Here's another vote for v4, I really liked it and held out updating to v5/5.1/5.5 until recently, when I bit the bullet in the name of progress and flashed 5.5. I then flashed the Samurai 1.2.5-EXP kernel and did some voltage mods with SetCPU to hopefully get a little better battery life, v4 seemed better in that regard. I also restored Launcher Pro from Titanium, as I didn't like the 5.5 launcher at all.
I just liked the look and feel of v4 vs. 5.5, but that's a personal preference and generally the newer versions will have performance improvements you'll want to have, even though it may be at the expense of operational features you liked in previous versions. And if you follow the ACS ICS forum at XDA, you'll find ways of restoring some of those things you liked in previous versions.
Speaking of, a small nitpick of mine in 5.5 is the text/SMS smiley icons, almost all the stock icons were replaced with all green (and less distinctive) icons. I miss the stock icons with the red accents and clarity, they stand out while the new all-green ones are not easily recognizable. This may be a performance update/improvement, and if that's the case, I'll learn to live with it.
You have to figure the devs have good reasons for most if not all of their tweaks/changes and obviously they won't please everyone. The one constant in all of this is change, and usually for the better. I, for one, am just happy to see renewed interest in the development of our little phone since the GB release, as I was all set to move on to a different phone, with all the Froyo limitations and performance issues.
Of course I can't speak for everyone, but I'm once again glad I own an Epic 4G. And thanks to Marcusant and all the contributing devs for continuing to find ways to improve it!
I just liked the look and feel of v4 vs. 5.5, but that's a personal preference and generally the newer versions will have performance improvements you'll want to have, even though it may be at the expense of operational features you liked in previous versions. And if you follow the ACS ICS forum at XDA, you'll find ways of restoring some of those things you liked in previous versions.
Speaking of, a small nitpick of mine in 5.5 is the text/SMS smiley icons, almost all the stock icons were replaced with all green (and less distinctive) icons. I miss the stock icons with the red accents and clarity, they stand out while the new all-green ones are not easily recognizable. This may be a performance update/improvement, and if that's the case, I'll learn to live with it.
You have to figure the devs have good reasons for most if not all of their tweaks/changes and obviously they won't please everyone. The one constant in all of this is change, and usually for the better. I, for one, am just happy to see renewed interest in the development of our little phone since the GB release, as I was all set to move on to a different phone, with all the Froyo limitations and performance issues.
Of course I can't speak for everyone, but I'm once again glad I own an Epic 4G. And thanks to Marcusant and all the contributing devs for continuing to find ways to improve it!
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