Let's take a look at this version of ICS for the myTouch 4G Slide!
The first of it's kind, this ROM is receiving a lot of attention from end users and developers alike.
What works:
- Call voice, SMS
- Keyboard, hw keyboard rotation, softkeyboard when slided back
- 3D
- Camera (with SW jpeg encoding, gemini off!), tap focus, 8MPx, HTC camera app included for that
- SMP architecture (Scoring 59 FPS on nenamar2 here on stock speed)
- Audio
- WiFi (read TIPS, second boot and Add network is needed!!)
- Mobile data
- Bluetooth (at least i've tested BT stereo audio and avrc)
- SDCard
- Market
- Gapps preinstalled (all works, gtalks video chat works!)
- GPS partially works if SIM card is in, but not the compass!
- youtube app
- FM radio
- Keyboard light, cycle though brightness setting if it doesn't trigger at firdt!
- tethering works with OpenGarden! (read TIPS -- doesnt work: the HTC or built-in tethering) GUIDE: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=564
- Notification led
- Data usage stats for mobile data
- Face unlocking (System Settings/Security/Screen lock)
- Google Music ICS, streaming
- wired/bt Headset buttons (wired buttons work only with Music apps, not on the call screen)
- usb storage, works only in an automatic way,and YOU NEED TO RUN A SCRIPT, check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=328 , or use a commercial app from market (look for dual mount sd)
- native screenshot (press Power and VolDown exactly at the same time!)
- built-in spell checking (GAPPS 4.0.3 LatinIME is now good)
...
NOT works:
- Camcorder (video recording), and gemini hw jpeg encoding for photos is off
- WiFi calling (reports too poor signal, gonna look into this)
- MMS sending hangs, cant send
- wired Headset buttons when calling (with Google Music app it works!)
- Accelerometer (WON'T FIX, kernel driver incompatible, pyramid kernel
config has mpu3050, doubleshot won't start that unit /dev/mpu, probably
it's only in htc sensation)
- Gyroscope (WON'T FIX, kernel driver incompatible, pyramid kernel
config has mpu3050, doubleshot won't start that unit, probably it's only
in htc sensation)
- Compass (WON'T FIX, kernel driver incompatible, pyramid kernel config
has mpu3050, doubleshot won't start that unit, probably it's only in
htc sensation)
- Facebook full sync: you HAVE to manually merge contacts, no other way known so far
...you tell
Despite a lot of things not really working, the development of this ROM is exciting for the myTouch 4G Slide community. The original developer even included the tricks to using this ROM:
TRICKS HOW TO USE THIS ROM:
- Screen on (trackpad wake replacement): you can press Power
button, but the Menu and Back button will also wake the phone (not the
trackpad yet, to be fixed in keylayout/keychar).
- WiFi - it will be tricky to get wifi to work. I could make use of it like this:
1. After first install boot, it didnt show right the Wifi networks so
2. Reboot
3. It now shows the networks but simply "Connect" wont work, I had to..
4. Add network instead. Then it connects
- Wifi tethering: use Wireless tether https://market.android.com/details?id=android.tether from market, it works
- SDCard will be scanned only on the second boot after fresh
install normally, so Music apps will see your music on the second time.
After that works as it should.
- Orientation stuck? - as gyroscope is not functional, it's
advised to switch off the Auto Rotation, so your orientation can switch
back when you push back your keyboard. (thx shady503403 for the insight)
Also a handy utility is Orientation Control, check the Useful section.
- symbols symbols key doesn't work, when set in keylayout it
makes home button useless and doesn't work itself. Use Alt + Space
instead (thx overhauling for the tip)
- Facebook sync: seems it doesn't switch off when you switch the global sync off, go into app instead and switch it off there.
- Forced 2d GPU related info (apps too small sized) (thx Overhauling):
Also, Forcing GPU Rendering under development options may cause some
apps to go crazy and show up super, super small (They won't even fit on
1/3 of the screen). But disabling this option makes them go back to
normal.... You could observe these effects on the "WordMate" app (And
other similar ones).
- Caller ID when incoming call needs screen unlocking - Full Screen Caller ID Lite from market can help the problem, it will override the lock screen.
Tbalden doesn't promise anything on his side of development, and he admitted that he is really only interested in fixing the problems in the ROM for his personal everyday use. Don't fear though, as he has allowed other developers to pick and prod at his release to fix it for the general public.
With this in mind, he has called out all developers who are willing to work with each other to make this ROM stable enough for everyday use. You would be wise to keep your eye out on this ROM, or at least this thread, as they are having a lot of breakthroughs to unlock the full potential of this great phone.
Follow the thread here.
P.S. If you have developing experience, please contribute to this ROM. This is the stepping stone that the myTouch 4G Slide needs to get to bigger and better things =D.
