http://www.talkandroid.com/152819-g...ing-similar-to-smart-stay-and-smart-rotation/
and just wait until some hot chick walks by when your looking at you're phone.
dligon said:
http://www.talkandroid.com/152819-g...ing-similar-to-smart-stay-and-smart-rotation/
and just wait until some hot chick walks by when your looking at you're phone.
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I look forward to the inevitable s3 port
Michael503 said:
I look forward to the inevitable s3 port
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Just buy the s4 that's what I'm gonna do. In with the new, out with the old
sent from the scary door.....
I won't touch the S4 until it's been out a few months.
I'm done with buying brand new phones and flashing this or that AOSP port while all the kinks get worked out.
Better to stick with the S3 until ROM's & accessories are widely available for the S4.
Oh, but I WILL be going S4 as soon as that first killer AOSP ROM is finally bug free.
It took three months on the S3 for that to happen. Then it sucked again while everyone dumped the ICS AOSP before finishing adding all the extra super cool features, and instead started working on JB AOSP. Which took another three months to get all the features & bugs worked out.
CZ Eddie said:
I won't touch the S4 until it's been out a few months.
I'm done with buying brand new phones and flashing this or that AOSP port while all the kinks get worked out.
Better to stick with the S3 until ROM's & accessories are widely available for the S4.
Oh, but I WILL be going S4 as soon as that first killer AOSP ROM is finally bug free.
It took three months on the S3 for that to happen. Then it sucked again while everyone dumped the ICS AOSP before finishing adding all the extra super cool features, and instead started working on JB AOSP. Which took another three months to get all the features & bugs worked out.
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what you say =)
beside unless you're going for international version, otherwise U.S versions won't come out till June.
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Just buy the s4 that's what I'm gonna do. In with the new, out with the old
sent from the scary door.....
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I just got my S3 last month. I still haven't rubbed the new off of it yet.
I just got mine as well so I got 2 years before this inking about another phone. Maybe a s5 by then lol
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CZ Eddie said:
It took three months on the S3 for that to happen. Then it sucked again while everyone dumped the ICS AOSP before finishing adding all the extra super cool features, and instead started working on JB AOSP. Which took another three months to get all the features & bugs worked out.
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Agreed... even today's AOSP ROMs for the i747 still suck IMHO !!
No offense to the devs, there just not there yet for me to hop on the train... but they're getting closer by the day!
HiKsFiles said:
Agreed... even today's AOSP ROMs for the i747 still suck IMHO !!
No offense to the devs, there just not there yet for me to hop on the train... but they're getting closer by the day!
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Maybe you should just stick with TW then. Probably more your speed.
cjranucci said:
Maybe you should just stick with TW then. Probably more your speed.
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On the GS2? No way, so many people are having SOD issues! If I had one I'd have a Rom on that thing no questions asked.
HiKsFiles said:
Agreed... even today's AOSP ROMs for the i747 still suck IMHO !!
No offense to the devs, there just not there yet for me to hop on the train... but they're getting closer by the day!
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This is all a matter if opinion. As some dislike the bloat and useless features of TW. Saying nothing of their bloated pointless framework files.
Wayne Tech S-III
Woah, that sounds cool, I even thought face detection was something...
zelendel said:
This is all a matter if opinion. As some dislike the bloat and useless features of TW. Saying nothing of their bloated pointless framework files.
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Right.
Age has probably just caught up with me as I do not feel the urge to flash my phones anymore.
Even my good ol' international GS1 isn't up to par anymore even though I still use it almost every day.
It's lagging at leat 4 versions behind in both ROM and kernel lol
We might not even have to wait for a port. Look at the comments in that article, someone with a leaked 4.2 for i9300 (international GS3) shows a screenshot with "Smart Scroll"!
Worthiness: I worry about implementation. Facial recognition is nothing new; we've had that for decades. Retinal recognition (or pupil, I guess) sounds too new. And will it work everywhere? Do all apps have a "scroll" function? What about Flipboard and Currents, which are more like "next page" functions?
~Ibrahim~
HiKsFiles said:
Agreed... even today's AOSP ROMs for the i747 still suck IMHO !!
No offense to the devs, there just not there yet for me to hop on the train... but they're getting closer by the day!
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You're really missing out then. Some of the new 4.2.2 ROM's like CyanogenMod, LiquidSmooth and Vanilla Rootbox are pretty freakin incredible lately. All the good options are starting to go back into the AOSP ROM's now. And these are very reliable also.
I haven't had an SOD since 4.1.2.
I am looking foward to seeing this in action maybe i will spend less time cleaning my screen lol
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/03/06...ts-leak-confirm-smart-scroll-and-smart-pause/
It's not eye-scrolling. It's head-angle detecting. So, if you lean your head "down," it scrolls. And it can be adjusted per application (Chrome and GMail are two 3rd party apps listed with support).
~Ibrahim~
i as well just bought my s3 on a separate line and only cause i bought it refurb for 29$ to hold me off till the s4. but i also agree on waiting the usual 3+ months.
Anybody going for the HTC One? Pretty good specs, really nice looking too, one solid piece of aluminum, deciding between that or s4
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HiKsFiles said:
Agreed... even today's AOSP ROMs for the i747 still suck IMHO !!
No offense to the devs, there just not there yet for me to hop on the train... but they're getting closer by the day!
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Your nuts lol
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irish.iolar said:
Anybody going for the HTC One? Pretty good specs, really nice looking too, one solid piece of aluminum, deciding between that or s4
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Your nuts lol
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Samsung's lack of support for my note and this phone make me unlikely to but another Samsung product in the future.
also, what about his nuts? why are you talking about his nuts?
Related
http://knowmydroid.com/blog/samsung-galaxy-s2-android-4-ice-cream-sandwich-rom-status-update
unfortunately i had long searched the attempt at
this project
but ran into this nice tidbit
we basically cant have ics bc
samsung and the audio chip is impossible to decode
without new kernel sources from an official release from samsung
its never going to have audio
please hurry samsung
YES I M SAD TOO BUT UR ROM MAKES ME FORGET ABOUT ICS
seanzscreams said:
http://knowmydroid.com/blog/samsung-galaxy-s2-android-4-ice-cream-sandwich-rom-status-update
unfortunately i had long searched the attempt at
this project
but ran into this nice tidbit
we basically cant have ics bc
samsung and the audio chip is impossible to decode
without new kernel sources from an official release from samsung
its never going to have audio
please hurry samsung
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From what I'm reading, it's the SGS2, no mention of skyrocket unless I missed something.
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I'm fine with what I've got. What does ICS have that's making everyone here wet themselves??
I have a feeling Samsung will release ICS for the SkyRocket by March. AT&T on the other hand..... but that's pretty cool because with all of the ROMS available (and hopefully upcomming ROMS and MODS) the current OS is still pretty cool and highly functional. I have one question Sean. IS there or will there be a way to enable NFC on the stock ROM. I don't want to keep beating this into the ground, but with ICS a ways off, NFC would be a nice addition to the stock ROM. Someday I will be ready to try different ROMS (more than likely one of yours), but until then I'm going to stick with stock. Thanks.
ill be working on one
xboarder56 said:
ill be working on one
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AMG, your $85 from a Skyrocket? *squee!*
Phoneguy589 said:
From what I'm reading, it's the SGS2, no mention of skyrocket unless I missed something.
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Skyrocket uses the same sound chip (yamaha), so it'd destroy it on the SR also.
Our ICS dev is even more destroyed by the fact that we have a different SoC, we'd honestly probably have to take the code from something like the Vivid or the Rezound for the drivers for the CPU, GPU, stuff like that, correct me if I'm wrong here dev's.
actually 60 been stuck there few days hoping soon though
xboarder56 said:
actually 60 been stuck there few days hoping soon though
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Your gonna hate me, but I bought MW3 a few days ago. LOLOL.
I feel terrible now. >.>
Longcat14 said:
Your gonna hate me, but I bought MW3 a few days ago. LOLOL.
I feel terrible now. >.>
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lol all good i can wait im working on ics for amaze right now really nice
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actually 60 been stuck there few days hoping soon though
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Hopefully, I just helped a little (donated). We have to support and keep the DEVS. If you could get NFC working on stock...that would be awesome, but all of yours (and the other DEVS work) is deeply appriciate!
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seanzscreams said:
http://knowmydroid.com/blog/samsung-galaxy-s2-android-4-ice-cream-sandwich-rom-status-update
unfortunately i had long searched the attempt at
this project
but ran into this nice tidbit
we basically cant have ics bc
samsung and the audio chip is impossible to decode
without new kernel sources from an official release from samsung
its never going to have audio
please hurry samsung
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Bought you a couple of beers for your hard work too...
This is my first android phone regardless, so gingerbread is still cool with me. But i would like to get ICS eventually. But i take it we have to wait for samsung to roll out their update before we can start making true ICS roms. Sky ice cream sandwich is holding me over anyway.
I know the ICS beta leaked for the galaxy s2, just not skyrocket. So at least they are working on something over there.
xboarder56 said:
lol all good i can wait im working on ics for amaze right now really nice
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Please tell me you'll work on ICS... ?
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Longcat14 said:
Please tell me you'll work on ICS... ?
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yes lol as soon as i get my phone haha
seanzscreams said:
http://knowmydroid.com/blog/samsung-galaxy-s2-android-4-ice-cream-sandwich-rom-status-update
unfortunately i had long searched the attempt at
this project
but ran into this nice tidbit
we basically cant have ics bc
samsung and the audio chip is impossible to decode
without new kernel sources from an official release from samsung
its never going to have audio
please hurry samsung
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This post is 2 months old, man. You do realize that phone has gotten a leaked build since then and they have since resolved this issue, right?
xboarder56 said:
yes lol as soon as i get my phone haha
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So how much now? D:
Midiman57 said:
I'm fine with what I've got. What does ICS have that's making everyone here wet themselves??
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TouchWiz is gonna cover (puting a lot of touchwiz on top of ICS and removing ICS default features) a lot of what makes ICS great anyway so is not gonna be huge in my opinion... at least for sammies
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Frogacuda said:
This post is 2 months old, man. You do realize that phone has gotten a leaked build since then and they have since resolved this issue, right?
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where? where is your info from... any links bro?
Midiman57 said:
I'm fine with what I've got. What does ICS have that's making everyone here wet themselves??
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Well, for starters, it's the first Android OS that's actually built to utilize dual core processing (not the case for Gingerbread). For everything else, try doing some actual reading on ICS sometime.
r3dp0is0n2012 said:
TouchWiz is gonna cover (puting a lot of touchwiz on top of ICS and removing ICS default features) a lot of what makes ICS great anyway so is not gonna be huge in my opinion... at least for sammies
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Out of the box maybe, but once we have it, devs will be in a much better position to give us AOSP-like ROMs that work like they should.
where? where is your info from... any links bro?
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The date's in the top of the post, and try perusing the Galaxy S II forums on this board.
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Midiman57 said:
I'm fine with what I've got. What does ICS have that's making everyone here wet themselves??
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It's the single biggest leap the OS has ever taken (particularly on phones, since it incorporates all the advancements of Honeycomb as well).
It's much faster, optimized for dual core, features a fully hardware accellerated UI so everything is much smoother and more responsive, much improved multi-tasking support, a major redesign to the actual look, and improvements to most of the native google apps.
If the firmware of your phone is at all a concern to you, ICS is a pretty big deal. It doesn't reinvent the Android experience, but it's as major of a refinement as we've ever gotten.
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where? where is your info from... any links bro?
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I believe he may have been talking about this. It's an ICS build from qualcomm for the MSM8660 processor... which just happens to be the processor we have on the skyrocket.
Edit: Link to the actual site in the last post on the first page.
I just loaded a JB build an I gotta say...wow.
I came from synergy..which was great., but thought I would give jelly bean a shot. when I first loaded it I thought I would miss the Samsung apps.....but I gotta tell ya..I don't.
I can't believe how responsive this phone is. if.you've ever used an iPhone..yeah...it's like that.
I just want to tell people....go get it. it's amazing.
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I just loaded a JB build an I gotta say...wow.
I came from synergy..which was great., but thought I would give jelly bean a shot. when I first loaded it I thought I would miss the Samsung apps.....but I gotta tell ya..I don't.
I can't believe how responsive this phone is. if.you've ever used an iPhone..yeah...it's like that.
I just want to tell people....go get it. it's amazing.
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Agree.. Been hesitant to load up. Not looking back now.. Got the s3 for hopes ofpure jelly bean sand man it flies and has everything I need
BlueCross said:
An iPhone.....right. Go crawl back into your hole.
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that didn't take long
BlueCross said:
An iPhone.....right. Go crawl back into your hole.
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that is one of the things the iPhone has had over.the android phones....screen response. I'm an android guy, believe me. but you gotta give the lemming phone credit where it's due.
however, this phone...with JB....youzers!
Originally Posted by BlueCross<br />
An iPhone.....right. Go crawl back into your hole. <br />
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that is one of the things the iPhone has had over.the android phones....screen response. I'm an android guy, believe me. but you gotta give the lemming phone credit where it's due.<br />
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however, this phone...with JB....youzers!
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Agreed. I've only used an iPhone briefly and strongly prefer android but there's no denying how smooth iOS seems to run. Jellybean makes this phone run just as smooth and overall I think faster still. Virtually no delay on anything, it's really nice to use like this
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Mind posting a link to the build you used?
I'd like to try it but sounds risky. Maybe I'm just being paranoid. I have the bootloader unlocked. Mind posting the link to the thread you got the rom from?
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BlueCross said:
An iPhone.....right. Go crawl back into your hole.
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haha! No kidding.
Wondered if it was a joke at first, but clearly it's not.
an iphone? seriously?
Still kinda wondering if it was a joke, even though Im sure it wasnt.
I've used 3-4 year old , busted up android phones that work better than a *new* iphone.
Unbelievable. lol :cyclops:
Where did u get your jb build from ?
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I pulled it from the noob thread in the development forum. I'm sitting in. bar right now so I can't really pull the link.
lol for the jelly bean noob thread in the development forum.
At the risk of sounding like a nOOb, I gotta ask... are you able to use flash with JB?
Rich3077 said:
At the risk of sounding like a nOOb, I gotta ask... are you able to use flash with JB?
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I loaded a site with flash content and it worked fine.
I have this CM10 build installed:
https://plus.google.com/105844328547178759011/posts/VzBXbXKMZKL
jb
sudermatt said:
I pulled it from the noob thread in the development forum. I'm sitting in. bar right now so I can't really pull the link.
lol for the jelly bean noob thread in the development forum.
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was just curious cause i keep finding a bunch of different builds from a couple different people and its hard to keep up with the bugs in each... wanting to give it a try soon
Rasa11 said:
haha! No kidding.
Wondered if it was a joke at first, but clearly it's not.
an iphone? seriously?
Still kinda wondering if it was a joke, even though Im sure it wasnt.
I've used 3-4 year old , busted up android phones that work better than a *new* iphone.
Unbelievable. lol :cyclops:
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please tell me YOURE joking. I'm not biased. I like both OS's (own an iPhone 4S, SGS3, GNex, and iPad) But as someone stated, give credit where its due. iPhones are extremely smooth n responsive. You must have had a factory defected iPhone cuz I never held an Android phone that was as responsive as an iPhone. But I love how Android was able to give that iPhone like smoothness and even top it. Good job Google. Bravo
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Josolanes said:
Agreed. I've only used an iPhone briefly and strongly prefer android but there's no denying how smooth iOS seems to run. Jellybean makes this phone run just as smooth and overall I think faster still. Virtually no delay on anything, it's really nice to use like this
Sent from my unlocked Verizon Galaxy S3
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I've seen posts and just general people talking and complaining about their iPhone being slow. They all must of had defective ones it seems. I never had a complaint about any of my Android phones.
xXJay_RXx said:
please tell me YOURE joking. I'm not biased. I like both OS's (own an iPhone 4S, SGS3, GNex, and iPad) But as someone stated, give credit where its due. iPhones are extremely smooth n responsive. You must have had a factory defected iPhone cuz I never held an Android phone that was as responsive as an iPhone. But I love how Android was able to give that iPhone like smoothness and even top it. Good job Google. Bravo
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No, I'm really not joking. lol
I have never "had" or will have an iphone, but i've held/played with 3 or 4 different ones that belonged to acquaintances and I wasnt impressed.
I didnt find them super "smooth", nor any more 'responsive' than my only current Android device (Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0)
I don't think all 3 or 4 were 'defective', do you?
I've heard complaints from numerous people telling me how slow/unresponsive/crappy their iphones are..
and my little bit of experience with them .. only strengthens the owners/users words.
I've even had a few friends give up their iphones (and ipods) and switch to android after they actually used an Android.
I don't know..
Kinda seems to me like the iphones that you guys claim are "smooth and fast and super responsive" are the "defective" ones.
Which would kind of fit for apple..
completely backasswards. lol
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Coderedpl said:
I've seen posts and just general people talking and complaining about their iPhone being slow. They all must of had defective ones it seems. I never had a complaint about any of my Android phones.
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Exactly.
Going on my own experience with iphones, plus my friends & acquaintances experiences with them,
plus all the people/posts online complaining about their iphones...
Well, Yeah..
no thanks
Having owned 2 I phones myself along with any android Verizon phone this year or two I would say overall ui would have gone to iPhone until I used jellybean on my old nexus and now on this gs3..... unless u have owned an iphone for at least a month u shouldn't bash it... if u go into a store or use a friends for 5 min u will def be clueless as to what your trying to do and begin bashing because you are comparing it to something you have become real familiarized with.
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I'm a little hesitant to flash JB just yet. Are there are any major bugs that haven't been worked out yet? I've heard of the MMS bug (not sure what it is) but are there others?
For all those comments regarding this iPhone vs android crap..... You do realize just how unequivocally seat of the pants and subjective all of it is? I can pick up 2 identical S3s and one will feel faster. I can drive to identical civics and of course mine is going to be faster because it's red. I wonder how many others read these posts and roll their eyes and question the intelligence of those writing them.
Keep it on task for once. JB is great. iOS 6 will be great. They are both phone eco systems with pluses and minuses. Stick or automatic. Total driver preference.
Now where are these CM10 builds!
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Deathbynukes said:
I'm a little hesitant to flash JB just yet. Are there are any major bugs that haven't been worked out yet? I've heard of the MMS bug (not sure what it is) but are there others?
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I flashed the 8/16 awesome, slicker than snot on a door knob, clean as a whistle and fast as hell, but not a daily driver at least not for me, wonky data seemed to get better signal but dropped often, mild screen flickers every once and a while, had issues with netflix, nfl mobile, MMS worked but I had issues signing into xda for some reason, and after booting back up after a cwr backup I lost my data (IMEI, MEID read unknown) restored a backup and they were all back to normal......I think I sharted a little but luckily it was easily remedied.
I completely wiped everything even internal sd went back to bone stock, rooted then unlocked. Waited 10 minutes before I even touched the phone after flashing, said three hail Marries, and threw a horse shoe over my shoulder lol
I highly recommend wiping everything and going back to bone stock first for one it will rule out any ghosts in the closet that may come back to haunt you, and it also keeps the forums from clogging up with people asking for help getting rid of those ghosts, you're more of a control when you start from scratch and when you have problems you won't be using up the devs valuable time hunting down wild geese, that have nothing to do with CM.
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That was my experience with the 8/16 build (used the latest CWR v6.0.1.2)
I'm going to play with it some more see if I can help weed out anymore bugs.
What are you guys pros, cons, and recommendations.
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Great phone, few annoyances
Overall I think it's a great phone, with a lot of potential. The battery life blows the Epic out of the water, the reception is WAY better, and the keyboard is amazing once you get past the initial learning curve.
Even the stock ROM is not that bad.. My only real gripe is the lack of any toggle buttons in the notifications menu. That drives me insane, I use those constantly and HATE having to go into the settings every time I want to turn anything on or off.
I am, however, eagerly awaiting a root method and some custom ROM goodness. Which will quite easily take care of the majority of my gripes (besides the non-removable battery).
haveigonemental said:
Overall I think it's a great phone, with a lot of potential. The battery life blows the Epic out of the water, the reception is WAY better, and the keyboard is amazing once you get past the initial learning curve.
Even the stock ROM is not that bad.. My only real gripe is the lack of any toggle buttons in the notifications menu. That drives me insane, I use those constantly and HATE having to go into the settings every time I want to turn anything on or off.
I am, however, eagerly awaiting a root method and some custom ROM goodness. Which will quite easily take care of the majority of my gripes (besides the non-removable battery).
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I hated that damn epic. this phone is superior in every way. contrary to the "bigger is better" hype, I like the size of the phone. It fits nicely in my hand and I don't have to be a contortionist to get my fingers across the screen. the only issue I have to complain about so far, besides the lack of toggles, is that if you have head phones or a bluetooth device connected, the notifications play thru it instead of the back speak. But that could user error on my part.. It isn't that much thicker than the original Photon. I'm holding them both in my hands right now and the weight isn't that much different either, especially for a slider. I'm not in to much of a hurry for any custom roms. but it would be nice to have root. I'm sure shabby or one of the other great devs will have that taken care of soon enough...
haveigonemental said:
Overall I think it's a great phone, with a lot of potential. The battery life blows the Epic out of the water, the reception is WAY better, and the keyboard is amazing once you get past the initial learning curve.
Even the stock ROM is not that bad.. My only real gripe is the lack of any toggle buttons in the notifications menu. That drives me insane, I use those constantly and HATE having to go into the settings every time I want to turn anything on or off.
I am, however, eagerly awaiting a root method and some custom ROM goodness. Which will quite easily take care of the majority of my gripes (besides the non-removable battery).
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How about a widget? or maybe this app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle&hl=en
gTen said:
How about a widget? or maybe this app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle&hl=en
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I tried it out, and it basically works... It does have a sort of tacked on feeling. I'd much prefer a baked in solution tho.
haveigonemental said:
I tried it out, and it basically works... It does have a sort of tacked on feeling. I'd much prefer a baked in solution tho.
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There are other alternatives, just giving 1 example.
So far, my thoughts on this device are that it is amazing! This could just be because i'm upgrading from a DROID Eris from Verizon, but this device does just about everything right!
The keyboard is by far the best one I've used on a mobile device, its very tactile and the back light is bright and adjustable. The phones performance is top notch, no lag in apps or just scrolling around. I've even gotten my ps1,n64,and gba emulators running great with keys mapped to the keypad
My internet browsing experience is been quite good, even though I'm still using sprint's 3g network, all websites load up quick and are smooth.
The screen looks fantastic, although it isn't full HD, colors are vibrant and watching videos is great on the phone. Overall, i am VERY pleased with the device so far, and i cant wait to see what developers have in store for it!
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haveigonemental said:
I tried it out, and it basically works... It does have a sort of tacked on feeling. I'd much prefer a baked in solution tho.
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I just tossed the power control widget that's included on my home screen. While you can't get to it from everywhere, it's only one button away.
The only thing about this phone that I truly do not like is notification light. I don't like green XD
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I just tossed the power control widget that's included on my home screen. While you can't get to it from everywhere, it's only one button away.
The only thing about this phone that I truly do not like is notification light. I don't like green XD
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When that's your biggest gripe things are looking up for this phone
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If anyone buys/uses the HD Dock and/or the Vehicle Dock for the Q, I'd be highly interested in hearing your thoughts and experiences after a bit of time using those as well....just tossing that out there for present and future owners alike.
Found this fairly indepth impression post by someone over at Phandroid, worth a read by those considering buying:
http://androidforums.com/motorola-photon-q-4g-lte/604051-my-impressions.html
Better than the Galaxy S III?
So, the question for me is how does it compare to the Galaxy SIII?
Well the sg3 was out because samsung does not update crap. So I was leaning towards the htc evo lte when I heard about the photon q. Sometimes I have to compose some sizable emails for work and the touch typing can get pretty frustrating in those situations, so I end up using my epics keyboard a lot. Even thought about getting the htc and a blackberry just for emails for work
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Well the sg3 was out because samsung does not update crap. So I was leaning towards the htc evo lte when I heard about the photon q. Sometimes I have to compose some sizable emails for work and the touch typing can get pretty frustrating in those situations, so I end up using my epics keyboard a lot. Even thought about getting the htc and a blackberry just for emails for work
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im really wondering where you are getting your sources for samsung doesnt update crap, as far as ive seen they have done a pretty decent job on sprint so far.
I guess u havent had an epic 4g
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I guess u havent had an epic 4g
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Why you say that cause it's stuck on ginger bread unless you use cyanogen mod?
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MysteryEmotionz said:
Why you say that cause it's stuck on ginger bread unless you use cyanogen mod?
The epic started with eclair. Updated to froyo n now has ginger bread stock. That's 2 major updates
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I guess u havent had an epic 4g
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i did actually, froyo came a little slower but i understand why, back then AOSP was really closed off towards just the nexus one. you want proof in that look at how long it took from eclair to froyo vs froyo to gb, samsung had based the nexus s off its samsung galaxy line so it was able to know how to have the code work on the humming bird a hell of a lot sooner. in fact the gingerbread update was posted the day ICS was announced, thus making the epic only 1 update "behind". granted its two now but its also past its two year mark (or rather tomorrow it will be, i remember picking mine up on august 31st 2010 launch day)
the epic 4g touch launched with gingerbread not that long ago it got ics and will prolly get jellybean someday. sgs3 launched with ICS and the tmo version already has leaks of JB, meaning it will prolly happen soon.
now lets compare that to the photon (im sure a few other moto phones fit this bill) launched with 2.3.4, after 7?8? months got an update to 2.3.5 instead of ICS, ICS is coming later this year which means it will only be one update behind until Key Lime is released this november, what do you think the odds are of the photon getting jellybean officially? so as of this november it will be 2 behind and stay that way, considering photon owners are 1 year into their 2 year agreement for that device doesnt leave a lot of hope.
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Why you say that cause it's stuck on ginger bread unless you use cyanogen mod?
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YOU!!! ;P
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I guess u havent had an epic 4g
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XD Helps if you know who you're talking to. He's pretty on point.
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i did actually, froyo came a little slower but i understand why, back then AOSP was really closed off towards just the nexus one. you want proof in that look at how long it took from eclair to froyo vs froyo to gb, samsung had based the nexus s off its samsung galaxy line so it was able to know how to have the code work on the humming bird a hell of a lot sooner. in fact the gingerbread update was posted the day ICS was announced, thus making the epic only 1 update "behind". granted its two now but its also past its two year mark (or rather tomorrow it will be, i remember picking mine up on august 31st 2010 launch day)
the epic 4g touch launched with gingerbread not that long ago it got ics and will prolly get jellybean someday. sgs3 launched with ICS and the tmo version already has leaks of JB, meaning it will prolly happen soon.
now lets compare that to the photon (im sure a few other moto phones fit this bill) launched with 2.3.4, after 7?8? months got an update to 2.3.5 instead of ICS, ICS is coming later this year which means it will only be one update behind until Key Lime is released this november, what do you think the odds are of the photon getting jellybean officially? so as of this november it will be 2 behind and stay that way, considering photon owners are 1 year into their 2 year agreement for that device doesnt leave a lot of hope.
YOU!!! ;P
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you nailed it right on the head.
I love when people don't realize me n you have been working on the epic since the beginning and we seen the phone grow and know what where talking about. Silly newbs
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you nailed it right on the head.
I love when people don't realize me n you have been working on the epic since the beginning and we seen the phone grow and know what where talking about. Silly newbs
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actually i tend to get confused when people mention me and epic. as i never did anything big for it, i leaked DK17 froyo build. i did the first linux/mac one click but i didnt do any roms or anything :/
The bounty has been reached! Thanks XDA! I'll update the OP when Nitro had a phone.
UPDATE: phone had been purchased and week be doing it Monday, confirmed by hesh.monster
FINAL UPDATE: NITRO JUST GOT HIS S3.... HERE WE GO!
If you haven't heard of Eclipse ROM you've probably been living under a rock. If you have heard of them, then you know of the unmatched stability and speed. Not to mention sheer beauty!
nitroglycerine33 is already working on a ROM for the s3, but doesn't own the device. This limits the testing and work he can do, so we need to get him one! I figure 450 is about the average price for one. So let's set that as a goal, nitro says he's already got 20 towards that goal. His donation link is at the bottom of this post. Please post your donation so I can keep track of the total. All donations are going straight to him and if we get more then what we spend on the device it will stay with him as a donation for his hard work.
Also I just sent 40 so now we're at 60 total only 390 to go! Let's get some Eclipse!
Id number 1NW52202MR4912405
DONATIONS
paljets..... $20
hesh.monster..... $65
erz1972..... $20
jaben2...... $25
ashclepdia...... $30
Nnyan..... $60
Kintwofan...... $20
Guthrien....... $20
Motcher41...... $10
Mjdavis871..... $100
Hulk0069....... $20
TOTAL
$430
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs...=PP-DonationsBF:btn_donateCC_LG.gif:NonHosted
Edit: I forgot to add this idea was actually started by paljets here, I just started the organized bounty thread. So if you like this make sure you head there and thank him for the idea!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31384791
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Solid. Stable. Sexy. Support.
That's Eclipse.
Get some
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eclipse ROMs are more like AOSP roms, at least that's what it was on my DX2. correct me if i'm wrong
He made a great Rom for the Fascinate, Evil Fascination, based off touchwiz. It was the only Rom i ran for about a year. It was that good
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I dunno man, a bunch of people bought him a Bionic and he never did **** with it. Kept saying he was gonna make an ICS Eclipse ROM but always had a story about how he was waiting for OTA. He could/should have built it on the leaks but he didn't. He was more focused on other devices. Just food for thought.
SamerBerjawi said:
eclipse ROMs are more like AOSP roms, at least that's what it was on my DX2. correct me if i'm wrong
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Yes his ROMs are usually similar to AOSP. Even his stock based use a lot of AOSP apps (dialer, gallery, camera, etc). They are oh so sexy, and incredibly stable and his support if the ROM it's unrealistic. If there's a problem he fixes it!
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He made a great Rom for the Fascinate, Evil Fascination, based off touchwiz. It was the only Rom i ran for about a year. It was that good
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I couldn't agree more. I ran Eclipse on my charge and my RAZR Maxx I woods veer off and try others (,I think I have a problem) but would always come back to eclipse.
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I would love the chance to get my hands on an s3. I appreciate the support guys!
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As soon I get paid I'm donating, you made my x2 bearable.you got my support.
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coldhardtruth said:
I dunno man, a bunch of people bought him a Bionic and he never did **** with it. Kept saying he was gonna make an ICS Eclipse ROM but always had a story about how he was waiting for OTA. He could/should have built it on the leaks but he didn't. He was more focused on other devices. Just food for thought.
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I don't know what happened on the bionic, but I do know that his ROM was great for both the RAZR and charge. He also doesn't release a ROM that isn't stable. He also already has a build for the s3 just needs some bug fixing. Which is hard to do without the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31565668
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coldhardtruth said:
I dunno man, a bunch of people bought him a Bionic and he never did **** with it. Kept saying he was gonna make an ICS Eclipse ROM but always had a story about how he was waiting for OTA. He could/should have built it on the leaks but he didn't. He was more focused on other devices. Just food for thought.
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Wow dude.. so two full builds from the last two gingerbread updates is nothing? Supporting builds for months and building blind for months is nothing? Just because I thought ICS was coming soon I never put out an official build. How do you think i built version 3.0?
ICS leaks were coming weekly for a little while there... I love people like you who feel entitled to things.
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I dunno man, a bunch of people bought him a Bionic and he never did **** with it. Kept saying he was gonna make an ICS Eclipse ROM but always had a story about how he was waiting for OTA. He could/should have built it on the leaks but he didn't. He was more focused on other devices. Just food for thought.
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Man you are so off and wrong here. Been using eclipse for years. Droid X2, Wife's Bionic Still, my galaxy nexus, and both our nexus 7. Nitro puts out the best!!
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Wow dude.. so two full builds from the last two gingerbread updates is nothing? Supporting builds for months and building blind for months is nothing? Just because I thought ICS was coming soon I never put out an official build. How do you think i built version 3.0?
ICS leaks were coming weekly for a little while there... I love people like you who feel entitled to things.
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I have never ran or heard of your roms (not trying to bash) but I donate to devs that get the device themselves and then show us their skills... I have a hard time donating to someone that should be able to get the phone somehow...? I am living on a set income but found a way to get this device because I love new tech but the comment above makes me think that you think your entitled to a G3 cause your a good dev that needs one (which I don't doubt).. Just sayin... Your work is hugely appreciated but you can find ways of getting the device yourself and then if your that good at what you do then your S3 will be paid for VERY quickly! Once again... Not trying to flame in ANY way shape or form... I would donate in a heartbeat if your roms are as good as people say but you just gotta get that S3 like a bunch of other devs have done on their own.
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I have never ran or heard of your roms (not trying to bash) but I donate to devs that get the device themselves and then show us their skills... I have a hard time donating to someone that should be able to get the phone somehow...? I am living on a set income but found a way to get this device because I love new tech but the comment above makes me think that you think your entitled to a G3 cause your a good dev that needs one (which I don't doubt).. Just sayin... Your work is hugely appreciated but you can find ways of getting the device yourself and then if your that good at what you do then your S3 will be paid for VERY quickly! Once again... Not trying to flame in ANY way shape or form... I would donate in a heartbeat if your roms are as good as people say but you just gotta get that S3 like a bunch of other devs have done on their own.
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Unfortunately, most people don't bother to donate to a dev so on top of the time they invest in making the ROM they are also buying these devices. Nitro is a great dev and this bounty was set up because I and others want his work to come to the s3 NOT because nitro just wants a new phone. He already has many other devices he works on and bought himself. So I appreciate your view and agree IF it actually worked that way were people took care of there Devs but it doesn't.
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Unfortunately, most people don't bother to donate to a dev so on top of the time they invest in making the ROM they are also buying these devices. Nitro is a great dev and this bounty was set up because I and others want his work to come to the s3 NOT because nitro just wants a new phone. He already has many other devices he works on and bought himself. So I appreciate your view and agree IF it actually worked that way were people took care of there Devs but it doesn't.
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Like I said I would NEVER bash a dev cause they MAKE this community what it is!! I donate to at least 2 devs a month and $10 at the very least... It's to bad others don't do the same... Granted it is a hobby for most devs that they LOVE doing but they also get treated like crap and people think that the dev owes them a fix right now!!! LOL That's not the case... I hope nitro does get a G3!! :good:
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I dunno man, a bunch of people bought him a Bionic and he never did **** with it. Kept saying he was gonna make an ICS Eclipse ROM but always had a story about how he was waiting for OTA. He could/should have built it on the leaks but he didn't. He was more focused on other devices. Just food for thought.
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You're an idiot.
Mods, I'll take my punishment now.
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The guys got two kids, a wife, and a full-time job. Additionally, he's never abandoned a device, even when he's running something else. Heard of the X2? He saved it. He doesn't make it a habit to build off leaks, as many devs do. Want to know why? Because stability is his number one concern. This guy builds for YOU while he is working, or in between diaper changes.
What have you done for android? Besides make yourself look like an ass in here?
How many one man teams do you know that does that? Huh? Anyone? Exactly. People like you don't deserve to have fancy, fun devices. Go get an iPhone and take your ****ty, ungrateful attitude somewhere else. Or build something yourself.
See you guys in a week or so. I'll take a ban to defend a stand up dev/person.
Peace.
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I had the bionic and ran his rom. damn right he made it great. why build off of a leak anyway. the leaks were coming so fast it was crazy. imagine having to start over every time. its called time management. building off of leaks seems like a good idea till you do it (I tried and failed miserably. but got a new phone out of it) I would suspect that you were not one of the ones that donated for the bionic because you did not say a bunch of "us ".so why is it any skin off of your back? thanks for the x and bionic Rome can't wait to run the gs3 version.
Right on wolf you said it
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The subject line says it all....
I have been using my Note 2 and Nexus 4, but threw my SIM back into my SK4G this weekend. I missed this keyboard! I just wish it had a better camera with a flash. I can live with everything else on the device. Though, a newer version of Android would be nice...
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The subject line says it all....
I have been using my Note 2 and Nexus 4, but threw my SIM back into my SK4G this weekend. I missed this keyboard! I just wish it had a better camera with a flash. I can live with everything else on the device. Though, a newer version of Android would be nice...
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I still use it as my main...and only...device. Hahaha! I will be getting a Zeki Jelly Bean 4.1.1 tablet soon for my multimedia content. I already found out how to root it and make it look like a Nexus 7. Why not get a Nexus 7 you may ask? Lack of a microsd card slot. I'll be getting a 32 Gigger with it.
Anyway, I agree. It would be nice to see something other than Froyo on this thing. I'll be moving to AT&T later this year and getting myself either a Nexus or LG Optimus, I'm sure by that time there will some nice Key Lime Pie phones....I won't get a Galaxy after being burned by Sammy.
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I still use it as my main...and only...device. Hahaha! I will be getting a Zeki Jelly Bean 4.1.1 tablet soon for my multimedia content. I already found out how to root it and make it look like a Nexus 7. Why not get a Nexus 7 you may ask? Lack of a microsd card slot. I'll be getting a 32 Gigger with it.
Anyway, I agree. It would be nice to see something other than Froyo on this thing. I'll be moving to AT&T later this year and getting myself either a Nexus or LG Optimus, I'm sure by that time there will some nice Key Lime Pie phones....I won't get a Galaxy after being burned by Sammy.
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Yeah. The Nexus is nice. I like it much better than the Note 2. Still, there are times when a physical keyboard is an absolute must...I wonder how bhundven is doing.
I just started repairing one my friend had. Seems it has a power issue and I am following some instructions I saw somewhere here.
Still using it atleast till this xmas when I can switch carries an not have to pay 600 to remove one of 3 lines
I love the keyboard but I wish they would update it as I seen "it was sopose to get 2.3" but never happened
I just hope they get the cm6/7 running would be really nice
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Waiting for EMS package with a device, that should replace Sidekick for me... Should get it this week. Too bad, but it seems like this phone has no future.
I use my sk4g at home connected to WiFi while my amaze4g charges sometimes also I use It to stream video on ustream as a stationary camera occasionally.
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ged92781 said:
The subject line says it all....
I have been using my Note 2 and Nexus 4, but threw my SIM back into my SK4G this weekend. I missed this keyboard! I just wish it had a better camera with a flash. I can live with everything else on the device. Though, a newer version of Android would be nice...
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My contract runs until Christmas, so I'm stuck with this phone. It was a decent phone for its time, but its time is way past. I can't believe T-Mo never updated it to GB. I will never buy another phone from them again.
BTW @RicAndroid thanks for continuing to put out ROMs for this phone. I guess once you get your tablet we won't see anything else for the SK4G from you, eh?
Well...I'm hoping Dizzle1 from androidforums lends a hand with creating a new kernel. If that happens, I'll release a combination of all the roms into a new version of Glorious Overdose. Ay0teddy deserves more than to have his classic rom remain in limbo.
The tablet will be just for multimedia content. Movies and ebooks look horrible on the SK4G. I only plan to root it to add Google Play and Nova Launcher.
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To put it simply, if Dizzle1 manages to make this happen, I'll make Glorious Overdose my main project.
If it doesn't happen, then I'll polish up minor stuff with my current roms and call it quits. Not much else left to do with KJ2, y'know?
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Well...I'm hoping Dizzle1 from androidforums lends a hand with creating a new kernel. If that happens, I'll release a combination of all the roms into a new version of Glorious Overdose. Ay0teddy deserves more than to have his classic rom remain in limbo.
The tablet will be just for multimedia content. Movies and ebooks look horrible on the SK4G. I only plan to root it to add Google Play and Nova Launcher.
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To put it simply, if Dizzle1 manages to make this happen, I'll make Glorious Overdose my main project.
If it doesn't happen, then I'll polish up minor stuff with my current roms and call it quits. Not much else left to do with KJ2, y'know?
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Let's hope for great things. I still hope bhundven comes through as well. Is Dizzle1 on xda?
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Let's hope for great things. I still hope bhundven comes through as well. Is Dizzle1 on xda?
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No...he's from androidforums.com
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I'm still using mine. I only got it in January. It replaced my bricked Milestone 2 for a reasonable price, I love the design and if it wasn't for Froyo I'd want for nothing else.
Unfortunately, it is stuck with Froyo and I'm getting annoyed. But:
I didn't want to fork out the big bucks for an imported Relay 4G when it had a shonky-looking keyboard.
Motorola's qwerty line stops GSM support after the Milestone 2 which is only slightly better off in the ROM department than SK4G.
And there are no other pleasant or modern QWERTY options for Australia. So here I am!
(Also I love the girly magenta and no other woman in Perth is gonna whip out a Sidekick 4G. It was never even sold in Aus. I feel special!)
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I'm still using mine. I only got it in January. It replaced my bricked Milestone 2 for a reasonable price, I love the design and if it wasn't for Froyo I'd want for nothing else.
Unfortunately, it is stuck with Froyo and I'm getting annoyed. But:
I didn't want to fork out the big bucks for an imported Relay 4G when it had a shonky-looking keyboard.
Motorola's qwerty line stops GSM support after the Milestone 2 which is only slightly better off in the ROM department than SK4G.
And there are no other pleasant or modern QWERTY options for Australia. So here I am!
(Also I love the girly magenta and no other woman in Perth is gonna whip out a Sidekick 4G. It was never even sold in Aus. I feel special!)
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Yeah, the keyboard is awesome! Froyo is not so great. Though, the biggest gripe I have with it is that I can't use Chrome on it. Otherwise, I love the phone.
OK, I'm done, no more Sidekick for me.
Yes, it's not a phone, and yes, it's a strange gaming tablet, but I guess it would fit my needs, while Sidekick would be just a phone and WiFi access point.
Hope you guys would get something better than Froyo one day. I'm out of here, goodbye.
djh said:
OK, I'm done, no more Sidekick for me.
Yes, it's not a phone, and yes, it's a strange gaming tablet, but I guess it would fit my needs, while Sidekick would be just a phone and WiFi access point.
Hope you guys would get something better than Froyo one day. I'm out of here, goodbye.
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I'm planning on doing the same thing when I get my tablet, djh. It has Jelly Bean and I already figured out how to root it.
Anyway...thanks for your contribution and take care!
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Just bought it from one of your betrayer for 20 bucks. Nice phone. I do not hate froyo, it is just the slow response bored me.
Also, the keyboard is not as fast as soft keyboard in note 2.
But for 20 bucks, I have no complain.
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20 bucks you go a serious deal as this phone still goes for 100
An yes froyo is slow but the new nexus roms make is seem like no lag (atleast to me)
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Wow I thought I got off cheap paying 60 for mine, it is flawless though, you would think its new.
Even if I would have know that there were only froyo ROMs for this phone ahead of time I still would have bought it, yes we need to move ahead, this phone is plenty capable of running even jb, but we need talent who has time to do so....
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Hey everyone, I just got one for my girlfriend off ebay a few weeks ago, and everyone here in the subforum has been super helpful! I also got a second one for $50 that was broken with the reboot-power-button loop problem which I have about 60% fixed (using a TON of rubbing alcohol..).
I have to say, it is an odd little phone when it comes to hacking/rooting... My main phone is a Galaxy Exhibit 4G, which has its oddities as well, but the more I mess with this glitchy Sidekick the more I like it. My girlfriends phone is running RicAndroid's neXus JB 1.22, and so far so good. My Sidekick is running rooted and updated stock rom, for two reasons...
1) I can't seem to get CWM to stick without modifying the kernel as well
2) I really like the funky "urban" stock rom's style...
I wish there were a blend of all the features of JB with the look and feel of stock... That, or a functioning Bootmanager, so I could dual boot between stock and custom roms!
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djh said:
OK, I'm done, no more Sidekick for me.
Yes, it's not a phone, and yes, it's a strange gaming tablet, but I guess it would fit my needs, while Sidekick would be just a phone and WiFi access point.
Hope you guys would get something better than Froyo one day. I'm out of here, goodbye.
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Sad times, 4.2.2 really isn't all that great, only real benefit to new phones are bigger screens and faster processors. Most of the features in 4.2.2 have 3rd party apps that mirror the new "features" if not improve on them. If you know of a 4.2.2 Android with a physical keyboard this big you let me know! Until getting one of these phones recently, I had forgotten the sheer joy of using a REAL keyboard!
digimancer said:
Hey everyone, I just got one for my girlfriend off ebay a few weeks ago, and everyone here in the subforum has been super helpful! I also got a second one for $50 that was broken with the reboot-power-button loop problem which I have about 60% fixed (using a TON of rubbing alcohol..).
I have to say, it is an odd little phone when it comes to hacking/rooting... My main phone is a Galaxy Exhibit 4G, which has its oddities as well, but the more I mess with this glitchy Sidekick the more I like it. My girlfriends phone is running RicAndroid's neXus JB 1.22, and so far so good. My Sidekick is running rooted and updated stock rom, for two reasons...
1) I can't seem to get CWM to stick without modifying the kernel as well
2) I really like the funky "urban" stock rom's style...
I wish there were a blend of all the features of JB with the look and feel of stock... That, or a functioning Bootmanager, so I could dual boot between stock and custom roms!
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Sad times, 4.2.2 really isn't all that great, only real benefit to new phones are bigger screens and faster processors. Most of the features in 4.2.2 have 3rd party apps that mirror the new "features" if not improve on them. If you know of a 4.2.2 Android with a physical keyboard this big you let me know! Until getting one of these phones recently, I had forgotten the sheer joy of using a REAL keyboard!
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I do believe droid 4 is the most updated with a keyboard
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