Short Jk6 Review

[d33dvb]

JK6 is what I have been looking for. Everything works in this build so far, the quadrant scores are not up to snuff yet, but the rom is snappy as hell. Still getting 60+ fps in Quake3. The issue about the call output not working when you call someone when connected to a headphone or tape adapter with no inline mic is gone. Like I said, when custom roms are built off this base, it will only get better. But if you were waiting for a great Froyo Rom, this is it.

Sorry wrong forum...

 

[hotadef]

Like to to this as well. The battery life and signal strength on jk6 is excellent with out any tweaks. So far so good i feel with a few apk changes here and the there i could use this and wont feel like im missing anything as far as a smartphones goes. that being said i cant wait for tw, eugene or cm6 because this is a hobby

 

[GreenDroidX]

seems strange that when any of the developer starting to mess with the kernel, the battery life goes down. It happened with Cyanogen and it happened to Eugene as well. Anyone got any idea

 

[Ashex1]

Additionally, finally have true playlist support in the music player!


One downside is that the Option to enable/disable screen staying awake when connected to power is gone. It is permanently enabled.

 

[Gigamaster89]

Additionally, finally have true playlist support in the music player!


One downside is that the Option to enable/disable screen staying awake when connected to power is gone. It is permanently enabled.

Seriously? That's not good.


How's the wifi-calling?

 

[ndwgs]

Additionally, finally have true playlist support in the music player!


One downside is that the Option to enable/disable screen staying awake when connected to power is gone. It is permanently enabled.

Even though it is a downside, you can manually turn off the screen when you charge these power hunger beasts... All else is absofunkytootly amazing.

Yup. I created a word. Thats how much I'm excited about this rom.

Sent from the helm of darkness called, the "Vibrant Galaxy"... Using the XDA App!

 

[d33dvb]

Like to to this as well. The battery life and signal strength on jk6 is excellent with out any tweaks. So far so good i feel with a few apk changes here and the there i could use this and wont feel like im missing anything as far as a smartphones goes. that being said i cant wait for tw, eugene or cm6 because this is a hobby

Yes, battery was at 60% at 11pm last night!!! 60%!! Signal issues are also gone, GPS is working great, and I am actually getting a usable edge connection now (120kbps / 80kbps) when in areas of suck. Radio update has been incredible.

 

[Zylograth]

My screen still goes to sleep while charging. This is not a global bug, it's just you LOL

 

[d33dvb]

Seriously? That's not good.


How's the wifi-calling?

Have not tested the wifi calling, I keep it turned off because I was thinking it was a battery hog by definition. I will check on it and report back later today.

Anything else anyone wants tested let me know and Ill throw up the info.

 

[Parsia]

Seriously? That's not good.


How's the wifi-calling?

Working pretty well so far actually. Alot better than previous build

 

[Ashex1]

My screen still goes to sleep while charging. This is not a global bug, it's just you LOL

I wasn't clear on that, when it is plugged in to the computer is stays on as it detects a USB connection. It's possible this only happens when usb debugging is enabled.

Plugged in to an AC adapter though display goes to sleep.

 

[stevedrz]

This ROM from the start seems MUCH more "snappier" than the JK2 Eugene put out.

But, I'm still on the fence regarding Battery Life on JK6 vs JK2.

I am testing, but I noticed From a full charge then unplugged overnight (7hours) with only Gmail+Contacts Synching, I went from 100-89% using JK6. When I was using JK2 I went from 100-98% overnight.

Some of the cause could have been from some of the additional bloatware I found running in "Services" on JK6 for me, under Application in Settings, like Slacker Radio, so I will compare again tonight.


On another note, I've also been comparing using Power Tutor, which isn't for Galaxy S phones at the moment, but it does give a lot more detail than the stock Battery Usage app. I found that with the screen off on JK6, there is only a 3-7mw drain. On JK2, that was more like 25mw.

With the screen on lowest brightness, (auto-brightness off). I saw around 400-425mw on both. It's interesting to note that the light sensor draws about 100mw, according to Power Tutor...

Again, all this is up for discussion, especially since Power Tutor is not optimized for the Galaxy S...

 

[Zylograth]

I wasn't clear on that, when it is plugged in to the computer is stays on as it detects a USB connection. It's possible this only happens when usb debugging is enabled.

Plugged in to an AC adapter though display goes to sleep.

Just plugged into USB with debugging enabled and the screen goes off after the 30 seconds that it is set to. Not sure what would cause it to stay on if that is what you are seeing.

 

[Gigamaster89]

Might have to flash it as my first ROM if the wifi-calling is working no problem

 

[stevedrz]

Might have to flash it as my first ROM if the wifi-calling is working no problem

There are still issues with Wifi Calling - I don't know about the battery drain piece, which a lot of people complain about, but The ringer still only rings on the earpiece, and not the main speaker , where a normal call would ring from. This makes it easy to miss a call, unless you're using vibrate.


Has anyone tested if the battery drain is better on JK6 with WiFi Calling?

 

[Pig Vomit]

I've made about 90 minutes of wi-fi calls today and a moderate amount of use of the phone display doing some other non-CPU intensive things.

59% after 6 hours of use.

Wi-Fi calling, other than the problem with the ringing, is working pretty good for me.

Battery use is a little bit better than stock JI6. It's not mind-boggling better, bit it is better.

My screen does not stay on while charging. I wish I had an option to do so. When I'm driving around So Cal I like to keep Google Maps up with my current location so I can monitor traffic problems, and there's no way to keep it constantly up on the display, or at least I haven't figured out how to do it yet. If anyone knows, let me know. I wish we still had the option to stay awake while on a charger.

There have been some posts by people which suggest this may be the final ROM. I'm pretty sure it's not. It's got some bugs here and there which I wouldn't expect to see on a final build, even from Samsung/T-Mobile. Nothing earth shattering, but enough to keep this from being the final release. That having been said, if you're currently running stock JI6, I see no reason why you shouldn't migrate to JK6. It's a definite improvement.

 

[Ashex1]

Just plugged into USB with debugging enabled and the screen goes off after the 30 seconds that it is set to. Not sure what would cause it to stay on if that is what you are seeing.

Interesting, I guess I'm just an exception

 

[Dimitri_010]

I love this rom, however, there are two things bugging me:

1) There is a slight lag in the app drawer when swiping left and right.

2) In Contacts, when you click on a name to call someone, there used to be the option to Call/Message someone. Now when you click on a contact, their contact card comes up with a big 'Message' button. While nothing horrible, it can be annoying.

 

[kelmerp]

"My screen does not stay on while charging. I wish I had an option to do so. When I'm driving around So Cal I like to keep Google Maps up with my current location so I can monitor traffic problems, and there's no way to keep it constantly up on the display, or at least I haven't figured out how to do it yet. If anyone knows, let me know. I wish we still had the option to stay awake while on a charger."

Have you used Screebl before? I can't live without it.

 

[javacody]

My screen goes off too. It's dang annoying because I like to keep it on while I'm sitting at my desk using my pc.

If we can figure out why it still stays on for some people, maybe we could hack it into our phones? Is it a setting stored in a property file or a database somewhere?