Hiya,
I'm considering whether to use a JVU or ICS rom. By looking around, I've seen many threads talking about how great ICS has with new features and so on, so this is probably a big plus point. However, I'm just wondering if there are still unresolved issues with ICS, it being based on an unofficial rom?
I know a while ago CM/MIUI were considered development roms, and not stable releases. Does this still hold true? Also, are there any features which ICS roms still have been unable to implement vs stock JVU? (eg tethering, gps, camera and so on).
Thanks!
If you want all features and stable rom then its recommended to use jvu.
Ics is very good but you have to sacrifice some features like video calling and touchwiz features. I haven't experienced any problems yet. Camera GPS tethering etc work fine on ics. I would recommend AOKP or CM9
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I also want to know the same issue before I move to ICS.
What is main benefit of ICS Roms even though many features are not functional like GB Roms ?
If you want a completely functional ROM (all features are working), then you better go for JVU since in ICS some features like video call and other minor things here and there are not working. Also, they're not based on unofficial release, most of them are based on google's releases (AOSP) which are official in a way or another, just not from the phone manufacturer themselves.
Personally i found ICS ROMs better due to the overall user experience, and they're smoother on the long run as compared to other JVU ROMs i've been using.
My advice is that if you don't really mind sacrificing minor features like video call (which most people don't really use anyway), go for ICS ROM! A lot of them got the tethering working alr. Gps, wifi, and other essentials are confirmed working perfectly
asdsadas2010 said:
If you want a completely functional ROM (all features are working), then you better go for JVU since in ICS some features like video call and other minor things here and there are not working. Also, they're not based on unofficial release, most of them are based on google's releases (AOSP) which are official in a way or another, just not from the phone manufacturer themselves.
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My understanding is that because it's not from Samsung, the ICS roms had to rewrite the drivers for hardware components like gps, camera or stuff like that from scratch, which is why there may be stuff not working.
I'm ok with no video call (since i've never used it), but are there any other features missing? Or are the minor things like random FC, or some small things just don't work properly. I find things like that somewhat annoying, so I'd rather stick with JVU if that's the case
Stuffs like random FCs and other not working minor things really depends on the ROMs. So far i found no random FCs apart from the camera which is the past anw (they fixed the stock ICS camera issue alr). If the devs or the bug reports never really mention any FCs, there's a high chance that you'll get a very smooth ROM (maybe there're things that are not working properly but chances are you won't realize it )
Also, most of the people who complained in the threads and bugreports never really followed the installation instructions properly which leads to their 'not supposed to be there bugs' coming to the phones.
By now most of the features of the ICS ROMs are working alr (obviously excluding those alpha and beta releases). The minor issues that you'll most likely get are with apps compatibility tho, a lot of the apps in the market are still not fully supporting ICS, so yeah.
My advice is that just follow the devs instructions thoroughly and you'll get a 95% chance of not encountering any problems with the ROMs . Don't blame me tho if you found troubles alr with your first ICS ROM later (if you decided to try it out )
How's battery life compared to stock roms? I think ICS roms usually don't last as long right? Any idea what a rough % amount less it lasts? (eg 20% shorter batt life or something)
If I have to give a percentage, abt <=10% less than the stock GB ROMs on average, tho mostly it depends on your kernel and usage.
The correct governor, kernel, and settings will be 50% (from my pov) of the deciding factor whether your battery lasts or not. Coz sometimes my battery actually lasts longer than when on stock GB ROMs. Personally I don't really like the stock ROM since they don't really offer me a good battery life considering the performance and free memory they've been giving me.
Personally I just started to try a bunch of different roms. For me the no1 priority is the ROM has to be stable. No FC, as little lag as possible and no random restarts. The ICS-roms I used had more problems than the Gingerbread-ROMS, allthough the speed in the latest ICS-ROMS is very good.
I'm currently still using Mintberry. The moment I go to ICS will depend on when Mintberry goes ICS. If it ever does, that is. I love the look&feel of ICS, but will not trade in stabillity for looks.
Both ICSSGS 4.2 and Dark Knight 3 are stable, everything ive used seems to work, even skype, so that ticks video calling as-well.
chrismarkham1982 said:
Both ICSSGS 4.2 and Dark Knight 3 are stable, everything ive used seems to work, even skype, so that ticks video calling as-well.
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Does the fm radio work on the roms you mention? Without fm no ics for me...
DPI ISSUE
I recently flashed w/ ICS slim 2.8.
I observed that my Screen resolution is altered to DPI 182, meaning got bigger than 480x800 now.
Some Apps, such as IGO, have no suitable resolution for the new screen size.
I wanted to change to DPI 240 hoping to return to 480x800 but it crashed..
Keep in your mind that some apps are not running in ICS Roms..
jeroeng33 said:
Does the fm radio work on the roms you mention? Without fm no ics for me...
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Far as I am aware fm radio works on team icssgs. You just need to use spirit fm app.
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Far as I am aware fm radio works on team icssgs. You just need to use spirit fm app.
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This, you have to use spirit FM. under settings set regional band to your region and set audion to -galasys ALSA/ICS.
Make sure you dont just quit the app either, you need to press the power button for the app in the bottom right corner everytime you leave it.
I've tried flashing ICSSGS, just a couple of features that stock has that I was wondering if ICS had some equivalent:
Is there a mod somewhere to show battery % instead of the battery icon on the top right?
Is there a quick way to toggle vibrate/sound? Stock had an option from the lockscreen, and also the pulldown notification menu
Is there some special procedure to set ringtones/alarm as music files? I seem to only see system sounds when I try to change it
Thanks!
Widgetsoid in market/play store gives ability to add widget into notification bar with toggles for what ever you want. You just need to set it up right.
I asked about the battery percentage display and eventually found the link myself. Will find it for you and post it in a moment
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20901576
This thread has All battery options
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Hi,
I would post this in the Nyx thread but I'm new so I'm not alowed
Anyway, I was installing nyx rc5.0 yesterday coming from CM7.2.
Installation went smooth!!! really impressive but there are 2 issues I wonder is someone can clear:
1) Camera - I was quite surprised to see there is no scene mode in the camera and almost no settings. Is this a problem in flashing or just the way it is?
I was sure it's supported as its not mentioned anymore in the Release notes.
(Just "Camera works")
2) Backup&Restore - I couldn't restore my Wifi Passwords, etc. from the google servers. The option of backup my account is grayed out and also written "Backing up to debug-only private cache". It is a known issue?
Thanks,
shhadas said:
Hi,
I would post this in the Nyx thread but I'm new so I'm not alowed
Anyway, I was installing nyx rc5.0 yesterday coming from CM7.2.
Installation went smooth!!! really impressive but there are 2 issues I wonder is someone can clear:
1) Camera - I was quite surprised to see there is no scene mode in the camera and almost no settings. Is this a problem in flashing or just the way it is?
I was sure it's supported as its not mentioned anymore in the Release notes.
(Just "Camera works")
2) Backup&Restore - I couldn't restore my Wifi Passwords, etc. from the google servers. The option of backup my account is grayed out and also written "Backing up to debug-only private cache". It is a known issue?
Thanks,
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cm cameras have always been a bit down on samsung as they wouldnt release source from what i remember, and data restore from sammy roms to cm roms generally doesnt work, and that includes apps data on the whole also
and i didnt read properly!...but im guessing same applies going from cm7 to cm9 based rom due to framework differences
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and i didnt read properly!...but im guessing same applies going from cm7 to cm9 based rom due to framework differences
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Thanks. BTW, hows the Slim ICS working for you on the Samsung GT-I9000?
How's the camera app there?
Anyway, I don't use the camera so often as its not that great in this phone anyway.
The rest so far feels quite good in nyx RC5.0. Too early to mention I guess but battery consumption feels a bit high at the moment.
shhadas said:
Thanks. BTW, hows the Slim ICS working for you on the Samsung GT-I9000?
How's the camera app there?
Anyway, I don't use the camera so often as its not that great in this phone anyway.
The rest so far feels quite good in nyx RC5.0. Too early to mention I guess but battery consumption feels a bit high at the moment.
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Slim is a top ROM, very stable, works great with the new semaphore, good community, top dev....just my opinion though I use camera zoom fx
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Just wanted to see if this was resolved I tried the camera issue was resolved
the Kitkat UI done by texasice is awesome I hope someone else is tackling this to fix
1 there was mention of a kernel being tested any info on this
2 can i just install the GB camera and video aok from the old rom to get a working camera
any info on this would be appreciated
PS I already tried the 3rd party camera illusion app its also takes to long to open
so would be happy with old ginerbread camera apk please advise if this can be done
right now im using hypersense Nova and it is so snappy and camera works great would love to see someone combine to make a new rom with working native camera app
is this possible to use with a custom rom (carbon rom) which needs unlocked bl but i need drm functions because camera is horrible in even slight low light, might just go to stock which i hate but i need camera more
Did you look into this yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672
I haven't tried it but apparently it restores your DRM function
xpzx said:
is this possible to use with a custom rom (carbon rom) which needs unlocked bl but i need drm functions because camera is horrible in even slight low light, might just go to stock which i hate but i need camera more
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It is not possible to restore the TA partition and keep the bootloader unlocked. As mentioned in the post above me it is possible to regain DRM functionality on a stock ROM through that mod. Do note that this is only for stock ROM, it probably won't work or do anything on an AOSP based ROM.
I hope we have answered your questions
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Isn't Carbon ROM CM based? I wonder cause I too am looking at best path forward. IF CM based, my understanding is all camera apps will give a fish eye lens effect. I notice it all the time with any vertical lines not directly centered. I had to go back to stock rooted and re-lock bootloader. There's a ROM I'm using now called AIO (All in one, with heavy de-bloat and xposed already installed). Seems pretty good, except now I cannot install my banking apps.
I'm beginning to wonder if it's now no longer worth rooting. Separate discussion, I know.
there is no fish eye effect i can see. the camera quality is good without low light, but tbh with low light its unbearable . the noise is horrible, cant even take a selfie in remotely low light
Hey there everyone. I've installed Lineage 14 on my One and even though there's that dreaded pink tint on the camera, I want to test out Google camera on the phone if possible. Enabling Camera2API shouldn't be too hard but there's no way to know if any app works on this phone or not. If not on Android N, there are currently Pie ROMs being produced too and there's a chance some apks will work on that. Any answers appreciated.