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EG just posted that froyo is out. Not like I'm going to flash it anyway but good news for custom roms!
http://tinyurl.com/63kw92g
This appears to point to the Samsung FAQ page being discussed in the "imininent" thread, and the page now appears to be blank when linking to it from the iminent thread or from the Engadget page, so this appears to just be a red herring of no value.
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Wow then...
What a shock
LOL. The day after I finally gave in completely to flashing custom roms. Oh well, it will indeed help the devs. I just hope that it won't have any issues that mess up people's phones, i.e. melting internal sd cards. If that does happen though, I'll just be sitting pretty with my Andromeda 2.1 powered bat out of hell.
EDIT: Now AT&T has pulled it. Whoops!
There are already 3 threads for the same topic.!!! please consolidate mods
That's how I see it. I'll probably Odin back to stock and update to stock Froyo once it's been rooted. I'll put in Launcher Pro and see what it's like battery, GPS, and reception wise. If it still lags a ton, I'll enjoy whatever Designgears does with the official ROM.
In the meantime, I'm enjoying Serendipity 5.6.
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LOL. The day after I finally gave in completely to flashing custom roms. Oh well, it will indeed help the devs. I just hope that it won't have any issues that mess up people's phones, i.e. melting internal sd cards. If that does happen though, I'll just be sitting pretty with my Andromeda 2.1 powered bat out of hell.
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Same here. Installed Andromeda 1.1 on Monday. Loving it so far. Snappy pertormance and the GPS works awesome. If I do go to the official update it won't be until it has been out awhile and others have pointed out the flaws, first. Right now, my Cappy is everything I expected it to be and I'm in no hurry to mess that up.
It was never released in the first place. Samsung prematurally put up the support page (just like AT&T did two months ago). Already discussed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=956155
I'm currently running TNTLite 4.2.5 and am happy overall, but am curious about the advantages some of the other ROMs may have.
I've seen the 'ROM Poll' that was started a couple months ago, but I'm really looking more for individual experiences vs just an aggregate poll of what everyone uses, as in I care more about WHY you're using your ROM vs how many people use it.
If I get enough info here I can create a ROM comparison thread if there's interest, would be a nice resources for any newer guys like myself.
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I'm not trying to start a 'which ROM is better' thread, just curious what you guys are using and what if any features may be specific to a particular ROM.
Was stock with enhancement pack since I got my tablet. But Monday night, formatted and went back to straight stock and most likely will be staying there since Viewconic is going to be putting out another update.
Enhancement pack offered the market, but it didn't show ALL apps, and would randomly stop working, and then start working again the next day. Guess you can't expect it work all the time since it was hacked.
Stock works for me, full support from viewsonic if I have issues, and I can just easily sideload apps. More Exchange support coming in the next update is a big plus for me since we use Exchange at my work. Would be nice to have that. And I actually like the stock e-mail client. For what I use this tablet for, stock does everyhting I want. Email, web, Twitter, Facebook, music, and video.
I am using VEGAn 5.1.1 because it is rock solid stable. I am also using ADW Launcher EX for my launcher and it works great. Also I ran Quadrant for the first time in awhile today and got 2527. I would like to use one of the stock roms if they had exchange sync.
First off, hi!
While I am not new to xda at all, I am new to this phone. I've only recently picked it up because I had the chance to get it for cheap.
I've been reading the entire G2x forums for more information and whatnot and I have a few questions.
I've heard very good things since the GB update, so is this phone worth keeping and all? It's almost completely stock, so I'd imagine updating to the latest wouldn't be too difficult to manage and would definitely be a plus.
Next, how is the development on this phone? I only noticed a few ROMs in the Dev section and it looks as if it's moving along slowly. I've rooted and flashed many a ROMs on many of my previous phones and after learning a lot, it's hard to keep anything stock anymore.
Also, anything else I should know, as well?
Thanks ahead of time for all of the replies.
Good day!
This phone is definately worth keeping. Yes the development is a little slow at the moment, but there are plenty of good roms to play around with in the meantime until some new codes start leaking & then it will pick up again. I would suggest giving Weapon 3.0 a try, great rom for me. I guess it all depends on what your taste in roms are.
I would say its a definite keeper. There are a few roms in the dev section that are very good. Im currently on Weapon 3.0 but the cm7 nightlies work great too.
I've been trying to download some new ROMS and Designgears page never comes up. just times out. am I missing something?
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I've been trying to download some new ROMS and Designgears page never comes up. just times out. am I missing something?
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DG is no longer supporting the various ROMs he created for Captivate. From what I gather, he felt he'd gone as far as he could go to improve the basic Captivate OS, at least with Froyo. I'm not sure about Gingerbread, since I've never gone past using Cognition, being very happy with it.
However, if you indicate which ROMs you are interested in trying, someone should be able to upload a zipped version so you... or you can scan the Cognition threads themselves, or this Q and A. People have occasionally asked for and received versions of Cognition that were no longer directly available through the usual channels. Believe me, just because they're no longer supported, that doesn't mean they aren't still great ROMs.
ah. that explains a few things. I spent almost 2 hours searching forums and threads to find out. I had cognition before and am now trying some different ones. ok. now I know. thank you very much.
I believe Cog5 was DG's last call for the Captivate. He's moved on to brighter and better devices.
hmm, I had cog 3 for the longest time. if I can find 5 I'll give it a try.
Here is the Gingerbread Cognition 5 thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127578
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You aren't looking hard enough - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127578
His Cog5 stays right on first/second page of Captivate Android Development forum.
Designgears moved on to the SGSII.
Last Froyo rom was 4.5.3, which was modified with all good things that can be done with source code.
Last GB rom was 5v2, which was based on a 2.3.3 Gingerbread Release.
Pinnacle from watsa, Version 1.2/3 was on KH3, a 2.3.4 GB release
Illuminance, Fasty, and others are based on KJ3, a 2.3.5 GB release, and the most recent Samsung leak.
Currently trying Illuminance.
I got some old sre versions
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thanks for all the leads guys. and Illuminated one. I spent 2 hours going through hundreds and hundreds of messages in who knows how many threads. don't tell me I didn't try hard enough.
Have you pm'd DesignGears? He's still on xda, just a different forum (I think).
not yet. I not wedded to Cognition. just wanting to try out different ROMS and try to learn more about all this by doing. all kinds of different apps with different version depending on what your doing, different kernels. different ways of getting into download and recovery that sometimes work. it gets a bit confusing. a lot of this is written with people who know what they are looking at in mind.
not whining. just a bit frustrated.
I didnt know what I was looking at, when I first started modding my phone. I just kept staring at it and reading until it started to make sense. And if/when I buy another phone, I will have to start all over again.
you mean I have to buy another phone!!!! (silly grin). my wife gets this one when I upgrade. (angry birds addict) but at least I'll have some basics. I learn better by doing and using visual things like videos. search Youtube for videos about flashing Captivates! then you have to sort the good from the bad. I got lucky with MobileTechvideos.
Yeah, that's where I started. I think the s2 isn't that different, but I looked in the Inspire forum once and it's a completely different language.
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thats the entire point of XDA. we all came here and LEARNED about all this stuff. its expected that other people that come here are here to learn. not make their phone cool
I would agree. Cool phone is just a perk
He moved on a couple months ago to work on SGSII ROMs. Last GB update was Cog 5v2 on KH3 (I think), but no dev took over his project. Apex/Pinnacle is also no longer being developed by Watsaa.
Fasty works for me as Logic updates it frequently. The prior FireFly dev is doing great work on Fusion (ATT) and Mosaic (i-9000). Tradeoff is that ATT GB ROMs are not open sourced, so the development is not as extensive as i-9000, but at least you get the audience chip support with ATT ROMs.
Cyanogen/MIUI are also excellent options.
I'm running GR_12 at the moment. cyanogen and continuum are already on my HD. I'll take a look at Mosaic. be nice to finaly be able to use the power button as a shutter button.
I'm ROMing my phone to get better use and efficiency. not to make it cool, I find all the themes and pretty prettys to be a poor use of the processing power and battery runtime.
Hi, I am around, on hiatus from everything atm
Hey guys, I've been using the iPhone since 2007 when they first came out and now I'm putting down my 4S and switching over to the Skyrocket and i'm very excited to do so. I've been on this forum reading up for a couple weeks now trying to familiarize myself with the modding etc. My phone should be coming in today so I have a couple quick questions.
First off, I really want to skip gingerbread and goto ICS but I have never learned an android phone and the workings but it shouldn't take me too long to get used to it. Should I keep GB a while and get used to it then make the switch?
Second, I was thinking about going straight to SKY ICS but it looks like it's not 100% worked out and I do want a fully functioning phone. Should I flash to SKY or pick another more stable build of ICS?
Any suggestions would be great!
I always come back to GB. All the Ics are pretty stable, but I like my bln, kernel tweaks, and 100% working.
There is also a small possibility that the Ics leaks are causing bricks. None that I know of for the skyrocket yet, though. They have been having problems with the note and various other models.
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from just the pure OS's workings i think ICS would be easier to get used to. though samsungs stock ICS doesn't look all that different from gingerbread.
None of the ICS ROMS are 100% stable but a lot work really well and have mostly everything (aside from a few small bugs) working perfect.
I'd say read around for about a week or so on the exact procedure on how to root, install cwm, install roms, and ect. Then when you are more comfortable working with the software and your phone go ahead and flash.
As far as which rom, SKYICS is very fast and very stable, just about as good as you can get with the stock samsung ICS. and it has various speed tweaks as well as S Voice (Like Siri but not as good) from the Galaxy S3 and also the TouchwizUX Launcher.
Theres also CM9 (Which I use) Which, instead of being samsungs ICS, it looks exactly like Stock Google ICS (The one that comes with the Galaxy Nexus)
It is also very fast, and looks amazing, i think much better than samsungs ICS.
And you can also get TouchwizUX and S Voice on CM9 once you get settled in with android and learn how to move apks.
All in all. its up to you. Do some reading for a while, learn everything you can, and then Try as many roms as you like and see what works good for you.
Both are great replies thanks guys. I definitely need to play around with some of the tools and familiarize myself with everything. I need to find the best backup programs/music programs/ etc and get used to those. I have all my contacts from my iPhone synced with Google contacts so I should be able to sync it with my Skyrocket once it comes in. I really would like S-Voice so I'll most likely go straight to SKY ICS once I get better with the phone, I don't want to eff anything up. The iPhone was pie to jailbreak. It looks like there's a bit more things involved with the android phone in terms of rooting/permissions/flashing and so forth. Will have to dig deeper. I've read the noob guide but it doesn't make a ton of sense until I get the phone in my hand lol.
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Both are great replies thanks guys. I definitely need to play around with some of the tools and familiarize myself with everything. I need to find the best backup programs/music programs/ etc and get used to those. I have all my contacts from my iPhone synced with Google contacts so I should be able to sync it with my Skyrocket once it comes in. I really would like S-Voice so I'll most likely go straight to SKY ICS once I get better with the phone, I don't want to eff anything up. The iPhone was pie to jailbreak. It looks like there's a bit more things involved with the android phone in terms of rooting/permissions/flashing and so forth. Will have to dig deeper. I've read the noob guide but it doesn't make a ton of sense until I get the phone in my hand lol.
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Titanium backup, poweramp, root explorer.
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Kevinl86 said:
Hey guys, I've been using the iPhone since 2007 when they first came out and now I'm putting down my 4S and switching over to the Skyrocket and i'm very excited to do so.
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i too am quite happy with the galaxy s2! my wife still uses the iphone4, i call it her "fisher price first touch screen"... makes her so mad.
^ Haha good stuff! Me and my lady are both on 4S right now until my Skyrocket comes in. She is upset I'm getting a new phone already but she will be jealous I'm sure and want one after she plays around with it.
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^ Haha good stuff! Me and my lady are both on 4S right now until my Skyrocket comes in. She is upset I'm getting a new phone already but she will be jealous I'm sure and want one after she plays around with it.
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I dunno, a lot of girls can't give up their iCrap. They just love 'em to death
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I dunno, a lot of girls can't give up their iCrap. They just love 'em to death
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Yeah and I used to be one of those fanboys, I got her into the iPhone. I just think it's time to graduate into something an adult should use and isn't so locked down. I'm getting tired of squinting at the damn 3.5" screen and having to follow apples rules.
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Yeah and I used to be one of those fanboys, I got her into the iPhone. I just think it's time to graduate into something an adult should use and isn't so locked down. I'm getting tired of squinting at the damn 3.5" screen and having to follow apples rules.
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Me too. Didn't know what I was missing. For the girls, it's more of a fashion statement, I think.
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Me too. Didn't know what I was missing. For the girls, it's more of a fashion statement, I think.
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Yeah I'd have to agree with you there. She LOVES her white 4**** to death haha.
I used to have an iPhone and I do like the app ecosystem better, and it does look more polished. But the skyrocket beats it in everything else I can think of. But yeah. Being in high school the iPhone is more of a flashy accessory... everyone thinks iPhones the best. Until I show them what the skyrocket can do of course ;P
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i too am quite happy with the galaxy s2! my wife still uses the iphone4, i call it her "fisher price first touch screen"... makes her so mad.
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LoL that's a good one. I usually refer to it as a smartphone with training wheels.
My wife calls it her Ipaid. But welcome to Droid.
My fiance wanted to pick up the 4s, I showed her the Note and it is has been love since then. I do not think I could go to an OS that does not allow modding, that would be my only hang up with switching to an iOS device for my phone.
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Hey guys, I've been using the iPhone since 2007 when they first came out and now I'm putting down my 4S and switching over to the Skyrocket and i'm very excited to do so. I've been on this forum reading up for a couple weeks now trying to familiarize myself with the modding etc. My phone should be coming in today so I have a couple quick questions.
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I'm glad you finally came to your senses...
Welcome to Android.
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Kevinl86 said:
I have a couple quick questions.
First off, I really want to skip gingerbread and goto ICS but I have never learned an android phone and the workings but it shouldn't take me too long to get used to it. Should I keep GB a while and get used to it then make the switch?
Second, I was thinking about going straight to SKY ICS but it looks like it's not 100% worked out and I do want a fully functioning phone. Should I flash to SKY or pick another more stable build of ICS?
Any suggestions would be great!
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I came from the iPhone 4 about 6 weeks ago and immediately started digging around on the web for info on Android and landed here.
I stuck with 100% stock for about a week before taking the plunge into rooting. Did a lot of reading on here because I didn't understand the terminology (CWM, Flash, TiBU, ODIN, et. al). Once I felt comfortable, I went through the process and had no issues.
Ran like that for a couple of weeks, but the dev section drew me in. Before long I was researching ROMs, and gravitated to SkyICS UCLE4. Read about 20 pages into that thread before chickening out.
THEN I found the ICS 4.0.4 ODIN one-click thread. More reading.... Decided to go for it. Held my breath, re-read the instructions for the 50th time and clicked start.
Worked perfectly. No glitches in the process, no "wth did I just do?"
So I ran with that for another week, but that SkyICS thread was getting bigger, with people raving about battery life and smoothness... like a moth to a flame.
So I spent three days reading all 190+ pages in that thread (or whatever it's up to now).
Just last night, decided to go for it with base 3, update 7 of SkyICS.
I've almost memorized the instructions, BUT it paid off. My SR is running Seanz ROM and I couldn't be more happy with it. Nailed it on the first try - no glitches, no reflash, no problems other than setting the lockscreen wallpaper, which I couldn't give two rats' sh**s in the rain about - and its a known problem anyway. Who cares.
My first suggestion (and one that's repeated ad nauseum here) is read, read, read. Take it slow. Read the instructions for whatever you want to do repeatedly until you really get it.
My "n00b" advice: Get the phone, tinker with it, set it up how you like it, then research how to root it and back it up (your apps, your data, your entire ROM). Make multiple, off-phone backups in case you fudge something. Then learn how to restore. Then TEST restoring to your backups. That's your first hurdle!
Once you have that confidence in your backup & restore process, you'll feel a lot better about looking at the ROMs available and picking the one to suit your needs. Read the feed back, make mental notes, and decide whether the risk is worth it to you.
Personally, I owe seanscreamz a beer or three.
Good luck!
(sorry for the book, but hey, it's my first post here.)
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I came from the iPhone 4 about 6 weeks ago and immediately started digging around on the web for info on Android and landed here.
I stuck with 100% stock for about a week before taking the plunge into rooting. Did a lot of reading on here because I didn't understand the terminology (CWM, Flash, TiBU, ODIN, et. al). Once I felt comfortable, I went through the process and had no issues.
Ran like that for a couple of weeks, but the dev section drew me in. Before long I was researching ROMs, and gravitated to SkyICS UCLE4. Read about 20 pages into that thread before chickening out.
THEN I found the ICS 4.0.4 ODIN one-click thread. More reading.... Decided to go for it. Held my breath, re-read the instructions for the 50th time and clicked start.
Worked perfectly. No glitches in the process, no "wth did I just do?"
So I ran with that for another week, but that SkyICS thread was getting bigger, with people raving about battery life and smoothness... like a moth to a flame.
So I spent three days reading all 190+ pages in that thread (or whatever it's up to now).
Just last night, decided to go for it with base 3, update 7 of SkyICS.
I've almost memorized the instructions, BUT it paid off. My SR is running Seanz ROM and I couldn't be more happy with it. Nailed it on the first try - no glitches, no reflash, no problems other than setting the lockscreen wallpaper, which I couldn't give two rats' sh**s in the rain about - and its a known problem anyway. Who cares.
My first suggestion (and one that's repeated ad nauseum here) is read, read, read. Take it slow. Read the instructions for whatever you want to do repeatedly until you really get it.
My "n00b" advice: Get the phone, tinker with it, set it up how you like it, then research how to root it and back it up (your apps, your data, your entire ROM). Make multiple, off-phone backups in case you fudge something. Then learn how to restore. Then TEST restoring to your backups. That's your first hurdle!
Once you have that confidence in your backup & restore process, you'll feel a lot better about looking at the ROMs available and picking the one to suit your needs. Read the feed back, make mental notes, and decide whether the risk is worth it to you.
Personally, I owe seanscreamz a beer or three.
Good luck!
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I think this story is true for most new android owners who want to do more with their phones. But, like it's only scary the first time. Not to worry it's easy and most of the time painless. Once you have taken the plunge you will be hooked. And like the millions of other flash junkies around the world.... We welcome you. Addiction may require professional treatment.
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Wow thanks guys this is a ton of helpful info! Can't wait to get the phone today and start tinkering. Ive been reading a TON since Monday about everything android so I'm very excited.
Welcome to Android! Thank goodness you don't have to use that dreadful iTunes anymore. Remember, you can change your launcher if you don't like the UI, I use launcher pro, but if you go ICS, try apex launcher. I use the Dragon Go plugin that you can get through the Swype beta( beta.Swype.com) for my SIRI, but there are others. Learn how to install the URL]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367396 14 Toggle Status Bar. Buy an external battery charger that comes with a couple batteries from Amazon for like $15 bucks, and finally, learn about widgets, your best friend. Good luck!
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