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Hi folks,
This is a noob question. I am unable to find any post related to stock Froyo for Galaxy S. Is something like this out yet ?
By stock I mean, Android as Google release it, without any reseller trash on it.
Thanks in advance
there is no froyo for SGS yet, at least not officially
much less a stock froyo
there are tons of phone killing Beta froyos if you feel brave
Thanks for letting me know. I am not confident yet in any beta out there, although a lot of phones are using it without any issue...
Hoping that stock will be released soon.
Thanks
It won't (be released soon).
Currently there are community efforts going on to try and get stock 2.1 run on the SGS but they still have a way to go.
After that, once samsung releases the sources for 2.2 they can start trying to get a stock 2.2 running. They have to wait for Samsung because of drivers and such.
Hoping that what they've learned from 2.1 can largely be reused there's a good chance a stock/AOSP 2.2 ROM could make it's way relatively fast to the SGS but for now, don't hold your breath.
Ladduro said:
Hi folks,
This is a noob question. I am unable to find any post related to stock Froyo for Galaxy S. Is something like this out yet ?
By stock I mean, Android as Google release it, without any reseller trash on it.
Thanks in advance
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I really don't think it can ever be called stock. All releases have to be configured and customised to the platform they are running on. With Linux or Windows it is all on the disk and web server, drivers etc etc. You cannot do this with phone firmware as the download would be huge.
And just like Windows or Linux there are some stock programs that each will install. So what can we call "stock"? Even the Nexux 2.2 has to be configured to it.
By stock/vanilla Android, I meant of course a modified one that includes drivers for SGS, but does not include any customer UI made by Samsung.
So stock UI, no additional garbage (iPhone garbage style in SGS case) would be what I really need to see on my phone.
Or maybe a faster way for this is to modify current Samsung ROM and remove TW and Samsung's apps.
Thanks
Ladduro said:
By stock/vanilla Android, I meant of course a modified one that includes drivers for SGS, but does not include any customer UI made by Samsung.
So stock UI, no additional garbage (iPhone garbage style in SGS case) would be what I really need to see on my phone.
Or maybe a faster way for this is to modify current Samsung ROM and remove TW and Samsung's apps.
Thanks
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Have a look in the Dev threads. There are several Roms that do that.
Hi Tehpriest,
Can you route me to a ROM mentioned by you ? I searched but in vane... no result.
Thanks
+1. Have been seeking a stock UI-based ROM for i9000T for a while now, with no luck.
Cheers!
There seems to now be some skilled developers starting to get Cyanogen 6 (a vanilla version of Froyo) onto the Galaxy S. Assuming they get it running - which I think is likely when Samsung release the source for their spin on Froyo - it will take a while before it's stable and fully featured.
There's a steep learning curve for working out how to backup then flash your phone with a new rom. It took me three days to go through forum posts working it out, and I've now got a beta version of Froyo working fine. My advice is to get Samsung's official upgrade Froyo when it's out and wait until the devs get a chance to get something better running.
Also, use 'Launcher pro' from the market to replace Samsung's launcher, which makes things a whole lot more familiar.
official froyo is out, the wait should be shorter now
I am hoping too for this. I really like to benefit of OOB Android experience as Galaxy S is my first android phone.
Looking forward to see if it... hopefully soon.
wasnt CyanogenMod working on a release for the galaxy s?
Hello all!
I recently took advantage with a fido promotion they offered me the LG Optimus 2X for 49.99$ (used fido $) and I upgraded.
Now I managed to root it no problem using the SuperOneClick program, and it works great.
Now I wanted to ask, the phone feels bulky, no not he physical part just the os. It seems to be preloaded with some of the fido apps and the gui when swipping panels or screens from side to side feels lagged even with out any widgets running.
Some of my questions:
1)Is the bootloader locked and does it matter?
2) would I benefit from flashing the rom to stock LG (unbranding it or w.e its called)
3) are there any good custom firmwares or roms (not sure what they are called even with the arc I'm new to droid)
4)I noticed its running 2.2.2 Froyo, with LG planning to move to 2.3.x Gingerbread, are there any massive improvements? Should I not get my hopes up for gingerbread?
5)This isn't a question its a pre Thank You for your answers, and patience with me
L1qu1d said:
Hello all!
Some of my questions:
1)Is the bootloader locked and does it matter?
2) would I benefit from flashing the rom to stock LG (unbranding it or w.e its called)
3) are there any good custom firmwares or roms (not sure what they are called even with the arc I'm new to droid)
4)I noticed its running 2.2.2 Froyo, with LG planning to move to 2.3.x Gingerbread, are there any massive improvements? Should I not get my hopes up for gingerbread?
5)This isn't a question its a pre Thank You for your answers, and patience with me
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1) nope, not locked. never had any bootloader hacking in here.
2) i personally like the stock rom especially V10d. versions between countries might differ. its just the lg launcher, it lags and of a lower version than lg opt black's one.
3) haven't used any costum rom. currently on leaked V20e european. cm7 and miui have problems with ussd codes, mounting flash drives (int and ext) on pc (linux, windows), not sure what else.
try to use costum roms based on stock roms. its basically "improvements".
4) ggb, sept or oct, who knows? improvements, im on leaked v20e. im not sure what's been improved from the froyo version. . things just work generally. i notice unmounting micro sd on ubuntu & win 7 is faster. unmounted in < 1 second. mounting still takes a while though. ggb is going to be released.
5) not exactly top gun in here. its just pretty basic. have fun.
L1qu1d said:
Hello all!
I recently took advantage with a fido promotion they offered me the LG Optimus 2X for 49.99$ (used fido $) and I upgraded.
Now I managed to root it no problem using the SuperOneClick program, and it works great.
Now I wanted to ask, the phone feels bulky, no not he physical part just the os. It seems to be preloaded with some of the fido apps and the gui when swipping panels or screens from side to side feels lagged even with out any widgets running.
Some of my questions:
1)Is the bootloader locked and does it matter?
2) would I benefit from flashing the rom to stock LG (unbranding it or w.e its called)
3) are there any good custom firmwares or roms (not sure what they are called even with the arc I'm new to droid)
4)I noticed its running 2.2.2 Froyo, with LG planning to move to 2.3.x Gingerbread, are there any massive improvements? Should I not get my hopes up for gingerbread?
5)This isn't a question its a pre Thank You for your answers, and patience with me
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1. Don't bother with the bootloader. It doesn't prevent us from having fun.
2. Yeah, Unbranded roms are less bulky, they don't have ''too many bloatwares'' but unfortunately some bloatwares are really there.
3. Some leaked V20x roms are pretty good. I'm at CM7 it's great too.
4. Don't make your hopes high on 2.3 via LG.
5. You posted in the right section, so It's alright. :L
Thank You both for the very detailed and easy to follow answers, my last question would be, when I switch between screens from right to left in the widget section (not sure what those screens are called, the home screen?) Should it feel, not so smooth? It doesn't really feel laggy, I can't quite explain it feels like its not "smoothed". Is this the style of swipe? Or is something hindering my LG?
Now, is it worth flashing it or will I still see that jittery swipe?
Again Thank You very much!
I started flashing my LG 2 days ago and it's running a lot smoother now. Especially the lock screen, unflashed there is like 1-2 secs of lagg before the lockscreen pops up after pressing the power button but with custom roms there is no lagg at all.
So far I've upgraded to the latest baseband and tried a couple roms. I like BlazingDragon (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053108) and Slick2x with a HTC Sense Theme
Theme = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091727
ROM = http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1214935
I think it's definately worth to flash this mobile because LG is lacking updates and I don't like their stock apps Good luck!
is it worth to Flash or should I just wait for LG's Gingerbread????
Hi,
you don't have to flash your LG to get rid of the lazy, buggy launcher
you should go to the market and try some other launchers like e.g. adw or go
i bought the adw ex and replaced the lg launcher with it - everything is really smooth and fast - even if i have only a small amount of ram left
another thing i can recommend you is to root your device and remove all the stuff you'll never need (try: root uninstaller from the market) - even this step will improve reliability and smoothness.
in general: i tried different custom roms (CM7, MoDaCo, MIUI, Thanatos and so on)
- some are really fast and smooth (e.g. CM7) BUT features like e.g. a2dp will not work
- others are not that fast (e.g. Thanatos) BUT everything works as on stock
i will stick to the stock based ones, you will have to decide yourself
cheers,
huibuh0815
L1qu1d said:
Hello all!
I recently took advantage with a fido promotion they offered me the LG Optimus 2X for 49.99$ (used fido $) and I upgraded.
Now I managed to root it no problem using the SuperOneClick program, and it works great.
Now I wanted to ask, the phone feels bulky, no not he physical part just the os. It seems to be preloaded with some of the fido apps and the gui when swipping panels or screens from side to side feels lagged even with out any widgets running.
Some of my questions:
1)Is the bootloader locked and does it matter?
2) would I benefit from flashing the rom to stock LG (unbranding it or w.e its called)
3) are there any good custom firmwares or roms (not sure what they are called even with the arc I'm new to droid)
4)I noticed its running 2.2.2 Froyo, with LG planning to move to 2.3.x Gingerbread, are there any massive improvements? Should I not get my hopes up for gingerbread?
5)This isn't a question its a pre Thank You for your answers, and patience with me
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1) Nope, it's not locked. We're free to have fun.
2) Yes, since the last Stock rom leaked (v20e) runs Gingerbread instead of Froyo, as the one that comes with the phone.
3) Yes, there are a lot of custom roms. You should try out for yourself to see which one you prefer, but I suggest you use MIUI (Google it =D)
4)Like I said above, we already have a stock running Gingerbread. And yes, we have performance improvements.
5)You're welcome =D
Thank You guys so much! Very helpful and thorough forum!
My last Question is I managed to use Root explorer, and I wanted to delete somethings/ apps (icons and applications, widgets etc) from the folders and it's telling me that it is read only and that I'm not allowed?
I already rooted do I have to do something specific? Like I want to get rid of anything thats twitter or facebook or whats app cuz I dont use em
Thanks again!
Hi,
I don't know the app root explorer but i think it's just showing you all the contents on your phone. If you want to go a safer way, try the app "root uninstaller" - the one with a yellow icon in the Google market.
Then you will be able to remove Widgets, sns (Facebook/MySpace/twitter) and other stuff you don't need.
By the way: you should install the app "superuser". This will grant other applications root (rights).
Hopefully that information helped you on your way
Cheers
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA App
L1qu1d said:
Thank You guys so much! Very helpful and thorough forum!
My last Question is I managed to use Root explorer, and I wanted to delete somethings/ apps (icons and applications, widgets etc) from the folders and it's telling me that it is read only and that I'm not allowed?
I already rooted do I have to do something specific? Like I want to get rid of anything thats twitter or facebook or whats app cuz I dont use em
Thanks again!
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I suggest using Titanium backup for deleting apps and whatever. It's just one click. You can either freeze or just delete them.
Thank You!
I already have superuser, it was installed when the phone was rooted but I will definitely give root uninstaller a try!
L1qu1d said:
Hello all!
I recently took advantage with a fido promotion they offered me the LG Optimus 2X for 49.99$ (used fido $) and I upgraded.
Now I managed to root it no problem using the SuperOneClick program, and it works great.
Now I wanted to ask, the phone feels bulky, no not he physical part just the os. It seems to be preloaded with some of the fido apps and the gui when swipping panels or screens from side to side feels lagged even with out any widgets running.
Some of my questions:
1)Is the bootloader locked and does it matter?
2) would I benefit from flashing the rom to stock LG (unbranding it or w.e its called)
3) are there any good custom firmwares or roms (not sure what they are called even with the arc I'm new to droid)
4)I noticed its running 2.2.2 Froyo, with LG planning to move to 2.3.x Gingerbread, are there any massive improvements? Should I not get my hopes up for gingerbread?
5)This isn't a question its a pre Thank You for your answers, and patience with me
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1/ Already answered
2/ No need to flash to do that, just install Titanium Backup and uninstall (or better freeze first to test if it is safe to remove them later) the bloatware easily... Titanium Backup is one of the very few app that must be bought....
3/ Two main streams for ROMs (speaking only of GB based ones): CyanogenMod (opensource, community maintained, AD2P doesn't work, HDMI is not perfect, no FM radio app, but HID bluetooth support very good, nightly updates, fast, overclocking built-in), and Gingerbread leaked ROM (non-opensource, no source at all, AD2P and FM radio and HDMI are working, HID bluetooth managing not good, the ROM I use is as fast as CM as it was heavily modded with specific kernel, specific ext4 filesystem,and few other add-ons see in developpment section).
4/ You can already have Gingerbread...See above
5/ You're welcome
Right, ive had a i9000 for 5 months or so, and ever since i got it, ive found it to be slow, at times laggy. And hate alot of the crap samsung put on it.Which ive not even used.
I reckon its about time i start to make the most of my phone, but dont really know where to start, with these custom roms and rooting and what not.
I basically want it to run smoothly and possibly add a tweaks/features to it which could possibly improve it. However i remember reading somewhere, that ill lose the camera features if i install a custom rom. :l (i could be talking from my arse here)
Also i read that android 4.0 is coming or has come out. Would i be able to upgrade my phone to it ? and should i ?? If not what is the best rom to flash which will make my phone faster and smoother.
Is there anything at all to make it significantly faster, or is it limited by hardware :/
Im currently on:
kernal version 2.6.29
firmware 2.1 -update1
Which i havnt messed with since i got the phone.
Thanks, and sorry for the daft questions.
Oh dear! did you wrote 2.1? Please read basic root steps and install custom rom. I recommend you to start with Cf-root
go here :- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788108
As far as 4.0, please wait.
innovat0r said:
Oh dear! did you wrote 2.1? Please read basic root steps and install custom rom. I recommend you to start with Cf-root
go here :- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788108
As far as 4.0, please wait.
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Lol Is 2.1 bad ? hahaha
Sorry for sounding dim, but what have you pointed me to ?? rooting ? installing a rom ? updating kernal ?
And what is the difference between these ? are all 3 needed to get the phone working as i want it to ?
Im totally new to everything andriod so can you please be as clear as possible.
Thank you for your reply.
And sorry again for all the questions.
skweezer said:
Lol Is 2.1 bad ? hahaha
Sorry for sounding dim, but what have you pointed me to ?? rooting ? installing a rom ? updating kernal ?
And what is the difference between these ? are all 3 needed to get the phone working as i want it to ?
Im totally new to everything andriod so can you please be as clear as possible.
Thank you for your reply.
And sorry again for all the questions.
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OK, here we go...
1. First of all you need to root your device to install a custom rom or kernel. So first root your device with the above thread (cf-root).
2. Choose any rom from so many roms available all over xda. Choose only from the topic which is under your device's category, not from other device's rom,lol.
To do this you need Odin(use search)
3. Once done you will have custom rom and also custom kernel if you wish.
After these you can go for lagfix, like changing from rfs to ext4.
Best of luck.
Thanks, so after ive rooted with cf-root. do i have to install a custom rom and custom kernel, both ?
And which is considered the best rom and kernel ?
thanks
regards
Hey Skweezer,
Recommend you start with these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939752
and:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
They will tell you about how to connect your phone to your PC (Samsung USB drivers + adb), 3 button mode (how to avoid bricking your phone), backing up important/unrecoverable data (like your EFS block!), and what (in general) needs to be done to flash custom firmware.
After that, you should be able to pretty much recover from any error (like unplugging your phone mid flash). Now you can go ahead and root your phone and start exploring the wonderful word of custom roms! As for which one is the best, that's like asking "how long is a piece of string?" Some people prefer speed and cutting edge, others value battery life and stability, some aim for the middle of the road.
Personally I've tried tegrak kernel and was really impressed with the speed improvement! However, the limited app space finally turned me back to other kernels. I found the rest to be pretty much six in one, half dozen in the other (ie all about the same)... so pick one you like and just go for it... use it for a while and if it's not to your liking, flash again
Just a quick rundown on android for you... firmware 2.1 = Eclair, 2.2 = Frozen Yoghurt, 2.3 = Gingerbread, 3.0 = Honeycomb (tablet only version of android) and 4.0 = Ice Cream Sandwich (unify android for phone/tablet/tv again). There is a HUGE performance increase from going stock 2.1 to 2.3! so even if you just upgrade to Samsung's Gingerbread release (2.3.3 I believe?) you will notice better performance. Doing lagfix, kernel tweaks, etc is just icing on top of the cake. However, you'll find once you start tweaking, you won't go back to stock
Well, easiest way of starting is installing KIES and letting it update your phone. That's the official way and you won't have to bother with details like kernels, roms, bootloaders, etc and won't void your warranty (if that's the case).
You'll probably be left with with some 2.3.x version. Might as well make a backup from your stuff before upgrading, kies sucks in a general way, but may help you with that.
From that point on, if you still want to press further into customization goodness, there are PLENTY to chose from.
There are mainly 2 kinds of roms:
- Samsung based (someone picks up a sock samsung rom and modifies it with scripts, kernels, themes, apps, etc). These are most of the ones you'll find in the development section of this forum.
- not samsung based (like Cyanogen e MIUI). These are built from Google's sources directly and totally skip samsung. Therefore, samsung apps most likely won't work here. Everything else does.
Personally i'd recommend Cyanogen 7.1 stable as your next rom. It's an extremely optimized and wildly popular rom, with plenty of options that you won't find in any stock rom. They have their own forum i recommend you to look up if you're going their way.
Whatever you do, GET AWAY FROM THAT 2.1
Cheers for alll the replies guys. Im first going to just update via kies. To an official 2.3
If im not happy with that then ill try a custom rom and rooting.
If only it was as simple as jailbreaking and iphone. lool
Right, ust updated to latest version via kies. And instantly alot better, smoother. Has some of those things bulit into the system which i always though were missing.
Ill try it for a week, and see if theres anything i need, or think is missing. Then i might go custom. But right now im happy with it on the latest official version.
Thank you guys, i think you've made me sort of like android a bit more.
I've had this Australia Note (carrier free) for a few days now and would like to remove some of the bloat that I do not use/want just to clean it up a little:
E.g
Ap Mobile
Accuweather
Buddies Now
Yahoo Finance (why is this on there?)
Social Hub
I'm on:
Baseband Version: N7000XXLA4
Kernel Version: 2.6.35-7-N7000XXLA6-CL907341
[email protected]#2
Can anyone suggest a course of action (with simplified steps) to get rid of all of this while keeping original functionality?
Thank's.
hey there buddy i feel your pain and sadly i can only give u some bad news followed by possible solution to your problem.. the apps you mentioned are all fixed and cannot be removed from what i have learned past year here but the only option i can suggest you is download titanium backup and pay the 5.99 usd and upgrade to pro.. then u can freeze all those apps for the experience u are wanting.. unfortunately cannot delete those apps without causing issues best is what i suggested.. trust me titanium backup pro will come in much more handy down the road not just for freezing bloatwares but backing up all apps and restoring together unlike any other app out there.. Highly recommended for every android user
devil3062 said:
hey there buddy i feel your pain and sadly i can only give u some bad news followed by possible solution to your problem.. the apps you mentioned are all fixed and cannot be removed from what i have learned past year here but the only option i can suggest you is download titanium backup and pay the 5.99 usd and upgrade to pro.. then u can freeze all those apps for the experience u are wanting.. unfortunately cannot delete those apps without causing issues best is what i suggested.. trust me titanium backup pro will come in much more handy down the road not just for freezing bloatwares but backing up all apps and restoring together unlike any other app out there.. Highly recommended for every android user
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+1
One thing that u forgot to mention....your phone needs to be ROOTED in order to use Titanium Backup
BayuDroidz said:
+1
One thing that u forgot to mention....your phone needs to be ROOTED in order to use Titanium Backup
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oh yeah its the first requirement and it skipped my mind..lol sorry
even i just got my note 2 days back with LA4 after having used SGS2 for over a year.. really missing ICS on the S2.. still familiarizing myself with various issues with this phone to be sorted out like had to do with s2 year back..
you can either flash a KJ1 fw since your current LA4 cannot be rooted..
i also found this very helpful thread with rooted repacked odexed fws please give this a read also as i am currently doing might be less time consuming than the downgrading method.. still unsure! always helps to scavenge the forums and ask members for help since XDA is such a welcoming and friendly community
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1535025
cheers
(A belated) Thanks!
Devil and Bayu:
Apologies for the late reply - life just took over for a while there. I'm normally straight in on these things.
Well thanks for the info - you've put my suspicions to rest. LA6 is not as straight forward as others. So I'm going to leave it as it is for now and perhaps root up sometime in the future and live with these dirty little bloats for now (I hate all this muck inside my toy really).
As for the future - I'm actually very happy with the stability of Gingerbread and just wondering if it's REALLY worth upgrading to ICS when it comes out OTA ?
I'm not the type that must have the latest and greatest OS BUT if it means that ICS will improve things for me, eg. battery (of all things), fluidity, etc... then It might be worth it.
Im interested on what you think about the official ICS samsung upgrade on the GT N700?
Will it be easier to root the ICS version when it arrives ?
you can remove the apks from /system/app to get rid of them
providing you have root access
Hello!
Im new to android story so please excuse my stupid questions.
I would like to install the barest version of gingerbread on my phone. Where to find it? Im not clear if stock mod is what i have on my phone now (original) or is it android without the preinstalled apps that i cant uninstall? I Would like the version without any preinstalled apps.
And since im meddling with my phone, what do you think is the best kernel to use with bare gingerbread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2198341
Gingerbread is Android 2.3. The S Advance has Android 4.1.2 available for it (AKA Jellybean). Follow the above guide to upgrade to Jellybean, and if you want you can also install a custom kernel or ROM.
Stock ROM Gingerbread 2.3.6
Syvaan said:
Hello!
Im new to android story so please excuse my stupid questions.
I would like to install the barest version of gingerbread on my phone. Where to find it? Im not clear if stock mod is what i have on my phone now (original) or is it android without the preinstalled apps that i cant uninstall? I Would like the version without any preinstalled apps.
And since im meddling with my phone, what do you think is the best kernel to use with bare gingerbread?
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Stock Rom is a System Rom which comes preinstalled in your particular android device when you buy it. Stock Rom is preinstalled by the manufacturer of that particular device such as Samsung, Nokia, Sony etc.
If you have Gingerbread 2.3.6 just do a factory reset and from Settings > Application Manager > force stop unwanted apps.
What you want is unclear in your post. What I could realize from your writing that you want a fresh Gingerbread to flash your device.
You can download official Gingerbread 2.3.6 from here. Choose OS version 2.3.6
where do u live? what is the official release for your device there?
Nishad1982 said:
Stock Rom is a System Rom which comes preinstalled in your particular android device when you buy it. Stock Rom is preinstalled by the manufacturer of that particular device such as Samsung, Nokia, Sony etc.
If you have Gingerbread 2.3.6 just do a factory reset and from Settings > Application Manager > force stop unwanted apps.
What you want is unclear in your post. What I could realize from your writing that you want a fresh Gingerbread to flash your device.
You can download official Gingerbread 2.3.6 from ... Choose OS version 2.3.6
where do u live? what is the official release for your device there?
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Thank you for your replies people.
What I want is to install fresh gingerbread, but some kind of bare version, non samsungs version like i have now. Without preinstalled apps that i cant uninstall. Is that even possible?
What im asking is how is such bare version called and where to find it? and since im doing that i thought i could upgrade kernel but i m new to whole meddling with android thing so i thought i could ask which kernel is good to use with this version of gingerbread?
I live in croatia. There is no croatian version on the page above, besides, those are all samsung versions, like the original on my phone, right?
By bare version, I'm guessing you mean like stock android version like the nexus have. Unfortunately for this device, we don't have the stock android firmware. For GB, even the custom roms you found here is based on stock samsung firmware. So, there will be some samsung apps preinstalled in the custom rom.
If you upgrade to Jellybean 4.1.2, you can try the latest CM 10.1 nightlies (although it is not recommended for newbies, as it is still test builds but has gotten to a pretty stable version). Cyanogen (CM) roms are built from source and it is very similar to stock android interface.
arffrhn said:
By bare version, I'm guessing you mean like stock android version like the nexus have. Unfortunately for this device, we don't have the stock android firmware. For GB, even the custom roms you found here is based on stock samsung firmware. So, there will be some samsung apps preinstalled in the custom rom.
If you upgrade to Jellybean 4.1.2, you can try the latest CM 10.1 nightlies (although it is not recommended for newbies, as it is still test builds but has gotten to a pretty stable version). Cyanogen (CM) roms are built from source and it is very similar to stock android interface.
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Thanks. Thats what i wanted to know.
I ended up on this forum becouse i wanted to install new cyanogen, but after some reading here it seems that GB is still better option in terms of battery and performance. So i concluded that best bet would be gingerbread without the bloatware. Maybe ill try some GB based rom.
Anyway, i hope this information will be useful to someone else also. Or delete the thread if thats the practice on this forum.
One last question. Im pretty sure i know the answer but better be safe. If I root my phone, i will be able to unistall all the apps that were preinstalled that i cant uninstall now?
Syvaan said:
Thanks. Thats what i wanted to know.
I ended up on this forum becouse i wanted to install new cyanogen, but after some reading here it seems that GB is still better option in terms of battery and performance. So i concluded that best bet would be gingerbread without the bloatware. Maybe ill try some GB based rom.
Anyway, i hope this information will be useful to someone else also. Or delete the thread if thats the practice on this forum.
One last question. Im pretty sure i know the answer but better be safe. If I root my phone, i will be able to unistall all the apps that were preinstalled that i cant uninstall now?
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Yes, you can. You're granted with superuser access by rooting your phone. So you will be able to remove any app and play with your device anyway you want. :good:
Rooting Gingerbread is a bit tricky for newbies. Follow the guide in the following link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985199
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