IMO the Nexus S is the best thing to happen to the vibrant no more being tied down to the shackles of tmoible or samsung, no my friends we shall suckle from the teet of google itself ....honeycomb no problem why all because of the wonderful developers here and the Recent release of a Phone so similar in specs that we r guaranteed awesomeness yes I realize that there will be some fine tuning needed but I for one can't wait for that sweet sweet gingerbread with no fillers.., no media hub clogging the arteries of smoothness,nothing but android the way it was intended, for now I sit patiently and way for the day to come when someone walking by will say is that a Nexus S ... No my friend.... no it's not...it's a Vibrant
Hopeful as I am, I have yet to see any devs say that it will be easy to port NS roms to our Vibrants. They're using different file formats so that may pose a problem. I do hope I'm wrong.
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IMO the Nexus S is the best thing to happen to the vibrant no more being tied down to the shackles of tmoible or samsung, no my friends we shall suckle from the teet of google itself ....honeycomb no problem why all because of the wonderful developers here and the Recent release of a Phone so similar in specs that we r guaranteed awesomeness yes I realize that there will be some fine tuning needed but I for one can't wait for that sweet sweet gingerbread with no fillers.., no media hub clogging the arteries of smoothness,nothing but android the way it was intended, for now I sit patiently and way for the day to come when someone walking by will say is that a Nexus S ... No my friend.... no it's not...it's a Vibrant
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getting a full working port is definitely not goin to be easy as stated by supercurio. some of the most important components for a full working port is closed sourced and the GPS chip n method is different.
If the hardwere is close enough that its a easy port but things like gps and bluetooth arent working i can live with that.
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getting a full working port is definitely not goin to be easy as stated by supercurio. some of the most important components for a full working port is closed sourced and the GPS chip n method is different.
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I thought it was confirmed somewhere that the Nexus S uses the same GPS chip, but I can't find it now.
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Gingerbread on vibrant the day after nexus s comes out with a 1.3 OC kernal thats all i want.
Did anyone see this?
http://twitpic.com/3ev136?
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Don't tease me looks like someone got there hands in the cookie jar
Robert8457 said:
My dream:
Gingerbread on vibrant the day after nexus s comes out with a 1.3 OC kernal thats all i want.
Did anyone see this?
http://twitpic.com/3ev136?
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That's nero rom from team whiskey
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That's nero rom from team whiskey
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I'm currently running Nero and it don't look like that, the theme maybe, but it's not wide and fat like the Nexus S rom.
Here are a few more pictures from Eugene's twitter..if you ask me.. its from the Nexus S, him and Barak are amazing
http://twitpic.com/3f5xor
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I'm currently running Nero and it don't look like that, the theme maybe, but it's not wide and fat like the Nexus S rom.
Here are a few more pictures from Eugene's twitter..if you ask me.. its from the Nexus S, him and Barak are amazing
http://twitpic.com/3f5xor
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It's not the Nexus S. Wrong data icon, gmail icon, and that's the3dman's version of the Nexus S live wallpaper. The stripe on the background is a little fatter than in the Nexus S screen shots and is missing some of the glow.
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It's not the Nexus S. Wrong data icon, gmail icon, and that's the3dman's version of the Nexus S live wallpaper. The stripe on the background is a little fatter than in the Nexus S screen shots and is missing some of the glow.
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hmm.. wonder why Eugene would post a screenshot of someone else's rom. Doesn't seem like him but I guess time will tell.
I don't know....but this tweet from Eugene made me wonder even before he posted pics. And, even before that he stated right after releasing the Super I/O kernel that he was gonna chill and wait for the Nexus S Rom dump....It looks to me as if he is working on it in some capacity
Now as for all of us in the xda-dev community, we all need to be patient, respectful and let him and his team work.....Don't harass the guy to put out a half-ass alpha rom. Because everyone will be complaining about what doesn't work...and I personally don't feel like combing through 100's of pages of the same complaints as it will only piss people off and stifle the development process.
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Yes. I think it was that it was the same chip but with a different antenna.
also something he tweeted, let's see if 2.3 boots this time, last time it did not. This tells me that he is indeed working on Gingerbread and not a themed Froyo.
According to Eugene's tweets, he has indeed gotten 2.3 up and running on his vibrant. I believe him
Eugene is like the quirky mad scientist. I love it
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If it's already booting then perhaps we'll be seeing a beta of it next week then.
Excellent....excellent indeed,yes lets give Eugene space people
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also something he tweeted, let's see if 2.3 boots this time, last time it did not. This tells me that he is indeed working on Gingerbread and not a themed Froyo.
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its a themed froyo rom called "Ginger Clone"
I'm going to "let freedom ring" by trading my Vibrant for a Nexus S.
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Im not complaining just wondering
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I imagine their al very tall.
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What makes you think there is a small #? I'm very pleased with the development teams we have. They have all done a lot of great work.
After 10 million sold I was wondering that also.
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After 10 million sold I was wondering that also.
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Out of ten million units how many are running stock? I bet you the majority.
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The endless cries for help from noobs and/or people lacking common sense drove them away?
Lack of 2.2 source.
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Out of ten million units how many are running stock? I bet you the majority.
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stop being a jerk.
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I imagine their al very tall.
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What makes you think there is a small #? I'm very pleased with the development teams we have. They have all done a lot of great work.
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Well, i'm currently good for this as well, but look at it, the only devs that people know for vibrants are: Eugene, Master, TW thats pretty much it i think?
TW is probably a bunch of people, master, he seems to be working alone currently, and Eugene is probably working with barak or something.
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Lack of 2.2 source.
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^ this
blame samsung
Yea since 2.1 is over with we just need 2.2 not the leaks
I love development as well im on axura I just noticed
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Lack of 2.2 source.
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i dont understand because theres no 2.2 theres not even devs working for the vibrant?
Explain, and if your trying to make thsi thread into a I HATE SAMSUNG one, please gtfo.
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i dont understand because theres no 2.2 theres not even devs working for the vibrant?
Explain, and if your trying to make thsi thread into a I HATE SAMSUNG one, please gtfo.
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I wanna take that bet and when official froyo comes out there will be more I don't care anymore.
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And btw where is Eugene? He hasnt teleased anything in a while...
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If I'm not mistaken that 10 million number is the whole Galaxy S line. 3 of the phones in that line have had very little, if any, in the way of leaked software thereby putting the need for anything new at a stand still. The majority of the 10 million sold have been I9000 which has seen plenty of development. As for the Vibrant I count 4 active Dev teams that are major players here, Eugene, Team Whiskey, Master, Heathen. Then you have a couple others releasing random items. To my recollection there has been a new rom or update to existing roms every single week. I'm not sure what else you would want maybe a new rom to flash daily? One of those devs has stop posting here but those that like his work have given us all the updated info. All of the Devs with the exception of Heathen have slowed down a bit for various reason known only to them but I'd speculate 3 possible reasons. 1. Holidays man people want to relax a little. 2. Nothing new to work with in a few weeks and the last 3 or 4 leaks have just been tweaks to 2.2. And finally C. with 2.3 on the horizon I'm sure some of the devs are busy finding a way to bring us all a stable/working version.
Hope this clears everything up for you.
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I wanna take that bet and when official froyo comes out there will be more I don't care anymore.
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What "bet"?
Official froyo doesn't make people want to develop this phone.
When official froyo comes out, everyone will want gingerbread, when we get that official well want the next, and so on...
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What "bet"?
Official froyo doesn't make people want to develop this phone.
When official froyo comes out, everyone will want gingerbread, when we get that official well want the next, and so on...
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Not exactly true. I mean I understand the sentiment. But it only goes up to a point. I thoroughly expect either an official 2.3 release sometime this year, or at least a stable 2.3 port from the Nexus considering it's pretty much the same exact phone. But after that, I'm not expecting much considering the handset with be EOL by then.
I was a former G1 owner, and I think it was great that we were able to get an official build of 1.6, and even though CM worked pretty well on it (at least the Eclair versions), you can't really expect that it would run Froyo well.
Bottom line, I think if every handset was updated within the first 1.5 years of it's life, people would be satisfied and there would be a lot less frustration about lack of support with Android in general.
It's starting to look like a 2.3 rom will never come to vibrant
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It's starting to look like a 2.3 rom will never come to vibrant
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I'm using CM7 right now, as are many others on this forum. It's up to you if you think it's a daily driver or not, but it's there, right now.
Patience, there's two people working on it (not together) xboarder, and krylon. Its hard to make a 2.3 from scratch.
Cm7 should be out of beta for i9000 pretty soon. Just be patient.
Remember when people questioned if the G1 would ever get updated? You know... the 3 year old Grandpa of all Android phones.
IT is running a newer version of the OS than my Vibrant. Have faith and patience man.
The same old 2.2 roms passing around, people editing icons & backgrounds, changing boot screens & apps. But at the end of the day there all froyo. eugene's macnutR14 is the most customized rom. bionix is nice but doesn't have video calls on the dialer. you can metamorph, ninjamorph, flash, push, oc your phone but its still 2.2 froyo
I want to see all the 2.3 gingerbread affects on vibrant the scrolling animation, the crt animation the camera app, the downloads app where they at holla
I can modify my own 2.2 rom theres so many to take stuff from. stop playing with each others roms work on 2.3 are you guys devs or are you editors cause it looks like besides a few your all editors
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Okay, I'm starting to get annoyed at these kind of threads that come from ppl that obviously have no clue in what it takes to build a ROM from the ground on up. Just because android is open source doesn't mean that samsung's kernels are and we pretty much need compatible ones for our ROMs to work. Meanwhile, there are at least 2 teams working on gingerbread ROMs right now. I dunno about you but I'd rather have a fully stable 2.2/2.2.1 ROM out while we have the source than to take my chances and possibly brick my phone on a bug infested build of gingerbread.
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...where they at holla
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I laughed at this.
You sound like a troll
I'm just upset that there is not honeycomb 3.0 rom that transforms your phone into a tablet is not out yet. i heard from the magical elf that sits on my shoulder that it would come out soon. that's why i say screw elves gnomes never lie to you.
Well I heard 2012 is the end of the world. I'm just wishing 2012 rolls around a lot faster then expected....
Aren't they only phones to have official 2.3 the nexus'? Quit yappin and start coding . Lol jk....
These devs work hard to get the new roms out. And to ask 'em to stopp bullcrapping and start on a new one is malarkey. Malarkey, I tells ya!
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It's starting to look like a 2.3 rom will never come to vibrant
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Is this based on any real information or is this pure speculation caused by emotional insecurity?
This guy seems like a "pretty experienced dev" if you know what I mean...
dude where have you been?...TW did a port and its a flashable zip and it woeks wonders
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This guy seems like a "pretty experienced dev" if you know what I mean...
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"can you tell me what source is?" hahaha
Flash Cyanogenmod 7 and bam 2.3.2 they even throw in the nice screen lock effect so quit trolling
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"can you tell me what source is?" hahaha
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That will be the funniest post for a long time to come.
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Flash Cyanogenmod 7 and bam 2.3.2 they even throw in the nice screen lock effect so quit trolling
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But do they have the screen on animation? No but seriously non cm7 does have it, but the video I saw it doesnt.
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its there scrizz didnt have it enabled i guess but go to settings ->cyanogenmod settings -> display and enable it
How will this help us epic users on may 8th?
The answer is still: We will have to wait and see how the source code from the Nexus is useful, which depends on which hardware elements it shares with our Epics.
Uh, well is someone going to supply an epic dev with what they need?
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Uh, well is someone going to supply an epic dev with what they need?
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Yes.
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Source code is posted on the internet for everyone.
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Yes.
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that should have been my first question, cause that's all i wanted to know, ha.
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Source code is posted on the internet for everyone.
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I kinda figured but I didn't want to assume, thanks for the info!
So will anyone be getting the nexus s
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So will anyone be getting the nexus s
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Nobody smart.
I would probably get one if someone bought one and wanted to trade it for an epic for what ever reason
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Nobody smart.
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Or someone who's happy with they'd phone but hates the bugs. Hardware wise both phones may share the same cpu and gpu but everything else is better in the nexus s. Like the gps chip for one. While I do prefer the epic 4Gs looks the nexus a is a better handset in the end. I'm tired of constantly searching for that "perfect" rom. A pure google experience is the closest thing I can think of.
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Don't think the Nexus is without its problems, from what I've read the screen seems to be very susceptible to cracks thanks to the curved shape and there is a bug with the messaging app that sends to thewrong recipient.
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Nobody smart.
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I don't see why you need to be insulting people who want to get a Nexus S 4G. It seems like a good phone for someone who wants to have the latest android releases immediately available to them. My wife is probably getting the Nexus S 4G as an upgrade from her HTC Hero. The main reason is that she loves CM7 on her Hero and I can't guarantee her CM7 (or future CM releases) on any other phone for sprint. You calling her stupid or in your words "nobody smart" is pretty ridiculous on multiple levels, but mostly because her reasons for getting the Nexus are sound.
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Don't think the Nexus is without its problems, from what I've read the screen seems to be very susceptible to cracks thanks to the curved shape and there is a bug with the messaging app that sends to thewrong recipient.
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That bug wasn't Nexus specific, it was common to android. One of the developers at Google made a blog post about it a while ago.
Yes, i see your point for CM7 on the Nexus...
Are you guys forgetting the Evo3D is right around the corner?
Along with its HUGE Dev community and CM7 pretty much already guaranteed for it....
Screw the GS2 b/c after overclocking the Evo3D i doubt ill need anymore speed...
Yes the 3D is a gimmick but the specs of the phone is so tempting.
GS2 will be out like 2-3 months after and i don't see them getting updated till next year by sammy because we all know how that goes....
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You calling her stupid or in your words "nobody smart" is pretty ridiculous on multiple levels, but mostly because her reasons for getting the Nexus are sound.
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I think he was referring to anyone who would be paying full price to go from our epics to its fraternal twin... now from a hero to a nexus, BRILLIANT! I would never be able to hang onto a phone that long though..
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When I get a new phone....hopefully...soon, I'm not real sure what it will be. The Nexus just feels AWESOME in your hand but I'm used to the slide out keyboard. The GSII sounds awesome as well but we saw how the support was on the Samsung side plus TW makes development SO much more difficult.
The Nexus S 4G isn't really a step forward like the GSII or the EVO 3D will be. It would also be hard to leave the SAMOLED screen for Super LCD/TFT. Decisions...Decisions...
Been using a 3 years old Palm Pre and have been amazed at how it just works. The specs of the HP Pre 3 look to be pretty solid. I love how emails works correctly on the Pre. I hate the unreliability of email polling on Android in general.
O o plus the Nexus S 4G doesn't have an XDA section.....
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When I get a new phone....hopefully...soon, I'm not real sure what it will be. The Nexus just feels AWESOME in your hand but I'm used to the slide out keyboard. The GSII sounds awesome as well but we saw how the support was on the Samsung side plus TW makes development SO much more difficult.
The Nexus S 4G isn't really a step forward like the GSII or the EVO 3D will be. It would also be hard to leave the SAMOLED screen for Super LCD/TFT. Decisions...Decisions...
Been using a 3 years old Palm Pre and have been amazed at how it just works. The specs of the HP Pre 3 look to be pretty solid. I love how emails works correctly on the Pre. I hate the unreliability of email polling on Android in general.
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I really love WebOS but when the hell are they going to come out with a newly designed phone model for God's sake? I understand some people still like it but I don't see why they can't have a little variety.
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wow thats all i can say...
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Yes, i see your point for CM7 on the Nexus...
Are you guys forgetting the Evo3D is right around the corner?
Along with its HUGE Dev community and CM7 pretty much already guaranteed for it....
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great cool teh evo 3d will have cm7. and when 2.4 comes out the nexus will be rocking that for a good while. and assuming that htc locked the bootloader like they did the thunderbolt then when it comes time for the evo3d to get it.. well it wont, not without an official 2.4 kernel and yes i mean that will include cm8
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The Nexus S 4G isn't really a step forward like the GSII or the EVO 3D will be. It would also be hard to leave the SAMOLED screen for Super LCD/TFT. Decisions...Decisions...
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sorry to break it to ya but the only superlcd versions of the nexus are outside of america, everyone sold inside gets a samoled
i know i will have my nexus s 4g day one. ill be working with k0nane and the rest of ACS to see if we cant bring anything good over to there, and vice versa.
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Been using a 3 years old Palm Pre and have been amazed at how it just works. The specs of the HP Pre 3 look to be pretty solid. I love how emails works correctly on the Pre. I hate the unreliability of email polling on Android in general.
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Ya, I loved the web os! just wish they had more apps and support!
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wow thats all i can say...
great cool teh evo 3d will have cm7. and when 2.4 comes out the nexus will be rocking that for a good while. and assuming that htc locked the bootloader like they did the thunderbolt then when it comes time for the evo3d to get it.. well it wont, not without an official 2.4 kernel and yes i mean that will include cm8
sorry to break it to ya but the only superlcd versions of the nexus are outside of america, everyone sold inside gets a samoled
i know i will have my nexus s 4g day one. ill be working with k0nane and the rest of ACS to see if we cant bring anything good over to there, and vice versa.
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I think he meant the Evo 3D. Hes torn between choosing the SAMOLED Nexus S or the SLCD Evo 3D (which in reality is a qHD screen).
Now that the Nexus has been released what is everything that we should be looking forward to seeing on our Epics because of it?
Standby I know a few of us are already working on it seeing what can be done
I was fooling around with one today at Sprint store. It's sloooow compared to the hybrid Frog in the latest Bonsai beta rom. Maybe once it gets fixed it will work better.
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Yeah, my wife picked one up today. Its a nice phone but at the moment I still like my (rooted) Epic better. However once development for it gets rolling I'm sure it will be a whole different story. Stock for stock the Nexus is leaps ahead though.
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I was fooling around with one today at Sprint store. It's sloooow compared to the hybrid Frog in the latest Bonsai beta rom. Maybe once it gets fixed it will work better.
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Hybrid frog?
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There was an update soon as I activated mine. Said performance update, seems there was bad code in it and the demo ones. It's fast but there is already a 1.2 kernel running on it and it flies.
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Hybrid frog?
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Bonsai Froyo/Gingerbread = Frogger
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Lol Top Nurse, I am going to your Bonsai site now to see if its in the member section, GJ.
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There was an update soon as I activated mine. Said performance update, seems there was bad code in it and the demo ones. It's fast but there is already a 1.2 kernel running on it and it flies.
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Dreams I was doing 10 things at once but dont remember updating, im on kernel 2.6.35.7-ge382d80
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is that what you got?
also ive noticed that sprint hotspot seems to be working despite that I do not have this on my plan same by you?
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Dreams I was doing 10 things at once but dont remember updating, im on kernel 2.6.35.7-ge382d80
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is that what you got?
also ive noticed that sprint hotspot seems to be working despite that I do not have this on my plan same by you?
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Same here mine wasn't updated right when I unboxed but I didn't take note of the info before the update. Yeah hotspot works wo the plan on the s. The update said there is an important update to fix system performance on your device but didn't note any change at all of the build number like the ones for the Epic did in the past.
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Ah.. I'm a member I might donate just to check it out..
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Ah.. I'm a member I might donate just to check it out..
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I did, and man does it run so good battery life is insane. This is what the epic should have been lol
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Can someone tell me what the key differences are between he nexus s and the epic that wouldb possibly make the nexus better or an "upgrade" ? I was in a sprint stoe Saturday and the mployee told me I'm eligible for an upgrade before june 30th an then again starting october 1st. Is the nexus more advanced enough to ditch the epic or should I wait for somthing like the evo 3d , galaxy s2 , or whatever comes out after those?
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Can someone tell me what the key differences are between he nexus s and the epic that wouldb possibly make the nexus better or an "upgrade" ? I was in a sprint stoe Saturday and the mployee told me I'm eligible for an upgrade before june 30th an then again starting october 1st. Is the nexus more advanced enough to ditch the epic or should I wait for somthing like the evo 3d , galaxy s2 , or whatever comes out after those?
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Personally I don't feel its worth upgrading to.
It is pure google and will be updated by google
Has a NFC Chip
Has a curved display
Has no keyboard (negative for me not for others)
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i was just going to post this asking the same thing/
i cant wait for the gingerbread to be ported over here. i imagine its all the same code save for the keyboard codes because the nexus doesnt have one.
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Can someone tell me what the key differences are between he nexus s and the epic that wouldb possibly make the nexus better or an "upgrade" ? I was in a sprint stoe Saturday and the mployee told me I'm eligible for an upgrade before june 30th an then again starting october 1st. Is the nexus more advanced enough to ditch the epic or should I wait for somthing like the evo 3d , galaxy s2 , or whatever comes out after those?
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no, i wouldnt. the fact that its pure google will make the updates roll out way quicker. and the screen is 4.0 inches. the processor is the same, but it comes preloaded with gingerbread.
the way i see it, i like my screen just the way it is. super amoled isnt that much diff from super amoled plus. the curved glass is just a gimmick. and it doesnt need to be that huge. plus i like the keyboard on our phones. ive had an all touch phone before and it drives me nuts.
i guess its just a matter of opinion. im sticking with the epic tho.
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no, i wouldnt. the only difference is the super AMOLED plus which gives you more sub pixels (8 instead of 4) i think and the curved glass screen. the fact that its pure google will make the updates roll out way quicker. and the screen is 4.0 inches. the processor is the same, but it comes preloaded with gingerbread.
the way i see it, i like my screen just the way it is. super amoled isnt that much diff from super amoled plus. the curved glass is just a gimmick. and it doesnt need to be that huge. plus i like the keyboard on our phones. ive had an all touch phone before and it drives me nuts.
i guess its just a matter of opinion. im sticking with the epic tho.
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Pretty sure they use the same Super AMOLED as us just curved its the new Droid Charge, Galaxy S II, and a few others that have the Super AMOLED Plus
ksmullins88 said:
i was just going to post this asking the same thing/
i cant wait for the gingerbread to be ported over here. i imagine its all the same code save for the keyboard codes because the nexus doesnt have one.
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Yeah, I still don't know. Maybe you should make a thread lol
ksmullins88 said:
i was just going to post this asking the same thing/
i cant wait for the gingerbread to be ported over here. i imagine its all the same code save for the keyboard codes because the nexus doesnt have one.
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I started working on it yesterday will do some more this evening hopefully. This work thing is really getting in the way :lol:
onilink67 said:
I started working on it yesterday will do some more this evening hopefully. This work thing is really getting in the way :lol:
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No, I totally understand. I appreciate all the work that you guys do. I was just wondering if anyone knows what Epic users have to look forward to at this point. I know once the devs start tearing it apart it will probably reveal even more possibilities but at this moment I am just looking for any information that I can get my eyes on of what's down the road for us. Will this give us a chance at having a pure AOSP thats not CM7?
According to Phandroid.com, the Fascinate on Verizon is getting the Gingerbread Update!
http://phandroid.com/2011/12/01/samsung-fascinate-gingerbread-update-ready-to-roll/
Now T-mobile and Samsung, I have to ask, where is the Vibrant's update?
Galaxy S internatinoal got gingerbread.
Galaxy S 4G got gingerbread.
Captivate has gingerbread leaks.
Fascinate is getting gingerbread.
Vibrant Canada I think got gingerbread also.
So where is the T-mobile Vibrant Gingerbread????????????????????????
Might be more power full if posted in samsung website forum.
yea, post that there. Ive given up on GB anyway, custom roms are better anyway
Accept that it's not coming and 2.2 is the terminal firmware for the Vibrant. You can thank the T-959v for that.
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WhiteBoyAwesome said:
yea, post that there. Ive given up on GB anyway, custom roms are better anyway
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Imagine how better they'd be with Gingerbread source.
Eh doesnt matter anymore. We got devs doing ics, in a week or two more it'll run flawlessly.
wait.. correct me if i'm wrong but isn't the fascinate the same hardware minus the modem (cdma)? if this is the case devs could just as easily rip all the files needed to complete our driver issues on GB. if not oh well.
I believe there is something different with the GPS drivers on the Vibrant, which is why we have so many great ROMs without very good GPS.
Seriously? Another rant about gb for the vibrant? Just flash an i9000 port, and stop complaining. Or get another phone. There are early builds of ics popping up already. the vibrant was one of the first to get an ics build actually....
You disappeared after i showed you battery life on simply honey v6 beta....hahaha...where'd you go buddy?
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Why do you want GB now, when it's a year late? They should release ICS rather than GB. ICS is awesome on the vibrant btw
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thachosenone said:
Seriously? Another rant about gb for the vibrant? Just flash an i9000 port, and stop complaining. Or get another phone. There are early builds of ics popping up already. the vibrant was one of the first to get an ics build actually....
You disappeared after i showed you battery life on simply honey v6 beta....hahaha...where'd you go buddy?
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I9000 ports are good, but I need gps daily. If Im not mistaken the only GB kernel that has GPS is about 6 months old. We get an up to date GB kernel with working gps and more will flood the I9000 ROM section.
you guys are stupid for even thinking we'll get a update, if we do im sorry and i will cut my dogs ear off.
P.S. get your ass on ICS.
Moped_Ryder said:
I9000 ports are good, but I need gps daily. If Im not mistaken the only GB kernel that has GPS is about 6 months old. We get an up to date GB kernel with working gps and more will flood the I9000 ROM section.
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I understand the need for GPS, but it's really a hit or miss with vibrants. I'll pretty sure i got the first run of units, so gps never really worked well for me, no matter what ROM I'm on.
Granted, if i use the gb bullet kernel, i can get a lock and even navigation, but it takes a while. I just use maps to give me directions, then follow them. Simple solution to a simple problem.
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thachosenone said:
I understand the need for GPS, but it's really a hit or miss with vibrants. I'll pretty sure i got the first run of units, so gps never really worked well for me, no matter what ROM I'm on.
Granted, if i use the gb bullet kernel, i can get a lock and even navigation, but it takes a while. I just use maps to give me directions, then follow them. Simple solution to a simple problem.
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I would agree. I also got one of the first batches of Vibs. I did the hardware fix and things got much better for me. Give it a look if you haven't tried it. May help.
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Note - my wife and I both got Vibs together. Mine has the hardware fix and hers does not. Mine locks A LOT faster than hers. She is on a 2.2 ROM and Im on Miui as well.
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I would agree. I also got one of the first batches of Vibs. I did the hardware fix and things got much better for me. Give it a look if you haven't tried it. May help.
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Note - my wife and I both got Vibs together. Mine has the hardware fix and hers does not. Mine locks A LOT faster than hers. She is on a 2.2 ROM and Im on Miui as well.
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I tried the hardware fix myself, but only by bending the contact up. What exactly did you do to apply the hardware fix?
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MIUI-NB edition has a working gps, no need for hardware fix. but go for an older release for more stability
xriderx66 said:
you guys are stupid for even thinking we'll get a update, if we do im sorry and i will cut my dogs ear off.
P.S. get your ass on ICS.
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Yep, I'm getting on iOS in January when I switch carriers...
Oh, you said ICS... My bad...
Sorry, ICS = Different look, same nastiness. UI Latency, Adware galore, inconsistent UI across apps, poor market policing, etc.
I'm to the point where I just want something that works. Android is starting to feel like WIndows Me to me now...
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Yep, I'm getting on iOS in January when I switch carriers...
Oh, you said ICS... My bad...
Sorry, ICS = Different look, same nastiness. UI Latency, Adware galore, inconsistent UI across apps, poor market policing, etc.
I'm to the point where I just want something that works. Android is starting to feel like WIndows Me to me now...
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Everyone has a choice. Thats why I love Android and iOS. Both have their pros and cons. I am NOT a fanboy. I can point out both advantages for both platforms, and both have disadvantages.
I'm just glad this wasn't like 5 years ago where the only choice for a smartphone = iPhone. I did own a iPhone 3GS, jailbroke it, found nothing interesting to jailbreak except to pirate apps... which i pointless to me. I prefer android, it gives me a change. But again, opinions are opinions.
Tmoble already has the sgs 2 and the sgs 4g. Not to mention that the vibrant was discontinued months ago there's honestly no point in a business point of view updating a phone there not making any money on
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And this is why we need source direct from samsung
CM DROPS VIBRANT SUPPORT DUE TO 911 INABILITY:
"We are no longer supporting the Vibrant due to the inability to dial 911. We consider the issues related to this unresolvable without source code from Samsung related to the Radio interface layer and its interactions with the Audio layers and have taken the decision to no longer support this. We apologize for the inconvenience and strongly suggest that Vibrant users use a Samsung ROM due to the 911 issues with any ROMs based on open source code."
http://phandroid.com/2011/12/12/cya...le-galaxy-s-support-dropped-due-to-911-issue/
Now do you see why it is so important to have put pressure on Samsung/T-Mobile to release an update to Gingerbread? This is why! Developers are talented but they can't work miracles. We need source/drivers for proper 911 and GPS capabilities just to name a few.