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[T-Mobile LG G2x] K4J98:
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If you get tired of Eaglesblood (not like it's bad or anything) go for AOKP. I had it on my Fascinate before I switched to the G2X and the features are simply astounding.

At this point, most of the developers are using the same performance mods (making most of the ICS roms run nearly the same in general use). So it comes down to features!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hairycheapo:
Get a SD card for Nandroids, then try many.

gpmartinson and buru898 offered great advice.

Best thing to do IMHO is to read, mostly the development threads. You'll see lots of posts regarding what works and what the current issues are with particular ROMs (and kernels).

Then get an SD card for all your flashing curiosities. I usually keep this separate from my kids' movies and all my photos that I like to keep on a different SD card. I keep Nandroid backups of each ROM I try (usually between 300 - 700 MB) and remember to rename them so I can keep 'em all straight (that's the only thing I use Rom Manager for). Also finding a good launcher set-up nicely makes a huge difference. ADW EX works so well for me on that even on stock based ROM's my G2x seems snappier than a stock Samsung GS2 or SkyRocket. I bounce back and forth all the time as it takes less than 5 minutes to restore from a backup once I have a ROM set-up the way I like.

Buru, you're on CM7? WTF? I love BuruROM 2.3.4! For reliability and battery life I too like CM7, but I'll put in a vote for Buru too :good: since that rooted stock version is awesome for battery, great GPS, and I prefer using LG Cam 3.0 (http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1166531) to the CM7 camera mod ported from LG Camera.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] RedeemerShadow:
GB roms

Are there any GB roms that support the 21y Baseband? Im having trouble reverting back to the 21e so I am giving up soon... :(
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kepapas:
Honeycomb from where's the link
[T-Mobile LG G2x] adyhax:
singh miui 2.5 is snappy nd smooth
[T-Mobile LG G2x] veyka:
Closed, no such thing as a best rom.
[General Topics] thatbigmoose:
From the same people who pwned apple and made jailbreaking the iPhone legal, and who helped shoot down SOPA, comes:

https://defendinnovation.org/

Whether you're a consumer or programmer, sign the petition and let Washington know that innovation is being stifled by their corrupt system.

Tell your friends. Get everyone you know to sign. This needs to become mainstream if we want to make a change.
[General Topics] vetvito:
In all honesty, this will never happen. A lot of corporations make a ton of money with patents. Some companies only business is patent holding, and suing.

Those companies also do a lot of lobbying. Its all about money.

Its corrupt all around.
[General Topics] Dajinn:
War...war never changes.
[General Topics] MissionImprobable:
These guys have already made magic happen twice. The only reason things never change is that people are too apathetic to step up and and put the energy into it. Sign or stay out of the way =p There are tons of Apple forums that you can join if you want to be a sheep. :laugh:
[General Topics] vetvito:
^ name calling?

The patent industry is huge business. Signing a silly petition will get absolutely nothing done.
[General Topics] mikef:
I signed. Companies like Apple and Microsoft should not be allowed to patent ideas, but only actual code.
[General Topics] NRGZ28:
They've made "magic" happen because nobody was making money off of it yet (SOPA). The patent business is a WHOLE different ballgame and when companies stand to lose out on billions of dollars, you can bet your ass a silly petition is going to do absolutely nothing.
[General Topics] Skywalker134:
I feel like no matter how hard we try to fight things like this, things will not change...that's just my opinion though
[General Topics] xdaid:
I agree with you probably things won't change but, im my opinion, those guys are not wrong in screaming their disappointment, even with a silly petition. It is definitely better than staying silent.
[General Topics] HunterZ0:
A petition will definitely accomplish nothing. Corporations have the U.S. completely over a barrel these days.
[General Topics] Sully6789:
If it doesn't accomplish anything, then at least people can say they tried. Just sitting back and doing nothing while using the excuse that nothing will change regardless will accomplish just that...nothing. At least people aren't willing to just take this lying down anymore and recognize the fact these companies are using the cover of a broken patent system to manipulate the legal system and monopolize the market by stifling innovation and removing competition through the threat of litigation. I vote with my wallet, but that's not enough anymore. Change will never happen, if we don't make it happen.
[General Topics] CrackerTeg:
I signed. I hinted at David Gelernter and the Neonode N1m when I did.
[General Topics] Sully6789:
I know this thread is pretty much dead now, but just to give an idea of how flawed the patent system is, head over to www.patentlyapple.com and just read some of the patents they are granted. Most recently...creating playlists. Oh, and multiple windows inside a browser a la Chrome, Opera Mobile, Dolphin etc. And editing text, such as cut and paste...cut and paste......cut and paste!!! This **** is getting out of hand. Expect more lawsuits now based on these trivial and frivolous patents.

CUT AND PASTE!!!
[General Topics] _Variable:
*shivers* They even patented Retina display, scroll down first page!

Now, THAT is bad.
[General Topics] Hotobu:
"The system" isn't really the problem. It's the ignorance of the people in power. A judge is considered "young" if he's in his 40s, yet the chance of a 40 year old being tech savy is fiarly low. In fact it'd say that the tech savvyness of of the average person decreases damn near exponentially starting somewhere in the mid 30s. I'm thinking that the people in charge of approving these patents just don't know wtf is going on, and are just nodding their heads because they're being inundated with jargon they don't understand, so instead of say no they just shrug their shoulders and let it pass. Also I'm not sure about this next point, but I wonder how ridged the approval process is. If there were a proverbial devil's advocate that companies had to spar with to prove the worthiness, uniqueness and precedence of these patents then it would be more difficult to get approved as well.

An example is something like this.

I'll just give the punchline away now and assume everyone reading this is reasonably intelligent and say that this is a site about water because that's what Dihydrogen Monoxide really is. The trick is, obviously, that the word "water" is never said. The information on the page is presented in such a way that it makes DMHO seem dangerous and something that should be banned or regulated better when in reality it's just water.

I'm convinced that this is what these companies are doing with patents. It's the intellectual version of the Trojan Horse.
[General Topics] xdaid:
Good post, really.

But, "In fact it'd say that the tech savvyness of of the average person decreases damn near exponentially starting somewhere in the mid 30s." is highly questionable (or just makes no sense). So, senior programmers, experienced engineers, labs leaders and even the majority of the scientists are suffering an exponentially fast decrease of their tech savvyness? I believe those guys are making the most of the innovation instead...

And, if you will argue those guys cannot be considered "average persons" then even a judge can't be. So, in my opinion, the system is just wrong and IT IS the problem.
[General Topics] _Variable:
Agreed, Both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are 50+ years old.
[General Topics] alphinux:
And don't forget to support the Judges that actually care and study their cases. Like Richard Posner,
[General Topics] roofrider:
+1

signed.
[General Topics] CrackerTeg:
Um, Steve Jobs died last year.
[General Topics] MissionImprobable:
Some more fuel for the fire:

Apple Patents the Wedge Design (thanks to Cereal Killer)

"The title of this article is not a misprint. The US patent office has given Apple claim of the ornamental design for an electronic device, as shown and described above. So every ultrabook, tablet, laptop and cellphone manufacturer now needs to tread very carefully because Apple didn´t specify anything more than what you see above. They didn't just specify a tablet or cellphone design either, so if you put any electronics in a wedge form, you will unleash Apple's Army of p̶a̶t̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶r̶o̶l̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ lawyers.

Shocked? So are we. Apple is clearly taking advantage of a broken system. Patenting ornamental designs should be off limits, because it not only destroys innovation, it's simply ludicrous. Imagine if Ford was allowed to patent rear spoilers on automobiles and won? That is exactly what happened here. The examples can go on and on, but the fact remains that this patent has just killed innovation in the mobile and tablet space. We have the US Patent Office to thank for this one. Love or hate Apple, this latest win is a prime example of how cut throat they really are by actively taking advantage of a flawed system."

This would be equivalent to Sony or another manufacturer having patented rectangular flat-panel televisions. Apple: just wow! Patent system: wow!
[General Topics] Hotobu:
You know I truly hate dumbass responses like this. I see it a lot and it makes me cringe every time. I don't know what combination of stupidity or illiteracy brings it about, but here we are.

Y'know because of course I said every single person over 40 in the world fits perfectly into this model. There are no outliers, and no exceptions... oh wait, no I didn't. I said average. Take a random sample of people in their 50s, and the overwhelming majority of them will not be tech literate, and damn sure wont be "senior programmers" or in any of the other fields you mentioned. Furthermore bringing up these fields is equally dumb within the context being spoken about here because how many programmers, engineers, etc. go on to be judges?

I disagree. There's absolutely nothing wrong with patenting ornamental designs. It's about protecting your brand. Say what you will about Apple/iphone etc. but their brand is strong. It hurts their brand if some company comes along and makes imitation products that are of lower quality. Companies should be able to distinguish themselves with unique designs. The problem comes in when the patent is too generic. Patenting a wedge design is silly because it helps typing. Wedge designs in laptops are technically not exclusively "ornamental designs" because it affects functionality. Because keyboards, albiet in other forms, have been wedged for decades they're lumping an ornamental design patent in with a design that aids functionality and has been around forever.
[General Topics] taz1458:
Could Apple really get any more lame? O Ya, they just did. They can take all their products and stick them where the sun don't shine for all I care.
[General Topics] MissionImprobable:
Hmmm, so you disagree but you agree? Yes, the patent is ridiculous in its breadth. Again, it doesn't cover phones, it is intentionally vague. Secondly, as you mentioned and almost everyone else knows this is not a new shape for phones. The GSIII technically fits this as it's tapered slightly because of Apple's previous suits. The GNex is not uniform and there are plenty of other examples. I'm not sure what you were really trying to say other than reiterating the intent of the original posting that I quoted.
[General Topics] masondoctorjt:
Sounds like a bunch of Homer Simpson's in here "trying is the first setup toward failure". Come on people! Don't discourage people from trying just cause you think it won't work.
[General Topics] Hotobu:
I'm commenting on the line that I left quoted. Why would you think anything else?

Patenting ornamental designs is absolutely not silly. The patent here, however, is not strictly an ornamental one. They've been issued a patent under the guise of being ornamental, yet it's a functionality which has been ubiquitous in keyboards for decades. I don't just see a patent for a "wedge design" I see a patent for an angled keyboard built into the design of a laptop.
[General Topics] :
Petitions get a lot done, do you know nothing about government?

Petitions stopped SOPA.

The hell are you smoking?
[General Topics] thebobp:
Well, the entertainment industry was already massively footing the senators' bills.

If they got everyone to black out again, and force people to actually read about patents, it might get the ball going. Though, it'd probably be harder due to innate company fanboyism.

---------- Post added at 01:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:35 AM ----------

I disagree that brand has anything to do with ornamental design. Brand can be clearly displayed (e.g. the giant "Samsung" logo on their banned rectangular tab) regardless of design, and conversely, an Apple banding can be applied to any design.

If "ornamental design" meant "the Apple logo", then maybe you'd be right, but it doesn't. It's just a vague silhouette of a product, really.

In an ideal world, I'm sure arbitrary stipulations could be made, but the abuse is strong in this system.
[General Topics] xdaid:
What makes you believe you've written something clever in that post? It was a poor argument, a childish assumption, that's it.

Now if you're still wondering about combinations of stupidity and illiteracy just take a look at your response.

Before was 30s, then 40s and then you end up with an example of people in their 50s...

http://www.i-programmer.info/news/193-android/4224-oracle-v-google-judge-is-a-programmer.html

You're a little confused.
[General Topics] Hotobu:
Actually it's a fact that technical literacy amongst the average person decreases with age. Please tell me that you're not stupid enough to deny this.

Actually I said technical literacy decreases with age after the mid 30s so any example of an age beyond that fits with the argument. Yet you question my literacy?

Once again showing that you're too dumb to comprehend nuance, and clearly have no understanding of any argument that doesn't group ALL people into one thing. Just because one judge is a programmer doesn't mean jack ****. 1 out of how many Judges? The fact is that the "majority" (I suggest looking up this word if you don't understand it which I'll assume that you don't) of judges don't have his degree of technical literacy.

Oh and speaking of nuance look at the title. It's got an exclamation point. Why is this significant? Obviously because it's pretty damned rare for a judge to be a current/former programmer so the author/editor is shocked by it.
[General Topics] _Variable:
Apple should just license their patents to all Android OEMs, sort of what Facebook did to Yahoo. The ITU is already fed up of these patent wars.
[General Topics] xdaid:
oh really? thanks for the info!

this is what you wrote.

I'd say it's a bit different from your comment above, are you able to understand that?

If the tech savvyness of a person in the mid 30s starts to decrease "damn near exponentially" is more likely that person is suffering from dementia.

Also, you wrote the patent system is absolutely ok but patents too generic (which are allowed by the very same system) are not. Do you think this makes any sense?

You have been aggressive using personal attacks once again and, in the case you're not aware of it, your attitude is simply pathetic and makes you appear like a poor angry child.
[General Topics] roofrider:
+1 :-)
[General Topics] vetvito:
SOPA wasn't a billion dollar business. These patents are. You obviously know nothing about the government.

Heard if lobbying? Corporate sponsors?

The hell are you smoking?....
[General Topics] Hotobu:
Even if I wanted to believe that someone could misconstrue the second quote into something other than its intent the person would have to be pretty damn dumb to go with that meaning over the painfully obvious intended meaning given the context.

Of course it makes sense. System != the people who run it. The "system" is the set of rules i.e. checks, balances and other mechanics that the people in it follow. The people who work within a system don't necessarily define it. Take any human implemented system that you believe "works" and replace the people in it with people who are any combination of unqualified, untalented, unimaginative, corrupt, or unintelligent, lazy, or any other negative trait and suddenly that system becomes worse. Do you think this makes sense?
[General Topics] xdaid:
This is getting a bit boring, i still believe your sentence was shallow, you still believe you said something clever, well people who are reading just don't care.

A set of rules which is obsolete, unclear, vague, so that a big company is exploiting those flaws. This makes sense.
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It won't happen but we can dream and try
[Samsung Captivate Glide] FLHXRider:
It seems that the Glide is only an AT&T-branded phone. Has anyone used one with GoPhone? Thought about picking up an unlocked one on eBay but I don't want to encounter the same "Invalid SIM card" issue I encounter when I put my GoPhone SIM card into my unlocked AT&T-sourced Skyrocket. Thanks for any info!
[Samsung Captivate Glide] narume:
I can't say for certain, but I don't see why not. I use my phone with the T-Mobile monthly 4g plan and everything works fine. I do however, only have an EDGE/2g speed data wise due to the frequencies, but the phone was designed for AT&T so that wouldn't be a problem for you.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] FLHXRider:
Appreciate the reply, narume. I think that the issue arises from this:

So...assuming that this reasoning is correct, if AT&T knows that it's their phone they will have blocked its IMEI from being able to access data through GoPhone. And I would need 3G access in order to use it on my MicroCell. Anybody...?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] kleeman7:
Any at&t phones will work on go phone, and you can use a microcell as well, your phone still uses the 3/4G signal to connect for calls and texts. Also to get data to work for pictures, and mms you just need to call them and they will send you the apns, my nephew in law has an atrix 2 on a microcell with pic messaging working great. They also have a solstice 2 (dump phone) on the microcell, both go phones.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] bakageta:
If you're getting Invalid SIM, you may have a locked SIM card, something AT&T started doing with their prepaid a while back. New prepaid accounts have the SIM locked to the phone it was purchased with for ~3 months, after that I believe you have to either call or visit a store to have the lock removed.

Other than that, there's no reason it shouldn't work, but do remember that AT&T will see it as a smartphone. This means with their new prepaid plans, if you're using the 10 cents a minute plan you'll be unable to use data at all. If you're using one of the flat amounts per month, like the $25 or $50 plans, you'll need to purchase a data package (even though the $50 is SUPPOSED to include unlimited internet, smartphones aren't eligible).

I previously used a Motorola Flipside on AT&T's prepaid, before this change I was using the 10 cents a minute plan, with 1000 texts a month and buying a 500mb data package, then rolling over unused data each month with the 10mb package, and everything worked the same as if I was on postpaid - text, mms, internet, etc.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] FLHXRider:
Thanks all! I'm 1½ months into my prepaid service. I'll check with AT&T after 3 months have passed and see if they can remove the SIM lock.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] bakageta:
You might go ahead and call customer service anyway, who knows, you may get lucky. 3 months was what a rep told my friend a year or so ago, but that may have changed or may not have been the rule at all. Alternatively, you can go into a local store and purchase a new sim (or purchase one on ebay) and have them transfer your account over to it, just make sure they give you a regular sim and not a go-phone sim.

I just tested my captivate glide with the sim I was using in my flipside. It seems to read the sim just fine, though obviously I'm not still a prepaid customer so I can't make any real calls with it. I've also used it on a T-Mobile MyTouch 3G that was unlocked, briefly, when I was working on the flipside. Once you have the sim lock removed I expect you'll have no problems using it in any unlocked or AT&T locked phone.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] kleeman7:
If you use the 50 dollar plan and use the wap.cingular apn it will use data just set that up before you put in your sim, and do call they should unlock it for you, if not tell them you will be going to straight Talk at&t phones work locked on them since it's a part of at&t just ran by walmart.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] lost_:
I have two Glides that I activated in June. NEITHER WAS SIM-LOCKED, ever.

Both are the newer 4G SIM, not the older one that says 3G on it. Got em from eBay for about $2.75 each. Both were activated online, about 3 weeks apart.

The first one, I activated with an IMEI of a Glide that broke and was able to use the SIM on a different Glide and other phones, even the Pantech Burst and got 4G. I activated it as 10c plan, then moved it to the $50 unlimited.

The second one was activated with 0000... generic IMEI with the 10c plan, and just like the first one, I was able to use the SIM on any GSM phone I have in the house (and that's quite a few).

APN: wap.cingular - only the name is needed, no userid, etc.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funksoulbrother:
I know how to change which apps are shown on the lock screen, but is there a way to change the icons for those apps?

I'm using Apex Launcher and I've changed some of the icons for apps on my home screens, but it still shows the original icons on the lock screen. It would be nice if I could change them so that they match.

Is there an app that I can use to do this?

Many thanks for any help you can give.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apisfires:
Setting

Security

Lock screen option

shortcut
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funksoulbrother:
sole oncomma

Thanks, but you didn't read my actual post. I know how to change the apps that are listed on the lock screen (which is done using the method you posted), but I want to change the actual icons for particular apps.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funksoulbrother:
Anyone?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChrisDude70:
Actually, he did read your post.

If you follow the instructions given you would work that out.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dantheman122:
Actually, I'm pretty sure it says that he knows how to change what programs go there, but he wants to change Icons for certain things. E.g. he wants a different icon for the Dialer instead of the stock one, he doesn't want to change it so Dialer isn't there.

You'll have to use themes to change icons though afaik, so you're probably better off looking for that OP.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funksoulbrother:
Read the very first thing I said: -

"I know how to change which apps are shown on the lock screen, but is there a way to change the icons for those apps?"
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oswade:
It's not possible unless someone mods the touchscreen (probably quite difficult).

Your best solution would be to change the actual app icon - there should be a png in drawable-res/??? (??? = resolution of sgs3) that is the icon. you can overwrite it with winzip or whatever (make sure the size is the same though).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dantheman122:
Axtually, just use a different lock screen app.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] digital-01:
s3 lock screen icons

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahendru1992:
it is possible i think. Just use xposed framework and download icon themer module.

Xposed framework: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1574401

Icon Themer: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40603494