ICS for S2X

[syntaxerr0r]

Did a bit of research and found out rebooting in recovery (you have to root your phone and install ClockworkModRecovery, see here for a foolproof howto: http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-gal...y-s2-sgh-t989/ ) and fixing the permissions fixed pretty much all my issues, namely battery life and apps freezing. The process can take a while so don't panic if the progress bar moves slowly. After that, make sure to go over 2 or 3 full discharge-recharge cycles.

Don't use any of those so-called battery savers (JuiceDefender, etc.), they don't play well with ICS and actually drain the battery (at least that was my case). The stock ICS power saving is doing a good job and the auto-brightness usually works well for me.

Right now, my phone has been on for over 12 hours and still has 52% battery. That includes all day (8A-8P) on 4G with regular browsing, social media, email, sms, some music and streaming and a few calls, including a couple of hours linked to my car's bluetooth handsfree thingie. Not bad, I'll be drained before the battery Some apps can kill your battery life though, such as the live navigation.

The only three bugs of importance are:
- the media player randomly loses focus and pauses the music, same thing with streaming (via TuneIn). Very irritating.
- the inability to place a call from my BT handsfree when the phone is locked, meaning I must do that manually, which isn't very safe (picking up incoming calls is OK though)
- the reverse compass polarity (but OK in Google Maps, go figure).

I'm going to flash another ROM soon and see if it resolves them.

[thomas11]

Did a bit of research and found out rebooting in recovery (you have to root your phone and install ClockworkModRecovery, see here for a foolproof howto: http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-gal...y-s2-sgh-t989/ ) and fixing the permissions fixed pretty much all my issues, namely battery life and apps freezing. The process can take a while so don't panic if the progress bar moves slowly. After that, make sure to go over 2 or 3 full discharge-recharge cycles.

Don't use any of those so-called battery savers (JuiceDefender, etc.), they don't play well with ICS and actually drain the battery (at least that was my case). The stock ICS power saving is doing a good job and the auto-brightness usually works well for me.

Right now, my phone has been on for over 12 hours and still has 52% battery. That includes all day (8A-8P) on 4G with regular browsing, social media, email, sms, some music and streaming and a few calls, including a couple of hours linked to my car's bluetooth handsfree thingie. Not bad, I'll be drained before the battery Some apps can kill your battery life though, such as the live navigation.

What do you mean by fixing the permissions? The thing holding me back from updating are battery concerns, and the whole compass thing.

The only three bugs of importance are:
- the media player randomly loses focus and pauses the music, same thing with streaming (via TuneIn). Very irritating.
- the inability to place a call from my BT handsfree when the phone is locked, meaning I must do that manually, which isn't very safe (picking up incoming calls is OK though)
- the reverse compass polarity (but OK in Google Maps, go figure).

I'm going to flash another ROM soon and see if it resolves them.

Wasn't that there before ICS? I read that Google thinks it's a security issue. If you set the idle screen to lock with a password or pattern, Google assumes you want some kind of security and it will deny commands over bluetooth. However, I think everything works fine if you use a car's built in bluetooh system.

[Steve Adams]

Ok,

Got the root done. trying Black edition ICS now to get beam compatability etc. Can't wait...never did anything liek this before on my phones! I am going to root my HTC hero and load on a new OS too!

[Steve Adams]

Did a bit of research and found out rebooting in recovery (you have to root your phone and install ClockworkModRecovery, see here for a foolproof howto: http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-gal...y-s2-sgh-t989/ ) and fixing the permissions fixed pretty much all my issues, namely battery life and apps freezing. The process can take a while so don't panic if the progress bar moves slowly. After that, make sure to go over 2 or 3 full discharge-recharge cycles.

Don't use any of those so-called battery savers (JuiceDefender, etc.), they don't play well with ICS and actually drain the battery (at least that was my case). The stock ICS power saving is doing a good job and the auto-brightness usually works well for me.

Right now, my phone has been on for over 12 hours and still has 52% battery. That includes all day (8A-8P) on 4G with regular browsing, social media, email, sms, some music and streaming and a few calls, including a couple of hours linked to my car's bluetooth handsfree thingie. Not bad, I'll be drained before the battery Some apps can kill your battery life though, such as the live navigation.

The only three bugs of importance are:
- the media player randomly loses focus and pauses the music, same thing with streaming (via TuneIn). Very irritating.
- the inability to place a call from my BT handsfree when the phone is locked, meaning I must do that manually, which isn't very safe (picking up incoming calls is OK though)
- the reverse compass polarity (but OK in Google Maps, go figure).

I'm going to flash another ROM soon and see if it resolves them.

done. Very easy to do. My phone had 35 percent batt left when I plugged in. Going to do 2 full discharge cycles. Nothing else I have to do correct. I got telus to give me the unlock code too. Worked great.

I'm pleased with my s2x if the battery life is good.

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[Steve Adams]

Did a bit of research and found out rebooting in recovery (you have to root your phone and install ClockworkModRecovery, see here for a foolproof howto: http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-gal...y-s2-sgh-t989/ ) and fixing the permissions fixed pretty much all my issues, namely battery life and apps freezing. The process can take a while so don't panic if the progress bar moves slowly. After that, make sure to go over 2 or 3 full discharge-recharge cycles.

Don't use any of those so-called battery savers (JuiceDefender, etc.), they don't play well with ICS and actually drain the battery (at least that was my case). The stock ICS power saving is doing a good job and the auto-brightness usually works well for me.

Right now, my phone has been on for over 12 hours and still has 52% battery. That includes all day (8A-8P) on 4G with regular browsing, social media, email, sms, some music and streaming and a few calls, including a couple of hours linked to my car's bluetooth handsfree thingie. Not bad, I'll be drained before the battery Some apps can kill your battery life though, such as the live navigation.

The only three bugs of importance are:
- the media player randomly loses focus and pauses the music, same thing with streaming (via TuneIn). Very irritating.
- the inability to place a call from my BT handsfree when the phone is locked, meaning I must do that manually, which isn't very safe (picking up incoming calls is OK though)
- the reverse compass polarity (but OK in Google Maps, go figure).

I'm going to flash another ROM soon and see if it resolves them.

Have you had any random freeze ups or slow scrolling with this? If not, are there any settings I should look at? Could it be my SD card?

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[syntaxerr0r]

So I jumped the gun and flashed the Darkside Evolution 3 telus (TLLE4) ROM along with the modified telus radio and Darkside Venom 3 #6 kernel and it is pure joy so far.

The media playing issues are gone, but the compass is still reversed. The phone is much faster, no slowdowns of any kind and the quick toggles are awesome.

Of course I also flashed the ROM counter reset for good measure, should anything dramatic happen.

[Steve Adams]

So I jumped the gun and flashed the Darkside Evolution 3 telus (TLLE4) ROM along with the modified telus radio and Darkside Venom 3 #6 kernel and it is pure joy so far.

The media playing issues are gone, but the compass is still reversed. The phone is much faster, no slowdowns of any kind and the quick toggles are awesome.

Of course I also flashed the ROM counter reset for good measure, should anything dramatic happen.

I'm a total newbie at all of this, can you point me in the right direction to do the same thing? Would like to do this before my trip to Florida. Thks.

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[syntaxerr0r]

I'm a total newbie at all of this, can you point me in the right direction to do the same thing? Would like to do this before my trip to Florida. Thks.

This post has tons of good links. Always remember to 1)backup and 2)download ROMs from your PC and check the md5 sums and 3)read posts and follow all the steps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1319242

The ROM counter reset is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1578184

I'm loading the latest CM9 nightly build right now. Darkside Evo 3 was pretty good but eventually gave me a few bugs so I'm trying something else.

Have fun

[Dream Weaver]

This post has tons of good links. Always remember to 1)backup and 2)download ROMs from your PC and check the md5 sums and 3)read posts and follow all the steps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1319242

The ROM counter reset is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1578184

I'm loading the latest CM9 nightly build right now. Darkside Evo 3 was pretty good but eventually gave me a few bugs so I'm trying something else.

Have fun

For those not up to speed (like me) if we wait another 30 days, will Samsung & Telus have all the known issues addressed? My phone is working fine on GB and I depend on it. Don't want to create problems.

Thank you!

[syntaxerr0r]

Just to update you guys, I've been running the latest CM9 nightlies and it's great. No bugs so far and it's super fast and battery life is great.

Just run the Darkside Super Wipe from CWR before flashing the ROM.

[Steve Adams]

did you have any problems with the first setup you posted here?

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[syntaxerr0r]

did you have any problems with the first setup you posted here?

The softkeys backlight was erratic and some apps tended to crash/freeze but that's all.

Right now I'm still with CM9, I kinda like it

[Steve Adams]

OK, I don't have those issues. Phew.

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[Dream Weaver]

With the laptop, went to KIES site plugged into the phone.

Did the back up and downloaded the new firmware for 2.4 - ICS

Everything seems to be working fine. Only conflict, Skype seems to be a tad cranky logging on.

At one time when I placed a call, after selecting the Contact, it gave me a menu - place the call with your "Dialer or Skype". Does anyone know to activate that feature?

Improved Battery Life? Not sure yet. Interface is improved.

Thank you.

[Steve Adams]

I can say my battery life has probably doubled. i had the phone on all day and still had over 50% left.

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