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Hi all,
I'm still on the fence about rooting my t989 and so I'm looking for advice. I got the 2.3.6 update and I really want ICS but I'm willing to wait for it though. Also, I'm pretty conservative when it comes to risks such as rooting due to warranties, bricking, and losing functionality. However, I'll be traveling for a while and tethering could be handy and titanium backup has always been attractive to me. But what happens if ICS comes out? I think I loose root if I update OTA, but I should be able to get root again. I'm not a big fan of real 3rd party software because I don't want to work with bugs so if I got a new ROM, it may only be CM9 or similar as reliability is important to me. And then I don't want a new ROM if it doesn't use the Linux Kernel since Ubuntu is developing that OS to share that Kernel. Do I even need a new ROM? I think touchwiz is fine. Pages of apps are better than scrolling through them IMO.
So any suggestions on what I should do? Thanks!
Root it unless you plan on running stock ics. Chances are the ota will be releases here before it hits your phone we have a couple really nice ics roms right now. Don't know what your waiting for lol
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If you want to root, root. More than likely you will be able to download the stock ICS rom from here before you get it on your phone. As soon as one person gets it, our awesome devs will be on it like flys on ****, and we will see a stock rooted rom almost immediately.
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Towle said:
If you want to root, root. More than likely you will be able to download the stock ICS rom from here before you get it on your phone. As soon as one person gets it, our awesome devs will be on it like flys on ****, and we will see a stock rooted rom almost immediately.
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+1
I was rooted however I dropped my phone last week and had to get a replacement now I am just gonna wait for ICS to drop...
It's all good with me, at least I have my wifi calling and no delay or echo while taking my minibath.
Rooted mine several weeks ago. Tired of waiting for official ICS from T-Mobile and Samsung. Once the official version is released, the devs will have a rooted version available for flashing so you won't have to un-root.
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Just root, you won't be disappointed. Plus you can always go back if you want.
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This isn't iOS. Don't think about and root it
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Just root it you will be happier plus its just as easy to unroot as it is to root
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Was on 2.3.6 rooted for months waiting on ICS update. We finally got a rom yesterday that doesn't have any call echo problems, or really any problems. Flashed darkside's newest 4.0.4 rom this morning and have had smooth sailing all day.
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iLeopard said:
This isn't iOS. Don't think about and root it
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+1. Its easy to unroot and return to stock if need be. Till then we have fully functional daily driver ics roms already so what are you waiting for? Take control of your device. That's why you went with android over iOS and wp7 in the first place anyway isnt it?
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Thanks for your suggestions. I'll go ahead and root. I really want titanium backup. Is this the best thread for a HOW TO root?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514434
bripod said:
Thanks for your suggestions. I'll go ahead and root. I really want titanium backup. Is this the best thread for a HOW TO root?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514434
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This is the thread i followed to root. Very simple instructions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311194 but yeah same method one has pics one dont.
Edit: Unrooting the phone is the same process as rooting except you flash a different file to the phone.
My suggestion is to root. But don't sweat CM9 it is pretty buggy right now because its still beta and isn't officially supported on our phones. But there are plenty of stable ICS roms now and even if u don't care for the few bugs that some may have, there are also some amazing GB rooms out there too.
Just my 2 cents.
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But I don't NEED a new ROM do I? Doesn't it just change the GUI? Basically I just want tethering and freeze bloat apps and ads, but a battery life boost would be great. How much does it change under the hood to expand capability? From what I can tell, root apps are the only thing that expands features.
Root and install a rom... If you think your phone is good, with a rom you'll see your phone is just great
Sorry for all my questions but is the kernel held within the ROM? And whatever ROM I choose, I can just flash to different just like that huh? Like it's an easy process?
My brother has Juggernaut, it didn't look any different than touchwiz except for flashy little things like the screen turn off and stuff. I just need function, not flash.
Some roms com with their own kernels, like TDJ's ones... You can flash a rom and then change it for another, but you have to wipe your data for a clean install (there's always the option to backup your info)
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Does anyone know if any devs are planning to release a a vanilla ICS rom for the Tmobile T989 now that ICS is here/almost here?
I really would like to get a non-TW experience.
in before the lock. pls see ICS speculation thread.
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Does anyone know if any devs are planning to release a a vanilla ICS rom for the Tmobile T989 now that ICS is here/almost here?
I really would like to get a non-TW experience.
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There are already several that have been put for a good couple months. CM9, AOKP, MIUI, etc. Not officially, but will be official once ICS comes out Monday.
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tablador said:
in before the lock. pls see ICS speculation thread.
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What he asked has nothing to do with the ics speculation thread
skadude66 said:
There are already several that have been put for a good couple months. CM9, AOKP, MIUI, etc. Not officially, but will be official once ICS comes out Monday.
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Thanks for the repsonse.
Any idea who'd be fastest or what the turnaround time would be with adopting the Sammy ICS drivers? I know a stock rooted Rom usually drops fast but I haven't kept up with CM so I don't know where they're headed with the T989. I tried out one ICS ROM that worked well but the two snags (lag and vmail problems) I had were pretty major and had to go back to stock rooted.
http://t.co/XduQLfg6
That's whitehawkx latest aokp build. Damn near flawless. Give that a shot my friend!
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AOKP is the going to be the way to go no matter what your needs are once it is official there will be no topping that not even cm9
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I think what he wants to know is
will there be an official t-mobile ics rom, stripped of Touch Wiz, thus giving a vanilla ics rom?
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I think what he wants to know is
will there be an official t-mobile ics rom, stripped of Touch Wiz, thus giving a vanilla ics rom?
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That wouldn't be too bad I guess since I'd get wifi calling and still could remove bloat. CIQ would still be there though. Wouldn't that need Apex or another 3rd party launcher instead of the stock ICS version?
What I really want is a pure Nexus style vanilla ICS ROM. That may not be available until the source comes out. I was thinking devs could get at Samsung's ICS drivers and processes that make it more stable but that may take awhile.
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That wouldn't be too bad I guess since I'd get wifi calling and still could remove bloat. CIQ would still be there though. Wouldn't that need Apex or another 3rd party launcher instead of the stock ICS version?
What I really want is a pure Nexus style vanilla ICS ROM. That may not be available until the source comes out. I was thinking devs could get at Samsung's ICS drivers and processes that make it more stable but that may take awhile.
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Carrier iq is dead. Pretty sure its not in new releases.
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xsteven77x said:
Carrier iq is dead. Pretty sure its not in new releases.
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That will be nice to finally see.
mojorisin7178 said:
AOKP is the going to be the way to go no matter what your needs are once it is official there will be no topping that not even cm9
Charlie
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Why do you think CM9 will not be as good as AOKP? I don't really know what the difference is. I have used CM7 on the HD2 and loved it!! Can you explain what AOKP is? Thanks
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Carrier iq is dead. Pretty sure its not in new releases.
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Carrier iq is in stock ics.
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The vanilla ics that i was working on well first xboarder then me then me topper and joemister then just me then i went defunt for awhile... Will be getting updated a good friend of mine good dev is takeing over the project and fixing it
posted about it n the blackedition q n a...
I want to know who has the best rom with jb n the easys to put on s3 im already running jb on my phone but looking for some mods on faster cpu n undervolting anybody got any ideas
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galaxys3man30 said:
I want to know who has the best rom with jb n the easys to put on s3 im already running jb on my phone but looking for some mods on faster cpu n undervolting anybody got any ideas
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Tw or aosp?
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That has got to be one of the most poorly written questions I've ever seen. With a mastery of English like that (did you mean "easiest" when you said "easys"???), how on earth do you hold a job that allows you to afford a smartphone? Holy crap. That seriously makes me sick. What's wrong with our schools...
And it's not even a real question... 'best' isn't an "at everything" thing, or there would only be one ROM, because the rest would all be 'worse'. You need a specific question if you are looking for any kind of meaningful answer.
I'm sad to say I'm interested in the answers to this topic, which is why I read it myself... let me try wording it better so that you don't simply get pummeled by people making fun of you:
Of the Jellybean ROMs out there:
What's the most stable ROM?
What's the ROM closest to stock Google Jellybean?
What's the most built-out, tweak-able Jellybean ROM (including features not in stock Google JB), and how does it compare in stability to the most stable ROM?
How do the new Sprint/Samsung leaks compare to these?
My bad I didnt proof read everything I sent it out but you say whatever you want not going to hut my feeling any I got other thing to do besides pick ob people instead of trying to help someone isnt that what this site is for to help people and pick on people and im running tw jb now but either doesnt matter to me just looking for a better rom
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There is only two sprint tw jellybean rom the leak one and then joshbeach came out with a jelly bomb touchwiz hybrid of the sprint tw leaks.
On the other hand original dev jb roms my fav is panadroid and then second fav cm10!
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There is only two sprint tw jellybean rom the leak one and then joshbeach came out with a jelly bomb touchwiz hybrid of the sprint tw leaks.
On the other hand original dev jb roms my fav is panadroid and then second fav cm10!
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Ok where can find the panadriod? Thx for the info thou
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galaxys3man30 said:
Ok where can find the panadriod? Thx for the info thou
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Here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818793
[JB:CM10:HYBRD][GS3] PARANOIDANDROID [2.17, True HybridMode][10/04/12]
Just hit that thank u button haha but ur welcome!
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galaxys3man30 said:
My bad I didnt proof read everything I sent it out but you say whatever you want not going to hut my feeling any I got other thing to do besides pick ob people instead of trying to help someone isnt that what this site is for to help people and pick on people and im running tw jb now but either doesnt matter to me just looking for a better rom
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Simply stunning. Man.
I did help - I reworded your question into something that people can respond to with meaningful help for you (and me):
geolemon said:
Of the Jellybean ROMs out there:
What's the most stable ROM?
What's the ROM closest to stock Google Jellybean?
What's the most built-out, tweak-able Jellybean ROM (including features not in stock Google JB), and how does it compare in stability to the most stable ROM?
How do the new Sprint/Samsung leaks compare to these?
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Note the Sprint leaks are Touchwiz - should indicate a JB OTA update coming soon if you didn't want to install one custom. The latest ROMS are pretty clean - cleaner than the ICS final release leak for the Epic 4G Touch was, so that may be forthcoming soon.
Here's the deal. I have one of the gnex's that had the bad 4g radio and couldn't stay connected to the network logger than 10 minutes. The jb update finally came and fixed. Scared to flash custom Rom in fear old problem might return. Has anyone had one the previously faulty phone and has since flashed a custom Rom with success?
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Here's the deal. I have one of the gnex's that had the bad 4g radio and couldn't stay connected to the network logger than 10 minutes. The jb update finally came and fixed. Scared to flash custom Rom in fear old problem might return. Has anyone had one the previously faulty phone and has since flashed a custom Rom with success?
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You have nothing to lose but some time if you flash something and don't like it. If the update fixed your problem, almost all custom roms will be using an android version at least equal to what you are running now (most probably newer). You can make a nandroid to restore if you find you have problems with whatever rom you flash. If you don't want to do that, you can always use the factory images posted by google and restore your phone back to the version you are using now. Updated radios probably helped more than anything in a kernel or /system (which is all most custom roms contain - I don't think I've ever seen any that contain radios for the galaxy nexus).
Now running liquid smooth. 4g still strong thanks for the info.
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nlcgadgetman said:
Now running liquid smooth. 4g still strong thanks for the info.
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Just enjoy your freedom
Which Android Version / Samsung Version Do You Run And Why?
I decided to try to make this to help prevent that "What ROM is best for me question" and try to save the mods some time so they can do more important things than close those threads.
So my question to you is, which android version do you run? 4.0.4? 4.1.2? 4.2.1? 4.2.2?
Stock Samsung, Stock AOSP? (AOKP, CM, Pacman, Paranoid Android) or MIUI (or any non stock android AOSP ROMs.)
If using Samsung stock or stock based ROMs, which do you prefer? The LJ7 update? MA6? MB1? Or the leaked MC3 update?
Be sure to post why you use this, and which ROM if you want. Be sure not to offend anyone. Maybe this can help people use a different version, try something new, or just to help people find out what they would like to run!
Let it begin!
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To start off, I run stock 4.1.2 (because I love jellybean!) Rooted on MB1. I am still on MB1 because I prefer official updates over leaks. (no offense to sextape, his leaks are awesome!)
I love cm10 4.1.2 but I stay on stock because it is the most stable and I need my phone to work.
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Stock rooted 4.1.1 (LJ7) but with the MC3 modem. I know 4.1.2 is out (MB1) but i like my setup the way it is and not really in the mood to have to redo all my lil hicks here and there for a minuscule upgrade to 4.1.2.
Stock is always best in my experience, best battery life in my opinion, great performance, i like TWiz features, plus whatever "bloatware" i don't like i can always disable or remove. Ran a few CM's and AOKP's in the past and came away so disappointed (though very grateful for the awesome development).
(Guess i could always nandroid, TiBackup as well just in case, flash back stock recovery, and accept the dang OTA nag-ware, but i'm that lazy, plus if it isn't broken, don't fix).
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Stock rooted 4.1.1 (LJ7) but with the MC3 modem. I know 4.1.2 is out (MB1) but i like my setup the way it is and not really in the mood to have to redo all my lil hicks here and there for a minuscule upgrade to 4.1.2.
Stock is always best in my experience, best battery life in my opinion, great performance, i like TWiz features, plus whatever "bloatware" i don't like i can always disable or remove. Ran a few CM's and AOKP's in the past and came away so disappointed (though very grateful for the awesome development).
(Guess i could always nandroid, TiBackup as well just in case, flash back stock recovery, and accept the dang OTA nag-ware, but i'm that lazy, plus if it isn't broken, don't fix).
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If you'd like I can give you a file to flash in recovery to get rid of the nag, or just tell you what to edit in the build.prop... pm if interested
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TouchWiz based MB1 4.1.2 aka my own rom with mc3 firmware.
I too find stock based roms to be the most stable. Too much I'd have to give up with aosp.
freeza said:
TouchWiz based MB1 4.1.2 aka my own rom with mc3 firmware.
I too find stock based roms to be the most stable. Too much I'd have to give up with aosp.
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Agreed.
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4.1.1 tw, really like the features
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alaman68 said:
4.1.1 tw, really like the features
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Are you gonna update to 4.1.2/ MC3 official?
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Whiplashh said:
Are you gonna update to 4.1.2/ MC3 official?
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MC3 official????
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MC3 official????
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He probably meant to type unofficial but it got autocorrected
CNexus said:
He probably meant to type unofficial but it got autocorrected
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Lol good One! Thanks for getting me on the right track Cnexus
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Lol good One! Thanks for getting me on the right track Cnexus
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Not sure if sarcasm, or sarcasm
flastnoles11 said:
If you'd like I can give you a file to flash in recovery to get rid of the nag, or just tell you what to edit in the build.prop... pm if interested
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After posting that, I found a (manual) way to do away with the OTA nag. Renaming a cert file in /etc and deleting the OTA file itself in /cache.
Thanks, anyway.
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Are you gonna update to 4.1.2/ MC3 official?
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I will update to 4.1.2 when it is official and TPR is updated. I'm in no hurry anymore, the devs and RC's on this device are really amazing so I am perfectly satisfied with my device as is.
Odexed Blue SJ7 with SJ7 firmware.
That combination has worked well for me.
It's not as snappy as 4.2.2 aosp/aokp due to bloat, but those roms just can't figure out how make BT hands-free dialing to work. And while S-Voice had quirks, at least it always worked.
stock Android 4.1.2 Samsung mc3
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4.2.2 cm10.1
i only ever go back to TW to update prl and maybe play around with whichever TW rom i decided to use, but i have yet to find one that feels as good or looks as good as AOSP does to me
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4.2.2 cm10.1
i only ever go back to TW to update prl and maybe play around with whichever TW rom i decided to use, but i have yet to find one that feels as good or looks as good as AOSP does to me
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What controls (most) of the look is the launcher. If you just want an AOSP-type look but TW features you can install Nova or Holo launcher
splashattack said:
4.2.2 cm10.1
i only ever go back to TW to update prl and maybe play around with whichever TW rom i decided to use, but i have yet to find one that feels as good or looks as good as AOSP does to me
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Agreed, but I am still on CM10 LOL!
10.1 is too buggy for me, as I listen to A LOT of music, and I hear that is an issue there.
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Evo 4G: Cm7
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Evo Shift: Dead
Blackberry Curve: Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie Official.
Full stock unmodified MC3 when not testing something for the Team. otherwise only root and TWRP added on XXX Build.
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