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Title: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Ben Lessani on 28 January 2012, 16:42
Just installed CM7 on my Motorola Defy (as M said they'll never release anything newer than 2.2) and its leagues apart from the stock Motorola ROM, its like having a new phone again.

Trying to restore everything (selectively) but this is a really impressive ROM - built in overclocking/undervolting, tethering, no more Motorola bloatware :)
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Jay on 28 January 2012, 17:45
CM7 is great, though when I switched back to an customized HTC Sense rom I found it smoother/quicker  :undecided: But seems to be doing an iPhone on the reception front on this rom :rolleyes: Probably switch back to CM soon.
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Ben Lessani on 29 January 2012, 18:01
Damn, I've been looking through MIUI screenshots and that looks pretty cool. Time for a Nandroid backup and switch to a new ROM :D
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Jay on 29 January 2012, 18:21
It's def my phone, even with CM it's losing signal. Most likely caused by a cup of coffee a few months ago - roughly the time it started randomly losing signal.
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Ben Lessani on 29 January 2012, 18:45
Sucks to be you! :D Not got gadget/phone insurance?
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Jay on 29 January 2012, 19:08
No, doesn't bother me a great deal tbh, just today when I was waiting for my car it kept losing signal so fretted about missing a call :grin:

If it does become a problem I can upgrade from the end of Jan, most likely going WP7 with the next phone though.
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Ben Lessani on 29 January 2012, 19:39
WP7 - I thought you were the forum's Android ambassador ?
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Jay on 29 January 2012, 21:15
*and WP7 ambassador  :grin:

Android is all well and good, but WP7 is really good and different from iOS and Android in a good way.

and my battery life is back to sh!t with CM7.1 :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Khare on 30 January 2012, 15:49
I just installed CM7 today as last night Oxygen suddenly decided to start FC everything and when I rebooted it started looping on the boot screen. Restored to last backup but that was May '11, so as I had lost so much I just decided to try CM7 and so far so good. Feels so much better than Oxygen.
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Ben Lessani on 30 January 2012, 18:20
I've not had a chance to test a whole day. My phone sits idle most of the time, but its on target for 33hrs - about the same as a stock ROM :rolleyes:

(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q171/blessani/screenshot-1327946035222.png)
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Ben Lessani on 10 February 2012, 15:59
Oh yeah - in your face Iphone ninnies, 80 hours battery life :smug:

(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q171/blessani/screenshot-1328889341764.png)
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Dolly on 10 February 2012, 17:47
wish i knew how to do this, and no i dont know how to root this and boot that lol
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Jay on 10 February 2012, 18:25
Goto

http://forum.xda-developers.com/

find your device's section and read, read, read, pluck up the courage to do what rooting your device entails and hold your breathe whilst you do it :grin:

Though you may have an easy to root device (non-NAND locked) and be a case of backup your current rom, put a file on your phone, press a few buttons while powering it on and BAM you have a different flavour of the OS installed.
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Steve_PD on 10 February 2012, 18:27
I tired to root my GS2 but gave up, its so much harder than the desire and have a much bigger chance of bricking it :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Ben Lessani on 10 February 2012, 20:32
Not Tried the gs2 but the gs is pretty easy to do. I flashed my sisters gs with CM7 and it was a lot quicker than doing my defy
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Dolly on 10 February 2012, 21:54
i have galaxy s. So it seems not so difficult, still might wait until i get a new one, probably get an S2
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Jay on 10 February 2012, 22:02
S3 will be out sometime this year - I reckon around the Olympics - so don't upgrade too early if you can hold out, it's meant to be a truly awesome phone if the rumours are true :wink:
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Steve_PD on 10 February 2012, 22:03
Good timing for my contract running out then :cool:
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Jay on 10 February 2012, 22:41
Same as, though I'm still favouring a Windows Phone  :lipsrsealed: Will see whats about later this year :smiley:
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Ben Lessani on 11 February 2012, 16:35
Quote from: Dolly on 10 February 2012, 21:54
i have galaxy s. So it seems not so difficult, still might wait until i get a new one, probably get an S2

Its really pretty easy, Odin does pretty much all of it for you.

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide

But you need to be sure you have the right version of the phone, ie. my sister's was a compatible GT-I9000
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Ben Lessani on 11 February 2012, 16:49
Quote from: Jay on 10 February 2012, 22:02
S3 will be out sometime this year - I reckon around the Olympics - so don't upgrade too early if you can hold out, it's meant to be a truly awesome phone if the rumours are true :wink:

I'm really happy with my Defy, it outperforms most much more expensive handsets, its waterproof, scratchproof - only letdown is the lack of an OLED screen.

(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q171/blessani/screenshot-1328978389370.png)
Title: Re: Android CM7 :)
Post by: Jay on 11 February 2012, 21:29
Those are OLD benchmarks, the Nexus one has been out about 2 years :lipsrsealed: but benchmarks aren't everything. I like my AMOLED screen on the Legend, but there are better screen out there now and I'm sure the S3 and newer phones later this year will have muchos better screens than whats currently available.