[POLL] Do you think ics is a failure??
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I don't think ICS is a failure, but the rollout of it has been nothing short of complete rubbish imo!
However, had ICS for a couple of weeks now and getting a bit annoyed with the bad battery life and constant disconnecting/connecting from my wifi... time to find a fix!
All these builds, numbers and letters are very confusing!
However, had ICS for a couple of weeks now and getting a bit annoyed with the bad battery life and constant disconnecting/connecting from my wifi... time to find a fix!
All these builds, numbers and letters are very confusing!
So far it seems no different as it has the Kies UI on it. It's just slower and more buggy than GB so I've gone back and my friend reports the same experience. Just such a let down, massive hype for nothing, it hasn't even added any features I've noticed other than restart.
You know what is full of #fail ? This thread. Why certain groups of people on here (and it is certain groups of people mostly) make these threads is beyond me. An absolute waste of forum resources.
You don't like ICS ? Don't use it. Pretty novel idea eh ? Bit too obvious for half the people who visit here tho.
You don't like ICS ? Don't use it. Pretty novel idea eh ? Bit too obvious for half the people who visit here tho.
You don't like this thread? Don't read it, should be obvious
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iam using foxhound latest ics release and i performed a full wipe , wiped my sd card , wiped my internal sd card so everything was factory fresh with no gingerbread files laying around and everything is running great
i didnt even use titatium backup to restore i literally set the phone up from fresh by letting google download my apps and restore my contacts
i dont have wifi issues , i dont have battery issues , i dont have lags , i dont get wakelocks , all apps are behaving well infact iam very very happy with everything
lets not forget gingerbread was 2.3.6 firmware anyone updating to a 4.0.3 or higher firmware who has any gingerbread files laying around on their device is liable to some kind of conflict/bug/error in my opinion
its a massive update so make sure you update with a fresh clean base for it and then dont restore any 2.3.6 files by titanium either just to be sure
i also recomend foxhound latest rom he's done an awesome job with it , it looks great , performs great and my phone loves it
i didnt even use titatium backup to restore i literally set the phone up from fresh by letting google download my apps and restore my contacts
i dont have wifi issues , i dont have battery issues , i dont have lags , i dont get wakelocks , all apps are behaving well infact iam very very happy with everything
lets not forget gingerbread was 2.3.6 firmware anyone updating to a 4.0.3 or higher firmware who has any gingerbread files laying around on their device is liable to some kind of conflict/bug/error in my opinion
its a massive update so make sure you update with a fresh clean base for it and then dont restore any 2.3.6 files by titanium either just to be sure
i also recomend foxhound latest rom he's done an awesome job with it , it looks great , performs great and my phone loves it
I tried ics three times now for a week each time but I always ended up going back to GB.
The biggest reason for me to go back to gb is the lag i get from it. Second is switching between apps. Gb is easier with just icons rather than scrolling up and down.
My opinion there is no big advantages yet on using it as a daily rom. At the moment GB roms runs better and eveything i need to do runs smoothly.
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The biggest reason for me to go back to gb is the lag i get from it. Second is switching between apps. Gb is easier with just icons rather than scrolling up and down.
My opinion there is no big advantages yet on using it as a daily rom. At the moment GB roms runs better and eveything i need to do runs smoothly.
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GB FTW
I've been into many ICS ROMs as well. But sadly, always ended up also at GB ROM. Main reason? Video playback. Like watching avi movies and more. ICS can't stand it. Though it has a "wow" factor when it comes to UI, but come on guys, it is really laggy compared to GB. Nothing, just sharing you my experience.
So if you are reading this because you're looking for a reason to try ICS, go on but if you're a SGS2 heavy user and you like watching HD movies, and worst, you're used to the smoothness of your phone, you will just waste your time and eventually go back to GB.
Gonna wait until someone turn the game for ICS.
I've been into many ICS ROMs as well. But sadly, always ended up also at GB ROM. Main reason? Video playback. Like watching avi movies and more. ICS can't stand it. Though it has a "wow" factor when it comes to UI, but come on guys, it is really laggy compared to GB. Nothing, just sharing you my experience.
So if you are reading this because you're looking for a reason to try ICS, go on but if you're a SGS2 heavy user and you like watching HD movies, and worst, you're used to the smoothness of your phone, you will just waste your time and eventually go back to GB.
Gonna wait until someone turn the game for ICS.
LP7 and custom roms are now OK for testing .
I would not recommend ICS yet to those that dont have a clue or just must have ICS .
At a visible level Samsung ICS changes little though their may be more under the bonnet .
Its a bit like the May 2011 GB firmware that improved with later releases .
LT4 should be a good version .
jje
I would not recommend ICS yet to those that dont have a clue or just must have ICS .
At a visible level Samsung ICS changes little though their may be more under the bonnet .
Its a bit like the May 2011 GB firmware that improved with later releases .
LT4 should be a good version .
jje
Whats good about them?
the devs have worked hard to iron out any bugs and issues
i can vouch for foxhound roms latest ics build
#stable and fast
#themed like ics
#nice colection of mods like call recording / nice call screen / 15 toggle mod etc
#nice team and good support
#ota update app built into rom for mods and updates
#good battery life
#siyah callobrated with raffe to maximise siyah kernel for the rom
#nice new foxhound power option built into settings for overclock etc
+loads more
installed on a freshly formatted sgs2 and memory cards the rom is awesome
Try slim ics rom And believe you me, this rom will be your daily driver. At first, I thought "Meh, another ics rom...the scrolling is probably all screwed up". But for some reason I installed anyway. Then the moment I scrolled through a list, I couldn't help but think "WOW! This is really gingerbread alike!" And from that day on I have been thoroughly enjoying the features of this wonderful rom.
Have a nice day!
And believe you me, this rom will be your daily driver. At first, I thought "Meh, another ics rom...the scrolling is probably all screwed up". But for some reason I installed anyway. Then the moment I scrolled through a list, I couldn't help but think "WOW! This is really gingerbread alike!" And from that day on I have been thoroughly enjoying the features of this wonderful rom.Have a nice day!
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1162715
dont forget if you make a nandroid back up you can have your old setup back in then minutes
also id wipe data , cache , dalvik cache , system before install
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4My $0.02, based on testing, and total indifference to "oo-Samsung-sux-lolz-I-demand-newest-FW-yesterday-Samsung-owes-me-I-paid-so-much-CM9-rox".
Failure? No. But not cool, awesome, rocking nor deserving of some of the fanboy praise posted here, in my opinion.
I've tried many, many stock and custom ICS, AOKP and CM9, every kernel and every combination (36 flashes since 30th March, to be precise). Not a single combination has been smoother or qucker than my daily driver or my next two preferences - krinyo's SlimROM, rohit's GB MIUI and Insanity build 57.
Battery life isn't a dealbreaker for me, lag is. I don't have bloatware, don't use mail, am not on Twitter or Facebook, haven't had TW launcher on my phone for 9 months. Even stripped down like this, my GB-based ROMs outperform everything else. And they're a hell of a lot more stable too.
As always, each to their own. But I haven't found any reason to leave GB after all this testing. Certainly no problem in refuting the "once you've tried 4.0.4 you'll never go back" spiel, which is lazy generalization based on nothing.
Unlike many, I wasn't wetting myself in anticipation of ICS, hence haven't needed to change my pants.
And the "poll" is ridiculous, pointless and useless, and not even a poll - there is middle ground.4Unfortunately Samsung implementation of ics is an epic failure. Slow and horrible. But that's Samsung and its pretty early days (3months!?)
Plenty of custom ics roms (cm9 specifically) that prove what ics can do when freed from touchwiz Samsung tweaked rubbish.
4.04 been out a while. Try a custom rom you won't go back
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Your point being what? How many people here do you think use stock GB? And why do you think benchmarks are proof that one ROM is quicker than another?
I find benchmarks pointless usually, but have tried antutu for one run on each of my preferred ROMs. I have 3 custom GB ROMs, none have any ICS components, none are OCd, and all scored 6200+ on the one and only time I benchmarked them.
This shows that they got good antutu scores and nothing else. They're all quicker than any ICS I've tried - don't need to run further benchmarks to prove it for my usage. As said earlier, I've tried 36 ICS/kernel combos in the last week, and I don't doubt they would get wonderful super benchmark scores - so what? None are quicker than the aforementioned GB ROMs for my setup.2I just want to share my opinion based on some reading.
Till now Samsung was not able to release bug free ICS ROM, despite the 6 months of working.
Also, I am noticing several complaints in both forums the nexus s and galaxy nexus.
ICS has proved to be slow compared to gingerbread, also it seems to be more battery consuming.
For now I am sticking to GB, maybe we should wait till Google releases the 4.0.4 update, even though I am not so positive.
Google its your job now.
So what do you think??
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