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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] joeavery2:
Skyler2Dope, Entropy512, tylerdurdin

You guys do realize you can use any launcher you want right? I've used ADW and Nova on my i9100. Both work great...

ICS Fixed the Settings menu layout. In GB there was way too many things. ICS cleaned them up. I would say it's more MIUI then iPhone.

And EVERY iteration of Android AOSP has come with a new theme. Google keeps it fresh every time. This time was dark with lots of bright blue. Next will be Light with lots of... who knows, orange, maybe...

You can theme it how you like, you can still run what ever launcher you want. Or you can go back to GingerBread... All I can say is that for me it has fixed all my little complaints, if I had them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kamots:
I have ICS running on my captivate right now. I do like the new UI, but I have to agree that with all the ICS themes out there, I am not excited by the look. It does seem old already. At this point I'm on the fence. There have been some awesome roms come out recently in the development section so I can wait. Truth be told I am rocking the black and chrome theme on checkrom right now and loving it. More my style :D:p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Boobie Watcher:
MIUI V4 is dope...all the ICS features and I can theme it any way I want!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] brent8577:
like it. blue is my fav color. I just hope there is USB connection not mtp.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] eep2378:
Ok I know assuming is bad sometimes, but..........considering Entropy has nearly 6,700 posts I'm gonna ASSUME he knows you can "use any launcher you want" ;);):eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Touchwizz is more than just the launcher.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Whoa.. AOSP is like an iPhone what?! .. man you crazy. My phone is NOTHING like an iPhone.. doesn't look like it, doesn't feel like it and the UI is completely different. Have you fallen off your rocker?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jsolares:
I guess i'd be happy with 2.3.x with the email clients from ICS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TOA Duck:
I like it....but my iScrewed works way to good for my purposes. No issues. When all is worked out i will use cm9 though. I keep my eyes on the thread over there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LiLChris06:
Waiting for Kernel source before I make my decision, but probably going to jump when that happens.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pupochek:
FWIW, I am running [ROM] [CDMA] AOSP ICS / CM9 - BUILD7 [03/04] from http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11697-rom-cdma-aosp-ics-cm9-build7-0304/ on my 7" Sprint Galaxy Tab, and I really like it, even these "extra" onscreen buttons have added value in the tab world.

But I can say for sure that I don't want ICS on my phone yet (regardless of the business with the touchkeys)...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] afrojoc:
ICS is cool and all. But I don't really care for work arounds. I want my soft key buttons to work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Red5:
Exactly. Its got its hooks in about 80-90% of the firmware (just like Sense does).

As for liking ICS, remember the Froyo days? We had a lot of well working smooth roms and made Froyo enjoyable, then Gingerbread came out which seemed more like a theme than anything. But it was under the hood that made a lot of differences. The same is true for ICS, except the "theme" is a lot better, cleaner and intuitive. The under the hood stuff seems like a bigger leap then Froyo to GB was.

So am I excited, yeah. Theming can be done on any phone/rom so Im not worried about that, but where they placed things from older versions is much welcomed. Its the underneath part that Im mostly excited about.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Well said Red!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tylerdurdin:
Red.....I agree with everything you said. I do understand the depths of Touchwiz also.....I won't whine though as I am running a nicely themed version right now.

I also am right there with you with the old 2.1 roms ....those are what made me love android and spend the first year I was a member here reading until 4 in the morning. I am OK with the direction the ICS OS is going.....its just the look and what is now considered AOSP that is hard for me to digest. I realize that it is just a canvas but I am old school...every ROM I download, I pull apart change what I want, theme it....some times build my own custom theme....so I am not worried about the look over the long haul.

What I can say is that I was running ICS on my HD2 before the nexus was even released....it was fun at first....but the new-ness rubs off real quick....somethings I loved, some I hated......None of those things are something that I feel I am missing out on. Hey to each their own....my brother in-law is rubbing his nexus in my face every chance he gets.....and refuses to believe, that I don't believe, his phone is the greatest ever. But I don't......I just don't think its the same android....its cool and sooner or later we are all getting it whether we want it or not.

The one thing I am going to miss, is taking my brand new bloated phone, and flashing a sweet. ....squeaky clean AOSP ROM and after it booted seeing that sweet minimal dock and nothing else:D......now after a flash the first thing I have to do is get that hideous launcher with their oversized gimmicky icons off?????:(.....AOSP just aint what it used to be. I think I am just jaded that they took away a little piece of my Zen man...

Sent from the baddest cellphone ever made.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MikeyMike01:
Not really. It's mostly things ripped from WP7 and existing apps.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] anikiup:
May be my next phone should be something else other than Samsung. Problem is after using Captivate and GS2, I am getting so used to it. Thinking, who would be a better company? HTC/Motorola/LG?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Boobie Watcher:
I would stick with samsung over all those brands you just mentioned.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AntwanL:
HTC aren't bad but rooting is a hassle. Dealing with S-Off, Radios, etc. Samsung is worlds easier so far. HTC are decent phones though and Sense is a great UI. My personal opinions though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chadrick.7:
If you are into rooting and custom firmware stay away from HTC phones. They are a pain to deal with.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MaartenK:
I would never get a phone without an AMOLED screen anymore. As far as I know only Samsung has those types of screens.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
people can complain all the want about samsung, but its still one of the easiest phones to modify. I cannot complain about the GS2 at all. My wife has the SR and I can't complain about that one, either. They're both great phones. The captivate was a great entry level android phone with lots of annoyances but event that phone is still chugging along (thanks to the great XDA devs).

I was excited about ICS but after all the hype, I dont really care anymore. When it comes, i'll jump on the update. But until then, I'm not going to bite my nails waiting for it to release, like many people do. I'm excited about the "behind-the-scenes" changes that ICS will bring, as Red already stated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
Some n00b: Hey Guys, Samsung is the worst company to get updates from, Id never buy a Samsung phone.

Me: Thats why I go to XDA, I dont need Samsung.

Some n00b: Whats an XDA? Can you post a video?

Me: If you have to ask, then you should never flash.

Some n00b: Flash what? I thought we were talking about phones?

Me: ... *walks away*
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] trell959:
I can 100% agree. I just wish we had a sense port :rolleyes:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AntwanL:
If there was a solid port of Sense 3.5 I'd all over it. I'll drop TouchWiz for Sense any day. I personally don't use ANY of the features TW boasts about like resizing widgets or the motion controls. I know there are other launchers but it isn't the same.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LiLChris06:
The only TW features I sorta need is brightness slide & slide to message/call.

Everything else motion wise doesn't interest me at all.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Forcepath:
I can't live without this functionality. Was using a friends Droid X2 for a day and constantly cursed under my breath everytime I tried to insta-call someone by sliding...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rav4kar:
I will miss 'Flash'....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AntwanL:
Now that you mention it I do like the slide to call haha, saves so time haha

I do feel ICS has been insanely over hyped and dragged out so I'm worried I'll be insanely disappointed. Obviously I don't have to upgrade but I'm expecting to force my self to live with some things for the sake of ICS. I've tried several of the international roms and it's just not the same. I keep coming back to debloated stock 2.3.4 (UnNamed).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] REDFOCZ:
Yeah I have used ice cream sandwich on my inspire, and it really does. The impress me like what the hype says it is. It's a great nice upgrade, but I am happy on ICSrewed 2.1 rom... Does everything I need
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Jonnyredcorn:
I've been running MIUI 2.2.24 w/ Black Ice theme and I feel like I've had ICS for 2 months. My phone is so fast and battery is so amazing I really have no desire to change to ICS unless its MIUI v4. I was using ICScrewed for a while which was awesome but after I got bored with Samsung based ROMs MIUI was a big change and honestly felt like a huge update to the OS...even though it was still GB. Look wise, I've had ICS since December and am only excited to feel the changes under the hood make my phone operate better, faster, and smoother.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MikeyMike01:
Why?

Sent from my SGH-I897
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tory13579:
I personally like ICS a lot. With the ROM's now its made me like it even more though there no 100% and wont be for a while :(

For me though anything not TW is better
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LiLChris06:
The launcher, features or both?

Cause people tend to confuse them...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nooomoto:
I've been using aosp ics on my xoom for a while now and I'm loving it. I loved it on my HTC inspire understanding that it was not working 100%. I'm really looking forward to a fully working ics from for our phones. It transformed my xoom and made it a pleasure to use, can't imagine how great it will be for our devices...sans touchwiz of course.

A lot of the people complaining it would seem haven't ever used an ics rom that was fully functioning and should really reserve judgements until they do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] poofyhairguy:
I want ICS just so I can use Nova Launcher.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] blaker13:
ICS.....that's old,I want candybar! There's always something better on the horizon, that's how "they" want it to be.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] seejeremy:
I have enjoyed CM9 on my touchpad since it was released. While I don't feel like it is a must have, I have enjoyed it on my S2 ever since Entropy released his custom kernel. Other devs like Fenny, ktoonz, and task are just making ICS better and better for my phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
The main thing I don't like about ICS is the way the buttons are changed. Instead of [menu] [home] [back] [search], we have [back] [home] [running apps].

But the menu button is something I use all the time, across a myriad of apps, so why get rid of it? Also, the back button has always been to the right of the main/home button in every smartphone I've every used, and it makes sense. Why change that too? I what is the need for a multi-tasking button, when long-pressing the home button gives you the same functionality?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
Since we have hardware buttons, the on screen buttons wont matter to us, so your Menu button will still work and your back button will still remain on the right side of the home button.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
I too wasn't sure about the new buttons but I dig em. The only one that doesn't make sense to me is the recent apps tab. I get it but not something I use.. maybe I should try. But the back button quickly gets normal, and also agree with you about the menu button. But when there is a need for a menu option you'll get 3 little dots to the right.. either at the top or the bottom. Only button I miss is the search button..

Lol.. yeah there is that too. Here I am thinking we will never get kernel source :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thephoneguyusa:
I thought ICS was overrated and when I got my Galaxy Nexus I was certain that since I have been using ICS on my cappy I was going to get bored with it... So far that is not the case! I guess it is one of those things that you have to use to get into it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
This is true, but I'm thinking into the future as well as the present. I'll probably spring for a Galaxy S3 when it's released.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LiLChris06:
If I can at least get $200 I will probably grab the S3.

I hate the resell value of android devices. :mad:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Alucardis666:
It's not so much that IDGAF over ICS. I'm just not crying over a release date and demanding to have it. It'll arrive when it does and I'll be use it when it arrives, I'm just not holding my breath or counting down the days.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
My thoughts exactly, cm9 was awesome when I used it the bugs due to no source were just fairly annoying after awhile so I restored my binnacle backup, running like a champ
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] robotohshs:
http://www.technobuffalo.com/compan...om-plans-galaxy-s-ii-ics-update-for-tomorrow/

do u think well get the source tomorrow?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
No. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] smknutson:
I like it, but i don't like on screen keys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jonman11:
Lets see if red5 is awake and when he will nuke it:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
You rang?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MikeyMike01:
The on screen buttons won't even be there. All 4 hardware buttons will/would work exactly as they did in GB.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ryude:
Pretty sure he meant phones that come with ICS, they are designed to use on screen keys and do not come with hard buttons.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
I'm really hoping that Sammy will do what HTC did with the One series, and keep the hardware buttons.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MikeyMike01:
Has there been a phone that's gone with the on screen buttons beyond the Galaxy Nexus? I have only seen buttonless tablets.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ryude:
In a move to reduce phone size, many are removing the buttons and going with on screen buttons. I don't think there will be too many new ICS devices with buttons.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Same. That's one of the features of ICS. While they can update existing phones that have the buttons it doesn't make much sense to make ICS native phones with soft keys. This is one of the bigger upgrades of ICS, the virtual on screen buttons that come and go as you need em. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
This is the only valid reason I can see for on-screen buttons. But look at the Nexus...it's bezel is still freaking huge! More than enough space for a row of buttons, so what was the point in moving them to the screen? Hopefully future phones are better about this...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Cleans the phone up- no more buttons on the phone.. duh. ..jk :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHL_bGj_kpo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Watch this comparison of the HTC One X and the Galaxy Nexus. Fast forward to about 1:27. Both phones are the same size all around, but the One X has a 4.7" screen while the GN is smaller. Look at the bezel difference. This is why I want a One X.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
And this is why I'll want a Galaxy S3 if it looks like the rumors:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LiLChris06:
Oh that picture again. :rolleyes:

I lost track on how many iPhone 5 & SGSIII pictures I have seen.

Most of the time the rumors are all wrong.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mattdm:
This one is certainly the most elegant. And seems most likely out of the bunch...one can hope, anyway.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] draco2212:
Really idon't care i love 2.3.6 is very smoth so.isc go to hell
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] AntwanL:
You can't be talking about KK6....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nytvd:
what is that clock/date app on the s3 mock-up?

is it for real ? looks cool.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quarlow:
Exactly. What's the point of removing the buttons, for a bigger screen, to remove some of the screen for buttons, while adding bezel? I know there are few and far between times the buttons go away and you get the full screen, but in 98% of normal use you lose that size anyway. The Android Central podcast they measured the screen on the gnex, without the button row its a 4.3" screen. Granted its wider and higher Res than the i777. The bezel on the i777 is smaller than the gnex. Especially if you count the on screen keys as bezel. And let's be honest, the bezel is basically any part if the front of the phone that isn't useful display. The buttons must take up less thickness than the screen, so they can overlap components and use less bezel. I'm glad they left it up to the OEM to decide buttons or no buttons. I wouldn't be surprised if the on screen only phones become like slider QWERTY phones, a niche, low demand product.

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SupremeOverlord777:
Not real as of now, hopefully someone will whip one up
[Desire HD General] psytr0nic:
According to owner , it happened after low battery .

his Phone battery was low and phone off itself .

now phone off , nothing as charge led or pc connection .

possible to get a way for solve it here ? I didn't found help via search that's why I possted ..
[Desire HD General] psytr0nic:
thk but nothing after tried all . charged with original charger .
[Desire HD General] ezhillmaran:
Try changing the battery which is fully charged and boot.. if don't work then try claiming warranty....
[Desire HD General] psytr0nic:
thk you I'm downloading dump for Jtag at this time ..
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
So I have installed Thumb Keyboard and I have it selected as my default because I feel it is more accurate than the stock selection. What I have noticed is that for whatever reason the tab changes the keyboard back to original default on its own, it chooses DioPen Chinese IME. What would cause this to happen?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] teiglin:
Stop using the task manager to clear RAM. It doesn't do anything useful, but it does reset the keyboard to default.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Ahhh so that's what it is, thanks I was really getting annoyed
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] jblade1000:
Mods, please move if this isn't the right section (I contemplated the development section but opted against it).

I'll try to be short while providing enough background to get the more knowledgeable people here the info they need to help me with this problem. Essentially, i have a 32gb P6210 that I'm going to flush mount in my dash to use for in car entertainment. With no access to the hardware buttons I did some research on what would realistically meet my needs (especially getting the screen back on without the power button).

I found Tap Tap App on the market and the widget allows me to turn the screen off and waving my hand in front of the proximity sensor four times turns the screen back on. The issue is that, randomly (has ranged from 10 minutes to 17 hours), the proximity sensor is turned off when the screen is off, making the app inconsistent, even with "never turn off sensor" checked within the app. I'm in talks with the developer and he mentioned that the proximity sensor turning off with the screen off is dependent on the underlying rules built into individual ROMs. I'm on the stock ROM.

I need to know if anyone has info on how to keep the proximity sensor on indefinitely with the screen off so Tap Tap App has the input needed to continuing working as designed. I dont care about battery drain at all, the tab will have constant power. I'm rooted with clockwork mod recovery so if anyone has a system file I can edit, a zip i can flash, a tasker profile you know will work, etc, please post it up. Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] jblade1000:
Kinda lonely in here...anyways, as an observation update, the app i was using, Tap Tap App, worked far less reliably using the Power button widget vs having the button in the notification area.

Conversely, I found a very similar app called "Soft Power" and have been using it the past 3 days with no issues. It has no widget option and only has the option for turning off via notification area. I'm thinking that always running the notification area by default means a background service is running to keep it there. I have not yet been able to not wake it up by waving my hand over the prox sensor. So for anybody with similar needs to mine in terms of not wanting or being able to access the power button, this has been a good alternative thus far.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] Agustus:
I tried it on my phone. It does not work at all.

LG Optimus 2X 2.3.4

It looks like a promising application.

Perhaps it works on ICS ?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DennisDroid:
Hi Guys,

i want to know how its possibly that we can use darktremors A2SD Script with Stock Kernel and Stock ROM.

I tryed the app "Link2SD" with n 8GB EXT3 Partition mounted as Primary..

But after a restart all the User-Apps are deleted :(

Have anyone of you an idea wich is the best app?

Important for me is the "batch" function that allows all the apps i install automatically will move to the sd-ext partition.

thanks for your help :)
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] guitarhero2:
Did anyone try the porting of beats audio libs to all android device in our phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] jaapteeuw12:
Check this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=153108

Please hit the thanks button:)
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] guitarhero2:
The link doesn't work
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] voetbalremco:
There is, see the themes and apps section
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] guitarhero2:
Oh, i saw and i installed it, thanks a lot :)
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] giology:
im using this for mega bass and beats audio

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1531080
[Epic 4G General] saramon:
Anyone have have a copy of the decompressed sd bootable el30, I am not sure how to decompress a .tar, and also not sure I could do it at work?

Thanks
[Epic 4G General] ashamir:
I don't think you are supposed to decompress the .tar, you can just flash the .tar straight into ODIN
[Epic 4G General] saramon:
I am referring to http://epiccm.blogspot.com/2012/01/boot-el30-stock-from-sdcard.html You can book el30 from your sdcard, no need to do a restore and stuff like that, it has a tar.bz file, I am not sure what to do with
[Epic 4G General] duce102:
You could open the tar with winrar or something similar and extract it, but I'm not sure if it would hinder it in anyway.
[Epic 4G General] xbzz:
use winrar or 7zip to open the .tar.bz file (it's similar to a .zip file)

extract it to your pc (desktop is fine)

copy the "multiboot" directory from your desktop (or wherever you put it) to the ROOT of your SD card

when you want to boot into it, go into recovery and flash multiboot/EL30/boot_EL30.zip

when done, just reboot normally and you will be back into your normal os
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Its going to be a big file idk if you want to download that or wait for an upload

Sent from my SPH-D700