yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] b1time:
I feel the itch too lol but this rom running way too smooth for me to switch. I'm sure that bigxie will cook up something nice with the leak some how.. and if not then hey this is a bad a$$ rom as is.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dsmSpidey:
Still on v1 here, been hesitant to flash anything since v1 seems near perfect for me. Want to try some of the new features though, will a cache/dalvik wipe be okay flashing the latest build coming from v1?

Thanks in advance, and thanks again bigxie for this awesome ROM.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] forumsid987:
Just make sure when you flash the new rom you flash the gapps associated it with it right after, no reboot in between. It should be okay but I can't say for sure. I went from v2 to v3.2 and it was fine when I did that. Just do a nandroid to be safe.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dsmSpidey:
Will do, thanks man!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] stellar:
What's the latest build bigxie? :D is it 1.0.0 or 1.0.2 or the 3-2 one? Snappiest ICS from out there thanks man nice work :D
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bigxie:
1.0.2,

which, incidentally I just updated the thread with.

Please wipe cache/dalvik coming from a previous build (yes, you can do this even coming from v1), and flash gapps immediately after prior to rebooting.

Enjoy!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] joeyddr:
why is goo-inside so slow right now...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] zeeraf:
hey big ive been using ur rom before apex was released , decided to try a different rom yesterday only for one feature but i see u updated so im coming back ..... the one feature i saw was the ability to seperate ringtone and notification . you think we could get that ??? i tried aokp milestone 3
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] ejohn3288:
Hey i was wondering if the next update could have the option to display the date on the status bar. also of possible to be able to change the carrier name on the lock screen.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G

Apex v1.0.2

Matrix 15.5 BFS

using XDA App
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] zeeraf:
is anyone using the new baseband ???
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mlin:
hey bigxie, are you planning to update to 4.0.4 in the near future?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dpeeps74:
I used the new radio for a few hours. It seemed fine signal wise but my 4G download speeds were abysmal. It took me 15 mins to download an older radio. With the older radio, while in the same spot, I was able to download 2 radios in about 2 minutes.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] roachy56:
Hey I have been having an issue where when I flash the matr1x kernel the radio antenna indicators aren't blue anymore is that the kernel or the ROM
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] joeyddr:
new baseband has been solid on both 4 and 3g
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bigxie:
I build from AOSP source code, not leaks.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
Right on. A dev with principles and personal protocols. Statements like this is respectable and show the makeup of the dev.

-Sent from my SPH-D720 [CM7.2] using xda app premium
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] JohnCorleone:
Same here..my 3g almost every run and I usually only use 4g
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] JohnCorleone:
Sorry I didn't multi quote. I can totally respect only building on official releases. I think its time to try 1.0.2. I really like the direction you are going with your work
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] zeeraf:
couldnt have said it any better
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] corythug:
Please don't really me but search on Tapatalk blows. How does one enable vibrate on this bad boy? I have it on in settings and messages am I missing something?

Follow the leader @corythug ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
Vibrate on press for keyboard? If so that's in keyboard settings. Get there while in messaging apps, yup its a totally different thing. Hth = Hope the help
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] corythug:
I was meaning for notifications, thanks though

Follow the leader @corythug ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] GeorgeNYer:
Is there any way to keep my current screen layout when flashing 1.0.2? I'm currently on v3-2
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bigxie:
Upgrading will not clear your screen layout.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] roachy56:
If you have titanium backup it should rearrange your layout to what you had before it did in mine but don't quote me
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Nick N:
While in main Messaging screen click Menu button > Settings > scroll down to Vibrate, select Always.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] corythug:
I've had this checked, unchecked and rechecked but still no go. I've had the same issue on oICS. Works fine on gb. I'm stumped.

Follow the leader @corythug ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Nick N:
Enjoying this Rom, only thing I would like to see are key light notifications when receiving messages, etc like Gummy.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bigxie:
You can flash any number of kernels available here that have BLN enabled.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Krayvon:
Talk about stable

I must say with the baked in Kernel and updated Baseband L2, i am getting incredible power consumption.

I thought it was a myth to achieve 6 hours on screen but i do it with wifi running all the time + GPS up + bluetooth and 8 email addresses synced and I play words with friends for 2 and a half hours lol this rom is a killer.

Hands down one of the best roms I've ever used. Thank you for your attention to detail to make this Rom outstanding.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Techno Droid:
dialer force closes half the time. not good. clean install twice...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] :
Loving the rom Big..
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] funcrusher:
Yeah, i'm surprised it hasn't been fixed. Known issue, I believe. That's why bigxie didn't implement it right away.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] neo_x22000:
how do i change carrier text in the pulldown???

sent from Ice Cream Infused NS4g
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] ScientificOne:
System settings...customizations (under Apex)...then Custom Carrier Text
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] corythug:
Have had this done, not relying to harass but someone has to know a fix for notifications vibration

Follow the leader @corythug ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Braneless:
Flashed this last night after running AOKP Milestone 2 for a few weeks. Apex is quick, smooth, and the extra features are pretty cool. One option I miss however is the notification brightness slider - I loooved that on aokp.

Zero issues so far with apex + Steve Garon's 1.14 kernel. Good job!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] zeeraf:
okay im gonna take a shot in the dark , if ur notifications are set to vibrate but arent vibrating , go into setting >> sound and see if "vibrate and ring" are checked ..... i had that problem once and it was cause that one lil option was unchecked
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Xhaotic:
Stable, fast, smooth, no errors whatsoever.

Been using this with the baked in kernel and I have gotten 1d 22h of batt life with 3hr screen on time. And still had a good 10% left. Rock solid.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mikegleave13:
I think when I flashed the infusion theme I lost the APEX settings.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mikegleave13:
or lost just the pull down carrier option
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] ScientificOne:
What version of Apex are you on?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] neo_x22000:
u shouldnt...i only lost the customization settings in the early bigxie builds...when i flashed the infusion theme!

sent from Ice Cream Infused NS4g
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] stellar:
Probably the only ROM right now that is comparable to the speed of gingerbread and yet can still be stable . Nice job on it bigxie thank you :)

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mikegleave13:
1.0.2 the latest I had the infusion theme and lost that option dropped the theme and its back. I have to reboot for it to change though.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mikegleave13:
Can't wait for Apex 4.0.4 battery life is awesome!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] JohnCorleone:
I agree. You guys know I got on 4.0.4 almost immediately. Radio and battery life are solid and Android OS is way down.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] DrHax:
Fantastic ROM. What are the chances of getting homescreen shortcut renaming?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] im.nick.hello:
i can't wait to flash, im on aokp right now but this looks pretty damn solid

great work!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Xhaotic:
best batt live ever? i'd say.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] blu8503:
PLEASE

I must know what your settings were and your ROM, PLEASE

Edit is this just the built in kernal
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Xhaotic:
This rom, built in kernel. Mostly default settings.

Interactive / 100/1000.

Calibrated my battery.

Bluetooth/GPS/sync/4G off after initial setups.

Screen brightness on lowest.

Always on wifi.

Its really just the rom and kernel complimenting each other.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] corythug:
It's mostly the wifi saving your battery if it's on all the time. I get similar times on wifi. Using cell towers, not so much.

Follow the leader @corythug ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Xhaotic:
True to an extent. I've run the same settings on numerous roms and kernels and have either experienced battery drains or screen overheats.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] JohnCorleone:
You have a point but I leave mine on 24/7 so it always shows full blue even though I may have been on 3g. Would toggling it off have made this even better?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wheeqo:
can I flash this from Team Win Recovery? anyone has try it?

And I want to flash a new baseband when can I install it? after flashing rom or gapps or kernel?

thanks in advance
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Bobguy21:
I'm having lots of issues with the latest v1.0.2 I wipe everything and still. No Google account. no market. once market installs it crashes upon opening. Lag very heavy. Home and search soft keys do not work. And more....
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Xhaotic:
Sounds like you're not flashing GAPPS like you're supposed to right after flashing rom. Gapps link included in OP. Rewipe, reflash, flash gapps

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just wipe all before flash. Flash rom, then gapps, then radio, reboot do initial setup, reboot. Wipe cache / dalvik then flash kernel. Although the baked in kernel works incredibly well with this rom.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] rift999:
I have herring and Team Win Recovery and are not experiencing any of these issues. I would try a clean flash then a new ROM if that does not work.

Rift
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dsmSpidey:
Wondering if anyone can help me with the Gallery issue. I was on v1(pre-Apex) for the longest, flashed 1.0.0 with a cache/Dalvik wipe and all was well. Decided to go back to V1, restored a Nandroid backup and my pictures were all still in the gallery for an undetermined amount of time until everything just disappeared. They are all still on the phone and in the folders they always have been, but Gallery will not load them. I even did a full wipe, restored my v1 backup again, and nothing. I also tried Rescan Media to no avail. Also the media process is showing 50% battery usage as of today, after a full wipe and restore this morning. Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] JohnCorleone:
I too had this issue. I would tap Talk and nothing would happen. If I selected contacts it would show I needed to add an account. I would have been here all along. Maybe there was something from previous setup not being wiped properly. Last me make a nandroid and try again because I downloaded the ROM and gapps twice
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] PMDColeslaw:
I would say you're doing pretty good. Cutting off Wifi when not in use may save a little power but not much I don't think. The reason someone got 40+ hours on one charge was due to them not having sync\background data turned on, which in my OPINION isn't realistic for most people. The main purpose of smartphones is to have your information instantly wherever you are. Again just my opinion. Yours may vary.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Xhaotic:
I don't need sync for my particular needs. I turn it on when I need to sync new content. And keep it off when not needed. Simple as that. I have no problems getting push notifications or emails or any content updates with it off.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] PMDColeslaw:
You're saying you can have nothing synching in the "Accounts & Sync" menu and still get push updates for mail accounts?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Xhaotic:
Hmm I've had that gallery problem in the past and what would work for me would be to go into any picture directories and deleting .thumbnail folders. This forces new thumbnails to be created for your gallery and resolves any mismatch errors

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Correct. Its weird but seems to work for me.

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Version mismatch. Crespo is GSM nexus s. You sure you downloaded crespo4g version?

Doesn't look like it in the file name of what you're trying to flash
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wheeqo:
How careless am I! thanks for the correction.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Bobguy21:
Wow as much as I flash roms and I pull this again. Man I'm the smartest dumb guy in the world. Thanks man.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Xhaotic:
NP...

Been looking through thread, anyone got the link to the kernel included?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Bobguy21:
hey is there anyway you could include shabby penguins battery tweak in your build. AOSP never responded to me. When I flash it it causes me to lose SU and it never seems to activate. This tweak really does work I've seen it first hand on miui. Thanks for such a great rom.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Rooster85:
Don't believe this for a second....

Sent from my 3.2.1 Evo View 4G
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] JohnCorleone:
Yeah my best numbers ever on this phone were right when that 4.0.4 leak came out. I leave sync/background data always on during the day and simply toggle it off at night before I go to sleep. Also K9 Push email app is a battery gulper. I am one of those "its a smartphone, use it that way" person myself
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mlin:
Recovery typically doesn't matter. However, after using TWRP since its debut I switched back to CWM because TWRP failed to flash 2 separate ROMs after trying numerous times. Once I flashed CWM both ROMs were able to flash just fine.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
Still loving this ROM. IMO its the best out, loaded and everything is working.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] formula84:
Overall I really like the rom, my fave so far is the change of the notification power widgets, much cleaner looking. So far I loaded what I was running on my last ROM including nova launcher (so many options). Just to point out I was having scrolling graphical issues, I changed from interactive to on demand and it seems to be back to normal. I saw the screen tearing in tap talk, SMS, native menus, etc. was not to bad but bothered me. So everything seems great after that small hiccup/Conf. change. Thank you, keep up the great work.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] sniperkill:
+1. I have noticed this also. I tried flashing this using twrp and it didn't flash. I have used twrp on several different occasions and it failed to flask properly. I know #teamwin has put months into developing twrp2, but like everything else that man makes, its not going to be perfect. I use RZ's recovery without any problems.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] musclehead84:
I've had twrp2.0 since release and have flashed all the ics roms and I haven't had a problem yet. It works great for me.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] reidbo:
Home button not working after a reboot. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a setting for the home button?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] FL0OD:
Yes and no. Reflash before you hurt yourself.

°•neXus S4G•°
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] 1970mueller:
G Nav stuck searching for GPS ... any one else? (Maps work fine, just no Nav)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Eemerica2s:
So the Facebook contact pictures syncing should take awhile... how long is awhile? Facebook sync claims it's done, but none of my contacts have pictures? Am I missing something?

Other than that I'm loving this so far. Customizable widgets in the notification bar is great, along with the other tweaks in the settings.

Also, I threw on the Matr1x kernel. Working great so far!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] raiderep:
+1
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] scott420:
Ill stay with cwm never had any problems with it why go to twrp..like the old saying goes if its not broke don't fix it..or something like that
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bdubs4200:
@OP, Where is "your" gapps file??
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bigxie:
Could you elaborate? There's plenty of different input languages available in the settings?

Unfortunately, not at the moment. Seems Wimax toggle (in CM9 source tree) is broken.

How are you installing it? Using CWR? Doing a full wipe? Do you md5sums match mine?

Anyone else having GPS issues? The chip on crespo(s) wasn't too excellent, but it should still lock given some time.

You can force it to resync by clearing the checkmark and rechecking it.

In the OP directly under the ROM link.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] DaytonaDU:
I am currently using CM9 and it tethers 4g native.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] HareyCarey:
Best ICS so far.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bdubs4200:
Lll thanks for answering my dumb question. I'd post a screenshot but it failed:-/ hmm Amway, I can see it its just not a link... ill have to dl when I got home from my PC. Thanks and I can't wait to get home and try this baby! Btw, is there a centerclock option?? :-D I love me some center clock
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] vertigosrs:
Your rom looks so nice but I had trouble with it. I wiped everything and flashed it along with reflashing the kernel after wiping cache and dalvik again and everything seemed to install ok and load but the home key didn't work. I tried wiping all and flashing again and had the same problem. I tried wiping and flashing other kernels but still came up with the same results. Any ideas?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] FL0OD:
Haven't seen anyone else with that same problem. When I have issues that no one else is having I redownload the rom and reinstall. Fixes it every time. Just my experience.

°•neXus S4G•°
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] vertigosrs:
I've seen someone else having a problem with their home button not working, but I can't remember which thread it was. I'm gonna try redownloading the rom and see if that helps.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bigxie:
Yes, and please confirm the md5sum of your files before you flash them. Thanks!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Xhaotic:
Go back a page or two then.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22290501&postcount=558
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] neo_x22000:
im getting crappy reception with the included radio...can i flash the 4.0.4 radio??

sent from Ice Cream Infused NS4g
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
None of these Roms zips in this forum includes a radio. You have to flash a radio separately. Enjoy
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] forumsid987:
I've noticed being connected to a wifi network instead of a 3G network actually gives me much more battery life. Just an FYI
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] r_tarandus:
Not sure if this is the ROM's fault or something else's fault, but...

When you're trying to send a text message with over 160 characters, it's supposed to automatically be split into two or more texts and then sent, right? Well, that hasn't been happenin! Instead, my text recipients are getting a bunch of funky characters (think: accented letters and wingdings).

What gives?

As always, thanks for your time in setting all of this up. Apex is hands-down my favorite.

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Relevant thread.

I flashed the latest radio and it helped my reception a little bit, but not much. It's bad enough to the point where I'm using Tango (an app) to make some calls when I'm at home.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] travisd4est:
Because auto split is only a add on for cdma phones. That's why some devs put it in their roms.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Acontreras86:
That sometimes happens to me as well. Just use Google voice to send long text. It never happens with Google voice
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Bobguy21:
Does anyone have the On-Screen-Buttons that work on this rom. In would really enjoy them if someone did.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wheeqo:
My report

Hi just want to report my battery usage under heavy internet usage. This is my first experience using hi-end phone, usually I got 1.5-2 times better battery life. So it's quite shocking me. Btw is this normal? 4.5 hours for battery life.

Nexus S 4G Apex v1.0.2

Baseband KL2

Kernel Matr1x v16.0

CPU Governor, first 3h use Interactivex, rest use Lazy

CPU min 200, max 1000

Screen lowest brightness

Google, TweakDeck, imo.im, Friendcaster; sync on
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] akabadnews:
I would believe you have a faulty battery if that was the case.

Try using Ondemand governor (all the time, set it and leave it). Turn off GPS if you aren't using navigation.

Might be an issue with the kernel? I use Matrix 14.5 and get an average of around 12-18hrs every day.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wheeqo:
well I have tested with other battery, stock kernel, oICS rom, GPS off. changing another governor seems not make big change. dunno what wrong with this phone, I think bad signal (always 0-2 bar) is the culprit. but 12-18 hours is very huuuugee difference.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] akabadnews:
Very. I wonder what the issue is. I'm not a developer, my knowledge is very limited.

Before I put my phone on the charger at work I was going on 15h 41m and 21% remaining. I used my phone for around 9 hours total as an ebook reader in night mode (black bg) and played some music, texts, and checking emails and bank accounts.

I have a bad signal at home. Almost zero service. That could be it. Are you able to use wifi?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wheeqo:
WiFi is OK little difference in battery usage compared with 3G. If we see the diagram usage, cell standby only eat 4% while Android OS 25%. I wonder bad signal influence in which part?

I also use streaming radio for almost an hour. Can you test it to see the impact?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
Note: For the people experiencing poor battery. Something could be wrong with your battery.

I never no matter what got 4.5 hours battery life with general usage. The only times I seen such battery life was after a fresh install, cause I was burning up juice setting up (downloading apps, configuring things heavily) and that was the worst case scenario. I don't use any backup and restore app (I should just don't know which one yet) so I manually do it everytimes for my whole experience 2yrs.

Note: If you tethering a lot a lot you can nuke a battery easily.

-Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] akabadnews:
I always have my phone playing Pandora radio at work. It's been playing for 4 hours now, screen off, and I'm still around 9% remaining.

Android OS eats like 33-38% of my battery usage as well but I still get more than 4.5 hours.

I think it's your battery. =(
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] info[]box1:
Thanks sharing your scenario.

Sprint's corporation stores swap batteries.