OaTs light n tasty: alternative or upgrade please? - TouchPad General

I am still on this ROM and I want to switch but I can't find anything that gets the kind of battery life this ROMs gets even fat n creamy doesn't really compare I wish oat was back because I always have to do a recharge after browsing the internet for a while with most ROMs this one I recharge every other day.

CM9 with working camera... I enjoy being able to skype

CM9 the battery drains are higher than LnT

buzz86us said:
CM9 the battery drains are higher than LnT
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Try SGA's AOKPandCM9remix it was started by SGA when oats pulled his Rom.

If you like OaT's ROM, why change?
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I am currently happy with the SGA Fat 'n Creamy but intend to try is AOKP/CM9 re-mix soon. But if you want to try an alternative ROM that was very stable, very smooth, and had great battery life, you might like to try RandomROM's Falcon 1.3. AOKP-based and pretty cool. Note: he hasn't integrated the camera into the ROM yet (whereas SGA has in his ROMs), so if camera is important you are better off with SGA's ROMs or the CM9 nightly with camera.
http://randomkings.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/hp-touchpad-falcon-1-3/

I really enjoyed O.A.T's LnT BA - great battery life, fast and smooth, and good and loud audio! I am currently running CM9 nightly on one TP and CM10 Preview on the other. Would really enjoy to see a LnT BA based on current CM10!

OaT's new JB Rom
OaT has posted a new JB-based LnT Rom.
Only running it for a few hours, but so far, so good. No random reboots.

No BA in new OAT LnT JB
There is no BA feature in the new rom unfortunately

Ph4r said:
There is no BA feature in the new rom unfortunately
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What is a "BA feature"?
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Nomad1600 said:
What is a "BA feature"?
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I think it means Beats Audio which was an optional feature on his CM9 Rom . How much difference it makes I'm not sure ,some wanted it and others didn't /couldn't tell the difference .

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I think it means Beats Audio which was an optional feature on his CM9 Rom . How much difference it makes I'm not sure ,some wanted it and others didn't /couldn't tell the difference .
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Ahh, I see, thanks. I thought it was something important, perhaps related to battery (eg. "battery advancement"). I know the original TP with webOS had Beats built in, so I am guessing OaT figured a way to integrate that into his ROM, but without a Beats headset I wouldn't really know, and to be honest, the times I have used even the most expensive Beats headphones at stores I have found them too bass heavy and prefer other brands like Sennheiser.
If audio performance is really a major factor, there are lots of other ways to change the sound, including DSP Manager (which may be already included... I have it),, WinAmp, I happen to already like the sound through my TouchPad, but to me the what you are listing through make way more difference than any app or frequency modifications. I use a Monster Clarity mini speaker via bluetooth or a really cheap set of Sennheiser headphones (love to get a pair of Sennheiser HD280s... they kill Beats headphones IMO for less than $100).
I have spent a day with OaTs new ROM and haven't had a problem at all. The ROM is super smooth and fast in transitions, all apps I have tried seem to work (Netflix, Skype, camera, audio). I switched back to the stock Browser (had been using Boat and Maxthon on previous ICS ROMs) but the stock browsers seems faster and shows Flash on JB. My one app challenge (Spashtop) seems an issue on the Spashtop side since I am also having a prob with my GB phone (appears the people at Splashtop are trying to raise additional subscription revenues... may need to drop them). I did pay $2 for the JB+ camera I believe you are using... works fine, and especially like that the zoom features works for both still and camcorder.
Amazes me that so much work has happened recently on the TouchPad, a now outdated and abandoned hardware platform designed to run webOS, where dedicated consumer/developers have back-engineered a working camera and the latest Android operating system (in comparison, my HTC Android cell phone (at one time considered HTC's LTE leader), is running two versions old Android (Gingerbread) and HTC/Verizon have missed their targeted release of ICS by months and will likely never offer ICS on the phone. Folks here should feel especially fortunate for the work the devs have and continue to do.

BA = Beats Audio
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What is a "BA feature"?
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I have partial hearing loss and when I travel by plane, I like to watch movies on my touchpad. I could actually hear the movies in WebOS, but I had to convert to a crappy format to get them to play. In most android builds I can't get the volume up high enough to hear the speech, but I could with his BA builds. I hope he reads these since I don't have enough posts to comment on his actual thread.

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I have partial hearing loss and when I travel by plane, I like to watch movies on my touchpad. I could actually hear the movies in WebOS, but I had to convert to a crappy format to get them to play. In most android builds I can't get the volume up high enough to hear the speech, but I could with his BA builds. I hope he reads these since I don't have enough posts to comment on his actual thread.
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What "crappy" format did you convert to/why? Did you know that for WebOS there are several volume enhancers /boosters available from Preware .
I am using the new oats and MX player and if you use the built-in DSPManager you should be able to adjust the various frequency ranges.
I have done this for my daughter who suffers from a hearing problem .
I hope this helps with whatever you choose to watch your movies through either WebOS or Android . Happy flying .

Not sure what the BA option is, I have been running this from for a few days now and it has really breathed new life in my touchpad!
One thing of note, after installing it you need to flash his O&T gapps, YouTube will need to be installed over Google play along with Google play services (which you will be prompted to install when trying to install YouTube)
Google Chrome does not work well, but the stock browser is beauty.
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[Q] Touchpad with android as daily?

Hi guys, i am thinking about to buy me a touchpad and install android on it. Now, my concerns... is it stable enough to use it as a daily driver that way?
Mostly i am watching video and playing games on my tablet right now, and i wonder if the performance with android on touchpad is good enough for my needs?
I also need to know if it has hdmi out?
If there are any big warnings please advert me now, before i make a misstake..if it all right im getting it =)
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Hi guys, i am thinking about to buy me a touchpad and install android on it. Now, my concerns... is it stable enough to use it as a daily driver that way?
Mostly i am watching video and playing games on my tablet right now, and i wonder if the performance with android on touchpad is good enough for my needs?
I also need to know if it has hdmi out?
If there are any big warnings please advert me now, before i make a misstake..if it all right im getting it =)
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I'm using my touchpad daily with the CM7 last released alpha build. I use it for videos, games, web browsing, etc. Android runs smooth and I have no issues at all. If you score a touchpad at the right price its an awesome device. If you want to spend more get a galaxy tab or an ipad. As for making a mistake, no one can either encourage or discourage you from that. Good luck with your decision.
Edit: No HDMI out port.
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I've installed it and so far I like it... The sound is choppy and I don't know how to fix it.. However, everything else works great!! I have lots of games like plants vs zombies and it works great!! I also installed dolphin browser and works great!! I have the HTC IME mod keyboard and the landscape looks good and covering the whole screen the horizontal is half screen but works good too.. I like the Android better due to more apps and more things to put..
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Very few issues here as well.
Daily driver, no problem.
I play Contract Killer...and lack of real buttons (home, menu, back, etc.) sometimes gets you locked in the game...however, ending the task gets you back to where you need to be.
I love WebOS, don't get me wrong, but Android has the apps and games I like to play.
infexis said:
Hi guys, i am thinking about to buy me a touchpad and install android on it. Now, my concerns... is it stable enough to use it as a daily driver that way?
Mostly i am watching video and playing games on my tablet right now, and i wonder if the performance with android on touchpad is good enough for my needs?
I also need to know if it has hdmi out?
If there are any big warnings please advert me now, before i make a misstake..if it all right im getting it =)
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Video performance is bad, unless you stick to watching youtube vids.
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I use both CM7 and WebOS. For Flash video and Netflix I boot into WebOS. I use both WebOS and CM7 for music and CM7 for most games, transcoded video, and web blowsing. Love Dolphin HD on CM7, much better than the default browser on WebOS.
You can't go wrong for the price... the harware is very good.
I don't think Netflix works in webOS, but in CM it works great. I got mine not knowing how much I would use it, my wife likes webOS so it was mostly for her. Turns out I use it alot more than I thought I would. I use it to search the web, music, movies and games instead of my laptop most of the time now. It was well worth the purchase.
While it has some minor quirks, its plenty usable as a daily driver. The biggest issue is that the battery life in sleep mode is terrible compared to webOS. It'll get you through a full day of use with moderate usage, so its not a deal breaker.
battery in sleep makes me barf. I wake up friday morning use it a bit, go ona weekend trip and it's dead on Monday.
Meanwhile I wake up on Friday with webOS, leave for the weekend and come back to see my device at like 77%.
Is this just how Android devices are, or is it because the Touchpad still needs some tweaking? And if by tweaking you mean we can get 10-20% better battery life in idle, that's not much. Power consumption needs to be cut in like 1/5th if not 1/10th its current state in idle.
Keep in mind folks that Gingi isn't even officially released. There are a lot of development being done in the shadows. I think it will all work out in the next few months. The source for ICS is released, which does officially support tablets. I would not mind them moving to ICS and skip HC/Gingi all together.
I use Gingerbread on a daily basis. My TP is on the Touchstone 90% of the time, so I don't see the same battery issues as others.

Stable Rom for tp

Can anyone recomend stable Rom for tp which is pretty stable and has everything working (gapps , WiFi)...
Wrong section. And none are stable fully yet.
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As Leo said there are no stable roms out, currently there are only 2 roms as it stands, Cyanogen's CM7 who's running Alpha 3 and XRON's CM7 build.
Personally I've been running CM7 Alpha 3 with no huge issues. The screen will freeze here and there, but a reboot fixes it with no problem, everything seems to work, gapps, wifi, my apps are smooth as butter and my movies and music sound amazing. If your looking for something stable stick with WebOS until Cyanogen puts out a stable rom, perhaps it'll include an easy install, as the current install is a bit tricky and even the 'detailed' tutorial posts on installation leave some parts out.
there is that other "no credit" ROM in the general forum (where this thread should belong) and actually that's working better for me than alpha 3 and xron
although that said it is a bit difficult at 1st cuz it's in chinese and you have to reset it to english....etc etc...then the keyboard....then a reboot
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As Leo said there are no stable roms out, currently there are only 2 roms as it stands, Cyanogen's CM7 who's running Alpha 3 and XRON's CM7 build.
Personally I've been running CM7 Alpha 3 with no huge issues. The screen will freeze here and there, but a reboot fixes it with no problem, everything seems to work, gapps, wifi, my apps are smooth as butter and my movies and music sound amazing. If your looking for something stable stick with WebOS until Cyanogen puts out a stable rom, perhaps it'll include an easy install, as the current install is a bit tricky and even the 'detailed' tutorial posts on installation leave some parts out.
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you also excluded MIUI on purpose?
As XRON is build from CM7, and so the rest are I believe.. there is by means only 1 ROM with different mods around.. well.. they're all based on CM7..that's what I'm trying to say.. not that they have the same flaws and equal each other.. but the base is the same?
Puenos said:
you also excluded MIUI on purpose?
As XRON is build from CM7, and so the rest are I believe.. there is by means only 1 ROM with different mods around.. well.. they're all based on CM7..that's what I'm trying to say.. not that they have the same flaws and equal each other.. but the base is the same?
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Just found out that scott is about to update miui soon. But all roms right now are based on cm7
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To answer op, CM7 for the Touchpad is actually pretty stable. I'm running 3.5 Alpha from the CM team and it is smooth as butter. Unlike webOS for the TP, I can even use my blutooth keyboard + mouse on Android.
To whoever said it was difficult, I gotta say that's bs. It's definitely no more difficult than installing Preware on your TP, and it's worth it for added functionality. The most annoying problem was how long downloading everything took. Having all the apps Android has alone makes it worth installing.
I ran the N64 emulator on Android and it ran perfectly. Haven't tested other games yet, but I don't play many games anyway. Is it as smooth as my SGS II I777? Nah. But it IS smoother than many other Android tablets and phones that are dualcore.
Finally, a heads up for the only program I saw stutter: Netflix doesn't play as smoothly as I'd like, and but it plays good enough to not ragequit. I'm not sure if all video playback is like that, but again, it's not so bad that you couldn't watch your videos - just don't expect them to play as smoothly as a native android phone or tablet. The next thing that might bother you on 3.5 Alpha is the lack of useful headphone jack. When you plug your headphones in, the audio still comes out the speaker, but honestly, I don't see myself or anyone reasonably using their TP as a media player while in a gym or other public settings.
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To answer op, CM7 for the Touchpad is actually pretty stable. I'm running 3.5 Alpha from the CM team and it is smooth as butter. Unlike webOS for the TP, I can even use my blutooth keyboard + mouse on Android.
To whoever said it was difficult, I gotta say that's bs. It's definitely no more difficult than installing Preware on your TP, and it's worth it for added functionality. The most annoying problem was how long downloading everything took. Having all the apps Android has alone makes it worth installing.
I ran the N64 emulator on Android and it ran perfectly. Haven't tested other games yet, but I don't play many games anyway. Is it as smooth as my SGS II I777? Nah. But it IS smoother than many other Android tablets and phones that are dualcore.
Finally, a heads up for the only program I saw stutter: Netflix doesn't play as smoothly as I'd like, and but it plays good enough to not ragequit. I'm not sure if all video playback is like that, but again, it's not so bad that you couldn't watch your videos - just don't expect them to play as smoothly as a native android phone or tablet. The next thing that might bother you on 3.5 Alpha is the lack of useful headphone jack. When you plug your headphones in, the audio still comes out the speaker, but honestly, I don't see myself or anyone reasonably using their TP as a media player while in a gym or other public settings.
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actually my rom is based on CM 3.5 and the headphone jack is just fine. But agree with how you put all else.

Ics vs hc difference

Hello.
Ive been using honeycomb on my eee pad for quite time now and after waiting so long im getting the prime within the next day or two.
I just wanted to know how big of a difference i can expect... Night and day difference? Somewhat better? Or a minor upgrade. Main things im concerned about is the overall smoothness and broswing experience.
Thanks!
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ICS is a major upgrade all around. It's not Honeycomb Special Edition.
Had you searched the forum or Google at all, you'd know that the smoothness and browsing is better on ICS, multiple threads about this.
I felt it was pretty much the same but i only used HC for about a day or two before the update came out. I had no previous experience on out.
ICS stole ad hoc tethering from us.
Honestly I don't think ICS is all that big a deal.
I noticed more annoying bugs in ICS than HC.
Sure ICS brought the peace of mind that it was fully utilizing the multi-cores Tegra3 CPU, but it came with quirks, first annoyance is now when I pair my Bluetooth headphones it will automatically start blasting whatever is on the playlist in the Music app, so my ears are often greeting with a shock when I'm not expecting to hear my music player just blast off after I pair my headphones.
Then there's the browser, where it will often bug out and start opening every new link in a new tab.
Then there's the sudden loss of audio that randomly occurs when playing videos that requires a shutdown to correct.
ICS has generally been a great improvement for me.
Tethering is still a-ok via my Droid Charge.

Is an overclocked Touchpad running 4.0 faster than an IPAD 2?

In terms of browser speeds, time to open applications, google maps rendering speeds etc...is the Touchpad overclocked to 1.7 with CM9 running faster or not? thanks
Singhman said:
In terms of browser speeds, time to open applications, google maps rendering speeds etc...is the Touchpad overclocked to 1.7 with CM9 running faster or not? thanks
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I'll venture a guess here, and say no.
I've got a TP running GB, not overclocked. But GB and ICS are both still buggy as hell, which DQ's the TP in such a test.
If you're doing a speed test and you get FC's and reboots, IMO that should count for something.
I'm not trying to slam dev's here. I love the CM guys and everyone who's working so hard to give me Android goodness on the HPTP.
But seriously, do you think you could compare a $100 tablet running 3rd party open source ROMs and software to the leading market standard?!
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I'll venture a guess here, and say no.
I've got a TP running GB, not overclocked. But GB and ICS are both still buggy as hell, which DQ's the TP in such a test.
If you're doing a speed test and you get FC's and reboots, IMO that should count for something.
I'm not trying to slam dev's here. I love the CM guys and everyone who's working so hard to give me Android goodness on the HPTP.
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You dont have ICS so you dont know how smooth ICS actually is in TP.
But seriously, do you think you could compare a $100 tablet running 3rd party open source ROMs and software to the leading market standard?!
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Yes
Singhman said:
In terms of browser speeds, time to open applications, google maps rendering speeds etc...is the Touchpad overclocked to 1.7 with CM9 running faster or not? thanks
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Well, first reply not withstanding, I'm running Xrons 2.9.1 at 1.782GHz and it's as smooth as silk with no FCs, reboots or any other faults.
I had the opportunity of using an iPad and all I can tell you is that the iPad owner was looking a little sick when he tried mine!
I wouldn't swop what I have and when a stable fully working CM9 hits the streets it will only get better.
I've tested them side by side and while browsing Opera Mobile under XRON 2.9 @ 192mhz/1.5ghz (up threshhold @ 40%) the TP was about 80% as fast as the iPad 2 at general responsiveness (zooming, scrolling through pages on heavy sites), and a tie at loading pages - some loaded faster on the TP and vice versa.
I also tried the stock XRON browser, but it was too choppy and there was really no comparison.
Google Maps is much faster on the iPad 2 with less jumpiness and is overall just smoother.
Strangely, Google Earth feels much more fluid on the Touchpad with smoother zooming/panning and faster loading.
General responsiveness probably goes to the iPad 2, the home screen is just smoother and more responsive compared to every launcher I tried (VTL, ADW, SPB Shell 3D, Launcher Pro and a few others), and apps tend to open faster.
Netflix is much better on the iPad 2, video is sharper with less compression and scrolling is much smoother.. Not sure if it is playing HD but there is a noticeable difference for sure.
Things have changed quite a bit on ICS and it could be closer now.
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You dont have ICS so you dont know how smooth ICS actually is in TP.
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It's an Alpha build. If it were in Beta, or out of Beta, I'd consider it. But there are certain implications associated with the Alpha stages of software builds.
iPad 2's GPU outright slays all android devices, so as far as UI you're not going to find a device that even comes close that's out right now, including the Transformer Prime /:
I've heard good things about the Nexus Tablet though.....
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While I love my HP TouchPad I have to tell you that nothing can touch the current A5 CPU/GPU the iPad 2 uses. It's amazing to say the least. But the TouchPad is good for lots of other things
I've compared my TP (both WebOS and Alpha 3 CM7) to my cousin's iPad 2 and the browsing experience is much better on the iPad. But like sean said, if ICS were in beta or even out then it would be a close battle. I'm running an ICS beta on my Samsung Fascinate and it's the most beautiful rom I've ever played with. Hopefully the TP gets to that same level.
Its hard to compare since they are running 2 completely different operating systems and browsers. Chances are the iPad2 will be faster only because its running a stable OS (I'm not saying Android is unstable, just that its not OEM).
But with the Touchpad you get decent hardware for a lot cheaper and you can run CM.
I'm not really sure where comments like 'buggy as hell' are coming from or what kind of experience other people are having, or apparently not having with some people not having tried and based on assupmtion, but the CM9 runs really smooth for me. The only area where it doesn't is Flash based video, which is a known issue due to the current lack of hardware acceleration.
Alpha is just a word. Some developers are very cautious and prefer to keep things in alpha and beta stages as long as possible to ensure everything is working as it should while others will just push anything out the door.
CM9 seems to run faster on the whole and is a much more responsive experience for me than CM7. I really haven't had any major issues either.
Honestly, even though it's an 'alpha' I've had no problems. On the other hand, I've definitely had the experience of dealing with lots of problems for final release products that I've paid for.
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I'm not really sure where comments like 'buggy as hell' are coming from or what kind of experience other people are having, or apparently not having with some people not having tried and based on assupmtion, but the CM9 runs really smooth for me. The only area where it doesn't is Flash based video, which is a known issue due to the current lack of hardware acceleration.
Alpha is just a word. Some developers are very cautious and prefer to keep things in alpha and beta stages as long as possible to ensure everything is working as it should while others will just push anything out the door.
CM9 seems to run faster on the whole and is a much more responsive experience for me than CM7. I really haven't had any major issues either.
Honestly, even though it's an 'alpha' I've had no problems. On the other hand, I've definitely had the experience of dealing with lots of problems for final release products that I've paid for.
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Thanks!
I find the ICS browser on the Touchpad to be great. Its the first all around great browser I've used in Android in terms of scrolling experience, UI, etc.
_Motoki_ said:
I'm not really sure where comments like 'buggy as hell' are coming from or what kind of experience other people are having, or apparently not having with some people not having tried and based on assupmtion, but the CM9 runs really smooth for me. The only area where it doesn't is Flash based video, which is a known issue due to the current lack of hardware acceleration.
Alpha is just a word. Some developers are very cautious and prefer to keep things in alpha and beta stages as long as possible to ensure everything is working as it should while others will just push anything out the door.
CM9 seems to run faster on the whole and is a much more responsive experience for me than CM7. I really haven't had any major issues either.
Honestly, even though it's an 'alpha' I've had no problems. On the other hand, I've definitely had the experience of dealing with lots of problems for final release products that I've paid for.
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I more or less agree.
I've had few major problems with CM9a0.5. I'd say it is at least as stable as CM7, and WiFi has actually been more stable for me compared to XRON/CM7 (although still not perfect). And of course the "tablet" experience of ICS is worlds ahead of GB.
The biggest downside to CM9 is the lack of video acceleration therefore lack of Netflix/Youtube HD and high bitrate 720p/1080p videos.
I only tried overclocking my cm9 touch pad with setCPU once and it crashed. Have not tried it since.
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ICS>iOS 'nuff said.
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Tykin said:
I only tried overclocking my cm9 touch pad with setCPU once and it crashed. Have not tried it since.
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fixed in a0.5
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ICS>iOS 'nuff said.
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^^this
cm9 is just awsome. i wish i could get rid of the webOS part because it's a waste of space.
Friend at work as a Ipad2. Paid regular price for it. I took my TP in one day (with cm7) and again the other day (now with cm9). I think she feels rather foolish paying as much as she did and then seeing what I can all do with my $150 tablet...
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Friend at work as a Ipad2. Paid regular price for it. I took my TP in one day (with cm7) and again the other day (now with cm9). I think she feels rather foolish paying as much as she did and then seeing what I can all do with my $150 tablet...
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Probably not. Given the level of effort required for installation, maintenance, and learning the more technical side of things, she'd most likely stick with the iPad.
I dont know your work friend, but that's my guess.
People naturally think that because you managed to get the TP up and running with ICS, that it was worthless getting an iPad. But those people most likely are the same one's that don't have the knowledge to really enjoy the TP, not to mention put the effort into keeping it that way. And at the current state (not even to Alpha 1), it's no comparison.
i payed less than $100 for my touchpad............it now has ICS, it's as fast as any tablet on the market, and has great developmental support. why the hell would i want to pay $500 for another tablet? it's not just ipad, i had tossed around the idea of getting a transformer prime for a while and probably would have one if they weren't so hard to get. then ics hit the touchpad and well the rest is history. i'm happy now. but that's just me and my "$100 fast as hell ICS tablet" talkin.
The thing most people don't understand is if it's this close to an ipad WITHOUT hardware acceleration. It'll straight blow an ipad 2 out of the water when we get it. ICS is more like iOS in that it has hardware accelerated ui. Android never offered that before, which is why we have compensated with faster and more powerful processors up until this point.
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Is Ice Cream Sandwich available for the gTab yet?

Just wondering if there is a stable ICS rom yet for this gTab?
aliensquale said:
Just wondering if there is a stable ICS rom yet for this gTab?
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[ROM - 1.2] BETA ICS 4.0.X - Team DRH (Update 04/01/12)
This is the only ICS rom for the Gtab that I know about. Been running it since launch and its seems to be doing fine. There are little quirks here and there, mostly sound dropping out, and there is a small list of stuff not working currently, but I have been very pleased to use it as a daily driver. Hell man a awesome rom with HW accelerators, you have to try youtube on this just to see what I mean. Thats worth rebooting every now and then to get sound with it.
one thing I WISH I could get is when I stream video clips through various online pages.. right now I am using RockPlayer lite to open the video clips... but there is no ability to automatically REPEAT the clip once it is done playing.
Is this something ICS fixes?
I decided not to wait for HDMI and took the plunge this morning. Easy install with just one or two scary moments (due to my lack of patience). Now I'm watching Champions League soccer from foxsoccer.tv. Best handling of streaming Flash video I've seen yet. Not a single pause or lockup in more than an hour. And my wireless USB kb/touchpad combo works and looks great (I'll take an arrow pointer over that faint "x" any day). Congratulations to Team DRH. Any guess as to when I can hook my GTab up to the big screen?
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I decided not to wait for HDMI and took the plunge this morning. Easy install with just one or two scary moments (due to my lack of patience). Now I'm watching Champions League soccer from foxsoccer.tv. Best handling of streaming Flash video I've seen yet. Not a single pause or lockup in more than an hour. And my wireless USB kb/touchpad combo works and looks great (I'll take an arrow pointer over that faint "x" any day). Congratulations to Team DRH. Any guess as to when I can hook my GTab up to the big screen?
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Soon
There are no stable versions out. All buggy.
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anything for ICS yet on the GTab? or how about going straight to JellyBean?
MicroNuts said:
There are no stable versions out. All buggy.
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Team DRH beta 1.3 was released 2 July. A little less bug, speed improvements etc... Jelly Bean will come hen it's ready or release.
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I loaded the latest beta on and although it looks great and I really do like it, my gtab is now a dog when it comes to doing anything...very laggy, widgets take forever to load up when going back to home screen. Over all just very slooooow. For a dula core tab with a not so very high screen resolution it should be a lot faster. I am hoping for more speed improvements, or did I do something wrong when I went through the install process? I dunno, but keep up the good work because it makes me want to use the gtab again (if it was not so laggy).
Did you let it "bake" after install? Many folks have had good results with letting the tablet sit undisturbed for 30 minutes or more after flashing, before connecting wifi and registering with Google. I let mine "bake"over night, and it has seemed to prevent the lag.
Good Luck.
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DRH's ICS is very stable. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who wants to have a good time.
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same thing here.. just installed the beta... slow as hell!
sal33n said:
I loaded the latest beta on and although it looks great and I really do like it, my gtab is now a dog when it comes to doing anything...very laggy, widgets take forever to load up when going back to home screen. Over all just very slooooow. For a dula core tab with a not so very high screen resolution it should be a lot faster. I am hoping for more speed improvements, or did I do something wrong when I went through the install process? I dunno, but keep up the good work because it makes me want to use the gtab again (if it was not so laggy).
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aliensquale said:
same thing here.. just installed the beta... slow as hell!
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I ran it for a week, loved the interface and all the customization options, and HBO GO worked flawlessly.
Just couldn't get past all the freezing and stuttering, some of my games wouldn't work and my avi files wouldn't play off the sd card with the default player and I couldn't find a place to set preferences to use MX player, wouldn't even prompt me as to which player to use, so I went back to C&C 1.2 final.
Who knows, might be damaged internal flash memory or just felt slow after running overclocked at 1.5ghz for so long.
But still it's shaping up pretty darn sexy and heads and shoulders above most of the Honeycomb roms I tried.
Hats off to DRH.

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