I can see from their page how much work has been done on this project so far. It looks like a monumental effort from where I stand. The list of remaining stuff looks short and I guess the project is waiting for the source to be released to take the next steps, right? So let's say that the code is released tomorrow, is it still a huge task to finish things off (ie camera, 3D) or will things happen pretty quickly? The reason I ask is that my phone is currently running so slooowwwly that it is driving me nuts. (newest 1.6 release) I am trying to decide whether to reset and/or install the newest Galaxo or just wait a bit. I read somewhere here that the sources ought to be released the first week of April (if that actually happens) but I don't know if that means weeks or months for us.
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Root Gaosp
- Thread starter dryhte
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informale
Android Enthusiast
Installed today (couldn't wait any more 
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It's usable, if you disable animations. And don't try restoring ANY system settings from 1.5 or 1.6 firmware. I tried restoring WiFi password - ended up reinstalling the whole fw, as wifi declined any attempts to even scan and just shut down
).It's usable, if you disable animations. And don't try restoring ANY system settings from 1.5 or 1.6 firmware. I tried restoring WiFi password - ended up reinstalling the whole fw, as wifi declined any attempts to even scan and just shut down
Jazzerather
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Rastaman-FB
Extreme Android User
KlaymenDK
Android Expert
Err, these two comments don't play well together. But really, all that I'd be interested in restoring would be my SMS history (everything else is just settings that can be set up again).
Can you save & restore your SMS messages after upgrading from 1.5? If so, how?
I use SMS Backup & Restore SMS Backup & Restore - Android Stuff so if that's available on GAOSP it should be a piece of cake to get your sms history back
Sorry, don't know about that (I didn't have the guts to try GAOSP yet)
KlaymenDK
Android Expert
Me neither!
But, reading up on that backup app, it says that the messages are stored in xml; I'm pretty sure that means that they are converted.
mrqs
Android Expert
someone correct me if i'm wrong (because i really aren't sure), but afaik, while mustymod is done exactly like any other firmware update (via odin), installing gaosp is a little more involved than that
informale
Android Enthusiast
mrqs
Android Expert
wtf does that mean?
any relation to the nutri-matic's "almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea"?
informale
Android Enthusiast
wtf does that mean?
any relation to the nutri-matic's "almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea"?
It is done from Drakaz's Recovery, but with slight differences, which you can find out if you go and read the instructions. I'm not going to retell them - what's' the point.
mrqs
Android Expert
obviously no point; and obviously i wasn't suggesting you should, but was referring to the oxymoronic (and hence funny) use of the words exactly and mostly
informale
Android Enthusiast
Not yet. The last version of GAOSP was before we got the sources for 1.6 so couldn't do any of those things.
Development seems to have stalled, Drakaz was really the only person developing it and he seems busy doing other things. I hope he'll get back to it soon.