Where do leaked roms come from? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727

Ive always wondered when something "leaked" showes up, where and how is it launched to the puplic?
ATT SkyRocket [MHX-SUPERLITE-3.1]

ROM Fairies.....
I believe they purposely leak them because their devs can't figure out a problem and leak it to the community to hammer out.
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X10D3 said:
ROM Fairies.....
I believe they purposely leak them because their devs can't figure out a problem and leak it to the community to hammer out.
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Lmao I like the idea
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I think your right. That was the theory on the old windows 6.5 Roms.....
ATT SkyRocket [MHX-SUPERLITE-3.1]

I know with my backflip there was a 2.1 rom that was leaked that was a test rom for a few att users who were more or less beta testers. needless to say a nice little dump and everyone had the new rom .
This looks more like it was something for att to play with as UltraCfg does not seem like something that should ship to a end user.

Well, when a mommy rom and daddy rom love eachother they lie down together and wish for a leaked rom. Then the rom fairy visits and leaks all over them.

Probably the same place 95% of "leaked" stuff comes from, the company itself in an effort to:
A: Generate some "buzz" on the item in question
B: Do an informal test of their unfinished product amongst a small but dedicated group of power users
C: A & B

Well you see, Billy, when a mommy hacker and a daddy hacker love a phone very much...
satur9ine said:
Well, when a mommy rom and daddy rom love eachother they lie down together and wish for a leaked rom. Then the rom fairy visits and leaks all over them.
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Oh god dammit, beaten to it.

In the case of the ICS leak, it was probably a conscientious objector. After seeing them mutilate ICS with Touchwiz, he remembered that "just following orders" does not justify one's participation in crimes against humanity.
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I think its pretty safe to say that the "Big Wiggs" are watching us. They release a device to the public, the public gets it and tears the thing apart hardware and software wise and somehow beat the big billion dollar company at their own game. Producing firmware that is usually far superior to what they did.
They can't make better firmware without our devs making it first that's why they always seem behind in the game. Its also why were all here :beer:
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cdshepherd said:
I think its pretty safe to say that the "Big Wiggs" are watching us. They release a device to the public, the public gets it and tears the thing apart hardware and software wise and somehow beat the big billion dollar company at their own game. Producing firmware that is usually far superior to what they did.
They can't make better firmware without our devs making it first that's why they always seem behind in the game. Its also why were all here :beer:
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Cool. I like your theory. Sounds like a possibilty.
Att SkyRocket [ICS 4.0.3 "leaked"]

Sex between phone manufacture and google.

Its much cheaper to have the public test out a rom than to pay testers. We've all been used
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Sammy leaked it to shut up our ICS whine-fest.
And I'm glad they did!

Probably someone that works for or is testing it for att. A trusted user that decided to hook us up, violating the terms of agreement with att. But boy am I glad they did. Thanks a bunch..
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Well we did get our promised Q1 update, right?
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iandr0idos said:
Well we did get our promised Q1 update, right?
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That's got to be the answer right there.

How it works is the Father sg2 puts his dongle inside the mother sg2's usb port. This has the effect of making the father and mother's nfc chips tingle, making it an enjoyable experiece. A few weeks later the mother sg2 has to get a bigger battery cover to make room, and then soon after, we have a leak.

It could very well even be one of us
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Well, if Grandpa SamSung in reading this...
Dear Santa....oops...I mean Dear SamSung,
Please put the UCLA3 modem into the ICS shell so we can get improved connectivity back. Please un-derp the contacts so we can get full access to the contacts in the dialer. Oh, and I want a pony and a airplane. TIA.

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Thanks to the wonderful devs but I left AT&T and moving on

I wanted to say thank you so much to all the wonderful devs here for all of their efforts making the Captivate a better phone than Samsung could. Please don't flame me, this isn't a knock on the Captivate, I loved the device even with it's flaws. I will miss the Captivate forum, yesterday I jumped to T-Mobile, better rates and they have dual core phones. I got an HTC Sensation and I love it.I will miss my Cappy but I couldn't deal with Samsung's shortfalls any longer, I want a device that works as it should out of the box. I also would like timely updates which AT&T proved they suck at providing. Happy flashing to all and thanks for the wonderful support provided by the community.
Good luck.
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Well it looks like the AT&T and T-Mobile merger is going to happen so you'll probably be back on AT&T&T by the end of next year.
Why do people continue to make these type of threads?
-Figured i needed a signature for my phone. This is it......
boborone said:
Why do people continue to make these type of threads?
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Human interest stories... women, and some men, love 'em.
Rhiannon224 said:
I want a device that works as it should out of the box.
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What didn't work on the captivate? GPS?
Yep the 39 billion dollar buy out will most likely happen. Welcome back to At&t.
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Tempted to delete this thread purely on the grounds that you've defected to a device with sense. Eugh.
I'm going to be a bigger man than that though and wish you the best of luck, you'll need it.
(Then delete it when your not looking)
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
conantroutman said:
Tempted to delete this thread purely on the grounds that you've defected to a device with sense. Eugh.
I'm going to be a bigger man than that though and wish you the best of luck, you'll need it.
(Then delete it when your not looking)
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LOL.
i love sense, and i hate it at the same time....but i do know this: i find it much better than touchwiz or blur!
conantroutman said:
Tempted to delete this thread purely on the grounds that you've defected to a device with sense. Eugh.
I'm going to be a bigger man than that though and wish you the best of luck, you'll need it.
(Then delete it when your not looking)
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Your posts = winning.
You should get Mod of The Year!
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Holy #$%& there was a girl in here?
No longer sent from my BlackBerry.
Captain Zero said:
Holy #$%& there was a girl in here?
No longer sent from my BlackBerry.
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Yep, and she flashed custom ROMs.
Winning.
LOL you never left AT&T. They bought you back. Welcome to AT&T.
Lol, this thread is funny
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You shall be missed here. Good luck with your future android ventures and visit every once in awhile you're always welcome.
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Its funny how defensive people get when it comes to this phone. Ill be honest, I have the most fun tweaking and flashing this phone thanks to the devs, but I still say it overall IS a piece of ****. If it wasn't a piece of ****, there wouldn't be so much work put into it, wouldn't be threads about "unbricking methods" and "jigs" bla bla bla who cares why can't we all just hug. I'm tired I just got off work
ninjuh said:
Its funny how defensive people get when it comes to this phone. Ill be honest, I have the most fun tweaking and flashing this phone thanks to the devs, but I still say it overall IS a piece of ****. If it wasn't a piece of ****, there wouldn't be so much work put into it, wouldn't be threads about "unbricking methods" and "jigs" bla bla bla who cares why can't we all just hug. I'm tired I just got off work
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You can't blame the hardware for crappy made software from the service provider or user error from bricking. I have never done anything that I couldn't fix and that wasn't my fault...
The fact that you CAN make it better by flashing new software proves that the hardware is adequate. The only thing you could perhaps complain about is gps but if you're that dependent on it maybe you should take some time learning your way around...
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Your posts = winning.
You should get Mod of The Year!
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Well thank you sir.
Flattery will get you everywhere
Gl on T-Mobile.
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"Rethink Possible"
Couldn't resist...

Nice article about Android updates

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-2...oid-this-is-your-last-chance/?tag=epicStories
Would be nice if there was a Android Update Alliance!
Wish google would read that and take it to heart.
Wish AT&T would read that too
Even if we Infuse owners never see it, I'm truly hoping ICS fixes all of the myriad issues with Android. It has the potential to be the one OS to rule them all. I look forward to its release and reading and learning all I can about it in hopes we do receive it.
That being said, I would be happy to just get GB.
PS,
And yes, I realize that there are fantastic ROMs and whatnot out there, I mean official.
apallohadas said:
Wish AT&T would read that too
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Yeah ,me too! I really feel like they're not in a rush because if the Infuse had GB a lot of folks might not have purchased the SGS2.
TechGoon954 said:
Yeah ,me too! I really feel like they're not in a rush because if the Infuse had GB a lot of folks might not have purchased the SGS2.
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That's exactly it, it's the dollar signs that AT&T is worried about..but now that its out already give us GB!!! I'm hoping another leak will come out sometime this week to let us know it's getting closer.
ICS better be legit or android is going to lose potential buyers because of this update waiting game we current owners deal with...
Good read!
I wish we could at least see some true Gingerbread action, but ICS would be a blessing.
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Kevinr678 said:
I wish we could at least see some true Gingerbread action, but ICS would be a blessing.
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check the new leak uckj2. android 2.3.6! and it has bootloaders!
Dani897 said:
check the new leak uckj2. android 2.3.6! and it has bootloaders!
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Gasp! (insert manly squeal here.)
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ICS on its way for Charge

Looks like imnuts and jt are putting their heads together to get ICS kernel to boot on Charge.
I pledge $20 as soon as a working ICS rom is out. Please support their work.
Not impressed with GNEX. I plan to stay on my Charge for a while.
Update 2/14/12: I'm not holding my breath for ICS on Charge anymore. Looks like Samsung is holding back some critical pieces. If I had time, I'd work on it myself. Since I don't, I have no right to complain. Those of you who are interested in tracking progress, please follow the link below:
Github to track progress https://github.com/timedroid
reserved for more updates later
Will post more updates here...
Never heard of them.... they must be new to the scene....
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This is great news since I just got a used charge. So far not as good 4G reception as my girlfriends Bionic but it has a nicer screen and interface IMO. I look forward to possibly overclocking this thing a little too?
Man that is great news. These guys killed it with the fascinate. Glad to see this. Going to be awesome!
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I want this so badly!
These guys are great. They made some great stuff for the fascinate. Only reason I don't go back is lack of 4g on it. Can't wait.
DownRiver_Droid said:
These guys are great. They made some great stuff for the fascinate. Only reason I don't go back is lack of 4g on it. Can't wait.
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+1
I love the fascinate's profile. Add geewiz and comradsven kernel and it was amazing.
That development on the charge would be epic.
cujo6801 said:
Never heard of them.... they must be new to the scene....
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These are the guys that brought gingerbread to the fascinate. All aosp are thanks to them.
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cujo6801 said:
Never heard of them.... they must be new to the scene....
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LMAO!!!
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Wow, just when I thought we were completely left behind. Excelllennnnnt...
Wow I was starting to get worried that I was'nt going to get any replies on my post...lol
TROLALALALA.
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They've been here for a while. Jt hasn't made anything since the early froyo days but imnuts made infinity rom
cujo6801 said:
Never heard of them.... they must be new to the scene....
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Lmao....answer the question.....
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Btw on rootzwiki there are sometimes different things and tid bits of info.... Too the op if you really are already behind it, meaning ics, just donate because the work the devs put it including themers, testers, rom developers,and tweakers is worth it even if we don't get it... I donate sparingly because I'm currently unemployed and somewhat frugal when it comes to giving free money, but his work and others has inspired me to do things myself, like theming... It's not for everyone as any aspect it's time consuming like people wouldn't believe, but it's satisfying... Time = $$$$$ so if you want to maybe push him along and show him the charge is worth his time and others drop a donation.... Don't say well if you do this, when almost every dev for android is worth more than just a few empty promises of donations.... Just donate and they will provide you with information, help, tweaks, colorful and some not so colorful themes, and roms for your pleasure.... I'm sure they get slack for the time put on by there irl friends and family ad I just started and Im already getting it.... So again just donate.... Empty promises never inspired anyone...
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Per jt's tweet "for all you weirdo charge owners: http://t.co/goZfHAYs "
I've already downloaded, and if I wasn't about to pass out, I'd flash right now.... Oh well. Something to look forward to in the morning.
Nice!
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Dalamar1320 said:
Per jt's tweet "for all you weirdo charge owners: http://t.co/goZfHAYs "
I've already downloaded, and if I wasn't about to pass out, I'd flash right now.... Oh well. Something to look forward to in the morning.
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just downloaded it and flashing it now.
SO STOKED!
sikimk said:
just downloaded it and flashing it now.
SO STOKED!
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Can you please let us know how is the rom working?
Home button and camera doesn't work on the ICS build. It APPEARS much faster than 2.3.5 (a lot less stuttering for me but I wasn't playing with any special builds there....)
the installer.zip auto reformats you to ext4.
It shows extreme promise for an alpha build IMHO.

Please sign this petition about ICS update

Please take little time to sign this petition in the hope of getting an ICS update in our galaxy s 4g phone:
it's in change.org, I can't post the full link because I'm new member.
We believe it's capable of running ice cream sandwich.
We already are gonna get the update, just not right away
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mierkat09 said:
We already are gonna get the update, just not right away
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Dude are you serious? Samsung told everyone that the original Galaxy S line wasn't gonna get it due to hardware limitations. They can't get it with touchwiz so we don't get it at all
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brandonc0526 said:
Dude are you serious? Samsung told everyone that the original Galaxy S line wasn't gonna get it due to hardware limitations. They can't get it with touchwiz so we don't get it at all
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That was what they said at first, but supposedly they changed their mind. There was a thread about it a while back
Found the link for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579167
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karl7777 said:
Please take little time to sign this petition in the hope of getting an ICS update in our galaxy s 4g phone:
it's in change.org, I can't post the full link because I'm new member.
We believe it's capable of running ice cream sandwich.
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Why do you think the sgs4g needs to get ics? My phone is fast got extremely great battery life and tons of other things. Do you just want ics so you could have the latest android flavor or do you think or know it will make our phones that much better. I'm not trying to be a smartass just curious why ppl are this rilled up about ics.
I think the only reason is because "others have it".
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Great words blazen you know maybe ics has some quiet interesting features but our developers make than our phone from crappy to gingerbread better than ics that is one the reasons I want to start developing because I feel that I got skills to make some good stuff for the phone ( like themes and guides only things that i have finished) and other reason is because here our developers are way better than samsungs horrible costumer service....anyway every sgs4g user most appreciete the developers work even if the projects are not finished like ics port and aosp port because that makes people more happy and they know that there works are awesome
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Why do you think the sgs4g needs to get ics?
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I believe that most want it because it is the newest OS and most believe it will be an improvement, much like GB compared to Froyo... Which is understandable considering the developers here are going full bore in a attempt to port ICS.
Being one of those that was satisfied with froyo, I have to admit I am even more satisfied with GB... But as for your question, I personally hope that it is released for our phone because if it is, so to would the source be released (just imagine what the developers could accomplish with it).
Just my 2 cents in the well.
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That was what they said at first, but supposedly they changed their mind. There was a thread about it a while back
Found the link for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579167
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You do realize that's a post from someone in the forums right? No word from Samsung USA. You cannot depend on what a customer service rep says, they sit behind the computer all day and still do not know a thing about the products they are supposed to be supporting. They are just trying to shut us up about it already. If the OG galaxy s gets just a value pack, it'd be hard to imagine them bending backwards to give us full ICS
Mwuhahahahahaha
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Well looks like bhundev is cooking up something. Devs are the real work horses around here.
I'd much rather see ICS from Team Acid than from Samsung
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I'd much rather see ICS from Team Acid than from Samsung
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Haha, best quote today =)...me, too...Samsung (customer sevices) is sucks =]] (but their devices are not lol :">)
Thanks to Jt1134 and Bryan men
I don't particularly care for ICS ....
I'm quite happy with GB.
Besides.... ICS is just about outdated with Jellybeans on the way LOL.
Can't wait to see what our devs can do with jellybeans ;-)
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Mwuhahahahahaha
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You rock dude! Can't wait!
Shortbus-Driver said:
I don't particularly care for ICS ....
I'm quite happy with GB.
Besides.... ICS is just about outdated with Jellybeans on the way LOL.
Can't wait to see what our devs can do with jellybeans ;-)
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Pfft, you're gonna poop your pants :victory:
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Pfft, you're gonna poop your pants :victory:
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Ill get my diapers ready
If I am not mistaken the T-Mobile version is the same as the Telus S2 in Canada. If it is I would not be in any hurry to upgrade to ICS. My own experience and experience of others as reported on the Howardforums has not been stellar. Problems with apps freezing and battery life going in the toilet are common. Looks great, just doesn't work very well. I would hold off until these issues are addressed. I usually always wait to do an update until I here some feedback but this time I jumped in and am now regretting it.
Just a word to the wise

Its not goodbye, its a refresh.

So just to update everyone, I'm getting the Galaxy S II this afternoon. I can't wait to begin development for it. I'm also learning C#.
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Don't leave us... haha have fun on the s2, my parents have it, and I'm soon to get both of theirs! Cheers
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Fine by me. You've been banned from this site a half dozen times, and each time you've broken the rules and created a new account to sneak back here. You act like an ass and disrespect the forum.
Hope you'll return to sidekick development some day!!!
GOOD LUCK :good:
Jax184 said:
Fine by me. You've been banned from this site a half dozen times, and each time you've broken the rules and created a new account to sneak back here. You act like an ass and disrespect the forum.
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Not quite sure I care what you think. I was banned unfairly and but a few see that. In any case, I have tons of people who enjoy the ROM. Instead of being a deadbeat jackass, contribute to the community you leech from.
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thanks. My work with the sidekick isn't done yet though haha
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Yup, I've read through all the drama .. it was very entertaining but either way, I don't care who did what to who, etc ... Jin's been helpful to me and quite a few other people and is the last dev standing (so it seems) and for that, thank you! Good luck with the S2 & come back soon
Not up to you to decide if you were banned unfairly. That's for the moderators to handle. You could have acted respectful and took it up with them. Instead you've been a **** and repeatedly forced your way back on. As a result I don't trust your work. If you're willing to act like a spoiled brat and disregard any rules that don't suit you, how do I know you haven't done something like installed a back door in your ROM? Maybe you haven't. But perhaps you can see why acting badly can damage your reputation?
I don't care what one member thinks. I do what benefits me and the community. Don't trust my work, everyone else will remain ahead. A Backdoor on an Android device? Considering the ROMs kernel was developed by nxd you're saying you don't trust him. Regardless, any back doors are easily found by
scanning the .zip and I'm very secure and have not had one alert. Here's a hint, only post in threads where your opinion is valued, because in this thread it is not.
Anyways guys for future changes I'm working on battery life.
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Nice, thanks. And screw that guy haha, he wasn't a ****, reviewers and reactor was... they did crap, jin had done more in usefulness compared to QQ. He went as far to have his roms copyrighted. Well, thanks jin!
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Reactive shamelessly copied and stole all of his work and had the nerve to put "Don't kang my sh*t, bro" on every other line.
Working with the mods didn't make him any less of a jerk or thief.
Just doing what any open source lover and supporter would do.
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TheLastSidekick is the olny dev emaining for this phone so like him or not, you need his roms
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What I need is a vanilla implementation of bluez.
Hasn't happened yet.
Hmd
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My butt itches
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Jax184 said:
Not up to you to decide if you were banned unfairly. That's for the moderators to handle. You could have acted respectful and took it up with them. Instead you've been a **** and repeatedly forced your way back on. As a result I don't trust your work. If you're willing to act like a spoiled brat and disregard any rules that don't suit you, how do I know you haven't done something like installed a back door in your ROM? Maybe you haven't. But perhaps you can see why acting badly can damage your reputation?
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Shut up u dumbass u are the one that sounds disrepecful right now. And you don't trust his **** well I have been running his rom and it is the most stable one I have found. Maybe he did brake some rules and got banned but the way I see it the mods don't really care about the sk4g and how the forum is dieing. So yeah he might have broke some rouls and **** but it was to help us and keep the sk4g alive when everyone eals baled. Some times rouls need to be broken. The needs of the meany outweigh the wants of the few.
To the last sidekick.... thanks!!! U have been our robin Hood.
Ps guess u never found out how to get the sound working??
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i like turtles
I am closing this thread but leaving it as a record for future infractions/banning. If you brke any rules in this thread beware that next comes infracting/banning. This is your warning because I'm nice.

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