Two years ago, I got my first real taste of android from a friend who had a Motorola droid 2. I knew I wanted to get an android phone, and being on AT&T, the Captivate was the best phone out there. I tested it out inside the store and knew it was the phone for me. Having done my research, I knew about Samsung's pretty terrible update history which made me nervous, but I decided to go for it anyway.
Needless to say, of course samsung managed to take nearly a year to update the captovate, released on 2.1 eclair, to 2.2 froyo. I was very annoyed with samsung and started researching ways to get the update sooner. I read about rooting, but I decided against it because things seemed to work fine on the phone.
It took a while to get the courage, but I finally rooted my captivate after I was on froyo. I was surprised at how easy it was (thank you no locked bootloaders ). I started reading of roms and had no idea what they were, and the more I read about them the more confused I became with terms like kernels and modems. By the time gingerbread came out by samsung, I still hadn't learned enough about roms and simply updated through Kies Mini. I had to go through the rooting process again, and learned how to use Odin and flashed my first kernel (although I was clueless what it was).
Eventually I found that ics was released and developed on xda and knew I wanted to get it. I finally flashed my first rom after figuring out how to get cwm on the cappy. I was surprised to be getting ics so soon - especially after samsung officially said the cappy wouldn't get the update. Either samsung is just lazy or stupid if they thought the cappy couldn't handle ics. I learned about kernels and cwm and roms and eventually felt comfortable with it all for once.
Now, running the new JellyBean, I can say I am truly impressed with how far this this phone has made it. My iPod touch 2g was basically obsolete after a year and a half to 2 years. It lost support for apps and ios updates. But this wicked phone doesn't stop. It's running JellyBean, and thanks to the awesome devs on XDA, I'm sure it will get the next few android updates!
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Unfortunately, I will be leaving AT&T in a few months, and will likely get the HTC evo V 4G on VM (prepaid). I will miss the XDA support and the awesome developers. Although it has great specs, it feels like a downgrade in some aspects
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nadaltennis77 said:
Two years ago, I got my first real taste of android from a friend who had a Motorola droid 2. I knew I wanted to get an android phone, and being on AT&T, the Captivate was the best phone out there. I tested it out inside the store and knew it was the phone for me. Having done my research, I knew about Samsung's pretty terrible update history which made me nervous, but I decided to go for it anyway.
Needless to say, of course samsung managed to take nearly a year to update the captovate, released on 2.1 eclair, to 2.2 froyo. I was very annoyed with samsung and started researching ways to get the update sooner. I read about rooting, but I decided against it because things seemed to work fine on the phone.
It took a while to get the courage, but I finally rooted my captivate after I was on froyo. I was surprised at how easy it was (thank you no locked bootloaders ). I started reading of roms and had no idea what they were, and the more I read about them the more confused I became with terms like kernels and modems. By the time gingerbread came out by samsung, I still hadn't learned enough about roms and simply updated through Kies Mini. I had to go through the rooting process again, and learned how to use Odin and flashed my first kernel (although I was clueless what it was).
Eventually I found that ics was released and developed on xda and knew I wanted to get it. I finally flashed my first rom after figuring out how to get cwm on the cappy. I was surprised to be getting ics so soon - especially after samsung officially said the cappy wouldn't get the update. Either samsung is just lazy or stupid if they thought the cappy couldn't handle ics. I learned about kernels and cwm and roms and eventually felt comfortable with it all for once.
Now, running the new JellyBean, I can say I am truly impressed with how far this this phone has made it. My iPod touch 2g was basically obsolete after a year and a half to 2 years. It lost support for apps and ios updates. But this wicked phone doesn't stop. It's running JellyBean, and thanks to the awesome devs on XDA, I'm sure it will get the next few android updates!
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I was going to post this same thing. Thanks to the awesome devs on here, my Captivate has run last 5 Android OS. Not many phones can do that.
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theaudioguy said:
I was going to post this same thing. Thanks to the awesome devs on here, my Captivate has run last 5 Android OS. Not many phones can do that.
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Yeah, I really never expected my phone to be doing so well right now. It almost doesn't need upgraded.
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nadaltennis77 said:
Yeah, I really never expected my phone to be doing so well right now. It almost doesn't need upgraded.
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Same here in terms learning about android, roms, kernels, etc. Since I use the capy for work I will be using this phone for a while. Things are working so well since the Mod9 July 23rd nightly that I am afraid of going on to Jelly Bean, IT's not so much the bugs but the fact that it is working so smoothy. :good:
You said it. I love my cappy. It's definitely an awesome phone. It may not have the latest hardware, but it still proves reliable with what it has.
This is such a nice phone. The devs make sure it is always up to date so it always has the latest roms. Not to mention that it also performs great when it comes to gaming so that is a plus for gamers like me.
This is the longest time I've ever owned one phone and now that I'm running jelly bean I don't see the need to upgrade for a while
That's my main argument against IOS, what iphone will let you obtain the latest version of IOS without having to buy a brand new phone?
Cappy
I upgraded from my Nokia N95 to a captivate about two weeks ago. I got the phone via Rogers for $0.01 with a 1 year plan (Their super 6GB plan) figuring I'd use it about as much as I used my N95. I've never been so happy to be so wrong!
Since then I've installed a buncha roms just messing about. Finally decided on Skanky+Devil Kernel with a overclock to1.4Ghz (oc mostly because I'm addicted to SPB 3d Shell) and I have to say - I'm totally impressed. It performs flawlessly and I'm pleased with the battery life - though I can't seem to put it down for more than a couple minutes all day long.
I was also super happy to find all the community support and information that helped me learn my way around installing mods, rooting, etc. I did so much research (mainly because I'm a cheap bastard) and I couldn't find another phone (with in the deal Rogers had) that had so many different choices for Rom's. I love jellybean and coming off a Symbian OS (N95) you can imagine how this phone has blown my mind. Android as a whole is just so awesome and I thank god I turned a blind eye to everyone I know including family members about going on a iPhone.
I recommend this phone as I can see it has at least a year or two of life before I even have to think about getting a new phone - and even then, the decision to upgrade would be purely out of my addiction to electronics.
+1 for Samsung.
+2 for a awesome community, Rom support and continue'd development for this phone.
+1 go almost everything posted so far. I really had the new Device itch recently but I nutted up and threw miui v4 on here and Wow. Why bother. Love this thing.
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Can you tell me what rom and procedure use to intall JB in the cappy? Im just new to android buying this beatifull used phone.
Please, help me to get JB installed.
Thanks!!
ryghar said:
Can you tell me what rom and procedure use to intall JB in the cappy? Im just new to android buying this beatifull used phone.
Please, help me to get JB installed.
Thanks!!
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I can try, what version are you on right now? Stock froyo or gingerbread? Or are you on ics?
Go to settings / about phone to find out if you aren't sure.
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I have been a Symbyan user for a long time, but because of this platform died decided to switch to another. I tried iPhone cause it is just popular in Russia and Sweden (my native countries). But it really made me mad. After a three days i switched to Captivate, mostly because of it's price and hardware. After installing ICS rom and Semaphore kernel it become awesome =). The only feature i missing is FM radio.
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I have been a Symbyan user for a long time, but because of this platform died decided to switch to another. I tried iPhone cause it is just popular in Russia and Sweden (my native countries). But it really made me mad. After a three days i switched to Captivate, mostly because of it's price and hardware. After installing ICS rom and Semaphore kernel it become awesome =). The only feature i missing is FM radio.
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Yeah, I wish there was an fm radio too
JellyBean is at last getting pretty stable and more well rounded for captivate
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I can't believe we can run JB on this... The only downside to this phone is the crappy gps.. Oh well
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Mine and my wifes both have fm radio. Need to root it and download spiritfm. Worked for us here in USA AT&T locked on straight talk.
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Hi guys,
I have a newbie question again.. I just want to know what are the common problems the captivate have?
If you were given a chance to replace your fone, will it still be captivate or other fone? and why?
Did you regretted that you get captivate and not the other fone?
So far for me, it's the best smartphone out there..
Any input is allowed.. But hope not a bad one.. Thanks for reading..
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some people love it and some hate it.
the hardware is awesome the software kinda sucks.stupid rfs file system that the distros no longer use for obvious reasons.
I bought mine in july and its now jan, still waiting for the "soon to be released 2.2".
the new samsung looks awesome but I will most likeley switch to htc because sammy has made me wait toooooooooo long for something I should already have.
It seems like the only main common problem is decent GPS. I've had good GPS since I bought the thing, others have never had good GPS no matter what ROMs or Fixes they tried.
I went with the Captivate because I had to stay on ATT and didn't want an iPhone, but I'm happy with my choice.
The gps is an easy fix using lbttest mode. I get 12-30 satellites. So no complaint there. I've fixed it several times, but older captivates have the issue of a bad gps unit.
I'd say no problems here except for stock rom.
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MRQuad said:
Hi guys,
I have a newbie question again.. I just want to know what are the common problems the captivate have?
If you were given a chance to replace your fone, will it still be captivate or other fone? and why?
Did you regretted that you get captivate and not the other fone?
So far for me, it's the best smartphone out there..
Any input is allowed.. But hope not a bad one.. Thanks for reading..
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If I had to keep it stock i would probably hate it. There are quite a few custom ROM's that make this phone unbelievable. I personally don't for stock so it works great for me. I've had iPhones for years and thought iphone was the best phone until I got my android. Its a major hassle just to JB the iphone. I have already replaced and stayed with Captivate and have gotten a few more since then. I currently use Cezar's SE ROM and its flawless. Awesome GPS/battery/speed/stability. If you like a good kick in the pants you can flash the OC'd GT version.
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So for I love my Captivate. I have had it for about 3 months and I am getting the itch to root and play with ROMS.
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So for I love my Captivate. I have had it for about 3 months and I am getting the itch to root and play with ROMS.
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Its one of those things when you do it you'll probably think its a different phone from every aspect. If you research and educate yourself you're good to go. I'm yet to brick a phone and I flash about 2-3 different roms weekly. Backup your original ROM before you start flashing. If you love it now once you customize it you'll probably want to sleep with it
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uhmump95 said:
So for I love my Captivate. I have had it for about 3 months and I am getting the itch to root and play with ROMS.
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Do not scratch that itch unless you plan to scratch it for the rest of the time you have an android phone. Coming from a rooted and romed backflip my captivate was running 2.2 within 15 min of the box being opened and I have flashed nearly every rom out there.
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Do not scratch that itch unless you plan to scratch it for the rest of the time you have an android phone. Coming from a rooted and romed backflip my captivate was running 2.2 within 15 min of the box being opened and I have flashed nearly every rom out there.
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I plan on doing the same thing once I get my phone in a few days!!!
Started with HTC .. my kid just got his first (smart?)phone, my original TILT. haha thing is still working perfectly. After the tilt i really stepped up in the world with a FUZE, wow that thing worked great (but will only take being thrown across a room about 5x by my calculations.
Got my Captivate yesterday, WOW.
Like going from two cans with a string (well it is At&t afterall) to......
Help me describe the experience im at a loss.
Ok time to put more HD vids on the phone...
BRAVO to samsung for providing the user WITH useable storage too! nice to have 13 gigs to play with... HTC may have lost a customer for reals with this phone in my hand. (i lasted 1 years w/ the fuze, i may never flash this one - have to see how sluggish it gets as i fill it up)
Looking forward to helping out w/ testing and **** again around here.
wooooooooooot
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...i may never flash this one - have to see how sluggish it gets as i fill it up)
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Give it a week or two..
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Give it a week or two..
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For sure, stock blows. And if you expect Froyo from AT&T, forget it.
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Nah. havent even looked to see what it is yet.
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Hey now! I enjoy my Captivate just as much as him. Just because AT&T is about as reliable as Virgin Mobile's service in terms of providing upgrades doesn't make this any less of an amazing phone. Out of all the phones that XDA has developed for (That I've owned), this one certainly takes the cake for the most developed. I hope you enjoy your captivate! And if something goes wrong, USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION. >
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For sure, stock blows. And if you expect Froyo from AT&T, forget it.
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pure speculation to which i speculate you will be proven wrong...
i speculate the push to 2.2 starts sometime in the 1.5-2 weeks after the mobile ap app becomes available on the 13th
freekquency said:
Started with HTC .. my kid just got his first (smart?)phone, my original TILT. haha thing is still working perfectly. After the tilt i really stepped up in the world with a FUZE, wow that thing worked great (but will only take being thrown across a room about 5x by my calculations.
Got my Captivate yesterday, WOW.
Like going from two cans with a string (well it is At&t afterall) to......
Help me describe the experience im at a loss.
Ok time to put more HD vids on the phone...
BRAVO to samsung for providing the user WITH useable storage too! nice to have 13 gigs to play with... HTC may have lost a customer for reals with this phone in my hand. (i lasted 1 years w/ the fuze, i may never flash this one - have to see how sluggish it gets as i fill it up)
Looking forward to helping out w/ testing and **** again around here.
wooooooooooot
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Overall it is a good phone.
A few aggravating quirks, but hey, I have yet to see anything perfect
Congrats on your new addition
Glad you like it man. Great phone; just go and get a custom launcher (I have about 6 of them lol) and have at it; if you don't like TouchWiz anyway.
But yea, if you ever get bored of the phone you should definitely install a custom rom on the phone; makes it that much better.
Captivate 2.2.1 Paragon
I actually used stock for about 4 months or so. Partly was because I was unaware about custom roms, and when I found out about then I was hesitant to flash just because I never done it before. I'm pretty technological, built my own computers, overclocked and ect, but flashing was new territory.
That said, I am absolutely stunned with my phone now. I didn't think it was sluggish before, but now I can't believe I edited that long. I really wish I took a video of my phone at stock and then flashed. Incredible.
Basically, any lag or slight slow down your captivate will experience will disappear with a new rom.
Samsung Captivate
Firefly 2.0.5
SpeedMod Q Big Mem
JK4 Modem
The more apps you have, the more you do, the more it starts to chug.
Big time.
My brother got one (and has since returned it), but after three weeks, that thing was unusable.
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It gets pretty sluggish after you have a few apps on it. I would definitely recommend flashing it because the stock just sucks...
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Definetly recommend flashing it. Do your research first, but you will really know see the difference and come to the realization that most do...should have done this sooner.
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Glad you are loving your new Captivate. GPS aside, I think hardware wise it is a fantastic phone, but only realized this after flashing ROMs developed by the guys here at XDA. The corporate/tech support behind the Captivate is what most of us gripe about. Flash away and donate, as you will surely be pleased with what you find. Good work deserves reward.
200 app an counting no lag here at all. Do the lag fix preferably ext4 voodoo.
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freekquency said:
...i may never flash this one...
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We all start there, and then...
I love the phone and have had it since August. No regrets minus the fact that AT&T are being...donkeys. Running Paragon ROM right now, stable as hell.
Yeah bro good phone. And rooting it to remove bloat made it even better. My girlfriend is jealous of it and she has a Droid2
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You will become addicted to flashing soon...
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haha reading this made me LOL. i was the same way. super happy with the phone when i got it. a week later, got frustrated with GPS not working. another week later, rooted phone to get rid of all the ATT crap that kept popping up. Then i decided to hang in there. 3 months and i wanted to throw the phone in a lake.
then i flashed w/ serendipity w/ speedmod and damn it was awesome! shows what the phone really can do. too bad samsung couldnt figure it out.
HaHa
better keep that can and string around. when the frustration sets in you'll need it
After dropping my first captivate in a river early this year, I finally got a new one a couple weeks ago.
I must say things have changed a lot around here, after reading for a few days I am finally caught back up on everything I missed
Awesome job guys, thanks for all the hard work you guys have put into keeping this phone current and awesome. I can't see myself upgrading for a while
We even have ICS!!!
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i love it too!
lol. A lot of people thought I was crazy because I didn't want to wait a month for the atrix to come out.
Then another month for roms to come out.
So far I love my captivate.
ICS alpha 6
has anyone taken a look at the alpha available on pirate bay? i wanna know how to install it and if its legit. I can't post it cause i'm a new poster
There are already a lot of ICS threads on here. I believe the A6 ROM was posted on the "ICS ported to i897" thread in the development section.
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has anyone taken a look at the alpha available on pirate bay? i wanna know how to install it and if its legit. I can't post it cause i'm a new poster
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I wouldnt touch any Rom from thepiratebay, even if it was trusted source. Jmo
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has anyone taken a look at the alpha available on pirate bay? i wanna know how to install it and if its legit. I can't post it cause i'm a new poster
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I would never go there for roms.
I am running A6 as we speak which I got from these forums.
Camera doesn't work (for video or pictures)
SU doesn't work (haven't toyed with workaround yet)
3g (I am trying work arounds now, doesn't work by default)
Still a really impressive interface to play around with, and I think I can live with the cons for a little while until a more stable rom gets hosted. I will say I am in love with this os though.
The interface alone is so modern and fresh feeling I can't entirely explain it.
kjdoug............THIS is the only site you need to mod your captivate. forget any torrent site when it comes to the OS on your phone.
BTW welcome to the forum! READ lots, you will learn, also there are a lot of top notch guys on here that will help you out.
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lol. A lot of people thought I was crazy because I didn't want to wait a month for the atrix to come out.
Then another month for roms to come out.
So far I love my captivate.
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I know what you mean....reading through the forums I've noticed that some of the veteran cappy users that left while I still had my first, have sold there newer devices and came back to the captivate.
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We even have ICS!!!
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I noticed. I'm watching the dev thread, with excitement.
Waiting for more of the bugs to be worked out before I flash it. I use my phone for work so it has to be almost 100% stable
It just fits nicely in my hand and my pocket, All the new SGS2s all seem to large. IMHO
We have ICS? Which Rom?
-Sent from a Galaxy far far away
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362092
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and ICS beta1 works mighty fine, i might add!
So does CM team's Build 3....
Yes I would recommend the CM9 version (or working towards it) if you want to try out ICS. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363760
The 3g works without any manipulations, almost everything works as a matter of fact. Calendar sync did need some .apk switched in to get calendar working in beta2 but at least for me in beta3 I didn't have to redo anything. All my apps from tibu work and download correctly. It just seems to be very smooth.
PS. I also upgraded to the ATT SGS2 and love it but I also have my cappy as backup and love messing with all the roms for it still. Basically testing it all out. Plus I am pleasantly surprised that the cappy got ICS before the SGS2.
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yahh I'm on the Beta 1 dev version, I feel it is smoother, there is no need for scripts anymore, everything works without doing extra flashes(besides kernel and superuser). I get much better battery life out of this one too! The one from DemonWav's thread.
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Well as you all may know, LG claims korean devices will get ics. We have been holding our breathe for a long time, suprised we are not all dead yet. Regardless, what does everyone think about the g2x and the current development that is going on? I myself am quite frustrated with it. I can get jellybean to build but it is still very much broken, and I refuse to release something that turns my device into a paperweight. I will open source my stuff before too much longer, just to see what others can do, but I do not see many people, deving, modding or even themeing anymore.
I personally like my g2x it stomps my galaxy nexus in quadrants (which means nothing, I just like the big numbers) but it also seems to handle games alot better. I have been through 6 defective ones but, I still hang on to it. I have sold all my other devices besides my nexus and my g2x.
I am sure I got off on the wrong foot with some people, however everything I said came true. Certain teams claimed other teams work as their own and refused to submit their minute changes upstream as required by the gpl they claim protects their rebranded work and now all further development has stopped. The more people that work on something the better off the chances are for success but yea.....anywho
This is not intended to be a flame thread or an i told you so thread. This is intended to find out what everyone thinks of the current development and state of their phone. I want to know what the average user would like to see. What is everyone looking for besides the perfect jellybean/ics rom because none of them will be perfect untill LG gets off its ass.
Sold. Got a Galaxy Nexus enjoying a 100% working ROM of Jelleybean 4.1
I am getting a Samsung Galaxy III when I come back from vacation.
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I don't mind if I don't get ICS, cm7 is stable as hell (using kameask or however you spell it), plus faux keeps up with kernels.
V6 super charger makes it twice as snappy, and testing out swapper again just to see.
But regardless, this phone does everything it needs to do at a very good pace. I don't mind if it doesn't get ICS . There isn't much benefit over it then what we have now.
I love the phone and the support from the community but despise the neglect from LG/nVidia. I was running different ROMs until I needed full bluetooth support on the v21y baseband so now I'm back on stock Gingerbread :-\
I bought this phone on contract with intentions of it being future proof and lasting the full 2 years. A year into my contract and the specs are still great on paper. A little bit more RAM would be nice but I can work with it. Just please LG, hook us up with ICS. I don't really want to cough up 400 bucks for a Galaxy Nexus...
I love my g2x...I have been messing around with Harsh's kernel for CM 7...(I even got a OC/UV version...hehe)...I thought about making a CM7 kang (with tweaks and what not)...or an AOSP GB ROM...but right now I'm in school...and debating if I should put the time and effort into development...I don't mind...I'm still learning about how kernels works...and would love to develop something (or at least help out) for our devices...
I like my g2x a lot. Bought it off eBay 7 months ago and have been impressed with the power this thing has. I am very distrought that we are 2 versions of android behind. Yes we have ICS but its not to the level of perfection I need and thus am still on GB. This is my 3rd android phone and I have never fallen this behind thanks to devs of xda.
I understand the driver/source code issues that are holding us back. If we can get a port of our Korean counterpart's ICS, then I will most likely just hold onto this phone for awhile longer.
My contract us up in 3 months and I could save money by going to a monthly plan. If we can't get fully functioning ICS though, I'll be hopping on the note 2. I'm getting the note 2 regardless, but would just like to wait till the right deal comes along instead of paying top dollar.
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There are still some ports showing up, but I see 2 things being a barrier to more/better dev activity -
1) Driver availability. Both ICS and GB. ICS ROMs are stuck on things needing HW acceleration, for example. The Froyo camera is almost fully ported to 2.3+ but not exactly. JB - even more so.
2) In call BT audio for new BB. Even though we can flash to have custom ROMs work with v21y, this function is still not working. That is a big reason why I have quit flashing the past few months.
I do like the phone and will keep it until it breaks.
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I love my g2x but its lagging seriously since i got it up too 132 using gps but running your rooted stock. My phone only likes stock roms cm based just force close everything. But ill keep it tell it dies
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I don't attempt to run ics or jb roms anymore, they still seem unstable. But I am quite content with gb, though I still haven't found a rom+kernel that solves everything. Either it lags or I get SOD/overheating. So far I like cm7 nightlies best, don't know which kernel to go with though.
Galaxy Nexus is on it's way. My G2X is just too buggy, but I am going to keep it as a backup. Plus I want to go to an unsubsidized plan as the rates are much cheaper. For the same price I pay now I can get unlimited talk, text and data, plus hotspot (which I am not paying for now but have been warned that it will soon be an additional $15/month). I make back the cost of the GNEX in one year with the better service and reduced rate.
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I don't mind if I don't get ICS, cm7 is stable as hell (using kameask or however you spell it), plus faux keeps up with kernels.
V6 super charger makes it twice as snappy, and testing out swapper again just to see.
But regardless, this phone does everything it needs to do at a very good pace. I don't mind if it doesn't get ICS . There isn't much benefit over it then what we have now.
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I like Kwes and BuruRom rooted stock in addition to Temasek's CM7. I've got my phone figured out. If/when (on CM7 based roms) data drops or MMS bugs cause me frustration, I just restore Nandroid back-ups of those rooted stock version(s). If I need to drive an HD movie out the HDMI port for my kids in the backseat, I have better results with Morfic's kernel/CM7. Yeah, the phone runs hot (gets unstable) when pushed hard. It still does all I ask of it - day in, day out. I plan to make it work till I am eligible to upgrade. I hope my replacement for my G2x won't need to be any bigger. I miss the days of being able to forget my cell phone is in my jeans pocket!
I am waiting for a new nexus phone to come out and i am going to buy that and ditch the g2x. I am still running Bionix Reloaded because it is the best rom I have found to date and I have no reason to switch. I tried some ICS roms but my battery died in a few hours and I barley got a data connection. I appreciate all of the hard work and development with the G2X but LG killed it by not releasing drivers. I find it really sad because the G2X is such a powerful phone. I think it is still competitive with current phones that are being released with the software being the only exception. I told myself I will never purchase a new phone unless it is a nexus phone due to the fact that they will get updates.
LG definitely lost my business for a long time.
Personally
I would love to develop for the G2x(I'm learning, but just barely) , but I can't see much that I am capable of doing right now. I'm gonna cook versions of CM7 and play with building kernels. We are in a holding pattern until the nVidia drivers come forward or the CM7 bluetooth thing gets resolved.
Going to keep the phone until at least Christmas, even later probably. My Nexus 7 has made my g2x have great battery life!
Sent from my paranoid Nexus 7.
Lol... I got my nexus 2 or 3 weeks ago and swore I would sell my g2x ( at one point I was contemplating having my friends form a firing line directly at the phone. Then sending the video to lg and nvidia, interrupted by Linus giving them the finger.) But I haven't. I really love the phone to be honest. I was lucky enough to get one without major screen bleed and it has only locked up on me twice (PC/UV kernels).. I'm seriously contemplating keeping it as a back up phone.
I do wish that nvidia and lg would hurry up with the update so I could play around with fully functioning jb Roms, but since I know nothing about coding, I'm no help.
I also notice fewer and fewer devs working on it. I hope they are just waiting for the drivers tho.
So all in all, I still have the phone, even though I have moved on.
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No more Korean phones
kwes1020 said:
...what is everyone looking for besides the perfect jellybean/ics rom because none of them will be perfect untill LG gets off its ass.
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Thanks for OP posing this topic. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the contributors in G2X sections, it has benefit me as a Wind Mobile customer in Canada.
I am am not looking for the next new Android OS, I just want a custom ROM that has little or no bloat-wear that is very stable and utilizes the phone's fullest potential. LG /or Wind Mobile has abandon the upgrade to our phone and it is stuck at 2.2.2. We screamed, we yelled, we petitioned and its not going any where. Therefore I will not buy/support any Korean manufactured phones in the future.
So, please keep up the good work.
Thank you,
Cody
cody168 said:
Thanks for OP posing this topic. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the contributors in G2X sections, it has benefit me as a Wind Mobile customer in Canada.
I am am not looking for the next new Android OS, I just want a custom ROM that has little or no bloat-wear that is very stable and utilizes the phone's fullest potential. LG /or Wind Mobile has abandon the upgrade to our phone and it is stuck at 2.2.2. We screamed, we yelled, we petitioned and its not going any where. Therefore I will not buy/support any Korean manufactured phones in the future.
So, please keep up the good work.
Thank you,
Cody
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Agreed, the devs here have done a wonderful job. Though I don't blame them for moving to another device.
I am running ics(hellfire sandwich) on g2x. Except the camera everything seems to work. Waiting for jellybean. I dont think i will change my phone atleast this year. All the games run well. I am dissapointed cuz we are being ignored by lg and nvidia.
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Its been 2yrs since i got a Cappy & from then on I have been in this forum.I was big noob back then with no idea what a ROM meant . It has been a great time here to be honest but all good things come to an end. So , I am here to say a goodbye to this forum as I am moving onto a new phone. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the great devs here who made my Captivate worth having. I never felt my phone was ever lesser than any other phone, thanks to the devs I am running the latest JB (4.2.2) on my Cappy right now. Also a huge thanks to the community here who helped overcome my noobishness and solved all my problems( The yellow triangle icon ) .
For all those curious to know which is going to be my next phone and to those people who need to get hold of me for some reason, I will be lurking around the HTC One Forums
Thanks again to one & all.
Cappy is yet to see many new future roms and android versions.
You should continue to use it as guinea pig for experiments..
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Cappy is yet to see many new future roms and android versions.
You should continue to use it as guinea pig for experiments..
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Yeah. But he should install the underground, unofficial Guinea Pig AntiReversifier Downshifter app before flashing any new rom on his cappy. That way, he won't indirectly disable his new phone due to the Post Captivate Remorsifier bug that exists in all newer phones, including iPhones and Windoze models.
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I can honestly say that the day I sold my Cappy was a very sad day for me. The wonder of my first Android phone. The learning about rom flashing. The memories from the good and bad times (replaced the phone under warranty twice). The Samsung Captivate will always hold a special place in my heart. I can sympathize with the OP entirely.
Cappy, a very nice phone, mine has CM 10.1.2 with Semaphore 3.0, and it works like a charm, and now waiting for CM 10.2
My Cappy sits unlocked, in my desk drawer as a backup. It's running 5.9.5 Collective and being used as a multi media player.
Combination of Slacker Radio and my outdoor wireless speakers makes it perfect.
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Best of Luck
That's wild. I just pulled my Cappy out of the drawer and tossed in a new rom.
I'm using an HTC One X+ right now. I'd like to have the HTC One, but I wont be eligible for a while. I went from the SGS Cappy to the SGSII and on to the HOX+. As a matter of fact, my oldest son is going to upgrade to the One and give me his old SGSIII. So with any luck, I'll be the owner of a Cappy, an SGSIII and an HOX+.
Best of luck to you, have fun with what ever you decide on.
Steve
To the OP's cappy, GoodBye and Thanks for the service!
Personally my cappy may be right behind. Just quickly, I had CM9 on mine, and had the low storage (cache issue) after a while, and used "DATAFIX". Well the warnings went away but so did every Google process from acting correctly I restored to CM7.1-Captivate and it is ok but battery time is worse now. Plus the cache being so small and having issues with installing apps etc almost has me just trying an S4 stock and see what happens
To the OP's cappy, GoodBye and Thanks for the service!
Personally my cappy may be right behind. Just quickly, I had CM9 on mine, and had the low storage (cache issue) after a while, and used "DATAFIX". Well the warnings went away but so did every Google process from acting correctly I restored to CM7.1-Captivate and it is ok but battery time is worse now. Plus the cache being so small and having issues with installing apps etc almost has me just trying an S4 stock and see what happens
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This happened to me too, might be the same problem. I had a discussion with a fascinate owner about it and eventually fixed my cappy, see below. After this I was able to resume my flashing addiction with no low storage problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918960
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Semi-retirement
I retired my Cappy after 2.5 years of service back in June of 2013.
We went from stock Eclair, to Froyo, to Gingerbread. I left stock to load a rooted kernel. It was maybe a month later that I installed CM9, which I stuck to until soft-bricking the phone. I no longer recall how that happened other than that I wasn't modding at the time. At that time I purchased an SGS3 and was happy with the improved hardware.
Researching ROMs for the SGS3 led me to pull the Cappy out of the drawer and wonder about it. Yesterday I pulled the Cappy out of storage and revived it with GB 2.3.4. Soon to follow will be some variant of JB depending on what looks promising. I expect to be using it as a media player while working on parachutes and skydiving. I use either of two navigation apps that utilize offline map files and do not need data connections, so I may also use it as a navigation device while on my bicycle. It could also serve as a backup phone for myself on AT&T or for family members on Straight Talk (I am led to believe.)
Farewell
I just got 2 Gt-I9100s and by the time I got done modding the first one I realized that visually It looks and feels like my cappy only more than twice as fast lol.
Almost everything I know about smartphones and android I learned on these I897s. It will always be a favorite right up there with my RockBoxed sansa fuse media player.:thumbup:
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Whoa, hadn't seen this thread at all ! Glad you guys feel the same and yes I still have my captivate just didn't feel like selling it.
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Hahaha, when i change my Cappy i say "Goodbye Good Friend" i come from the Nexus S and the Nexus One :silly: and i love the Cappy
The cappy started it all for me as well and was the devi ce that led me to XDA, rooting, and ROMs, thanks sammy for the cappy. Oh, to whomever out there that stole that device from me i hope that you actually used it and not just made a quick buck. You took memories and my favorite device and learning tool from me. HOPE YOU ENJOY AND/OR ENJOYED THE COME-UP. :crying:
I've switched phones, but I don't think I'll ever sell my Cappy, as it's been too good to me.
you should let it retire. :angel:
note 3, oppo is the best choice ^^
Hasta Luego
I too just said goodbye to my cappy. I really loved that phone (still one of the best looking android phones to date), but the $12 trade-in value was just enough to secure the $200 rebate for a pre-order Galaxy Note 4. Tried every other old phone in my arsenal before sadly saying goodbye to an old friend.
Huge props to Pawitp, AdamOutler, and the dozens of other devs who made what was frankly a clunky device into an outstanding phone. You good sirs are the reason Android is successful (and a lot of fun). :good:
Adios maybe
I just posted a similar piece concerning the Cappy ha! I did the same thing a couple years back, turned my back on the phone and sold it to finance an SII purchase but found myself reflecting on the memories of it, like some crappy 70's love song sang in fluttery notes by some hippy chick. Thusly, I bought another. First loves, hopefully sometimes they can be rekindled ... harhar.
I still pull mine out occasionally to tinker with. It's currently running CM 11. Still laggy as all hell.
still got it
still have my cappy and it's still running strong with CM11 nightlies....waiting for it to get some Lollipop goodness on CM12...fingers crossed...my first love...the one that started it all for me since my noob/softbricking/freakingoutat3amdays....lol....sigh