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[Q] (Android) Skype on HD2 - Success/Fail stories ?

Recently Skype has made their app finally available to the world.
Now it can work over WiFi.
(Find on their website or market)
I've tried it on NexusOne and it seems to work. Signs in (when their servers are not overloaded) and even makes calls (for free between online skype users).
On HD2 Android builds the story is different:
App installed and signs in, but will force close immediately at any attempt to do more than scrolling the list of contacts.
What are your experiences?
Edit: Could it be related to LCD Density? Or compatibility Mode?

I couldn not even sign in.It says can not conect and will forse close

it works fine for me.. but that is because i use the app from 3 uk.. but yeah no problems at all.. as they have the Desire in their device portfolio i just browsed to their website from a desire build and installed it..

No problems for me.it works perfect. I have darkstone's v3.1 version.i have download it from market
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working well for me here, calls, chats everything flawless.
look at my signature

where did you guys download skype from?? i can't even download it to my HD2 (TMoUS).
***nevermind.. it was on the market.. thanks anyways

clio94 said:
No problems for me.it works perfect. I have darkstone's v3.1 version.i have download it from market
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nutmegy said:
it works fine for me.. but that is because i use the app from 3 uk.. but yeah no problems at all.. as they have the Desire in their device portfolio i just browsed to their website from a desire build and installed it..
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jigners said:
working well for me here, calls, chats everything flawless.
look at my signature
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Do you use the default 240 LCD Density?
Ever since it's possible to increase it I've been use 16 or 180.
I am at the moment with NexusHD2 (2.2.1) build and I will try playing with another build later today, possibly it's an issue with Android 2.2.1.

Skype's working fine for me with Froyostone 3.1 (Desire) with Hastarin 7.1. First time I tried to login it gave an error for login, but I noticed it had to do with my internet connection which was already unstable both via 3G as well as WiFi. I updated my radio from 2.12.50.02 to 2.14.50.04 and now it works fine.
Sound is very clear and all features like skype credits and online numbers work properly. No videocalling yet, but hopefully we can expect it soon...
Thumbs up for Skype!

I installed it and everything worked perfectly...I was a little peeved to find out that it did not work over 3G so I uninstalled it.
Then I decided to reinstall it and wait it out for an update when we can make calls over 3G...now it will not even sign in....any ideas?

No problems for me. It works perfect.
RReckless

Eventually got it to login today.
Keep getting force close messages, especially when selecting the Details tab!
Ho hum...

Works perfectly.

Sometimes i cant hear the people talking but they can hear me and if i want to reboot it it takes along time to exit the app and right after that i will get an error to force close the app.
But when it works i can hear everyone clearlly and without any LAG.

Just reverted to 240 and it got working.
But I hate such big density on the hd2. That's the reason I avoid sense builds to make the most from the big screen :-(
Better use nimbuzz.
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For more detail...
Skype works perfectly. I called my cousin overseas on Skype, he answered on his Nexus One. Sound was clear, with very little delay. Answering calls is a bit awkward because I was juggling it but in the end it was easy. being logged on to Skype increases battery drain, unfortunately. I went from 5mA standby to 45mA
Only one problem.
The screen was acting funny during the call when I held it to my ear. I'd move it back and forth to get it to turn off the screen. Sometimes it wouldn't, sometimes it would go dark but not turn off the backlight, sometimes it would.
Anyway, all of this is the app's problem, just need to wait for patches

I can't find it on market, and when i try downloading it from the skype website it says that it is not available for my device ??!? I'm using HyperDroid 1.5
I'm from Morocco, if there 's a restriction by country I do not see why it does not work from their website

agentaaron said:
I installed it and everything worked perfectly...I was a little peeved to find out that it did not work over 3G so I uninstalled it.
Then I decided to reinstall it and wait it out for an update when we can make calls over 3G...now it will not even sign in....any ideas?
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A hacked Skype was recently released, allowing you to use 3G. check Engadget for more info.

i'm running mattc's 1.8 with r7.2 kernal, 2.14 radio and energy wm rom. the app loads fine and setup ok. on my first and so far only call i could hear the other party but they could not hear me. the connection sounded very bad and i called back not using skype. that was over 3g so i don't know if i just had a not so strong signal or if it was something else. going to try on wifi and retry on 3g somewhere else. will update results.

Can you guys quit skype or stop it from running? seems to be leeching my battery power..

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Can you guys quit skype or stop it from running? seems to be leeching my battery power..
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Seems like there is no way/ button to exit Skype, it pissed me off so I uninstalled it
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Answered calls going straight to speakerphone!

My phone has been doing this for 2 or 3 days now. When I accept an incoming call, the phone automatically enters speakerphone mode.
When a BT headset is connected, it is fine.
Anyone got a clue why it is doing this? I havenet installed any apps which should have this effect.
RTR

Been looking into this all night, with no luck. Has anyone seen this before?

Not had any calls come in on mine yet so can't comment on whether I am affected. I would have thought it would be well known about though if it was widespread.
Are you using stock rom? Tried re-flashing the RUU?

Had this to you need to make someone call you and keep trying with the button to switch between speaker or ear and eventually i got it right! Hold it against your ear then remove it and try button again thats how i did it!
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Same here with that issue ever since those new updates started
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Mine too but it hardly ever does it now. A sensor tries to detect how your phone is positioned and switches to speaker. It seems to go away on the stock rom, so persevere on the stock rom. It all worked out for me eventually. Word of advice though, DISABLE SENSE until it's ready. It makes your contact icons in messages disappear. Htc always releases questionable software which should be described as beta. If you use bluetooth for music, stick with stock for now. Yadda yadda. All in all, the dhd. Rules. Oh ya, anyone know how the htc hd2 rund witb android 2.2. I saw lots of great deals on ebay to buy a broken one and fix tbe software to run android. I just want a new toy really.
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I had this for a while - turned out to be an iffy setting in my profile manager/switcher (phoneweaver). Are you using anything like that?

FIXED: Oh my word, how simple was this...
Should have said, I'm on stock everything as I have a poor track record with having to send stuff back to manufacturers to be fixed.
After spending all night looking for a solution, and trying a couple of things found on other forums (install phonespeaker app and turn it off in that - doesn't work BTW), I decided this morning to remove the possibility that the phone had simply got its panties in a bunch, switched it off properly and removed the battery. 10 minutes of being denied a power source has cured it. Most bizarre.
Thanks for the suggestions guys.
RTR
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i9000 MIUI installed on Captivate

Ok let me start off by saying I am NOT a dev. I am just a normal guy who can ocasionally follow instructions off the internet. I was able to get MIUI for the i9000 booted on my Captivate. This MIUI rom is ported over from the Nexus.
All I did was followed the instructions from the MIUI thread in the i9000 forums:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992251
Just subsitute the captivate equivalent files from CM7. After you do these steps and Flash MIUI Beta 3 it will install a i9000 kernel and modem. You will have to go after the initial steps and install a captivate CM7 Kernel and Modem.
I wont be updating this thread, because I don't have the time. If a Dev wants to streamline this more for the captivate please do. I just wanted to share some info on how I got the MIUI from the i9000 thread running on my captivate. Fill free to use this thread for any MIUI related banter that can further help this Rom run smoother on our phones.

what are the bugs?

like I said I wont be updating this thread at all. I just wanted to let some know that it is possible to get it working on the captivate. to get a full bug list you will either have to install the rom yourself and figure out or wait for someone to report a list. what I have seen so far though is ringtones, and autorotation. I haven't played with it too much, but I was able to fix the ringtone issue be using a rintone app from the market download a ringtone. Also I believe the i9000 thread has a what is and what isn't working list also.

For people who where begging for MIUI this looks to have allot more promise. And it is gingerbread. Have not tried it out yet
CM7

I installed it on my Captivate and its actually running pretty smoothly, in fact its actually pretty fast I haven't even seen any lag. I'm on beta 4.
Here is what works:
-Texting
-Wi-fi
-Browser
-SD cards
Not working:
-I'm having problems downloading apps from the market, they don't seem to be downloading but if download the app you want then reboot the phone the app will be successfully installed.
-The sound only works if you plug the headphones into the phone and when you do that the sound comes from the speaker and not the headphones, however if you plug the headphones only about half way in then the sound will come out of the headphones.
-The sound problem does have an effect with the phone calls because the person on the other line can hear you but you can't hear them on the account of the headphones not being plugged in.
-The back key and search key are not working I guess because its made for another phone but idk. The home key acts as a back key. The menu key works fine.
-If you want to auto-rotate the screen then you'll have to go to the notification bar and tap the auto-rotate icon to turn it on, it does not automatically do it when you turn your phone over.
That's all I got, idk if there is a setting for the sound problem or something but I can't get it to work properly.
Just wanted to tell you guys how much Miui was working on our cappys and hopefully it can be fully working rom in some time.

mossination said:
I installed it on my Captivate and its actually running pretty smoothly, in fact its actually pretty fast I haven't even seen any lag. I'm on beta 4.
Here is what works:
-Texting
-Wi-fi
-Browser
-SD cards
Not working:
-I'm having problems downloading apps from the market, they don't seem to be downloading but if download the app you want then reboot the phone the app will be successfully installed.
-The sound only works if you plug the headphones into the phone and when you do that the sound comes from the speaker and not the headphones, however if you plug the headphones only about half way in then the sound will come out of the headphones.
-The sound problem does have an effect with the phone calls because the person on the other line can hear you but you can't hear them on the account of the headphones not being plugged in.
-The back key and search key are not working I guess because its made for another phone but idk. The home key acts as a back key. The menu key works fine.
-If you want to auto-rotate the screen then you'll have to go to the notification bar and tap the auto-rotate icon to turn it on, it does not automatically do it when you turn your phone over.
That's all I got, idk if there is a setting for the sound problem or something but I can't get it to work properly.
Just wanted to tell you guys how much Miui was working on our cappys and hopefully it can be fully working rom in some time.
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This looks promising. Don't most i9000 ROMs have these issues when installed as-is onto a Captivate? Seems like it could be ported over just like most other i9000 ROMs.
But then again I'm no dev, and I could be completely and terribly wrong.

Did you install the CM7 cappy kernel?
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are you talking about the cm7-captivate-initial-kernel? or something else?

Cappy kernel needs to be reflashed.
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mossination said:
are you talking about the cm7-captivate-initial-kernel? or something else?
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Any CM7 kernel should work as long as it is for the captivate.

Ok so ill reflash that...Ill also have to flash a cm7 modem right? know where I can find that?

Go to the cm7 thread, and go to teamhacksungs website. Should be a full list of modems.
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mossination said:
Ok so ill reflash that...Ill also have to flash a cm7 modem right? know where I can find that?
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Yes, you can find it all from the CM7 download site. you can find the link in the CM7 thread.

so is anyone else trying this? The rom I mean

mossination said:
so is anyone else trying this? The rom I mean
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I tried it yesterday, hence the reason for this thread lol, but didn't really like it. Went back to CM7 with launcherpro plus. I missed my LP Plus widgets too much.

lol im just suprised how this thread isnt that popular

It'll get more popular as things get sorted out with the ROM itself. I've been running it for the last couple days (since beta 2), and if you install the CM7 Captivate kernel and a compatible modem (I like JL3), it's really pretty stable. The apps don't see media files, and afaik there are still some SD card issues, but if you can get past those it's not that hard to use as a daily.

KCutrer1 said:
It'll get more popular as things get sorted out with the ROM itself. I've been running it for the last couple days (since beta 2), and if you install the CM7 Captivate kernel and a compatible modem (I like JL3), it's really pretty stable. The apps don't see media files, and afaik there are still some SD card issues, but if you can get past those it's not that hard to use as a daily.
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It was/is very much a daily driver since data/phone/wifi all work, I just didn't like the feel of it. It took me back to my iPhone days which started to scare me a bit. lol

Yep I think jl3 works the best, I now have the rom pretty much fully functional and I just installed another media player app so it could find my music. MIUI is really amazing looking
Eh it does look like the iphone kind of but I was just getting tired of all the same "looking" roms and wanted something different

Interesting. CM7 has been without a nightly for a few days, I'm up for something new
So once we get the i9000 version running, just go into odin and flash a CM7 captivate kernel/modem? That should fix all the i9000->captivate issues, correct?

Mobile network didn't work for me on (Texas)Ice Cream Sandwich

I don't have any Mobile network on Rebuild of Evervolv-Perdo-2.1.0p2-passion
But I don't have enough posts to ask on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366897
Anyone have the same problem like me ???Need some help

You have to search for network twice. It will fail first time .. it will also complain 2nd time with "No network found" error but you'll see the network status icon on the notification bar.

you may have ongoing problems with this until 3.0 kernel is out
I have issues with every build and sometimes takes numerous tries and sometimes doesn't work. This is well documented in thread--

mori90 said:
I don't have any Mobile network on Rebuild of Evervolv-Perdo-2.1.0p2-passion
But I don't have enough posts to ask on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366897
Anyone have the same problem like me ???Need some help
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Install the latest ROM (p3) from this thread, it solved the mobile network issue. Auto connects on reboot. I'm enjoying it

I tried a couple of the ICS roms (they are pretty much identical) but did find many features lacking, app support and hardware support are the biggest issues so far. The 3.0 Kernel will fix a lot of those when drivers have support. I tried the supposed fixed version but my phone network wouldn't connect at all even trying automatic selection. Then again I wasn't exactly impressed with ICS either mostly the UI changes that just don't seem to fit in with phones. ICS looks like a bad port of a tablet OS and I guess that's what it is.

indiangeek said:
Install the latest ROM (p3) from this thread, it solved the mobile network issue. Auto connects on reboot. I'm enjoying it
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I had all kinds of issues with the p3 build (miniskirt). Overall slow performance, market and gtalk missing, people app not logging in, stuck notifications, broken a2sd etc.
I am sticking with p2 for awhile.

I keep getting a prompt requesting a reboot because the sim card was added. If I press the back key, it just works anyway.

shahrier said:
I had all kinds of issues with the p3 build (miniskirt). Overall slow performance, market and gtalk missing, people app not logging in, stuck notifications, broken a2sd etc.
I am sticking with p2 for awhile.
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@shahrier: guess the miniskirt version doesn't include gtalk, market etc. Also I was not using miniskirt versions (was on custom blackrose since quite some weeks).
Anyway, let's hope for a p4 or p5 build with working camera

Well, rapmv78 has already given us N1 geeks the perfect New Years gift. ICS on the NexusOne is now effectively feature complete with proof-of-concept camera. As of now, running the p4 build with the camera hack (in TexasIce's thread). Yes, lots of crashes and freezes but its a small price to pay to live on the bleeding edge!
Mobile network autoconnect works, but I'm experiencing soft-reboots periodically, and then a prompt to reboot due to SIM reinsertion or something, which I can surprisingly ignore by hitting the back button. This could be because I didn't wipe my data partition while upgrading from p3. Or the camera hack.
Anyone else experience this? Possible solutions?
EDIT: Fix for mobile network on p2 (atleast for 5.08.004 radio) - While selecting network, hit 'Select Automatically'. It will show an error prompt. Do not touch anything. Within ten seconds, your network should connect automatically. Hit the back button and start making calls and sending texts!

The full p3 (as well as p4) build is much better it seems like compared to miniskirt version. So yeah go with one of those builds if you want auto network connectivity. Oh and camera kind of works now with the work that rampv78 did. Follow these steps to get camera working on p3/p4 build:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20897640&postcount=1074

Also, if u haven't been following, there are some solutions to try for soft reboot problems - disable lock screen, move dalvik to internal, remove ext partition). Strangely one solution works for one person.
Looks like moving dalvik to internal, fixed the reboot issues for me (no reboot since 10 hours)

Announcement: CyanogenMod 9.1 ICS Stable build RELEASED!

Let's go to get.cm/?type=stable
You can see cm-9.1.0-p1.zip (cm-9.1.0-p1c.zip)
for GSM (P1) and CDMA (P1c)

What's the difference? And is It available for the P1000N?
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Let’s try something new: CM9.1 and SimplyTapp
Seems like the main change is the inclusion of NFC payment. The blog post also mentioned bugfixes but there's no detail about them.

R u retarded ?
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NFC is not for our device.
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I'm well aware that the P1000 doesn't support NFC. It is stated in the article that NFC is only for compatible handsets anyway. Maybe I shouldn't have linked a general CM9 article in a device specific forum, but.... meh

Difference with cm9 rc1
hello,
Im very much interested with this new rom. I would just like to know what are the major differences with this new rom, compared to the cm9 rc1? tried searching for details about this new rom, but couldnt find any. I use the cm9 rc1 as a daily driver. It has worked for me very well, although there are minor errors (which is another topic). Pls let me know, so I can decide whether to try this out or not. thanks very much.

Been running it for two days now. Nice and stable.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 powered by CyanogenMod 9.1

Roberto_Lim said:
Been running it for two days now. Nice and stable.
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Been runnigng 9.0 for 1 week with no (major) problems. Upgraded to 9.1 and 3g umts signal strength was shown as missing most of the time with no calls, sms or data connection possible. Reverted to 9.0 and 3g got back working. Will try again in a few days....
Among the other issues I have with 9.0:
- light sensor doesn't seem right (and androsensor cannot report it at all)
- proximity sensor doesn't seem right either but I'm no longer sure that the P1000 has one, will check on another P1000 still on samsung fw 2.3.3

Installed CM 9.1, working fine for me. However, I installed 20120831 Gapps, and they are working fine for me except Google Play - keeps returning 'server error' when trying to connect. Any ideas? What version of Gapps are you guys using (link please)?
Also, I came to CM 9.1 from CM 10 nightly build, no problems flashing. But now I can't seem to be able to flash CM 10; it reboots during flashing process. Do I need to go back to stock ROM with Odin or something?

Just flashing my rc1 cm9 to the latest stable 9.1. Gchrome still force close
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If I may, I'd like to ask how long will your battery last from full recharge on a regular use? By regular I mean, a few games here and there, auto sync enabled, wifi on for 70% of the time, and using Mobile data when there's no wifi.
I would like to benchmark my tab's battery performance against other users.
Thanks,
Griffith
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lbit said:
Upgraded to 9.1 and 3g umts signal strength was shown as missing most of the time with no calls, sms or data connection possible.
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Reinstalled 9.1 manually (first time I used ROM Manager) and it works fine now

No CM9.1 for P100Nusers
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Wifi Problems
hello guys,
i admit im a noob at these kinda stuff but pls hear me out
i've flashed my fathers tab using the overcome method up to the part or flash the actual rom thats when i changed it and flashed cm9 stable
the rom is awesome, ive used it on my galaxy s and it worked fine but on the tab i've found two problems
1- i cant get access the wifi settings, i press the wifi and nothing shows up, and although it gets connected somehow, it doesnt show on the bar that im connected , the internet is very slow and i cant access google play
2- the tab for some reason i dont understand is getting hotter thaan usual specailly on the right side (where the power and volume control buttons), ive changed the cpu governor to on demand but it is still a bit warm
the most important thing is how to fix the wifi,
its the regular international galaxy tab p1000 / p1

Downloadaholik said:
hello guys,
i admit im a noob at these kinda stuff but pls hear me out
i've flashed my fathers tab using the overcome method up to the part or flash the actual rom thats when i changed it and flashed cm9 stable
the rom is awesome, ive used it on my galaxy s and it worked fine but on the tab i've found two problems
1- i cant get access the wifi settings, i press the wifi and nothing shows up, and although it gets connected somehow, it doesnt show on the bar that im connected , the internet is very slow and i cant access google play
2- the tab for some reason i dont understand is getting hotter thaan usual specailly on the right side (where the power and volume control buttons), ive changed the cpu governor to on demand but it is still a bit warm
the most important thing is how to fix the wifi,
its the regular international galaxy tab p1000 / p1
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Did you try reboot?
"I do exist.. that feels good.."

Downloadaholik said:
hello guys,
i admit im a noob at these kinda stuff but pls hear me out
i've flashed my fathers tab using the overcome method up to the part or flash the actual rom thats when i changed it and flashed cm9 stable
the rom is awesome, ive used it on my galaxy s and it worked fine but on the tab i've found two problems
1- i cant get access the wifi settings, i press the wifi and nothing shows up, and although it gets connected somehow, it doesnt show on the bar that im connected , the internet is very slow and i cant access google play
2- the tab for some reason i dont understand is getting hotter thaan usual specailly on the right side (where the power and volume control buttons), ive changed the cpu governor to on demand but it is still a bit warm
the most important thing is how to fix the wifi,
its the regular international galaxy tab p1000 / p1
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sir,
if u got time try to redo all the restocking method (overcome) flash overcome rom it help prepare your tab for a higher version of ROM like cm9 or cm10. i think i will make your tab problem go away..
have a nice day sir.
:angel::angel::angel:

Declan79 said:
Just flashing my rc1 cm9 to the latest stable 9.1. Gchrome still force close
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For chrome see this.
Can you confirm if you have also these issues:
- light sensor not working (eg. go to system settings-display-use custom levels and edit levels: the top left readings don't change with light conditions; or test with "androsensor")
- proximity sensor missing (according to "androsensor")
- stock sound recorder app missing (there is a sound recorder apk in /system/app though, but I can't figure out how to use it)
- torch not working/stock torch app missing
- frequent FCs with camera app
BTW do you know if there is an official discussion thread for cm9/p1 issues?

Battery Drain fixed?
With CM 9.1 I think the battery drain from 9.0 was kinda fixed, especially when connected to wi-fi. There are some small bugs like the wi-fi switch (it is on after booting but the wi-fi is turned off. Still smooth and grear UI. Love ICS!

Apparently there's a new nightly release both for p1 and p1n
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