Hello!
I'm sorry if this gets asked all the time or has been answered already. But I'm looking for some advice and sometimes I get lost in threads containing a lot of information so I thought I'd make my own and hope that someone will show or point me in the right direction of what I need.
I currently have the Samsung S6 Edge the 32GB edition and while in the early days it was absolutely perfect for my needs; now I'm struggling for space.
With the updates and bulkware I'm left with 10GB if I'm lucky and with some apps and songs I'm struggling for space for the odd picture or two.
So I'm looking for a ROM that'll leave me some room to at least enjoy the features of the camera! Any help will be awesome!
TLDR;
Have S6 Edge 32GB
Need a ROM that'll be light on storage.
Also perhaps a guide on how to flash the ROM.
Kind regards,
Skauld
Skauld said:
Hello!
I'm sorry if this gets asked all the time or has been answered already. But I'm looking for some advice and sometimes I get lost in threads containing a lot of information so I thought I'd make my own and hope that someone will show or point me in the right direction of what I need.
I currently have the Samsung S6 Edge the 32GB edition and while in the early days it was absolutely perfect for my needs; now I'm struggling for space.
With the updates and bulkware I'm left with 10GB if I'm lucky and with some apps and songs I'm struggling for space for the odd picture or two.
So I'm looking for a ROM that'll leave me some room to at least enjoy the features of the camera! Any help will be awesome!
TLDR;
Have S6 Edge 32GB
Need a ROM that'll be light on storage.
Also perhaps a guide on how to flash the ROM.
Kind regards,
Skauld
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First thing... If your only left with around 10GB left there's something wrong. You should have around 28GB free after the OS and the usual bloat.
If you want to look into custom ROMs best place to start is here in the cross development section although not so many are still developed nowadays.
You can always use a package disabler to remove a load of the bloat and stuff you don't use.
What model do you have?
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Hi all firstly i am very new to all this technology so be gentle
Ive just ordered a Pay as you go Hero G2 should be here in 2-3 days, anyhows i was wondering if any would be so kind as to tell me with some links if possible for things that i should Download onto it before i start useing it i.e updates? RoM ? 2.0 andriod (if its out yet?)
And some handy apps like a sat nav thats good possibly free ?
Where to get upgrades and how to put them on the phone in lamens terms as i really dont have a clue.
The phone is from the UK if that makes any difference.
Thanks for any help
Peter
Peterpoose said:
Ive just ordered a Pay as you go Hero G2 should be here in 2-3 days, anyhows i was wondering if any would be so kind as to tell me with some links if possible for things that i should Download onto it before i start useing it i.e updates? RoM ? 2.0 andriod (if its out yet?)
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There are only unofficial 2.0/2.1 ROMs available at the moment, and most of them have some issues. For many, they are small enough that they can use these ROMs on a day to day basis, but for others they are not.
If you are a total noob to Android, and your ROM comes with a 2.73 build, I would leave it as it is for now until you get a bit more knowledgeable.
And some handy apps like a sat nav thats good possibly free ?
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Since you are on PAYG, I take it you won't have much data allowance? If that's the case, you don't want anything with online maps. I use Copilot, which is paid app, but it's *very* cheap for what it is and I recommend it wholeheartedly.
Where to get upgrades and how to put them on the phone in lamens terms as i really dont have a clue.
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Look around these forums for a while, especially the dev forum. Everything you need is here, and you'll get less flak from forum users if you take the time to find it yourself. Of course, if you run into problems post a question, but remember the mantra "search is your friend"!
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Dave
Thanks alot for your responce i will try searching the reason i do ask though is not through laziness but i am really that stupid when it comes to technology hehe
I would find it and read it and still not have a clue but ty for your answers once more )
How do i check which if i have ROM 2.73 build ? and if its not i take it i would need to find and install that build somehow?
But yes as you said i am a total noob so i guess waiting untill the official 2.0 update is availible.
The copilot you suggest sounds good as thats the main thing i will probably use. Would you have a link to the cheapest or best place to get that from?
So ty for the suggestion.
Hey all! I'm so glad i found this community it looks awesome! I'm new here and to the HTC hero G2 AND to the droid OS for that matter so i will have some pretty noobish questions , i will try to make it easy and list them in order so if you could please respond that way it would make it a lot easier on this noob as well
I am in the USA so i don't know if that will make a difference but i see a lot of other countries names in updates.
1. My device is the G2 obviously and its unlocked and i use my local carrier Cincinnati Bell and i'm pretty sure my phone is stock everything as far as firmware and what not. I still have 1.5 and i'm seeing people talk about 2.1, some say a message will automatically appear for the update but will it work since i'm not on T Mobile? if not how do i go about getting this?
2. What other types of software are there you recommend every G2 should have or that i can update to my phone to make it better, faster and just all around great, how would i go about doing this?
3. i've noticed when i go to albums for some reason there are 5 different albums just for my pictures which were all already on my sd card, and on my old phone were all just under the same album. The same for videos too there is 3 different ones for those too. Why are they all being seperated and how do i just make one entire album for all photos and one for videos? i've plugged the USB into my computer and opened my sd card and have seen the folders for all my music and photos so could when i add particular artists music on just create my own folder and put each artists music in their own folder? would it show up like that on my music player as being seperate? and could i do the same for pictures?
I realize i have quite a decent amount of questions and i apologize but i am new to the G2 and Droid in general as i've stated and i love the experience so far and i want to gain as much knowledge as possible so big thanks to anyone who helps me!
THANKS!!!
28 views and not one question has had an attempt of help guess this community isn't what i thought it was.
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28 views and not one question has had an attempt of help guess this community isn't what i thought it was.
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What exactly did you think it was? This is a developer community.. not a help desk.
I myself am not a developer.. I have a very small and limited amount of knowledge regards android.
I come here because I pick things up.. and occasionally when I have a problem I ask a question BUT only in the hope that the great and the good of this community feel like they have time to answer it.
Sure I wish I could be more welcoming to you.. I really do hope your problem gets solved.
Just dont expect it to get handed to you.. for example.. most of your questions can be answered in the hero wiki.. which is one quick search away from discovery.
Your initial question was polite and well formed.. however to follow it up with that statement just shows that you were being very disingenuous.
Again.. I hope someone takes the time to answer your several questions.
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What exactly did you think it was? This is a developer community.. not a help desk.
I myself am not a developer.. I have a very small and limited amount of knowledge regards android.
I come here because I pick things up.. and occasionally when I have a problem I ask a question BUT only in the hope that the great and the good of this community feel like they have time to answer it.
Sure I wish I could be more welcoming to you.. I really do hope your problem gets solved.
Just dont expect it to get handed to you.. for example.. most of your questions can be answered in the hero wiki.. which is one quick search away from discovery.
Your initial question was polite and well formed.. however to follow it up with that statement just shows that you were being very disingenuous.
Again.. I hope someone takes the time to answer your several questions.
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I've searched for forums for the Hero G2 and this is one of the only ones with activity i found. So i signed up, yes i know this is a development forum but if someone has the knowledge to develop for such a phone then it became common sense to me they would know answers to the questions i had. I did not mean to seem "disingenuous", its from the fact of taking a post like my last to get a response is why i did so. I wish someone from the first few views could of either 1. Helped me or 2. Said what you said and suggested somewhere or something else to help.
I don't mean to sound like an ass, just would really like help so it would be GREATLY appreciated if someone tried at least :-/
Ok i'll use my first post as an attempt to be useful, if only because i've read a whole lot from here and as yet written nowt
Now, first things first, being in the states do you have the G2 gsm hero, the one with the chin, or the US cdma sprint version? Makes a big difference if you want to do rooting.
Information searching for the hero doesn't have to come from active forums, many were hugely active when the phone first arrived and may not be so now, but much of the content is just as useful/relevant as it was then.
Oh, and i'm neither a dev, or a programmer or a techy phone expert, pc expert or any other expert come to that, just a hero owner that started much like you. Knowing nothing
Regarding the official 2.1 update, have no idea how it might arrive at your device, or mine as i'm not interested. Mine is rooted 1.5 with modaco 3.2 and it works just fine (and stable/reliable) for me, and does pretty much all i need it to do. The only exception being maybe bluetooth transfer.
When i got my hero it was the latest all singing, all dancing device that shamed most if not all other smartphones, eventually rooting it made it better, and unless i get to upgrade it every 6 months to me that's the way it'll stay.
I might go for a custom 2.1 rom at some point, be warned the official upgrade removes that possibility for the future, and even if you don't think you'll want to now, you may well change your mind once you've had the phone a while
How are the files stored on your sd card now? Separate folders are displayed separately. Contacts, downloads, camera shots etc I guess you could put them all in one folder but the album has an "all pictures" option anyway so why bother.
All my albums are stored in folders, with artwork, and just drag and drop into the music or mp3, can't recall what it's called right now, folder and display as whole albums in the player. If i want to create a folder just for one artists tracks then again it will display that "album" separately.
Works fine for me as i'm a whole album person rather than using playlists.
Any combination is possible, trial and error and personal preference time, but you wont break anything by trying.
Finally, have google work for you, or you tube, there's a heap of good stuff around, and more applications than my failing keyboard can mention hence rooting and apps2sd has unlimited my app count. No more worrying whether i can fit in that latest market find or what i have to delete first.
new batteries time before i launch this keyboard.....
Thank you! for someone trying to help... i'll soak all that in kind person, and i have the one with the chin
Hey guys, as you can see I am new to the whole wide world of android. I have had an iPhone since 2007 and recently dropped my iPhone 4 on the pavement which completely wrecked the screen. I seized the opportunity to buy an android. I got this s2 for 350 on eBay.
Anyway... I have absolutely no idea what I am getting into here. I have watched a ton of videos and still am really lost. (Sadly)
I have this s2 at 4.0.3 and am completely lost when it comes to how to flash a rom. I get we have to use ODIN, Kies and your rom. Am I missing anything else?
I want to use this. galaxys2root. com/att-galaxy-s2/aokp-ics-rom-for-att-galaxy-s2-sgh-i777-best-ics-rom/ << I cannot post links so its just a space in between the .com
I have seen videos where I have to root the thing first- or will this do it for me? I have also seen "roms" that are 400 MB in size but this one I like its 134... Am i missing any files or something? I have done searching but I end up more confused than I started. If someone could give me a push in the right direction that would be a great help!
This is the first phone I am actually confused with... I am sure it is easy, just not for a guy who has had an iPhone and developed for them since then... (I am co founder of whited00r )
Start with the links in the sticky. Be sure to read them all.
You said your phone is already on 4.0.3, which is Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). That means it's not stock (aka factory settings, out of the box, etc). I'd personally suggest after reading all the links, returning to stock and starting over from scratch as it's the best way to ensure you don't have any problems, especially since you don't really know what the previous owner did to your phone. The links for returning to stock and for flashing custom ROMs are also in the sticky. Please don't read just these links, read at least all of the other links posted there. That's just the starting point mind you, you should probably do more reading after that on stuff in the posts that you don't understand. I know this will take a lot of time, but it's for everyone's benefit that you fully understand everything you do to your phone before you do it.
I'll even help you out with a couple other links I think may be useful which aren't in the sticky.
ROM vs. Kernel
Odex vs. Deodex
Please hit my thanks button if I helped you. Good luck and welcome to the forums!
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Hey guys, as you can see I am new to the whole wide world of android. I have had an iPhone since 2007 and recently dropped my iPhone 4 on the pavement which completely wrecked the screen. I seized the opportunity to buy an android. I got this s2 for 350 on eBay.
Anyway... I have absolutely no idea what I am getting into here. I have watched a ton of videos and still am really lost. (Sadly)
I have this s2 at 4.0.3 and am completely lost when it comes to how to flash a rom. I get we have to use ODIN, Kies and your rom. Am I missing anything else?
I want to use this. galaxys2root. com/att-galaxy-s2/aokp-ics-rom-for-att-galaxy-s2-sgh-i777-best-ics-rom/ << I cannot post links so its just a space in between the .com
I have seen videos where I have to root the thing first- or will this do it for me? I have also seen "roms" that are 400 MB in size but this one I like its 134... Am i missing any files or something? I have done searching but I end up more confused than I started. If someone could give me a push in the right direction that would be a great help!
This is the first phone I am actually confused with... I am sure it is easy, just not for a guy who has had an iPhone and developed for them since then... (I am co founder of whited00r )
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From now on, don't watch any videos. They tend to be incomplete and usually outdated. Also, don't use any files or methods you find anywhere else besides XDA.
Like karate104 said, read the stickies at the top of the forums; they will tell you everything you need to know in detail. Read this one in particular. It has links to a lot of useful guides.
you also need to be wary of what you read and watch on gs2root. com
when i first started i used the rooting technique with the kernel from there and ended up with no wifi and ended up having to flash entropy's daily driver to recover
as the guys above said, read the stickies here and go over it a million times until it makes sense
flashing can open up loads of features, but you can very easily make your phone unusable (easily fixable once not hard bricked) but better avoid the trouble than finding a fix
Another victim on galaxys2root!
Sigh!
Q&A for [LG LS620] LG Realm / LG Prism - "One Stop Shop"
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Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!
Finally!
Finally somebody is really working on this. I love this phone for its capability versus price. 38$ from Kmart. Brilliant!
So far (laptop was stolen so this Is all done right from the phone)
I've rooted, busybox, TWRP, xposed framework.
I'm also downloading Ubuntu to install chroot using linuxonandroid. But I REALLY want to install CM11. But the only port is for the l70. And while its similar, I can't risk bricking this because of whatever variable makes it incompatible.
So I've been scouring the interweb for weeks trying to find a ROM that is actually ported for the ls620..
So thank you ahead of time, no pressure
frankiepiv said:
Finally somebody is really working on this. I love this phone for its capability versus price. 38$ from Kmart. Brilliant!
So far (laptop was stolen so this Is all done right from the phone)
I've rooted, busybox, TWRP, xposed framework.
I'm also downloading Ubuntu to install chroot using linuxonandroid. But I REALLY want to install CM11. But the only port is for the l70. And while its similar, I can't risk bricking this because of whatever variable makes it incompatible.
So I've been scouring the interweb for weeks trying to find a ROM that is actually ported for the ls620..
So thank you ahead of time, no pressure
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once i get this project at least close to complete im gonna start looking into cm11.. i just downloaded the kdz for the l70 a few days ago, i want to look at a stock image and compare it to the ls620 to see how closely related they are.. but the fact that i have to jump over to windows to try to extract a workable image has me focusing on finishing this first. i read somewhere they were identical, somewhere else it has nfc, somewhere else different display, etc etc.. but seeing the w5c (our device) kernel source in a l70 thread made me hopefull it can be accomplished. but tbh i have a few big milestones i wanna accomplish for the ls620 (merge internal sd with data, carrier hacks, some recovery work, etc). time will tell tho, i might get stuck on one thing so take a break with another and next thing i know, boom, cm on the ls620
but its not just decent for the price, its a $500 phone 3yrs ago lol. nfc would be nice, maybe one or two more internal sensors just because. a little more internal storage would be convenient and so would more ram, and im trying to work on both of them (it looks like our phone was build for zram its just missing the module, its made some old 1gb ram laptops ive worked on noticeably faster so im curious to see what it cab do.).
Any progress on creating a custom rom, not trying to be demanding, just noticed it has been 2 and a half months since this was posted. An update would be nice when you have the time.
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Any progress on creating a custom rom, not trying to be demanding, just noticed it has been 2 and a half months since this was posted. An update would be nice when you have the time.
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life did what it does and has me busy atm.. i just got an update notification from lg so im gonna stop dragging my feet and update the thread soon
i need help!
my phone did an auto-update this morning. when i clicked reboot and install it put me in a boot loop!
entered into recovery <3e>
factory reset.
now i cant access my homescreen, app drawer or really access any apps (and somehow there is no browser and keyboard either) because of this. i can get into my settings etc
however with no keyboard i am unable to log into google play etc.
recovery says it cant mount my sd card but the phone once loaded says its mounted. i was trying to install a keyboard manually with no success. i would like to figure out how to revert back to stock maybe update then root....
was previously rooted (far as i know i still am at the moment)
i am stupid when it comes to using adb... or twrp, as i have never used either and all the directions are kinda confusing to me. i do however have the program called minimal adb and fastboot but i dont seem to know how to use it properly..
i usually use odin to flash. not sure if it works with lg ls620 though and i still either need a recovery image or a stock image to get it back where it should be.
i can however from my lock screen access the phone messaging and camera apps, so i can make calls, but since i factory reset i have lost everything and with no keyboard i cant access my google account to reinstall all my contacts etc...
i have been dealing with this since about 7ish central time this morning and i have had no luck. i have contacted my provider and lg with no luck as well
even if you dont have the answer maybe you could point me in the correct direction
i am at my breaking point ready to twist the phone to pieces but then id have no phone at all...
i even told the lg rep that their inability to help me without sending the phone in for "repair" make me not want to buy anything lg ever..!
i really like this phone. any and all help is greatly appreciated.
if you need anymore info just ask and ill do my best to provide you with what you need.
thanks in advance to any and all who reply to me.
i will love whomever unconditionally if you can get me out of this spot i am in, be greatly indebted to you.
thanks
desi
I am new to the team here guys and I have very little experience with Rooting and stuff on Androids, I have a good mind for stuff such as this(I used to code a Moparscape Server) but just need some starting advice. You seem to know alot about what your doing when it comes to the Lgls620, I have a few questions for anyone who would be willing to give advice to a fellow friend here at Xda. If anyone sees this and is willing to help please reply or message me!
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Q&A for [LG LS620] LG Realm / LG Prism - "One Stop Shop"
Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.
Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [LG LS620] LG Realm / LG Prism - "One Stop Shop". If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!
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Can you please help me? Mom to 10, bought LG Realm for 4 kids to use as "ipods" on black Friday. Rooted with towelroot. Have been working great. Until recently could not get 2 unfrozen.
Cleared cache in recovery mode. Nothing. Factory reset in recovery mode. Now can't use and tricks to bypass the activation screen.
In language screen supposed to touch four corners to get to home screen. Doesn't work. Supposed to be able to make emergency call when not active, no emergancy call button. Supposed to be able to, after a restart, go volume up, volume down, home, back or something i dont remember now and get to home screen. That doesnt work either. You are supposed to get to settings from the accessibility menu in the talkback screen but I dont have all those options either.
These have never been active nor never will be. They are wifi phones only for my kids to play on. They are driving me nuts to fix. Can someone please help me or direct me on where to go for help?
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but its not just decent for the price, its a $500 phone 3yrs ago lol. nfc would be nice, maybe one or two more internal sensors just because. a little more internal storage would be convenient and so would more ram, and im trying to work on both of them (it looks like our phone was build for zram its just missing the module, its made some old 1gb ram laptops ive worked on noticeably faster so im curious to see what it cab do.).
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Wow. I had no idea that was the original price. It was a great phone, but sadly it died on me a few months ago, it'll always be one of my favorites
Gone from the charts, but not from our hearts! Lol
Hello, I was wondering why is there no newb section on this website? surely it would help all the new comers like myself who have no idea what they're doing.
I recently rooted my device for the purpose of changing some Personal Hotspot settings so I decided to look at the other benefits I could get from rooting and one of them is Themes. My question is why is it so hard to theme your device? I thought alot of these theming apps were one click proceedurs however it is not at all the case, speaking of complications when I rooted my device I accidently deleted touchwiz home and ended up stuck on Easy Mode for a whole day even after fully wiping/resetting until I figured out the problem. I still have standard mode showing as easy mode on my device but its actually got a launcher for now so it's all good.
Anyway It would of been good to have noob/newb section on this website so I could get to grips with everything there is to know or most things anyway. Right now I don't really know where to look on this website as there are too many threads that contain complicated titles with terms I never even heard of before so let alone reading the whole threads where I just hear myself reading on and on with no understanding what so ever.
Am going to stop my little rant here, if anyone can direct me on how to setup some easy themes it would be appreciated.
MatadorZXDA said:
Hello, I was wondering why is there no newb section on this website? surely it would help all the new comers like myself who have no idea what they're doing.
I recently rooted my device for the purpose of changing some Personal Hotspot settings so I decided to look at the other benefits I could get from rooting and one of them is Themes. My question is why is it so hard to theme your device? I thought alot of these theming apps were one click proceedurs however it is not at all the case, speaking of complications when I rooted my device I accidently deleted touchwiz home and ended up stuck on Easy Mode for a whole day even after fully wiping/resetting until I figured out the problem. I still have standard mode showing as easy mode on my device but its actually got a launcher for now so it's all good.
Anyway It would of been good to have noob/newb section on this website so I could get to grips with everything there is to know or most things anyway. Right now I don't really know where to look on this website as there are too many threads that contain complicated titles with terms I never even heard of before so let alone reading the whole threads where I just hear myself reading on and on with no understanding what so ever.
Am going to stop my little rant here, if anyone can direct me on how to setup some easy themes it would be appreciated.
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Greetings an welcome to xda. We did have a forum called xda assist where all newbies could basically ask any question, it became unsustainable due to the fact it became a free tech help line for every device.
Most phone's have their own dedicated Q&A thread where you can ask anything. If you can tell me the device you have I maybe able to help you or point you in the right direction at least
Regards
Sawdoctor