I've had my SGS for almost 2 years now, I had a gingerbread rom on it, that was working great, then started getting buggy on me. Even after starting from scratch and putting the rom on it, I was still having the same issues.
Last night I decided to put the teamhacksungs ICS port on it. I had issues with the bugs in CM7, which was actually the reason why i used gingerbread (Superclean milestone).
I was a little worried that those issues i had were not fixed, but i have to say.
ICS runs awesome on this phone, I haven't even come across any bugs yet.
I'm very happy with it. For any of you that have a SGS and are reluctant to go to ICS, do it. Its very snappy, and a lot of cool new features.
Don't get me wrong... I think I might still get the SGS III when that comes out for verizon anyway, but at least i'm not ripping my hair out when i use my currrent SGS.
since I put on my SGS ICS seem to have a new device
I tried for a couple of days using ICS....it was 4.0.1 if I recall but I didn't like it. Not stable, bugs, etc. Now I am using Dmore ... very nice looking (ICS themes and icons)and fast battery ok, still no bugs after 2 weeks of using.
Yup. On my current Vibrant phone: I'm using AOKP and it does everything I need it to do plus voodoo. Except GPS of course.
Try rem ics ux it is a very stable awesome ROM! If you undervolt it you can expect as good as or maybe a little better battery life than gingerbread with a sgs 3 theme
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Since I went to ICS I've got a completely new device.
I recommed you to test everything that you find interesting. its worth it
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Is anyone going to stay with the older 2.2 Froyo instead of upgrading to Gingerbread?
I have heard some programs/games don't work with the Gingerbread OS.
Took the plunge, and glad I did, I so loved Gingerbread on my HD2.
Now it works great on the SGT,
Hope, no significant issues with Overcome Gingerbread so far, loving it, can't wait for more updates to come.
having no major issues. so stable. less forceclose on gb and no screen-freeze.
anyway, for those who chose to stay with froyo 2.2, what are the reasons?
what are the apps that did not work on gb? cause so far all my games and apps are working(excluding new google music app). quite happy with it.
just made the update some hours ago, loving it, very fast, battery better than ever, pretty stable.
No major issues for me. Some old annoyances were removed (like lags)
I flashed back to 2.2. There is a thread that lists all.the problems it has.
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im staying on Overcome 1.4.7 until a proper kernel is released for gingerbread overcome. I want it to have EXT4, voodoo, OC/UV before i jump ship. plus i haven't beaten some of the gameloft games that have been said to be incompatible with it. Loving my tab on this rom so much i can't believe it can get even better with gingerbread...but apparently it can as most of the guys on the thread claim. That would be awesome.
mixed feelings, I want to take the plung but keen to wait for the overcome kernel too, so even if i flash it, it will only be a matter of a few days before i have to reflash.
Overcome 1.6.4 is great, no issues, GPS is quick on locking, Battery is excellant and over all the best version cooked!
But as the man says, the best is yet to come, so i may look at doing it because it's inevitable!
PEACE
Kosti
Overcome Gingerbread seems to have some graphics problem for me right now, i see it when playing 1080p video trailer. Overcome 1.64 --> smooth like butter, 2.0 --> stuttering and even crashing the clips
I'm rolling back to 1.6.x
Am sticking to 1.4.5 everything works fine....wayyyyy better than stock or any other rom..and don't forget Vodooo sound... .and GB seems to have major battery problems and a berserk Android OS process problem...so will stick to it till Overcome GB's out of beta ands few versions up...
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I'm still on Overcome 1.3 and still quite happy. Nothing gingerbread has that's worth it
utrx said:
I'm still on Overcome 1.3 and still quite happy. Nothing gingerbread has that's worth it
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Stock browser. All the Market browsers don't compare to it. Best stock browser I've seen on an Android device.
I hate reflashing every couple of days. I'm on OC 1.6.4.
I'm happy with it. When GB has new kernel and is polished I'll flash it.
Well i just shift to ginger that is published by chainfire here and i am pretty happy with it. The battery is way better than it was for me with the 1.6 overcome. Also i really enjoyed new few animations and fonts as well i am happy with the change. But just for future shifting i just bought sd card today ) (my 1st sd card burned with my board lol)
I'm still sticking with overcome 1.4.x series until an overcome GB kernel is released. My battery easily lasts 12-14 hours with ~7hours pandora at work with the screen off, then a hours of browsing/gaming at home.
Since battery life isn't a problem, I just don't feel like taking the time to do a backup + re-stock + flash + restore apps unless there is a must-have addition in GB or a "final-ish" version of overcome.
I'm running Gingerbread ROMs right now and hesitant to move to ICS. When are ICS ROMs good enough for daily use? I'm looking for stability and speed that is comparable to Apex and Mosaic. Prefer to use Apex right now because it's the most up to date and most stable.
You could read through the threads to see what others are saying. But I installed it on my Dads cappy a few weeks ago, and he hasn't had a single issue with it so far. Before that he was on Mosaic and was having a ton of issues. I used it for a couple of days when I put it on his phone, and it was probably the fastest, smoothest rom that I had ever run while I had the cappy. I would go for it.
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You could read through the threads to see what others are saying. But I installed it on my Dads cappy a few weeks ago, and he hasn't had a single issue with it so far. Before that he was on Mosaic and was having a ton of issues. I used it for a couple of days when I put it on his phone, and it was probably the fastest, smoothest rom that I had ever run while I had the cappy. I would go for it.
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Ya I'm taking a brief look, but not sure which to choose if I do move to ICS.
Basic AOSP (clean untouched googgle android) is Onecosmic's. The soon to be CM9 is team Hacksung. There is a themed modded one based of Team Hacksung's work. Wich one is more stable or not depends on the user, up to you to read and try.
I use teamhacksung's every day as my main ROM, and it works fantastically. I'm still running build 12, so there are some improvements since then, but I don't have any issues with it at all. It is significantly faster than all the other ROMS I have tried (I used to use Mosaic...). The only thing that is slightly worse is the battery life. If I use my phone a lot (more than texting...like, web browsing, youtube, etc), my phone dies before an entire day of usage. Granted, I did get my captivate the first day it came out, so there might be a hardware issue there too.
I highly recommend it. It was the best jump I have made, and it stopped me from getting the GS2. Now I can wait for the GC3
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The 'best' ROM is whatever you find suits you. Best to just try a few out and make your own decision.
Do we have any of those roms anymore?
Because I had a rom like that a long time ago that wasn't Cyanogen...it was amazing, sold the phone, and now im back to a Captivate again. I'm looking for a rom that is similar to a port from Nexus S. It's happened before, so can i have it again? Looked high and low for those and XDA is like the last forum to have those roms. Now everyone wants 4.0....well the phone isnt made for 4.0...only for 2.3
I dont like touchwiz. just want AOSP 2.3 or 2.2....thats all. Thank you for your help!
Not sure what there is besides CM7. Which is very nice. But I'm sure you could find something by looking/searching in the dev section. And you can't really say this phone isn't meant for ICS. All the hype for ICS is because there is much to be hyped about
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yep, plenty of good 2.3 in the dev section, just read through them.
However I find that, on my three captivates of varying revisions, I get the best performance out of ICS roms.
Battery, on the other hand, I have been struggling with. I prefer WEUI overall, but I cannot get through the day without 2 sometimes 3 charges. So, currently my primary phone is running ICSSGS RC4.2 with UGKG3 modem on the 850 band. With that I can easily go 10+ hours of my normal use without having to worry about it.
all personal opinion, of course
I know that a lot here don't appreciate the "what's the Best ROM" threads but mine raises some important points and genuine questions that I believe the devs here need to take in consideration.
I've went through so many ICS ROMs and found that most don't even include a bugs list to know what works and what doesn't. So I'm directing these questions to you and hope to hear your opinion based on your experience as well as your knowledge of ROMs:
Which ICS based ROM is the most mature among the currently stable ones? Please post any bugs or point to what's not working if you refer to a ROM as a response.
Is it easy to get back to a Gingerbread ROM after flashing an ICS based ROM? Are there any caveats that i should know about before flashing any ICS ROM?
Thank you for your time and I appreciate your help and your opinions about this.
there are threads in the general section. please have a look
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I know that a lot here don't appreciate the "what's the Best ROM" threads but mine raises some important points and genuine questions that I believe the devs here need to take in consideration.
I've went through so many ICS ROMs and found that most don't even include a bugs list to know what works and what doesn't. So I'm directing these questions to you and hope to hear your opinion based on your experience as well as your knowledge of ROMs:
Which ICS based ROM is the most mature among the currently stable ones? Please post any bugs or point to what's not working if you refer to a ROM as a response.
Is it easy to get back to a Gingerbread ROM after flashing an ICS based ROM? Are there any caveats that i should know about before flashing any ICS ROM?
Thank you for your time and I appreciate your help and your opinions about this.
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I've been using Team Rocket 1.5 and find it surprisingly stable (although, of course, there are problems. Just for a heads up, I would NEVER go back to Gingerbread. The girlfriend has Gingerbread on it and it's just so much snappier, not to mention the compatibility with ICS Applications (like Photoshop!). I'll name the few I have:
1. Toggle wifi via the 15 toggle addon and it will just kind of freeze, can't turn it on or off for a little while
2. Sometimes apps just kind of hang, when that happens just let it sort itself out and usually the phone will respond in about 15 seconds. No biggie to me.
3. I've had a SOD (Sleep of death) where the phone screen won't turn on and you end up powering down the phone; but honestly it only happened when I left Sync on in the background. Whether a coincidence or not. Haven't had it happen since turning that off during the day.
4. When trying to restore a backup I've had to restore the boot of the stock GB rom, then restore the ICS backup. Otherwise you really can't flash anything as the system isn't writable I don't believe.
Coming from the AT&T SGSII ICS ROM, this is BEYOND daily use. I just ordered this device off of Amazon and pretty much opened the package, rooted, and flashed this rom. It's fast, nearly everything works. Just have to deal with a few bugs. I'll let you decide whether or not to try it out, but I'm positive when I say I would NEVER go back. Good luck man!
None yet but for minimal bug disturbance, I'd say team rocket 1.5 is quite usable for daily use.
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I've been using Team Rocket 1.5 and find it surprisingly stable (although, of course, there are problems. Just for a heads up, I would NEVER go back to Gingerbread. The girlfriend has Gingerbread on it and it's just so much snappier, not to mention the compatibility with ICS Applications (like Photoshop!). I'll name the few I have:
1. Toggle wifi via the 15 toggle addon and it will just kind of freeze, can't turn it on or off for a little while
2. Sometimes apps just kind of hang, when that happens just let it sort itself out and usually the phone will respond in about 15 seconds. No biggie to me.
3. I've had a SOD (Sleep of death) where the phone screen won't turn on and you end up powering down the phone; but honestly it only happened when I left Sync on in the background. Whether a coincidence or not. Haven't had it happen since turning that off during the day.
4. When trying to restore a backup I've had to restore the boot of the stock GB rom, then restore the ICS backup. Otherwise you really can't flash anything as the system isn't writable I don't believe.
Coming from the AT&T SGSII ICS ROM, this is BEYOND daily use. I just ordered this device off of Amazon and pretty much opened the package, rooted, and flashed this rom. It's fast, nearly everything works. Just have to deal with a few bugs. I'll let you decide whether or not to try it out, but I'm positive when I say I would NEVER go back. Good luck man!
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+1 I've been only on Rocket ROM v1.5, fast, stable and like ranger said, this is beyond daily use... really... no going back to GB as well...
It's so stable that I'm so reluctant to test anything else... no SOD, actually got it once and found out setcpu profile is causing it, uninstall and never had it for the past 5 days....
One thing that is bugging me is that the battery drain for the chinese ICS leak is unpredictable as the kernel is not so "refined" yet, you know what i mean
Now awaiting rocket v1,6 or midnote 2.1 if ever maxicet can get the N7000 kernel leak to work properly...
Should be getting my note tomorrow.
First thing I do is flash ICS after rooting etc...been running it on my nexus s since December and its beautiful.
Just got it on my transformer last week as well and its equally as good.
Any of you guys used midnote 2.0? I seen some vids on YouTube. It seems quite stable.
Any opinions in comparison to other ICS roms out?
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I think its the criskelo ics v2 its very smooth without much fc! And telephoning and smsing work!
I have been using Midnote and I love it. I flashed all of the other ICS and they had too much battery drain for my tastes.
Midnote is perfect imo. It flashed perfectly, everything worked from the very start. The battery is amazing. Heavy usage and i charge only overnight. I wiped everything during each part of the process of flashing AND wiped after i let it boot the first time. No sod.no freezing.no nothing but smoothness. It is perfect to me.
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I have been using Midnote and I love it. I flashed all of the other ICS and they had too much battery drain for my tastes.
Midnote is perfect imo.
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Though I have had the odd freeze which lasts about 15 seconds then all works well again. Maybe once a day.
Ummm...
I'm using Midnote for 4 or 5 days
working good, charging it overnight, very view FC's.
Check the time on battery (attached)
* "Viber" doesn't work on it (free calls application), other than this everything is perfect
Also using Midnote and it's working fine. My SMS notifications sound sometimes doesn't work but other than that no complaints. Battery life is amazing and I haven't had any major problems. I had Rocket Rom 1.5 on it but that was giving me a lot of issues. To each his own I suppose might try out some other ones as well still praying that ICS comes out soon
Greetings,
I got a GT-I9000 which will become my main phone. But, before that, I’d like to install the best, most stable, firmware for it.
I prefer stability, and having all the features operational, to speed. I don’t need something ultra-tweaked to be super-fast.
I just want to use all the capabilities of the phone without having to worry if a problem is the phone’s fault or the firmware’s.
I’ve seen a few threads around, with many firmwares, but none made a good comparison or gave me a final decision (maybe because there is none).
I’ll be using the phone in Portugal (don’t know if this is that relevant to the answers).
Thanks.
Edit: I'm not necessarily looking for Android 4. If 3.5.x or something is the best option for now, I'm ok with it.
Hi, try this one out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1489213
It's realy fast and stable, it's worth a try
I think DarkyRom (http://www.darkyrom.com) (Gingerbread) is what you are looking for.
I have been using it for over 6 months and it was pretty stable. I use v10.2.2 and never felt the need to go for 10.4.2.
Yesterday I switch to Dark Knight (ICS) hoping it will be better. I am more concern about battery consumption so I am still trying this one out. Maybe I'll stick with it, maybe I'll go back to Darky. But as of now I would say it's a bit snappier, could be a placebo effect.
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I have been using it for over 6 months and it was pretty stable. I use v10.2.2 and never felt the need to go for 10.4.2.
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Dude, i have been on Darky 10.2.2 for long, i faced a lot of issues with heavy applications and all the games. Data connection was another big issue. Ported to ICSSGS now, still experimenting