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[Galaxy S I9000 General] Heritz:
Hey guys,

So, the wife decided to get an Android and we bought the HTC Wildfire S. This low-end (or mid-range?) device packs a 600MHz CPU, 512MB RAM and Android 2.3.3.

When we first turned it on, I noticed opening-closing apps was so fast that I was shocked, really shocked, compared to my SGS. This was the first time I was able to actually compare two Android phones. She has been using it for like a month now, and the phone is as fast as when we bought it.

On my SGS I am on stock XXJVO + Voodoo Lagfix, nothing else. Just standard apps installed and LauncherPro (paid). However, I feel that opening and closing apps is not as fast as the Wildfire S. It takes a few seconds to change interfaces, and what bothers me more is that it takes like 2 seconds to close an app and show the homescreen (pressing the back button several times, I don't use Home much).

On the Wildfire S you can browse through the interfaces extremely fast, everything opens and closes immediately. There is absolute no lag at all, really, no matter what app you're closing.

My question is, why is the SGS feels so laggy and slow compared to a low-end phone like the Wildfire S? Is it the ROM I'm using? Is it the launcher? I've tried rebooting it, battery pull and everything, but still, its slow.

I'd love to hear your input on this. Have you guys experienced some sort of laggyness when opening-closing apps as well? Or is it just my phone?

Thank you all!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] badmanben:
I've compared the Desire S with and without a custom ROM to my Galaxy S, and for some reason HTC Sense is just really fast and with custom ROM was about the same as my Galaxy S. So I guess it's just HTC Sense.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jaju123:
Install Cyanogenmod 7. Makes the SGS far faster than the wildfire s and makes the Samsung ROMs like JVO look prehistoric.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] slaphead20:
Insanity cm.....all is instant :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rocky23:
yes its true no matter what roms ive used but comparing to my motorola nd other low end spice i think sgs shld ave been much or twice fast but boldly its not...even my nokia touch is much better than it.but still sgs rules on screen,size,feel...so i wonder when a 2ghz dual core phone comes out,wat will sgs look like....:eek:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Hrithan2020:
I have found that LPP is really laggy with gingerbread update. Maybe, even before. I had been using only launcher pro for more than 4-5 months, and was surprised by the speed, when I switched to another launcher. Some operations, like adding shortcut to applications or even adding widgets would take a long time in launcher pro.

Have you tried other home launchers?

FYI, I have tried some low-end phones (HTC wildfire, Dell XCD 35 aka ZTE Blade) and some decent ones (Nexus S,HTC Desire(not much),SE Arc,SE X10,SGS 2)..

And,I find a proper SGS (custom ROM based on stock+custom kernel ) to be perform similar to a Nexus S or SE Arc.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ctcng:
Since the i9000 launch there was some serious lag problems with the Galaxy S, otherwise lag fixes wouldn't be popular as they were (and probably still are).

Things got better with newer firmware versions but the fact is the problem never really got entirely solved.

Currently I have stock 2.3.4 JVP and after flashing and wiping the phone was really fast. My problem is that as time goes by, and you start installing apps, music, content, etc. the performance decreases noticeably and even benchmarks such as Quadrant start getting lower scores as time passes by.

I've never seen this behaviour in other systems like iOS or WP7, and even on other Androids I believe the problem does not exist or the user doesn't notice it as much as with the SGS.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Jobiza:
Quad-core 1Ghz, 3D Samoled+! O.O

Sorry, OT. :o
[Galaxy S I9000 General] D0ubl3_X:
CM7> AOSP > HTC Sense > Samsung TW > LG
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rogem_kk:
I have no idea what you are moaning about. No issues with the phone. Compared to my Xperia X10a and HTC HD2, this one is very nice indeed.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] nesx87:
exactly my thoughts.

I like samsung - i was also considering buying the second sgs, however decided to wait for a nice ice cream at the year end.

In any case, i am disappointed about the money i spent for the sgs.

I had higher expectations - i am talking about stock roms, now jvo, as when im

buying a product, i expect the support to be done by the manufacturer and not

myself, and at my own risk..

And something offtopic: the alarm bug hasnt even been officially fixed right?!!?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] oswade:
Try JVQ at least. It's the best gingerbread rom to date.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] praun:
i must say I totally agree with OP ! my sgs is also laggy. I am on f1 sgs2 rom. with galaxian kernel, with ext 4 lagfix and oc to 1.2 Ghz. but still it takes way to long, to open apps of any kind... and it just lags randomly all the time. have reinstalled several times according to instructions so dont tell me to do factory reset :-)

I think the best gingerbread I have tried was jvh. app launch was the nearest to instant I have seen.

but I think the most lagfree experience must be froyo jp6 or jpy with speedmod kernel.

and to be honest since jp6 the browser has been a joke... :-(

its said that jvq browser is better, but only on odexed roms...

sadly I think that the support for the sgs is nearly over... and I have lost faith that samsung will free my sgs of lag :-(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] xchasa:
Still way slower than my old nexus one running gingerbread. It runs rings around cm7 even. Everything is instant and faultless.

Op is right.

If nexus one had samoled screen and better speakers I'd be like,

what's a galaxy s?

Having said that I prefer the gs1 to nexus s.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] nesx87:
my bad, that is what i am using.

It was impressive at the beginning, however not anymore.

lag is back, the alarm bug is still on, and some recent random restarts started.

I know there are fixes etc - but its worth noting that the hardware will die unutilised at least when it comes to official roms from samsung.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Zhousibo:
The lag issue is a common theme with the SGS. Not sure how long you have owned your SGS but I believe the SGS still has better hardware but the lag develops over time.

So when I first got me SGS in June last year, it was great at the start. Then the lag came in and I tried OneClick Lagfix based on xda advice. That seemed to work for a bit but then slowed down again. In November, I flashed my first custom rom (Darky 8.5), the used the Speedmod Lag fix. Same thing, good at the start, then slows down. I kept trying a few others (Darky 9.2, 10.1, DebusRom, ExtraOrdinary, Chebon) and the longest I stayed on before noticing the lag was about 1 month.

One of the steps suggested before a flashing a rom is to undo lagfix and recommended to do a wipe as the freshest install. Doing this seems to refresh the speed as it was at the start (so constant flashing seems to make things quicker).

Something also to try if you don't want to try a new rom or firmware, is to undo and redo the lagfix. Almost like defragmenting but it seems to refresh the system (imho).

I have also heard some of the latest firmwares (JVQ) have better implementations of the filesystem and have heard some people not using lagifx at all. Given you have installed lagfix, you aren't that far from installing a new firmware/rom (just back up your files obviously). I haven't been on JVQ long enough to see if this truly fixes the issue though.

Just my thoughts.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] trikki77:
This shocking,i had the wildfire,and have to say that i experienced totally different things than you.It was laggy,slow.Then i rooted the phone,and changed the sense crap to a different rom,then there was no lag.phone worked smoothly.as for my SGS,the stock thing is laggy.It gets much better only changing the kernel to Galaxian.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] 011Bojan:
I gotta try that Galaxian kernel. Changing to other phone constantly inhabits my mind, to something more reliable.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tamaleddon:
Manufacturer? It's not even that simple. A friend has a stock one and it works nicely (for stock). Another friend has another stock one and lags horribly, force closes, freezes, has trouble with dropped calls. The difference? They are on different operators so the crap that they bundle together is so different that it makes or breaks the phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Heritz:
You were right. LP was lagging the phone as hell, mostly when going back to the homescreen and closing apps. I gave TouchWiz a run for a straight hour, playing games, opening and closing emails, browsing G+, Maps and several other apps, it never lagged when going back to the homescreen, which is what worries me most. I still need to try it on everyday use though.

Time to find another launcher. Any recommendations? :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] andyfarmery:
Try ADW - doesn't have Widgets like lpp, but it flies, especially with a little tweaking!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Hrithan2020:
If you are looking for a paid one, you wouldn't go wrong with ADW Launcher Ex, I think. But, since I don't have it (have only use it on my friend's SGS, which is running gingerbread), I can't say for sure, whether it will suffice.

Go Launcher Ex, had all the features I was looking for, and I was very impressed at first. But, it still has some chinks. I find that the animations to not lack the smoothness of LPP Froyo (especially when opening the app drawer and screen previews are not smooth. )

I believe, the latest version supports migrating homescreen configuration from other launchers to Go Launcher which I feel is v.good. (unfortunately, didn't have that feature, when I shifted)

Zeam launcher was another home screen app which seems to be popular. I had tried it out briefly [ it was probably lighter and slightly faster than Go launcher] before deciding on Go Launcher, as I thought it had more configurable options.

But, as I had tried Zeam when all my homescreens were not filled up, I can't really comment.

As for ADW, I haven't tried it out in ages, but LPP was definitely smoother in froyo days.

Let me know how your hunt goes. I really wanted to stick to LPP, as I had grown attached to it. But, finally let go, thanks to the lack of updates.

:(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Majes:
juwe's rom 5.2, autostarts app, and go launcher ex.

that's the combination for great smoothness and great battery life ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mendoksei:
Does JVQ has a wifi prob with galaxian kernel? many thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ctcng:
Couldn't agree more with you.

Last year I paid around 430€ (more than 600 US Dollars) for my Galaxy S, and I had much higher expectations for the money I've spent.

I've only used stock leaked ROMs because I also expect the manufacturer to support the product. Through the official channel (Kies) the firmware available for my country is the 2.2 version from last year, so I've been flashing with ODIN 2.2.1 ROMs and now 2.3.4 ROMs. Meanwhile I've flashed stock 2.3.4 JVQ and I found the performance to be more or less the same as in stock 2.3.4 JVP.

Next year I will probably buy a new phone and I don't think it will be a Samsung one... :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] markdj57:
My sis has a samsung galaxy ace and I have found it faster in opening apps, doing google searches and the scrolling is smoother. My poor sgs with stock jvq isn't awful but the lag is still there to a lesser degree.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] aayyaanna:
My sgs is not at all laggy. I think it's only the right combination of Kernel & ROM what is important.

I installed the stock JVQ and there was no lag or anything but as soon as i changed the kernel to semaphore. the whole lag thing starts,after that i flashed Juwe's rom changed the kernel to Galaxian and using setcpu to conservative mode the phone is smooth as silk. no ext4 enabled nothing.Haven't felt my galaxy s so smooth from the 1st time i flashed darky's rom..

This particular combination is what i found the best till now..hopefully it might help u guys too :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Hrithan2020:
That is seriously shocking. In the limited amount of time, I have demoed SG Ace, it definitely felt slower than SGS.

Does your sister and you have similar application setup?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] markdj57:
Well I have 12 pages of apps, she has 5 pages.

Galaxy ace is running latest gingerbread from samfirmware.

Also, no mater what I do, all live wallpaper makes scrolling laggy in twlauncher.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickjb16:
Hi,

Wondering if somebody can point me in the right direction. I'm running 4.2.11.mb860.retail.en.fr and wondering what is involved in upgrading to the AT&T 4.5.91 update?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leminhnguyen0703:
You would brick ur beloved Atrix. AT&T firmware is unique, they can only be used on AT&T Atrixes.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickjb16:
Crappy. This was originally a Bell Atrix and was flashed to OLYEM 1.4.2. when I bought it. I upgraded to 2.1.1 afterwards. What options do I have?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chesterr:
Hey one of my friends bought the same one like you have!and I can't even unlock the bootloader or can't even flash the recovery any help over here?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dieuy:
i have the same problem :(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] eraldo:
Is there anyway to disguise your phones make and model, i am on the network Three in the UK and have an lg optimus 2x but three do not support this device officially, i want to disguise the phone if at all possible as an lg optimus 3d so i can access all the planet three services such as skye, msn ect without getting sorry your phone isnt supported.....even tho its a f**king android phone and anything that works on one will work on another, something the stupid bastards at three dont get.(rant over) They just dont want to help with phones not bought from them.

So is this possible to make one phone appear to be another?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sweetnsour:
even though something is supported on one android phone doesnt mean its supported on another. the only thing close to disguising is flashing a rom from that other phone (assuming that the rom is COMPATIBLE with your phone). i have an optimus t but i flashed it with a rom from another phone, so now my phone is disguised as that other phone
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] eraldo:
No but there are apps that three provides for free access to skype and msn, and since my phone isnt officially supported by them they wont let me download it.

I know they work because i have an older version of msn from three that was posted here.

Unless the rom changes the make and model which iv never heard of then no flashing a rom doesnt disguise your phone it only changes the version of android your running.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nuje1:
Hi All

I've got an HTC Flyer WiFi only and i'm thinink of buying a HTC Incredible S. Does anyone know if WiFi tethering between the two devices is possible without rooting one of them? Has anyone already tried this?

Thanks for you answers in advance!

Nuje1
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] POQbum:
If your incredible S is rooted then you can tether for free. Your other HTC Flyer phone doesn't need to be rooted and should be able to pickup the wifi signal.

- Also this probably shouldn't be in the Droid Incredible forum and probably in the more generic Android forums.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cryous:
Poq, he was asking about non rooted. Yes there should be a way, I will try to find the post I looked at, you can also try Googling verizion wifi tether for free on HTC incredible, they should be the same in that respect
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aoin:
hi, any one can post some explanation about the menu when you press Power off the phone, press and hold volume down button, press power button.

appears a lot of opitions... any one know all??? and the funccion?

tks

if u know where i can read please post the link!!!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndyPhreak:
Updating the thread to say... at this point the recommended Atrix recovery is romracer's version, posted here:

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1204500

romracer is actively maintaining this version, and it correctly handles backups and restores to/from both the internal storage and the external SD card.

After you run mramirezusa's unlock/recovery/root script (see link in previous post), you can use Tenfar's recovery to install romracer's recovery.

Just noticed that the OP appears to be posting from Brazil... (but then again, I'm not really posting from Antarctica...)

OP, if you don't have an AT&T phone then mramirezusa's script is

not

for you. Sorry for the confusion...
[General Questions and Answers] regy888:
Hello everybody.

I use Android Samsung Galaxy Tab 7", and I'd like to access sites that contain Java to fill username and password form. I do need it for accessing internet banking, because I use it for transaction online.

Is there any browser that support for this case?

I've tried Opera Web Browser, Dolphin HD, and firefox browser but it's doesn't work.

I do appreciate to everybody who help me, thanks :)

-Regy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veritaz:
Hey guys,

I have been having trouble copying my music to my SGS2. I have been trying to copy about 2000 songs, but about 10-15% of the way through the files, something just seems to freeze up and nothing more will copy after that point. I thought that copying a smaller amount at a time might fix the problem, but it keeps doing it, and it's not a specific song that seems to be causing the problem.

So I guess my questions are what is the problem and what can I do about it? I'm not sure whether my SD card is borked, or whether my phone is borked (I hope not!) or whether my PC or Kies are at fault.

Any help would be much appreciated.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Just try to copy/paste the same file to your Internal SD and post back. Besides why are you using Kies for it, it can be done normally!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veritaz:
Tried to copy the "normal" way. Got an error message along the lines of "the device has been disconnected or stopped responding." I guess we know something is wrong now.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
At what mode are you connnecting, Phone or Mass Storage? And is your PC too old and doesn't have USB 3.0?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyII:
Sometime when the screen gets locked by the "screen time out" this might happen

Generllay what I do is to set screen time out to 10 mins and then work with kies
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Screen Lock time has nothing to do with Kies or PC connection IMO, mine is always set at 30 secs, and NO problem with connection with Kies, let alone with PC.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veritaz:
Hmm, I think the problem is definitely with my phone. Have tried everything - USB mass storage option and what have you. Still always fails on meafter a few files are copied. I/O device errors and the like.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
I think the problem is in your OS, not phone. Make sure it's running okay, try to connect other USB devices and see if you have the same prob or not.

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
PC or USB connector or not connected to a mainboard USB outlet .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veritaz:
I have been using the USB ports on the front of my PC case. Should I try the ones at the back of my PC?

I am running Windows 7 (32 bit) if that helps.
[Xoom General] opposition1:
Hi all, trying to decide which tablet to get. Hoping to get some honest unbiased opinions. I am coming from an IPad 1 which i loved. Also, I have the $100.00 off staples coupon, however I can NOT get the Asus at 100 off. Everywhere I checked in my area would not honor the coupon because Staples does not have it in stock, I can only get the xoom or Samsung 100.00 off. SO I know most of the pros and cons of each but most reviews that favor the Asus like it because of the price cut. I am going into this with all 3 the same price (only difference being I can get a 32gb xoom at the price of the 16gb asus and samsung)

ASUS 16gb - 399.99

What I like about the ASUS:

Screen I read is the best.

Mini HDMI

SD Card

Lots of mod potential

CONS:

heavier

proprietary cable that i can not find for sale anywhere

large frame.

less than quality build

I dont care about the dock, probably wont buy it.

XOOM - 32gb - 399.99

What I like about the XOOM

largest capacity

Updates first

quality build

SD card slot

HDMI out

no proprietary cable

lots of accessories

CONS:

not the best screen

heaviest

seems to be a little slower than the others (not as responsive)

not a lot of mods available

Galaxy Tab - 399.99 16gb

Pros:

light

quality build

smaller frame

optional keyboard if I want

nice screen

fast/responsive

good mod community

CONS:

proprietary cable

no SD Card slot (huge)

no HDMI out

So with all that said, any opinions/suggestions would really help. Like I said I have the 100.00 coupon and I hate to not use it. So with it I can get all 3 for 399.99 BUT if I choose the Samsung, I would probably pay the 499.99 for the 32 gig (using the 100.00 off) since it has no SD card slot which REALLY SUX. Id be using the tab for movie watching a lot, lots of web browsing, and some EBOOK/PDF mag reading mainly with light gaming and light music listening.

I REALLY need some help.
[Xoom General] cbotd:
Build Quality is a BIG factor

Personally I think you will be less than impressed with the build quality of the Asus. True, the screen is the best, but I have held one for extended periods of time and compared to the Xoom, it is really poorly made. The feel of the plastic and poor quality made me frustrated while using the device for 15 minutes. It would really bug me if I paid good money for one and had to hold the cheap feeling device every time.

The Galaxy is a nice device with a decent UI built on top of HC 3.1. The screen was a bit too washed out and saturated for me. I think the Xoom has a softer, more true color balance. The proprietary cables and lack of expansion slot is why I would not migrate to Samsung. Needing an additional dongle cable for I/O kind of stinks.

Here is a review I wrote for the Xoom and compared it in some areas to Asus, Acer, Toshiba and Samsung.

As with any purchase it boils down to preference, price and personal taste. I went from an Acer to the Xoom because of the build quality, Out of the Box support, accessory support, and OS support. The hardware and software integration had less problems on the Xoom than the Acer. Toshiba is experiencing big issues in this area as well. Screens not waking up and other issues with the OS and hardware are problems.

Also keep in mind the Xoom integrates with your PC for file transfers. Other HC devices do not integrate as easily. The Toshiba and Acer can not see their internal storage when attached to a PC. There is no way to easily transfer fies from a PC, Mac or Linux. With the Xoom it is seen as a removable drive.

Also, waiting for Samsung or Asus to release their approved updates could be frustrating if you want the latest and greatest from google. Acer is just now getting the 3.1 update to their devices because of the manufacturer UI integration. The Xoom is the cleanest HC OS with no UI laid over the stock ROM from Google.

Happy hunting.
[Xoom General] Stealyourface:
Xoom charges the fastest. That matters to me.