What ics touchwiz like? - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

The reason I ask is because I know what ics is like from cm9 but what is different why is it worth it to upgrade now.
I ask because I'm on calls 2.8.1 and el26 and its never been better. Just want to know if touchwiz is alot better now or just the same. Is the browser now the ics one?
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its about the same...95%

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its about the same...95%
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Is the browser still with that big ugly grey bar. I'll wait for cm9 or something like it. I don't even know what I would gain by flashing those rooms.
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Fataldesain said:
Is the browser still with that big ugly grey bar. I'll wait for cm9 or something like it. I don't even know what I would gain by flashing those rooms.
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you would gain bugs and problems
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Edit to more so answer the question.
What are the differences? Check out tw ics. Watch videos. There are plenty. Its touchwiz over ics. Looks a lot like touchwiz with ics bits. Lots of aosp apps can be loaded on tw though. If you want stability above all else, stick to gb.
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barnacles10 said:
I run fb05+ as my daily. Bugs? I have none. I use aosp calendar, browser, camera, gallery and launcher for now with 0 issues until things become official.
I have yet to find a bug that makes me want to go back to gingerbread. What are the differences? Check out tw ics. Watch videos. There are plenty.
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Well first I have about 300 apps and I don't know if I can use TB to restore.
Second what am I gaining is what i am asking. Like what is so different for you where you would no go back.
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Aokp or cm9 for when u want your ice cream sandwich to look like ics and not gingerbread
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Fataldesain said:
Well first I have about 300 apps and I don't know if I can use TB to restore.
Second what am I gaining is what i am asking. Like what is so different for you where you would no go back.
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Using aosp apps. Ics browser, calendar, camera, gallery, launcher, all great things.
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300 apps,is that slowing down your phone?
I have about 20 and 10 games and i only use about 5 of them.

You can fake AOSP
Running Calkulin's FC07 leak, using the stock Android launcher, and the ICS4ICS theme.
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Using aosp apps. Ics browser, calendar, camera, gallery, launcher, all great things.
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I am guessing the ICS mms.apk doesn't work on our fc07?

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Req ics launcher

Just like the post says any way to get a working ics launcher apk kinda like how the one in the market for gingerbread is. Sorry if its been asked but idk if its possible or if anyones tried
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ks2332 said:
Just like the post says any way to get a working ics launcher apk kinda like how the one in the market for gingerbread is. Sorry if its been asked but idk if its possible or if anyones tried
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This one tries to imitate the look ICS if you haven't seen it already in the market:
https://market.android.com/details?...sMSwxLDEsIm1vYmkuU3luZGljYXRlQXBwcy5JQ1N2MiJd
Thanks for the quick reply but i tried just doesn't feel as polished you know
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Agreed
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Yeah I'm in the same boat. I downloaded it when it first came out and immediately removed it.
Yeah i tried i just want the launcher i have a theme with go launcher and the new acs ics with a twist is a good holdover but loving the lwp you and the keyboard awesome now time for the laucher
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I did a Google search and am shocked no ones even tried to pull from the system dump
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It has been attempted but the framework is so different that until there are stable ports to different devices it will not work out.
The one in the market to me just isn't good at all. I mean they did good work but just the fact that they insist on having those onscreen buttons there and not make them option is what bugs me the most. The app drawer is going to be a chore to try to even imitate. Like I said they do good work but they don't seem to take user input very seriously.
I feel the same about all android imitated launchers in the market, froyo, GB, ICS ex... But I think Ics is ugly anyways, that's why when it comes out for our phone, I will theme the hell out of it on day #1.
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Its been ported to the nexus s is that similar ? Lol
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sader2202 said:
I feel the same about all android imitated launchers in the market, froyo, GB, ICS ex... But I think Ics is ugly anyways, that's why when it comes out for our phone, I will theme the hell out of it on day #1.
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Agreed
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Anyone who thinks ICS is ugly should switch to an iPhone .
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ssconceptz said:
Anyone who thinks ICS is ugly should switch to an iPhone .
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Thats mean
And when i get ics im gonna turn it into my version of touch wiz through theming
I like my tw4 app icons and if i change them all to cyan theyll look pretty good
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Wallpaper wont scroll after el30 update?

I just updated to el30 and I noticed that my wallpaper wont scroll.... is there any way I can change this? Not that big of a deal.... but COME ON SAMSUNG, this was one of the sweet features that made me buy this phone. well... not really...
Its touchwiz and no there's no way to get that back but you could get adw ex as a replacement launcher.... btws are you on stock el30 non rooted or rooted?
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Its touchwiz and no there's no way to get that back but you could get adw ex as a replacement launcher.... btws are you on stock el30 non rooted or rooted?
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Also why did you JUST update to el30 ....? CM9 is available LOL
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Biggoron said:
Also why did you JUST update to el30 ....? CM9 is available LOL
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I just downloaded the odin recovery packages.... im so used to odining back to EC05 to clean up my epic I got tired of it LOL. I finally decided no more, so I odined back to el30 today for the first time and it SUCKS.
I love CM but I havent had much luck with it. My phone resets every time I try to download an app from the market, my web browser scrolling is horrible, I cant seem to get it to run right on my phone.
ROFL
I know how to fix everything you just stated
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Biggoron said:
ROFL
I know how to fix everything you just stated
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well....share..... dont be a tease.
Just change your launcher. Get off the TW Launcher nipple. Try Zeam. Works fine.
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kennyglass123 said:
Just change your launcher. Get off the TW Launcher nipple. Try Zeam. Works fine.
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Zeam launcher is sexy, however, I didn't know the non-scrolling was related to touchwiz, so I will now be downloading zeam.
Cm9 doesn't have scrolling lag nor does any of the newest cm7 nightlies... however there is a flashable to incorporate the smooth scrolling mod in development.
As for the reboots its the gapps that does it and you must wait for the phone to load completely before downloading andinstalling apps and if that doest help then you'll need to wipe data in cwm and reboot
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Actually it has lots of lag scrolling up and down on contacts, in manage applications, and anywhere you can scroll through long lists. It's like it is sticky. But great for an Alpha. Seems CM7 is my daily now and CM9 is my toy.
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kennyglass123 said:
Actually it has lots of lag scrolling up and down on contacts, in manage applications, and anywhere you can scroll through long lists. It's like it is sticky. But great for an Alpha. Seems CM7 is my daily now and CM9 is my toy.
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Lies! No but seriously I don't have any lag scrolling through xda contacts or any of the other things you talked about. I only have lag when pictures are loading or through zedge...
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What exactly does cm offer that other roms around here can't? I notice how slot of people stand by it....
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RealTic said:
What exactly does cm offer that other roms around here can't? I notice how slot of people stand by it....
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Cm9? Or 7?
Cm9 is android 4.0.3 so a lot better than other ROM's
However some quirks such as high ram etc. Also there are certain tweaks other roms don't have ie CyanogenMod Settings. I'm not too sure but I have tw, cm7, miui , and cm9 backed up on my phone and jump from them on a day to day basis
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Lies! No but seriously I don't have any lag scrolling through xda contacts or any of the other things you talked about. I only have lag when pictures are loading or through zedge...
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Pay no attention to Biggies delusions, he runs his Epic at 2.0 Ghz with a turbo Nitrous afterburner and also wouldn't know lag if it fell on him...LOL. Everyone else but you are reporting that it takes more effort to scroll on CM9 and doesn't scroll a lot with a quick swipe.
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Pay no attention to Biggies delusions, he runs his Epic at 2.0 Ghz with a turbo Nitrous afterburner and also wouldn't know lag if it fell on him...LOL. Everyone else but you are reporting that it takes more effort to scroll on CM9 and doesn't scroll a lot with a quick swipe.
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Looks like its time to break out the camcorder
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Biggoron said:
Looks like its time to break out the camcorder
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Orrrrr....I could quote your posts about lag in the other threads....remember I am everywhere!
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kennyglass123 said:
Orrrrr....I could quote your posts about lag in the other threads....remember I am everywhere!
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Lol that's cm7 not cm9 and it went away after I mentioned it
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Lol that's cm7 not cm9 and it went away after I mentioned it
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Hmmm...guess it was another Biggoron that posted this:
"Doesn't really help but do notice a small amount of difference. There's still that odd snap scrolling in scrolling through xda"
EVERYWHERE!
Biggoron said:
Lol that's cm7 not cm9 and it went away after I mentioned it
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You two are like a married couple... lol I get a kick out of following y'alls posts! (And pay no attention to my southern twang(y'all))...
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Hmmm...guess it was another Biggoron that posted this:
"Doesn't really help but do notice a small amount of difference. There's still that odd snap scrolling in scrolling through xda"
EVERYWHERE!
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So, back to that wallpaper issue....

Most Functional ICS ROM?

Just moved from the epic 4g touch and lovef thr ics offered over there. Ive read and read but I gotta know. Which ics ROM has the least bugs, most functionality and the less errors, even on a beta,or early stage. I need users oponions from actually using the software. Thank you guys very much!!
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Ravings rom was pretty killer for me. I'm testing ravers new rom right now, pretty damn good so far...
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Welcome! I'm using nexusmod ICS and loving it so far. It's been almost one week. Good battery life, very smooth. There are some minor bugs but it has become my daily driver so nothing critical.
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Does the camera work good as well.as video record? Just needing to know the cons if possible. Thank u for the response.
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deadbeatcocoa said:
Welcome! I'm using nexusmod ICS and living it so far. It's been almost one week. Good battery life, very smooth. There are some minor bugs but it has become my daily driver so nothing critical.
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I need full camera support, wifi and all that lol. I know therr will be bugs, but my buddy flashed megamix and its been hell for him. Not dissing megamix, just stating fact here. Lol
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nellycruzz said:
Does the camera work good as well.as video record? Just needing to know the cons if possible. Thank u for the response.
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Both are working very well. There is a big lag the first time you open the camera, but it doesnt reappear after
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deadbeatcocoa said:
Both are working very well. There is a big lag the first time you open the camera, but it doesnt reappear after
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Ok cool. Ill try both lol why not right? And any special recommendations or personal preferences on installing?
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Follow carefully the instructions! Each step is important.
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They all have call echo and other minor bugs. Great Rom's but I need more stability.
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nellycruzz said:
Ok cool. Ill try both lol why not right? And any special recommendations or personal preferences on installing?
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Use the super wipe and then let rom sit for 10 minutes after boot up. And for apps I recommend apex launcher for more of an aosp feel also grab the HD YouTube here on xda just search u will find it
If you want stability and speed, battery that goes, camera, wifi,
goldfinger NexusMod3 and RaverX3X BlackEdition are rock solid... you can flash a modem that you like, just make sure to delete the system folder within the .zip.
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I dont mind bugs, just some can pose a huge issue. Kinda wanna avoid having to Odin
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Been using ICS perfection for a few weeks now. Haven't noticed any bugs at all besides face unlock not working right, but honestly I've used it on my tablet, it doesn't recognize me half the time and just kinda annoys me in the end. So yeah, ICS perfection makes a wonderful daily driver, just use a Bluetooth headset otherwise the person on the other end will hear themselves echo like crazy
I've tested all, and nexusmod is by far the best one. Android stock keyboard works flawlessly. Apps don't crash, wiimote connects with no issues, battery is pretty good. Feels and looks like aosp. Aosp lock screen...etc. nexusmod will be my rom till a working aosp rom comes out for our phone.
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^^^^^^+1
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Try Alien ics rom from the skyrocket forums. Pure gold.
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Question, what ics radio/modem do I need to install? I read the installation instructions but they never suggest when to flash it. And the skyrocket roms indicate att radios, not Tmobile. That part is what confuses the hell out of me ...
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Hoezack said:
I've tested all, and nexusmod is by far the best one. Android stock keyboard works flawlessly. Apps don't crash, wiimote connects with no issues, battery is pretty good. Feels and looks like aosp. Aosp lock screen...etc. nexusmod will be my rom till a working aosp rom comes out for our phone.
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I agree with this 100%..I am on the newest version of nexusmod and it is by far the best ics port out there.for my Telus version S2.
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Yes nexusmod is really good and stable. Its the best ics rom I've used so far and I've tested all ics roms. Vibration works perfectly the only downside with most ucld2 leak is the fix permission and reboot shutdown issue, which isn't bad you can just download quick boot from market. Ics perfection was okay but it lacks vibration and notification light up. Sky ics is nit bad either. But I prefer nexusmod
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Can someone help me on the issue of flashing a ics radio?
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Jelly bean coming to gs2

http://m.androidcentral.com/internet-rumor-mill-says-jelly-bean-coming-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-soon
Gs3 first obviously
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Well if it's gonna run like our ics update might as well remain on GB.
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Duce HD2 said:
Well if it's gonna run like our ics update might as well remain on GB.
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+100000000
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Well, people definitely don't seem happy with the OTA update. I am using times_infinity builds of AOKP and they are absolutely amazing.
On topic, JB seems interesting but it just seems so minimal of a change... Sure smoothness is great but not worth wading through 20 builds of meh performance battery and features. I'll likely wait a month or two to actually use a JB build.
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Word
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Duce HD2 said:
Well if it's gonna run like our ics update might as well remain on GB.
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how about you stay on gb lol. dont hate on the new.. if you knew anything about our phones you wouldnt have any issues and great battery with the newest os. read some threads and try some tweaks
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elliwigy said:
how about you stay on gb lol. dont hate on the new.. if you knew anything about our phones you wouldnt have any issues and great battery with the newest os. read some threads and try some tweaks
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Boom!! Running Mijjz latest Blend with Agat's source kernel......getting great battery and super buttery velvety smooth :silly:
elliwigy said:
how about you stay on gb lol. dont hate on the new.. if you knew anything about our phones you wouldnt have any issues and great battery with the newest os. read some threads and try some tweaks
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I feel the same. I couldn't care less as to what the official sprint update looks like, I'm just excited for what our devs will make of it I'm on mijjz 16.5 and I couldn't be more satisfied with ics.
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Emoji, emoji, emoji!! native emoji support is all I'm thinking about. Thankfully CM10 will come to us, so no need to depend on sprint or samsung. Also, not to be a **** but the article linked in the OP mentions nothing what so ever to back up the meaning of this thread, it only mentions the galaxy S3. This would be the correct thread with good source to a possible jelly bean update to the Galaxy S2. sadly so far only international version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1786396
I got a noob question.. is there a good ICS built that isn't themed? I mean i like colours but would like to be able to theme it myself instead of going for the developers taste.
I was running Calk's ICS rom and he was to only dev that didnt theme the whole thing
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I got a noob question.. is there a good ICS built that isn't themed? I mean i like colours but would like to be able to theme it myself instead of going for the developers taste.
I was running Calk's ICS rom and he was to only dev that didnt theme the whole thing
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I would suggest either cm9 or aokp. Both are very stock looking with tweaks and they are highly customizable.
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I think he means tw based
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I think he means tw based
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But tw is heavily [and terribly] themed... why would he want that? I'd suggest sfhubs release of the stock rooted ff18 then... or of course mijjz goodness... still themed, but it works pretty damn good.
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Freeroot said:
But tw is heavily [and terribly] themed... why would he want that? I'd suggest sfhubs release of the stock rooted ff18 then... or of course mijjz goodness... still themed, but it works pretty damn good.
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To each their own.
Try calks not themed at all from what I remember
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Unnamed is not themed either I reflashed it on my phone and flashed blazer modem and kernel el29 awesome!!!!!!!!!

Is the official ice cream sandwich update any good ?

I'm tired of being on gingerbread but I'm pretty much dome with custom roms. I've seen a lot of people bashing the update so I never touched it but apparently they sent out another update a few weeks ago. Did it make things worse? How is the smoothness and battery life compared to stock gingerbread.
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Better
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For better
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Omar04 said:
For better
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Official update is better.. on all accounts.. For those who don't care for touchwiz, we've abandoned it! lol
Worked well for me. You can change the launcher to a vanilla ics look if you go to Sprint id
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I vote installing the ics BluKuban! He only bases off of official releases, and is awesomely themed and customizable to boot!
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I vote installing the ics BluKuban! He only bases off of official releases, and is awesomely themed and customizable to boot!
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+1 to Kuban if you like extreme customization. It's way over themed for my taste.
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+1 to Kuban if you like extreme customization. It's way over themed for my taste.
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Try re-calked. You choose customization. More or less.
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How is the speed with 4g are you seeing any slow down?
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Try re-calked. You choose customization. More or less.
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I'm a little biased, but I agree. I personally do not care for themed roms. I would prefer to make small changes myself and if I want a little theming, there are a few good launchers out that provide the theming that I need.
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Im on stock fh13 and to be honest its been stable as far as battery life and everything in between ..but 4g is slow bro
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Im on stock fh13 and to be honest its been stable as far as battery life and everything in between ..but 4g is slow bro
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The last FI03 build presented us with a huge jump in 4g speeds.
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Im trying calkulin's 1.6 ics fe22 rom in the original development section. Yes its old. Yes theres recalk. His fe22 and el29 may be old but they are stable and ive not had any snafus yet.
Every time I try ics its still buggy for me. Sometimes the capacitive buttons don't work for a couple seconds, or the weird visual glitch in the task manager. None of it seems worth the hassel. JB is the way to go imo with project butter this thing is bulletproof. Yea they are a bit unstable which I realize I just complained about, but I think jb is worth it because you actually gain something compared to the ics update, where really the only thing you get is access to a couple apps (chrome etc) and instability. It gets rid of all the nice cosmetic changes ics made, and covers them with touchwiz. For the bone stock user, yea the ics update adds functionality (very little) but if you're rooted ics is a waste of time. That and the fact that no one can theme a rom to make this phone not look like a toy anyway.

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