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Is Ice Cream Sandwich for HTC?

I know ICS hasn't been released yet, but HTC runs a different OS then the ones with Gingerbread so are they gonna release it for HTC Inspire to?
Hope so cause i would like to check it out.

SBasham said:
I know ICS hasn't been released yet, but HTC runs a different OS then the ones with Gingerbread so are they gonna release it for HTC Inspire to?
Hope so cause i would like to check it out.
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uhhhhhh.......
and where did you hear that HTC phones dont run Gingerbread???
because thats completely false....

SBasham said:
I know ICS hasn't been released yet, but HTC runs a different OS then the ones with Gingerbread so are they gonna release it for HTC Inspire to?
Hope so cause i would like to check it out.
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You see, this is the kinda stuff that should be in the q and a section. Complete noob kinda material.
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WoW
SBasham said:
I know ICS hasn't been released yet, but HTC runs a different OS then the ones with Gingerbread so are they gonna release it for HTC Inspire to?
Hope so cause i would like to check it out.
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Listen up pal, lemme help ya a bit.... (To be honest, re-reading your post, and again reading, I can't make heads or tails of what your asking. Will ICS be an available base for Inspire Devs to work with? Is that closer to what your suggesting, or asking?)
When the Inspire was released it was running Froyo, and when GB leaked the Devs with thier almighty wizardry developed a Rom(s) based on GB that could be flashed on rooted phones. Then HTC provided OTA updates for folks not rooted, which in turn gave most (all) Inspire users a Gingerbread based Sense Rom. Now that may not be all perfectly explained, but maybe it will help you to reassess how your question or statement is asked.....
Check this out. Opened a new Tab - Googled Ice Cream Shop Android and there it was.
Google wants ICS rolling out soon to compete with Apple - and it will be an available upgrade for existing smartphone users capable of running 2.3 (or 2.2 don't remember) They want all capable Android devices to be able to integrate with this new OS. SO my bet is this, once it drops those wacky wizards will be all over it - and a rooted user will see it before HTC pushes it out OTA
Edit: Your not grasping this the right way mate, so let me sum it up better. It's not a question (referring to thread title) of is ICS for HTC. ICS is an Android OS, which means its for Android powered devices. HTC, Samsung, Motorola, etc will use ICS for thier newest ANDROID powered devices, following that will probably be the dev versions, then official OTAs will follow - HOPEfully. Damn. That was tough........ ....... ...... .......

Sorry for the confusing question.
In other words, you're saying that all android phones (Running Sense or other OS) will be updated ICS?

SBasham said:
Sorry for confusing question.
I guess what i was trying to say was if i go out when ICS is release and buy a HTC Inspire will the OS be ICS or Sense?
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Sense isn't an OS. Its a UI. Sense is built on top of android OS 's like 2.2.1, 2.3.3. The HTC inspire will not be getting ICS. But as an EXAMPLE if it did, the OS would be ICS and sense would be built on top of it as a UI.
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trell959 said:
Sense isn't an OS. Its a UI. Sense is built on top of android OS 's like 2.2.1, 2.3.3. The HTC inspire will not be getting ICS. But as an EXAMPLE if it did, the OS would be ICS and sense would be built on top of it as a UI.
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Ok that was the answer i was looking for. Thank you.
Just curious do you happen to know WHY its officially not getting ICS?

SBasham said:
Sorry for confusing question.
I guess what i was trying to say was if i go out when ICS is release and buy a HTC Inspire will the OS be ICS or Sense?
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Lol, no apology necessary bud, but please don't be offended when I say you really should read a little something or other (Google "What is HTC Sense UI") to better inform yourself about your Phone. One last try bud - here we go. Ready?
Android powers your phone. Sense is a UI (user interface) which allows you to navigate through your phones OS or Operating System. Think of it like this bud - if Google is your car - Sense is the steering wheel. So if you go and buy another Inspire, The O.S. will be Gingerbread, How you will tell the OS what to do next, will be Sense. If that doesn't answer anything - then its someone else's turn...

dyliho said:
Lol, no apology necessary bud, but please don't be offended when I say you really should read a little something or other (Google "What is HTC Sense UI") to better inform yourself about your Phone. One last try bud - here we go. Ready?
Android powers your phone. Sense is a UI (user interface) which allows you to navigate through your phones OS or Operating System. Think of it like this bud - if Google is your car - Sense is the steering wheel. So if you go and buy another Inspire, The O.S. will be Gingerbread, How you will tell the OS what to do next, will be Sense. If that doesn't answer anything - then its someone else's turn...
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I got it with this post
trell959 said:
Sense isn't an OS. Its a UI. Sense is built on top of android OS 's like 2.2.1, 2.3.3. The HTC inspire will not be getting ICS. But as an EXAMPLE if it did, the OS would be ICS and sense would be built on top of it as a UI.
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gingerbread is the skeleton, sense is the skin.

SBasham said:
Ok that was the answer i was looking for. Thank you.
Just curious do you happen to know WHY its officially not getting ICS?
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In my opinion, HTC devs wont see a reason to rebuild sense over a new android build when they just released gingerbread. But more than likely there will be ICS roms
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Ok. I hope there is a stock ICS rom cause i want to check it out but not have stupid add ons.

SBasham said:
Ok. I hope there is a stock ICS rom cause i want to check it out but not have stupid add ons.
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Hmm. We will have to wait and see
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trell959 said:
In my opinion, HTC devs wont see a reason to rebuild sense over a new android build when they just released gingerbread. But more than likely there will be ICS roms
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I was just asking your opinion on this and my battery died. They said ICS would support devices less than a year old. So we know the Devs will get thier hands on it, but it might be in HTCs interest to upgrade as Google is wanting a multi-device compatibility and interaction like iPhone, IPad, etc.... What I hope doesn't happen is HTC holding out an Update solely to encourage upgrading.
Edit: Sounds Promising, Looks and Sounds Stellar, we shall wait and see indeed. SBasham - I re-read my post and wanted to apologize for sounding snarky. Totally didn't mean to be a downer bud!
That's my cue its pillow time....

dyliho said:
I was just asking your opinion on this and my battery died. They said ICS would support devices less than a year old. So we know the Devs will get thier hands on it, but it might be in HTCs interest to upgrade as Google is wanting a multi-device compatibility and interaction like iPhone, IPad, etc.... What I hope doesn't happen is HTC holding out an Update solely to encourage upgrading.
Edit: Sounds Promising, Looks and Sounds Stellar, we shall wait and see indeed. SBasham - I re-read my post and wanted to apologize for sounding snarky. Totally didn't mean to be a downer bud!
That's my cue its pillow time....
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haha its fine you didn't sound snarky to me.
It looked like you and Trell were the same person cause the AT&T icon.

SBasham said:
haha its fine you didn't sound snarky to me.
It looked like you and Trell were the same person cause the AT&T icon.
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Trell is a lot more informed than I am. I would probably take his advice, or answer as wielding more authority.

dyliho said:
Trell is a lot more informed than I am. I would probably take his advice, or answer as wielding more authority.
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Thank you!
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So do you think the un-rooted inspire 4ag get ICS?
---------- Post added at 02:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:18 AM ----------
So do you think un-rooted Inspire 4G will get the ICS update?

I guess I can count EVO out :'(
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The best we can hope for is a ported rom as I don't see ATT giving another update to this device. Now I hope I am wrong but past prices other wise

Ice Cream Sandwitch / Android 4.0 Roms

Sorry if this is a dumb question. As i dont know how Roms come to be or how people port stuff from one phone to another etc.
But my question is, once Android 4.0 is released with the Prime. Will there be Android 4.0 Roms for the G2X. And if so... Will it take long?
If there wont be. I might have to switch to Verizon and get the Prime.

krolla03 said:
Sorry if this is a dumb question. As i dont know how Roms come to be or how people port stuff from one phone to another etc.
But my question is, once Android 4.0 is released with the Prime. Will there be Android 4.0 Roms for the G2X. And if so... Will it take long?
If there wont be. I might have to switch to Verizon and get the Prime.
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Yes, i'm sure once ICS source code is available our devs will port it over to our devices. With ICS being delayed probaly till end of November it's just a waiting game now...

I dont think it will take too long. I guess it depends how fast the devs get it and create one.
I had a Milestone 2 with a locked bootloader and it finally got Gingerbread but I think G2x is unlocked and easy to create.

Im sure it wont take no time to Cyanogenmod to stark working on ICS

I'm sure we'll get it. Thanks to guys like faux and the cm team, we already have an aosp base. I'm sure there will be drivers that need to be written/re-written, and bugs to work out, but we'll get it. Plus, I'd put money on the fact that once the source code for ics is released, the cm team will start integrating the newer version into cyanogenmod. We probably won't get it right away, and we definitely won't get it officially from lg or tmobile, but I'm sure we'll get it eventually.

Once CM8 is released, it should be released on the G2x along with other devices. I just hope we can disable the software Home & Menu keys.
d12unk13astard said:
Yes, i'm sure once ICS source code is available our devs will port it over to our devices. With ICS being delayed probaly till end of November it's just a waiting game now...
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They're not delaying ICS, or the Prime. I believe they're just delaying the unveiling, in respect of Steve Jobs.

FatalityBoyZahy said:
Once CM8 is released, it should be released on the G2x along with other devices. I just hope we can disable the software Home & Menu keys.
They're not delaying ICS, or the Prime. I believe they're just delaying the unveiling, in respect of Steve Jobs.
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Wait why do u want to disable the home and menu keys?
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ZeroT| Demented said:
Wait why do u want to disable the home and menu keys?
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SOFT keys. As in the ones the buttonless Prime has. Considering ICS is coming to the Nexus S and others, there will definitely be support for softkey removal.
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krolla03 said:
Sorry if this is a dumb question. As i dont know how Roms come to be or how people port stuff from one phone to another etc.
But my question is, once Android 4.0 is released with the Prime. Will there be Android 4.0 Roms for the G2X. And if so... Will it take long?
If there wont be. I might have to switch to Verizon and get the Prime.
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Android 4.0 is suppose to be compatible with all android devices within 2 years old, and manufactures have agreements with Google that there should be official releases on all these devices. I highly doubt that will happen.
Also, the next Nexus device, by whatever name, won't be exclusively Verizon. It may for a period, but the FCC Documents show that it does in fact HAVE AT&T/Global AND T-Mobile 3G/4G bands, and no LTE.
Wait for official announcements on the phone, but I can guarantee the G2x will have 4.0 one way or another.

The agreement to update all devices for 18 months its for devices released post-ics. We're not eligible, though we will probably get CM8.
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Check this.. http://www.pcworld.com/article/241380/ice_cream_sandwich_launch_delayed.html
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Lol cm8 sounds weird right now. Yeah I hate software keys too. Its just a waste if space I think
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I was in a predicament whether to get the Nexus S or the 2x this coming week and my only concern was the ICS upgrade .... thanks guys for putting me at ease
G2x community looks pretty tight not overly populated not sparsely inhabited, just the right combination and an active killer combo of devs

gypsy214 said:
Im sure it wont take no time to Cyanogenmod to stark working on ICS
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from what I hear MR. CM himself uses the g2x as his personal device so I think it will happen prety fast probally faster than others. I could be wrong about that I read it on a fourm when the g2x was still new. You never know how reliable those sources are.

I heard he got a job with Samsung. Though I speculate nVidia will release drivers since so many devices use the T2 soc
Not too worried since the g2x community has a lot of talented and smart developers already

I would expect an official upgrade as well though, seriously its a google experience phone,while not the top selling it has the specs and what not to get the upgrade.

LordButtersI said:
SOFT keys. As in the ones the buttonless Prime has. Considering ICS is coming to the Nexus S and others, there will definitely be support for softkey removal.
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I still don't understand why you would disable them..

aceofserenity said:
I still don't understand why you would disable them..
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Do you seriously want part of your screen taken up by buttons when you've got perfectly functional capacitive ones on your device? I sure don't.
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LordButtersI said:
Do you seriously want part of your screen taken up by buttons when you've got perfectly functional capacitive ones on your device? I sure don't.
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Agreed. That's the only annoying thing it looks like on the ICS.
I like the ones on honeycomb, as it's beneficial for tablets, but on a phone? No thanks.

aceofserenity said:
I still don't understand why you would disable them..
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Cause we already have buttons on the bottom of our screen.
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[Q] g2x, nexus prime, and ICS

so samsung announced the unveiling of the nexus prime: october 19. i was watching a video on huffington post and it was talking about different handsets being announced through different manufacturers and carriers, all running ICS. it really made it sound like ICS is going to be a selective update and that some phones may not be getting it.
what do you think the odds of the g2x getting this update are? i'm slightly annoyed that the prime is being released shortly after i bought my g2x. i figured we would have another droid bionic situation and be waiting months for the prime. i'm going to be even more annoyed if the g2x is another tmobile forgotten device.
thoughts?
source: huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/14/android-ice-cream-sandwich-release-date_n_1010973.html

I doubt we will get an update, but eventually we'll get a system dump of ICS & the devs here will make it better than what it is.

I have a feeling it's not going to get it. It's a great phone, but T-Mobile just doesn't seem to be pushing it very hard. There is a small chance that this phone will get ICS, but I wouldn't hold my breath. We'll most likely have to wait for the developers here to get their hands on it before we get it.

Well,i donr think we will get an update. But I'm okay . Miui have the apn fix now, so I'm happy with my g2x lolz
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LG will never update this phone ever again. Gingerbread was an absolute fiasco and they have washed their hands of the G2X. We'll probably get CM8 though, and just like with 7 devs will use that as a springboard to create all kinds of things.

CM8 is better than any update a carrier can provide us with.
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
CM8 is better than any update a carrier can provide us with.
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+1
As long as there is cyanogen mod we will get "ics a la mod"

its going to be CM9 cm8 was supposed to be honeycomb

haldi15 said:
its going to be CM9 cm8 was supposed to be honeycomb
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Got a source for that? Honeycomb source was only released as far as to comply with GPL ... jumping from 7 to 9 seems weird.

AdamHart612 said:
Got a source for that? Honeycomb source was only released as far as to comply with GPL ... jumping from 7 to 9 seems weird.
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I have also read that the next CM version will be 9.

painter_ said:
I have also read that the next CM version will be 9.
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So provide a link so we can all read about it.
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This is 1 source - - - http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...ices-is-finally-out-cyanogenmod-9-is-up-next/

ICS Code Source is OUT !

Sorry, i know this is not maybe the good section and all you want, but after all this quiet time on XDA and answering and following the rules, one little bit off topic won't kill anyone because.....
ICS Code Source is OUT ! : http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/msg/c0e01b4619a1455a
Enjoy guys !
Hope we will see soon some good ROM to play with

Its still uploading but soon it will b available

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+10 char

robkoehler said:
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+10 char
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Come on man, a little bit of fun for a very very very good news can't be bad on XDA

yep
Bluewall said:
Come on man, a little bit of fun for a very very very good news can't be bad on XDA
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I Agree plus 10 char.

Considering ROM development has consideribly gone down.. this is great news. Cant wait.

Good news..
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yes good news and in my opinion the right section

This is the most exciting thing that's happened since the day we got Revolutionary :') I can't wait... I'm seriously excited
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i'm tuning out of xda forever. can't handle all of this crap. ics sense (which i can live without) will have to wait for htc leaks. any aosp rom is dependent on cm so watch their twitter/google+/forum.
guess what. they all know ics just dropped. now all the noobs will be asking "come on man, where's my ice cream sandwich?" if anyone is lucky, you will see a cm rom before the end of the year. don't expect an htc leak until 2012.
can we close this thread now?

Let the compiling begin......
The race is on now for the first AOSP ICS ROM, oh yeah!

heh....right......
T-Macgnolia said:
Let the compiling begin......
The race is on now for the first AOSP ICS ROM, oh yeah!
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A very promising news indeed

robkoehler said:
i'm tuning out of xda forever. can't handle all of this crap. ics sense (which i can live without) will have to wait for htc leaks. any aosp rom is dependent on cm so watch their twitter/google+/forum.
guess what. they all know ics just dropped. now all the noobs will be asking "come on man, where's my ice cream sandwich?" if anyone is lucky, you will see a cm rom before the end of the year. don't expect an htc leak until 2012.
can we close this thread now?
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Dude what is your problem? And no AOSP ROMs are not totally dependant on CM. The CM ROMs are just very popular because they are very good AOSP ROMs that are usually tweaked to the max. Do you even know what AOSP means I think not or you would know that anyone can download the source could and build a AOSP ROM. Educate yourself next time so you will not embarass yourself.

ics ics ics ics ics

I know its going to take some time till a ROM is built but how long till we get some apps ported like the new launcher and messenger.....etc.

robkoehler said:
i'm tuning out of xda forever. can't handle all of this crap. ics sense (which i can live without) will have to wait for htc leaks. any aosp rom is dependent on cm so watch their twitter/google+/forum.
guess what. they all know ics just dropped. now all the noobs will be asking "come on man, where's my ice cream sandwich?" if anyone is lucky, you will see a cm rom before the end of the year. don't expect an htc leak until 2012.
can we close this thread now?
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we need to get this guy a waaaaaaaaaaaaambulance

DroidRC1 said:
I know its going to take some time till a ROM is built but how long till we get some apps ported like the new launcher and messenger.....etc.
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Seems app can't be ported (like launcher) because they are made for a different API level. Not sure about that but i think i'm right

Bluewall said:
Seems app can't be ported (like launcher) because they are made for a different API level. Not sure about that but i think i'm right
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We had gingerbread launcher ported to froyo

staymunch said:
we need to get this guy a waaaaaaaaaaaaambulance
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+1
Personally, I'm very excited, can't wait to flash an ICS rom on my Sensation.

Hey Lets Vote For Official MIUI On Our Device

Even though we already have a working miui, official miui team is taking poll to make miui for another device official. An official release will mean less bugs and faster updates.
https://www.facebook.com/questions/357197491006499/
Go to the above url, and vote.

+1 on Google+!! ;-)
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I've never understood the MIUI styling. Why anybody would want to make their phone look like an iPhone is beyond comprehension to me.
I could not entertain the thought.

zeroprobe said:
I've never understood the MIUI styling. Why anybody would want to make their phone look like an iPhone is beyond comprehension to me.
I could not entertain the thought.
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I used MIUI for 1 year.. my phone never looked like an iphone...
Stop comparing MIUI to iOS just because it has all the app on the launcher, MIUI is more than that..

+1 MIUI is NOT an iOS clone.. its way more..
stop judging and try it, see for yourself.. if you dont like use something else, dont ***** at the people that do use it lol

+1 me love MIUI
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You guys just sit down and relax, i'm totally sure One S will have official support, because almost every above par HTC has it!

I hope we do. but miui tends to keep a lot of older devices and add the newer one later.
but we have a good head start with the unofficial rom, hope they are aware of that.

I find it hilarious and embarrassing how many phones were added to that list more than once...

ksubedi said:
Even though we already have a working miui, official miui team is taking poll to make miui for another device official. An official release will mean less bugs and faster updates.
https://www.facebook.com/questions/357197491006499/
Go to the above url, and vote.
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I will be updating my ROM every week, just like China. It would be done already today, but there was a delay in China. The other thing to realize is if it does go official, it will be based off sense, so the file size will be at least double of what my port is.

Azzle....miui...is ios' love interest....lol
Basically its what apple should of made if they could be arsed. Ios is pants
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linds6630 said:
I will be updating my ROM every week, just like China. It would be done already today, but there was a delay in China. The other thing to realize is if it does go official, it will be based off sense, so the file size will be at least double of what my port is.
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A bit confused.. Why would they base it off of Sense? Haven't all other versions been AOSP/CM based?

mmceorange said:
A bit confused.. Why would they base it off of Sense? Haven't all other versions been AOSP/CM based?
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That's the way MIUI has been doing all their official v4 releases. It's called patchrom. By doing it that way, they don't have to really on there being a developed aosp base, which can help the roms be released sooner. Downside is the zips are like double the size, and it's not an aosp ROM anymore
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linds6630 said:
That's the way MIUI has been doing all their official v4 releases. It's called patchrom. By doing it that way, they don't have to really on there being a developed aosp base, which can help the roms be released sooner. Downside is the zips are like double the size, and it's not an aosp ROM anymore
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well that's kinda lame.. I guess I'll stick with your port then