anybody else? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

I go back to gb because I miss the speed. But I just can't help it n can't stay away from ICS lol even they all are a little buggy.
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i really didn't have a problem with the speed. i just have a problem with the echo and the orientation on some apps. but mostly just the echo.... once its fixed, im all over ics.

i'm dding ics. nothing is a deal breaker for me so far. even though plants vs zombies doesn't work for some reason....

wetrabbit444 said:
I go back to gb because I miss the speed. But I just can't help it n can't stay away from ICS lol even they all are a little buggy.
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Yeah I just love ICS so much to switch.
Can't wait for AOSP or CM9 loving it on my kindle fire

IMO ICS blows gingerbread away on speed...what r u talking about??
I've been lucky enough not to have the echo issues...i'm excited to see it developed more! My DD!

ICS was faster, but the tunnel-echo and lack of autorotate brought me back. That and I hate TouchWiz.

Dude jo problems at all here i get 20mbs n no echo...only rotation is bad but i can live without it...delete everything n i mean evwrything from the cell n try again or u can unroot your cell and root back with zedomax on youtube
, he says that hes new way to root doesnt affect speed....give a try ur fuk anyways withouts ICS
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Yeah I had to come back to GB. The ICS ROMS aren't stable yet and the echo is a deal breaker, I use my phone and don't text everyone so I actually need it to work properly. If not then I would go with it. And battery is still not. Up to par with GB wince there is no proper kernel. Soon enough though.
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Yeah I want back to gingerbread, for me the soft keys are a bit sticky, by that I mean that when I press them there's a bit of a delay to actually respond. They aren't as a fluid for me as gingerbread. I do love a lot of the features on ics but it doesn't cinvjb e me into sticking with it. The auto rotation may not seem like much bit it gets very a nothing at times
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still no echo issues for me and ive tried calling my other phone and leaving myself a voicemail. and ive flashed and reflashed numerous times making my own rom...

Yeah.. I'm back on Eugenes cm7 kang. Pretty nice build. Too much freezing and weird issues with the ics we have available
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I'm using racer port ics was thinking about going back to Tuesday blu shade I do miss everything working on the phone I have no echo if anything my phone is louder I had to turn it down lol but speed is lacking wifi connections isn't working to good and I think I had better signal on that rom
Samsung galaxy s2 almost ics lol

Went back to GB today
SGH-T989

I'm on cm7.. which is being a pain, I might have to return to a regular gb.

capcanuck said:
Yeah.. I'm back on Eugenes cm7 kang. Pretty nice build. Too much freezing and weird issues with the ics we have available
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A+++ running great for me.
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I am still on ics since its first day release. Enjoying face unlock and other ics function.
Not so much problem on it to go back to gb.
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Witch ROM are you running
Samsung galaxy s2 almost ics lol

peppersu812 said:
Witch ROM are you running
Samsung galaxy s2 almost ics lol
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My face unlock works vibrate is little low but my volume sounds like a club lol home screen works couldn't figure out how to get rid of that ugly TMobile up top but some apps don't work that good till they update the ROM
Samsung galaxy s2 almost ics lol

I was on initial release of ICS by racer just move on to perfection to see how it works. And this is great too.
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Went back to GB today. Not much headway as of late fixing the known issues with ics. I like Netflix, hbogo and not having echo problems. Using tdj's rom and loving it. Hopefully the battery settles down gets better with time.
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Ics Rom needed.

I'm looking for a decent Ics Rom without the annoying problems. Such as sms not sounding HTC IME keyboard crashing. Can someone suggest a Ics Rom that can be a good daily driver. I would appreciate that thanks.
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Seeing as how its not officially released, and all of the ICS Roms are either leaks, or "ALPHA" your probably out of luck unless you magically come up with the source for the kernel and fix LOS, and the vibration intesity.
I guess I was being a little hopeful. Anyword on an official release?
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blackdragon79 said:
I guess I was being a little hopeful. Anyword on an official release?
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Don't give up yet. lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1512419
I have no issues doing anything on it. gps is a little shakey, but there are fixes that i'm ust too lazy to try. lol Enjoy. I'm positive you will
I use FC05 as a daily driver and I have absolutely zero problems. My GPS works, notifications works, 4g works, battery lasts most of the day, EVERYTHING works fine. Don't listen to those panzies complaining... they'd start crying if their lattes were made with whole milk rather than skim.
The reason I'm making this statement is because this rom is a good daily driver, but it obviously can use a little work (that's why its not an official release). But its mostly minuscule. You shouldn't have any problems. Just make sure you lock in your gps before you flashing your new rom.
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blackdragon79 said:
I'm looking for a decent Ics Rom without the annoying problems. Such as sms not sounding HTC IME keyboard crashing. Can someone suggest a Ics Rom that can be a good daily driver. I would appreciate that thanks.
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Try this one...the 1.9 version is working great for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22859874
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All of the ics roms are stable enough for daily drivers fc05+, but it's the little things that we rely on that keep us holding out. For me, it's the crash with Words with Friends game. Lol
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Overstew said:
All of the ics roms are stable enough for daily drivers fc05+, but it's the little things that we rely on that keep us holding out. For me, it's the crash with Words with Friends game. Lol
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Words with friends works fine for me so does hanging with friends lol
(MIJJz Goodness 1.9)
CM9
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hijewpositive said:
I use FC05 as a daily driver and I have absolutely zero problems. My GPS works, notifications works, 4g works, battery lasts most of the day, EVERYTHING works fine. Don't listen to those panzies complaining... they'd start crying if their lattes were made with whole milk rather than skim.
The reason I'm making this statement is because this rom is a good daily driver, but it obviously can use a little work (that's why its not an official release). But its mostly minuscule. You shouldn't have any problems. Just make sure you lock in your gps before you flashing your new rom.
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I can agree with that. If you flash any stock FC05 (odex or deodex) or newer all of the main functions like phone, mms, email, apps, etc they all work. At this point you really have to hunt to find any issues... they are minuscule. I haven't messed with any of the custom ROMs yet but I am sure Mijj's, Calkulin's, Venum's, Maddoggin's, Agat's are working well if they are FC05 based or newer
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Thanks for all the feedback
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Yes, since fc07, its VERY close to being full release and most stuff works... I'll NEVER go back to preICS
big_slug06 said:
Words with friends works fine for me so does hanging with friends lol
(MIJJz Goodness 1.9)
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For me, it works half the tome, the other half, the phone goes black until you hit home and have to close words with friends to get back into it.
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The only issue I have had with Calkin's 2.0 1.1 is the mentioned HTC IME crash. But that is a keyboard that you never even have to see if you don't want, it is after all an addition
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[Q] AOKP

I'm tired of this Samsung crap, need AOKP!! I miss the pink unicorn ( never thought I'd say that;p
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is there a working AOKP rom out somewhere? I can't find one, I no will be soon cause RomanBB has the phone now but meanwhile?
drawde40599 said:
I'm tired of this Samsung crap, need AOKP!! I miss the pink unicorn ( never thought I'd say that;p
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is there a working AOKP rom out somewhere? I can't find one, I no will be soon cause RomanBB has the phone now but meanwhile?
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haha we just gotta wait! man i wish i had the international...
drawde40599 said:
I'm tired of this Samsung crap, need AOKP!! I miss the pink unicorn ( never thought I'd say that;p
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is there a working AOKP rom out somewhere? I can't find one, I no will be soon cause RomanBB has the phone now but meanwhile?
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Chill. It's only been a week
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nicholaaaas said:
Chill. It's only been a week
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Actually 9 days; ), but ya i no, oh well back to Gnexus meanwhile, I personly find this phone unusable without pink unicorn; p . Slowwwwwwww
I always used luncherpro. Try a different launcher to give you a better feel. I have CM9 on my EVOLTE, but the radio is making it almost unusable
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drawde40599 said:
Actually 9 days; ), but ya i no, oh well back to Gnexus meanwhile, I personly find this phone unusable without pink unicorn; p . Slowwwwwwww
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Your Galaxy S III is slow? How?
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crossover37 said:
Your Galaxy S III is slow? How?
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How?? Cause I just came from a galaxy nexus, were there are SUPER MAN speed kernels available .
I'm not taking about dumbass waist of time speed tests I'm talking about actually using the phone feel for speed . Its noticeable slower and visually side by side against my Gn, internet faster of course . I'm just impatient ; p, as long as we get the right kernel dev this phone it will smoke everything else out there just hope they don't already own the real version of this phone ....
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nicholaaaas said:
I always used luncherpro. Try a different launcher to give you a better feel. I have CM9 on my EVOLTE, but the radio is making it almost unusable
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U should try nova its alot faster .
Once they make an AOSP based rom and it removes all the Samsung software I am sure it will be faster, but that is the none thing you will have to sac. All the nifty Samsung stuff that made the phone so wanted
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drawde40599 said:
How?? Cause I just came from a galaxy nexus, were there are SUPER MAN speed kernels available .
I'm not taking about dumbass waist of time speed tests I'm talking about actually using the phone feel for speed . Its noticeable slower and visually side by side against my Gn, internet faster of course . I'm just impatient ; p, as long as we get the right kernel dev this phone it will smoke everything else out there just hope they don't already own the real version of this phone ....
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Are you using 4.1 with your GN? I had a GN and it was painfully slow (stuttering, lag, etc.) so I went back to my GS III. I'm planning on getting the S III next week but also thought about getting the GN since it will have 4.1 and Project Butter.
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zelendel said:
Once they make an AOSP based rom and it removes all the Samsung software I am sure it will be faster, but that is the none thing you will have to sac. All the nifty Samsung stuff that made the phone so wanted
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I bought the phone for hardware never have liked the software on any of my 7 Samsungs besides my galaxy s and nexus ...
crossover37 said:
Are you using 4.1 with your GN? I had a GN and it was painfully slow (stuttering, lag, etc.) so I went back to my GS III. I'm planning on getting the S III next week but also thought about getting the GN since it will have 4.1 and Project Butter.
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No using liquid 1.5 with gladios, core OC 19% 512 gpu . No lag just speed!!
Don't get me wrong gs3 is great!!! Just saying; )
If you have the t mobile version you're in luck for romanb and another member got the t mobile sgs3 (source is twitter) so maybe an AOKP ics rom or they'll wait it out till jelly bean comes out and either way after that the other variants should get there aokp hopefully with no problem
"All this knowledge is giving me a major brainer!"
Moh_Jay said:
If you have the t mobile version you're in luck for romanb and another member got the t mobile sgs3 (source is twitter) so maybe an AOKP ics rom or they'll wait it out till jelly bean comes out and either way after that the other variants should get there aokp hopefully with no problem
"All this knowledge is giving me a major brainer!"
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Yep, the guys over there have already figured out how to get T-Mobile roms working on at&t, so its coming roman already figure out how OC it with his kernel and said he get working for at&t
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I think a Rom like gingermod would be amazing on this phone. Aosp accept for the parts where Samsung made it better like the camera apk.
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FF18 very .... uhh?

Am I the only one whom finds mostly all FF18 builds unresponsive at times? The touch keys don't work randomly... on the latest ota and the leak? Is this kernel related? I hope so.... I find myself constantly trying to find the right one buy no luck... this is perhaps a useless thread but I feel as if this ICS for phone is not even worth it at times
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I get th. Touch key part as we.
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Then use an aosp build
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cp320703 said:
Then use an aosp build
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Or this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748208
"PROJECT:PLACEBO" - now up to you
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pyrostic said:
I get th. Touch key part as we.
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Yeah that just makes using any ICS ROM a turn off at the moment... hope source can fix this.
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cp320703 said:
Then use an aosp build
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I love AOSP, I'm just not going that route at the moment till kernel is tweaked and modified now that they have source. Plus not all of us like to run aosp.
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Why is it that all of these types of things are always categorized as ICS issues when the majority of us dont suffer from often if at all...?
Just make a checklist of consistent variables....
You
Your phone
Your settings
An operaring system succesfully applied to most of the world made by top-notch developers then supplemented by equally great devs that just always happens to brake for you =p
PhAkEer said:
Why is it that all of these types of things are always categorized as ICS issues when the majority of us dont suffer from often if at all...?
Just make a checklist of consistent variables....
You
Your phone
Your settings
An operaring system succesfully applied to most of the world made by top-notch developers then supplemented by equally great devs that just always happens to brake for you =p
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I've had this on both stock and AOSP. I know my way around rooms and completely wipe before every flash even. its been happening to me since the early FF** kernel based builds. Frankly I think Samsung could have worked longer on this but something tells me it was rushed at the end.
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Was mostly just flippin $#!t
Ive just been lucky I guess.. Ive got a big lib folder I carry around with me...
Any little problem Ive gotten has been easily remedied, and Ive never once had the weird problems that some get no matter what.
Maybe because mine was assembled in the states? Idk...
I do know that Placebo, placebo you want.. Worst case the flash doesnt take and you have to flash a backuo...
Most likely youll say, "this is a stock kernel?!"
Lol
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PhAkEer said:
Why is it that all of these types of things are always categorized as ICS issues when the majority of us dont suffer from often if at all...?
Just make a checklist of consistent variables....
You
Your phone
Your settings
An operaring system succesfully applied to most of the world made by top-notch developers then supplemented by equally great devs that just always happens to break for you =p
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Fixed for ya.
Agree 100% though.
Sorry to say this but I'm running my super nova rom and haven't had any problems what so ever. Nothing looked what you're describing at all. Any chance the phone is having a hardware factory issue since so many others have experienced the same thing?
No its definitely an ICS issue on certain devices. As it doesn't happen on Gingerbread roms based at all. Ive noticed certain users complain about the issue, maybe its different hardware models? Ill wait a bit to see what the developers cook up.... I'll give your super Nova ROM a try.. once all that fails I'll go get a device exchange LOL
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Febby said:
No its definitely an ICS issue on certain devices. As it doesn't happen on Gingerbread roms based at all. Ive noticed certain users complain about the issue, maybe its different hardware models? Ill wait a bit to see what the developers cook up.... I'll give your super Nova ROM a try.. once all that fails I'll go get a device exchange LOL
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Lmfao.
When it fails, ill buy your broken phone for like 20 bucks, you say you flushed it so insurance covers it... Ill flash that same rom on your phone and have no issues =) everybody wins!
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PhAkEer said:
Lmfao.
When it fails, ill buy your broken phone for like 20 bucks, you say you flushed it so insurance covers it... Ill flash that same rom on your phone and have no issues =) everybody wins!
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Who said anything about insurance? I'm very good friends with the store manager. He always performs a device exchange as long as it hasnt had water damage. And no, I'm pretty sure the issues I'm having are real as pressing the power button and having the unlock screen process done but captive buttons not work for 5 seconds or more, isn't a bad flash. Even on shubs one click to FF18.
Btw check list done.... settings are always left stock. Phone seems okay unless I can surgicly open it to check on internals lol... ! Yes I'm okay myself.other than my messed up fist from a drunk fist fight.
I've had the same issue with most ICS E4GT roms, and doubt it is anything user related. Don't pay attention to the trolls. I've fully wiped my phone and it made no difference. Hopefully someone can figure it out. It's pretty annoying having to turn the screen on a off twice to get the capacitive buttons working.
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Who said anything about insurance? I'm very good friends with the store manager. He always performs a device exchange as long as it hasnt had water damage. And no, I'm pretty issue the issues I'm having are real as pressing the power button and having the unlock screen process done but captive buttons not work for 5 seconds or more, isn't a bad flash. Even on shubs one click to FF18.
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The only thing I notice is a bit of lag. I didn't have this issue before but it isn't so horrendous that I wanna destroy it. Ill be switching to a rom after I find one with absolutely no bugs. Oh an can I flash ICS to ICS now?
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proxy0 said:
The only thing I notice is a bit of lag. I didn't have this issue before but it isn't so horrendous that I wanna destroy it. Ill be switching to a rom after I find one with absolutely no bugs. Oh an can I flash ICS to ICS now?
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No you still can't flash ics to ics the emmc bug is still present
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riggs170 said:
No you still can't flash ics to ics the emmc bug is still present
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You think they'll push an update to the phone to fix the issue?
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phelixian said:
I've had the same issue with most ICS E4GT roms, and doubt it is anything user related. Don't pay attention to the trolls. I've fully wiped my phone and it made no difference. Hopefully someone can figure it out. It's pretty annoying having to turn the screen on a off twice to get the capacitive buttons working.
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Thank you, glad I'm not the only one who has this issue. The screen on and off is so far the only solution to this so far...
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Oh an can I flash ICS to ICS now?
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You can if you use the latest agat kernel built from source but remember not all developers have built in the new safe kernel! So you would always have to odin the kernel if it isnt baked with the ROM.
For reference, here is the link to source built kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767421
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No you still can't flash ics to ics the emmc bug is still present
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That's been fixed now that we have source for ICS.
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Ok heres my input. I believe that its a combination of software and hardware. Remember response time of soft buttons depends on how stable the rom is and also whats running at the time they where pressed. Ok say like you have a few apps it the background running and you turn off your screen. Once the screen come on the buttons may take a second to come on because the screen has more of a priorty than the soft button. Its all in how you look at it. And with apps running it slows that process down greatly because a combination of the proccesor and ram being used. Remember not notice but our soft buttons have a back light and they are press sensitive. So with them working together plus all the other stuff i explained timing would be off. But think about it. Lol is it really a depressing ordeal lol. I actually witness it and continue on without even thinking about it. Sorry for rambling lol

Any users coming from the Galaxy Nexus?

Hey, it's mod, and i was wondering if there is anyone who made the switch from the Galaxy Nexus to the Galaxy S III. If so, do you prefer it over the Gnex? Or do you miss AOSP Jellybean/ICS. I'm thinking of upgrading to the Galaxy S III off contract because of an issue my Gnex is having so any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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Hey, it's mod, and i was wondering if there is anyone who made the switch from the Galaxy Nexus to the Galaxy S III. If so, do you prefer it over the Gnex? Or do you miss AOSP Jellybean/ICS. I'm thinking of upgrading to the Galaxy S III off contract because of an issue my Gnex is having so any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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I don't Miss ICS because this is my first touch wiz phone and it isn't gay like the rest. I had the Gnex but this is better and Aokp/Cm are working on aosp so there will still be stable ICS/Jelly bean
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suee i miss the stock JB on gnex, but with, ui and higher ram, cpu etc i wouldnt go back at all.
and one the stoxk jelly bean arrives, it will be even better.
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Addictedtothegreenguy said:
I don't Miss ICS because this is my first touch wiz phone and it isn't gay like the rest. I had the Gnex but this is better and Aokp/Cm are working on aosp so there will still be stable ICS/Jelly bean
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Hmm...I'm sorry. Could you explain to me how a phone is "gay"?
Silly-ass bigot. Grow up little boy.
I am considering making the switch over. I love the GNex. Maybe I'm just a little bored with it? Though I do get bored with my phones easily.
The camera is making me want S3. And I also wouldn't switch over if there wasn't a good AOKP/CM10 ROM for the phone. I will likely get the S3, and then that same day install AOKP or CM10.
I made the switch from skyrocket...that's totally unrelated but I always used your ROMs M0D! Hope u decide to make the switch
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You should get one B. You'll love it bro!
KentuckyHouse said:
Hmm...I'm sorry. Could you explain to me how a phone is "gay"?
Silly-ass bigot. Grow up little boy.
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I find it strange that you call me a boy? Yet you felt the need to be a smartass. Also in my opinion Touch Wiz was "gay" in earlier versions.
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KentuckyHouse said:
Hmm...I'm sorry. Could you explain to me how a phone is "gay"?
Silly-ass bigot. Grow up little boy.
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Calling someone a bigot over using a word that is thrown around now a days with no such meaning is a bit harsh.
Relax. You act as if you've never heard one of your friends call some inanimate object some derogatory name. Don't over exaggerate.
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I find it strange that you call me a boy? Yet you felt the need to be a smartass. Also in my opinion Touch Wiz was "gay" in earlier versions.
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So Touch Wiz was happy or homosexual to you?
KentuckyHouse said:
Hmm...I'm sorry. Could you explain to me how a phone is "gay"?
Silly-ass bigot. Grow up little boy.
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Dont answer a question with a question..
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Trying to get back on topic...
I had a Galaxy Nexus for a couple months on Verizon before switching to AT&T and getting the GS3. I figured if I didn't like it I could sell it and buy the GSM Nexus off contract. So far I'm happy with it. The two phones seem to perform about the same for me. The GS3 has a slightly faster processor and more RAM, but I think the difference between stock Android and TouchWiz balances out the better specs. I fully expected to flash an AOSP ROM shortly after getting the phone, but I actually like some of the feature of TouchWiz such as the quick SMS after hanging up from a call (I've always thought voicemail was silly). Battery life has been about the same, possibly a little better on the GS3. I'm assuming the larger battery is balanced out by having more processes running on the phone.
Overall, I'm happy with the decision to switch to the S3 instead of getting another Nexus. I love the inclusion of an SD card slot plus the larger screen. The only thing I don't like is the decision to use a physical home button. I'm fine with going with capacitive buttons instead of the navigation bar, but I don't like having a physical button apart from the power/volume. It's obviously not a big enough issue to make me regret the phone.
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Trying to get back on topic...
I had a Galaxy Nexus for a couple months on Verizon before switching to AT&T and getting the GS3. I figured if I didn't like it I could sell it and buy the GSM Nexus off contract. So far I'm happy with it. The two phones seem to perform about the same for me. The GS3 has a slightly faster processor and more RAM, but I think the difference between stock Android and TouchWiz balances out the better specs. I fully expected to flash an AOSP ROM shortly after getting the phone, but I actually like some of the feature of TouchWiz such as the quick SMS after hanging up from a call (I've always thought voicemail was silly). Battery life has been about the same, possibly a little better on the GS3. I'm assuming the larger battery is balanced out by having more processes running on the phone.
Overall, I'm happy with the decision to switch to the S3 instead of getting another Nexus. I love the inclusion of an SD card slot plus the larger screen. The only thing I don't like is the decision to use a physical home button. I'm fine with going with capacitive buttons instead of the navigation bar, but I don't like having a physical button apart from the power/volume. It's obviously not a big enough issue to make me regret the phone.
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You forgot the camera. The difference is huge. There are some things I of course miss from my Nexus. But overall, the GS3 is the better choice for me.
i miss my nexus sometimes but i love my galaxy s3 and the camera is amazing on it compared to the nexus i just wish more ROMS would get released already for s3 thats why i missing my nexus i was a serious crackflasher lol
My S3 should be coming tomorrow. Really excited for it! I'm not a big fan of touchwiz tho and I really enjoy using Google Now and Jelly Bean. Do you think I should go straight to flashing aosp or should I hold off for something more stable?
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dwd3885 said:
My S3 should be coming tomorrow. Really excited for it! I'm not a big fan of touchwiz tho and I really enjoy using Google Now and Jelly Bean. Do you think I should go straight to flashing aosp or should I hold off for something more stable?
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Depends on if you can go without Bluetooth, and Camera and the other random things that may happen in your experience with it. But the new touch wiz isn't that bad so you may be able to deal until something stable drops.
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I've honestly loved my TW experience so far. Super smooth, the JB previews still need work in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, the devs do great work with CM10 and JB AOKP
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King Shady said:
I've honestly loved my TW experience so far. Super smooth, the JB previews still need work in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, the devs do great work with CM10 and JB AOKP
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Yes you guys are right. I flashed aokp today and its great, but not as smooth as on my Nexus. That'll get fixed right? I imagine so. I guess I'll go back to touchwiz and see how it is. Tho I really like Google Now. That's prolly the only thing I would really miss.
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dwd3885 said:
Yes you guys are right. I flashed aokp today and its great, but not as smooth as on my Nexus. That'll get fixed right? I imagine so. I guess I'll go back to touchwiz and see how it is. Tho I really like Google Now. That's prolly the only thing I would really miss.
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You could try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747224
Google Now on ICS. However, I find it doesnt always work or work very well. Worth a shot though.
Thanks guys! I'll be getting a SGS3 soon and my ROMS are coming with me

Jellybean for epic 4G touch

Does anyone know if the Samsung epic touch 4g is going to get the jellybean OTA?
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If it's like ICS I would say you will get a good stable build from Cyanogenmod before Samsung does anything.
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No, we will not get Jellybean OTA, we were lucky enough to get ICS OTA, and the OTA ICS we did get is full of bugs and issues. AOSP is you're best bet.
Samsung did announce sg2, 3 and notes will all get jellybean. How quick sprint does an ota is different.
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Jelly Bean OTA
Also, just to add.....If the GS2 for some reason does not get the full JB update, Samsung said they will release an update with different features from JB.
For those that followed the fh13 may find more info on the jb update from an inside source.
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I dont see why not. The E4GT is still a high end phone and should be able to handle JB. But Sprint will most likely take a long time to roll it out and by then, we'll have a stable cm10 build
im pretty sure after all the gnex do. hell even the nexus s has it already
With the disaster that ics turned into I can't see jb doing any better.
The Epic is a high end gingerbread device, and will always be a top contender in the gingerbread arena.
Pp.
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I just flashed the cm10 and it's working pretty flawlessly
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PanchoPlanet said:
With the disaster that ics turned into I can't see jb doing any better.
The Epic is a high end gingerbread device, and will always be a top contender in the gingerbread arena.
Pp.
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I'm sorry but I'm tired of seeing you post the same thing over and over and over again. We all get it, you don't like ICS, or it doesn't work well for you, maybe it kicked your dog... something... be that as it may this is only your OPINION. You refer constantly to the ICS debacle. I'm not sure what this means, as ICS seems to work very well for the large majority of users around here. I'm sure at this point you be tempted to bring up what you think are bugs. Keep in mind these issues do not apply to the vast majority of users. Keep in mind that most of the people posting about how bad ICS is don't even understand why not doing a full wipe and keeping the GB app framework would cause the majority of the issues they are having. Keep in mind most of the people posting these issues seem to be allergic to research and problem solving skills, instead choosing to post "dis broke,y u no fix it for me naow!"The only issue I EVER had with ICS was sub par battery life until I took the time to set things up properly, then I was back to 18-24 hours to a charge with ~4 hours of screen time. Insofar as JB I've been running sbrissens aosp, it is fantastic, definitely an improvement on ICS and I can't wait to see how awesome it ends up given its useability in these really early alphas- I've had no problems using it as a daily driver....lastly as to why you think this is a "GB device" I just simply do not understand. The hardware in this phone is still better than 3/4 or more of the devices currently on the market. Are you telling me you don't think a class leader, like the e4gt, is capable of receiving an os upgrade ~7 months after its launch. Hell, until June this was still the best phone out. Hell, ICS runs awesome on the og evo and the damn hd2! The argument that this phone is a "gingerbread device" is just downright stupid, sorry.
I did not mean to flame you nor am I trying to be an ass. But I've seen you post the same thing so many times I finally had to say something. Your opinion is not fact.
And on topic yes I think we'll see official jb, I could care less though, other than for kernel source , I'm never leaving aosp/cm10/eventually aokp jb for anything... too good...
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s_special said:
I just flashed the cm10 and it's working pretty flawlessly
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Is it the new 4.1 update? Because when I flashed it, it was horrible. It was also the Alpha 2. I kept getting lost signal, my 4G kept dropping, my phone stayed in Airplane mode when I turned it on. I kept having to do a reboot.
I don't think I'll be using CM10 until an Alpha 5. I'm running CM9 Alpha 6 and it's running nice for me now.
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Is it the new 4.1 update? Because when I flashed it, it was horrible. It was also the Alpha 2. I kept getting lost signal, my 4G kept dropping, my phone stayed in Airplane mode when I turned it on. I kept having to do a reboot.
I don't think I'll be using CM10 until an Alpha 5. I'm running CM9 Alpha 6 and it's running nice for me now.
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All those issues have been mostly fixed in the alpha build. There's little to no reports on LOS now. I suggest you give it a try again, you're missing out
I guess Google Voice Dial is still broken and that's a Google issue that only they can fix. If so, that and the small and dark desk dock screen are enough to keep Jelly Bean from being a daily driver for me on any phone.
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All those issues have been mostly fixed in the alpha build. There's little to no reports on LOS now. I suggest you give it a try again, you're missing out
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Eh... I'm afraid. LoL!! Little to no reports? I'm afraid Ima be that one. I don't feel like I'm missing that much. I have a Nexus 7, and I have Google Now installed. That's all I really wanted from Jelly Bean, Google Now. I can really care less about everything else. LoL!! I mean my phone's running smoothly now.
I'll give it a try though. Wouldn't hurt.
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Eh... I'm afraid. LoL!! Little to no reports? I'm afraid Ima be that one. I don't feel like I'm missing that much. I have a Nexus 7, and I have Google Now installed. That's all I really wanted from Jelly Bean, Google Now. I can really care less about everything else. LoL!! I mean my phone's running smoothly now.
I'll give it a try though. Wouldn't hurt.
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Current builds of both aosp and cm10 are very very solid
/stable... I've been using aosp as a daily with no los and good (12-16hrs, 3 screen) battery
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