ICS & Skyrocket
- anon(153966)DistinguishedI'm not new to Android, but I'm new to the benefits of ICS.
So, I guess the question(s) I have are:
1. what on earth is\will ICS offer Skyrocket users, that other current OS's don't?
2. why are Google\carrier(s) taking so long to release ICS for the Skyrocket?
3. is this ICS a similar release to iOS 5, versus the old crappy iOS 3 & 4?
Thanks in advance, the responses to this thread will more than likely provide worthy information to many visitors04-14-2012 08:27 PMLike 0 -
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- #1. ICS stabalizes the platform. It's for phones and tablets, kind of like iOS but better.
#2 isn't Google. It's Samsung and the carrier. Look at the last few updates that Samsung pushed out only to be broken... Hey if you want a broken update......
I went over to XDA and got an early release that is very stable and everything works.
#3 ICS is more user friendly.hiddenbeauty08 likes this.04-15-2012 08:01 AMLike 1 - #1. ICS stabalizes the platform. It's for phones and tablets, kind of like iOS but better.
#2 isn't Google. It's Samsung and the carrier. Look at the last few updates that Samsung pushed out only to be broken... Hey if you want a broken update......
I went over to XDA and got an early release that is very stable and everything works.
#3 ICS is more user friendly.04-15-2012 08:12 AMLike 0 - Ice Cream Sandwhich is the new version of Android, which is kind of like the ios4-5 update. Kind of, not exactly. A number of new features are included in the ICS upgrade including; Face Unlock, hardware acceleration, a new Holo Theme, and a few other goodies.
The main appeal of ICS is it has a much sleeker and interesting design, called the holo theme. This theme looks like this. Now, the only phones that get this theme is Google Nexus Devices (like the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon), UNLESS you root. Most of the ROMS for non nexus ICS devices are made to look like the holo theme. Other phones, like our SkyRocket have an overlay UI from Samsung called TouchWiz. HTC devices get Sense overlay, and Motorola phones have MotoBlur. TouchWiz designed a few useful features for their overlay (swiping the status bar slowly is a brightness slider), but it's a really ugly interface.
SkyRocket ROMs are available at AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket Android Development - xda-developers
Note, to install ROMs you need to know what you're doing, otherwise you will break your phone.
The update will be available .... soonish. That's all we know, ATT/Samsung will never announce a release date too far ahead of time; that's just how its done. Probably this month or the next unfortunately. Google has released the code for Android, but all carriers/manufacturers take that code and install their overlay on it/put bloatware on it, etc. This extra step from Google to Carriers/Manufacturers to us is what is taking so long.
Hope that helped.hiddenbeauty08 likes this.04-15-2012 05:52 PMLike 1 - I don't get why it takes so long for all these OEM's to put their face on the new OS. When Microsoft puts out Windows 7 for instance, it is immediately available from the OEM's. The OEM's have had it and the beta versions have already been available to the public for months before the official release...Hello?...Google?...future Rulers of the Universe?...are you listening? My Lord, get your sh_t together.04-15-2012 06:40 PMLike 0
- I don't get why it takes so long for all these OEM's to put their face on the new OS. When Microsoft puts out Windows 7 for instance, it is immediately available from the OEM's. The OEM's have had it and the beta versions have already been available to the public for months before the official release...Hello?...Google?...future Rulers of the Universe?...are you listening? My Lord, get your sh_t together.
Yes it is frustrating but that is the life of software development.
Now as for MS, they did not release beta's to the developers back in the XP days. Thats why it was so unstable to begin with, the drivers were not tested enough. That all changed with Vista where they did a deveolpers beta. Fast forward to Win 7 and they did a developers preview (which worked quite well on my laptop) and then they have released the "Consumer Preview" ala Beta...... I have it installed but no time to truly test it. It took MS years to realize that developers needed it early for testing.04-16-2012 10:57 AMLike 0 - Ice Cream Sandwhich is the new version of Android, which is kind of like the ios4-5 update. Kind of, not exactly. A number of new features are included in the ICS upgrade including; Face Unlock, hardware acceleration, a new Holo Theme, and a few other goodies.
The main appeal of ICS is it has a much sleeker and interesting design, called the holo theme. This theme looks like this. Now, the only phones that get this theme is Google Nexus Devices (like the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon), UNLESS you root. Most of the ROMS for non nexus ICS devices are made to look like the holo theme. Other phones, like our SkyRocket have an overlay UI from Samsung called TouchWiz. HTC devices get Sense overlay, and Motorola phones have MotoBlur. TouchWiz designed a few useful features for their overlay (swiping the status bar slowly is a brightness slider), but it's a really ugly interface.
SkyRocket ROMs are available at AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket Android Development - xda-developers
Note, to install ROMs you need to know what you're doing, otherwise you will break your phone.
The update will be available .... soonish. That's all we know, ATT/Samsung will never announce a release date too far ahead of time; that's just how its done. Probably this month or the next unfortunately. Google has released the code for Android, but all carriers/manufacturers take that code and install their overlay on it/put bloatware on it, etc. This extra step from Google to Carriers/Manufacturers to us is what is taking so long.
Hope that helped.04-16-2012 05:14 PMLike 0 - It's not Google. It's Samsung. They have to create the drivers for the kernel and test it. This takes time. If you look at Samsung's release history, they release a broken version, pull it. They usually do this 3 times before it's right. Google released the code, now it's up to the manufacturers to finish tweaking it to make it work. Nobody wants a broken phone.
Yes it is frustrating but that is the life of software development.
Now as for MS, they did not release beta's to the developers back in the XP days. Thats why it was so unstable to begin with, the drivers were not tested enough. That all changed with Vista where they did a deveolpers beta. Fast forward to Win 7 and they did a developers preview (which worked quite well on my laptop) and then they have released the "Consumer Preview" ala Beta...... I have it installed but no time to truly test it. It took MS years to realize that developers needed it early for testing.04-16-2012 07:41 PMLike 0 - ummm...MS always released the specs that developers had to meet to be compatible with windows...period...if you did not meet those specs, your software or hardware was not put on the compatible list...these specs were released to developers in many cases years before the actual public release of the Windows release so that the developers had time to develop.04-17-2012 08:37 AMLike 0
- do we have any updated word on when or if we are still getting ICS the world has gone quiet on this I think. I've kind of given up on the idea of even getting it on my skyrocket.05-02-2012 11:39 AMLike 0
- Samsung already started rolling the update for Canadian carriers. besides, there is an almost solid ICS leak for ATT Skyrocket version which many people have currently installed on their phones. Unfortunately the official release is at hands of USA carriers and we can only hope it'll be out this summer.05-02-2012 12:20 PMLike 0
- ICS will come to the Skyrocket, don't worry about that. Though its anybody's guess when it will roll out. AT&T is notorious for their slow carrier updates.
If you're really wanting ICS now why not root your phone? Its super easy. I've been running a 4.03 rom for a while now with no problems whatsoever. The devs on XDA have gotten rid of the bugs that were present in the leaked ICS builds.05-02-2012 12:35 PMLike 0 - I have to say that I am really UNHAPPY with ICS 4.0.3 for the SGS2 Skyrocket, but I will get to that in a moment. Regarding "why is the official ICS not out for the skyrocket while it is for other android devices?", note the following: it is my understanding that the Skyrocket has the LTE radio which requires different programming that a standard 4g radio, and that is the root (no pun intended) of the problem. Now to the issues with ICS 4.0.3 for the Skyrocket:
I have been using the leaked version for a while now, and it is NOT stable and NOT ready for primetime. I started with a stock gingerbread phone, which I eventually rooted to get rid of bloat and add tethering. All was good until I put on ICS (I never had ANY problems, but I really wanted ICS and that is the only reason I bought this particular phone in the first place).
Now that I have ICS, my "phone" will have communication problems on a regular basis (garbled sounds on trying to dial out or receive calls. The only way to be able to make receive calls is to shut down and restart.
Occasionally, the device will freeze for no apparent reason, requiring me to remove the battery to get it functional again.
Apps very often Force-Close now.
the OS overall is much slower.
I am not sure why people are indicating that ICS 4.0.3 is so much better than gingerbread (for the skyrocket i727). I wish I didn't upgrade and waited for the ATT release, but no turning back now...05-02-2012 02:57 PMLike 0 -
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one part you did get 100% right though, it is not ready for primetime LOL05-02-2012 05:06 PMLike 0 -
- I want ICS too, but there is a reason AT&T is not releasing it for the Rocket in your pocket...I'll wait until they get it straight....in the mean time the phone rocks without it...I just ran quadrant for instance and got 3360...how many phones can do that?...and in three weeks on this new phone I have had 0 crashes...nadda...zippo...and I beat the hell out of this thing for 16 hours a day...now on my refurb before this one...well, I was having issues, but was able to trace it to juice defender...a phone wrecker imho(I have a computer engineering degree and like to think I can spot a dog with fleas).05-02-2012 11:18 PMLike 0
- Ice Cream Sandwhich is the new version of Android, which is kind of like the ios4-5 update. Kind of, not exactly. A number of new features are included in the ICS upgrade including; Face Unlock, hardware acceleration, a new Holo Theme, and a few other goodies.
The main appeal of ICS is it has a much sleeker and interesting design, called the holo theme. This theme looks like this. Now, the only phones that get this theme is Google Nexus Devices (like the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon), UNLESS you root. Most of the ROMS for non nexus ICS devices are made to look like the holo theme. Other phones, like our SkyRocket have an overlay UI from Samsung called TouchWiz. HTC devices get Sense overlay, and Motorola phones have MotoBlur. TouchWiz designed a few useful features for their overlay (swiping the status bar slowly is a brightness slider), but it's a really ugly interface.
SkyRocket ROMs are available at AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket Android Development - xda-developers
Note, to install ROMs you need to know what you're doing, otherwise you will break your phone.
The update will be available .... soonish. That's all we know, ATT/Samsung will never announce a release date too far ahead of time; that's just how its done. Probably this month or the next unfortunately. Google has released the code for Android, but all carriers/manufacturers take that code and install their overlay on it/put bloatware on it, etc. This extra step from Google to Carriers/Manufacturers to us is what is taking so long.
Hope that helped.05-15-2012 06:55 PMLike 0 -
I do agree with the force closes, though. But, they're pretty rare for me, so I don't mind that much. Also, make sure you backup your phone before you flash. Short of hardware failure, you should always be able to turn back if things go wrong.05-16-2012 11:51 AMLike 0
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