Hi guys, I'm a bit of a newbie to both xda and android development, but this is actually my first android device received second-hand from my dad. I've been able to get around and flash Hellfire Sandwich 1.9, which is what I've been on for a while, but I just wanted to move on to a more recent android version. I also planned to improve my phone so that it can play games more efficiently and perform better overall.
Of course, the problem is that the support for this phone is dead because of Cyanogenmod giving up on this device as well, along with the fact that it's been 5 years since the phone was released. So I was just wondering if there was some sort of trick to convert the G2x into an O2x, allowing me to download some roms and stuff to help this seriously old device and get the most out of it. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
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So I recently got a second-hand LG Cookie and I was wondering if I could flash it to Android. I've looked around on the Interwebz but nobody seems to have any useful information.
Can you guys help me out?
Thanks in advance.
Sorry, but not even by a long shot.
Android needs to be ported to the device for it to even run on that specific phone. It's taken well over 6 months to get a somewhat working version of Android on the Rhodium, and that's with many capable developers and one of the most popular smartphones sold in a while. I'm somewhat doubtful that Android will be ported to your device, so I'll guess that you'll never get and Android port, let alone a flashable version.
It has more to do with the phone only having 48MB of internal NAND.
I'm a new android user and I am planning on a Xoom being my first android device.
Now I am planning on getting the wifi version and there's only one thing that's got me hesitant. Will the tablet receive updates like ice cream and above or will I have to rely on you guys at XDA for my updates ? Because I know this is pure Honeycomb and those usually get updated way faster by the devs. I would prefer official updates because i have never rooted or installed roms before and i know they can really mess up your device
Also does it appear that there will be many upgrades for this in a few years like will there be enough devs down the road?
Really what I want to know is should I get this or should I wait for LG to come out with their Nexus tablet ?
Dark lord me said:
I'm a new android user and I am planning on a Xoom being my first android device.
Now I am planning on getting the wifi version and there's only one thing that's got me hesitant. Will the tablet receive updates like ice cream and above or will I have to rely on you guys at XDA for my updates ? Because I know this is pure Honeycomb and those usually get updated way faster by the devs. I would prefer official updates because i have never rooted or installed roms before and i know they can really mess up your device
Also does it appear that there will be many upgrades for this in a few years like will there be enough devs down the road?
Really what I want to know is should I get this or should I wait for LG to come out with their Nexus tablet ?
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I don't think anyone can tell you that you will get updates to Ice Cream unless the manufacturer states it. To my knowledge, no manufacturer has announced that and in fact, I do not think that Ice Cream is far enough into development that it is even worth thinking about.
Xoom has already received an update for flash and I expect more coming including SD card support. I think there will be numerous Honeycomb updates before Ice Cream. You can of course wait as long as you like. It is always a waiting game for the next big thing. It is a never ending cycle. At some point you have to pull the trigger or you will be waiting forever.
Yeah I guess that's the problem with modern devices. Also i know i would be an early adopter but do you think it's worth it to get a android tablet at the start of their lifetime
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Yeah I guess that's the problem with modern devices. Also i know i would be an early adopter but do you think it's worth it to get a android tablet at the start of their lifetime
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I can only tell you that I love mine and knew the limitations when I got it such as tablet optimized apps being scarce. There were like 10-20 at launch when I got mine and now there are hundreds increasing daily. This does not concern me because I know develepors are working on it. I have emailed every single developer for apps I use to ask if they are working on honeycomb optimized versions and most have either already delivered or say they are working on it. I am not worried about Honeycomb app support at all. They will come.
There are also issues with the stock browser lagging on certain sites and crashing. When they crash, I hope the "report" button is being used by others so that it gets corrected. But overall, the browsing experience is near desktop like and pretty impressive.
My biggest gripe is the video playback of certain formats. Xoom cannot play any high profile 720p MKV file. You can convert the videos using applications like HandBrake and DVD Catalyst but that is time wasted if you are in a hurry to place a video on your Xoom and run out the door. I am hoping this is not a Tegra 2 processor issue that will never be corrected.
Well, I see ppl from XDA doesn't interesting so much in O3D. There are only two kernels at the moment: stock and Acurateam beta kernel which is pretty sh$$ty. I see noone want to compile the kernels, noone want to see how can we O/C O3D, or maybe someone want, but he doesn't know how? Write here you opinions
I got mine today.
Maybe this is all due to the fact it's a very recent phone and there aren't yet any developers with one of these.
Anyway, anxiously waiting for CM7 and better kernels.
I believe the reason is also because they're waiting for 2.3
I'm one ****ed up user definitely. The O3D doesn't feel like it is optimized with the so call full dual channels chipsets. The old Android 2.2 make it worse. The 3D is awesome, but using the camera in 3d modes and browsing 3d contents is sluggish. It is a huge frustration to turn on the 3d camera and switching between 3d video. When it is finally able to take the moment, it has already history.
If LG doesn't promise with the gingerbread in Oct, I will feel really ****ed up with LG phones. And even if they will, the flaws might not be fixed. I'm only putting high hope with cyanogenmod with everything working. I give it another 3 months, if nothing changed I will chuck this phone. I've experienced with few android phones, I've never feel so frustrated with a "high end' phone. It is not polished in many ways. My old HTC HD2 ported with Android had way better experience with this phone. This is freaking annoying to me now, and I'm feeling stupid of spending such money for a phone. I'm giving this phone 3 months time!
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from acurateam have worked and are working to bring something better than stock, we are not experts in modification of kernels for android (but we are working hard), we know that this device can take a lot of potential, and try to help with our work, some great developer soon appear, we are studying to improve O3D
With gingerbread longer possible improvements, froyo is simply
The phone itself is great, the biggest problem here is LG and their b*** s***.When I bought the phone I sold my SGS2 and the reason for that was 3D, I didnt expected it would be as fast as SGS2, but it is actually, it is a very nice device.The biggest problem is GB, LG promised it would be out in September, but than they release an update with a 3D converter (what is very nice actually), but doenst fix our performance problem.The problem here is not the device or developers, as I said before the problem here is Froyo and LG.
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Hello All,
I want to ask you guys that I am getting this Phone in cheap like around $125. I need to ask you guys that in that price is the right phone also I heard that people are complaining regarding this phone which majorly include random reboot. If I root it and flashed it via any custom 4.0 rom will it fix these problems ? Also I didn't understand what are the GB roms mean ? If anyone can suggest me a gud MIUI or any 4.0 rom it would be great.
Many Thanks in advance for your help.
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Hello All,
I want to ask you guys that I am getting this Phone in cheap like around $125. I need to ask you guys that in that price is the right phone also I heard that people are complaining regarding this phone which majorly include random reboot. If I root it and flashed it via any custom 4.0 rom will it fix these problems ? Also I didn't understand what are the GB roms mean ? If anyone can suggest me a gud MIUI or any 4.0 rom it would be great.
Many Thanks in advance for your help.
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Do yourself and your sanity a favor. DON'T pick up this phone! It's backed by a lying company, and it's an Nvidia based product making it subject to Nvidia's stuck up policy for releasing hardware drivers. Get something else. You'll be happier you did. LG NEVER again!
imk79 said:
Hello All,
I want to ask you guys that I am getting this Phone in cheap like around $125. I need to ask you guys that in that price is the right phone also I heard that people are complaining regarding this phone which majorly include random reboot. If I root it and flashed it via any custom 4.0 rom will it fix these problems ? Also I didn't understand what are the GB roms mean ? If anyone can suggest me a gud MIUI or any 4.0 rom it would be great.
Many Thanks in advance for your help.
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So....for the sane response. If you're planning on sticking with the stock firmware, then I'd also say to move on to another phone. If you're comfortable flashing a custom rom, I'd say if you can wait a while the this will probably be one of the best phones available.
To clarify, stock on this phone is very poor. CM7 is pretty good, but still has some bugs and obviously lacks all the newer features of ICS/JB. Right now we don't have a good ICS/JB build, but we're hoping to have one soon. Source was recently released for one of our "sister" phones. RC (Arcee, Ricardo) has already released CM10 for the O2x, but is ironing out some details on it atm. The reasonable assumption is that after is done with that, he'll make a version for the G2x (as he did with the "hacked" version of CM9 in the past).
So in short....hardware's great, but software's crap. Hopefully we'll see improvement on the software side soon though
imk79 said:
Hello All,
I want to ask you guys that I am getting this Phone in cheap like around $125. I need to ask you guys that in that price is the right phone also I heard that people are complaining regarding this phone which majorly include random reboot. If I root it and flashed it via any custom 4.0 rom will it fix these problems ? Also I didn't understand what are the GB roms mean ? If anyone can suggest me a gud MIUI or any 4.0 rom it would be great.
Many Thanks in advance for your help.
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At $125, if you will be satisfied with running Android 2.3.4 such as the stock LG/T-Mobile V21E or V21Y or a modded ROM of either of those such as Weapon, then the phone is a bargain if it is also in very good condition. The phone may or, most likely, won't get any further updates to ICS and/or JB even from developers such as those on XDA or Cyanogenmod (CM10). If you want to get the latest Android, buy a newly released NEXUS qualified phone with JB which will also get future Android updates.
Yeah, for $125 you can pick up a new non-LG phone that is far superior in terms of support and feature set. Anyone who recommends you to buy an LG smartphone does not care for you the way I do. I want you to live your life, not sit here in an XDA forum like the rest of us waiting to be saved by the open source community.
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Yeah, for $125 you can pick up a new non-LG phone that is far superior in terms of support and feature set. Anyone who recommends you to buy an LG smartphone does not care for you the way I do. I want you to live your life, not sit here in an XDA forum like the rest of us waiting to be saved by the open source community.
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I am interested in one of those phones for $125 (unsubsidized cost). Name them and what support and features are superior to the G2X.
Core Memory said:
At $125, if you will be satisfied with running Android 2.3.4 such as the stock LG/T-Mobile V21E or V21Y or a modded ROM of either of those such as Weapon, then the phone is a bargain if it is also in very good condition. The phone may or, most likely, will get any further updates to ICS and/or JB even from developers such as those on XDA or Cyanogenmod (CM10).
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Fixed your post. The p999 will be definitely getting CM10. Right now, were just in a period when all the other devs are being respectful to arcee and waiting for all the kinks to be worked out of the p990 CM10 before porting to the P999. Plus we will most likely get official CM support from arcee as well.
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Fixed your post. The p999 will be definitely getting CM10. Right now, were just in a period when all the other devs are being respectful to arcee and waiting for all the kinks to be worked out of the p990 CM10 before porting to the P999. Plus we will most likely get official CM support from arcee as well.
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Respect. Odd concept these days unless between gangs when it is used as a warning before all hell breaks loose.
So far, even though asked repsectfully and politely, RC hasn't provided any information about providing CM10 for the P999. I think we're hoping that he will after he gets some of the problems with CM10 for the P990 remedied. Apparently, he doesn't have a P999 but there's a rumour that he's getting one which I hope he does so he can optimize CM10 for the P999 without a lot of iterative programming. It's difficult to figure out what's happening with other developers, whether they're holding back out of "respect" for RC or they're gone from P999 development (there's one XDA member currently trying to port the P990 CM10 ROM but is having serious difficulties doing it).
Hey buddy there isn't anything wrong with the g2x as a phone. It still has tetra 2 and plays well with a lot apps and games. Its much better than any low cost new phone out there.
Leave it stock and maybe rooted and you will be fine.
Unless lg releases ics for it you wont have a full working ics rom for it.
And the problem isn't nvidia! Tegra2 devices are everywhere and the t3 is one the highest demanded chips out there.
Lg isn't totally to blame either.
The problem is anytime you buy a branded version of a phone it has to wait to get its software out too. So since the g2x says T-Mobile on it, they are also the reason the phone doesnt have much respect for the dev community,
Have fun with your 100$ phone. Best you can't find a better one cheaper
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Hey buddy there isn't anything wrong with the g2x as a phone. It still has tetra 2 and plays well with a lot apps and games. Its much better than any low cost new phone out there.
Leave it stock and maybe rooted and you will be fine.
Unless lg releases ics for it you wont have a full working ics rom for it.
And the problem isn't nvidia! Tegra2 devices are everywhere and the t3 is one the highest demanded chips out there.
Lg isn't totally to blame either.
The problem is anytime you buy a branded version of a phone it has to wait to get its software out too. So since the g2x says T-Mobile on it, they are also the reason the phone doesnt have much respect for the dev community,
Have fun with your 100$ phone. Best you can't find a better one cheaper
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I wouldn't let NVIDIA and LG off the hook for blame, they both have caused problems for the phones NVIDIA's chips are in and LG for the phones it makes. I own an unbranded Optimus 2X which is exactly the same as the T-Mobile G2X in every respect except that it is LG's branded phone. How did that happen? It's because it is a Canadian Optimus 2X which was sold by some Canadian cell phone service providers such as WIND Mobile and Mobilicity and operates on the same AWS bands as the T-Mobile G2X. It came with Froyo and, in spite of it being advertised as being upgradeable and to receive an upgrade to Gingerbread, it has not received any Android OS updates at all and, according to LG Canada, never will.
I'd say $75 would be the price I would recommend it at. I paid $200 with contract unfortunately
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Hello XDA!
I wondered if anyone could provide me with a System.img of any MIUI v4 ROM so I could use it in a AVD? All MIUI downloads I found high and low on XDA and elsewhere are in .zip format and I currently lack a Android handset to create one myself easily :/ Or is there maybe a way to convert a zipped ROM to a system.img with the help of a PC? I have access to Linux aswell if that should matter.
Thanks in advance for any help!
And let me add a bit of back-story as to why I want to even do this for anyone interested:
I have been interested in Android ever since it was released and had a G1 and HTC Desire in the past however since I'm very fickle about GUIs and visual design and in that department Android wasn't my cup of tea sadly so I sold the phones again. Though I have been following the developments of MIUI very closely and I'm genuinely impressed by the massive advancements they continuously make. And with my phone contract up for renewal in April and the iPhone 5 looking worse and worse to me with each passing day I read things about it I am looking to take the plunge to one of the Samsung devices for real once I renew.
Though this time I don't want to buy a device first and regret it later so I thought of sitting down and familiarize myself with MIUI v4 beforehand in a AVD which I already have setup and running fine, I just need MIUI running there so hopefully someone can help me out!^^