phone after month...

[lasertron880]

Ok so far this is one of the best vids Iv'e seen on the Omnia II. Why is it that your Omnia specifically is less laggy than others that Iv'e seen where when switching from backgrounds, the widgets that are placed out, take relatively long to load & yours did not? :)

[silencer22]

@lasertron880 My guess is that others might have installed some incompatible or unoptimized programs which causes the lag.

[acecf23]

@silencer22 how do you get the bottom widget for all three screens?

[silencer22]

@acecf23 which widget are you refering to? The widgets could only be placed once on 1 screen.

[dsbaigorri]

estos de samsung han inventado el Iphone uah!!!! que pasada juasjuas ;)

[HijabulousTV]

I love that show :D (the songs he played are from Boys Before Flowers, Korean drama)

[silencer22]

@HijabulousTV

bingo! =D

[mrbijan2009]

is this phone gsm. can i put a sim card

[silencer22]

hi there, its a gsm phone, and yes u could insert a sim card

[colourgreenzie]

Do anyone know if it is possible to change the 24hr to the 12hr clock time for this phone?

thanks in advance

[haikallp]

lol..yes..

[0328322]

I have seen videos from other reviews that this phone is a little laggy. Is this true.?

[silencer22]

i wouldnt deny there's some lag here and there for certain apps

[xdeiri]

only on some providers, and i think they fix it. also you can upgrade to W M 6.5, alot faster

[WhiteRussianBC]

@0328322 mainly on the home screen. Once your in an application thing go rather smooth

[metalic1991]

woohoo thx for d advice ^^ bought the phone adi...now im still at the noobish level of acquiring the knowledge of using this phone....any tips or guides or softwares / widgets tat i would find usefull? btw issit recommended for me to get a protective screen cover to prevent it from getting any scratches? ( cos from all the review videos i've seen, i've haven't come across anyone using it....and the user manual advised me not to use 1 for optimal use )

[silencer22]

definately would recommend u getting one screen protector as the screen is not scratch resistent..

for software, u could look for s2u2 (a lock screen replacement), resco contact manager (sms n contact manager), smschat

[metalic1991]

Hey im goin to buy the omnia 2 really soon but im a little confused about the difference between Jet and the Omnia 2....any key difference besides the screen size? U've mentioned tat the Jet has the capability to install aps rite? How about the Omnia2?

[silencer22]

Jet is a feature phone while Omnia2 is a smartphone. For a smartphone, u could think it as a windows platform running on your mobile. Omnia2 provides greater flexibility and variety in installation of apps. Like windows xp/vista, you could install apps that modify the UI and give you more functionalities. On the other hand, Jet allows only Java applications, which are like those widgets in vista/7 sidebar

Physically, Jet is smaller than Omnia2, thou both shares the same hardware specs

[metalic1991]

Owh ok thx for clearing up the air...really appreciate it, btw in ur opinion and experience would it be preferable to have wm6.1 or 6.5? Is the 6.5 really needed or there isnt much diff from the 6.1? How laggy issit when its upgraded to 6.5...Issit very noticeable and overwhelming? Worth upgrading to win6.5 or better to stick to the 6.1?

[silencer22]

personally i find 6.5 n 6.1 has v little differences... mostly cosmetic changes it seems..

if you are goin to use samsung media player, you are better of sticking to wm6.1 since u could control the mp3 playback via the lockscreen

there r some memory leak issue wif the current 6.5 firmware

[CanonEOSseries]

i get omnia II in this month :D

[silencer22]

nice buy =P

[xdeiri]

some say if you updated it to Windows mobile 6.5 it will be less lagy, is it true ?

[silencer22]

the current wm6.5 is more laggy in my opinion.. wm6.5 by itself is more resource intensive n less responsive than a bare wm6.1

would be uploading the video for wm6.5 soon..

[6cRySiS9]

I have i8000 and i can say that its the best phone for multimedia, sound is perfectly clear and my fave filming in slow motion :D

[keshealm]

im bored

[Fmkk]

Wow thanks! I thought I only could work with Qwerty! Im really happy now! :D

[greennnyy]

hey its okay! i saw one of your older comments and manage to find the solution. Thanks alot though! (:

[greennnyy]

hey i see that your messaging method is the normal keypad. able to teach me how to change it to normal keypad typing? i dont really like keyboard and cant really figure out how to change. thanks!

[silencer22]

press and hold hte XT9 button until a dialog appears

[alsh2010]

Who cares... HTC HD2 is on the way... Makes the Omnia kinnda irrelevant...

[silencer22]

HD2 is using capacitative screen.. the existing winmo input have been removed due to incompatibility.

we have to wait for it to release before we could see the new screen impact on the existing games and software...

[darksupernova01]

isnt there a new HTC phone with a capacitative screen?

[silencer22]

currently there's only HD2 with capacitative screen running wm. the rest are running android platform..

[darksupernova01]

What about the HTC Leo?

[silencer22]

htc leo is actually htc hd2

leo is the pre-production name

[darksupernova01]

ah i see! so the omnia hd is running android?

[silencer22]

nope, omnia hd is running symbian

[darksupernova01]

cool okay thanks ;) !

[manutd1968]

Is Omnia II touchscreen sensitivity as bad as its predecessor Omnia i-900 (OK I got my touch panel replaced by samsung for free and it worked so perfectly fine afterward but I mean in comparison to the first batch of i-900 which have insensitive touch panel, is this i-8000 more responsive?)

[silencer22]

yup, i find the i8000 is way more responsive than the i900

[syrif]

THe funny thing abt omnia is.. on the "desktop" its kinda laggy, but when it reaches to the menu or watever, its smooth like silk. haha

[silencer22]

heard that the widget interface is speedier on wm6.5. personally haven upgrade mine, but like wat u said, the rest of the interface is smooth =D

[syrif]

is samsung jet better than omnia 2?

[silencer22]

depends on wat's ur need

jet is a feature phone, while omnia 2 is a smartphone... if u do need the ability to install applications, u could go for Jet. btw Jet comes with gesture unlock, which is someting missing form Omnia 2

[syrif]

Haha. kk. thx for ur answers :)

[GraveZero00]

cool cant w8 for this phone to come to the us. great vid

[jaycc9]

Hows the quality of the touchscreen? like does it feel like cheap plastic or you think it would last long? Just wanted some input before I get this phone.

[silencer22]

the build quality is great... find the screen no problem lasting for a long time..

[alamon88]

htc touc 2 or samsung omnia2 i8000? which one would you choose?

thx

[Kartoffelsuppe30]

if you compare the omnia 2 with the htc hero, i would say hero !

[silencer22]

choose wich ever one you like the most..

[fdrstrat]

Hi! Thanks for uploading this video. I think I speak for many people when I say that it really gives us an informative insight into this intriguing device! I'm going to buy an Omnia Pro when it's released, but the UI is identical in most aspects, so this video helps me a lot!

I have one question though. One problem I have with my Omnia i900 was that it doesn't play WMA music files. Can you tell me whether your Omnia II does? Does it display the album art well?

Thanks very much for you help!

[silencer22]

hi fdrstrat

thx for the compliment. Omnia Pro comes with 2nd type of widget, look quite interesting

My omnia ii does play WMA files. Have tested with a 128 kbps wma, and it is playing fine.

Omnia II does support album art, you can look at the video from 5:20. The issue here is Omnia II does not search for album art from the folder anymore, it is searching for the album art from the audio files directly.

hope tis helps

cheers =)

[fdrstrat]

Thanks very much! I can sleep easy knowing I won't have to convert my library to mp3 again! :D

Something tells me I'm gonna have a bit of a struggle with the album art, but I'll get there eventually, I'm sure. I'm not wasting such a nice coverflow animation by not having the right album art! :P

Thanks again!

[silencer22]

hah... no problem..

if you are using win7, there's one easy way to tag them. juz go to the library of windows media player, drag the pic to the album or the song, n wmp will update the song =D

[ThjeshtLife]

i was going to buy it if it had a 8 mpixel camera as the omnia hd (its predecessor)

[Dreaken1001]

its looks actactly the same as the samsung jet or not?

[silencer22]

yup, both have exactly the same design. Just that Jet is tad smaller than omnia2 and the battery cover has a reddish glow

[johnydee187]

How does the phone respond? i plan to buy it at whatever cost. And i seen to diff versions of this phone.

[silencer22]

it depends on the firmware version you are using. Personally i find the phone quite responsive.

[bertokhartok]

Hello super video !

I have bought a new Omnia 2 a few weeks ago but my screen does not rotate to landscape mode while writting SMS. What I should do to switch it to landscape mode? Thanks

[silencer22]

Hi there, thx for the compliment.

From what i gathered is newer firmware does not hav the auto rotation for SMS. Or you could dl the app from modaco forum

cheers

[akosiivanangeles001]

my god i love this fone . just got mine last sunday . haha iphones only advantage on this is graphics ..

[ltabby85]

who has this fone? what are the text modes? does it have this kind of text " ü " please om me who knows the answer to this question!

[silencer22]

yea, its there

[2001integraguy]

good video

w w w. Samsung-Omnia. org

[jaylewsky]

Can I get it hooked up with the verizon network? And is the data plan always on there, if so, how much is it?\

[silencer22]

i'm not sure of the frequency band verizon is using. omnia 2 supports 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 1800. You could disable the data connection on the phone such that it will not connect to the gprs

[DidoshDaQT]

It will be released for Verizon Wireless (soon). This phone will require you to get the data plan on top of your voice plan which starts from $29.99.. Note: Data plan has allowance up to 5GB of internet usage so if you think about using slingbox don't.

[jaylewsky]

Where can I get one of these? And what service provider do they use?

[silencer22]

u could get it from ebay if its not out locally..

in singapore, all the sets are unlocked

[iloveyorkies1000]

So is the samsung 2 better than the first ???

[silencer22]

personally i find it better, there will b ppl who will disagree wif me thou

[rodword]

I have this phone, do u know how to stop system adminstrator from notifying u that u have a message. because after message has been sent. then the notification comes. its annoying1

[silencer22]

u could try disabling the MMS ringtone n vibration if u r using the older firmware. Another way is to disable the samsung inbox and use the default winmo inbox.

if all these cant work out, juz press close the message sending screen and the notification wont appear

[muffa08]

which is better? jet s8000 or this one?

[silencer22]

it depends on wat you need. both hav the same design, but jet is smaller than oii. one is a conventional mobile phone platform, while the other is a smartphone. smartphone allows you to do more stuff at the expense of steeper learning curve.

have a feel at the demo set to see which phone do you prefer more.

[muffa08]

kk thx

[cinderellastarxxx]

hi thanks for this video it's great! :D

so btw, i need your help here! do you know if it's possible to rotate/set it to the landscape view for other apps e.g. adobe reader? pls teach me if you know thanks so so much! (:

[silencer22]

halo,

you could checkout the following url for the way to get manual rotation

mobilesilence. blogspot. com/ 2009/08/omnia-ii-tip-2-enable-­manual-screen.html

[dinsar]

I am having Omnia ii and it rocks, I disagree if you say it is for first time windos user. It is advanced for windows mobile. By the way, How do you get a 3rd software for 12-keypad for messaging.. Curious :D

[silencer22]

oh, what i meant was first its well designed for first time user, of cos its suitable for seasoned user for its underlying OS. The learning curve is much gentle than other more naked window mobile i find.

the 12 keypad is included in the phone, press and hold the mode until a dialog appears. you could select 12 keypad, 20 keypad, and qwerty keyboard from there :D

[dinsar]

thank you.. wow u are an expert of omnia phones.

Cheers

[avcomth]

Looks like I'm going to be getting the i8910 instead of this one. The shitty Windows OS really kills the fun!!

[bigjeprivate]

lol Why??

[cooldude12345657]

how to get the touchwiz 2.0 UI on non smartphone samsung touchscreens?

[BritishSAS]

Ohhh. Starhub. XD

[rdt1970]

these phones are just stopgaps for the good stuff comming min specs 1ghz cpu 8mp cam better battery, better touch sony RACHEL is something im looking at still not bad but no software apps

[edawg00]

keep making the HD clips, but just shorten them to show one or two topics, or edit them a little tighter. Thanks for the vid by the way. I want to get this when it hits verizon on the 23rd.

[silencer22]

Are you refering to HD clips of the phone or HD clips made by the phone?

If the former, probably not so soon as my camera is goin crazy, it just refuse to focus.. haha

[kpopsaranghaex3]

wow looking at how smooth and finger friendly the ui is, i really do want to get one :P i remember a pre-release version of the omnia 2 where when u switch between the 3 widget screens, it lagged to load the pages, but i guess samsung fixed it. great choice if u want a window mobile phone :]

P.S loved the boys before flower ost. awesome dude :P

[silencer22]

yea... this phone is definately recommended for those first time window mobile user. Touchwiz 2 has covered the default screen well deep enough.

The widget screen is nice, it would be better if the widgets could appear instantly... haha... best if they could make it the way? as T*Omnia

Yeah! BOF! watching on my omnia 2 too ;P

[stephennathanael]

Great video and very informative.

Just a few qns abt e phone, if I buy it here in Sg:

1. Is there any on-screen alphanumeric keyboard out-of-the-box? I heard from other websites there wasn't any, but it seems there is in yr video. Which is true?

2. Can it read Chinese (SMS/file names in Chinese) and can I type Chinese out-of-box with it?

3. Any issues/bugs related to ringing tone/alerts?

Thanks a lot in advance.

[silencer22]

hi there

1. I don't quite get u here? There are actually 3 different keyboard layout in Omnia II, QWERTY, 20 keys and 12 keys (conventional keypad)

2. Yes it can display chinese. But to type Chinese, you would have to download your own Chinese input. PlumSIP is the one that they included in Omnia, which is a free ware.

3. Delay in ringing for incoming calls, and softer sms alerts. Peeps with the latest firmware claims that the latter issue is resolved.

cheers

[stephennathanael]

Yeah I meant the conventional 12-key keypad. Haha. Thanks for yr reply =)

[greenie87]

Hi, i wld liek to double check, the omnia i gt did not come with the 12-key keypad, did u download it as a 3rd party software?

[ichilouch]

man i know that soundtrack that's boy's over flowers i love that show i watch it every day

[silencer22]

yeah, you got it right =P

[ichilouch]

where did you buy it? is it already released because i like it and want to buy one

[silencer22]

Omnia II is currently out in Singapore since 18 July. It is currently retailing for Singapore dollar 898.

[beezwax2225]

I couldnt tell but are the sms messages threaded

[silencer22]

Nope, SMS are non-threaded by default. It is possible to switch on threaded sms for Samsung inbox, but that makes it slower.

[kala451]

Thanks for your answers. What do about appications? Do you think they are going to get the same support ?

[silencer22]

touch symbian is pretty new, there's limited applications at the moment. but nokia open source the symbian, might have more applications in future.

as for winmo, 6.1 n 6.5 have quite a wealth of applications out there right now. 7 is coming nex yr, but not sure if that is goin to provide backward support for applications designed for 6.5 or older

[peter2kok]

Omnia apps

w w w. Samsung-Omnia. org

[kala451]

Should i get Omnia HD or should I w8 for this phone? I am so confused if winmo or Symbian is better.... Anyone that can help ?

[silencer22]

either OS has its pros n cons, depends on which u like better. HD has a slightly better specs over II with a capacitive screen

[MoOdy66099]

i love samsung specially omnia hd but really windows sucks !!

[rdt1970]

think i will keep my n97 and wait for next year iphone4g or better snapdragon series phones also winmo6.5. will be out

[h0rnyMZ]

Sluggish!

[MetalGuitarPleyer]

where yuo by?

you are from arop?

[silencer22]

the phone is out in Singapore, sim unlocked

[bobbanisten]

Wow, that is some bad interface right there. But thanks for the video though.

[avcomth]

No, it's some bad OS right there, the interface is just fine. Want to bet how many hours before it go crashing?

[magillagorilla1234]

whys it so bad

[mxmus08]

As someone pointed put in another video, there i something very child like about the UI. They've tried hard to hide the MS OS, and this is what they've come up with post Omnia 1. Htc touchflo 3D/Sense it aint that's for sure, shame really, cause the specs are not that bad. You'll proabaly have to install SPB mobile shell on it though.

[aq11]

what is the colour of ur OMNIA 2?

[silencer22]

it is indicated on the box as rose black

[TraTragedy]

when does this phone come out!???

and how much is it gonna cost.

[HAZ316]

which is a better phone for surfing net? and better stock market price application? iphone or omnia 2? im stuck between this 2.....

[silencer22]

try out yourself, see which experience you would prefer. winmo gives you wider range of browsers, IE, Opera, Firefox oso releasing theirs soon. On top of that, winmo supports embedded flash.

As for stock market applications, that boils down to the developers. If there's a particular app that you prefer, try asing them if they are releasing for either phone.

[HAZ316]

thank you for the fast reply =)

[drphysx]

Omnia 2 is a lot better.

It's got more features and virtually unlimited possibilities of customization, and a choice of browsers, media players etc., whereas you only get a bunch of icons, one browser, one player etc. on the iPhone.

[HAZ316]

thanks for the info, btw how do you think of htc touch diamond 2 compared to omnia 2?

[drphysx]

Well, the Omnia 2 got the faster processor (800MHz Samsung processor compared to the pretty slow Qualcomm one in HTC's devices), it's got the big AMOLED screen, a Dual-LED flash for the camera, internal storage in addition to microSD and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

So it's pretty clear that the Omnia 2 is the more powerful/feature-rich device.

The Diamond 2 is for people who want a smaller, lighter device than the Omnia2/Touch HD/iPhone, that still has all the smartphone (WinMo) features.