yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] mossination:
Really wanna try this but don't want to flash back to froyo again if I find this unstable. To any of this who have been running this for a while, would you rather be running this over any froyo rom? Just wanted some opinions. (Apologize in advance if this has already been asked)
[Captivate Android Development] WickedNite:
Can I use the Camera.apk from GR? I think it looks cool than the one included. :D
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
I've had zero problems so far, and I had less problems with GR-12 than i did with any Froyo ROM I've used. I won't switch back.
[Captivate Android Development] rurouni572:
Awww what happened to Korean swype? It was on GR-12.
[Captivate Android Development] Vivified:
I bet you do and just don't know it yet. Turn wifi on/off a few times in a row, likely you'll reboot. As for the charging issues... it's everywhere just some nights it isn't as apparent.
[Captivate Android Development] brianray14:
And a couple bricked phones during the flash process? I think I'll stick with mosaic for now and check back when kinks are worked out
[Captivate Android Development] sethjamto:
Will battery mods from GR-12 work on S7?

EDIT:

Yes they do. I just reflashed the battery mod I used on GR-12 with no problems.
[Captivate Android Development] Nickel Dime Bay:
LP has never drained my battery. Im using the gmail, people and facebook widget that updates every 2 hours.
[Captivate Android Development] jetpuck73:
Not here!!
[Captivate Android Development] abmicyau:
I'm using ADWLauncher and I'm having battery problems.

Just rebooted my phone and awaiting some results
[Captivate Android Development] RichMD:
OK, I don't know why but it fixed it when I browsed to one of the music files and tapped it and let it play through the music player. Now, all the albums show up in all the apps as they should. I didn't reboot and I didn't force another media scan. I simply played one song after the above had been changed and it's all set... :confused::)
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
If Launcher Pro is causing drain... then Launcher Pro is causing drain.

Sent from my Infuse
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
SGS II Camera removed from Add Ons on website. :cool:
[Captivate Android Development] :
Isnt the Infuse just a bigger Captivate?
[Captivate Android Development] designgears:
nope, it has a superamoled+ 4.5in screen, 1.2ghz cpu, working gps
[Captivate Android Development] :
Ok, so its a glorified Captivate.

SAMOLED screens are far better than any other screen out there (besides SAMOLED plus), 4.0" to 4.5", just about any kernel can get the Captivate to run at 1.2GHz, my GPS works flawless and always has.
[Captivate Android Development] RichMD:
I tried flashing PaulDiddy 1.5 again - swype did not allow input. I then tried flashing the glossy black swype from the PaulDiddy addons. It worked since I had a different swype keyboard but I still couldn't use it. I then thought I would "try" flashing the UOT theme I created right over the PaulDiddy theme to see if I could keep the colored menus, etc but get swype working... Bad idea - boot loop with a FC on status bar repeatedly...
[Captivate Android Development] JacenSolo2001:
What app are you using for the battery use graph?
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
About Phone > Battery Use > Click on little graph on top
[Captivate Android Development] Demonic240:
Sorry, forgot to mention that you just needed to copy the .apk to your app folder for it to work. Glad you have it working now :)
[Captivate Android Development] woowpsico:
i have it as defaults S7
[Captivate Android Development] snowake:
I noticed after posting that the black screen came on after I put my head to the screen to listen and pulled away.

So the sensor trick = swiping finger over the light sensor when the screen is black?

Definitely noticed an issue with auto brightness, so I shut it off. However I didn't have any sensor/light/call issues with Talon. Although worse stability issues were present on Talon.

Mikey, this rom/kernel is super smooth, the abovr issues and modems having weak strength appear to be the only issues I have experienced. Much better than Talon/Continuum though. Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] woowpsico:
Wifi Wifi Wifi

hi hi hi

Someone said that with ginger its normal to have lower WIFI signal(strenght?), its for all gigers out there or it can be improved with S7 build 2?, i still wonder if it´s just me who gets lower Strenght signal, can someone tell if u are getting the same or less or more xD?, is there a way i can get the same performance than S6 with S7??(i´ve done several tests and definitly im with less reception than S6), thanks in advance
[Captivate Android Development] bossman1225:
downloads

Do I need to install the quick office.apk to be able to download straight to my phone or is there a better way because all my downloads fail
[Captivate Android Development] manny05:
got a question..when i run my gps, it says searching for GPS..although it already has the path set out on the map...

is it working like that because its using my wifi/3g? or is it always going to say searching for gps...
[Captivate Android Development] Rrryan2:
It was able to compute a route using your Network Location (wifi, cell towers etc. depending on your settings) but in order to navigate it wants the 'fine' GPS location.

It *should* resolve GPS location fairly quickly...
[Captivate Android Development] manny05:
ah i figure. ill give it a try tomorrow outside my home to see if it does the job. if not ill come back in here :D have there been any issues with the gps? so far
[Captivate Android Development] Rrryan2:
I've found stock GPS on S7 (and most GB ROMs I've tried) to be decent enough that I haven't as yet felt the need to really even tweak it any.
[Captivate Android Development] iRide113:
anyone know of a good task killer that doesn't eat battery?
[Captivate Android Development] nauj23:
Is this rom compatible with I9000?....

Regards.
[Captivate Android Development] navimban:
This ROM is sooo awesome! It is very stable as well. the battery life is amazing as well. Thanks!

Gps is not very accurate but it seems to lock faster.

I installed add ons such as the samsung music player... Unfortunately, I could not get the widget to work unlike the aosp music player. Since, the music controls dont appear in the notification bar, I depend on the widget for faster and easier controls.

Is there a way to get either the music controls or aosp music player and widget?
[Captivate Android Development] manny05:
well i did change the kernel to talon and the modem to JL2. so i was wondering if anyone else had this combo and can confirm if its working. but then again that varies since im sure everyone will get a different result
[Captivate Android Development] mpanary_fako:
I'm glad I could help :D
[Captivate Android Development] DRShockie:
You got that completely right...:D
[Captivate Android Development] juanej:
I accidentaly patched this rom from a froyo recovery menu (I was using serendipity 6.4 before) and now I get a strange screen (random colors all over) when I reboot the phone, what should I do?
[Captivate Android Development] rootmepls:
Android System Info
[Captivate Android Development] 8526WM6:
Wooooow mikey and chance....all I can say is, ' I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER'S :D

Worth all the waiting!!!

THANKS A BUNCH FOR THE AWESOME WORK!!!
[Captivate Android Development] Reynaldinho111:
Yeah I've had significantly lower wifi signals, I think its probably kernel related and will get better as development continues, remember we're still fairly early in terms of gingerbread, stuffs gonna get better.
[Captivate Android Development] Soccer_Dad:
For those of us who like to check that graph every once in a while, you can set up a shortcut to it on one of your homescreens. In TW4, it's long-press...Shortcuts...Settings...Battery Use. It should be similar in other launchers. A few of the other settings shortcuts can be useful also.
[Captivate Android Development] gspears:
Stupid question, where's the proximety sensor?

I have this issue happen several times. It seems to happen the first call after a reboot, or if I haven't made a voice call for quite some time. But no definite pattern.
[Captivate Android Development] dc5ftw:
Lol my battery raise back up when I'm trying to drain it haha. 3% now...thus this 3% drain will take a bit
[Captivate Android Development] gspears:
I just restored the GR-12 version with TIB. It locked up when it was doing the restore but after i rebooted it was working fine. Then I used TIB just to restore the data and all was well.

Haven't had any issues. I'm not sure what's modded in the modified version people have mentioned. Maybe someone will chime in and let us know.
[Captivate Android Development] Joecascio2000:
Go Launcher EX Has a Good Built In Task Manager! Hardly eats up any battery. :D
[Captivate Android Development] Cosanostra_OG:
One of these, circled in red.
[Captivate Android Development] Joecascio2000:
To the left of the speaker you put you ear to. Darn you Cosanostra_OG ....jk
[Captivate Android Development] rpicaso:
At last!!!

Holy F-ing crap!! finally a stable gb rom for my picky a$$ cappy!! MikeyMike does it again.
[Captivate Android Development] 8526WM6:
How do I add a non gmail e-mail account? I don't see the shortcut for it like GR Roms had? TIA!
[Captivate Android Development] low99:
Try getting into download mode using various button combo, if all else fail, a jig should be able to do it. Flash to stock.
[Captivate Android Development] Cosanostra_OG:
You need to add your favorite email app. The Samsung one is here.

http://serendipity7.weebly.com/add-ons.html
[Captivate Android Development] JacenSolo2001:
Right in front of my face! Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] votum:
Hey guys how does the battery life compare to GR-12? I had ungodly life on that rom, like 3 days off the charger with normal use. CM7 gets me like 6 hours and I am tired of that because sometimes I am away from civilization for days
[Captivate Android Development] Joecascio2000:
About 10 people asked this already. Its actually getting annoying. Its nothing against you, I'm sure this is the first time you asked, but try searching. Just type in "battery life" I'm sure you'll get your answer.
[Captivate Android Development] votum:
Sorry mate, I've a math final in a few hours and didn't feel like searching, laziness to blame o.0

Looks good though, will flash tonight
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
No, you can also download Astro file manager (free), go into preferences, and enable browser downloads in preferences.
[Captivate Android Development] simple man:
market app called "download all files" works good, just install and it does it's thing with very little footprint. ;)

Sent from a Galaxy far...far...away!
[Captivate Android Development] NCARCER8EM:
Has anyone found a work-around for the "Stay Awake" feature under Applications > Development?

Mine only stays awake when plugged directly into AC supply. It does not work in my car dock or my desktop dock?
[Captivate Android Development] philly fan:
2 quick questions

Please bare with me on these. Lotta pages so I may have missed this. Placing a phone number in the reject list doesn't work. Is this feature gone forever? You place a number in the list but when a call comes in from the number it rings unitl voicemail. Once upon a time it didn't ring or only rang once.

Next question what happened to the ability to move around the phone while in a call? I used to be able to hit the home button and manuever around the phone to do other things while in a call. Now I am stuck in the call and cannot go to any new screens other than adding a call or dialpad. Pardon me if this has been covered.
[Captivate Android Development] simple man:
I havn't tried the reject list yet, but I am able to roam about freely after pressing home button during a call.

Sent from a Galaxy far...far...away!
[Captivate Android Development] rpicaso:
Auto reject works for me and I can still navigate around the phone.
[Captivate Android Development] Jinkeez:
Make sure Auto-Reject is actually turned on, it seems to be off by default.

Settings > Call Settings > All Calls > Auto Reject > Enable Auto Reject
[Captivate Android Development] rpicaso:
Add-on Kitchen

Are there any plans to update the S7 add-on kitchen with more stuff?
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
They all eat battery. Don't use any of them.

Sent from my Infuse
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
+1
[Captivate Android Development] reinbeau:
The irony here is amusing. Task killers eat batteries! :D
[Captivate Android Development] FredWorrell:
Charge issue

Battery life has been awesome, but, has anyone noticed that the system doesn't recognize the phone as charging if it's connected to AC power? In the battery status graph, it will show green in the charging bar if connected to USB, but not when connected to AC. Very Strange.
[Captivate Android Development] pittsm:
does s7 come with a built in task killer, or is it better just to leave things running?
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
Google task killers and there's plenty of articles that surmise android os doesn't really need task killers. Its just another app that will eat your battery.
[Captivate Android Development] philly fan:
Thanks that would do it. I never knew this setting existed. I was spoiled by it being automatically turned on by default.
[Captivate Android Development] BertMor:
Help with email

I love S-7. I love it so much I went back and reflashed and added the apps from the Kitchen AND Kernel B#2. Well that didn't work! I had major problems with calls not going through and dropping etc. OK fair enough, I flashed back to the original and then the add on. Now the non Gmail app won't work. I get a force close message and then I get a second one about 20 seconds later. I reflashed only the add-on and it still does that. What is going on?

Any ideas or help?

:confused::confused:
[Captivate Android Development] silverslotcar:
I use watchdog. More of a monitor then a manager. Great app.
[Captivate Android Development] truckmann:
Is there a gps app that doesn't use battery when for no apparent reason even when gps is off? I've tried GPS Status and GPS Test and both are showing up as using battery when gps is off and I haven't even started the app. I just want something that tells me what the gps is doing and only use battery when I ask it to.
[Captivate Android Development] KTownGT:
It installed easily, but the latest tw4 suffered from the same lagging/crashing issues as with other Roms.

Hoping it gets updated or fixed somewhat soon.

S7 is a great rom guys. Thanks to mm and cm. Expect some beer money soon guys.
[Captivate Android Development] fastcar22:
I dont know but i see task manager in my apps, it has been there since the froyo update to my phone and i never deleted or used it. Mikey can you please let us know do we need to delete it or it came with the Serendipity 7 rom?
[Captivate Android Development] cappysw10:
Try this one, I did and it works fine.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1061883
[Captivate Android Development] xpakage:
You can use task manager to stop apps individually or stop all running processes. It works. I use it to stop the browser and some of my navigation programs I have.
[Captivate Android Development] KTownGT:
I do most of these steps when I flash. But I'm just anal about flashing. Lol
[Captivate Android Development] cappysw10:
See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1061883

It works fine. You can change number of home screens and dock items too! :D
[Captivate Android Development] TonyStark R.I.P.:
If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck then it must be a
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
Something like that.
[Captivate Android Development] jswclw:
I have GPS Status and it is not showing up as a battery user for me, unless I use it of course. I also use RunKeeper which uses the GPS, and same thing, it only consumes battery if I use the app.

On exception I have seen is Poynt. If I set Poynt to use the current location, it seems to update in the background. If I am one the move, but not using Poynt, it still consumes battery. I don't remember this happening antime in the past. I don't know if I have it setup differently this time, or it is an update to Poynt. However, I'm not willing to say it is an issue with S7.
[Captivate Android Development] truckmann:
I might try putting gps status back on and try it again. Are you using the free or the donate version?
[Captivate Android Development] tjarrard:
I use the appstore program caffeine by syntaxa Inc.

Sent from my Captivate running Serendipity 7!
[Captivate Android Development] sjpn:
jig worked great. starting to play with sVII now. PvZ lagged and crashed me in the subway. not sure if there's a place I can track and log defects. any jira or anything like that?
[Captivate Android Development] roadrash7:
Hi sorry if this has been asked but I noticed the past few days in the morning when I unplug from charger that the android os bug starts and starts to drain the battery. It happened the last three days luckily I noticed it quick and rebooted. Has anyone else had this problem or heard about it.
[Captivate Android Development] mbc663:
known problem in gingerbread. search forum.
[Captivate Android Development] white00gt:
hey mikey, any chance the sgs 2 camera from GR-12 will work on S7?
[Captivate Android Development] rkkaranrk:
So 2 days on this ROM exellent work there getting good battery approx 20hour and i am left with 28%.

Is this happening with me i cannot go to recent calls from phone the sec i click the recent tab it takes me to the home screen.
[Captivate Android Development] culexor:
Seems to be working fine for me.
[Captivate Android Development] :
I flashed a theme, and it works, but I don't really like it that much. Super noob question, but how do I get rid of it?
[Captivate Android Development] nbarsotti:
I am having the same problem as you and I have not found a solution. Could you please check something for me? When you connect your phone to your car dock does it say "Charging (AC)", "Charging (USB)", or just "Charging". Mine just says "Charging" which I think might be part of the problem. Can anyone with a samsung car dock please double check this? I'm interested in either ginergbread or Froyo. Thank you.
[Captivate Android Development] Dungeon47:
You can install it, but it's buggy. It crashes after taking a picture, but the picture does save to DCIM. I didn't try video. Not worth it in my opinion.
[Captivate Android Development] roadrash7:
I know its known I just thought it was gone in this rom and it never happened to me like that when I unplug. No big deal I guess
[Captivate Android Development] white00gt:
Thanks, I will wait and see if it becomes an add-on
[Captivate Android Development] BertMor:
No Love? (pretty impatient, huh!?)
[Captivate Android Development] nakedninja42:
I did both the things you mentioned with flashing the kernel and the apps. I didn't have any problems.

Have you tried reflashing the kernel #2? Have you gone into Settings>Applications> and Clear Data? Have you Clear Dalvik Cache in recovery?

I haven't seen any other post from you so I'm not sure if you done anything but just flashing it :(
[Captivate Android Development] mbc663:
theres no reverts for this rom yet. your going to have to reflash the rom.
[Captivate Android Development] BertMor:
Yes, No, Yes

I re d/l'ed everything and reflashed. lets see how things shake out. Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] :
New S-VII Kernel 2.0 seems to be much better. I installed it a few days ago. Dont know if it's placebo effect, but I swear my phone runs smoother now.
[Captivate Android Development] cappysw10:
**Bug Report**

I find that sometimes when I try to activate Wi-Fi with the notification pull down toggle or the power control widget it will error. To be reliable, I have to use the toggle on the Wi-Fi settings page.
[Captivate Android Development] KonaZXIII:
For next time:

You could do a back up from recovery (move a copy to PC just in case), right before installing the theme. You can always restore back from recovery like nothing ever happened.

I did this exact same thing this morning with an I9000 theme that bootlooped me.

Pulled the battery, hit vol up+power to enter recovery, and fully restored.

Super simple.
[Captivate Android Development] MikeyMike01:
It functions if that's what you mean.

Sent from my Infuse
[Captivate Android Development] Mortem Tuam:
Hey Mikey :)

I started a thread over in the theme section for some of the work I am doing on S7 Walls....please feel free to use anything in there.....and feel free to add anything to the next update.

I messed around with your logo, hope that was ok....I am planning on doing a few different fonts for it soon.....

I just hope you're ok with this...I don't charge for nothing, all my work is free....

I hope everyone enjoys the walls.....

here's the thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113444
[Captivate Android Development] white00gt:
Yup wanted to know if it works just as it did on GR-12, Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] Demonic240:
Not sure if this is rom related, but every now and then my Android OS will spike for a long duration and eat my battery. I'll make sure all apps are closed and will even stop processes. The only thing that seems to fix it is a reboot. Anyone else seen this before? (This happened predominantly on GR-12).
[Captivate Android Development] mbc663:
known gingerbread issue. search forum.
[Captivate Android Development] KonaZXIII:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1039696
[Captivate Android Development] NCARCER8EM:
I am running a Continuum Theme but on direct AC power it says "charging" on the lock screen. When in either of the docks, car or home, it does not say anything. Just the battery indicator showing charging.
[Captivate Android Development] sethjamto:
What do people prefer for a free file manager that gives read/write access at the root level? I want to install the google maps apk that ChanceM post a couple of days ago to revert back from 5.5 as I think I have some drain issues coming from it.
[Captivate Android Development] cmeyer3:
Just wanted to say Thanks. I just came back to my captivate after almost a year and this rom made it worth coming back to.
[Captivate Android Development] mbc663:
182 posts and ur asking this....? cmon maaaaaaaaaaaan.
[Captivate Android Development] :
Super Manager. Its free and a kickass program.
[Captivate Android Development] Sarius24:
Coloured settings icons? Is there any yet?
[Captivate Android Development] conundrum768:
"Super Manager" is the best one that I've used so far.
[Captivate Android Development] MadGoat:
Found Some interesting battery issues myself:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=14511922#post14511921

I found that it was the WiFi sleep policy in my case. (Set it to Never on gingerbread for now)

Some more info:

http://ossadmin.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/gingerbread-heavy-battery-use-android-os-high-utilisation/

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=15057
[Captivate Android Development] white00gt:
Lots of themes have it if you just wanted colored settings icons you just remove the settings apk. from whatever theme you see has it

if you don't know how to do it I will try and post the apk file for you to download
[Captivate Android Development] jswclw:
Evidence that the number of posts means nothing.
[Captivate Android Development] SkitchBeatz:
Anyone experiencing any soft reboots?
[Captivate Android Development] white00gt:
Not me , have you made any changes to original ROM?
[Captivate Android Development] sosuok:
Having the same issue on mine, sometimes I can go to the favorites list and then to the recent list and it is ok. Pretty minor issue with the ROM though, everything else seems great on it.
[Captivate Android Development] Sarius24:
Please do. I would like to have the same Settings icons as the Kitchen icons from 6.4, I dunno just have white setting icons is kinda bland. Please link me up if you may :)

Also I've noticed just 1 bug so far with this Rom. It's when you make calls the screen goes black. Why is that?