[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jpkelly05:
I am a tinkerer.

I have been logging on to XDA for almost a year now. I didn't join for a long time because I thought there are just to many flamers here. I don't think there are as many as there used to be but they are still there. Stop it. gosh.

I think this is a very good question. I for one don't want what's newest. I want what's best! I have a phone (E4GT) that is out of this world. It lets me do things I couldn't only 3 years ago. For some of you that may have been since Sept 28, 2008 when Android came out. Bravo to you for having it first. I am a very patient person and I want something that is extremely usable and fun. I think ICS is purdy looking for now and in time it will be everything it is now hyped up to be - until Jelly Bean comes out- then ICS will be what GB is now.

The problem I have with it at this point is the time line or transition for Apps. I am not saying that ICS is not better than GB. I am saying that the Apps need to be there for me to see a reason to upgrade. The Apps I mostly need/want at this point are Google Chrome and TSF Shell.

I have been playing with ICS with my old "EVO 4G" and from a user point I just don't see what the hype is about yet. Android Beam would be nice if I had NFC so I have to wait till my next round of an upgrade for that (whoo Hoo 2013 for all of this and LTE).

With that being said, Chrome is my other dilemma in that I want it, but I don't at the same time. With Chrome having no Flash support, it will be a great Web browser with no umph if I am viewing a Flash website. Yes, yes, I can always switch to ICS's default browser, but why should I have to do all that to look at one page. But the option of logging into chrome and having my web page open on my laptop from my phone is stupendous.

As far as TSF Shell goes- this is why I want it: It allows me to have 4 screens with 6 to 10 folders and/or widgets [while the folders are renamable containing 8-16 Apps] This gives me the option to have close to 120 {maybe less or more as I am averaging here} Apps per screen while keeping it all organized for easy selection, and the collapsible App Drawer for making phone,messaging, internet, setting and whatever else I want to add. I paid for it ($17) and I absolutely love it. I do have a few minor complaints, but it has made me happier than all the other Launchers have.

I realize these two things may not be for everyone but what it makes me question is what other Apps are still not available for ICS. ICS has gotten way better with the releases of the leaks!

I do love the picture taking options but I think there is an APK for this. Face unlock sounds wonderful but isn't worth my entire experience for that 1 function.

And well, Roboto. Yeah. I like customizing my font to what I want. So thumbs down to that too.

Multitasking - now there is a solid argument. How well does this work on the E4GT? I am asking you flashoholics out there on the interweb. Does it utilize the dual core+ better or we just gonna talk about the whole numbers thing? I want you to give your opinion about your actual experience not a chart or benchmark. Does it feel faster during multitasking or not compared to GB? I can look up the numbers but to me it doesn't mean diddly if the experience has some kind of flaw.

A2DP works just fine on Gingerbread now (at least for me as I use it everyday). I googled it. I could say some pretty nasty things to your post but instead I will just say there are many types of people on XDA and you could have at least posted what you do like in your opinion over what you didn't like instead of making this a sarcastic remark place. The OP here is just trying to make a choice or get a feel for why ICS is so good. Each one of us has a different phone- even if it is the same phone... and even if it has the same hardware- the software has been known to react differently (this is a known fact). Each one of us has a different Opinion also. So be nice or don't say anything at all.

AND Quit smacking others in the nuts for comments or asking questions.

As soon as I am tired of TSF Shell, I am sure I will be on the ICS bandwagon. But for now I am loving all the upgrades GB has as it is fine tuned.

"For now" may change today or tomorrow or next year. Actually I mentioned it earlier. My opinion is this- upgrade your phone when you know you can get at least 50% more "Function" out of a new phone/software. With the cost of these phones it is worth every penny to wait and be patient. Also I am not a fan of buying into something that has flaws to a point that I have to deal with it until a upgrade comes out. Unless you have the option of upgrading family phones all you want to get new phones all the time. To you sirs, I am jealous. You guys are rich. For you that have money, not so jealous. You just have money. blah blah blah

Now I am going to go put a little work into the garage on my project of putting an Infiniti AC/Heater system in my 68 Mustang. Because I am a tinkerer.

Ah and last but not least, to ICS or not to ICS- that is the question.