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This is not about how or anything like that. I've flashed my fair share of ROMs for the captivate and my GS2. But after about a year of flashing ROMs and everything it just seems to take a toll on the phones battery life and performance. I just bought a Gnex and it will be coming in probably in a few days but whats your views on this? This is without overclocking, I've never seen a reason for that to be honest. Does this seem to happen with your phones also?
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This is not about how or anything like that. I've flashed my fair share of ROMs for the captivate and my GS2. But after about a year of flashing ROMs and everything it just seems to take a toll on the phones battery life and performance. I just bought a Gnex and it will be coming in probably in a few days but whats your views on this? This is without overclocking, I've never seen a reason for that to be honest. Does this seem to happen with your phones also?
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Not if you super wipe every once in a while. I personally don't have to much trouble unless I dirty flash too much, which I do pretty often
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This is not about how or anything like that. I've flashed my fair share of ROMs for the captivate and my GS2. But after about a year of flashing ROMs and everything it just seems to take a toll on the phones battery life and performance. I just bought a Gnex and it will be coming in probably in a few days but whats your views on this? This is without overclocking, I've never seen a reason for that to be honest. Does this seem to happen with your phones also?
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I have flashed ROMS across 3 different devices, for over 2 years, and I can say 100% that the opposite has never been true in my case. The main reason I run custom ROMS is to get BETTER battery life and performance. But like everything else, all ROMS are not created equal. And some are terrible.
jamezz23 said:
This is not about how or anything like that. I've flashed my fair share of ROMs for the captivate and my GS2. But after about a year of flashing ROMs and everything it just seems to take a toll on the phones battery life and performance.
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Maybe your battery is just getting worn, that's what time does. As for performance decrease, that's probably more of an effect of getting used to it. Here's my example, my trans am is fast but if I daily drive it it loses some of the excitement, then I go back to driving my truck, get used to that and my ta seems faster again. Nothing ever changed, it just becomes so normal you no longer experience the "wow" factor.
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Serious answer: if you're happy with stock rom then stick with it else go get custom roms, kernels, mods, etc
Happy flashing .. umm, wait .. whatever that makes you happy ofcourse ..
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This is not about how or anything like that. I've flashed my fair share of ROMs for the captivate and my GS2. But after about a year of flashing ROMs and everything it just seems to take a toll on the phones battery life and performance. I just bought a Gnex and it will be coming in probably in a few days but whats your views on this? This is without overclocking, I've never seen a reason for that to be honest. Does this seem to happen with your phones also?
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A nexus custom ROM is different than any other model custom ROM because all code is available to build. So they are higher quality and don't have those problems
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A nexus custom ROM is different than any other model custom ROM because all code is available to build. So they are higher quality and don't have those problems
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This is whats I cant wait for, never liked my GS2 after it upgraded to ICS then a jellybean port. Just never performed the way it should have
I've had my GN for a few months and stuck with the stock ROM for about a week before I finally gave in to the temptation to flash a custom ROM/kernel. As others have said it really depends on the ROM/kernel you're flashing and how well it's made. Some will give better battery life while others may end up force closing and rebooting randomly or having wifi issues. I haven't noticed any drop in battery life or performance over the months, in fact it's gotten significantly smoother with JB (running AOKP JB Build 1). I don't think I could go back to stock! xD
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I don't think I could go back to stock! xD
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I know I cant!
As much as I like speed, battery life is the most impottant thing to me. I would loose 20% or more battery with data shut off when i was at work for a 8 hour shift and thats just sitting there
Have a dumb question in which I am sure a lot of threads have been created about it but I cant seem to find one thread that at least displays what works on our T-Mobile variant SGS3.
What I want to know is what themes work, add-ons, tweaks, etc.
Themes: There are a lot to choose from with the "OMG 19 Themes" aroma install but there are a lot more themes that are located in the other SGS3 variant forums. I've managed to get one of the International version "Glass Theme" to work with a few adjustments. Basically it would be nice to see if there was a thread on here to show what themes work and what does not.
Add-ons:Multi-Window, Ink Effect (Multiple Colors), Pop-up Broweser, Volume Rocker Skip track, Back-To-Kill, Multi-Dpi TouchWiz apps, TouchWiz launcher features, etc...
A lot of these add-ons can be found in some of the TWRoms available but wouldnt it be nice to have a thread that gives us the freedom to have these be installed on any TWRoms?
Dumb thread I am sure but I am bored at work so....
Personally I like aosp roms such as cyanogemmod 10.1 over the touchwiz stuff, i just can't stand using the default stock sg3 rom, it's just annoying in a lot of ways. if you were to switch over to aosp i would give you suggestions on tweaks etc, i get blazing fast speeds of data at 8mb/s i get like amazing battery life, my battery usually lasts 2 days no charge before reaching 14% so I don't think touchwiz has all those features but hey I could give you one kernel that i recomend for you that also works on touchwiz, It's the kt747 kernel.
Here is link for that amazing powerful and battery saving kernel. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871946
make sure you download either touchwiz version or aosp kernel version because flashing aosp kt747 kernel on touchwiz rom will put u in a bootloop.
good luck
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Personally I like aosp roms such as cyanogemmod 10.1 over the touchwiz stuff, i just can't stand using the default stock sg3 rom, it's just annoying in a lot of ways. if you were to switch over to aosp i would give you suggestions on tweaks etc, i get blazing fast speeds of data at 8mb/s i get like amazing battery life, my battery usually lasts 2 days no charge before reaching 14% so I don't think touchwiz has all those features but hey I could give you one kernel that i recomend for you that also works on touchwiz, It's the kt747 kernel.
Here is link for that amazing powerful and battery saving kernel. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871946
make sure you download either touchwiz version or aosp kernel version because flashing aosp kt747 kernel on touchwiz rom will put u in a bootloop.
good luck
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If you have any other AOSP (particularly cm10.1) tweaks mods or addons you would suggest I would love to hear what you are using....
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Rawdaddy,
One good app i can suggest you find on the play store is the air push detector because that app will save you from malware bastards who make bad software that pushes spam notifications to your phone that drain your battery. air Push detector is like your antivirus or firewall or the malwarebytes of the phone world. it will knwo all malicious apps after it scans them.
i also use the room toolbox lite which allows you to get tweaks mods etc and even edit buildprops but i'd be careful when editing build props or using roomtoolbox make sure you backup your current rom so if u mess up any settings then you can always go back. One of the most important things I can suggest when it comes to watching downloaded movies on your big gs3 screen phone is to use BS PLAYER, u can get it from the android app store.
I've tested every movie player out there and the only one that is perfect and can run every video well without errors is the bsplayer, if u notice mobo player u might not hear sound but see video and mxplayer vice fersa yet bsplayer can play all hd 720p movies very well. I'm an online movie downloader from scene sites.
another suggestion i recomend is to stay away from MIUI roms and also Jovy's roms such as his xperia, it usually takes Jovy about 5 release updates to get things right, i've tried his roms and data doesn't work right and after im done talking to a person the proximity sensor gets screen stuck on black.
MIUI is just complete junk, i'm a crack flasher flashaholic and I know definately that stuff need serious work for people to even consider seriously, they want to imitate the ios look but the whole things is unstable and battery life sucks.
Use Liquidsmooth Rom if you want super stabiltity.
I'm enjoying the cm10.1 and facebook is working on it just fine.
I also dont' recomend installing themes on any cm10 build, battery life will die.
For battery tips I would recomend you clear battery stats before flashing a new rom and drain your battery all the way, let it fully die then plug it in without unpluging at all until it finishes charging and you should notice great improvement.
Also don't keep battery plugged in yor charger overnight after it's fully charged because i heard that puts excess electricity in your battery and phone causing issues and your battery life won't be prolonged.
Well to be honest ive pretty much tried every rom that there is available for us to use. Ive even tried AT&T roms. From stock ics touchwiz to jb touchwiz. Ive tried most if not all aosp roms aokp roms cm roms paranoid roms pacman roms and I'm still not able to stick with one rom.
Most if not all Aosp based roms suffer from screen flickering and the wake up black screen of death. Some roms have features I like while the others have better visual settings.
I recently just went back to TW roms. Thata why I want to know what I can do to improve my experience with these roms.
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Root your phone and look in the international sgs3 themes and apps thread...lots of goodies
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krackerjac said:
Root your phone and look in the international sgs3 themes and apps thread...lots of goodies
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Well thanks for the input but you obviously did not read any of the posts or my OP.
Sorry I do not know how to read...
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Sorry I do not know how to read...
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Really?? Like really?? Then how did you respond lol
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Guess ill try euroskanks latest 10.1 Rom. Probably going to feel the same as the 10.0 shall see!
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Tried all the 4.2 ROMs that are available. Best one I tried is Kaspers release, bugs of course but usable.
Still looking for the best TW ROM with plenty of mods and features.
One day...
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another suggestion i recomend is to stay away from MIUI roms and also Jovy's roms such as his xperia, it usually takes Jovy about 5 release updates to get things right, i've tried his roms and data doesn't work right and after im done talking to a person the proximity sensor gets screen stuck on black.
MIUI is just complete junk, i'm a crack flasher flashaholic and I know definately that stuff need serious work for people to even consider seriously, they want to imitate the ios look but the whole things is unstable and battery life sucks. 0 build, battery life will die.
For battery tips I would recomend you clear battery stats before flashing a new rom and drain your battery all the way, let it fully die then plug it in without unpluging at all until it finishes charging and you should notice great improvement.
Also don't keep battery plugged in yor charger overnight after it's fully charged because i heard that puts excess electricity in your battery and phone causing issues and your battery life won't be prolonged.
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Umm. There is some questionable advice in this post. Clearing battery stats? Not sure the poster understands what that does based on his other misinformation. You can leave the phone on the charger overnight without any issues. The phone recognizes the full charge and allows it to run down a bit before charging again. In the morning when you pull it off the charger it may appear to discharge fast but that is because it was not a full charge. That is not an issue. Running the battery dry is also bad info. It can damage the cells in the battery. Don't trust me. Do a little research and see if you come to a different conclusion.
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OsmanMusa said:
another suggestion i recomend is to stay away from MIUI roms and also Jovy's roms such as his xperia, it usually takes Jovy about 5 release updates to get things right, i've tried his roms and data doesn't work right and after im done talking to a person the proximity sensor gets screen stuck on black.
MIUI is just complete junk, i'm a crack flasher flashaholic and I know definately that stuff need serious work for people to even consider seriously, they want to imitate the ios look but the whole things is unstable and battery life sucks. 0 build, battery life will die.
For battery tips I would recomend you clear battery stats before flashing a new rom and drain your battery all the way, let it fully die then plug it in without unpluging at all until it finishes charging and you should notice great improvement.
Also don't keep battery plugged in yor charger overnight after it's fully charged because i heard that puts excess electricity in your battery and phone causing issues and your battery life won't be prolonged.
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Umm. There is some questionable advice in this post. Clearing battery stats? Not sure the poster understands what that does based on his other misinformation. You can leave the phone on the charger overnight without any issues. The phone recognizes the full charge and allows it to run down a bit before charging again. In the morning when you pull it off the charger it may appear to discharge fast but that is because it was not a full charge. That is not an issue. Running the battery dry is also bad info. It can damage the cells in the battery. Don't trust me. Do a little research and see if you come to a different conclusion.
Ps. Bad mouthing devs is not a good idea Osman.
Ugh I am fed up with 4.2 at the moment (Data Speeds hang sometimes). Going to try another TW Rom. AeonFluxxV5 seems legit. Any one with any themes they would like to share???
Hello hello!
So, I've had my evo for ages, (ages in modern tech terms of phones evolving, not an actually long time by human means) and, long story short, got a new phone, don't have the new phone, back on the evo.
I have the twin turbo GTR ROM and the battery life on my phone sucked. It wasn't the ROM, just letting you know that's what I have if it matters for this question!
So, I decided upon getting an extended battery. (I think 3500 or 4500 mAh, I can check when I get home, the case is fairly stuck on right now) and....I can't figure this thing out. The guide said that the phone will charge to 1,500, say 100%, but not truly be full, so you will need to leave it plugged in.....So I did, and upon unplugging it.....dropped, 99, 98, 97, all within about 10 minutes (normal for the evo, not for this new battery I would assume).
So, how do I make this work? What's the trick? I assume I can actually change the battery....settings(?) in the phone. I remember while in recovery seeing something about resetting the battery settings, and I vaguely remember something about DO NOT TOUCH THAT EVER UNLESS YOU KNOW WHY. Would now be a good time?
TL;DR; New extended battery, tips to get the most use of it? Also, since I am rooted and recoveried, what tricks can I do to make it properly read the new battery and it's larger mAh size.
****If you have a good ROM that you must recommend, or kernal, I am okay with that. I have no love for anything on my phone currently, kernel. rom, recovery, I'll replace it if you guys have good suggestions.
Thank you very much in advance!
First off, you want an SBC kernel on your ROM. Mason G if you have gingerbread, which you do, or Mason I if you're on ICS. Mazwoz's if you choose JB. Flash the appropriate kernel, charge the battery. Leave it on the charger for an extra hour for the hell of it and use it normally and let it drain fully. Recharge to full and it should calibrate. If not, there are plenty of battery calibration apps in the market.
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Awesome thank you! Also, if you or anyone knows, when i was using my evo last, they just started getting ics on it. I remember 4g was broken, and it seems now with the ics and JB roms, it's the same story. Are they planning on finding fix, or is it known that 4g will mst likely only work on GB? Either way I'll reflash my stuff, make sure I have the right stuff, charge, drain, and see how that goes. I would love to use JB simply to see if project butter helps my phone. The only phones I've used it on are at least 2-6x more powerful than my evo, so I can't tell how much project butter is helping, versus the few extra Ghz and cores.
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4G and FFC will likely never work. This device has been losing life at a steady rate. As far as JB, there are some good choices. With the proper set up and tweaking, it can become a daily. Well supported JB ROMs are evervolv, Mazwoz's JB, black bean AOKP, Baked AOKP, RemICS JB, and a couple others. All worth a try.
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4G and FFC will likely never work. This device has been losing life at a steady rate. As far as JB, there are some good choices. With the proper set up and tweaking, it can become a daily. Well supported JB ROMs are evervolv, Mazwoz's JB, black bean AOKP, Baked AOKP, RemICS JB, and a couple others. All worth a try.
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Yeahhhh. That's why I switched to my S2 but long story short, here I am again with my Evo.
Have you used the JB ROMs? Does the project butter make it better than a GB ROM that is tweaked for speed?
I think tomorrow at work I may spend the day trying new ROMs so I may just see for myself, but input would be appreciated! Also, thank you for all the help so far
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Yeahhhh. That's why I switched to my S2 but long story short, here I am again with my Evo.
Have you used the JB ROMs? Does the project butter make it better than a GB ROM that is tweaked for speed?
I think tomorrow at work I may spend the day trying new ROMs so I may just see for myself, but input would be appreciated! Also, thank you for all the help so far
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I've tried most all JB ROMs. I even developed one. They run well but still not as well as original gingerbread. The 2.3.5 kind. Not the CM7 kind. Never really liked it. Personal opinion though. If you want a perfect Gingerbread ROM, check of Decks ReLoaded or some of MBQsniper's work. As for jellybean, try the ones I listed. You'll find something you like, guaranteed.
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I have used all the jb ROMs out there. They are usable if you over look the small things. No FFC, GPS, a few glitches in video. Miui is not good yet. But most all builds before 4.2 are very good and 4.2 will be there before long.
If you want a good sense with all bells and whistles sense 3.5 works. Only glitch is htcfacebook.apk but FFC GPS BT everything works. On 3500 battery 1 get 24 hr heavy use 12 hrs streaming videos. Normal use 4 days and minimal use up to 8 days. Same goes for the sense 1.0 ROMs. For me I have not had much luck with 3.0 sense.
I have flashed almost everything out over the past 2 years I have had an evo.
As far as special tricks for extended battery there recall are none. Just plug it in and use it.
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I have seen a few people ask this question- (will project butter help my phone?) Well project butter isn't actually a thing, it isn't an app or a system, its more of an idea. And the idea is to make the system run as smooth as butter. You can't dig through your system and find Google.projectbutter.apk lol. It is optimizations and implications for ease of use within the new phones coming out, and likely what they implement won't help on our evos because of our aging out of date hardware.
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I have seen a few people ask this question- (will project butter help my phone?) Well project butter isn't actually a thing, it isn't an app or a system, its more of an idea. And the idea is to make the system run as smooth as butter. You can't dig through your system and find Google.projectbutter.apk lol. It is optimizations and implications for ease of use within the new phones coming out, and likely what they implement won't help on our evos because of our aging out of date hardware.
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Are you sure? I know it isn't one thing, but I very clearly remember reading that google did some sneaky tricks to get things running more smoothly, but I felt like it had to do with just basically making the hardware work more effeciently than it currently was.
"How is all of this done you might ask, well Google have used a variety of methods to accomplish it, ranging from something called “vsync timing” (which is making sure there's a consistent frame rate across all screen drawings and animations) and triple buffering, which helps the over frame rates appear a lot better. There's also a nifty system that tries to predict where you’ll go next on your device and help you get there quicker; awesome. Project Butter allows smartphones to take a bit more power from their processors and allows you to step down on accelerate right when it’s needed. "
I read stuff basically like that. I suppose the more correct question would be, will putting a jelly bean OS on my phone make it run smoother than my current GB ROM. I usually understand that the newer ROMs on older phones tend to mean more lag and whatnot, but if the project butter tweaks make it run BETTER than the older ROMs, I may want to use it.
However, I am getting my S2 back tomorrow! That will have JB on it once it's back in my hands, and that thing was silky smooth with ICS so I'm not worried.
As a general question though, have people noticed differences from ICS to JB for speed, responsiveness, and smoothness?
Hi,
I'm new to flashing my samsung captivate glide and I have tried CM10.1 (4.2.1 android) by dman. I like it and all but at this point I would like to know if there is a ROM out there that could be considered the "best"... in the sense that I don't care what version of android it is but it has to be better than the stock 2.3.6 android that i had stock with my rogers phone. Preferably it should be lighter and faster and uses less battery if possible. Without all the bloatware that rogers installs and it can be any version of android between 2.3.6 and 4.2.1... oh and all functions should work flawlessly (including keyboard lights and bluetooth) Is there a ROM like that here? if so, which one is it?
Thanks
Sounds like u need to go back to 2.3.6 and get a rom from that version for right now.. or root and wipe all bloat urself
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Hi,
I'm new to flashing my samsung captivate glide and I have tried CM10.1 (4.2.1 android) by dman. I like it and all but at this point I would like to know if there is a ROM out there that could be considered the "best"... in the sense that I don't care what version of android it is but it has to be better than the stock 2.3.6 android that i had stock with my rogers phone. Preferably it should be lighter and faster and uses less battery if possible. Without all the bloatware that rogers installs and it can be any version of android between 2.3.6 and 4.2.1... oh and all functions should work flawlessly (including keyboard lights and bluetooth) Is there a ROM like that here? if so, which one is it?
Thanks
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for what you are wanting stick with either stock ics or litetrom ics
I find nothing beats the battery life of osimood 2.3.5. I've also tried Stock ics with bloat removed and lite kernel. It was super fast but battery life was significantly shorter than osimood. I've also tried a few jellybean roms that had battery life similar to ics.
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Thanks for you reply guys, I might try the "osimood 2.3.5"
Since I have a Rogers captivate glide and not the AT&T one, and I know Rogers hasn't officially come out with ICS yet, I imagine I will have to use an ICS rom from AT&T if I want to try it. Is the battery life that bad with ICS? Is the official Samsung ICS release rom 100% working? or does it have keyboard light problems like others do? Does bluetooth work?
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Thanks for you reply guys, I might try the "osimood 2.3.5"
Since I have a Rogers captivate glide and not the AT&T one, and I know Rogers hasn't officially come out with ICS yet, I imagine I will have to use an ICS rom from AT&T if I want to try it. Is the battery like that bad with ICS? Is the official Samsung ICS release rom 100% working? or does it have keyboard light problems like others do? Does bluetooth work?
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On osimood I feel like I can get 3 days out of a fully charged battery no problem. I don't think I could get 3 days out of ICS. The keyboard backlight has been fixed in ICS and the JB roms. The samsung ICS roms seem 100%, but I don't use bluetooth so I couldn't tell you.
I like dman's 4.1, personally. Currently I'm using thegreatergood's 4.2, but I'm not crazy about a couple things that google has done. For example the lockscreen widgets sound really cool, but recently (living in Canada) I've been obsessed with how cold its been, and having to swipe to get the weather on my lockscreen is kind of annoying.
The important thing to remember here is that there is no best for everyone. Take like a week or two, try the available roms for a couple days each and then settle on something.
To combat your (potential) battery woes, pick up an extended battery. I got one off of ebay for like ten bucks, and so far (1 month in) its been great. I never have to worry about charging during the day anymore. And that's with an hour and a half bus commute (each way) with copious google readering and web browsing and pretty heavy usage besides that. Yeah, it fattens up the phone, but 99% of the time, I don't even notice.
sooo many roms to try!
Thanks for the info.
Can someone give me a link to the 100% working ICS rom (is it dman's 4.1 rom??) or the forum page where the link is? I'm never sure if the rom I'm seeing is the right one or not, there are so many roms here, and variation of roms (like literoms and such)
I would like to try the 100% working ICS rom first
Thanks
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Tyfighter said:
I like dman's 4.1, personally. Currently I'm using thegreatergood's 4.2, but I'm not crazy about a couple things that google has done. For example the lockscreen widgets sound really cool, but recently (living in Canada) I've been obsessed with how cold its been, and having to swipe to get the weather on my lockscreen is kind of annoying.
The important thing to remember here is that there is no best for everyone. Take like a week or two, try the available roms for a couple days each and then settle on something.
To combat your (potential) battery woes, pick up an extended battery. I got one off of ebay for like ten bucks, and so far (1 month in) its been great. I never have to worry about charging during the day anymore. And that's with an hour and a half bus commute (each way) with copious google readering and web browsing and pretty heavy usage besides that. Yeah, it fattens up the phone, but 99% of the time, I don't even notice.
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When it comes to the extended batteries, I had already started shopping on ebay but since they are many chinese brands which I don't know, I was checking out the mugen extended one. I know it's much more expensive but I really like the back cover that comes with it because it has the kickstand integrated to it, which all smarphones should have now IMO. Does anyone know of a chinese ebay brand that has the kickstand on the back cover for the extended battery? I haven't found one yet that does except for the Mugen one. I have been burned in the past many times with cheap batteries from china so i'm a little hesitant to put a cheap p.o.s. battery in my cappy and maybe kill it. Are there any horror stories when it comes to these cheap extended batteries?
bloatware...
phatryan69 said:
Sounds like u need to go back to 2.3.6 and get a rom from that version for right now.. or root and wipe all bloat urself
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When you say "root and wipe all bloat urself" do you mean manually start deleting folders in the root of the phone ? or are there apps out there that scan you phone and find bloatware and help you delete it?
Thanks
Thanks to all
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to say that I have tried many roms as of late (CM 10.1 - 4.2.1 beta 3, the official ICS 4.0.4 release rooted by Dman, and the Osimood 2.3.5). Here are my impressions to help any other people that were like me and didn't know what too choose:
- CM 10.1 (4.2.1 beta 3) ROM is good but buggy and missing bluetooth and keyboard backlite (directly from rom withtout fixing seperately). If you are going to use this rom, might as well try vanilla rootbox.
- Official ICS 4.0.4 ROM rooted by dman is good too, not buggy, but looks and feels a lot like the original gingerbread 2.3.6 that I had in my rogers phone, so what's the point...
- Osimood 2.3.5 ROM is very good if you want to stick with the old gingerbread look, and with added options and apps that you won't find in stock roms.
I finally installed a rom that is the best, in my opinion. The Vanilla RootBox - JB - Android 4.2.1. I've only had it for 24 hours so far, but I've been playing around with it a lot since then and I have to say "well done" to everyone involved in making this rom. Bluetooth is working except for one bug which doesn't affect my personal use of bluetooth, physical keyboard and backlights are working well, Many additional options are included but the rom is small and unbloated. Its very fast and you can even do updates of the rom and gapps directly on the phone, which I find very good. I haven't found any major bugs at all so far, but from my use of my phone, this rom is great and I highly suggest everyone tries it.
I know a lot of devs work hard on their roms and I'm not saying the others are bad roms, They all have their good and bad sides. But for me, vanilla rootbox JB 4.2.1 is the best so far!
Thanks again to everyone that responded to this post and gave me great rom suggestions. This helped me out a lot. :highfive:
Is the Best rom veery faster
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Well, from what I have tested so far, it seems to be the fastest... and if you are rooted, there are overclocking options directly in the system options.
What's said about CM 10.1 from October is not correct now in February 2013.
I flashed(heimdall'd) just the following from thegreatergood's "Stock Firmware" link:
111604076 /external_sd/sam_i927/UCALJ3_i927/hidden.img
12583168 /external_sd/sam_i927/UCALJ3_i927/modem.bin
...then from CWM recovery flashed a zip on sdcard for CM, or AOKP, or Liquid, or RootBox. Liquid has the smallest bytes of /system (factoryfs.img).
...I think there are half a dozen alt modem.bin's with LiteROM. Didn't try flashing any separately.
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3543040 /external_sd/sam_i927/AOKP/boot.img
233515401 /external_sd/sam_i927/AOKP/system.zip
3543040 /external_sd/sam_i927/CM/boot.img
249946522 /external_sd/sam_i927/CM/system.zip
3543040 /external_sd/sam_i927/Liquid/boot.img
153760559 /external_sd/sam_i927/Liquid/system.zip
3543040 /external_sd/sam_i927/RootBox/boot.img
243102706 /external_sd/sam_i927/RootBox/system.zip
4826 /external_sd/sam_i927/VanillaRootBox/system.zip
bombermanCC said:
When you say "root and wipe all bloat urself" do you mean manually start deleting folders in the root of the phone ? or are there apps out there that scan you phone and find bloatware and help you delete it?
Thanks
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If you have root use Titanium Backup it will allow you to remove system apps and all the bloat that comes pre-installed.
Hello, this is my first post but I have read this site for many years. If this post goes in a different section please move it, Im sorry. So a little backround first. My phone is currently running 4.2.1 with the JellyBam Rom. I rooted my phone basically the very first day I got it and the battery has been terrible. I get about 12 hours if I am lucky and thats with only an hour or an hour and a half of screen time. I have done all the basic tricks with screen brightness and sync is off and still no improvement. I have been on numerous roms and it has always been bad. So I have been reading that the kernel can affect battery life but to be honest this whole kernel thing confuses me. All i know is that I can not be on a JB kernel because i am on 4.2.1.
This is what my phone says now:
Android Version : 4.2.1
Baseband: S710.10 S.FI27
Kernel Version [email protected]#7
JellyBam Version jellybam-4.2.1_d710_v5.3.0-STABLE_20130207
Build Number d710-userdebug 4.2.1 JOP40D
eng.ken.20130207.010412 test-
I also have CWM recovery if this means anything regarding kernels. and would like to stay with it if I can
So my question is if I want to try a different kenel which should i try? And do you think it would help with battery? And how do I change it, is there a good video showing the steps? Is it flashed like a ROM?
Please help THANK YOU!!!!
Welcome, without JB kernel source yet we have to use what our devs made to work. The simple answer is that the kernel you have is your only option at the moment.
I have never tried that rom but battery life on AOSP roms is less than normal. Its a trade off of having the latest and greatest.
someguyatx said:
Welcome, without JB kernel source yet we have to use what our devs made to work. The simple answer is that the kernel you have is your only option at the moment.
I have never tried that rom but battery life on AOSP roms is less than normal. Its a trade off of having the latest and greatest.
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Ok so flashing another GB or ICS kernel will not do anything really? Does my battery life sound about normal then for running 4.2.1? Like i said I get 12 hours if im lucky....with just moderate use im looking at 8-10 hours.
jbarresi19 said:
Ok so flashing another GB or ICS kernel will not do anything really? Does my battery life sound about normal then for running 4.2.1? Like i said I get 12 hours if im lucky....with just moderate use im looking at 8-10 hours.
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That's about normal for any phone with a removable battery... Buy another one and an external charger and take advantage of the fact that you have a removable battery, if you carry a fully charged backup you're good for the day no matter what, even with heavy use... I don't know why nobody else does this. I used to have three for my Shift. I wanna know what phone you guys are coming from that that is bad battery life, especially with a screen this big... I swear about a quarter of the posts on this forum are about battery life, it's kinda ridiculous.
jbarresi19 said:
Ok so flashing another GB or ICS kernel will not do anything really? Does my battery life sound about normal then for running 4.2.1? Like i said I get 12 hours if im lucky....with just moderate use im looking at 8-10 hours.
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Wont work with a GB or ICS kernel. Yeah that battery life sounds about right, price you pay for the latest and greatest. As mentioned grab an external charger and spare batteries. I keep a spare with me and just swap and go worry free. I got some EzoPower brand batteries on Amazon a few weeks ago and so far so good. Paid under $15 for 3 batteries and charger.
Several weeks ago I switched to GA10 and my battery life is great. That is another option if you have not tried it yet its not bad.
someguyatx said:
Wont work with a GB or ICS kernel. Yeah that battery life sounds about right, price you pay for the latest and greatest. As mentioned grab an external charger and spare batteries. I keep a spare with me and just swap and go worry free. I got some EzoPower brand batteries on Amazon a few weeks ago and so far so good. Paid under $15 for 3 batteries and charger.
Several weeks ago I switched to GA10 and my battery life is great. That is another option if you have not tried it yet its not bad.
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Thanks for the reply....I have 2 questions...first i have a battery for the origanl galaxy S and it fits the S2 do you think it would be an issue using it in the S2? And what is GA10 is that a jelly bean kernel? Where do i get it? My rom istrustions state I can not use a jelly bean kernel thats why i ask.
jbarresi19 said:
Thanks for the reply....I have 2 questions...first i have a battery for the origanl galaxy S and it fits the S2 do you think it would be an issue using it in the S2? And what is GA10 is that a jelly bean kernel? Where do i get it? My rom istrustions state I can not use a jelly bean kernel thats why i ask.
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It's the latest Touchwiz JB leak, there are several ROMs out there using it
bilgerryan said:
It's the latest Touchwiz JB leak, there are several ROMs out there using it
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Ok so i guess for right now if I stick with JellyBam Rom I can not use it. It states specifically not to use a JB kernel. Does anyone know if using a battery from the original galaxy in the S2 is ok? it does fit.
PS. I have been messing around with underclocking and voltage and I have seen some great improvements in battery. I clocked the CPU down to MAX 800 and MIN 200 for during the day and from 3am-8am I brought it down even more to MAX 500 MIN 200 and as of right now i have 41% battery left and i have 13 hours and 44 minutes with a screen time of 1 hour.
Can underclocking it that much hurt the CPU/phone?
Part of your problem is the build your on, 4.2.1 is an unofficial build, so you're dealing with a buggy system, if your battery is old and worn your going to have all kinds of issues.
The original S battery has less miliamps than the epic touch battery, 1600 mha vs 1800 mha, it's like using a partially charged battery. You need a new battery.
Under clocking and voltage is the wrong way to go, if you need to run at those numbers you may as well just get a flip phone because that's how retarded your epic will be trying to run it this way.
I suggest a new battery and some stock/rooted Jb. I'm on stock/rooted Ga10, no mods no tweaks and regularly get 16 to 20+ hrs in between chargings . And everything works.
Pp.:beer::thumbup:
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.
Ga10. Jb style.
Pp.
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.
PanchoPlanet said:
Part of your problem is the build your on, 4.2.1 is an unofficial build, so you're dealing with a buggy system, if your battery is old and worn your going to have all kinds of issues.
The original S battery has less miliamps than the epic touch battery, 1600 mha vs 1800 mha, it's like using a partially charged battery. You need a new battery.
Under clocking and voltage is the wrong way to go, if you need to run at those numbers you may as well just get a flip phone because that's how retarded your epic will be trying to run it this way.
I suggest a new battery and some stock/rooted Jb. I'm on stock/rooted Ga10, no mods no tweaks and regularly get 16 to 20+ hrs in between chargings . And everything works.
Pp.:beer::thumbup:
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.
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I have to say running my epic at max 800 CPU I see no real noticeable difference in performance. almost none at all.
Can you please tell me how I would go about getting on stock rooted JB with GA10. Is there a post I can read or can u explain? and remember I am a noob.
jbarresi19 said:
I have to say running my epic at max 800 CPU I see no real noticeable difference in performance. almost none at all.
Can you please tell me how I would go about getting on stock rooted JB with GA10. Is there a post I can read or can u explain? and remember I am a noob.
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Any of the touch wiz jelly bean threads in android development. Posting rules are more strict in development threads, be aware.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app
The one click GA10 thread is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36801656
Make sure you backup your sd card internal and external storage before flashing.
Someguyatx has the link you need its simple to use, make copies of your internal/external sd's on you're pc and use the "rooted restore" option. Do not use "keep your data" option, you could have a problem migrate to the new Rom by keeping your data. Its better if you start fresh from scratch.
Pp.
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.
someguyatx said:
The one click GA10 thread is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36801656
Make sure you backup your sd card internal and external storage before flashing.
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Awesome thanks for the link....one question is this 4.2.1 or 4.1?
I am not going to try this right now but i know when i do i will have a few questions....im a lil confused by directions.....but when i attepmt it i will make sure to post in correct place...thanks again
jbarresi19 said:
Awesome thanks for the link....one question is this 4.2.1 or 4.1?
I am not going to try this right now but i know when i do i will have a few questions....im a lil confused by directions.....but when i attepmt it i will make sure to post in correct place...thanks again
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This is 4.1 and very stable, and there is a discussion thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36727889
Check it out before and after you One click to Ga10.
Pp.
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.
jbarresi19 said:
Awesome thanks for the link....one question is this 4.2.1 or 4.1?
I am not going to try this right now but i know when i do i will have a few questions....im a lil confused by directions.....but when i attepmt it i will make sure to post in correct place...thanks again
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Well while the ball is rolling midas well ask. Basically back up anything you don't want to lose. Have Samsung drivers installed.. Download the stock rooted 1 click he posted. Open one click. Put phone in download mode/odin mode, get com port and hit start. It puts phone in new state which is good. The other way is to download sextapes stock tar and odin 1.85 or 3.04. Flash stock by the same way but checking PDA and finding the file.
Ga10 is 4.1.2. It is a Samsung built rom. So it is 110% built for this device. I know many steer away from stock roms. I used to be that way, but ga10 is slick!. Its fast, smooth, no lag, gps reliable, data speeds (for me) kick ass. Battery life is bad a** too. I put in fresh battery in before bed last night and when I picked up phone 8 hours later it still said 100% Flash it and you will be a happy camper I guarantee it. The screenshot i have below is after hours of Tiger woods 2012, web browsing. gps ect. HEAVY use. Still has 34% I still be using this charge well into tomorrow. (extended battery). Still stock battery gets 3+ hours screen time-extended gets me 7+. Good rom. Thanks sxtp
To fix battery issue check below.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-3800mAh-...324687?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3cce12030f
http://www.amazon.com/Trexcell-Sams...657571&sr=8-1&keywords=trexcell+epic+4g+touch
+1 for Miketucky. :thumbup:
He speaks the truth.
Pp.
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.
miketucky350 said:
Well while the ball is rolling midas well ask. Basically back up anything you don't want to lose. Have Samsung drivers installed.. Download the stock rooted 1 click he posted. Open one click. Put phone in download mode/odin mode, get com port and hit start. It puts phone in new state which is good. The other way is to download sextapes stock tar and odin 1.85 or 3.04. Flash stock by the same way but checking PDA and finding the file.
Ga10 is 4.1.2. It is a Samsung built rom. So it is 110% built for this device. I know many steer away from stock roms. I used to be that way, but ga10 is slick!. Its fast, smooth, no lag, gps reliable, data speeds (for me) kick ass. Battery life is bad a** too. I put in fresh battery in before bed last night and when I picked up phone 8 hours later it still said 100% Flash it and you will be a happy camper I guarantee it. The screenshot i have below is after hours of Tiger woods 2012, web browsing. gps ect. HEAVY use. Still has 34% I still be using this charge well into tomorrow. (extended battery). Still stock battery gets 3+ hours screen time-extended gets me 7+. Good rom. Thanks sxtp
To fix battery issue check below.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-3800mAh-...324687?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3cce12030f
http://www.amazon.com/Trexcell-Sams...657571&sr=8-1&keywords=trexcell+epic+4g+touch
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You guys are the best...kicking myself for taking this long to get involved on this site. you guys/gals are very helpful....i understand your directions the pasrt that was confusing me was this:
Mac/Linux - Install 7-zip, then use it to unpack the individual ODIN components in Reference Section B (below). If Heimdall fails flashing all 3 files together, try doing them individually. Skip the remaining instructions that are windows specific (steps 3, 4, 6).
Android - Install ZArchiver, then use it to unpack the ODIN OneClick 7zip self-extractor file in this section (long press *-oc-sfx.exe, Open as archive, Odin-OC, select *-OneClick.exe, Extract). Use Mobile ODIN to Open File the resulting *-OneClick.exe file. Mobile ODIN issue - modem might not flash consistently. Skip the remaining instructions that are windows ODIN specific (steps 3, 4, 5, 6).
But i guess if i am using Windows and the One Click this does not pertain to me. Am i correct?
PS The only thing i think i will miss from 4.2.1 is the lockscreen widgets, i kinda liked how you could have a widget per page. And if i go to GA10 and say I want to go back to a custom ROM do i just flash it as normal? Will I still have CWM recovery?
One click on the pc is as simple as it gets. Linux, Mac, hiemdall none of this applies to you right now.
To go to a custom Rom you can follow a guide in development, there are several, for now it involves going back to Gb with a safe recovery.
Once you run this your not going to miss the custom roms with all the bugs they have. On this lock screen you can have up to 4 short cuts, just like having widgets without bugs.
Enjoy.
Pp.:beer:
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.