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UPDATE ON MAY 29, 2012: I'm sorry guys.
I won't be releasing my project. I'm actually stopping the effort to port the rom. I can't do it, it just is way too complicated to complete.
This means, until I decide to work on something new or find something worth porting, I am not developing for the D3 or Droid Bionic anymore.
I won't be picking up Motoblur + Android 4.0.4 either, so eliminate that question as well.
I hope you guys won't get mad.
--Sam
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And the XT860's ?
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I should be able to pull it off!
I'm curious
Well I'm curious can we at least have a hint?
Sure is a great attention whoring thread
First hint in the OP!
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First hint in the OP!
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Trying to get aosp gb going huh?
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Trying to get aosp gb going huh?
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Check your PM
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Nice to something gb on its way. Im sure im not alone that I can't use ics as a daily driver for various reasons
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it would be great to bring a banging ass sense rom our way like 3.0 or 3.5
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it would be great to bring a banging ass sense rom our way like 3.0 or 3.5
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I'm all for options, but Sense just isn't my cup of tea. Not to mention it would be Gingerbread based (I don't believe any HTC device currently has ICS), and many people (myself included) would see it as a step back.
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Nice to something gb on its way. Im sure im not alone that I can't use ics as a daily driver for various reasons
What exactly has you hung up, as far as ICS is concerned (just a question)? Everything works, with the exception of face unlock, and some spotty bluetooth issues. Granted, I'm not overly familiar with the GSM builds and their respective bugs, but most people really seem to be enjoying the 4.0 builds...
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My hope is that we see something completely new...not a port of an existing Galaxy Nexus ROM, but one built specifically for the D3 and other Moto devices. I would love to see something fresh and original, yet streamlined and efficient, that we can all enjoy.
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I'm all for options, but Sense just isn't my cup of tea. Not to mention it would be Gingerbread based (I don't believe any HTC device currently has ICS), and many people (myself included) would see it as a step back.
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The HTC One X has it Actually, I think all of the new HTC One series phones have it.
it's will be great if it contains a RTL & BIDI languages as well.....
I'm definitely interested. I prefer having full functionality for my phone, so the ICS ROMs are out for me for now, and I prefer the GB ROMs to be unthemed. It seems that all of the themed ROMs have something that I think looks mediocre (bad fonts that make it difficult to tell normal from bold, or that flow badly; on screen button elements that do not work right; mediocre battery indicators on the status bar; unattractive notification pull-downs; etc.)
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I'm definitely interested. I prefer having full functionality for my phone, so the ICS ROMs are out for me for now, and I prefer the GB ROMs to be unthemed. It seems that all of the themed ROMs have something that I think looks mediocre (bad fonts that make it difficult to tell normal from bold, or that flow badly; on screen button elements that do not work right; mediocre battery indicators on the status bar; unattractive notification pull-downs; etc.)
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Have you taken a look at mavrom? Youve got a lot of theme choices at one click of a button.
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i really hope its a good, multi-lang, gb 2.3.7 rom liek cm7.2 without any bloat like sense.
maybe even the hw-codecs and such are working?
btw. if you need a gsm guy for testing, msg me.
Here's an update:
This rom is a pain in the ass. It really is. So the chances of me completing this, with school and other things have gone down to about 20% from 70%.
But here are some details:
Gingerbread 2.3.6
Later Software from another device (I'm not naming it)
No GSM compatibility
Sorry GSM users, there isn't a way GSM will work on the rom until the device I'm porting this from is updated later this year.
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Are you using the Bell or Chinese ROM? I worked on the Bell 2.3.6 port, and it worked, but my modding/theme-ing skills are weak, so it didn't move much past stock appearance with some build.prop tweaks.
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Are you using the Bell or Chinese ROM? I worked on the Bell 2.3.6 port, and it worked, but my modding/theme-ing skills are weak, so it didn't move much past stock appearance with some build.prop tweaks.
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I'm porting from a US device. Lol.
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Just wanting to know what you all think. Not too much discussion going on here about them. I've used them all, good experiences. Pro, cons, whatever. I personally like the stock .230 leak. I find the smart actions very nice. Also like the app drawer with the different groups.
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Just wanting to know what you all think. Not too much discussion going on here about them. I've used them all, good experiences. Pro, cons, whatever. I personally like the stock .230 leak. I find the smart actions very nice. Also like the app drawer with the different groups.
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Personally, I like the 230 update... plan on updating to 232 soon, but holding off because every time I flash, another one comes out.
I'm not one for flashing nightly roms, but I've been itching to try CM9
Yeah I am a little hesitant about flashing .232. But I think it's good news that these leaks keep showing up.
I used the CM9 from the .2233 leak and wasn't overly impressed. I feel AOKP has more options. But these Moto leaks are just so nice in my taste.
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I prefer AOKP but there are still some issues with it such as static in the Bluetooth. I have 2 phones on me all day at work and the use of a headset is a must. I am on stock .232 with Apex, init.d, and pull down toggles. I have pulled all the bloat and system crap that I don't ever use. There isn't really much at all running in the background. I have pulled some init.d scripts from different roms to speed things up more but not sure which one I'm going to use yet. As soon as AOKP has the BT issue fixed I will be flashing it though.
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Sorry for the noob question, but how do you get the pulldown toggles on the stock rom?
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Sorry for the noob question, but how do you get the pulldown toggles on the stock rom?
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You can download notification toggle from the play store and set your own toggles in your notification bar
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That's pretty cool. I was thinking it had to be a modification to the rom itself.
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CM9 and Lovin it.
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Just wanting to know what you all think. Not too much discussion going on here about them. I've used them all, good experiences. Pro, cons, whatever. I personally like the stock .230 leak. I find the smart actions very nice. Also like the app drawer with the different groups.
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I stayed on the .232 leak for a couple days, enjoyed the new "Blur" but there were just a couple thing i didn't like. The launcher was alright a little prehistoric compared to today's standards with Apex and especially Nova being so fast and smart. Not being able to change the Lockscreen shortcuts aggravated me but overall the Lockscreen with its separate Camera, Phone, Messaging, Sound settings, and Lock is nice.
But after I flashed CM9 i wont look back. You can customize everything, there is shortcuts to everything, its very responsive, and Cyanogenmod Team really made there stock applications wonderful. You can tell they took there time in making everything run smoothly and look great as well.
So i would go with CM9 especially Axiobeam.06_TARGA. Thats what i flashed and i love it. It includes alot of extras worth having.
I'm currently on 232 and love it. Tried AOKP and CM9, and while they are both solid, they both lack one CRUCIAL feature- Webtop.
Since I am addicted to my Lapdock, I'm staying with Stock ICS until a good rom comes along with a working Webtop.
Not a big deal though since stock ICS is pretty damned-near perfect.
The CM9 u tried, was it the unofficial one ported by dhacker29?
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While I do love the features of CM9, there are small things that I really like about the Bionic ICS, like the text app. I like the black background versus the white of CM9/AOKP. I haven't toyed around with Apex enough to know its potential, but I have no complaints about the stock launcher.
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I've flashed 2231, 2233, and now 232, and all of them have had constantly high CPU and RAM usage, making my phone painfully slow to use. However, on the AOKP ICS-leak builds I had no such slowdowns (despite other bugs), with almost all of the same apps installed.
Has anyone else experienced poor performance with the stock leaks?
Occasionally I notice the slow downs, but have definitely noticed the high cpu usage, even after switching governors.
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So I've been using AOKP for a few days and noticed the light behind the capacitive buttons never shuts off. Even when the screen is off they just dim. Any ideas for a fix, or is that part of the ROM?
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So I've been using AOKP for a few days and noticed the light behind the capacitive buttons never shuts off. Even when the screen is off they just dim. Any ideas for a fix, or is that part of the ROM?
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Go into your display settings and toggle the auto-brightness (IIRC)...
Any of these ics roms have it to where the starts bar WONT scroll down on the lock screen?
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Any of these ics roms have it to where the starts bar WONT scroll down on the lock screen?
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You really only need to ask the question once in a given forum. But honestly I haven't noticed in on either the ICS leaks I've used.
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Actually I just noticed it but I think it is as designed. If my phone is locked, not just screen timed out, and I have an unlock pattern (probably pin too) the status bar does not open. If the screen is timed out the status bar can be pulled open.
Not sure, and don't see why it would be a deal breaker. Currently using AOKP with no problems at all.
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Only thing that's turning me away from cm9, AOKP or even liquid is the crt animation is down towards the bottom of the screen and when I scroll from screen to screen is glitchy unlike the ics leak
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Yeah that was bothering me so I turned CRT off. I just recently installed CM10 and its nice aside from the lack of camera. Definitely very promising.
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Custom Roms
GingerBread
Peach Sunrise 3.01
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21183009Galaxy ExHibition
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1698769RebelRom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483989AOSP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044792JoyOS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2144585Lewa OS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096965MIUI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145786CyanogenMod 7 Beta
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30032436
Ice Cream Sandwich
CyanogenMod 9 Stable/Nightlies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927705Pure Nexus
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1925648AOKP Beta
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29741046RemICS 1.7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052996Biohazard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2053344MIUI / MIUI Biohazard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004509AOSP ICS 4.0.4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2054359
Jelly Bean [4.1]
CyanogenMod 10 Beta
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916346Linaro CM10
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085704Paranoid Android
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005777PACman ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995308Slimbean Unofficial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029362AOKP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973935MIUI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2163330EHNDROIX II
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2053189RemICS 3.0.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056634CNA 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2062871Rootbox 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133689AOSP 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081011
Jelly Bean [4.2]
Rootbox 4.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133689Linaro CM 10.1 4.2.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2177870AOKP 4.2.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2177902Baked Black Bean 8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2177393
Forgot baked bean
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Forgot baked bean
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I will add it, once I get home
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OP Updated!
We were adding color to the other one, changing fonts, all n all we were making look better. And not have those super long looks taking up the page
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We were adding color to the other one, changing fonts, all n all we were making look better. And not have those super long looks taking up the page
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I know its too long, dont know how to make it a bit shorter
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im not a fan of these threads dont see the purpose in 1 of them much less the 3 we have but this one does look better then the rest
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I know its too long, dont know how to make it a bit shorter
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I'll shorten then and send you a pm
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im not a fan of these threads dont see the purpose in 1 of them much less the 3 we have but this one does look better then the rest
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Kind of agree however not bad having them grouped by their OS either so it's easy for noobs. Plus some of these I forgot about since they don't get much activity.
yea thats why i said i like this one the most of the 3 we have
Why dont i suggest for aokp 4.1.2 add the version from theAPANT. Its completed and more active with all due respect to irx buil.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2178109
Mods please delete this thread
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Is better if you actually message them
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I can see there is some discord regarding this thread... As someone who has been away for a few/several months largely working with a Galaxy Nexus, I'd like to say I found the organization of this extremely helpful.
while for ages the Exhibit had one or two circa "peach sunrise" now there are so many other threads under the heading
Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G > Galaxy Exhibit 4G Android Development
I can appreciate the nature of this community isn't to spoon feed noobs and those that done't want to do some reading - but when there are soo many projects, many of whom claim in the OP that "everything works" - only to dig in and install to face issues with BT or GPS or etc....???
A master thread with some grid / chart / color coding / a brief overview of projects / or indication of what some safe best bets would be could be most helpful. The arrangement of this thread in particular really brought to light what was happening here as far as what may be most current. I'm thankful for it at a level more advanced people who are here all the time probably don't appreciate.
When there is just sooooo much stuff sometimes it's hard to know where to start. Took me three tries to get something going that actually worked on all the fronts I needed it to. Ended up with the AOIP, which seems an hour or so in to be working beautifully - and thinking I should've tried baked bean too. Slim Bean was a disaster with Bluetooth, otherwise fantastic... but for now I'm very grateful and sticking with something that seems to work at the moment.
Even if this thread is closed - it could/may be a good model for a chart/grid of info to have down the road in others
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ohh: and if I could make a suggestion for the OP - put a link to the Jocala thread with the original community ROM and/or the original ROM, at the top, then name the first segment Gingerbread Customs - it keeps the flow of the rest of the chart as the base is the key...this is quite a little nit picking fuss buckety observation...THANK YOU ALL
Kernel for any custom rom?
Does those kernels compatible with the linaro cm10.1 jellybean 4.2.2?
4.3 Alpha2 Aoip recommend
I would like to recommend Android 4.3 to the list, its on this thread (link below) under the downloads section, click the button to see more info/links. Included in that same section is 4.3 GAPPS. By the Insomnia Team.
I am in no way affiliated with them, just trying to recommend an addition to this page, try not to be too harsh on me for trying to be helpful, thanks
@Alvinator, where is the 4.3 link you mentioned?
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I'm on vanir 4.3 and it Is awesome
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http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/05/27/i-think-im-done-hacking-my-smartphones/
Skins were horrible, but I'm really liking what OEMs are doing now, this article literally took the words out of my mouth.
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From time to time you might feel like that. But it does not mean that you can't tamper with a phone, especially a nexus one.
Yes if I would buy an s4 the only thing that I would is root it just for the sake of TB.
But with the nexus you can do anything and is super easy to return to where you were.
And no counter or avoiding warranty by unlocking the bootloader you just need 3 words to lock or unlock it and of course a backup
I don't say you have to become a crack flasher but trying mods and roms will make you have a better perspective and even convince you that stock is better.
Anyway, everything is up to you.
You can always leave it at stock and wait for that much desired OTA.
Cheers mate
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I only flash custom ROM's and Kernels for performance, not so much additional features or looks.
No, I don't feel like this because I own a nexus device.
Kinda off topic question: what does everyone need titanium backup for? I always see people saying "the only reason I root is for TB", but why would you need to backup your apps if your not flashing Roms?
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Kinda off topic question: what does everyone need titanium backup for? I always see people saying "the only reason I root is for TB", but why would you need to backup your apps if your not flashing Roms?
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You can uninstall or freeze system apps with tb.
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You can uninstall or freeze system apps with tb.
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Oh, ok. I've been using root explorer to delete system apps for so long I forgot TB could do it too.
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Ice Cream Sandwich was the end of custom ROMs on the phone for me. I have CM on my N7, however, I feel it runs better. I always buy a phone and make it make me flash something else. Since the Galaxy Nexus, I have had no need to do this.
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Kinda off topic question: what does everyone need titanium backup for? I always see people saying "the only reason I root is for TB", but why would you need to backup your apps if your not flashing Roms?
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Agreed, it's circular logic. Especially now that game stats/etc will be saved so you can pick your phone or tablet up and still be at the same spot in the game.
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You can disable system apps with the OS since ICS, too.
I love Flashing Hacking Modding all the good things that goes with owning a Nexus.. :good::good::good: But I don't go over the top... See my banner
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Ice Cream Sandwich was the end of custom ROMs on the phone for me. I have CM on my N7, however, I feel it runs better.
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Agreed, Android has been closing the gap, if my current ROM/source wasn't available I'd happily rock stock.
I bought a nexus 4 because I love hacking, customizing and bricking my phone and all this stuff, I love it, no regrets, I dont want to go back to touchwiz and timescape...
If stock android had customizable notification toggles built-in I'd probably stay 100% stock. And yes I know there's apps on the market but Ive tried them & didn't like.
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This is why I own a Nexus 4.
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There’s a reason that the HTC One benchmarks lower on CM10.1, despite running Android 4.2.2, than it does on Sense 5.0, which runs Android 4.1.2
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I used to feel like this. Back when I had a g2x I flashed because I HAD to frequently. Every ROM would inevitably become unstable and I would find myself looking for a new ROM to flash. Annoying as hell really. My n4 is rooted stock 4.2.2 w/ franco kernel for help with battery drain. I truly yearn for the day that I don't have to do anything to a phone. Not even root. Will the nexus line eventually come pre-rooted as well as unlocked? A man can dream can't he?
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I don't feel like I need to install a custom rom with this device. Tweaking it with a few mods gets me what I need. I still don't get why some refuse to mod the phone because they want to get the next ota update. Once it is released, all one has to do is flash a rooted version that should appear here within 24 hours.
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If stock android had customizable notification toggles built-in I'd probably stay 100% stock. And yes I know there's apps on the market but Ive tried them & didn't like.
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This and I want Google to give the option to unlink the bloody notification and call volume. I also want brightness slider in the notification or quick settings, dont understand why no one apart from Samsung considers the importance of the slider.
Oh and did I say battery percentage? While it's not exactly a deal breaker but still does not make any sense why stock android doesn't have it.
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I used to feel like this. Back when I had a g2x I flashed because I HAD to frequently. Every ROM would inevitably become unstable and I would find myself looking for a new ROM to flash. Annoying as hell really. My n4 is rooted stock 4.2.2 w/ franco kernel for help with battery drain. I truly yearn for the day that I don't have to do anything to a phone. Not even root. Will the nexus line eventually come pre-rooted as well as unlocked? A man can dream can't he?
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Oh man! A former G2x user... that also lives in Central NJ. Remember when we were waiting for the O2x ICS update? No HW acceleration or anything, it sucked.
I don't flash nearly as often as I used to like I did with my G2x. I stick with ROMs for much longer now. I'm happy with CM10.1
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...Will the nexus line eventually come pre-rooted as well as unlocked? A man can dream can't he?
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I don't understand why it doesn't come pre-rooted. Just like enabling the Developer options, there should be some method needed to enable root, aside from the whole custom recovery custom root solution thing. Normal users aren't exposed directly to root, and power users who need root, can easily enable it. And... new users can root too without the need of those toolkits :good:
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I don't understand why it doesn't come pre-rooted.
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Because it's a giant security hole..
I have a question. I have been reading about kitkat apps. It seems that particularly the web browser is pretty crap. Can anyone verify these comments? I don't know that it will be an issue, but I was curious if anyone here has any personal experience. If it's bad, I'll stay with 4.2.2 . Thanks.
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Proud2banoob said:
I have a question. I have been reading about kitkat apps. It seems that particularly the web browser is pretty crap. Can anyone verify these comments? I don't know that it will be an issue, but I was curious if anyone here has any personal experience. If it's bad, I'll stay with 4.2.2 . Thanks.
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The launcher is just OK, it's really Google Now's version of a launcher with it built in. I found it be a little slow and very little customization. Fine for the masses who don't know any different (which are the majority of users, sadly). Nova destroys it all day long.
Far as KitKat goes, it all depends on the ROM and the device. Some ROMs are way behind and some are way ahead. I hate to say it but if CM11and SlimKat were all I had to choose from, I'd probably go back to 4.2. Yes CM is the foundation of all ROMs so I'm grateful it's around, but for KitKat they still have a long way to go, at least for S2. Same for SlimKat. Just too many issues. The unofficial ROMs are kicking major butt though. For the Exhibit, I'd stick with 4.2 for now although to be fair I haven't tried the newest KitKat ROMs available here lately. @jfbs is working hard to get you guys a stable 4.4 though!
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The launcher is just OK, it's really Google Now's version of a launcher with it built in. I found it be a little slow and very little customization. Fine for the masses who don't know any different (which are the majority of users, sadly). Nova destroys it all day long.
Far as KitKat goes, it all depends on the ROM and the device. Some ROMs are way behind and some are way ahead. I hate to say it but if CM11and SlimKat were all I had to choose from, I'd probably go back to 4.2. Yes CM is the foundation of all ROMs so I'm grateful it's around, but for KitKat they still have a long way to go, at least for S2. Same for SlimKat. Just too many issues. The unofficial ROMs are kicking major butt though. For the Exhibit, I'd stick with 4.2 for now although to be fair I haven't tried the newest KitKat ROMs available here lately. @jfbs is working hard to get you guys a stable 4.4 though!
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I can easily install Nova again. It's the launcher I use now and I love it. Thanks for the advice. I am looking forward to @jfbs' rom. I was just eager to try kitkat because it was supposedly designed to work on phones like ours, where ram is at a premium. Initial reviews did say it ran much lighter, but I am not sure if it really makes a difference.
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Proud2banoob said:
I can easily install Nova again. It's the launcher I use now and I love it. Thanks for the advice. I am looking forward to @jfbs' rom. I was just eager to try kitkat because it was supposedly designed to work on phones like ours, where ram is at a premium. Initial reviews did say it ran much lighter, but I am not sure if it really makes a difference.
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Ultimately there is one truism I have found, functionality and speed are mainly hardware dependent. You can have the best ROM ever made in history but if the device doesn't have the hardware to back it up, it's useless. I booted the Exhibit for the first time in almost two weeks the other day and it was so much painfully slower than what I have now it isn't even funny. It reminded me how thankful I need to be that I have something else to be honest. A good KitKat ROM may help this device, IDK.
Yeah, the browser on Slimkat is all slow and FC's, even when you try to use a different browser than stock. With the other 4.4 ROMs we have I think you can just use a different browser if the stock has FC issues.
I stay using 4.2, since I can OC higher than 1012MHz and can swap the sd's.
FC stands for force close? Thanks for the advice. I will stay with 4.2 for now. I will see what @jfbs comes up with.
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Proud2banoob said:
FC stands for force close? Thanks for the advice. I will stay with 4.2 for now. I will see what @jfbs comes up with.
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yeah, well thats what I think it means xD.
On CM 11 opera browser works exceptionally well, Chrome was very slow to me.
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On CM 11 opera browser works exceptionally well, Chrome was very slow to me.
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Opera was always faster for me as well and also works well when getting Edge and not 3or4g.
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