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[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] chapsushi:
I would say we're almost to pre-Alpha. Phone calls are the biggest feature that is lacking, but using a combination of Google Hangouts/Dialer/Voice is a great substitution in a pinch.

I'm using it as a daily driver. I have a TWRP backup ready if I break it on the go. Feel free to peruse the Discussion section for more details....
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] SuperSpies:
Some bugs I would like to report...

So I've been using the build of CM 12 on this device for around 3 weeks now. I know its not perfect, but feedback is key for coding a build. So I have some bugs to report that you might want to know about.

- Music seems to be confused. Sometimes my music from my external SD card isn't recognizable within the music player. I use Google Play Music, but Apollo doesn't recognize it either. To fix this I would either have to restart the phone, or go into file manager, find the MP3 and play it through there, and then go back to the music app and hope that it recognizes the music again.

- Storage: So I moved my apps to my external SD card, however whenever I turn my phone off and turn it back on, the cache for those apps are lost. For example, the apps on my SD card can never stay on the homescreen. I put it on one of the pages, turn off the phone and poof its gone from the homescreen. Another examples is that login information for some of these apps are gone as well. Facebook, Twitter, and Groupme are apps I use frequently, and every time I reboot my phone and open the app it requires me to log in again. I know a simple solution would to never turn off my phone, but ya know the phone needs rest ;). Another solution is to move those apps back to the internal storage, but the problem with that is the Galaxy Light doesn't have much storage to begin with.

- Widgets: I don't know if this has happened to other widgets, but the Google Now widget which displays information cards is missing from the widgets page. This is the only widget that I have observed to be missing. I've searched online to find it, but could never find a solution. I tried re installing the Google Now app, but it didn't work.

- Screen delay: I know unjustifieddev mentioned about this and gave a solution to fix, but lol I could not find that setting within the settings menu, so I could never fix it. Basically, I press the power button and the screen flashes to black, and I have to wait a minute or two for it to come back.

- Processes: So whenever I turn on my phone, I get dialog boxes telling me google.play.media, apollo, google.play.movies, google.play.music, or etc. has stopped working. It gets sort of annoying because it isn't just one dialog box, but more like 50 at once, and I can't do anything else until I press "ok" to all those messages.

I think thats all the bugs that haven't been mentioned before. If I find anymore, I'll be sure to edit and add it to this post.

I understand this a build and its not perfect, but feedback is the only way to improve.

Props to unjustifieddev for even coding this because its still very well furnished for a phone that barely gets any development from coders. I really appreciate what you have done, keep up the good work man!

I'm still using CM 12, so feel free to ask any questions about these bugs or anything, I'm more than happy to help with the development of CM on this device.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] DrewOnionA:
I tried this ROM and instant LTE. I have some (ss)pics.(want let me post them) Will update with any bugs or issues. I'm using magic jack for calls.

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I seen to have issues with netflx as stated earlier in the forum,

-Auto rotation is acting up some.

-Battery life is slightly better

-No fc or reboots while using so far

-Daily driver for 2 days now

-loose lte and signal when adjusting any of the setting. (Reboot and back)

-Overall very good [MENTION=4911249]Unjustified Dev[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] GJSmith3rd:
I just tried the 12-20 build and all is well so far except Netflix. Grrr.

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Google Play Movies also. Doh!
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] chapsushi:
Doh, indeed! Thanks for reporting back.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] kyle69747:
willing to try

looking for custom rom for my new galaxy light. lightwave rom download link is crap nowhere to actually download the rom all links that say download on the page are for virus filled media players... so am willing to try your rom but have no idea how to change this updater binary script. only experience i have with scripts is running them through script manager. so if you have time todo a walkthrough on how to get to where i can change the code lines i'd love to learn a little something.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] chapsushi:
Hmm. What are you starting with? Factory OEM? Have you rooted?

At this point, I don't think there is a need for modifying binaries. It would seem the work has gotten past those pitfalls.

If you're starting from scratch, I recommend rooting and installing TWRP 2.8.1 via Odin and then flash the latest CM12 from [MENTION=4911249]Unjustified Dev[/MENTION]. This is the Lollipop ROM I've been using as a daily driver for 48 hours and I'm very happy. TWRP will also let you flash gapps 5.x in sequence to save time (If you care for Play store and all the Google goodness). I believe you can find that in these forums with little difficulty. Good luck! (Always back up first)
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] GJSmith3rd:
Does anyone else have problems with Netflix and Google movie tv apps?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] kidricky:
And also

The camera doesn't work.. I don't have service to this phone. Just use it for a internet phone and everything has worked great for me :) Thanks you for this rom!
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Tyler Tigner:
Excited

I love what I'm seeing L might be sooner than i thought thanks for all your hard work :)
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] kyle69747:
I love the rom bit it's for t mobile and mine is metro pcs. tried flashing metro radio and when I call out I don't hear ringing and when get incoming call it won't let me answer by swiping. any ideas how to fix this?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] GJSmith3rd:
The temp solution is to use a internet phone setup like hangouts and it's associated dialer app.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] KrustyKokehead:
sgh-t399n cm12(build 220)

Been using for a week now,issues I've come into

Internal GPS isn't read by the phone

Static Searchbar at top home home screen sometimes disappears

Phone doesn't react to rotation and won't enter landscape

Camera still doesn't save pictures

(Last one may be just me but WiFi seems to hang when you go back to a cached app)
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] kyle69747:
do I have to get google voice for this to work with hangouts? I always delete hangouts from my phone cause never used it. had a g voice number one upon a time but don't remember the g mail address I used with it
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] GJSmith3rd:
You can use any IP based telephony solution you want. I just have always used Google Voice for it's feature set and the convenience of providing all of my contacts the GV number so when I change carriers I don't have to notify them.

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Now that Hangouts is becoming integrated with GV it was easy for me to use that solution.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] DrewOnionA:
I'm also having a issue with battery saving mode. When activated at 30% the screen goes nuts. Screen orientation flips and colors are polarized. May be and issue in the kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] camakashrimp:
Sprint doesn't use sim cards so i dont know how you are going to do that anyway
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] DrewOnionA:
I found a work around for the dialer. If you set you power button to end calls it will end calls.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] leo321:
Can someone provide a download link to the metropcs modem.bin ?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Koohara947:
Updates??

Has anyone heard of updates or any fixes for the cm12 on the galaxy light t-399?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] chapsushi:
It's a bit slow-going. No update for just under a month, it seems. I think we should all donate some money to the dev: [MENTION=4911249]Unjustified Dev[/MENTION]. I'm in for $20. Who's ready to actually pay for something that's more than worth it?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] leo321:
Solving my own problems on XDA since 2011. :) IF YOU GO FROM 4.2.2 on the T-Mobile version I'm 99% sure

you'll need to flash this when you install CM12. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] mav361:
Why do u need to flash this radio for ?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] afr33sl4ve:
For when you flash the MetroPCS TWRP Recovery 4.4.2 onto the T-Mobile T399. It has the correct APN set up.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] mav361:
Oh ok yea i had done this before iam no longer running the metropcs rom
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] CreAtor135:
Errrmmm

Has the calling issue been fixed? I really want to flash this, but I need calls working.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Koohara947:
Do you know where i can get this CM12 rom? I can't seem to find it anywhere
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] CreAtor135:
Any updates or news?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] leo321:
None unfortunately. Things have been quiet for a little over two weeks.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] chapsushi:
Sorry for the late reply. I had a frustrating time finding the latest CM12 build as well. It would seem that it should be a static url on the first page of this thread. Alas, I think that's only possible on a device-dedicated forum.

The developer has been uploading builds to goo.im. I just do a search against gardalte, as this seems to be the manufacturer's code name for the device.

Currently, the only search result is a 12/20/14 build. That's what we're all using in this forum. Be sure to use TWRP 2.8.x when flashing.

The following do not work:

Phone calls.

Image capture

Orientation doesn't work, unless the application in use has a fullscreen button.

Many users complain about Netflix and Google Play video

Other than the above, I've been using this as a driver for a while. I don't make phone calls and I don't use much streaming video on the go. So, I'm pretty good. It'd be nice to have calls for emergencies, though. Google Hangouts/Dialer has been hella flakey.
[MENTION=3503764]leo321[/MENTION] has a list of bugs that may add more to what I've experienced.

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I know that we're supposed to be patient for ROM builds. I know it's in bad taste to rush the developers. But, at this point it's getting a bit disheartening. We had a great burst of momentum, and it feels like it may be dying. If only I had the time and skill to work on the major bugs. The incredible speed, responsiveness and battery life of Lollipop on the SGH-T399 is astounding. I really think that a significant community of CM users could grow if we just get calls and image capture working. Plus, with two popular carriers (MetroPCS/T-Mobile), I think there will be more interest from Android developers.

So, I must ask [MENTION=4911249]Unjustified Dev[/MENTION]. What would it take to move forward? I understand you have a life outside of Android, but let's face it: You got us hungry. Don't leave us hanging. I'm seriously willing to put money where my mouth is. Like, $50.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] linuxdad:
Can I get the gardalte into the gardaltetmo?

What do I need to change to get the gardalte into the gardaltetmo?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] DuvalBoy54:
What about porting roms like carbon, beanstalk, or even pa? Any chance of this ever happening for the galaxy light?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Planterz:
Unjustified Dev said he's starting with CM, and when that's working properly, he'll move on to Vanir. Vanir is CM based, and he has already ported it to other devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Browning96:
gardalteMetroPCS

Everytime I try to install the Cyanogenmod 12 zip file via TWRP, it tells me that it cannot due to the file being meant for gardalte, and my device itself being gardalteMetroPCS. I have the Galaxy Light for MetroPCS and obviously, I'm rooted. Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Yeonie:
I used cm 12 on Samsung Galaxy Light SGH T399 (T-mobile) Version 4.2.2 and its works great but here are the errors and problems i had occurred, I should of screenshot them but its too late now

Error 1: Cant answer phone calls or try to make calls

Error 2: (I was using bluetooth headphones)Bluetooth works great but when you're on sound mode and you hear another notification sound you start to hear loud white noise but on vibrate it works perfectly fine, (it does this without headphones too)

Error 3: It does not recognize SIM card when you soft reboot the phone but when you reboot the phone completely it works perfectly fine, if i switch it on or off (T-mobile)

Error 4: When playing games sometimes the screen goes black and turn a grey-ish color, but then when i put the phone asleep and I unlock it, sends me to homepage

Error 5: If you restore your data back make sure you disable the PIN code first or you won't be able to get in your phone, i did another backup with the lockscreen security changed to swipe to open and it works great with all my data still there

Error 6: Sometimes you can't install unknown sources, it stays on the installation line all day

Error 7: When you create a playlist in music and you reboot your phone after it dissapears, but it keeps the tittle

I believe that's all the errors I remember so far and if you can fix this Dev then you are the best creator in the universe! I am hoping you get this working please i really appreciate it! I will update this post if i find more, but with a new build version only.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] GJSmith3rd:
Maybe you need to make sure you're using the unified version of TWRP?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Browning96:
Conflict Resolved(Crisis Core allusion :P)

That was indeed the problem haha. Forgot to say I fixed it XD

Thanks for the input, GJSmith :)

However, I have a new issue. I'm not sure if it was mentioned in this thread or another, but with CM-12, the lock screen sometimes doesn't come on. Like, the home and back buttons will light up, but the screen stays black. Whenever it happenshappens(and it's happened more than 5 times, I believe), I just held the power button, and the phone restarted. Any thoughts would be appreciated :)
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] fddm:
I tried this a bit on the 12202014 build, and it worked very well for my needs, but I eventually went back to Kitkat after missing all my favorite Xposed features. I'll probably flash it back when the next build comes out though, as I have managed to build up a decent amount of hate for Samsung TouchWiz roms.

Hope the volbtn music control patch has been improved by now, that's really the most important feature for me. After disabling volbtn screen wake, track skipping worked as expected, but the volume could no longer be controlled with the screen off. Seemed like an upstream CM bug, so it's probably already resolved.

It'll still be difficult to get used to Android without MinMinGuard, but I imagine I'll get over it in time. For the worst offenders, I can always load them up in IDA and patch them myself. As an example for Youtube Adaway, it only takes two 1 byte patches to block the more annoying ads in Youtube, and a certain popular patching app makes it easy for us to apply them without needing to modify apk(bypassing the sig check headaches).
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Browning96:
Are you talking about LP?

And also, sorry if it's an ignorant question, but when will Cyanogenmod 12 officially come out? The official build, I mean?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] fddm:
Yes, the latest CM11 had too many major issues, and all the focus is on CM12 now. No one knows if/when it will become an officially supported CM device. I keep the GSM radio off and use it as an IP phone, so my use-case works well within the current limitations of the unofficial rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] GJSmith3rd:
I had no problems with the lock screen. I went back to MPCSKK due to problems with video apps, games and the xposed incompatibility. In fact, I had a great experience with CM12 but it just was not ready for my daily use.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] beyondbuxton:
data sharing

Hello,

I'm new to CM, having always had boot/root locked phones in the past. While patiently waiting for CM12 to make it to the SGH-T399 (thank you, Unjustified Dev!), I have a couple questions that I was hoping someone might be able to help me with:

1)I left the world of locked phones because I was tired of the bloat. Is there a guide to what can/can't be disabled on CM12 or is the assumption that everything that can be disabled has?

2)A followup to #1: is there a way to put tighter limits on what data apps can collect? Is there a way to put tighter limits on what data google can collect?

Cheers!

BB
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] fddm:
CM does not contain what most would consider bloat and most non-essential apps can be disabled easily from the app manager. It also comes pre-rooted so you can use any system app remover or root filemanager to purge those packages from the system completely.

GMS is completely optional, you have to go out of your way to install it. And even if you choose to install some form of GApps, you can still use App Ops, adblocking, and firewalling to limit it's reach as much as possible.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] beyondbuxton:
fddm,

Thank you for the response. I've gone from not knowing anything about 3rd party ROMs to using ODIN, TWRP2 and CM12 in 2 days. I have a lot to learn.

If you would, please forgive me for not knowing what you intend by saying "GMS" in the following:

I would very much like to firewall, adblock or use app ops to manage this. As I installed "gapps5" (the one for lollipop I believe) when flashing this latest Unjustified Dev CM12 ROM, I have a feeling I may have inadvertently "opted in" to some of this. Any suggestions on how to mitigate this would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

BB
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] fddm:
CyanogenMod is based on AOSP(Android Open Source Project), which is just core Android with no Google/Manufacturer/Carrier modifications or additions. So it's heavily modded "vanilla" Android. GMS(Google Mobile Services) is all the proprietary Google services(not included in AOSP). It includes all GApps, the core Google apps and frameworks, and provides useful features like Google Play, syncing to Google accounts, and Youtube. It is entirely possible to run Android without using anything Google, there are always plenty of third-party options available.

App Ops functionality is provided by Privacy Guard in CM. You can use it to deny permissions available individual apps - they can't mine data from parts of your phone they don't have access to.

Ad blocking has two approaches on Android, through the hosts file like AdAway or MoaAB and filtering proxies like Adblock Plus or AdGuard(paid). They both have the advantage of blocking most third-party ad, tracking, and analytics services with little or no user intervention.

Firewall apps come in two flavors, root and VPN, and they offer much more control over what is allowed to go over the internet. They also require a lot of effort on the user's part to set up effectively.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Browning96:
Wait

Could you possibly tell me how to go back to the MetroPCS Galaxy Light stock ROM? I have backup, but apparently, I need a boot.IMG or some kernel. I don't know: (
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] fddm:
This post has the answer:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57993927&postcount=5
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] connorallen:
Thanks

Looking forward to cm12 for Galaxy light. It will make this phone 100 times better.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] bdl401:
Update

When are we supposed to see this next build of Cyanogenmod 12 on the Samsung Galaxy Light???
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Koohara947:
Update

I have this rom installed on my phone and its pretty good so far, the only thing that I see that isnt working is the calling. Can the dev please give us an update on when he should expect getting this issue fixed? I'm willing to pay to help out when i get the money. Thanks.:)
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Tyler Tigner:
A while I think

So far its been really slow. I haven't even seen anything from the dev in forever. Its a little strange hope fully something soon.

:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Browning96:
That's for T-Mobile. I need 4.4.2 MetroPCS
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] chapsushi:
Yeah, last major update was December 20th, 2014. If it helps to clarify at all, [MENTION=4911249]Unjustified Dev[/MENTION] 's signature now says something about taking a break from Android work. There doesn't seem to be much that we can do, except testing and logging bugs.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] CreAtor135:
Well, he DID release TWRP 2.8.4.0 on January 28th mentioning that the build was "upcoming". I guess that counts for something, right?
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] fddm:
That is 4.4.2 Kitkat for the SGH-T399N, MetroPCS Galaxy Light.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] DuvalBoy54:
No choice but wait for CM 12. I'm sure it will be worth it.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] chapsushi:
[MENTION=6356669]CreAtor135[/MENTION]: Yeah. 15 days now. I know it's in bad taste to be impatient for builds. But, I'll tell ya. I keep saying that we should put our money where our mouths are and pony up a fund to convince the dev that this device should take priority. When you think about the price point, the hardware specs and the carriers (North America); it's just sad that this device doesn't even have a dedicated XDA forum. Even if phone calls, GPS and some video issues are fixed, who's going to maintain this ROM? Inevitably there will be regressions and incompatibility with apps in the future. Why oh why can't I be skilled at building custom ROMs??
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] sTIMulat3:
Found a fix to the Netflix issue

I fixed the issue of Netflix not loading by pressing the hardware menu button while on the loading screen and then choosing settings. When I pressed the back button to exit settings, the app loaded. EDIT: Signing in still won't work though.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Planterz:
I can't speak for any of the devs working on this device, but many devs don't want up-front donations because they feel it obligates them to develop and maintain, and there's never any promise or guarantee that things are gonna happen. Sometimes things can't be fixed, sometimes life (family, job, etc) gets in the way. This isn't a profession, it's a hobby.
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] Koohara947:
CM11 for this phone?

I was doing custom ROM searching for this phone and I found a ROM that was a cm11 ROM made by the same person who made this cm12 ROM unjustified dev. Is this legit? I didn't know he made a cm11 ROM??:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Light Questions & Answers] fddm:
Sure is, you can find most of his Galaxy Light builds here:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=20366

I personally tried the 20141102 build, but jumped ship due to wifi issues. Older builds may fare better.