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[Galaxy S III General] spanyam:
Why will development be more difficult and/or "lag behind" for the American GSIII?

I keep hearing that the American GSIII will be gimped when it comes to development for it, and I genuinely don't understand why. So, the simple question is, why?

I do not know much about how android development works, and my experience with installing ROMs is limited to Apex 1.2.1 on the Verizon Droid X, followed by an attempt at AOKP much later that resulted (likely due to unrelated circumstances) in a totally unusable screen (huge amount of tearing, shaking, scrolling). What I do know is that I plan on playing with many different ROMs for the GSIII. I'm sure I am not the only one on this boat of being unfamiliar with details of development, so I wanted to know why it will be difficult (if at all).

Is there official word that the bootloaders will be locked? Is there something essentially different about them that makes development harder? Is it because maybe the OTA updates are infrequent? Is it that getting properly working updated stock ROMs for the phones is difficult (resulting in devs having to wait longer before getting the base that they need)? Thanks for the insight!
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
Time will tell, it's all opinion and hearsay right now. My personal opinion, dev will be plenty, nothing to worry about.
[Galaxy S III General] z0phi3l:
I think it will be pretty good, each different variation of the GS and GS2 had devs working on it, since the US will essentially have on version, all those devs if the get a GS3 will be there working on one handset instead of 4 different ones
[Galaxy S III General] accordex:
I personally think it will be fine...gs2...T-Mobile anyway had horrible dev support. The gs2 was an upragde yes but only by an inch...I would bet they sold a ton of them to first timers...most people didn't go from a gs1 to a gs2 because it just wasn't enough. This has a ton of buzz and I bet a ton of people will be pulling the trigger. Furthermore, having the same hardware in every us variant will definitely not hurt.
[Galaxy S III General] kulzboy:
different hardware=different drivers=different software=different codes

more people have the international version so it will has more development
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
Think about it... The US takes up a small amount of the population.

Maybe if the roms are switchable from carrier to carrier, Japan, Korea, Canada and all US carriers then you will have a lot of people with the same phones and therefore development will have a large user base. The problem is in the past, the States, Japan and Korean version have all been quite different, Vibrant, Fascinate, Captivate, Epic, etc. Then Skyrocket, SGS2 with exynos, SGS2 with S3, etc. It was hard to unite these platforms together.

But as of right now, 9 million pre-orders are the international version only. No doubt those 9 million will sell out and that is already a large user base.
[Galaxy S III General] americasteam:
+1 How many of the same roms do you need? There will be plenty of support for this version. Give me our dev support and 2gb of ram, and I'm a happy camper.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JHimmelbauer:
Two questions for the Galaxy Note experts:

1.) Where are the S Note & S Memo templates stored?

2.) Is it possible to create own S Memo and S Note templates?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Davrat:
I've looked and there doesn't seem to be any obvious (and easy) way of adding new templates - which seems a really strange oversight by Samsung.

Hopefully someone will be able to say how it can be done simply and I'm a pillock!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JHimmelbauer:
it looks like...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] archleo:
Creating a S-Note template form a PDF file

When I imported pdf files, I just started Snotes, the app, not a new note, and under the menu picked import. Choose the pdf file but if you get the box that asks what to use to open it, ignore it, click on the screen with your pdf, make sure the file is selected and choose done up at the top. you'll magically go back to the snote screen with your pdf document showing. In order to save it, you'll have to at least make a mark and then can erase it so the save option will be available. When it's the blank you'd like to save to use each time, you can name it and save it as it is. Just be careful that whenever you open it to start a new blank, you need to rename the changed document so it doesn't overwrite your blank form. If it's helpful, when you're ready to save the 'template' open the menu and choose set as shortcut. That will give you the fresh template on your home screen. I put several running notes on my home screen that way and a blank 'template' - an Snote the way I like it set up. Just be careful not to overwrite it as I've accidently done a few times. Now I have extra blank copies.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeistungstraeGER:
On the Note 10.1 Samsung added the "import-template-function" with the firmware-update 4.1.1

Maybe they'll update the N7000 too.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shmallow:
My girlfriends' SII recently got her screen burned in,which got me thinking "can this happen to me?" Is it even a problem for us EVO users? I know the screen for the SII wasn't an LCD screen , and I believe the EVO's is. Any answers will be appreciated!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Evo_Shift:
LCD do not burn in, which is what the EVO LTE has.

IPS LCD screens can have what is called image retention or image persistence, which looks like burn in, but it is temporary and goes away if you stop using your device for awhile or flash a bunch of colors quickly on the screen for awhile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_persistence

Amoled screens can have burn in, which is what your girlfriend has. This is why I cannot understand why people want onscreen buttons on phones like the galaxy nexus. I would guess a majority of Galaxy Nexus phones will have their navigation buttons permanently displayed(it is really faint usually) on their phones within a year and it can probably be seen during any full screen activity in which a gray or similar light colored background is shown.

I am not sure if the Super LCD2 used in the EVO LTE is an IPS screen or not(I think it is based on a quick google search and the fact that the colors and blacks look amazing) so I can't tell you for sure if it will have image retention issues, which again, are not permanent anyway.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shmallow:
Thanks! That's exactly what I thought, I just wanted a second opinion. Thanks for clarifying the difference between image retention and screen burn in. I'm fine with it as long as its not permanent.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] couragedragon:
If you find the image retention lasting a long time, you can run something like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ujacha.deadpixel&hl=en

It's meant to detect dead pixels, but by cycling through all the colors, it "erases" the image retention.

Ideally, you can find a video on youtube (there are plenty), just search for monitor calibration or hdtv calibration and then play that video for 5-20 min. (The video should just be rotating full screens of colors like the dead pixel finder)
[HTC One S] tgtoys:
I started a thread in Android general for the new Microsoft on{x} app. Since I'm an active One S user I figured I'd post a link here ;)

Let's see what we can do with this cool app, check it out here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1697840
[HTC One S] Doggydude:
I will most definitely try this out

thanks for posting, I will post back on my progress!
[HTC One S] tgtoys:
Sounds good, please post in the original thread that I linked to so that all XDA can see results.

Thanks!
[HTC One S] el_smurfo:
Facebook login required? Complete and utter crap.
[HTC One S] tgtoys:
It's an early release, probably just easier. The only permission is to post which you can set to private, so really it doesn't seem to do anything with your fb account.
[HTC One S] el_smurfo:
I'd have to have a Facebook account or want to believe in Microsoft bad enough to make one...neither of those are true :(
[HTC One S] tgtoys:
Your choice...doesn't seem like much to create a facebook account and just use it to login, but if you don't care to use the app then don't bother I guess.

For anyone that appreciates the functionality of apps like Tasker and Locale, it seems worth it.
[HTC One S] Talik01:
It's to authenticate you are the one using the pc/the phone...

I read that maybe in the future there will be other methods (google account?)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nubsors:
Just wondering if we can expect the image files for the Jelly Bean OTA from Motorola?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yosterwp:
Android 4.0.4 isn't Jelly Bean, it's still Ice Cream Sandwich.

And Motorola has already released the factory images for the xoom (honeycomb) that automatically provides the option to safely accept the Ice Cream Sandwich OTA in most cases
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yowanvista:
Upon USB connection/Mass Storage Mode only the internal memory of my device (i9001) gets detected, i.e the memory card doesn't get 'mounted' to the PC. (unlike in other non-CM9 ROMs) Does anyone here know about a way of how to mount the internal and external cards in a way other Rom do it? That means: Internal SD card = /sdcard and external SD card = /sdcard/External_SD.

At present emmc = Internal Storage(Internal SD) and sdcard = Memory Card. I tried "mount -o bind /emmc /mnt/sdcard/external_sd/" in terminal but it only maps the Memory Card temporarily to the "external_SD" directory, doesn't still get mounted when using mass storage.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torstenconrad:
Had same issue once, solved it by re-installing the driver on PC..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JackTheMan18:
Try the application: RemountSD
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hskeik:
Try App called :

"ICS SD Binder"
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] natalya:
Was having the same issue. Been looking after a solution for hours. ICS SD Binder is really recommended! Thanks! :D
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] pallavikv:
Hi,

All my latest Timescape and Music Infinite Extensions are now available for ICS also.:D

Please check the following link to download from Google play store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Pallavi+Kalyanam&hl=en

NOTE:Please clear data and cache and uninstall updates from Google play store app by going to settings > Apps > Google Play Store, if some of the apps are not visible.

Please email me if any queries or post as comments here.

Thanks,

PALLAVI KALYANAM
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] AudioCreaper:
Too bad we didn't have the official ics update.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] pallavikv:
I know. But, they are available on gb Roms as well and will work on ics beta versions also. .:-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cescof:
Hy as above, after i tried to change my oxidate usb cable (i followed youtube simply guide),

I'm not able to connect with my 3ita network umts...

I've tried everything with software (rom , apn etc) but no way....

Could you tell me where 's umts module in our s2 or better have you something to suggest me?

Regards
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Faxman:
I like wearing a leather pouch on my belt to hold my phone. More accessible and more protected than a pocket and more reliable than a holster. I don't care that I look like a geek.

I was having great difficulty finding one that would hold my EVO LTE with a TPU and/or more rugged case.

Just received these two (sorry no time for pics with EVO in case) and they both work.

Extra Large

Adjustable

I prefer the first (Extra Large) one. It's a bit taller and has the extra loops to thread a large belt through.

Fits this case and even this one. I like the TPU case better for day-to-day (you can hardly tell it is there) but like the other as an inexpensive rugged case.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] USMC retired:
Where

where did you order those from???

Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Faxman:
Ordered from the website where all the links in the OP go.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DarkManX4lf:
Does the elte slip in and out easily wil your tpu case?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Faxman:
Yes, very.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] juice.ki11z:
i ordered this one and got it yesterday and it ripped on me today!! dont get this one people!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Genui...ccessories&hash=item4603adf01d#ht_3089wt_1110

i ordered this one yesterday i hope its better than the other one!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/for-HTC-EVO...ccessories&hash=item2c66646b2f#ht_2900wt_1110
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rgsgroup2005:
Forget your gmail password / screen lock or you locked out? No Problem! :cool:

This option will wipe all your data! S be warned!

If you are in our area, we can recover your lost data!

I am not responsible for anything if you brick/ break/ or through your cell away! Ok? (won't happen if you follow my directions. ;)

OK. Here are the easy steps!

1) Turn Your Phone Off

2) Hold Volume +UP And -Down

3) While holding those 2 volume buttons, Hit the Power Button. Then release all.

4) You will see a black screen with a RECOVERY option (#2)

5) Hit RECOVERY with the power button

6) You will now see a triangle with an image on it

7) Hold the up / down volume and tap the power button. then release all.

8) see the wipe / reset option now? Hit That option!

9) Now Wipe Cache

10) Reboot

11) Tadaaaahhhh!

12 Extra) Here is a cool trick...

13) On the android setup on boot tap the upper left, upper right, lower right, and lower left corners without touching the setup buttons. Check that out!

Enjoy this cool device! (Another successful repair at Legacy Tech Computer Repair. Time for Root! I'll post that method later!) :D:cool:

UPDATE! Just found out this method won't wipe your internal storage for the picks / music etc! EVEN BETTER!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jskandhari:
Correction in Process

Hi , thanks your post helped me get my phone unlocked but however it needs some corrections ( atleast I feel so )

Have highlighted them in BOLD BLUE

P.S:: Additional Info I performed this on JellyBean variant
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] odiddy:
worked for me!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] asadnow2k:
thanks saved my lot of time :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] @RHAM:
Buttons not working

WHEN I PERFORMED THIS THE RECOVERY MENU APPEARS BUT DOESN'T SHOW ANY RESPONSE WHEN I PRESSES THE VOLUME DOWN BUTTON TO SELECT RECOVERY!!!

WHAT SHOULD I DO ??????????:confused::confused::confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mohsinakhtar:
Mohsin

Thanks a lot dear

:good:

carry on
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lhamza:
Hi guys i m in cyanogenmod so no more memo. I tried the memo from the stock rom but it doesen't work

So i want to know if there is an application to create and view vnt file?

Please reply soon
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Indigo:
Ok, here is what i found:

the eug3n91 user published this on the Galaxy NOTE forum here on XDA.Get the apps here:

https://bitbucket.org/eug48/vnote2txt/downloads

http://www.python.org/

1st: to convert VNT to TXT

2nd: Phython (necessary)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lhamza:
Thanks but i need something easy to use.something allow me to create and view vnt just like memo.

Ps: in my phone not the computer.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] stefanamlappi:
Why is the scrolling in ics so smooth and fast and in Honeycomb so terrible?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] jimmbomb:
do you have ICS on your 7.7 to compare it to???? or.....

are you comparing it to a whole other device with ICS installed?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] stefanamlappi:
I have ics on my Tab. But wifi 3G and GPS doesnt work. The biggest Problem for me on honeycomb is the holy ****t scrolling!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] boelze:
Look how big the "when will ICS come out" thread has grown. You are not alone ;-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Rikul:
Share your views about various kernels for ics 4.0.4...

Tell us which kernel you are using so that many people come to know about devs...

1. stability

2.smoothness

3.battery life

4.oc/uv

5. extra features
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ballsofsteel:
Semaphore is probably the best all rounder IMO. Good performance, good battery.

Devil might be able to edge out Semaphore in performance but that's if you OC it to 1400 Mhz, and that destroys the battery.

Glitch used to be good but there hasn't been any update since late March, so I really wouldn't count on it being too good compared to the above two.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dark_knight35:
I always used devil. Most options by far. If you just want a kernel, semaphore is always a good choice.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] All Day On XDA:
I've always liked Devil.. it has a boatload of options including supporting a swap partition. Excellent performance and battery life too.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cricreso:
If you want it easy and without big configuration, use Midnight ICS. Very good battery life, simple and suitable performance in every case. Quite stable, best Kernel for me.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Kurre:
Well, usually i wouldn't answer these kind of threads because there isn't absolute answer..but i just had best screen on time with devil ever for me, which was about 5,5 hours in a little over 12 hours of uptime..i think that's pretty good in heavy use..:rolleyes:

But still it really depends on day and use..and probably you won't find big differences between all kernels (will at least i haven't:p)

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[Galaxy S I9000 General] Rikul:
Midnight seems to be a nice one for me too
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Olegis:
I vote for Midnight too - very stable and packs useful features (fast-charge, Voodoo sound etc).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rotarypower3:
Semaphore for me, just a great all rounder.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rmsinaga:
I'm using SlimICS 4.0 with Vortex Fusion kernel, OC to 1440MHz.

Quite stable, no such thing as self-reboot. Battery can last for almost 2 days with normal usage.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] theferalone:
I've always used Semaphore. Devil is also a good choice and I sometimes use that to compare the two.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Rikul:
Which kernel??? Link pls?? Is it an i9000 kernel ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] roni94:
Seamaphore

Seamaphore is the best i think for reguler day to day use, but devil has alittle bit more options.

I presonally use Seamaphore.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] khldooon:
My best kernel is devil and semaphore.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dark_knight35:
I saw that you originally asked in sema thread which kernel better battery live gives. Devil and Semaphore are the top kernels for our device, they'll both give good battery life. And don't forget that most battery is used by screen, so if you want to save some battery juice, turn the display off!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] gunchester:
currently using Devil's kernel
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SkinBobUk:
Personally I got lots of reboot and force closes with semaphore, but not one with devil.

Looks like it may be my setup causing the problems with semaphore.

Both have been excellent for battery though.

Sent from my Android shizzle!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] scubadude:
Tried semaphore, devil, midnight and glitch. All are good.

If you want to overclock then devil but as you are looking for good battery you probably won't overclock.

In this case I would go with semaphore. I have personally never had a single random reboot on semaphore. And I use this more than the others. In fact almost exclusively these days. Usually try others when flashing addiction needs a fix.

Midnight is also a good option for battery life.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dark_knight35:
Actually, glitch is a bit better for OC than devil.

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[Galaxy S I9000 General] azmirza:
Semaphore

Semaphore is good enough.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] merovig:
i use mnics, most stable for me, used it already on gb-roms, was therefore really happy to see it on ics ;-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Rikul:
Midnight and semaphore are similar arent they.... semaphore has live oc but midnight does not have....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] khldooon:
Please tell me how to change my kernel. I have semaphore now and i want to change it to devil please tell me how.

Thanks a lot
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Rikul:
Download the devil kernel... its a zip file ... put it in root of ur sd..... go to recovery... wipe dalvik cache wipe cache partition .... install zip from sd... choose the devil zip... u r done
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dark_knight35:
Does someone know why mnics thread was closed?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Wololo7:
First I used Glitch, but since it's not updated I use Devil and I absolutely love it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] khldooon:
Thank u a lot dear friend rikul for ur post
[Galaxy S I9000 General] latuch91:
I think now devil's kernel is best for CM9 :D before there was semaphore on my phone
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dark_knight35:
There's no fugu for ICS.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] deepstate:
i am using semaphore since gingerbread and it is quite nice
[Galaxy S I9000 General] movitum:
i was a fan of glitch but since it died i changed to devil and i'm very happy with it
[Galaxy S I9000 General] pieninja:
Semaphore ftw
[Galaxy S I9000 General] merovig:
since there are *.tar's upcoming (i think semaphore and midnight use them only now), you have to flash via odin (on windows) with repartition unchecked
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Rikul:
Is midnight ics kernel development stopped?? It shoukdnt :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] khldooon:
Whats the different between the two ways?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] merovig:
i don't get the question Oo

the one is done with an external programm on your pc and the other way is the recovery of your mobile phone ... but since i see now, that you want to flash the devil kernel, you can just follow Rikul's instructions.

Sorry for the confusion :P
[Galaxy S I9000 General] khldooon:
Great post. Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] marca2:
I use the Devil2 and found it awesome in comparison to others
[Galaxy S I9000 General] merovig:
hmm, indeed, seen it now. Looks like mialwes time is limited and he stopped working on midnight-ics, too sad :-/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jchallett:
I'm very happy with Semaphore 1.2.2s
[Galaxy S I9000 General] senotrius:
semaphore is the stable one.devil the quicker one.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] carlosqto:
Semaphore

I think that semaphore it's de best, but now i´m using default kernel on ICS Slim 4.0
[Galaxy S I9000 General] areocks:
I think Stock Kernel is the best for Gps:D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] thETImo:
I vote for Semaphore 1.2.2s too. Stable and supports Voodoo Sound. :p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] degids:
Devil kernel is the one for me. I don't like the glitch kernel.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Imaginovskiy:
IMO. I think Devil 3 is the best kernel for ICS so far. Its the only kernel that gives me GB-like performance with GB-like battery life.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Rikul:
Semaphore 1.2.3 with linaro.... stratosk owned it
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ~N.A.W.Y~:
Devil is good for me :) I'm using it only for Swap feature :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] parhelion69:
I think every kernel may be best for particular things, sometimes I have different needs, so I'll ask some questions.

Which one is the best kernel for:

-gaming?

-battery life?

-stability?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] senotrius:
semaphore 1.2.4 out.faster still.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nirose:
Devil kernel is best for me giving speed and stability with good battery life.

And also there are alot of options to play with to fit your needs
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Roots:
My opinion semaphore always and with most ics roms it's the most reliable and stable kernel Devil s up there with semaphore only due to extra options & settings..

Whenever I want back up kernel to use when in trouble semaphore comes to the rescue..

Has anyone used any other is kernel which is worth mentioning..?

:p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] pxrave:
haha i think best choose is

semaphore or devil ;)

add a survey at your first post please ;) this would made this thread much more attractive