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CM coming soon to GS II

It looks like CM7 may come to Galaxy S II sooner than expected
Samsung gave one of the developer a Galaxy S II to play with
http://www.androidcentral.com/cyanogenmod-coming-galaxy-sii-thanks-samsung
http://twitter.com/#!/atinm/status/77754348758773760

ph00ny said:
It looks like CM7 may come to Galaxy S II sooner than expected
Samsung gave one of the developer a Galaxy S II to play with
http://www.androidcentral.com/cyanogenmod-coming-galaxy-sii-thanks-samsung
http://twitter.com/#!/atinm/status/77754348758773760
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hehehe, good news indeed

This is huge!!! I just became a whole lot happier I made the switch to Samsung!

oh yes!!!
cant wait!!!! how can i donate to the team?

A very cool move on Samsung's part. It seems like recently they truly understood how the Android community works.

Wat makes cynomod better than the original samsung firmware eeally? Is it coz its jus rooted and has a better theme? Can someone clarify this please?
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I am not a big fan of cyanogen (well I wasn't when I was using htc' sense, not a big fan of TW) but I see it as a big step towards the community (if atinm really is just a cyanogen developer) and as a steppingstone to many different mods and custom roms once CM is up and running, I am also very pleased they releases sources early and chose as much as possible open hardware

dead soul said:
Wat makes cynomod better than the original samsung firmware eeally? Is it coz its jus rooted and has a better theme? Can someone clarify this please?
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It depends if you like touchwiz cyanogen probably sucks for you, I love HTC's sense and was never interested in running CM roms (I ran one for 15 minutes and quickly reflashed a sense rom)1 but if you don't care about these vendor customizations you can get roms without all the bloat.
For me the good thing is the galaxy sense team use CM as their base, so hopefully this means a quicker port of sense to the sgs2 too

I suppose this will bring wiimote functionality too?

So from wat ur sYin n how I understand this is that I could as well install a basic rom/interface such as the google nexus ? Right? And I bekieve my phone shud be alot more faster? Even though its fast?
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Is it possible to instal the basic original google androId os like nexus one? Or wud it be dangerius?
sorry guys I asked alot of dumb questions bcoz I was used to symbian
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dead soul said:
Is it possible to instal the basic original google androId os like nexus one? Or wud it be dangerius?
sorry guys I asked alot of dumb questions bcoz I was used to symbian
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That would be a AOSP rom, there is a work in progress build in the dev section right now.
CM7 is close to aosp, better most would say.

dead soul said:
So from wat ur sYin n how I understand this is that I could as well install a basic rom/interface such as the google nexus ? Right? And I bekieve my phone shud be alot more faster? Even though its fast?
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CM is based on AOSP or vanilla android. However it is pretty heavily modded and has a slew of features such as lock screen gestures, modding of system apps to include additional settings, support for additional file types etc. It's a nice ROM for sure but there are no guarantees it will be 'Faster'. Touchwiz 4.0 hardware accelerates some system apps such as the browser and homescreens/application drawer so a stock S2 may still feel 'Faster'.
Edit: As the above poster said, a pure stock ROM like the Nexus 1/S is in progress in the dev section, CM is far from vanilla android; an advantage for some and a disadvantage for others

This team just opened a thread in the dev section. Let's hope they will do some good work!
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It's not just the CM7 rom that's important
Slew of other custom roms such as miui are based on CM7. This will open the flood gate to modding hopefully

FYI AFAIK (yay acronyms) Samsung gave 1 SGS2 to each big CM7 contributor of CM7 for SGS, so "again AFAIK" 4 SGS2.
Which is pretty much an awesome move IMO

Hollow.Droid said:
CM is based on AOSP or vanilla android. However it is pretty heavily modded and has a slew of features such as lock screen gestures, modding of system apps to include additional settings, support for additional file types etc. It's a nice ROM for sure but there are no guarantees it will be 'Faster'. Touchwiz 4.0 hardware accelerates some system apps such as the browser and homescreens/application drawer so a stock S2 may still feel 'Faster'.
Edit: As the above poster said, a pure stock ROM like the Nexus 1/S is in progress in the dev section, CM is far from vanilla android; an advantage for some and a disadvantage for others
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Yeah I'm okay with or without cyanogen. What is great news is samsung getting involved it is. A sign of good faith in my opinion that they may actually be considering what the customers want now..
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Its good to know samsung is gettin alot involved with android xoz they r the true iphone killers
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Samsung represents android in a big way coz when they make high end phone they really outclass other vendors very satisfied with my sgs2
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They got the gsm version of the phone. Wonder how it will work when the cdma version of the phone is released.

Guys, want gingerbread(android 2.3) on g3?

Guys,samsung is telling that g3 can't get GB(gingerbread) but as all you know cm7 is working for us (still in alpha stage)
but if we want official update we should Petition
if u want to join it on facebook
ask it to join this group-here the link---http://www.facebook.com/pages/Petition-for-GingerBread-firmware-for-Samsung-G3/222461904484097?ref=ts
and also plz like this page---http://www.facebook.com/groups/gbsg3/?notif_t=group_activity
we need minimum 2000 members
then people this time is for Petition GingerBread firmware for Samsung G3
plz join it if u want 2.3
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pvg777 said:
Guys,samsung is telling that g3 can't get GB(gingerbread) but as all you know cm7 is working for us (still in alpha stage)
but if we want official update we should Petition
if u want to join it on facebook
ask it to join this group-here the link---http://www.facebook.com/pages/Petition-for-GingerBread-firmware-for-Samsung-G3/222461904484097?ref=ts
and also plz like this page---http://www.facebook.com/groups/gbsg3/?notif_t=group_activity
we need minimum 2000 members
then people this time is for Petition GingerBread firmware for Samsung G3
plz join it if u want 2.3
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If Samsung claim it's a lack of hardware in our phone, then why does the Galaxy 5 which is a pile of junk get it? I know: Samsung don't want the 'lower end' phone to beat the higher one...

Not again.....Don't you all grew tired of the petition thing already?.....
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hillbeast said:
If Samsung claim it's a lack of hardware in our phone, then why does the Galaxy 5 which is a pile of junk get it? I know: Samsung don't want the 'lower end' phone to beat the higher one...
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Samsung is such a crap
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hillbeast said:
If Samsung claim it's a lack of hardware in our phone, then why does the Galaxy 5 which is a pile of junk get it? I know: Samsung don't want the 'lower end' phone to beat the higher one...
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ya but we will not give up this time is for telling Samsung that we want GB to G3

hillbeast said:
If Samsung claim it's a lack of hardware in our phone, then why does the Galaxy 5 which is a pile of junk get it? I know: Samsung don't want the 'lower end' phone to beat the higher one...
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Been there, done that
Tapatalked

vivekmishra said:
Samsung is such a crap
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we know samsung(samsuck) is crap but we want GB too so plz help us

Get over it. It's not gonna happen and samsung won't listen :/

we've spoken with Samsung and their answer was "there is no gingerbread upgrade planned for gt-i5800"
i think ive posted this answer a month ago in "General section" also Samfirmware not interested to port it either. They usually work with Samsung releases via Kies.
i still have the SG3 and im thinking to sell it

Samsung is soo gay man. :[email protected] Our phone does have the hardware. Those guys just don t want to give it. :-x

samsung are crappys......they r lazy....they r ****s.....coz.....actually the thing is they too might be knowing we g3 is capable of eating gbread but they are lazy to prepare 1 for it.....and a big thing is they do everything just for themselves i mean they think just of getting more money and not about the so called "welfare" and happiness of customers......when we'll spoil their name then they will come on track......

Yes yes. Efforts are required. There's no harm in giving it a shot. Right guys?

I completly agree with hillbeast.
They are making such claims because everything is marketing and profit. If you want gingerbread you'll have to buy another, more expensive, device.
Hardware can run it. One man army (marcellusbe) can make it (port it) but samsungs overpaid programmers can't...

i don't want gb...
i want ics (go marcellusbe please try)

Yes we also want ics
But samsung, if you think you'd not bother many people if their g3 won't get 2.3 or higher your wrong! I know allready 5 people with a g3 outside this forum while I just know 2 with a gs and 3 with a gs2...

No, ICS will be portable in 6 months when Google release the sources, but i think that ICS is crap. I want to have cm7.

serious, whats the "BIG" advantage of having gingerbread over froyo? what could we do with our g3 that we cant do know.

it's faster and i like updates but you're right.. ice cream sandwich is waaay cooler and i think it works faster..

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[Q] Samsung should make a dev site just like www.htcdev.com

i wish samsung can make a website like www.htcdev.com things would be a lot easier for developers especially when samsung sold millions of smartphones for GALAXY series...galaxy s,galaxy s2,galaxy note and their tons of variants
OR
should we file a petition as galaxy s owners did for ICS and looks like samsung would eventually release ICS for them now
http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/27/2663320/samsung-galaxy-s-and-galaxy-tab-ics-upgrade-review
now that we r hearing about galaxy s3
http://www.sammobile.com/2011/12/24...-s3-will-have-a-quad-core-processor/#comments
isnt it time to make a dev site for samsung or should we just pray google can make hardware n software both for androids which might v well be ultimate combo.
since google bought motorola
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/15/breaking-google-buys-motorola-for-12-5-billion/
what do u guys think .....

What, like this one?
http://developer.samsung.com/home.do
The only things I see in the HTC developers site is unlocking the bootloader which is already unlocked on Samsung phones and the kernel sources which I am sure Samsung already releases.
As for the petition, I don't see what your point is. We are already going to get ICS in Q1 2012, and the kernel sources will also come then.

What's in it for them?

deezle said:
What's in it for them?
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Better reputation.
Better reputation = More new customers
Better reputation = Unlikely to loose current customers
And therefore:
Better reputation = $$$ (which is all they want, isn't it?)
However the problem is that such a project has to be maintained what costs time & money. The questions is:
Is it worth it for Samsung?
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device specific drivers
kernel sources etc

for them or any other business its all about MONEY ...when ur selling millions handsets u would like to keep ur customers to make more money out of them for example most of the ppl who own gs2 would be looking forward to upgrade to s3 when released .to keep gs2 owners samsung would like to make gs2 owners happy and honestly samsung dont have to do much here .there is so much development for gs2 so many developers on xda and other websites.

[INFO] codeworkx will no longer make CM for the S4.

Who will be our CM dev?
Update: Looks like w00tc0d3 will make CM for the Qualcomm version.
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Don't worry... someone will. This device will be to popular not to have CM.

Re: codeworkx will no longer make CM for the S4.
Generally there were 3 developers who maintained samsung devices
1. Codeworkx
2. Entropy512 and
3. Xplodwild
Of them the first 2 have vowed to never waste their time on exynos
Xplodwild is still there but how much time he will have I have no idea..
It will be very difficult to get competent and experienced developers so quickly ..
So initially S4 will definitely be behind in AOSP development IMO
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The way Samsung is treating the dev's & developer community I doubt anyone from CM team will be left with Samsung devices in near future :/

If you want CM or AOSP don't buy Samsung's devices. They never have offered any real support toward third party development. Ask Entropy512 and he'll tell you the whole story. They promise something but never live up to their words. I'm sure some people here still remember the Exynos saga.

Re: codeworkx will no longer make CM for the S4.
There's always the North American versions.
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AW: codeworkx will no longer make CM for the S4.
Don't worry, S4 cones with Snapdragon 600, Exynos will be released late summer. I think dev support will be great!

I'm pretty sure development support for this device will be poppin! The S3 and the S2 didn't disappoint.
Just wanna know who our CM developer will be.

Reviewers said:
I'm pretty sure development support for this device will be poppin! The S3 and the S2 didn't disappoint.
Just wanna know who our CM developer will be.
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I wouldn't be sure of that. The most experienced devs for Exynos are sick of it and won't support S4. Maybe new will come, but will they as good as them?
CM is a community-project so devs are not forced to develop for a device even if it's popular if they want they do. I think S4 will be far behind other AOSP devices. Just take a look at S2 and S3. If you want CM don't for Samsung, go Sony or Nexus. Don't be disappointed about CM on S4 (if it will be released?), you have been warned.

vortox said:
I wouldn't be sure of that. The most experienced devs for Exynos are sick of it and won't support S4.
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Don't forget that for the majority it will be a Qualcomm device, not Exynos....

Same kind of statement from Gokhan Moral http://www.gokhanmoral.com/

AW: codeworkx will no longer make CM for the S4.
I'm using touchwiz based Roms since I got a S2.
My phones always work, they never let me down.
I see no reason to install a AOSP rom.
On a Nexus 7 AOSP ROMs are stock+extras.
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Developing for a Samsung device is a nightmare.
End of story.
I warn any of you who expects a thriving developing community here to look elsewhere.
A popular device like this is no use if Samsung won't even support the devs here.

Livebyte said:
Developing for a Samsung device is a nightmare.
End of story.
I warn any of you who expects a thriving developing community here to look elsewhere.
A popular device like this is no use if Samsung won't even support the devs here.
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I really need removable battery and extra SD ... so where to go?
HTC One or Sony Experia Z

Mittaa said:
I really need removable battery and extra SD ... so where to go?
HTC One or Sony Experia Z
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Sarcasm, interesting.
LG Optimus G Pro.
A Snapdragon 600 device.

Well for the Qualcomm devices (AKA US versions) I would expect Cyanogen himself to continue to support it as he has for the S3 (US versions)
That being said... I have little to no faith that VZW will have an ulocked bootloader so I am personally not even going to look at this device until that issue is taken care of..

kejar31 said:
Well for the Qualcom devices (AKA US versions) I would expect the Cyanogen himself to continue to support it as he has for the S3 (US versions)
That being said... I have little to no faith that VZW will have an ulocked bootloader so I am personally not even going to look at this device until that issue is taken care of..
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It's probably true for the Qualcomm versions.
You US people always get the good stuff!

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Sarcasm, interesting.
LG Optimus G Pro.
A Snapdragon 600 device.
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Just seen review from LG Optimus G Pro. Nice phone, good battery ... locked bootloader, bad bad bad support when it comes to upgrades and bug fixes (worse than Samsung!). And to be honest I hate iWhore(ish) glass back and front ... always use case anyway.
Liked the idea of Sony Experia Z water resistance ... but can't pull the battery and just so glossy, glassy
Damned I think I'ill stick with my old SGS2 ... best phone for me ever :good:

Mittaa said:
Just seen review from LG Optimus G Pro. Nice phone, good battery ... locked bootloader, bad bad bad support when it comes to upgrades and bug fixes (worse than Samsung!). And to be honest I hate iWhore(ish) glass back and front ... always use case anyway.
Liked the idea of Sony Experia Z water resistance ... but can't pull the battery and just so glossy, glassy
Damned I think I'ill stick with my old SGS2 ... best phone for me ever :good:
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Viva la Galaxy brother! SGS2 all the way! :good:

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Don't forget that for the majority it will be a Qualcomm device, not Exynos....
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And what make you think that the US version will be sold more than the international version which is available world wide?

CM 10.1 for Ace but not for sgy?

Hey guys..
How come that CM 10.1 can work on ace but not on sgy??
Has it got something to do with screen resolution? (I know that the hardware of ace is similar to that of the sgy)
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LOL?
How can they do it?

well for starters..."Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830" has Qualcomm chipset...and the device with similar specs are "Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830I"...which is using out ported roms mostly!
your argument is invalid. case closed!
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Xicor Yagami said:
well for starters..."Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830" has Qualcomm chipset...and the device with similar specs are "Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830I"...which is using out ported roms mostly!
your argument is invalid. case closed!
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which is using out ported roms
mostly!
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Your argument is invalid too

all i can say to threads like this is...
Port it yourself,
you realize that we have almost 2 years of development but we are still stuck on OEM based roms?
if we knew how to build from source so quickly and had the resources it would take just about 2 months since the release date to get one working

So what hardware pieces make them flash JB in their devices? What we don't have to make our Galaxy Y better there should be a way we could make the device run JB. I not longer use the device for but I want to make it better, so anyone know what thing is missing to make a JB port?
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Drivers Drivers Drivers

sebtorres82 said:
So what hardware pieces make them flash JB in their devices? What we don't have to make our Galaxy Y better there should be a way we could make the device run JB. I not longer use the device for but I want to make it better, so anyone know what thing is missing to make a JB port?
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ha,it's not as easy as you say it.
even our great devs still trying to make stable CM 7.2 that still GB!
i think you better look around galaxy y section,and find out the answer of ur question
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Droid_beginner_student said:
ha,it's not as easy as you say it.
even our great devs still trying to make stable CM 7.2 that still GB!
i think you better look around galaxy y section,and find out the answer of ur question
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I know is not easy but I just love the device so much that I can't see it laying in the corner of my living room gettin dirty, you're right I will search some more learn how to develop (I have always wanted to but always leave it in two days) just give me 10 years (Eye of the Tiger playing in the background)
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sebtorres82 said:
I know is not easy but I just love the device so much that I can't see it laying in the corner of my living room gettin dirty, you're right I will search some more learn how to develop (I have always wanted to but always leave it in two days) just give me 10 years (Eye of the Tiger playing in the background)
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You don't have to let it sit on the corner,
I am very happy with my y and never once i begged for a CM since i see this device's potential.
I am proud to theme and develop for this device in a span of almost 2 years.
But our device has it's limitations.
We have a great phone no doubt, but it's just not optimized for gaming amd heavy apps.
Be contented with what you have, not all people get a chance to own a Y ya know.
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deathnotice01 said:
You don't have to let it sit on the corner,
I am very happy with my y and never once i begged for a CM since i see this device's potential.
I am proud to theme and develop for this device in a span of almost 2 years.
But our device has it's limitations.
We have a great phone no doubt, but it's just not optimized for gaming amd heavy apps.
Be contented with what you have, not all people get a chance to own a Y ya know.
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Well, It will be fun to know something about theming and ROM development, maybe it could still be used. But you're right, it is not much it could be done with hardware limitations. So I will use it the most I can, next step for the Y, my left pocket
PS Is the S4 that good? Just for curiosity

sebtorres82 said:
Well, It will be fun to know something about theming and ROM development, maybe it could still be used. But you're right, it is not much it could be done with hardware limitations. So I will use it the most I can, next step for the Y, my left pocket
PS Is the S4 that good? Just for curiosity
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Yup,
Thinnest 5-incher with the best 1 hand operability you can find,
Also the 1020p screen is just brillant,
No lags whatsoever in my end.
But touchwiz is crap (same as any samsung device) and bloats the phone a lot
Sent un Samsung Galaxia S Quatro LTE

deathnotice01 said:
Yup,
Thinnest 5-incher with the best 1 hand operability you can find,
Also the 1020p screen is just brillant,
No lags whatsoever in my end.
But touchwiz is crap (same as any samsung device) and bloats the phone a lot
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You seem to have dropped 60 pixels somewhere.....