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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Chief Geek:
Many of us are coming from devices that had ICS, so we know what we’re waiting for and that we like it.

You’re right, they should be more like apple and charge you for having their nose in all your data and activity (BTW, everything you whisper to siri goes straight to apple servers for translation, same for all major voice recognition software)

If you don’t like going back to square one, why in the world are you messing with customizing your phone? It’s a fact of life, that’s why the android fairey invented Titanium Backup and external SD cards!

Yea, the phone could have been buggy when you bought it (some peoples were actually) and any ROM you load could be buggy, any mod you make could make it buggy, flashing kernals and radios and ROMS can brick your phone, this is ok but a factory OS update scares you?

Not trying to nit-pick here, but how can you predict the future as an opinion? And even better, follow it up with...

Then when the update is out, don’t update it. Rooting generally breaks the update anyways, so you should be good if you’ve already done so. If not, then simply flash back to stock. Eazy Peazy.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m really not harping on you. Your post is a rarity here in that it speaks of ICS and not belly aching about what you were told and that you demand it and then all the international owners chime in and say “BUT BUT BUT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT OURS NOT YOURS…cause cause cause ours is ba-ba-better!!!!”. I’m just trying to share my take on this after I peeled my palm from my forehead as there is a lot of conflicting opinions in your post. Going from one OS to the next is the lifecycle of android. I remember getting 1.5 (cupcake, first named release), it took me by surprise, I thought “a phone that’s getting a major face life? Cool” and the addiction was all down hill from there. Each iteration represents all new cool things to discover, reasons why I lay down in bed at 10, but don’t put my phone down till 1230 then drag myself out of bed at 430 the next morning cursing my ADD mentality in relation to tech. It’s just the way it is for a lot of us.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] BlackZenith:
Good grief, my reference to Skynet was a joke. If I truly believed that I would have never bought a Android phone. Besides, even in the Driod Bionic commericials they say the it's the first phone to be "self aware". And who said anything about Apple or Siri being apart of the human resistance against the machines?

And how are my statements "conflicting"? You ask why would I customize my phone (i.e. anything non stock) if I am worried about going back to square one? Your statement is conflicting when in the same sentence you speak of using TB. How in the world can I use TB if I am stock??? If anything the only way I can keep from updating my phone is by being non-stock before AT&T attempts to push an update to my phone.

Yes a factory update "scares" me (lol good one) only b/c my custom setup is working great... better than it did factory.

You are nit-piking lol. You've dissected my ENTIRE post smh. I will answer your question with a question: "How can I predict the future as a fact!?" I only say "IMO" b/c I have not used ICS. I can predict the future based off the past. Android is known for being "buggy" with a fragmented ecosystem and marketplace. As far as I am concerned Gingerbread is a mature OS compared to ICS.

How about I do you one better. I have frozen the "Device Management" app on my phone. The day you guys stop complaining about ICS problems (Stock/Custom) is the day I will unfreeze it...

*Sighs* Even after all that you have given me no tangible features ICS has over GB. You sir need to put your phone down and get some sleep.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Chief Geek:
Wonder if a metal battery door would serve as a tin foil hat for your note just incase the ics invasion does happen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MSigler:
Totally agree, gingerbread absolutely blows after having a factory ICS device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Ryanscool:
Haha that was funny. This may be extremely farfetched, but i wonder if we could port ICS off of the vivid. It may be possible... Same processor and all. Rest will be different though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] u921333:
Lol but why does it blow. ... Im kinda with OP but dont mind setting phone up 3 times a day :-) but still the point stands what is so much better with ICS i just here "it just is" come on now we are all android fans and that is the arguement iphone fans try and use that we tease about lol. So lets get some real life experience to really say what makes it head over heals better :-).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Chief Geek:
Ok, i guess I'll bite.

First, and foremost, it is far faster and smoother. You can interpret this as being more efficient depending on your definition. When ICS ROMs began maturing into daily drivers, it knocked the dust loose off of alot of our phones. My Vibrant, a first gen Galaxy S device, was given a great breath of life when it first saw the light of ICS. This alone is worth wanting ICS. My Vibrant became snappier and all together a pleasant experience again.

Second, it takes alot of the features that were in Honey Comb (a tablet only OS) and rolled them into a handset OS. This includes a bunch of small features that include things like Roboto Font and improvements in cameras and radios.

As iterations go by, you will notice alot of "add on" features become stock components of the OS. This is by no means exclusive to android, all OSs of all platforms do it. Its giving the customer what they want. Things like Screen shot and voice commands have long been missing and were added ala cart via the market and some specialty oem features (like us using the S-Pen to take screen grabs). So more and more of these are rolled into the OS to make it a smoother overall experience.

Next lets talk about NFC. It is, in my opinion, under utilized piece of technology that has been ignored for too long due to peoples fears of their data being stolen (while leaving other far more susceptible techs wide open like BT). ICS brings NFC to the table so those who have paid to have it in their device (hello note users) have the option of playing with it and even using it if in an area where this is possible.

Past the above, there are other refinements such as the cut and and paste being much easier, menus being easier to navigate, and an overall better experience. There really is nothing ground breaking like when multi touch entered the scene and other great new advances. ICS offers us a much more fluid OS to dive into. Yes it may be buggy when we first start playing with it. The experienced among us already know why, it's because we'll likely be running custom ROMs far before it's officially released or atleast before it gets pushed out to the masses. It won't be earth shattering, but it will be awesome to get alot of the cool features on a great device. It'll be different things to different people. Some may not even notice it other then it's bluer then normal.

Oh yea, and it's much purdier...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] californiarailroader:
I think you mean drooling. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Chief Geek:
or trolling
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] erad1:
This has my vote for the "thread of the week"!

I love it when phone geeks go back and forth......cause I find out things I never knew about...and everyone makes good points so we are all winners!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] u921333:
Thank you .... that helps a lot better for someone who hasnt personally used ICS. Better then the "its just better" responses I heard.

Next Question I have is I know comparing Stock Gingerbread to Stock ICS the more Fluid response stands out from what I hear but what about Custom Rom Gingerbread to Stock ICS would we really get a smoother feel. I know that this all an opinion but man I am on the DAg's custom and I cant picture it getting much smoother.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Chief Geek:
The reason most people say "its just better" is because they dont realize all the little things done to make it better, they just realize the over all effect of being better. Perfect example is the new Roboto font, people dont realize its a new font, they just have an easier time reading.

As for my experience a mature custom rom is always better then a factory rom. They are slimmed down with little to no bloat and have been tailored to work better. But with all that said, you can't really pick a winner without knowing he contestants. I've used some awesome ROMs and some down right buggy ones, and the same goes for OEM ROMs. That's the great thing about ROMs though, you DL a hand full and start flashing untill you find yourself saying "ohh...now this is niiice"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jwood55812:
My only thought from this thread is how much I hate the acronym "SMH".

On topic, coming from my captivate with CM9 Alpha, I personally, am drooling for ICS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] welchertc:
I agree with both of your points, so much.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] marcyspark:
I dont think so. Even though the radio chip is likely to have the capability it needs to be enabled in the device hardware and have software to run it.

If only it did!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yourm0m1:
i am just looking for any tips on getting the Sprint NBA app working again with an ICS Rom....i purchased the app @ the beginning of the season and it has worked great on custom GB roms but now ever since flashing ICS i get a pop-up "non-sprint device detected". ive tried some build.prop edits that ive seen people trying with actual non-sprint devices but no go.

thanks for any help
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
Working great on ICS.

After reading your post, just went to the market and downloaded 'Sprint NBA Mobile 2011-2012'. After installing the app for now 10 minutes, no errors. Flawlessly running well. Attached screenshots (took it 5 mins ago)

If you flashed ICS rom after you installed the Sprint NBA, I think you need to uninstall NBA from your phone (clean cache/data) and install it from market again.

I think it will resolve your issue. Usually if you do not format the data during the rom upgrade, some apps are going to fail under the new rom. I've seen many sprint apps acted like that. So, the best way would be delete data/cache, uninstall app and install the app from the market.
[General Questions and Answers] KennehGee:
Hello there,

I just downloaded Quickoffice Pro. I previously had the full version of Documents To Go (and still do). Both applications are in their latest versions, I believe. The problem is, when I create a document in either of them, it doesn't open in the other app. What could be the problem and how can I fix it?

Please help...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] speakfor:
Question is in the title, basically I have been trying to get RumFloat Beta3 on my phone all day and it always get stuck in a boot loop.

The only thing I noticed after scouring the forums is that the Vivid has a different hboot version -- can this make a difference?

Also could I use a ATT Vivid RUU on my phone?

If not, what other differences are there from the ATT Vivid and Raider?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zombie.raised:
You can flash any GB based Rom on raider. You have to flash boot.ing assotiated with the Rom to fix bootloop.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] travisxcore:
To answer your question properly no you can't run ICS atm because ICS uses a higher hboot version. You'll have to wait for the OTA update to come out so you can update your hboot and then you can flash the Rum Float Rom.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] strose09:
No you cannot use Rumfloat beta3 until you get the HBOOT upgrade for ICS OTA for the Raider.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] speakfor:
So am I correct to assume the AT&T Vivid came with a higher hboot version?

I draw this conclusion from the fact that many people here have ICS running already.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] strose09:
At&t Vivid came shipped with Gingerbread; HBOOT 1.83. OTA update for the Vivid upgrades the HBOOT to 1.85. So I would not just flash any rom for ICS until you upgrade the HBOOT.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] formicae:
No, it came with the same HBOOT version (locked to the device variant), but the OTA and RUU update the HBOOT to the new one.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] speakfor:
No way to make-shift that OTA/RUU work for me/upgrade my hboot currently? ( I doubt it, life would be too easy)

Knowing Rogers, they will never update, ever. Only hope if this is the case is the guy with the Security Off Vivid direct from HTC -- and great devs; but that's a long shot on all fronts, and I am sure a while away.

Edit:

Appears ICS for Raider in Canada both Bell and Rogers is in the works, according to HTC Taiwain Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/notes/htc/ice-cream-sandwich-updates-the-north-american-edition/10150786212353084
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] citsong:
The HTC has just started rolling out the OTA for ICS recently. The Raider is on the list and though I can't find the article I know it's been confirmed for the Rogers/Bell Raider. With out having gone live in Australia I'm sure we only got another week or 2 before it hits here.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Mad Medik:
Here's an update reported on Mobile Syrup this morning:

http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/03/14/htc-gives-an-update-on-where-the-ice-cream-sandwich-upgrade-is/

Sent from the Matrix
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cheerphaar:
Gta 3 ON DORIMANX ROM

Has anyone tried GTA 3 on Dorimanx rom . If yes than please tell me which version you are using and which kernel . Ineed to play that game very badly .:confused:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
Thanks for the descriptive title ;)

GTA3 will not work very well on any HD2 ROMs, it simply isn't very playable. Even on the lowest possible settings I got lag :(
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cheerphaar:
No it works i have someone seen someone else playing it own dorimanx . WITHIUT ANY LAGS.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
If you've seen it on a video, I would love to see the link :) But I was at the time using Typhoon CM7 with Dorimanx's kernel, and on the lowest settings it ran somewhat smoothly, but was unplayable due to the terrible graphics and the fact that the HD2's screen only registers 2 points.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akilleez1:
Ok so I've tried recalibrating the touch screen several times both ways in other words inside Android and inside recovery. It seems to only partially work. Screen was fine now its not. Archos 101 internet tab gen 8
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akilleez1:
Just to add this device is not rooted or anything. Any idea if rooting and a different room could fix this issue?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akilleez1:
FIXED

Well atleast for now it fixed I rooted it flash new rom and kernal and installed the lcd calibrator.apk so it does it on boot up. So far so good!:D
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akilleez1:
Ok bad news when I put screen to sleep then wake it up calibration is hosed until I reboot otherwise fine any thoughts from anyone? Just wanted to add screen can sleep for 15 seconds out less and it is fine any longer it looses calibration. Anyone know of a way to kill back log but not the screen???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattalter:
I have gone though all the posts that I can find about the right apn setting for a GN on ATT.

I have tried the following.

1. The default, Cingular 410. This gets me somewhat connected. I connect, but pings are way hight and speed is 1 MB down and if I am luck 500 Kb up.

2. I have tried pta / phone. Seems to connect but I can not get online.

I went to a ATT store and had them make sure I was provisioned for a HSDPA+ plan, with I think is the smartphone plan.

This sim came from a Vivid. So it was provisioned for LTE.

Any suggestions on what steps I need to take to get a reliable connection on my GN. Dam I like this phone, but bringing an unlocked phone to ATT is a pain...

Thanks

Matt
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
You shouldnt have to setup anything. I popped in my att sim and all apn was automatically entered. Its a 5 year old sim.

What did you change?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AbeMIH:
My AT&T SGS2 (my Galaxy Nexus is T-Mobile) wasn't connecting to data although it had the correct APNs.

I called them and it turned out they needed to switch over the data plan to a "4G smartphone data plan" on their end (from a BlackBerry data plan that it had before). Your issue may be that you are still on the LTE plan. For the Galaxy Nexus, the correct plan would most likely be the 4G smartphone plan.

The APNs that I have on the SGS2:

Name: ATT PHONE

APN: Phone

MCC: 310

MNC: 410

APN type: internet

everything else is <Not set>

then I have a 2nd APN (which I guess is needed for MMS)

Name: ATT WAP

APN: wap.cingular

Proxy: wireless.cingular.com

Port: 80

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com

MMS proxy: wireless.cingular.com

MMS port: 80

MCC: 310

MNC: 410

APN type: mms,supl

everything else is <Not set>

I have the ATT PHONE APN selected and everything works (including sending and receiving MMS) just fine.

Hope this helps
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattalter:
No go.

I went to ATT and had them put me on a LTE plan.

Still no data.

I added variations of the pta apn and it alway reverts back to the cingular apn.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroyalty7:
From what I understand you do not want to be on a LTE plan as Gnex is not an LTE activated phone, this can cause spotty or zero coverage for data.

Make sure your on 4g smartphone data plan, maybe try a new sim card and then pop in these settings:

http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-1149523.html

You should be good to then!

PS:

You only need the phone and mms apns!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AbeMIH:
That's right, the GSM Galaxy Nexus doesn't have LTE. I'm certain changing the data plan to the 4G smartphone plan (non-LTE) will fix OP's issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattalter:
ATT won't put me on a 4g plan. They say the nexus is not reconized on the system and it defaults to a 3g plan.

They can not override it.

There only solution is for me to get another 4g phone that is att branded. Get 4g plan put on my account and then move that sim..

Dam, this sucks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroyalty7:
there's a whole thread about this but I'm mobile and can't search for it... title was something like here's how I got 4g on att us... google it! I read it called yesterday fought with them for an hour went to level 2 tech support finally got them to activate a matrix on my account by an imei I found on the internet *shhhhh they don't know that ;) and had them reactivate my nexus. I gotta be honest though it did nothing for my speeds :/ but my plan is now data pro 2gigabytes for 4g smart phones!

Edit:

Found it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=20055732#post20055732
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattalter:
What worked kinda

http://gdgt.com/discuss/how-i-was-finally-provisioned-for-4g-on-my-atandt-galaxy-nexus-i8z/

I am now able to the 4g apn. But still very, very slow..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroyalty7:
Yep same issue for me my speeds have not changed... kinda pisses me off :banghead:

I've tried many apns and nothing gives me these double and triple speeds!!! I also have a 4g sin card but might try a new one just for the hell of it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattalter:
Dam, this is just about the worst Nexus I have owned. I have tried all the US radios and the xx radios, but my connection just plain sucks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jrodsep:
I have done the IMEI changing thing and they gave me a plan that says:

"SMT Personal" on the bill" and when I go into manage my features it says: "Smartphone bundle: Data Plan for SmartPhones. Unlimited domestic data usage. Only available for upgrades. Requires customers to be on a "Gold List" SmartPhone Plan prior to upgrade to 4G device."

Is this the correct 4G (HSPA+) plan for those changing from an iPhone unlimited plan?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AbeMIH:
Do you have an unlimited data plan? If so, AT&T seems to be throttling people that still have the unlimited data plans.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fountainhead931:
Took my Yakjuzs to ATT (purchased in HK), they scanned the IMEI of the phone (behind battery) then put that in the system and gave me a new SIM, my old one was iPhone from about 2 years ago.

On Sunday AM when everyone is asleep I get upwards of 6 meg down and 1 up, just now got 2 down and .5 up.

So, it varies. I live in Orlando Fl area.

I got no special SIM, nothing out of the ordinary and it's fast enough for me. Is it LTE fast? No, but I chose the Nexus and with that the speed penalty.

It's the same speed as my old "4G" Motorola Atrix.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroyalty7:
That's around what I usually get 2.5 maybe 3 down and .5 -1 up but other ppl seem to get 6 regularly!? Pisses me off :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
I just now got 5 Mbps down on a speed test here on att in los angeles. So it can give good throughput.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroyalty7:
Well LA is a whole lot more congested than Buffalo and you still got a better speed than I do even during off hours! Best I have ever had as dl was 6mb down I may go start a fight at my local att corporate store today :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattalter:
Sure I am on the right plan for data, 4g smartphone.

Using the 410 apn, I get great speeds, at night.

At 8am, I can't get online. Pings are so high, the phone is useless.

I have tried 4.0.4 and all the radios that are published.

Might be selling this dog.

While my Vivid is able to get online np and keep a connection. While the Nexus required multiple battery pulls, though out the day to get online.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
Yeah and i ran the test right at 5pm rush hour sitting on the freeway parking lot. But some areas here do give crap network, just not that spot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattalter:
Some more help needed

So, I have an Vivid. I had ATT set me up for LTE. This works fine with my Vivid. Moving that sim to my GN and using the pta apn

While I do connect, I can't even run speed test.

I am somewhat lost on what plan on ATT I need and what apn I need on the GN for it work on HSDPA+ or 4G.

Any help and or suggestions??

Even using the default apn, cingular 401, my speeds and horrible. The phone is un usable.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] Maverick777:
This might be a dumb question, but I searched and didn't see a topic for this.

Is there a way to make the ADWEX statusbar (the one at the top of the screen) clear or black?

Like this:
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] bdroc:
i wondered the same thing but came up with nothing after quite some time searching.

for now, you can hide it. the option in the preferences doesn't work, but if you create a shortcut (long press->shortcut->hide/show statusbar)...itll tuck it away
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] USMC44:
Just use gestures to hide it.

Semper Fi!!!

Sent from GT-P6800
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] marwanxx:
This is cool.. Actually i'm looking for the glass theme.. Have had downloaded glass.zip but seems not working with my device..
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] haovh_85:
Up.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] skawtnyc:
Settings

Go into ADW EX settings. Theme settings. Main dock. Select "none". Now you should have a dock with invisible background and reflections.

Update: sorry, confused this with the dock. Unfortunately that seems to be separate from the top bar, which is opaque in HC but clear in ICS.