CGFebTSX04

Just flashed my HTC Ion back to Donut and man has Android changed a lot since then. Lol. Blast from the past. Running DWang's Donut and its blazing on this phone. I guess Gingerbread and above was just too much for this phone.

Flashed the DarkStar theme as well which was my favorite:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=617390

civicdrivr

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I have deep idle turned off too. I am running lulzactive only because it feels faster then ondemand and for some reason I was always getting a weird clipping sound whenever I played music on smartass.

200/1200 here, I typically get about 3 days 10 hours on a charge (3300mAH batt). The biggest thing with amoled devices is using a dark theme. Im running Black Infinitum and aside from saving some battery life, it looks amazing.


Oh, finally flashed the latest CM9 nightly (4.0.4). It took about an hour to settle in, but its definitely faster then 4.0.3.

CGFebTSX04

Nice to know about the speed boost. I can only imagine how much faster my Nexus can get. Its pretty damn fast right now and battery life is excellent. I'm actually using 700 min to 1.3 max with Ondemand + Hotplug governor (turns off one of the CPUs when processing is low enough). My GPU is also overclocked to 512 MHz from stock 308 MHz which greatly improves the fluidity of the UI with little to no battery penalty. People are saying by using a higher min, the phone goes to idle/deep sleep a lot faster. Reason being, the phone spends the majority of its time around the 500-700 MHz range. It only ever hits 300 when you're not touching the screen and the display is on. The moment you touch the screen to move it around, etc., streaming music you're already in the 500-700 MHz range. I've actually noticed no battery life difference between 300 and 700 MHz min plus you get the benefit of no lag since you're starting off at 700 MHz all the time. Also, with the Nexus, the voltage difference between 1.2 and 1.3 GHz is minimal so again no problems real battery hit for making it faster.

civicdrivr

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Yea, Ive noticed that on some builds, 400 min is better since it wakes up faster. Im cool with overclocking as long as I can get at least 2 days from a charge.

I may bump up the min, but Ill have to see how it acts right waking up.

CGFebTSX04

HTC Sense 4.0 Review:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/h...e-4-0-review//


HTC One X review:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/htc-one-x-review/

http://android.modaco.com/page/news/...-x-review-r433

http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/2/291...c-one-x-review


HTC One S review:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/htc-one-s-review/


HTC seems to have a winner on its hand here. Seems pretty solid all around and Sense looks less bloated. Some devs on XDA are trying to port Sense 4.0 onto the Galaxy Nexus. Really interested in the performance differences between the Qualcomm and the Tegra 3 chipsets. The Qualcomms should be faster but how much of a difference in real life usage will it be I wonder. It might be like the Exynos and Qualcomm difference with the Galaxy S II variants. That rapid fire camera is really interesting too on the HTC phones. Looks like the Galaxy S III is gonna have to bring in the big guns this time around to impress.

ChrisJ

I jumped to the 4.0.4 AOKP and with Franco's kernel its doing just fine

CGFebTSX04

Some people were reporting a few bugs but they were minor stuff like the T9 dialer and lockscreen wallpaper. Also, I'm just waiting for the more stable release since we're gonna have to do a full wipe any way to avoid any FCs:

https://twitter.com/#!/AOKP_ROM/stat...18580539645954

Just make sure to reset your Google Wallet inside the app itself before wiping and flashing another ROM to avoid your NFC from being locked out. At least that's what the guys at XDA are saying.

ChrisJ

I didnt wipe to 4.0.4 maybe I will go ahead and do that...I had no issues though

CGFebTSX04

I wouldn't wipe now. Wait til the next build. You're most likely gonna have to with all the tweaks they're making. You're fine with B29 I think cause it was a few merges from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 only.

ChrisJ

Everyonce in a while I will get those "bug reports" but have no one to send them to so I just discard them

CGFebTSX04

Ahh okay. Then yeah, sounds like a wipe is due but their recent tweet sounds like you may have to do it again with the newer build? Just make sure to reset your Google Wallet if you use it. More info from this thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1365360

CGFebTSX04

Well this is one of the features coming to AOKP:


Man they think of everything. lol.

is300eater

http://www.dailytech.com/Judges+Ruli...ticle24362.htm

CCColtsicehockey

Yeah I am really impressed with the new HTC phones except for the built in battery. This trend has got to stop. I am back to a double batter rotation on my GN most days.

CCColtsicehockey

Wow this is a scary thought. to Apple. This would be the only thing that would get me to switch to AT&T so that I could buy a phone from Europe and use it then. I would use Windows Phone before I went to Apple.

CGFebTSX04

Instagram for Android is out:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...tagram.android

It does work on tablets but only in Portrait mode. You have to side load it though because Instagram purposely blocked it from installing from the Play Store.

CGFebTSX04

AT&T Galaxy Note ICS leaked:

http://www.androidcentral.com/ice-cr...medium=twitter

Looks like the official drop is getting close.

civicdrivr

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CG - What kernel do you recommend for the GNex? I rooted my brothers phone last night, installed AOKP and Francos kernel and his battery is draining way too fast - like 10% per hour too fast....

CGFebTSX04

Check CPU Spy and Better Battery Stats to make sure is getting deep sleep. I still recommend Franco's nightly r121 or his Milestone 2 kernel but Build 28 or Milestone 4 of AOKP not the latest build 29. Build 29 is still very buggy as it was rushed once 4.0.4 came out. A more stable build should be out in the next couple of days.

Also, on Build 28, you have to Force GPU as AOKP for some reason doesn't force it by default like the other ROMs. It makes a big difference. If CPU Spy and Better Battery stats check out, Try Imoseyn, Faux Kernel and then Fugu in that order.

Also make sure to update the Modem and the Bootloader using Fastboot. If its GSM, the latest modem version is UGLC1 and latest bootloader is PRIMEXXLA2 I believe.

civicdrivr

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I put AOKP 28 (or 27?) on there along with Francos v121.

Its getting to deep sleep, but its spending most of its time at peak frequencies when the phone is in use - regardless of governor.

I also noticed that Android OS was at 53% usage

Also, Franco mentioned a program that allows one of the CPUs to turn off when the phone is in deep sleep. Which program is that? Im not very good at init.d scripts, but if I have to, Ill write one to enable it.

CGFebTSX04

Its his app from the market:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...28ua2VybmVsIl0.

Unfortunately, its not free. Also make sure that if you use the Hotplug governer, the Hotplug setting isn't checked. Let me take a pic. AOKP has a CPU Performance setting in ROM Control, try changing it in there real quick to see if it changes. I use the Hotplug governor and uncheck the setting. This turns off the CPU when the screen is idle enough.

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Also try clearing out the Cache and Dalvik cache and see what happens.

civicdrivr

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You know, I think I did see that setting in there.

I think this is important to note, he is on Verizon and I know LTE kills batteries. But in my experience with rooting, Ive typically been able to meet or exceed battery life of a stock rom.

CGFebTSX04

Hmm...Update the modem of the phone. The CDMA Nexus has new leaked modems out there.


http://rootzwiki.com/topic/12864-rad...diosbasebands/

civicdrivr

iTrader: (9)

Ill check that out. Thanks!

CGFebTSX04

Nexus S 4G is getting the 4.0.4 OTA now:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/04...lling-out-now/

The factory images will probably go up soon on the Google site for fastboot flashing.

CGFebTSX04

So some devs were able to reclaim some more RAM on the Samsung Galaxy S line of phones and have now pushed it to as much as 402 MB of free RAM from the 512 MB available! For reference, TouchWiz ROMs had about 287-302 MB of free RAM, regular Cyanogenmod Based ROMs had about 337-340 MB of RAM. Unfortunately, 402 MB of RAM breaks 720p video recording and playback of some High Definition content. (Neither of which are important to me as a back up phone/music player). There are different configurations with 379 MB being the highest with all functions of the phone working properly and one at 390 MB with some High Definition content not working but 720p intact:


For the international i9000 phones:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1445214

I've been using the 402 MB version and have noticed the phone to be a lot more responsive than before most notably in the browser department where it used to stutter prior to loading a page. Now that stutter is gone. Also, so far only Devil Kernel has this but Glitch and a few other kernel devs are working on implementing this same funcitonality into their kernels. There should be Big Mem kernels available for the other Galaxy S phones as well as they're all pretty much the same hardware wise.

CGFebTSX04

So I finally updated to Build 30 of AOKP last night which brings my Nexus and Galaxy S to 4.0.4. Overall, coming from 4.0.3, not much difference as I expected. The most noticeable difference is seen when tapping on menu items in the settings as they got rid of the glow effect which made it stutter for a second before opening. Now that's gone, it goes into the menu setting immediately. AOKP also sped up the rotation speed but I'm not sure if I like it too much as it seems like its missing some animation frames just for the sake of speeding up the rotation. Not a big deal I guess.

The Camera does seem to take pictures even faster than before and auto focuses a lot faster on the first shot. When I first ran the ROM, it felt slower than b28 but I think it was caching some files. After a few reboots and running it for a few hours, it feels just as fast, if not faster than b28. Also, had to force GPU acceleration again. Not sure if AOKP leaves it off intentionally on the Nexus but on my Galaxy S, its turned on by default. Its an easy fix either way.

civicdrivr

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CG - You have GSI or II? My friend just rooted his SII and was asking what rom and kernel would be a good choice. Suggestions?

CGFebTSX04

I have a Galaxy S (i9000) and Nexus (i9250). My brother got the Galaxy S II (i9100) though. I helped him root it and install a custom ROM but not sure what he's running now. We tried these ROMs as far as I remember:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1530179

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1162715

I'm not sure which one he kept but I know he flashed a few ROMs before settling because it didn't feel as smooth as the spare i9000 I gave him. This is probably due to the fact that ICS just barely got released for the SII so the devs are still porting a lot of stuff over to the AOSP based ROMS.

If your friend wants speed and battery, stick to a TouchWiz custom ROM. If your friends likes to play with nightlies and tinker, get any of the other non-TouchWiz based ROMs. I'm guessing in a few weeks, they'll be up to par in terms of speed and battery to the TouchWiz ROMS. TouchWiz 4 isn't all that bad by the way.

Professor

The free 5-O app is so cool. I can pull up the codes and see when they are closing in!

Professor

^ I'm wacking listening to this app... they are broadcasting a DUI potential stops and speeding stops... from today on. I'm running this thing full time in the car for a get away.

jangkai

HTC One X is gorgeous.
I'm looking for a new phone this summer and I can't wait to see the X in person.

Professor

Please any advice when bitching to ATT...

I can't talk for an hour with someone 300 miles away and clear as crystal. Then I get a dropped call ever 6 to 7 minutes from somebody 20 miles away.

Is it the cell phone, the network, or their phone, or a combination of all.

The five o'clock rush hour seems to be the worst.

CGFebTSX04

So AndroidPolice covered an app called DataSync which is basically a lite version of TitaniumBackup and free:


http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/04...tiple-devices/

You do need to be ROOTED to use it but the interface is a lot more user friendly than Titanium Backup. I like it because I don't have to transfer my Titanium Backup files between my devices to sync them up and it works really well over WiFi. The only issue is that it doesn't have the same flexibility as Titanium Backup when dealing with some apps and syncing data. It didn't work for some of my apps but it worked great for most games. Check it out in the market. Its free any way.

is300eater

have you guys heard about this?

(2nd video is the impressive one)

CCColtsicehockey

That is pretty impressive. It seems like it is similar stuff to some of the new sealants they make for car detailing for the ultimate protection.

DarkSithCL

iTrader: (1)

Just got ICS on my face!

LOL....

I am so used to my phone having advanced bootleg features, this is not a huge leap forward... or is it and I just don't know cuz Im being a dumb butt?

CGFebTSX04

Apparently this guy has more creative ideas about NFC tags than I do:


Pretty cool stuff. Have to look into this.

CGFebTSX04

Supercurio released a tech demo for Voodoo Display for the Nexus:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=110

Your kernel has to support it and most of them have added support recently. I love his cold display setting as it makes my screen look a lot better with it set and my custom RGB multipliers using Franco's app. Colors don't look as saturated and look more natural now.

civicdrivr

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Nice. I love his settings on the Nexus S, but supposedly he's working on a new driver for it to remove the green flicker on screen on/off with ICS roms. But the colors are amazing. I dont think I could go back to a standard screen.