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[Epic 4G General] badasscat:
That's debatable - Samsung's history is not great in fixing things.

That said, as a new Epic owner myself, I do feel like some people are getting a little crazy about a few issues that for most people are going to be relatively minor or even unnoticed. The two issues that come up a lot are GPS and the 3G upload speed. Both of these *seem* to be relatively simple fixes; the GPS issue just seems to be relying on outdated data cache (solution: flush the cache), while the upload speed seems to have been broken with an earlier software update... meaning it should be easy enough for them to fix it again. *Should be* being the key phrase. If Samsung doesn't see the cost benefit from doing so, then they will just keep advertising and selling the phone as is.

In actual practice, I haven't yet run across a situation where these issues have really affected me, though it does annoy me that I can't really do video calling if I wanted to, and that if I shot a video and wanted to directly upload it to YouTube or something, I probably couldn't really do that either. But these are hypotheticals; these are not things I normally do every day. As for GPS, I've been using it for turn-by-turn directions and haven't had any problems, though I know what the problem actually is and that I might run into it at some point. But my dedicated GPS unit had this same issue and I dealt with it for the first year that I owned it (at which point it too received an update... that I paid $80 for).

I'm still in my return window but there isn't really a phone I'd want to return the Epic for. I need a keyboard and the only other phone that really appeals to me is the Droid 2, but I don't want to pay extra for Verizon's plans. So I'll probably just keep the Epic and hope they fix the issues; it's not like they're real killers the way I use the phone. Overall this is a great phone. Sucks up juice a little more than I'd like, but it's insanely fast, has a screen that might even be *too* good (the screen uses most of the battery, and I don't need perfect black levels on my phone), has the best keyboard available on a phone right now, and is generally just a pleasure to use as long as your usage pattern doesn't run into those couple issues it has.
[Epic 4G General] NeonMonster:
Why does everyone say that they can't do video calling?

I constantly Fring camchat with my friend on her Evo on 3G. She says the video quality isn't perfect on her end, but its never prevented me from video calling! Even on low bars (1-2 bars) i still can comfortably have a conversation over the webchat.
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
Yes. :D
[Epic 4G General] greengoldmello:
Not if u plan on using 4g indoors.
[Epic 4G General] lepapirriky:
I think this phone is great, the gps is good enough but it could be better, I never use the gps inside my house, so I don't really care the indoor, now once I step outside it only takes couple second to lock me.

About the 3g, well I have the same issue but most of the time I'm in a wifi (House, work) so I don't really care about it, but I would be nice if they have some fix to it...I don't get 4g neither in house and work, so don't care about it either.

The I came from the TP2 and just android itself made me jump to this phone, I really hate the keyboard compare to the tp2, so far I haven't use video calling from phone to PC which is what matters to me (please skype hurry up).

The screen on this phone is just great!!! Perfect for movies (not from the Hub, too expensive) I got the movie from my bro hd2 and they look great, now I need to get avatar from my friend :) I see myself using the phone for movies so much but whenever I want to its totaly worth it.

For games, well its fast! The response to me its awesome, I don't usually play on my phone but I just download a game Caligo Chaser and its a very addictive game (rpg), but the graphics on the game looks very good on the Epic.

I would say keep the Epic, its a good phone, i will be keep her for a good 1 year and that's when my upgrade is due and I'll get a new one, just like I did with my tp2. The problems with the epic are so minimal compare to other phones, every phone that have release will always have problems, and that's how it always will be. I hope sammy won't take too long to fix it tho.
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
You won't notice the gaming difference until you load up toonwarz or another graphically intense game. I believe most 2D games will run the same on most phones with a relatively new processor... though it goes without saying that everything looks great on the SAMOLED screen :)
[Epic 4G General] mroneeyedboh:
Thanks guys. I dont plan on doing any uploading or 4g tethering inside my home. just using the internet at work etc.

Also kinda sucks on the battery life. What are people getting roughly with battery life?

Im also coming from the hero to the epic becuase of the physical keyboard. I cannot stand the lag on hero's keyboard. Is there any lag etc with the physical keyboard?
[Epic 4G General] DevinXtreme:
I came from the Hero as well. Trust me, you'll be satisfied. I was running Darchstar's Cyanogen and whatever the nfiniteFX ROM was on my Hero and I THOUGHT I didn't notice any keyboard lag, but coming to the Epic, I realize I was completely wrong. There is no lag anywhere on this phone as far as I am concerned.
[Epic 4G General] mroneeyedboh:
Just what I wanted to hear. haha One thing I did notice is that the hero lags up in general after a while IMO. Does the epic seem to do that so far?
[Epic 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
I to came from a Hero, loved that little phone, the Epics screen is just. Insane to say the least. The camera quality to top notch, better than the Evos, I have done personal tests and have seen this. The battery life could be better but with updates those will help, its still a very new phone!
[Epic 4G General] ptfdmedic:
Well it's pretty much the best phone on the market right now. That said, there are issues. Make sure before you take your phone home that the capacitive buttons work. They either do or don't in most cases anyway.

I had 2 bad ones and an evo before switching to this on. Some people including myself have noticed image retention but i think thats a rare issue with the epic. Also the GPS is not good until the froyo update (hopefully). All that aside this is the best phone i have owned. Google Navigation works pretty well though and endomondo tracks very well as well.

I hope this helps.... Like I said i also had the Evo and once you see the Epic screen you wont like anything else. My new one is pretty solid and I 'm happy with it. I just want the flipping update already.
[Epic 4G General] badasscat:
I'm getting about 14 hours with regular use. I could probably stretch that if I needed to. If I use it really heavily, including navigation, I might only get 8-10 hours.

In regular use that's long enough for me to go through a normal day, come home and just start charging it for the night once it gets really low.

But this is the first phone I've owned that I've actually bought a car charger for, just in case. If I see it getting low during the day, I will charge it on my way home from work.

This is not great, but my wife's iPhone is actually worse. She can't make it through a full day no matter what she does. Her phone is charging right now and it's 7:30PM; that's pretty normal for her. With me, it's not a regular thing to do that, it's only if I've been playing with it all day.

Also, like all phones the battery takes a few cycles to show an accurate charge. So when you first get the phone, it seems REALLY bad. I got like 5 hours on my first charge. But over time the gauge gets more accurate and you figure out little tricks to maximizing the battery (like dark wallpaper; bright pixels use a lot more power on an amoled screen), and it improves a lot.
[Android Themes] IamFuzzles:
I'm trying to create a theme, but there's a notification bar image I can't find. I'm trying to find the right image for the "Ongoing" notifications background. If anyone could help me out, I'd really appreciate it, thank you
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
what do you mean ongoing notifications. could you supply a sample I should be able to tell you where it is and the name.
[Android Themes] IamFuzzles:
Sure, this actually leads me to a question I've been meaning to look into. What's the best way to take screenshots? Is there a recommended application?
[Android Themes] JAguirre1231:
I use ddms (Part of the sdk), but drocap and shootme in the market seem to be the other two choices.

Also, I believe that the Ongoing Notif. image is the title_bar_portrait.9.png in framework-res.apk/res/drawable-*
[Android Themes] IamFuzzles:
That was it, thanks a lot!
[Android Themes] appox:
That's great. Nice work
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Thank you.
[Android Themes] zHk3R:
Very nice!
[Android Themes] shadowch31:
Would have prefered it without the Cyanogen being in there ut nice work all the same.
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Sorry but I had to pay homage to the almighty grand pubba of AOSP. My next one will be un-branded.

Thank you.
[Android Themes] exappiah:
sweet man, i love it :D
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Thank you sire, glad you like it.
[Android Themes] Bayhill Jacket:
Thanks A Simmons, too cool
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
No thank you, sir.
[Android Themes] fmedina2:
Can this be flashed through recovery or does it have to be pushed through adb?
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
This is a flashable zip, I only produce flashables as pushing stuff is a pain in the ass for most people. I like flashables as they take the guess work out of installing things. This flashable works with AOSP roms though.
[Android Themes] thay:
Very nice is it simply flashable in recovery with stock rooted rom for desire?

thanks
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Yes the zip is flashable its only mdpi resolution right not but if requested i'll make a hd one. It gets flashed to system/media which is the aosp standard if you need something different just ask.
[Android Themes] thay:
Is the hd one for the desire ?

and the mdpi version is still fully compatible with the desire resolution?
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
mdpi is the only one I made which has a resolution of 380 by 420. I think on higher res phones it gets stretch but I can't guarantee, it wont hurt your phone to try it though at the worst it'll just have black edge where the resolution falls short.

If you want a higher res one just post me your resolution and I'll hook one up later tonight. To make it flashable to your device I need to know what device you have and what rom you run, since this flashable is for AOSP roms and tries to place the bootanimation in the media folder.
[Android Themes] thay:
The desire screen res is 480×800 if you can make a compatible boot animation is very apreciated very thanks otherwise i try the mdpi version
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
I'll post one later tonight around 11 or 12 est time.
[Android Themes] thay:
thanks again :)
[Android Themes] zhangzx08:
Amazing！I love it！thanks
[Android Themes] Oligoy:
Very nice, thx !
[Android Themes] osmanmert:
thanks good animation
[Android Themes] osmanmert:
realy good..
[Android Themes] SPElectronics:
Excellent!
[Android Themes] chareos12:
I'd REALLY love a versione (480x800) with no text at all... would be great !
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Thank you guys il will be trimming this up and releasing a final version id also like to start using it again on my evo with cm7!
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Bump for sound and unbranding!!!
[Android Themes] xirnibor:
no sound

i have the animation working fine, however there is no sound....i have tried adb pushing the mp3 to various sub-directories, never hear it. any ideas? i have a droid x using liberty 1.5 - im going to re-code the animation to a black screen and since there is time after he's suppose to scream i think im gonna have him eat an 'apple' logo....the audio would be awesome if it worked....
[Android Themes] pmzk:
Excellent :cool:
[Android Themes] shaolin95:
Any chance of a CM7 edition :-)
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
If you can't get the sound to work please refer to the op it also seems that he has deleted the thread but this is in his sig.

dont push it any where just put it on the root of your sdcard then open a term and type su and then type ./bootsnd.sh ONLY ONCE

please refer to this thread
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Honestly probably not, just don't have the time anymore as I've had to monetize my time.
[Android Themes] shaolin95:
Understandable mate :-)
[Android Themes] doriean:
Thanks So Much

thanks so much this is great i appreciate all your hard work...just a quick question..

Im on motorola droid 1 with chevyno1 2.3.3 and was able to push the bootanimation.zip with no problems it works great...but my question is where do i push the audio file to...sorry for the noob question but cant seam to get it to work...
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
You have to run the bootsndanimation.sh and the no put it in system media golfer out the folder next to where you put bout animation zip
[Android Themes] sousabone3:
When i type "su" in terminal emulator permission is denied.

I am setting the system folder as read/write using root explorer.

I tried it with just root set as read/write

I tries it with both as read/write

Still no go -permission denied

Superuser does not have any apk listed as being denied root access. Superuser has never prompted me to allow or deny terminal emulator root access.

Inspire (obviously) running CM7.0.3

Am I doing something wrong? or missing something? or could this be a error with terminal emulator and/or the ROM?

Thanks for any insight or ideas.
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
try uninstalling your term program and reinstalling a new one, or try a different one... super user should be asking for permission. If that still doesnt work then try doing it through adb... commands are the same.

example

adb shell (you should get the pound if not proceed to su command)
[Android Themes] dirtyglacier:
Didn't work for me can anybody tell me wat I'm doing wrong? I put the bootanimation zip in my system media and rebooted but nothing ....thanx in advanced
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
I'm not fimiliar with your rom, more than likely your not putting it in the correct spot make sure that you have the correct save format for your phone if you have 320x480 you want the mdpi if you have 480x800/854 then you want hdpi... if i were to guess I would say that your not putting it in the correct spot and since the placement can be rom specific I would check with the rom maker on where to place it.

Also if you are altering the zip before you put it on your phone make sure you do not put any compression on the zip file it needs to be an uncompressed zip files
[Android Themes] lkhafra:
I have a Droid 2 480x854 resolution and Im running the Epic 2.5 rom would you be able to make it for this?
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
The 480 by 800 one, and if it doesn't stretch I'll make one.
[Android Themes] zenkinz:
does it work with Galaxy S? esply since the flash s/w will be different?
[Android Themes] lkhafra:
I dont see it just the lower resolution one
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Yes it should work the flashable might not but the bootanimation.zip should check the op.

Sorry I just noticed the thread got hosed when the forum crashed the other night. I lost a whole thread in the desire forums and this one lost the update where I post the hvga version. The flashable one installs in data/local, If that not good for you guys, d/l the bootanimation_sd_hvga.zip rename it to bootanimation.zip and use astro manager to place it where its needed. Or if you can tell me where it need to go ill try and make a flashable version. Check the op.
[Android Themes] lkhafra:
Thank you this is the best boot animation ive had on any of my droid phones. My i year old saw it and keeps going roarrrrr lol would be cool if phones could have sound on boot up
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Awesome my kids love it to thats great to hear thank you. Some phones do have sounds on booting but I've would need to know which rom in order to make it work. Ino sense 2.1 had sounds and so do some others.

Let me look around and see cause sound would totally complete this. I also have an unbranded version I might post later tonight.
[Android Themes] lkhafra:
That's wuz up
[Android Themes] bigdog_nick:
Could someone help me? I loaded this on my nexus and it loads pretty slowly, so i wanted to flash the old cyanogen mod nexus boot, but everytime i do in Clockworks recovery and restart, it still shows this mod.

I'm trying to reload this:

http://forum.sdx-developers.com/downloads/?sa=view;down=148
[Android Themes] @itsboiboi:
2 words...LOVE IT!:D

Thanks for the hardwork man keep it up!:D
[Android Themes] Tribunal21:
:)

haha really sweet boot animation i love it

sorry to sound like a noob here but i have the mytouch slide running cm6

i downloaded "Screaming Android Download Here. 320 x 480 flashable to system/media"

put it in the root of my sd card and flashed it in recovery.

however the animation is pretty laggy and only gets through about halfway....anything im missing here?????

thanks in advace!
[Android Themes] lukic:
Nice boot animation.

Could you make it in 240x320 for QVGA phones like my HTC Tattoo?
[Android Themes] Jeshter2000:
Could someone explain how to this with Galaxy S .. Really want this animation...
[Android Themes] ramuindian:
I am having a trouble flashing this.

I downloaded third link(480 one) placed it on sd card and applied sd card zip from recovery....it dint changed boot animation and now all widgets on my home are not loading.

n1 cm6

clockwork recovery
[Android Themes] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Thanks so much for all of your boot animations!!!
[Android Themes] Phreakazoidz:
Like this ... thanks Simmons !

try it
[Android Themes] vinzky:
Can s1 pls tell me how to do this on droid x froyo 2.2 and rooted? sorry to bother s1 but I am a newbie.
[Android Themes] Beppemi:
Really nice bootanimation... Thanks so much fot it :)
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
First I want to say thank you everyone.

If you can't remove it with a new flashable them manaully delete it through adb. sometimes they get stuck.

adb remout

adb shell

cd system/media or data/local

rm bootanimation.zip

and then push the new boot animation

No thank you sir.

Hmmm thats odd cause I have a Hero and it runs fine. The animation is as optomized as a I can get it. I did a 9 pass with png optomizer. I check it out.

It might be tough for me to get around to this, I'm on vacation for the next five days but I'll try and see what I can do.

Well You should be able to rename the bootanimation_sd_hvga.zip and push it to the data/local folder and it should work. You might need to check and see that its actually be copied there and also make sure that is where your rom has its bootanimation.zip also check system/media and resource/customize ( i think).

Sorry about the widgets but this in no way could affect that. I don't use clockwork recovery but usually that means you need to reload your widgets to the screen, are the widget installed on with app2sd cause its my understanding this is a nono. Make sure that when it gets flashed that its actually going in a replacing your bootanimation cause not all roms have there BA in the same place.

Thank you sir.

Thank you.

Well Again sorry to those who have HD devices I don't have one yet so I did try and make a flashable for you gys but not all roms place there boot animation in the same place, but you should be able to push it to the data/local or the resource/customize try this this thread for so instruction on how to push the bootanimation_sd_hvga.zip (dont forget to rename it to bootanimation.zip).

Push Instructions:

use adb and push the bootanimation.zip (which must be in the tools folder which is inside your android-sdk folder) to /system/customize/resource, /data/local, /system/media, i think you only need to push it to the first one, but try all 3 just in case :P

adb push bootanimation.zip /system/media or /data/local

or with term app

first copy bootanimation.zip on your SDCard

run terminal

and write

#su

#mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

(now you can write to /system)

("browse" to location, where you have copied bootanimation.zip, if it is in root of your card)

#cd /sdcard

(you can check if it is there)

#ls

(now just copy it)

#cp bootanimation.zip /system/media

(you can exit, and reboot, new animation should work, enjoy)

Again sorry for those that can't get it to work but it will you just have ot have it in the right spot please refer to where your roms has its bootanimation... and thank you guys. Also if any of you guys could help the other in the installation that would be great appreciated.
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Thank you!
[Android Themes] samteeee:
@OP

Nice stuff bro.

Any sound file to go with this?

I'm on N1 CY6.0.0.N1

Thank you
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Thank you,

As far as I know CM6 does not have sound abilities with a bootanimation. If you do know this works provide me with an example and Ill gladly add it for you guys.
[Android Themes] Kilroy672:
I really want to try this. But when I go to treminal, I get the mount-o not found. I tried that 3 times and the same thing. I can't seem to find android sdk folder in my sd card. Is it something I have to install? Please help when you can.
[Android Themes] Casbah:
I though OP had made this flashable so you didn't need to use adb to push. Just stick it on your sdcard, boot into recovery, and apply zip. Course I could very well be wrong too. :)
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
The android sdk is not on your sd card... the sdk would be on your computer. The sdk is most commonly used as adb to push stuff to the phone. In the OP I provided to ways to add the boot animation you can either do it manually using adb OR terminal Emulator or you can try the flashable. Since I can't predict where your roms has its bootanimation the flashable is not guaranteed to work.

So if your phone is rooted and you have adb you can push it using adb

from the tools folder of your android-sdk you should be able to do this but you need to figure out exactly where the animation goes its either data/local or system/media or system/resources/customize and you'll need to remove the old one or rename it to bootanimation.zip.back

adb push bootanimation.zip data/local or system/media or system/resources/customize

The other method I provided is to chenge it using terminal emulator on your phone. this is not the easiest way to do it but it should work if your phone has been rooted using the unrevocked method.

Hope it works for you!
[Android Themes] Cy_n_ic:
sorry in advance for the noob question but will it work with an odexed rom?
[Android Themes] Chip Chipperson:
AWWW, It's adorable! Thanks!
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
If your refering to a sense based rom it should. I do have a an HVGA sense version that I tried to make for someone but he couldn't get it to work, it was flashable. Try the one in the op and if it doesn't work for you post back.

What rom are you running and what phone?

Lol thanks... check my other bootanimation its really cartoonish my kids loved that one.
[Android Themes] Cy_n_ic:
evo with stock rom 3.29651.5
[Android Themes] Kilroy672:
This seems like alot of work to get this to boot. I just can't figure out why my terminal wont regonize my comands. Is there another way just to unzip the files while in the sd card from within android?
[Android Themes] vicster:
Love it! nice work, best boot anim yet

but a dark/blck background one would be awsome =)
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Ok so by terminal do you mean on your computer connected your your phone through usb or on your phone using terminal emulator.\? Cause theres a big difference if the flashable doesn't work then adb would be the easiest but you need adb installed on your computer.

Give me some more info on what exactly your trying todo.
[Android Themes] ASimmons:
Thank you I would like that to but the commercial I ripped this from doesn't lend well to dark colors, really the lither colors were a way to hide anti aliasing.

I spent literally a 100 hours on this getting it to blend from frame to frame and I just couldn't get a dark back ground to work right, sorry maybe the next version.