My girlfriend's Droid is running an older version of Bionix, I think it's 1.7 or something close to it (2.1-update1, Kernel version 2.6.29, Build number ECLAIR.UVJI6) and keeps getting a notification that an update is ready from T-Mobile. I haven't been following Android news so I don't know if this is the 2.2 update (or if the 2.2 update is even out for her phone yet), or just an update to 2.1 or what, but it's driving her nuts. Even when she postpones it it sends her several texts a day, and the max she can postpone it is 24 hours. Is there anyway to get rid of this notification? Custom ROMs for my Droid would do this by default, so I'm clueless how to fix it.
Secondly, she likes this ROM a lot, but it's about 3 months old now, have there been any major changes in current ROMs that would warrant me upgrading her phone? She is content with it as is, and I have a hard time hacking the Vibrant for some reason, though I never had any problems with my Droid. Basically what I'm saying here is, I WILL upgrade it if there's anything worth upgrading it for. Thanks in advance for any help with these questions!
Wait till bionix frost comes out and then re-flash her phone
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If you go ka7 or higher its froyo. This should be your standard.
But my wife runs jl5 with a ka7 modem and loves it.
So.....
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One thing I've learned when updating the wifes stuff: if it aint broke, dont fix it. If shes happy with the way it is. Leave it. Upgrading to a better version she might not notice is onl going to cause you a headache. Some app isnt playing nice with new build, some small bug in the rom, etc. It's your funeral!
da_dragon2k3 said:
One thing I've learned when updating the wifes stuff: if it aint broke, dont fix it. If shes happy with the way it is. Leave it. Upgrading to a better version she might not notice is onl going to cause you a headache. Some app isnt playing nice with new build, some small bug in the rom, etc. It's your funeral!
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AMEN to that!
I updated my wife's Moto Cliq to 2.1 and I regret it everyday! Should have left her at 1.5...
There are a lot of 2.2 roms out there in the development section that are running 2.2 roms so smooth and fast and with bloatware removed. Try Bionix or Axura or Trigger. You don' t have to wait for ota froyo. My friend's phone did the ota update and it' s full of bugs
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Can't believe I typed 'my girlfriend's droid' in the first post, I hate when people refer to every Android phone as a 'droid', and I just did it myself, LOL. Anyway, thanks for the input guys. I'll probably wait until someone builds a 2.2 rom from source and upgrade her.
So there's no way to get rid of this upgrade notification? That sucks.
When is frost coming out?
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Bump, just looking for confirmation that there's no way to disable OTA update notifications?
turn off device management service using titanium backup. freeze it.
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Anyone?
Like I though this was to be the.best phone in the world and I just don't feel it like when I.had my g1 everytime I.flashed aa rom it felt new and.that's why I had it for 2 years but I've only had this for 5 months and im.just.not feeling the excitement
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my mon hates hers...been replaced 5 times by tmo i think its becuz we dnt have 3g so shes on Edge while i have my verizon on 3g just fine but i rooted it n flashed a rom but that stupid phone didnt wanna do amything right so i gave up on it....i dnt like it,too light n toyish
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Eh, I wouldn't say so. I've had mine now since September. I flashed one of the first Team Whiskey Froyo roms in November, I believe. Since then I've tried mixing up roms a couple times a month. Recently I installed an FFC and CM7...which I hope to stick with for a while now.
I know what you mean though. You just have to keep yourself busy with it because there really aren't THAT many phones which can keep par with ours. I've had my share of iPhones before this phone, and I was amazed by the capabilities of this compared to that or the original Nexus
So.. Its NOT just me who thinks this! Whew! Boy am i glad.
Anyways i just dont get those orgasams from flashing roms anymore.
I havent flashed a rom in 1 abd a half weeks!!!
I know right I loved it
It was so exciting
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I guess it's a matter of where your preferences lie. I know that when I was trying out new ROMs, it was like Xmas morning - opening presents to see what new gifts I'm getting. But at this point, I just need the phone to do what a phone does.
Once I installed, Trigger 2.6, I hung up the whole trying out new ROM thing, and just enjoyed the stability. I still love the Vibrant every time I pick it up. There are little quirks that get to me, but the screen is really really nice.
I get that once in a while, but then again I anticipated it. I know at some point, it'll just be a phone to me, and I'd use it as a tool and not a toy. The problem is that there is always something bigger and better coming out and you'll never be satisfied with what you have.
The phone market changes daily. I still love my vibrant, it does everything I need it to do and no phone matches it's screen quality. I have also hung up flashing roms, at least until CM7 finishes Ginger
I don't see a phone that competes yet for me until SGS2 comes out. No point in buying a new phone until then.
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After flashing the Sweet Honey ROM, this phone absolutely rocks.
Anybody compared the Trigger to Sweet Honey?
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After flashing the Sweet Honey ROM, this phone absolutely rocks.
Anybody compared the Trigger to Sweet Honey?
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I'm wondering the same thing, If I can't find someone who has I will just have to do the comparison myself lol
I absolutely love Sweet Honey though, major props to the dev team for this one
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After flashing the Sweet Honey ROM, this phone absolutely rocks.
Anybody compared the Trigger to Sweet Honey?
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I've used both..
as far as looks, trigger wins no doubt.
Speed both have it..
but for some reason sweet honey is a bit more snappier.
It's nice to know I'm also not alone. Don't get me wrong, I still love the phone and I don't see myself getting rid of it for any other phone for at least another 6 months, but it's lost that amazingness it used to have. I remember flashing my first rom (I think it was something by Sombionix before his TW days) way back in the summer. I remember waiting for GPS and then Froyo. I remember how great it was to get that very first Froyo leak and think "Now we are cooking!" Now developers are dropping like flies. Other phones have CM7 and it's completely stable yet our CM7 just feels too much like a beta. (I know most things work, but it's just not as stable as I need)
I think this phone, and the SGS in general, had so much potential, but it was ruined by crappy Samsung software. I can only imagine where we would be now if we had stock Android out of the gate. Once again, I love the phone, I just think it fell a little short of its full potential.
I thought I could get over not having a camera flash, but when I need it that makes me sad. The poor gps doesnt help my feelings either. I will keep it untill something I really want comes out.
I dunno, I'm pretty thrilled with my phone..... I flash a new ROM every week or two (latest is Frost). I love the multifunctionality of the thing, Samsung made killer hardware and TW's software is excellent. I for one am pretty sure I'll be sticking with Samsung for at least one more phone....
Only cons here are no camera flash and no 4g.
I am fighting with myself when It comes to flashing roms. I cant seem to flash away from simply honey.
So to deal with my need to flash I end up flashing other peoples phones!
Yup man especially when I had the g1 and the hero roms started to begin developing
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I get that once in a while, but then again I anticipated it. I know at some point, it'll just be a phone to me, and I'd use it as a tool and not a toy. The problem is that there is always something bigger and better coming out and you'll never be satisfied with what you have.
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Hey llama hows my offtopic and llama leader doing?
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OTA FROM MOBILE. JUST GOT IT YESTERDAY. Sorry bout screaming testing it out. Really fast. Keyboard feels more responsive. Cool little features here n there. Overall like it. Try going to phone system update and check urs.
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We are waiting in uae
there's cm7 running 2.3, and you guys are hoping for 2.2? forgive me if i sound brash, but 2.2 really nowhere near the smoothness of 2.3.
2.2 better then 2.1
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I updated to 2.2 as well, but I downloaded the update.zip and loaded it to my SD card in recovery mode to install. Works like a charm.
I got a bit bored of waiting on the UK 2.2 release, not sure when it's coming out.
Anyway, I went the down the 2.3 route with CM7, and very happy with it.
A question I was going to ask before, but never did, is, if you were on 2.1 and went to 2.2 via the official route, would you still be able to update to 2.3 with CM7?
I'm wondering whether Motorola would lock the phone down further to try and prevent it.
Hi, no need to worry, you can update to cm7 without any problems.
Motorola understands that we don't want to be locked out of our phones.
The carriers are the ones who make motorola doing this locked bootloader thing.
greetings
I'm an owner of an Xperia X10, rooting and changing firmware was pretty simple, nothing but roms, were still in our kernel phase. Rooted my boss's Captivate, and his friends Galaxy S2 from Tmobile. But I hear for the fascinate not to use there methods, because the fascinate runs differantly?
Ive been looking up, and searching, probably keying words wrong, so i do apologize if i didnt search well enought, but my girlfriend just got this phone, and it is on 2.2 Verizon. From what i've read all the root/firmware flashing is for 2.1, and 2.2 isn't rootable yet? Is this true? if not, wheredo I go about for Odin, CWM, and whats the most stable suggestable rom I can throw on her phone?
First of all, I like to suggest you that your gf needs to learn how to do it by herself. I doubt you are gonna be next to her everytime when problems occur.
You can root by SuperOneClick 1.9.1 then flash CWM by times infinity. When you are done, flash
Rom/Kernel of your choice.
If you want TW Rom, there is Com Rom. Ppl say EF is better, and it should be due to it JUST removed bloats n deodexed. I personally use ComRom.
For TW kernel, there are Imnut's PBJ kernel(undervolted) which I use.
And there is OTB kernel, which allow you to do w/e voltage settings. (OverClock/UnderVolt)
Also there are AOSP roms, but I wouldn't recommend it due to NOT all of apps/systems are functioning
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@xHoLyx, TY. aprreciated. I know how annoying it is for these post, its always wierd going to the phone forum i'm not usually on. She's actually next to me learning how I do this, she finds it interesting because I do this almost everday to my phone. I think ill try comm out. she doesnt want to lose the camera, and likes the stock android look compared to tw. TY
one more question. Will ED03 have a problem with a ED01 Rom?
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one more question. Will ED03 have a problem with a ED01 Rom?
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There were microscopic changes were made between ED01 n ED03. Don't even mind it, but if you are going to update, why not update to latest?
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Hi,
I just bought a vibrant from ebay and waiting anxiously for it to arrive.
Meanwhile I would like to check if the official GB rom is coming soon?
If not, I will like to seek your advice a good ROM that you will recommend newbies to flash.
Thanks!
CyanogenMod 7 is pretty amazing if you are looking for a good gingerbread ROM
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MIUI or CM 7 but it still in Beta some bugs and no GPS
But there a lots of Great 2.2 Froyo Roms for vibrant
Hope that Helps
If you're a true noob who's not flashed a lot before I would suggest any of the 2.2.1 roms. They are all functional and a bit better than 2.2. The only thing you'll lose is wifi calling which is a huge battery drain anyway.
Right now the gingerbread roms don't have working GPS and require a little bit more experience with flashing.
My teammate and I have the Simply Galaxy/Honey series. 2.8 is very fast and stable and its 2.2.1. Team EDT also puts out quality work and you can always count on their roms to be fast and stable as well.
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yah stick with 2.2 or 2.2.1 until u get experienced enough for cm7 or other gb roms! So id listen to explodingboy70
Thanks for all the advice! You are wonderful guys!
One more thing, will Samsung update the vibrant with an official GB rom?
I read that some said it could be done through Kies?
nhc said:
Hi,
I just bought a vibrant from ebay and waiting anxiously for it to arrive.
Meanwhile I would like to check if the official GB rom is coming soon?
If not, I will like to seek your advice a good ROM that you will recommend newbies to flash.
Thanks!
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Simply honey 2.3.3 gb.By far the best gb for the vibrant.flawless, and easy install.
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At this point we don't know when and if we're getting an official gingerbread from T-mobile. Samsung released gingerbread for the international version only - the GT-I9000. It is not completely identical to the Vibrant. It's up to the carriers when and if they release it and put their touches on it. Once Samsung releases some source code for Gingerbread, you'll see a huge jump in gingerbread development and improvements in those roms. Until then, stick to 2.2.1 like the others have said. I stick to team whiskey's roms, and every month or so I flash to a gingerbread rom for like a week to get a feel for it, then go back to 2.2.1 since I can't deal with the bugs in our GB roms for too long at once
Hi,
Finally my phone has arrived. Its already on Official 2.2 (I guessed) with Kernel Version 2.6.32.9 with build number FROYO.UVKA6.
If I want to remain like this for now (awaiting the official GB), what are the improvement that I can or should make to the phone with the current config?
eg. Voodoo , Other kernel, modem, rom?
I would give it a few days before you starting flashing etc etc. Get used to the phone with froyo, learns the ins and out of all the settings and stuff, will come in handy when you are ready to start playing.
If you haven't already, you should read the myriad of info in the vibrant bible, focusing on rooting, flashing and the things needed. I def would get a good handle on understanding programs like titanium, busy box and rom manager as all will eventually need to be used in one way shape or form.
To be honest, after my few days of learning the ropes, you should consider after learning the phones ins and outs, using ODIN to get back to 2.1 that normally comes with the vibrant (I am not 100% sure that all vibrants came with 2.1 stock, not sure if yours is the new model or outgoing model), rooting, installing titanium backup, busybox and rom manager and make a NANDROID backup of a nice clean OS so that should you run into issues flashing, you have an emergency back up to fall back on. I just did this over the past 2 days and it was a great learning experience.
I did my first rom flash today and was pretty cool, not as hard as I thought but really teaches you the ins and outs of all this cool stuff.
The ppl here were great in helping me and answering my questions, truly a great community.
My phone came with 2.1, then upgraded to 2.2, rooted and removed all the bloatware and never backed anything up. I then realized after help here, it was better to go back to 2.1, do all the right steps to root, install the right apps above, then make a nice clean emergency backup. It def will save your ass sooner or later.
With regards to changes, with my phone when it was at 2.2, I did alot to help improve battery life, I use a black wallpaper, I only turn on wifi when needed, I don't enable GPS at all. I set brightest via power widget to lowest unless in bright sun at which time, you can easily brighten it, you can change how quickly the screen goes dark, etc etc. There's alot of things you can do but since you just got the phone, you need to see how you're going to use it, in order to customize it.
Just my 2 from a beginner
Samsung won't say when or if a release of gb will actually come to US variants. I emailed them just the other day.
If you can live without GPS, then go with cyanogen mod
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I have been looking for a while and as usual with Samsung/T-Mobile the official word on GB is very deliberately vague.
I've been trying different ROMs and between my wife's Vibrant and mine, I have tried 5 ROMs so far.
Flashing some of the simpler Froyo ROMs is definitely easier and safer then jumping straight to CM7 or MIUI.
I would go with the earlier advice of getting familiar with your phone first and making sure you are comfortable with rebooting in recovery, wipe cache, etc.
One click root, back-up and re-install some apps so you are comfortable with all that.
Once you feel good, then try the simpler ROMs. TeamWhiskey - Nero is the first one I tried and it was easy to install and quite fast.
After that, went with Bionix.
Now I'm running SimpleHoney and on my wife's phone we are running DarkyRom 9.5.
All of these can be flashed through CWM which makes them simpler and safer.
Hope this helps! Enjoy your phone.
Sav
Thank you all for the replies. The advice and guidance are really much appreciated.
After one whole day fooling around, I finally managed to Root it and to install Simple Galaxy 2.8. I had some problems initially with the new 3e recovery from froyo causing unable to root problem. But I googled it and managed to workaround it.
I will play with the phone for a few more days before I decide if I want to go for the next level, GB
Go check out EDT's Asgard rom. Pretty slick.
Anyone else retaining their 2.2.2 virginity, until the "right one" comes along?
So, is there anyone else who is still simply going to wait for the official AT&T OTA Gingerbread release?
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................No!
Yep, going to keep mine stock untill the update. (uk orange)
The locked bootloader update is the real thing. I flashed it and it's amazing. I don't know how I could stay on froyo for much longer.
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Im runnings kens gb and cannot see myself back on 2.2.2 every again... its super smooth fast and a beast in my 24 hours with it I love it!
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Don't get me wrong...I've seen all positive from Kenneth's release and definitely am eager to update, but I just wanna wait for the official deal.
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I just got out if rehab, somehow I knew when I got out this would be a whole new phone... still on 2.2.2 until I can get on a computer
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Right now I am also waiting for the official release but if it's not here by the end of July then I gotta go update.zip
Yeah, um odds are good if a person is browsing these forums they're interested in modding their phone
Rawr from my Atrix
Excellent point. In fact, thanks for the clarification!
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what are you guys worried about? how do you know if you right one if you dont try it?
im pretty sure ken's 2.3.4 is same as the official update thats coming, it doesnt have my testing and debug apps that are found on beta releases. if anything the "official update" from ATT is going to have more bloat and handicaps.
I'm keeping mine at 2.2.2 until the official update comes out. I know there is a slight chance it could brick and have bugs if I update to the beta build of GB.
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I got my atrix about 4 days ago, and I love it. I rooted it and installed gingerblur on the 2nd day, I liked it better than the stock ROM, but then I messed up something with the messaging app (I was transferring my texts from my iPhone to Atrix, needless to say it didnt work) so I had to do a factory reset on my atrix. I did that and then Atrix no longer showed "H+" it just showed H, and the data didnt really work for some reason, so on the second night I had to flash back to stock rom.
I am just going to wait for the official release and then upgrade, I want to enjoy my atrix without a problem lol.
Btw when the official release does come and when we upgrade do we loose everything on our current phone ?
Running 2.2.2, GingerBlur.
All the permabricks going around got me worried.
Can I still OTA running GingerBlur once the official AT&T with unlocked BL comes out or do I have to revert back to a stock AT&T rom?
NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've got a Bell Atrix right now so I need to wait until something extremely reliable comes along before I toss it on for my daily driver. We can unlock our bootloader using 2nd init but it doesn't go without a flurry of bugs.
Very much appreciate the work all the devs have done, but unless I've got an AT&T Atrix I'm going to sit tight for now. Almost traded my friend his AT&T Atrix for my Bell Atrix (I sold him the AT&T one) but the current bugs in the ROMs are still a tiny bit too much. The hacked kernels are extremely alluring though!
I'm new to flashing moto style (done HTC, samsungs before) and my atrix is still very new, so going to hold off for now. Would prefer to start from a nice clean stock gingerbread + stock unlockable bootloader (ie fastboot oem unlock) baseline.
All those bricking references in the various leaked /beta ROM threads are definitely worrying. Gotta say too the much smaller dev/hacking community is totally noticeable, information appears much more scattered and newbie unfriendly relative to HTC/samsung threads, there are few authorative 'this is the 'official' way to do XYZ' sources. So still lurking and reading
I'm waiting for the official OTA. On stock 2.2.2+root+sideloading and it works fine for me. I'm looking forward to a stable CM build for the Atrix though .
Wow. Scared much?? Its really not that bad....
Im far from the smartest guy in xda but its all pretty easy and safe if you read directions and have at least three brain cells functioning
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I've still got 2.2.2, mainly because I'm waiting for CM7 or something else a bit more stable. I was almost always the first to put ken's P-roms on my atrix, but for flashing an sbf, I want to wait a bit until they're all out of "beta".
Scared? No.
Waiting for a 1.0? yes.