Reason im posting this is that we are not APPLE and android is opensource system.
For people saying galnet is stealing, it's not as all MIUI's are based on CM.
So bigest probs to cm team.
Im using both galnet and bmarkos miui, so im not against bmarko and respect his work, but the reason im posting this is that this forum is open.
AND PLEASE STOP TROLLING AGAINST GALNET ON THIS TREAD. IF YOU NEED TO TROLL MAKE ANOTHER TROLL TREAD TO GENERAL OR WHERE EVER YOU'R NEED'S FEEL LIKE TROLLING, U F*C**NG TROLL'S!!!!
THIS TREAD IS ABOUT GALNET ROM USER EXPERIENCE AND IF ANY BUGS DISCUSSION!!!!
give your donations to CM team, galnet or bmaro82 they have all done great job by bringing these great roms to us.
Please Read The Following:
In order to provide this I've had to use USB Debugging to get USB to PC
working correctly for SD Cards. YOU MUST ACTIVATE THIS MANUALLY..!
Settings -> Programes -> Developer Settings -> USB Debugging ON
The same is true of Data and Autobrightness, you must activate these manually as well.
DO NOT FLASH ANY OTHER KERNEL AS THEY WON'T WORK...!
Format System and Cache before installing! If FC's then a wipe will be required.
Download:
Changelog for Chameleon Final
Galnet changelog click here.
deli_gt said:
- Stock (Speedmod Kernel)
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That includes CWM & recovery in this Kernel?
[NOTICE] If You did not create "it", then doesn't belong in Development
Thanks for your efforts, I've heard a lot about MIUI
some screenshots would be nice
Is fm radio coming to next release? This rom would be perfect with working fm radio.
Though I applaud what you are trying to do here the rom you have posted is galnet MIUI 1.9.2 not 1.9.9. Version 1.9.9 has ninphetamine kernel and apparently only groupies have been blessed with this. I have been protesting against this whole groupie thing as fans who have been loyal to galnet shouldn't have to pay to use what's new and upcoming. Please amend your initial post to reflect correct version of MIUI. Unless you have rc4 version 2 this version is 1.9.2. Further proof is date of release as 1.9.9 wasn't released by MIUI China on the 7th
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not tried a2dp but tried bt file transfer with my macbook air.
Result: failed. No way to tranfer in/out file via bt
I tried it few days before but reverted back to KH3 within few hours. All was good except the wifi kept disconnecting and reconnecting after a clean install as directed.
I tried RC4 but it was too buggy for me....the torch didn't work properly, neither did the calendar. RC1v2 is the best in my opinion. However, it seems it will be worth the wait for the next version, as team Galnet are totally revamping the framework and removing TW from the rom.
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I tried RC4 but it was too buggy for me....the torch didn't work properly, neither did the calendar. RC1v2 is the best in my opinion. However, it seems it will be worth the wait for the next version, as team Galnet are totally revamping the framework and removing TW from the rom.
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I heard the next version will be almost bugfree exept for the main bugs.
Raverlee said:
I tried RC4 but it was too buggy for me....the torch didn't work properly, neither did the calendar. RC1v2 is the best in my opinion. However, it seems it will be worth the wait for the next version, as team Galnet are totally revamping the framework and removing TW from the rom.
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Yea they have added ninphetamine kernel and totally reworked rom. Rc4 v2 sounds pretty tasty but with groupies right. Loyal fans from the old early galnet days now have to pay for the privilege of using what's new and upcoming. Don't care how its explained that's just wrong
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Is it possible to use samsung STOCK BROWSER accellerated?
i tried the rc4 version of the Galnet MIUI the other day and it was really buggy. i had problems installing apps and alot of FCs.
When the next version comes out i will probably give it a go, i have no problem waiting while others pay to test the rom out.
For now(today anyway ^.^) i am on bmarkos latest version and had 0 problems, it is smooth and havent had 1 fc yet.
Im glad more people are working on a stable MIUI, but for me at the moment bmarkos is the better choice.
bluetooth audio is still not working...
deli_gt said:
Reason im posting this is that we are not APPLE and android is opensource system.
Now the galnet is using speedmod kernel so its different from bmarko82's miui.
For people saying galnet is stealing it's not as all MIUI's are based on CM.
So bigest probs to cm team.
Im using bouth galnet and bmarkos miui so im not against bmarko i respect his work
, but the reason im posting this is that this forum is open.
give your donations to CM team, galnet or bmaro82 they have all done great job for bringing these roms to us.
THE MOST STABLE SGS II MIUI RELEASE TO DATE!
Chameleon RC4 for the i9100 is now available, and along with the release comes a whole array of new features and stability.
Say goodbye to battery drain and welcome deepsleep.
Say goodbye to CM Kernels and say hello to STOCK (Speedmod Kernels).
Yes you read correctly, the GalnetMIUI SGS II build is now on a stock kernel.
No easy task! Now we will see who basis who's work on who!
Please Read The Following:
In order to provide this I've had to use USB Debugging to get USB to PC
working correctly for SD Cards. YOU MUST ACTIVATE THIS MANUALLY..!
Settings -> Programes -> Developer Settings -> USB Debugging ON
The same is true of Data and Autobrightness, you must activate these manually as well.
DO NOT FLASH ANY OTHER KERNEL AS THEY WON'T WORK...!
Format System and Cache before installing! If any FC's then a wipe will be required.
Download:
http://www.galnetmiui.co.uk/chameleon/RC4/Chameleon-RC4-NEW-i9100.zip
Size: 237MB MD5: d3a32589eb79497b7e8aa23fdf3b04c5 SHA1: 890a95301edfc255d31c3fdd142d7c637f181d99
Please use HashMyFiles to clarify the information above, before installing. ______________
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Hmm, From what i know, it's not because GalnetMiui was too much like bmarko Miui that they went out of XDA, but because XDA mod were not all happy with how Galnet was trying to get donnation.
To people saying that RC4v2 is almost bug free, it's true.
I would also not recommend using RC4v1 since it's really buggy (Problem with most of the GApps). But a2dp should be working. If its not, try to unpair/pair.
And, to end this, Final release of GalnetMiui is going back with bmarko miui kernel. Breaking the a2dp again.
chadouming said:
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And, to end this, Final release of GalnetMiui is going back with bmarko miui kernel. Breaking the a2dp again.
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seriously??? What differs Galnets and bmarkos version then at the end? No more free kernel choice, no more a2dp, no more Samsung Apps, no more TW Launcher...
bluetooth audio is work now?
I installed and got the audio playing through my parrot kit in my car but the a2dp controls did not work and the phone only recognised my kit as a media device and not a phone device so would not route calls through it. So unfortunately its still not useable for me.
chadouming said:
Hmm, From what i know, it's not because GalnetMiui was too much like bmarko Miui that they went out of XDA, but because XDA mod were not all happy with how Galnet was trying to get donnation.
To people saying that RC4v2 is almost bug free, it's true.
I would also not recommend using RC4v1 since it's really buggy (Problem with most of the GApps). But a2dp should be working. If its not, try to unpair/pair.
And, to end this, Final release of GalnetMiui is going back with bmarko miui kernel. Breaking the a2dp again.
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Yep I also don't agree with their donation tactics and now you have to pay a yearly subscription of 10 quid to be a groupie and get latest builds earlier. Don't care what reasons they give its their way of saying that if you want it early you gotta become a groupie. Considering that development was almost halted recently how can you have confidence is paying for something that may not last the year! Sorry if slightly off topic but had to vent. No offense intended at anyone
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Which ROM should meet these requirements:
1. Will get a GPS fix quickly every time.
2. Good battery life.
3. Fast 4G LTE.
4. Market works fully.
5. Relatively bug free.
6. Still supported by developer.
7. Has decent install instructions - I have not installed a ROM on the Thunderbolt yet, and compared to my OGD, it seems more complex (e.g., flash a radio separately).
8. As little Sense as possible. (None would be ideal.)
9. USB tethering is rock solid reliable.
10. Gingerbread 2.3.4 (so Google Talk video works)
I initially wanted an AOSP ROM, but it seems like Sense-based ROM are working better. Is this true?
I just rooted and I want to install a custom ROM right now. Waiting impatiently for responses. hehe
Omfgb?
Sent from my TBolt using my f***king thumbs...
sonami said:
Omfgb?
Sent from my TBolt using my f***king thumbs...
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It says, "An work in progress to bring working 4G to Gingerbread AOSP. Only available for Froyo MR1 radio."
That doesn't sound good to me... however, I admit that I don't know the details about the radios. I just assumed MR2 or MR2.5 would be an improvement. I'm not very happy with the stock Froyo radio (or GPS or battery life or anything else really).
Th3ory roms have been my favorite since his introduction, everything you're looking for. Try out the tester coming tonight, or wait a day for the release. Rediculous amount of dev support.
Re: usb tethering: i use easytether lite without a hitch.
greenjeans said:
Th3ory roms have been my favorite since his introduction, everything you're looking for. Try out the tester coming tonight, or wait a day for the release. Rediculous amount of dev support.
Re: usb tethering: i use easytether lite without a hitch.
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Thank you. I've been reading a lot of different threads and I was getting the impression that Th3ory roms are really good and the support is great.
What about INJ3CT3DTH3ORY V6.01 (SenseLESS)?
Regarding "the tester coming tonight" are you talking about this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186218
I was concerned about the market problems discussed in that thread. I know there are two different resolutions for market problems, but I got the feeling that this tester ROM is too bleeding edge for my first Thunderbolt ROM.
In reference to my list of important features in the OP, what advantages does the tester ROM have over INJ3CT3DTH3ORY V6.01?
I'll go ahead and put in my 2 cents and suggest CM7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049542
Be sure that you flash the MR2 OTA radio and you'll be fine and dandy.
tflogic said:
I'll go ahead and put in my 2 cents and suggest CM7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049542
Be sure that you flash the MR2 OTA radio and you'll be fine and dandy.
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So if I flash the MR2 radio, I don't have to worry about the CM7 4G problems mentioned in various places such as this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1057757
EDIT: ooops, the known issues listed rule this ROM out for me:
**Known Issues**
-Possible Data/Voice bugs and issues.
-gps slow to get locks
Looks like INJ3CT3DTH3ORY V6.01 is still the favorite.
I just installed INJ3CT3DTH3ORY V6.01.
It is sync'ing at the moment. I haven't really used it yet, except to go through the steps to add my google account, etc.
MountainX said:
So if I flash the MR2 radio, I don't have to worry about the CM7 4G problems mentioned in various places such as this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1057757
EDIT: ooops, the known issues listed rule this ROM out for me:
**Known Issues**
-Possible Data/Voice bugs and issues.
-gps slow to get locks
Looks like INJ3CT3DTH3ORY V6.01 is still the favorite.
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That thread is 3 months ago dated. Current release, RC 1.4, has none of those problems.
tflogic said:
That thread is 3 months ago dated. Current release, RC 1.4, has known of those problems.
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you mean it has none of those problems?
I already flashed INJ3CT3DTH3ORY V6.01, so we'll see how that goes. If it doesn't work out for me, I am interested in either das BAMF or CM 7.1.
haha yes! sorry for the typo. i'd suggest going ahead and flashing those other 2 ROMs when you get the chance to whether you like injectedtheory or not. one might suit your preferences more than another.
I was just making fun of threads like this in another post.
I've read these threads, tried most of them people swear by, didn't like most of them... And I'm back to my daily driver as usual. Every ROM has it's quirks. It's just a matter of what you're going to tolerate. Frankly, I don't know how people stand AOSP. My girlfriend loves it and I hate even touching that phone now. I've got this sexy 3D ROM that flows like water and it's literally 4.5 times the size. I'm just saying that if I posted this exact same thread, I'd find every single answer pretty much useless. Whatever you do, don't do a nightly.
loonatik78 said:
I was just making fun of threads like this in another post.
I've read these threads, tried most of them people swear by, didn't like most of them... And I'm back to my daily driver as usual. Every ROM has it's quirks. It's just a matter of what you're going to tolerate. Frankly, I don't know how people stand AOSP. My girlfriend loves it and I hate even touching that phone now. I've got this sexy 3D ROM that flows like water and it's literally 4.5 times the size. I'm just saying that if I posted this exact same thread, I'd find every single answer pretty much useless. Whatever you do, don't do a nightly.
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The answers were not useless at all. The conversation helped me. But you notice that I didn't just ask a generic question. In the OP listed specific features that were important to me.
BTW, I only like ASOP ROMS as a rule, but I learned from this forum that Sense-based ROMs give less trouble on the Thunderbolt. If that wasn't true I would have stuck totally to ASOP.
Inject is great, and I do believe satisfies all of your bullets, except for dev support.
The only issue I had with th3ory's tester10 was purchasing market apps. Flashing tester 37 in a minute...
greenjeans said:
Inject is great, and I do believe satisfies all of your bullets, except for dev support.
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Thanks for that feedback. It was one of the first ROMs I looked at and I initially rejected it because Th3ory had moved on the the tester ROM and I do value active dev support.
But the potential market issues with tester10 concerned me more. So I came back to Inject. It's nice to hear your confirmation that it will probably satisfy most of my bullet points.
greenjeans said:
The only issue I had with th3ory's tester10 was purchasing market apps. Flashing tester 37 in a minute...
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I'm going to keep following the tester thread. Now that I have installed my first Thunderbolt ROM, next time I might be ready for something a bit more challenging (but I still want a stable ROM I can use for all my daily needs).
Thanks again.
I just bricked my Vibrant trying to install one rom through Odin. I sent it off to get repaired and should have it back tomorrow.
Which rom should I be attempting to install? I use to install maybe 3-5 roms every time I was going to change or "upgrade" but that gets old.
I'm not sure with the 2.2.1 or 2.3 roms but with 2.2 you can't go wrong with Project V or Bionix.
sahil04 said:
I'm not sure with the 2.2.1 or 2.3 roms but with 2.2 you can't go wrong with Project V or Bionix.
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Those are both great 2.2 roms and they got me through many months of vibrant useage, I have nothing but respect for the devs but they are a little bit outdated simply due to the fact that the teams are working on other projects currently.
Like I said they are good but here is my breakdown (my preferences are to have to to as little as possible on the spot fixes, in a perfect world no fixes would be cool but it would take so so so much work and the Devs that make these roms are already awesome enough to do this in their spare time for us vibrant users. But I do prefer when fixes or tweaks are in the op that are known to be compatible)
NONE OF THIS IS OUT OF ANY DISRESPECT TO ANY DEV, I JUST WANT TO HELP PEOPLE FIND A GOOD ROM FOR THEM.
For 2.2 :
I would say Toxic Crazy 8, They are very fast but as with many 2.2 roms it has a bug where there's no voice mail notification icon. This may be no big deal to you as there are many workarounds including the use of aps like visual voicemail.
Zendroid does not have the voicemail issue but does freeze up and get laggy during heavy use (for me at least).
2.2.1. :
For 2.2.1 Bi-Winning is a solid rom. It hasnt been updated for a while so it may not have all the tweaks of newer roms but it is fast and stable. I personally missed having any skin or smiley's in my sms. This is something that can be altered by a user but I am reviewing based on an out of the flash experience.
Jrafaels Port of Ultimate is awesome! The only thing I had to do was download launcher pro and I was set and stable. Very Fast! super quick on aplication loading!
Froyo Kernels :
For speed and battery life combined, my favorite was immortality 2.2.
The dev has switched to GB now so no more updates but its great and stable as is.
For all out battery and a small sacrifice in multitasking speed Bali, I forget which specific version but its the one that will come with Toxic Crazy 8.
Gingerbread:
I have never flashed a Samsung made rom (JVS, JVR, the upcoming JVT etc..) This is partly due to complication of installation for me as well as being scared off by reading about some difficult bugs in the forum. If I was not planning on buying Tmobiles sgs2 asap I would be playing with them. I really liked explodingboys froyo roms (simply galaxy) as well as EDT's members roms but as I stated I'm apprehensions to attempt a flash. (once i bricked because I missed some op instructions on simply honey)
CM7.1 and Nightlies :
These are less intimidating to try than they seem when first reading the op. Cyanogenmod is really cool and impressive, instead of rebuilding a samsung (or any brands) rom they made their own. Its really high caliber work and I will not be at all surprised if I see Cyanogen mod powering one or more future STOCK Samsung devices.
However, with nightlies you cant dial 911 for an emergency. this is an experimental build so DONT GET MAD AT THE DEV, but it still freaks me out enough to not use it as a daily driver.
my Number 1 ROM is ::::::::: MIUI stock version
I must add that every current version of MIUI is pretty stable and amazing. The reason I want to be stock MIUI for now is because the PowerMod System Enhancer (currently MIUI exclusive) will litterally make your phone about twice as fast and better battery of around 10 to 14 hours depending on usage, some may get more.
I have tried MIUI 3 times and the first two were in june and august of this year. Since then it has become stable enough for use as a daily driver. Play with the themes app for a bit and understand what customization really is
Tweaked kernel V2 is great for speed as well as battery on MIUI.
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GPS : It is important to know that many (myself included, ive had it in three vibrants) have a hardware defect that makes GPS not work. From what I can remember from some old forum that i couldnt find today, the GPS chip is touching something else on the inside and it screws it up. There are hardware fixes but much like adding a FFC I am WAYYYY to scared to try that stuff hahah
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BIGGEST THING : READ EVERY OP CAREFULLY, THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS AND I WOULD RECOMMEND TAKING NOTES WHILE READING BECAUSE YOU DONT WANT TO BE LOOKING AT A RECOVERY SCREEN TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO NEXT
I may post this in another section if I see people with similar questions so please dont get mad at me xda as I said I just want to help, you can let me know if I did with the Thanks Button.
I gave up on GPS a long time ago, If I need a GPS, I use my Garmin if I am that lost anyway, I will be way out of TMobile range...
NextGenV2 by team whiskey rocks for me with the Bullet Kernel
I have recently swtiched to Simply Stock 2.3.5 ( JVT ) it is wicked fast!! if you follow the directions.. use the BG Bootloaders.. and put them on with Odin 1.85.. format your mounts on each flash ( the cache, system and data) you will be a ok...
hmm well if you managed to brick via odin to the point of having to get a replacement then i don't recommend any of the 2.3 roms based on Samsung since they all require a GB Bootloader for CWR and rainbow fixing.
Froyo recommendations are the same as what the prior posters said. as far as Gingerbread goes i recommend Miui there are currently 3 flavors in the development sub forum Revamped, & Lithium by Nick and his Production 360 Group, and Stock Miui
my easy to follow install guide for CM7/Miui
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14xGkh3BuU1OYR6eYY0XAk6BoRHsQAPWEHeVSJ1HcioI/edit?hl=en_US
bionix v and the bali 1.8.8 kernel and ur good to go.
Miui *stock* (based on Android 2.3.5) in my opinion is the best. It's very easily customizable and updated every week! All you have to do is open the updater app to update, no need to fiddle with CWR and no PC necessary... You should at least try it, i'm sure you won't regret it.
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So I bought a SG2 a couple days ago (moving from Iphone 3gS). I'm kinda disappointed in battery life and my friend recommended installing a custom rom. I have CM9 on my Touchpad so I figured I'd give it a go on my phone too. As it is, I like the look/feel of the stock device (maybe I just don't know better) so I am thinking that using something more stable like CM7 would be more beneficial. Is there any major differences?
Cm9 is based of ICS and Cm7 of gingerbread.
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Yes, I knew that, but is it worth using a more unstable build vs CM7?
mojoe_24 said:
Yes, I knew that, but is it worth using a more unstable build vs CM7?
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Cm9 isn't unstable. I'm perfectly fine on it.
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CM9 is real stable for nightly status
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In my opinion, CM9 is more stable than CM7 ever was on I9100/I777.
There's a variety of reasons for this, it's mainly that 6 months later, everyone involved knows MUCH more about the device than they did when ICS was first released and most of the CM maintainers either took breaks or started working CM9.
This especially holds true for I777 - When atinm took a break and codeworkx started working ICS, we didn't know a fraction of what the REAL differences between I9100 and I777 were that we do now. As a result the I9100/I777 device trees are MUCH closer together now than they were for CM7.
Just guessing, but I think CM9 will end up being better overall. Each version of Android brings unique challenges for the devs. For instance, CM7 on our device suffers from a Market bug that will cause periodic freezes. I don't think anyone is reporting that with CM9.
On my old phone, under CM6, they had a hell of a time getting the OS to read the voicemail number from the SIM card. When Gingerbread came out, it was never a problem from the beginning.
If battery life is your main concern, I recommend Entropy512's Daily Driver kernel. (Samsung-based ROMs only). He's working on one for ICS but his GB kernel has been used by thousands across what I guess to be dozens of ROMs.
EDIT: ^^The man himself^^
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CM9 is real stable for nightly status
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Never had a single problem with it so far. CM7 would only last 30 mins on my phone before I had to uninstall it due to stuff not working or crashing.
No clue what matters to you, but here are some specific differences as of April 9:
CM9 does not have the headphone volume bug that CM7 did, BUT...
...on CM9 the correct volume does not get restored after playback is interrupted by a notification
CM9 does not support notification LEDs, BUT...
...on CM7 Notification LEDs causes a wakelock (battery drain)
CM9 does not have as many extended features as CM7 (yet)
CM9 GPS is (at least anecdotally) not as good as CM7 (for now)
CM9 overclocking/undervolting support is brand new
Edit: CM9 does not have Theming (yet)
CM9 does not support USB Mass Storage, need to use MTP (inconvenient on Linux)
CM9 will not have Phone Goggles
The biggest factors (for me):
CM9 is ICS
CM9 has developers' attention
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No clue what matters to you, but here are some specific differences as of April 9:
CM9 does not have the headphone volume bug that CM7 did, BUT...
...on CM9 the correct volume does not get restored after playback is interrupted by a notification
CM9 does not support notification LEDs, BUT...
...on CM7 Notification LEDs causes a wakelock (battery drain)
CM9 does not have as many extended features as CM7 (yet)
CM9 GPS is (at least anecdotally) not as good as CM7 (for now)
CM9 overclocking/undervolting support is brand new
Edit: CM9 does not have Theming (yet)
CM9 does not support USB Mass Storage, need to use MTP (inconvenient on Linux)
CM9 will not have Phone Goggles
The biggest factors (for me):
CM9 is ICS
CM9 has developers' attention
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Brilliant explanation! Thanks! Should be linked to by the CM9 thread!
halfsoul said:
No clue what matters to you, but here are some specific differences as of April 9:
CM9 does not have the headphone volume bug that CM7 did, BUT...
...on CM9 the correct volume does not get restored after playback is interrupted by a notification
CM9 does not support notification LEDs, BUT...
...on CM7 Notification LEDs causes a wakelock (battery drain)
CM9 does not have as many extended features as CM7 (yet)
CM9 GPS is (at least anecdotally) not as good as CM7 (for now)
CM9 overclocking/undervolting support is brand new
Edit: CM9 does not have Theming (yet)
CM9 does not support USB Mass Storage, need to use MTP (inconvenient on Linux)
CM9 will not have Phone Goggles
The biggest factors (for me):
CM9 is ICS
CM9 has developers' attention
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There is an app for USB Mass Storage. I prefer using it over MTP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24084600&postcount=113
CM9 is based on Android 4.0 ICS and is currently in the Alpha/Nightlies status.
CM7 is based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is currently the Stable branch of CynaogenMod
I just figured CM7 would have been more stable. Maybe I'll look into CM9 then. I plan to root my phone today. Part of the reason I wanted CM7/9 was to get rid of bloatware, but it seems a root can do it too.
mojoe_24 said:
I just figured CM7 would have been more stable. Maybe I'll look into CM9 then. I plan to root my phone today. Part of the reason I wanted CM7/9 was to get rid of bloatware, but it seems a root can do it too.
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You know there are other options than CM, right? If you aren't one of the ridiculous TouchWiz haters (doesn't seem that way since you mentioned you like the default look of the phone) then go download and install SHOstock2 from the development forum. It's fast, stable, and just flat-out works. Easily the best of the ICS ROMs, IMO. When CM9 gets to a stable release state I'll give it a try, but the AOSP ROMs (mainly CM9 and AOKP) just aren't quite ready for prime time IMO if you look at the issues/bugs that still exist in them. Some people enjoy flashing new builds all the time and taking part in the dev process...personally I just want something that works. That's not to say that SHOstock2 is a finished ROM yet, but it's way farther along than the others. Give it a try - as someone who only recently made the leap from stock, I couldn't imagine ever going back.
hbar said:
You know there are other options than CM, right? If you aren't one of the ridiculous TouchWiz haters (doesn't seem that way since you mentioned you like the default look of the phone) then go download and install SHOstock2 from the development forum. It's fast, stable, and just flat-out works. Easily the best of the ICS ROMs, IMO. When CM9 gets to a stable release state I'll give it a try, but the AOSP ROMs (mainly CM9 and AOKP) just aren't quite ready for prime time IMO if you look at the issues/bugs that still exist in them. Some people enjoy flashing new builds all the time and taking part in the dev process...personally I just want something that works. That's not to say that SHOstock2 is a finished ROM yet, but it's way farther along than the others. Give it a try - as someone who only recently made the leap from stock, I couldn't imagine ever going back.
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Ditto... I'm running ShoStock2 for the better part of two weeks and can't deny that I'm in love. Previously to that I ran UnNamed and ShoStock for GB and loved both. The best thing to do is give them a try to see what you like. Our opinion may be biased based so I suggest you give the ROM's a try so you know what you like.
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I'm actually kinda confused on what exactly Touchwiz is. If it's only the launcher than I switched to Launcher Pro, but I can't imagine it gaining that much hate if that is all it is.
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I'm actually kinda confused on what exactly Touchwiz is. If it's only the launcher than I switched to Launcher Pro, but I can't imagine it gaining that much hate if that is all it is.
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It's built into the framework. It's not just a launcher and theme.
AOKP is pretty damn stable. The only bug is the mentioned CM9 issue with notifications lowering music volume. Also GPS is slow to lock sometimes for me. Other than that it's a great ROM. I gave ShoStock a try but just prefer the look of AOKP
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I'm actually kinda confused on what exactly Touchwiz is. If it's only the launcher than I switched to Launcher Pro, but I can't imagine it gaining that much hate if that is all it is.
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touchwiz is so much more than a launcher
its the entire UI, the phone dialer, the contacts, the lockscreen, the SMS app, nearly everything you see on your phone is a Touchwiz UI. it is an overlay over the real android lurking below.
mojoe_24 said:
I'm actually kinda confused on what exactly Touchwiz is. If it's only the launcher than I switched to Launcher Pro, but I can't imagine it gaining that much hate if that is all it is.
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TouchWiz is a launcher and is Standard for Samsung GSII. It's all about taste if you ask me. I personally enjoy using ToichWiz or Apex launher over anything else. It's really up to you to determine what you like and how you want it to function.
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I have Eclipse 1.1 (old I know) it was great when it first came out and I flashed it. But now I need something new bc its not working as good, and I know theres better versions and other ROMs that are possibly better.
Any suggestions on which ROM to flash and why?
Depends on what you want. If you want a fully functional ROM I'd check out the latest edition of Eclipse.
Cyanogenmod 7.2 rc1 has a small amount of bugs, but is for the most part fully functional. HDMI mirroring doesn't work and that's the one and only downside to me. I still use CM7 as a "daily driver" so to speak. Lots of customization and with the hacks/mods found in this forum I get excellent signal strength, connection speeds and battery life. Wifi still sleeps when the screen's off, but with the v3 build.prop mashup it reconnects on waking within seconds every single time.
Cyanogenmod 9 alpha 3 is somewhat buggy as it's in its early alpha stages. There's no camera yet, but DZK already said there will be a fix for alpha 4. Same with aces miui. It's real slick, being on ics. I like it, but won't stay until there's a working camera and more stability. When that happens this rom will be simply amazing. Overall it's pretty sweet and at the very least, worth checking out/playing around with.....
MIUI4 will be awesome too once the bugs are sorted and fixed. As stated before- the next release will also have a working camera. MIUI is probably one of my favorites if not my favorite but right now its way too buggy for me to use. More so than cm9. Couldn't deal with the bugs Ace is hard at work bringing us more updates and when he finally gets this where he wants it MIUI will more than likely replace cm7 as my daily rom. It's a great ROM in general but I couldn't stay on miui for more than like an hour, personally.
Definitely go into each roms topic and check out the screenshots and videos if there are any. Also look for the working features and known bugs/issues. Honestly I say give them ALL a try and see what best suits you. I only really posted about the newer ones. If I remember correctly molten isn't being updated anymore after 2.3 and I keep forgetting liberty even exists, lol.......
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I started with Eclipse 1.3 and then went to 2.1 running scripts and about everything else with it. Then when CM9 alpha came out, I had to try it. CM9 alpha works great for me. I needed my camera, so I flashed back to CM7. When the beta version of CM9 rolls around, that's gonna be the ticket!
IMHO- CM7
I can't believe how smooth and FAST my phone is with CM7. The camera works great, very little to no lag at all with anything I have found. There's all kinds of customizations for it. I'm not running any scripts, only CM7 and SD Increase from the market. My phone is fun again and I'm not hesitant to show somebody up with a whyphone like I was before. Try it and see.
Also check out this thread for sure!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26801347
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Are you pretty good with computers, tech, etc.? If you want a fast update, just flash CM7 since it is on the same kernel as the version of Eclipse you are on. If you try to update to the latest Eclipse, you have to go through the process of using the SBF to get to stock, updating to 2.3.5 then flash the new version. Its up to you though. CM7 and Eclipse are the most stable ROMs we have at the moment until some bugs get worked out in CM9.
Thanks everyone. I am on Eclipse 2.2.1 as of right now (w/speedy script 7 and other tweaks/apps). Ill probably try CM7 in the future since its already on my sdcard.
xxbgjhn159xx said:
Thanks everyone. I am on Eclipse 2.2.1 as of right now (w/speedy script 7 and other tweaks/apps). Ill probably try CM7 in the future since its already on my sdcard.
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Just remember you need to be on 2.3.4 before flashing CM7.
Man I don't know what it is but.....
I used to run Eclipse 2.1 and scripted to the 23498457890345th power maxed out turnaround wing dinger squared. I thought it was as good as it could get. But when I went to CM7, I giggled at what I "thought" I had. Hands down the way to go, until CM9
I would use cm7. Just because its stable and has the best UI in my option and has pretty good performance. or you could wait for cm9 to get more stable with a working camera and better performance.
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Just Rooted and Flashed for the first time.
I went with Eclipse 2.2.1 - because the HDMI support was kind of a deal breaker for me. (Netflix, FPSE, SnesEX, etc. on a big screen!) But I was wondering why none of you mentioned Liberty 3? I haven't tried anything other than Eclipse 2.2.1 so I don't have an educated opinion to share, but other than CM7 it seemed like Liberty 3 and Eclipse were the two other "stable" ROMs in the DEV section.
Is Liberty "bad" or do you guys just not use it, and why?
Also, I flashed what I *thought* was the latest build of Eclipse 2.2.1 (from the official thread) but there are only 5 pull down toggles on my notification panel - I thought there were supposed to be 7? Did I miss something?
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Just Rooted and Flashed for the first time.
I went with Eclipse 2.2.1 - because the HDMI support was kind of a deal breaker for me. (Netflix, FPSE, SnesEX, etc. on a big screen!) But I was wondering why none of you mentioned Liberty 3? I haven't tried anything other than Eclipse 2.2.1 so I don't have an educated opinion to share, but other than CM7 it seemed like Liberty 3 and Eclipse were the two other "stable" ROMs in the DEV section.
Is Liberty "bad" or do you guys just not use it, and why?
Also, I flashed what I *thought* was the latest build of Eclipse 2.2.1 (from the official thread) but there are only 5 pull down toggles on my notification panel - I thought there were supposed to be 7? Did I miss something?
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I haven't been on eclipse in a while so I'm not sure if I'm remembering correctly, but I thought there was an option in settings to set those.
I can't say for sure why nobody mentioned liberty though, it might be because it doesn't offer much compared to eclipse. Also, it was supported for maybe 2 months max while I'm pretty sure nitro is still pushing out updates for the x2(somebody correct me if I'm wrong).
RoyJ said:
Depends on what you want. If you want a fully functional ROM I'd check out the latest edition of Eclipse.
Cyanogenmod 7.2 rc1 has a small amount of bugs, but is for the most part fully functional. HDMI mirroring doesn't work and that's the one and only downside to me. I still use CM7 as a "daily driver" so to speak. Lots of customization and with the hacks/mods found in this forum I get excellent signal strength, connection speeds and battery life. Wifi still sleeps when the screen's off, but with the v3 build.prop mashup it reconnects on waking within seconds every single time.
Cyanogenmod 9 alpha 3 is somewhat buggy as it's in its early alpha stages. There's no camera yet, but DZK already said there will be a fix for alpha 4. Same with aces miui. It's real slick, being on ics. I like it, but won't stay until there's a working camera and more stability. When that happens this rom will be simply amazing. Overall it's pretty sweet and at the very least, worth checking out/playing around with.....
MIUI4 will be awesome too once the bugs are sorted and fixed. As stated before- the next release will also have a working camera. MIUI is probably one of my favorites if not my favorite but right now its way too buggy for me to use. More so than cm9. Couldn't deal with the bugs Ace is hard at work bringing us more updates and when he finally gets this where he wants it MIUI will more than likely replace cm7 as my daily rom. It's a great ROM in general but I couldn't stay on miui for more than like an hour, personally.
Definitely go into each roms topic and check out the screenshots and videos if there are any. Also look for the working features and known bugs/issues. Honestly I say give them ALL a try and see what best suits you. I only really posted about the newer ones. If I remember correctly molten isn't being updated anymore after 2.3 and I keep forgetting liberty even exists, lol.......
Cyanogenmod all day
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I totally agree with this guy. It all depends on what you want out of your phone. If you can sacrifice the extra cool doohickies I say CM9 all the way cause alpha 4 just came out and it's pretty sweet, working camera too.
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Also, I flashed what I *thought* was the latest build of Eclipse 2.2.1 (from the official thread) but there are only 5 pull down toggles on my notification panel - I thought there were supposed to be 7? Did I miss something?
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The toggles are scrollable. You have to scroll to the right to see the rest.
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I loved cm7 as my first and only rom but my 3g sucks,dolphin force closes, camera is buggy etc I'm going to reflash before jumping to eclipse which I've heard is most stable ...
I loved cm7 but the broken orientation sensor in the kernel killed it for me. I now run eclipse 2.2.1. It was a bugger to get installed. Having to wipe cache at a different point than instructions indicate. And also I have a little touch-screen delay.
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Dear developers,
please concentrate more on CM7 than on CM9 (or CM10).
We never will get openmax codecs for CM9/CM10 and so these ROMs will always be far from perfect.
Please make a perfect CM7 without (minor) bugs and with a polished GUI.
Cyanogenmod discontinues developing CM9 but keeps CM7 for older devices (like ours). So please do the same especially for the P500 CM7-Version.
regards
The latest build is cm7.2.0. Its a stable build..how much more stable can you get...and never say never about the codecs for cm9
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Jrhodes85 said:
The latest build is cm7.2.0. Its a stable build..how much more stable can you get...and never say never about the codecs for cm9
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I think you are unaware of the bugs still present in so called 'stable' build, go to Cyanogenmod Issues page and search for P500, you'll find a good long list.
> for me cm7.2 is stable.. I dont care about those minor bugs I dont even encounter those, may be the way I use my phone.
neko95 said:
> for me cm7.2 is stable.. I dont care about those minor bugs I dont even encounter those, may be the way I use my phone.
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You don't care of minor bugs doesn't mean it's stable.
Stable = No bugs at all. People here should learn this. Even when lupohirp released the very first CM 9 ROMs, people said that they were stable just because they don't use some (even important) features and other things. It's not correct.
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You don't care of minor bugs doesn't mean it's stable.
Stable = No bugs at all. People here should learn this. Even when lupohirp released the very first CM 9 ROMs, people said that they were stable just because they don't use some (even important) features and other things. It's not correct.
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> for me.. i didnt say for you
shishimaru1000 said:
You don't care of minor bugs doesn't mean it's stable.
Stable = No bugs at all.
People here should learn this. Even when lupohirp released the very first CM 9 ROMs, people said that they were stable just because they don't use some (even important) features and other things. It's not correct.
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absolutely correct!
many people don´t care if there are some gps-wakelocks or if notificationbar icons look grainy or volume in call is too loud after reboot and must be set to max. and min afterwards to get it lower... and so on.. (there are a lot of minor things...).
that´s ok - but that´s not stable!
PS: it´s "easy" to make a somehow running rom - but it´s difficult to make a perfect stable ROM.
And that´s the difference between a ROM from Apple, Microsoft or Google to homebrew ROMs like CM.
CM is for free but for away from "stable" like iOS or Windows Phone.
I recently had a reboot on incoming call on CM7.2, this is the worst BUG I have ever seen. I don't care how super/beautiful/cool/blazing a ROM is if I get reboot on incoming call, even if its 1 in 1000. The problem with us is that we don't have dedicated device maintainer at CM, nobody cares if our device has bugs/issues. At least thats how it appears to be.
That is more likely a very rare occurrence..for as long as I've used cyanogenmod roms. I've never had a reboot on incoming bugs..most reboots happened with themed kitchen work heavily scripted cm7 roms. That or I got a reboot from kernel panics
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shishimaru1000 said:
You don't care of minor bugs doesn't mean it's stable.
Stable = No bugs at all. People here should learn this. Even when lupohirp released the very first CM 9 ROMs, people said that they were stable just because they don't use some (even important) features and other things. It's not correct.
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With that logic not even the stock ROM is stable, there always be bugs even if they are so small, so yeah i think cm7 is daily use stable (been using it since nightly 10 with my kernel).
And iOS isn't perfect, it also crashes and hangs up from time to time, nothing is perfect
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With that logic not even the stock ROM is stable, there always be bugs even if they are so small, so yeah i think cm7 is daily use stable (been using it since nightly 10 with my kernel).
And iOS isn't perfect, it also crashes and hangs up from time to time, nothing is perfect
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> +1 "nothing and even no one is perfect" let be contented for what we have :angel:
Only one ROM, a better CM7: GingerDX!
Love Tyn!
I kinda want an official cm7 source and kernel compiled to latest linaro toolchain..
Want to try the speed
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I kinda want an official cm7 source and kernel compiled to latest linaro toolchain..
Want to try the speed
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I would say there is no real speed improvement, only benchmark-wise. I tried that on my kernel and it did nothing, so I just used back the old toolchain for stability purposes.
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I would say there is no real speed improvement, only benchmark-wise. I tried that on my kernel and it did nothing, so I just used back the old toolchain for stability purposes.
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Well, if your mind is set to something better. You force yourself to see something better even though it is not getting any better.
If you know what i mean..
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Roqu3 said:
With that logic not even the stock ROM is stable, there always be bugs even if they are so small, so yeah i think cm7 is daily use stable (been using it since nightly 10 with my kernel).
And iOS isn't perfect, it also crashes and hangs up from time to time, nothing is perfect
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nothing is perfect... that´s right.
I am really grateful for CM7 and it´s ok for daily use... but compared to P500´s CM7 - iOS, WP or Google Nexus ROMs really are rock-solid.
things like this:
http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmo...on Model Network Owner Summary Stars Priority
or this
http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmo...on Model Network Owner Summary Stars Priority
or this
http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=5287
or this after call-settings FC:
http://s18.postimage.org/49cl1jumh/screenshot_1340312544446.png
or ugly notification-bar icons with fuzzy white border like this (open it with firefox):
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr.../SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/stat_wifi_off.png
would never appear on iOS or WP.
dnle71 said:
Well, if your mind is set to something better. You force yourself to see something better even though it is not getting any better.
If you know what i mean..
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I might as well just put in the changelog that I compiled using linaro toolchain but actually was using the old toolchain and let users blindly see thier "smoothness/speed improvements"
rockvoid said:
nothing is perfect... that´s right.
I am really grateful for CM7 and it´s ok for daily use... but compared to P500´s CM7 - iOS, WP or Google Nexus ROMs really are rock-solid.
things like this:
http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmo...on Model Network Owner Summary Stars Priority
or this
http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmo...on Model Network Owner Summary Stars Priority
or this
http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=5287
or this after call-settings FC:
http://s18.postimage.org/49cl1jumh/screenshot_1340312544446.png
or ugly notification-bar icons with fuzzy white border like this (open it with firefox):
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr.../SystemUI/res/drawable-mdpi/stat_wifi_off.png
would never appear on iOS or WP.
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Ok but you know, iOS and WP are not free that's why there are people getting payed for making it and cm is made just as a hobby on peoples free time, also I'm guessing but I'll say you didn't even donate to cm team for the software that you are using on your phone.
About the bugs I'm only getting the first one and the solution is to keep gps enabled all the time, that way it only consumes battery only if you use it, and the last "bug" is ridiculous, if you are skilled enough to flash your phone then you can change an icon *sigh*
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Ok but you know, iOS and WP are not free that's why there are people getting payed for making it and cm is made just as a hobby on peoples free time, also I'm guessing but I'll say you didn't even donate to cm team for the software that you are using on your phone.
About the bugs I'm only getting the first one and the solution is to keep gps enabled all the time, that way it only consumes battery only if you use it, and the last "bug" is ridiculous, if you are skilled enough to flash your phone then you can change an icon *sigh*
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yes as i said before that i know that CM7 is a free software. i also know that WP and iOS aren´t free, but they are more polished (more stable, cleaner GUI,..).
a free software also could be as stable and polished like iOS and WP - if developers want to do it.
Most android-developers just want to get a software to run on our device - regardless wheather there are some bugs or not.
And they say it´s stable and without bugs far too soon.
And that´s my point. It would be great if someone could build a very clean and very stable version of CM7 (LG released the Gingerbread sourcecode - so there shouldn´t be openmax-problems or something else we suffer on CM9).
And workarounds like:
just don´t turn off GPS or change icon for yourself are exactly that what i mean.
I don´t like to change the icon every time a new update comes out.
I don´t like to have GPS on the whole time. I wanna have it under control when an app can acces my location.
But i think CM7 will always stay like it is - cause most of P500 developers are thinking like you....
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Ok but you know, iOS and WP are not free that's why there are people getting payed for making it and cm is made just as a hobby on peoples free time, also I'm guessing but I'll say you didn't even donate to cm team for the software that you are using on your phone.
About the bugs I'm only getting the first one and the solution is to keep gps enabled all the time, that way it only consumes battery only if you use it, and the last "bug" is ridiculous, if you are skilled enough to flash your phone then you can change an icon *sigh*
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Sorry, I have to differ with you on this. Being free doesn't mean that it has to be buggy. Secondly donating them won't make them work harder for a stable P500 ROM.
The problem is that they have put P500 in the list of supported devices but I see no support regarding squashing remaining bugs which is annoying.
Any ways I respect freedom of speech/thought.