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I guess I'm one of the weird ones: Jumping from a Galaxy Nexus to an iPhone 5. It just works better for what I want my phone to do.

Namely: Email, Web, IM, Calling, and irc. Android is not so decent with the first and the last for me.

It doesn't hurt that I have no buy in for pretty much any shipping platform. No docks/accessories/etc for anything really, and I generally don't do many paid apps.

 

GTHO

http://forum.notebookreview.com/off...-ios-apps-iphones-ipods-ipads-discussion.html

j/k

I would take the iPhone 5 over a Galaxy Nexus any day. The Nexus is too big and the battery life is horrible.

 

Sure. From the main screen (with the music, video, settings tabs along the top) swipe left and tap "internal". Accept the warning and switch to external.

You'll likely have to sync again but there you go!

 

Awesome. Thanks. I have no idea why it's taken me so long to actually make my droid the way I like it. I Just got a 32GB card, loaded a bunch of movies and videos and music for when I'm bored. I figure I'll use the internam memory for music and the external for videos. Got "The Pacific" episodes 1-10, and a few movies like You Don't Mess with the Zohan and 40 Year Old Virgin. Things for killing time lol. I figure since I have a 3300mAh battery, I can afford to listen to some music and watch movies

 

Too big? No.

 

Traded my Transformer Infinity with a friend's Note 10.1. The performance difference between the Tegra 3 and Exynos 4412 is ridiculous, I can't believe how much faster the Samsung is. How did this tablet get negative reviews?

 

What I've been saying since day one. And I have no idea why the hell The Verge rated it SO low.

 

Even better than iOS 6 Maps...

 

Good question. I looked at the review and these two factors seems to be the reason why:

Seems like it was already jaded since the reviewer doesn't like the TouchWiz UI. I can agree on the excessive water droplet sounds, but they can be disabled entirely in the Sound settings.

As for the performance, I have no idea what he is talking about. I do not see any lag anywhere other than scrolling through a Flash heavy website in the browser. Games and other applications run flawlessly. He does have the GT-N8000 though, so maybe an older, buggy firmware? I really can't trust reviews from this website anymore considering the Acer A700 got a higher score, but yet performance issues with it wasn't even marked against it. I have toyed around with an A700 before and it's an absolute laggy mess, I can't believe Acer made the jump to a FHD screen without bumping up the SoC specifications.

As is, the only thing that may pull me away from this tablet is a nice Windows RT tablet or a Note 10.1 with Verizon's LTE band.

 

While I feel The Verge editors love of stock (looking and feeling) Android no matter what is bordering on ridiculous, the stutter seen while using MultiScreen is pretty unacceptable. They even did followup videos with a replacement Galaxy Note 10.1 Samsung gave them and the same behavior occurred.

 

While, again, I admit that the split screen view is broken to an extent, I have yet to see any other kind of the sluggishness that The Verge reported. And it BY FAR didn't deserve a 5.4. It should have been at least a 7.5. Split view being broken is about the same as Maps being half functional on iOS. But then the iPhone gets an 8.8. There are many more things on the Note 10.1 that should outweigh the split view feature or at least weigh into the score.

 

True...I think what colored the score was the reviewer's excitement for that particular feature: he seemed really psyched about it and the concept. When it didn't work like he expected i suspect it just really dragged down his opinion on the device as a whole.

 

Indeed. But if he can't objectively review a device he doesn't need to be reviewing it at all.

EDIT: And I feel that way about a LOT of The Verge reviews here lately.

 

Samsung are getting a lot better.
The Note2 is absolutely superb, on paper the likes of the Optimus G and the Xiaomi Phone2 better it but to actually use, it is by quite some margin the most impressive handset I've ever seen.

As for the Note 10.1, my only complaint is that it takes forever to charge.

 

One thing I like about the Xoom. It could be completely dead. Give it 20 minutes on a charger and it's 96%... whether you're using it while it's charging or not. lol. But then it uses a completely non-standard charger.

 

My I9100 is back. I want to do it right this time.

This looks like the latest 4.0.4 firmware: [Stock Official ICS Firmwares] I9100XWLPX (4.0.4) - Nordic Countries (NEE) [06-09-12] - xda-developers

How do I know which region firmware to use?

I have an I9100GSMH

 

What firmware and baseband version are you on now?

 

It's running CM 10-20120902-UNOFFICIAL-i9100-erezak, BaseBand I9100XXLQ6

 

I found the Verge's review of the iPhone to be pretty balanced. The 8.8 score is not outrageous, and this quote in particular stuck out:
"Maybe you'll call me an Android fanboy for saying this, or maybe it's because much of my business utilizes Google apps and its communication tools, but it didn't take me very long with the iPhone 5 to start thinking about getting back to the Galaxy Nexus and Jelly Bean (Android 4.1). For what I do, I think it's a more effective, more elegant, and more powerful OS right now. What it may lack in polish and consistency, it makes up for in power and flexibility."

 

This would be the one you're looking for.

https://hotfile.com/dl/165073912/a6664ca/GT-I9100_XEU_I9100XWLPT_I9100XEULPA_I9100XXLQ6.zip.html

This is the unbranded version of XWLPT 4.0.4 for the i9100.

Also, what version of ODIN are you using?

 

v3.04

Thanks

 

Use 1.85.

Also, in this download is a PIT file. Don't touch it...lol. Matter of fact, when you unzip this, delete the PIT.

http://simcardforfree.com/icecreamsandwichrom4.0.3/Odin3-v1.85.zip

 

Moto's upgrade schedule updated today.

Hmm... The upgrade for the Atrix 4G has moved from Q3 to "Further plans coming soon.". What the hell.

https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c

 

Thanks man, you're a lifesaver


Sent from my HTC One S

 

That's crazy. I advised my mom to purchase an Atrix 2 partly because it was going to get ICS.

 

No problem! Glad it worked for you!

At this time (and for some time now), Motorola isn't a brand I recommend to anyone.

 

I use 1.85 myself out of habit. But is there any compelling reason to use 1.85 over the newer 3 versions?

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

 

Why fix it if it ain't broke?

 

H.A.L., can you explain what the difference between the stable builds and the nightlys? I think I want to start flashing the nightlys. Can I just jump to the latest nightly? Or do I need something first? As in is the nightly simply a small update file? I don't think it is, just wanted to verify if I could flash to the newest nightly. I get bored and enjoy playing with the phones. I've been doing some reading and pretty sure I know the difference between the stable/nightly builds. Obviously stable is stable, but the nightlies, are they just daily updates? Maybe a little less stable? I just flashed the most recent CM9 (9.1.0) found here ( CyanogenMod Downloads).

Also what are the main differences between CM9 and CM10? CM9 is ICS, and CM10 is JB correct? I wasn't sure if I needed anything special to flash to CM10. or not. Now if I flash CM10, I can simply rollback to CM9 and not lose my setups correct? I've created a backup with Titanium backup, created a nova launcher backup ect.

I'm just bored and looking to play with the phone while the wife watches t.v.

Sorry for jumping around, making a snack for the wife, baby crying, ect lol

 

"Nightlies" are build that are compiled on a daily basis to keep the ROM up to date with the main CyanogenMod distribution tree, even though it may not necessary contain updates for that particular device itself. These builds may/may not be ready for daily use, and pending on what got comitted to the build branches, may not even change at all compared to the previous builds. Stable would be official builds that has been decided to be fully working, daily driver capable ROM. You usually will see these on CyanogenMod version increments, or "M" builds that they recently announced.

Regardless, what is built and downloadable to end user are full ROMs. Unless your device has limitations in the bootloader that requires you to flash a "base" image before the actual ROM like the HTC Rezound, you can flash any of CyanogenMod ROMs right away. If you want to treat it as an update to your existing ROM so you do not lose user data, you just simply skip doing factory reset in the Recovery menu and just flash the ROM's zip file. This is commonly known as "Dirty Flash" since you are basically overwriting system files without clearing user data, and can cause issues with the new ROM. For best results, always do a factory reset and wipe the System partition before flashing the ROM's zip file to make sure the new ROM gets a clean start.

As far as CyanogenMod 9 and 10 goes...yes, the difference is what Android base version they are. CyanogenMod 9 is ICS, and 10 is Jelly Bean. You can go flash between ICS and JB ROM, but you need to do factory resets as you are going between two totally different Android builds.

I don't use Titanium Backup, so someone else will have to comment on that.

 

Thanks for the info! I wish I had waited a few min for a response. I tried going straight to a CM10 nightly. Now I'm working my way out of a boot loop. I figure this is good training though. What better way to learn? lol

 

The first post for ROM threads should have instructions on how to install it. If you can see the Samsung logo in the boot loop, then you're okay. Just power the phone completely off, hold the Power+Home+Vol Down button and it should eventually kick you back in the Recovery menu. I would advise carrying an extra ROM in the SD card that you know works, in case you get a dud zip file so you can at least put something functioning back on the phone.

Well, the good news is, it's not a HTC device, so you can freely go back and forth between factory firmwares.

 

This might be a good, brief read for Samsung fans: CyanogenMod developer slams Exynos phones for lack of proper support - GSMArena Blog

I hope Samsung provides better community support for Exynos...the SoC is fantastic but it's really hard to support due to the proprietary drivers.

 

Dead Trigger is easy one of the best android games out there right now. Graphics are amazing on my tablet

Im surprised to see that since Samsung is so open to custom development. Though im not sure how hard it could really be seeing as my exynos GS2 runs CM10 fine, and the GS3 with exynos was one of the first to get CM10

 

Thanks. Yea I was able to get it into the menu where I can choose a zip to flash and was able to go back to CM9 9.1.0. Was still able to get it into download mode. Always a learning experience.

 

TouchWiz 4 and TouchWiz UX (what's running on the GS3, Note 2, etc) devices may be affected by a USSD bug that has the potential to reset the device through a malicious webpage: http://m.androidcentral.com/major-s...hones-could-trigger-factory-reset-web-browser

Here's a USSD tester that you can use to see if you're affected from Android Central: http://m.androidcentral.com/ussd-test

This'll only intensify the stock vs. manufacturer enhancements debate as the Galaxy Nexus is reported to not be affected and Android Central says that downloading a custom dialer from Play Store should resolve the issue until Samsung and carriers push out emergency patches.

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^lol, it's not really a bug. It's a hidden code to perform that action, nothing more. It's useful sometimes.

In order to trigger that command you have to open that code through QR, SMS, etc, otherwise ain't gonna work. It's just a shortcut to a program to shortcut the code. I don't see he biggie here, except that people have found way use that as malware indirectly.

 

Exynos 4210's Mali drivers are mainline Linux source. They have been for a while. Samsung just hasn't mainlined any of the newer Mali source from Exynos 4412.

Yea, Samsung has 1001 different dialer codes that will do just about anything to your phone, aside from transforming it into a decepticon.

 

Last night I tried watching Netflix and charging my Samsung Galaxy Proclaim at the same time. The battery hit 122 F and the phone ended up over heating. I turned it off and pulled the battery and cooled it down. It took about 5 minutes for it to turn back on, and the lights on the bottom(home, back, menu, search) didn't work until the next morning. Phone is acting fine for now. Sure wish I could put some CM9 on it though, I've got it rooted but no good ROM's out yet.

 

Based on what's inside that device it should scream. Exynos 3110 (Hummingbird) with an SGX540 driving a 320x480 display... never should you see a hiccup.

What wireless radios were enabled when it was overheating? And was this streaming over WiFi or WWAN?

 

Texas Instruments throws in the towel on OMAP, to limit work on smartphone and tablet chips

Well, that's no good. So it's either Qualcomm or Samsung for high performance, reliable SoCs.

 

Kinda makes sense though. Aside from Amazon, RIM, and Motorola, it seems like the other OEM's are overwhelmingly choosing Qualcomm or Samsung.

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edit: Anyone with a samsung running TouchWiz 4 and up...don't scan this image or enter the numbers into your dialer...



LOL! Let the parodies begin...

 

I don't really think that should be posted here.

 

They mostly choose Qualcomm because it's easier to implement.

But wow. OMAP had promise. They were the only OEM to actually stay really close to ARM reference designs.

 

Remote wipe attack not limited to Samsung phones, Android dialer may be to blame | The Verge

Phones from other brands are affected, apparently it was a bug that was fixed in later versions of Android.

Yes, code shortcuts have been around for years on phones, but the reset code should force confirmation from the user.

 

I was on my 3g. I usually do it on wifi but I forgot to change it over. Other than the battery getting warm when using the 3G I have no complaints about the phone. And its great only paying 50$ a month for unlimited everything(straight talk).

 

I was on GB for a while on my Driod Bioinc but recently upgraded to a Liquid ICS Rom. The phone boots twice as fast and the battery lasts longer so I'm pretty happy.

 

Anyone have a rooted American SGS III ? I'm pondering the advantages of doing it on my phone.

 

Guys, for development and testing which phone would you fellas recommend I use? I was opting for the old LGs since I heard they were based on vanilla Android. It's either that or a Nexus, right? Any idea which old LG phones have vanilla android? And what about Samsung? Can I use the Galaxy series phones since they have dual bootloaders?

 

Define development.

Do you need UART support? Software/OS development?

Also, the older LG phones (like the G2x/O2x) are indeed based on vanilla Android, but they still have their proprietary radio firmwares and such. The only truly open phones are the GSM Nexus devices.