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Hello all this is my first post so don't burn me so fast ok. Well i got tired of doing YOUTUBE searches on the G2 and clicking this month in search option and still people are still making videos on Unboxing/Temp-Root. But to help some out with flashing issues or anything else I made this.So with that said I just wanted to brush up on a couple of things that are current and going on with the phone. And maybe it will help some people out. For those who already are ahead of the game I tip my hat to you Im not a pro but if I was saying anything wrong Im sure you won't wait to correct me. Hope you like. PS I have the up most respect for XDA and all developers and peoples personal opinions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfOxxntYTos
I honestly can't believe I sat and watched that. Haha. ah.
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I applaud for the time making this video however, REALLY? Information is knowledge and this video lacks information. Unprofessional and very amateur. In my opinion, this video was made just to get hits. Don't mean to burn so hard but let's at least have a script before shooting a video. Improv is not the best when you're lost for words. I would try again. It has potential. Get info, a script and a plan and you could have a very informative video on the "G2 baby"
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Here is my opinion. I understand that this site is for developers and those with some knowledge of android development. Well with the rise of android os in the marketplace there will be an increase of casual mobile phone users who wish to learn more about their phones. For those that have an intrest in rooting their device and flashing custom roms without even knowing what root is, this vid would be great. Xda app is now mainstream. So for those of u who feel superior because of your immense knowledge and hacking skills, just remember that there are those of us on this site that rely on you for our mods. Choppa will improve as he gains more knowledge on basic computing. He should be encouraged. and we need hackers with swagger. G2 all day erry day son. Yeaaaaaaah. Ya gots ta root it before ya boot it. Rooted booted and scoooted g2 baby. Yeaaaaaaaaah. More fiyaaaaaaaaaa.
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Not to be racist or anything but, are you a canadian?
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hi all!
iam getting this phone along with my friend next week.. switching from metro pcs finally and had a few questions..
1. Overall reviews from people of MAJOR Pro's/Cons with this phone?
2. Performance upgrades/mods etc that will improve significantly the function and process of the phone?
3. Any additional info tips, etc that anyone would like to share or consider important?
There are a few threads around here already that contain a lot of this stuff.
For reviews (not by XDA members however): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18392978#post18392978
mziol said:
There are a few threads around here already that contain a lot of this stuff.
For reviews (not by XDA members however): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18392978#post18392978
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i know there are tons of mods etc of stuff ppl have done ive looked on youtube as well but would like to hear some from the people on here as its more credible. as far as performance there are alot of things to look at and it is a bit overwhelming for someone thats only rooted an ascend/flashed icarus on it.. big step between that to this IMO.
hope to narrow this down
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i know there are tons of mods etc of stuff ppl have done ive looked on youtube as well but would like to hear some from the people on here as its more credible. as far as performance there are alot of things to look at and it is a bit overwhelming for someone thats only rooted an ascend/flashed icarus on it.. big step between that to this IMO.
hope to narrow this down
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There's not much you can do right now without root. If you read the various forums though I'm saying you can see some of the issues people are having and watch how the solution process is unfolding right now (being such a new forum). Of course other users might have more information to offer!
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There's not much you can do right now without root. If you read the various forums though I'm saying you can see some of the issues people are having and watch how the solution process is unfolding right now (being such a new forum). Of course other users might have more information to offer!
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right on i will definitely give the root my first attention, ill see what i can do as far as browsing for the performance/mods etc.. that light'ning rom look siiick tooo
hello everyone i just got a Epic 4G Touch x 2... first real Android.. came from a Iphone.. errr ipod
lol welcome
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Welcome to the Android world lol. You came just at the right time as development is booming now thanks to the awesome devs here
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Yup, welcome!
Things are exploding all over this forum, great devs, great ROMs stock and custom.
I cannot stress this enough :
Read Everything before flashing Anything.
Please.
Start with QBKING77s videos on YouTube, he will show you everything you need to know about rooting and flashing this phone.
Most things are very easy on this phone, actually hard to brick, as long as you read first. There are some very easy "one click" rooting apps made by "sfhub" (genius), I would consider running stock rooted for a bit, get to know your recovery, get to know about the differences between the kernels and modems and ROMs. Then, flash something like Calkulins EL29 Tweaked, or Blazer, and others will have other suggestions but those are usually the most popular/stable/great support.
The exception is if you are thinking about flashing an Ice Cream Sandwich rom, Be Very Careful, Read ALL instructions and information very carefully first, ask questions in the right sections and threads, understand the acronyms and kernals/modems, be comfortable with ODIN before attempting. Seriously.
(i would provide links to some of that, but pain in the ass on the tapa. I think some of that is in my sig.)
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jaycup said:
hello everyone i just got a Epic 4G Touch x 2... first real Android.. came from a Iphone.. errr ipod
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Now u will know what freedom is.
Like samsung ad
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Welcome. This guys here are a lovely community. I myself am new as well and they have made me feel welcome.
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kingdazy said:
Yup, welcome!
Things are exploding all over this forum, great devs, great ROMs stock and custom.
I cannot stress this enough :
Read Everything before flashing Anything.
Please.
Start with QBKING77s videos on YouTube, he will show you everything you need to know about rooting and flashing this phone.
Most things are very easy on this phone, actually hard to brick, as long as you read first. There are some very easy "one click" rooting apps made by "sfhub" (genius), I would consider running stock rooted for a bit, get to know your recovery, get to know about the differences between the kernels and modems and ROMs. Then, flash something like Calkulins EL29 Tweaked, or Blazer, and others will have other suggestions but those are usually the most popular/stable/great support.
The exception is if you are thinking about flashing an Ice Cream Sandwich rom, Be Very Careful, Read ALL instructions and information very carefully first, ask questions in the right sections and threads, understand the acronyms and kernals/modems, be comfortable with ODIN before attempting. Seriously.
(i would provide links to some of that, but pain in the ass on the tapa. I think some of that is in my sig.)
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Thanks.. i feel all warm inside..
I started flashing 2 days after getting the phone.... and started to donate too eh
Welcome to your new life.
Welcome to the world of Android, if you have downloads that you would like to convert from iTunes, look into DoubleTwist to move all of your movies and music to your Android phone
I have convinced 6 iDevice users to use Android and all but 1 like Android much better.
The community is very helpful with most anything you will face with your phone. Coming from an iPhone there will be some limitations that our phones won't do, I'm pretty sure you will find out that just because this phone can't do some of the things the iPhone can do, you will find out it can do things that your iPhone couldn't do!
Welcome to the forums and Android, you picked a great device to be your first Android too!
kbizzle said:
Welcome to your new life.
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Ha what life, he'll spend all his time trying out all the new things he can do to his new phone! HAHA
elephant007 said:
Welcome to the world of Android, if you have downloads that you would like to convert from iTunes, look into DoubleTwist to move all of your movies and music to your Android phone
I have convinced 6 iDevice users to use Android and all but 1 like Android much better.
The community is very helpful with most anything you will face with your phone. Coming from an iPhone there will be some limitations that our phones won't do, I'm pretty sure you will find out that just because this phone can't do some of the things the iPhone can do, you will find out it can do things that your iPhone couldn't do!
Welcome to the forums and Android, you picked a great device to be your first Android too!
Ha what life, he'll spend all his time trying out all the new things he can do to his new phone! HAHA
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thank you.. downloading doubletwist and app
elephant007 said:
Welcome to the world of Android, if you have downloads that you would like to convert from iTunes, look into DoubleTwist to move all of your movies and music to your Android phone
I have convinced 6 iDevice users to use Android and all but 1 like Android much better.
The community is very helpful with most anything you will face with your phone. Coming from an iPhone there will be some limitations that our phones won't do, I'm pretty sure you will find out that just because this phone can't do some of the things the iPhone can do, you will find out it can do things that your iPhone couldn't do!
Welcome to the forums and Android, you picked a great device to be your first Android too!
Ha what life, he'll spend all his time trying out all the new things he can do to his new phone! HAHA
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Sounds like a pretty good life to me!! Lol.
Welcome aboard, you're gonna love this place (and your phone!).
Keep an eye out for guys like Calkulin, sfhub, steadyhawkin, shabbypenguin, qbking (his videos are the very best!) and so many others I can't think of at the moment lol but you'll soon find you came to the right place.
jaycup said:
Thanks.. i feel all warm inside..
I started flashing 2 days after getting the phone.... and started to donate too eh
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Ah! Good to have a new member willing to dive in and learn. Without bricking.
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Wanted to let everyone know that I have been making videos for the community for a year now. I'm very excited to share these videos with you all!! Im coming from the note 1 community and have made many reviews there for devs and JUST TODAY WON A GALAXY NOTE 2 from SAMSUNG. So will now be a part of this community!! Very excited so look out for my new note2 vidz!!
What to expect:
I have videos coming out every week and this will make it easier for those of you who can't seem to find a ROM that you like or perhaps want to know what ROM features are in them. You will be able to see those features and decide for yourself which ROM FITS YOU BEST!!! I will be showing quadrants from some ROMs as well as other SCORES like linpack, nenamark and other benchmarks. Just let me know what you would like to see. I do many different types of phones and ROMS so anything you want to see or know let me know.
I also have a NOOB TUTORIAL coming out that will explain how to ROOT and add ROMS to your phone STEP BY STEP EASY INSTRUCTIONS!
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THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT and hope that this helps you guys out a bit! Give me some feedback and let me know what kind of videos you guys would also like to see!
As always, I love what I do and I love giving back to the Android community so please hit the thanks button if my videos helped in ANY WAY!
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Ok guys WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW IVE GOT TONS MORE VIDEOS UP!!!
THIS WEEK I WILL BE RELEASING ROM VIDEOS GALLOORREEE.....So you can see all the features on all these Awesome NOTE 2 ROMS.
IM FINALLY DONE EDITING THEM SO CHECK EM OUT THIS WEEK.
BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE AS I WILL BE GIVING AWAY A GALAXY S IV AND NOTE 3 this year. Look out for the video on how to win coming soon. Serious business this year guys!!!! Must be subbed to win and can only win once!. Goodluck and see you guys over there!
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I've been around since cyanogenmod was just another rom along with bugless beast and whatever the hell was running things on eclair/mytouch and ive compiled kernels hundreds of times back when slackware linux 3.5 was out so i feel like im somewhat of a vet and i appreciate the fact that i have a nice little linux device permanently connected to a broadband connection with so much support in a neat little package.
=)!
and yet i never say anything on XDA i just appreciate... unfortunately i cant post in the development forum because i dont say much ;/
big thumbs up to cyanogenmod for taking their work so seriously and being so persistent, you guys must really love what you do, trust me i know the feeling =]
i just got this phone last week and before i did anything i rooted and installed the latest CM with whatever kernel appealed to me in the dev forum and i thought seriously my screen was defective i had no idea it was just a rom/kernel issue so im glad that over with.
i updated to cm22, and the flicker started again when using the 4/20 KT kernel so ill just stick with cm20 +kt420 for now what an unbelievable combo!
and i'm kinda disappointed in AOKP every time i check the AOKP/task thread somebody is always complaining about something that doesn't work... AOKP used to be my favorite. (when the ICS days began atleast.. i loved it on my gnex)
and by the way... to people having problems flashing between kernels, when you flash a kernel, wipe cache/dalvik, then flash the rom again, then gapps, then the new kernel. kernels include more things than just addition lines of code nowadays and thats the simplest way to work around most issues i see people posting about.
that is all!
Somebody is always complaining about things not working? I see every post in my thread and I don't see what you are talking about. 99.9% of the people that post state how well everything works. The people that complain are the ones that don't follow the simple installation instructions. You might need to read through the thread again. Or just try it out for yourself.
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Somebody is always complaining about things not working? I see every post in my thread and I don't see what you are talking about. 99.9% of the people that post state how well everything works. The people that complain are the ones that don't follow the simple installation instructions. You might need to read through the thread again. Or just try it out for yourself.
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+1, agreed.
Just like the guy who wants to request a theme for a rom, that morphology has for that same rom.
READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Coming from the skyrocket which had a pretty good community I am really pleased with what developers do in their spare time and decide to share when it comes to this device.
There are so many options it can keep a flash junkie busy for a while.
Keep up the great work devs!
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I love these threads....I have an idea: If you are disappointed why don't you step up and create a solution or make your own ROM? Its easy to complain about FREE work when you don't contribute whatsoever.
True, don't complain about something people spend all their time on and give away for free ...
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We have a large dev community compared to many devices out there. I actually came from a galaxy nexus because I got bored of only aosp roms that were all pretty much the same.
(sorry, had to do it )
Tasks AOKP is by far the best ROM out there for the AT&T S3. I have run it longer than any other ROM i've tried and have had absolutely zero problems with it. I will never use anything else for this phone. Just my personal experience of course.
Whoaa guys ease up on the bashing... OP had only one sentence in his post that was negative everything else was positive.
I think everyone appreciates the hard work and time that devs put into all the different roms/kernels available out there.
Up until the late, I can agree that the 3.4 kernel builds (for any ROM including Tasks) weren't all that great which is why I was using CarbonROM with the BMS kernel (3.0).
But I updated to Tasks 4/23 and everything has been great...super super smooth.
Tasks updated kernel has been smooth. I'm running his newest now, flashes it a few hours ago and love it. The devs for the S3 are wonderful. So many more options than other android phones I've had in the past.
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If I'm reading right, OP is disappointed in AOKP and Task's AOKP.... and hasn't tried them yet?
It takes me longer to download a ROM than it does to flash it, restore data and check out all the main features for functionallity..... and you're calling them out by name without trying them?
Gutsy move.
Nothing wrong with AOKP and we have a fantastic aosp community. They seem to be more active then the original development. If anything I'm disappointed with the lack of touchwiz ROMs. All and all. We have a good community and a good group of developers here. /end thread.
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This thread sucks, I want the last 5 minutes back
3rd party ROMs are always works in progress. its not like anyone here is hiding the fact that these are all "in development". not all ROMs are "for" everyone, but that's the beauty of it, there's a flavor for everyone.
I personally prefer ROMs that are subtle improvements to the stock experience which give me a more enhanced version of what Samsung intended. BUT, there are times I'll think about getting a nexus 4, so I'll run a aosp/cm/aokp based ROM while scratching that itch. or those days I wished I had a note 2, we've got options with multi window and page buddy fully working.
if you don't like it, don't use it... simple as that. I've never critisized a ROM or developer if I don't "get" their work, that just means its not a good fit for me and I move on.
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This thread sucks, I want the last 5 minutes back
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Here you go, enjoy!
Task and his minions bashing another nice guy stating his appreciation...... Big surprise.
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blaker13 said:
Task and his minions bashing another nice guy stating his appreciation...... Big surprise.
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Huh?
1.) Looks as though you forgot something as simple as reading. Read my post again. If you consider any of that one post as bashing then I think you might need to check the emotional state you are in at the time that you read it.
2.) You're definitely not reading the OP. He pretty much stated that he hasn't even tried the ROM before judging it. That right there speaks for itself.
3.) Please do yourself a favor and grow up a little. Stirring up the pot with the highschool antics doesnt accomplish anything.
4.) Gold stars for you dude. Keep on contributing this wasteful drama here in a development site. That makes a ton of sense.