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CM9 or Official ICS 4.0.3 FW??

I have Galaxy Note N7000, i am little confused whether to update CM9 or Official Android 4.0.3 ICS firmware which is going to release soon. if have any suggestions please let me know.. Thanks

The official firmware will incorporate most of the features of the stock 4.0.3 but CM9 will also have unique features. If you are a mainstream user the choice comes down to the eye candy really. Flash one and then the other when the stable versions are released, play around with each of them for a day or two and then you can make up your mind. =)

I gave up waiting and touch wiz is awful so i went for the cm9 thats out ust now wich needs some bugs and stuff fixed for my s2

Imho Cm9

If you are already rooted, use CM9. If you update officially while rooted, you will lose root. Then you will have to wait for a root solution to be found for ICS. Some phones went months without root after their gingerbread update.

CM9 will be more powerfull i think, if i were u i could choose CM9.

today i saw video of Galaxy Sll Running ICS 4.0.3 XXKP8 which is official Update. But it looks really Boring. Looks like Gingerbread 2.3.6. i hope samsung wont disappoint Note owners releasing such update.
here is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LEkOQ97W0e8

Myreality said:
The official release is maybe in February for the Note (Official ICS)
Use CM9 instead
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In that case, i ll wait till Feb. Thanks anyway

ranjan.alva said:
today i saw video of Galaxy Sll Running ICS 4.0.3 XXKP8 which is official Update. But it looks really Boring. Looks like Gingerbread 2.3.6. i hope samsung wont disappoint Note owners releasing such update.
here is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LEkOQ97W0e8
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That is the case when manufacturers add their UI. You are still just going to see touchwiz. The difference will be in the menus. Touchwiz will always be touchwiz, just like HTC Sense will always be Sense. Unless you are using a nexus or an AOSP based ROM such as CM9 you won't see many UI changes between gingerbread and ICS. It will look the same on the Note.

CM9, no doubt about that, Trebuchet is a beautiful launcher

Get CM9 and upgrade to official later.
I am sure official probably has better integration of the pen but idk.

I would go with CM9.
Rift

ranjan.alva said:
I have Galaxy Note N7000, i am little confused whether to update CM9 or Official Android 4.0.3 ICS firmware which is going to release soon. if have any suggestions please let me know.. Thanks
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What I suggest is you is to try CM9 first. If you find any features you missed in our Galaxy Note that was in the official firmware that cannot be replicated by any means of any application then wait for Official Firmware.
Eg. I can't live without the brilliant video player so I'm sticking with TouchWiz.
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I would go with CM9 and stay with it. Still waiting for CM9 to be available for my EVO. I will be so there.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

I did a search on Google on what is next after ICS and some sources are saying "Jelly Bean", now I have to say I am not totally sold yet on ICS because I ran TeamHacksung's builds on a cappy (BTW Great work) and while the developers did a great job I am just not a fan of the overall UI and maybe that's because I was so used to GB. Anyone else hear about JB?
Here are some links
https://www.google.com/#hl=en&tok=d....,cf.osb&fp=21ae9f9a745b336d&biw=1019&bih=695
http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/23/2657009/android-4-1-jelly-bean-feature
http://androidcommunity.com/android-jelly-bean-up-next-after-ice-cream-sandwich-20110909/

MJHawaii said:
I did a search on Google on what is next after ICS and some sources are saying "Jelly Bean", now I have to say I am not totally sold yet on ICS because I ran TeamHacksung's builds on a cappy (BTW Great work) and while the developers did a great job I am just not a fan of the overall UI and maybe that's because I was so used to GB. Anyone else hear about JB?
Here are some links
https://www.google.com/#hl=en&tok=d....,cf.osb&fp=21ae9f9a745b336d&biw=1019&bih=695
http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/23/2657009/android-4-1-jelly-bean-feature
http://androidcommunity.com/android-jelly-bean-up-next-after-ice-cream-sandwich-20110909/
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I think you are confused about ICS is. ICS is an upgraded version of the Android Operating System. While ICS does include UI changes (seen mostly in AOSP versions) that is no guarantee Jellybean will..in fact, i'm willing to bet that changes to the UI will be minimal. If you purchase a phone that isn't a nexus running AOSP, you aren't going to see many changes in the UI. You are still going to see your touchwiz, sense, blur, etc. Anyway, the great thing about android is that you can make it look however you want with the unlimited amount of customization options.

Seems too soon for 4.1 already, who knows, it could be a minor build like lowandbehold was saying with minor UI changes.

A new nexus for Jelly Bean too ???

$rohit$ said:
A new nexus for Jelly Bean too ???
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Pretty much guaranteed

any 4.x release will be ICS 5.0+ I would place a wager on the name Jelly Bean. I would hope to see some UI customization, perhaps a few tweaks from Cyanogenmod. (like google kanged everything else in ICS.) for example in 5.0+, custom icons and colors everywhere... one can only hope..

android 5.0 jelly bean

Jelly Bean was unveiled
According to droiddog they are saying Google unveiled Jelly Bean at the MWC, I heard that it was suppose to come out this year as well. That is crazy seeing ICS is not even on 10 devices yet officially.
http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2012/02/google-shows-off-jelly-beans-at-mobile-world-congress/

enigmaco said:
According to droiddog they are saying Google unveiled Jelly Bean at the MWC, I heard that it was suppose to come out this year as well. That is crazy seeing ICS is not even on 10 devices yet officially.
http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2012/02/google-shows-off-jelly-beans-at-mobile-world-congress/
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They unveiled Jelly beans. Careful

thebobp said:
They unveiled Jelly beans. Careful
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Are you seriously correcting A missing s?

enigmaco said:
Are you seriously correcting A missing s?
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Well technically they didnt reveal the name of the next OS they just showed jelly beans.
But I for one am expecting it to be 4.1 and not 5.0 like with the 2.x series of updates. It probably will just be some minor tweaks rather than another UI overhaul like ICS was.

I guess key line is in the works to lol
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Key Lime Pie is next after Jelly Bean

enigmaco said:
According to droiddog they are saying Google unveiled Jelly Bean at the MWC, I heard that it was suppose to come out this year as well. That is crazy seeing ICS is not even on 10 devices yet officially.
http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2012/02/google-shows-off-jelly-beans-at-mobile-world-congress/
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10 devices? I thought it was still only 1 device. Or you mean tablets too?

looks like android jelly bean 4.1 will be introduced tomorrow.
i have a question. if an update becomes available to download through Kies (samsung galaxy S3), would it erase the phone's data completely?
And if so, following a backup, will the data be able to be reinstalled now that a new version of the software may be available?
im just wondering if we will have to go through getting all contacts, facts, apps manually sorted yet again...
thanks

I'm not to "excited" about Jelly Bean.
It'll probably be am update like FroYo. Gingerbread brought UI changes in that chain of AOS Versions.
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I'm not to "excited" about Jelly Bean.
It'll probably be am update like FroYo. Gingerbread brought UI changes in that chain of AOS Versions.
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Ya ur probably rite hence the 4.1 version. Coding like froyo to gingerbread was cuz then ics at aosp version 4.03 atm won't get more than 7 different version changes before jelly bean becomes 4.1 if it was gunna be ground breaking like ics was they would have coded it 5.0
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dEris said:
Key Lime Pie is next after Jelly Bean
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No man its PB & J
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vasp3690 said:
looks like android jelly bean 4.1 will be introduced tomorrow.
i have a question. if an update becomes available to download through Kies (samsung galaxy S3), would it erase the phone's data completely?
And if so, following a backup, will the data be able to be reinstalled now that a new version of the software may be available?
im just wondering if we will have to go through getting all contacts, facts, apps manually sorted yet again...
thanks
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No, an OTA will not delete your data. Flashing a new rom on a rooted device you almost have to clear data. OTA's are data friendly

vasp3690 said:
looks like android jelly bean 4.1 will be introduced tomorrow.
i have a question. if an update becomes available to download through Kies (samsung galaxy S3), would it erase the phone's data completely?
And if so, following a backup, will the data be able to be reinstalled now that a new version of the software may be available?
im just wondering if we will have to go through getting all contacts, facts, apps manually sorted yet again...
thanks
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it shouldnt mate. because the gingerbread to ics upgrade for the s2 kept everything

Android 3.0 even possible on LG G2x?

I'm pretty new to LG G2x, and just wondering if it's even possible to have a ROM based on Android 3 or even 4?

Android 3.0 is only for tablets. So in other words, no. However, several 4.0 ROMs are in the G2x development section such as AOKP and Hellfire Sandwich. Just warning you that they're not as stable as 2.3 ROMs (at least for now.)
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C0dy said:
Android 3.0 is only for tablets. So in other words, no.
Sent from my AOKP G2x
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974038
I mean, it's useless, but I thought I'd bring it up.

rcholic said:
I'm pretty new to LG G2x, and just wondering if it's even possible to have a ROM based on Android 3 or even 4?
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3, no. 4, yes and there's already a couple in the dev section.

Next Android 5.0 Jellybean will be for tablets. Android 6.0 Key Lime Pie will be for phones.
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donjuanito909 said:
Next Android 5.0 Jellybean will be for tablets. Android 6.0 Key Lime Pie will be for phones.
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So they bridge the gap, to create the gap again?
I doubt it.

donjuanito909 said:
Next Android 5.0 Jellybean will be for tablets. Android 6.0 Key Lime Pie will be for phones.
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no, as of ics its now the same os no matter screen size, and all we know about jelly bean is that it will be called jelly bean
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donjuanito909 said:
Next Android 5.0 Jellybean will be for tablets. Android 6.0 Key Lime Pie will be for phones.
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CM9-sk3 w/ Harsh P999-4
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Nope.
Jelly bean will be what ics was supposed to do, which was to defragment the os which we know as android and let two become 1. Meaning tablet and smartphone integration, ive read on google that jellybean will support both platforms.
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ICS is so beautiful. I can't wait til all sources are released and we can have a stable version! I wonder what JB is going to look and feel like?

d12unk13astard said:
Nope.
Jelly bean will be what ics was supposed to do, which was to defragment the os which we know as android and let two become 1. Meaning tablet and smartphone integration, ive read on google that jellybean will support both platforms.
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Well, I have a G2X with ICS, and an ASUS Transformer running ICS as well, so the "integration" you speak of is happening now. I'm sure there can be refinements, but the OS version is the same; this isn't a feature waiting for the next version, unless I'm just missing what you're trying to say.

tokentatortot said:
ICS is so beautiful. I can't wait til all sources are released and we can have a stable version! I wonder what JB is going to look and feel like?
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I feel like it'll be more like a Froyo -> Gingerbread type change in the looks department.
Rather than a Gingerbread -> Honeycomb type deal.

d12unk13astard said:
Nope.
Jelly bean will be what ics was supposed to do, which was to defragment the os which we know as android and let two become 1. Meaning tablet and smartphone integration, ive read on google that jellybean will support both platforms.
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You mean it didn't?

Question about ICS

I had upgraded to ICS officially through kies on my PC. It isn't the same as the galaxy nexus ICS for example. Is there a way to get it to the non-bloatware ICS without touchwiz and rogers apps and stuff? Also it seems like this ICS update is lagging my phone like crazy. I have like 500 mb ram used at any given time.

Maybe check the development section.....
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mymusicathome said:
Maybe check the development section.....
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Yeah, do this
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C2Q said:
I had upgraded to ICS officially through kies on my PC. It isn't the same as the galaxy nexus ICS for example. Is there a way to get it to the non-bloatware ICS without touchwiz and rogers apps and stuff? Also it seems like this ICS update is lagging my phone like crazy. I have like 500 mb ram used at any given time.
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Ofcourse the 2 devices are different .. SR is an at&t device i.e. the put their brand on it , bloatware , apps etc...
Galaxy Nexus is a pure Google device made by Samsung , you would get the cleanest Android experince the possible , and the erliest as well compaired to the rest of the world in every update ...
If you don't like the stock ICS , See the dev section for custome ROMs and you might like something there...

4.4 KitKat for Ace 2.

After all we might get 4.4 update....
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/12/06...ace-3-galaxy-core-and-other-low-cost-devices/

Excuse my ruff language but this is complete bull****.

We'll be patient with samsung -.- ... always for ous ACE 2 they take their time...

I dont think samsung will spend time on ace 2 anymore
It is already 1,5 year old phone... There are many new models to care about.
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After all there are some gullible people in our community..
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Maybe in 2015 or 2016 ;(
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samsung oifficially announced the 4.4 update list, and ace 2 is included... so we can hope!..

mercator54 said:
samsung oifficially announced the 4.4 update list, and ace 2 is included... so we can hope!..
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And where is this official list? That picture in the posts above is just nothing. The fact that they considering update this doesn't means that we will get it. Even on sammobile.com they say this:
"However, just because Samsung is considering the update doesn’t mean the updates will actually come – the Galaxy S4 mini is one device that is most likely to get the update, but for the other devices on that list, there might not be much hope, if only because Samsung’s heavy and bloated TouchWiz skin might negate the work Google has done on reducing the memory consumption on Android 4.4 KitKat."
So no more updates for ACE2. That's the big bold fact.

mercator54 said:
samsung oifficially announced the 4.4 update list, and ace 2 is included... so we can hope!..
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my hope was gone when jellybean came out so late

I trust in Samsung no more... Howevwr. we have kitkat-based CM 11, so we don't really need official release!..

KitKat
teddytsen said:
my hope was gone when jellybean came out so late
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...but does it matter now Rox and others are making CM11?

To be honest - if KitKat on Ace 2 will ever be released and will be full of bloatware, such as JB, then I prefer unofficial CM releases. At least they're smooth and very fast and they don't kick off the launcher from memory as JB did, when I tried to go back from any app.
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Rox said:
I dont think samsung will spend time on ace 2 anymore
It is already 1,5 year old phone... There are many new models to care about.
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+1
additionally Samsung original firmwares are very unwieldy. I don't think so new original firmware fast, reliable and useful. Cause Samsung accomplish the break 4.4 KitKat fast and reliable key points.

grrigor said:
To be honest - if KitKat on Ace 2 will ever be released and will be full of bloatware, such as JB, then I prefer unofficial CM releases. At least they're smooth and very fast and they don't kick off the launcher from memory as JB did, when I tried to go back from any app.
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Yes but then we have more 4.4 blobs for custom rom and maybe kernel source 3.4.X. I don't believe, but if samsung release kitkat for Ace 2, we have some benefits from it.
I hope one day samsung release stable jb 4.1.2 like old 2.3.
MG2 is good, but it's not stable like GB. (freezes, UI lag, games lags).

i wish someone could make fully working AOKP 4.4 for my Ace II

dixee said:
i wish someone could make fully working AOKP 4.4 for my Ace II
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Someone might. Just wait.
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I'm having a quick dabble with Rox's CM11, it seems pretty darn smooth on first impressions. However I need my camera so I'll go back to 10.2 for now, great work though
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Even if samsung release any JB update (up to 4.2.x 4.3.x) or even a kitkat after having such messed up 4.1.2 I am not going to use them (well maybe as a base for further flashing). At this momment, custom roms are only option here. Luckilly, we have some skilled rom builders here so we should be fine for now

_DsP_ said:
Even if samsung release any JB update (up to 4.2.x 4.3.x) or even a kitkat after having such messed up 4.1.2 I am not going to use them (well maybe as a base for further flashing). At this momment, custom roms are only option here. Luckilly, we have some skilled rom builders here so we should be fine for now
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Hey, KitKat is built specially for low-end devices, so it would definitely be faster...

mercator54 said:
Hey, KitKat is built specially for low-end devices, so it would definitely be faster...
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Only if is made right - something that Samsung won't make.