I have a Captivate for my wife for Christmas. She is not electronically deficient, but is not the type that is going to want to keep tweaking and changing ROMs. I do stuff like this all the time, for myself and for her, but just do not have the time to learn it all on this particular platform. I am hoping just to get a push in the right direction, not necessarily newb handholding.
So, are there any good recommendations for a "one-time good-enough tons-better-than-stock" ROM that I can get on this phone and have her be happy with it? Thanks!
Tough one
Cognition had some stable 2.1 roms that are nice.
also has 2.2 roms
Axura is great 2.2 but you will have to use google voice for voice mail notifications to work.
For casual user, avoid roms with over click kernels, just my opinion
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I would have to say Cognition it's pretty rock solid.
I'd wait till' they officialy release froyo for cappy and people start making roms with it. At least it's what I'm gonna do since most 2.2 roms have problems.
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I'd wait till' they officialy release froyo for cappy and people start making roms with it. At least it's what I'm gonna do since most 2.2 roms have problems.
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I would disagree that most 2.2 roms have problems. Some do require more knowledge of what you are doing though
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mcord11758 said:
Tough one
Cognition had some stable 2.1 roms that are nice.
also has 2.2 roms
Axura is great 2.2 but you will have to use google voice for voice mail notifications to work.
For casual user, avoid roms with over click kernels, just my opinion
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nappent said:
I would have to say Cognition it's pretty rock solid.
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^^^this^^^
mcord11758 said:
Tough one
Cognition had some stable 2.1 roms that are nice.
also has 2.2 roms
Axura is great 2.2 but you will have to use google voice for voice mail notifications to work.
For casual user, avoid roms with over click kernels, just my opinion
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Thanks. Cognition looked like the best option. I looked through that and Perception, and it seemed like they were both good...but there seems like there is always some underlying little issue. Stuff like having to work around getting voicemail, or a wired headset not working like it should.
I think I will just run with the latest Cognition, and if she finds something squirrely it can go back to stock until 2.2 is released. Any recommendations for working with Cognition?
Read up on the lag fix. I believe it uses voodoo. To disable create a folder in the voodoo folder on the sd named disable-lagfix reboot
If you look to apply themes make sure you disable first. To enable delete folder, reboot
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Read up on the lag fix. I believe it uses voodoo. To disable create a folder in the voodoo folder on the sd named disable-lagfix reboot
If you look to apply themes make sure you disable first. To enable delete folder, reboot
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So the lagfix does not agree with themes? Is there any other disagreements VooDoo has?
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So the lagfix does not agree with themes? Is there any other disagreements VooDoo has?
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Voodoo changes the filing system on the phone from rfs.to ext 4. The utility you use to flash themes, clockwork recovery does not always play nice with ext 4. It is safest to disable the lagfix to apply changes like themes then once applied turn it back on
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Voodoo changes the filing system on the phone from rfs.to ext 4. The utility you use to flash themes, clockwork recovery does not always play nice with ext 4. It is safest to disable the lagfix to apply changes like themes then once applied turn it back on
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I understand now. Thank you very much; that is very helpful!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847728&page=4
Well this guy is really good at making a rom. im downloading his 1.3 version (should be equal too, if not better), but the 1.2, FREAKING AWESOME! Its my go to rom when i have issues with other roms. Definitely easy to use. only problem was one app was funky, but its the apps fault, others complained about it (on the games website). has the muli touch keyboard and has some great lagfix options. can even overclock IF you really need too. Well hope this helped, if not, best of luck and Merry Christmas!
Bumping up my own ancient thread. My wife has been happily running her Captivate with Cognition for over a year and a half now. It is starting to get a bit long-in-the-tooth and glitchy. With all of the changes over this time, I certainly would like to update it. For daily, average use it looks like CM9 is a safe bet. Are there any JB roms that are worth it and stable? Is there much to be gained from JB over ICS?
Also, I have never had to restore before. I have done some searching and some googling, but nothing seems too clear to me. What all do I need to do to save everything (contacts, calls, messages, applications, app data, pictures, etc.) so that it can be seamlessly transitioned to a new ROM?
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Bumping up my own ancient thread. My wife has been happily running her Captivate with Cognition for over a year and a half now. It is starting to get a bit long-in-the-tooth and glitchy. With all of the changes over this time, I certainly would like to update it. For daily, average use it looks like CM9 is a safe bet. Are there any JB roms that are worth it and stable? Is there much to be gained from JB over ICS?
Also, I have never had to restore before. I have done some searching and some googling, but nothing seems too clear to me. What all do I need to do to save everything (contacts, calls, messages, applications, app data, pictures, etc.) so that it can be seamlessly transitioned to a new ROM?
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I figure I will try one more post in hopes of some help, otherwise I will gladly take the hint and really dig deep into it.
In my opinion CM10 is a great improvement! The current installs all seem to factory reset, so you loose all your apps.
If you stick with CM9 you can flash right over top of what's there. Of course wiping the dalvik and flashing gapps too.
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In my opinion CM10 is a great improvement! The current installs all seem to factory reset, so you loose all your apps.
If you stick with CM9 you can flash right over top of what's there. Of course wiping the dalvik and flashing gapps too.
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So I can flash from Android 2.2 to 4.0 without impacting any of the data on the phone? That seems almost too good to be true!
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this is just a poll to see what rom is being used the most. sorry if i missed anyones. i just put down the ones that look like people still use. if you would like to share which one you use you could also add which version.
edit.... damnit!!!! forgot to add "waiting for froyo to be more stable" :/ dont know how to edit the poll options
fresh now but might revert back to damage i get errors
Froyo as my daily
Right now Im using Pure Hero. If I dont like it my plan is to go to Damageless again.
Damage 2.08.1
Can't find anything else that I like yet. It's stable, fast and reliable. For me anyways.
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DamageControl v2.09.01
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Damage 2.08.1
Can't find anything else that I like yet. It's stable, fast and reliable. For me anyways.
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DamageControl v2.09.01
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Why do I see 0 votes for damagecontrol? lol
I was on the XDA app, couldn't see poll. But I voted now.
CM6 is my daily. I do not have the problems people are having. Runs smooth
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Nfinite mostly but I nandroid over to froyo every so often to tweak it. I am ready to give up and wait for something stable though.
Aloysius I think I was lured by the pretty screens and constant updates.
I normally use Damage 2.09.01, but I'm trying froyo for the moment. Extremely fast, and very stable, but it doesn't play wma audio, and you cant delete multiple text threads without deleting every thread...Not deal breakers by any means, and the battery life is waaaaaay better.
Yeah I'll vote when I get on the computer.
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I normally use Damage 2.09.01, but I'm trying froyo for the moment. Extremely fast, and very stable, but it doesn't play wma audio, and you cant delete multiple text threads without deleting every thread...Not deal breakers by any means, and the battery life is waaaaaay better.
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Hey I'm a newbie on here, so could you share a link to the froyo you're using?
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Damage control 2.08.1 is still the most stable/fast rom I've used. FTW
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Hey I'm a newbie on here, so could you share a link to the froyo you're using?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=722122
Thank you, brother
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zenexp with darchs uv #15 kernal as of today,ask me again tomorrow
im surprised that only 2 people are using dd 2.7 lolol
I run the damageless sprint.zip as my main, but I often try out others. Nandroids are a great thing! Oh, and it's not an option in the poll, so I can't vote. :/
there is a new ROM over on mydroidworld its by P3Droid and it has most of the stock blur removed..its pretty sweet if anyone wants to try it out..all credits go to the creater of the rom
Looks identical to Birdman. Meh
He pulled the same apk's. Identical. I appreciate the effort but we need something new.
Link:
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-x-mods/4467-tranquility-blurless-droid-x-within-reach.html
This is a good rom for those that haven't already manually removed all of the bloatware themselves. Otherwise, nothing special. Atleast yet.
I figured some people might like the stock messaging app alarm clock and gallery..i hated the motoblur messaging..this plus the froyo
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I figured some people might like the stock messaging app alarm clock and gallery..i hated the motoblur messaging..this plus the froyo
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I never bothered upgrading to birdman since I had already removed most of the junk myself so it just didn't seem like a good enough reason to wipe. This rom on other hand does not require a wipe and it is nice to have the stock message app as well.
I updated to tranquility, because it was deodexed and I had not yet done that. Now I was able to use the black status bar with white text. No major differences from stock than that and removal of a lot of blur.
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Can someone with this rom run quadrant?
Also, does anybody which blur components can be removed safely?
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Can someone with this rom run quadrant?
Also, does anybody which blur components can be removed safely?
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A lot of blur can be removed, you just have to have applications to take their places. And it has to be able to work without blur supporting it. That's what these ROMs are so far. They're either floating over blur or taking over certain components of it.
Most of us however are waiting for a vanilla build heh.
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Can someone with this rom run quadrant?
Also, does anybody which blur components can be removed safely?
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Yes it runs fine. The rom doesn't appear to be significantly faster...but that wasn't really the point anyway.
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Quadrant » 1377
Linpack » 14.5 MFLOPS
No overclocking
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well i wonder if Birdman will make the vanilla rom he was talking about. I guess he had a falling out with alldroid.org, and said he won't be posting there anymore. anyone know what happened?
Not sure about you guys.. But I was having a lot of random reboots with this "rom". Went back to my own deodexed and bloat removed nandroid. Much faster. and much more stable now.
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Not sure about you guys.. But I was having a lot of random reboots with this "rom". Went back to my own deodexed and bloat removed nandroid. Much faster. and much more stable now.
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How strange I had the exact opposite problem. I haven't had a single reboot since installing this.
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I wouldnt count on it, he has been like rainaba lately , asking for money all the time without releasing anything...
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I got bricked
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Okay, Tranquility 1.5 with fixes complete log later http://bit.ly/tr15rc
about 1 hour ago via web
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Anybody give this a try yet?
Gimpeh said:
Anybody give this a try yet?
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Works well. Also no need to format.
You notice anything new?
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You notice anything new?
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Per MDW
Version 1.5rc: Update.
Original Launcher 2 fixed (phone button and orientation sensor)
Developement app fixed (Terminal now included and fixed)
Calculater from source, (Just because I like source, the other worked fine)
Calendar updated (now it syncs with google calendars)
but apparently there are still a few little bugs some are reporting.
Not seeing anything for the past week or so when it comes to development, kernel updates, custom themes....etc. Has development halted already? Would be satisfied even with a debloated, optimized stock Honeycomb ROM. The Thunderbolt had its first ROM 2 days after launch and it was opened up before it was even released...what gives, a so called open tablet and nothing. Anything to give me faith again that I don't own a 800.00 bookend would be appreciated.
**Mods, can you lock or delete this thread, I thought I was under general section....sorry about that
Really? You should read around more and you'll find out why no ROMS are out yet.... This is the first device on HC, it takes time....
How do you debloat stock Android? lol. Already pretty bare.
Titanium backup and debloat yourself... oc to 1.5 and wipe your cache... any faster and you might hurt someone.
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Titanium backup and debloat yourself... oc to 1.5 and wipe your cache... any faster and you might hurt someone.
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+1 this is all I did myself.
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Once we get SD support, its guna go down like two fat chicks in a row boat!
I passed down my hero to my son about 8 months ago after upgrading to the ego. He's been running fresh Rom that I had installed when he inherited it, don't get me wrong, I always thought it was an awesome and extremely stable, fast Rom. I've searched and searched for a more recent stable sense Rom but cannot find any. Does anyone know of anything more recent with most things functional, he's only 12, so it doesn't have to be perfect, just stable enough for every day use. Thank you.
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ego
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LEGO MY EGO!!!!!!
jbroyles_23 said:
I passed down my hero to my son about 8 months ago after upgrading to the evo. He's been running fresh Rom that I had installed when he inherited it, don't get me wrong, I always thought it was an awesome and extremely stable, fast Rom. I've searched and searched for a more recent stable sense Rom but cannot find any. Does anyone know of anything more recent with most things functional, he's only 12, so it doesn't have to be perfect, just stable enough for every day use. Thank you.
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Look at my signature. Try out my 2.1 sense roms. There have been reports that it is the fastest for the heroc. I used them for a long time along with zen's kernel. But i'm sure your son will enjoy the rom.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12422717
If you need ANY help re-applying some of the .apk files, I am here to help you 100%. I get asked that question at least 2-3x per week so I practically memorized what all the sense apk files do lol. But enjoy
- Kifno
Thank you, I'll certainly check it out.
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Thank you, I'll certainly check it out.
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After you get it setup let me know what you think.
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please dont try that as your first rom in awhile they are kind of buggy and not that great to be honest the most reliable sense rom is nfx stock 2.3 apps2sd
heres a link to the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790889
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please dont try that as your first rom in awhile they are kind of buggy and not that great to be honest the most reliable sense rom is nfx stock 2.3 apps2sd
heres a link to the thread.
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agreed 100%. FYI in the interest of not misleading the OP by accident, you should edit that to say stock 2.1 (i.e. "eclair"). I know it's built from 2.31.xxxx, just sayin. Also, the "best" sense ROM - although I never really run them - was NFX hero, just my 2 pennies.
I was going to try nfx when the hero was mine but never got around to trying it out. I think I'll give it a test run for my son and see how he likes it. Quick ?, I was going to flash aospcmod, do you have any thoughts on it, is it stable enough for a daily driver for a 12 yr old. Thank you for your suggestions and not flaming me, I'm not new to flashing, just haven't been on the hero forum in awhile since getting the ego.
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I was going to try nfx when the hero was mine but never got around to trying it out. I think I'll give it a test run for my son and see how he likes it. Quick ?, I was going to flash aospcmod, do you have any thoughts on it, is it stable enough for a daily driver for a 12 yr old. Thank you for your suggestions and not flaming me, I'm not new to flashing, just haven't been on the hero forum in awhile since getting the ego.
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Well, aospCMod (gingerbread) has been my daily for months. So yeah it's stable, and FAST, but it does have some minor glitches, really minor. Like some people have GPS reboots, but I would guess a 12yr old isn't in need of a nav app. Also randomly the screen will dim and become unresponsive (very rarely) and a reboot fixes it. There might be couple other things, but they're minor enough that I don't remember them. If you're looking for a no-bugs daily, aospmod (froyo) is solid, and again FAST, as is CM6.1 final. Good luck.
Thanks duce, I think I'll give aospmod a run. I really appreciate your help.
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Thanks duce, I think I'll give aospmod a run. I really appreciate your help.
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Just so you know, and I'm sure you do, those ROMs are not sense based, they AOSP and CM based. They are killer ROMs though.
Yeah, I've ran aosp before. I don't much care for sense myself, was just looking for my son but I think he will enjoy this Rom. I run vaelpak on my evo, its sense but has all aosp mods available for download through his settings app. I also never run the sense launcher either, I've always preferred adw ex myself and that's what I run as my daily. The only thing he may need that from the looks of it is Sprint vvm, I think I can figure out how to set his voicemail up thru Google voice though.
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ive always had music streaiming issues with aosp9.9.2 andcmod unless i ocd them witch is why i always stayed away from them but with cm6.1 and normal cm7 i never had issues.
Thank you, I might check out cm7 as well
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Bierce22 said:
please dont try that as your first rom in awhile they are kind of buggy and not that great to be honest the most reliable sense rom is nfx stock 2.3 apps2sd
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why don't you report the bugs on the thread and logcat it for me then bierce22? i think i know why you didn't....but please do so, so that I can fix them for everyone who likes fast sense roms
then i can fix them asap.
im really not going to get into this again.
and im sorry but if you have to wait 20min just for sense to load than no its not the fastest sense rom ever clearly misleading on your part and why on earth would you recomend a rom that is striped of pretty much everything to someone that is coming from a fresh rom is beyond me.
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im really not going to get into this again.
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Wise move.
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Sorry guys. I wasn't trying to get anything started. I appreciate everyone's help. I went with aosp themed with darkhorse theme and think my son will be very pleased with it. Again, thanks and sorry if I got any bad blood started.
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dont be sorry trust me its not you.
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Sorry guys. I wasn't trying to get anything started. I appreciate everyone's help. I went with aosp themed with darkhorse theme and think my son will be very pleased with it. Again, thanks and sorry if I got any bad blood started.
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Nah you're good man. Bierce and kif just need to chill and hug it out. lol.
Hi,
I'm fairly new to ICS ROMS and having tried THS ROM and now AOKP, I think that AOKP is much faster and smoother but i have 1 issue with the stock browser(same with other browsers but i prefer stock).
I use a very popular messaging board, similar set up to this in Ireland and would look in a lot of different threads frequently. When using ANY other stock browser on any other ROM it saved the position in the thread so that when you go back to the thread it picks up from where you last were. For some reason this isn't happening on this ROM and i don't know how to go about fixing it. Re-flashing made no difference.
Otherwise a brilliant ROM and 1 i really want to stay on.
Any advice appreciated.
I've been using the Chrome Beta and it's been wonderful.
Not a direct solution, of course, but might solve your issue.
Yeah, hearing good things about chrome. I'll try it tonight as it isn't showing in the market(don't know what google are playing at restricting it's release). I'll get the apk elsewhere.
I'm pretty sure it won't solve my problem but no harm trying.
Hum, from my newbie point of view, that doesn't seem to be a ROM-related problem, but something about browser's cache or cookies... have you had a look to some of its config?
BTW, I didn't hear about Chrome, I'll try it too!
Chrome is force closes on AOKP for me
But i tried it an some other ics rom and its great !!
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Using Boat Browser and it's remembering position from forum's I've been. I am on AOPK and Chrome workes fine try to clear Data
in Settings Apps All
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Dunno if this will fix your issue. But I find the 4.0.4 browser a bit faster.
http://db.tt/VEaqgjmg
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Thanks for the suggestions lads, much appreciated.
I tried chrome last night, no force closes, doesn't really offer me anything that stock browser doesn't do and sadly doesn't help my issue.
I'll try that browser version tonight trailblazer.
hadkeren, thanks for your suggestion and forgive my ignorance but i don't see the option to clear data in all apps in one go. To do so individually would be painful
It's good to know(i think) that this isn't an issue with everyone(or anyone else) on this ROM but i just find it weird that i didn't have this issue on THS Rom or any gingerbread or froyo rom.
Another issue i have with ICS is no notification vibration but i've given up on that one
I mean clear your data for the browser
It is in:
settings - apps - all
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I mean clear your data for the browser
It is in:
settings - apps - all
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Sorry, i'll put that down to a combination of a loss of oxygen to the brain and work.
It made no difference, cleared cache,history and cookies earlier and cleared data just there
I'll try 4.0.4 browser tonight but i don't hold out much hope. I'll probably try another flash. I won't let this beat me.
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Dunno if this will fix your issue. But I find the 4.0.4 browser a bit faster.
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Tried this(had to remove link) and yes very fast and smooth but didn't sort my issue. Flashed up to 2.1 beta in the hope it might sort it. NO!
If it wasn't such a great ROM i'd have switched a while ago as this seems like such a trivial issue that should be solved easily
I suppose i could learn to live with it(but i doubt it).
Next stop ICS Slim but i would love a solution before i take such drastic action.
Thanks All.