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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scayre32:
Why

Why would you? If you are rooted, chances are you have a custom recovery installed already. Just use the hardware keys to get to recovery mode. Rom manager is pretty pointless to be honest.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killar_aka_arabu:
1q.i have installed this on stock gb - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1288850

now when i turn on phone, its booting but i have this, its normal?

2q. i need to flash ics kernel first and after this i can flash ics based rom? or i can flash ics based rom with gb kernel?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scayre32:
stock

By stock, do you mean unrooted too? You should have root access before flashing kernels and such.

And if you flash a kernel through Odin you'll get the yellow triangle. Nothing to worry about there, you can ignore it or use ChainFire's TriangleAway app to get rid of it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inmnbob:
I Just received my 32g class 10 sd card and want to get direction before I use it from the members here because I have seen several variations on how to use these cards.

What should I do with it? In the past I just placed it in the phone and copied my music, pictures and documents to the phone via the USB .

On the forum I have heard people formatting the card differently or partitioning the card so they can install apps etc.

What is the best strategy?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
You don't need special formatting to transparently move apps or their data to the external card.

All you need is root and the 'Directory Mount' APK.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n70shan:
Hi. I recently bought arc s I played angrybirds and rpitied gp on gingerbread but today I updated to ics 4.0.4 but now can't play most of games like angrily birds. Riptide or shadow gun. Either phone reboots or screen become unresponsive. Help what to do now? I don't want to use custom Rom. What is solutions?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n70shan:
Any help pplz?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omarfaieq007:
and u won't be able to play them what s ever..I tried everything but no go..so I simply returned to GB it's much smoother and more reliable..PEACE
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpith.fbi:
try JJ ICS ROM..i heard it is pretty good for games..i m on stock rom and i can play the angry birds and all without any lag..i cant play lil heavy games..tats all
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destroyedbeauty:
It's pathetic that the Xperia 2011 line-up can handle the more hardware hungry games (like Shadowgun) with perfection after the ICS update. I miss Gingerbread sometimes..

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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overdose1986:
I dont know thats wrong with your phones, but I can play riptide, shadow gun, deadspace, realracing2, fifa12, any game without problems...

You all should try arconium 4 ICS
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krattos:
Can you play GTA III in Arconium.?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overdose1986:
I dont have GTA III
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krattos:
I also can play those games in jjrom but GTA III :-(

EDIT:

:D i put my arc playing GTA III, so for now there is no game i cant play :laugh:

Rom JJ's HYBRID ROM v3.2 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1537717

Kernel ArcKnight Kernel RC3.3 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1597771
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pren22:
Well you can still come back to GB like i did,i didn't like ICS it's to laggy and games doesn't work so i just downgraded to GB .42,on.62 fw gangstar rio is laggy.But thats just my oppinion.sry for my english.cheers
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nehasingh:
Cannot Play A Single Game After ICS In Xperia Min Pro

I am using Xperia Mini Pro, I was highly excited about ICS, the reason of purchasing Xperia was that It was announced to get Ice Cream Sandwich. Things were going outstanding with Gingerbread, I played many games, especially the Gameloft ones, I was bit of unsatisfied with physical look of Gingerbread but things were fine.

But as I was wildly waiting for ICS, I instantly updated the movement I came to know that update is available. First it was worst experience, not even apps were working properly, so how can I expect games to work. Then again I connected to PC companion and took the repair option in excitement that it might work for me in favor of my games.

It's true that I received clean installation after choosing repair option, apps are working properly but games still not. Not even a single game, not a dumb game that are freely available on Google Play stores, nothing is working and now I'm kinda start hating my 4 month old Xperia Mini Pro, it shines but it doesn't please me much.

I highly disappointed from Sony, I though that Sony is one of the most regulated technology brand. I need some real serious help her because my life sucks without game. I'm game crazy girl.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galileo:
My advice is that you go back to gb and try either cm7 or arconium 8, i had arconium ics 4.0, i deleted everything related to sony on the system folder, installed the fastest launcher i could find, overclocked, and supercharged, but still no dice, you cant even compare it to gb, wich is reliable, fast, smooth, and still looks awesome.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destroyedbeauty:
Well, I'm not into this **** with changing and modify my phone at my own (change kernel, unlock bootloader etc) so.. How the hell do I do to go back to Gingerbread Nordic Swedish Version?

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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w3nZ:
just flash the right .ftf file with flashtool... In that case u dont need unlocked bootloader or something like that.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pren22:
Just look on google how to downgrade (phone model) from ics to gingerbread,it's not that hard,good luck.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] KevTN:
Hey folks...finally sunny day here in Tn I have noticed something odd with my home screen...in the sunlight I can almost not see it ...I have tried auto brightness different angles nothing helps. I did not have any sunglasses on.

Also when I pull up the browser the brightness drops also...

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] falconator:
Browser has its own brightness settings, so you can disable those under browser settings and it will match global settings. Otherwise I haven't had any issues viewing screen in sunlight, it's a lot better than my old og evo.
[HTC Rezound] Hemingsen93:
My phone started freezing up today and i restarted it and it went into a bootloop. I wiped everything re installed the rom and kernel didnt fix it. I have tried running the RUU.exe, i have also extracted it out of the exe and put on my sd card and flashed it via hboot. Nothing i have done so far has fixed this issue. Anyone have any suggestions?
[HTC Rezound] rfarrah:
Without more information its difficult to diagnose. Depending upon the ROM you are running and which firmware you are on, you may need to flash "the patch". Check your ROM's main/first page for specific instructions. Hope this helps!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bonebeatz1234:
Could someone from Kansas post there speeds with the new lte please.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nowakezone:
I am unable to post a screenshot. But I have been getting speeds in kcmo up to 27mb. Usually around 10 mb normally.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bonebeatz1234:
Omg that sounds like a god send cause the speeds on 3g is just pathetic i hope Chicago and the surrounding areas get it soon. Sprint is ahead of schedule did your phone automatically connect to 4g
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bat0nas:
Hi,

We all know that stock launcher in JB is soo smooth and fast.

And we all know that popular launchers (Nova, Apex and others) are not yet updated to run on JB or to run as smooth as stock JB launcher.

What are your experiences with 3rd party launchers on JB?

Are you planning to use stock while those 3rd party launchers are updated?

Any other houghts?

Good luck!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Theshawty:
For me, Nova Prime is smoother than the stock Jellybean launcher.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dameon87:
Stock is by far the smoothest.

Apex is laggy especially in the app/widget drawer.

Same experience with nova.

I'll stick with stock for now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bat0nas:
But the guy above says Nova ir smoother. How come?!

I've noticed in other forums (outside XDA) people say the same about Nova (it's same smooth as stock JB).

I'm a heavy Apex user.. and I don't want to switch to other launcher. What are chances Apex dev will update his launcher with JB vSync (or whatever feature JB launcher uses)?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LNJ:
I have 2 GNex both running 4.1.1 and one with Nova and the other with Apex.

I can definitely say for the moment, Nova is smoother. Especially with transition effects.

However I have been running Atom since last night and damn I'm impressed!

Now if it will only take icons from theme packs....

Sent from my GNex running Jelly Bean 4.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Theshawty:
If you change Nova's animation speeds from Nova to Stock, you'd notice a major improvement in transition smoothness. Hence why I still use Nova.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonnyg1097:
I usually use ADW Launcher but I tried it on Jelly Bean and it is pretty slow in comparison to stock launcher so I will be using the stock launcher till updates happen to it (and others too).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] negrobembon:
I prefer stock for now, its super smooth
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jjhiza:
Stock has some great benefits, like fling to remove apps and widgets, app reflow, etc, but I'm still sticking with Nova. Kevin is updating the launcher with all the JB features, so we'll have JB smoothness with customizations from Nova. Winning! :D

Galaxy Nexus - Slim Bean a4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
Apex for me. I just like it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Deleted member 2915683:
Lol still rocking adw ex :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] exzacklyright:
apex hands down
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Amowagou:
GO Launcher.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FabricioGS:
Nova Prime only because of Unread Count notification (on Gmail, MMS and Phone). Also the backup and restore function has proved very nice to me in a few ocasions :o
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MДЯCЦSДИT:
China data stealing launcher? No thank you...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] keith.mcintyre26:
Maybe he doesn't have any china data to steal.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] depths:
I love apex and reinstalled it as soon as it was updated for JB but its not as smooth as the stock launcher so for now I'm running that and hoping for an apex update.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MikeyMike01:
Yes, I wouldn't touch Go apps with a ten foot pole.

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I'll use stock until Apex makes a Jelly Bean version.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SplitCold:
Apex for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] invisibles:
why is it that apex and nova moves google search bar a bit down? after uninstall it goes up again

It's probably stupid but i need the launcher just to replace those ugly dock icons, or icons in general..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] J-Hop2o6:
In Apex you can change the margins in its settings. I use "None" for both Horizontal and Landscape.

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Anything on what Theme this is yet? Very nice and interesting. Reminds me of those high-tech CIA/Top Agency type movies, lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zeinzu:
No more than Nova, honestly.

Sent from my AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] invisibles:
I figured, that to move google search up on the position where it used to be by default, i have to margin = none and portrait grid = 7x4, but than text from icons disappear eh, it has something to do with google search been persistent in default launcher.

About that theme, i think you can find info here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQKjt1LGGT4&
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Carlos_Manuel:
Stock Launcher with rotation!

this enables the rotation: 270 and 90 degrees or what them was...:

launcher.force_enable_rotation=true <--- it goes to build.prop... I have also tried to get 180 degrees rotation to work but I'm sure it will not be possible on stock launcher.. :/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] J-Hop2o6:
Wow 7x4? I use 5x4. Do the icons shrink for that? But you can remove the google persistent search bar in Apex settings. Thx +1. Just was interested in what the theme was (not sure if i'll do it).

EDIT: Oops, forgot I was in the G-Nexus forums. So 7x4 sounds ok. That'll be crazy for my G2/DZ with its 3.7" (WVGA) screen. Can't wait to order my G-Nexus thurday!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iulipepe:
ADW launcher EX

5x6 grid

1x7 icons dock

1 screen
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] achangavi:
nova forsure, i love the customization options, and i also love the "relaxed" animations for scrolling and windows. Ultra smooth and no hiccups!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] M3drvr:
I use Holo. does most everything all the other launchers do, and is less than 1mb in size. Works good enough for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] invisibles:
nah i can do with 4x4, i was just trying to move search bar up, but as you sad, it can be removed from other screens so it doesn't matter.

As for OT, i'm trying both apex&nova, and for average user they are just the same, maybe apex gives a bit more options in free version, and, nova gave me antivirus app with it, i don't like free apps that force install antivirus on pc :]
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Xfanatic:
I've been using Nova since I have had my phone and have had no issues. Just downloaded the newest beta last night and still running smooth.

Sent from my Euroskanked Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] J-Hop2o6:
:eek: I forgot I was in the G-Nexus forums. So 7x4 sounds ok. That'll be crazy for my G2/DZ with its 3.7" (WVGA) screen. Can't wait to order my G-Nexus thurday!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MohamadKarbi:
Didn't like Nova or Apex. I like Nemus more. However, my preferred are Stock and Zeam launchers. But both are missing hiding unwanted apps icons in the drawer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jprakes:
I use Nova, i like it. Tried Apex, seems about the same really. Although when i got home or swipe up, my dock returns to main.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Skvanorn:
I tried both and stayed with apex for a while but eventually reverted back to stock... It's just that much smoother still :/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Citizen_Snips:
Holo launcher HD + Holo launcher plus here. Nice and smooth. Doesn't drain battery. Nice. Not over the top like some home launchers out there...

Sent from my BAMF Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Egooktamuck:
I've tried a few, but the APEX i like most.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whitedragonz83:
Recently trying both Nova (beta) and Apex (beta), I really couldn't tell much of a difference. This was my first time with a non-stock launcher.

I settled on Apex mostly due to it being the same developer as Fancy Widgets, which I like.

Also, even though stock is a little smoother then Apex, I love having a 6x6 grid with 1 home screen only, being able to replace the 'apps' icon with something sleeker, and then having a row of 6 app folders with all my apps semi-categorized. An overall huge improvement over stock launcher for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] donavo:
ok, ive tried almost every launcher here and then some. im a very big launcher fan and i love trying them all. heres my 2 cents on all of them.

NOVA: fantastic, if u want a decent one that looks close to stock and is near perfect smooth, u take this one.

APEX: im sorry, but didnt cut it for me. very close to nova as far as smoothness but just not quite there. and the more customizing features dont interest me.

too much of that is like "ricing" out ur phone....clean is better. not that apex is not clean, just some of the features dont interest me.

HOLO: my fave if u want to go stock with with all the smoothness still there and more features. one thing this one has that nova does not is the widget tab...

nova has that too but if u notice, the widgets still look ICS on nova...they dont have the gray background on in the tab making them look cleaner and

more organized. holo does. just something i that helped me make the decision, along with the gestures for swiping up and down included free.

GO launcher/ADW launcher: im not even gonna say anything about these....if u got a gnex and are running these, might as well get a phone with 500 ram or less...i simply dont like these launchers because they are dated. some people like the old stuff, i dont...lol. no offense to anyone.

now to throw a little wrench in this....how about spb shell? anyone try this yet? i have it, i used it on my LG thrill. it ran great. havent tried it on gnex yet because it doesnt appeal to me anymore. but i can tell u for sure that it is buttery smooth. very very eye candy like. very clean and well polished. memory hog, but we got enough with gnex anyway...just mentioning it, not saying its better than holo. i like holo best. closest u can get to stock and still be able to modify icons.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dannejanne:
I've used SPB Shell in the past. Not on my Nexus though. It is smooth as butter because it is one of the few launchers that always has been hardware accelerated. It ran buttersmooth even on my old Desire Z. To strict launcher though. You get tired of it quickly because there are next to no customization available.

To me, Trebuchet works the best. I have tried both Nova and Apex but both are more laggy in the widgets tab in particular. Every swipe lags some almost all the time. While in Trebuchet it seems better cached.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] J-Hop2o6:
Apex>NOVA>TreBuchet>Stock
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LordKJ:
Using NOVA, just because i like the developer (WidgetLocker ;)), it does everything I need so im fine.. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] finbaar:
Launcher 7 pro . Makes Android actually look like a modern OS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] viskon:
Nova. I like the customizations.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] finbaar:
Only joking about launcher 7. I am sticking with stock for now. My Mrs does like L7P which looks wrong on her her Note.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dannejanne:
Well L7 is nice and so are WP phones on their own. Owned a Lumia for a while. But you miss out on the "modern" when running L7 as that's mostly in the applications like marketplace etc...

But L7 on a Note? Damn that must be some big unmissable tiles on there.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Citizen_Snips:
I personally use & love Holo Launcher HD. Plus I purchased the full version. It's as customizable as I want a launcher to be and it runs fast and smooth.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gordonempire:
I've been extremely happy with the JB stock but my curiosity is being piqued by all this talk of Nova. Off to the market!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 3pcssuits:
Have both apex and nova pro on my phone and found nova a to be smoother and faster but apex would load content faster like opening sub menu opening contact short cuts other then that try both and if you are running jelly bean make sure to use the beta version for both to get the most out of the launcher.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Areg8_6:
Stock one

Btw guys do u know is there any mod for stock launcher to have 1 main page instead of 5 or how can i modify it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
TREBUCHET then Apex
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mikeew83:
Just curious cause launcher pro used to be the go to and now a days never gets mentioned
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bulgareli:
I'm using Nova Launcher... but some times I change to stock onde back...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kawaski47:
I know that I may be a minority here but I love launcher 7. It has the clean, fluid, simple layout of Wp7 with the customization of Android.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ppog:
Trebuchet all the way
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] withbloodskies:
Unfortunately each goddamn launcher uses something awesome and fails miserably on other features. I swear its like no launcher can add another option the other launcher has :confused:

If I was to choose.. Spb or Apex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pete7ate:
It depends what you like.well，this is nonsense.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thegtfusion:
Stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimmyhook:
Terminal
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rashid.fairus:
stock:)

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] [IO]ERROR:
MIUI Free Launcher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hICCWO8vaXU

and

TSF Shell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phw7_krDjds

To be honest I really don't care about being "smooth" as much as I care about themes and features. BUT both of those are as smooth as the stock launcher in my opinion.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bl4ck0p5:
stock
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pepper67:
Stock is so limited, its like one step above an iphone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rapydax:
Holo Launcher HD
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
Apex Pro

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 3pcssuits:
Tried holo hd and all i have to say is good god this thing is fast and so damn smooth. I was a devoted nova user but no more.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andr3wchong:
which launcher has the most theme support , icon packs and etc ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] negrobembon:
Go launcher
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alton (Halo 2):
Stock launcher
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lhkjohn:
Love nova launcher, but it doesn't support automatic widget resizing yet.

Tapatalkin' from my Eclipsed jelly bean GNEX
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] donsh00tmesanta:
Stock

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Vaj tswv is the creation of people with nowhere left to turn
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] abnah:
Apex > Atom > Trebuchet > Nova > Stock > All others.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yonpa:
Apex
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Papagioro:
Stock launcher JB
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonstrong:
Apex Pro. Silky smooth, great features. Attention to detail. Integrated beautifully with Codename Android settings dialog also. Sweet!

Sent from a Galaxy Nexus far far away...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ALeKS001:
Stock JB
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] milerx:
Anyone to tried Zeam Launcher?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trinfinate:
Trust me u run any launcher with the Franco kernel....its makes it faster and smoother...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] billykxda:
Apex!

Awesome!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] polarbass:
Holo launcher HD
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bdurk00:
I've tried a few. Nova was ok but apex pro is the way to go. Great customization and features available. A decent bit of themes too.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pepper67:
Can you fill me in on what Go apps do?

Nobody seems to come close to the customization they offer with their launcher.

I don't know anything about this data stealing thing though but it doesn't sound good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheRC51:
I was on Nova launcher beta but after reading the suggestions of Holo Launcher HD I installed it. What a difference! So much smoother. I highly suggest it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tonylee83:
Prefer apex launcher. So much better than nova atm

After using holo luncher, i must say this is ma new fav launcher lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] negrobembon:
Yeah, ive heard a lot of things about the go stuff, but they do have the highest amount of customization

Though to be honest i dont use go stuff myself not because of security reasons but because of some annoyances like the keyboard asking for weird updates, the launcher putting ads in my status bar and the weather keeping my market running for some reason, etc.

So i decided not to use the go stuff, nothing against them and i always recommend the go stuff to anyone looking for variety cause they beat all others in that field
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pepper67:
Why dont any of these supposedly better launchers (apex, nova, holo) have simple things like custom dock background or more screen transitions?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] snooker15:
Apex . More features and smoother than Nova . Also you don't have to pay for the extra's like in Nova
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] loonsy:
After reading the first few pages have Hill Launcher HD a try. Used to swap between Apex and Nova. Now Holo is my main and is so fast I feel no need to change anymore.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus on MinCo V4 through Tapatalk 2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Eddog4DROID:
Bone stock.