ICS installed - observations and a couple questions - HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity

All,
I was able to update my locked/stock Vivid to ICS using the RUU. Everything went well after locating the appropriate Windows 7 drivers. After using it for a couple of days, here's some random thoughts and questions:
In Gingerbread I was able to download an HTC battery widget from the HTC Hub. I can't find it now in the updated (ICS) version of the HTC hub. Am I just missing it? Not a big deal since I have Beautiful Widgets installed, but the HTC version matches the overall Sense theme better.
When using static wallpaper swiping between home screens does not cause the wallpaper to scroll. I thought it did this in GB, but I might be mistaken. Is there a setting somewhere for this?
Rearranging the lock screen shortcuts isn't intuitive. After a bit of trial and error I had the light bulb moment and realized that they are using the shortcuts on the launcher for the home screen shortcuts as well.
Speed! This ROM is fast, even for an arguably bloated stock offering.
Sense 3.6 is a bit of a disappointment after seeing the clean look of the Sense 4.0 screenshots. It strikes me as odd for them to offer (and then have to support) this interim version. The hardware is capable of 4.0 (speculation on my part) so this leads me to believe HTC/AT&T just want to differentiate between the One series and not cannibalize sales.
I'm loving the new home screen folders. Much more polished looking than Gingerbread
Bluetooth is performing better under ICS than GB. My wife noted that the call quality when paired to my Pioneer AVIC Z110BT car head unit was slightly better now. Less echo, but still not great. Likely a head unit problem more than the phone - the AVIC units are notoriously bad for BT performance.
Overall a very positive upgrade! I must admit I was shocked that AT&T would get this update out so quickly. I figured they'd drag their feet until after the launch of the One series if not longer.
-Brett.

I agree with you about it being a positive upgrade but I wouldn't exactly say AT&T got it out, I think credit for that goes to PirateGhost. AT&T from what I understand has only sent it to one person that we know of. I wonder what will happen when AT&T actually does try to push the upgrade in my area?

When I run the "AT&T Software Update" from settings, I get an error message, "Server Unavailable." So, AT&T is not yet putting out the ICS update, at least not in my area. IF and when they begin, it probably will take some time to get it out to all users.
I suspect the version currently in the wild was released for a little field testing to see what happens.

The AT&T update told me that my software was up to date right before I flashed ICS, so the update definitely isn't out in my area yet. When I got my phone on 2/25 the guy at the store told me an update was coming in 'a few months.'

zzoinks said:
All,
I was able to update my locked/stock Vivid to ICS using the RUU. Everything went well after locating the appropriate Windows 7 drivers. After using it for a couple of days, here's some random thoughts and questions:
In Gingerbread I was able to download an HTC battery widget from the HTC Hub. I can't find it now in the updated (ICS) version of the HTC hub. Am I just missing it? Not a big deal since I have Beautiful Widgets installed, but the HTC version matches the overall Sense theme better.
When using static wallpaper swiping between home screens does not cause the wallpaper to scroll. I thought it did this in GB, but I might be mistaken. Is there a setting somewhere for this?
Rearranging the lock screen shortcuts isn't intuitive. After a bit of trial and error I had the light bulb moment and realized that they are using the shortcuts on the launcher for the home screen shortcuts as well.
Speed! This ROM is fast, even for an arguably bloated stock offering.
Sense 3.6 is a bit of a disappointment after seeing the clean look of the Sense 4.0 screenshots. It strikes me as odd for them to offer (and then have to support) this interim version. The hardware is capable of 4.0 (speculation on my part) so this leads me to believe HTC/AT&T just want to differentiate between the One series and not cannibalize sales.
I'm loving the new home screen folders. Much more polished looking than Gingerbread
Bluetooth is performing better under ICS than GB. My wife noted that the call quality when paired to my Pioneer AVIC Z110BT car head unit was slightly better now. Less echo, but still not great. Likely a head unit problem more than the phone - the AVIC units are notoriously bad for BT performance.
Overall a very positive upgrade! I must admit I was shocked that AT&T would get this update out so quickly. I figured they'd drag their feet until after the launch of the One series if not longer.
-Brett.
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To answer one of your questions, GB does not scroll a static background (at lease the background that I am using on my phone).

brucegil said:
When I run the "AT&T Software Update" from settings, I get an error message, "Server Unavailable." So, AT&T is not yet putting out the ICS update, at least not in my area. IF and when they begin, it probably will take some time to get it out to all users.
I suspect the version currently in the wild was released for a little field testing to see what happens.
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Just a thought, do you have "background data" enabled in acoount/sync settings?
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mug318ca said:
To answer one of your questions, GB does not scroll a static background (at lease the background that I am using on my phone).
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Are you using an image that is wider than a single screen? For instance, I'm trying on of the ICS default background images as found here. It's wide enough to scroll through several home screens but for some reason it's not scrolling.
Thanks,
-Brett.

zzoinks said:
Are you using an image that is wider than a single screen? For instance, I'm trying on of the ICS default background images as found here. It's wide enough to scroll through several home screens but for some reason it's not scrolling.
Thanks,
-Brett.
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From what I know there's no wallpaper scrolling on any sense version, unless you have a custom launcher.
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slimslim said:
From what I know there's no wallpaper scrolling on any sense version, unless you have a custom launcher.
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Maybe I'm getting my memory mixed up with the way my HP Touchpad running CM9
is behaving. Thanks for the clarification.
-Brett.

My software update doesn't do anything when I hit check now. Well, it just stays on checking forever. Weird.
Could that be because I'm on holiraider?

Chism87 said:
My software update doesn't do anything when I hit check now. Well, it just stays on checking forever. Weird.
Could that be because I'm on holiraider?
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What Sense version does holiraider have? If it's 3.5, then that might be a problem since the Stock GB Vivid only has 3.0.

Oh yeah, I totally forgot about that. 2.3.7 w/ 3.5

zzoinks said:
In Gingerbread I was able to download an HTC battery widget from the HTC Hub. I can't find it now in the updated (ICS) version of the HTC hub. Am I just missing it? Not a big deal since I have Beautiful Widgets installed, but the HTC version matches the overall Sense theme better.
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That battery widget trashes battery life by polling the battery percentage all the time.

so far so good
I have been running on ics since the first night it was available and I think it is fairlly smooth and fast. Everything seems to work well but when i try to check for software it dosent do anything. But I am greatfull to Pirate and all who made it possible. I hate to see the devs going for sure. This seems to be a descent device for real and I hope we can get the dev's rolling again.

Hunt3r.j2 said:
That battery widget trashes battery life by polling the battery percentage all the time.
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I hadn't considered that. Do you know if the holds true for the Beautiful Widgets battery widget? I would assume all battery widgets use a similar polling mechanism.
Does it make a difference if it's not on the main home screen? I would hope these widgets would be smart enough to only update when in view.
Thanks,
-Brett.

It's not out yet, so ATT most definitely IS dragging their feet. I'm the one who uploaded the leaked OTA.
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BrandonBaskin said:
It's not out yet, so ATT most definitely IS dragging their feet. I'm the one who uploaded the leaked OTA.
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Good point. Was it ever determined if this was a test version or the final product? Any reports of anyone else getting the update OTA? The version number being 4.0.3 710RD does seem to sound different than other versions I've seen.
Thanks,
-Brett.

I went the RUU route and rerooted my phone to remove all of the bloat. To be quite honest I like it a bit more than gingerbread simply because it boots faster and manages the ram more efficiently. While the transitions between flipping through the sense pages is smooth, the touchscreen feels a bit "sluggish" compared to gingerbread. Sometimes it's downright not responsive and it takes an extra swipe to register my action. It might be an isolated event on my end but if it's not I'm just giving a heads up. Sense 3.5 runs well and it's still too soon to tell for battery life. I'll edit this post in a week after I give the rom some time to settle and get used to ICS a bit more.
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zzoinks said:
Are you using an image that is wider than a single screen? For instance, I'm trying on of the ICS default background images as found here. It's wide enough to scroll through several home screens but for some reason it's not scrolling.
Thanks,
-Brett.
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I just checked and no. Now that you mention it I do remember a scrolling image but I can't remember the circumstances around it. Maybe it was a live wallpaper.

This seems to be the final test version sent to the carrier for approval. The official release is likely a couple of weeks away because it takes carriers about two weeks to sign off on it, unless they find something to change.
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Related

[Q] HTC Jetstream UI on HP Touchpad

Is it possible to port the UI of the HTC Jetstream to the Touchpad? I really like the sense UI on the tablet.
That would be sense, and while it may be possible to do i highly doubt it will happen.
been there and discussed it in a hugely long thread on here.......its too big to load on the touchpad at the moment. It needs to come under 225MB but you never know what'll happen. HTC FlyerSense with ICS just got leaked on there which is the same resolution, keep hope
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397602
ace9988 said:
been there and discussed it in a hugely long thread on here.......its too big to load on the touchpad at the moment. It needs to come under 225MB but you never know what'll happen. HTC FlyerSense with ICS just got leaked on there which is the same resolution, keep hope
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397602
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dude...
your signature almost made me punch my monitor because that damn bug thing looked like it was on my screen and wouldn't go away...
very evil...
mputtr said:
dude...
your signature almost made me punch my monitor because that damn bug thing looked like it was on my screen and wouldn't go away...
very evil...
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ahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahah
Thanks, I looked through here but I guess I didn't see the thread, hope it happens
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so far there's only been a sense 'Theme' for AOKP milestone 4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554878
gives you the icon and the weather clock but im guessing (like me) you want the whole UI...well if someone here can find a way to make a 'square peg fit in a round hole', we'll get it sooner or later

[Q] Downgrading from official 4.1.2?

Hi, just today I received the official update to Android 4.1.2, and thinking it might actually be a good thing I updated it (oh silly me).
So, update went ok and... I absolutely HATED it.
Is there any way I can go back to my previous Android version? Which I believe was either 4.0.3 or 4.0.4.
Any help would be appreciated.
Whats wrong with 4.1.2 ?
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On retail gb?
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cirian75 said:
Whats wrong with 4.1.2 ?
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Indeed, what could be so bad?
I wouldn't know where to start. The Lock Screen now has new icons for sound/vibrate and a new horrible distorted font for the time. Which is, you know, allright, I can get past that. Right on my Home Screen they changed several widgets - to worse - like the google search toolbar and the calendar, the ones I use the most. The calendar no longer has the option to display a tiny calendar instead of displaying my next events.
What else can I say? The interface in general has gotten a lot worse - and I don't just say this as a spoiled consumer but as a programmer. Lots of new icons are now much much uglier than before, and some almost seem like they were from a previous version instead of a new upgraded one (like the On/Off swich). Some applications are so bad I'm embarassed FOR them, like the new People application. It used to be pretty, dark background, contacts' pictures displayed nicely, etc... now its a white and baby-blue almost "metro" style app, contacts' pictures distorted... so disapointing. Looks like something someone did it as their fisrt android application and Google by mistake put it here.
Some new stuff that I didn't care about - new app for managing Files, but I already had QuickOffice, so it's just a waste of space.
When you slide the notification bar it now dims the screen progressively - also didn't care for that, I kinda liked the way it used to be.
The new Galery IMHO is SO much worse than the other one. I liked having the little bar in the bottom of the screen to fast foward through the pictures, now I don't have it anymore.
After all of this I have avoided using my phone at all. But the one thing I can not get past is the new keyboard. I have absolutely NO idea how this one is so ****ty. I used to type everything so fast and it would autocorrect me (and correct to the right words) and the prediction system was awesome too. Now I just get autocorrected into some weird acronyms that have NO meaning at least in the language I'm using them, like BWM, TR, etc etc... So I have to type every word like 3 times until I can finally get it right.
unuk50 said:
On retail gb?
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Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by that...
lminchillo said:
Indeed, what could be so bad?
I wouldn't know where to start. The Lock Screen now has new icons for sound/vibrate and a new horrible distorted font for the time. Which is, you know, allright, I can get past that. Right on my Home Screen they changed several widgets - to worse - like the google search toolbar and the calendar, the ones I use the most. The calendar no longer has the option to display a tiny calendar instead of displaying my next events.
What else can I say? The interface in general has gotten a lot worse - and I don't just say this as a spoiled consumer but as a programmer. Lots of new icons are now much much uglier than before, and some almost seem like they were from a previous version instead of a new upgraded one (like the On/Off swich). Some applications are so bad I'm embarassed FOR them, like the new People application. It used to be pretty, dark background, contacts' pictures displayed nicely, etc... now its a white and baby-blue almost "metro" style app, contacts' pictures distorted... so disapointing. Looks like something someone did it as their fisrt android application and Google by mistake put it here.
Some new stuff that I didn't care about - new app for managing Files, but I already had QuickOffice, so it's just a waste of space.
When you slide the notification bar it now dims the screen progressively - also didn't care for that, I kinda liked the way it used to be.
The new Galery IMHO is SO much worse than the other one. I liked having the little bar in the bottom of the screen to fast foward through the pictures, now I don't have it anymore.
After all of this I have avoided using my phone at all. But the one thing I can not get past is the new keyboard. I have absolutely NO idea how this one is so ****ty. I used to type everything so fast and it would autocorrect me (and correct to the right words) and the prediction system was awesome too. Now I just get autocorrected into some weird acronyms that have NO meaning at least in the language I'm using them, like BWM, TR, etc etc... So I have to type every word like 3 times until I can finally get it right.
Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by that...
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This JB upgrade for RAZRI looks more and more like a marriage. Those who are in want to go out and the others who are still out want to go in.
piskr said:
This JB upgrade for RAZRI looks more and more like a marriage. Those who are in want to go out and the others who are still out want to go in.
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Well, maybe it is...
People who don't have it already should upgrade with caution...
I want to downgrade too, I'm on Vodafone France 4.1.2, and I need to return to 4.0.4 Telcel Mexico, for warranty purposes, my phone speakers are useless now and I need a exchange or a new phone.
piskr said:
This JB upgrade for RAZRI looks more and more like a marriage. Those who are in want to go out and the others who are still out want to go in.
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Having just come from the JB is out thread and the grumbling there I can't help but think you might be right. I have Jellybean on a Nexus 7 and aren't very excited about what it might bring to my Razr i? I'm on GB retail and may stick with ICS - more so as doubt there would be any backtracking? Not like ICS is bad anyway on the razr i. Only lag I get is with the circles widget, which I quite like. Use Nova and the lag disappears, as does the circles widget
Richy101 said:
Only lag I get is with the circles widget, which I quite like. Use Nova and the lag disappears, as does the circles widget
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Really? I do use the Circles widgets (also one of my favorites) and I haveno lag at all (now on JB and before on ICS).
Although I have noticed the battery is not lasting quite as much as it used to. Might update that list on why I hate JB.
mexican
joel_sinbad said:
I want to downgrade too, I'm on Vodafone France 4.1.2, and I need to return to 4.0.4 Telcel Mexico, for warranty purposes, my phone speakers are useless now and I need a exchange or a new phone.
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hey simbad im from mexico too. in my case i killed my razr i going to ics telcel. i tooked it to telcel center. but i will be charged some money cause of the bootloader unlocked. but this monday will be shipped back to me. right now theres no way to go back to ics from jb so i guess we have to wait a little til some one knows how. good luck with ur i.
i'm at jelly bean retail brazil now, but every time i try to downgrade to ICS I had soft bricks because i'm only flashing recovery and system via fastboot, but im getting stuck at the bootloader unlocked sign... ideas? I think that the motobp and boot images are responsible of the hardbrick, maybe?
lminchillo said:
Really? I do use the Circles widgets (also one of my favorites) and I haveno lag at all (now on JB and before on ICS).
Although I have noticed the battery is not lasting quite as much as it used to. Might update that list on why I hate JB.
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Is it lag - what happens is I either unlock the phone or during use I drop back to desktop and the desktop takes a second or two to rebuild. I have the circles widget, rain alarm pro and UK weather widget running out first page. Not a deal breaker though.
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resurerrection cost?
bighleo114312 said:
hey simbad im from mexico too. in my case i killed my razr i going to ics telcel. i tooked it to telcel center. but i will be charged some money cause of the bootloader unlocked. but this monday will be shipped back to me. right now theres no way to go back to ics from jb so i guess we have to wait a little til some one knows how. good luck with ur i.
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same case here. xt890 death and waiting for telcel's diagnostic.
How much they charge you for repair?
Odp: [Q] Downgrading from official 4.1.2?
My question is:
"If i delete gpt and motoboot from firmware i can safe downgrade to ics with rsd?"
I have locked bootloader.
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AW: [Q] Downgrading from official 4.1.2?
Definitely not with an locked BL. You'll get some nice "preflash validation Errors" while flashing the Boot.img and other files.
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marcosx64 said:
same case here. xt890 death and waiting for telcel's diagnostic.
How much they charge you for repair?
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No, telcel gave me a new razr i free .

One thing that makes me smile

I love how HTC used to get so much **** for having a laggy UI with Sense. I was one of those who kind of hated on Sense and really dissed it. Now I have noticed TouchWiz has become the Sense of old. Bulky, laggy, and way too big for its own good. Kind of funny how the two companies have done a reversal. I used to purchase Samsung devices just to avoid the lag of Sense and other UIs. Every video review I have watched, the reviewer has complained of lag on the S4. For once I will actually stay with an HTC device until my next contract renewal. I feel it was done right. One thing that isnt fair though is that nobody seems to be giving Samsung the hard time HTC got about their overbloated UI overlay. What gives?
Oh, and the classic "The reviewer or people posting negative reviews and comments about the GS4 are paid by HTC" wtf, really? If someone doesnt like Samsung products they are assumed to be crazy and must be getting "paid off" to post negative comments? That's really unfair and childish of them to say. Anyone else noticing unfair biases?
PaulB007 said:
I love how HTC used to get so much **** for having a laggy UI with Sense. I was one of those who kind of hated on Sense and really dissed it. Now I have noticed TouchWiz has become the Sense of old. Bulky, laggy, and way too big for its own good. Kind of funny how the two companies have done a reversal. I used to purchase Samsung devices just to avoid the lag of Sense and other UIs. Every video review I have watched, the reviewer has complained of lag on the S4. For once I will actually stay with an HTC device until my next contract renewal. I feel it was done right. One thing that isnt fair though is that nobody seems to be giving Samsung the hard time HTC got about their overbloated UI overlay. What gives?
Oh, and the classic "The reviewer or people posting negative reviews and comments about the GS4 are paid by HTC" wtf, really? If someone doesnt like Samsung products they are assumed to be crazy and must be getting "paid off" to post negative comments? That's really unfair and childish of them to say. Anyone else noticing unfair biases?
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I noticed that as well. Sense 5 is smooth, man. I haven't had any lag, outside of me messing with governors and such, and I've read several reviews that say Touchwiz is kindof laggy. People aren't going to give Sammy any **** though because they are the top dog. While I'm glad they are android (for now) they are in the position that Apple was not long ago...nothing they can do is wrong even if it is. It's a little annoying
I actually really like sense 5
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My phone is bone stock, and will more than likely stay that way.
the only thing that seems odd to me in Sense 5 has been the lock screen..It kind of looks like its not meant for the current state it is in..It looks like it's set up and preparing for Android 4.2.1-2..Looks like they are preparing for lock screen widgets and I cant wait!
BrianBaker said:
the only thing that seems odd to me in Sense 5 has been the lock screen..It kind of looks like its not meant for the current state it is in..It looks like it's set up and preparing for Android 4.2.1-2..Looks like they are preparing for lock screen widgets and I cant wait!
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Good to see you over here, Brian. Nice getting to see some LTE around home now, huh?
eXplicit815 said:
My phone is bone stock, and will more than likely stay that way.
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Till fully working AOSP ROMs come out!
raptoro07 said:
Till fully working AOSP ROMs come out!
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Not necessarily. Sense 5 has started becoming a little more transparent, and show's a lot of stock Android in it. I'm happy with it.
raptoro07 said:
Till fully working AOSP ROMs come out!
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I like AOSP ROMs and all... but Sense 5 has some killer features that I wouldn't want to give up.
eXplicit815 said:
Not necessarily. Sense 5 has started becoming a little more transparent, and show's a lot of stock Android in it. I'm happy with it.
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Harfainx said:
I like AOSP ROMs and all... but Sense 5 has some killer features that I wouldn't want to give up.
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I agree. I've always preferred Sense in any iteration.
but I know that once some AOSP ROMs come out I'll flash and play as I'm a flashaholic.
raptoro07 said:
I know that once some AOSP ROMs come out I'll flash and play as I'm a flashaholic.
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Well of course there will be some testing. I'll have to flash a few ROMs to see what each offers. I wouldn't mind checking out Paranoid Android on here. :good:
agreed, the only thing i want in sense is quick toggles! i used them all the time on my GS2. Luckily the mod is already out for this. That and the MMS compression fix. Other than that its pretty impressive out of the box.
But yea when will we start seeing AOSP stuff? I know the phone is only out for a wk or two but I'm looking forward to seeing the development section start to fill up.
madwakisbak said:
agreed, the only thing i want in sense is quick toggles! i used them all the time on my GS2. Luckily the mod is already out for this. That and the MMS compression fix. Other than that its pretty impressive out of the box.
But yea when will we start seeing AOSP stuff? I know the phone is only out for a wk or two but I'm looking forward to seeing the development section start to fill up.
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I believe there are people working behind the scenes on some AOSP stuff. One problem would be the new SoC Snapdragon 600. I don't think there is a reference device running android on this platform yet.
I'm really diggin sense 5 in general. Blinkfeed is awesome.. I always had a currents widget on my furthest left screen anyways.
One thing I dislike. Is that the app drawer still scrolls gingerbread style. I'd like it to be paginated.
And as for quick toggles like i've seen in a few posts. We don't want quick toggles! we just want the 4.2 update. Then it should be pull down on left 3/4 for notifications. Or the right 1/4 for the toggles that are just built into android now. The quick toggles of the past are pretty ugly in comparison.
regalpimpin said:
I'm really diggin sense 5 in general. Blinkfeed is awesome.. I always had a currents widget on my furthest left screen anyways.
One thing I dislike. Is that the app drawer still scrolls gingerbread style. I'd like it to be paginated.
And as for quick toggles like i've seen in a few posts. We don't want quick toggles! we just want the 4.2 update. Then it should be pull down on left 3/4 for notifications. Or the right 1/4 for the toggles that are just built into android now. The quick toggles of the past are pretty ugly in comparison.
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I guess by paginated you mean horizontal scroll instead of vertical. I too find this odd as Sense 4.0, 4.1, and 4+ all had horizontal app drawers.
I also like this, but what I have done is make folders and put the apps in there so I only have one page.
madwakisbak said:
agreed, the only thing i want in sense is quick toggles! i used them all the time on my GS2. Luckily the mod is already out for this. That and the MMS compression fix. Other than that its pretty impressive out of the box.
But yea when will we start seeing AOSP stuff? I know the phone is only out for a wk or two but I'm looking forward to seeing the development section start to fill up.
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Used to have it in Sense before it was even an Android thing. Best part of my EVO 3D.
This is the first phone I can say I may not even want to put an AOSP rom on.
Why don't the do landscape Rosie for Christ's sake?
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raptoro07 said:
I guess by paginated you mean horizontal scroll instead of vertical. I too find this odd as Sense 4.0, 4.1, and 4+ all had horizontal app drawers.
I also like this, but what I have done is make folders and put the apps in there so I only have one page.
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The folders in the app drawer has been something I really like that I wouldn't have thought I would. Now I am down to 3 homepages instead of 5 or 7. Would be nice if they could hold more apps per folder but it still makes my app drawer so nicely organized.
msimindlessmsi2 said:
Why don't the do landscape Rosie for Christ's sake?
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Because eww.... No matter how cool it is, widgets and stuff just do not align very pretty. Surely you will get your fix with a custom rom.
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eXplicit815 said:
Good to see you over here, Brian. Nice getting to see some LTE around home now, huh?
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What's up man.. Yeah the tower down by froggers on rock springs road has some descent reach but it dies off right in front of my house.. When they light up this boom tower behind OK Tires I think we will be set around here.
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4.2.2 expectations

At this point all I really care about is something that will keep my data connection from frequent and random drops. If not it's time to look at other options.
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tommason1968 said:
At this point all I really care about is something that will keep my data connection from frequent and random drops. If not it's time to look at other options.
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NEVER happens to me so I doubt 4.2.2 will remedy for ya. Maybe look into other avenues to resolve this issue
I don't know what else it could be. Others with different devices hold their connection from the same location while mine drops. Whatever the case, it's getting old. I'm done talking to Sprint about it as the answer of "we are working on the towers right now“ doesn't work for me. If they were truly working on them the guys I work with would have the same problem.
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The main reason I want 4.2 is so I can play with non-daily driver ROMs without dealing with the SD card when I go back. Anyone else?
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Embluss said:
The main reason I want 4.2 is so I can play with non-daily driver ROMs without dealing with the SD card when I go back. Anyone else?
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That's probably the only practical reason.
tommason1968,
I know exactly what you are talking about! I had a thread complaining about the same thing. Took my phone into the Sprint store and it failed "once" a test and they gave me a new phone and the exact same thing happens to my current phone. Can't go down the street (or even sometimes sitting still) and I lose data connection. Listen to streaming radio on Tune-In and it cuts out constantly. Used the Scout (Telenav) GPS and always got "There is no cell phone coverage / Now there is cell phone coverage" during a trip to Wisconsin and Mississippi this month.
Heard the excuse that the towers are being upgraded and that is the reason service is so poor. Almost tempted to say well put that in writing so that I can go to another wireless company without an ETF.
Came from the HTC LTE and never had so many drop outs. Yes, there were marginal spots that I would lose service, but in the past I have made it to Wisconsin and back without dropping service once not to mention 50 - 100 times, so like you think it is directly related to the phone. When you take the phone into the Sprint store, they are like well nothing what we can do, or well that is a lot of work and doubt we will find something. It is tempted to reactive my old HTC LTE and see how it does because I know where the marginal areas are at and the areas that are not marginal that I still lose connectivity on a constant basis with my HTC One.
Just wonder if like the first I-phone made of solid shell, that the metal casing isn't affecting how well the phone does in the terms of the ability to connect and stay connected to the cell towers.
For me, it's gotta be the way ZOE clips will be captured as a single video file instead of 20+ images. Each time I take a ZOE clip all those 20 pics get backed up on my G+ cloud.
elrey75 said:
For me, it's gotta be the way ZOE clips will be captured as a single video file instead of 20+ images. Each time I take a ZOE clip all those 20 pics get backed up on my G+ cloud.
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And the charging speed. And the quick toggles. And hopefully the focus on the camera. And the OS efficiency.
I've managed to get rid of all the lag by turning off all animations. I just need better battery life. Everything else has been promised.
I just want the added features of 4.2.2. I want quick toggles, lock screen widgets, etc. And the added battery percentage and what not.
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I just want the added features of 4.2.2. I want quick toggles, lock screen widgets, etc. And the added battery percentage and what not.
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EQS and percentage are already available on Viper and HTC will not incorporate lock screen widgets.
4.3
Who cares about 4.2? 4.3 began rolling out to the Google Experience/Play HTC Ones a few days back which has a functional IR blaster! That, with CM's new camera and this phone is going to be pretty awesome, pretty quickly.
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EQS and percentage are already available on Viper and HTC will not incorporate lock screen widgets.
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I'm with explicit. I like the aosp toggles much much more along with HTC's version of the battery percent. Also, the update will come with lockscreen widgets. They already have the implemented in the Intl version.
I for one am pretty stoked about this update. It will include everything that I like in aosp plus it will have IR.
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I'm with explicit. I like the aosp toggles much much more along with HTC's version of the battery percent. Also, the update will come with lockscreen widgets. They already have the implemented in the Intl version.
I for one am pretty stoked about this update. It will include everything that I like in aosp plus it will have IR.
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I just want native AVRCP 1.3!!!!!
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EQS and percentage are already available on Viper and HTC will not incorporate lock screen widgets.
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That the EQS included with Viper looks hideous to some of us?
Just ribbing you, but seriously-- I cannot stand how it looks in the slightest. Native quick toggles are also one less app needed to replicate functionality, which is nice if you're trying to keep things slim.
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That the EQS included with Viper looks hideous to some of us?
Just ribbing you, but seriously-- I cannot stand how it looks in the slightest. Native quick toggles are also one less app needed to replicate functionality, which is nice if you're trying to keep things slim.
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Yeah. I think that the EQS are stupid looking too. Just wanted to make sure it was known that most of these features already exist in some form. I love the Holo style EQS, though. In the meantime, I'm using Floating toucher. Its pretty cool.
I'm more excited about the camera improvements. The number of pictures out of focus is too damn high!
I expect that it will be the only update released for this phone.
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I expect that it will be the only update released for this phone.
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No way. This is a flagship device that's barely 4 months old. Support has to be for at least a year.
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No way. This is a flagship device that's barely 4 months old. Support has to be for at least a year.
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Good one
I'd be willing to guess the 4.2.2 delay is a Sprint issue more than an HTC one.
I personally am not even excited about the 4.2.2 update anymore, due to how long it's taken and now that 4.3 is out.
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I'd be willing to guess the 4.2.2 delay is a Sprint issue more than an HTC one.
I personally am not even excited about the 4.2.2 update anymore, due to how long it's taken and now that 4.3 is out.
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I'm not excited about either one. I have a Nexus 7 with 4.3 on it and it doesn't look/feel much different from when I used CM on my LTE. There just isn't anything to really worry about other than the kernel.

[ROM][4.4.4][Unofficial] AOKP TF701T [06-27-1014][Nightlies]

Just wanted to share an unofficial build of AOKP for our TF701T's I did for myself.
Special thanks to Team AOKP for their wonderful rom!
Disclaimer: You flash it, you break it, you fix it. I will be update the builds weekly or so as new features are added into AOKP regularly.
Flash the same as any other rom. Use current Banks Gapps.
Known issue: I have enabled the glcomposer in the build.prop because the overall smoothness and battery life is greatly improved. However, because ASUS hasn't updated past 4.3, there may be occasional graphical glitches. You can disable the glcomposer by removing the one line in build.prop containing glcomposer in it BUT do try as it is first and see the difference for yourself. I have been using it for a couple weeks now and the graphical glitches are very small and barely noticeable.
Examples of where to see smoothness include: Scrolling homescreens. Swiping pages in App Drawer. Swiping pages in the widget drawer. Swiping away notifications while on homescreen. Swiping down notifications and quicktiles while on homescreen. Swiping to Google Now page in GEL launcher.
Latest Rom here:
ROM Download
Sources used:
Device: tf701t device tree
Kernel: Kernel tree
Vendor: Vendor tree
Anyone tried it yet?
Reports are welcome and help to get some traction going.!
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Paulicat said:
Anyone tried it yet?
Reports are welcome and help to get some traction going.!
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Excellent work. Very fast. No graphical glitches so far that i can see. Lets of options.:good:
It's great to see another ROM option for the tf701t! I just tried this out. The graphics really are quite smooth, and I love all of the customization options. Alas, as with cyanogenmod and cromi, Bluetooth functionality is severely diminished -- a mouse barely moves the cursor at all and a keyboard has severe typelag making it unusable. Any idea what's going on thereand how to fix it? I'm happy to be a guinea pig.
Awesome, glad to see other people trying this out!
I will post weekly build updates as often as possible.
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Im amazed how smooth it is. I guess this shows with this tegra4 theres still room for improvement which is a good thing.
It's very nice. The camera doesn't crash, and I the current version of Netflix doesn't crash. With some roms I've had to use 3.0.
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It's great to see another ROM option for the tf701t! I just tried this out. The graphics really are quite smooth, and I love all of the customization options. Alas, as with cyanogenmod and cromi, Bluetooth functionality is severely diminished -- a mouse barely moves the cursor at all and a keyboard has severe typelag making it unusable. Any idea what's going on thereand how to fix it? I'm happy to be a guinea pig.
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I'll try and take a look, busy weekend/holiday up here. New build will be up in a couple days though.
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Absolutely no rush -- any work you do is appreciated and I'm perfectly happy to wait patiently I'll keep an eye here and try new versions as you post them.
lexelby said:
Absolutely no rush -- any work you do is appreciated and I'm perfectly happy to wait patiently I'll keep an eye here and try new versions as you post them.
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So I just remembered I had an old Microsoft Notebook mouse 5000. I connected it and it works perfectly normal.
No lag or delay whatsoever...any chance you have another mouse to try?
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Paulicat said:
So I just remembered I had an old Microsoft Notebook mouse 5000. I connected it and it works perfectly normal.
No lag or delay whatsoever...any chance you have another mouse to try?
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Not a mouse, but I had another bluetooth keyboard, so I paired it up and gave it a try. Worked perfectly fine with no typelag :/ The one that doesn't work is a combo keyboard/touchpad. I don't think xda will let me link to a product on amazon, but it's a "tp cromeer" branded case with builtin bluetooth keyboard/touuchpad. Made for the N8000, but it fits the tf701t quite nicely.
Any idea why just this one device wouldn't work?
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Not a mouse, but I had another bluetooth keyboard, so I paired it up and gave it a try. Worked perfectly fine with no typelag :/ The one that doesn't work is a combo keyboard/touchpad. I don't think xda will let me link to a product on amazon, but it's a "tp cromeer" branded case with builtin bluetooth keyboard/touuchpad. Made for the N8000, but it fits the tf701t quite nicely.
Any idea why just this one device wouldn't work?
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I actually have a mini combo keyboard touchpad I can try tonight.
My guess is going to be some sort of silly device incompatibility though...
I dont have any problems with this inexpensive bluetooth keyboard.
I do find though. I dont know if its possibly the kernel or android itself or if too many apps are running in the background. Input in general and reponsiveness is lost completely until reboot. It starts to lag all input I think. Like touch sensitivity etc. I wonder if anyone else has found this on to be the case on this device. Not sure if there is some app thatll restore it by killing processes possibly. Another thing I notice is that Android is running tonnes of threads. Compared to the few that run on linux. 600+ on android. Less then 100 threads on Linux usually depending on the distro. This rom right now has 900+ threads showing in htop. But it is still smooth as butter. Maybe thats not a big deal then.
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I dont have any problems with this inexpensive bluetooth keyboard.
I do find though. I dont know if its possibly the kernel or android itself or if too many apps are running in the background. Input in general and reponsiveness is lost completely until reboot. It starts to lag all input I think. Like touch sensitivity etc. I wonder if anyone else has found this on to be the case on this device. Not sure if there is some app thatll restore it by killing processes possibly. Another thing I notice is that Android is running tonnes of threads. Compared to the few that run on linux. 600+ on android. Less then 100 threads on Linux usually depending on the distro. This rom right now has 900+ threads showing in htop. But it is still smooth as butter. Maybe thats not a big deal then.
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I have not had any responsiveness issues with this device on any rom to be honest...
For clarity, are you seeing this problem on this rom or no?
Thank you for this ROM, it feels good to know that the TF701 has not been forgotten...:good:
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Thank you for this ROM, it feels good to know that the TF701 has not been forgotten...:good:
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Cheers! I'll do what I can while I have this tablet!
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I have not had any responsiveness issues with this device on any rom to be honest...
For clarity, are you seeing this problem on this rom or no?
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It happens on all roms, but it would be a very subtle thing. I dont see it really as a problem. Just something that requires a reboot.
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I do find though. I dont know if its possibly the kernel or android itself or if too many apps are running in the background. Input in general and reponsiveness is lost completely until reboot. It starts to lag all input I think. Like touch sensitivity etc. I wonder if anyone else has found this on to be the case on this device. Not sure if there is some app thatll restore it by killing processes possibly. Another thing I notice is that Android is running tonnes of threads. Compared to the few that run on linux. 600+ on android. Less then 100 threads on Linux usually depending on the distro. This rom right now has 900+ threads showing in htop. But it is still smooth as butter. Maybe thats not a big deal then.
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Yes -- I know exactly what you're talking about I think.
On any ROM I've tried, it happens. A fresh reboot always clears things up, but after running a few apps (and / or putting the tablet to sleep overnight perhaps?) the whole system lags a bit. General stuff, like switching programs and running apps like Tapatalk and Engadget (for example). I'm forced to kill apps manually, and that sometimes does the trick.
One thing I tried out yesterday that seems to be helping -- give this a shot too: in your developer settings, you'll see that you can restrict how many background processes are running. Currently, I have background processes limited to just 2 at a time (and also "strict mode" enabled)... and I have to say, I'm noticing a difference! Might take some more testing to see what the pros and cons of this are, but if it just means that I don't have background processes piling up on me, this might be a workaround?
Aside from that, has anyone tried Greenify with good results?
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Trevor_g said:
Yes -- I know exactly what you're talking about I think.
On any ROM I've tried, it happens. A fresh reboot always clears things up, but after running a few apps (and / or putting the tablet to sleep overnight perhaps?) the whole system lags a bit. General stuff, like switching programs and running apps like Tapatalk and Engadget (for example). I'm forced to kill apps manually, and that sometimes does the trick.
One thing I tried out yesterday that seems to be helping -- give this a shot too: in your developer settings, you'll see that you can restrict how many background processes are running. Currently, I have background processes limited to just 2 at a time (and also "strict mode" enabled)... and I have to say, I'm noticing a difference! Might take some more testing to see what the pros and cons of this are, but if it just means that I don't have background processes piling up on me, this might be a workaround?
Aside from that, has anyone tried Greenify with good results?
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Honestly guys, I don't see this issue using this AOKP rom...I've left it for a few days no reboot, and I don't see any slowdowns/lag.
On a brighter note, I have a new build ready to be uploaded tonight.
I messed up some merges for battery/charging and was struggling to sort it out the last couple days.
All good now.
New build will be up later tonight.
Paulicat said:
Honestly guys, I don't see this issue using this AOKP rom...I've left it for a few days no reboot, and I don't see any slowdowns/lag.
On a brighter note, I have a new build ready to be uploaded tonight.
I messed up some merges for battery/charging and was struggling to sort it out the last couple days.
All good now.
New build will be up later tonight.
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Got it. In that case, I'll have to give this a shot! ☺
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