As I always say noobs like me read this, who are interested to how is Samsung progressing towards ICS, anyone thinks himself beyond noob or attracted to non TW ROM's please save your time.
Some points I am skipping atm, because they are same as KP8, read that aside it if you wanna,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421269&highlight=my+first+impressions
• Last time I said regarding KP8 that it was hell of a lot better, now I've to say it again, much better than previous KP8, and more stable of course.
• Phone calls were great, loud enough earpiece volume. Noise reduction is present usually.
• Vibration intesity is same as GB, which is great, and believe me or not RT volumes seems louder than before , by before I mean GB!
• Incoming call UI is same as before, answer/reject sliding animations still don't work!
• Phone signal is solid, stable. 3G working fine, same goes for WiFi and BT.
• Stock browser is just getting better and better, smooth, some guys will definitely hate the new elastic type scrolling, I kinda like it, sites went well with flash, pinch to zoom smooth as hell, no lag in any place. Brilliant all over. No Exit button still.
If I am not wrong then download support for all types of files is now present, tried with some different files, all was well. Need more feedbacks on this though.
• All the TW widgets are same as before, so not wasting time saying here again.
• 480x800 wallpapers are working fine, finally, which is a big relief for me. LWP works fine too, but not smooth as GB, some lags here and there.
• Market and downloading works fine. Download GO launcher and used it as default, no problem.
• Camera and Video recorder works all fine.
• Lockscreen ICS lock is still looks weird. Just swiping the screen unlocks the device!, don't know what's the point of ICS lock icon then.
• Swype is here Version 3.2.92 and it works great as usual.
• GPS lock is fine.
• YouTube videos plated well, but some lags are there.
• 1080P MKV files ran with audio, lag is prominent, so if someone watches HD videos regularly then it will be a PITA.
Tried MX- Little better than Stock, still not watchable
• Unread SMS icon is same as before (KP8). Missed call icon is finally here in LS. See attachments.
• Connection with PC worked at first time.
• Believe me or not phone Shut down time was damn fast, less than 5 seconds.
• Used it for 90+ minutes and there was no FC! Some lags are here and there, but not a single FC with any app.
• Mobile Odin worked before flashing and after rooting with CF it worked again. SU and CWM is there as usual.
• Allover UI smoothness was great IMO.
• Developer Options are present there as usual.
• FM radio works fine.
• Copy/Paste pop up UI has been changed in whole system, it is there at the top for both landscape and portrait.
• Bookmarks menu changed in Stock browser.
• Touch keys don't light up.
• There is no more additional/permanent Vibrate icon in taskbar anymore, doesn't matter of Vibration is enabled in your device or not. Many people would like this old feature I guess
• Face Unlock doesn't work.
••• All I can say I am way impressed with this ROM, almost all the needed features are present and working fine, which is always the most important part other than giving some great stuffs and taking away some common features and those nuisance, if this has been released by some other developers then XDA would have populate them like hell. TW bashers will still bash this I am sure, but doesn't matter because it looks pretty cool with ICS, so bad news for TW trollers.
You can definitely use this ROM as daily use, that I can say.
I am going back to my Nandroid as I always stay on finished/official stuffs, but it was a great experience for sure.
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Well i have to say that i had the phone connected with USB and after 1 hour i tried to open it by pressing the hard key and nothing happened so i did hard reboot and when i booted the battery was from 50% to 10%
Not to mention that my soft keys don't light up when i press them but they work.
Also the TWLacunher is way too laggy!
Thanks for the impressions! Judging by the progress Samsung is making they will most likely make their Q1 deadline
Props to Samsung, and kudos to Sammobile for getting us this firmware.
Haters gonna hate.
Thank you for testing for me.
Have just downloaded the cwm packaged rom. Will flash now.
to exit the browser go into the windows/bookmarks menu and click X on all opened windows , then the browser closes itself.
this feature isn't available in gingerbread firmwares
Does FM Radio work on this leak?
To be honest, I'm started to think that Sammy will leave that TW theme to official ICS release, I mean that crappy green bar at RAM Status(and also in other menus), that notification bar, also, why they just can't do same lock screen as on Nexus with other icons, are they wanna keep old lock screen without any functionality ;/
Damn, they should completely redesign that TouchWiz to a new look, without that cartoonish icons and overall look. ICS is not only a new version of OS, it's totally new design too.
Great overview by the way.
regarding the 1080p playback
what's the point of watching a 1920x1080 resolution movie on a 800x480 resolution screen ?
Even though it's a bit laggy now it doesn't quite matter to me. Who transfers 8 gb movies on his phone ?
Did you get chance to try the FM radio, does it work?
Trying Wanam's XXKPA build right now! I'll report back!
myshu said:
regarding the 1080p playback
what's the point of watching a 1920x1080 resolution movie on a 800x480 resolution screen ?
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The phone's MHL port lets you output the movie to an external display
Thorough overview, many thanks.
Looks promising but I'm going to wait. My current setup (krinyo's SlimROM,) is bug-free and perfect for my needs. Plus I'll need a monochrome theme, a dealbreaker for me.
Will probably try it one week before I buy the SGS3...
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Did you get chance to try the FM radio, does it work?
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FM working perfectly fine.
myshu said:
regarding the 1080p playback
what's the point of watching a 1920x1080 resolution movie on a 800x480 resolution screen ?
Even though it's a bit laggy now it doesn't quite matter to me. Who transfers 8 gb movies on his phone ?
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I agree with you. But 1080p played fine before, so it should work as before, will definitely be fixed in final release I am sure.
I am still on this ROM, really nice experience.
ithehappy said:
FM working perfectly fine.
I agree with you. But 1080p played fine before, so it should work as before, will definitely be fixed in final release I am sure.
I am still on this ROM, really nice experience.
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hmm, then this might be the first ICS rom for me
Weird - still cannot resize the widgets. T__T
a1exander said:
Trying Wanam's XXKPA build right now! I'll report back!
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Atleast one x10'er here
I will also try this ICS after testing a new recovery by a dev(its a secret)
I found the xxkp8 any better. I find that have deteriorated too much to the small details
At first, the phone signal is green at my phone, it has never been green before!
Next thing is, contacts crashed also the browser and Maps does!
I hope the alarm is working properly, else i will oversleep tomorrow.
Thnx for your test and coloured pros and cons
Frame rate locked at 30
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DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone, life, or anything else from your use of this ROM (flashing, use, etc.)
Thanks to:
MikeyMike01
DAGr8
icezar1
Description:
ROM is based upon the Captivate little brother, the I9088 from China. At this point it is pretty much stock but in future releases I'll be theming it to look like a vanilla AOSP Froyo. For future features, look below. The intial release will be pretty much stock for the most part. I've added plumbbob's gps fix. Added google apps and working updated market. It uses the JK4 modem and Speedmod k13c kernel. More changes in the changlog below.
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Changes:
5 Lockscreen mod
Extended Power Menu
Stock Accurate Battery Mod
Plumbbob's gps fix
JK4 Modem (ZNKP1 doesn't work in my area very well)
Speedmod k13c kernel
Added up to date Google Apps
Added up to date Market 2.3.2
Replaced touchwiz launcher with stock Froyo
Removed all the bloatware
Added AOSP MMS.apk
Added 3D Gallery
Made it autoupdate time
Default keyboard is Swype (no others installed as I was getting FCs)
Replaced Chinese ringtones
USB Debugging Enabled by default
Added Voice Recorder
Added Deskclock
Features that are different then most ROMs:
Call recording (Check your local laws. I'm not held responsible for anything done with this.)
Future Features:
Camera.apk modded to allow power button to focus and take picture
Settings options cleaned up
Complete Vanilla Froyo AOSP theme
Many other small UI tweaks
More apps?
Issues/Non-issues:
Call IP in dialer
Contacts with 1 in front won't display right when you get an incoming call
Puzzle lock won't work for incoming text (missing puzzle piece)
A few settings are there that don't work (ie. lockscreen wallpaper, ip calling, etc)
I'm sure there are more.
Download @ Official Website
Donations Greatly Appreciated Or You Can Just Say Thanks
Changelog:
Version 1.5 -
Added 5 Lockscreen mod
Added Extended Power Menu
Added Stock Accurate Battery Mod
Version 1.0 Initial Release -
Plumbbob's gps fix
JK4 Modem (ZNKP1 doesn't work in my area very well)
Speedmod k13c kernel
Added up to date Google Apps
Added up to date Market 2.3.2
Replaced touchwiz launcher with stock Froyo
Removed all the bloatware
Added AOSP MMS.apk
Added 3D Gallery
Made it autoupdate time
Default keyboard is Swype (no others installed as I was getting FCs)
Replaced Chinese ringtones
USB Debugging Enabled by default
Added Voice Recorder
Added Deskclock
Good luck with the ROM sir, I hope it turns out nice.
First rom based on KP5? Lets see how it turns out!
Wonder how this is as apposed to KB1.
Interesting. Looking forward to giving this a go
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Shame it was posted to late..need to go to bed now but make sure the market can find FPSE which is always one thing I look forward to verify.
Congrats. I hope it's a huge success.
shaolin95 said:
Shame it was posted to late..need to go to bed now but make sure the market can find FPSE which is always one thing I look forward to verify.
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I just checked and the market can find FPSE.
Just wanted to say it's been uploaded and the download link is live. Thanks!
KP5 is nice. Been running my own version since it came out. Smooth and stable. GPS gets me less that a 5 second lock. Other things work well too.
Good job.
IamSonoma said:
KP5 is nice. Been running my own version since it came out. Smooth and stable. GPS gets me less that a 5 second lock. Other things work well too.
Good job.
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I agree so far. It seems pretty stable and fast. Getting rid of all the bloatware was kinda hard while keeping FCs happening and getting the very latest market to work. I had some issues with the gps until I put Plumbbob's fix in it. And finally got navigation working. By the way, can you help me figure out implementing the lockscreen mod on this as I can't find how to do it anywhere for any ROM.
just wanted to say great work man. i cant attest to battery life (just flashed this) but reception is good and overall feels very fast (dont forget to enable lagfix people.
whats i would like to see:
lockscreens (which u are aware off
gps instead of data on notification bar (guess thats person preference though)
and when you hold down the power button you dont get all the other option (i find reboot to recovery pretty useful)
i made a circle batt mod for this (using uot kitchen) type a (i think? lol)attached if anyone wants it
(note this battery if for version 1.0, tested and working but im not responsible if it causes your phone to become a terminator and try to kill you, or any other crazy stuff)
Can you give me a link to this UOT Kitchen as I'd like to add some battery mods in the future. And I'm currently working on the power menu and lockscreens.
The_Zodiac said:
just wanted to say great work man. i cant attest to battery life (just flashed this) but reception is good and overall feels very fast (dont forget to enable lagfix people.
whats i would like to see:
lockscreens (which u are aware off
gps instead of data on notification bar (guess thats person preference though)
and when you hold down the power button you dont get all the other option (i find reboot to recovery pretty useful)
i made a circle batt mod for this (using uot kitchen) type a (i think? lol)attached if anyone wants it
(note this battery if for version 1.0, tested and working but im not responsible if it causes your phone to become a terminator and try to kill you, or any other crazy stuff)
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bay_wolf said:
Can you give me a link to this UOT Kitchen as I'd like to add some battery mods in the future. And I'm currently working on the power menu and lockscreens.
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no problem
http://uot.dakra.lt/l
its pretty slow right now (it might just be me) but at times its extremely slow so good luck.
edit: i knew your name sounded familiar. your the all in one tool creator right?
The_Zodiac said:
no problem
http://uot.dakra.lt/l
its pretty slow right now (it might just be me) but at times its extremely slow so good luck.
edit: i knew your name sounded familiar. your the all in one tool creator right?
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Yep
And thanks for the link. I've just finished creating the extended power menu for the ROM. Here's the update.zip: LINK and in the next release I'll have it included but for now just flash the file through recovery and you should be good.
EDIT: Also, I'll be switching kernels over to suckerpunch voodoo in the next release.
EDIT2: Fixed an issue with the update.zip. It's all good now.
bay_wolf said:
I agree so far. It seems pretty stable and fast. Getting rid of all the bloatware was kinda hard while keeping FCs happening and getting the very latest market to work. I had some issues with the gps until I put Plumbbob's fix in it. And finally got navigation working. By the way, can you help me figure out implementing the lockscreen mod on this as I can't find how to do it anywhere for any ROM.
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Swype keyboard gave me plenty of FC. I dropped it. The ginger bread keyboard worked for me only after first boot and using fabulous fix. Since the stock works fine I stayed with it.
I am guessing GPS was not as good for you. I actually like(could be better though) the stock gps. I have tested others and I do not yield as good results. Until KP2 I have never locked on to 10-11 satelites in less than a few seconds. 3-5 of those signal was over 40(never higher than 43).
with the lock screens see PM.
IamSonoma said:
Swype keyboard gave me plenty of FC. I dropped it. The ginger bread keyboard worked for me only after first boot and using fabulous fix. Since the stock works fine I stayed with it.
I am guessing GPS was not as good for you. I actually like(could be better though) the stock gps. I have tested others and I do not yield as good results. Until KP2 I have never locked on to 10-11 satelites in less than a few seconds. 3-5 of those signal was over 40(never higher than 43).
with the lock screens see PM.
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Yeah, the GPS wasn't locking at all for me without Plumbbob's fix. Now it's working great and navigation works great also.
Thanks for the PM,
Bay_wolf.
bay_wolf said:
Yep
And thanks for the link. I've just finished creating the extended power menu for the ROM. Here's the update.zip: LINK and in the next release I'll have it included but for now just flash the file through recovery and you should be good.
EDIT: Also, I'll be switching kernels over to suckerpunch voodoo in the next release.
EDIT2: Fixed an issue with the update.zip. It's all good now.
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sounds pretty good. it may be false but ive heard speedmod is much better and only to use suckerpunch if your overclocking?
(my priority is battery life)
i guess i can always just flash speedmod over it lol.
(another thing ive found that u may want to remove is the "battery full charged *beep beep* indicator).
by no means am i trying to be a hater, just wanted to help find anything that can improve this rom for you, i, and the community
The_Zodiac said:
sounds pretty good. it may be false but ive heard speedmod is much better and only to use suckerpunch if your overclocking?
(my priority is battery life)
i guess i can always just flash speedmod over it lol.
(another thing ive found that u may want to remove is the "battery full charged *beep beep* indicator).
by no means am i trying to be a hater, just wanted to help find anything that can improve this rom for you, i, and the community
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Yep, I just am not a huge fan of speedmod due to the way the screen looks but I might just keep it as the default one and just flash suckerpunch on my device. Either way next release will have the kernel flasher app preinstalled. I'm also working on adding a update.zip for the android keyboard if anyone would want it.
Would you be able to leave a unthemed (TW) version of it too? To be honest I am quite fond of Samsung's TW themeing (coming from a Motorola Milestone, I have had enough AOSP)
Lotus v1.0 (4/9/2011)
Introducing Lotus ROM. Anyone who has used my ROMs for the Incredible knows that my focus is on full featured, stable, smooth and (I hope) visually appealing ROMs that can be your every day driver. It is my sincere hope that this ROM will make your Thunderbolt more convenient and fun to use. Please note that this is just an initial release. I plan to optimize and re-engineer all of the apks in the ROM and add many more speed/graphics/feature tweaks. If you want this to be faster now, may I recommend flashing Ziggy's beta T-bolt kernel? The thing flies on this ROM .
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Features
Based on Adrynalyn's Basic Debloated (build 1.12.605.9) , fully de-odexed, rooted and zipaligned;
Adrynalyn's 2.0 Sense kernel cooked in for battery life, but feel free to flash whatever kernel you want (obviously );
Matte Sense UI; "shiny" elements from the UI have been matted for a smoother, more refined appearance;
App drawer button moved to center and mapped to modded/themed version of Maxim's AppFolders, which allows users to fully customize their app drawer;
Right button mapped to browser (more maps to come);
Power widgets in notification pulldown, themed to fit with look of ROM, plus JSChiSurf's PowerControlSettings app;
Hidden location & ADB icons, percentage battery meter, Smooth Sense (animated) icons and working 6-bar signal indicator in statusbar;
3-in-1 power menu, with reboot, hot restart, etc;
Rmk's patched superuser;
Other UI mods, including dialer, custom skinned Friendstream, News and Twitter widgets, transparent background for lock screen, Roise launcher bar, clock, settings & profile widgets & more;
Zipalign and SD Card speed fix on boot;
Apps generally considered bloatware removed;
Working Hulu add-on;
Ability to uninstall many apps (including the HTC skins) via app manager, and many more (e.g. Friendstream, Twitter, etc.) via Gscripts that are pushed to your Sd Card during flash;
Much more...
Known Issues
4g toggle in power widgets not working (yet).
Skins are NOT compatible with this ROM yet (the buttons are messed up). Will be fixed for version 1.1.
Icons can switch around when adding shortcut to home via AppFolders (hot restart fixes this), see post #62 for stock app drawer version of Rosie that does not do this and post #64 for an AppFolders version that will not do this.
Contact info on in-call screen off center. Patch in post #63.
Probably haven't matted EVERY element of the UI yet...
Installation Instructions
Download here:http://bit.ly/fghOvV
BACKUP!!
Perform a full wipe (data, cache); PLEASE NOTE that the updater script will also wipe parts of data for this initial release. I repeat, flashing this will wipe data! Subsequent versions will not, although it is strongly recommended that you do so on your own.
Flash the ROM;
Let things load up and ENJOY!!
Thanks and Credits
In no particular order:
Anrynalyn for his great work de-odexing and de-bloating the base ROM AND his wonderful kernel(s);
Jcase and Team AndIRC for rooting this thing in the first place;
RMK for the patched superuser app;
succia, ihtfp69 and chingy for the advanced power menu;
jercik for the Smooth Sense icons, which I ported into this ROM;
brainmaster for the SD Card fix scripts;
ihtfp69 and deficitism for their work on the Inc, which I used to learn how to cook and mod;
JSChiSurf for his power widgets, which I ported into this ROM, and for his PowerControl Settings;
Maxim for his excellent App Folders;;
signals23 for info on hiding the MRU
Chingy for getting me interested in modding the T-bolt in the first place;
If I forgot anyone, it was unintentional. Please PM, and I will set things straight...thanks!
Warning/Disclaimer
You flash this ROM at your own risk, and neither I, as developer, nor are any of the individuals listed under "Thanks and Credits", above, are responsible for any consequences that may attend the flashing of this ROM. I have tested this ROM (Lotus v1.0) and found it to be stable during my own use, but this is an early release and has not been extensively tested by multiple users. Accordingly, by flashing this ROM, you are essentially a beta tester.
Been waiting for this... Love the matte Sense look. Thanks sk806.
Dloading, backing up and trying out this Rom, That matte finish looks very very nice.
Dl'ng now...
Dl'ing now as well.
Today is 4/11/11?
Samsuck said:
Dl'ing now as well.
Today is 4/11/11?
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No, it sure isn't!! I am a bit tired .
sk806 said:
No, it sure isn't!! I am a bit tired .
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hehe, thank you for this rom sir. Liking alot right now
Found a bug, at least on my end. Hit personalize, and change skin. It says "Phoneo" heh, instead of Phone lol
Samsuck said:
Found a bug, at least on my end. Hit personalize, and change skin. It says "Phoneo" heh, instead of Phone lol
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That is rather funny...I must have put an extra "o" in strings.xml when I was modding Rosie. Will fix.
Although, I kinda like "Phoneo"...
looks like a nice rom I"ll have to try it later on... the one mod I truly have found I can't do without is the 4x5 desktop... it just makes the larger screen look less empty... only rom I have found that uses this is perfect storm...
and since you remapped the rosie by moving the phone and app drawer does this mean that my current theme (distINCtion) will have the wrong icons placed over the phone and drawer?
Anyway to remove the 6 bar signal thing. It seems like on every rom I try that has that, my signal randomly drops to 0 and comes right back.
glad to see this steve! =) good job
Samsuck said:
Anyway to remove the 6 bar signal thing. It seems like on every rom I try that has that, my signal randomly drops to 0 and comes right back.
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All that does is indicate signal strength, it has no effect on how much you get.
LOL
D
Right, but for some reason when I have that on, the signal will drop randomly to 0 and in like 1 second come back up. When im on the stock 4 bar indicator, this doesn't happen.
Also, when you make a phone call, the text of the contact name is slightly to the right. Can anyone confirm? I can attach screenshot in a bit
this is weird, the buttons on the dock bar randomly switched when clicked the home button. Now the phone icon is in the middle (offcentered) and the apply drawer is on the left again
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gregdalfonso said:
this is weird, the buttons on the dock bar randomly switched when clicked the home button. Now the phone icon is in the middle (offcentered) and the apply drawer is on the left again
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Are you using a skin? I may need to adjust some things for the skins, it seems.
Anyway, do a hot restart and it will go away.
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Samsuck said:
Right, but for some reason when I have that on, the signal will drop randomly to 0 and in like 1 second come back up. When im on the stock 4 bar indicator, this doesn't happen.
Also, when you make a phone call, the text of the contact name is slightly to the right. Can anyone confirm? I can attach screenshot in a bit
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I see that too. I just redid the dialer yesterday and must have missed that. A compiling error for sure. Thanks for the spots.
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Samsuck said:
Anyway to remove the 6 bar signal thing. It seems like on every rom I try that has that, my signal randomly drops to 0 and comes right back.
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I can make that an option, yes.
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Patch Fix for Graphical Glitches
Hi all, I plan to make a small patch fix for the "phoneo" and contact text on in-call screen issues, as well as the Rosie icons switching around (which is really weird, but I know why its happening know). Please keep reporting anything else so I can include it.
Will release the patch either late tonight or in the morning. Thanks again.
Steve
chingy51o said:
glad to see this steve! =) good job
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Thanks, man! And don't worry, still working on the common project we have going....
As I always say, for noobs, but not kids
A HUGE thanks to sammobiles for leaking these ROM's, whatever some gobs say don't matter, they have been doing splendid job for the last three months, from the very first ICS leak. All I know is, no sammobile, no ICS leak, you don't need to be developer for this, but just common sense.
Never said this, but should've, a lot earlier.
• How did I install? Normal Odin (Desktop) way. PDA, Modem and CSC, skipped the App boot. It will definitely Wipe your device. In previous occasions I was flashing with Mobile Odin but the Modem and CSC always got messed up at the end.
Q- How to restore Nandroid backup taken with a kernel but not CF?
A-
Simple. Flash that kernel (Siyah for example) in Recovery (Hope you're already rooted with CF LPH kernel) >> DO NOT reboot system, but reboot in recovery >> You'll have Siyah recovery now, simply Advanced restore Data, wait till it restores >> Again, DO NOT reboot device >> Power it off >> Go to Download Mode and connect the device with Odin in PC >> Flash the CF LPH kernel >> DONE.
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Well maybe I did it the hard way, cause I am a noob, you know a better method? Please do that and ignore whatever I've said.
• Chainfire root for LPH:
http://download.chainfire.eu/147/CF-Root/SGS2/CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LPH-v5.2-CWM5.zip
• Mod JazzK battery mod from kitchen:
http://ifile.it/lp9sdqt
Previous leak was XXLPB, impressions were at,
• http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477672&highlight=my+first+impressions
• As usual good phone calls, in call volume is loud enough both in earpiece and speaker. NR is present.
• Vibration intensity is same strong as before.
• Same incoming call UI. Answer/Reject sliders don't work! I hate it.
• 480x800 wallpapers are working properly on both homescreen and lockscreen.
• Market is fine. No problem in downloading.
• WiFi, 3G/H+, Bluetooth all working. WiFi signal remains with the upload/download icons.
• FM Radio works.
• Network mode is present. Strong signal in 2G as it should.
• Swype is same version, Beta 3.26.92. The Swyping color is changed to Orange, lol. The default keyboard is QWERTY now, not QWERTZ.
• GPS lock is fine both in GMaps and GPS Status.
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• Camera and Video Recording is working as it always did.
• 1080P FLV video played damn smoothly with Stock player. Good.
• Same goes for HD YouTube videos.
• Same stock email app UI, it's nice.
• Browser (Stock) is buttery smooth and a pleasure. Flash plug-in works.
• The 3D kinda feel in TW launcher remains. But still no loop support for homescreen and app drawer, weird.
• Annoying ICS lock screen remains
• I have to say that the scrolling effect is completely different than previous leaks, the elasticity is present but it has been decreased hugely which makes the scrolling much faster. You don't have to scroll five, six times anymore to go down to the end of a big web page.
Not same as GB, but close.
• Face Unlock works . I am not sure but I think there is a new option added called 'Automatically Lock' if you select Face unlock or Pattern as lock method.
• Deep sleep works absolutely fine. On stock kernel atm.
• MHL/HDMI works, with Audio. Thanks to Spy0rs for informing.
• Connection with my desktop worked at first try.
• Call logs don't have compact view. Weird. As soon as you call a different number the previous dialed number shows as a different entry and doesn't count in in the same number group. Bad for a heavy callers like me.
Smart input does work however (or whatever it is called).
• Chrome Beta browser freezes after opening.
***Major CONS I've found so far and should be fixed***
► In Stock browser, Calender and some apps only the default font is applicable. Any other font other than the default won't take effect.
► While editing something in the stock browser cursor selection is weird. Hence it's almost impossible to edit any article/paragraph.
► Vibration and sound should work together without the help any third party app.
► Call logs don't categorise numbers in to compact mode. A big drawback imo.
► While refreshing email in stock email app it doesn't show any sort of notification or pop up saying refreshing or anything, so it's hard to understand if the emails are properly refreshing or not. It was there in GB, should be included here too.
► Answer/Reject incoming call icons won't slide, really? That's disgusting.
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••• So far so good, touch screen responsiveness is at par with LPB, I didn't notice any decreased response like sammobile mentioned. Scrolling as I said is totally different from previous leaks. Looking all good till now. Better than LPB, but marginally. •••
*** Definitely a daily usable ROM ***
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As I always request please come and post your feedback on this ROM if you are already flashed and using it, both Cons and Pros. Please comment if you have downloaded form sammobile, others downloaded from any other place please don't comment.
Thank you.
Regards.
Some screens.
great job, as always, thanks for your time.
Great job as usual mate this thread is becoming the norm for each ics leak!
PS: great avatar pic what a game!!
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spyrale said:
great job, as always, thanks for your time.
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wow great thanks man cant wait for resurrection with this
@ithehappy Check PM.
Good summary.
If only it kept the stock ICS look. I know this horse has been beaten to hell and back, but all that effort/time/money to make something that, in my opinion, looks like crap.
Funny enough LPB is probably the most stable ROM I've used since the official GB ROMs from Samsung...
And before someone says theme, no, it's just not the same as CM9 and you're sure to find it's like lipstick on a pig at some point (incoming call, unlock screen, etc)
Anyway, I'll probably flash it, lol. I love the ICS apps and features enough to overlook the appearance.
Ty @ithehappy this is really much appreciated and very fast two top man....
I agree, your reviews help a lot. I flash every leak but it helps to see issues that I may not notice right away and it gives me an idea of what to expect.
Nice1 bruv
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1 change that I have noticed is that in the settings menu, the word App has been changed to Applications......This would make it easier for individuals new to ICS on the GSII to easier navigate the menus
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ithehappy said:
• Swype is same version, Beta 3.26.92. The Swyping color is changed to Orange, lol. The default keyboard is QWERTY now, not QWERTZ.
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My Swype keyboard is QWERTY, but still QWERTZ Samsung keyboard here (I had previously LPB ROM).
What is the correct CSC file to get the QWERTY keyboard? Y tried the *#272*IMEI# "trick", but I only get Sweden config choice
What about camera shutter speed?
Btw. Are you protecting your face from stealing or somthing? Lol.
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Please could someone test if static ip is working? Thanks!!
In first place thanks for your review, it's great.
Details like wallpapers and scrolling made me happy about Trebuchet well i don't really like me so much, i prefer Nova for the moment.
Mmm the issue with the call logs, i can live with that
Overclocking
What app to use to overclock this rom? Tegrak Overclock does not recognise the Kernel and cannot load the overclock module....
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What app to use to overclock this rom? Tegrak Overclock does not recognise the Kernel and cannot load the overclock module....
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there is no app to overclock, stock kernel doesn't support oc, you have to wait for kernel sources and then custom kernel.
Thanks for doing this service OP, I was not going to make a move on this until I saw this thread, you claim it is a daily use ROM, so I am going to flash based on that, you better be right else I'll be looking for you, haha, just kidding
I have a question though, a no wipe version has been posted, but I have never seen you mention if you do a no wipe upgrade from a Gingerbread ROM or if you factory reset after the upgrade or anything like that, can you please clarify this for me???
MHL / HDMI works now?
works. be happy with a free "thanks", missed the answer button
From the technological mouth of Azatoth
hjuo said:
MHL / HDMI works now?
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Yes WITH sound
I have been using my grand for more then a year now, it is the only cellphone I used during this period or you can say primary phone or daily driver and here is my experience-
(Rooted,Stock Rom 4.2.2)
Hardware side-
The side bezel is still holding that silver coating except from the part where the charging cable is plugged and some places near the back cover.
I would say that it fine.(Have never dropped the phone and hope to keep it that way)
Screen -
The screen is well protected by this scratch less screen guard (using it for more then 4 months) which gives a little sparkling effect which I find little annoying but is ok as I have used my cell without flipcover for like more then 1 month and still scratches can't be seen on the screen (Unless one looks closely for them).
The screen is quite big for my hands and after using this phone I feel that a 4.7 inch would be more suitable to me, also I feel that they have increased the screen size by expanding the breadth more then it should have been which make it a little uncomfortable to hold and gives it a cheap look(just my view).
Sim-
I have had 2 sims on my phone but never really used the second one except for a month or so, in my experience the phone becomes quite laggy when both sims are kept active and more so when you use your second sim for data and first for calls.
Switching between the sims gave lag of like 2 seconds and sometimes even more.
Hang-
When the remaining internal memory gets lower then 1gb the phone becomes real slow and near 700 mb or less left it hangs for like once or twice a day(in which case i had to reboot the phone by long pressing the power button)
I have to delete all useless apps(mostly games) as I do not like link2sd, gives mount script error on reboot and have got my nexus 7 for gaming and stuff and have put all my music(20 gb plus) amd titanium backup on my 64gb external card.
When the free internal memory is like 1.2gb or more the phone works fine.
Battery-
I use Greenify to stop apps that are less important from running in the background and consuming the battery.
I have ran this phone from 100% to 1% for 42 hours during which I made like 30min of phone calls and near to no use of internet(whenever used it was on my wifi) and rest of the time it was idle, the network was WCDMA ONLY on my BSNL sim, that was the highest I analyzed, maybe it can do better but I don't bother putting it to test.
Issues-
(Other then those mentioned above)
When continuously using the Samsung Keyboard for more then 5 minutes I experienced massive delay in keyboard, almost to the extent where I had to exit the app and restart, this was not one time thing as it went on to happen consecutively 3 more times.
(I was using Google Keep)
In also lags a little bit in general usage.
While using any app if I long press the home button most of the time the app I was last using is not present in the recent apps list,this is quite prominent and is noticed on a daily basis.
Now when I go to the home screen then go back to the recent apps the last app is still not in the recent apps section.
4.2.2 update kinda destroyed some stuff which was pretty fine in 4.1.2 like the switching from dual sim thing and also the internal memory bug. I'd recommended switching to one of these KitKat ROMs out there.
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I won't mind switching to a KitKat ROM if they implement dual Sim functionality with considerable perfection, most probably by then I might as well have switched to some other cellphone.
I agree 4.1.2 felt more stable, they also removed the option to share music directly from the default player, I miss that one some times.
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pls tell diffrence between 4.1.2 and 4.2.2
can i revert back from 4.2.2 to 4.1.2 if u say that it was bug free....what all features i would loose....pls tell...my gallery app is very laggy....and everything else ....pls explain.....
datasai7755 said:
pls tell diffrence between 4.1.2 and 4.2.2
can i revert back from 4.2.2 to 4.1.2 if u say that it was bug free....what all features i would loose....pls tell...my gallery app is very laggy....and everything else ....pls explain.....
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oh yes..u can always revert back to 4.1.2..just download the latest 4.1.2 country specific firmware ( in this case india i guess ) from sammobile and flash via odin....:good::good:
visit here for the details.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43717119&postcount=2
what features i will not get in 4.1.2....or is it same as 4.2.2......does 4.1.1 is lag free
datasai7755 said:
pls tell diffrence between 4.1.2 and 4.2.2
can i revert back from 4.2.2 to 4.1.2 if u say that it was bug free....what all features i would loose....pls tell...my gallery app is very laggy....and everything else ....pls explain.....
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4.2.2 gave more functionality, like the lock screen widgets on left and app drawer or whatever you say on right, transparent notification bar, stock gallery saw a little change in the interface and many more things, like the light effect to unlock and so on.
Though most usefull one I feel was the vibration effect i.e. the phone vibrates when a call is picked up on the other side, saves a few seconds of distraction or a little less radiation to your head if you want to talk scientifically, earlier I achieved this feature by using an xposed module.
Regarding problems in 4.2.2 I have written all of them in the OP, most noticeable is the recent apps not showing up and that keyboard lag.
If you want to revert back to 4.1.1 then have a look at -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364293
Personally I think that if single Sim is not a problem for you then you can try cyanogen mod builds, I haven't tried it myself as I think that it ruins the whole point of having a dual Sim phone but it is definitely smoother and faster then stock.
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i dont want to root.....i want to use stock firmware but want to be lag free...
can u suggest me to remove gallery lag....
datasai7755 said:
i dont want to root.....i want to use stock firmware but want to be lag free...
can u suggest me to remove gallery lag....
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Just stop using the stock gallery app, I use quick pic, it is fast and perfect, though if you still wanna use the stock gallery then from time to time you have to go to
Application manager - All - Choose Gallery and then choose clear data.
It shows 95gb or more data, known bug.
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Why are you not rooting you cell?
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under warranty......i also used quick pic and disabled gallery app....if i snap a pic from camera and click on pic to enlarge from camera app it shows your gallery app is disabled ...cant i choose quick pic as my default image viewer
datasai7755 said:
under warranty......i also used quick pic and disabled gallery app....if i snap a pic from camera and click on pic to enlarge from camera app it shows your gallery app is disabled ...cant i choose quick pic as my default image viewer
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That's an inbuilt thing, I don't think you can change that, regarding warranty I don't think anyone uses it, maybe 1 in a thousand have to, you are upgrading firmwares yourself what is the need of warranty.
Only check for a week or so that there is no manufacturing defect and then just root and experience the power of android.
Also you can unroot your cell.
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CM does have dual sim.
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Hi All,
A Beta Version of EMUI8.0 has been pushed via OTA for those who applied through Google form and FUT tool.
Please kindly post all your feedback and suggestions here in this thread. :fingers-crossed:
You can also share your feedback by joining project through Beta app.
Here is the beta tool instruction: https://club.hihonor.com/in/announcements.205/beta-tool-instruction.133939
Thank you all for your support and your patience as always. Please make sure to know that the beta software is sometimes not as stable as our official one is. If you install the update, you accept the potential risks and rules.
We may not be able to respond to you every moment, but please keep in mind that we hear your problems and take note for your future needs seriously.
Feel free to discuss the EMUI 8.0 with other 7x users in our discord channel here.
The Beta is great! I haven't faced any significant issue yet, the system is smooth and the new theme is nice too. I also appreciated the fact that the system now takes 4gbs less space. The only issue I'm facing is a slight decrease in battery performance, but I'm pretty certain it can be solved with a full wipe.
I have had this beta for a week now and I have had zero issues.
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It won't change anything, but I really am tired of reading this statement phrased this way:
--> A Beta Version of EMUI8.0 has been pushed via OTA for those who applied through Google form and FUT tool.
I applied through the Google form, as did others, who are NOT GETTING IT, so to state it this way is just flat out misrepresenting what they are actually doing. I tried reaching out, can not get added in, they say they had limited spots, and yet they keep touting it publicly as though they let in anyone who applied. I don't like it when facts are so badly misrepresented.
The beta seems good but there are some bugs :
Widget meteo on nova caused system crash
Notification media button is some time bugged on lock screen
Possible to get a toggle to sync notifications like gmail etc?
Review after using EMUI 8.0 beta for 9 days
No major issues or force closes till now .
It's a more stable build than the face unlock update which totally messed up my device .That update is one of the reason for me to enroll for beta.Now I'm really happy that I did it
Only thing I felt is that battery performance got reduced a lot compared to the EMUI 5.1.( Some say a hard reset will fix that but I don't wanna do that till a stable build )
Another feature I feel lacking is option to allow apps to run even after screen lock .I need apps like PushBullet to work in background after the Screenlock but I couldn't do that in EMUI 8.0.I can't find the Volte for idea which was introduced along with face lock update.
The features of EMUI 8.0 I like most are
App Shortcuts
New Launcher
Google feed instead of Hiboard
Immersivemode ( Option to hide navigation bar)
Autofill,
New Messages Apps
New LinkedIn Sync In Contacts App
Settings,
New Lock Screen Theme Engine ,
Ride Mode
New Navigation Dock looks really Cool
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Stock Oreo Vs EMUI 8.0 Oreo
EMUI 8.0 doesn't change much from EMUI 5.1 in terms of UI.It's almost same except for the settings app but I'm okay with that as the system smoothness and performance increased in a great deal.A few differences between stock and emui Oreo are
Unlike the stock Android the quick settings background didn't change( though we have the freedom to change it whatever color we like in EMUI)
Number of quick settings in single coloumn didn't reduce ( I actually like that they didn't change)
No new Dailer App( I expected one and disappointed about this )
Bugs I encountered :
I only had a soft reset once,when I tried to play a x265 1080p video of size 11GB in Plex App which I assumed a bit heavy for decoding and reported it .Otherthan that no issues
Overall If you ask me, EMUI 8.0 is awesome there is no reason to still call it a beta build.Even stable builds will have small bugs like this beta build
I don't think I have some of the features Trixter has listed.
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I really liked when the battery icon at the top in the notification bar turned green when charging like in previous Android versions. I also really like the lightning icon that shows up inside the battery icon when charging when the percentage is next to the battery. I suggest combining the two. Have the battery icon turn green like before and have the lightning icon when charging.
In the short amount of time I've had emui 8, this is all all I could find for now.
Phone is running really smooth. I would like to see the location option for smart unlock. Currently only Bluetooth but that is not a beta thing.
Overall, no issues on my end and phone is running much better.
Just switched themes which changed the font, can't seem to get font to change now since getting the beta.
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Nevermind, I'm an idiot.
Phone seems smoother, better performance navigating around. The swipe left and right problem seems to be solved.
In the Files app, Safe will not accept my fingerprint, password, or password reset answers to secret questions. So I can't access my Safe. Any suggestions?
Bug caught in an hour.
Its been running great actually after a full wipe. Faster than before, the face recognition is better, the voice recognition is faster.
One bug that I found with the pre-installed Swiftkey was when you're glide-typing(or swipe writing, idk), these trails which should appear on the keyboard, don't show up there if the navigation bar is hidden. They show up way above the keyboard in the writing area.
Since this is my first post, I was not allowed to attach a link or an image.
This is the only bug I was able to find as it was today that I received the beta. Otherwise, everything else is great on this update.
Bluetooth in the car is only displaying the name of my phone...not the artist, song, and album. Skip track buttons on car's steering wheel won't skip songs. This happens both in Pocket Casts and Emby Android apps. Before the beta, Bluetooth audio displayed and controlled fine.
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Bluetooth in the car is only displaying the name of my phone...not the artist, song, and album. Skip track buttons on car's steering wheel won't skip songs. This happens both in Pocket Casts and Emby Android apps. Before the beta, Bluetooth audio displayed and controlled fine.
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And today it's back to normal.
Files > Safe still doesn't work even after a wipe and fresh install. Can't even set up Safe. Keeps asking to create a password and choose new secret questions/answers. Upon entering, just continues this loop. Does anyone's Safe work after the beta?
Still Haven't Received The Beta Update
I still have not received the update. I signed up on the Google Form and got an email saying that the update was to be rolled out soon (this was around March 15th). I have contacted the Honor USA Twitter and Facebook pages (and got no helpful reply). I also emailed Honor Support and I'm awaiting another reply, but they initially told me to just wait. What is going on with this??
Beta Is Great, With Some Minor Faults
This is going to sound like I really hate the update but it is good and very very stable even for a Beta.
Good:
1. I had an issue with 5.1 were my Accessibility settings would randomly disable themselves for no explicable reason making my password manager useless, It's fixed which is nice!
2. ROM size has shrunk making for space for other stuff
3. The new default blue/teal is IMO better than the old blue
4. Floating dock is nice(not sure if it was available in 5.1 but a nice feature non the less)
Now for the bad which is a little longer of a list
Bad:
1. YouTube casting now randomly disconnects from my chromecast even after I allowed youtube full access to run in the background
2. The "Simplified" settings menu is a lie and things feel more jumbled now than ever, like mobile data and mobile network still being different menus
3. Not sure why but my banking app took forever(5+ minutes) to load the first time after the update
4. Only one app crashed and that was IFunny twice
5. My VPN randomly disconnected multiple times
6. Only battery saver option in QS is ultra mode
7. The battery icon still cannot be completely remove(to use apps like Energy Bar)
8. Floating dock doesn't always go home the first long press
9. Some games I play have rendering issues
10. Notification UI and QS UI don't merge nicely(they just kind of cut off into each other)
11. Bluetooth would randomly disconnect when the screen powered off and require a reconnect of the device to work
12. This is a general UI complaint, why the hell are some options only available the phone manager app. It took me 20 minutes to find where the blacklist for phone numbers was. It honestly makes no sense why "Blocked" is in phone manager. Why not in the mobile data or mobile network settings tab or even in the dialer app. IMO all of the UI improvements of Oreo are lost in this update, most of EMUI is exactly the same. This feels more like Android 8 with EMUI 5.2 over it.
Like I said I really enjoyed using the update and some things were genuinely better but it's a made lackluster by the EMUI on top of it.
I have to hand it to Huawei/Honor for getting Treble working, I'm jumping ship to RR-OS right after I'm finished this post!:good:
I live i Italy and have the BND-L21, received Oreo, AR Lenses but not Face Unlock.
I know this is not place for Honor 8 lite
But want to say that in oreo
My internal storage bacomes full with nothing
I have also did factory reset but not working
I think this is because of oreo