All Things Froyo

[sob33316]

good to hear you are like perception rom.....i just flashed it last night and so far so good. Just remember to turn off the power saving....Mine went in to shutdown after sleep.

I like the froyo roms out there now....why wait

 

[Timberline]

anyone found a good comparison-type review of the leading 2.2 ROMs ?

 

[peachpuff]

Forget the 2.2 roms, go with the latest 2.2.1 jpu rom, doesn't even need a lagfix.

 

[~Reaper~]

anyone found a good comparison-type review of the leading 2.2 ROMs ?

go over to xda and read the threads man that is where you will find the right one for you there are some good ones and it took me a lil reading to figure out how to do it but it is real easy

 

[fldude99]

My opinion is that although it's very cool to have a device that allows for rooting, flashing roms, etc..if that is what it takes to have the best experience on an android device, then either the system or that particular device is doomed in the long run. It's only a small niche of users that will have the inclination, and more important, the time to do all that tinkering. So if android wants to really be in the mainstream, the devices have to have an excellent out of box experience. Part of that will have to include regular upgrades when available..but we all realize those are usually delayed by the operator-in this case ATT (once known as ma bell).

So to the answer the question of the op: it depends on the owner-for a tinkerer, no; for most of the mainstream-yes

 

[bdubbs]

Does 2.2 fix the file system issue? Or will we not know until its released.

 

[fuzzyreets]

Where is this? I thought this was supposed to be November.

 

[lotreaglesfan]

Actually Froyo is coming January 1, 2013. Samsung hopes that the world is destroyed in 2012 so they don't actually have to fulfill their promises of Froyo....

but (as I said a month ago) AT&T told me that the Froyo update was coming out in February.... which I at least think sounds pretty good. But there is no actual word of Froyo for the Captivate.

btw... if you looked at the 20 other topics on the first two pages of this forum, you would have known this by now....

 

[peachpuff]

Does 2.2 fix the file system issue? Or will we not know until its released.

Seems like it does, im not using any lagfix on 2.2.1 and its smooth as can be.

 

[La Luna]

There was never any exact date, just rumors. And nothing as changed in that regard.

 

[fuzzyreets]

Yeah I read the other topics but there is nothing like up to date news in the technology world.

February huh? If that's the case, I'll be surprised if it officially ever gets Froyo. Thanks for the info.

 

[~Reaper~]

Seems like it does, im not using any lagfix on 2.2.1 and its smooth as can be.

what rom are you using if i might ask

 

[Jack45]

There is no up-to-date news or anything remotely approaching fact. Just renewed speculation, intermingled with renewed whining. It's become a sport.

 

[RedRyno]

Froyo will be on the Captivate II, right about when everyone else is running "Pudding" or "Quiche"...

 

[2manyPHONES]

Feb? To be honest I'll have a new phone by then (not saying this cause some people say the captivate sucks gps problems blah blah blah or anything, I actually love mine. I just have a habit of upgrading every ~6 months) But I will keep my captivate as well so if it does come in Feb then woohoo.

I also kind of believe that they wont release it for the captivate. why release the update when they can release a newer phone with the newest version knowing people will just go out and get that instead of waiting for an update. people love new technology and i know many people who would not wait for an update on their phones software or even to wait for an upgrade on their phones contract to get a discount before they run out and buy a new phone.

 

[Endoran]

Feb? To be honest I'll have a new phone by then (not saying this cause some people say the captivate sucks gps problems blah blah blah or anything, I actually love mine. I just have a habit of upgrading every ~6 months) But I will keep my captivate as well so if it does come in Feb then woohoo.

I also kind of believe that they wont release it for the captivate. why release the update when they can release a newer phone with the newest version knowing people will just go out and get that instead of waiting for an update. people love new technology and i know many people who would not wait for an update on their phones software or even to wait for an upgrade on their phones contract to get a discount before they run out and buy a new phone.

To me that's a waste of money. I know I spend my money on things you may consider wasteful, so I'm not judging you, just applying your actions to my value system. I'm keeping my captivate until my renewal, which after that I may decide to keep. I originally bought this phone off contact because I couldnt stand my iphone anymore, normally I always wait until renewal time...but considering I sold my iphone for 250$ on ebay it actually ended up being cheaper off contract. My renewal comes in march, so I may jump ship to the motorola olympus. But probably not, once I get 2.2, official or not, I'm sure I'll fall back in love with my captivate. General lagginess and frequent browser and stock email crashes have really soured me. Didn't used to be that way but slowly getting worse, and I hardly have any apps on my phone fyi. Android 2.1 feels like a beta build.

 

[peachpuff]

what rom are you using if i might ask

Im using doc's ultraslim rom with setiron's 1.4.5 jpu kernel and jk4 modem.

 

[Jofaba]

The only thing I'm really bugging out for is flash. It's annoying not being able to play the videos in the news.

 

[~Reaper~]

thanks man i will look into it

so far perception has been great

 

[peachpuff]

Actually i would not run that combination just yet, i just lost all my data on the sdcard after flashing a different modem, not sure what the cause was. I'd back everything up before running that.

 

[~Reaper~]

i am actually waiting for perception 9 and was also thinking of trying axura

keeping an eye on what develops on xda however i am nit sure i want to flash again cause my phone is running so good you know if it aint broke don't fix it kinda thing

 

[peachpuff]

Seems like you need to use xcaliburinhand kernel with jpu as it fixes some sdcard mounting issues with jpu [kernel][froyo] I9000 reoriented v2.2.1 12.10.2010 - xda-developers

 

[Jofaba]

I'll give them till the 1st of 2011 till I muck around with unofficial roms. I really don't want to void my warranty as I'll have this phone for the next two years and have already had problems that they fixed (same phone). I'd only feel comfortable getting heavy into custom roms if i cracked the screen again and replaced it myself (voiding the warranty).

 

[supreme_717]

i still using 2.1 but downloaded flASH 10.1 from the app market. flash worked weeks ago

 

[peachpuff]

Scratch that, the kernel above also has sdcard issues with jpu damnit.