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[Galaxy Tab 2 General] silentvisitor:
Hellooo friends,

Yup its true. I just reverted back to Stock from CM10 and loving it.

CM10 is good and Jelly Bean but seriously pure Android is horrible with that Tron-ish look. Samsung UX looks polished, colourful and elegance with most of the things working. Here's a rundown :

Pros of CM10:

1. Jelly Bean (latest and greatest)

2. Smooth and Fast

3. No bloatware

4. Good Battery life

5. Pre-Rooted

Cons of CM10:

1. Ugly UI

2. Need to install app for everything

3. No DLNA

4. No WiFi-Direct

5. No Driving Mode (little gem I need)

6. Phablet UI or a not-so-good Tablet UI

Pros of Stock (4.0.4)

1. Polished, colourful, good looking UI

2. Smooth and Fast

3. DLNA

4. WiFi Direct

5. Awesome Music Player with Folder support

6. Powerful Video Player supporting almost all codecs with large Thumbnails

7. Mini Apps (yes they are very convenient)

8. Proper Tablet UI

9. Driving Mode

10. Power saving mode (and it works)

11. Equally good Battery life (compared to Cm9, 10)

Cons of Stock (4.0.4):

1. Unnecessary apps (Bloatwares)

2. Waste of Space due to high LCD Density

3. UnRooted ;)es

I used RomsWell's Rooted, De-odexed, Zipaligned Stock DDBLF3 ROM. Thanks dude :)

Now can somebody tell me how to change LCD Density on Sock ROM ? There is no ro.sf.lcd.density entry in build.prop and I have read it in some places that changing density in Stock ROM can lead to bootloop and re-install :(

Any suggestions !
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] kryptoner:
Cm10 is ugly? Man what's your definition of ugly?

Sent from my HTC One X
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Gizmo:
Haven't tried CM10, Have tried CM9 and a few others....But, I'm "Stuck" On Stock-ROOTED! Firmware :silly:
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] silentvisitor:
Beauty is a subjective thing bro'

What's ugly for me can be most beautiful for you and vice versa :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] highandmighty00:
I personally go for a cm rom on any device first.If you like stock rom but hate bloatware try metallice rc1.stock rom with many tweaks.basically fully optimized with oc support.had mine @ 1.38 and tablet was never faster.try it you won't be dissapointed.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Mohamedselim:
I'm the reverse of you do not think i will return to stock more updates via nightlies everyday

1-regarding ugly user interface yiu could use launcher as go launcher hd,apex or nova etc

2- regarding need to install apps for everything use titanium backup to reinstall user apps
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Yenupuri:
I guess that is one of the greatest advantages when it comes to using an Android device. Whatever or wherever the itch... We will always find a tool / rom to scratch it :)

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus i9250.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] PX7:
You missed some things:

With CM 10 you can enjoy gaming(I have +10 fps in gta3 with cm10(without OC)Also i can use 450mb ram instead of 350.

Powerfull music player?? are u kidding me the stock in is very bad,apollo and playerpro can do better.

"colorful" ui??? wtf???

Although i had to stay that the basic Samsung apps are quite enjoyable(video editors,photo editor,hubs etc)

I think we need a dual boot with stock and cm10 :D
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] hpog:
Back to stock too from cm9. And loving it as well. Missed the driving mode, better bluetooth usage icons, better phone dialer, and longer batt life. Not good enough for a gamer maybe, but good enough for this sales professional. This is all subjective of course.

Cheers. :thumbup:
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] silentvisitor:
1. Launchers don't change framework like in Settings, Notification, Status Bar, Upper & Lower Bars in various apps like GApps, etc.

2. Can't have Samsung default apps like Music & Video player, Photo & Video Editor, Mini Apps, etc
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] silentvisitor:
Hahaha.....very Well Said ;)

@PX7

What ??? Apollo ?? Samsung's Music Player blows Apollo by miles bro'

Honestly compare both once ;)
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] scottx .:
Wow

Stock IMO is ugly and cyanogenmod is beautiful. Has been since cm6. Down with touchwiz!

While I'd never run it stock to each his own.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] wowmail:
I have to agree, but also love the beauty of each his own. I was regretting my tab, until CM 9 & now 10. The performance LAGGED with all the bloatware. Now it hums, makes phone calls, plays games and videos better then a Nexus 7 ( go figure)

P 3113
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] silentvisitor:
I'd agree but once you are rooted and remove all the bloatware it is fast as CM10 :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] jaraya13:
How can you make phone calls with a Tab 2? You mean via Skype?:confused:
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Gizmo:
You can signup for Google Voice for FREE!, And there's a few apps on the market that will sync the two together!
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] wowmail:
I use Google Voice, Grrove IP, and I modify my framework.apk on one line to enable contact sensitive dialing, and voice dialer.

This thread is invaluable.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1823701
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] pogu:
The only thing I miss from tablet mode is the app drawer at the top right corner, and and the mini apps . Other than that AOKP is the rom for me, I'm trying to get used to using the nova gestures instead, I don't like docks on tablets.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Diable Jambe:
I'm also back to stock from cm9. because i cant play asphalt 7 offline on cm9. i dont know why... i think it auto sync with google play. :confused:

3110 has no 3g so i need to go to wifi hotspot to play the game.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] benkxda:
The Stock ROM indeed wasn't that bad. For me the CM9 works really good - better than CM10 currently does. Did you try the Tab2Lite ROM?
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] alxrock:
I tried going back to stock (mainly for the IR blaster and Peel app) but just couldn't stand the lag.

I prefer CM10's speed over a fancy remote. Also its nice to have Google NOW on my tab.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Diable Jambe:
cm roms are really faster than stock rom. i havent tried any other roms than cm9. what can you say about tab2lite compared to cm9?
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] ckchong:
If there are OC kernel for Stock Rom...... that would be match made in heaven.... and I am still looking for it for Tab 2 10.1
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] toptalent:
I'm a new HOX owner currently on CleanRom 4.5. Coming from an older T-mobile G2x which has a wolfson DAC and Voodoo Sound support which can increase the headphone jack's amp output, I wonder if there's something similar for the HOX. I'm not interested in the EQ type of apps like the beats or any resampling because all my music are already in high quality/lossless formats. I just want the amp output to be higher.

I did do some searches but could not seem to find what I need. Any directions would be appreciated.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] aznrice2k4:
You have a couple of options. Most people will recommend you power amp just because they truly don't understand and appreciate music. But if you're not one of those then go with neutron. I personally think it's the best player. I've tried and own almost every player on the market and neutron blows them out of the water.

Sent from my HTC One XL bumping it
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] toptalent:
Thanks. Can it increase the amp level on the hardware/driver level?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Shaddy-Z.:
I thought I was the only one who came from the G2x! I definitely miss voodoo and all the amplifiers. I'm gonna try the neutron player as well.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] toptalent:
Yeah out of my three phones, Iphone 4, G2X and ATT HOX, the G2X is the only phone that can drive my car's AUX with enough power even without Voodoo. With Voodoo the quality is simply amazing as if it's connected to an external AMP, but without any hissing at all.

The HOX sounds very good with my IEM's, but the output just isn't high enough to drive my car stereo. Too much noise.

To my understanding, the snapdragon HOX uses a proprietary audio chip (considered to be pretty good by most) and no open driver is available for it. So the output etc cannot be tweaked even if the chip itself has the capability for higher output. It'd be appreciated if someone with the knowledge can clarify this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkside79:
Just follow the directions on this page! Real easy! Thanks to the Original poster for this! I'm sure everyone can use the extra space for pics and what ever else! Worked like a charm!!

Now enjoy! ;)

*** warez removed ***

Sent from my SGH-T989 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] .justin1:
Confirmed working here! Thanks for sharing this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krishnadusad:
Guys this comes under warez. Some time before mods lock this one down too as others . Please do not post warez :) . Ibtl :rolleyes:

Device : GT-I9100

Kernel : DORIMANX 5.68

Primary Rom : RR 2.6.1

Secondary Rom : RR 3.0.1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] b0ricuaguerrero:
Works like a charm.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gypsy214:
what about when the app have an update? can it be updated and stil have that memory?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] b0ricuaguerrero:
Yes. You have to do 5 steps to activate the 48gb
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] laafiera:
Works like a charm.... just a little annoying having to do the 5 steps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CyaN1de:
IBTL

Congrats on becoming a Dropbox Guru. We've awarded you 48 GB of bonus space for the next 24 months! You now have 50.75 GB on Dropbox.*
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] biggie6924:
I can not get this to work, following it to the T. Do i have to sign up for a new account?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
No you don't. Just do the 5 steps that you get after the email.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] biggie6924:
I have i never get a email. I womder of it is because i have to use my app manager to delete iy

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Never get an email. I clear and force stop, install using cwm all permissions are already set reboot and nadaz
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kangelov:
Just wanted to confirm that it works: SGH-T989D running CM9 with TWRP 2.2.2.0 recovery. It was simple. E-mailed arrived within minutes, but it gets flagged as spam here. Had to fish it out of the spam folder.

Now I have the difficult task ahead of me to figure out what to do with 50GB over the next 2 years.

EDIT: The CMW ZIP file linked here does not support two-step authentication. First disable two step authentication by logging in with your computer, then follow the guide here, then upgrade your Dropbox storage with the e-mail from your computer, then update Dropbox on your phone from Google Play, and finally reenable two-step authentication on your computer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PimpJim69:
ty it worked for my C&D v3 t989!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krishnadusad:
MODS CLOSE THE THREAD !

Device : GT-I9100

Kernel : DORIMANX 5.69

Primary Rom : RR 2.6.1

Secondary Rom : RR 3.0.1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sk3tchy:
Worked like a charm :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkside79:
Why? Close it!

Sent from my SGH-T989 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sulpher:
Gotta love the wannabe mods... :laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krishnadusad:
This is WAREZ and against the spirit of XDA ive seen 3 such threads being closed .

Device : GT-I9100

Kernel : DORIMANX 5.69

Primary Rom : RR 2.6.1

Secondary Rom : RR 3.0.1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkside79:
Ok Mod! Then might want to close the other topics about this! How is this WAREZ? I'm not trying to tell people how to steal files, games,music,videos or apps! So this is not WAREZ as you call it!

Sent from my SGH-T989 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ivianny:
Works

Congrats on becoming a Dropbox Guru! We've awarded you 48 GB of bonus space for the next 24 months! You now have 50.25 GB on Dropbox. To get even more space, check out our upgrade options.

Thanks again for supercharging your Samsung device with Dropbox!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] biggie6924:
I'm a retard, never fulfilled at least 5 of the tasks, worked fab.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _atlien_:
FYI to people with paid Drop box accounts: if you install this apk and receive the 48gb and then let your paid account lapse or cancel it you still have the 48.

Just in case anyone was wondering. It works in that instance as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
But dropbox is free. Might as well close every app section because there are a lot of "warez" in them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krishnadusad:
Dropbox is free but 48GB extra is not.

Device : GT-I9100

Kernel : DORIMANX 5.69

Primary Rom : RR 2.6.1

Secondary Rom : RR 3.0.1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _atlien_:
If you own an HTC One phone you get this 48 GB free, right? Well, one might say it is (somehow) included in the cost of that phone so it isn't technically free and anyone who uses that apk without actually buying the HTC One phone and thus paying for the 48 GB, is stealing.

That is the only argument I can see someone making about this being warez. And if you extend that logic to all the ported apks (which YOU MUST OR ELSE YOU'RE TROLLING) then every phone-exclusive apk (launchers, cameras, everything) ported to another phone would be warez because the manufacturer invested time into making that apk exclusive to the phone it came with as a selling point for that particular phone, right?

So how can we port ANYTHING exclusive from a phone and not call it warez, according to your logic? This would include things like the SGS3 launcher which was developed at Samsung's cost exclusively for one phone as an incentive for you to buy that phone. To put it in a HTC One phone would be warez according to your logic.

I don't agree. What you are saying is against the entire spirit of XDA and phone freedom once you accept your premise and extend it to all else.

no.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Krishnadusad:
Oh how I wish what you're saying was true mate. The thing is dropbox app is available for free on the play store and it provides you with 2GB free storage or else you have to buy more. It is like sharing a paid version of an app. Thus it comes under warez. Sorry but thats the truth and the reason why you dont see any other such threads (as they were closed by mods).

Device : GT-I9100

Kernel : DORIMANX 5.69

Primary Rom : RR 2.6.1

Secondary Rom : RR 3.0.1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
the Administration consider the cheat / hack as warez period.

case closed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XfrostX:
Hey, I just got a gs3 today. I noticed that on really dark greys(basically never) I can see these black spots around mid lower region of the screen. If I use the app "screen filter" and set it to around 2% I can clearly see them. Can someone else try it out so I know if its my phone or not?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] imablackhat:
I know I have some black spots on my phone I just got today as well. Can see them on low brightness with dark background. Is this normal? Reminds me of the nexus. The screen is better though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XfrostX:
yeah not sure, if it isn't I'm gonna have to return it and get a new one. Definitely not getting stuck in an endless CLN replacement loop.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] imablackhat:
I'm gonna go ahead and say it's normal at low brightness seeing how I've had three brand new nexuses and six replacements and all of them had black spots and there was a thread. What's normal on your screen and what isn't. And they marked this as normal.

Even if you go in and swap it promise you the new one you get will also have black spots. Not just saying that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zbojnik65:
Have same issue got new s3 and there are good few of them. I also did some research and it's basicly the amoled screen what causing this problem. Not sure now if should i swap it or not. New one might be even worste
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bhags8:
Its very common.. I guess its on all devices that use the same screen as the SIII, I think amoled. Anyways, the two devices I have had both had it, I'd say if their not HUGE and you dont notice them unless your in a dark room then its not a big deal. But its totally up to you. I think they are called ink marks as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Josolanes:
Mine has a few also that are most visible when a youtube video is loading (that dark grey screen that's not quite pure black). It's not very noticeable and I hardly see them so I'm not worried

I believe this is pretty common though
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sullivan1985:
That's unfortunate. No black spots to report on mine. Maybe it was part of a bad batch from the factory?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] imablackhat:
They are there. You just don't know how to look for them.

Every Samsung amoled has them.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daevion0:
No matter what rom I'm on it keeps freezing up and not responding, giving me the option to force close it. Is it just chrome? Or is it the exynos chipset the gs2 uses?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Monster Stealth:
I had the same issue on any touchwiz ROM, once I switched over to CM9 it all went away. Not sure why though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] someguyatx:
Its been doing this for months. Somewhat disappointed that google cant get their own browser working right. Dolphin browser is a pretty good alternative if you dont like stock.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] clay101eve:
Chrome for phones sucks. For computer, is great but it is pretty damn annoying Google has a better version of Chrome out for the iPhone than it does for its Android devices!

On my i777 (yes, different phone) it crashed constantly and I'm running AOKP.

Clay

Team Pirate

Sent from my PINK SGH-I777
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rovar:
+1 for chrome sucking
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
It is the crappy kernel...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] calisro:
Chrome works good for me. CM9 NIGHTLIES...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Working great for me when on ics blazer idk what is wrong with your setup. Have to use firefox for gb :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cp320703:
Chrome works well for me to the point that its my primary browser... its only force closed like once or twice on me in the last month, but I'm the type to have 20+ tabs open so that probably explains it... I've also found it to be pretty snappy ever since it came out of beta (it did suck when it was beta...). I'm on aosp jb if that makes a difference
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bryyyan:
Chrome for me wasn't working out. Tried a bunch of other browsers, but I think boat browser wins it for me
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] armorized:
Chrome works well on my nexus 7, on my G2 it sucks balls. Never gonna know what problem ill have. Recently i was downloading some wallpapers and i downloaded maybe 10, showed that it downloaded the full size of them and when i went to set some they were all corrupt. I have the newest radio for my device and had 4g. Other times i pull up a page and it just hangs there forever on wifi and i just sit there like -_-
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] calisro:
Are you using AdAway?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
Chrome does suck on this phone for some reason. It worked great on the og epic cm9 but with cm9 on this phone it crashes a lot.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bazirker:
Chrome is awesome when it works, but crashes a lot.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] saviressej:
It has to do with the kernel. Most TW roms have kernel modifications and this affects Chrome, causing FC's, freezing, and other problems.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stank656:
And theres no way to delete history o.O

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it sucks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PanchoPlanet:
Chrome works great on proper ics devices, like the Nexus 7, SG 3, it's great on ics tablets, any new ics devices not bootleg gingerbread to ics devices like the Epic.

The Epic touch was the top of the line gingerbread phone from Samsung and it will be known as that, not as an ics wannabe. I love my Epic and would not trade it for another phone. When I want to Chrome I grab my Galaxy Tab2 and Chrome away, works flawlessly.

Pp.

Ps. May trade for SG3. :)

Sent from my ginger infused Mayan calculator.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cp320703:
Again, I'm sorry, but you are a crazy person. Your "this is a gingerbread device" shtick is factually incorrect. What is the hd2? A winmo device ONLY??? The original evo? The hardware in this phone is perfectly capable of running ICS, in fact its still probably in the to 25% of all android phones. I'm sorry that you've not enjoyed your experience with ICS but your supposition that its meant only for gingerbread is silly and shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how android and android devices function.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] clay101eve:
... And what threw hell are you trying to hide mister?!

PR0N!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clay

Team Pirate

Sent from my PINK SGH-I777
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sratwars:
It works better and is more stable than the stock browser for me and I'm on cm10
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ravaged Pheonix:
The only time it locks up for me is when switching tabs or viewing pages with flash content.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PanchoPlanet:
Somebody needs a chill pill or maybe an ics enema.

Judging on the tremendous number of posts in this forum concerning ics issues on the Epic touch I would have to say that ics isn't the better os for the Epic.

Gingerbread dude. Gingerbread.....

Pp.

Sent from my ginger infused Mayan calculator.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sjf7351:
Chrome usually works pretty well for me, but when i start getting fc, I clear the data and that seems to take care of it for awhile. Not sure if it really makes a difference, but seems to work for me,
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cp320703:
I don't need to chill out guy. Here's the thing, I see you post in every third thread about how ICS sucks on this phone and its a high end gingerbread device only, whatever that means. An overwhelming majority of us have the same if not better performance on ICS/jb than we did on GB. Yes there a a lot of posts related to ICS issues, but once upon a time there were posts related to gingerbread issues so I do not see the logic of your claims. Additionally once in awhile the person posting about an issue will follow the advice proffered by more knowledgeable members and actually fix said issue ( see this thread for an example http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30896112)

Your incessant ranting that GB is the only good option for this phone is defeatist, not in the spirit of xda, disrespectful to those who work to bring great roms to this phone, and factually inaccurate. Again I'm sorry that you are incapable of getting ICS to work well for you on your phone but that is your problem only, not the current state of affairs for all e4gt users. It is not necessary to post in every thread saying the solution to all issues to to revert back to GB, not all of us are luddites.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
Gingerbread device!? Someone's smoking crack.

All I know is I'm running Jelly Bean [that's two versions newer than Gingerbread for those that don't know] and besides for a few bugs that are almost completely fixed... it runs great.

So yeah, put the crack pipe down bro.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
I just put firefox back on a day or two ago and it seems to be pretty good. It seems i'm always changing browsers trying to find something that works well.