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Official ICS discussion thread

Post all of your wants, needs,and desires about ICS here. Rumors, facts, whatever else are also welcome.

the new internet browser will sync your contacts with google chrome sync. nice eh?
books app now supports tablet sizes
new updated calender syncing
new camera app
stock email and exchange email now separate apps
face locking
new gallery
google based text to speach API
music by beta music sync
NFC (boo hoo)
Google video EDITOR
google tags??
basic new things to look for,

So The Nexus One isn't getting official ICS because it doesn't have enough space on the system partition(speculation as no one officially knows the real reason) but do you think this will be the case for many phones including the Captivate? Would suck if the bottleneck for peoples phones would be “not enough space"
*Get Chance and Luck*

There was a link to an article (unofficial) that said Galaxy S, Nexus S, and something else would get ICS.

Captain_Nero said:
So The Nexus One isn't getting official ICS because it doesn't have enough space on the system partition(speculation as no one officially knows the real reason) but do you think this will be the case for many phones including the Captivate? Would suck if the bottleneck for peoples phones would be “not enough space"
*Get Chance and Luck*
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Miui developers have successfully ported ics to the captivate. Link to the article is in the miui thread.
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The cappy is definitely capable of running fully fledged ics smooth to googles standards as it has essentially the same internals as a nexus s

Vaanhoot said:
Miui developers have successfully ported ics to the captivate. Link to the article is in the miui thread.
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That's kinda of hard to believe sense the source hasn't been released yet. Might be a port from the sdk. But its MIUI so no telling who's work they stole this time lol

zelendel said:
That's kinda of hard to believe sense the source hasn't been released yet. Might be a port from the sdk. But its MIUI so no telling who's work they stole this time lol
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I think he's referring to the port from Galnet, and your right. It is a port from the sdk.

Vaanhoot said:
Miui developers have successfully ported ics to the captivate. Link to the article is in the miui thread.
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Well I don't think it actually has been been ported onto the Captivate yet. B-eock tried but the test didn't boot.

Blu3izzy said:
Well I don't think it actually has been been ported onto the Captivate yet. B-eock tried but the test didn't boot.
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I was trying to fix the touchscreen issue, didn't work! Still have to use two fingers. The not booting, was my mistake I messed up. It boots fine and if you wanna fix reorientation then flash glitch kernel!
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Vaanhoot said:
Miui developers have successfully ported ics to the captivate. Link to the article is in the miui thread.
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Good to know, I can finally sleep at night.
*Get Chance and Luck*

Vaanhoot said:
Miui developers have successfully ported ics to the captivate. Link to the article is in the miui thread.
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Care to link us to it?
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Vaanhoot said:
Miui developers have successfully ported ics to the captivate. Link to the article is in the miui thread.
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The only link I saw over there was the galaxy s port
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b-eock said:
I was trying to fix the touchscreen issue, didn't work! Still have to use two fingers. The not booting, was my mistake I messed up. It boots fine and if you wanna fix reorientation then flash glitch kernel!
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Ooooooohhhh ok. I want to help out with this project, so I'm going to try to help out with the touchscreen issue.

Captain_Nero said:
So The Nexus One isn't getting official ICS because it doesn't have enough space on the system partition(speculation as no one officially knows the real reason) but do you think this will be the case for many phones including the Captivate? Would suck if the bottleneck for peoples phones would be “not enough space"
*Get Chance and Luck*
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The main speculation for why the Nexus One is not getting ICS comes down to two things: ROM storage for the system and the processor speed.
First, the Nexus One only comes equipped with 512MB of ROM. After the system files are installed, it leaves something around 200MB for apps, which is not a lot. ICS is supposed to take even more space than GB, so having something like 50-100MB for user apps would be likely...and unpleasant.
The Galaxy S phones all have 2GB of internal ROM I believe, so I don't think that issue will apply.
Second, the Nexus One has an older 1Ghz "Snapdragon" SoC. Although clocked the same as a Galaxy S phone, it is made with an older design, and performs less work per cycle. According to a few articles I have seen, the "Hummingbird" SoC in the Galaxy S phones has up to 3 times the GPU power of the older "Snapdragon" SoC...and roughly a 30% increase in real world performance.
Given that ICS will have hardware acceleration for 2D drawing, the slower processor (especially slow for GPU type elements) is likely a big hindrance, that again, should not apply to the Galaxy S line.
So keep your fingers crossed for this I guess. I will be! I am confident there will be a working unofficial release, but very doubtful about anything official.

ICS for SGS i9000 post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18872533

Funny watching the threads over time, where is our froyo?
The i900 has ginger bread. Now where is my ice cream sandwich, even before a device us officially released with it.
First real port will be when the cm team gets it going. Imho
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mcord11758 said:
Funny watching the threads over time, where is our froyo?
The i900 has ginger bread. Now where is my ice cream sandwich, even before a device us officially released with it.
First real port will be when the cm team gets it going. Imho
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Your probably right about CM. We know that att is the only reason we don't have official gb.

mrhaley30705 said:
Your probably right about CM. We know that att is the only reason we don't have official gb.
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They have to sell their new devices.
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mcord11758 said:
They have to sell their new devices.
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Mcord11758 glad to see you around
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Ice Cream Sammy

Could we at least get a 3g only port, from maybe the inc2 since they are somewhat similar as far as processors, etc? I'd hit thanks all day and maybe dig in my bank account for a donation.
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I'm pretty sure they're working on it....
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The Liquid Dev I spoke to said the Liquid Team is working on the radio issues.
I'm a big fan of Liquid ROMs, so hopefully they overcome the issue quickly,
but good work takes time and Liquid Smooth 3.2 has been an awesome ROM
to run while I/We wait..

+1 on liquid 3.2
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Ill take anything with data about now but Liquid and Twisted are my Rom's of choice when they come out.

twisted is my choice, he keeps it updated about everyday.

The good news is that it seems there is a rom with working data coming soon.
The 'bad' news is that it seems to be liquids rom.
Hopefully twisted can borrow it since his version works best for my phone.

if they sort the data out does that mean we hopefully will get ICS , miuiV4 and oakp(kang one protekk built) working possibly?

I hope twisted gdts it. I personally cant afford to buy(donate) just for the opprotunity to use a rom. With the wife out of work, supporting 2 kids, and the economy, every penny i already earn is accounted for. Things are very hard for us right now.
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johny101010 said:
The good news is that it seems there is a rom with working data coming soon.
The 'bad' news is that it seems to be liquids rom.
Hopefully twisted can borrow it since his version works best for my phone.
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Damn dude, was that a shot at Liquid or what? Sure sounded like it. Liquid aosp are far and away better than any other aosp out there.
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deno24 said:
Damn dude, was that a shot at Liquid or what? Sure sounded like it. Liquid aosp are far and away better than any other aosp out there.
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Thats just your opinion, people vary on "best". I prefer thundershed for aosp
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donnyp1 said:
Thats just your opinion, people vary on "best". I prefer thundershed for aosp
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agreed. everybody has an opinion. If a dev cant take a shot, then they dont need to be deving. I personally have been back on the OG Rom rooted and deodexed for a few months now. I just got tired of ROMs with stuff not working.
Props to all the devs for what they do, but partially working ROMs just dont cut it for me. So I have been back on the OG rom for a few months now and very glad I did.

deno24 said:
Damn dude, was that a shot at Liquid or what? Sure sounded like it. Liquid aosp are far and away better than any other aosp out there.
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+1 ?
Don't use it I guess when it comes out. I'd like to hear what's wrong with his current roms thou
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Og rom which one would that be
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deno24 said:
Damn dude, was that a shot at Liquid or what? Sure sounded like it. Liquid aosp are far and away better than any other aosp out there.
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Sorry but OMFGB is king in the AOSP world.
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nativi said:
Sorry but OMFGB is king in the AOSP world.
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Once again, another opinion.
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Good news for me about the liquid rom, I have been using v3.2 for a few weeks now with no problems, and am excited for an ICS version . . .
I am coming from the mr2 (ril?) version of froyo, which I've been using since the summer . . .
I'll have to check out the others mentioned in this thread if I run into problems

nativi said:
Sorry but OMFGB is king in the AOSP world.
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I used OMFGB for a long time. Recently though, I've changed to Thundershed and couldn't be happier. A lot of the same stuff, but with some newer enhancements and updates (OMFGB, for example, doesn't even have the locations fix built in as it hasn't been updated in...well, this year, maybe).

Samsung galaxy s2 I727

Hello.. anyone can tell me what is the best custom ICS rom for I727
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CM9 Alpha2a

Sky ics--- 4.2d-10
The Best!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602216

There is no right answer. Our Devs all do amazing work. Just use the one that works best for your wishes.

tjsooley said:
CM9 Alpha2a
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For a noob(i mean this is the best way) cm9 may be a bit much, I'd say either embryo or nexus mod. Or, if you feeling crazy, sky.
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RE: Best ROM
True enough, they are all great! but for a noob who flashed all the roms the least buggiest so far is SKY ICS--- 4.2D-10 for me anyways.
Again there are different flavors to choose from and it also depends on what you use on your phone. Some bugs may show up days later.

bobfin said:
True enough, they are all great! but for a noob who flashed all the roms the least buggiest so far is SKY ICS--- 4.2D-10 for me anyways.
Again there are different flavors to choose from and it also depends on what you use on your phone. Some bugs may show up days later.
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I agree with you. Ive been using sky ics with the new leak and i think it is quite a stable rom in terms of smoothness and speed. Cant wait for the official one to come out!
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Oh I see how it is guys our aokp build not good enough lmao
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budzc73 said:
Hello.. anyone can tell me what is the best custom ICS rom for I727
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All these guys are right cause there really is no right or wrong answer to your question. When it comes to custom roms its all about personal preference. What someone else really loves you may find out you don't like. So my advice is become a flashaholic like most of us here are and start flashing until you find that perfect custom rom that fits your needs and wants. Just remember to make a backup of your current rom before you start flashing anything that way you can always go back to what you have now. Oh and just so you will know design gears is about to release a new ics leak for the skyrocket soon according to his twitter account so you may want to wait and see what that is all about and the I'm sure plenty of custom roms will be based off of it soon as well... happy flashing...
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budzc73 said:
Hello.. anyone can tell me what is the best custom ICS rom for I727
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It would probably be better to be more specific. A better question would be "which are roms are the most stable" or "which roms are the fastest" or maybe "Which rom has the most features?"
I personally am also trying to decide which rom to go with. I have a friend who owns a Skyrocket and he wants me to root the phone then flash a custom rom, so I'm looking into this. I think I'll probably flash Nexus Mod just because it looks like AOSP. Like many others, it has carrier IQ disabled and has been debloated.

bobfin said:
The Best!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602216
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second. I ran this ROM for a while, im back on stock but this is/was a GREAT ROM.

Thank you all for giving me a heads up
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+1 to what everyone else said.
I'm amazed that non of the usuals got on here to flame and say "read one of the other hundred threads like this" or "newb dont post questions in the general section" guess you guys are slipping.

AOKP, the best of the best.
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+1 to sky ics for stability (iv flashed the aosp apps patch) it was giving me fc's on other roms but none on this one
nexusmod ics was good but the rom seems to start facing issues after a week of use (might be user error but others were also experiencing this) and also the rom has no further development as MOD has been bricked and has also moved to cm9.
AOKP - great rom that has just surfaced with some solid devs at work still has a few minor issues but this one will become a gem
cm9 - same as above, great dev support but it still has a few minor kinks to be worked out

The above post is right especially about cm and aokp
CM9 Skyrocket

The newish Slim ICS ROM is pretty good too. Gives you some AOSP apps and seems pretty stable and super snappy for me so far. But as others have said, just look at some of the ones with higher traffic and more recent posts and see what you like. Embryo is a nice one i you want a more stock exoerience. Dev is super responsive too. With the new leak and impending (hopefully) official release, they'll all be rebased anyway. TiBu Pro and nandroid are your friends.
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madmax49201 said:
+1 to what everyone else said.
I'm amazed that non of the usuals got on here to flame and say "read one of the other hundred threads like this" or "newb dont post questions in the general section" guess you guys are slipping.
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Well since it is mothers day weekend I guess we are all in a generous giving kinda mood lol.. or we may just be slipping...
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How come some games cant work? It will say "its not compatible for your device" any help?
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madmax49201 said:
+1 to what everyone else said.
I'm amazed that non of the usuals got on here to flame and say "read one of the other hundred threads like this" or "newb dont post questions in the general section" guess you guys are slipping.
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Most of us gave up on that because it's an uphill losing battle.
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Jelly bean

For those that have taken the leap and tried the new version of android, what do you guys think of it so far?
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Seriously?
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Yeaaaaah ! YAJBT !!!

Just read for yourself man. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769861
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Dafuq
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what/10

I think the early work some of the developers have done here has given us an early preview of what we are in for. It looks great so far, best and smoothest my nexus has been.
I think you'll get a better idea though if you read the threads found in the developers section. When reading a thread titled "jelly bean" I get all excited expecting to find OTA is here and ready to flash. Instead I'm leaving my opinion on an SDK based version of 4.1 I feel like a child who just found out Santa has still not been.
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pollux_x said:
I think the early work some of the developers have done here has given us an early preview of what we are in for. It looks great so far, best and smoothest my nexus has been.
I think you'll get a better idea though if you read the threads found in the developers section. When reading a thread titled "jelly bean" I get all excited expecting to find OTA is here and ready to flash. Instead I'm leaving my opinion on an SDK based version of 4.1 I feel like a child who just found out Santa has still not been.
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I'm actually using it as my daily. I think its great so far. Definitely can't wait until an official comes out to experience the true feel.
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JB
JB feels so smooth,and voice recognition have improved a lot.Looks like i have got a brand new phone.....

nexussgeek said:
JB feels so smooth,and voice recognition have improved a lot.Looks like i have got a brand new phone.....
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Voice recognition is amazing. I can't believe how accurate it is
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I like that my contact pictures are finally in HD!!! Even after flashing ROM after ROM

I haven't seen the crt animation on any jb rom... is it gone ?
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raducux said:
I haven't seen the crt animation on any jb rom... is it gone ?
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Screen off? Mine works, it's in the settings menu.
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Honestly, I'm not noticing a drastic difference but I've only tried the port so I'll reserve my judgement until a full asop or OTA arrives.

DirtyShroomz said:
Screen off? Mine works, it's in the settings menu.
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What rom are you using. Im also on NS4G and want some smoothness.

robogoflow said:
What rom are you using. Im also on NS4G and want some smoothness.
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I'm using hp420s ROM
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im still on Gnex port with sevice pack4.
what i can say is, that for now im in love with JB...
Those animations, smoothness, speed, new notification[ although i would prefer i u could take a peak with one finger, instead of two, cuz u cant do it with one hand}.
MULTITASKING- first time since ive started using android, i can finally say; ITS WORKING- fast and smooth..
not sold for now on GOOGLE NOW, ive found it not useful for me at all, i would like it much more interacting with other apps.
BTW jelly bean will shine on new phones, our is bit outdated ...

Can we keep all JB releated posts into the one JB related thread here --> Jellybean Countdown to OTA Thread: Nexus S Edition
Thanks.
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Nemesis

Anyone else more excited by Cyanogen's Nemesis announcement than googles 4.3? That camera looks amazing.
For those who don't know and are wondering...

Hah, this thing has a thread in like every device forum.

Blue6IX said:
Hah, this thing has a thread in like every device forum.
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Yea but unfortunately I only monitor this one and the N10 so there you go

This looks awesome! Will we really see it merged this weekend on our phones? I'd love to try it!
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Looks great, it will be nice to have a universal camera app that can be used as a base for the community

I don't even remember when I installed NCamera... Gotta be at least 6 months (feels like it) and have been trying to find an update for it.
Thanks for the heads up. I tried the moto x cam but video doesn't work. I'll love it when that's stable, though.
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There is a flashable zip, but only the regular camera works right now
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billypoke said:
There is a flashable zip, but only the regular camera works right now
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Hopefully more of the features work once we get 4.3

Relentless D said:
Anyone else more excited by Cyanogen's Nemesis announcement than googles 4.3? That camera looks amazing.
For those who don't know and are wondering...
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Excited to see CM try to put back all the utility you lose when you load CM instead of a OEM based ROM..... zzzzzzzzzzzz
Please.... , if its anything like the effort at building a better CM launcher I won't lose sleep waiting.
Maybe the CM founder was right recently.

DigitalMD said:
Excited to see CM try to put back all the utility you lose when you load CM instead of a OEM based ROM..... zzzzzzzzzzzz
Please.... , if its anything like the effort at building a better CM launcher I won't lose sleep waiting.
Maybe the CM founder was right recently.
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Wow, how cynical!
Much worth the effort to catch up to OEM camera considering the innumerable benefits to CM over TW. Camera is one of the FEW things keeping many on TW.
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PsiPhiDan said:
Wow, how cynical!
Much worth the effort to catch up to OEM camera considering the innumerable benefits to CM over TW. Camera is one of the FEW things keeping many on TW.
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Cynical is accurate so. is innumerable .. innumerable = unable to be counted. I can;t count any.
As the former CM founder just said, "Do we even need root any more?" Why? Didn't he quit CM and go work for Samsung..... yeah he did.:cyclops:

And as i recall, also promptly quit Samsung.
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DigitalMD said:
Cynical is accurate so. is innumerable .. innumerable = unable to be counted. I can;t count any.
As the former CM founder just said, "Do we even need root any more?" Why? Didn't he quit CM and go work for Samsung..... yeah he did.:cyclops:
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I know my phone is faster than a stock S4, so I think root and AOSP in general has benefited my phone, yes.
Nothing like watching my S4-bearing friends drool over my phone.
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