[Captivate Android Development] GSMinCT:
I'm not really sure. It appeared to only be a few apps. I did the factory reset and put my account in the normal way (not through the Market) and it was fine. Go figure.

Pretty much. Not like a Plasma where you can refresh the screen and get it working again. It's a known flaw of AMOLED, and one reason I hate it. However, that or any of the other bugs isn't enough to get me to pay for another phone when a Captivate with an alternative ROM does everything I need.

My old Captivate, which I swapped yesterday for a refurb (which I installed Serendipity on) had really nasty burn-in from a "battery full" screen that got stuck on the screen because NoLED didn't time out. Now I have NoLED on a 15 minute timeout I think, so that the screen will go back to sleep.

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A few things in general about Serendipity that I found (as a total n00b):

1. Love the look. Amazing. The little Android guy for the battery meter is a great touch too, and I love how he (or she???) changes colors. The Swype keyboard is cool too, even though I found before that Swype isn't really that great (even though it's the reason I gave up a physical keyboard... I'm just fine with Android stock soft keyboard now...).

2. Battery life seems good, but I will have to see how it holds up at school. I did, however, come from a Captivate that was running Captivate Keep Alive, so I'm glad just to have a phone without it!

3. Speed is INSANE! It's much less laggy than stock TW.

4. Wifi hotspot takes a few tries to get going sometimes, but otherwise is great. It's FAST too.

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Issues:

5. The Android lock screen doesn't have a way to get directly to messaging. However, it's still quicker than waiting for TW's bloated, laggy self to lumber to the messaging app, even if it is one extra click. Not really a Serendipity issue per se, but an Android issue in general.

6. Haptic Feedback on the hard buttons doesn't work. I probably knew this before installing and forgot it was applicable to this ROM. Not a big deal, a little weird to get used to, but overall, it should save a teeny, tiny bit of battery as an upside.

7. Unlike TW, there is no way to switch between Silent, Vibrate, and Normal mode from the notifications screen (that I can find). Quickly fixed that with a little widget. A little weird to not have that in the OS, but considering that rotation lock, numeric battery, and other stuff is built into the ROM, I net saved myself several extra apps and widgets just to achieve baseline functionality, so I'm happy with this compromise.

8. I haven't figured out a way to customize what's on the little bottom launcher, which isn't a big deal, since I do use phone and browser, but messaging or something else might be better put there. I also can't figure out how to get rid of all the extra screen. All the apps I use fit on a screen and a half basically, but the extra screens really don't hurt just chilling there, although it's a little weird.

9. That default ringtone.... :) It's decent music, but what a horrible ringtone. Luckily with about two clicks I found the legit Ma bell type ring just like the stock Captivate.

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Net net, definitely a keeper. None of the issues are deal breakers at all.