question about gingerbread - myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I i were to root on 2.2 would i have to unroot to update to gingerbread

To receive the T-Mobile over the air update (OTA), yes. But there are plenty of gingerbread ROM's available in the dev section.

If your here on XDA then you probably are curious about using your phone to its fullest abilities. Running stock roms hinders that. I recommend rooting, and flashing CWM, and a custom rom. Get that sucker going!

Concorde380 said:
I i were to root on 2.2 would i have to unroot to update to gingerbread
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as L&B said. If you are rooted running a custom ROM you will not receive the update from T-Mobile stating that 2.3.x is not available for your phone. T-Mobile doesn't know what phone you've got when you are using a custom ROM so they don't know what ROM to push. However if you are running a rooted/s-off standard ROM you will need to revert back to an unrooted state before preforming the update.
The great thing about hanging out here @ XDA is someone i'm sure will post a ROOTED version of the updated ROM shortly after T-Mobile pushes it out. So you can remain rooted, [backup/wipe] flash the new ROM and have the best of both worlds.

If i were to wait until gingerbread would i be able to root

Concorde380 said:
If i were to wait until gingerbread would i be able to root
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Probably, but can't make any promises. Either way, the update that T-Mobile might be pushing OTA is available in Dev section, as well as tons of other awesome ROMs. Take a look, you might fall in love. (With a ROM, not a developer.. I'd hope )

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If you're using XDA, you have no need for OTA's...Devs will always turn OTA into optimized versions instead with more features, so there's no reason to be concerned with OTA's, they dont offer anything special.

Ok so where can I find the gingerbread update
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Concorde380 said:
Ok so where can I find the gingerbread update
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Where can you find the official T-Mobile update?
It's not been released yet.
So we're still playing the "waiting game"

neidlinger said:
Where can you find the official T-Mobile update?
It's not been released yet.
So we're still playing the "waiting game"
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He could try the leak of 2.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059379

Ace42 said:
He could try the leak of 2.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059379
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That's why i said official . The leaked ROM still is really smooth. I'm pretty impressed with it.

neidlinger said:
That's why i said official . The leaked ROM still is really smooth. I'm pretty impressed with it.
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I wasn't... there was pretty much nothing new about it in comparison to the 2.2.1 stock ROM. The only thing noticeable different was the quick settings in the notification bar, and even that's pretty minor.

kimbernator said:
I wasn't... there was pretty much nothing new about it in comparison to the 2.2.1 stock ROM. The only thing noticeable different was the quick settings in the notification bar, and even that's pretty minor.
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but it ranks much higher on the Quadrant then the standard 2.2.1 ROM that T-Mobile has out. So your say that Higher Quadrant always doesn't mean better performance!?!
To be honest all of our developers do a awesome job.

neidlinger said:
but it ranks much higher on the Quadrant then the standard 2.2.1 ROM that T-Mobile has out. So your say that Higher Quadrant always doesn't mean better performance!?!
To be honest all of our developers do a awesome job.
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Lies! Are you saying my MT4G with a Quadrant score of 1.8 K-Jiggahertz isn't faster than one that gets a score of 2k! Impossible I have tweaked the ROM so much that it has imploded into an iPhone 1G. Tell me that isn't true power. To me I want 2.3.3(mysense) since it allows me to use the Sense 3.0 apps/lockscreen and some apps only work on Ginger.

i was thinking of waiting for the t-mobile update of gingerbread but i rooted and got the Virtuous Fusion MT4G v1.1.8 :: Gingerbread Sense 3.0/3D and I love it!
so much better and faster than t-mo stock

Good boy! LOL
sent from a poor MT4g that wishes it was a sensation

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Did anyone recieve the NEW UPDATE yet?

if it isnt gonna come out then i'm gonna root my phone.
the update being? the only one i can think of is the T-MO market
if you wanna wait, wait til spring
The OTA update to Android 2.0? That's still a rumor at this point.
it was just confirmed today that the g1 and mytouch are getting android 2.0 by the end of january.
markshield07 said:
it was just confirmed today that the g1 and mytouch are getting android 2.0 by the end of january.
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Source? 10 Characters
pjcforpres said:
Source? 10 Characters
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Best evidence so for http://www.androidguys.com/2010/01/...m_campaign=Feed:+androidguyscom+(AndroidGuys)
That seems reliable...
So did Toyota
In the past the rumors have rarely been reliable in regards to timing, so I wont be holding my breath. The Eclair roms that are available in the developers section work very well for now
That's definitely the most trustworthy-looking 2.x rumor so far. However, I won't believe it until it's officially confirmed by T-Mobile USA.
What timing! Just after finally rooting and installing CyanogenMod, an official OTA for 2.0 might be right around the corner. I wonder what would be considered preferred by most XDA users...a good modded 1.6 ROM like CM, or an offical T-Mobile 2.0 ROM.
The good modded 1.6 roms have a lot of 2.0 in them. Really besides aesthetics and the hella cool live wallpapers there are not a lot of changes that are noticeable. Speed wise there doesnt seem to be any issues either- they seem about equal. Might as well wait unless your into testing out roms and such. I am, so I have to have the latest daily
If this comes out I might actually Un-Root and Force Update.
G1BRICKED said:
If this comes out I might actually Un-Root and Force Update.
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It will be on here faster than you can unroot and force update! No need to worry about unrooting so you can get the newest update, there will be a version within hours of the OTA's starting on XDA, and if history is anything to go by, they will probably have it on here a couple days early.
G1BRICKED said:
If this comes out I might actually Un-Root and Force Update.
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cyan or enom would have a update before you even put the RC29 onto your sd.
Ace42 said:
cyan or enom would have a update before you even put the RC29 onto your sd.
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Are you referring to a CyanogenMod build with 2.0, or simply a regular 2.0 dump put out by Cyanogen? I'm keeping my fingers crossed for CM with 2.0!!!
TeeJay3800 said:
a good modded 1.6 ROM like CM, or an offical T-Mobile 2.0 ROM.
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CM is not a good rom. It is bloated and slow.
Official rom is also not good. It lacks some basic necessities, like wired tether and apps-to-sd.
The preferred choice should be an AOSP 2.something build with minor kernel customizations, and using the drivers that will finally be available from the official rom.
I would stay with my un-rooted G1 if there was a simple app to let me put my apps on the SD.
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cyan or enom would have a update before you even put the RC29 onto your sd.
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Don't remember this being the case when Donut was released. At least not the stable versions.
try manups 2.1 rom.
if you can do with out hd youtube and videorecording its faster than cyanogens latest. it's actually the first rom i've stuck with more than a day that isn't cyanogens.
Just to let you guys know the G2 is the Hero in Europe.
So if that post is true. The G1 and the Hero will be getting 2.0/2.1 and 2.0/2.1 sense by the end of january.

Leaked 2.3 ROM FOR i9000 GALAXY S

http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/entries/show/6282349-android-2-3-2-leaks-for-galaxy-s-
This is a just leaked rom for the galaxy s. hopefully the devs can use it for the vibrant.
well even if not at least we know now that Samsung wasn't lying about March for the euro/Asian markets.
Nice, hopefully we will be able to use this to our advantage?
Also, couldn't we flash this since we now have the kernel that allow us to flash i900 ROMS? If we could just flash those files, then flash the kernel through Odin somehow it might work. Idk though, I'm no dev.
reddragon72 said:
well even if not at least we know now that Samsung wasn't lying about March for the euro/Asian markets.
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+1, Samsung might actually hold up to their promises this time around! Or, probably not.
more details - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974117
GINGERBREAD leaked
damb, this is so great, im thinking maybe tonight we might have a port for the vibrant, and i wonder if eugene and krylon know about this considering, it just today got leaked, a few hours ago.............. anyways, everyone post on this, lets get the hype going, we want this baby ported ASAP.. always thanks so much eugene and krylon, my brothers of galaxy android
So far from what i've read over there...
Looks like quadrant scores are not improved over 2.2 which is what i'm sure most people are hoping for. It also appears that the screen off animation is not present in the rom. It's also using Touchwiz 3.0 and not 4. Market is broken, and gingerbread keyboard also not included. Looks like an early beta build from what i've read.
**edit**
market is working, they have root access, and they are in the process of deodexing.
So far from what i've read over there...
damn double post. please delete
Sweet, hope we can get some cooked roms soon
The bad thing about it, it uses touchwiz 3.0, not stock.
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hitman818 said:
The bad thing about it, it uses touchwiz 3.0, not stock.
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True but we have CM7 for that. I was looking forward to TW 4.0. Cant wait to try out both.
Paging Dr B said:
True but we have CM7 for that. I was looking forward to TW 4.0. Cant wait to try out both.
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Im using cm7 right now. Cant wait to be finished.
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Paging Dr B said:
True but we have CM7 for that. I was looking forward to TW 4.0. Cant wait to try out both.
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did they do that much improvement on tw 4.0 to make it all exciting and everyone wanting it now.
dligon said:
did they do that much improvement on tw 4.0 to make it all exciting and everyone wanting it now.
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There are videos on youtube if you want to see.
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Man how things have turned around for us Vibrant owners. Source... 2.2.1 roms/ports... unofficial CM7.. And now this. We can finally be proud Vibrant owners
nickdog670 said:
Nice, hopefully we will be able to use this to our advantage?
Also, couldn't we flash this since we now have the kernel that allow us to flash i900 ROMS? If we could just flash those files, then flash the kernel through Odin somehow it might work. Idk though, I'm no dev.
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The kernel that allows us to flash i9000 ROMs is only 2.2 and 2.2.1 compatible. I'm pretty sure someone would have to build a new kernel to let us flash that or port the ROM over.
The crowds are getting restless over there. They're in an uproar about "this is missing" and "that is missing". One of the complaints is about the gingerbread wallpaper being missing. But these guys forget that our 2.1 devices didn't come with stock 2.1 walls. They instead came with whatever wallpapers samsung gave us. Overall it's starting to sound more complete than the first froyo leaks that we used to have which is reassuring. Some of the guys say that the leak is stable and everything is working on their devices. One of the nice improvements they're reporting is functioning hardware acceleration.
No TV-off?! NOooOoO!
(not being sarcastic)
Paging Dr B said:
The crowds are getting restless over there. They're in an uproar about "this is missing" and "that is missing". One of the complaints is about the gingerbread wallpaper being missing. But these guys forget that our 2.1 devices didn't come with stock 2.1 walls. They instead came with whatever wallpapers samsung gave us. Overall it's starting to sound more complete than the first froyo leaks that we used to have which is reassuring. Some of the guys say that the leak is stable and everything is working on their devices. One of the nice improvements they're reporting is functioning hardware acceleration.
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Funny to see their behavior over it when we are just sinking our teeth into 2.2.1. Maybe its a good thing though.. I myself am so pleased with the performance boost of 2.2.1 that I'm in no rush to flash again but of course I'm in the minority on that.
regP said:
Funny to see their behavior over it when we are just sinking our teeth into 2.2.1. Maybe its a good thing though.. I myself am so pleased with the performance boost of 2.2.1 that I'm in no rush to flash again but of course I'm in the minority on that.
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Na I'm with you on that, running Bionix 1.3 and it really is just as fast as CM7 was for. Really the only thing that gingerbread had over this ROM is that the applications list loaded faster. Plus on this I have themes

Gingerbread roms?

with Gingerbread leaked for the DX and root coming tomorrow, how long do you think it'll take before we see some gingerbread ROMs on our phones?
tecknical said:
with Gingerbread leaked for the DX and root coming tomorrow, how long do you think it'll take before we see some gingerbread ROMs on our phones?
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Why?? ( for now ) LOL
Gingerbread is pretty awesome as it is. I just ignore the CrapWare
kdkinc said:
Why?? ( for now ) LOL
Gingerbread is pretty awesome as it is. I just ignore the CrapWare
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I agree, but with root... Root. Freeze bloat. Enjoy.
Depends on how much other stuff the devs have going on. I'd guess about a 2-4 weeks.
I mean, it was just leaked a day or two ago, it's going to take a bit of time.
I hope they come out. The bloatware sucks. LPP FC's for me so I have to use the stock launcher. Moto's gingerbread 'skin' seems weak and unfinished (hence leak I guess).
Love the performance boosts though. Cannot wait to root. I've given up hope for an AOSP DX rom though (Froyo or Gbread).
amasse said:
I hope they come out. The bloatware sucks. LPP FC's for me so I have to use the stock launcher. Moto's gingerbread 'skin' seems weak and unfinished (hence leak I guess).
Love the performance boosts though. Cannot wait to root. I've given up hope for an AOSP DX rom though (Froyo or Gbread).
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LPP works flawlessly for me, have you tried the usual thing? Clearing dalvik cache & system cache?
You're not gonna get a *true* ASOP ROM due to the locked bootloader...which is why CyanogenMod isn't on the DX or D2.
For anyone contemplating updating, DO IT.. This release is extremely substantial...now that I have the rooted gingerbread and have debloated / deblurred / made build.prop changes, I will never again use a froyo rom.. I will happily wait for the custom gingers to come out
This is a substantial release I would say even more significant then going from the original 2.1 to 2.2 was
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Joe92T said:
For anyone contemplating updating, DO IT.. This release is extremely substantial...now that I have the rooted gingerbread and have debloated / deblurred / made build.prop changes, I will never again use a froyo rom.. I will happily wait for the custom gingers to come out
This is a substantial release I would say even more significant then going from the original 2.1 to 2.2 was
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if you have a stock deblured version of this 2.3 build than you should release it
luigi90210 said:
if you have a stock deblured version of this 2.3 build than you should release it
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If he has it all set up his accounts would be on the nandroid that would be created. All you have to do i delete the bloat files with root explorer takes like 10 minutes.
one thing i really want is the screen off animation..i dk y just makes it feel complete
edit did some research its super easy to enable. Just gotta change a true to false in bools.xlm looks sweet =)
Jrummy had a new version of liberty 98% finished last friday then he got hurt landed in the hospital and the news hit about the gb leak,and he held off on release my guess is hes close to gb Liberty!
Beamed from my Gingerbreaded DroidXtreme
i definitely recommend upgrading. this release is great.
Yeah, but I want to wait untill there is a boot strappable ROM, and a very simple root process, like the one touch z4root. Tell me when THOSE come out! lol

Gingerbread is almost here everyone!!!

And it's not just a rumor. Verizon has updated their update section for the Droid X to implement the Gingerbread update!
http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/droid_x.pdf
See also support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/droid_x_instructions.pdf
These PDFs were created 5/18 & 5/19.
Awesome find!
http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/droid_x_instructions.pdf
Here you find the how to install instructions and screen shots...
PC world says Friday for roll out.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/228648/motorola_droid_x_to_get_gingerbread_on_friday.html
I'll stick with my rooted froyo, thank you very much.
Life is good!
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milski65 said:
I'll stick with my rooted froyo, thank you very much.
Life is good!
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Ditto. Does everything I need and more. What's the point of updating if nothing changes dramatically...its just a number game?
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There are some cool UI changes and the overall experience seems much snappier since I updated to Gingerale (2.3 based ROM). I would recommend checking it out at least, just make a backup and revert if you don't like it But I bet you will.
schmidty86 said:
There are some cool UI changes and the overall experience seems much snappier since I updated to Gingerale (2.3 based ROM). I would recommend checking it out at least, just make a backup and revert if you don't like it But I bet you will.
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I'm going to have to agree. Froyo was great to me, but when I jumped to GB... wow. Quicker, looks better and runs smoother. I just got a replacement phone yesterday with 340 on it and I can't believe I actually used it. Tossed 595 on right away But as Schmidty said, you can always roll it back. To each their own, though.
BTW... that Gingerale looks awesome. I'm gonna try it when I get home
Schmidty and Kobalt, is there that much of a diff? New to world of customizing. I do have 2 X's (one on wireless). Maybe I'll give it a try on that one. I'm sure I can find a thread somewhere. You both recommend Gingerale? My real concern is seeing ongoing threads of issues with these various versions of GB (don't know if gingerale falls in that category). But I'm constantly reading and trying to learn more. This damn phone and these forums has created a monster out of me. I tried my buddies original droid yesterday (totally stock). I almost vomited. He's too afraid to do any form of customization or rooting.
You say faster until you actually load it and it includes more crapware and really is barely faster than the custom gb rom you put on the phone.
I'll stick with a rom'd froyo with gingerbread elements in it till a better gb rom comes out.
Do you have a preference serial?
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milski65 said:
I'll stick with my rooted froyo, thank you very much.
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No thanks necessary, but you're very welcome.
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I would way prefer a clean GB install (Cyanogen anyone?), but I haven't seen one for my X that is as stable as .595.
So I will keep my .595 build (rooted and deoxed) until I see something better.
Gingerbread is almost here? Where have you been? I have been running gingerbread for about a month now. The "official" update is just a number
have any of you guys tried Liberty GB? I downloaded the donate version of Liberty Toolbox from the market and installed the Nightly Gingerbread ROM. So far, kinda stable.
Some bugs are:
-Maps crashes sometimes out of the blue
-Calendars won't let you modify or add items
But I have gotten stronger 3g and faster reception, and faster system overall...
Hope to hear a release date of the a final build Liberty GB
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I would way prefer a clean GB install (Cyanogen anyone?), but I haven't seen one for my X that is as stable as .595.
So I will keep my .595 build (rooted and deoxed) until I see something better.
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I'm in the same boat with the same build. Very happy with it, and not interested in the OTA update, unless .596 is shown to have some wonderful new improvement over .595.
Hey guys i rooted and might of deleted some bloatware do i have to sbf to get it back so that i may get the update
i will be testing the OTA in a few HRS ...now my question is will there be more devs jumping back on board wigh new exciting roms cause i just got this phone 2 days ago and i see no activity and cant even find liverty 2.0 rom or rooting instructions for .340
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Hey guys i rooted and might of deleted some bloatware do i have to sbf to get it back so that i may get the update
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Gotta SBF to get the update, yeah.
All the crapware has to be there.
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V1215 said:
Gotta SBF to get the update, yeah.
All the crapware has to be there.
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I just freeze the crapware with Titanium Backup and unfreeze it when it's time to update. Once updated, I freeze it back up again. Worked like a charm for the 2.2 OTA update.
Does anyone know when we can get the release?
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[Q] Just upgraded to an S2!

So, at the moment I have a Desire running CM7, and I LOVE it, I simply can't ask for more. However, upgrade day arrived today and I called Orange and ordered an S2. Read a few reviews of it beforehand and the specs just blow me away.
Any one have any useful advice from going to a Desire to a Galaxy?
The SGS does not have Sense do not go looking for it .
jje
FIRST THING when you receive your beast, flash 2.3.4 gingerbread. Excellent battery life and performance.
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I'd disagree when I flashed to 2.3.4 I could almost see the battery go down as I used it and instantly flashed back to 2.3.3
However a lot of people are getting better battery life so maybe you might be lucky but personally speaking stick to stock first see how you get on and then flash a new rom.
The official 2.3.4 should be out this month
2.3.4 is not a Samsung release only a leaked test rom .
Personally i would learn before flashing and be able to recover to stock/original firmware for warranty purposes .
jje
dd1989 said:
So, at the moment I have a Desire running CM7, and I LOVE it, I simply can't ask for more. However, upgrade day arrived today and I called Orange and ordered an S2. Read a few reviews of it beforehand and the specs just blow me away.
Any one have any useful advice from going to a Desire to a Galaxy?
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Went from a Desire to the SGS2 and haven't looked back since. I think it's a great move. In contrast to what you read above, I'd recommend to stay stock for a while. Learn a little about touchwiz. TW is just as smooth, maybe even smoother, than CM7 on the Desire, believe me. There is really no advice to give, they are both great devices, but you will love the SGS2.
Upgrade
Upgrade to a custom rom, they are muuuch better, keeping in mind the warranty problems and such. I´m running a custom 2.3.4 and it´s perfect.
How about the issue on gaming? Does 2.3.4 got better game support?
Is rooting the only way to remove the Orange apps?
How do I go about rooting with a Mac...
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FIRST THING when you receive your beast, flash 2.3.4 gingerbread. Excellent battery life and performance.
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no banding with this one ???
i m worried about that
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Is rooting the only way to remove the Orange apps?
How do I go about rooting with a Mac...
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You could install an unbranded firmware to remove all the orange apps.... Kf3 is the latest official release in the uk
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You could install an unbranded firmware to remove all the orange apps.... Kf3 is the latest official release in the uk
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Had a bit of a Google and unsure how to acquire this?
Still unsure about how to root on my Mac.
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Went from a Desire to the SGS2 and haven't looked back since. I think it's a great move. In contrast to what you read above, I'd recommend to stay stock for a while. Learn a little about touchwiz. TW is just as smooth, maybe even smoother, than CM7 on the Desire, believe me. There is really no advice to give, they are both great devices, but you will love the SGS2.
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+1
I am still on stock+go sms pro+go launcher
I was a flash addict on sgs, unfortunately there is no need to root+/- flash on this device and its annoying me a lot

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