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[Epic 4G Android Development] n756gkj:
slogging through inadequate VoiceMail choices

I've attempted, and failed, to get Spring VVM installed & working on CM9a2.

I've tried YouMail's VVM Plus. Nice in concept ... but @ switching to it, phone rings now 10-12 times before getting picked up by YouMail. Iiuc, that's a Sprint config issue; so far, I've been unable to get 'them' to do a thing about it. :-(

In this state, it's useless. They offered "at additional cost" *immediate* call forwarding. Which, of course, doesn't solve the problem for real usage. Nice oh them. Not.

So, I switched to Spring-integrated GV.

Works a charm so far, except that GV insists on intercepting SMS to my phone, and then -- since i do/will not use GV as my primary SMS app -- ends up redundantly notifying TXT msgs @ 2 apps -- GV *and* my msging app. GV provides no option to use *only* your own messaging app.

So, I'm left with no ideal option ...

i) Sprint VMM won't install/launch

ii) YouMail VMM Plus takes too long to rollover

iii) GV 'spams' me with unwanted notifications of TXT msgs

What solution, if any, are you using that avoids these three issues?

Ideally, as soon as Sprint releases some ICS-based hardware, there'll be new ICS-friendly VMM code that might get ported to a CM9/ICS-available solution -- unless they drop it altogether and jump ship to GV-integration as the only choice.
[Epic 4G Android Development] zanderman112:
Option: Hit menu>settings>voicemail settings in the dialer, and set that as your phone number. Then dial the number 1.

Option 2: call your cell number lol

I am Z.
[Epic 4G Android Development] HorreC:
I am in the same boat (but for the part of sprints VVM as I didn't have a back up of it and don't wanna spend the time going back to my old rom *if there is a link somewhere to one that would be great if someone could link it*) I didn't like how long it took on youmail and I heard about GV and its sms take over. I am hoping that there were more options out there or will be soon.

Sent from my SPH-D700 enjoying CM9 A2
[Epic 4G Android Development] gundrted:
adfree

Hi all

I'm seeing any issue were Adfree is no longer working. I'm using a fresh install of CM alpha2. I have tried to wipe both caches, fix permissions and redownload the app from the market. Adfree is granted super user access. When i open the app i get a 'Boot Normally?' question and I tap on 'Boot Normally'. The app continues but doesn't seem to be blocking ads.

Thoughts .....
[Epic 4G Android Development] adamdelozier:
so, from what I have read, the audioout1 partial wake lock is related to the different sounds being on. I have them all off, and over the course of about 2 hours, I have over 19 minutes for this service. Has there been any other discoveries I may have missed? View attachment 894849View attachment 894850
[Epic 4G Android Development] Speedin07si:
In GV settings you can disable the text message feature.

Open gv > hit menu > settings > sync and notifications > uncheck text messages.

Edit: also make sure its set to receive text in messaging app as well. That option is in the same sync and notifications menu.

Sent from my CM9 Epic 4G.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MajicManDroid:
Here is how I stopped google voice from giving text notifications.

1) open google voice and press the menu button, select settings.

2) open the sync and notifications sub menu.

3) (not required) uncheck the text notifications box.

4) tap on "receive text messages"

5) choose "also via the messaging app."

The texts still show in the app but I don't see notifications. Let me know if this helps you guys.
[Epic 4G Android Development] s89281b:
go into settings/lang&input/text-to-speech output and change preferred engine to pico tts. as for hiding apps i use apex launcher which is based off trebuchet but has more options like hide apps. you can get it here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1452663 if you dont like the voice with pico you can download better sounding ones from market. ivona is a good one.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Ragnar:
AUTO ROTATION ISSUE:

I have a fix which I have shared with several people and 3 out 5 responded with positive results. It goes back to the days of flashing roms on eclair. You have to do a calibration on the phone and center it. You will need to flash a tw rom which allows you to calibrate the phone. At least one individual used the boot from sd card rom and it allowed for the calibration. CM9 does not offer the ability to do this. So essentially flash a tw rom run the calibration on the most evenly flat surface you can find. I ran it like three times. Make sure it auto rotates fine on the tw rom. Then re boot into recovery and flash a FRESH install not a nandroid backup, a clean fresh install of cm9 and you should be good. No guarantees but I shared this with people 3 reported it worked, one said it did not and one never replied. I'm sharing this because last week I was about to sling my phone against the wall, I flashed CM9 on 3 Epic's the other two where flawless mine would not rotate.
[Epic 4G Android Development] n756gkj:
"Receive text messages" is set as:

[ ] Only via the Google Voice app

[X] Also via the messaging app

The "Text notifications" item in the GV "Sync & Notifications" settings pane is selected and greyed-out -- i.e., i can't toggle its state.

And, should've been clearer ... atm i get both *dual* notifications AND the text messages also appear in the GV app.

My goal is:

SMS app (Handcent, fwiw) for SMS messages & notifications.

GV for Voice Messages. No SMS notifications, or appearance of messages in it.

EDIT: aha! to toggle the checked but greyed out "Text Notifications" selector,

(1) set "Receive text messages" -> [X] Only via the Google Voice app. the setting will save, and the "Text Notifications" selector will become live again.

(2) "Text Notifications" -> [ ]

(3) re-set "Receive text messages" -> [X] Also via the messaging app

now, to see how this behaves ...
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Anytime you flash a new ROM, hit Revert then download new host file and reboot.
[Epic 4G Android Development] socos25:
Well yeah that would be the, "ALPHA" part of the whole thing, but I disagree about it not being ready for daily use. I think when done correctly you can get a pretty darn good experience out of CM9 Alpha 2. Based on your very limited information it is hard to help you.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dohturdima:
Will try it out over the weekend and get back to you. This is by far and away the most annoying issue with CM9 for me. Proximity sensor not working (sceen remains on during a phone call) and a persistent ring when another call is coming in and ignored are distant seconds...
[Epic 4G Android Development] MajicManDroid:
It will not notify you but it will still get text messages in the App. If you go to voice.google.com you can disassociate your number from google voice and then reconnect it and chose google voice light. that should give you google voicemail only.
[Epic 4G Android Development] n756gkj:
That, in fact, seems to be what's happening here as well.

The in-app notification is YA-Google-annoyance that they could easily provide an option to disable. Now, whether they *will* is a different matter ...

I can give that a try. b4 i do -- do you know, offhand, whether that 'disassociation' removes/reduces the level of Sprint-integration (which, I'm guessing is done somewhere "in a wiring closet" co-owned by Sprint/Google ...), thus making it similar in function to YouMail's approach -- and suffering from the too-many-rings-before-rollover issue?
[Epic 4G Android Development] TPMJB:
This is a seemingly minor issue, but for some reason I can't get samsung apps to install. I only use it for Kies Air.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MajicManDroid:
Disclaimer: I have not tried this I deal with having SMS in google voice. Its worth it to me because of the web based text interface.

That said As far as I know it just sets you back to pure sprint line with no google voice. I think this is done in software and Wil take 20ish minutes to complete. After that you can register with google voice as a google voice lite customer. Once that's all done you should only get voicemail.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RyleyinSTL:
^^That's the ticket. If you only want to use Google Voice for VM don't pick the integration option when setting it up on the phone. Once setup without integration you can pick the level of Google Voice services you want to use and when. If it's just voice mail you'll find it works every bit as well as the Sprint VVM and even better. Plus going forward you're not going to have any compatibility headaches.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Silpher:
+1 for not restoring old data, or only do it one app at a time, making completely sure that the app works with no issues or force closures.

Zero issues with widgets. I use the same two, as well as Power Amp, and Google Music (the cloud-based version).

---------- Post added at 02:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:48 PM ----------

Fixed that for you:

:p
[Epic 4G Android Development] n756gkj:
Seems to have done the trick -- thanks! Kind of an opaque process @Google; would've wasted much more time had I not gotten your assists. Appreciated.

I notice, now, in the GV online interface, that rec'd messages appear with the header:

secondary number called: (XXX) XXX-XXXX

pointing, now, to the main Google VM number (916) 629-4665, rather than my Sprint Mobile # (as it was in the Sprint-integrated mode).

I'm not yet sure if/why I care ...
[Epic 4G Android Development] Namorbrowneyes:
So with anyone having problems with it..use voltage control to turn 100mhz on and save boot settings..then reboot. Worked for me. :]
[Epic 4G Android Development] nastypup:
Someone had posted a listing of optimal cpu/voltage settings and I can't find it -- and I searched! Please let me know what works for you on 9.2 with stock ROM and EI22 modem. Thanks.
[Epic 4G Android Development] gismo4:
Some more little, minor bugs.

My charge light turns off while charging. I'm not sure the cause, but the below may be the reason.

My phone was fully charged with the blue light indicator. I received a text and the light turned a shade of purple. I assume that's blue and red on at the same time.

Lastly, I'm using beautiful Widgets for the battery indicator. It read 91% when the lock screen displayed 93% charging. Not sure of any significance with that, but I thought I'd share. That could just be the app not coded correctly, but I'm sharing that info regardless.
[Epic 4G Android Development] gismo4:
Also, when I click certain Widgets or apps with a text box, the cursor shows up and blinks with no keyboard. I have to click the text box again to get the keyboard. And no, my physical keyboard is not out.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jdelano:
you could install swype or another 3rd party keyboard. I installed the latest Swype and I've never have that issue.

I have an issue with the light when charging in that it turns blue when the phone isn't fully charged. no biggie
[Epic 4G Android Development] Kkthnxbye:
Same here. But battery life is amazing, so it doesn't really bother me. For being in alpha stage 2 its amazing so far.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bohiti:
I just tested this... You have to press 'Download and Install Hosts', and then you should probably reboot too. It seems to work for me, don't have too many ad-supported apps installed right now, but Pandora played for about 10 minutes without any ads.
[Epic 4G Android Development] nimaim:
Link to the latest Swype? You have an apk that works? TIA.
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
Turns blue at 90%, turns off when fully charged.... that's been noted...

Sent from my CM9'd epic!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Silpher:
Sign up for the beta here: http://beta.swype.com/

I don't think posting a link directly to the .apk would be looked on too positively by XDA nor Swype the company.
[Epic 4G Android Development] kobby2k6:
I love this rom, it is daily driver worthy imo (2 days so far, stopped using cm7)

my minor complaints

can't play my favorite game (deadspace) that well (due to the multitouch issue)

battery drain (better than alpha 1 but hopefully it gets close to cm7 in the future)

ram ( a bit low because google has too many services running in ics and autostarts can't stop all of them lol, can't multi task as much (minor) )

some games crash (only two, asphalt 6 and SF IV)

graphic tearing in videos (i know it is already listed)

artifacts in the beginning of video recordings but the rest of the footage is fine (videos look better than cm7 imo)

permission management (hopefully it is added in the future, some apps ask for some lucrative permissions, especially the facebook app)

apart from this, this rom is awesome..it is definitely a beta and thank you CM team
[Epic 4G Android Development] bigdbag:
CM9 Music works now!!! Er, as far as I can tell. The flip on face to pause music is awesometasticcccccCCccCCcCcc.

Before Alpha2, it crashed and did wonky stuff with the sd card reading media stuff and what-not.
[Epic 4G Android Development] brickwall99:
I've got CM9 A2 installed, 2/8 Tanto Kernel, Juice Defender Ultimate, undervolted by 50-100 mV on most of the cpu speeds, and ran V6 supercharger. Yesterday I did a complete wipe/reinstall and didn't restore from a data backup. I have virtually no complaints except that the battery life isn't even half as good as it was in CM7, for me anyway. I might make it 8 hours of light usage before it needs to be charged.

Is this to be expected at this point, or am I doing something wrong?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ÜBER™:
I concur... juice defender is no good toggle wif and data your self and save money.... these are my 8 hour stats

Heavy usage 30% brightness 2+ hours of music, and as you can see 3 hours on display. Well almost :D

Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0 :sly:
[Epic 4G Android Development] || Acer ||:
I can't give you exactly a fix for battery life, but I recommend just keeping everything normal rather than trying to change everything. I learned that I used to have a lot of battery drain issues due to looking for ways to save battery (not on CM9, but just in general). Just run stock kernel, normal voltage speeds, no juice defender, and just see what happens. If it's still not great, experiment. Try just doing juice defender, and nothing else. See what's actually helping your battery and what's making it worse step-by-step. I'm not guaranteeing this will do you any good, but in my experience this has helped me a lot with other ROMs and battery life.

Edit: Also try simple things. Like lowering brightness, turning off syncs, use a static wallpaper rather than a live wallpaper, etc.
[Epic 4G Android Development] iil:
I stopped using juice defender once using cm7 and I was really shocked at how long my battery would last.

now, i started cm7 as a fresh install so It is possible that using juice defender would had increase it more.
[Epic 4G Android Development] XxLostSoulxX:
Well I used it on Froyo and saw improvement no matter what ROM i used. Same as GB, And will definitely try once i switch to CM9.

But for Ex. CM7 W/O JD equals 10 hours stock battery moderate use

CM7 w/JD equals 15 Hours stock battery moderate use

No matter what it helps.

Plus you need to set it up correctly i use extreme and customize which apps use data and if it uses it while screen is off etc... so many options.
[Epic 4G Android Development] EllenRipley:
Agreed. I have always seen improvement when using JD. The more I tweaked the settings to fit my usage, the better the results.

Just my personal experience using it though. :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] seoulseek80:
:)Well I gotta say I'm never going back to stock, or cm7. I absolutely love this rom and the devs did a great job on putting this together. With apex, google voice, all my apps running except a few bugs here and there its a daily.

Only issues i have left is obviously the video playback, fb notifications not coming in and hbo but Im sure those will be fixed in future updates as this is only the beginning.

Quick question for you guys is where are you getting games like street fighter 4 and all that from? lol its not in the market and is the fb notifications working but im missing something?
[Epic 4G Android Development] sasmitadani:
sory for nobb question

after instal cm9.. im lossing data conection.. (im not sprint)

try ##8778# to restore my network parameter. not working.. cant connect :(

anny help for that really appreciate. mean while im back to Legend MTD again..

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
There is a thread on data fix in development for other carriers for cm9

Sent from my CM9'd epic!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Jesse6749:
Well I am on Sprint and I constantly have been loosing my data connection and it got so bad after 2 days I decided to return to Clean GB rom till this becomes more stable.
[Epic 4G Android Development] helchez:
I have a data usage warning notification that has popped up. It appears that in standard ics there is an orange line that is supposed set the limit but i don't have this line. Does anyone have an idea how to remove this warning?
[Epic 4G Android Development] I Brick Phones:
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/109277-tips-and-tricks-for-your-new-galaxy-nexus

article explains how to set up data usage limits and warnings.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Lord Syrics Jr.:
Damn son I just laughed so hard im in tears.. thats funny **** right there :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] Epicnole:
Love CM9, it is the best rom by far.

I don't know if this is a ICS or CM9 issue but when I am in the "dialer" and I click on the "contacts" button, at the top of the page, I get a list of frequent contacts. If I continue to scroll down, I get my normal list of contact but instead of being compact it has every contacts with every available number listed separately. ie. "bob smith", then under that is "bob smith home #", then under that it says "bob smith work #", ect. Any ideas how to get the same contact view that I have when I go directly into contacts?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Lord Syrics Jr.:
Alright, so I don't know if its been answered already but in case it hasn't:

I read yesterday I think about shift n fn not working on hardware keyboard in chrome. (I think it was). Fix: Hold the key and then press they button your shifting or fn-ing.

If this is a re-post sorry guys... i meant to reply sooner but been busy.

Im loving the ROM. The only thing really that Ive noticed (besides the battery, no need to beat a dead horse) *At least for me** the 1-3g signal bar is almost always empty even though I have signal. The actual data speeds seem slow unless im on 4g.. even wifi.. (I know what speeds i can get). Some lag in loadup.. even "simple" things like mms. it will lag to open or will open then lag to refresh showing the new text. (Im sure lag is bc the inability to clear processes...). And no hotspot.

Im sure these have all been covered soooo ---v

Again, im not whining, just stating my personal experience*... I love the rom and am currently using it as my daily driver.

***

CM9 Alpha 2

Samurai Tanto kernel

OC 1200 - 50/75 beginning at 900 down

No theme, just voodoo color (which does the trippy green screen blip)

***

If Im doing something wrong or you have a suggestion let me know

thanks guys (and gals) :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] Decad3nce:
Please don't bother posting your experience with this ROM when you're not really running this ROM as a complete package. You will not receive support.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ÜBER™:
lol ;)

He's correct you should be posting in the kernels forum more love for ya there :D

No disrepect towards deca but in all seriousness he is right you should post bugs/expierence is in the kernels thread or in the cm9 tips sharing....

Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0 :sly:
[Epic 4G Android Development] shane6374:
Battery life is an issue on the Nexus S with all the ICS 4.0.3 roms. I'm sure everyone has noticed the high use from the android system. It's constant on all phones.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ac16313:
Phew hopefully Google fixes that...

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G Android Development] || Acer ||:
Sorry for being pessimistic, but I doubt Google will be able to fix it. And what I mean is ICS is meant for stronger phones with more RAM, cores, etc. While I'm sure there are so many ways for them to improve it, I don't think they'll be able to do anything major. Once people get quad core devices with 2 GB of ram and all of that, I'm sure battery life will appear much better. It's just unfortunate a year old phone can be out-of-date like that.

Again, I could be completely wrong, but that's just how I see it happening.
[Epic 4G Android Development] tony45x220:
I have a seriously annoying problem!....when somebody calls me I get a damn prompt that says press #1 to accept or #2 to send a voicemail...when somebody calls me...I don't know where it came from but its extremely annoying and I need to find out how to get rid of it and answer my phone the regular way...any help is very appreciated!?!?

Sent from my rooted, suited, & booted Epic 4G #knowdat!
[Epic 4G Android Development] ÜBER™:
Had to get an extended battery :D

Here's my battery on the first full charge.

=so far...

Sent From My SPH-D700 Running Android 4.0 :sly:
[Epic 4G Android Development] mis3:
It came from installing Google voice. Do a Google search to get instructions on how to fix from your pc.
[Epic 4G Android Development] gundrted:
I am aware of how the app works. The issue is that that even after a fresh install it still fails to load. The issue didn't happen on alpha0 or alpha1. I did see this on a few ACS roms and it always cleared itself with the next release. Hopefully its a bug in the coding and is easily fix able.
[Epic 4G Android Development] djbacon06:
Go into your google voice settings on a computer. Go to the call settings tab. Turn call screening off.
[Epic 4G Android Development] tony45x220:
Thank you...I'll do that right now!

Sent from my rooted, suited, & booted Epic 4G #knowdat!
[Epic 4G Android Development] MajicManDroid:
Today i noticed much poorer than normal battery life and through some checking in CPUSpy and BetterBatterySats found something called sec_jack keeping the phone from sleeping. Does anyone know what that is and/or why its keeping the phone awake?
[Epic 4G Android Development] iil:
What is moderate use? I'm getting over 24 hours currently with my usage. I'm also using an epic touch battery.
[Epic 4G Android Development] MajicManDroid:
what's your setup? I can't keep my phone asleep for anything.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Master K:
I use the same app and have had no problems. Sorry but it is not the app or the ROM. Did you restore any data? That has caused me tons off issues. It does not even need to be that apps data. I finally did a real clan install and reinstalled and configured all my apps as is suggested in the install page. Alpha 2 has been running great since then.
[Epic 4G Android Development] LunaticWolf:
Whenever I try to send MMS, it instantly says that it cannot send it at the moment and will send it as soon as possible. I can't download MMS sent to me either.

Any ideas?
[Epic 4G Android Development] tdwp16:
Reboot fixes that.
[Epic 4G Android Development] wtogami:
Epic CM Issue Tracker

Please check if your bug is already known in the Epic CM Issue Tracker.

Do not report bugs if it has anything to do with:

Non-standard CM9 kernels

Voicemail - already several solutions for that problem.

Already listed on the CM9 Status page
[Epic 4G Android Development] the_dark_knighton:
Woo! I got a new one. Has anyone's clock frozen up? I woke up at 4:30 this morning and my phone said 10:04pm. I hope lightning didn't strike it! ;) It's happened to me twice. One on alpha 1 and the second time last night. A reboot fixes it, but wondering if anyone else has seen this

Sent from my Cyanogenmodded Epic4g! Wanna fight about it?
[Epic 4G Android Development] helchez:
Yeah I've already read this article and about a dozen more. My issue is that I don't have the check box for Set mobile data limit or see the orange or red lines. Here is what i see: