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Hey everyone. My Mother-in-Law has the Sprint SGSII and.....she hates it! She needs the capabilities the phone offers for her business, but she is extremely frustrated with the UI of Android. She is currently running the most recent ICS update. I am curious to know, from experienced users of this phone, what the most user-friendly ROM is - considering the end user.
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Hey everyone. My Mother-in-Law has the Sprint SGSII and.....she hates it! She needs the capabilities the phone offers for her business, but she is extremely frustrated with the UI of Android. She is currently running the most recent ICS update. I am curious to know, from experienced users of this phone, what the most user-friendly ROM is - considering the end user.
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I recommend the Blu Kuban Rom, its pretty much drama free. Use Odin to install a rooted version of ICS, then install CWM Recovery. Once that is installed slap the Blu Kuban ROM onto your SD card. Boot into recovery and install the ROM.
You will want to read some FAQs and guides if you haven't done it before.
Probably miui
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My vote goes for stock with Apex launcher, the feature to lock the desktop is amazing for newbie android users, grouping shortcuts, customize the bottom icons, slight theming, working good so far.
I've rooted my SGS3 & am running StrongSteve's Odexed Blue, but this is my first Android phone & rooting experience. I will definately read the stickies & FAQs before I do anything. Hopefully the Epic 4G Touch isn't too different from my SGS3.
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Stock, let the mother in law deal with Sprint especially if she uses her phone for business. Next thing ya know you get blamed if she misses a call or gets a late text.
Try a different launcher like apex or nova first. Lots of ppl also like go launcher, many themes
I have Nova launcher and I like it. Or go to settings, apps, select all, go to twlauncher and clear defaults then hit the home key to switch to twlauncher and you can make it your default for a straight Android look.
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Go gingerbread and run stock or a stock ROM with tweaks. I'd say go with either blazers 4.1 calks 3.0 or unofficial ICS gingerbread ROM. ICS is just poo.
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juggalo1300 said:
Go gingerbread and run stock or a stock ROM with tweaks. I'd say go with either blazers 4.1 calks 3.0 or unofficial ICS gingerbread ROM. ICS is just poo.
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Why GB over ICS? I'm new to Android and have only experienced ICS, so I am unaware of the differences in ease-of-use/system UI.
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someguyatx said:
Stock, let the mother in law deal with Sprint especially if she uses her phone for business. Next thing ya know you get blamed if she misses a call or gets a late text.
Try a different launcher like apex or nova first. Lots of ppl also like go launcher, many themes
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HA! She's already missing calls, butt-dialing china, mass deleting contacts, opening every installed app on her phone, etc. That's why I started his thread!
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I got my tech retarded dad an evo 3d and put an AOSP ICS rom on it for him.It seems to be working well enough. As such I cannot recommend an AOSP rom enough for simplicity and ease of use. Google is like pretty good at what they do and IMHO AOSP is the cleanest, simplest to use option available. Keep the stock launcher and just put phone, browser, text and email in it...
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DrgnRebrn said:
HA! She's already missing calls, butt-dialing china, mass deleting contacts, opening every installed app on her phone, etc. That's why I started his thread!
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No ROM is going to fix stupidity. No offense to your in laws.
That being said blu Kuban is a good choice for customizing to her specific needs. I usually refer to it as the "build your own ROM" ROM. However she may be a little daunted by the frequent updates and large amount of options. If you do choose that ROM I would highly recommend that you familiarize yourself with the faq in my sig so you can send to any issues she may have with it. Also any ROM by team VeNuM, especially m'ICS or blue BOA would be a good choice as far as stability is concerned.
Ravaged Pheonix said:
No ROM is going to fix stupidity. No offense to your in laws.
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Hehe, none taken. She's not stupid, just "technologically challenged."
I can't remember where I saw the screen shot, perhaps an article on Android Authority, but I seem to recall seeing an initial setup screen shot from a GNex w/JB - shortly after Google launch party. That screen shot allowed two options, basically beginner or advanced mode. I believe I came away with the impression that was geared towards the UI too, not the setup method.
Now, I know JB ROMs are in alpha stage for the e4gt. Do you think I should wait for, what looks to be, an official JB release for the SGSII from Samsung?
Thoughts? Has anyone else seen, read, heard, or experienced this "beginner mode" on JB - or were the paint fumes at my office gettin' to me more than I thought they were that day?
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JB roms are not quite ready yet. There was some type of easy setup thing though. Honestly your best bet would probably be a simple launcher and lockscreen.
Keep it stock. Use a different launcher and remove all but one screen. Put the things she uses most on it as shortcuts, then lock it so she can't accidentally mess it up. Did that for my wife and it really helped!
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no rom will fix this try Mihome miui launcher its as simple as it can get good luck
Ive been using the TeAm VeNuM cRaCk StOck[FH23] for the past couple of days and you cant get much more simple than that. Only change I made was switch to the Apex Launcher. The battery life is incredible!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863756
DrgnRebrn said:
Why GB over ICS? I'm new to Android and have only experienced ICS, so I am unaware of the differences in ease-of-use/system UI.
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I find GB more stable then most ICS ROMs. Great battery life awesome signal and great GPS locks. Most GB ROMs are complete and done with updates due to ICS coming out. Currently ICS is still being updated and has many flaws. A lot of the devs like ruj and mijjz got their stuff in order but they update a lot and may irritate your mother in law.
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You can just keep stock and go dead simple with i launcher. It will obviously have no bugs (its stock). its just an iphone launcher
Hey guys to much general chit chat in the Development section. Lets keep it here
Would like to know if there is a simple edit to send over 160 characters on stock mms app. Also would like to know if there are any tips to keep my phones ram from maxing out all the time never had this issue so don't know how to adjust it. When it starts to max out the rom is very laggy. Love the rom my hats off to sac and team.
Great ROM can't wait for V4 to drop
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budde2 said:
Great ROM can't wait for V4 to drop
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Its been so amazing. The fluid multitasking capabilities are indispensable
GS3 Tapatalk
Nice rom thanks
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Does anyone else have a crackling sound through ad2p when using a custom kernel?
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THANK YOU!
This rom is GREAT! I have tried a few and this one if by far my favorite. Question though: I feel as if I am getting way more volume than I wanted, is there a volume mod/boost on this thing that I am not aware of? Also, the acid sound mod and sound enchancements (in system settings) - what do they do? I have been tring to figure out the ins and outs of this rom, I found out how to use multiwindow from another user, but is there a general guide for all these features some where that I'm missing? I just donated to SAC today for all his hard work, it's greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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Hey guys to much general chit chat in the Development section. Lets keep it here
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I'm kinda late to the party, any links?
RE: cancel that.. found it
May give this ROM a shot tonight. So far, tried Goodness, FreeGS3, TPR, and MOAR. All great ROMS but continuing to look. Seems like this is a pretty popular option, so why not right?
NavigationBar_Sprint_name_and more
ok guys more fun with the v6 rom i unlock a few settings-display
1 is the sprint name on the left corner
2 split_action on the settings and soft key
if you only wanted the sprint name just flash the SystemUI.apk
Sprint Name only http://www.mediafire.com/?3y5ncizgombbl5f
with_soft_key_and_split_action http://www.mediafire.com/?89pt47ci0m8qsrr
have fun
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No soft key just the split action ;;;;; http://www.mediafire.com/?35kb99h6d29add1
paco_1 said:
ok guys more fun with the v6 rom i unlock a few settings-display
1 is the sprint name on the left corner
2 split_action on the settings and soft key
if you only wanted the sprint name just flash the SystemUI.apk
Sprint Name only http://www.mediafire.com/?3y5ncizgombbl5f
with_soft_key_and_split_action http://www.mediafire.com/?89pt47ci0m8qsrr
have fun
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Thats awesome, can i request the settings split screen separate from soft keys? I don't know how hard it woukd be to make a separate install, but in anycase nice job on the mod!
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Does anyone else have a crackling sound through ad2p when using a custom kernel?
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Yes! I've tried everything to fix it even removing all the sound enhancements and nothing
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DirtyShroomz said:
Yes! I've tried everything to fix it even removing all the sound enhancements and nothing
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nothing fixed it for me on custom kernel either
Chemistry Rom
Chemistry Rom is that deal I love how me having my phone flashed to boost and being able to use all the main functions like mms and voice mail all working with this ROM. Now what will be great if we can get call record added into it...
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Hey getting really good battery life off this ROM using Ktweaks info provided from my man JC thanks again for the help....LOVING the Chemistry...:good:
Lockscreen issue
Been running this ROM for a few days now and I've run into this issue a couple times. Sometimes when my phone restarts the lockscreen is rotated 90 degrees and I cant do anything. The only thing that seems to fix it is wiping dalvik. Any ideas as to whats going on here? It's obviously not a huge issue, but it's annoying.
Been using this for weeks. Its awesome, everything works. Just wondering if it'll work if I flash ma6 update? I just don't wanna screw up a good thing.
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Thank you so much for rom, but a few questions.
Thank you so much sac23, this rom is amazing and the perfect solution for anyone who wants a stock TW feel rom with added functionality.
Ive been running the rom for about 2 weeks now, i have a couple questions, and a single bugs i may have found on this otherwise 100% perfect rom.
first, i had the phone crash 2-3 times. once was when switching between apps... the actual window that pops up to force close the app because it crashed has some !$# thing on the options. I also experienced this is i save a game file, on asphalt7 and leave the game by "quitting" although its not only isolated to this exact app, i am able to replicate it regularly.
second, i had a few questions
1- is there any way to make the toggles not shrink the icons when it gets to the last 10% of closing the notification menu? it makes it look twitchy when you open it fast.
2- i was checking out this "criskelo toggles" add on you put, but if i do it, how do i revert back if i dont like it?
3- is there any way to change the battery icon in the notification menu so that it doesnt display a percentage INSIDE the battery? i prefer using the stock percentage next to the battery, so its annoying having 2 battery percentages.
4-where can i donate? you guys deserve a reward for your work =P
I just wanted to update with a bug or two I found.
1-after taking a screenshot, pulling down the expanded notification drawer, clicking edit causes a force close/crash.
2- Gps tag in stock tw camera app is broken.
Das it! Thanks again devs
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Is this rom deodexed or odexed? Im getting a notification about system update, already flashed ma6, could this be mb1?, if so will it work on this rom?
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joeyhdownsouth said:
Is this rom deodexed or odexed? Im getting a notification about system update, already flashed ma6, could this be mb1?, if so will it work on this rom?
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It won't install. There's a zip to stop the download from appearing in the thread
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Running ParanoidKangDroid v.2.30 ROM. I'd like to have the hand gestures that come with TouchWiz. Is there a possible way to have this on my ROM?
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you should try to keep all your questions in 1 post. you'll actually get better help that way.
you are on an AOSP rom. you want TW features which are woven into the stock firmware's framework. its essentially a choice: a few TW features vs custom AOSP optimizations. both can share some similar customizations, but not everything is interchangeable.
Any of the feature on TW WILL NOT WORK ON ANYTHING BESIDES TW.....
None!
They're dependant on touchwiz and won't work on anything else.
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xBeerdroiDx said:
you should try to keep all your questions in 1 post. you'll actually get better help that way.
you are on an AOSP rom. you want TW features which are woven into the stock firmware's framework. its essentially a choice: a few TW features vs custom AOSP optimizations. both can share some similar customizations, but not everything is interchangeable.
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jayRokk said:
Any of the feature on TW WILL NOT WORK ON ANYTHING BESIDES TW.....
None!
They're dependant on touchwiz and won't work on anything else.
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Thank you both! It would be awesome if someone could somehow port that over to AOKP or AOSP. But anywho I appreciate the advice guys!
dreammaster252 said:
Thank you both! It would be awesome if someone could somehow port that over to AOKP or AOSP. But anywho I appreciate the advice guys!
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As long as source code for TW stays unreleased its impossible to port. That's why no devs bother to try and port. Its going in blindfolded. Same with Sense and other UI overlays. So when Samsung releases source code it'll be possible.
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What features exactly? There's apps like Wave Control that do similar things...
Ya, there are a lot of apps that allow TouchWiz like features. There is a MMS apk for AOSP roms that has the while in messaging put phone to ear for Direct Dial. Just search in the playstore TouchWiz or galaxy s III things like that.
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Ya, there are a lot of apps that allow TouchWiz like features. There is a MMS apk for AOSP roms that has the while in messaging put phone to ear for Direct Dial. Just search in the playstore TouchWiz or galaxy s III things like that.
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Well for that particular feature, I recently discovered that Liquidsmooth (and quite possibly CM, as well as JellyBam and others) have this feature in the settings for the stock messaging application. It's the last setting, labelled as "Direct Dial", but it's pretty inconsistent with the auto-dialing. I've noticed that when I'm laying down and attempt to call it won't work because if I put the phone to my ear the screen just flips to landscape view, and stays on. When I'm up right it tends to work, however I haven't had many opportunities to test this out yet.
That would be sweet if someone got two working with aosp, they need to release the code...
Running Paranoid Android 3.15(RC3)
Is there any way I can get the apps and keyboard?
I want the S4 Keyboard, and the apps that come with it,
S-Note
Music Player
S-Calender
Thanks!
Why not run a touch wiz ROM?....
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xamadeix said:
Why not run a touch wiz ROM?....
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I don't like TouchWiz look. I like some of the apps and features. If it were even possible I'd love to have the multi window feature on the AOSP or AOKP rom interface
Check out avatar ROM then. Its touch wiz but its aosp themed.
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Unfortunately, that won't be possible. All the apps you just mentioned rely heavily on the TW framework, you must be on TW to use them. I highly recommend Axis ROM, I am a beta tester for it. Should you decide to venture back to TW, check it out!
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Unfortunately, that won't be possible. All the apps you just mentioned rely heavily on the TW framework, you must be on TW to use them. I highly recommend Axis ROM, I am a beta tester for it. Should you decide to venture back to TW, check it out!
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I don't think I'll go back to it. I do like the HD icons. I just don't like most of the ui. It doesn't have that paranoid android type of feel to it where I can change the DPI and so fourth. When you use xposed the settings and things look bad from it.
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I don't think I'll go back to it. I do like the HD icons. I just don't like most of the ui. It doesn't have that paranoid android type of feel to it where I can change the DPI and so fourth. When you use xposed the settings and things look bad from it.
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I understand, it's certainly not for everyone! I bounce back and forth, once Halo is out I'll be back on PA for a while!
Best of Luck!
-Tee Jay
teejaymarx said:
I understand, it's certainly not for everyone! I bounce back and forth, once Halo is out I'll be back on PA for a while!
Best of Luck!
-Tee Jay
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Thanks Tee-Jay, I do the same thing with my S3. When is Halo supposed to be out? What is it? and when will PA have Multi-Window functionality in it?
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Thanks Tee-Jay, I do the same thing with my S3. When is Halo supposed to be out? What is it? and when will PA have Multi-Window functionality in it?
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Honestly, I'm not sure when it will be out, but there are videos of it on YouTube, seems pretty awesome. Inspired my Facebook Chat Heads
That to me is very fascinating. Now that they have that they should be capable of providing the multi window function as touchwiz does. That would be a great step for Paranoid Android. I have a question for you! Send a message to my inbox!
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Be sure to thank them, the launcher is smooth. Period.
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Sweet launcher! I'm getting force closes on Dandroid's phone & messaging tho, it must have to do with the replaced tw-framework. Any solutions @TheLastSidekick? Nvm I just read in the thread that its not compatible with stock samsung ROMs
Oh and the Note III lockscreen prevents me from putting my pin in when I restart the phone - can you replicate? So far my workaround has been to disable it, put my pin in and re-enable.
pp085ster said:
Sweet launcher! I'm getting force closes on Dandroid's phone & messaging tho, it must have to do with the replaced tw-framework. Any solutions @TheLastSidekick?
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Not too sure. I'll have a look see when I'm back on Touchwiz. Currently on Vanir. But it works smooth as butter on SlimROM.
Haven't used the lock screen app but I've heard good things about it. Maybe because of the framework mods its not allowing both of the apps to function correctly. I will test on Twiz asap.
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TheLastSidekick said:
Not too sure. I'll have a look see when I'm back on Touchwiz. Currently on Vanir. But it works smooth as butter on SlimROM.
Haven't used the lock screen app but I've heard good things about it. Maybe because of the framework mods its not allowing both of the apps to function correctly. I will test on Twiz asap.
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let me know what you find