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the end of august is fast approaching and no update for a few weeks now.. there are rumors of gps fix in the works. and better gps in the african latest august release.. how about a release newer than jm5 thanks.
I read somewhere that the Russian guy who was leaking the FW's got caught and although he didnt get sacked he has been told no more leaks.
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I read somewhere that the Russian guy who was leaking the FW's got caught and although he didnt get sacked he has been told no more leaks.
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hes lucky sammy good job for not sacking him
It's a shame . I don't understand. The samsung just had to win with this situation. Everyone knows that the best beta testers are the people of XDA.
Now what do I do with my life without one (or five) firmware a month to test: '(
Hope it's not true
Actually there is a newer version: The official JM1 which is not to be confused with the inofficial JM1
This Version is said to sport some updates over the most current inofficial 2.1 JM5 build.
There is a trick getting it which involves flashing the phone back to JF3 and then getting an update via Kies by accessing a test mode (done by: Ctrl+Alt+u+p)
There is a german thread visable here: http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-ha...ielle-update-jm1-jetzt-schon-zu-bekommen.html
I for one am sticking to JP3. It's not the smoothest but definatly the most good looking and I am hoping for a new 2.2 build in the near future. The browser is just sooo much better than eclair!
i am sure sammy didnt want any very "young" firmwares to leak to the public. i am sure that we will get a leak by the end of the month, but a pretty much almost ready for launch one. they prolly want to take care of good implementaion of froyo features ( JIT mailnly) before anything goes out, even if leaked.
I am having withdrawal effects from not flashing any firmwares... IT'S BEEN ALMOST 2 WEEKS SINCE MY LAST FLASH! lol I'd never gone so long without a flash since I got the phone. I do have to say that JM5 with the ext2 lag fix works very well and I don't plan on flashing unless I see people getting significant improvements, or a stable froyo firmware. I think Sammy should leak and let us point out the bugs haha, even if it's early builds...
yeah what's with the lack of leaks firmwares seriously with my touch HD I was flashing every other day Not having new firmware to flash is really "unusual" for me. I want firmwares
Someone claims to have upgraded to JM6 through kies. This would be great as it would be the newest official firmware I think.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7743693&postcount=121
Ok, so with the issues that EB13 has, will Sprint just correct the issues and release EB13 again with the fixes or will it be a new update? Maybe just some patches? IDK! Does anyone know how they will go about doing this?
Im pretty sure it will have a different name.
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Im pretty sure it will have a different name.
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That's a given since the name is indicative of when it was compiled.
Most likely we won't see any kind of fix before the 20th at the earliest, and if it doesn't come before April then it's probably never coming and we will be SOL like the Moment users who were stuck with a ridiculously buggy 2.1 with no support from Samsung/Sprint.
Hmm well good point guys. Would you suggest running EB13 with the patched kernel(s) and/or a custom ROM? I'm looking for something stable and plan on using it for a while...
Go with Syndicate frozen or Bonsai 3.0
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Go with Syndicate frozen or Bonsai 3.0
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Yea I was looking into either one of those, but what about the EB13 data and sd card issues? Also the bugs that are currently in both roms? I've heard Truly Epic v3 is extremely stable.
Theyll just take Frozen or Bonsai or ACE, slap some Sprint footprints here and there to make it their own, remove OC from the kernels and make it their official release.
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Theyll just take Frozen or Bonsai or ACE, slap some Sprint footprints here and there to make it their own, remove OC from the kernels and make it their official release.
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LOL, na then that would have happen months ago!
Once they put out a product, they only update it in response to mass outrage. Google keeps popping out updates and the manufactures and carriers can't slap bloatware on fast enough, so they lose incentive to update at all. They clearly don't focus their efforts as hard as these wonderful developers do! But why would they? They're hoping you'll get so frustrated that you'll move on to their next, barely-improved device!
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Once they put out a product, they only update it in response to mass outrage. Google keeps popping out updates and the manufactures and carriers can't slap bloatware on fast enough, so they lose incentive to update at all. They clearly don't focus their efforts as hard as these wonderful developers do! But why would they? They're hoping you'll get so frustrated that you'll move on to their next, barely-improved device!
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SO TRUE, exactly what i have been sayin. I really dont even think we will see gingerbread, and if we do that will most likley be it for this failure of a phone. If it wasnt for custom roms and all the hard work around here i would have taken my epic back to the ****ing sprint store and threw it at the lying rep that sold it to me.
Same here. This phone has so Mich.potential that it will never see. Yeah the developers here are amazing but it would help them.out so.much.if Samsung gave.more support. If it wasn't for our developers I wouldn't have this phone right now.
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SO TRUE, exactly what i have been sayin. I really dont even think we will see gingerbread, and if we do that will most likley be it for this failure of a phone. If it wasnt for custom roms and all the hard work around here i would have taken my epic back to the ****ing sprint store and threw it at the lying rep that sold it to me.
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Sent From My Evo Killer!
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Hmm well good point guys. Would you suggest running EB13 with the patched kernel(s) and/or a custom ROM? I'm looking for something stable and plan on using it for a while...
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I first used Bonsai 3.0 and restored everything using Titanium Backup and had FC's and data problems.
I Odined back to Stock EB13 Extended and then reflashed Bonsai 3.0.1 and DID NOT restore via TB rather just installed everything I needed from the Market and synced all my contacts back, and Bingo. Everything is flawless... I mean flawless. I have not had ONE FC or data problems. I even got Wifi Tether 3.0 Pre-11 working great! (Haven't used it long enough to see if it crashes, only two days so far with spans of 2 hours at a time)
I think thats what's causing many problems with current flash junkies; they flash so much that they rely on backups like TB or even NANDROID backup that sometimes all they need is a fresh install of EVERYTHING.
I hope this helps
This phone was decent out of the box, but no huge improvement over many of the other android phones... But after Midnight and Bonsai and Syndicate roms, it's many times better than any stock phone out there! Granted, the same is true for most of the top phones once given their own custom roms... but I bought this one. And my only regret is that I can't take half that money back and give it to K0nane and the others for doing Sprint and Samsung's work for them!
EC05 was actually great (if you were lucky to catch it the week it was released, if not, it is on this forum somewhere.) The only reason I rooted was to delete some apps, to overclock, and to try out 2.3.3. I can't wait until CM7 is done. I currently use Red Beast with the new Genocide kernel. I have overclocked it to 1.12 Ghz and undervolted it to 1200 mV (the amount of energy used at the stock 800 mhz. It is extremely fast and saves me tons of battery. So if you are done messing around with sprint, start making your phone your own.
Ok, I am currently on contract with sprint until the end of next august. I was disappointed with the extended delay/final build of Froyo for this thing, and still trying to play the usuall waiting game on Gingerbread right now. My Epic i currently still "pure" and not rooted. I really don't want to risk Rooting it, but at this point I feel I should. I've been researching this for a while now but all I could come up with were very old articles,build roms, belated possible dates & info on the epic touch. Only thing I could get out of contacting sprint some time ago was the usuall "it's coming soon" I'm not the patient type.
So...you think I should quit my risk full induced hesitancy and root my phone then and there, or simply be stuck with froyo and keep playing the waiting game (If they don't decide to abandon releasing the build in favor of sticking with the new 4.0 /GSII lines).
I've got to say that for me the upgrade from Eclair to Froyo made a huge improvement in my Epic. I've rooted the phone so I can run various backup and and adblocker apps, but every time I try custom Froyo ROMS I end up going back to stock because of some odd problem or crash or something that doesn't work.
Right now I'm trying the Gingerbread EH17 leak with the source code compiled kernel, which is the most stable Gingerbread I've found. Is it better than Froyo? Yeah. Is it a lot better? nope. On a scale of 1 to 10,the upgrade from Eclair to Froyo went from 5 to 8, the upgrade to Gingebread takes it to 9. Graphics are a bit smoother, there are a few more options on some apps, Video calling is supported. Nothing to get too antsy about.
By the way, rooting Froyo is easy using the one-click method. Rooting Gingerbread requires using Odin right now, which makes it possible to brick the phone by checking the wrong options, although just reading the instructions carefully should make it pretty safe.
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Ok, I am currently on contract with sprint until the end of next august. I was disappointed with the extended delay/final build of Froyo for this thing, and still trying to play the usuall waiting game on Gingerbread right now. My Epic i currently still "pure" and not rooted. I really don't want to risk Rooting it, but at this point I feel I should. I've been researching this for a while now but all I could come up with were very old articles,build roms, belated possible dates & info on the epic touch. Only thing I could get out of contacting sprint some time ago was the usuall "it's coming soon" I'm not the patient type.
So...you think I should quit my risk full induced hesitancy and root my phone then and there, or simply be stuck with froyo and keep playing the waiting game (If they don't decide to abandon releasing the build in favor of sticking with the new 4.0 /GSII lines).
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If you waited this long, you might as well wait for the Gingerbread OTA...who knows maybe you'll be the first to get it! Wasn't Castro08 the first to get EC05 OTA? You'll be instantly famous
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Ok, I am currently on contract with sprint until the end of next august. I was disappointed with the extended delay/final build of Froyo for this thing, and still trying to play the usuall waiting game on Gingerbread right now. My Epic i currently still "pure" and not rooted. I really don't want to risk Rooting it, but at this point I feel I should. I've been researching this for a while now but all I could come up with were very old articles,build roms, belated possible dates & info on the epic touch. Only thing I could get out of contacting sprint some time ago was the usuall "it's coming soon" I'm not the patient type.
So...you think I should quit my risk full induced hesitancy and root my phone then and there, or simply be stuck with froyo and keep playing the waiting game (If they don't decide to abandon releasing the build in favor of sticking with the new 4.0 /GSII lines).
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There is really no disadvantage to rooting your phone. There is a program called odin which you can return your phone back to 2.2 android. To root your phone all you have to do is copy a few files to your sd card and run a .bat or .sh (windows or linux) .
Rooting your phone puts you in control. You can remove programs that bug you or keep starting on there own. You could also put on a different rom. If you need more help let us know.
Wait it out. You're really not missing out on much. just a different version name and color scheme to be honest. So unless you got some girl at home waiting for you to wow her with a phone that's running GB. Take a number, sit back and worry about bigger things in life.
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Wait it out. You're really not missing out on much. just a different version name and color scheme to be honest. So unless you got some girl at home waiting for you to wow her with a phone that's running GB. Take a number, sit back and worry about bigger things in life.
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+1, gingerbread is a little better than froyo, but nothing overly awesome about it. Cm7 (gingerbread) is pretty *****in, but u can do that from ec05...
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Ok, I am currently on contract with sprint until the end of next august. I was disappointed with the extended delay/final build of Froyo for this thing, and still trying to play the usuall waiting game on Gingerbread right now. My Epic i currently still "pure" and not rooted. I really don't want to risk Rooting it, but at this point I feel I should. I've been researching this for a while now but all I could come up with were very old articles,build roms, belated possible dates & info on the epic touch. Only thing I could get out of contacting sprint some time ago was the usuall "it's coming soon" I'm not the patient type.
So...you think I should quit my risk full induced hesitancy and root my phone then and there, or simply be stuck with froyo and keep playing the waiting game (If they don't decide to abandon releasing the build in favor of sticking with the new 4.0 /GSII lines).
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Ok first of all don't be afraid of rooting
2nd if you want out of your contract DO NOT TAKE NO for an answer from them! after the crap ass GPS on DI18 & more crap with EB13 & the camera not working right, I got out of my contract with sprint.
You just have to get past the "gate keeper" thats the first & some times the second person you get on the phone. All you have to do is start talking **** (with out cussing ) to them about the "crappy updates" & if they try & blame samsuck then you go into the fact that there NAME "SPRINT" is plastered on the fount of the dam phone & if there name is on something then they need to own up & take responsibility
I've loved this phone since I got it, and was terribly excited when it was successfully rooted. Many roms sprung up by a few devs, such as dman, and thegreatergood. But now, dman is prioritizing his daily driver, which is fine. Thegreatergood has disappeared due to personal reasons, which is also fine. I don't demand updates or anything, however it seems all the other smaller devs abandoned the device. Thegreatergood has 5 jellybean roms in the dev forum, and sadly none of them have been touched by anyone in almost a month. I'm starting to see issues with every 4.2.2 rom spontaneously fast booting, and there is no mention of any updates on Jelly Bean.
Basically, what I'm trying to ask is, is anyone out there working on something? I know asking for ETA's is a no-no, but I'm just asking if anyone has adopted development for this device? I use this phone for everything, and I'm not able to change to some of the more "preferred" devices such as the Nexus series. Is there anyone who knows of anything coming soon?
Sorry for the little wall of text, I'm just kinda sad that the glide seems to be dying off.
Worried about this too, the DEV section of forum seems to be totally dead.
AT&T seems to abandon this device too, since hasnt release a proper ICS ROM (It was like "Oh, ICS didnt work, lets leave it on GB").
Have to stay at GB because of that
dman with do what he can, I am sure. Other than that, I think development is dead.
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Moving off from rhis phone onto something nnewer
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Are there any decent QWERTY phones out there or any coming up this year?
I love this phone and it seems like there is no suitable replacement out there.
i would have to say that development isnt exactly dead... but its dying quickly... this phone isnt the main focus of the devs that hash out roms and tweaks for it anymore (for some not sure it ever was)... its an older phone now, there are bigger better phones out there (have been for a while). granted this is probably still the best qwerty phone, the interest to develop full time for it isnt.
i am sure here soon dman will put out whatever he is working on.... eventually...
in my opinion dont expect a 100% fully functional custom rom that isnt based on the stock ics... the only one i could say that is there is literom... all others out there arent even close.... we wont ever see 100% working JB...
Yeah, for a while I was checking in daily and flashing some patch, mod or rom like once a week! I am still happier on CM 10.1 than I was on GB or even the very nice ICS literom, but it would be great to see the list of fixes get worked on like they were.
I guess we are being put out to pasture, but I sure appreciate all the Devs did to help keep this phone feel great as long as it did!
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I'm part of the Covenant Team as well as a co-dev for the IcePop rom. All I can say. Is that I know most of the other devs are either spending more time with their families with the near stable roms having been released, and maybe a few are back in school for the spring semester. I personally looked into the graphical and appearance of the roms, not as much of the coding due to computer technical issues and spacial issues with my hard drive. But don't give up hope just yet! Our glide may have a comeback soon. who knows. There are still a ton of we glide users in this community that are working behind the scenes to push out either patches or completely new roms.
Nevermind.
You are kidding right? The dev forum is full of different roms for all tastes, ICS, JB, the like. As far as I am aware, nobody got a "free phone" as you say. People just donated to dman (who paid for his Cappy out of his own pocket), and rightfully so because he and thegreatergood put our phone on the map again with great ROMs and updates.
Vanilla Rootbox has been my DD for a while now. The 4.2.2 roms have very few issues and none of those affect me fortunately.
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Worried about this too, the DEV section of forum seems to be totally dead.
AT&T seems to abandon this device too, since hasnt release a proper ICS ROM (It was like "Oh, ICS didnt work, lets leave it on GB").
Have to stay at GB because of that
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Hmm, I don't think this is true. I got the busted ICS update for these devices when it was out before it was pulled. It was then posted a few weeks later again with the proper fix. You have to go through Kies, but you should have an ICS update for your device, at least to 4.0.4..
Really hope it hasn't died but at this point I am considering moving back to ICS just so my sound works properly. Sucks. If my VOIP calling worked correctly, CM10 is exactly what I want. Its so smooth and less bloated than the official ICS ROMs. I wouldn't even be considering a new device this year if we could get the sound issues fixed. But its gone on so long now that I would just like a straight answer from the few devs we have - is this issue ever going to be addressed?
I'm as happy as anyone to have any sort of development for the Glide and none of the developers owe us a thing. But this has been an issue for so long now, I wish we could just get a straight answer. Working on it, can't be fixed or they just don't care. Any answer is better than nothing at this point.
I really like the glide, because a like the tegra graphics for games, but, i like switch roms too. I hope that someone come to help us. Maybe we must wait a little more
Hi to all. I've tryed different roms till now. Im a noob still regarding android development, but i'm trying to learn a bit. I would definately love to have the VOIP calling enabled, photosphere less lag at wakeup for 4.2.2 and no lag for voice calls. Regarding photosphere, i've tryed it with every rom available i set permissions and everything. As far as what i observed is on 4.2.2 I can get 1 photo and then the app simply close. On ICS i can take up to 7 - 8 pics and after that the app close.
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Hmm, I don't think this is true. I got the busted ICS update for these devices when it was out before it was pulled. It was then posted a few weeks later again with the proper fix. You have to go through Kies, but you should have an ICS update for your device, at least to 4.0.4..
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I would be happy to be wrong, but as far as I know ATT has released ICS with much errors, after that released the GB again to roll everyone back.
Also, all the versions of ICS have the deep sleep issue, so they are totally unusable as a phone itself.
People that asked ATT support for a solution had unacceptable answer like "Reboot your phone once a day".
As for Kies, my phone is not recognized with any rom to update so I do everything manually.
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I would be happy to be wrong, but as far as I know ATT has released ICS with much errors, after that released the GB again to roll everyone back.
Also, all the versions of ICS have the deep sleep issue, so they are totally unusable as a phone itself.
People that asked ATT support for a solution had unacceptable answer like "Reboot your phone once a day".
As for Kies, my phone is not recognized with any rom to update so I do everything manually.
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The best answer I can give... Actually read the development section for our device...
ICS IcePop Rom -modded UCLJ3)
UCLJ3 rooted (ICS -the fixed one-)
you guys complaining about ICS need to read up through the development forum before coming here to complain...
as for JB users (including myself)
Liquid Smooth (has working panorama, video (with sound), sound recording, and skype like apps work)
To be honest, liquid smooth i dont try it a lot, but in the issues say, that skype doesnt work
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you guys complaining about ICS need to read up through the development forum before coming here to complain..
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Lol, and what?
I've mainly been reading the dev section for all the time, and tried most of the roms availible there.
Stock and modified 4.0.4 has problems with the GSM deep sleep issue, so do all the roms above 4.0.4 (4.1 and 4.2). All this makes a good toy out of the phone, but looses the main purpose - recieve calls and sms on time.
And yes, I've already tested the 4.2.2 version of liquid smooth, but skype and bluetooth are not working, as stated in OP.
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Lol, and what?
I've mainly been reading the dev section for all the time, and tried most of the roms availible there.
Stock and modified 4.0.4 has problems with the GSM deep sleep issue, so do all the roms above 4.0.4 (4.1 and 4.2). All this makes a good toy out of the phone, but looses the main purpose - recieve calls and sms on time.
And yes, I've already tested the 4.2.2 version of liquid smooth, but skype and bluetooth are not working, as stated in OP.
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use Wake My Android Pro < for the deep sleep. it's a free app and it works on everything from GB + and it works
...and will it come out to our GNex ? :3
The SDK is coming out on Oct 17 (Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/15/the-android-5-0-lollipop-sdk-will-arrive-on-october-17th/)
I hope so, because of the new GPU drivers in the FML-ROM, we're "prepared" for it(?)
When the source code will come out I'm sure that the develepers will start do work on it
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...and will it come out to our GNex ? :3
The SDK is coming out on Oct 17 (Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/15/the-android-5-0-lollipop-sdk-will-arrive-on-october-17th/)
I hope so, because of the new GPU drivers in the FML-ROM, we're "prepared" for it(?)
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We are, but we wont port sdk, we will w8 to opensource dorp
does this mean that Samsung Galaxy Nexus will have a version of Lollipop developed for it?
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does this mean that Samsung Galaxy Nexus will have a version of Lollipop developed for it?
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not sure if didn't read other responses, or just being smart-aleck
lulz
but...
it is a POSSIBILITY
NOTHING can be CERTAIN until source drops AND someone TRIES, but I'd have to IMAGINE that SOMEONE will be trying hard as HELL to keep this device rolling in development no matter how old it gets, many people hold this device dear to their hearts, it was one of the first WIDELY released nexus devices on MULTIPLE carriers including cdma. and even though it's a pita sometimes, we still have love for this ol girl, but right now, at this very moment, NO ONE can tell you 100% if it WILL run lollipop %100 stable or even what many would consider daily driver type of builds.
have I answered the question yet that's been asked a couple times and answered already just not in as many words? I'm NOT trying to be a ****, I REALLY would like to know if anyone is still confused about this situation?
you've tried really hard to be a ****, though
I haven't read others, I don't frequent this forum often, I'm not into custom ROMS.
I was just passing by asking this info. On this post there was nothing that explained the situation as you did. And there were no info on the first page of the Galaxy Nexus forum.
Thanks, it's a bit more clear. I'll drop by in a few months to see what's happening
Android 4.4 wasn't officially supported by Galaxy Nexus, yet we have a plethora of ROMs to choose from. I believe that 5.0 will be no different. It will take more time to get it to work because of the changes from other iterations, but we will get it. Not officially. Google probably won't give a hoot that there is a new driver, and just leave the device for dead. There is no money to be made from the amount of work that would have to be done. If it DOES get officially released, I'd be incredibly surprised.
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you've tried really hard to be a ****, though
I haven't read others, I don't frequent this forum often, I'm not into custom ROMS.
I was just passing by asking this info. On this post there was nothing that explained the situation as you did. And there were no info on the first page of the Galaxy Nexus forum.
Thanks, it's a bit more clear. I'll drop by in a few months to see what's happening
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yep, that tends to happen when I go posting after a few beers, apologies, but hey, I cleared it up right? that was really my main intention
fxxk it. we didnt even get kikat. The lollipop isn't for Gnex and I doubt google is going to do it . if they really are this "generous", I will bang my head against the wall just to make sure I aint dreaming!
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fxxk it. we didnt even get kikat. The lollipop isn't for Gnex and I doubt google is going to do it . if they really are this "generous", I will bang my head against the wall just to make sure I aint dreaming!
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NO ONE has said that Google will push ANY kind of official L update to gnex, when source code drops, custom Rom development will undergo to try and bring 5.0 based aosp roms to the gnex, which isn't unfeasible.
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NO ONE has said that Google will push ANY kind of official L update to gnex, when source code drops, custom Rom development will undergo to try and bring 5.0 based aosp roms to the gnex, which isn't unfeasible.
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I heard of CM is not going to support galaxy nexus with lollipop due to the lack of maintainers. Maybe teams like PA might keep on with their supports. But I don't expect Gnex would run well on L coz it doesn't even on Kitkat. every now and then I see stuters and bugs . When I thought Gnex was dying and apparently showing its age, I flashed back to the stock 4.3 . The magic just happened and my gnex was brought back to life . yes the scrolling isn't as smooth as that on others roms but everything is fast especially when it comes to multitasking, it's great.
with that said , I mean even gnex is going get supports from some devs , what we could do with it is simply have a look at that and that will by no means be a stable and pleasant daily driver.
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I heard of CM is not going to support galaxy nexus with lollipop due to the lack of maintainers. Maybe teams like PA might keep on with their supports. But I don't expect Gnex would run well on L coz it doesn't even on Kitkat. every now and then I see stuters and bugs . When I thought Gnex was dying and apparently showing its age, I flashed back to the stock 4.3 . The magic just happened and my gnex was brought back to life . yes the scrolling isn't as smooth as that on others roms but everything is fast especially when it comes to multitasking, it's great.
with that said , I mean even gnex is going get supports from some devs , what we could do with it is simply have a look at that and that will by no means be a stable and pleasant daily driver.
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I'm looking to go back to 4.3 as well. Is it as simple as doing the normal procedures and flash a 4.3 rom? I heard of some issues downgrading while using 4.4 bootloaders and problems with SD card memory. Just want to make sure if there were any extra precautions you had to take before going back to 4.3
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I heard of CM is not going to support galaxy nexus with lollipop due to the lack of maintainers. Maybe teams like PA might keep on with their supports. But I don't expect Gnex would run well on L coz it doesn't even on Kitkat. every now and then I see stuters and bugs . When I thought Gnex was dying and apparently showing its age, I flashed back to the stock 4.3 . The magic just happened and my gnex was brought back to life . yes the scrolling isn't as smooth as that on others roms but everything is fast especially when it comes to multitasking, it's great.
with that said , I mean even gnex is going get supports from some devs , what we could do with it is simply have a look at that and that will by no means be a stable and pleasant daily driver.
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just the toro and toroplus variants.
maguro still maintained
so for someone to build for toro/toroplus isn't too much to infer. I can't see NO ONE not building for gnex at Some point
whether EVERYTHING is FULLY working or not is another story, but I'm sure it'll be usable
Mikey503 said:
I'm looking to go back to 4.3 as well. Is it as simple as doing the normal procedures and flash a 4.3 rom? I heard of some issues downgrading while using 4.4 bootloaders and problems with SD card memory. Just want to make sure if there were any extra precautions you had to take before going back to 4.3
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No, there's not a single problem that i've seen. I just downloaded the factory Image and flashed it in fastboot mode.
but that will erase everything so just make a backup for your apps.
Funny that you say 4.3 runs well on your gnex because I've been running stock 4.3 for quite a while because I was fed up with trying to find the best custom rom and dealing with kernels and stuff.
4.3 runs like complete **** on my gnex and it has since I put it on there. It seems to get worse as time goes on though. I was using the Aviate launcher for quite a while but just installed the Google Now one to try that out and it seems much, much worse than Aviate in the performance department. I can be in an app, press home button and it will be close to 10 seconds sometimes for it to load, even with no apps present in the multitask/app switch thing. Blows my mind. I don't know why the performance is so bad.
I want to go back to android 4.1.2 because it's the only time I remember my gnex being quick.....but im having a hard time making that decision because of feature reasons.
naossoan said:
Funny that you say 4.3 runs well on your gnex because I've been running stock 4.3 for quite a while because I was fed up with trying to find the best custom rom and dealing with kernels and stuff.
4.3 runs like complete **** on my gnex and it has since I put it on there. It seems to get worse as time goes on though. I was using the Aviate launcher for quite a while but just installed the Google Now one to try that out and it seems much, much worse than Aviate in the performance department. I can be in an app, press home button and it will be close to 10 seconds sometimes for it to load, even with no apps present in the multitask/app switch thing. Blows my mind. I don't know why the performance is so bad.
I want to go back to android 4.1.2 because it's the only time I remember my gnex being quick.....but im having a hard time making that decision because of feature reasons.
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It gets worse because the Java garbage colector is not doing what it's suppose to do and you have memory leaks so the memory gets full without a way of emptying it... To get around this, you need to restart the phone to empty the memory(usually daily or even two times a day). This HUGE bug is present onward since 4.2 for GNex, excluding 4.4 builds. So 4.1.2 will be best in that department.
But there is no need to go back to 4.1.2 to get this fixed (I couldn't bare it). Instead CM 10.1 has managed to fix the leak and you would be on 4.2 which is pretty similar to 4.3 and even 4.4 from the user end
I think Android 5.0 unofficially will continue.
There will be no further support officially. I "travel" too in different kit kat roms but always there were a bit of lag.
I return to cm 10.2 and my phone was brilliant, pretty quick.
Until recently that I install liquidsmooth that gone very fast for kit kat version.
I think now the kit kat versions will be enough stable. For lollipop, we will have to wait a lot.
we will see.
Source code just been released, so anyone working on, thx
I want cm lolipop!!!
The moment is arrived! http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...gn=Feed:+xda-developers/ShsH+(xda-developers)
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