yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Myrmidon83:
Thanks for replying. :)

Instead of exact current figures, maybe you could say what your typical daily use is like and what your battery level is at the end of the day?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkyG82:
I've tried miui us and miui android. Both are good and can tell any difference in look feel or performance. Also tried a couple of the miui v4 roms in the dev section. They are really good and give a snappier feel to the miui environment.

V4 is possibly better with battery but marginal. Compared to the stock rom I came from, battery is much improved. No figures I'm afraid as my days vary greatly. Camera is an issue on all ICS roms on the dz/g2 so decide if that's a problem or not.

Enjoy.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Myrmidon83:
Thanks for that.

I'm gonna flash the 'official' miuiAndroid tonight I think, need the camera so the ICS is a no go for now.

:)

As long as battery is noticeably better than stock sense then I'll be happy.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkyG82:
good luck and enjoy. Give it a couple of charge cycles with the CPU adjusted you should see a significant improvement.

I generally run 900mhz Max with interactive governor.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silverton:
i definitely recommend the MIUIandroid version, the translation is far more complete. Miui.us just has faster servers! If you send/receive a bunch of picture messages, I suggest you download my modified Mms.apk from the link in my signature, more info is in that thread.

I've been using MIUI.au v4 for the last few days. pictures are slightly annoying, but if you take two or three, you usually get a good one, but the pictures do have to be taken in landscape.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Myrmidon83:
Well I have been running it for the day and I have to say that I love it! Much better than sense, seems really stable and I love the customisation. :)

I was going to ask about that mms thing, I'll check the thread out.

As for the battery, it has run down quite quick today but I've been playing with it a lot and expect to need to have a few charge cycles till it settles.

One question though, does the OC/OVbeater overclocking thing work with this rom/kernel or should I stick with set cpu?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silverton:
Just to give you an answer, I don't know. But it's an AOSP kernel so... it should!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crestofawave:
Have you flashed the bulletproof addon? It adds the Vituous OC daemon as well as OC/UV Beater. From there you can operate as intended and should probably have no issues. Personally I've never been able to OC over 1,3GHz on any MIUI ROM, may be the Tiamat kernel for me though...Anyway the highest I'd go on MIUI would be just barely 1,3-1,4GHz! Practically you wouldn't be needing more than 1,2GHz for heavier apps but considering this is MIUI and is a bit heavier, 1,3GHz will cater your needs.

Otherwise, OC/UV Beater will work but it will be limited to just Normal configuration, since the Virtuous OC daemon (which I presume you use?) is not cooked in, hence it can not be configured. You also can't undervolt because viper uv is also not included. If you're not interested in flashing Bulletproof then I'd stick with either SetCPU or even CPU Tuner (switched to this over from SetCPU and liking the fact it has more extensive configuration, as well as less battery drain). You can find CPU Tuner in the market, if you're interested.

Also, battery life wasn't half as bad actually. I find the MIUI Launcher to be a bit heavy and more resource consuming for my use. You can use Go Launcher or ADW if you want though.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkyG82:
Take a look at the bulletproof add on pack. It includes some nice tweaks, one being a kernel that supports OCing.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bor3d2damax:
I will like to second that! Im running a MIUI V4 port by ajhavery and lenny_kano (MIUI_Au 4.0.3 base 2.3.2) and it is working very well. Except my battery life is not as good as the official MIUI ROMS. BTW Angel Camera from the market works perfectly on this ROM with no glitches.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Myrmidon83:
Oh so you can use the bulletproof add on with any miui rom then?

I'm using setcpu just now but I may try cpu tuner. I tend not to overclock to be honest, I'm more interested in underclocking when screen is off etc but I may try 900MHz or 1GHz, it's running very smooth at 800MHz though.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkyG82:
1. Bulletproof addon is for ANY 2.3 based miui. NOT miui v4.

2. The chip in dz/g2 is designed to run at 1ghz. Htc just UCed it to save on juice and market it as a lower spec (that's how I understood it anyway). I find at 800 it just feels a touch laggy. That extra 100 takes the edge off.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Myrmidon83:
Does installing bulletproof clear any data at all?

Is it flashed from recovery?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkyG82:
Shouldn't clear anything. I say shouldn't as you can never guarantee it. I've never had any issues. Always a good idea to clear cache and dalvik when flashing anything. And yes, its flashed in recovery.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Myrmidon83:
So I flashed this at the weekend and so far all is well.

Though I must admit, I'm not noticing the battery gains I was hoping for, a minimal boost is all. It does kinda seem that it uses more with the screen on than it used to, some comparison figures for those interested, taken using battery monitor widget.

Screen Off

Stock Sense: 31-34mA current draw

MIUI: 28mA Current Draw

Screen On (taken as sitting at homescreen doing nothing)

Stock Sense: 147-190mA

MIUI: 137-230mA

It's probably still calibrating and I never wiped the battery stats. Would there be a benefit in doing so?

Also, I have noticed that when charging, the light goes green when charge is only around 90% done, any news on this?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crestofawave:
The light goes green once the battery is > 90%, this is more or less intended behaviour.

There had been a recent announcement by a Google employee that wiping the battery stats has no visible battery life improvement. All it does is wipe the statistics file that shows you what uses your battery. What you can merely do is run the battery down to 20~% (wouldn't go below that as the failsafe might go off) and then back to 100% for 3-4 times, so that the Battery Meter can become more accurate. From there it is ideal to run it down to 20-30% twice every month in order to keep the battery health in good shape.

MIUI was merely created to be iPhone-ish, cool looking, and very user friendly. It looks awesome, inarguably, but battery life isn't it's strong point. I wouldn't be surprised if it draw more than Sense itself, too. ROM's that have the best battery life are barebones. These have a lot of features suppressed in order to save up in RAM as well as battery consumption. There's also little customizing you can do to them.

However, if you want a good battery life ROM that does not cost you anything in features, you should try Tsubus' ILWT CM7 ROM. It is a CyanogenMod 7 based ROM, that has been fine tuned for speed and battery life alike. I've been a user for a long time and the phones takes me easily through a day with plenty of juice left (about 40-50%). You will have to go through the above meter calibration process again.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Myrmidon83:
Yeah I know and don't get me wrong, MIUI gets me through a day no problem, maybe I was just being a bit too hopeful. :P

Have to say though that I have fallen in love with MIUI, I can't imagine using another rom now.

:)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strawmetal:
well if you are looking to use the bulletproof addon then i made a rom myself with some mods included in it... you can check it out from the link in my signature...:)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkyG82:
just like to say I've tried straws miui as I was a regular bulletproof user. Its as good as the bulletproof rom and would make an ideal daily for you.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Myrmidon83:
I may look into it. After posting the battery observations, the last two days have obviously seen the battery/phone calibrate as the battery has been lasting ages! :D

What does straws MIUI have different really?
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] camylo:
Você pode usar qualquer um NIKI, basta usar um editor hexadecimal e mudar onde diz '*** NIKI " para " *** NEON "

You can use any NIKI, just use a hex editor and change where it says' NIKI *** "to" *** NEON "

Hex Editor
[Bada Software and Hacking General] hero355:
Problem is charge.Battery Percentage Very Fast down,How We change Battery problem as bada 1.2 ? :(:confused::o
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Soxix:
Strange I haven't any problem with the battery. How fast your battery empty ? Maybe you have a beta version ? Or you can maybe try to hard reset your device.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] r_22009:
yes sure we have problem with battery and its because these firmwares are not completed as s8600's firmwares

the problem would be solved if the new firmwares will be unveiled
[Bada Software and Hacking General] raspunsen:
Hi.

I am using S8500XXLA /OXCLA2 and i have found that by disabling Network Data in the Network Menu under Settings (maybe not actual names since i'm not using English as a language in my phone, but i believe you'll get it) the battery lasts longer.

I tryed to disable all functions using network data, as push email and facebook notifications, but the phone still drains battery very fast. If i just disable Network Data in the Settings menu, it will last A LOT longer.

Of course that means having to enable the Network Data every single time i want to check my email, but i can live with that.

Try this workaround, maybe it can help you.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vasishta Reddy:
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[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aR_ChRiS:
Use flashtool. Download a firmware.ftf file and just flash...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KapteinKing:
Just like aR_chris said. Download the right kernel for the desired rom, flash the kernel, flash the rom and your good too go :-) just did thr same. Went from cm9 to cm7.2
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laneyofdeath:
Flash global generic 2.3..3 ftf in flashtool
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr_hello:
cm9 to 2.3.3

if u dont find the firmware use ur pc companion update software and repair :D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laneyofdeath:
The global generic ftf is in 2nd post in flashtool thread btw
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vasishta Reddy:
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[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] THeLogiC:
Why don't you directly use ROMs like x10S and others with Xperia s ports

Sent from my X10
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vasishta Reddy:
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[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] THeLogiC:
I guess u can... Just flash doomlords bootmanager in flashtool... Reboot into cwm and flash zips

Sent from my X10
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NFSC31:
I just whaned to go to cm9, but something stoped my, thanks god, it still buggy, developers need time to fix all...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikocijan:
Can someone please help me with installing new version of Apex launcher? When I download the newest version it is a .zip file but it won't install from recovery

Unless I'm wrong, which, you know, I'm not...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhhoffma:
Change the ".zip" to ".apk". Then install.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikocijan:
That worked. Thanks

Unless I'm wrong, which, you know, I'm not...
[About XDA developers] ninrocket2:
Copies of SENT IM's do not appear in the SENT folder on XDA.

I have sent 4 or 5 IM's and have gotten replies but they don't ever show up in SENT folder.

Fix it please.
[About XDA developers] Archer:
You need to enable it - it's not on by default.

Go to USER CP -> Edit Options -> and enable "Save a copy of sent messages in my Sent Items folder by default"
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kelemvor33:
S moy Optimus V doesn't have much space on it and the Facebook app is relatively large so I don't have it installed. Every once in a while I see something I want to take a picture of and post it to facebook. Are there any apps that will allow me to do this without having the actual facebook app installed?

I know there are websites that you can hook into your facebook account to post things without going to the FB website but I'm not sure of any apps that might work in the same way.

If you know of any, please let me know.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dansharpy:
This might do what you're after http://www.appbrain.com/app/andmade-share/com.andmadesoft.share quite small as well :)
[General Questions and Answers] sridhar2malladi:
Does Samsung galaxy s plus support wifi direct?

If it does any body know of any custom ROM's that are out there that provide this feature if it does support?.

Any help will be much appreciated.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] GeneralSky2004:
I'm curious as if anyone else is having this issue, or if there is a simple fix I'm missing. I'm currently on Calk's ICS ROM (FB27) and my signal strength randomly vanishes and appears as if I have no signal. I believe it's only appearance though, as my data still loads fine. It's not a big deal, but it is rather annoying. Is there a way to fix this? Also, I apologize if this has been discussed elsewhere and I missed it. Not trying to be annoying, simple curious. Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] C0recollector:
Are you referring to your wifi radio or cellular radio? I see what you describe with the wifi radio on all of the ROMs I've been using. I'm currently on MIJJz BLEND which is based on Calk's FB27 and alot of the time my Wifi signal strength shows 1 bar but when I go to the Wifi settings where it is scanning for networks the same network shows up as 3 or more bars. If I drop and then add the network the notification area shows three bars but eventually drops back to one bar.

But I recall this happening on the stock ROM too.

Haven't seen the issue with the cell radio.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] GeneralSky2004:
http://oi39.tinypic.com/5lytmo.jpg

Notice my actual phone signal. It does that randomly. The Wifi signal is always fine, I haven't had an issue with that. I suppose it's just a bug that will be worked out eventually. Like I said, it still works fine, it appears to be merely visual.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DarkPhoenix:
I am having this problem as well. I have tried several different modems and several 4.0.3 roms and have had this problem with all of them. I have noticed that my signal strength stay consistently between -100 and -106 dbm even when using my airave.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] GeneralSky2004:
Yeah, my exact problem. I'm back on Calk's 2.9.2 ROM now. It was bugging me far too much and the GPS couldn't lock either.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chrisl95111:
same thing here
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Scubaasteve:
Have same issues ever since flashing fb modem and fc. Never happened on el 29 modem. Just a bug I guess
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jolleyboy:
Same Problem

I've had the same problem on the same ROM.

I feel a bit sheepish as it didn't occur to me that the problem was only visual...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigbry87:
I have experienced the same thing. My bars come and go constantly... Even if my phone does not move....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RayTrue04:
I doubt its a bug. I had all types of Sprint phones and they all did that. It does it a lot on 3g. Its like 3g steals from the bars..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rwilco12:
It is a known issue with most of the leaked builds that have come out recently. The bars for Wifi, 4G and 3G were all effected by it. It was purely visual. Qbking77 mentioned it in just about every review he did for the different leaks (and it's been thoroughly covered on several development threads).

If you'd like to confirm your actual signal strength, I'd recommend using a third party app to see what your actual signal is.

Supposedly it was fixed in FC15 or FC18 but I don't remember which it was.

Hope this helps!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] frigidazzi:
Are you guys saying this problem doesn't exist on Calk's 2.9.2 ROM? I'm using 2.9.0 (just never updated) and I get this all the time. I think the signal actually does suck though. I see the -DBM changing too. Is the reported dbm visual too? I'm confused. My phone keeps switching to 1xrtt a lot when this happens too. I just figured it was cprint being crappy around here. When I force roam on verizon the signal bars don't bounce up and down like this.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rwilco12:
As far as I know it only effects the visualization of signal strength, not the actual signal strength itself. That being said if you're running one of the leaked ROM's chances are that you're probably running a leaked modem too. People are having all kinds of results with the new modems. Try flashing just your modem and see I'd you get a better signal.

EDIT: After flashing the new modern be sure to update profile and PRL.
[Epic 4G General] A_Flying_Fox:
Its been a year and I live in NYC and I see NO change in service. Still the same dead spots everywhere there was one.

Sprint is really messing up by taking their sweet ass time.

I read an article that the nexus won't be coming out till June/July. What? By then, the Verizon version (with LTE) will have been 7 or so months old. Almost time for that yearly upgrade.

Maybe its because they want the iPhone 4s to sell so that's why they're taking their sweet ass time, but tbh, after swearing by sprint for years (since my bbcurve 8820) I'm starting to be distracted by tmobile.
[Epic 4G General] R3537L1F3:
Sprint, on their site, says its Galaxy Nexus is LTE. So summer was when they supposed to switch on lte. Some areas might be harder to update the service or something else, my service in Virginia (speed and signal strength) has doubled in the past year.
[Epic 4G General] Mutiny32:
With an ETA of late 2013 for full-deployment, Network Vision is the fastest full network roll-out/replacement I've ever heard of. Remember, Sprint is betting the farm on it and they are paying a decent premium to Ericsson to build it for them. They aren't just adding Mobile Base Stations, they are completely replacing the majority of them. Currently, they have to maintain around three per site; CDMA, WiMax, iDEN, and back-haul.

The new MBSes will be a single station with perhaps the exception of back-haul, since that is dependent of the technology and geographic area.

The fact of the matter is that they are literally rebuilding their entire network and are doing it right; not half-assed like all the other carriers in the US. A lot of that new infrastructure is in-place, but they have to wait for things like microwave and fiber links to be lit-up before they can configure as well as light their new MBSS equipment up.

As for dense urban areas, there is a reason there are dead spots. Lots of buildings that absorb, block, and refractive signals. It's the largest challenge in wireless networks and it takes a lot of time/manpower to get working reliably.

And don't forget, iDEN is being phased completely out as well, so devices that utilize that 850/900MHz block of spectrum have to be made.

Think of some short-term pain for long-term gain.

As for the late 2013 ETA; I was told directly by someone at Ericsson at Sprint's WHQ (they share that huge campus in Overland Park) that completion timeframe. They also mentioned that they were going at break-neck speed in doing it. I hope that isn't sensitive information, as I think it's publicly available.

Any more complaints?
[Epic 4G General] dohturdima:
Mutiny32, thank you for the insightful post - it certainly lends optimism to those of us who decided to stick it out with Sprint. I also live in NYC and while VZW is definitely better right now for building penetration due to its lower frequency and its LTE is way faster than Sprint's 4G Still, I don't see that many serious reception issues with Sprint, although coverage _outside_ NYC and network speeds in/out could definitely be better (and did Sprint completely stop WiMax expansion? These towers can be converted to LTE once it's ready, can't they?). A few times my texts have been delayed - for over a day, which never happens with my wife's Droid 2. Even though I am on SERO, joining wifey's family plan with VZW would have cost about the same $$ for the same minutes and perks, and I never use more than 2.5 GB of data per month. Verizon simply does not have a worthy QWERTY slider phone to upgrade to (Droid 4, with its non-swappable battery, crappy screen does not make the grade and Stratosphere is not an upgrade to Epic). CM9 lent my Epic a new life, even though I am very annoyed at not being able to get my phone to autorotate and the proximity sensor to work with the rom (features work on CleanGB). Will see what slider phone options Sprint will have when LTE rolls out.
[Epic 4G General] poit:
Yeah, why is it taking so long for them to rebuild EVERY radio site including replacing all the antennas all over the country? I mean come on, it only took them what, 10 years to build it the first time.

Seriously, digiblur posted a link to this blog which has great detailed info about each market's buildout. It may answer the OP's questions.

http://s4gru.com/

According to that site, NYC is a second round market, and second round markets will begin buildout between May and December 2012 if there are no issues with first round buildouts that would delay things.

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/212-network-visionlte-deployment-running-list/
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
I would prefer the second round myself. The crews should have plenty of experience by then.
[Epic 4G General] snowmanwithahat:
That's awesome for you. In Lansing and Jackson, MI my speeds have dropped by about half in general. Sprint service is starting to really suck here
[Epic 4G General] a2tz:
Thank you all for all the info....I have been wondering what was happening in the short/medium term for Sprint.
[Epic 4G General] adelmundo:
YES! We are in the 1st round of deployment (SF Bay Area), and we are being handled by Samsung. Well, considering the Bay Area is home to Silicon Valley, then it would be well worth it for Sprint to have NV/LTE here as soon as possible. The city I live in is where AT&T's West coast headquarters are located at (AT&T service is awesome here with LTE speeds of over 40 Mbps), I hope Sprint improves it's service out here soon.
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
I was so happy when I saw Chicago was on that initial list. I was floored when it wasn't, simply as the size of Chicago you think would be a good priority considering there are slightly over 10M people in this area. Now I see it's just because it won't be 'done' until Q4 this year. But, they're already working on it, which is fantastic!

I've had an upgrade since Feb '11, but haven't ditched the Epic, still holding strong. With the next Nexus coming out in a few months, I may jump on that bad boy real quick instead of waiting out the end of the year. It's really a Nexus vs HTC One X vs SGSIII debate now.
[Epic 4G General] LORDFIRE00:
alright, sprint is "COMPLETELY" upgrading the ENTIRE network. and it's not going to be fully complete until 2014. they have to make sure every tower and base station is talking to each other, and they have to test run range quality with data and voice. so it's impossible they are done in less than a year. YOU HAVE TO BE PATIENT. are you aware that they are going to be lowering the mhz fruequency to either 800 or 900? so that way, you get stronger signal strength and faster speeds.

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http://community.sprint.com/baw/com.../2011/12/27/sprint-network-vision-2011-wrapup