Android thread V-garychencool finally rooted his phone and got ICS edition

[ShaunOfTheLive]

I dunno why y'all are talking about WP anyway; this is clearly an Android thread.

[Van-man]

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;37788255]Because HTC, Samsung, LG and Sony all suck.[/QUOTE]

And Nokia made a deal with the devil.

Pick a lesser evil.

[QUOTE=garrynohome;37788294]Using design(something subjective) as a flaw, [I]that's laughable to say the least[/I].[/QUOTE]

Juuust like Metro

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;37788337]I dunno why y'all are talking about WP anyway; this is clearly an Android thread.[/QUOTE]

'Cause arr, tharr be traitors 'nboard this fine vessel :yarr:

[garychencool]

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;37788274]It uses Metro or whatever the phone equivalent is. (Zune?) Yuck.[/QUOTE]

I kinda like it, it looks pretty good and it's minimalistic.

Also, this [URL]http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/survivalcraft/a23292c3-6d76-4a4d-ae7a-7e7379325671[/URL]

And their site doesn't look so cluttered but then again I like the info on Google Play, it's easier to look at.

Take your pick

[URL]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evernote[/URL]

[URL]http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/evernote/db21927d-f292-e011-986b-78e7d1fa76f8[/URL]

[MasterFen007]

To balance out the WP-ness in here, I guess I'll give my opinion on MIUI:

Pros:

Feels smooth, everything feels consistent in terms of design,

It has pretty much everything the average Android user needs (honestly the only app I've installed is Overv's FP app) and they're all flashed onto the nand or wherever so I still have +100mb of storage left compared to the 40mb I got with stock CM9,

The lockscreen in my opinion is so fucking smexy!

Cons:

Some features (in the version I'm using at least) are gone, like the ability to have a live wallpaper for my lockscreen or setting my phone number as it is shown under additional call settings. Both of which I could do on stock CM9.

So, to me MIUI feels like a great ROM for those entering the Android scene or those who don't feel like setting everything up; both of which I fall under :v:

[zombiespeed]

Ladies calm down a bit.

This is a Android thread, the not a Windows Phone thread.

[dass]

[QUOTE=dass;37787039]Hi guys.
Sorry for the question I'm about to make but, how the hell do I root a galaxy player?

I've tried it a few times, and I still haven't been able to root it.[/QUOTE]

Please?

[roflcakes]

[QUOTE=MasterFen007;37788730]To balance out the WP-ness in here, I guess I'll give my opinion on MIUI:

Pros:

Feels smooth, everything feels consistent in terms of design,

It has pretty much everything the average Android user needs (honestly the only app I've installed is Overv's FP app) and they're all flashed onto the nand or wherever so I still have +100mb of storage left compared to the 40mb I got with stock CM9,

The lockscreen in my opinion is so fucking smexy!

Cons:

Some features (in the version I'm using at least) are gone, like the ability to have a live wallpaper for my lockscreen or setting my phone number as it is shown under additional call settings. Both of which I could do on stock CM9.

So, to me MIUI feels like a great ROM for those entering the Android scene or those who don't feel like setting everything up; both of which I fall under :v:[/QUOTE]

MIUI is pretty much my favourite ROM. To me it kind of represents a synergy between Android and Apple design ethos. The only reason I'm not using it on my atrix right now is because I loose Atrix specific features like fingerprint lock and webtop functionality.

[Sgt. Jerky]

[QUOTE=MasterFen007;37788730]To balance out the WP-ness in here, I guess I'll give my opinion on MIUI:

Pros:

Feels smooth, everything feels consistent in terms of design,

It has pretty much everything the average Android user needs (honestly the only app I've installed is Overv's FP app) and they're all flashed onto the nand or wherever so I still have +100mb of storage left compared to the 40mb I got with stock CM9,

The lockscreen in my opinion is so fucking smexy!

Cons:

Some features (in the version I'm using at least) are gone, like the ability to have a live wallpaper for my lockscreen or setting my phone number as it is shown under additional call settings. Both of which I could do on stock CM9.

So, to me MIUI feels like a great ROM for those entering the Android scene or those who don't feel like setting everything up; both of which I fall under :v:[/QUOTE]

MIUI looks nice, I'll give it that - but it has never, ever performed well on any of the devices I've tested it on (media player hiccups in playback, frequent data/wifi disconnects, memory bloat, general stability degradation as uptime increases, etc, etc). A lot of the nice-ties of the ROM (lockscreen, media player, etc) have been turned into standalone apps that I'd much rather load over a stable AOSP ROM.

The other big issue I have with MIUI iiiis (putting on my tinfoil hat for this one):
-It's closed source
-It's developed in China

Sure, you can decompile everything and read the smali, but I really don't like the idea of a third-party chinese developer possibly siphoning personal information away from my phone.

[garychencool]

What don't you like about the Chinese, kid?

[Sgt. Jerky]

[QUOTE=garychencool;37789758]What don't you like about the Chinese, kid?[/QUOTE]

[URL]http://siliconangle.com/blog/2012/09/14/chinese-android-malware-mayhem-goes-into-overdrive/[/URL]

"Complacent Android users beware: the volume of malware targeting such devices is growing at a terrifyingly exponential rate, rising by 216% or 700% over the last three months, depending on which security company you believe, [B]and it’s all coming from China.[/B]"

That, coupled with the closed source nature of MIUI should be enough to at LEAST raise an eyebrow.

[Generic.Monk]

Flashed CM10 on my S2 - Google Now is very cool but it's unfortunately a bit limited by the amount of data available on google for the UK - e.g. train schedules are all present and accounted for but it seems National Express (who run my town's buses) haven't hooked their schedules up, which is annoying since I rarely get the train. It'll improve though - maybe one day it'll be able to detect you stumbling out of a club at 3 in the morning with a mouth tasting of stale crisps and recommend an appropriate taxi to phone or something super cool like that. As it stands now it still gives me a big old nerd boner.

[Dizzlepro]

[QUOTE=Sgt. Jerky;37789776][URL]http://siliconangle.com/blog/2012/09/14/chinese-android-malware-mayhem-goes-into-overdrive/[/URL]

"Complacent Android users beware: the volume of malware targeting such devices is growing at a terrifyingly exponential rate, rising by 216% or 700% over the last three months, depending on which security company you believe, [B]and it’s all coming from China.[/B]"

That, coupled with the closed source nature of MIUI should be enough to at LEAST raise an eyebrow.[/QUOTE]

[t]http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/004/077/Raisins_Face.jpg[/t]
Do AOKP & C10 patch known vulnerabilities?

[meppers]

whats a good JB rom for the att galaxy note

i tried browsing XDA but its full of weird people making roms with dumb names like ~tHe VirUs JB~ and ~slaCkers Rom [jb, aokp, cm10, i have autism]~

what a cesspool

[garychencool]

I still haven't tried other ROMs yet. Maybe during Christmas, I'm too busy with school and such right now.

[Hunt3r.j2]

[QUOTE=meppers;37790320]whats a good JB rom for the att galaxy note

i tried browsing XDA but its full of weird people making roms with dumb names like ~tHe VirUs JB~ and ~slaCkers Rom [jb, aokp, cm10, i have autism]~

what a cesspool[/QUOTE]
CM has official nightlies, search up cyanogen mod quincyatt.

[Nidhogg]

Just got my Galaxy SIII today. Holy shit this thing is way faster than my first Galaxy S.

[Hunt3r.j2]

So I just saw a review of the iPhone 5 display by DisplayMate.

Literally the same black levels as S-LCD2, slightly higher white levels. A 50 nit difference sounds like the in cell touch improvement to me, which means about 1400:1 contrast vs 1300:1.

[長門有希]

[QUOTE=Van-man;37788234]Knowing his luck, it's [B]STILL[/B] not enough.
Or he's getting a new persistent problem.
[SUP][SUP]Like owning a Windows phone device hohooo[/SUP][/SUP][/QUOTE]

oooh no, windows phone actually can hold my tabs
i'll still keep my nexus though
so whining goes on

[ShaunOfTheLive]

[QUOTE=Ezhik;37791647]oooh no, windows phone actually can hold my tabs
i'll still keep my nexus though
so whining goes on[/QUOTE]

nothing, [b]nothing[/b], can hold [i]your[/i] tabs. I bet your tabs are like Geocities pages with thousands of flaming skulls, and nested mismatched blink and marquee tags.

[Hunt3r.j2]

What's up with Sony's displays? Reviews consistently say that there's poor viewing angles on the Xperia T and S, which I find strange when they are basically the best in the display business. Okay, maybe not the best, but their TVs have consistently high image quality ratings.

[Kingo64]

[QUOTE=Hunt3r.j2;37792386]What's up with Sony's displays? Reviews consistently say that there's poor viewing angles on the Xperia T and S, which I find strange when they are basically the best in the display business. Okay, maybe not the best, but their TVs have consistently high image quality ratings.[/QUOTE]
I saw an Xperia S instore and the screen was much worse than the S3 and One X. Also the buttons weren't very nice to use on the buttom of the phone.

[長門有希]

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;37791988]nothing, [b]nothing[/b], can hold [i]your[/i] tabs. I bet your tabs are like Geocities pages with thousands of flaming skulls, and nested mismatched blink and marquee tags.[/QUOTE]

here's a list of devices that CAN hold my tabs:
iPad 1 with swap enabled (256 MB; iOS 3.2) [sp]still the best tablet I ever owned. then Apple released iOS 4 and RUINED IT[/sp]
Windows Phone 7 devices (512 MB)
PC devices (varies; Windows/Linux/Mac OS X)
HTC Desire (512 MB; Gingerbread)
HTC HD2 (512 MB; Gingerbread/WP7/WM6.5)
Galaxy Note (1024 MB; Gingerbread)

here's a list of devices that CAN'T hold my tabs:
iPod touch (128 MB; iOS)
iPhone 3G (128 MB; iOS)
iPad 1 (256 MB; iOS 4.2 or later)
Galaxy Note (1024 MB; Ice Cream Sandwich or later)
Galaxy S3 (1024 MB; Ice Cream Sandwich)
HTC One X (1024 MB; Ice Cream Sandwich or later)
Google Nexus 7 (1024 MB; Jelly Bean)

So yeah. WP7 never lost my tabs, and I doubt WP8 will.

[Van-man]

[QUOTE=Ezhik;37794379]here's a list of devices that CAN hold my tabs:
iPad 1 with swap enabled (256 MB; iOS 3.2) [sp]still the best tablet I ever owned. then Apple released iOS 4 and RUINED IT[/sp]
Windows Phone 7 devices (512 MB)
PC devices (varies; Windows/Linux/Mac OS X)
HTC Desire (512 MB; Gingerbread)
HTC HD2 (512 MB; Gingerbread/WP7/WM6.5)
Galaxy Note (1024 MB; Gingerbread)

here's a list of devices that CAN'T hold my tabs:
iPod touch (128 MB; iOS)
iPhone 3G (128 MB; iOS)
iPad 1 (256 MB; iOS 4.2 or later)
Galaxy Note (1024 MB; Ice Cream Sandwich or later)
Galaxy S3 (1024 MB; Ice Cream Sandwich)
HTC One X (1024 MB; Ice Cream Sandwich or later)
Google Nexus 7 (1024 MB; Jelly Bean)

So yeah. WP7 never lost my tabs, and I doubt WP8 will.[/QUOTE]

Sure we haven't jinxed wp8 by now?

[長門有希]

yes

[Kingo64]

[QUOTE=Ezhik;37794379]here's a list of devices that CAN hold my tabs:
iPad 1 with swap enabled (256 MB; iOS 3.2) [sp]still the best tablet I ever owned. then Apple released iOS 4 and RUINED IT[/sp]
Windows Phone 7 devices (512 MB)
PC devices (varies; Windows/Linux/Mac OS X)
HTC Desire (512 MB; Gingerbread)
HTC HD2 (512 MB; Gingerbread/WP7/WM6.5)
Galaxy Note (1024 MB; Gingerbread)

here's a list of devices that CAN'T hold my tabs:
iPod touch (128 MB; iOS)
iPhone 3G (128 MB; iOS)
iPad 1 (256 MB; iOS 4.2 or later)
Galaxy Note (1024 MB; Ice Cream Sandwich or later)
Galaxy S3 (1024 MB; Ice Cream Sandwich)
HTC One X (1024 MB; Ice Cream Sandwich or later)
Google Nexus 7 (1024 MB; Jelly Bean)

So yeah. WP7 never lost my tabs, and I doubt WP8 will.[/QUOTE]

Why do you have so many devices what the fuck

[Van-man]

[QUOTE=K1ngo64;37794574]Why do you have so many devices what the fuck[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure he personally owns 1% of Russia's wealth.

[JumpingHungarian]

So are there any apps that will let me take notes with a stylus? And not just the ones that put what you write in line with regular text, but something that I could use for math (formulas, graphs, mathy stuff). And is there anything that will let me write (free/anywhere writing) on pdfs and word documents? I haven't been able to find anything, and that's the only reason I haven't used my transformer for note taking.

[Van-man]

[QUOTE=That Ninja;37795428]So are there any apps that will let me take notes with a stylus? And not just the ones that put what you write in line with regular text, but something that I could use for math (formulas, graphs, mathy stuff). And is there anything that will let me write (free/anywhere writing) on pdfs and word documents? I haven't been able to find anything, and that's the only reason I haven't used my transformer for note taking.[/QUOTE]

Go note widget does if you use the "big" version

[長門有希]

[QUOTE=K1ngo64;37794574]Why do you have so many devices what the fuck[/QUOTE]

hahaha i only have two of them now

[editline]25th September 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=Van-man;37794634]I'm pretty sure he personally owns 1% of Russia's wealth.[/QUOTE]

i wish :(

[Van-man]

Seems like you're stuck with Gingerbread then.