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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
There may be more than you realize. As dated as it is, the Incredible 2 is one of the three best Android phones that are able to work out of the box on Verizon MVNOs (Page Plus Cellular, Selectel, and soon Red Pocket). Verizon doesn't those companies access to LTE, so they only support 3G. The only alternative on those MVNOs is to flash an LTE phone, use an iPhone (Straight Talk Verizon iPhone 5, which has LTE disabled, or a Verizon 4S), or use an MVNO on another network (which might not have coverage where a customer needs it).

I bought an Incredible 2 because I wanted to use Page Plus. I pay $30 a year for voice and text and use WiFi instead of a data plan. Verizon coverage, good customer service, BYOD, no contract, and low monthly fees was appealing to me.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Osiris19:
I'm on PagePlus as well. It's certainly affordable for a college student like myself and you get Verizon's good coverage. I would love to see an Official KitKat for my DINC2, considering it'll be years before I ever actually upgrade to a new phone and I cannot bring myself to go back to gingerbread.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] FordNate:
wow thanx for the brief history/compatibility lesson.. I learned something new today. Thank you. Because it is basically the last of the true 3g phones is that why its such a popular one on other networks n such or its just rugged design?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
Yes, it's because it's among the last of the Verizon 3G-only Android phones. The other two best phones are the Motorola Droid X2 and the Motorola Droid 3. The Droid 3 has slightly better specs than the Incredible 2, but adds the bulk of a physical keyboard and I'm not sure what its custom ROM selection is like. The Droid X2 has a slightly larger screen than the Incredible 2 (4.3" vs 4.0") and is dual-core, but it has less RAM (512 MB vs 768 MB) and no GSM support. The Straight Talk iPhone 5 certainly has the best specs of any 3G-only phone for the Verizon network, but it has the limitations of iOS and jailbreaking can only go so far.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jam0688:
Hey chilly look fwd to more work on that kk rom. I know you've got a lot going on so take your time bro. The more time you put into the kk rom the better it will be. It will be awesome to have official kk for the dinc2. Also to the contributer who did the cm11 version of kk i tried it and it fails when trying to install. Is it necessary to install the new version of cwm? Im using twrp and it was a fail. Also fails on the earlier version of cwm.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] brose111:
You've got to install the version of CWM that the guy had in his post. The post is here. Good luck!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
I read that you can also use the latest version of 4EXT Recovery.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kb8no:
Works. I'm using latest 4ext update and it installed ROM fine.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] polymath257:
Yes, a new version of CWM is required for kitkat. The new install scripts use metadata, which was not done in older recoveries.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] thejase:
Seconded. Same reason.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jam0688:
I got the latest version of 4ext installed and it flashed just fine. Thanks for everyone's help. And once again thanks chilly for the base start for kk. I really hope to see more development soon. Anyone know of a 4G icon tweak where u can change 3G to 4G even tho it'll still be 3G data. In the CyanMobileX ROM on 2.3.8 there's a mod on it where u can do it but it would be cool to have it for jellybean and even kk. Its a nice little mod. Any help would be greatly appreciate.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] thejase:
I can do more testing with future versions when chilly gets around to releasing some more (he's busy with minibean I assume ;) ) Although I'm now on an lg optimus g (sprint), I can still try and run roms and test things (particularly now that it is not my daily driver). Devs let me know of any testing you need done.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
It's not just his infant son. His Incredible 2 broke.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jam0688:
Yeah thats a bummer bec he cant test now. Anyone wanna pick up where he left off on his source and help him out? Lol
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] polymath257:
I am more than happy to build and test any source that anyone suggests. In particular, I would like to see the camera work in cm11.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] cstone1991:
Does anyone have an old Dinc2 laying around that they could send to Chilly? I would, but that is the one that broke...

Surely there has to be someone still subscribed to this thread who has upgraded and doesn't need their Dinc2 anymore.

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Smeagol1375:
I might. I have a Dinc2 that I use for a media player/alarm clock. I might be replacing it with a gnexus; my sister in law is upgrading and will likely give me her old gnexus.

If there are people interested in this development continuing, let me know.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] matrx10503:
Is 4.2.2 Beanstalk the last pretty stable GSM working version, just no camera?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] 121tech:
Chilly has three flavors of BeanStalk

4.2 BeanStalk1.300-20130807-vivow.zip

4.3 BeanStalk-4.3.08-20130922-vivow.zip

4.4 BeanStalk-4.4-20131121-vivow.zip

Been running the 4.4 version on a GSM network.

The only issues with 4.4 BeanStalk that I've run into are:

0. No Camera

1. Loss of Radio on power off/on -- toggle airplane mode brings it back

2. Loss of custom Wallpaper image on reboot

3. A Lag or Lockup issue (with no discernible cause) once every 2 weeks -- reboot and back to normal

4. Some oddities if I change Processor settings from norm in Performance
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
You can use this patch to make GSM work in any AOSP ROM on any Verizon Global phone, and the Incredible 2 is no exception. The caveat is that it's supposed to be applied before the first time you boot a ROM (or with a factory reset), and you're not supposed to restore your data or you could have problems. I wonder if restoring app data only (no system data) would work. I haven't tried yet.

Two other comments about the instructions for that patch. Even though they specifically mention ClockworkMod and TWP, 4EXT works too and it is the preferred custom recovery software for the Incredible 2. Also, for my Incredible 2 using the phone testing menu to set GSM and then rebooting doesn't work. Instead, I have to go to mobile networks in the Settings app and choose GSM there, then reboot.

I did all this a few minutes ago using 4EXT, Chilly's CyanogenMod 10.1, the ICS firmware (MD5: 81171966d46efcc62b6c8f28918b0b31 thread), and a SIM for Lycamobile (a T-Mobile MVNO). The patch makes it work with both GSM and CDMA and you can switch between the two (requires reboot).

The 4.2.2 ROMs are the last ROMs for our phone that are both stable and fully functional (including camera in CM 10.1). Don't use Beanstalk 4.3; it has severe graphical issues that randomly make apps completely unusable. 4.4 ROMs benefit from the lower RAM requirements of KitKat, but on the Incredible 2 they suffer from missing functionality such as no camera. Using Greenify, Android Tweaker 2, and a lightweight launcher such as Nova Launcher (rather than Trebuchet, AOSP's default launcher), you can reduce the RAM usage and improve the battery life and performance of 4.2.2, without having to lose functionality like you would in 4.4. Then if you want you can apply a 4.4 KitKat theme. A good kernel to use is B-team AOSP 4.3v2 (MD5: a10098530a2153eaaec301049201ee37 thread), so that in developer options you can set the CPU governor to smartassv2 and perhaps do a little overclocking too if you want. I also recommend the AGPS patch if you use your phone for navigation or other location services. When your phone gets laggy, use the Fast Reboot app to free up RAM without needing to actually reboot (which drains considerable battery).

If your Incredible 2 is just a secondary phone for you to mess around with, CM 11 (kitkat) may be a good choice. You'll appreciate the lower RAM usage and won't mind the missing features. If it's your main phone, on the other hand, use a 4.2.2 ROM for now.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] FordNate:
My Dinc2 is sitting here with Chilly Slim on it (Lol that actually sounds decent). Anyway i know Chilly you dont have one and a couple pages back i offered. I heard nothing from you though, honestly it was working out cool because i found myself unemployed so paying for postage would've killed me. I have a lil put aside now so no worries. its 2 regular batts one extended, and a case i think. i just needs a thumbs up from [MENTION=4898737]chillybean[/MENTION] and its game on for him to get it and thats if he still wants to dev on this phone or if he moved onto the One (I say move onto and make em jelly by ur flow and amount you put out)..

Y'all gotta realize its an old phone. New shiny feature packed phones are great to dev on. (n yes chilly my environment is almost up so i can start tinkering on the S4. soon).
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Osiris19:
Is there a way to change the lockring? And is there any way to get a torch tile for the quick tiles? I am using a torch shortcut right now but I'd like a quicker way if possible.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] brose111:
Hey Chilly, any possibility of an Ubuntu Touch port?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] brymaster5000:
Whoa...proper grammer...that is amazing! Lol...sorry for the trolling.

Sent from my Lunar Ecliptic One.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] FordNate:
wat bz dis propr grammmer u talkin?

I really wish i knew how to use ebonics in spanish, now that would be cool. wait scratch that i would have to learn spanish first//
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] matrx10503:
Knowing how to properly use "a" versus "an" is over rated. Move along
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
Grammar, not grammer. :P
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] FordNate:
rh I'm just messing with y'all and Bry. .Lol I know way to much grammar n spelling to live in cali like i do.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] NeWcS:
Any way to make a beanstalk for cricket? Having a hell of a time getting mms&www working on a flashed phone. I ask mainly because I saw some new files on chillybeans devhost and they look specific to each carrier.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
I took a look at his devhost and I see the files you're talking about. They all have "m7" in the file name, and M7 is the code name for the HTC One. Those files don't have anything to do with the Droid Incredible 2, and the carrier attributes about the variants of the HTC that were made for specific carriers. In other words it's not about which carrier you use the HTC One on, it's about which variant of the HTC One a person owns.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] matrx10503:
Ok, So CM 10.2 and Beanstalk 4.3 are the last stable with everything working?...
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
No, I've used them and they are not stable with everything working.

In CM 10.2, bluetooth doesn't work. If I recall correctly, screenshots don't work either.

Beanstalk 4.3 has severe graphical issues that make it completely unusable. For example, apps will randomly display their text without any background behind them (just the home screen), making the app unreadable. And if an app is like that and you try to scroll, the entire screen becomes filled with scrolling artifacts. The problem isn't with the apps; it's with the ROM. Also, screenshots don't work either.

It seems you missed my first reply to you. You should really read it, because it answers your question and gives all sorts of very helpful advice. It's basically a synopsis of the optimum setup for the Incredible 2 as a daily driver (stable, fully functional, fast, good battery life, GSM and CDMA, and as up to date as possible). http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50709816
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Osiris19:
Beanstalk 4.2 has no issues except lag. My screenshots work perfectly fine. Chilly's cyanogenmod 10.2 has the screenshot issue.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] matrx10503:
No, I read the reply....thanks. I seem to have forgot the main points of your reply from reading it, to now responding. I just re-read it and it was a good read, as you said synopsis.......I changed roms at 4.2.2 so really I just needed to be caught back up to speed I guess. I'm putting CM 10.1 back on my phone right now.

For everybody that needs the information:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50709816&postcount=3109
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] NeWcS:
[MENTION=4865858]Slinkwyde[/MENTION] Thanks for clearing that up for me. I am having a hell of a time getting data on my inc2 flashed to cricket. Wasn't sure if there was some way to get data/mms working if it were somehow tailored to cricket.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] CIPuyleart:
Nice - just decided to dust off my wife's and MIL's old Incredible 2s to give to my kids as WiFi-only media players and to use for school work - graphing calculators and such (and I'm sure more than a few games will end up on them). It was sweet to find someone still breathing a little life into those older phones (not so much love out there for my old Droid2, but oh well). After some playing around and lots of tweaking, I think I finally settled on using the CM10.1 ROM - too bad the 4.4 doesn't have camera or I'd have loved to give them KitKat. Anyway, just wanted to express my thanks for continuing support of a device that still has plenty of "legacy" life left in it!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Osiris19:
Anyone have any idea about this issue? I applied a theme called circle and for some reason when using the official Google keyboard, the background is messed up. Using the ASOP keyboard included with beanstalk 4.2.2 is fine.

Google Keyboard

This is ASOP keyboard
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] chillybean:
Hey yalls ...I see there has been speculation going on about me abandoning you guys....smh...and also I haven't moved on to dev for the m7..there is plenty of devs for that...thanks to fordnate I'm kind of back as much as I can be with work n children....so here's a status update..I'm currently rebuilding my entire device tree which is pretty much done just some misc things before I can build and tackle errors ..until then love peace and chicken grease
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] phillibl:
Great to hear Chilly. Using your CM 4.2.2 and it's wonderful. Keep up the great work.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
That's fantastic news! Glad to see I was wrong. I take it FordNate sent you his Incredible 2? Would you like me to give you my OtterBox Defender, so that the Incredible 2 you have now doesn't get physically damaged like the last one did?

It's yours if you want it. Just send me a PM.

Item on the right is the belt clip, which also works as a stand. Sorry, photobombing cat not included.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Osiris19:
Does otterbox make a commuter for our phone. I have a commuter on my dinc and its awesome. I just need a case that makes the power button easier to press. And my LCD has extreme light bleed blotches.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] FordNate:
You're welcome y'all. I hooked up Chilly because I wasn't doing anythkng with it n I knew he would use it. I was really trying to keep quiet on it all as well. Chilly you are the reason that phone is still alive. And I'm glad it will keep this community going.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
Yes. In fact, the OtterBox Commuter is what I regularly use on my Incredible 2. It doesn't make the power button any easier to press.

I bought my phone used and it came with four cases. The Defender was more protective than the Commuter but too bulky for my tastes. Chilly's young children damaged his previous Incredible 2, so he needs a more protective case than I do.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] thejase:
yes, I had one.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] matrx10503:
Are there any issues with MMS and CM 10.1??

I have a data apn and mms apn saved. Data works fine....a picture I just received it just saying "downloading" for now..
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
I have cellular data completely turned off on my carrier account (WiFi-only), so I wouldn't know.

Does cellular data work for you at all? For example, can you browse the Web or check email without WiFi?

Which carrier do you use? If it's an MVNO (company that resells service from a real carrier instead of running its own network), tell me the MVNO not it's underlying carrier.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] matrx10503:
The stock messaging app has some issue....I downloaded Go SMS and it came straight through.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Osiris19:
I don't have any issues except something's the messaging app must sits on sending or downloading and is usually fixed by toggling data on and off or rebooting.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sjwoo:
With my rooted/S-OFF/Revolutionary Dinc2, I can install SlimRom 4.2.2 and AOKP 4.2 (aokp_vivow_unofficial_2013-05-14), but when I try to install BeanStalk 4.4, I get Status 0 and it will not install. With PacMan 4.3 and CM 10.2, I get Status 7. Help?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kb8no:
Upgrade to latest 3ext recovery.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sjwoo:
Thanks -- should I just go for the 4EXT touch recovery? Looks way cooler than the ra recovery I have...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1377680
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kb8no:
Yes. Sorry. My typo. 4.4 needs a newer recovery.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sjwoo:
Thanks -- will do. I really like Slimrom 4.2.2, but I can't for the life of me get the headphone jack to work. Does it work for everyone else? I have two Incredible 2 phones, and I tried it in both, and in neither case, does the sound go out to the headphones.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kb8no:
Dang tapatalk won't let edit my post. 4ext is preferred recovery for dinc2. Those of us already in 4ext needed update to flash KitKat.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sjwoo:
Experimenting with BeanStalk 4.4.2...where is the option to wake the phone via volume rocker switch?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] phillibl:
Don't have it in CM 4.2.2 either for whatever reason. Thought that was a standard option.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sjwoo:
Yeah, I thought it would be standard, too.

Something else -- I'm now running AOKP 4.2.2, and everything is awesome except for voicemail notification. It only works when I reboot the phone. I'm on PagePlus. Is there a fix for this?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
I bought Chilly an OtterBox Defender and he received it today. The Incredible 2 he has now (from FordNate) should now be pretty well protected from physical damage by his kids, etc. If I remember right, he's on his third Incredible 2.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] chillybean:
Hey man thanks again I really appreciate it ...this thing is diesel I'm pretty sure it's child proof now just gotta make sure minibeans don't toss it onto the toilet lol your donation is very my appreciated not only by me but the community as well
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sjwoo:
Thanks -- voicemail notification has never worked for jellybean, has it?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Osiris19:
Whoops, didn't realize you were on 4.4.2. Thought it said 4.2.2, though I'd assume it's the same. My voicemail notification works.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sjwoo:
I love BeanStalk 4.4.2, but I downgraded to AOKP 4.2.2 hoping the voicemail notification would be fixed, but no go. I'm on PagePlus -- are you on a different carrier? I have a feeling this is carrier-specific, but I've seen a lot of posts around the net about this issue.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Osiris19:
I'm on PagePlus running chillys beanstalk 4.2.2. Voicemail notification works.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sjwoo:
Dude, I'm gonna flash and try it right now -- I've tried so many roms at this point that it's making my head hurt! Thanks for letting me know.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Osiris19:
Its pretty stable, and everything seems to work. I've been running it for a month now.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
Page Plus is a Verizon MVNO and from a technological standpoint, the service is identical except for being 3G-only, not working with Verizon prepaid phones, and charging extra for roaming. Verizon is your voicemail provider.

I'm a Page Plus customer too, using Chillybean's CM 10.1 as my daily driver but Google Voice as my voicemail provider. Chilly's AOKP build is much older than his other 4.2.2 ROMs.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] phillibl:
On Chilly's CM 10.1 is there a way to disable the 3 dot overflow button. I thought I saw it in Settings>System but I can't find it anywhere. And yes the nav bar and pie controls are disabled.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] alochmst98:
The three dot overflow button for what? Everything, or something specific? I see it in all kinds of places, such as in Tapatalk right now.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] phillibl:
Trying to disable it in everything. The dinc2 has a menu button so I think having the overflow button is a waste.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] matrx10503:
With 10.1 data is not the issue....Its maybe something in the messaging apk, because third party app downloaded the MMS without issue.

I believe I did try toggling and rebooting as Osiris noted and my picture message just stuck at "downloading".

This issue is probably not in higher versions than CM 10.1....so I guess for now it should only be noted to new users running 10.1
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] brymaster5000:
I might have some time coming to me soon. Just got a new laptop.. [MENTION=4898737]chillybean[/MENTION] or [MENTION=4865858]Slinkwyde[/MENTION]. It's there anything kernel related that needs work?

Sent from my Lunar Ecliptic One.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jam0688:
Sounds like that's an issue with your carrier bec I have used that rom on verizon and i have had no issues with my stock messaging app downloading or sending mms. As for the voicemail pop-up if you turn your phone off and then back on the voicemail icon should pop up. Seems to be an issue in 4.2.2 roms i believe chilly mentioned it earlier on in the posts.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sjwoo:
Can you do me a huge favor and take a screenshot of your status screen? I installed BeanStalk 4.2.2, but vmail still didn't work. I'm back to AOKP 4.2.2, because at least with this one, vmail comes up after a reboot (another reboot to get rid of it after I retrieve it, but it's better than nothing).

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I may have to go the Google Voicemail route...I just can't get this to work. When I flash back to Gingerbread (CM7.2), vmail works perfectly. It's really maddening. I've now tried BeanStalk 4.2.2 and 4.4.2. AOKP 4.2.2, CM 10.1, CM 10.2...

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This is exactly what happens with AOKP 4.2.2 -- reboot shows the vmail. But then after I pick up the vmail, the notification icon stays. After another reboot, it goes away. It's as if the vmail check happens just once with a reboot.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Osiris19:
The about>>>status screen?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sjwoo:
Yeah, exactly -- I'd like to see what ROM you are using, plus the kernel...
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jam0688:
That's weird that it did it after every reboot on mine and not on yours. I actually noticed that it did it even if i didnt have a voicemail. i believe its a source issue if i remember correctly. I think it's about midway back in the posts where Chilly was discussing it. I can't recall though if there was a fix or not. Ive been using Duffieldj's Cm7 fused cyanmobile rom for the stability along with the awesome mods.