Guest Turak64 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hi guys What is the likelihood of Andriod 2.3 (Gingerbread) coming out for the ZTE Blade/SF? Or is it something that could never work on this phone? P.S. I apologize if this has already been asked, but I couldn't see a topic on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest curl66 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 look for the CM7 topic. this is 2.3.3 -> google for cyanogenmod for more infos so you can already flash it to your device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skull_fcuk Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 CM7 is an excellent ROM, and is continually improving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Never an official 2.3. It's possible for someone to build an AOSP 2.3 though. Would be alot of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeddy1 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hi guys What is the likelihood of Andriod 2.3 (Gingerbread) coming out for the ZTE Blade/SF? Or is it something that could never work on this phone? P.S. I apologize if this has already been asked, but I couldn't see a topic on it. Well you should see/search before you ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Leif Porres Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 CM7 is an excellent ROM, and is continually improving. Its a problem that the battery dont last for a days use! I miss the FM radio too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Soup Thief Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Its a problem that the battery dont last for a days use! I miss the FM radio too. I've just got 3 days' moderate use on cm7 n39 using AutomateIt to switch off wifi and use 2g (rather than 3g) when the screen is off. Same as the better froyos IMO But yes, FM will be a welcome addition when it's added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jenjenx Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) I've just got 3 days' moderate use on cm7 n39 using AutomateIt to switch off wifi and use 2g (rather than 3g) when the screen is off. Same as the better froyos IMO But yes, FM will be a welcome addition when it's added 3 days is great! What are you using to Automate 2g? Edited April 19, 2011 by jenjenx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest targetbsp Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) Its a problem that the battery dont last for a days use! You're either doing it wrong or have a very old version of CM7. :) The battery life is fine in it. :) Mine is on 50% after 2 days and I've even done a little gaming this charge. Edited April 19, 2011 by targetbsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swimmerboy Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 You're either doing it wrong or have a very old version of CM7. :) The battery life is fine in it. :) Mine is on 50% after 2 days and I've even done a little gaming this charge. Yup, with data off (but using 3g signals as I'm too lazy to change that) I've been off charge since 7am yesterday and sitll have 73% left. Minimal use though - dozen texts, some wifi browsing and about 5min of calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pellonet Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 3 days is great! What are you using to Automate 2g? I think this was the one he/she meant: AutomateIt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Soup Thief Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) 3 days is great! What are you using to Automate 2g? Sorry - I forgot - I'm only telling you half the story... I do use AutomateIt to swtch off wifi during the hours I'm away from home and to turn off data on 3g when the screen's off, but I was unable to find any way to get it to actually switch to 2g from 3g (EDIT - initially I was trying to get it to trigger another app to switch 3g to 2g on screen sleep, but couldn't find an app to do this) I searched the market for an app that would allow this, but other than Tasker I couldn't find anything suitable in the Market However, there is such an app, which I've mentioned on here previously (probably others have too) - Toggle2G - apparently it was barred from Android Market but it's available via this link to xda developers - http://goo.gl/dIHxJ It works a charm and has really improved my battery life. I have it set to switch to 2g when the phone sleeps, when wifi's enabled or when the battery is low Edited April 19, 2011 by The Soup Thief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondlife Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 However, there is such an app, which I've mentioned on here previously (probably others have too) - Toggle2G - apparently it was barred from Android Market but it's available via this link to xda developers - http://goo.gl/dIHxJ It works a charm and has really improved my battery life. I have it set to switch to 2g when the phone sleeps, when wifi's enabled or when the battery is low Sounds very useful, wonder why it was barred though seems odd. These dramatic battery lifes pretty much leaving my only reason for sticking with froyo as being unable to find a phonepad t9 keyboard for texting and gmail. Am fairly sure I'm missing something obvious though as until I read this thread I didn't even realise I had a radio on phone, doh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest glossywhite Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 I'm quite happy with Froyo, and I think there is VERY little benefit in upgrading to CM7, IMHO. What does it do that 2.2 doesn't? Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N3M35I5 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 You're either doing it wrong or have a very old version of CM7. :) The battery life is fine in it. :) Mine is on 50% after 2 days and I've even done a little gaming this charge. iv been on cm7 for a week now and my battery isnt very good at all. i play on my phone a fair bit but not gaming, i text, browse and watch some youtube videos and sometimes call people. when im not using my phone i turn off data and wifi and only tuen them on when i need them but still my battery isnt much good, i can get around 5 - 6 hours out of a full charge. im using cm7 stable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest targetbsp Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I'm quite happy with Froyo, and I think there is VERY little benefit in upgrading to CM7, IMHO. What does it do that 2.2 doesn't? Seriously? The main advantage imo is that it keeps the notification led lit when you've missed a call or text - even when the phone is asleep. I can't believe the stock phone doesn't do that - it's so useful. That's pretty much the only reason I kept going back to it over the various Froyos I kept trying out - even in the early days when it was buggy. Apps runs faster too obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondlife Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I'm quite happy with Froyo, and I think there is VERY little benefit in upgrading to CM7, IMHO. What does it do that 2.2 doesn't? Seriously? Expect someone will point out that it can be done in ss, but first things that spring to mind I liked the lockscreen in CM7 and the extra buttons for the power bar widget thingy, options for changing the screen brightness and ring/vib/silent on there. I liked the look of it generally too but found that I could get that using the same launcher on ss. Memory of cm7 is getting hazy though spent most of the time I was using it trying to get the keyboard how I wanted it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heavyduty00 Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 best thing about cm7, you can make it like the iphone's lockscreen security where when you enter your numeric pin, you dont need to press 'ok' every time , cm7 does it automatically. Very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Soup Thief Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 best thing about cm7, you can make it like the iphone's lockscreen security where when you enter your numeric pin, you dont need to press 'ok' every time , cm7 does it automatically. Very useful. Not the best thing about CM7, but I do really like the lockscreen gestures and lockscreen widgets The different profiles are cool too, but their implementation needs a bit more work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadowninty Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Not the best thing about CM7, but I do really like the lockscreen gestures and lockscreen widgets The different profiles are cool too, but their implementation needs a bit more workthe profiles addition is cool,but without connectivity, brightness, theming controls they feel under-utilised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maringer Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 iv been on cm7 for a week now and my battery isnt very good at all. i play on my phone a fair bit but not gaming, i text, browse and watch some youtube videos and sometimes call people. when im not using my phone i turn off data and wifi and only tuen them on when i need them but still my battery isnt much good, i can get around 5 - 6 hours out of a full charge. im using cm7 stable Sounds like something is going wrong somewhere, then as my CM7 battery life is much better than this. Battery drain was quite a bit more than my previous Froyo ROM but this problem has been resolved since I installed Toggle2G (see link a few posts above) and battery life is now on a par with Froyo. There is certainly something screwy about the was CM7 drains battery with 3G switched on. Give Toggle2G a try and I think this should help you out a fair bit. I find that 3G is reactivated quite quickly once the screen is switched back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HMZX Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Sounds like something is going wrong somewhere, then as my CM7 battery life is much better than this. Battery drain was quite a bit more than my previous Froyo ROM but this problem has been resolved since I installed Toggle2G (see link a few posts above) and battery life is now on a par with Froyo. There is certainly something screwy about the was CM7 drains battery with 3G switched on. Give Toggle2G a try and I think this should help you out a fair bit. I find that 3G is reactivated quite quickly once the screen is switched back on. i think this topic, the original, should be closed. the posts are well off topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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