[Q] 4.0+ Sucks on my G2 - General Questions and Answers

Ok I'm going to try to provide as much information as possible in order to help me troubleshoot this issue. My computer is running windows 7 home premium 64 bit. I've got a tmobile htc G2. I bought it used off of a friend and it was previously rooted and IIRC it had 2.3.7 gingerbread on it? not 100% sure. Since then I've updated the Clockwork to 5.0 from 3.0 and I updated the rom to an ICS 4.0.3. I tried virtuous at first and I believe now I'm using virtuous quattro RC3. I don't know If I'm still in an early version or what but I hate it. My apps (mocospace) crash constantly, even from switching from portrait to landscape, even the browser version of mocospace. I even tried downloading opera and dolphin and the same thing happens. Also with youtube, when I watch videos, they are not videos, they are more of a slideshow, I've downloaded adobe air and adobe flash but the videos are still in frames. I'm looking for one of two things, A Stable ICS that will work on my G2, or to go back to a previous version of android that will work fine like it used to. this version on this phone is driving me nuts, I constantly have to power off/on my phone to reset a Blank homescreen issue, or the icons will be blurred. thanks in Advance! - Andy

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Good God, Seriously?
If it sucks so bad flash something else. Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=758 and look for something that suits your fancy. *****ing in a general discussion section without using the search options will not get you any help. I stumbled upon this post on accident and thought "Eh, why the hell not". Qualcomm chipsets like those in the Vision and Glacier and most HTC phones don't have stable ICS yet due to driver issues. READ READ READ READ then READ some more then flash. Otherwise you'll be this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwleOote5M0&list=FLiSUReotYhEITuOWRb6Hb8w&index=11&feature=plpp_video

I was actually reading up on some different roms while I was at work tonight and figured I would try out both the Andromedus, and the CyanogenMods. I Do appreciate your help though, and [email protected] the video. When I bought this phone off of a friend it was already rooted and had 2.3.7 on it I believe, I just wanted to try out android 4.0. I'm guessing though like you say its still too early to find something awesome. I don't even mind this one so much except that it seems like itcant handle any graphical apps or procedures. once again thank you

Yea, the GPU on HTC phones doesn't have native ICS drivers yet. Good luck chief
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Cm9 v11 works nice along with the other one you mentioned , with supernova and try cobalt theme.. and cm ics mixer
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Gps is off not by much but its off .... That's roms for ya.. And that's what's garmin is for . lol keyboard Adaptxt.. invest in extended battery...lets you hold the phone better in landscape mode ....
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That video is to funny
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Omg thanks for posting this.... It plays perfectly fine on a stock 2.2.2 inspire.... Sweet!!!!!!
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Nice. Now if only we had a section for things like Themes and Apps that we could post stuff like this in..........o we do
I got your 10 char right here
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My fault, my excitement got the better of me.
it lags so much for me. how are you guys getting it to run smooth?????
1 vote kick/ban
sorry, excitement got the better of me.
Since I do want to get this legitimately, is there any way I can buy this on the Market and get it to download to my Inspire?
Lags and freezes for me
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jnl1211 said:
Lags and freezes for me
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What ROM are you using? I've played it on MIUI, Cyanogenmod, multiple Sense 3.0 and 3.5 roms, and haven't had any lag with any of them.
Also, if you have anything other than the default kernel for each rom please let me know that as well.
I don't recall. I got it when it wad released and first big news. I switch a lot so tough to say. Sorry no help there.
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Well...i would say to give absolution a try. It has overclocking with the kernel it uses (which isn't really necessary but could be useful for you) and runs very smooth for me. Its a Cyanogenmod rom so no "sense" but there are a ton of customizations.
It runs ok in all roms I've tried.
But absolution, blackice, or any other CM rom should be faster then a sense rom.
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I had it on the vu Rom for the longest time, ran alright, seemed when I went to swipe my finger on the screen the view didn't want to change sometimes.
I just liked to hit people with cars
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PyroIce Tips, Tricks, and Help Guide. -Please Post Your Own Too :D-

I've made PyroIce my new Daily, and we all know it has some bugs. So I thought I'd start a thread to help Unclutter the fourm.
Here's the first thing I've found out.
- Wi-Fi Networks that are WEP/PSK locked can be connected to without having to Manualy put the name in.
Nova Launcher is a Great ICS Replacement Launcher. It can be downloaded from the Market. Or found on XDA as a flashable Zip. That makes it a system app, and allows widgets to be accessed from the launcher.
It has homescreen effects, drawer effects. Custom Grid Sizes, and all widgets are resizeable. Its the ADW of ICS, and is better than CM9's Launcher for 4.0.1.
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you can go to his thread and flash the fixs
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Litesorrows said:
Nova Launcher is a Great ICS Replacement Launcher. It can be downloaded from the Market. Or found on XDA as a flashable Zip. That makes it a system app, and allows widgets to be accessed from the launcher.
It has homescreen effects, drawer effects. Custom Grid Sizes, and all widgets are resizeable. Its the ADW of ICS, and is better than CM9's Launcher for 4.0.1.
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Just saying that Nova Launcher is alreaddy included in the flashable rom
Is it buggy?
I want to install this on my wife's phone, but she has no appreciation for the great work being done here. I would rather not put something on her phone that is going to cause me grief.
Also, is the user interface the same?
qwerty3656 said:
I want to install this on my wife's phone, but she has no appreciation for the great work being done here. I would rather not put something on her phone that is going to cause me grief.
Also, is the user interface the same?
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to be honest, its a great rom. for people that know how to deal with beta roms. if your lookin for a grief free rom, id use another one. i use this but i dont mind the small issues and can deal with them. the user interface is ICS, so the same as ICS yeah? same and gingerbread.. no, lil different. more user friendly i think.
New release is wifey friendly... I think mine could handle it and she has to gripe for a couple months b4 she asks me to root her phone....
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rom the truth is a spectacular friend and has some little problems sierto but you can live with them apart is one of the few developers for our phone and that is to applaud and thank you
Etrick said:
New release is wifey friendly... I think mine could handle it and she has to gripe for a couple months b4 she asks me to root her phone....
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Good, the only reason I won't root my girls phone is cause I don't wanna fix it.
Does anyone know if you can unlink the notification volume and ringer volume in ICS?
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first off, i think this rom is simply great, considering that ics is on very few devices right now, and that our phone is a bit slow in general with development (nothing against all the devs on this phone, cuz what they have made are all really good)
two questions:
does anyone know why the camcorder app is limited to 720p recording? it's definitely not a big issue, but this camera is considered to be one of the best, seems like a shame to waste it.
also, any way to fix the htc dialer showing up in the call and to answer a call you have to unlock first?
how's everyone's battery life doing? mine's much better than when i had cm7 on it
I was looking at 1080p but for some strange reason libstagefright camerasource detects that 1080p is not available. Coudlnt binary hack that, and no idea why that happens.
You can use fullscreen caller id to let you receive calls without unlocking, or can use widgetlocker from market with security set off.
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is it just me or are some things off screen? like the button to remove a widget, or when you add a pattern to your lockscreen the bottom row of circles is like half way off the screen, also I tried playing shadowgun and the controls were completely wacked whick never happened on any roms ive use before...i asked already on rootzwiki but i figured it be a better idea to ask here too any tips or tricks to help me out?
DeadlyAnGeL91792 said:
is it just me or are some things off screen? like the button to remove a widget, or when you add a pattern to your lockscreen the bottom row of circles is like half way off the screen, also I tried playing shadowgun and the controls were completely wacked whick never happened on any roms ive use before...i asked already on rootzwiki but i figured it be a better idea to ask here too any tips or tricks to help me out?
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The pyroice sense one needs more resize in a lot of areas.
Pyroice ics (desensed) is aosp apps/gapps, normal and good
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tbalden said:
The pyroice sense one needs more resize in a lot of areas.
Pyroice ics (desensed) is aosp apps/gapps, normal and good
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gotcha ill switch over to the non sense version now, thanks for the quick reply.
Posting here because I'm still a "New" user and cant post in dev form.
I'm running PyroIce Sense and I cant view any flash websites. Anyone else having this problem? I've tried re-installing Flash, Dolphin (wont work on stock browser as well), and reflashed the rom.
Any ideas?
Nick.M.51988 said:
Posting here because I'm still a "New" user and cant post in dev form.
I'm running PyroIce Sense and I cant view any flash websites. Anyone else having this problem? I've tried re-installing Flash, Dolphin (wont work on stock browser as well), and reflashed the rom.
Any ideas?
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Ill look at this. Seemed to work,but recheckin.
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Works if I zoom on it enough. Otherwise glitched if not zoomed enough. But works. Youtube at least.
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Try opera mobile - proper flash support is one of their selling points. Unsure if it'll help, but worth a shot - mobile, not mini.
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Ill look at this. Seemed to work,but recheckin.
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Works if I zoom on it enough. Otherwise glitched if not zoomed enough. But works. Youtube at least.
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If i enter full screen browser hangs. if i zoom in, it will play, but it's very choppy with elements of my wallpaper mixed in, sometimes it's the notifications bar that draws itself into the flash. It's very odd.
thanks for the help! (loving this rom BTW)
Nick.M.51988 said:
If i enter full screen browser hangs. if i zoom in, it will play, but it's very choppy with elements of my wallpaper mixed in, sometimes it's the notifications bar that draws itself into the flash. It's very odd.
thanks for the help! (loving this rom BTW)
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i see you saw the fix stuff on the rom thread... no idea if it will help too much, but slightly seemed better with youtube...
Will flash later today, thanks!
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Still having problems with flash, But it's not too big of a deal. I have a tab to watch YouTube.
Patch 3 did seem to greatly speed up the browser.
Again, Thanks for the awesome ROM!

[Q] Video Recorder forceclose!!!

Using the most recent Hellfire Phoenix Rom I am getting camera force closes often and all the time when switched to video recording. What's up with this? I've tried the LG cam.zip also...same thing...
I've got the same setup on two G2x's and this is only the case with one. Would the best thing be to re-flash? I was hoping there might be another way because the one that needs the help is my work phone and I hate having to set it up completely each time I install a ROM or whatever.
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance...and I would have used the development thread for this but I have less than 10 posts currently. I normally don't have issues or anything that I can't figure out myself with search or my skills. LoL.
I told this to someone else earleir and this might also be the case. Every phone despite being developed the same may not work the same. For example, not everyone knows but there are 4 models of the g2x. Not all roms are compitable with every version. I would suggest looking up the version you have and bringing that to the attention of the developers. And yes, by the way, you can access the development thread and you can post on them. Most of the responses for bugs are people with less then 10 thanks. As far as a fix, I don't know. Look through the thread for your rom and see if anyone claims this issue. If so, there should also be a fix somewhere in there. If not, let the dev know so they look into it. Again, MAKE SURE YOU LET THEM WHAT MODEL P999 YOUR USING!! As for where to find that, I'm not sure. I know 2 of them are the lg p999DW and the lg p999DWP. Theres 3 others but I don't know how to tell which they are. If i figure it out I'll let you know.
Edit: under the battery cover. Not under the battery though. Right below the bottom of the battery next to the screw youll see it in white print.
Edit 2: Kinda curious, which rom version are you using?
LG-P999DW is what both phones read.
I'm using the Hellfire Phoenix ROM (excellent btw).
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Video Recording should not be working on any LG G2X running ICS at the moment. Unless you use Videocam Illusion Recorder.
Sorry to say it, but without the proper drivers, this function is busted.
barqers said:
Video Recording should not be working on any LG G2X running ICS at the moment. Unless you use Videocam Illusion Recorder.
Sorry to say it, but without the proper drivers, this function is busted.
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he says he is running Hellfire Phoenix GB 2.3.7 rom not Sandwich, I'm thinking that this person is actually in act running ICS, and is confused...
mt3g said:
he says he is running Hellfire Phoenix GB 2.3.7 rom not Sandwich, I'm thinking that this person is actually in act running ICS, and is confused...
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I think so too.
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mt3g said:
he says he is running Hellfire Phoenix GB 2.3.7 rom not Sandwich, I'm thinking that this person is actually in act running ICS, and is confused...
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Except the part about his other G2x running fine.
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SefEXE said:
Except the part about his other G2x running fine.
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ya i must have read that too fast and just put it together as both phones aren't working... the only thing i would suggest is just a simple reflash of the rom, no wiping just reflash it. if not then proper wipe and flash, if not that then nandroid back to a rom you were positive the phone's videocam was working.
mt3g said:
ya i must have read that too fast and just put it together as both phones aren't working... the only thing i would suggest is just a simple reflash of the rom, no wiping just reflash it. if not then proper wipe and flash, if not that then nandroid back to a rom you were positive the phone's videocam was working.
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Haha, don't get me wrong though... I would have thought the same thing too.
Infact when I saw it was a videocam issue, I was all ready with a ICS response, lol.
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Nope not ICS, tried that and liked it though no video recording.
Anyhow, since there are no posted fixes other than reflashing I suppose that's the route I'll go.
Thanks though.
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Like I said you might not have to wipe completely try that first.
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ROM's that run flawlessly?

As brief as possible:
A few weeks ago my girlfriend asked me to throw ICS on her phone, i'm just a novice when it comes to rooting but i mean it's all self explanatory.
The only problem i ran into was finding a working ICS rom. I didn't know what xda was till this was all over and done with.
So i flash ICS 4.03, a ROM that appeared to have everything working camera/youtube/facebook/ the works (and it all did work). It's all peachy until i get this text where she says the keyboards all laggy. She's tried tons of android market keyboards and nothing really solves her problem, and shes just been seeing her phone deteriorate.
I don't have access to her phone seeing as it's hers and all, but she's asked me to fix it this coming weekend, and i don't really want to give her back that old sense 2.1/ gingerbread stuff she had. But i also don't want to give her some super fancy ROM that this phone apparently can't handle. I've read all the ROM Q&A's but with out the phone with me i can't really try them all myself, and i can't know if don't try them myself.
So my question is which ROM runs the best on this phone and preferably isn't a downgrade from ICS, or at least is better than her old firmware. Or if there's a better ICS ROM with none of these issue's, but i've been hard pressed to find it.
Sorry if i was non specific.
I've had no problems with redemption 1.2.7 it is ics with a lot of customization.
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I think over in the dhd forum they got sense 3.6 working completely. They're working on getting sense 4 though too
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Existz ics rom in the dev section works awesome. Been using it for awile now with no issues.
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All those satisfied with g2x GTFIH

Now i know LG abandoned this ship. I'm just as pissed off as the next guy about that one. I wouldn't mind an official jb or at least an ics update. But either way, I'm honestly quite satisfied with this phone and its performance. I'm running standard cm7 nightlies (latest) with Trinity t15 kernel and wolf script mod. Battery life is decent and bad when i whore wifi but that's the biggest iissue with my g2x. With all the hate threads around this forum there have to be others who have positive experiences with this device.
This phone is awesome. Since I started carrying around my portable nuclear power plant all my battery issues are gone.
Seriously though, if you use the phone the battery will drop. That is a law of physics you can't avoid. My problem with this phone was that with stock ROM the battery dropped a lot even when I did absolutely nothing. CM7 solved that, so I am happy.
I still don't get sufficient standby life so I am working on fixing an old HTC amaze (fixed bootloop, now waiting for screen to arrive). My wife's amaze can get over 4 days of standby and I just noticed that she has not rebooted it in close to 400 hours.
-- The noob says:
Believe you me... Apple suggested LG for Nexus 4
4 days of standby time? Sorry this is the g2x forum I don't know what that means.
Lol that's crazy!
I have about six months left until I'm available for an upgrade. Thinking the new s4, razor or nexus.
I agree this is still a pretty slick phone. I'm loving the dual boot setup with CM7/Trinity ELP as my runner and CM10.1 as my gaming/test platform. I'd probably be way more disappointed with the phone if I was stuck with stock software, but thanks to the awesome devs and their work I'm very happy with this phone.
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For sure, if it weren't for the devs, we'd be screwed lol
Pain-N-Panic said:
4 days of standby time? Sorry this is the g2x forum I don't know what that means.
Lol that's crazy!
I have about six months left until I'm available for an upgrade. Thinking the new s4, razor or nexus.
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I will try to take a snapshot and post it here for the disbelievers ... lol.
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I am currently running cm7 with Mazout360's kernel and wolfscript. I have themed my phone to be as similar to ICS/JB as possible, as that was the only way I could return to GB. I am very content with how it turned out.
In the end, I have accepted that I will probably never have fully functioning ICS or JB on this phone. But, I guess all that I was really looking for was that updated look and crisp feel, which I have since obtained!
Although I will move on to some sort of Nexus when I have better funding, I am satisfied with the g2x.
The only problem I seem to have with cm7 is this noticeable static flicker that appears very quickly after turning on the display. It only seems to do that with cm7 roms.
EricTheLuminant said:
I am currently running cm7 with Mazout360's kernel and wolfscript. I have themed my phone to be as similar to ICS/JB as possible, as that was the only way I could return to GB. I am very content with how it turned out.
In the end, I have accepted that I will probably never have fully functioning ICS or JB on this phone. But, I guess all that I was really looking for was that updated look and crisp feel, which I have since obtained!
Although I will move on to some sort of Nexus when I have better funding, I am satisfied with the g2x.
The only problem I seem to have with cm7 is this noticeable static flicker that appears very quickly after turning on the display. It only seems to do that with cm7 roms.
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Not trying to hijack the thread, but is it possible to get the jellybean notification bar on gingerbread? Like with notifications you can swipe away and quick message replies to texts and all that. That might be the only thing keeping me on jellybean right now because I love the way it feels so intuitive and such.
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I can swipe away notifications, that's something GB can do already I think. As for quick replys to messages and emails and such, I don't think so.
At least as far as I know.
I miss those features too, but I guess we can't have everything.
There are apps for pop up notifications though.
I can also swipe away notifications. Actually i found that out on mistake, had a few too many whisky cokes and tried responding to a text and swiped it away lol
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I can also swipe away notifications. Actually i found that out on mistake, had a few too many whisky cokes and tried responding to a text and swiped it away lol
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Oh I went straight from Froyo on my old Optimus V to Jellybean on the G2X (I rooted and installed Paranoid Android right away) so I thought swipe notifications was a Jellybean thing. I'll install a Gingerbread ROM when I get back from work and try to make it look and feel like JB.
On topic, yes I'm very satisfied with my G2X, but that might also be because I wasnt expecting a high end phone when I bought it from eBay a few months ago. Also I have a Nexus 7 for any apps that I use that require a hardware accelerated jellybean.
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AFAIK swipe notifications is a CM7 thing in GB ROMs.
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The g2x works best if you chant "humba lumba humba" while standing on one leg!
I though problems would be fixed by updates.
And once rooted and a with custom rom
Everything was going to be working good like the days of the HTC G1.
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Can't wait till the Nexus 5 comes out. I'm gonna buy it and forget about this phone.
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plasmamax1 said:
Can't wait till the Nexus 5 comes out. I'm gonna buy it and forget about this phone.
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I'm saving up
I'm wanting to get the new blackberry q10. That thing looks sick. Waiting until tmobile has it.
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For those of you who are content with cm7, even though it is old software, I am working on my "Speedster" rom. It is still quite alpha but my goals is to optimize CM7 for our G2xs. I am also doing a bunch of software updates inside and using Mazkrnl to have speed and stability. I use the latest ADW launcher in it and JB sounds so it really gives CM7 new life and gives it a great CM10 feel. I can't do anything about play store, still limited to 2.3 aps. No google keep/now
Pie, I'm willing to flash your rom whenever its out of the alpha stage. Or let me know if you need a tester
I use this for the theme.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2003484
And this guide for everything else.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19705898#post19705898
Are any of you good themers because I would like some help with that so I can focus on software and hardware optimization.
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