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Froyo + Epic = Amazing Phone

Okay, I'm sure a bunch of people have been having problems with their froyo upgrades... But I have had nothing short of an amazing day with my first 24 hours of Froyo on the Epic. So I am making this thread so we can highlight the POSITIVE changes that froyo has brought us Epic owners.
I have discovered a few cool things that Froyo brings, and I am sure there are more. Let's get a list compiled of all the positives:
What I have discovered so far:
1) Battery life ( see attached photo) - it is so much better than 2.1. I can't believe it's the same phone, battery!
2) The screen rotates left or right now into landscape mode. I was always astonished on 2.1 that it didn't do that.
3) Apps 2 SD. Long talked about, but awesome when it's finally here. I have a bunch of apps and I have 390Mb open on my phone. My wife has 412Mb open on her Epic. #4 is helped by this
4) The phone runs smoother. Of course Linpack scores of 13.92 prove it, but I haven't had any screen lag or lag when opening the app drawer or in typical use the way my Epic got laggy on 2.1 before. Apps 2 SD definitely helps clear up phone memory for every day use.
5) Colorized menus. It may seem trivial, but now I realize just how drab the menus were previously. The icons 'pop' with the color added to them.
6) Separate Sound and Display options in the settings menu.
7) Flash. 'nuf said on that one! Huge improvement over 2.1.
8) Improved Gmail and Youtube.
*the rest will be either new finds by me, or contributions w/ credit.
9) Pinch whatever home screen you are on to reveal all home screens. (thanks styckx)
10) I just discovered that we finally have copy/paste options of text that WE choose! When you are in a field where you have been typing and you click in that field, you get a blue slider button. You can slide that button to whatever starting point you want in your text, and then you can choose to edit and you can highlight, copy, paste, etc only the portions of text you want, not just a copy all option like before! This is a huge improvement over 2.1. Text select was the only thing I missed from my Blackberry, and now we have that too. Not in all situations, but at least it makes editing your current text so much easier.
11) I read it somewhere else before, but just verified it works. If you swipe to the right on a contact in your messages list, it automatically calls them. If you swipe to the left, it automatically starts you up for a text reply. Genius!
12) Robust stock audio player with tons more features. (thanks again styckx)
Okay, I know I am missing things that even I have already discovered and don't remember. 2.2 seems a lot more than a .x update. It's not just 1 or 2 minor tweaks like we have seen previously. Please post anything you have noticed about Froyo that adds to the Epic experience!
* I know there are some things about it people don't like. I am unable to swipe on the notification bar to increase/decrease brightness. I really enjoyed that feature. Feel free to post what you don't like about Froyo also. But I would like to concentrate on tips, tricks, improvements, etc. that Froyo has brought us!

Pinch your home screen

As great as froyo is, there are a lot of probs with it.
Random services keep appearing.
Samsung widgets disappear occasionally
Wifi not working at times (not sure if that's my connection)
Idk, I'm just curious, what measures are you taking on battery life?
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

About all the bad I've noticed with the latest DK28 build is the auto-rotate is REALLY slow, and it doesn't seem to auto-rotate when on the main screen (only seems to rotate when I am in the "settings" menu). I had some odd issues with DK17 where it didn't like to delete messages from my Activesync accoutn that appears to be fixed in DK28.

styckx said:
Pinch your home screen
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that's so great! adding to OP
acer1096xxx said:
As great as froyo is, there are a lot of probs with it.
Wifi not working at times (not sure if that's my connection)
Idk, I'm just curious, what measures are you taking on battery life?
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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I have been on wi-fi since last night. Not a single issue for me regarding that. Yet. So it may be your wi-fi.
As far as battery goes, I am straight stock everything, no battery juice defender sipper type apps or anything. Just rooted, with no Sprint apps. Nothing special.
SubnetMask said:
About all the bad I've noticed with the latest DK28 build is the auto-rotate is REALLY slow, and it doesn't seem to auto-rotate when on the main screen (only seems to rotate when I am in the "settings" menu). I had some odd issues with DK17 where it didn't like to delete messages from my Activesync accoutn that appears to be fixed in DK28.
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I am getting the auto-rotate to work both ways on the home screens, and it takes maybe .2 seconds to do it. Maybe try and wipe and re-flash? Just a suggestion.

I am getting lag at random times. Sometimes the phone will just freeze for like 30 seconds as launcherpro slowly crashes. Rotation is slow, 5 seconds i mean come on. Wifi has been weirdish, might have fixed itself. So far, no where NEAR as smooth as stock DI18. Eclair on the epic was AMAZINGLY smooth and polished.
I like the new features, but there is no way that DK28 is ready for primetime. They need to do a lot of bug fixing on this to make it anywhere near as smooth as other phones running 2.2 that I have seen.
Also, I installed it correctly and several different ways, so its not a bad flash. I am currently running Stock DK28 with root and clockworkmod that was ODIN flashed from stock DI18 which I ODIN flashed. GPS is working.

One thing I really like a lot is the new Audio player. EQ, Visualizer, audio "effects", much better navigating of albums and artists.
I mean, I own PowerAmp which is THE BEST audio player period, but the new default audio player is leaps and bounds better than the old one and is fantastic for default (free).

styckx said:
One thing I really like a lot is the new Audio player. EQ, Visualizer, audio "effects", much better navigating of albums and artists.
I mean, I own PowerAmp which is THE BEST audio player period, but the new default audio player is leaps and bounds better than the old one and is fantastic for default (free).
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Agreed. The features are all here. Now it just needs to be polished and smoothed out like the original Eclair builds were.

Bluetooth dialing is busted. Media hub wants to upgrade, but there is no upgrade. On the plus, my gps works now. I don't care what anyone says. This is a beta for hardware level.4 phone to test. I think we will see a newer release pushed to our phones.

I'm just going to keep it. It's stable and usable enough until the real (and hopefully more refined and stable) release is sent.
I'm sick of flashing and restocking my phone. I'm thinking a upgrade from DK28 to the real release won't require the dreaded WIPE WIPE WIPE and a rube goldberg puzzle to get the GPS to work.
If for some stupid, company killing reason DK28 as it stands now really is going to be the official release, I will go back to 2.1 and stay there. We'll see.

fczeuner said:
Media hub wants to upgrade, but there is no upgrade.
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Flash this zip in Clockwork to get the updated Media Hub.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9266549&postcount=10

Muckrak3r said:
* I know there are some things about it people don't like. I am unable to swipe on the notification bar to increase/decrease brightness. I really enjoyed that feature. Feel free to post what you don't like about Froyo also. But I would like to concentrate on tips, tricks, improvements, etc. that Froyo has brought us!
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Hey OP you might want to try that again because I'm on froyo and can still increase/decrease the brightness using the notification slide-bar technique. The bar may hide but if you move your finger left or right even when its already gone you should see the brightness change.

Mine doesn't change orientation either unless I'm in a program. If I'm in a program, it's instant pretty much..on the homescreen I've waited and the only way I can get it to change is by flipping open my keyboard.

All of this is overshadowed by my sd not working after the update there by rendering most apps useless
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Seems to be working good for me so far. The only thing annoying thus far is the lag in bringing it from sleep with the power button. There's a second or 2 delay before the screen comes on after you hit power. In 2.1 it was nearly instantaneous.

Im not getting it to rotate to the right,
Running the loaded Syndicate ROM

AndroidIsEpic said:
Hey OP you might want to try that again because I'm on froyo and can still increase/decrease the brightness using the notification slide-bar technique. The bar may hide but if you move your finger left or right even when its already gone you should see the brightness change.
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doesn't work for me either

mikeschevelle said:
Im not getting it to rotate to the right,
Running the loaded Syndicate ROM
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There is no Syndicate rom for DK28.

Thanks for the Post! Found some things I wasn't aware of.
I'm on this Stock Froyo Rom(DK17) and everything I've tried is working great. Notification Bar swipe for brightness works as well as Media Hub.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853209

Although many great reports.. and some not so..
This is obviously NOT the final release. lets remember that..
It is so close now and will be great. (or better at least)
I myself tested on 3 diff phones, found recurring and non- recurring defects which point to the fact that this particular release in its entirety wont be pushed OTA to the masses.. it cant. wont handle the endless differences out in the wild..
And to be expected.. Exactly the reason why upgrades take time.

3.1 Acer Official Update Changelog:

First I want to thank thor2002ro for ClockworkMod Recovery and making flashing and updating fast, easy and safe, also vache for providing 3.1 update, sc2k for an easy and quick way to root any version of the A500, last but not least Interphaze Solutions (whoever he is) for the Acer Recovery Installer.
I just updated (from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 to 4.010.22_COM_GEN1) IT works, no wifi issues, GPS now takes a lot to get location, and seeing a lot of performance improvements and fixes, was late and delayed 5 times but here it is and we are enjoying it.
Thus I wonder why no one even bothers to make a change log or something... like all the changes and improvements:
Acer_ A500_4.010.22_COM_GEN1 Applies to all Android 3.1 Acer Official Updates, OTA or Leaked (installed yourself).
New Apps
Kobo
eBook store and eBook reader
Movie Studio
Video editor
Updated Apps
Youtube
Moved fullscreen button, HD button, play button, slower double tap needed to go fullscreen/back higher performance, Cache fixed and higher cache, doesn't stutters/chops/drop frames at start or when OSD shows up (volume, controls, etc).
Flash 10.3
Music
Better looking, UI improvements, it finally updates, Google Music Beta
MusicA
Better looking, UI improvements, lots, better "listening" (now it can identify Japanese music played through my phone, SWEET).
NFS Shift
Icon changed, now is more visible and have HD on it, who knows what else is changed
Improvements/Fixes
UI is faster, more responsive, doesn't stutters like before.
Wifi Icon in notification bar now shows net activity.
Support for ACC+ streaming (or whatever uses winamp in shoutcast radio streams).
720p videos play smoothly, some 1080p videos too (simple profile ones I think, needs confirmation).
New Video Codecs Support, now MKV videos plays with Mobo Player (didn't worked before).
Video intro for games pre installed now always plays (before they crashed, but didn't force close the game)
Auto-brightness works now, it just changed its behavior, its not longer "instant", takes a while.
Recurring Issues
Randomly waking up/screen turns on
Mic still SUCKS (srly did Acer even test it by recoding someones voice and playing it back just to hear how well/awful sounds?)
New Issues
GPS wasn't broken, now it is (can see 7 sats but only onle lock after 2min and really poor signal)... maybe has something to do with GEN3 now updated to GEN1 thus missing something, can someone confirm.
Youtube widget is micro and deformed, there is a fix here in XDA.
New bloatware, or at least more packet, includes 2 songs and 2 videos (maybe 720p haven't checked) to show off in retails maybe.
You can help to make this a lot more complete, please contribute, post your discoveries, findings or changes you noticed.
And finally excuse my crappy english, as you can easily tell its not my native language, any correction and recommendations are very welcome.

Reserved for more space (I got this recomendation from a friend thank you).
Plus bump

Google+
"Huddle" is installed when installing Google+, which does *not* cone pre-installed on 3.1 - sounds like you already had it there. Installing Google+ creates two shortcuts - Google+ and Huddle
Speaking of, if anyone wants a Google+ invite, dm me - I got a few to burn

Huddle is part of the Google+ mobile app. It's for group chats.
* damn, someone beat me to posting this by a few minutes... serves me right for not refreshing

I also updated the "Vache" way from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 to 4.010.22_COM_GEN1.
One problem - now seems to be fixed - I had on 1.141.01 was the following :
Could only connect to our company (outsourced) Exchange-Server 2007 via IMAP whereby whenever I would forward a message, the forwarded-message would "loose" the original content when send. .
I did try and (bought) Touchdown TAB, which is great, but for some reason does not allow me to retrieve/sync older messages.
Marcher

speaking of the autobrightness
Seems to only work if I set brightness to a level in the middle and reboot. Once I touch the slider again no auto bright until reboot. Any fix for this anyone is aware of?

dgoemans said:
Huddle is part of the Google+ mobile app. It's for group chats.
* damn, someone beat me to posting this by a few minutes... serves me right for not refreshing
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Lol quick post ownage

entropy.of.avarice said:
Seems to only work if I set brightness to a level in the middle and reboot. Once I touch the slider again no auto bright until reboot. Any fix for this anyone is aware of?
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After a while I noticed that auto brightness WORKS!!!, but its no longer "instanly", it takes awhile, give it a minute.
To test it try to put half brightness then turn on auto brightness, after a while turn off auto brightness and BOOM goes the light, so it works just changed its behavior bad auto brightness, bad
Thank you all for your contributions, updating ASAP!

I think two things mentioned in the OP *could* be hardware issues. I'm on my third A500 after returning the second one because the microphone would barely pick up my voice. This new one records my voice rather well, but voice to text is still a bit spotty (I blame the google servers for that). Another thing I have noticed is that the auto brightness on this unit actually works quite well whereas on the older unit it barely worked, if at all. I can change the brightness all the way up or down, turn the auto on and within a second or two it sets it to something more appropriate. If I cover the sensor the display dims, if I hold it towards the window it brightens. It works like an auto brightness should work. I still have 3.01 on the new unit and am waiting for the OTA update to come, whenever that is...
The second unit was manufactured in may, this unit is manufactured in april. I suggest if you have concerns about auto brightness and microphone, see if you can test another one at the store.
One question for those having issues with the microphone and auto brightness? Did you apply a screen protector? If so, was it a wet application type?
Rob

entropy.of.avarice said:
Seems to only work if I set brightness to a level in the middle and reboot. Once I touch the slider again no auto bright until reboot. Any fix for this anyone is aware of?
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My new A500 has an auto brightness that seems to work perfectly. I tried what you said and it still works ok. The unit I returned a few days ago had a bad microphone and the auto brightness didn't seem to work well - or at all.
Rob

URL for download the update.zip please...

You didn't read the 1st post did you...
Justray said:
First I want to thank thor2002ro for ClockworkMod Recovery and making flashing and updating fast, easy and safe, also vache for providing 3.1 update, sc2k for an easy and quick way to root any version of the A500, last but not least Interphaze Solutions (whoever he is) for the Acer Recovery Installer.
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We recomend you to do a back up first, update to 4.010.22 and after a while acer tells you theres a new update 4.010.30, thats it, you're updated and good to go, 100% stock... I still recommend a custom rom, they rock.

i want a google + invite

mikehe said:
i want a google + invite
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What does that have to do with Acer changelog?

WereCatf said:
What does that have to do with Acer changelog?
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Nothing, a user here offered google+ invites... and thats it
Wow, .38 and .38 already out!!! come on guys what's changed?, anything new? what's fixed? please cooperate
I haven't updated yet, wroking, waiting to get home to get .38 and .39... they're here in XDA for download
I just rebooted my iconia and didn't started , as usually be calm and don't worry, after a second try it worked.... didn't even updated yet... I feel like using windows

Justray said:
I haven't updated yet, wroking, waiting to get home to get .38 and .39... they're here in XDA for download
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I have a hunch that there might be a problem if these are available for download freely...
remember before when increment updates are specific to what rom you're currently started from ??
users might just download the latest "increments" ... I wondered if that might screw up their device due to incompatibility ( starting rom build number )
???

WereCatf said:
What does that have to do with Acer changelog?
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I offered g+ invites by direct message - have plenty to use up and wanted to share with XDA. Op mentioned g+ apps, figured it was a good time to share some g+ love with the interwebsb

UnicornKaz said:
I have a hunch that there might be a problem if these are available for download freely...
remember before when increment updates are specific to what rom you're currently started from ??
users might just download the latest "increments" ... I wondered if that might screw up their device due to incompatibility ( starting rom build number )
???
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I'm quoting myself from another thread:
Well, I installed CWM, acer recovery, rooted and went from 3.0 (from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 - 4.010.22_COM_GEN1) to 3.1 (.22), then unrooted to go for .30, rooted, got .38, updated (didn't need to unroot, didn't need to root again).
The history of my life
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And I think the issues (reboot frozen) was due acer recovery or CWM... software highly experimental is prone to fail time to time... And nothing that a factory reset plus unnistalling recovery and cwm doesn't fix. I think but don't bet on it.
entropy.of.avarice said:
I offered g+ invites by direct message - have plenty to use up and wanted to share with XDA. Op mentioned g+ apps, figured it was a good time to share some g+ love with the interwebsb
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I appreciate your love

According to this PDF file from Acer Global...
http://global-download.acer.com/GDF...A TAB&Step3=A500&OS=ALL&LC=en&BC=ACER&SC=PA_7
Major change notices:
1. Support for EAS - Exchange Active Sync.
2. USB Host improvements:
a. USB mouse support with cursor.
b. MTP camera support.
3. Adds media CODECs for WMV/WMA.
4. Improves media player capabilities for MPEG-4 simple profile.
5. Adds 1080p HDMI output to HD display.
6. User agent selection in browser settings allowing you to force using
desktop view.
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Justray said:
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I just updated (from stock 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 to 4.010.22_COM_GEN1) IT works, no wifi issues, GPS now takes a lot to get location, and seeing a lot of performance improvements and fixes, was late and delayed 5 times but here it is and we are enjoying it.
Thus I wonder why no one even bothers to make a change log or something... like all the changes and improvements:
Acer_ A500_4.010.22_COM_GEN1 Applies to all Android 3.1 Acer Official Updates, OTA or Leaked (installed yourself).
New Apps
Kobo
eBook store and eBook reader
Movie Studio
Video editor
...
You can help to make this a lot more complete, please contribute, post your discoveries, findings or changes you noticed.
And finally excuse my crappy english, as you can easily tell its not my native language, any correction and recommendations are very welcome.
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I got the Android 3.1 OTA update last night. I'm in Australia and my new build is Acer_A500.4.010.40_COM_GEN1
Wonder what the difference is?
As well as getting Kobo (which I don't want as I already have Kindle) I also got Zinio in the update, which "allows" me to buy magazine subscriptions which I can't get on my Kindle because Amazon won't sell them to me in Oz.
So far (less than 24 hours) everything seems to be okay except that Kaiten mail seems to be stuck somewhere. Dunno if its related.

[Poll] Which bug/issue do you wish to get fix in the next official update?

For my experience of coming from ICS to this new official JB release I9300XXDLJ4 BTU.
I liked to see this phone being up-to-date on latest OS and getting better performance (Keep the good work up, Samsung!), but there are still bugs and issue that are found in this rom.
Which bug/issue annoy you the most? and wish to get fix in the next update by Samsung?
1) Lag on opening Contact and Dialer - It is more noticeable in JB, since all other apps open faster but not these two which should get speed up or keep in memory.
2) Multi-task with games and apps - when open 1 game and then play another game at the same time it will close and reload the 1st game from the beginning no matter how many free memory you have. Not cool at all. [Fix: bestMultiTaskingFix 5 by mattiadj read this]
3) Wake up from home button problem - On screen turned off, when press the home button instead of going back to your active apps you use before screen off, it go to home screen. This is very annoying and it affect everyday use. [Fix: No wipe need. Go to Application List -> S-Voice ->Settings -> Keep "Open via the home key" ticked. ]
4) Slow wifi problem - The wifi speed is found to be slower in JB compared to ICS.
5) Gallery full screen problem - There is a black bar on top of Gallery's photo in full screen mode.
6) Battery drain - Some user have report battery drain on JB. It could be likely that it need a full charge after flash to get correct battery level. Some user report flash + full wipe could solve it. I will spend a few more days on test.
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Credit & Reference: DeadSOL
Please post any issue you have experienced or workaround you have found useful on JB rom.

My findings with all this
1) I don't notice
2) I loaded up dead trigger & riptide gp, both restart from the point I left them. No idea what I'm doing differently.
3) Not affected by that
4) See 3
5) I don't think it's a bug, maybe a feature of the gallery

Definitely multitasking...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

slow contact opening
battery drain

1 and 1 and 1. How can you release a firmware with one of the most important apps laggy????
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

None of those. I would like copy and paste to understand the gaps inbetween sentences and paragraphs ideally don't need removing when copying large bodies of text. It was the same in ICS and I can't believe it's the same with stock JB.

Cyclosporine said:
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Can you explain more what problem you have on battery drain? I only have used a few days.

What battery drain? No problems here...
This thread is making me yawn...

Thanks for quoting me! Glad to see that people are taking these problems seriously!
I recently wiped my phone in order to test whether that made a difference. None, unfortunately! I'm a heavy phone user and I notice the little things. I have seen people here saying that multitasking works. YES, it does but with apps!!! Apps resume their state, most games do not! The same games used to resume their state on ICS but they don't on Jellybean. Also, Android System keeps consuming a LOT of my battery. I've got the same setup and the same games/apps on JB as I had on ICS. There's a huge difference! It's quite annoying.
Another thing they need to fix is they need to give the Video Player its own brightness controls. I know that the system controls are just a swipe away but why take away a good feature, Samsung?

Wake up from home button problem is really annoying! Lag on opening Contact and Dialer also but is less annoying...

DeadSOL said:
Thanks for quoting me! Glad to see that people are taking these problems seriously!
I recently wiped my phone in order to test whether that made a difference. None, unfortunately! I'm a heavy phone user and I notice the little things. I have seen people here saying that multitasking works. YES, it does but with apps!!! Apps resume their state, most games do not! The same games used to resume their state on ICS but they don't on Jellybean. Also, Android System keeps consuming a LOT of my battery. I've got the same setup and the same games/apps on JB as I had on ICS. There's a huge difference! It's quite annoying.
Another thing they need to fix is they need to give the Video Player its own brightness controls. I know that the system controls are just a swipe away but why take away a good feature, Samsung?
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It feel that it need to list all the bugs here, this help people finding/raising the solution of the same problem. One day, it could be all solved.
For the battery drain, I am waiting for more of battery stats.
Brightness controls on video player could well be another motion as an option. That would be a good feature to show off.

Experience with SuperNexus 4.0 [KOT49H] Android Kitkat 4.4.2 on Galaxy S3

Reference to [ROM][AOSP][4.4.2][KOT49H] SuperNexus 4.0 - I9300 - Build 1 [25-12-13] forum thread by the genius user Faryaab, I admit that I never got such an amazing user experience "UX" ever before using this ROM on my SGS3 I9300.
Shortly, what I'm intended to view through this thread is sharing the smoothest experience I ever get flavored by most recent Android version Kitkat 4.4.2 which I'd shorten in the following points:
Untouched AOSP 4.4.2 Kitkat
Customizing display, statusbar, lockscreen, volume and other tweaks
Enabling App ops which was opted out in 4.4.2 update
Fixing can't connect to the camera error
Enabling Emoji in keyboard
ART is not working, ROM is self protected, solutions?
Untouched AOSP 4.4.2 Kitkat
I really like the untouched stock Kitkat experience which delivers the original Google's philosophy to the end-user. The SuperNexus 4.0 really delivered it perfectly. Fastest ROM I ever got over 16 months of using SGS3 and the big failure of stock 4.3 ROMs. With all built-in features on just 170 megabytes, the space of the ROM in comparison with 1 gigabytes armed TW enabled Samsung stock ROMs "which I actually miss many of their features", I could really become very satisfied that I really could get the best practice of the high-end phone utilization.
Customizing display, statusbar, lockscreen, volume and other tweaks
Comparing with Google Nexus 5 phone features or just the Kitkat features from official Android's website and in comparison with minimal features we miss from stock Samsung ROMs, I've customized the phone
Simply, I installed GravityBox [KK Edition] from the official thread here and its main framework Xposed from here. These amazing tools allowed me to (these are my own favorite tweaks, you can tweak it on your own choice):
Customize battery icon like in stock Samsung ROM: Battery percentage (like Samsung ROM)
Adding AM/PM beside the clock (like Samsung ROM)
Battery Arc in lockscreen ribbon (Sense of art)
Quick Settings extra icons and arrangement (mostly close to stock Samsung ROM)
Unplug turns on screen to be notified that the cable is unplugged if phone is silent (like Samsung ROM)
Fade screen off effect rather than CRT (like Samsung ROM)
Immersive desktop mode
More volume steps (Volume hack)
Safe headset media volume (like Samsung ROM)
Expandable volume panel (like Samsung ROM)
Fully expandable volume panel (like Samsung ROM)
Turn to mute (like Samsung ROM)
Enabling App ops which was opted out in 4.4.2 update
App ops feature which was presented in 4.4.0 and 4.4.1 Kitkat enables users to control over app permissions across the phone. You can unhide this feature by downloading and installing AppOpsXposed from Xposed framework.
Fixing can't connect to the camera error
Most users complains from "can't connect to the camera" error, simply refer to this thread here and download the 4.4.2 camera then flash it. You'll get surprised that the camera version in this thread includes Sphere mode which was absent in the existing ROM. All modes are working smoothly. Thanks to DAddYE
Enabling Emoji in keyboard
The preinstalled AOSP keyboard does not support the Emoji icon pack. To resolve this, just install the Google Keyboard from Play Store here Enjoy :laugh:
ART is not working, ROM is self protected, solutions?
I tried to enable ART instead of Dalvik, the phone asked me to reboot to apply changes, phone restarted normally but when I accessed developer tools >> Select runtime, I found that Dalvik is still the active option for runtime management. I've read several threads that users complains from boot loop if they enabled ART, but I admit that the SuperNexus 4.0 ROM is self-protected from this issue which I hope to see the next build to enable ART. I just wonder using ART runtime needs script or kernel or odexed ROM, I never got the perfect answer.
UPDATE
Reference to post 7 reply from Shamus69, I found out that the reason of reverting back to the Dalvik VM from ART is the Xposed framework. Since the phone is actually at its peak performance in this very lightweight ROM, and my phone is actually armed with ZeroLemon 7000mAh battery which lasts about 2.5 times a standard battery, I don't need the ART VM for now since I think it won't make such big difference for the set.
UPDATE #2 (22 Jan 2014)
Reference to post from member UltraR4nd0m13, I tried the YouTube app as mentioned and I found out what exactly he illustrated, there is an issue after pausing any video.
Another issues I discovered:
H/W and H/W+ video decoders are not functioning properly (videos are displayed in scattered frames) which means an issue with the video driver (Tested with MX Player)
Stereo effects in some games (Tested with Candy Crush Saga) are not clear which means an issue with the audio driver
I hope you share your experience using the SuperNexus ROM on your Samsung Galaxy S3 in this thread and share the word.
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Nice review dude
One question what about the Battery life and Bluetooth Headset performance ?
When I tried CM10 on my phone previously, I found that the phone was eating much more battery than usual. Also Bluetooth range was significantly shorter than what I have on touchwiz ROM with my bluetooth handsfree.
Due to both of above problems, I reverted back to samsung roms. Did you notice of those issues ?

Mafioso said:
Nice review dude
One question what about the Battery life and Bluetooth Headset performance ?
When I tried CM10 on my phone previously, I found that the phone was eating much more battery than usual. Also Bluetooth range was significantly shorter than what I have on touchwiz ROM with my bluetooth handsfree.
Due to both of above problems, I reverted back to samsung roms. Did you notice of those issues ?
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Thanks for passing by! :good: Actually I didn't yet try my wireless bluetooth set and currently I use ZeroLemon 7000mAh battery that lasts for over 30 hours up without need to charge which I became no more worried about battery, however, I will check out and share my experience. :laugh:

ahmedmelm said:
Thanks for passing by! :good: Actually I didn't yet try my wireless bluetooth set and currently I use ZeroLemon 7000mAh battery that lasts for over 30 hours up without need to charge which I became no more worried about battery, however, I will check out and share my experience. :laugh:
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Hey.. thanks for a such an elaborate review.. Are you using Xposed ? that could be a reason why runtime is switching back to dalvik..

ART solution?
ahmedmelm said:
Reference to [ROM][AOSP][4.4.2][KOT49H] SuperNexus 4.0 - I9300 - Build 1 [25-12-13] forum thread by the genius user Faryaab,
ART is not working, ROM is self protected, solutions?
I tried to enable ART instead of Dalvik, the phone asked me to reboot to apply changes, phone restarted normally but when I accessed developer tools >> Select runtime, I found that Dalvik is still the active option for runtime management. I've read several threads that users complains from boot loop if they enabled ART, but I admit that the SuperNexus 4.0 ROM is self-protected from this issue which I hope to see the next build to enable ART. I just wonder using ART runtime needs script or kernel or odexed ROM, I never got the perfect answer.
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I think the reason you cannot use ART is because you are running the Xposed framework. Disable it and reboot. Now try selecting ART again and reboot. It should work...be prepared for an extremely long first boot!

The ART runtime framework - Extended Discussion
So you suggest me to disable Xpose framework which might disable all related services like GravityBox [KK] that will disable all tweaks I performed. And you mention the very long boot (I remember when I read some user waited for 1.5 hours and they laughed at him) :laugh:
Will the ART really make a difference? Does all apps support it? Any software released yet to verify which apps are using Dalvik and which are using ART?

ahmedmelm said:
So you suggest me to disable Xpose framework which might disable all related services like GravityBox [KK] that will disable all tweaks I performed. And you mention the very long boot (I remember when I read some user waited for 1.5 hours and they laughed at him) :laugh:
Will the ART really make a difference? Does all apps support it? Any software released yet to verify which apps are using Dalvik and which are using ART?
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Xposed framework is just NOT compatible with ART. It will not work, forcing the runtime to switch back to Dalvik. It may take sometime before Xposed will become compatible with ART.
I am just suggesting you could try it, at least just to prove the point. You don't need to uninstall xposed and gravitybox. Just disable xposed using the CWM zip that came with it. It should be in the root folder of your sd card, or you can download it here, at the bottom of the first post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
You will loose your gravitybox tweaks, but you might find it is worth it!
Not tried it myself, but the initial boot time depends on how many apps you have installed. I'm thinking 5-10mins, 1.5h sounds a little excessive!
It's really a bit subjective whether ART is faster/battery friendly...you need to try it for yourself. 99% of apps work with ART, although some are a little buggy and slow. It really depends on each individual's setup.
I have not seen an ART app compatability database, but you cann google!

Shamus69 said:
Xposed framework is just NOT compatible with ART. It will not work, forcing the runtime to switch back to Dalvik. It may take sometime before Xposed will become compatible with ART.
I am just suggesting you could try it, at least just to prove the point. You don't need to uninstall xposed and gravitybox. Just disable xposed using the CWM zip that came with it. It should be in the root folder of your sd card, or you can download it here, at the bottom of the first post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
You will loose your gravitybox tweaks, but you might find it is worth it!
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Thank you! I'll give it a try

I tried this ROM and loved it, except it seems that no one but myself has found an annoying bug in the YouTube app, when you pause a video and resume it, after that it just keeps pausing its self every time after buffering. Doesn't happen on any other ROM.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

Thanks for the review !
I'm wondering, does the camera have an option to set front-faceing camera resolution to 1392x1392 ? (that would give you a square, wide-angle view) ?

I'd like to try it, this is exactly what I need - pure Android wo adds... But it seems "not well supported" comparing to official CM and Temasek

UPDATE #2 (22 Jan 2014)
Reference to post from member UltraR4nd0m13, I tried the YouTube app as mentioned and I found out what exactly he illustrated, there is an issue after pausing any video.
Another issues I discovered:
H/W and H/W+ video decoders are not functioning properly (videos are displayed in scattered frames) which means an issue with the video driver (Tested with MX Player)
Stereo effects in some games (Tested with Candy Crush Saga) are not clear which means an issue with the audio driver
I've mentioned these issues in the main thread. Any solution found for these issues would be added to the thread
Many thanks!

My Galaxy S3 has been a ROM whore since I got my Nexus 5.
I love the idea of a pure Google Android, and I was running Omni before I tried the SuperNexus ROM. I love the AOSP flavour + lack of customization: I felt a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of tweaks in Omni, which were not always relevant.
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This ROM is perfect for me apart for 2 points: screen color and hardware keys. Samsung takes the blame for both
I made a flashable zip to correct these two hardware flaws. Note: I worked on a zip which I downloaded here on XDA, but I cannot find the post anymore to give proper credit to the author.
The mod changes MDNIE mode and scenario to UI/natural, disables buttons backlight and capacitive buttons input. Home button is remapped to a power button, and navigation bar is enabled.
I really like what my I9300 has become. It is my multimedia remote control and also my backup phone

Music Playback Problem
Hello.
I want to post this on Original Supernexus thread, but that thread is locked... I am experiencing music playback problem. Whenever I pause any music file and then try to resume it, I am unable to do it and player jumps to next track.. This is happening with almost all music players except poweramp and neutron music player........Any suggestions???

Very nice Homescreen
ptiloubar said:
My Galaxy S3 has been a ROM whore since I got my Nexus 5.
I love the idea of a pure Google Android, and I was running Omni before I tried the SuperNexus ROM. I love the AOSP flavour + lack of customization: I felt a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of tweaks in Omni, which were not always relevant.
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This ROM is perfect for me apart for 2 points: screen color and hardware keys. Samsung takes the blame for both
I made a flashable zip to correct these two hardware flaws. Note: I worked on a zip which I downloaded here on XDA, but I cannot find the post anymore to give proper credit to the author.
The mod changes MDNIE mode and scenario to UI/natural, disables buttons backlight and capacitive buttons input. Home button is remapped to a power button, and navigation bar is enabled.
I really like what my I9300 has become. It is my multimedia remote control and also my backup phone
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Please, can you tell me about Homesreen Wallpaper and Widgets ?
It is very nice.

vaute said:
Please, can you tell me about Homesreen Wallpaper and Widgets ?
It is very nice.
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Thank you! Here:
Wallpaper: Mountain Now Wallpaper https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intcast.livecinemagraph.gnrockymountains&hl=en
Widget: Dashclock Widget https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.nurik.roman.dashclock&hl=en

SuperNexus is a beautiful ROM for our I9300s, however in my case I experienced an issue that forced me to go back to SuperNexus 3 for now. Haven't seen it posted, so I might throw it out here in case someone has experienced it:
Whenever I'm playing media (I use Google Play Music and TuneIn a lot, but also happens with local files) and hearing it through anything connected to the earphones output of the phone, as soon as the screen turns off, I open an app, or simply pull down the notification bar, the music goes mute, but it continues to play in the background, to the point that when I go back to the launcher home music can be heard again.
It is a very strange issue, and it does not happen at all if I listen to music from the phone's own speaker, I reflashed Google apps a couple of times, wiped (factory reset) the phone and even reflashed SuperNexus 4 after formatting /system, yet the problem still persists.
Back to SuperNexus 3 atm, no problems at all with it. Hope this one gets fixed if it is a bug at all, KitKat is full of goodness, I really like the Google Now launcher, so I just grabbed it and punched it into the 4.3 ROM so I can still use it
Edit: In case anyone out there suffer the same issue, it turned out to be google search "Hotword recognition" feature, the one that lets you start searching by saying Ok Google to your phone, turning it off solved my problem and I'm using SuperNexus 4 again, it seems this issue comes from the latest version of the Google Search app (which also happens to be google now and integrate on the new 4.4 launcher).
As I don't use the "Ok Google" thing at all, I just disabled the hotword feature on the Voice options and got rid of the problem.

This was my god rom. Everything I ever wanted was in it. But I keep having some video playback issues. Whenever I move the seeker, the video starts freezing and I have to replay it all over without being able to get to where I left off. I tried reflashing but the new issue that popped up was that I couldn't play videos from browsers (AKA watch anime).
My friend has the SAME phone with the SAME rom and he has NONE of those issues. I'm asking him for a nandroid backup so I can restore it on mine and do a factory reset.
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dilpal said:
Hello.
I want to post this on Original Supernexus thread, but that thread is locked... I am experiencing music playback problem. Whenever I pause any music file and then try to resume it, I am unable to do it and player jumps to next track.. This is happening with almost all music players except poweramp and neutron music player........Any suggestions???
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I've had that before. It happened a couple of times but I didn't really consider it a heavy issue.
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ahmedmelm said:
UPDATE #2 (22 Jan 2014)
Reference to post from member UltraR4nd0m13, I tried the YouTube app as mentioned and I found out what exactly he illustrated, there is an issue after pausing any video.
Another issues I discovered:
H/W and H/W+ video decoders are not functioning properly (videos are displayed in scattered frames) which means an issue with the video driver (Tested with MX Player)
Stereo effects in some games (Tested with Candy Crush Saga) are not clear which means an issue with the audio driver
I've mentioned these issues in the main thread. Any solution found for these issues would be added to the thread
Many thanks!
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Good. I thought I was the only one with the video issue.
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regaber said:
Thanks for the review !
I'm wondering, does the camera have an option to set front-faceing camera resolution to 1392x1392 ? (that would give you a square, wide-angle view) ?
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Yeah, you can. But I think it was only using banksgapps. I had two cameras installed. I forgot which one lets you do it. One did and the other didn't.
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UltraR4nd0m13 said:
I tried this ROM and loved it, except it seems that no one but myself has found an annoying bug in the YouTube app, when you pause a video and resume it, after that it just keeps pausing its self every time after buffering. Doesn't happen on any other ROM.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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I'm so happy and glad I'm not the only one. I thought my phone was broken or something. Lol.
After all this, I went back to android 4.1 ultima rom. Android 4.3 has that annoying browsing bug where the web browser keeps loading even after the web page is finished and makes it stutter like crazy. I've never really used 4.2.2 so I can't say anything about it. I'd love to go back to Super Nexus though.

I found issues when I stop video in the gallery or in the youtube app

androzzi said:
I found issues when I stop video in the gallery or in the youtube app
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All of that is fixed. Download UltimaromAOSP. It's based on super nexus but with all the fixes.
It's amazing, trust me.

Xperia Z3+ Nougat Review.....

:fingers-crossed::laugh:
YouTube Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjR2PxJmcsk

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THIS ANDROID 7 ON Z3+.
Advantages..
1. Battery is lasting more than MM.
2. Stamina mode comes with 3 level stamina features.
3. Split Screen Apps are awesome.
4. Heating is less, I think they avhieved that by closing the background apps.
5.Camera app doesnt heatup the phone and lasts open till 5 min( I checked for 5 minutes only may be it ll show heating warning after that, I just dont know about it).
6. Now both the wallpaper and lockscreen can be handled easily with the same option WALLPAPER provided at SETTING app.
Disadvantages.
1. The Icons for the apps CONTACTS, MESSAGING, PHONE, CAMERA are so ugly.
2. One cannot go to the homepage by clicking recent navbar and then by clicking at the clear space of the recent apps menu.
3. While phone is locked the phone doesnt react to double tap unlock like it used to be in MM.
4. While the phone is locked the Icons of battery, network, clock etc are placed slightly lower than the Icons placed in the unlocked screen. LOCKING UNLOCKING CREATES AN UGLY LOOK OF MISPLACEMENT OF THESE ICONS.
5. The Battery icon in the status bar is too weird. ( Doesnt like it look).
6. The Data traffic indicator ( the small arrows up and down are way too small, the indicator which shows below 2g, 3g, H+ and LTE on the status bar)
7. They removed the option of selecting the FOCUS MODE in the camera app.
8. I compared the pictures taken by my phone when its in LP, MM AND N, I must say in LP this phone used to capture photos brilliantly, in MM the pics are somewhat lower than LP. But in N the pics quality are not upto marks. I think thats all because of this focus thing. Now the phone focus the way it wants to).
9. Remove/ Quit apps wisely, I am downloading some apps from UC BROWSER and then I exit the app and keep the downloading in the background but when I cleared the app from the recent apps list just to make my recent app section to look empty, it stopped my downloading too and the APP UC BROWSER was completely shut. (This option is in LP TOO BUT NOT IN MM) So close apps wisely.
11. They abandoned the small apps, Yes they are there but not easily accessible, now accessing small apps are quit pain in the ASS.
12. The apps in the Recent apps looks very big.
13. New quick tiles are good but one cannot direct shut data from there.
Thats all dear Fellas, I like the UI OF MM more than this N.
I THINK SONY JUST BAKED THIS N FOR US IN HURRY.
If I missed anything than please guys you can add that on your comments.

I really think the Android N update is very good for this device. Camera quality has improved in N - try some low light shots - noise is much lower. The UI is very fluid.

For my device not update notice for now...but I see that in Russia update is out in these days...
So, for now I can't comment about N on my Z3+...but thank you very much for this thread...I hope more users tell opinions about this new update...
I would like to learn more about:
- camera is more fast or not, compared to MM? About picture quality seems the two different opinions are contrary..so, other user opinion about camera?
- N as it looks in terms of reactivity on our device?
- Audio? From speakers and in headset? There are some new optimizations or similar?
Thanks in advance to all

I checked xpericheck and Ru customisation and in ARENT THERE! They delete it or what?

kiosk123 said:
I checked xpericheck and Ru customisation and in ARENT THERE! They delete it or what?
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Yes..seems that deleted on every customization...

DomusX10 said:
Yes..seems that deleted on every customization...
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Why? Maybe they add some features (manual camera settings etc.) or this update have many erros....

kiosk123 said:
Why? Maybe they add some features (manual camera settings etc.) or this update have many erros....
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Hope that removed for the reasons you've mentioned :fingers-crossed:

Using Nougat Indian Firmware
Advantages-
1. Camera quality is better
2. Split screen
3. Smooth Ui
4. Performance Enhancment
5. Battery backup improved
6. Brightness dim Issue in sunlight is fixed upto great extent
7. Heating issue is much more solved
Disadvantages ( Huge list but Listing major one)
1. Touch issue (Lackness in touch sensitivity)
2. No manual Focus in Camera Menu
3. Sound Quality reduced (Vibrations in back panel)
4. Can't download apps frome playstore in Roaming.
5. Now we have to double tap to activate data from notification bar
So, its better to push updates for fixing these problems. I hope sony would release updates.

Number 4 and 5 from @ag_themes list are customisation dependent. Both are not present in Russian Nougat that also was on servers before withdrawal.
Also I don't have any touch issues. The sound problems mentioned are the main reason of update withdrawal.
Btw. No overheating is probably connected with reduced usage of a57 cores. Nougat uses them rarely comparing to marshmallow (some report says they are disabled in nougat).

Can someone upload Russian fw? I want to flash it

Using Android Nougat on India Version
Split Screen is advantage (but not many app support however you can force them to)
Slightly more responsive ( like 5 percent)
camera is same (with an added option in manual mode)
audio is also similar
i feel battery consumption when device is used is same ( maybe doze helps when phone is in sleep but i didnt notice much improvement)
My device hanged once (in youtube app). Restarted itself after 5 mins.
Indirect access to small apps ( i never really used them)
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Other things such as detailed (two taps to toggle) mobile data , wifi and bluetooth. Displays important things on settings , NOtification quick reply these are android N features sony didnt mess with
}
I feel its an simple upgrade of API . Everything else is similar to MM.

HELP
drigger_one said:
Using Android Nougat on India Version
Split Screen is advantage (but not many app support however you can force them to)
Slightly more responsive ( like 5 percent)
camera is same (with an added option in manual mode)
audio is also similar
i feel battery consumption when device is used is same ( maybe doze helps when phone is in sleep but i didnt notice much improvement)
My device hanged once (in youtube app). Restarted itself after 5 mins.
Indirect access to small apps ( i never really used them)
{
Other things such as detailed (two taps to toggle) mobile data , wifi and bluetooth. Displays important things on settings , NOtification quick reply these are android N features sony didnt mess with
}
I feel its an simple upgrade of API . Everything else is similar to MM.
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Is your phone is ringing on calls? Mine doesnt ringing from the day I updated to nougat.

Yes it is.
Make sure you have applied a ringtone and its not in Do Not Disturb mode.

arokososoo said:
Is your phone is ringing on calls? Mine doesnt ringing from the day I updated to nougat.
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Mine did the same thing. After restart it is working fine now.

Can someone share the ftf?

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waseemakhtar said:
Mine did the same thing. After restart it is working fine now.
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Not working even after restarting several times

arokososoo said:
Not working even after restarting several times
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Mine working fine after update. Try clean reflash and install apps from play store NOT from backup.

IMPORTANT
[email protected] said:
Mine working fine after update. Try clean reflash and install apps from play store NOT from backup.
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HELLO PRASHAD, I HEARD YOU GET ROOT WITHOUT UNLOCKING BL? Some guy is spreading that news. Is it true?

arokososoo said:
HELLO PRASHAD, I HEARD YOU GET ROOT WITHOUT UNLOCKING BL? Some guy is spreading that news. Is it true?
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Nope, not true. With out bootloader unlock, it is impossible to root the device.
IOVYROOT will get temp root access to backup the TA Partition, but after reboot, the device loses the root access. It is only for taking backup, you can not modify the system. If you try to modify the system with temp root access, your device will be dead after reboot.