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[Galaxy Tab General] ppgregory:
Samsung Cares confirms Ice Cream Sandwich for SGH-T849?!

Here's a copy of the transcript from my chat with Samsung Cares this evening-

General Info

Chat start time	May 21, 2012 7:42:37 PM EST

Chat end time	May 21, 2012 7:57:25 PM EST

Duration (actual chatting time)	00:14:48

Operator	Daniel

Chat Transcript

info: Please wait for a Samsung Agent to respond.

info: You are now chatting with 'Daniel'. There will be a brief survey at the end of our chat to share feedback on my performance today.

info: Your Issue ID for this chat is XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Daniel: Hi, thank you for contacting Samsung Technical Support. How may I help you today?

Daniel: We have not heard from you. Do you wish to continue the chat?

Visitor: Hi, I was wondering if an update from android 2.2 to a newer version will be made available for my sgh-t849?

Daniel: I understand that you want to update your tab. Is that correct?

Visitor: yes

Daniel: Thank you.

Daniel: May I know the model number of your Tab. It is provided on the back of the Tab.

Visitor: SGH T849

Daniel: Thank you.

Daniel: Would you mind holding 3 minutes while I gather the required information on your request?

Visitor: sure

Daniel: Thank you.

Visitor: hello?

Daniel: Thank you for holding.

Daniel: I see that your device is on the latest version update.

Daniel: There is no latest update released yet for your device.

Daniel: However, When the update is released it would be notified on the website; I suggest you please check the Samsung website periodically.

Visitor: are there any plans for gingerbread in the future?

Visitor: tmobile tab is only major carrier not updated

Daniel: Yes, The Ice Cream Sandwich update is planned for the device, but we exactly do not know the details regarding the release

Daniel: Please be rest assured that the update is planned for your device. but unfortunately, we do not have the release dates with us.

Visitor: Ok thanks

Daniel: You're welcome. Is there anything else I can assist you with?

Visitor: no thanks

Daniel: It was a pleasure assisting you. Thank you for contacting Samsung Technical Support. If you have a minute, please click on the blue “X close” button to receive a transcript of your chat and fill out a brief survey to help us serve you better. Have a wonderful day!

info: Chat session has been terminated by the Samsung Agent.
[Galaxy Tab General] xhozt:
And I'm a Chinese jet pilot..O:-)
[Galaxy Tab General] TheATHEiST:
Nah, its obviously just a mistake on the reps part. Probably got used to referring to updates as ICS but you was asking for GB.

You should have asked for clarification whether it was GB or ICS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Ends:
Ive experienced this with multiple ROMs. I swear I think its the phone itself. Ive actually re-flashed back to stock just to see if it was a software problem. I dunno. Ive played with apn setting and changed mms proxy settings. no fix
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] play2lose:
Just wondering what launcher you guys use for your HTC One X.

Smoothest / best looking?

I'm currently still just using the stock sense launcher myself...but hear that nova launcher and trebuchet launcher work well.

What would you recommend?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Shuthefrontdoor:
Yea +1 .. I'm new to android and was wondering if using launchers other than stock sense use up more battery? I love the different functions available but am not willing to spare any battery life for it, what do you guys think, I tried apex for a day but was worried about battery life so I uninstalled it
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] VtHondaGuy08:
I've always been a launcher pro person but recently was turned onto nova and haven't looked back since. I love it, very simple, smooth and fast. Highly suggest it!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Shaddy-Z.:
Nova has been flawless for me, check it out. Great customization and very fluid. Much more fluid than the sense launcher.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] BBock9:
I'm a fan of apex, and I've never noticed any addition battery drain.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stnguyen09:
Another +1 for Nova here
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] moehagene:
+3. Nova on HTC One X, Motorola Atrix, and ASUS ere pad transformer.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fitchpuckman:
how is battery life with Nova?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] AstroDigital:
Nova Launcher does not effect my battery life
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stnguyen09:
Uh...negligible? In my experience, as long as launcher doesn't do crazy stuff requiring major 3d rendering or has lots of weird animations then battery life is a non-issue.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fluxgfx:
Apex Launcher fan here. Has been more fun, interesting and I found it to be more smooth and quick then Nova.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] relic120:
Not trying to be dumb, but I am new to android. What do these launchers, apex/nova, do that is so different than what our phones already do? Seems like sense has all of these features already.

and 2, wouldn't this be running on top of sense, meaning two launchers are running at the same time? how does that work and not slow things down?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stnguyen09:
No, it doesn't run on top of Sense, it runs INSTEAD of Sense. Third party launchers allow you to do things that the stock launcher did not implement, like assigning custom icons, overlapping widgets, creating more/less rows and columns on your homescreen, creating more homescreens than the original allowed (not the case with Sense 4.0...but I remember TouchWiz on my old Captivate only allowed 5 homescreens while Android itself allows up to 7), gesture controls, and plenty of other things.

Above all, third party launchers are updated regularly to fix bugs and add new features. You don't have to wait for all the bueacracy involved with the manufacturer and carrier to get an update pushed to your device.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] davep1982:
Apex Launcher Pro. Super smooth. Haven't had a redraw yet.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sonicrhythms:
Hww do I add all the widgets using the Apex/Nova launchers? I don't see all the widgets like the default clock with weather widget? Do I need to root my phone to gain access to these widgets?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stnguyen09:
You can't use any Sense widgets while using third party launchers. They're baked into Sense.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sonicrhythms:
Really? I like the clock widget and timers.. :(
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stnguyen09:
There are plenty of apps and widgets that mimick the Sense ones. Beautiful Widgets, for example.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Basalt911:
I would go for the apex launcher. The customization on it is absolutely amazing. It also looks very close to stock ICS so it will seem like it is Sense-less.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gpo1956:
Over the last week I've pretty much tried them all and kept coming back to go Launcher.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] dreid89:
Nova and apex are both good. I use spb mobile most of the time since I like the quick scroll feature and I show my phone off all the time.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Pepper67:
Dido, go launcher is awesome and so are many of the other go apps. These guys are releases tons of free goodies for android.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] cbc0201:
I've been using Apex since GS3 launched and on my HOX for two weeks, but switched to Nova last week. They're both great and similar.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] raptir:
I've been a Nova fan since I first had an ICS capable device. I had tried out Apex as well, and at this point I can't even remember why I decided on Nova.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] slimslim:
I've tried them all :) . It's Atom Launcher for me now. Small, easy on battery and it comes with a digital clock and battery stats (in %) baked in, therefore no need to install additional widgets, which might take extra juice. I like it's simplistic look and it's also free.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] eortizr:
Stock. The only reason I got the HOX is cuz I love sense. If I wanted to use a different launcher I would had stay with the S3
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ChongoDroid:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher.hd

Holo HD, pretty much stock jelly bean launcher with some tweaks

Sent from my JellyBean
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] slimslim:
True, I love sense, but I just want a change once in a while ... Can't be faithful shhhhhh :eek:
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] zombiegrrl86:
I absolutely love sslauncher. Before I heard about it I was using apex.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Ethere:
I've been using Nova, but every once in a while, all widgets will lock up and not function. Woke up this morning and my clock widget from Beautiful Widgets said it was 11:03 PM, and my calendar widget just sat there saying "Loading". This is the 2nd time it's happened to me. Right now, using Sense, but thanks for all the other suggestions. Go Launcher was good before, but it seems to slow my phone down.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] edditnyc:
Nova PRIME. Buttery smooth on the Jelly Bean, gestures on the homescreen, unread counts (for gmail, sms & missed calls), dock pages, infinite scrolls, etc etc. I wish icons would move other icons instead of always defaulting to create a folder but that's the only knock I can think of. Doesn't affect my battery at all either.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] qwertyaas:
Nova and Apex are great ICS launchers.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Rowlf:
I am using Apex. Both Nova and Apex are same, except in terms of free features Nova is more limited than Apex and Holo HD.

About the battery drain, launchers don't drain much battery to have significant impact so don't worry.

There are many youtube videos claiming that different launchers drain different percentage of battery,

but in my personal test, I found neither Nova nor Apex or Holo HD drain any(about 1% or less) battery!

If you don't want to open your wallet, go for Apex or Holo HD, but if you have a fat wallet go for pro version of the one you wish.About Go Launcher, well it was great once upon a time, but recently it has grown huge, a perfect example of what happens when developers go crazy and forget the rule of Keep It Simple Stupid Yet Usable And Sweet.

(Note: I only used the free version of Nova/Apex/Holo HD and I have a friend using Nova Prime so had a chance to see additional features.I do not use any App Killer or Memory booster/cleaner so no possibility of unintentional killing of launchers. If you are interested about my test of launcher battery drain, then feel free to ask me and I'll give you my test environment and configuration.)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SMN23:
Over the past like year and a half I used ADW EX until I recently switched to Go Launcher, either are great choices. I also love the Sense widgets but there are so many things you can make with apps like UCCW and mClock that made me forget about them.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merog:
Hi guys,

I have been reading a lot trying to figure out how to update my xyboard, either using one of the available recovery or one of the roms.

My question is when I go into recovery mode, the only recovery option is to recover from an "external" SDcard, but xyboard does not have SDcard reader slot. So how am I suppose to upgrade/update my xyboard if it doesnt have an external card reader?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merog:
Anybody out there has Xyboard or tried to update xyboard or knows how to do it?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parker_dhd:
What model Xyboard do you have? I have the wifi/3G model (MZ616-32) and it has an SD card slot.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merog:
Mine is the Verizon 4G model and it does not have a SDcard reader.

So do you know how to update/upgrade the xyboard?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merog:
Bump
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merog:
Somebody? Anybody?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wes_s:
OTA is the only update method at this point for the xyboard.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] spyderdadon:
I'm aware that there are a few ways to get a new rom after rooting. But which method would be the easiest (DUMMY PROOF) for me it being my first time so I don't brick my phone. Also if anyone has any tips of the trade basically what NOT to do... It would be appreciated, thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] devbro:
Here is a quick place to start:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1586223

the best advice I can give you are:

1. use CWM to install roms

2. if it requires ADB and requires messing with something in /dev/ either be super careful or dont do it

3. make sure the file you are going to flash using CWM is an actual rom!!!!

4. backup as often as you can

5. READ the WHOLE POST

6. dont work while you are tired, your chance of making mistakes are too high
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] superdanfan:
beware

just stay away from international note..roms are differant..not compatable
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Froid:
Just a friendly suggestion. If you start a thread, try to keep all your questions in there. Double posting is frowned upon. I also wouldn't ask any questions until you've exhausted all your options(search and google). Most noobs will spend weeks or even months reading all the forums and searching google. All the info you could ever want is there. You can also search on YouTube and watch exactly how to do it. If you do these things you'll never have to ask a question again. And if you happen to have a question down the road......no worries....there will always be a new noob that has already asked....I promise I'm not trying to be a jerk. I just wanted to give you a heads up before another member beat me to the punch. :)

Sent from Galaxy Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] spyderdadon:
No offense taken bro. I appreciate it. I finally rooted my phone tonight... But the thing is I need a new sd card to back up my stock rom. Which brings me to a new question. How much space does a rom need to be backed up? Cause it says error when I try to back it up
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Froid:
Hmmm. don't make any backups using any apps. Make sure you boot directly to recovery and make backup from there. Are you running cwm touch based recovery? Also, if your external sd has nothing on it yet, you can try to format(which will erase everything) and try again. What root method did you use? Btw, congrats on being rooted! Now all the fun begins!

Edit:space depends on what you have, but you should probably have at least 2gigs available on your external sd. The "ROM space" itself has nothing to do with a backup. If you used Da g's kernel to root, then you still need to flash cwm through Odin before you can make a backup.

Sent from Galaxy Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] spyderdadon:
I tried to back it up using the newest version of cwm. But here's one more thing that confuses me. When I try not to open titanium it says something about not being able to access root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Froid:
Are you sure you're rooted? Do you have superuser app in your app drawer? If you do, make sure you open it up, hit menu, go to settings and check su binary. Also make sure busybox is installed. You can grab busybox installer from the market. You can also grab root checker from the market. This will tell you if root was successful. If you have cwm then you should be able to make a backup whether you're rooted or not. When you go into recovery and hit backup and restore, and then backup, what's the error you're getting?

Sent from Galaxy Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] spyderdadon:
I got it to back up to the internal sd card. Good? I have to do the next step with the superuser
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] spyderdadon:
I did the whole process and I do have superuser in my draw but when I use the rootchecker it says it wasn't successful. I don't understand why. I did it step by step.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] spyderdadon:
False alarm lol I did it. I didn't install busy box that's why
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] spyderdadon:
Hey froidroid do I know what this means?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Froid:
Lol. It means don't use it. That app was made for a specific kernel for the s2. I'd stay away.

Sent from Galaxy Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Froid:
Also, don't use the ROM manager app to make a backup. You have to make the backup folder location in the external sd. That's probably why it's backing up to the internal(cause that's where the folder is). Make the location sdcard/external_sd/clockwork........and so on. I used ROM manager to create the location. That's all you should need that app for. After that, you can get rid of it.

Sent from Galaxy Note
[HTC Radar] tboy2000:
In the dialer screen, dial ##3282# to get access to a special menu.
[HTC Radar] MJCS:
This is not device specific. That is the field test utility that can be used on every windows phone 7 device.
[HTC Radar] tboy2000:
I never said it was device specific.
[HTC Radar] FarazPatankar:
Didn't know this. Thanks :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sk806:
(7/3/12) THESE WILL NOT WORK ON CLEAN ROM, AS THAT IS ODEXED AND THE MOD IS DEODEXED. I will make odexed versions asap. Please give me a day or so. Thanks!

Steve

Hi All,

This is a port of hamdir's super smooth and ultra smooth Rosie mod. Please thank him at the original thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1656201. This mod basically "flattens" the widgets on your homescreen so they scroll more smoothly, and are less laggy...IMHO, it makes a HUGE difference in the smoothness and feel of your Rosie homescreens.

This mod come in both Regular and Landscape-capable Rosie versions, so please be sure to choose the right one for you...

As usual, you use this mod at your own risk, and I am not responsible for what happens to your phone, you or others as a result of using this mod...

THIS IS FOR DEODEXED ROMs ONLY...

To use:

Make a Nandroid backup and a backup of your current rosie.apk;

Download the appropriate zip and copy to sdcard ("LS" means "landscape" and "SS" means "super smooth", while "US" means "ultra smooth");

Flash in recovery (recommended to wipe dalvik cache)

Enjoy...and let me know if there are issues...

Steve

PS - Mod ported with permission from author...

DOWNLOAD LINKS (attachments aren't working for some reason ATM...)

1.88 RUU

SuperSmooth Regular: http://d-h.st/XYH

SuperSmooth Landscape: http://d-h.st/ehx

UltraSmooth Regular: http://d-h.st/n9f

UltraSmooth Landscape: http://d-h.st/FZE

1.85 RUU

SuperSmooth Regular: http://d-h.st/HmR

SuperSmooth Landscape: http://d-h.st/LUt

UltraSmooth Regular: http://d-h.st/yAt

UltraSmooth Landscape: http://d-h.st/8Kb

1.73 RUU

SuperSmooth Regular: http://d-h.st/HXe

SuperSmooth Landscape: http://d-h.st/64k

UltraSmooth Regular: http://d-h.st/YxI

UltraSmooth Landscape: http://d-h.st/ou3
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sk806:
Reserved

Reserved for changelog, etc...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] yeeson:
Good job！

Thanks！
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] trp3383:
i pushed ultra smooth to system/app now my home is just stuck with the loading screen.

on beta 1 deodexed and your remap mod
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sk806:
Ah, that is likely due to no dalvik wipe, try:

adb shell

su

rm -r /data/dalvik-cache

If it works, I will add to OP...REALLY want CWM recovery, this is a PITA!!!

Steve
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mrvirginia:
i'll give this a try really quick and let you know...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sk806:
Thanks, if you get stuck on loading, please wipe Dalvik cache...I'd try it, but flashing the RUU again for the 5th time today trying to get the installer scripts right for my "ROM" and the 3-dot mod...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] trp3383:
it went through the app loading process after reboot but still no luck. how do i push the original rosie back?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sk806:
See OP. It is attached. Just copy over to system/app

EDIT- I guess I might have to adjust how this is installed if it doesn't work for others, as the Rosie.apks are just fine...please let me know...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] trp3383:
i cant get acces to any of my apps. how do i adb push it
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mrvirginia:
okay, for a second i thought i was gonna get stuck on loading. i adb pushed onto an odexed ROM after getting rid of the original Rosie.odex. then i wiped cache before doing a reboot. i still have the 3d scroll effect. maybe you have the links mixed up :confused:

edit: i'm gonna try the other one
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] eraste:
I'll test, I'm using windows so after pasting the apk in the appropriate folder how would I go about the cache wipe etc? No adb on the comp.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] yeeson:
Hope AT&T One X can unlock at an early date！
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mrvirginia:
yeah 3d cube effect is on both for me but the ultra smooth had noticeably less lag. easy install here, still not a Rosie fan. not until that dock is made clear :p
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sk806:
I think you have to be willing to factory reset. Same with anyone who is stuck on loading and has no access to adb...a factory reset will keep the mod, but you will, of course, lose your data.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sk806:
It's still a cube, just it's "flattened", so it's a lot smoother, faster....
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sk806:
Hold on, I think I have the commands straight, but let me try first...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mrvirginia:
ahhh okay, then yeah that worked! ;)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sk806:
Yeah, I updated the OP, as it sounded like it would go back to the normal ICS scrolling animations, sorry bout that! It is a hell of a lot better, though, no?

Also, I am with you on the dock bar. A lot of the Rosie elements are in m10 files, which we can't edit yet (I think, fallen out of touch with virtuous studio)...I am guessing the dockbar is, as well, but haven't looked.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] eraste:
Ahh so no way to wipe from phone without cwm.... Bootloader and ATT you suck lol.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sk806:
Seriously, this would literally be 1000x easier with custom recovery. I've never had to think of crafty ways of getting apps installed, updater-script takes care of everything, sigh....
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mrvirginia:
yeah it's tons better lol there was no stutter at all. very nice.

i think you're right about the dock bar. i've pulled some of the themes and tried messing around, no go. i tried messing with someone else's theme that they made, again no go. i was just hoping i didn't need their themer to mess around with it but it appears that's what's necessary unfortunately.

---------- Post added at 09:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:46 PM ----------

i've had no trouble using adb to do the stuff i've needed. what sucks is that not everyone here knows how to use it. i just made myself familiar with it and i've been into modding Android for about a year and a half now. we are all spoiled by CWM :p
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] eraste:
I used to use it on an older pc back in the day when I had the incredible, maybe I need to search the forums and familiarize myself again since this will be the way until we figure the bootloader out, just didn't want to download the entire android SDK etc for adb lol
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sk806:
Tomorrow I am going to be updating all of my mods with windows and mac (linux, too) installer scripts, so this should be a lot easier. Unfortunately, I am so mac/ubuntu minded that I am a bit clueless with windows, but I'm working on it (and flashing the stock RUU over and over)...