Hello I just picked up the samsung replinish and need to know if I can add flash support somehow. Do I need to change my kernel? Or add a custom rom? I had the evo and got this for the keyboard but really miss the flash support... thanks in advance
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Any luck?
Did you have any luck getting flash support? I'm considering this phone for my son, and flash would be good. Maybe an alternate browser would work. How about Dolphin? Also, if you want to try to get flash running, you could try sideloading it. Android Central, which sings the XDA praises all the time, has an app for sideloading called the wonder machine. I haven't used it, but it might be useful for you. Good luck.
forum.androidcentral.com/android-sideload-wonder-machine/76171-android-central-sideload-wonder-machine-v-1-2-a.html
I can't imagine that flash would work on this phone, only because the screen resolution and processor speed are both so low. As an employee, I cannot tell you to try "rooting" the phone because that would be in violation of Sprint T&C's, but that may be the only way to attempt what you are looking to do. It is not meant to be a high end handset, but more of an entry level device for 1st time Android or smartphone users. Now having said that, for the non-Uber-user, the Replenish is a solid phone that provides a mid-range smartphone experience for the feature phone convert, or for antiquated smartphone upgraders. I would say it is NOT the way to go if you are "upgrading" from an Evo or Epic. It does offer some significant savings, not only in capital investment, but also in the MRC.
Quite honestly though, I have not tried to get flash to work, nor do I expect it to.
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I was able to download Adobe Flash 10.1 (found the apk on xda somewhere) but it causes my browser to crash--also, the whole reason I got it was in hopes that THAT was why my modded Netflix app still wasn't working (got the no-device-checker mod from xda as well).
For the record, I've rooted my Replenish--but haven't seen much performance boost at all. I got an overclocker but all I could really do was switch the profile from the standard one to "performance"--so it does seem to load up a little faster.
Also, Wireless tether is neat....but thats about it!
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I was able to download Adobe Flash 10.1 (found the apk on xda somewhere) but it causes my browser to crash--also, the whole reason I got it was in hopes that THAT was why my modded Netflix app still wasn't working (got the no-device-checker mod from xda as well).
For the record, I've rooted my Replenish--but haven't seen much performance boost at all. I got an overclocker but all I could really do was switch the profile from the standard one to "performance"--so it does seem to load up a little faster.
Also, Wireless tether is neat....but thats about it!
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thats because your using a stock kernel if their is a custom kernel that allows overclocking then you would see a difference
Replenish is NOT a multimedia phone. It has multimedia capabilities, but just the physical specs themselves (600mHz processor, 2MP camera, LO-res screen) screams "don't use me for video unless you're witnessing a phelony, and then you may have trouble getting it to stick!".
The reason that apps like Netflix, Angry Birds, and other software are not available or won't run on the Replenish is because those programs require a minimum hardware performance level.
Getting back to Flash, I think it won't work for this reason. Even if you can overclock it with a cooked ROM, your resolution will still stink, and you may even burn out the screen and/or hardware by trying to run full video (conjecture, not really knowing...).
If you get it to work and it's stable, obviously I'd like to know how because I don't think the manufacturers or Sprint meant to "reserve" any computing or performance power in order to enable higher end processes and applications like Flash video or bird catapults...
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Angry birds (the original at least) runs just fine on the replenish. Tested it myself.
A custom rom with some of the crap removed would be nice.
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Salpula said:
Angry birds (the original at least) runs just fine on the replenish. Tested it myself.
A custom rom with some of the crap removed would be nice.
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Here is a WORKING DEODEXED PhoenixRom that I just made about an hour ago. I got to playing around with FireHak's build. I didn't change NOTHING, but deodex. I noticed the boot animations didn't work so I added bootanimation.zip functionality and it still doesn't work. At least on my wife's phone who I tested this on. I downloaded Anim Mod from the market to change the windows animations and transitions. It also modifies the system framework, so I tested it on her Replenish and EVERYTHING is running good so far. Now we have a deodexed ROM, let the customization begin.
I am not in anyway trying to take Firehak's glory. That is why I left everything the same.
Things we need to work on:
Custom Bootanimations
Disable the annoying System Update message
Fix recovery to fit our screens. (I noticed the Clockwork Recovery is oversized)
Customization
Flash like you would normally a ROM. Use Firehak's instructions here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-replenish/148702-acs-rom-phoenix-rom-0-2-a.html
But instead, use the Pheonix 0.3 zip include below.
I made it to where it WON'T wipe data, but I noticed it still does. PLEASE BACKUP FIRST! After I flashed this ROM I did an Avanced Restore through Clockwork and only restored DATA. Everything seems fine. Wipe Dalvik and Cache, just in case.
AS WITH ALL OTHER ROMS, FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Please let me know if anyone has issues.
Now what we all been waiting for, here is the link to download:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64632729/pho...3_deodexed.zip
Hope you all enjoy!
PS. Thanks Firehak for all your hard work
EDIT: Because bootanimations didn't work on my wife's phone, it will look like the phone shut off. Just let it sit. It will boot up.
It seems like a basic question, but I have received no concrete answers. What's all the fuss about rooting your android device? I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1, and I'm looking hard for any excuse to root my tablet. Yes, I have checked google and these forums to no avail. My only luck are youtube videos of people's justifications being either:
1) Linux
2) "Don't you want control over your device? u_u"
With my Ps3 and Wii, hacking it opened many doors. My Wii especially -- I can (probably) put emulators, games, DVDs, music, and shows all for free and without discs but I haven't since it's illegal. The untapped potential is endless. My question(s):
What does a rooted device bring to the table?
Can I [theoretically] download emulators on my tablet for free via Linux despite being illegal and something I most certainly would never do despite my stance on piracy?
More specific -- what's the best thing that has ever happened as a result of your rooted device?
I really appreciate the help.
*Note, I do not have the Galaxy Tab, so talking in general*
Rooting gives you more control over your device. It's as simple as that. It has nothing to do with piracy, since you can sideload apps anyway.
Want to overclock making things run faster/smoother? Want to underclock so you can have extended battery life? Install a custom kernel. Don't like the way the default ROM (operating system) looks? Modify it, or install a whole new community-based ROM.
If you're happy with your device as-is, don't bother rooting it.
Examples of why I root:
HTC Inspire 4G-
*Underclocked as to improve battery life.
*Installed custom ROM as to improve functionality of the phone.
*Tether WiFi devices to 4G (H+).Kindle Fire-
*Install Google Market on the device.
I rooted my phone so I could install custom roms. This was a big improvement over my stock rom as far as functionality, performance and stability.
Rooting to me is about having full control over my phone and being able to make it what I want it to be instead of what the carrier thinks it should be.
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2) "Don't you want control over your device? u_u"
I really appreciate the help.
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This is the bottom line for me.
I'm not an automatic person, I am a hands on person. I appreciate making choices and going through the options. I work on my own cars, build my own computers. Root my own phone. Both my cars have manual transmissions and I work on my own house.
See the pattern, I like to do things myself, to be in control, and not have them chosen for me.
That's why I don't own anything from Apple.
I keep on seeing such word in half of everyones sigs, It seems to be related to phones because theres always a phone model near the word. So what is a "ROM"?
It's essentially the operating system that your phone is currently running. It's like windows XP or windows 7 on your laptop. Windows itself is the operating system, as is any rom on a phone.
The key things about ROMS are how they can be customized (especially with android) to your hearts content. Let me explain;
A stock ROM is the rom you get from the manufacturer/network. Say you buy a phone, you turn it on, the interface you look at, the settings you change, EVERYTHING is the rom, and seeing as you havent changed it, it's the 'stock' ROM, it's the one made by the manufacturer.
But with a custom rom, you can take a phone you buy from outside and remove any limitations imposed by the manufacturer/network you got the phone from by installing a custom rom someone else made. It can have any number of changes from the stock rom, from just looking a bit different and being a bit smoother to completely overhauling your phone and making it feel like a brand new machine.
To install a custom rom requires a few things, read around more and when you've found one you want for your phone look for the specific instructions for that rom but it usually boils down to
-root your phone (actually you only usually end up having to do this the first time, if you flash a rom which has root, which most do. Read on, i explain what that means)
-install rom
-done
There may be extra steps involved but they just expand on that
if you root, it's is essentially a process to gain complete control over your phone, even to the most basic 'root' level) your phone and install a custom ROM, you have FAR more control over your phone, which is fair, it's YOUR phone.
Say you got a HTC phone because you liked the specifications, but didn't like the interface you get with a HTC phone (called Sense UI on a htc btw) and you like the look of basic android instead, install a custom rom which is based on plain android.
(using a launcher can change the interface and you needn't be rooted and have a custom rom installed to install a launcher from the market) (a launcher is something that completely changes the homescreen interface for you, and there a TON out there, that's a whole other topic i wont go into, but google it and search xda for more info. Infact there's a list on xda of nearly ALL homescreen launchers)
Say you wanted better battery life, a faster phone, or countless other tweaks applied to your phone to improve it; a custom rom is specifically designed for improving the phone compared to the stock ROM.
Individual tweaks can also improve your phone experience, but they are applied on top of your current rom (any they must be compatible with your device and then the rom your running, but when you read around you'll understand whether something is compatible)
Hope that helped, lemme know if it didn't
Have fun, and read around... always the best way to get more knowledge
yup, just to expand on that and offer a more technical side to the ROM and a bit about its history...
ROM is Read Only Memory
back in the day devices had ROM and RAM (random access memory)
The ROM was where the OS lived, if you hard reset or took the battery out it would always revert to the state in the ROM. In the old days any customisation was kept in RAM, this was not persistent and would mean you could lose everything if you pulled the battery out and didn't have it saved to an SD card, you could divide up the RAM in to storage and program memory, some devices had two batteries, one external the other internal which whilst not powerful enough to run the phone it did give it enough power to keep the memory active and thus stop you losing your data!
So anyhow, at this point in time around WM-2002 HTC had pumped out several devices, the mobile carrier O2 had them rebranded and sold as XDAs (that's partly where XDA-dev comes from) and came to the attention us, and XDA-developers was born!
So development began (consolidated)and because you were developing the OS to be flashed to the ROM, they become known as ROMs
even to this day its fairly accurate, the only difference is that from WM5 it was compulsory to have persistent storage, which is where NAND came in to the picture.
So there you have it, ROM RAM and NAND (Storage) all under one Roof!
Yes im sure that was riveting but its history and its always good to learn that there was life before iphones and Android
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I keep on seeing such word in half of everyones sigs, It seems to be related to phones because theres always a phone model near the word. So what is a "ROM"?
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Short answer: A ROM is everything what runs the phone
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Short answer: A ROM is everything what runs the phone
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short yes, but if I were to be pedantic, inaccurate
ok then, very pedantic!
In this forum the above definition of ROM is correct. In the computer world however, it differs greatly..where it refers to Read Only Memory, which would be counter-intuitive in the context of XDA.
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In this forum the above definition of ROM is correct. In the computer world however, it differs greatly..where it refers to Read Only Memory, which would be counter-intuitive in the context of XDA.
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Its not counter intuitive, the historical context of the term "ROM" helps define what one is. And that is a file that contains an Image of an Operating system designed to be flashed in to ROM on a given device
There you go, I think that's a short accurate definition of the term ROM.
its still good to know your history though
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read-only memory
ROM = Read Only Memory
Android comes with stock rom(company rom) which can be replaced by flashing a custom rom(third-party rom) if you are rooted.
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Hello,
i´ve researched on this topic for a while now, but the result is confusing.
Everyone tell a different way to root the LG. Half of the threads are too old with expired download link or not working methods.
And there seems to be a problem with the new baseband when the phone is updated to the "new" 2.3.3. stock rom.
I would like to try the "CyanogenMod" first.
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=p500&type=stable
As I am unsure which ROM to choose from the endless variety of custom ROMs and the CyanogenMod seems to be the most reliable solution.
Important is a smooth and fast OS with the possibility to install (every) App to the SD Card.
thx for any help in advance
Any Ideas?
georg2010 said:
Hello,
i´ve researched on this topic for a while now, but the result is confusing.
Everyone tell a different way to root the LG. Half of the threads are too old with expired download link or not working methods.
And there seems to be a problem with the new baseband when the phone is updated to the "new" 2.3.3. stock rom.
I would like to try the "CyanogenMod" first.
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=p500&type=stable
As I am unsure which ROM to choose from the endless variety of custom ROMs and the CyanogenMod seems to be the most reliable solution.
Important is a smooth and fast OS with the possibility to install (every) App to the SD Card.
thx for any help in advance
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Hello georg2010 welcome to Xda! now first off we can start with trying to root your phone, older phones on xda start to loose their links as the days go by but hopefully there are a few still up. for now, i want you to use this method to root it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
From there you are going to go to the play market and download an app called "ClockworkMod ROM Manager", open it as soon as its done and choose to install Clockworkmod recovery,should be the first option, you need to be sure that you select your model only, in this case you told us a LG optimus one p500. once its done it might restart but to make sure it worked try this button combo when your device is turned off: Volume Down + Power + Home
post back when your ready to move on ahead.
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Hello georg2010 welcome to Xda! now first off we can start with trying to root your phone, older phones on xda start to loose their links as the days go by but hopefully there are a few still up. for now, i want you to use this method to root it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
From there you are going to go to the play market and download an app called "ClockworkMod ROM Manager", open it as soon as its done and choose to install Clockworkmod recovery,should be the first option, you need to be sure that you select your model only, in this case you told us a LG optimus one p500. once its done it might restart but to make sure it worked try this button combo when your device is turned off: Volume Down + Power + Home
post back when your ready to move on ahead.
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Hello,
Yes I remember this software, because I was actually trying to root my phone some months ago already but it never went beyond this point
I think it was this part
When it says: Starting ADB Server...
Turn USB Debugging OFF
Turn USB Debugging ON
Turn USB Debugging OFF
All BEFORE it says "Waiting for device..." again
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where it stuck at "Waiting for device..."
BTW: Is this software clean? I mean some people reportet a virus in "SuperOneClick"
georg2010 said:
Hello,
Yes I remember this software, because I was actually trying to root my phone some months ago already but it never went beyond this point
I think it was this part
where it stuck at "Waiting for device..."
BTW: Is this software clean? I mean some people reportet a virus in "SuperOneClick"
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Yes, the software is clean, most of the time stuff like this people get virus pickups, thousands of people view these forums a day, you would think if it was a real virus it would be Taken down Asap. as for your problem with that program, did you install LG drivers? if not and we still have problems with it, try this instead http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765 download the APK towards the bottom, should be GingerBreak-v1.20.apk put it on your phone, use a file browser like androzip (personally my favorite its on the google play store) find it and install it. open it and follow the directions, make sure to enable usb debugging in settings first, im sure this one will root your device, it normally roots android 2.1-2.3 easily rooted my LG optimus V (same exact phone as yours different carrier)
Edit: my bad did a little research and it looks like Gingerbreak only works on the 2.2 update, which you have the 2.3.3 update. i would try this also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832485 otherwise try superonelick again.
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Yes, the software is clean, most of the time stuff like this people get virus pickups, thousands of people view these forums a day, you would think if it was a real virus it would be Taken down Asap. as for your problem with that program, did you install LG drivers? if not and we still have problems with it, try this instead http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765 download the APK towards the bottom, should be GingerBreak-v1.20.apk put it on your phone, use a file browser like androzip (personally my favorite its on the google play store) find it and install it. open it and follow the directions, make sure to enable usb debugging in settings first, im sure this one will root your device, it normally roots android 2.1-2.3 easily rooted my LG optimus V (same exact phone as yours different carrier)
Edit: my bad did a little research and it looks like Gingerbreak only works on the 2.2 update, which you have the 2.3.3 update. i would try this also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832485 otherwise try superonelick again.
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SuperOneClick 2.3.3. worked at first try.
Installing ClockworkMod now.
Well I wanted to install the recovery, it detected my phone but it says only for old BB, which is the baseband driver I guess.
As it is Android 2.3.3. I guess its the new baseband?!
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Well I wanted to install the recovery, it detected my phone but it says only for old BB, which is the baseband driver I guess.
As it is Android 2.3.3. I guess its the new baseband?!
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i dont quite understand friend, i dont think it should have anything to do with baseband.
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i dont quite understand friend, i dont think it should have anything to do with baseband.
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I just did it,
according to: http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/41965-lg-optimus-one-complete-flashing-guide/
5) Press the “Flash Clockworkmod Recovery” option
6) Popup appears, asking for your device; select “LGE Optimus One”
7) Another popup will appear giving two options for the basebands:
- LG Optimus One (This is for new baseband)
- LG Optimus One (Old BB) (This is for old baseband)
I would advise you to select Old BB recovery as its more stable; new baseband may result in semi-brick (Personal Experience)
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So it seems to be irrelevant if I have new or old BB, for this part, my LG still can connect and so its not bricked (yet ). So everything seems to be fine.
Did already a backup of my ROM through clockwork recovery.
So I guess its time to install CM7 now?
georg2010 said:
I just did it,
according to: http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/41965-lg-optimus-one-complete-flashing-guide/
So it seems to be irrelevant if I have new or old BB, for this part, my LG still can connect and so its not bricked (yet ). So everything seems to be fine.
Did already a backup of my ROM through clockwork recovery.
So I guess its time to install CM7 now?
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Correct. If your able to get into cwm with no troubles then we can move on. Your going to download cyanogenmod first, for your phone only p500. Then your going to see which version of cyanogenmod you downloaded and download the correct gapps from here http://goo.im/gapps gapps are needed for every rom yoi flash, pretty much it includes all nessesary google items such as gmail and the play store. Put both of these files onto a micro sd card for your phone and your going to first select wipe data, after that choose wipe cache. Once thats finished you are going to select install zip and navigate to where you put the cyanogenmod zip and gapps zip. Flash (fancy way of daying install) the cm7 first, once finished flash the gapps after then reboot if all comes out well.
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Correct. If your able to get into cwm with no troubles then we can move on. Your going to download cyanogenmod first, for your phone only p500. Then your going to see which version of cyanogenmod you downloaded and download the correct gapps from here http://goo.im/gapps gapps are needed for every rom yoi flash, pretty much it includes all nessesary google items such as gmail and the play store. Put both of these files onto a micro sd card for your phone and your going to first select wipe data, after that choose wipe cache. Once thats finished you are going to select install zip and navigate to where you put the cyanogenmod zip and gapps zip. Flash (fancy way of daying install) the cm7 first, once finished flash the gapps after then reboot if all comes out well.
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Well it seems to work.
In some points not what I ´ve expected (I mean here and there still little lags) and so on. But I guess the fun has just begun, so it need a lot of fine tuning. Maybe I will update from CM7 to a higher one because its obviously still "gingerbread" (if this is recommended regarding the available resources on my P500)
But my goal is at first, to be able to move or install every app directly to the SD card. I would like to know how to do that, I´ve read some tutorials about partitioning the SD card and so on. Do you have to create a separate partition for the "apps"?
Although the 200MB space on my phone was nearly completely unused, (which is great becuase on the stock ROM its nearly full even after factory reset) I still would like to use the space on my 16 GB Sd Card, for this purpose.
The second "nice-to-have" feature would be the ability to install officially not compatible apps on my phone.
For example if I want to install "Threema" it says not compatible device in the market.
georg2010 said:
Well it seems to work.
In some points not what I ´ve expected (I mean here and there still little lags) and so on. But I guess the fun has just begun, so it need a lot of fine tuning. Maybe I will update from CM7 to a higher one because its obviously still "gingerbread" (if this is recommended regarding the available resources on my P500)
But my goal is at first, to be able to move or install every app directly to the SD card. I would like to know how to do that, I´ve read some tutorials about partitioning the SD card and so on. Do you have to create a separate partition for the "apps"?
Although the 200MB space on my phone was nearly completely unused, (which is great becuase on the stock ROM its nearly full even after factory reset) I still would like to use the space on my 16 GB Sd Card, for this purpose.
The second "nice-to-have" feature would be the ability to install officially not compatible apps on my phone.
For example if I want to install "Threema" it says not compatible device in the market.
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Well first off, for your lagging problem, its because the device is a little outdated with its Processor which is clocked at 600 MHz. Cyanogenmod allows you to overclock your device to what they think is a safe Clock speed. honestly when i had Cyanogenmod 7 on my Optimus v (same as p500 different carrier) i don't think i got to overclock it past 700 MHz. now you might be wondering if overclocking is as dangerous as computer overclocking, these phones (CPU's) where meant to get packed into small areas on its motherboard if that makes sense. it is completely safe to overclock (there was a Motorola phone i think was the moto atrix, when it first came out, it was clocked at 1 GHz. the ics update had boosted it up to 1.2 GHz.) the most harm it can do is Reboot when it either what i'm guessing cant handle that clock speed or is just a huge jump from different speeds. so pretty much just boost it 5% at a time until it reboots, to overclock i don't remember where you would be able to find it in cyanogenmod 7, i think it might be in something called cyanogenmod settings, the layout between CM7 vs CM9 and up changed quite a bit. but pretty much just look around for it.
as for your SD card problems, i don't know much about partitioning SD cards i don't do much of that. i think Gingerbread (2.3.X or CM7.X) and down had some weird SD card problems and limited taking apps to the SD card, android 4.0.X and up changed and you had more options but Apps were allowed to dump files everywhere onto your SD card making a mess (this is normally through all android versions Except Kitkat 4.4.x lots of people don't mind it but there are others who like it neat) kitkat fixed this and if i remember right kinda broke our way of making apps go to the SD card, you would have to look that up. i would recommend getting a 4.2.X or 4.3.X rom, personally my favorite versions of android. kitkat was not very impressive, if you don't see any of those just Test 4.0.X roms and up until you get something that is enjoyable. i'm looking around for a smaller gapps so we can give you a little more internal space, these small gapps pretty much give you the things you Really only need to use your phone such as the play market and Google play services, it removes like Gmail and hangouts, you will still be able to download them from the play store if you need them or see something missing.
as for your last question, its not that your phone is not officially compatible its because of your android version, i did some research and threema requires ICS 4.0.X and up so if you want to use this app you need to flash a ics or higher rom. remember every time you want to flash a rom, backup, wipe data, wipe cache, flash rom then gapps. i'm surprised you still own this phone, it is outdated at this point but is still a GREAT phone and im glad some people still use it, it was my first android phone and is still a great phone to this day (even if its sitting on my desk for the rest of its days like the rest of my phones lol). if you get stuck please reply back.
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Sorry i cant, its against rules to spam to get past the 10 post limit and make you look bad.
Trozzul said:
Well first off, for your lagging problem, its because the device is a little outdated with its Processor which is clocked at 600 MHz. Cyanogenmod allows you to overclock your device to what they think is a safe Clock speed. honestly when i had Cyanogenmod 7 on my Optimus v (same as p500 different carrier) i don't think i got to overclock it past 700 MHz. now you might be wondering if overclocking is as dangerous as computer overclocking, these phones (CPU's) where meant to get packed into small areas on its motherboard if that makes sense. it is completely safe to overclock (there was a Motorola phone i think was the moto atrix, when it first came out, it was clocked at 1 GHz. the ics update had boosted it up to 1.2 GHz.) the most harm it can do is Reboot when it either what i'm guessing cant handle that clock speed or is just a huge jump from different speeds. so pretty much just boost it 5% at a time until it reboots, to overclock i don't remember where you would be able to find it in cyanogenmod 7, i think it might be in something called cyanogenmod settings, the layout between CM7 vs CM9 and up changed quite a bit. but pretty much just look around for it.
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The overclocking indeed helps a bit. I think it depends on the Launcher too.
I´ve installed Go Launcher Ex with a simple theme: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex.theme.cblue
And it works much better.
There is a unofficial CM9 for P500
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Unoff....2C_Thrive_.28P506.29.2C_Optimus_T_.28P509.29
but the thread seems to be closed.
Also I don´t know if I just can pick any ROM available, or if I need a specific port for my device.
i'm looking around for a smaller gapps so we can give you a little more internal space, these small gapps pretty much give you the things you Really only need to use your phone such as the play market and Google play services, it removes like Gmail and hangouts, you will still be able to download them from the play store if you need them or see something missing.
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Thanks this sounds good. I guess this apps cannot be stored on the SD Card. And such like launchers neither. Tried this with Go Launcher Ex, the widgets crashed. - At least if You use the standard way of copying Apps on the SD card through the App manager.
So such performance-relevant stuff should be kept in phone´s storage.
i'm surprised you still own this phone, it is outdated at this point but is still a GREAT phone and im glad some people still use it, it was my first android phone and is still a great phone to this day (even if its sitting on my desk for the rest of its days like the rest of my phones lol)
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Its a combination of circumstances.
The phone is not so outdated that I had a strong desire to give out money for a new one.
And I like the design becuase its "handy". It´s not so small and not too big.
And if there is a free way to get rid of the slow stock rom, and make it a little bit faster... why not?
The today´s phones, like the Samsung S3-5 are way too big, and most importantly too expensive,
the whole system there is sad, you have to pay like 700€ for a new phone and as soon as they bring out a new model, the price drops instantly.
So you ask yourself do you pay for the hardware or for the "image" or whatever? So if I buy a new phone then I will of course always look for the "outdated" models (which are not in my opinion). Like the S2 or S3, where you still have a good performance, for a good price.
The One Plus One is interesting too, another favorite would be Google Nexus or (to stay loyal) some of the LG smartphones like the L70-L90, its maybe not one of the high end smartphones but still sure a nice performance boost.
The only bad thing about the older phones is the low screen resolution.
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The overclocking indeed helps a bit. I think it depends on the Launcher too.
I´ve installed Go Launcher Ex with a simple theme: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex.theme.cblue
And it works much better.
There is a unofficial CM9 for P500
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Unoff....2C_Thrive_.28P506.29.2C_Optimus_T_.28P509.29
but the thread seems to be closed.
Also I don´t know if I just can pick any ROM available, or if I need a specific port for my device.
Thanks this sounds good. I guess this apps cannot be stored on the SD Card. And such like launchers neither. Tried this with Go Launcher Ex, the widgets crashed. - At least if You use the standard way of copying Apps on the SD card through the App manager.
So such performance-relevant stuff should be kept in phone´s storage.
Its a combination of circumstances.
The phone is not so outdated that I had a strong desire to give out money for a new one.
And I like the design becuase its "handy". It´s not so small and not too big.
And if there is a free way to get rid of the slow stock rom, and make it a little bit faster... why not?
The today´s phones, like the Samsung S3-5 are way too big, and most importantly too expensive,
the whole system there is sad, you have to pay like 700€ for a new phone and as soon as they bring out a new model, the price drops instantly.
So you ask yourself do you pay for the hardware or for the "image" or whatever? So if I buy a new phone then I will of course always look for the "outdated" models (which are not in my opinion). Like the S2 or S3, where you still have a good performance, for a good price.
The One Plus One is interesting too, another favorite would be Google Nexus or (to stay loyal) some of the LG smartphones like the L70-L90, its maybe not one of the high end smartphones but still sure a nice performance boost.
The only bad thing about the older phones is the low screen resolution.
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the original Stock launcher for Cyanogenmod 7 and below was a launcher called ADW launcher, the company or person who made it tends to try to make it as stock android as possible and honestly the version cyanogenmod 7 came with was not very good. i dont think launchers cant be moved to the sd card but widgets sure cant.
your right, you cant pick any rom you want, it has to be specifically built for your own. cyanogenmod is not the only rom type. most of the time unofficial roms will be built upon cyanogenmod or other roms. there are a few others on some newer phones but cyanogenmod is the stablest and if its official updates on bugs come faster. if you want to find more roms, here on xda you always want to go here for your device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/optimus-one/one-development for roms kernels and other modifications.
honestly if you were to find a used Galaxy s2 the specs would be perfectly fine. all variants have a great development community going and should for the new few android versions. what carrier do you have? i would try to get a T989 T-mobile s2 like myself, its pretty great though its a 4.5" ich screen vs your 3.2" screen its not too big, probably the only problem i have with it is the resolution is not the best. a motorola G would be a great replacement aswell, better specs than the s2 (its very close to a s3 benchmark) same screen size and i think it has a better resolution.
as for today's standards you Are paying for image, paying for the brand name (like alienware and dell computers), back then it used to be Hardware, the Nexus one used to have the Best phone specs when it was released. if you look at benchmarks, the Galaxy s4 vs the s5 there is not much of a difference. i myself am interested in the oneplus one device but the only problem is that invite system. im also thinking of grabing a LG L90, great price for its specs which are the same as the moto g so pretty much as close to a s3.
Its hard to choose but I will give this one a try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2409107
what carrier do you have?
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O2
but I don´t really care about carrier, ´cause I use a prepaid card. Which work with every phone. And would buy only a sim-lock free phone.
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Its hard to choose but I will give this one a try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2409107
O2
but I don´t really care about carrier, ´cause I use a prepaid card. Which work with every phone. And would buy only a sim-lock free phone.
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be sure to read most of the thread looking for special requirements, some roms like this one dont need a gapps.
Trozzul said:
be sure to read most of the thread looking for special requirements, some roms like this one dont need a gapps.
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Yes saw this already.
btw. deleted this already,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2409107
.. not so smooth and screen was not so good, in the menues on the small display.
Flashed this now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811325
which is coming closer to that what I´ve expected..
Although I´ve trouble with the non-functional home button, someone suggested here, to re-flash the ROM, but Cyanogen and Gapp separately.
Will try this now.
Also I am considering to try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096721
But not sure if there are any major bugs or something.
This is the 4.2.X you suggested. Can´t find 4.3.X though.
What is the difference between them?
Maybe you can suggest one specific rom.
georg2010 said:
Yes saw this already.
btw. deleted this already,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2409107
.. not so smooth and screen was not so good, in the menues on the small display.
Flashed this now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811325
which is coming closer to that what I´ve expected..
Although I´ve trouble with the non-functional home button, someone suggested here, to re-flash the ROM, but Cyanogen and Gapp separately.
Will try this now.
Also I am considering to try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096721
But not sure if there are any major bugs or something.
This is the 4.2.X you suggested. Can´t find 4.3.X though.
What is the difference between them?
Maybe you can suggest one specific rom.
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i cant sugesst you a rom because i dont own the phone, i could look through the forums and show you one to test out but thats about it, 4.2.X and 4.3.X have just minor ui updates that can come in handy, just test a bunch of 4.1.X and 4.2.X and you can see the difference, i think 4.2.X added camera to the lockscreen and dropdown status bar different ui. you can check here to see some of the differences http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history