I just ordered the galaxy tab from sprint and just curious what should I do to my tab when I get it, I know I did a lot to my captivate when I got it and took a week to find the rom, kernel and modem that fit my needs.
I aim for performance over battery life, the question is what is the best tweak / rom to flash without loading new bootloader to my tab when I get it for best performance you all have seen.
My captivate gain major speeds with all the tweaks I've done to it so just curious what's possible as of now for.the tab. *can't wait to get it in the mail*
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Ok i've recently bought a new samsung galaxy tab GT-P1000 in england, its unlocked to all networks, running froyo xwjj3, i absolutely love it, it meets all my needs perfectly,
now i'm fairly new to the android world, ive been a devout iphone owner for years but figured it was time for a change, i had a good understanding of the "jailbreaking" world of the iphone but i'll be honest and say the android world of ROMs totally throws me off, like for instance is there a ROM which will make tab any better or faster? themes that maybe make use of its larger screen?
basically what i'm asking for is any type of help that u think would be useful to a rookie, apps and games, anything that can make full use of my lovely new machine?
also on a side note, i have an Orange Livebox router in my house and my samsung connects with it fine only after i press the wifi button on the box and then suddenly drops the signal at any specific time, what could be the cause of this?
thanks so much for any help
Congatulations and welcome to the family
A lot of us share your love to the Tab and motivated to make it even better.
If Tab meets your current needs you might not need any modifications. The easy way is just following Samsung notifications about available updates and simply enjoy your Tab.
If you want to be on the edge of XDA development and ready to take risk of testing latest releases of firmware you need to go through reading of the Development forum.
It might be a lot of reading but it would save your from frustration when something goes wrong.
Luckly, development is in very good state right now and your can choose fast firmware that is tested enough for everyday use.
to update the tab you will need kies (which sucks)
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Just read a few threads in the development section here , I was a complete novice not long ago , I now have a custom kernal + rom and my device is rooted. Some of the roms are better but jj7 is just fine - you can update officially from jj3 using kies as its genuine samsung software
For nice themes grab adw launcher from the market and then add some themes for it... google is your friend
roy8846 said:
Just read a few threads in the development section here , I was a complete novice not long ago , I now have a custom kernal + rom and my device is rooted. Some of the roms are better but jj7 is just fine - you can update officially from jj3 using kies as its genuine samsung software
For nice themes grab adw launcher from the market and then add some themes for it... google is your friend
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thats the thing tho, i have been reading up and looking, from what i can gather 90% of the customs roms on the samung galaxy tab are for non UK users who want to make phone calls from there device, we can already do that in the UK so what types of ROMs are beneficial to us?
also ive heard launcher pro is better for the galaxy tab rather adw launcher, is that true?
thanks for the help by the way
I've done a search with no luck. Where can I find the most comprehensive instructions for installing Honeycomb to the original Galaxy Tab?
Thanks!
Over in the development forum in this very section. I think both CDMA and GSM variants only ever managed to get WiFi working and that was it. Now that the full source of Honeycomb and ICS are out, there might be something new coming, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Ok. Thanks for the info.
do you still have the honeycomb files? oldmacnut pulled them i never gotta check it out if you do can u post a link or pm me
I havent been able to find anything regarding honeycomb on the 7" SGT as well. I read that Honeycomb was geared towards dual core devices though. I wouldnt expect great performance if someone was able to develop it for the SGT. Just mu $0.02.
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I havent been able to find anything regarding honeycomb on the 7" SGT as well. I read that Honeycomb was geared towards dual core devices though. I wouldnt expect great performance if someone was able to develop it for the SGT. Just mu $0.02.
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I was running the Alpha/RC1 build for a couple of days on my GSM P-1000T and it wasn't bad. Only problems were a few graphical glitches (notification area quick toggles didn't appear) and the major ones were that I couldn't get my 3G service to work and I couldn't access the internal SD card. Other than that, not a bad OS, but probably not a daily driver level just yet.
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I was running the Alpha/RC1 build for a couple of days on my GSM P-1000T and it wasn't bad. Only problems were a few graphical glitches (notification area quick toggles didn't appear) and the major ones were that I couldn't get my 3G service to work and I couldn't access the internal SD card. Other than that, not a bad OS, but probably not a daily driver level just yet.
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I have been using the same RC1 build for the last week. I have major battery issues, takes forever to charge.
What did you go to after this? The time it takes me to charge my battery alone is enough reason for me to change ROM's.
Back to the original topic:
There is a thread in the general section 4th one down for the RC1 build if you want to test it out.
"http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296330"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367418
cdma honeycomb beta 1.0
I'm in the market for a used 7" Galaxy tab. I want to be able to flash ICS on it so naturally I looked at which devices have ICS ports already posted in the development section.
It looks like those that have ICS support also have cellular data (which I don't need.) so I started looking for used Galaxy Tabs with a cellular modem.
I found some decently priced Sprint Galaxy Tab 7" and the Tmobile Galaxy tab 7". but it looks like these are not considered to be P1000 so will they work with Cm9/ ICS?
Also, how is the GPS chip in these units? I have a Galaxy tab 8.9 and the GPS is the best I have ever seen in a tablet/phone with a full lock in under 3 seconds.
Tmobile galaxy tab 7" is SGH-T849
I am using one that I flashed with Overcome 4.1 ROM with JPZ modem and using it in Australia
It becomes exactly like a P1000. I can get 3G/HSDPA speed, I can make and receive phone calls, everything like a P1000.
thank you for the response. Have you tried cm9?
CM9 has been ported to the Sprint Tab, (in fact to the Verizon tab as well,) the kernel is not perfect at the moment, so while the Tab won't be bricked, you may experience a few more issues than if you had a GSM tab. Bear in mind, both of these are in alpha, so they have issues. As with any Alpha, Beta, or work in progress, things will not be nearly as smooth as they will be once the rom is in RC (release candidate) or final. Also, you will probably want to keep tabs, (no pun intended,) on the rom's progress and keep flashing newer versions to get enhanced functionality and stability.
Here are the two posts in the dev section about ICS on the Galaxy Tab. They are both the same rom, they are created and worked on by the same devs. They just represent different stages of development. I would suggest reading through both:
The Current Work in Progress:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385153
(This seems to be the more current build)
The Alpha 3 Version of the above ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1322059
(This is updated with each new Alpha, rather than on a rolling basis like the thread above)
I've never had any trouble getting a GPS lock in my Sprint GT7, I have on occasion used it as a GPS navigator (via Google Maps Navigation,) while in rental cars. It never steered me wrong, (pun intended.)
I hope this info makes your choice easier. Good Luck!
Thank you. Lots of good information.
If you haven't bought one, and don't mind paying a little bit more, I think you should get the GSM version (usually the T-mobile one is a bit cheaper?).
You see there are a lot more custom ROMs on GSM than CDMA, so more choices.
I think mainly because GSM is widely deployed worldwide, so we get more devs participating in that hardware.
I haven't used CM9 on my T-mobile tab, but I am 100% sure it will work. Just haven't taken the plunge.
Yeah, I'm trying to find the GSM version but the cheapest I've seen is $275 used.
The Sprint version is readily available for around $200.
This is going to replace my Pioneer navigation unit in my car so audio out via the dock is important. It will connect to a 4 channel amp. Reliable GPS is a must.
I have an 8.9" Galaxy tab which I love but it's too big and expensive to put in the dash permanently and there is no easy way to make it removable at that size while still making it look decent.
A 7" original galaxy tab is the perfect fit. Even the 7.0 plus is slightly too big.
Anyway, I'll keep looking for a cheap SGH-T849, one is bound to pop up at some point.
After going through many tablets and what not... I decided to go ahead and get the galaxy tab 7.7 P6810 wifi version. I was opted to get the p6800 but I don't think I could carry that around all the time so I will just tether it when I need it to my galaxy note.
I ended up selling my htc evo view, then my asus transformer prime, and now I'm returning my ipad 3. (I really couldn't tell the difference between ipad 2 and ipad 3.. I mean some apps and text was more clear but overall general use, it was the same.)
my tab 7.7 should be here today... what to do first.
So.. is p6810 same as p6800 without the 3g radio? As far as firmware and custom roms go... can you use either or? Or do you have to only used dedicated software for each device?
Firmware is NOT compatable between the two models, except for the a custom cwm recovery thats been ported over you'll find here.
Double check before flashing making sure you have the correct firmware for your model, or else you could be soft or worst case hard bricked.
Im using noob rom and works nicely, had cooked up my own but was having a few issues on implementing sone mods, so happy with this rom until ICS, whenever that comes......
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My S4 speaker broke and Tmobile sent me a replacement phone, low and behold an S5 arrives costing me just $20 for shipping lol
I was so used to using Deviants Jedi rom that didnt everything I wanted it to do, I tried a couple of roms from the Tmobile thread and I like some features but not others then I went in the general android development area and there seems to be alot more roms that are still being developed
My question is can I just download one if its noted T and flash it to my S5 as per normal? if so what would I be loosing as in wifi calling or some other features?
Currently on: G900T_OL1_Stock_Rooted_ROM.zip
Seems fairly smooth but battery life is terd compared to the previous rom I was using