[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] blakevon:
Some issues, thoughts, and questions

Current installation:

V8.0 Infamous

Bioshock 2

3minit app: 3.5

3minit framework: 3.5.1

I upgraded from v3.6 to v8.0 about 5 days ago. I have had some issues so I have crawled the forums here to find answers and have done complete wipes twice, redownloading the ROM each time, just to make sure it wasn't a bad install or something. Here are the issues I have found. It doesn't make it unusuble, but they weren't issues that existed in v3.6. If anyone has a fix, that would be great, otherwise, I guess this is just FYI.

1. Using App Settings does not stick. I found this cooked into v3.6 and loved it. I just use it to keep a few apps (messaging, sudoku, etc) from rotating out of portrait and that's all I use it for. Doing this in v8.0, the settings save, but don't actually apply.

2. Very few of the 3minit settings are actually working. I am unable to set what long press with do with ANY of the keys on the phone that 3minit has options for (such as kill application and screenshots etc). (Besides re-flashing, I have also done the previous mentioned fix of uninstalling, wiping cache and dalvik and reinstalling.) Force transparency isn't applying. Getting rid of icons, such as the eye for smart stay, isn't working. Removing text, such as carrier id, from the lockscreen isn't working. Other options concerning color and all that are working, but the rest is not. In v3.6 I had some issues with this, but there was another mod app cooked into that one (I'm not sure if that was through xposed or not, I would have to reflash that to look) that applied the settings 3minit did not. All the previous mentioned items did work on v3.6, but not working here.

3. My notification sounds are really quiet compared to v3.6. I went into sounds and turned up the slider for just notifications as well as the main volume, but no joy. Do I need to activate something to increase that volume? I miss a lot of my notifications simply because I don't hear them anymore.

4. As previously mentioned, smemo doesn't work, I sort of understand how people have fixed it but haven't tried it yet. I don't use it much, but it is nice to have.

5. As previously mentioned, CPUZ FC. Not a big thing to me as I didn't have it before and I don't usually OC, but yeah.

6. Is it possible to kill samsung update? I installed all the samsung stuff as it seems it is all connected and I didn't want anything not to work. In v3.6 I could tell it to go away and it stayed away. Now it pops up every time I connect to wifi wanting to register and do stuff. I'm not interested in that. Or even what the application process is named so I can use Titanium BU to freeze it or something?

7. Are we actually capable of LTE usage? I'm in Chicago, I would think it exists... Something I have noticed with both v3.6 and v8.0 is that the default data settings don't work well. I actually lose any data connection even with signal, which is usually weak. I am referring to settings found under settings->More Networks->Mobile Networks->Network Mode. Default is LTE/GSM/WCDMA. When on that, my signal is 1-2 bars, if that, and my 4G/LTE data arrows disappear after about 5-10 minutes. If I switch to GSM/WCDMA, then I keep full signal bars and my 4G stays active without a hitch, most of the time. I experienced this on v3.6 and v8.0 in both the state of Oregon around Portland, and here in Chicago. I've just been curious if this is something normal or what.

8. I also experienced a previously posted issue of not having internal space available on my phone after install. I followed a previous post about formatting internal storage and it worked, not sure if that was a bug or not.

I have read that some of the kernals have little quirks that can cause issues with things, but I have not found anything that says specifically what I would get/lose with each of the 3 kernal options given at install, other than if I want a 64gb sd card, which I run a 32 so I'm not concerned about that. Maybe a post somewhere about the pros/cons about the 3 kernals would be helpful? I'm the newest noob in the world, been flashing for about 6-7 years, but I also am not as deeply involved as many of you in development.

Even with what's listed above, I have better battery life, it seems to run smoother, and is a lot quicker to respond. This ROM is extremely solid and I have loved Jamison's work and Infamous for a long time. I'm looking forward to future releases and updates.

Thank you!