Hi,
It seems that switching to AOKP was a mistake for this device...web browsing and app usage is impaired all the time by confusing "certificate" issues (such as this one: github\com/rdoeffinger/Dictionary/issues/15 ) and/or other errors...but are there any non-google/amazon ROMs based on android 5.0 or higher that aren't abandonware/without-developer-support that I could be using instead?
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Phone Model: Samsung SGH-I757M
Phone Provider: Bell Mobility
Provider's Phone Name: Galaxy S2 HD LTE
The Samsung Galaxy S2 HD LTE is a mouthful. I say this in both a literal and joking way. This powerful is totally worth the cost for those who are not sure they are ready to shell out the money for a Samsung Galaxy S3. The model contains all the best hardware features of virtually all the S2's out there and packages them into one device. It is likely that Samsung expected to release this unit way earlier than it did. Only a few months shy of the S3, it has quickly become dwarfed in Bell Mobility stores.
Still, there are many of us who appreciate the phone. XDA does not have an official section of the page for the phone so often finding resources can be difficult. This thread is intended to be a resource guide for all those with the phone.
I free welcome additions to this page. As valid (and functionally tested) apps, mods, roms, and themes are shared with the thread, I will update it for all.
ClockworkMod Recovery
There are a few options out there for ClockworkMod Recovery for the the S2 HD LTE. It is in my opinion that dsixda here on XDA has the most efficient version for the phone.
ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.1.1
by dsixda
* There have been some issues reported applying ClockworkMod Recovery to the phone after applying the Bell ICS Update.
Bell ROMs
For the time being you can find stock ROMs on dsixda's ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.1.1 page.
Custom ROMs (Android Firmware v2.3.6)
DexRom3.0 SGS2 HD LTE (Toggle Bar added!!)
by markdexter
Custom ROMs (Android Firmware v4.0.4)
CyanogenMod 9
by dsixda (Project about to become retired.)
Custom Mods
This thread space is reserved.
Recommended Free Apps by XDA Developers
Stock ICS Launcher, Calendar and Messaging (SMS/MMS) apps!
by Timmmmmm
Theses are perfect stock replacement options for the Calendar, Messaging, and Launcher for those who are less of a fan of what Samsung has to offer. For those using the Bell Samsung ROM, you will find wallpaper issues with the Launcher and will notice that you cannot disable/remove the native Messaging app (without disabling the phone's ability to send/receive messages.)
Jelly Bean Keyboard port - Beta 1.2
by appelflap
For those who prefer more of a stock keyboard, this is my personal favorite so far.
Mi File Explorer v3.0.4
by apooonet
This file explorer is simple to use. Its graphical interface is far the best option out there.
Mi Sound Recorder v1.3 (MP3, OGG)
by apooonet
Samsung provides the phone with a sound record however it is limited in comparison to this handy app.
Hi Everyone,
I have a Samsung S8500 with Bada 2.0 installed on it. I read in the internet that it is possible to put an unoffical Android ROM on it. Obviously there are existing a lot of different roms (Zendrokat V2.3, Iczen veyron, Omni etc.)
It's very difficult to get a good overview of all versions and existing bugs.
What should work if i install android:
- making Calls, texting messages
- Wlan, 3G Internet Browsing
- WhatsApp and Snapchat (maybe skype and viber?)
- Camera
- Kalender
- no Games
Do some of these roms support this basic smartphone functions?
I also read that there is a problem with the overheating protection. Is this solved by now?
I am willed to take the risk that this whole flashing can destroy my phone, but i dont want to risk a fire in my flat or maybe a exploding battery in my pocket! Can I be sure that this doesnt happen?
Which rom would you suggest for me? Or will be a new one be released soon and i should wait for it?
Thank you
CheVeyo
Hello community,
after many hours of research and different attempts to get ANT+ working with CM12.1 on my N9005 I want to start some kind of information exchange on XDA to bundle all previous experiences.
ANT+ is a low power bluetooth mode, which is used to connect professional sports/outdoor equipment like heart rate belts, speed or cadence sensors, powermeters and so on. BTLE (bluetooth low energy) mode is provided as an alternative, but most equipment manufacturers do no support BTLE because ANT+ is optimized for stability and durabiltiy and has some advantages over BTLE (i.e. optimized device protocols for lower energy expenditure).
There are two smartphone manufacturers out there which support ANT+ natively (depending on the built-in hardware) since some generations - Samsung and Sony. (I read about the OPO (One Plus One) got native ANT+ support in the meantime.)
The qualcomm edition of the Note 3 (N9005) uses a broadcom 4335 wifi/bluetooth chip which is capabable of ANT+. Samsung stock roms provide native ANT+ support but if you switch to a newer CM12.1 or CM13 rom (maybe because of the great performance or KNOX and other bloatware issues), you will unfortunately loose the native ANT+ support. The same goes for the S4 and S4 active too like mentioned in several threads and communities.
There were several attempts to get ANT+ working on CM12.1. One of te most important attempts was made by @christer12 which seemed to be successful:
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/110547/
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/110396/
Some days later he stated on his twitter page "ANT+ on hlte don't work properly, because ANT+ in cm-12.1 is not properly integrated for bcm4335.. =(".
ANT-wireless provides a kind of "reference architecture" for the inclusion of ANT+ in Android roms:
https://github.com/ant-wireless/ANT_in_Android
But when comparing this approach with the one used in Samsung stock roms there are some differences. Samsung does not use a native library called "libantradio.so". Their AntHALService (interface between vendor hardware drivers and common ANT+ software) is built on the broadcom SDK which uses the class package com.broadcom.bt (with it's own radio manager implementation). This package is integrated in the Samsung stock rom /system/framework folder as java archive (JAR).
So my intention was to switch to the samsung aproach and use the broadcom libraries (in combination with Samsung vendor libs) for a "custom" AntHalService. That worked out ok, but at the moment I'm experiencing some difficulties in testing. The virtual machine of my android studio does not support bluetooth out of the box and my device (CM12.1) show a runtime reference error (NoClassDefFoundError) while accessing the broadcom classes. All classes are in the APK/classpath but CM12.1 seems to behave differently.
As I'm interested in other experiences and new ideas I just wanted to start this thread.
Thanks in advance and regards,
B
Reserved
I found this very interesting thread of xda-user @iRant which shows neccesary changes in the CM mainline code and seems to be the base for the ANT+ support in CM11:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hardware-hacking/hardware/ref-devices-ant-hardware-t2879990
https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/owner:"James+Bootsma"+status:open
This solutions implements - amongst others - some vendor specific functions/commands (*VS) in the Bluetooth stack which were missing in the mainline code.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.z2software.antplus
Wasn't it working ?
newintage said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.z2software.antplus
Wasn't it working ?
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Sorry for the late reply. I messed up my phones CSC and had to reflash my phone several times. ?
Thanks for the link. ? I found some posts concerning ANT+ enabler but they did contain inconsistent results. So I did a little research and recognized that the last update from 2015/12/20 seems to fix some CM problems. Reading that I bought the app to try it out myself.
Results:
In general it seems to be working, but not really reliable yet. I got some "adapter not detected" messages and had to reboot my phone two times to reactivate bluetooth again. I will send an e-mail to the developer to analyze the problems.
As CM is open source a "commit solution" should be more "integrated" but I could live with a workaround if it's really reliable.
I am very interested in this as I was using my tablet (Samsung tab pro 10.1) to connect to my Garmin via ANT+. Since using a CM based custom ROM there is no longer any support. I was using a custom ROM on my Note 3 that was based upon a stock samsung one that included support for ANT+. If it can be included there then why not on CM ROMS?
ANT+ enabler used to work for CM 12.1 , but then it stopped working , i just tried it again and not working. if you flash Teamsek V17 , it starts working, but anything after 17.2 and things stop working. I have NOT tried CM13. (I assume the result is the same)
Important note: This app is created for testing purposes and you can edit source code (use it as design template) or translate strings to English (and upload it as separate version, didn't implemented multi-language support)
Description
"Moj TVZ za Android™" (Moj TVZ for Android™) is the unofficial app for all students of the Polytechnic of Zagreb.
The application was created as a worthy alternative to the mobile version of the portal moj.tvz.hr.
The mobile version of the portal there are problems with navigation and with certain nedoradenostima. This application is settled on an elegant way.
Instead of built-in navigation moj.tvz.hr used Navigation Drawer with access to commonly used pages in the portal, such as:
News from the course that we listen
Courses that listen
Notify all students at the University of Applied Sciences
Notify the Student Administration Office of the direction in which you are enrolled
Timetable
The application have upgraded certain response elements of the interface of the portal, and the portal and I improved by less consumption of Internet traffic.
Download:
Amazon App Store (Official) - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SZJTMUM/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0
Mirror (AFH) - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087003997
Tested on:
Doogee Valencia 2 Y100 Pro (stock ROM, 5.1 ; CyanogenMod 12.1, 5.1.1 ; CleanPop 5.1, 5.1)
LG Spirit 4G LTE (Stock ROM, 5.0.1 ; Stock ROM, 6.0)
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (Stock ROM, 4.4.4 and 5.0.2)
ZTE Blade G (CyanogenMod 10.1, modded)
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500D (CyanogenMod 11, CyanogenMod 10.1)
Source code:
https://github.com/midzan21/MojTVZzaAndroidOfficial
Latest version: 5.0
I'm just asking generally as I haven't gotten a ton of luck on my device-specific forum.
Here's my conundrum:
I have a phone using a universal Qi wireless receiver. However, depending on the ROM I install, it fails to work properly; my stock android device from ZTE on the other hand works just fine with the receiver.
However, as mentioned, it's based on the ROM I install - LOS 7.1 base works, but further ones do not (As do some other 7.1 variant roms, LOS base or not). By the process of elimination, this suggests that it is based on some parameter in software, and if I had to guess, there's some threshold that has to be met for the phone to accept charging/maintain charge properly.
Therefore, I seek to potentially modify this threshold in a new rom's source to meet the threshold in the older rom, which worked. The difficulty is that I'm not particularly familiar with ROM structure, but I'm decent at divining what I need from reading over changes and whatnot and I can code... somewhat. However, I'd like a bit of a shortcut, as obviously the vast majority of the code I'd have is not at all related to this functionality. Hence, I'd like to know if anyone has any suggestion as to where I should start looking to find this parameter? Would it be kernel or OS defined? What sort of portions in these are responsible for power management and charging? The closer I can get, the happier I'd be.
The phone in question, in case it is helpful, is a LeEco Le Max 2 (x829) currently running Android 8 based AOSPEx.