i got my diamond and all things are well, i got this as a orange upgrade and i have read various threads here and they say i should upgrade my ROM to give better battery life/performance etc.
my rom details are:
ROM version: 1.93.405.1 WWE
ROM Date: 08/06/08
Radion version: 1.00.25.05
Protocol version: 52.29.25.12W
the weird thing is that it says rom update 08/06/08!! which seems OLD??? i got it as a upgrade from orange just today and it funnily enough doesn't have the orange theme to which the manual shows!??
SHould i return the handset and demand a newer ROM (assuming they have one which give additional benefits) or upgrade myself? which is something i dnt want to do
You have Orange's newest ROM. It does not have any of the Orange themed tabs etc the manual says it should, but that is just the way it is (and was for the last ROM to!)
I have no problems with this ROM - it works fine and gives me reasonable (for a TD) battery life. It is quicker and slicker than the previous Orange ROM
Lots of people on here will tell you to change to a different ROM that has been customised - they all have their favouraites. It is up to you, but remember it will probably invalidate your warranty with Orange if they find out and if you have a future problem.
It is up to you - I chose not to risk it with my new £300 toy!
hi thanks for the reply. SO this is the latest ROM update? from Orange?
it seems people have a lot of people commentating on better performance etc by adjusting touchFlow have you tried this update on the above ROM? (i am new i am assuming you dnt need to update the ROM to update individual applications)
Yep it is their latest.
I had the previous ROM when I got my diamond in June and downloaded and installed the later one when it became available on the Orange website.
Apps will install no matter what ROM you have - I have resisited doing very much in the way of mods or apps. I use it for ordinary phone, for sat nav (with TT6), for picking up emails when i am away from the computer, for use as a PDA and for the occassional snap. It works fine for all of those out of the box so why change it for me?
The only apps I have installed are Gsen, which enables me to use landscape mode in most programmes, and BTmusic, which enables my Parrot car kit to pick up the sat nav warnings and instructions and relay them through my car audio.
thanks for your informative reply
a quick few questions....
1. GSEN? does that work? i saw a thread on it here and also is there a latest update to this?
2. I have charged the phone and i had a query the first 3-4 charges, do i run the battery low until the phone switches off? or until it gets lower then 10%? i read it takes 3-4 charges until the battery life can be seen.
3. why does the phone not switch on, when u press the touch screen/tap the call buttons? after i locked it and left it for a few mins and i have to put the on/off button to see how to unlock it. Is that normal or is my set-up incorrect?
GSen works fine for me.
I did not worry about the battery - just started using the phone. I have a cradle for mine (from ebay) that I sit it in most nights - it syncs with my computer and charges. It also charges in the car in the Brodit active mount I use.
i dont recomend gsen,every app can go to landscape,try gyrator much better app,and you can disable same apps not to rotate+ it has no landscape crashing.
intel286 said:
i dont recomend gsen,every app can go to landscape,try gyrator much better app,and you can disable same apps not to rotate+ it has no landscape crashing.
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Not on the version of Gsen I downloaded! I can set which apps do and don't use the landscape mode in the set up.
i used gsen before but probably this is the newest version
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3. why does the phone not switch on, when u press the touch screen/tap the call buttons? after i locked it and left it for a few mins and i have to put the on/off button to see how to unlock it. Is that normal or is my set-up incorrect?
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This is normal. Otherwise the phone would keep coming on and dialing without you knowing when it was in your pocket. If you want to change it go into settings/system tab/keylock
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I looked in the forums before posting this and only found one or two threads that sort of helped. lol.
Long story short, I have tried ROM after ROM after ROM, the first few weeks they all seem fine, but 2-3 weeks after a new flash they all turn flaky. Since I use my phone for SMS, MMS, email, internet, and obviously the phone itself, I need something that can encompass all those features but REMAIN stable. My biggest issue I usually run into is my constant switching between landscape and standard mode causes my phone to lock up and my screen to go all white or criss-cross and stick showing both landscape and standard modes about 5-6 times a day. This has happened on every ROM I have tried.
I need a WING ROM that has all those features, a decent page pool size, 6.1 based (or has threaded SMS), and preferably does NOT have the cube lol. I am not a fan. If anyone has recommendations for me, please let me know and either provide a link or the version and author of the ROM you recommend (so I know what to search for). It's been awhile since I have been on this site, or any ppc site, so I am not up to date on what's the most currently cooked ROMs.
Just as an FYI, I am currently using Open Touch 4.0
I use the same rom, and constantly IM, use the phone, MMS, Internet, and Text. Whatevr rom you have the phone will go slow while switcing from Portrait to Landscape mode, its slow when you are on the stock rom. The only adive is to just download whatevr programs u need if u want more, or try to cook your own rom. Open Touch 4 is very stable and is a very good rom, although i dont understand what u mean by they become flaky after 2-3 weeks
I know the switch is usually slow, the speed isn't the issue, it's the fact that my phone will completely lock up and require a soft-reset if I switch between views too often/quickly. Aside from what comes stock on Open Touch 4.0, I have only installed iContact, Yahoo2Go!, and Slick.
As far as the become flaky part... after a few weeks of use it seems the performance of my phone takes a HUGE dive. Things start locking up far more often. I will start getting odd messages/error messages I never had pop up earlier (and I don't install anything new or mod the phone in any way after I flash to a new ROM and install the 3 previously mentioned programs), the phone will randomly reset itself, my email and MMS will stop working, it will have sudden issues with EDGE (and when I call T-Mobile they say everything is fine), etc etc. lol. I think my phone just may be possessed! I was actually thinking of switching back to the stock TMO ROM and just upgrading. I don't know if that would work better for me or not. lol.
AsaSpades said:
I use the same rom, and constantly IM, use the phone, MMS, Internet, and Text. Whatevr rom you have the phone will go slow while switcing from Portrait to Landscape mode, its slow when you are on the stock rom. The only adive is to just download whatevr programs u need if u want more, or try to cook your own rom. Open Touch 4 is very stable and is a very good rom, although i dont understand what u mean by they become flaky after 2-3 weeks
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take the phone and go to the latest tmboile rom that was released. this should resolve any minor issues that may have happened during previous flashes. Next try itspapadiamond rom. it is not HTC home based and is battery status based. It has so far been the most stable rom i have been using. You must also remember that messages take up space on the phone and if you are not deleting the messages you will inevitably fill the phones memory up with texts and also clearing your browsing history every week is also helpful. i filled my phone up with that garbage and it ran TERRIBLE. third what programs do you have running in the backround when your switching from portrait to landscape.
The only things I have running usually are Messaging and ActiveSync. Do you have the links for the lastest TMO ROM and the itspapadiamond ROM? If not, I will find them. I just don't know if there are specific version numbers and if so, those would be useful so I don't come across a thread saying it's the latest ROM and it in fact... be outdated lol.
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take the phone and go to the latest tmboile rom that was released. this should resolve any minor issues that may have happened during previous flashes. Next try itspapadiamond rom. it is not HTC home based and is battery status based. It has so far been the most stable rom i have been using. You must also remember that messages take up space on the phone and if you are not deleting the messages you will inevitably fill the phones memory up with texts and also clearing your browsing history every week is also helpful. i filled my phone up with that garbage and it ran TERRIBLE. third what programs do you have running in the backround when your switching from portrait to landscape.
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use the RC5 rom - its more stable than the RC5.3...
see post 5...
follow the directions with setting up your weather for Batterystatus, and thats really it... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=396036
Hi
My new Touch Diamond is such a complete dog in terms of its ability to respond within less than 2 seconds to any 'touch', that I either have to get rid of it, or change the ROM to something better.
I've got the latest Orange UK upgrade ( came as delivered ), have installed advanced config & made the various changes suggested on this forum, but its made zero difference.
Anyone got a suggestion for a ROM to instal ?
Im running the latest version of the Orange UK ROM, and am having no problems, in fact it flies.
Have you tried changing to a cooked ROM? that may well help
Have you tried using DiamondTweak and TF3D Config?
I was hoping for some guidance on which cooked ROM to use that has 'speed' as its main idea...
try the new 2.00 ROM series, much better than 1.93/1.97 or whatever
see my sig
2.00
yes this is the way forward
before you try to install a cooked rom....read....read and then...read some more
i don't want your next post to be " help....i have bricked my phone"
welcome to the forum and good luck with your diamond
Thanks all. I've done ROM upgrades before so no problems getting to the 2.00 ones.
In fact I did it yesterday morning with Shaks ROM & battery life improved so much I've stil lhave not had to charge it. Used to be every morning. Responsiveness improved a lot, although now have slight problems with the 'start' button ( only works sometimes ) & photo album / contacts being TOO responsive & you simply cant flick through either of them without activating them.
Anyone got any solutions ?
Cheers
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Thanks all. I've done ROM upgrades before so no problems getting to the 2.00 ones.
In fact I did it yesterday morning with Shaks ROM & battery life improved so much I've stil lhave not had to charge it. Used to be every morning. Responsiveness improved a lot, although now have slight problems with the 'start' button ( only works sometimes ) & photo album / contacts being TOO responsive & you simply cant flick through either of them without activating them.
Anyone got any solutions ?
Cheers
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try flashing with the latest version 2.10
I have managed to get M$-Voip working, but when the screen goes black so does my call. Also, when the screen goes black no amount of touching keys will bring it back from standby, but if I slide the keyboard unit it will come back out of its crypt ( i think the wifi drops). I had initially installed SPL-1.00-OliPof or what not, and upon discovering that is an old piece of software I upgraded to HardSPL-3.29 [through jumpspl-1.5x] hoping that this would relieve my issue. The SPL upgrade was after a radio upgrade, and the radio upgrade [er downgrade from a 1.7x rom to a 1.6x rom made the camera and phone work ]. At this point, I'm not sure if this is a OS rom issue, or Radio Rom issue. My oem setup had 3.57 within a version number if that is any thing I believe it was for the OS rom, other than that I cannot be sure of anything else. Bringing me to ask, are radio roms for the kaiser dependant upon minor hardware alterations between kaiser models, or are they more dependent on the alterations contained within the software side of things ( SPL's, Os Rom's )?
(I have a at&t tilt 8925 (kais 100) )
Also any suggestions in getting this phone where it should be would be greatly accepted. I am hoping to get the best graphics I can, the best speed I can bargain for, while maintaining the native voip capabiltiy unless someone can recommend a good voip client that integrates well into the phone I tried fring but it doesn't have a keypad [WTF?!] (i.e. your in voice mail and need to press 2 to hear your mail, no keypad makes me feel impotent at such junctures)..But yes right now my main issue is this display-standby problem..
Thank you!
Ty
You could use this DontSleep to stop it going to sleep add it to a hardware button for quick access "Start\Settings\Buttons", you could try and use advanced config but not sure if voip calls are the same as voice.
Yeah maybe I will look into that for an extremely temporary workaround. But, I don't want kill my tilt by pulling the keyboard in and out to see whats up. Seriously it just dies black and stays that ways. so uncool.
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Yeah maybe I will look into that for an extremely temporary workaround. But, I don't want kill my tilt by pulling the keyboard in and out to see whats up. Seriously it just dies black and stays that ways. so uncool.
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Sorry i was under the impression that it only does the black screen during VOIP but your actually having this issue all the time when the phone goes into sleep.
Have any of you seen this thread by Cornflipper at PPC geeks? :
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=109527
I just took the plunge and flashed, I hope this is legit, well if not.... that is what insurance is for right? lol
So, I flashed it and it seems to be a little more stable, it has a new sys and new Radio..... I hope it turns out to better than stock, it will make waiting for the HSPL a little eaiser.
Flashed the new rom last night basically for the new radio ( 2.25 ). I ran it for a couple of hours before I put Sense 2.5 2011 back on it. The radio is better where I live ( I got an extra bar at home ) and the calls seemed a little clearer with more volume. Data and sms seem smoother and the rom seems a little faster and smoother. I do like it better .
After having this rom on for a day or so , the the thing that really sticks out is that there is virtually no memory leak , I can't believe it ! My free memory has been at 52 - 56% all day . Was worth the flash.
I jumped on this and I have to say, I'm really happy that I did. The device is notably more 'snappier' than it was. I never really had much of a memory leak problem, but I'm seeing slightly less memory usage than I typically do.
No problems at all updating, either. The installer that was posted on the first post of that thread worked out of the box for me, painless and easy. Just a re-sync to get my contacts back and some reconfiguration was all that was required. Cornflipper is my hero
One thing I noted that I like, and maybe it was there in the stock ROM and I just missed it during setup, was the ability to set the multimedia button to launch the TouchFlo Music tab. While the music app still seems pretty laggy/slow with a 10GB library on a storage card, being able to use that button makes me happy. If only I knew how to set the volume granularity under TouchFlo. (WMP still makes a better MP3 player mode for now IMO)
Not sure about battery usage, I went down to 90% pretty fast, but I've been downloading/reinstalling a bunch of things. Radio does seem to stay 3G instead of 1X better than it did as well.
I recommend. Nothing appears to have gotten worse.
edit: It also seems that the data connection will turn itself on by default now after soft-resetting the device, which is new for me. It was always OFF for me unless I turned it on manually. Data conn still dies when powering the phone off, though. I've had issues with data crapping out randomly, maybe that will be fixed too, but haven't had the ROM long enough to know one way or the other.
edit 2: I thought I took a major hit in battery life today, without even using the phone for anything it was down to 50% after being unplugged for 9 hours. However, it also charged back to 100% in about 15 minutes, so it looks like flashing the ROM messes up the battery gauge again. Using my original trick of charging, unplugging, charging, unplugging ... until it just won't charge anymore. Worked when the phone was new
I highly recommend it!
I have to agree with the concensus over at PPCGeeks . . . this rom ROCKS!
One of the bigest things for me is that A2DP starts automatically now. When I get into my car and start one of my Podcasts, it imediately plays through the car stereo; I don't have to go ino the BT settings and start it!
The memory leaks seem to have been fixed for the most part - it starts at 52% after a restart and only creeps up a bit from there. I also see far moe 3G coverage than with the old ROM.
I can't say that I have noticed any battery improvement though . . . but it is certainly no worse!
If you haven't updated yet . . . what are you waiting for?
BRosenow said:
One of the bigest things for me is that A2DP starts automatically now. When I get into my car and start one of my Podcasts, it imediately plays through the car stereo; I don't have to go ino the BT settings and start it!
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BRosenow... did you do anything to get it to start automatically? I'm not that lucky. Also, is your BT sound of poorer quality? Mine sounds kind of crappy and I think it's the phone b/c my old phone sounds pretty good. Any thoughts? Thanks!
Official ROM available on PCD Phones
The official ROM is available on PCD Phones website. I'm going to assume it's the same.
http://www.pcdphones.com/view_phone_details.aspx?mcode=XV6975&bID=136&sAct=0
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The official ROM is available on PCD Phones website. I'm going to assume it's the same.
http://www.pcdphones.com/view_phone_details.aspx?mcode=XV6975&bID=136&sAct=0
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Yes, it looks like it is the same. the name & versioning are identical.
just flashed this and its alot faster and i have full bars now where i live!!! thanks
laserbeme said:
BRosenow... did you do anything to get it to start automatically? I'm not that lucky. Also, is your BT sound of poorer quality? Mine sounds kind of crappy and I think it's the phone b/c my old phone sounds pretty good. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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No, I didn't do anything special . . . in fact I noticed it by accident. Since this was a problem with the previous ROM I stopped using it, but one day I just started playing a PodCast when I got into my car and it played through the radio. I was pleasantly surprised!
I can't say that I have noticed that the sound quality is lower (I mostly listen to spoken-word Podcasts, so quality is not a big issue), but I do notice a half-second pause from time to time. It's a bit annoying, but not a big deal considering what I'm listening to - if I was listening to music I imagine it would be VERY annoying!
Installed - but WORSE memory mgmt?
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Yes, it looks like it is the same. the name & versioning are identical.
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So I upgraded to the latest and greatest and have seen worse behavior in memory management. I used to be able to go a number of days without rebooting, now memory shoots from 58% upon boot to 70% in a few minutes. Exact same applications installed, nothing new but the ROM.
I've also had strange issues where the phone doesn't always ring -- screen lights up, but no ringtone.
Anyone else see new issues since upgrading?
More oddities with the new ROM
FYI: I also manually put my phone into Vibrate mode...it somehow went back into Automatic mode without my knowledge / intervention (which also disrupted a meeting I was in when my alarm went off). Not sure if this is because I was using ActiveSync at the time...but this new ROM is IMHO not nearly as good as the stock one.
ROM is official via Verizon Support Page
Looks like Verizon has made this official. If you go to the support page on Verizon.com and click on software updates, it takes you to:
http://www.pcdphones.com/phone_downloads.aspx?bid=136&cid=1&mid=364&carrier=Verizon Wireless
I took the plunge two days ago and upgaded to this new ROM. Wow, what an improvement! Maybe it's my imagination, but the device seems to run faster, the touch screen seems more accuate, expecially when typing and cell reception is better.
honestly...
and no disrespect to those who DID notice an improvement, but after flashing to this updated ROM and using my device as normal, i don't see any difference at all.
Sure, they fixed that issue when you first restore your sms database and it takes FOREVER to re-thread your messages...but now, i just see that they "fixed" it by stopping my restored messages from re-threading at all. so much for that..
In need of help
Collegues, can some one provide me with a direct link to download a (the best) custom ROM? I’m having a hard time trying to find one. I’ve read about a couple of’m but there’s not a direct link you can click on to download it. HELP PLZ!!!!!
If you want I cook new ROM for this Device
02Luis02 said:
Collegues, can some one provide me with a direct link to download a (the best) custom ROM? I’m having a hard time trying to find one. I’ve read about a couple of’m but there’s not a direct link you can click on to download it. HELP PLZ!!!!!
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For me, the Energy ROM is the best balance of performance and functionality. He provides several options and updates the ROMs frequently as new .cabs become available. The download links are in one of the first few posts in this thread:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=113971
Hi,
I wanted to know if there is any way to run a different OS on this phone that supports all of the hardware.
I love the specs of this phone - and the form factor, however, it doesn't matter which ROM I use, the phone is just so unbearably slow. Even with the light ROMs.
I simply hate Windows Mobile. The processor is not that slow - it should be able to do plenty - but everything takes 3 seconds at least to open. I've missed an inordinate number of phone calls just because the stupid send button takes 10 seconds to respond.
Is there any option at all to forgo a WM ROM and use a different OS entirely?
How can I take advantage of the amazing hardware - but not be dragged down by the software?
HELP!
Moved as not ROM Development.
Try flashing stock then ROM, changing Hard-SPL.. etc.
Never had problem with slow OS unless the ROM is an issue to which is very uncommon..
If it really takes 10 seconds to get the phone to answer a call...
One thing to check is memory -- Do you have a lot of stuff in your calls list or MMS texts? Clear them out.
Which ROMS have you tried? Any 6.1 or 6.5s?
There is no other usable OS now -- Android is getting close but it won't work with all the phone's components
OS Lag
stylez said:
Moved as not ROM Development.
Try flashing stock then ROM, changing Hard-SPL.. etc.
Never had problem with slow OS unless the ROM is an issue to which is very uncommon..
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The last ROM I flashed that's exactly what I did - I flashed to a stack ROM - changed the Hard SPL.
The ROM I love - Shifu did a phenomenal job - but after a while - everything just begins to lag...and it's not just this ROM - it's every ROM. After a few weeks - everything just starts to miss a beat and then slowly unravel.
I'm surprised that you've never had any problems with the OS - the consensus is that WM is a generally slow OS - I just thought maybe there's a way to take advantage of the great hardware in the phone without having to use this OS.
Thanks for the advice though.
If you have any other suggestions - they would be much appreciated.
burtcom said:
If it really takes 10 seconds to get the phone to answer a call...
One thing to check is memory -- Do you have a lot of stuff in your calls list or MMS texts? Clear them out.
Which ROMS have you tried? Any 6.1 or 6.5s?
There is no other usable OS now -- Android is getting close but it won't work with all the phone's components
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Maybe not 10 seconds - but I have missed plenty of calls because the phone was completely unresponsive.
I do have a LOT of SMS' - maybe that's it. I just flashed to a new ROM (jjblaster3's 6.5) - it's great for now. I hope it stays that way. But they all start off great...you start installing a few programs and then nothing moves.
Thanks for the SMS/call history advice - I'll start clearing out now.
Anything else you can think of would be great.
I went through similar problems. Currently I am using the ROM "forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=428261". This was the best ROM that I tested for my Kaiser.
I was not very fan of windows mobile too, because that i installed android at sdcard and recently found a very good application "forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=623792" to streamline the boot process for the android, without having to wait for the windows mobile start and then boot the android. Android is fantastic, but as has already been said not everything works. The GPS and camera are the major problems yet.
Thanks
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I went through similar problems. Currently I am using the ROM "forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=428261". This was the best ROM that I tested for my Kaiser.
I was not very fan of windows mobile too, because that i installed android at sdcard and recently found a very good application "forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=623792" to streamline the boot process for the android, without having to wait for the windows mobile start and then boot the android. Android is fantastic, but as has already been said not everything works. The GPS and camera are the major problems yet.
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Thanks for the advice - I'm not going to head down the Android route yet...but I will check out the ROM you suggested. Have you tried any 6.5 ROMs you liked? I'm running jjblaster3 6.5 v2 right now.
Well personally, I like the STAXXX STYLE ROMs...they are 6.5.3...and VERY fast in my opinion.
ROM Suggestions
Thanks for the suggestion, any ROM recommendations would be much appreciated, here is what I'm looking for:
1) A fast ROM
2) No bugs with common things like text messages, bluetooth, WiFi, Internet
3) Good battery life
4) And if possible - 6.5 - but not mandatory
I know a LOT of hard work goes into cooking the ROMs, so I'm not complaining - but I've found that there are always small bugs that are real deal breakers for me.
I've tried:
1) AthineOS Manila Edition
Text issues, backlight issues
2) Shifu (3.2)
Text issues, screen rotation issues, wifi issues, phone got stuck a lot towards the end (had to soft reset twice a day at times)
3) Jjblaster3 v2
Battery life (very poor - need to charge twice a day) - because there is no easy way to switch between 3G and GPRS (any quick fix for this?)
shar1r said:
Thanks for the suggestion, any ROM recommendations would be much appreciated, here is what I'm looking for:
1) A fast ROM
2) No bugs with common things like text messages, bluetooth, WiFi, Internet
3) Good battery life
4) And if possible - 6.5 - but not mandatory
I know a LOT of hard work goes into cooking the ROMs, so I'm not complaining - but I've found that there are always small bugs that are real deal breakers for me.
I've tried:
1) AthineOS Manila Edition
Text issues, backlight issues
2) Shifu (3.2)
Text issues, screen rotation issues, wifi issues, phone got stuck a lot towards the end (had to soft reset twice a day at times)
3) Jjblaster3 v2
Battery life (very poor - need to charge twice a day) - because there is no easy way to switch between 3G and GPRS (any quick fix for this?)
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This baby is fast as hell! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=618767 try it
Any known bugs?
gmaniac2008 said:
This baby is fast as hell! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=618767 try it
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I have actually already downloaded that one - so as soon as my battery is more than 50% - I'll flash.
Thanks!
Do you know of anything to look out for bug-wise?
shar1r said:
I have actually already downloaded that one - so as soon as my battery is more than 50% - I'll flash.
Thanks!
Do you know of anything to look out for bug-wise?
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No bugs reported so far