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NOTE: donations will be deposited directly to the DEV that comes up with a proven working ROM
[OP] will keep the To Be Donator list updated frequently as people pledges their donation.
The Samsung Galaxy S2 is one of the best and maybe the most powerfull phone at the moment. It will surely be a very popular phone. We really need to get the most popular Custom ROM, CyanogenMod on the device.
This is a bounty thread for developers who are able to provide a stable CM7+ CyanogenMod ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S2
I'm gonna start with $20
Please write the amount you are willing to donate in this thread.
Bounty: $3394
Go here for a list of all donators.
There are Nightly Builds available for the SG2 now.
Put me in for $50
This is how much i hate touchwiz
Im in UK, but ill donate the equivalent of $30.
I hate TouchWiz too. CM would be awesome...if not CM then just any stock Android ROM.
I'm a poor student so $5
(when it is ported, please send a pm regarding it, I'll probably forget)
$10 here......
If fully hardware accelerated that is
$20 here, but hardware acceleration is a must!
$20 here too
CM with working camera, Voodoo Sound and comparable battery life - will earn a $20 from me
FYI, you can just get a different launcher instead of touchwiz, but CM7 doesnt have the hardware acceleration that samsung has in several apps (including the browser) Trust me, browsing will never be as fast with CM as it is with samsungs tweaks. With the SGS1 there was a lot to tweak, but samsung learnt from its mistakes. (see ext4 by default, no bootlock, flash, better gps, etc)
I will put down another 10 only if it will be custom cm made for the sgs2, incorporating all the current hardware accelerations. (which will be unlikely since CM uses android source and not samsung source)
Just look at the difference in quality between custom 2.3.3 roms based on official firmware and cm7.1 for SGS1..
Edit: Please note in OP that my donation requires samsungs tweaks in browser acceleration etc and audio/video codex. (this is not the case for the SGS1, my reason not to use cm7/miui) (nice everyone is updating their post with these requirements, im not the only one!)
I put down your offer, because we all want the full experience with hardware acceleration, if possible.
As much as I like CM, I got really used to MIUI. I am really hoping for an MIUI port.
Good for you, but that doesn't belong in the bounty thread
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As much as I like CM, I got really used to MIUI. I am really hoping for an MIUI port.
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MIUI is based on CM
GS2 cant get MIUI unless it gets CM first
ok, who is going to be the main lead in this operation, and what are your plans to handle the donations?
and who / where is the donation going to
we need all that answered before we can approve this [BOUNTY] otherwise this is going to be locked down real soon
Go on then I will donate $50 too.
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ok, who is going to be the main lead in this operation, and what are your plans to handle the donations?
and who / where is the donation going to
we need all that answered before we can approve this [BOUNTY] otherwise this is going to be locked down real soon
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Well, I wanted to know here how to get CM support for the Samsung Galaxy S2, someone suggested that I should open a Bounty Thread.
If we got a large enough amount together and a dev is interested in programing CM for the S2 then we would donate the money via paypal. I would write to every participant in this thread and check with the dev if he received the money. Would that be ok with you?
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Well, I wanted to know here how to get CM support for the Samsung Galaxy S2, someone suggested that I should open a Bounty Thread.
If we got a large enough amount together and a dev is interested in programing CM for the S2 then we would donate the money via paypal. I would write to every participant in this thread and check with the dev if he received the money. Would that be ok with you?
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I would suggest from past bounties that the best way to do this would be to keep this going "as is" and wait until a developer has produced such a ROM, and then users can choose to donate to them via their donate link. The OP can be edited to reflect this and point them to the person who got it running on the device.
Since it's not done yet though, no money should be getting paid around (for your own protection since it might not happen), and there will obviously be no specific recipient at this point until the task is achieved...
Well, that's ok with me. So we'll keep collecting donators until a dev comes up with a ROM.
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FYI, you can just get a different launcher instead of touchwiz, but CM7 doesnt have the hardware acceleration that samsung has in several apps (including the browser) Trust me, browsing will never be as fast with CM as it is with samsungs tweaks. With the SGS1 there was a lot to tweak, but samsung learnt from its mistakes. (see ext4 by default, no bootlock, flash, better gps, etc)
I will put down another 10 only if it will be custom cm made for the sgs2, incorporating all the current hardware accelerations. (which will be unlikely since CM uses android source and not samsung source)
Just look at the difference in quality between custom 2.3.3 roms based on official firmware and cm7.1 for SGS1..
May the fourth be with you all
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it's pretty obvious that samsung DOES have the browser hardware accelerated. i know the original galaxy s got updated by samsung to do the same hardware graphics update. but how do we know for sure, is there any official info on this?
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Put me in for $50
This is how much i hate touchwiz
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Get LauncherPro then?
Hoping someone in the know may be able to advise on this.
For those of us who are not fans of TouchWiz, is it likely that putting non-TouchWiz roms on the Note will remove support for some or all of the S-pen's features? I know that ICS has native stylus support but some of the S-pen features (e.g. screen shot, S-note software etc) seem custom.
Could these be baked into other roms (CM, MIUI, AOSP etc) or is it likely to be one or the other (S-pen or custom rom)?
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Hoping someone in the know may be able to advise on this.
For those of us who are not fans of TouchWiz, is it likely that putting non-TouchWiz roms on the Note will remove support for some or all of the S-pen's features? I know that ICS has native stylus support but some of the S-pen features (e.g. screen shot, S-note software etc) seem custom.
Could these be baked into other roms (CM, MIUI, AOSP etc) or is it likely to be one or the other (S-pen or custom rom)?
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Samsung’s plans for the S-Pen SDK – set to be released in December
http://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-nexus-vs-white-galaxy-note-hands-on-27191503/
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Samsung’s plans for the S-Pen SDK – set to be released in December
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I understand that the SDK allows third-party apps to communicate with the S-pen, but does it also allow the S-pen I/O framework to be put into a custom rom? Those two things seem to come from opposite sides of the equation.
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I understand that the SDK allows third-party apps to communicate with the S-pen, but does it also allow the S-pen I/O framework to be put into a custom rom? Those two things seem to come from opposite sides of the equation.
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There are lots of custom roms that give best of both worlds.
I like vanilla roms but dont want to miss some of the good feature in samsung roms.
In Galaxy SII section there are some good roms that have the vanilla rom but enable users to install samsung features.
So I am hopeful if we can get more developers in
Friends,
Soon, we will be able to experience the apps and features of sense and touchwiz, even spen apps etc. on CM9.
Remember the team working on it is making everything from scratch for cm9, and not porting anything from samsung or htc. it will all be open source and built purely for cm9
Read more about it here: http://opendesign.blamesamsung.org/features
A lot of users, always wanted many aspects and apps to be present on cm9 , and now the wonderful dev's are going to make it happen.
*major thanks to xplodwild & teamhacksung for making this happen!
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Friends,
Soon, we will be able to experience the apps and features of sense and touchwiz, even spen apps etc. on CM9.
Read more about it here: http://opendesign.blamesamsung.org/features
A lot of users, always wanted many aspects and apps to be present on cm9 , and now the wonderful dev's are going to make it happen.
*major thanks to xplodwild & teamhacksung for making this happen!
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This is another best news i heard today apart from the ICS official so that we can get the kernel development on fast track! Thanks mate for sharing it with us all! Lets roll now keep em coming
androidindian said:
Friends,
Soon, we will be able to experience the apps and features of sense and touchwiz, even spen apps etc. on CM9.
Read more about it here: http://opendesign.blamesamsung.org/features
A lot of users, always wanted many aspects and apps to be present on cm9 , and now the wonderful dev's are going to make it happen.
*major thanks to xplodwild & teamhacksung for making this happen!
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Could you shine a bit of light on what might appear to be a contradiction between what you said above, and what is in that site's FAQ?
http://opendesign.blamesamsung.org/faq
Besides some specific features that might not work as expected on your device (like the features for Galaxy Note's stylus, or tablets), almost all of them will work on any device that can run CyanogenMod 9 (ie. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich).
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leppo said:
Could you shine a bit of light on what might appear to be a contradiction between what you said above, and what is in that site's FAQ?
http://opendesign.blamesamsung.org/faq
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I made this a little bit clearer.
O no how do you **** up a cm9, by putting tw **** in it. That is not what cm9 is about. If i want TW than i flash a damn stock rom. Cm9 is all about clean simple light and fast.
I hope miui does not do the same.
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O no how do you **** up a cm9, by putting tw **** in it. That is not what cm9 is about. If i want TW than i flash a damn stock rom. Cm9 is all about clean simple light and fast.
I hope miui does not do the same.
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Touchwiz support != Touchwiz.
The very first entry in the FAQ on the site handles your concern.
Is this a rip-off of apps from Samsung/HTC roms?
No. All the features are written from the ground up and will be opensourced early on. In the end, they will be merged into either CyanogenMod 9 repositories, or Android AOSP repositories (or both).
There is no proprietary code or data involved in our project.
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robertberma said:
O no how do you **** up a cm9, by putting tw **** in it. That is not what cm9 is about. If i want TW than i flash a damn stock rom. Cm9 is all about clean simple light and fast.
I hope miui does not do the same.
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They are just bring tw features. Written for cm9. Not porting tw into it
is there any way to bring spen features to CM9 ?
Sense features? Yes please!
Sent via carrier pigeon
That's good news! I'm waiting for a long time! I like cm9, but no S pen is not like a Note! Hope will successful, thx your team.
I know its a bit old thread, but if someone is still looking for spen support in CM (or other rom) give my app a try:
GMD SPen Control XDA
Thanks,
I'm waiting too long to have tw and Spen features on CM.
hope we have it soon
good luck :good:
Hi i was wondering if anyone has ported the launcher from the note 2 or s3 to our phone?
currently no, lack of interest also, because all samsungs features is in the touchwiz framework, just like htc sense
what are you missing from touchwiz?
Why would we need touchwiz it's beyond awful
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mediavieja said:
Hi i was wondering if anyone has ported the launcher from the note 2 or s3 to our phone?
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If you want it that bad, you can use Nova/apex launchers with the touchwiz theme.
Sent from my Galaxy Ace.
adil_ said:
If you want it that bad, you can use Nova/apex launchers with the touchwiz theme.
Sent from my Galaxy Ace.
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I think that he's more interested on the multiwindow ...
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I think that he's more interested on the multiwindow ...
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Uh, it will take a lot more than a launcher to get multi-window. Maybe the CM team or some uberdev will build a multi-window setup that works. That is about the only thing I want on my N4.
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Uh, it will take a lot more than a launcher to get multi-window. Maybe the CM team or some uberdev will build a multi-window setup that works. That is about the only thing I want on my N4.
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+1 for multi-window.
Sent from my Galaxy Ace.
Yeah well multiwindows for once and also the interface, i didnt know that feature from nova launcher to use a touchwiz theme. ill try it today
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101204
Here you go.. No multi window unfortunately
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multiwindow
you can use floating browser from google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gpc.myweb.hinet.net.PopupWeb&feature=also_installed
and for video multiwindow https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gpc.myweb.hinet.net.PopupVideo&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiZ3BjLm15d2ViLmhpbmV0Lm5ldC5Qb3B1cFZpZGVvIl0.
hope this helped im planning to get a nexus 4 but idk maybe you can anwser me this id the onscreen button take up screen size from the 4.7 or not ?:good::good::good:
I'd LOVE the smartalarm from touchwiz
Everything else was kinda crap
okay why does it matter why he wants to have the touchwiz launcher? You guys are seriously going to question why he wants it like its any of your buisness, he likes touchwiz, its his choice of liking a different os. Its really stupid for you guys to question and put him down with negativity in comments instead of finding a link and if you dont like it? KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO YOURSELVES. Thanks to those who provided the link.
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okay why does it matter why he wants to have the touchwiz launcher? You guys are seriously going to question why he wants it like its any of your buisness, he likes touchwiz, its his choice of liking a different os. Its really stupid for you guys to question and put him down with negativity in comments instead of finding a link and if you dont like it? KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO YOURSELVES. Thanks to those who provided the link.
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I was just Googling some touchwiz launcher stuff for N4 and came to this thread.
Your comment is something that I have always wondered here at XDA. If you are in a particular device's forum, it means you are married to that phone and shall not praise/desire features and stuff which other phones have. It isn't like ditching your current device, XDA is all about development, so if someone seeks features from other phones, I think people should help (if you can) rather than criticizing. And when it comes to likings, everyone has his own preferences... who r we really to judge WHY he is liking this.. Why NOT he likes that.. etc etc. I know a lot of people do not like TW but many do. I ask the TW haters, if you don't like TW then what are you doing in this thread? Why replying? Why bother sneaking in? Just mind your own bloody damn business.
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Uh, it will take a lot more than a launcher to get multi-window. Maybe the CM team or some uberdev will build a multi-window setup that works. That is about the only thing I want on my N4.
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If you start making your own distributions of Android behaving in such fundamentally different ways, I suspect we are going to need to start doing things to prevent you from impacting our app ecosystem. I'm not sure what, but I could imagine things such as restricting how users can interact with Market apps on these devices (not allowing reviews or such).
We have let a lot of things in this area slide -- for example to be allowed to include Market on your device you are supposed to fully pass CTS. However, if you start really diverging from the core Android platform (I would argue this takes you well into the realm of a fork rather than a customization) then some deep issues are going to come up about how we handle these custom builds.
We have been putting a lot of thought and work for a number of years into how to let Android applications run on increasingly diverse and dynamic screens. Doing this correctly, without impacting our app developers in a negative way, is a really challenging problem. I also think it is something that needs to be done at the mainline platform level, not as a customization, because doing it right is going to require new well defined interfaces with applications for them to interact with it, possibly starting with just a facility they need to use to opt in to it.
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googles (dianne hackborns) response when cyanogenmod was about to merge a multiwindow feature (cornerstone).
if its a smaller cm-fork or rom, cornerstone is open source waiting to be cherry-picked - although discontinued and buggy from what i hear.
can't imagine google is very happy about samsung doing it, but they might be too powerful a foe to upset.
another small observation, dianne herself introduced something like per app dpi to jellybean which seems related, still dormant. we might see it one day implemented as a real feature.
Why is Cyanogenmod taking so long!? They posted a teaser on October ~16th and have made one more post after that, I'm actually getting fed up waiting for CM, If only I had the skills to port it myself, I tried stumbled across a few problems, anyone with Developing skills want to assist me in building CM11 for our SM-N9005 (hltexx)?
Why are there No developers attempting to make an unofficial CM Rom, or any AOSP rom. AOSP/AOKP as long as it runs like Stock. Tired of the bloating of Touchwiz.
No Flames please. ;D
Maybe because there's too many users not wanting to jump ship due to love for proprietary SPen stuff.. That means unless a developer has the phone (not many of the great ones have) and wants to run aosp, there won't be much progress.
Guess you could be the first
I'm also so desperate after aosp that I've considered trying to learn and make a aosp rom, but it's a huge jump for someone who hasn't developed; Even temasek (great kanger) hasn't tried anything on his own, and he has both great skills and a n3.
Alas, guess the whole community is waiting for cm to make the first move, once it happens there'll probably be an onslaught of aosp roms for our device.
Omnirom would be my first priority
I guess we could ask around for good devs with the n3 and perhaps somebody would start, or buy/raise money for one for Pulser, or somebody else, on a good aosp team.
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Maybe because there's too many users not wanting to jump ship due to love for proprietary SPen stuff.. That means unless a developer has the phone (not many of the great ones have) and wants to run aosp, there won't be much progress.
Guess you could be the first
I'm also so desperate after aosp that I've considered trying to learn and make a aosp rom, but it's a huge jump for someone who hasn't developed; Even temasek (great kanger) hasn't tried anything on his own, and he has both great skills and a n3.
Alas, guess the whole community is waiting for cm to make the first move, once it happens there'll probably be an onslaught of aosp roms for our device.
Omnirom would be my first priority
I guess we could ask around for good devs with the n3 and perhaps somebody would start, or buy/raise money for one for Pulser, or somebody else, on a good aosp team.
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Definitely waiting for Omni or PA, as they let us keep the S-pen features (from what I hear)
Keep SPen..? Not so sure.. Pa was a highly regarded rom on note 2, and omni have their take on multiwindow, but neither have SPen features as they are on stock. But as long as you have a registered pen pull out and return, everything can be made possible. I'm a huge fan of gmd pen gestures, so I've turned off all the Sammy pen stuff and I'm using that instead. Also it gives me peace knowing that I'm not getting used to proprietary Sammy stuff I'll loose on aosp.
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Keep SPen..? Not so sure.. Pa was a highly regarded rom on note 2, and omni have their take on multiwindow, but neither have SPen features as they are on stock. But as long as you have a registered pen pull out and return, everything can be made possible. I'm a huge fan of gmd pen gestures, so I've turned off all the Sammy pen stuff and I'm using that instead. Also it gives me peace knowing that I'm not getting used to proprietary Sammy stuff I'll loose on aosp.
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The s-pen is a gimmick, got over it after the first week, would've been good to have it. But I can live without it.