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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtmaster303:
I'm pretty sure that CM will pick up the 4G Slide. And even if they don't ICS will come to that device for sure anyway... It's just a matter of when.

I just can't stand HTC Sense bloat. Looks like I'll be toiling away chopping the stock ICS rom down to size...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] nemiroG1:
Going to go a bit off topic here. I have had my G2 for about a year, and while it is a great device, for me it has been lousy as a phone. I live in a bit of a fringe area for signal (mainly EDGE), but even in stronger areas, it gets lousy reception, and takes a long time to acquire signal. Compared to my Wife's ancient Motorola V3 RAZR, signal on the G2 is horrible. And it's not just the G2. I had a G1 before, and reception was my #1 complain on it. I am beginning to think it's a HTC issue.

All that being said, I think I would like to try a different brand. I am a T-Mobile customer, and I do travel overseas. When I do, I have a couple of Vodafone SIMs I use there. I'd like a phone with the following attributes:

Dual Core Android

GSM

Supported by CM team

Best possible reception

I am trying to rehabilitate myself, and get with the times, and can detach myself from the QWERTY keyboard, as that will open up my options.

So all that being said, what would you guys recommend? I am not finding a good, satisfactory answer out there from reviews.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
waaayyy offff topic... but, here are the official supported cyanogenmod devices ;)

http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices

Cyanogen started working for Samsung and it seems there is some deal with Sony xperia (did they unlock the bootloader?).

I like to research devices here.... http://www.gsmarena.com/

If you can figure out the next successor to the G2 while you are at, I would appreciate it.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] PooN_HeaD:
is there anyway to take off the ics transitions. i lock the screen rotate but i dont like the apps opening and closing

...................................................

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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] nemiroG1:
I agree, but I trust this bunch's opinions a lot more than various magazines and sites trying to sell you 'their' phone.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
I trust *this* bunch's opinion more than I would the random comments from the general/Q&A sections. :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kaijura:
Try gsmarena's Phone finder utility and input QWERTY, dual core, etc options you want. :)

I too am now a touchscreen convert having been with the G1 since launch and the DesireZ which I stopped using last month.

The one thing I'm really missing is the ability to type without looking, which is a plus in qwertys for me.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] nemiroG1:
Took a look around. I appreciate the link, and I have looked it over.

Found a Motorola Droid 3 (XT862) at an incredibly good price, so I decided I would try it. There are mixed reviews on signal reception, but since it is both CDMA and GSM, thought I'd give it a go. Hard to tell how it will work as GSM, but folks using the Milestone 3 (XT860), which is GSM only, seem to think it is OK. Features, graphics, etc, was/is not my first consideration. Reception is my #1 concern, followed immediately that there is a CM based ROM available for it ;)

Before you flame me, know that I stuck with the HTC line for years, with G1, and then jumped to G2 at my first opportunity. Will hang on to the G2 for a while, and compare. If the D3 doesn't cut it, I will sell it, and try something else.

p.s.- I appreciate gee one's kangs immensely, as it has helped sooth my crackflash withdrawals :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtmaster303:
i was considering a droid 3 as well, but it does not have the trackpad. I use that feature constantly to wake my phone. it's tough to reach for the power button all the time. Not to mention the droid 3 is even taller than the g2.

the 4g slide outclasses the droid 3 in some key regards. better processor, better graphics, better camera, better design IMO. unless you got the phone for a great price, I would say it's not worth it. On the whole, this phone is actually worth more than the 4g slide, which doesn't really make sense to me.

you HTC traitor ;)

btw, where did you get it from? I would like to have a go as well, if they still have some lol
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sabbath88:
Guys, please back to topic. You have a general section to talk about it

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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kaijura:
I think the Droid/milestone 4 is due sometime the next few months, which is probably going to put it at the top of the QWERTY nomads for a bit.

Other than that, yeah the MT4GS definitely has the icing of the cake for now. I don't see it holding this position by Q2-3 of this year though... and its not compatible with those on 850 or 1900 networks. :(

Yeah... but CM7 project is EOL and gee one was the kanger for a majority of this topic, lol. Let us sleeping dogs lie in our conversation ..:)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtmaster303:
it is compatible

http://www.gsmarena.com/t_mobile_mytouch_4g_slide-4018.php

maybe not 3G on the 850, but still compatible nonetheless

what's suprising is the droid 3 can run on gsm networks. it's a verizon phone with a sim card slot. go figure...

Yes, CM7 is pretty much done now... this thread will be bumped down in the coming weeks anyway. so let us be junior member! :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] nemiroG1:
I got it off eBay. Was just in the right place at the right time. No one was bidding on it, despite a fairly decent rating on the seller. Believe he is a dealer, so would not surprise me if there is another one on there, shipped to your door for under US$300. Is it an awesome phone comapred to others? Perhaps not. I was considering going to a Samsung Galaxy S II (T-Mo version), as I have a hook up on those, but at even a discounted rate of $450, it's still too much. Right now, I am most concerned about reception. If the D3 does it, then I'm all set.

Knew about the D4 coming out, but expect that it will exceed my budget for a little while.

---------- Post added at 07:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:51 PM ----------

I wonder if this is the shape of things to come, instead of having so many variations?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gtmaster303:
ah, yea gotta love ebay.

you may want to consider waiting for the new droid to come out. prices on the old one will take a hit. It's not too late to cancel your transaction if the seller hasn't shipped yet.

But be warned that it's not a verizon branded phone. Although those handsets have a sim card slot, they will not work on US carriers. Only true GSM Droid 3 handsets will work on our networks.

If you did score a GSM Droid 3, congratulations. that's a $500 phone you've got there, depending on what shape it's in.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] nemiroG1:
Boy, hope that is not that case, but we'll see. I will report back next week. Thanks for the heads up!

Went back and checked, and it does say Verizon on it. Says on the box in the pics that it has a SIM card slot. According to the D3 section, those can be unlocked, rooted, and then set up for ATT and T-Mobile.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kaijura:
Yep, I meant UMTS/3G bands.

I don't have patience for using GRPS/EDGE anymore, used to live with it on T-mobile G1 on AT&T and decided that was it! Too slow!!

But, seeing from the T-mobile Amaze I noticed that they are Tri/Quad-band UMTS/3G now like HTC Vivid. I read this was likely due to the canceled AT&T w/ T-mobile merger that they agreed to make multiband phone releases.

That is good news in the least, phones will no longer be carrier flagships. In other words, if AT&T or T-mobile releases a new QWERTY, it should hopefully work on UMTS for both networks.

Hope you enjoy the new Droid, nemiro! Having a new phone is always exciting.. till it wears off. :p
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
*cough* off-topic *cough*

Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] DirkStorck:
Edit levels on PC and push the to the device

Hi...I am quite new to CM and I am not using a G2 or Desire Z. I have a Desire (Bravo).

I know that there is a setting in CM to set the levels but is there a way that I can edit the level on my PC and push them onto my device. I am only asking because you spreadsheet cotaints a lot levels ;)

Thanks! :D
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
Is this an old quote? Are you referring to the light levels? There might be a way to push them via adb. Look in data/data - there *might* be a file that stores all that. It might be xml or sqlite or ???. Feel free to poke around- that's the joy of Android. And if you break something, restore a backup- that's the joy of Nandroid.

Perhaps the light levels are better in more recent versions of cm7, although I recall I shut off the automatic backlight because the shifting was annoying.

sent from my cyanogen(mod) vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Orite:
I've noticed that my gallery has been acting up with the latest Nightly. It only shows a partial picture and about a quarter of it is cut off.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] .A.J.:
I'm having the same issue. The thumbnails are correct but when I view a picture the right side is cut off. It's slightly annoying.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Orite:
Yeah I actually just flashed 3 of the nightlys before and it has the same issue. Doubt it's the nightly's issue but maybe the app itself?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] DJMartini:
Same problem here to
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] c00ller:
Funny, I just noticed that too
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sabbath88:
Dear sir, gee one.

My addiction seems to be hungry..

What is going on with kangs? There is no new, from 3rd feb.

Redgards (:

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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tun4f1sh:
Here's one I compiled a few hours ago:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1x2olvami0ewcg9

md5: f978a3f49031dbb79ea354e36742c602
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
Sorry about that. The recent ones were at the bottom of the list- the build numbers started falling off. I corrected them. You should see them as normal now.

I have a file to lookup the build numbers by date and it ran out the bottom a few days ago. I'll update the script to use the `date +%j` function.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] .A.J.:
Thank you for the build.

I just installed this & it also has the gallery issue. I guess we'll have to deal with it until it bothers someone on the CM team.

Does anyone remember the last kang that didn't have this issue?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] IharpI:
What Gallery Issue do you mean?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] fermunky:
I do not have the gallery problem, however I am on 339. Downloading 345 now though. If the image is sent and viewed on another device, is the image OK there?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] c00ller:
The gallery image cutoff problem will be fixed in tonight's nightly :)

http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#change,12529
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] .A.J.:
When I texted a picture it showed up fine on the other device that was not running CM7.

IharpI,

The gallery is not properly displaying pictures. It cuts off part of the right side of the image.

Hopefully it's fixed tonight, as it is slightly annoying.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] c00ller:
Hmm, did you somehow miss what I just said which answers your question ?_?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
Latest official news on CM9 :

Latest update :

Source - http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/progress-on-cm9

Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] .A.J.:
Hmm, apparently I did. So how do I multi-quote using the XDA Premium app?_? I still can't find your answer. I must be having a bad day. Thanks again, in advance, for being so helpful.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] c00ller:
Just a note: to get your pictures to display properly again after flashing gee one's nightly 346, you have to manually delete Gallery3D's cache on the sdcard. Going to Settings > Applications > Manage applications > Gallery will not do it. You have to delete the /sdcard/Android/data/com.cooliris.media/ directory. The next time I opened Gallery all of my pictures showed up properly!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ccaparli:
any mirror for latest kang? link in the first post isnt working :(
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
The kangs are hosted here http://crash.pfak.org/~gee_one/, courtesy of pfak.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Orite:
Is anyone else getting a small graphical glitch on their screen when switching to the app menu? Everytime I pull up my app menu there's a small blotch of white but goes away a second later.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] fermunky:
You talking about the App drawer, or when long pressing the Home key? Either way, I am not experiencing this...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] EfemaN:
Is a kang just a non-devteam version of a rom? If so, what does this have over the last 263 release however many ages ago it was? Is there a changelog?

And is it applied through the usual CWM recovery method?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
Yes, these kangs are just home built versions from the CM source. Check out the second link in my sig for the changelog- there have lots of changes since 263.

They flash through CWM like any other rom.

sent from my cyanogen(mod) vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sabbath88:
I noticed issue when somebody calling me, then there is not showing up pick-up/redr buttons. I have to pull down the drawer and press notification about ringing. Wired (;

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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Critical Jeff:
Does anyone know of a mod for cm7 to make it so that the pattern lockscreen NEVER shows the pattern that is drawn? Regardless if the drawing is correct or not. Any help would be appreciated. I don't know where else to ask this. I was thinking metamorph would be helpful.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
According to a post from the CM Google+ account, they are gearing up to churn out some 7.2 RCs.

Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] c00ller:
To hide it when the drawing is correct, go to Settings > Location & security > uncheck "Use visible pattern"

Right now you cannot hide the incorrect drawing, but once this change is merged you can.

http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#change,8608

If you compile your own build of cm you can cherry pick that change so you have it before it's merged.

An alternative would be to remove your pattern lock completely and instead use CM7's built-in lockscreen gesture tools. Go to Settings > CyanogenMod settings > Lockscreen settings > Lockscreen gestures. Make sure "Show gesture trails" is unchecked and build a gesture to unlock the phone. Then, go back to Lockscreen settings and go to Unlock options. Scroll to the bottom and check "Disable unlock slider". Now the only way to unlock your phone is to use the gesture, which will be invisible.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Setherio:
If you're referring to the Pattern, then should be under Settings -> Location & Security -> Set up screen lock -> Use visible pattern (Uncheck this box).

I'm currently using ILWT CM7 333 but I would presume it would be the same under most any AOSP builds.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Critical Jeff:
Thanks for the suggestiosn guys.I think I'll just wait until the change is merged.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sabbath88:
Kang no#351 works really fast for me.

Just updated from the previous version, without wipe.

Like it (:

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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] beanboi:
I'm having a problem with gmail. I don't get notifications for new emails. I have to manually refresh from inside the app to see them. This is the only rom where I have encountered this problem. Is there a solution?

EDIT: Every once in a while I get a notification that says "sign in error for" and one of the three emails I have on my phone. I just clear it and everything is fine but it's a little annoying. Still a fantastic rom though. Sorry if it sounds like I'm complaining.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] c00ller:
beanboi, are you using the latest gapps? You should be using 20110828. You can get it here http://goo-inside.me/gapps
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] beanboi:
I wasn't sure so I flashed it, but it didn't work. I sent myself an email from my yahoo account and I had to manually refresh to see it.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] premiumg:
Where are you getting the latest kangs from?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
Check the links in my signature- these are home build kangs from the CM7/gingerbread source. My computer builds them nightly at midnight and uploads them to http://crash.pfak.org/~gee_one/
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
CyanogenMod needs our help !

http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-needs-your-help

Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kaijura:
They could probably reduce disk use and bandwidth if they kept nightlies at 5-10 last builds or a week's worth. Course I see that it means less options for devs who like to look back at something changed a month ago, but I feel the majority are downloaders who are general users whom usually get the latest. IMO, this is just going to get worse when additional devices are supported.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] c00ller:
gee one, I found out through another user (post here) that you could find out the time a kang was built by looking in the build.prop. So I looked at the last few of your builds, but they all say

ro.build.date=Wed Jan 25 22:23:46 CST 2012

The only reason I was looking is because I was confused about the timezone on the site that you are using for hosting...

edit: just figured, it must be west coast time, silly me
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
Yup, you figured it out. The kangs are built at midnight central time, while the server is on pacific time.

sent from my cyanogen(mod) vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] c00ller:
Thanks. But still, shouldn't the date and time in the build.prop change everyday?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
Ahh, I'm not sure? Maybe that is because I am using CCACHE? Maybe a make clean will update it?

sent from my cyanogen(mod) vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
OK, I poked around a little bit- 'make clean' will not force an update of the build.prop, but 'make clobber' will. I will add this to the script, but I'm not sure if there will be any other unintended consequences. The CM build from source website doesn't have any info on how to manage a nightly build server :) The changes will happen with tonight's nightly, so let me know if there are any issues.

For anyone just reading the last page of this massive thread, I'm building CM7 nightlies for the vision. The kangs are hosted here http://crash.pfak.org/~gee_one/ - courtesy of pfak.

Thanks to c00ller for spotting this difference.

I did a test build and diff between the build.prop files. I'm not sure what the kernel and theme props will do?

root@buildbox:/storage/cm7# diff out/target/product/vision/system/build.prop ~/temp/system/build.prop
5c5
< ro.build.version.incremental=eng.root.20120221.221925
---
> ro.build.version.incremental=eng.root.20120125.222336
9c9
< ro.build.date=Tue Feb 21 22:19:35 CST 2012
---
> ro.build.date=Wed Jan 25 22:23:46 CST 2012
11c11
< ro.build.type=eng
---
> ro.build.type=user
117,118d116
< persist.sys.themeId=Cyanbread
< persist.sys.themePackageName=com.tmobile.theme.Cyanbread
120d117
< ro.kernel.android.checkjni=1
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] OneUp03:
I'm not sure if this is a rom problem, kernel problem, radio problem, or perhaps even hardware.

When I have wifi on and connect a bluetooth keyboard it will sporadically disconnect. However, when I disable wifi, it will stay connected a lot better.

I'm currently running Kang 254 I think.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bouzouki:
is there anyway to make the lockscreen rotate to landscape like it does in ICS? went through the whole post and cannot find anything about this....also searched all over the web, and i have come to a dead end..... anyone have any info?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
That rom is several months old- it could be a lot of things.

I've been building nightly kangs if you want to try something fresh. crash.pfak.org/~gee_one/

See the links in my other sigs or perhaps a few posts back for more info.

sent from my cyanogen(mod) vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bouzouki:
im running kang 551 btw
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sino8r:
the recent kangs by gee_one have it along with ILWT which is CM7 Nightly based.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
Koush has posted an update on G+. The new build servers for CM are up and running now, and CM7 nightlies should be resuming again soon !

Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
Any idea on the kind of hardware they have now?

EDIT: the g+ comments indicate that the new hardware isn't in place yet, but details will be forthcoming - "beasts"
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] amp:
Oh this good stuff! I bet they acquired some Sandy Bridge Xeon goodness. Anyways, I have been running 263 for months now and has been flawless. Does anybody know what is the latest kernel today for cpu management? Any kernel with a wide amount of frequency flexibility?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] steviewevie:
The new hardware is in place, this is based on Koush's G+, not CM's. Let me try and find a link.

Edit - linky

Sent from my Desire Z running CM7.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tarroyo:
Your correct, Cyanogen mentioned somethin about Xeon two for $3500
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bouzouki:
I just downloaded and installed the latest nightly but no luck with rotating lockscreen. Is there a specific setting somewhere that I am missing?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bombadier:
I Am having the same problem screen rotates but the lockscreen is stuck in portrait,I am on CM 7 ILWT 333 but the problem developed on about 319,seems to be working for others though?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bouzouki:
i am a little surpirsed that the kangs or the ILWT CM7 would have rotating lockscreen..... there is no mention of it anywhere in the changelogs..... can anyone else confirm that this functional on either of these roms?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bombadier:
Im sure rotating lockscreen has been a long time feature...... has stopped working for me though
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sino8r:
yup, it hasn't worked in quite some time. I got it mixed up with the rotation animation lol! My apologies :o
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tarroyo:
It works if you have the keyboard open.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bouzouki:
I am trying to get it to work like in ics......not when the keyboard open only..
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] tarroyo:
ICS? CM7 is a gingerbread rom
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bouzouki:
I never said cm7 was ics........I understand it is GB.......I want the lockscreen to rotate in cm7(GB) like it does in ics....
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] wujxin:
The official nightly online again.

http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=vision
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] gee one:
Awesome- it's nice to see the official buildbots getting back online. I do plan to keep the older nightly kangs around for a while, just in case there are any hiccups with the transition. The list of devices is ridiculously long.

sent from my transformer