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reply to thegeek

Re: Galaxy S3

Now do yourself a favor and at the very least install a custom launcher. Better if you just install a custom ROM though. AOKP is the bee's knees.

Personally speaking, Apex Launcher is a great alternative. But yes, AOKP is great. Been running it for over a month and a half on a GNex.

If you want a ROM built from the latest source, I can get one compiled up in about an hour.
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Tom
Boycott AT&T uVerse! | Tom's Android Blog | AOKP (The Android Open Kang Project)

If anyone wants it, here it is. A new build of AOKP for the Verizon Galaxy SIII, hot off the compiling box. Built from the latest source code from the AOKP Github.
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Tom
Boycott AT&T uVerse! | Tom's Android Blog | AOKP (The Android Open Kang Project)

reply to mromero
bunch of horse shit!

»www.theverge.com/2012/10/17/3516···g-months

glad I rooted and flashed the unlocked bootloader

This is the major flaw with Android in general. The software needs customized for each phone, then each launcher needs updated, then the carries dictate it further by adding and optimizing the bloatware. Almost six months after the release of it, how many phones are actually running it officially on US carriers?

I was content waiting for the official release, but it is getting silly now. I was talking to a friend asking if he was excited for JellyBean on his device, he has no idea what I was talking about though... even though he is pretty tech literate. Maybe the carriers know it is not that big of a selling point to have the latest version?
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Making procrastination an art form since Pluto was still a planet.

android is open for carriers, not users.
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No, Android is open for users as well... that is, if you are willing to take the plunge and get into the whole root and ROM scene. Which I have and I'll say that it's great being able to run any distro of Android I can get my hands on.
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Tom
Boycott AT&T uVerse! | Tom's Android Blog | AOKP (The Android Open Kang Project)

reply to mromero
Key Lime Pie will be out by the time Samsung releases Jelly Bean at this rate.

I don't know if it's Samsung or the individual carriers that are responsible for getting out OTA updates at a snail's pace. It took forever for frozen yogurt and gingerbread for my epic 4g and there will be no more official updates which is why I rooted and installed CM9 Ice cream sandwich. If you want the latest on a Samsung product you'll have to go to xda developers and root and custom ROM your S3.
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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

Not only that, but RootzWiki too. That's another place for Android modders.

reply to mromero
forgot to mention that I ended up buying a Monoprice battery for my S3. Not bad for the price.

reply to Post Op

reply to mromero
new AOKP build 5 is up
New features:
Custom NavBar for Tablets
NavBar widgets are back from ICS
Highly customizable Lockscreen Ring targets, with a shiny new editor in ROMControl! (also thanks to CM for the base of the framework part)
Alternate default app picker (like in GB)
Menu UI Overflow Toggle
Option to disable vibration for Notification expansion
RAM Bar in the Recents panel
Timeout and instant lock options for Slide lock
VPN Traffic amount in human readable format

i really like some of the new features...

do the latest non-TW roms have two microphones working in call and do they support LTE?
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lte works

good to know

reply to BKayrac

reply to thegeek
Okay this page really made me want my 4.1 right now: »www.samsung.com/us/article/galax···i-update

I know you guys love the custom ROMs, and unlike a lot of you I like the touch wiz interface. Anyone know if there is a stable release I can slap on my AT&T phone that will essentially give me the out of the box 4.1 that will get pushed out to me "soon."
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Making procrastination an art form since Pluto was still a planet.

We are getting 4.1 in the next coming weeks? Schweet!