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[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] kallt_kaffe:
Have you tried the Overcome ROM? It's based on an P75xx ROM and I did a filecompare and pretty much everthing is identical on the 10.1 and the 8.9 version of the Overcome ROM except for the kernel and some lines in build.prop (ro.sf.hwrotation being the obvious difference).

It would be interesting with a side-by-side comparison between a 10.1 and an 8.9 both running Overcome ROM, playing the same video clip.

If it still stutters on the 8.9 while running smoothly on the 10.1 then the only difference left is the kernel and the 90 degree rotation on the 8.9.

My guess is that there will be a difference and that it is due to the 90 degree rotation. There's an issue registered on the problem here: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=15958

Also according to a google guy this is a hardware issue: http://twitter.com/#!/romainguy/status/82283681900797952

Still I hope for this to be less of an issue in ICS.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] steelrat74:
I tried Overcome 2.0 Rom...

... the first day I got the 8.9 but with no success. Still the laggy video problem there...

I really really like this tab but the video performance pisses me totally off, because that is what the tab is meant for (for me)...

Even the cheapo Ainol Novo 8 I own from China performs much much better for video playback...
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] vu2iia:
advice for buying btw 8.9 and 10.1(video performance)

Dear All,

I am intending to buy tab in another 2-3days. I prefer size 8.9, but now I am confused after reading about "Video Player performance difference between 8.9 and 10.1". In future I also intend to upgrade to ICS.

In my profession video does matter and size 8.9 is highly preferable as I travel alot.

Can someone please advice. Thankyou in advice.

:confused:

vu2iia
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nirogu325:
Well...it's a bit of a hard question. ICS will officially come in some months (perhaps around April or a bit after), and we're already seeing improvements with the alpha build at the Development forum which is AOSP, meaning it's not coming directly from Samsung. I think it's too early to come to conclusions regarding this tablet's performance. It is known Honeycomb was an emergency landing for Google and was terribly rushed. That is why I give this tablet's Tegra 2 the benefit of doubt regarding performance. We're slowly seeing our Tab's potential with the alpha ICS build, and a second alpha will arrive soon with more improvements. If you want the 8.9, know it will get better over time, but not immediately. In its current state, it is very decent as long as you use an Android 3.2 firmware along with BSPlayer.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] sbtgn1:
dont have one to compare with, i agree that bsplayer gave the best results so far but it is still not good enough, if ics wont fix it i am planing on selling it and buy the LTE version

what i dont understand is how the 10.1 is working well , it has the same hardware.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] vu2iia:
Sir,

Sorry to ask u this stupid question, but is this the issue with your paritcular 8.9 device or it is with all GT8.9 devices?. Reason for asking is I am buying in few days and 7inch is too small for my eyeballs and 10.1 slightly bigger for travelling.

If its an software issue which can be fixed than I can go for 8.9, but if its hardware issue than I better go for 10.1. But I belive 10.1 and 8.9 have similar hardware except for display size.

Are there others users complaining video performance issue?

thankyou,

vu2iia
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] steelrat74:
I'm not shure...

whether the problem is hardware related due to the rotated screen or not...

IMHO the problem should be fixable with a software update.

But in the moment I would remommend the GTab 8.9 LTE SGH-I957.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] vu2iia:
Sir,

Thanks, while at Dubai about 15days back. I got to see both 8.9 and 10.1. in super stores. 8.9's size impressed me and changed my mind. So I think I will stick to 8.9 after getting guidance from XDA members. Unfortunately Prices in Dubai were more than India.

Portability is important for me, I also have netbook of 10.1, this size is definately good for media oriented people, but it would be just 25% of my objective to buy. Now things are clearer for me.

XDA is the one of the best forums, more importantly quality of members who really have high level of technical knowledge and helping attitude.

Salute to all members.

regards

vu2iia
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] phonic:
Personally, I haven't had a chance to watch too many videos on my 8.9 Wifi tab, but I did test them out. Never really noticed any stuttering until I looked for it. After ready this thread, I did begin to notice it (thanks....), so I started fiddling with some of the settings. I did find a way to remove the stuttering and make the video very smooth though! Using MX Video Player, change the decoder to SW (software) versus HW (hardware). The stuttering went away. Tried this on a variety of videos, going back and forth, and it worked on all of them. My tab is OC'd to 1.5, so that might make a difference.

Granted, there might be some unwanted negative side effects (higher battery drain?) or not. I'll let other more knowledgeable people chime in on that front. But at least it fixes the problem for me.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] steelrat74:
That fixes the playback problem only partially... On a non OC Tab that works only with SD content... HD content (720p) won't play smooth...

The playback quality is imho worse compared to the HW mode (Pixelation in some higher bitrate scenes like explosion)...

BSplayer does the same...

The only "real" solution is to use the less demanding h.264 baseline profile with all it's negative side effects (esp. getting larger files with degraded quality)...
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Bec07:
You could try the unofficial cyanogen mod 9 but make sure you have a good CWM backup first.

I had issues while using a custom kernel, but I'm far from being pleased with the general behavior of the tablet.

If you try cyanogen report back so we can keep our hopes up.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nirogu325:
Remember they're doing all that without ICS sources. Once Samsung drops them, things will rapidly go north. It is expected to drop after Q1 this year. I can't give the link for reference (cuz I'm on the phone) but Samsung said they'd focus first on the GSII and the Note by Q1 2012. Crossing fingers!

Sent from my SGH-T959.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] xmattx:
I just bought my 8.9" yesterday and after reading this thread I am slightly paranoid now. Is there choppiness noticeable in Netflix and Slingbox or is this more of an issue with movies that are ripped and put on the tab? I did buy it as a media device but more centered on netflix, YouTube, etc, not ripped movies.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] got556:
If you have the device...why don't you try youtube and netflix already? :confused:

If you don't like it, return it. ;)
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] xpla:
I also experienced serious playback issues. I followed this advice

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t =1060825

and reconverted my videos with great outcome. HD Videos now play very well even without OC with MX Player.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] MaxCarnage:
I haven't had problems with videos on mine; Netflix, YouTube, Emit, and it all looks fantastic to me.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] sbtgn1:
now with ics

i am with galixiansoup 4 with workinh h/w decoding but still i cant run smooth

720p mkv files.

i hope that the h/w decoding is not realy the ics h/w cause that would suck.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] poisike:
It is. It is taken from Nvidia ventana system.img

But that doesn't mean Samsung can't optimize it for our device to make it better (or worse).
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Shadey1:
So is the 7310 the tegra 2? Which is the lte? I'm on the cusp of buying and I'm getting worried. I've not seen any that aren't tegra in the UK.

I'll be getting the Wifi version, not the 3g version.

Surely that should not effect the video performance?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dave2:
Thread moved to Android> Android Themes forum.

Click HERE for redirection.

Moderators, please delete this thread.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] folexzy:
it is astonishly brilliant to say but a few and all..............just keep it up
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mast3rchi3f:
Awesome work. Thanks.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sleepyjoe:
I have a rooted dinc that I cant get to back up in Rom Manager or any other way. When I power off the phone and up volume during power up it vibrates three times and does nothing, it requires a battery pull to get to power up. I'm currently running skyraider 4.3. Any help would be greatly appreciated. not a noob but still learning. THANKS AGAIN
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
To enter hboot you need to press volume down and power at the same time. Vol up and power puts your phone in qualcom diagnostic mode, which is why it wont boot up untill a battery pull. Once in hboot select recovery and then hit the power button, you should then be in recovery.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sleepyjoe:
Thanks so much, don't know what I was thinking. Any reasoning why I cant get recovery to do anything through Rom Mamager
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smtom:
Make sure the SD card is FAT32 format, and that your radio, HBOOT, & CWM versions are up to the specified levels of the ROM.
[HTC Rezound] sebastianraven:
So, I live in a prime 4G area. NO issues and almost always full bars. I have had both a Samsung Charge and a Droid Bionic. Both phones didn't give me the same problems this phone has started. I'll be on my phone looking on the net or Youtube when... I lose all data. I can make calls and texts, but data is gone. I don't even get 3G, and I tried that stupid LTE switch.

My only fix is to go into Airplane mode and/or do a full reset to get it back up. Is this isolated or have you guys seen this too?
[HTC Rezound] nrfitchett4:
I've seen this on both the bolt and the rezound and heard of it on the other 4g devices. Think its a new tech, lte problem...
[HTC Rezound] Cares:
I'm in the greater LA area too and I noticed this issue happen to me twice this weekend. I either lost all data or it went to 1x. I had to restart to get it back. My girlfriend who has a Bionic on the other hand did not lose connection while next to me.
[HTC Rezound] RenegadeBoss:
I get this often as well. Unfortunately, I live in a 3g area and can't really comment on the 4g data problem.

Sent from my pod in The Sprawl
[HTC Rezound] txkorm:
I think Verizon has been dealing with some issues the last couple of weeks. My aircard has almost been thrown through the wall more than a couple of times...
[HTC Rezound] tynan:
Android Police posted about this today, it's Verizon's authentication process. http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...other-4g-lte-vzw-phone-is-losing-data-signal/
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] zeletrik:
It is possibble to have Xperia launcher in GIO?

I use CM7.1 RC3.

I flashed Timescape but the widget only works in Xperia launcher.

Any solution?

Fine..

I do it :D
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] c20h25n3o:
Is there any way to put this in a ROM like Particle?

Just to replace touchwiz.
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] djph4ntom:
found something like xperia launcher for gio some time ago but didn't test it. if you wish to try it. btw this is taken from an official Gio latvian forum

link : http://samsunggalaxygio.latvianforum.net/t362-xperia-arc-launcher-v20-on-gio?highlight=xperia
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] c20h25n3o:
Do you have an account there? Could u upload it somewhere for us?
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] VavanL:
Here you go View attachment 827999
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] zeletrik:
sorry it's not usable :D
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] krymzy:
so far works perfectly on my cm 7.1 b4 rom

thanks! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Lyma69:
Thks for this..
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Bilgets:
how to use?

@thread starter can u give me link to timescape?
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] koodiifin:
It seems to work. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] alfisyahrien:
you can try it....

http://www.facebook.com/groups/Galaxy.Gio.Community/doc/170834323016977/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] huntersales:
Same here

My Verizon Gn is terrible on 3g... 200-300 dl and 50-100 up in my house. My old Fascinate was always 900-1400 dl and 400-600 up. 4g (when I can get signal) is not to bad. 3g signal is strong at -83dbm 2 asu on 3g.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vladtdr:
so...is it a software problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
You guys are describing 2 different problems surely. The GSM and CDMA versions are not going to be subject to the same bugs. They have completely different radio infrastructures.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vladtdr:
that is right...and also i have changed my kernel to cf-root one and moved from yakjuxw to yakju, can that be the problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vladtdr:
please tell me
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonny_rubber:
sounds more like a network issue to be honest
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vladtdr:
well i have unlocked the phone 2, it was locked on vodafone and i unlocked it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mayor bloom:
OK,

1st Hi all and thanks for not bashing my lack of knowledge. I have done many searches and am now more confused than before.

I am comming from a droid X, I did the z4 root on it to get wifi tether working, it was on 2.2.1 I believe. Well it went very good, but I never got a push for an update. Got the new GN on verizon and tried to restore it back to stock, didn't work, so instead of selling it I gave it to my mom. Also, did this on a friends and he did get the update push and lost the root and superuser access.

This story is just so you know I am a complete noob. Other than following someones set by set on using Z4 I have really not done anything and have some questions on my new phone.

1. why would I want to unlock the bootloader?

2. after reading about the wifi hotspot by svtp do I need to root?

3. If i root and/or unlock the bootloader will this stop the updates from google (main reason I bought the phone)?

4. I am not into overclocking or modding but I want to be able to have wifi if I ever need it. That is the only thing I want.

Basically I am looking to unlock the wifi and still get all the google updates, is this possible? As of right now I think buying the svtp app is my best bet, I just don't want an unexpected bill showing up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mayor bloom:
ok, still not rooted or unlocked. cannot get svtp to work wifi
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cymru:
Follow this guide --> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1382163
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Clancy_s:
re #1: you need to unlock the bootloader to do pretty much anything non standard with your phone.

Since unlocking the bootloader wipes all data on the phone it's a good idea to do it early. You can leave it otherwise stock while you think about it, you can even relock it if you need to return the phone for some reason.

Neither unlocking nor rooting the phone will stop you getting the OTAs, it's custom roms that will do that. However most OTAs will stop your root access because they reset the permissions on your su files.

hth
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phazerorg:
Just to add further to this... not only will custom ROMs stop you from getting OTA updates, having custom recovery (ClockworkMod) will prevent them from applying, even with the stock ROM. If using a stock ROM with custom recovery, you'll need to do the update manually. If you wait until you get the update notification, your phone should have downloaded the update to /cache. You can then use the custom recovery to apply the update. Alternatively, you can look on these forums for someone to post the URL to the OTA update zip file, download it, and flash it manually (this way you don't need to wait until your phone gets the update, you can download it and have it sooner).

In either case, you'll usually need to re-root, as stated. This is easier with a custom recovery, because you should just have to flash superuser immediately after flashing the update, before rebooting.

Until CM9 is stable, I'm running the stock ROM with ClockworkMod recovery. I can download the OTA updates manually and flash them with ClockworkMod then flash superuser and I'm good to go. Custom recovery makes it nice and easy to retain root, as well as the ability to do nandroid backups, etc.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chaosbelow247:
Well I just tried flashing to blazer ROM 3.0 after he released a update. I have been on 2.0 for about 1 week now and after flashing caulkins all format zip and then flashing blazer ROM, my phone boots up and then stays at the boot up screen. It never goes to the home screen and I tried re flashing the rom but it didn't work. =/ Idk what I did wrong.

Im on Blazer ROM 2.0

Baseband: E30

Kernel: EK02

I am also using team rogue cwm recovery!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deadmanmalu13:
by boot up screen do u mean the screen with the yellow triangle or a different screen...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chaosbelow247:
Past that screen, when it gets to the second screen with the S symbol in the middle.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
You are not suppose to wipe anything when going from 2.0 to 3.0
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chaosbelow247:
Well he said caulkins all format zip wouldn't wipe anything...Was I not suppose to do caulkins all fromat zip twice?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] angelofmenoth:
As per Phantom's directions, you were supposed to use his MODIFIED version of Calk's format all that wouldn't touch your data. Worked fine for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chaosbelow247:
Oh wow I must have used the wrong caulkins format all zip then! Thanks, this will probably fix my problems!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] angelofmenoth:
No prob. When he said he wasn't responsible if you couldn't read instructions, I assumed he had made a specific change.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridder215215:
Hey everyone,

I found this tweak: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1319533&page=2

But I was wondering, how do I install it?

I can't post on that thread because I'm a new user, so I'm just asking it here.

Thanks for your reply!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
Install ClockworkMod Recovery then flash the zip as an update. Voila.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Tiksi:
I just came across this article claiming that there's a leaked release of ICS for the S2. I'm not sure if this will work on our S2s and I haven't tried flashing yet.

From the Article:

www .sammobile .com /2011/12/18/exclusive-second-android-4-0-1-by-samsung-for-sgs2-custom/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] akira02rex:
Old news.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SupremeOverlord777:
Yup, came out about a week ago. Has some of the cool ICS features, but 1. It's for the int. GS2, so some of the buttons... dont work for us and 2. It is a very early alpha build, and not close to a 'daily driver'. But it is good to know that samsung is getting closer to releasing ICS for us, and its helping the CM9 team to fix their problems
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ceo.mtcl:
do you even follow the posts here? There are tons of threads over this already.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
XDA rule #1 - search before posting!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silvehosszu:
Hi,

I just bought a Note to replace my S2.

Before shelling out the money and signing a 2 year contract I read tons of reviews and opinions here on xda.

The general consensus was that the Note is as snappy as the S2.

My personal experiences sadly cannot confirm this...

My Note is VERY laggy .. it behaves worse than my ancient Galaxy S1 ...

I am on 2.3.6 KKA stock.

Has someone any idea what to do?

Is there any decent custom rom out there which can bring back the snappy experience of the S2?

P.S.

On s2 I used to use the MIUI ROM

P.P.S.

Custom launchers are working terribly on the Note. Tried ADW and Launcher Pro. Had to give up because it were unusable.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eliashadow:
Its not Note issue but Samsung's filmwares.Im sure the next updates will blow up our monster.

Try latest filmware XXKL3 and you will notice improvment on your Note.

Plus with KL3 the third part launchers not lug at all (not perfect but closed.Im using zeam laucher which is perfect not lugs)

So dont worry my friend...Be patient...;)

Devs working hard but its very early for good custom rom like sgii...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dan37tz:
Very strange, I had a Galaxy S2 prior to my Note.

The Note is just as smooth as the S2. :confused:

I also had a Galaxy S 4G T959 "S1" prior , and of course the S2 and Note blows it away in term of smoothness. Might be some kind of software or hardware related issues with yours?

I don't know what to tell ya...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverHedgehog:
I have a rooted Note running the stock ROM (KJ4), and it's just fine!

No slowdowns here.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pjm77:
I wouldn't say that Note is laggy. It's fast but the user interface experience is choppy. It's the sheer number of pixels to push + not hardware-accelerated UI (and Android-specific UI problems). I would expect it to get better, especially with ICS. For now - a little OC + KL3 soft + stay away from 3D effects in launchers.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rowg:
Laggy keyboard?

The Samsung keyboard seems to cache a lot of data, Try going into app manager and clearing Samsung keyboard cache. Worked for me. Then I also just switched to another keyboard - Swiftkey X because I wasn't using the handwriting too much in S keyboard mode. And I didn't like the AI predictions too much.

I still use S memo and S Planner and Kies Air and they all work great.

Currently no lag for me.

I came from a LG G2X running CM7 nightly #201, which was awesome by the way, and the GNote is comparable.

Current Devices:

Galaxy Note, LG G2X CM7 (Nightly #201 + GPS mod), HTC My touch 3G slide CM7 (back-up, back-up phone)

Past Devices. Most recent first:

HTC Touch Pro (great phone), HTC Apache, Audiovox Thera (lovable weirdness), HTC XV6600 (what a phone!), Kyocera 6035 (those were the days)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetables:
i was about to buy it too .. but i didn't cuz of these comments saying it's slower than the S2 :(

any one have both devices can tell us the truth ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oba123:
A totally stock Samsung Galaxy S2 is always smooth, fluid and responsive, however the Note in stock form, which is supposed to be faster, has a clear but ever so slight input lag. On the Note I think Samsung's touchwiz UI performs better than any other third party launcher. However with the latest KL3 ROM overall performance is much improved regardless of launcher. So i swapped from touchwiz to adw soon after reflashing because I cant stand touchwiz.

It helps to reduce the cache and memory usage settings on any custom launchers that should help a bit. I'm sure its just a firmware issue and once they mature a bit this phone will be even more awesome than it is now. I honestly don't have any regrets and for anyone who is still on the fence, go for it. You will love it after a few simple customizations.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
Stock Note is a bit slow for me, I use Romow Lite rom which is very fast. Even Market works (have issues with some other roms), and cifs and tun modules for OpenVPN. Only issue with the rom is AccountsandSync settings isn't install and failed to install (the feature works, you can log in, but there isn't a GUI to turn it off). So I use QuickSettings which can turn off syncing. I'm using Launcher Pro with it and its very smooth.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silvehosszu:
Thanks folks,

Should try some custom ROMS.... I wanted to wait a week or two to be sure that there are no hardware issues (it is troublesome to send it back on warranty with custom fw) and after that to root it.

Which custom rom do you prefer? I like miui very much but there isn't any port to Note till now ...