[Galaxy S II Android Development] uppon2:
*What I think really happened to "CheckROM"*

Please keep an open mind while reading this post. I have respect for any developer that puts his time and effort in to his project and I don't expect anything for free. I have made multiple donations because I believe devs deserve it. OK.

*This might be a boring and off topic post so if you don't want to read it then don't. Before I get started I would like to say to make any new users aware of this before this post gets confusing fast. Leomar and Gadgetcheck were never a team a while ago. Leomar used to have his own ROM and so did Gadgetcheck*

Here we go on my journey: It's been a long time since I have posted here. A few releases after Leomar merged with Gadgetcheck there was noticeable signs of the Leomar Revolution ROM style disappearing and slowly turning in to a Gadgetcheck ROM. (Which I did try the first few releases of Gadgetcheck ROM before the merger which was never as good as Leomars ROMs which I explain in further detail throughout this post so keep reading)

After they merged and created the ROM "together" this is what happened

1. The kitchen has way less content

2. Kitchen was never updated

3. Overall feel of the ROM just felt different and wasn't as snappy

4. Thread support went downhill FAST

5. ROM updates were clearly slower

Remember this is still just my opinion but I used Leomars ROMs from day 1. I know devs do this for free and people shouldn't expect anything AND I DIDN'T AND STILL DON'T. I am just pointing out what I feel is relevant to the other users who remember how it used to be and have maybe donated and feeling the same way.

I left multiple unanswered posts in the thread asking why the ROM doesn't feel the same and why the Kitchen is so lame now. I also said that it feels like Leo is having a break and has let Gadgetcheck take control of the wheel because Leo perhaps burnt himself out which I understand he was giving 24/7 support and kept his ROM and kitchen updated to the minute. Keep in mind this was before Leo went on holiday for anybody here that is going to say it.

I'm not saying Gadget isn't helpful or a good developer but I am saying that Leomar was better and was like a support ninja. He was always there for his users with latest releases and fixes and support of what felt like a 24/7 basis. That along side of the Kitchen App is what made the ROM CLEARLY different from the rest of the ROMs that were out there. Including Gadgetchecks ROM. That is what made the ROM and what attracted a majority of the users.

I have always had 2 x SGS 2 phones so I have always had an advantage to test other ROMs and releases without changing my "MAIN" ROM. I decided to stick with the last ever Leomar built revolution ROM for my main phone and decided to test Hyperdroid on the other. I then found my new love for my phone. It was the same feeling I got when using Leomar Revolution ROMS. It was just a snappy with the same support and kitchen features and using their own kernel just put the icing on the cake. I continued to roll with all of the releases and was always happy. I always tried all of the latest released "CheckROM" but never felt satisfied and would always go back to Hyperdroid.

Since my Leomar Revolution ROM was starting to get a bit dated and I wanted a change from gingerbread I started testing ICS on my second phone. Mind you it was pretty crappy back then. Over time ICS got better and I could see hardly any reason to go back to GB for both phones. This was around the time Litening ROM ICS came out.

After a while of doing this I then started testing CM9/AOKP ROMs but just couldn't live without video recording so would always go back to Samsung based ROMs (I would have tried these earlier but didn't really like CM on my i9000 so I never bothered with i9100) I noticed clear performance increases using CM9/AOKP over Samsung based ICS ROMs and IMO even gingerbread Samsung ROMs. Eventually the video camera was fixed and now everything works perfectly for CM9/AOKP.

I am now a user of CM9 on one phone and AOKP on my second phone. It is absolutely mind boggling to see people saying that they prefer a Samsung GB ROM over a CM9/AOKP ICS ROM. It really is. Don't get me wrong sometimes people might have bad experiences but It seriously makes me doubt how many of you have actually tried a decent ICS releases rather than just agreeing with someone else just to jump on the bandwagon of slanging something else off. TRUST ME GUYS AT LEAST TRY AOKP/CM9.

The point of my story is times have changed and there are many other ROMs to use that are willing to make progress rather than excuses. Apparently there was already a completed CheckROM ICS ROM ready to have JKAY integrated in to it as soon as JKAY was done. But all of a sudden that ROM no longer exists.

If they ever did have a working ICS ROM and kitchen (KITCHEN being the keyword here as many people use this ROM over others for this kitchen) If it was true they were ready to go as soon as JKAY was than that would mean that the kitchen app is ready to to go with ICS meaning they won't need to make many changes to that. If that is true then what they are saying is it's going to take a month between 3 developers to just make a ROM? That is just plain ridiculous and a straight up lie. Now you have an ICS kernel but not ROM. WTF seriously?

Lets be honest there is clearly less support and updates because:

1. The development and support slowed down when Leomar did

2. They started developing for the Galaxy Note

3. They are both now forum moderators and have less time

4. They have a life

5. Time is money

Now look I understand that **** happens and things change. But after all of this time of loyal members waiting for an update and a little support only to have you tell them it's another month away seems pretty steep considering you apparently have a ROM and kitchen ready to go. Unless that was a lie too.

On that note people need to stop expecting things. I stopped expecting and moved on to another active ROM rather than bug developers to update. By the time they do catch up they are already going to be behind because of other developers that have already been working with ICS for so long now. Oh and now they are talking about supporting the SGS 3? Wouldn't you rather focus on what you have been ignoring for the last few months before talking about an unreleased phone?

It's very confusing to users that are told one thing but then something else happens. Then all they get is lies and excuses to make up for other interests.

I will leave with this. I understand you have a life but there is no reason to lie or make excuses for all of your broken promises regardless of what happens. It's pretty easy to be honest. Thanks for all of your previous development and I mean no harm. I honestly mean that. I am only saying this because I felt like I needed to get it off my chest.

Sorry this post dragged on but I kept getting more ideas. I will be sitting here waiting for the abuse to come through.

An old happy Leomar Revolution ROM user now CM9/AOKP ICS user.

Move with the times or die with the ages