yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Incredible S] adtif:
Is this camera better than icecold rom? I m with icecold 5.5
[HTC Incredible S] TheCrow1372:
Bro why are you on 5.5, you should go up to 6.1.1 Twistedumbrella version and play with all the great kernels kiajura is creating or just stick to just the 6.1.1 ROM cuz camera is AWESOME its my daily driver;):):thumbup:
[HTC Incredible S] adtif:
OK.will download 6.1.1 then.
[HTC Incredible S] TheCrow1372:
You don't have to lol, I was just giving an option;)
[HTC Incredible S] adtif:
I just flash 6.1.1 n it is very smooth n the camera is gd.
[HTC Incredible S] TheCrow1372:
What??
[HTC Incredible S] classnetd:
You just brainwashed him it install latest icecold and you are asking what? He's telling you his feedback lol....:D
[HTC Incredible S] TheCrow1372:
lol yeah I know but you usually post in the area that the ROM comes from lol;):D:beer:
[HTC Incredible S] classnetd:
Yeah but the conversation starts here remember? Lol....anyway u still using the playground kernel or the new v2 icecold?
[HTC Incredible S] TheCrow1372:
Yep but the 3rd v2 with the volume boost, its pretty sweet what bout you
[HTC Incredible S] classnetd:
+1...same here
[HTC Incredible S] kaijura:
03-23-2012 Mostly internal patches

- New "Recent apps" mini-toggle in notification bar

- New/improved code for audio, fixed settings crash issue

- Phone fixes, vidc headers updated, new test HW video/audio omx drivers > can

- Phone.apk can now be used with higher LCD Density/DPI (192 and under)

- Default launcher switched to ApexLauncher

Have been working on Playground for a few days, it's rock solid, 4 days with no reboots on any kernel that I've put on whatsoever. Whatever base twisted is using, it's pretty stable for some reason.
[HTC Incredible S] TonyStark23:
How is the on-screen buttons side of things working? Or would it require you to build like two different versions of Playground to have them enabled?

Beta 5 has been rock solid for me with the Tiamat kernel which is awesome.
[HTC Incredible S] vladabiber:
I'm using 2.6.35.14-x-ICS-v2-g4b05ed1kaijura@x #10

Is that same kernel as yours? If it isn't, can you please link your kernel, i'm getting a bit confused with all those versions, which are not on same place...
[HTC Incredible S] kaijura:
Some of these the members are commenting on my experimental kernels, not meant to be official releases.. The one in this thread were made for experimenting with some requests. They usually follow the directions of the conversation in the threads. To make things simpler, if you don't have a problem with anything, don't revert back to my older ones.. v2 are my latest, some of them prefer v1.

@tony if you really want to try it I can give you the file
[HTC Incredible S] classnetd:
So I assume you say that this is better in terms of stability than icecold? How do you find the battery life then? Better as well? Which combo of rom and kernel are you using which you find best? I'm ready to jump ship anytime knowing both roms come from the same great dev...lol :D:D
[HTC Incredible S] boojay:
Had to come over to this ROM as Ice Cold was giving me freezes and reboots, but I have every intention of going back to it once the bugs are fixed because that is a sweet ROM!

Anyway, one feature that I use a lot that doesn't seem to be working is the LED flashlight toggle in the power widget of the notification bar. In fact, the LED toggle itself is not even showing up despite selecting it to be one of the toggles.

Is anyone else having this issue?

Otherwise, playground is blazing fast!

Swyped from my iPhone killer/Android
[HTC Incredible S] TonyStark23:
Sure, I'm happy to see how it goes. Does it disable the hardware ones or just run both at once?
[HTC Incredible S] classnetd:
.

Haven't try playground but based on the screenshot at the 1st post, it seems the toggles are at the top? Did you scroll it to the left to see if it is hidden somewhere or if this is even possible?
[HTC Incredible S] boojay:
It's not there and yup, I've tried scrolling to see if it was hidden. It's simply not showing up as an option. Very strange.

Swyped from my iPhone killer/Android
[HTC Incredible S] maestro29:
This is really a nice ROM!

I have tested this rom and I have to say that it's really smooth.

Unfortunately I'm facing problems with gps and camera.

Gps doesn't work at all. I also tried with the "gps status" app but it doesn't do anything.

Besides this: when I start the camera I get a black screen first. I have to take a pic first and after that everything is ok. So only the first time.

Could these two issues have to do with the kernel? I'm using the one that comes with the rom. So I didn't change the kernel. Or am I just missing something?

And a last thing I can't find in this rom is the volume wakeup option.

I really like the option to wakeup the phone with the volume buttons.

Is it possible to add this option? Or am I just missing something? :)

EDIT:

I rebooted my phone and I found a setting for the gps ("GPS Source"). After I changed it to "Use Internal GPS" the gps seems to work now.

I also found the volume wakeup setting (it's under the display settings. Strange place for this setting but I'm happy I found it :) )

So I only have issue with camera.
[HTC Incredible S] kaijura:
It is not implemented yet in the toggles (it is grayed out in the toggle setup). The only choices for now are to use the torch app implemented, or take it easy and wait it out until the code for torch is implemented in the statusbar toggles.

1. Replacing this will remove your stored accounts. You will have to manually re-add them.

2. Attached below is framework-res.apk that you will need to push and replace your current /system/framework/framework-res.apk. After replacing it you must reboot (if you are doing this while the system is booted).

3. To disable button backlights, you will need to go to Settings > Display > Automatic Backlight > Light levels (Use Custom) > Edit other levels > Buttons: Set all on the right most column that says "Buttons" to 0 then save and apply it. Turn on automatic brightness. You might want to define your automatic brightness values if you don't like the existing values.

​

4. To turn off buttons, or "Remap them" either look for a tool on the market or xda, or manually go to /system/usr/keylayout/ and edit all .kl files that contain information about MENU, SEARCH, BACK, HOME. Either change their numbering to something else or delete/rename the file. You can find a list of numbers here.

That's it. If this is too complicated, like I said when it is not implemented as a setting, this is what must be done in order to get what is requested... I hope you understand why it hasn't been released now.

NOTE for people downloading below:

framework-res.apk will ONLY work on 03-23-12 version of Playground. There's a 99% chance it won't work with any other version. You have been warned.

http://www.mediafire.com/?e2p668k97uwkl8f​

Open camera > Press the settings > find the first : and look for "FORCE PREVIEW" > turn it to ON. Exit camera, enter camera again and the issue should be solved.

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[HTC Incredible S] boojay:
Thanks for the heads up kaijura.

Great work with everything!

Swyped from my iPhone killer/Android
[HTC Incredible S] classnetd:
One hell of a troubleshooting tips there kaijura....great support..

@boojay - no wonder you can't find it. it's not even implemented yet....lol :D
[HTC Incredible S] maestro29:
kaijura, you're the man! wow this is really great! Thanx a lot!

I also played around with the backlight buttons. I changed the settings as mentioned and all work great! No issues yet. So everything is smooth for me here! :)

I see that the fix for camcorder is in progress (hence the errormessage I get now when I try to open an existing video). I'll be waiting for the fix :)

Keep up the great work and again thanx a lot!

EDIT:

about front camera: I can take picture but when I open the picture I see a strange pic (messed up).

back camera: works ok.
[HTC Incredible S] bhaumik555:
Kaijura if your permission is granted then can i upload the mirror link of Playground-vivo-032312???
[HTC Incredible S] kaijura:
Great job catching the bug. :)

I do not work on the source aspect I make sure sure the IncS is updated and working with the source properly each new revision. Twistedumbrella is the developer of Playground source, and does 100% of the programming on the hardware-software integration aspect. The changes you are seeing with the front camera is due to revisions of the cameraHAL source, which he is trying to improve constantly for all devices. It is attempted to be written so that it works for: Evo3D, Droid2, DesireHD, Evo Shift, Thunderbolt, Evo 4G and possibly even others. Sometimes, what works for another device might not work for ours, so you see the glitches on the front picture. However, the glitches do not happen for the Thunderbolt, and the rest of those phones do not have a front camera.

So it takes a lot of trial and error to make sure it is working properly, each new revision may break for one device, but continue to work for another. That is why the camera features might not be consistently 100% working even though it was working somewhat ok a previous version.

However, If it is an issue that you need to take front pics, I recommend to revert back to an older version (18 or 21 should do the trick).

If you are by chance a coder or could help code the HAL, and you want to follow up on the camera changes, you can watch it here:

https://github.com/ThePlayground/android_device_htc_msm7x30-common/commits/ics

Yep, go for it. :cool:
[HTC Incredible S] bhaumik555:
Mirror link for Playground-vivo-032312

http://www.4shared.com/zip/hm-I8LXl/file.html
[HTC Incredible S] classnetd:
This thread has been quiet for a while. Are there any updates going on kaijura or this rom is no longer being supported anymore?
[HTC Incredible S] nsordk:
I saw Kaijura mention on the icecold thread that when there was a fix for the Camrecording he would likely release it with this ROM, correct me if I'm wrong Kaijura.

On a sidenote Kaijura, if you guys need help with the graphics for this ROM i'll gladly contribute. Also you mentioned for icecold that translation of ROM Control was laggy, do you know where I can help on bringing the Danish language up to date?

Last I see that we can donate to all those other devs, but where can we donate to you?

keep up the good work m8, you are an inspriration to what XDA is.
[HTC Incredible S] classnetd:
Yup been waiting for that rom to be out but lets not put pressure on him. I was just asking if it is still being supported so that people like you can still come in and offer help to ease his load and to make people aware that it is still alive and kicking.

I tried playground for a while but unfortunately have had reboots so i reverted back to icecold. Nevertheless his experimental kernel is still one of the best for this rom or icecold.

I have never got perfect results with playground or icecold like what the others have had, the main reason i guess is that his rom is customized not for my part of the world...ehehe...:)

Can't complain cos he's doing it for free and he has been a great dev, fast and responsive. Keep up the good job kaijura and if you need help, there's the guy there who is offering...lol

For now, I am enjoying icecold 7 with no reboots yet...yaaayyy :D
[HTC Incredible S] kaijura:
Yeah, I'm still updating this, on my side. It's my primary ROM for awhile, this is where all the camera/camcorder development comes from and just about every other ICS roms out there all take the camera source from Playground, because this is the real source work is done.

The thing is the past few updates have some minor issues, but can make users complain, like mobile not connecting after reboot, panorama or camcorder FC's, etc. Because it felt like most users expect a mostly functional rom or they will begin posting bug reports, I didn't upload anything that didn't meet the standards in the original "stable" releases.
[HTC Incredible S] classnetd:
Good luck in this and looking forward to a very good updated version. So far icecold versions are getting better and better. I wanted to use this for a more stable release so really looking forward to it. No hurry though....thanks in advance......:D
[HTC Incredible S] jpkbeddu:
In Desire S, CM9 got camcorder working.. So we will see it working here soon..?

Sent from my Incredible S
[HTC Incredible S] frzabdullah:
softkey backlight doesnt working

hi there, my softkey backlight doesnt working, it turn on when i change the brightness, but then disappear when i lock the phone. any idea how to fix this? i also have changed the button numbers at the display setting, but still, nothing change.
[HTC Incredible S] vizzy:
Put auto brightness on should fix it?
[HTC Incredible S] huskyboy610:
☆ Disappearing softkeylights: This is a bug specific to Incredible Ssoftkeyconfig ☆ Fixing this rom: Settings > Display >Automatic Backlight> [Light levels] >Use Cusom > edit other levels; Set all on Buttons section to 255 (max)or 30 (low) and hit Save and apply. You can also turn them off by setting them to 0. You may have to reboot for it to go in effect.
[HTC Incredible S] frzabdullah:
thanks! i'll try it!
[HTC Incredible S] djbenny1:
kaijura is it fair to say then that IceColdSandwich for IS won't be updated much anymore? I remember you saying something about LordClockan moving to new device and leaving it behind.

Does that mean IS will still have you working on this even if that does come to pass? ;)
[HTC Incredible S] vizzy:
Yeah he said updates maybe slow or none at all. But tbh ice cold is decent except mms and camcorder. And I've never tried playground so I cant comment
[HTC Incredible S] djbenny1:
Yea i mean I've been on ice cold since 6.0 or so, in fact I haven't updated to 7.0 as there were no major updates for people who weren't already having issues. I wasn't having issues but recently a few things have been rearing their heads. Dodgy wifi, app crashes etc. Just wondering how bright the ics future of our device is!
[HTC Incredible S] vladabiber:
Flash 7.0 and kernel from first post. I did it and after that didn't have any FC or whatsoever. And yes, I presume that Playground is ICS future for our device. Next big thing will happen when/if HTC officially update Incredible S with ICS. Then we'll get some great and stable ROMS. With devs like kaijura and such everything is possible!
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
Gonna try this one as IceColdSandwich is on hold at the moment.
[HTC Incredible S] TheCrow1372:
Who's??

Sent on my IncS with ICECREAMSANDWICH/7.0/4.0.4 by XDA Premium App
[HTC Incredible S] vizzy:
Kaj said ice cold will slow down now lord has got a 1x
[HTC Incredible S] maestro29:
installed the ROM from 04-09-12.

And for me it work very nice and smooth!

Only thing I face is a small issue with the lockscreen.

I have set a password and installed a lockscreen widget (invisible lockscreen widget). So whenever I click on the widget the screen locks. Normally the screen should get black and stay black until I unlock it via the volume buttons. But now the screen locks and turns black for 1 second but then it turns on immediately with the possibility to enter the password.

This is not a big issue but I just thought mentioning it. Maybe you can have a look at it when you have some time.

By the way: the lockscreen does work correctly without the widget. So by using the poweroff button. But the reason for me using the widget is that the poweroff button is not that good anymore (so just to prevent it from getting broken).

The widget used to work correctly with the older version.
[HTC Incredible S] classnetd:
I think this is a known issue with ics 4.0.4 which is the latest here....Most screenlock don't work or you will see the same thing...The only one that works with password so far and has been resolved is "Screen Off and Lock"....
[HTC Incredible S] maestro29:
I installed the "Screen Off and Lock" and that one works!

Thx a lot!
[HTC Incredible S] acme anvil:
Perhaps a silly question but has anyone tried loading this over Ice Cream Sandwich?
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
I can't take pics on this Rom. Is it a known bug?

Didn't get your point :confused:
[HTC Incredible S] nsg86:
No idea with what he wanna express too:confused:

sent from my ics device
[HTC Incredible S] acme anvil:
The only initial problem I have with this rom, other than a few FC during initial use, is that exchange sync seems to be hit and miss. Sometimes it takes a while to sync with exchange server even though it is configured for push email. Exchange sync in Ice Cream Sandwich was a lot smoother and sync was almost immediate.
[HTC Incredible S] acme anvil:
LC just released an update for the DHD so hopefully we'll see some of those updates here.

[edit] He also says he'll release at least one more update. :thumbup:
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
On stock Camera if I hold the shutter button to adjust focus app force closes right away. Other than that is working flawlessly.

Anybody else?
[HTC Incredible S] itandy:
Is it possible to use lockscreen (quad/octo) with pattern lock? There's an option to use both in IceColdSandwich ROM Control but I cannot find one in Playground.
[HTC Incredible S] Arsaw:
Front camera not working. Force close on me when I try to take picture of me.
[HTC Incredible S] thuanngotau:
I've just installed this ROM and found no problem like yours. Try re-flashing your ROM may help?!
[HTC Incredible S] ZaySk:
Can someone post the boot animation for this rom? I love it, it's better than the Ice Cold boot animation, in my opinion.
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
Has this rom got the icecoldsandwich issue of freezing and having to pull the battery?

When i tried virtuous quattro it didnt have that issue.
[HTC Incredible S] vizzy:
I have not had an issue since 6.1.1?
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
Alot of people have been having a issue if two graphic intense apps run at the same time their will be a freeze or reboot. I had it in version 7 icecoldsandwich.
[HTC Incredible S] vizzy:
Ahh what apps do you get this on? I'll see if mine does the same
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
I confirm that is happening on my device with Playground ICS Rom when running and leaving in background heavy games I guess it's something related to system running out of memory.
[HTC Incredible S] itandy:
I'm sorry to report that Playground ICS does crash if GPU is stressed enough. I run Google maps, Temple Run and then Star Chart. It finally reboot. But definitely better than IceColdSandwich.
[HTC Incredible S] nsg86:
I'm just wondering is gingerbread will be fine if run Google maps, Temple Run and then Star Chart..??
[HTC Incredible S] itandy:
Have you solved your front face camera problem. I also have this problem and want to know if you can fix it.
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
Yeah gingerbread works fine. I guess we will just have to wait for stable ics
[HTC Incredible S] itandy:
I just tried a fresh install of Playground and still the front face camera doesn't work. I guess the current camera HAL for IncS is just broken. :( Hope it can be fixed in next release.
[HTC Incredible S] imepv7:
Octo Lockscreen

I noticed that the octo-lockscreen is a little bit off screen at the bottom. The icon there is totally hidden.
[HTC Incredible S] ChewyVision:
In installed this ROM two days ago after 3 months on Virtuous Quattro as I was getting sick of the stability issues and non-working camera (other than that great ROM).

So far, loving Playground, it's very smooth and I've had no stability issues yet.

One thing, is there a way to change the notification LED to flash green instead of orange? I can't find a setting for it anywhere...
[HTC Incredible S] ChewyVision:
Ok a couple of problems, now:

1) I can't send text messages over 160 characters

2) Skype video calling doesn't work, it initializes and then hangs up (related to camcorder issue?).

The Skype problem isn't the end of the world, but the text message thing is quite annoying. Are there any fixes for this, which don't include a 3rd party sms app?
[HTC Incredible S] inSaN1Ty_X:
The SMS thing might be some sort of security thing. Heard that at least ICS does not allow you to send empty(?) Or multiple sms's in bursts.

Sooo its possibly limited to 160 so malicious apps cant spend all you sms's.

Sounds dumb, I know. And might be totally different thing/problem, but after all, the 'over 5 sms in 2min' was also dumb limitation.
[HTC Incredible S] classnetd:
160 characters? I would rather call the other fella than typing so much. Anyway you could probably try whatsapp or something similar if this is indeed the limitation... :)
[HTC Incredible S] ChewyVision:
I had no problems sending SMS's of over 160 chars on my previous ICS ROM, so I'd like to see this fixed on Playground, as on all other counts Playground is a brilliant ROM.

For now I've installed GoSMS, but I prefer the native Messaging app.
[HTC Incredible S] twistedumbrella:
It's been fixed, just wasn't built. Still prepping a few things to start supporting new devices like this one a little more officially.
[HTC Incredible S] ChewyVision:
Cool, thanks Twisted. Awesome ROM though - I love that I can have ICS and use my camera! ;)
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
Does the HTC one v ics kernel help in the development of this great rom?
[HTC Incredible S] itandy:
Anyone can successfully use Screenshot function in the power button menu? Mine just cause FC in SystemUI.
[HTC Incredible S] ChewyVision:
Nope, I get the same.

No dealbreaker though, I love this ROM!
[HTC Incredible S] ZaySk:
It works for me, I actually just used it.
[HTC Incredible S] itandy:
That's strange. I just did a flesh install of Playground and still Screenshot doesn't work. Anyone else can report in their findings?
[HTC Incredible S] Bionik_kaos:
Some apps can't connect using 3g like instagram but mostly its pretty nice rom

Ps. Face unlock works 1 in 5 times
[HTC Incredible S] twistedumbrella:
I honestly don't check up on the forums much anymore. Life doesn't provide the time for it. Everything you need to know is at The Playground, including a slightly updated build.
[HTC Incredible S] ZaySk:
Your latest Vivo build doesn't boot for me, just gets stuck on the white HTC screen. Tried redownloading twice, completely wiped both times and still no luck.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] ssimmmo:
Right this is really getting on me t**ts lol. I love me Neo v but one thing I do hate with the home screen say you are in browser for about 15 mins and you come out it takes a go 10 secs to refresh the app in the app screen also don't go back in to name first section. My desire HD and galaxy 2 don't do this and getting frustrating
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] ssimmmo:
Bump
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Qwerty123 \m/:
Which ROM ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Aarush:
Had the same prob.. its SO F*****G Annoying.

i solve it by using V6SuperCharger! no more refreshes! click SUPERCHARGED in my sign to install it on your phone! ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Qwerty123 \m/:
Use V6 only if you on stock rom
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Madfysh:
Not sure what ROM are you using. I rarely get home refresh's, mostly after some heavy games.

Just this morning, music player, gtalk, operamobile(4 tabs), and after I press home button, there's home, no refresh.

You can also add this line to build.prop file

ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1

to force launcher into memory, although I don't use that.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] ssimmmo:
Me is using romkola locked boot loader :( wanting to get mine unlocked in a few months time. OK cool I will try some one them. First Sony xperia I've had so still getting used it. Me and HTC since there start so that's all I know and galaxy's ..but know know what I hate to admit it but if I had to choose this over my sgs 2 ....I would choose this ..can't believe I just said that lol
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] migueli2:
Same problem here.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Lietotajs:
Not understand, what about? I use stock ROM on stock Kernel home refresh momentaly, only after hard game refresh take 1-2 seconds